THE SEED(Part II)
"I was going out to get some fresh air and stuff when I over two Black Lotus guys talking."
"Black Lotus! What were they talking about?"
"They mentioned taking over the city and said that they've been devastating the Foot's numbers. Plus, it looks like they've got the police chief and city council to look the other way. Also it seems that they have been scouring the city for us."
"Man, that's not good I've been enjoying our vacation from crime fighting," Michelangelo said.
"Not me, Mikey, I can't wait to bust some skulls."
Splinter, who up until now had been silent, voiced his opinion to the turtles, "Even if the facts are not conclusive, I think it would be better to act than be indecisive. I am not sure if going out to fight the Black Lotus is advantageous, but if they are looking for you it might be beneficial to go on the offensive before they discover our home. Since the Foot has seen their numbers decimated at least you will not find too much resistance from them."
Everyone agreed they had to stop the Black Lotus; everyone knew the consequences of allowing the Black Lotus to keep growing. If the turtles allowed them to continue expanding they would gain an enemy far more powerful than the pathetic new Foot. That night the turtles went to sleep extremely late. The next day Raphael was the last wake up; he got out of his bed and stretched. He tied on his bandana and walked over to the kitchen table, where Mikey, Don, and Leo were already wolfing down yesterday's pizza.
Raph grabbed a sliced and after eating it asked Leo, "Are we finally heading out today?"
"Yeah, once it's dark enough."
Raph was the only one whose spirits were high. "Come on Donny let's spar."
He and Raph went over to the training room and took their stances a few feet apart. Raph leapt into the air to kick Donatello. However the move was so telegraphed that Don was able to grab Raph's foot and hurl him backwards. Raph got up promptly and landed a strong roundhouse kick to Don's face as he was approaching. Don stumbled backward and Raph stood up to meet Don with a series of fierce dragon punches. Don groaned as each landed after a while was finally able to block the punches and retreated.
After being able to regroup he charged toward Raphael and speared him; Raph heaved Donatello off from on top of him and got up. Raph executed a powerful jumping kick to Don's midsection. Don was gasping for air on the ground.
Raph looked down at him and grinned and asked, "You give up, Don?"
Don nodded and Raph extended his arm to help lift him up. Raph was glad to glisten a little, Don was probably the worst fighter among the turtles, but he always fought to his limits. After Leonardo and Michelangelo sparred everyone rested. The evening slowly crept up on the turtles; they had been wasting time by watching TV. The turtles realized it was finally time to leave and grabbed their weapons and started their search for the Black Lotus. The turtles left the lair and headed to the tunnels and surfaced somewhere in Chinatown.
It was early December so the sky was already black and the streetlamps were on. The slight December breeze did not even affect the vigilant turtles. The turtles could see that many shopkeepers were already displaying their Christmas decorations and red and green wreaths were already attached to every streetlamp. Everyone climbed up a nearby fire escape and they waited for sign of Lotus activity. After an hour of inactivity the turtles were growing restless. By the time Mikey spotted something, most shops were closed and the streets and sidewalks were almost empty.
Two young women were heading down the sidewalk across from the turtles. They were beginning to quicken their pace, when they were dragged into an alley. The turtles moved without a word and headed for the alley. There were six guys in the alley; two were covering the girls' mouths, while the others searched through the girls' purses or were lookouts.
"All they got is a hundred n fourteen dollars between the both of them!" One guy yelled angrily.
"Calm down, we can still have a little fun with them," another guy said winking.
They both grinned and seeing this the women struggled harder than before. The one who had yelled was turning to face on the girls when someone said something.
"I was going out to get some fresh air and stuff when I over two Black Lotus guys talking."
"Black Lotus! What were they talking about?"
"They mentioned taking over the city and said that they've been devastating the Foot's numbers. Plus, it looks like they've got the police chief and city council to look the other way. Also it seems that they have been scouring the city for us."
"Man, that's not good I've been enjoying our vacation from crime fighting," Michelangelo said.
"Not me, Mikey, I can't wait to bust some skulls."
Splinter, who up until now had been silent, voiced his opinion to the turtles, "Even if the facts are not conclusive, I think it would be better to act than be indecisive. I am not sure if going out to fight the Black Lotus is advantageous, but if they are looking for you it might be beneficial to go on the offensive before they discover our home. Since the Foot has seen their numbers decimated at least you will not find too much resistance from them."
Everyone agreed they had to stop the Black Lotus; everyone knew the consequences of allowing the Black Lotus to keep growing. If the turtles allowed them to continue expanding they would gain an enemy far more powerful than the pathetic new Foot. That night the turtles went to sleep extremely late. The next day Raphael was the last wake up; he got out of his bed and stretched. He tied on his bandana and walked over to the kitchen table, where Mikey, Don, and Leo were already wolfing down yesterday's pizza.
Raph grabbed a sliced and after eating it asked Leo, "Are we finally heading out today?"
"Yeah, once it's dark enough."
Raph was the only one whose spirits were high. "Come on Donny let's spar."
He and Raph went over to the training room and took their stances a few feet apart. Raph leapt into the air to kick Donatello. However the move was so telegraphed that Don was able to grab Raph's foot and hurl him backwards. Raph got up promptly and landed a strong roundhouse kick to Don's face as he was approaching. Don stumbled backward and Raph stood up to meet Don with a series of fierce dragon punches. Don groaned as each landed after a while was finally able to block the punches and retreated.
After being able to regroup he charged toward Raphael and speared him; Raph heaved Donatello off from on top of him and got up. Raph executed a powerful jumping kick to Don's midsection. Don was gasping for air on the ground.
Raph looked down at him and grinned and asked, "You give up, Don?"
Don nodded and Raph extended his arm to help lift him up. Raph was glad to glisten a little, Don was probably the worst fighter among the turtles, but he always fought to his limits. After Leonardo and Michelangelo sparred everyone rested. The evening slowly crept up on the turtles; they had been wasting time by watching TV. The turtles realized it was finally time to leave and grabbed their weapons and started their search for the Black Lotus. The turtles left the lair and headed to the tunnels and surfaced somewhere in Chinatown.
It was early December so the sky was already black and the streetlamps were on. The slight December breeze did not even affect the vigilant turtles. The turtles could see that many shopkeepers were already displaying their Christmas decorations and red and green wreaths were already attached to every streetlamp. Everyone climbed up a nearby fire escape and they waited for sign of Lotus activity. After an hour of inactivity the turtles were growing restless. By the time Mikey spotted something, most shops were closed and the streets and sidewalks were almost empty.
Two young women were heading down the sidewalk across from the turtles. They were beginning to quicken their pace, when they were dragged into an alley. The turtles moved without a word and headed for the alley. There were six guys in the alley; two were covering the girls' mouths, while the others searched through the girls' purses or were lookouts.
"All they got is a hundred n fourteen dollars between the both of them!" One guy yelled angrily.
"Calm down, we can still have a little fun with them," another guy said winking.
They both grinned and seeing this the women struggled harder than before. The one who had yelled was turning to face on the girls when someone said something.
