Chapter Thirty-Three
The following night, Ripster awoke early, in his guest room he glanced at the small clock on the bedside table and sighed.
It was past four in the afternoon, and he was wide awake, despite being up late going over plans with Leonardo and Donatello on how to infiltrate the Foot Headquarters.
The Great White lay back on the bed and tried to doze off again, but he found it difficult, as he had been plagued in the night with terrible nightmares.
Most of them were that he, his brothers and the turtles didn't manage to stop Paradigm and the Foot and the whole city had been gene slammed, others were that the Foot and Paradigm had found them in the turtles lair and had attacked them, everytime he closed his eyes, he was reminded of those horrible thoughts and it was hard to get to sleep again.
Sighing again, the Great White got out of bed, pulled on his trousers, sprayed himself with deodorant and walked into the main lair.
The whole area was silent, which made it seem weird, as it was always filled with noise and something going on.
It was like walking into a pub or a gym and not a soul to be seen after closing time. A place normally full of noise and people, and now it seemed like a ghost lair with the silence.
But the silence didn't last long, as Ripster saw a light coming from the kitchen area as well as some hushed chatter.
Licking his lips, Ripster walked into the kitchen both to investigate and to get some water, and he was surprised to see Streex sitting at the table with Pandora!
"Streex? Pandora?" the Great White said in a loud whisper and the Tiger Shark and Hybrid looked up.
Both were sharing a large bowl of chocolate and vanilla ice cream with sprinkles and strawberry sauce.
"Hey Rip!" Streex said.
"Want to join us for Ice Cream?" Pandora asked.
Ripster stared at the two for a long time then blinked.
'What are you two doing up?" he asked.
"Couldn't sleep!" they replied at the same time.
Ripster sighed and went to the sink to get his water.
"Guess you can't sleep either?" Pandora asked, "I can understand why."
Ripster brought the glass to his mouth and poured it on his tongue since being a shark he found it difficult to sip.
"I'm really concerned about what we're about to face." He admitted "After everything we were told about the Shredder, the Foot and his evil associates, who knows what we may face."
"We've faced bad stuff before Mate!" Streex spoke up.
"We have yes." Ripster replied "But nothing compared to what our turtle friends have faced in their lifetimes!"
Pandora took about scoop of ice cream, but she said nothing.
"We have to trust our turtle friends Rip!" Streex said "They know what to expect in there, and we'll not give up until Paradigm's plans are foiled! There's no way he's going to take over New York then the rest of the world!"
Ripster poured another glass of water and sat down.
"It's hard not to think of the worst that might happen." the Great White confessed "I've had nightmares about it."
"Like me too bro!" Streex replied "I dreamt that Paradigm had managed to finish the device he made to pollute the air and all of New York was mutated before we could stop him!"
As he spoke, he touched his cheek where the Jellyfish mutant had caught him.
Luckily Donatello's first aid had helped take down the swelling and he was feeling a lot better but there was still a mark on his cheek.
"After what we faced in the city with those new mutants as well as the Venomous Five, I dread to think what the city would look like after Paradigm's let loose the gas!"
Pandora gulped and she looked pale, and the Sharks noticed.
"Don't worry Sharkette!" Streex put on a cheerful voice "We won't let anything happen! That's a promise right bro?"
Ripster chewed his lip, but he nodded, forcing a smile.
"Yeah! Whatever's going on in there!" he threw the water in his mouth "We'll be ready!"
"I hope so." Pandora replied "I just wish I could help too! But mum and dad say I can't, despite the training I've done and the fact I've helped fight Purple Dragons, well the less dangerous ones anyway!"
"You got to listen to your parents' kid!" Ripster said "They love you and they want you to be safe, even if it means still staying out of the field whilst we deal with this threat."
As he spoke, Ripster looked at the ice cream and then decided he would join in and picked up a spare spoon on the table and took a scoop before taking a taste.
"Mmmm, that's the stuff." He sighed "So you and your Uncle Mike do this sometimes?" he asked Pandora.
"Yeah!" Pandora said "Well, Uncle Mikey's the main culprit of this crime, when I was little, I remember coming in the kitchen looking for water and I would often find Mikey here gorging on Ice cream, and he would often bribe me with some so I wouldn't tell on him!" she added the last part with a giggle.
"Slammu's terrible when it comes to Ice Cream." Streex laughed "I remember we used to find him in the kitchen in the middle of the night gorging."
"He's not as bad now luckily." Ripster said "I think he prefers Milkshakes these days."
He took another scoop of Ice Cream, he was feeling a little better after having some water and a few scoops of ice cream as well as speaking to Streex and Pandora, but he thought in a little bit he would try and get a bit more shut eye before they were to wake up and begin their attack on the Foot Headquarters.
At the Foot Headquarters, Dr Paradigm stood in Dr Arden's Lab as the scarred man typed in some more data into some computers hooked up to some large tubes in front of them, and inside were some bodies of male Purple Dragon gang members floating within liquid.
Dr Paradigm smirked as he watched.
In the last few days as well as creating the gene slamming serum to turn humans into Seavites, he and Dr Arden had started to create another form of mutants to use in an army along with the mutated ninja.
Looking up at the tubes, Paradigm saw the bodies within begin to change and mutate.
"Yes…yes…" he whispered "That's it…"
His eyes flashed as he bodies soon mutated into humanoid Sharks, yet these were not ordinary sharks, they looked very much like Ripster, yet their skin was darker blue to almost black and they were twice the size of his Great White nemesis.
Dr Arden smirked and licked the burnt side of his face.
"Success!" he cheered "I have created the Megs! By enhancing the Great White DNA you gave me, I have created a more dangerous breed of Seavites! And they will be ready to follow our commands! The Turtles and your Shark enemies will not know what to do when these beasts confront them!"
Standing behind the two doctors, the Venomous Five and the Seavites, both the long serving ones and the new ones watched in fascination.
"Those Sharks are gonna shit themselves when they see these guys!" Killamari smirked.
Komodo Dragon snarled and hissed as he saw how big the new mutants were and how they towered above him.
"Looks like you're not the largest mutant here anymore." Cobra chimed to which Komodo Dragon grabbed her by the hood and lifted her up to his face.
"Thanks for the obvious!" he spat then dropped her to the floor where she landed on her bottom.
Black Mamba smirked and Cobra hissed defiantly at her.
Repteel licked his lips.
"If the Doctor's plan goes ahead, then those Sharks will never be able to stop us!" he whispered.
"We can only hope so." Killamari smirked.
Slash and Slobster looked slightly nervous as they observed the new mutants, whilst the other Seavites smirked at them in glee.
After a few seconds, Dr Arden pressed a button and drained the tubes and then opened them, and at once the creatures stepped out and looked at Paradigm and Dr Arden.
Dr Arden readied his syringes just in case, but he hoped with the imprinting that the Giant Sharks would not attack them.
"Hear me…listen to me! I am your master!" He growled.
Dr Paradigm then stood next to Dr Arden to join him in getting the large sharks to listen to him.
"Obey me!" he ordered "Listen to me! I am your master!"
The giant Sharks blinked and stepped closer then snarled as they looked at Dr Paradigm and Dr Arden, and the Venomous Five and Seavites got ready to fight and protect their masters, but luckily that was not needed as the giant sharks stopped then knelt, bowing to Dr Paradigm and Dr Arden.
No sooner did that happen than Dr Paradigm cackled in triumph.
"Yes! Success! Well done William! Your experiment was a success! I commend you!"
Dr Arden grinned, his burnt side of his face wrinkling horribly.
"Yes! Yes!" he cheered "We have achieved so much Luthor! We have created more ultimate weapons! Those Turtles and the Street Sharks will have no choice but to kneel before us! And before long, New York and the World will fall to its knees before us!"
Dr Paradigm smirked as he looked at Dr Arden.
"Those Turtles and Street Sharks will be planning their attack if I am not mistaken?"
Dr Arden nodded.
"Lord Arashi has sent out the scouts to look for them, but not to attack them, only to observe their activities." He confirmed.
"Also, all entrances and exits of the Headquarters are guarded so we are ready for any surprise attack."
"I see." Paradigm said softly.
Dr Arden nodded again then turned to the Venomous Five.
"V5!" he barked making them jump slightly yet they stood to attention.
"Prepare for what might be an attack!" Dr Arden ordered "You and the Seavites get yourselves ready! And no mistakes!"
The Venomous Five and New Seavites nodded, yet Killamari, Slash, Slobster and Repteel were slightly appalled being told what to do by Dr Arden, yet Paradigm turned around to face them.
"You heard William!" he shouted, "Do as he says!"
"Yes Doctor…" Slash growled grudgingly and started to follow the Venomous Five.
Dr Arden watched them go then looked at his syringe fingers.
"I should make sure I got the equipment ready for the prisoners." He smirked "Especially a certain slut!"
He licked his lips on his burnt side and turned to Dr Paradigm.
"When I get my hands on Monalisa…" he smirked "Oh I got plans for that whore!" he started to walk further into his lab and started to bark orders at the scientists to prepare equipment as well as find uniforms for the new mutants.
After Dr Arden had left, Paradigm looked at the giant sharks in front of him and his smirk got wider.
"You've done well William." He thought to himself "You have taught me so much whilst I've been your guest here, and you've told me your secrets, and now you have made these amazing new creatures! They might not be real Megalodon Sharks, but with your enhanced technology and engineering, you have done yourself proud!"
He walked over and started to analyse the Giant Sharks as well as take in their height and muscles.
"Yes…" he smirked "Yes! Perfection!" he looked towards Dr Arden and his eyes narrowed.
"You have helped me so much! And soon…. very soon…" his smirk got wider and his eyes blazed "I will return the favour….in more ways than one!" he cackled under his breath and looked at the giant shark mutants.
So, Ripster along with Streex have been plagued with nightmares of the worst that might happen, but they've taken the chance to talk as well as share ice cream with Pandora.
Also, the two evil doctors have created new mutants! Mutant Megalodon Rip offs, if that's the best way to describe them!
As they prepare for what they believe will be an attack on the Headquarters, Paradigm is very pleased with the new mutants, yet it seems he has a secret agenda, what could it be?
Well, you'll have to wait till you find out friends!
Note: The Fake Megalodon mutants were based off an idea MergingEmperor7 gave me! Thanks!