CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Leo stared at the woman, " Before we make the bargain, I want to see my son," he said finally.
Dinah paused, " That can be arranged…but no funny tricks understand? I have hundreds of Foot Soldiers ready to fight and you are outnumbered."
" Agreed," Leo nodded curtly but immediately thought of Raph. He hoped that Raph had found the boys and had taken them…if not, Raph was also in big trouble.
We are former ninjas, and with my two other brothers outside, I am sure we can handle the Foot Soldiers. They have been our enemies for several years and this woman is certainly no Shredder! Leo felt somewhat confident about this. Dinah was a tall woman but did not look strong enough to fight against four former shadow warriors.
" After you," Dinah gestured to the door and Leo left the room. Dinah quickly took something out of her desk drawer and sheathed it before joining her granddad's enemy.
" Let me warn you Leonardo," Dinah said, " You won't be reunited with your son for long," then she lead him down the hall.
Leo followed her. Dinah obviously means to kill him, but why? What was her motive? How did she become leader of the Clan?
Something else occurred to him, how did she know his name?
* * *
Raphael was battling about ten Foot Soldiers outside. When he had checked all the rooms to find no teenage boys, he went outside to explore. He had thought since training session was over, he would be safe with no ninjas around.
The courtyard had seemed empty as he stuck to the shadows. He had not realized he was being followed by a sneaky foot soldier until it was too late. The Foot Soldier had jumped onto his shell and was ready to choke to him to death.
Raph was quick, he had thrown the Foot Soldier to the ground-harder than he had intended because the Foot Soldier was knocked out cold.
" You call yourselves Ninjas?" he taunted them, " What has that Hart guy been teaching you?"
" A lot more than you know green freak," a voice answered him and Raphael whipped around, furious at the insult.
He was facing Troy Hart.
" And I thought you a skilled ninja…how did you manage to get caught by my Foot Soldiers?" Troy asked him, his dark eyes mocking.
Raph spluttered, but had no answer.
" Ninja, retreat," Troy ordered them, " let me finish this one off myself." He took out a katana blade, identical to Leo's.
" Before we do where are the boys?" Raph demanded him, holding his sais at the ready.
" You think I'm gonna tell you that?"
" My brothers and I followed you. We know that you do not want your family to find out what you have done. Don't you think your wife will be a little bit pissed?"
Troy's face darkened and he scowled, " There's no use in blackmailing me."
" Your leader is occupied at the moment, she won't come to help," Raph told him, " so it's just you and me-plus those men you call Foot Soldiers."
Troy stepped back. He hated these turtles, especially this one. He decided to let the Foot Soldiers wear him out before he battled with this turtle.
" Ninja-attack!" he roared and felt satisfied when the Foot Soldiers surged forward, momentarily catching Raphael off guard….
Dinah unlocked a closed door and Leo held his breath…she opened it and there were the two boys.
" Dad?" Tim looked up, " Is that really you?" he was sitting in a chair next to the bed. Steve was lying on the bed looking badly beaten, but alive.
" Yes son, it's me," Leo nodded and Tim hesitated before throwing his arms around his father.
" Okay, enough of that." Dinah ordered, " now that you have your sons back, the bargain must be fulfilled."
Leo sighed and stepped back from Tim, " Yes. You are right. Although Steve is a little battered from his father, they seem to be okay-"
" I'm not!" Tim burst out, " That woman-" he was cut short when Dinah shot him a menacing glare.
Leo held out his katanas blades to Dinah, " As long as the boys are taken home, I am yours."
Tim's eyes went wide, " What are you talking about Dad?"
" I made a bargain with your father," Dinah said, " that if I release the two of you, then he gives himself up."
" No Dad!" Tim protested, " You can't do this-"
" I'm sorry son, but it was either your life or mine."
Leo stared at the woman, " Before we make the bargain, I want to see my son," he said finally.
Dinah paused, " That can be arranged…but no funny tricks understand? I have hundreds of Foot Soldiers ready to fight and you are outnumbered."
" Agreed," Leo nodded curtly but immediately thought of Raph. He hoped that Raph had found the boys and had taken them…if not, Raph was also in big trouble.
We are former ninjas, and with my two other brothers outside, I am sure we can handle the Foot Soldiers. They have been our enemies for several years and this woman is certainly no Shredder! Leo felt somewhat confident about this. Dinah was a tall woman but did not look strong enough to fight against four former shadow warriors.
" After you," Dinah gestured to the door and Leo left the room. Dinah quickly took something out of her desk drawer and sheathed it before joining her granddad's enemy.
" Let me warn you Leonardo," Dinah said, " You won't be reunited with your son for long," then she lead him down the hall.
Leo followed her. Dinah obviously means to kill him, but why? What was her motive? How did she become leader of the Clan?
Something else occurred to him, how did she know his name?
* * *
Raphael was battling about ten Foot Soldiers outside. When he had checked all the rooms to find no teenage boys, he went outside to explore. He had thought since training session was over, he would be safe with no ninjas around.
The courtyard had seemed empty as he stuck to the shadows. He had not realized he was being followed by a sneaky foot soldier until it was too late. The Foot Soldier had jumped onto his shell and was ready to choke to him to death.
Raph was quick, he had thrown the Foot Soldier to the ground-harder than he had intended because the Foot Soldier was knocked out cold.
" You call yourselves Ninjas?" he taunted them, " What has that Hart guy been teaching you?"
" A lot more than you know green freak," a voice answered him and Raphael whipped around, furious at the insult.
He was facing Troy Hart.
" And I thought you a skilled ninja…how did you manage to get caught by my Foot Soldiers?" Troy asked him, his dark eyes mocking.
Raph spluttered, but had no answer.
" Ninja, retreat," Troy ordered them, " let me finish this one off myself." He took out a katana blade, identical to Leo's.
" Before we do where are the boys?" Raph demanded him, holding his sais at the ready.
" You think I'm gonna tell you that?"
" My brothers and I followed you. We know that you do not want your family to find out what you have done. Don't you think your wife will be a little bit pissed?"
Troy's face darkened and he scowled, " There's no use in blackmailing me."
" Your leader is occupied at the moment, she won't come to help," Raph told him, " so it's just you and me-plus those men you call Foot Soldiers."
Troy stepped back. He hated these turtles, especially this one. He decided to let the Foot Soldiers wear him out before he battled with this turtle.
" Ninja-attack!" he roared and felt satisfied when the Foot Soldiers surged forward, momentarily catching Raphael off guard….
Dinah unlocked a closed door and Leo held his breath…she opened it and there were the two boys.
" Dad?" Tim looked up, " Is that really you?" he was sitting in a chair next to the bed. Steve was lying on the bed looking badly beaten, but alive.
" Yes son, it's me," Leo nodded and Tim hesitated before throwing his arms around his father.
" Okay, enough of that." Dinah ordered, " now that you have your sons back, the bargain must be fulfilled."
Leo sighed and stepped back from Tim, " Yes. You are right. Although Steve is a little battered from his father, they seem to be okay-"
" I'm not!" Tim burst out, " That woman-" he was cut short when Dinah shot him a menacing glare.
Leo held out his katanas blades to Dinah, " As long as the boys are taken home, I am yours."
Tim's eyes went wide, " What are you talking about Dad?"
" I made a bargain with your father," Dinah said, " that if I release the two of you, then he gives himself up."
" No Dad!" Tim protested, " You can't do this-"
" I'm sorry son, but it was either your life or mine."