Party and Pyrotechnics
John was at the dojo much earlier than usual trying to prepare for another encounter with Lion, when suddenly he heard a loud crashing sound. The door to his dojo had been knocked down and four Lotuses were standing motionless. Two of them moved so fast that John had no time to react when they pinned him against the wall. However he broke free of their hold before the others could take advantage of the opportunity. He flipped both of them on their backs and then gave both of them a shoe to their chests. Then he had to deal with the other two, he leapt forward, kicking one in the ribcage and while landing he punched the other guy in the eye.
Then he simultaneously punched them in the stomach and struck them both on their backs, knocking them to the floor. The other two Lotuses got back to their feet and one of them grabbed John from behind and held him firmly. The one in front of him began pounding away at his abdomen for an innumerable amount of time, but as he changed his attack and swung at John's face John jerked his head out of the way and the ninja hit his partner. John was released and as the Lotus clutched his face in pain, he elbowed them both.
He followed that attack up with a sweep kick to put them on their backs. Another Lotus stood and attacked, but John easily tossed him onto one of the already fallen Lotuses. Now only one Black Lotus left standing, he was pretty cocky as well because he motioned for John to initiate his attack. John raced forward and swung at the Lotus ninja, but his punch was successfully avoided thanks to the Lotus ducking in time. The Lotus member turned and punched the back of John's head and then kneed him from behind. John turned rapidly to face his attacker and then shoved him back a little to create some more space between them. John dealt three crushing kicks to the Lotus member's stomach and then finished him off with an open palmed strike to the chest.
"I needed a decent workout, but I wish they would have knocked," John said while trying to catch his breath and staring at his broken door.
John called the cops, who arrested the Lotus and asked him a few questions, before putting up a closed sign and putting the door back in its place for the time being. John decided it would be best to stay turtles until Lion and the Black Lotus were finally defeated. He grabbed a few things from his apartment and then headed down to the lair.
"Welcome back, why are back here so soon?" Mikey said when he saw John entering.
"I was attacked at my dojo not too long ago so I think I should lay low and hang with you guys for awhile. I hope that the Black Lotus don't decide to go after any of my students, they'll probably be combing all of Chinatown in search of me."
"Don't worry too much, there isn't anything you can do but believe that things will turn out ok," Leonardo advised. John knew Leo was right so he said nothing else.
As Micheal heard the bell ring to end school he looked around and realized that he had not seen Bruce since he had beat him in the initiation match. In fact, he was grateful that the people who were supposed to contact him about starting training never showed. He got his books into his bag and shut his locker and then began walking home, Micheal was walking on his normal route home which took him past the dojo he saw a huge black billow of smoke rise into the air from only a few blocks away. Micheal ran toward the source and once he arrived there he was in dismay. His beloved dojo was on fire and the intense flames engulfed the building all over.
Suddenly an irrational thought came to him, "What if Sensei is inside?"
Logic told him that it was unlikely, but fear won over logic and Micheal thought of the impending death of his Sensei. Micheal didn't know if the building would be able to hold up long enough for him to alert the fire department and them to put out the blaze.
"He has a better chance of surviving if I go in now instead of the firemen later."
He kicked down the door and the already vulnerable door fell easily and even though he had not even stepped foot into building he could feel the heat on his face. Micheal was about to enter into the uncontrollable blaze when a large crossbeam and other flaming debris fell down blocking the doorway for entry.
"N-," Micheal began to say but stopped when heard the booming horn of a fire truck and its siren as well.
The firemen got out of the truck and one of them asked if Micheal was all right, the got a hose and tried stopping the fire, but by now nothing could be done. The building collapsed and that was when Micheal finally began thinking rationally again. Looking at his watch he saw that school had ended only forty minutes ago. He realized he had been too anxious about his Sensei's safety and jumped to conclusions. Class didn't even begin start for another two hours and twenty minutes; John wouldn't be at the dojo this early. Micheal shook his head at his own foolishness and continued walking home.
Later, during the evening John and the turtles were watching the news and saw a blackened, smoldering, and collapsed building being shown.
"... Yes apparently someone had a motive for burning the local dojo; there is sufficient proof for this. The fire was started using gasoline and also Black Lotus gang members attacked the instructor here but were successfully apprehended earlier in the day," a balding old man said, answering some reporter's question.
"Damn they burned down the dojo! This will leave the kids playing in the streets again, where they are easier to recruit for the Lotus." John shouted.
"After tomorrow it won't mater anymore because the streets will be safe to roam again," Donatello said.
John was at the dojo much earlier than usual trying to prepare for another encounter with Lion, when suddenly he heard a loud crashing sound. The door to his dojo had been knocked down and four Lotuses were standing motionless. Two of them moved so fast that John had no time to react when they pinned him against the wall. However he broke free of their hold before the others could take advantage of the opportunity. He flipped both of them on their backs and then gave both of them a shoe to their chests. Then he had to deal with the other two, he leapt forward, kicking one in the ribcage and while landing he punched the other guy in the eye.
Then he simultaneously punched them in the stomach and struck them both on their backs, knocking them to the floor. The other two Lotuses got back to their feet and one of them grabbed John from behind and held him firmly. The one in front of him began pounding away at his abdomen for an innumerable amount of time, but as he changed his attack and swung at John's face John jerked his head out of the way and the ninja hit his partner. John was released and as the Lotus clutched his face in pain, he elbowed them both.
He followed that attack up with a sweep kick to put them on their backs. Another Lotus stood and attacked, but John easily tossed him onto one of the already fallen Lotuses. Now only one Black Lotus left standing, he was pretty cocky as well because he motioned for John to initiate his attack. John raced forward and swung at the Lotus ninja, but his punch was successfully avoided thanks to the Lotus ducking in time. The Lotus member turned and punched the back of John's head and then kneed him from behind. John turned rapidly to face his attacker and then shoved him back a little to create some more space between them. John dealt three crushing kicks to the Lotus member's stomach and then finished him off with an open palmed strike to the chest.
"I needed a decent workout, but I wish they would have knocked," John said while trying to catch his breath and staring at his broken door.
John called the cops, who arrested the Lotus and asked him a few questions, before putting up a closed sign and putting the door back in its place for the time being. John decided it would be best to stay turtles until Lion and the Black Lotus were finally defeated. He grabbed a few things from his apartment and then headed down to the lair.
"Welcome back, why are back here so soon?" Mikey said when he saw John entering.
"I was attacked at my dojo not too long ago so I think I should lay low and hang with you guys for awhile. I hope that the Black Lotus don't decide to go after any of my students, they'll probably be combing all of Chinatown in search of me."
"Don't worry too much, there isn't anything you can do but believe that things will turn out ok," Leonardo advised. John knew Leo was right so he said nothing else.
As Micheal heard the bell ring to end school he looked around and realized that he had not seen Bruce since he had beat him in the initiation match. In fact, he was grateful that the people who were supposed to contact him about starting training never showed. He got his books into his bag and shut his locker and then began walking home, Micheal was walking on his normal route home which took him past the dojo he saw a huge black billow of smoke rise into the air from only a few blocks away. Micheal ran toward the source and once he arrived there he was in dismay. His beloved dojo was on fire and the intense flames engulfed the building all over.
Suddenly an irrational thought came to him, "What if Sensei is inside?"
Logic told him that it was unlikely, but fear won over logic and Micheal thought of the impending death of his Sensei. Micheal didn't know if the building would be able to hold up long enough for him to alert the fire department and them to put out the blaze.
"He has a better chance of surviving if I go in now instead of the firemen later."
He kicked down the door and the already vulnerable door fell easily and even though he had not even stepped foot into building he could feel the heat on his face. Micheal was about to enter into the uncontrollable blaze when a large crossbeam and other flaming debris fell down blocking the doorway for entry.
"N-," Micheal began to say but stopped when heard the booming horn of a fire truck and its siren as well.
The firemen got out of the truck and one of them asked if Micheal was all right, the got a hose and tried stopping the fire, but by now nothing could be done. The building collapsed and that was when Micheal finally began thinking rationally again. Looking at his watch he saw that school had ended only forty minutes ago. He realized he had been too anxious about his Sensei's safety and jumped to conclusions. Class didn't even begin start for another two hours and twenty minutes; John wouldn't be at the dojo this early. Micheal shook his head at his own foolishness and continued walking home.
Later, during the evening John and the turtles were watching the news and saw a blackened, smoldering, and collapsed building being shown.
"... Yes apparently someone had a motive for burning the local dojo; there is sufficient proof for this. The fire was started using gasoline and also Black Lotus gang members attacked the instructor here but were successfully apprehended earlier in the day," a balding old man said, answering some reporter's question.
"Damn they burned down the dojo! This will leave the kids playing in the streets again, where they are easier to recruit for the Lotus." John shouted.
"After tomorrow it won't mater anymore because the streets will be safe to roam again," Donatello said.