"How can we stop them if we can't find their leaders?"
"We're just going to have to go by trial-and-error and check everywhere we are able to. At least this new batch of Black Lotus ninjas are weaker than the one's from our last two confrontations with the Lotus. Its as if they haven't even been trained yet. They expected that the guns would produce an automatic victory and that it was all they needed to beat us."
Meanwhile in the penthouse in downtown New York City, one of the Council members, Jie Samatsuru was incensed. He was talking to the second in command from the park fight on his cell phone.
"What do you mean the troop was defeated!"
"Sir, the turtles are skilled fighters, no matter what we tried they always had control."
"How is it that even with guns you still could not manage to kill any of them! You were not even able to wound even one of them."
"But sir they were very agile and cunning, they proved to be far more intelligent than we anticipated."
"I want to hear no excuses! The truth is you are not good enough to slay the turtles do not try to rationalize your failure to me. How is the troop, were there any casualties?"
"There were only three deaths, the battle was fierce and many men were not strong enough to return to their feet so only eight of us escaped, the rest were arrested."
"Out of thirty men only eight are left, damn. Go around to the other Lotus groups and tell them to begin carrying the shotguns and uzis, instead of the shit they have now since it obviously isn't doing the job."
"Of course sir, your message will be received by everyone."
Samatsuru ended the phone call and rejoined the rest of the Council at the table.
"This does not look good Samatsuru, perhaps we need to focus on training the new members and stay hidden until they are prepared enough to fight the freaks." Takeyamo suggested.
"Damn it there is no time to do such a thing! The time we did have has been wasted fighting these turtles."
"If your plan fails then-" Hotsuma began to say.
"I know, I know but that will be our last resort."
John and the turtles finally got back to the lair and were they all surprised to find Master Splinter watching TV.
"What are you watching Master?" Don asked.
"All of you come quickly."
Everyone rushed to the tattered old couch and they saw some reporter talking.
"This is Teresa Moravia, reporting live from outside the governor's mansion. We had been informed only minutes before this news broadcast that the governor has called in the FBI to uncover and intercept all members of the Black Lotus gang, but most importantly the gang leaders. FBI director, Eugene Bostwick has already stated that anyone arrested for their involvement in the Black Lotus will be facing terrorism charges."
"Around the same time the governor released his news the police found over twenty gang members in Fountain park thanks to an anonymous tipster who saw the gang headed there. A great number of the Lotus members arrested were found with small firearms in their possession. There were three found shot to death, all others were only injured or unconscious. The police think that the fatalities may just have been bullet crossfire that inadvertently struck fellow members. However they are not ruling out the vigilantes, since it does seem that is who thwarted them from whatever they were attempting to do tonight. From outside the governor's mansion this is Teresa Moravia, now back to you Ed."
"Looks like we definitely won't be going topside for a while," Mikey said.
"Quite the opposite Michaelangelo," Splinter said.
"But Master Splinter the streets will be crawling with Feds."
"Exactly, they are trained to fight against guns as you are, if they try go after the Black Lotus FBI agent bodies will litter the city. I know that by returning to the surface you endanger yourselves even more than before but, you can not allow them to be massacred."
"Plus it will benefit us in the long run if the FBI's forces stay safe and get the hell outta town sometime soon," Leo added.
The next morning at the penthouse the Council was holding an important meeting.
"We need to generate additional funds somehow." Hotsuma said, bringing the only issue to the table.
"Drug sales have been going down steadily ever since the first defeat of this branch to the turtles. And we have not established any other significant revenue gaining activities here in America." Samatsuru said.
"We need to do something that can get us big money fast."
"I have an idea." Sasaki said.
"We're just going to have to go by trial-and-error and check everywhere we are able to. At least this new batch of Black Lotus ninjas are weaker than the one's from our last two confrontations with the Lotus. Its as if they haven't even been trained yet. They expected that the guns would produce an automatic victory and that it was all they needed to beat us."
Meanwhile in the penthouse in downtown New York City, one of the Council members, Jie Samatsuru was incensed. He was talking to the second in command from the park fight on his cell phone.
"What do you mean the troop was defeated!"
"Sir, the turtles are skilled fighters, no matter what we tried they always had control."
"How is it that even with guns you still could not manage to kill any of them! You were not even able to wound even one of them."
"But sir they were very agile and cunning, they proved to be far more intelligent than we anticipated."
"I want to hear no excuses! The truth is you are not good enough to slay the turtles do not try to rationalize your failure to me. How is the troop, were there any casualties?"
"There were only three deaths, the battle was fierce and many men were not strong enough to return to their feet so only eight of us escaped, the rest were arrested."
"Out of thirty men only eight are left, damn. Go around to the other Lotus groups and tell them to begin carrying the shotguns and uzis, instead of the shit they have now since it obviously isn't doing the job."
"Of course sir, your message will be received by everyone."
Samatsuru ended the phone call and rejoined the rest of the Council at the table.
"This does not look good Samatsuru, perhaps we need to focus on training the new members and stay hidden until they are prepared enough to fight the freaks." Takeyamo suggested.
"Damn it there is no time to do such a thing! The time we did have has been wasted fighting these turtles."
"If your plan fails then-" Hotsuma began to say.
"I know, I know but that will be our last resort."
John and the turtles finally got back to the lair and were they all surprised to find Master Splinter watching TV.
"What are you watching Master?" Don asked.
"All of you come quickly."
Everyone rushed to the tattered old couch and they saw some reporter talking.
"This is Teresa Moravia, reporting live from outside the governor's mansion. We had been informed only minutes before this news broadcast that the governor has called in the FBI to uncover and intercept all members of the Black Lotus gang, but most importantly the gang leaders. FBI director, Eugene Bostwick has already stated that anyone arrested for their involvement in the Black Lotus will be facing terrorism charges."
"Around the same time the governor released his news the police found over twenty gang members in Fountain park thanks to an anonymous tipster who saw the gang headed there. A great number of the Lotus members arrested were found with small firearms in their possession. There were three found shot to death, all others were only injured or unconscious. The police think that the fatalities may just have been bullet crossfire that inadvertently struck fellow members. However they are not ruling out the vigilantes, since it does seem that is who thwarted them from whatever they were attempting to do tonight. From outside the governor's mansion this is Teresa Moravia, now back to you Ed."
"Looks like we definitely won't be going topside for a while," Mikey said.
"Quite the opposite Michaelangelo," Splinter said.
"But Master Splinter the streets will be crawling with Feds."
"Exactly, they are trained to fight against guns as you are, if they try go after the Black Lotus FBI agent bodies will litter the city. I know that by returning to the surface you endanger yourselves even more than before but, you can not allow them to be massacred."
"Plus it will benefit us in the long run if the FBI's forces stay safe and get the hell outta town sometime soon," Leo added.
The next morning at the penthouse the Council was holding an important meeting.
"We need to generate additional funds somehow." Hotsuma said, bringing the only issue to the table.
"Drug sales have been going down steadily ever since the first defeat of this branch to the turtles. And we have not established any other significant revenue gaining activities here in America." Samatsuru said.
"We need to do something that can get us big money fast."
"I have an idea." Sasaki said.