Don struggled, but he couldn't break out of Ssylvar's energy bonds. The snake man sneered at him, his face curled into a smug grin.
"I'm so sorry," Ssylvar said, "But we can't have you trying to escape, now can we?"
"Bite me," Don said, still struggling.
Orgo spoke from the back of the room. "Come on. Time to go."
Ssylvar waved his hand and Donatello floated out of the door. Ssylvar followed behind, laughing to himself. Orgo just shook his head and imagined a knife sticking out of Ssylvar's back.
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"Shit.." Michelangelo couldn't suppress the curse as he watched Sslvar take Donatello out of the room they'd been about to enter. Rudy had led them through several sterile and empty hallways before coming to this one, which was rather different than the rest. It was full of ornate statuary, which Mike thought was rather creepy. However, when the door opened suddenly Mike and Splinter had something to suck behind. The snake man, Orgo and Don began down a corridor away from Mike and Splinter, so they followed cautiously. This departure could only mean one thing; the execution was imminent.
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Shayl's Xawk had followed Ssylvar and Orgo all the way to Don's holding cell, and she knew where to go to get there, but she wasn't sure she wanted to. Shayl didn't like to admit it, but she was terrified of the idea of revealing herself to them, because she knew she could never get away. Also, it would serve no purpose. Nothing she could throw at them would break the bonds holding Donatello.
Blackie returned to Shayl with the news that Don was on his way to the execution stage. Shayl set her jaw and made a decision. She waved her hand violently to create a portal and stepped through.
----
Leonardo shoved past a duo of dueling lizard men, trying to work his way out of the riot. He'd had to pop Raph in the face to get him to stop fighting, and now they were both working their way toward a set of doors leading into the palace. The progess was made easier by Justin, whom people were avoiding like the plague, but not everyone saw him immediately. Those who actually bumped into him prostrated themselves on the ground, begging for forgiveness. Justin just shook his head and kept walking.
"Great, Raph," Leo said, pushing aside another Demon, "You start a riot when we're in the MIDDLE of the crowd. It'll be over by the time we get to the doors."
Raph sneered at his brother, "At least I did something. You were just standing there with your thumb up your-"
"Enough," Justin interrupted, "We're almost there."
And indeed they were. Raph muscled his way past a few more Demons and reached the doors. He threw them open and ducked inside quickly.
"Wait, Raph!" Leo exclaimed, but it was too late. Raph skidded to a halt, caught his balance, and found himself face to face with a sniny black snout and two glowing green eyes.
"Well, hello Raphael," said a familar voice, "I was wondering what had become of you."
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Donatello gasped, horrified. Raphael had just barreled right into Ssylvar...Don could see Leo and what appeared to be a Reaper standing just outside of the doorway. The unknown Reaper looked terrified.
"Well, hello Raphael," Sslvay said, "I was wondering what had become of you."
"Don!" Raph yelled, seeing his bound brother. Before Don could tell him to stop, Raph lunged forward. Ssylvar snorted, waved his hand, and Raphael froze in place.
"No!" Leonardo yelled, advancing into the room, "Let them go!"
This time, Orgo laughed, "You're so stupid," he said, "You two were so ready to help us before, and now you're running around with rogue Messengers, having delusions of grandeur about stopping us."
Justin went pale at Orgo's words, and turned to run away. Orgo laughed and snapped his fingers, and just like Raphael, Justin froze in place.
"Dammit.." Leo said.
"You can't win," Ssylvar said, "It's hopeless." He looked at Donatello for a moment, and then looked back to Leo, "Your brother is supposedly the strongest of all of us, and even -he- knows it's over."
Leo looked at Donatello, but Don wouldn't meet his eyes. Don just sighed and looked at the ground.
"Don.." Leo said, "Do something...you're the only one who ca-"
Leonardo was abruptly cut off as a mass of flames and smoke washed over them. The flames didn't hurt, but the smoke burned his eyes. Leo backed away from the two trecherous Reapers and began to cough. He almost jumped out of his skin when a hand grabbed onto his forearm. He whirled around and was staring right into the face of a giant rat.
"Master Splinter!" Leo exclaimed, flabbergasted.
"We must escape!" Splinter said. Leonardo was astonished to see Michelangelo trying to pull Raphael's frozen body across the floor. Suddenly, the smoke cleared completely. Raucous laughter broke out a moment later.
"You think a weak flame spell could stop us?" Ssylvar said, "Idiots!" he waved his hand violently and Leo, Mike and Splinter all froze. "This will be a grand execution today!" Ssylvar began laughing uncontrollably.
Orgo shook his head, "Come on, you freak, we're late."
Ssylvar wiped a few tears from his eyes and nodded. "All right, let's go." Magical bonds were created for all of the new prisoners, and they began heading toward the execution stage.
Don felt tears in his eyes. Now it wasn't just him who had to face death today. It was everyone he cared about.
No..Don thought..I can't let this happen. I just can't.
Ssylvar pushed open a door and Don could see the light from outside, and finally, the stage where he and his friends would die.
I can't let this happen.
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"I'm so sorry," Ssylvar said, "But we can't have you trying to escape, now can we?"
"Bite me," Don said, still struggling.
Orgo spoke from the back of the room. "Come on. Time to go."
Ssylvar waved his hand and Donatello floated out of the door. Ssylvar followed behind, laughing to himself. Orgo just shook his head and imagined a knife sticking out of Ssylvar's back.
----
"Shit.." Michelangelo couldn't suppress the curse as he watched Sslvar take Donatello out of the room they'd been about to enter. Rudy had led them through several sterile and empty hallways before coming to this one, which was rather different than the rest. It was full of ornate statuary, which Mike thought was rather creepy. However, when the door opened suddenly Mike and Splinter had something to suck behind. The snake man, Orgo and Don began down a corridor away from Mike and Splinter, so they followed cautiously. This departure could only mean one thing; the execution was imminent.
----
Shayl's Xawk had followed Ssylvar and Orgo all the way to Don's holding cell, and she knew where to go to get there, but she wasn't sure she wanted to. Shayl didn't like to admit it, but she was terrified of the idea of revealing herself to them, because she knew she could never get away. Also, it would serve no purpose. Nothing she could throw at them would break the bonds holding Donatello.
Blackie returned to Shayl with the news that Don was on his way to the execution stage. Shayl set her jaw and made a decision. She waved her hand violently to create a portal and stepped through.
----
Leonardo shoved past a duo of dueling lizard men, trying to work his way out of the riot. He'd had to pop Raph in the face to get him to stop fighting, and now they were both working their way toward a set of doors leading into the palace. The progess was made easier by Justin, whom people were avoiding like the plague, but not everyone saw him immediately. Those who actually bumped into him prostrated themselves on the ground, begging for forgiveness. Justin just shook his head and kept walking.
"Great, Raph," Leo said, pushing aside another Demon, "You start a riot when we're in the MIDDLE of the crowd. It'll be over by the time we get to the doors."
Raph sneered at his brother, "At least I did something. You were just standing there with your thumb up your-"
"Enough," Justin interrupted, "We're almost there."
And indeed they were. Raph muscled his way past a few more Demons and reached the doors. He threw them open and ducked inside quickly.
"Wait, Raph!" Leo exclaimed, but it was too late. Raph skidded to a halt, caught his balance, and found himself face to face with a sniny black snout and two glowing green eyes.
"Well, hello Raphael," said a familar voice, "I was wondering what had become of you."
----
Donatello gasped, horrified. Raphael had just barreled right into Ssylvar...Don could see Leo and what appeared to be a Reaper standing just outside of the doorway. The unknown Reaper looked terrified.
"Well, hello Raphael," Sslvay said, "I was wondering what had become of you."
"Don!" Raph yelled, seeing his bound brother. Before Don could tell him to stop, Raph lunged forward. Ssylvar snorted, waved his hand, and Raphael froze in place.
"No!" Leonardo yelled, advancing into the room, "Let them go!"
This time, Orgo laughed, "You're so stupid," he said, "You two were so ready to help us before, and now you're running around with rogue Messengers, having delusions of grandeur about stopping us."
Justin went pale at Orgo's words, and turned to run away. Orgo laughed and snapped his fingers, and just like Raphael, Justin froze in place.
"Dammit.." Leo said.
"You can't win," Ssylvar said, "It's hopeless." He looked at Donatello for a moment, and then looked back to Leo, "Your brother is supposedly the strongest of all of us, and even -he- knows it's over."
Leo looked at Donatello, but Don wouldn't meet his eyes. Don just sighed and looked at the ground.
"Don.." Leo said, "Do something...you're the only one who ca-"
Leonardo was abruptly cut off as a mass of flames and smoke washed over them. The flames didn't hurt, but the smoke burned his eyes. Leo backed away from the two trecherous Reapers and began to cough. He almost jumped out of his skin when a hand grabbed onto his forearm. He whirled around and was staring right into the face of a giant rat.
"Master Splinter!" Leo exclaimed, flabbergasted.
"We must escape!" Splinter said. Leonardo was astonished to see Michelangelo trying to pull Raphael's frozen body across the floor. Suddenly, the smoke cleared completely. Raucous laughter broke out a moment later.
"You think a weak flame spell could stop us?" Ssylvar said, "Idiots!" he waved his hand violently and Leo, Mike and Splinter all froze. "This will be a grand execution today!" Ssylvar began laughing uncontrollably.
Orgo shook his head, "Come on, you freak, we're late."
Ssylvar wiped a few tears from his eyes and nodded. "All right, let's go." Magical bonds were created for all of the new prisoners, and they began heading toward the execution stage.
Don felt tears in his eyes. Now it wasn't just him who had to face death today. It was everyone he cared about.
No..Don thought..I can't let this happen. I just can't.
Ssylvar pushed open a door and Don could see the light from outside, and finally, the stage where he and his friends would die.
I can't let this happen.
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