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A/N: Thanks peeps for reviewing. I'm glad y'all enjoy this. And I want to give a special thanks to Reinbeauchaser. Your guidance has helped me a lot and yes, I forgot about them following bushido. My bad.
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Revenge
By: TMNTlover4ever
Part 4: It Begins

Leonardo:

Ninjas are patrolling the entrance of the building, of course. I remember years ago, when we used the Battle Shell to get their attention, but now...I sigh, those memories hurt.

I see one ninja away from the rest of them and I form a plan. There are some bushes around the lone ninja. I slip into them quietly, and then rustle the leaves. The stupid ninja walks over and I cover his mouth, knock him unconscious, and take his suit.

Wearing this disguise dishonors me in so many ways, but I don't have a choice. I gotta get in some how. This is the only way.

I make sure to wear gloves and the shoe things so they don't notice my hands or feet. I walk in, without any disturbance. To defeat your enemy, you must know your enemy.

I look around, looking for an exit, if there is any trouble, I want to be able leave. I see some windows and vents, but no back doors.

I walk up to the elevator, straight to the top. I walk in and hit the highest button.

I take in a deep breath and take off the disguise. This was it.

Years ago my brothers, Sensei, and I rode this elevator with the guidance of April at the lair. I remember how nervous we all were, but to my surprise, I'm not nervous.

Actually, I'm angry. As I remember my loved ones, anger rises inside of me. He took them away. Shredder took them all. All except Sensei who died in bed.

This angered me more. A bead of sweat slowly trails from my forhead, down my cheek, and falls off my chin, and hits the floor. Now, I feel a little nervous.

The doors open with a DING. And I step out with my twin katana in my hands.

It's quiet...too quiet.

The room is huge and there are large windows in the walls. Ahead of me, is a big door with a giant Foot Symbol on it. Saki's office...

I narrow my eyes at it and start walking at a regular pace to it. My eyes are going nuts in my head, looking everywhere in case of an attack. None come.

I step up to the door and just about as I push it open, I hear footsteps behind me.

I turn to see an army of Foot Ninjas with katanas, nunchuks, sais, and bo staves. I breathe deep...inhale...exhale...

The first ninja comes at me with a katana. He doesn't stop and doesn't look like he could at anytime, seeing how the floor is marble.

He is about 5 feet away.

I've never been one to kill, I have always tried to avoid it. Raph and Sheri loved to get rid of Foot Ninjas like they were garbage. But...they're worse then garbage, I've always known that, but I've never done anything to get rid of them...until now.

I extend my arm and point the blade part of the katana at the ninja, he runs right into it. He falls to his knees and I pull out my katana with a sickening SHING sound. A puddle of blood starts forming around the body and warm blood starts soaking my feet.

It doesn't feel like the sewer water. One, it's warmer, and two, blood is thicker.

The other ninjas don't move at first, and stare at the body on the floor. I cannot read their emotions behind their maks, but I can sense their shock.

My face doesn't change. I don't looked shock, or horrorified like I would have years ago, but I feel that way.

A ninja with a pair of nunchuks steps up. I notice the ribbons on his nunchuks are different...they're...orange...they're Mikey's!

A rage erupts inside me. Nobody should use those nunchuks! Especially not some low-life, that's a poor excuse for a ninja!

I charge at the ninja, fury making me run faster. I wave my twin katana in front of me, trying to hit him, but he blocks both my swings with the nunchuks. I take a couple steps back and narrow my eyes at the ninja.

All of a sudden, he starts acting as if he was being hit by something invisible...

"Ow, yee! Aw, ouch!" He yelps. I can hear the punches and kicks, but there is nobody there. Then he falls to the ground, not moving or breathing.

What the hell was that?

Then I notice several ninjas are doing the same thing around me. One minute they're on their feet, the next, they're on the ground...motionless.

I quickly look around, wondering if this 'thing' would attack me next. Then, I hear something:

"COWBUNGA!" It sounds like Michelangelo's voice, but...no...it can't be...I must be going insane...maybe I'm in denial or something...

"Scumbags." I hear the word and it sounded like Sheri muttered it. I look around, seeing all the ninjas falling, but I can't believe it.

A ninja jumps out of nowhere behind me with his katana ready to chop my head off, I turn, it's too late...I close my eyes, ready for the pain...

It never comes...

I look down seeing the ninja on his back lying motionless. Three holes are in his adomen...just like Raphael's sais would if he...no...it can't be...

"Watch your back," says Raphael's voice.

Seriously, what the hell is going on?

"You gonna help us Leo, or what?" Now it's Donnie's voice.

Something, I can't explain it, pushes me into the crowd of ninjas. I swing my twin katana, using all the moves that I know. Eventually, only two ninjas are left, one is behind me, the other is in front of me. They both come charging at the same time. I do a split kick, hitting them both in the head. They fall to the floor, unconscious.

I look around the bodies, leaving bloody footprints behind me, for my brothers' and Sheri's weapons.

I find Mikey's nunchuks, Don's bo staff, Raph's sais, and finally, Sheri's twin katana.

Yes, she used the twin katana too, it fit her. Beautiful, yet deadly. Both of them were.

I find one of her katanas in a puddle of blood and pick it up. By the blunt part, her name is engraved in it. Then, I started looking for the other one. It's engravement read:

I LOVE RAPHAEL

Yeah, definately Sheri's katana. I flip the blade over and look at it, gleaming in the dim light of the room. I see some words engraved in the blade, just above the blunt part. These words read:

I LOVE LEONARDO

The letters are smaller than the other engravement, but she probably didn't want Raph to see this. I knew she loved Raph, but...she loved me too?

After all these years of secretly loving her, wondering if she ever loved me...the truth is finally reveiled. I can't believe it...

"I think you liked the surprise," says an all too familiar voice. I turn around and see Sheri standing there. Her black bandana draped behind her shoulders and her sheaths on her shell, like mine.

"So, that was you, Raph, Mike, and Don?" I ask.

She nods, and then steps up to me.

"Yes, and I take it you like the engravement on my katana, no doubt?" she asked with a smile on her face.

"I just...can't believe it..." I say.

"Believe it. Weren't you listening to Master Splinter? You're never alone. And you won't be alone when you battle Shredder. True, we can't come back, like we did right now, but we will still be there, in spirit." She looks at herself.

"Well, you know what I mean." She says.

"Sheri, how did you guys-?"

"Come back? I really don't know. We just kinda did. We saw the Foot ninjas and decided to attack. But I know I have to depart." Sheri says.

I hang my head.

"I was hoping you'd be able to stay." I mumble.

"Leo, we can't stay. We're dead. I'm just a spirit. And I have to go. There is just one thing I want you to do." She says.

"Anything." I lift my head, to look her in the eyes.

"Kick the Shredder's ass." Sheri whispers. Her lips just about an inch from mine.

I have no idea how we got in this position, but I'm not complaining.

"Good-bye, Leonardo-san." She whispers.

"Good-bye..." I say and we lean in, and our lips touch, my eyes close.

I feel nothing now. Like I'm kissing air. I open my eyes and she's gone. As if she had never been there.

"I love you..." I hear a whisper in my ear.

She's gone, I can sense it.

"I love you too..." I whispered into the dim room.

I take her katanas and hook them to my belt, on my hips. I put Don's bo on my back, and put Raph's sais, and Mikey's nunchuks in my belt.

I take my twin katana back into my hands and walk up to the door. I take a deep breath.

'Kick the Shredder's ass.' She had said.

"Don't worry, Sheri. I will." I mumble and then put my hands on the door and shove them open.


Saki's Office:
Shredder:

"Sir, why are you dressing in your armor, now?" an Elite Guard asks me.

"Because, he is coming. I can feel it," I answer. My suit is on, except the helmet. I stare out into the city with its unsuspecting people, that wouldn't know or care about the murder that would take place tonight.

"Leonardo may be strong Master, but he is alone now. He won't be much of a threat, you probably will not need your armor," another Elite Guard states.

I put the helmet on. I wasn't going to take any chances with Leonardo.

"Yes, perhaps, but Leonardo is also a warrior, and when a warrior is angered, nothing will stop him. Nothing." I say.

"You're right, Shredder, nothing has stopped me. And you won't either," a familiar voice says at my door.

I turn and see Leonardo standing there. Behind him, my Foot Ninjas lay dead on the floor, blood slowly creeping from some of their bodies. Leonardo has just a little blood on his feet. Bloody footprints are behind him and I can see all the weapons of his family hooked to his ninja belt. He isn't out of breath which is not normal seeing how he just took out an entire Foot army.

My Elite Guard jumps in front of me, weapons drawn.

"Stand down. It's just going to be me, and Leonardo." I say.

My ninjas disappear.

Leo takes his fighting position, his twin katana gleaming in the light. They seem to be a little pinkish on the top part of the blade from the blood.

"I just have one question, Shredder; why me?" He asks, not letting his guard down.

"I guess you do deserve to know before you die." I say.

"You see, the position you are in was meant for your rat master. It was fate that he and I would one day battle. However, he died three months ago from illness and I had already spent a lot of money for the cage and the training to teach my ninjas how to really fight. So, I decided to put you, Leonardo, in his position. Naturally, you were the next choice. You were the best ninja of your family and you were the leader. You had to be strong, and seeing you weak would give me a great pleasure. Unfortunately, you did not show any weakness, just sadness. This still enlightened me, but it wasn't enough. I knew you would escape and then come back for revenge. And, as I can see, I was right." I explain, smirking behind my helmet.

He looks shocked, then he narrows his eyes and looks angry.

"This is where it ends Shredder! And this is where I get my revenge!" He says, forcefully.

No...this is where it begins.

To Be Continued...


A/N: Sorry to leave y'all at the good part, but I just thought this was a good ending. I'll try to have the next part up ASAP. Well, hope you enjoyed it.