I'm SO sorry, guys! I'd been doing some stuff at the house, and kept thinking to get back to this story, but things got crazy, and other stories started popping into my mind, and I just got carried away! Please don't tell me all of you faithful reviewers forgot! Please don't kill me! I'll do my best to make this chapter good to make up for it! On with the story!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own TT or TMNT.

Chapter 16: The Final Battle, Part 1!

The sun began to sat. A lone figure stood upon the roof of Titans Tower, looking into the city. It was Leonardo, and he was waiting for something. Suddenly, the door on the roof opened, and the Titans, Casey, and his brothers came up. He turned around.

"It's time, guys. Let's get them back!" he yelled, shooting his fist into the air.

"Yeah!" they cried back. The Titans rushed to their transportation, or flew towards the city.

"Onto the Shell Suerfers, guys! Let's take it to them!" cried Donny, and the Turtles and Casey lept downwards, landing near the shopre, and climbed onto their surfboards, and started their propulsion engines. The final battle against Slade and the Shredder, and the mission to rescue Splinter and Raven, had begun.

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It was night when they arrived at the city block where the warehouse was. The road was cracked, and the buildings were falling apart. It was just the kind of place a villain would make his plans, and execute them.

The group gathered around, and looked at the largest building, tallest and widest, and looked around.

"So...where is everybody? You'd think they'd have a ton of guards around tonight..." he commented, and no sooner had the words come out of his mouth, there was an uproar of outcries, and suddenly, the Shredder's minions began appearing from rooftops, out of alleys, and even bursting from windows. The group was surrounded.

"You had to open your big mouth!" cried Raphael.

"No problem! More fun for us!" laughed Casey, putting down his hockey mask, and the group readied themselves for battle. Rushing straight into the fray, no one took any mercy. The Titans threw their foes into each other, and the Turtles were able to trip and knock out their opponents as well. The foes were constantly pouring in from almost every angle, though, without any end in sight.

"Damn! There's no end to them!" yelled Leonardo, striking down another two foes.

"Go!" yelled Casey, striking one foe into another three.

"But what about you?" yelled Cyborg.

"I'll cover you! Get going! Find Splinter and Raven!" he yelled back.

"Thanks, Case!" yelled Raphael, and the group forcefully advanced through a wall or foes, and into the building.

"Good luck, guys." said Casey, and looked around, surrounded by enemies. "All right! Time for some real action!" he yelled, and, with an almighty battle cry, charged into his group or foes.

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"If that's the welcoming party, I don't want to see the guards." said Cyborg, leaning against a wall, catching his breath. The base room was empty, except for some discarded boxes, and it was probably Slade's idea of giving them a sporting chance of rest before a battle. It was something that he would do.

"There's no time to waste. We gotta get going." said Donatello impatiently. He was holding his staff tightly, ready for anything.

"Don's right. Catch your breath and let's go." said Leo. Cyborg straightened up, assumed a serious face, and the group headed up the stairs. On the next floor, it appeared to be something of a weapons facility, with guns hanging on the walls, or else half constructed on a conveyor belt.

"I've got a bad feeling about this place." said Michaelangelo, looking around.

"You should, you little green losers!" came a voice from behind a conveyor belt, and Bebop and Rocksteady emerged from behind, carrying some stronger new artillery.

"So, you to are the first defense? And here I thought this would be a challenge." said Raphael.

"You'll be eating those words soon enough, turtle!" yelled Rocksteady, pulling out a bazooka hitched on his back. A huge missile hurtled towards them, but Cyborg grabbed it with one hand.

"Really, you need to update your technology. This one wasn't going as fast as it could. Here's how fast it can go!" he yelled, throwing the missile with all his might, which hurtled three times as fast at Bebop and Rocksteady, blowing them against the walls.

"They always were bumbling fools. Let's go." said Leonardo, and the group headed to the other side of the room. This time, there were two paths leading up. The group looked at both paths.

"Split up. Titans, we'll go left. The Turtles can go right." said Robin, and the group headed up, except for BeastBoy. His sensitive ears picked up something. Looking to his left, he saw a door was slightly ajar, hidden in shadow, and slightly obscured by Bebop. BeastBoy heard voices, and headed over there, and down its stairs.

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Down the chamber, he heard the voices clearer than before. One was slightly forceful, the other was a struggling voice. Coming to the bottom of the stairs, he was in another large storage room, filled with more boxes, and at the other end of the room, was Splinter, Raven, and one of the minions. He was trying to force his way onto Raven, obviously wanting to take advantage of her being chained. Splinter was unable to help either. He looked on the verge of unconsciousness.

"Come on, pretty. I won't hurt ya...too much." the minion was saying. Raven struggled, but couldn't move. BeastBoy called out in fury.

"Oh, no you don't!" he yelled, and he felt his body transforming. He felt the familiar shape of the Beast Within becoming one with him, only he was in control now. He charged at the minion, and swatted him with his arm, sending him flying into a pile of boxes, and knocking him out. Hurrying over to them, he cut through the bars holding both of them, but left them undamaged. He transformed back, and hurried to them.

"Raven? Splinter? You guys all right?" he asked. Raven looked up.

"BeastBoy? You came to get us by yourself?" Raven asked.

"Of course. I really care about you, remember?" he said. She smiled and nodded. Their faces were very close, and Raven was beginning to close the distance. Suddenly, Splinter groaned and collapsed to the ground, exhausted. All other things forgotten, Raven and BeastBoy hurried over to him, and picked him up under his arms.

"We've got to get him to safety." Raven said. A voice called from the room entrance.

"Leave that to me." said the voice, and they looked and saw it was Casey, looking damaged but okay. "You guys get up there and kick some tail. I'll get him where he needs to be." he said, and they nodded and rushed back up the stairs, ready to confront the bad guys.

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The Titans, minus BeastBoy and Raven, were at a chamber in the warehouse, larger than any other, and completely empty. They looked around, and heard a voice in the shadows.

"So...you're finally here." it said, and out from the shadows stepped the Turtles' nemesis, The Shredder. "Looks like it's time for me to try and slice something other than a few shelled ones." he said smugly, standing in a battle stance.

"Let's go!" yelled Robin, but before they could do anything, BeastBoy and Raven came through the door, and joined their teammates.

"I got Raven! Now let's take care of him!" yelled BeastBoy.

"Try if you like." said The Shredder.

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The Turtles were on the roof of the warehouse, looking around, waiting. A voice came from above.

"Well, well...a new challenge." it said, and Slade descended from above. "I'm used to fighting those Titans, but I'm sure you'll be a nice change.

"Well, then, Let's go, bad dude!" yelled Michaelangelo, but they heard a clanging on the ladder at the side of the building. In a few seconds, Casey had appeared on the roof, ready to fight some more.

"Splinter's safe and resting! Let's have some fun!" he yelled.

"Well, this will be fun." said Slade.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

Again, I am so soory for the long wait! Please tell me this chapter made up for it, even a little! Was there enough action, enough of a tantalizing almost kiss, enough suspense for the next chapter, which I'll make sure to get sooner than this one took? Please say yes!

Tell me in your reviews, and see you soon!