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A/N: Thank you guys for the reviews. It has been really hectic lately, I appreciate it!

moonie016: You're waiting for him to say 'oh sh!t?' I'll try not to dissappoint you! Reijiro: Alright, you caught me on my first big mistake. You're right about the suns, I was just so tired and it actually was dark outside at the time that I missed it. Please accept my humblest apologies! And don't worry about what you comment on or don't comment on. You write one of the longest reviews (which I enjoy)each time and I love reading them so that's enough. Thank you! Tewi: Will they be captured, or won't they? Hmmm. That's the big question now isn't it? hahahaha! Jessiy Landroz: Oh, come on! The news is well worth watching! In Raph's case, he wouldn't have known the cameras worked unless he watched it, now would he? teeheehee! artykidd: thank you for the compliment, you are just dealing with a self-pessimist if there is such a thing. I'll try not to let you down! Silent Water13: Napalm? You, eh, (looks nervous) don't deal with demolition or anything (ahem) do you? (uh oh!)


Chapter 12

Uh Oh

Yeah, I guess that you could say that it was the Federation planet all over again. I mean, you're a foreigner, they have news broadcasts about you, the entire planet is out to get you. Yeah. I guess you could say that. Only this time, I don't have my bros with me. I mean don't get me wrong, they are a bunch of pig-headed pricks sometimes, especially Leo. Yeah, Leo. And maybe Mike. When he's hyper. Hmf. Well, my point is, that I kinda miss them at a time like this. I mean for all their faults, you know you can count on them. Not that I wasn't about to find out that this new family wasn't dependable or nothing, believe me! And secondly, I WASN'T FRIGGIN PREGNANT! (takes a moment to collect himself, then glares at you.) Hey! Shut up! You know what? fu#k it! Here's the friggin story already!


"What do you mean?"

I took a breath. Man, I wasn't looking forward to this, but I know from personal experience that the almighty strength of a triceraton could come in handy. Plus I couldn't just leave them here, I mean they might not be the ones that they really want but they do have a price on their heads, dead or alive.

Amuke looked at me, as usual keeping his words to a minimum as he stared at me soundlessly. It was downright eerie. Kartal was another story. He couldn't stop that friggin fidgeting. He looked like (pardon the pun) he had ants in his pants. I was about to explain it again to Amuke when Kartal just burst out the whole story.

It was wierd. He was talking so fast, he was like a tazmanian devil on meth. And coffee. Anyways, I couldn't follow a friggin word he said.

Amuke just stared at him, not moving. I wasn't sure if he was getting it at all. I know that I sure as hell wasn't.

Anyway, we were spending too much time here! We needed to get going. Every instinct screamed at me that we shouldn't be here. We were in a known location, had no defenses set up, it wasn't natural! On top of that, Vivid was in danger. She might not know that she's wanted with a price on her head. I needed to get to her!

Kartal just finished explaining everything in that one breath and stared at Amuke with a shocked expression on his face. Amuke simply stared back at him without a word, causing Kartal to flinch. Apparently he took the blank expression as Amuke didn't understand what was said (which is something that I could understand) so he took in another big breath to begin again.

Suddenly a red-brown hand clamped on Kartal's face, so big it covered it completely. Kartal started then flailed helplessly against the scaly monstrosity cutting off his airway.

Amuke looked at him as he held his face. "Calm down, Kartal." He still flailed against the hand with increased frenzy. I could hear his hand tighten. "Now."

Immediately Kartal became still as a corps (hehehe...oh. shudder). Slowly Amuke released his face. The wide eyed white faced expression on Kartal's face would've made me laugh my friggin butt off on any other occasion, but as you know this isn't one of those. Kartal opened his mouth to say something, but Amuke's eyes snapped to his, freezing him in his tracks.

"Now, I caught about half of what you said, but not the others. Explain slower, please." Kartal tried, I could tell. But he still sounded like a babbling idiot to me.

Apparently he did to Amuke too, because he started interrupting again. I just couldn't friggin take it anymore. Then I stiffened. Did I just hear something? (other than their babbling) Without visibly turning my head I looked behind me out of the corner of my eye. The bushes moved...there, and there! Holy shit we were surrounded.

"SHUT UP!"

They both jumped, startled, staring at me. I was friggin fuming. I had had enough of this horseshit! They both opened their mouths to speak again and I ground my teeth. We didn't have time for this.

"NO! SHUT UP! JUST SHUT THE FU#K UP!" I glared at them, and they were both sufficiently bewildered to do as I told them. Finally! No more fu#king talking! More action! I was tired of sitting here on my ass!

"Amuke!" He looked at me. If I'd been any more sane at the moment, I'd of been slightly cautious about the look in his eye, but of course you guys know how I get when I'm in a pure righteous fury. "Do you have any weapons in the house?"

He nodded, his eyes never leaving my face. I flecked my eyes behind me, and his eyes darted inconspicuously to where I indicated. His eyes widened a bit and his nod became more genuine. He turned around.

"Good. Go get'em! We'll need every weapon we can get. Kartal!"

He jumped out of his skin at the sound of his name and looked frantically around for Amuke for support. But he'd already headed back to the house. I glared at him. "Get blankets, non-perishable food, water, whatever you think we'll need to live. Alright?" He nodded so hard his brain rattled. "Good. Now MOVE!"

He jumped yet again and scrambled to the house faster than anything I'd seen.

I slowly walked towards the house. I wanted to catch those ba$tard$ behind me by surprise. If they didn't know that I was expecting them...

There! And there! They were following me, but I couldn't see them. No matter, a ninja doesn't need to see.

I closed my eyes and continued walking, fingering my sais with my fingertips. I'd be ready... It seems as though they are about to attack. That order of The Dame was beginning to be more convenient that I'd thought. They weren't allowed to hurt me if they wanted their money, something that I was planning to take full advantage of...

I think that I was beginning to understand what Master Splinter was tellin' us about feelin' our surroundings. Yeah, I think that I've got it now. Cause I can't really explain it, but I could feel them come up behind me, even though they made no legible sound.

Gotcha.

I whirled and caught one in the chin with my heel in a roundhouse kick. Just where I thought she'd be. My left hand immediately caught hers with my sai, I didn't even notice her scream as one of my sai's prongs sliced through the flesh of her wrist. Immediately I brought the hilt of the sai swiping up to her temple, and the resounding thud brought her to the ground. One down, two to go. Hopping nimbly to the other foot I caught the one I'd kicked with my other heel, this time bringing it down on the top of her head. She too, crumpled to the ground.

One more. I didn't even give her a chance. She tried to swipe at me with a, a syringe? So that's how they were going to do it! Hahaha! I caught her slim wrist with my huge hand and deftly twisted. A slight crackle came from her wrist and she clenched her teeth in pain. She tried to hit me with her other hand but I caught that wrist as well. Bringing my foot up I caught her in the abdomen with a solid kick. She oofed but still glared at me. Again, again, one more time. Number three's down for the count.

I wiped my hands and sauntered down to the house. I guess after fighting with the conditions that I did the previous day, everything else just seems a little bit easier. Ya know, I can't help but wonder why they didn't use whip whip whip...guns. I stared at the three darts sticking out of my shell. OW! I heard more of the airguns going of. Oh shit!

Yanking the darts out of my shell I high tailed it to the house. I slammed to a stop as a dart landed in the ground where my foot just was. Yikes! There's another one! And another! And another! And another!

I'm so glad that no one happened to be nearby with a video camerea, I'm certain that I looked like a complete idiot as I danced across the lawn on my toes, desperately dodging the relentless onslaught of darts.

Finally I reached the house. With my back against the wall I scooted over to the door. Uh oh. Here comes the darts again! Once again I high-tailed it while doing a ridiculous dance over to the door...just as Kartal came out with three huge bags.

I heard him squeak with fright as the darts sailed his way. Turtle luck working true to form.

I leaped in front of him, sais blazing. I deflected the first onslaught, the darts ting ting ting as they ricocheted off the metal of my sais. But there were more coming, and sais might be the best weapon but they don't have much to say in the way of reach. Shoving Kartal back with my shell we both spilled into the house.

More darts were coming. I kicked the door closed. Six needles jutted out of the wood just as it slammed shut. Shit, how long were those needles? You could kill someone with those!

For a few seconds longer we heard the darts making their thump thump against the walls, doors and windows. Then there was silence.

Immediately I scrambled to my feet. Kartal whimpered. "Wha-where are you going? Don't leave me!"

I growled. "I'm not leaving you, bonehead! We gotta get out of here!"

"No, no! We're safe in here! We're safe..."

I grabbed him and looked him in the eye. He waswhining too much!"Kartal, what did you do in the Federation?"

"I-I-I w-was a librarian."

Great. Just great. Now where the Hell's Amuke?

Suddenly the ground shuddered, like there was an explosion. Then something collided with the door. It splintered, jagged edges nearly caving in the living room.

I growled as we heard the same thing throughout the walls of the house. They were busting their way in!

I knocked over all the chairs and couches, and tables and whatever else I could. Shoving Kartal behind me I took a stance in the narrow hallway. Pulling out my sais, I was at ready.

The house was eerily silent for a moment longer, you know what I mean. Long enough for your pulse to quicken, for you to listen to the creak of leather as you adjusted your grip on your sais, long enough for you to take a deep breath.

Then the door splintered inward as slabs of building material came from the roof. They were coming from up there! The Elentals that poured in the door weren't like the other ones I'd faced. Yeah, they wore catsuits and had eyes and hair like a punk rock group, but their catsuits were armor plated. And they carried what I could effectively call the miniature Rambo-gun.

They filled the room and came pouring at me in what seemed like one solid mass. At the same time that section of roof gave way and more came in from the top.

One thing about fighting someone with armor platin is that your weapons don't work like they used to. Not to mention that kicking and punching them hurts like a mother!

You know me. I did anyway. I aimed for their faces. Seems like Elentials were like half the females on earth and didn't want their pretty faces covered. POW! Pretty face my ass!

Their guns didn't seem to do much, luckily. They were in quarters too tight to use them anyway. Instead they weilded fists and syringes. I don't like needles.

I fought like a demon. But there was a lot of them, even more than when Shredder's minions stormed April's shop. I couldn't hold them effectively. I took a step back, then another, then another, unable to hold my position. Especially with Kartal clinging to my shell behind me whimpering.

We heard another sound like an explosion from behind us.

"They got in from the other side!" Kartal squealed.

I just grumbled and fought, thinking 'mother fu...'

Kartal reached above him and yanked a string out of a picture. Then he pulled with all of his pregnant weight just as the elentials from the other side came pouring in. He then grabbed me around the arm, and somehow we were both lifted in the air. Frankly, I'm surprised Kartal wa able to keep ahold of me and the rope at the same time without letting go.

We were both lifted into another room and a latch immediately closed behind us, closing us off from the masses of screaming women below. Kartal scrambled off me as I looked briefly around the room. One one end was black bags marked 'survival gear' and on the other were empty wooden crates. It was pretty mucha really big attic. But obviously one of the secret rooms Vivid's family kept ready.

Kartal squealed again and I whirled to him. "WHAT!"

"The weapons, they're gone!" He pointed the the area with the empty crates. My jaw swung open. If those were where the weapons were, then where was Amuke? Did he desert us? I saw on Kartal's face that he was thinking the same thing. Why that lying, no good, son of a...

Another mini explosion jarred my thoughts. Behind the empty crates there was a wall, and it was this wall that was splintering. On the other side of this wall was...Blush's room, I think! They must be coming in through the wall of her room!

Once again I put myself at ready, only this time I was getting tired. And a tad bit sleepy. None of they syringes scored me directly, but I had plenty of nicks all over me. A drop here, a drop there, I could feel the drugs taking their effect.

Furiously I shook my head as I prepared to face the next onslaught. Who was I kidding, I wasn't getting out of here on my own free will. I was going to be carried out, I knew that. This was too much to face alone. Once again I wished fervently that my brothers were here. At least then we'd have a chance. But now...At least I'd go down fighting.

"Uh oh." Kartal whispered behind me and I grinned.

"Uh oh is right. Or you could try my own version: Oh shit."

The wall cracked inward a small bit. Small enough for them to come through. Here goes nothin...I leaped at them with a rage filled cry. I wasn't about to loose my freedom without a fight.


A/N: So, how'd you like it? Hope it was alright, once again I think that I may have dragged my feet a bit on this one, doesn't seem as good as I wanted it to be. Well, anyways please review. Be as wordy as you like, by now you know that I like long reviews. One question though, I have two other story ideas in mind, but one of them kinda indirectly involves my characters from 'Jade Fire'. If I'm not even close to finishing that one, you think I could bring them about in a roundabout way in another one? Please review. Toodles!