Hey! It's me again. Sorry I didn't get this updated as soon as the last chapter, but I've been sick. Thanks for all the reviews. I've gotten some comments about me switching POV's on you. Sorry, it's just that sometimes I think the story would be better from a certain POV. I will try to work on giving it a little more flow, though. Other than that, your other questions will be answered as the story progresses. Well, here goes chapter 3!

If I say I own them, will I get mobbed? I will? Okay. (sighs) I own nothing besides my story line and Renee.

Chapter 3: What Karai Forces Out

Renee's car zoomed out of the parking lot, with Renee screaming and holding on to Mikey for dear life.

"I-I can't see anything!" Renee said, "My hair's in my face!"

"Plah, plah, plah! Well, it's in my mouth!" Mikey complained, "And it tastes nasty! What do you put on it!"

"Hair stuff." She replied, as she tried to pull it back in a ponytail, but only partially succeeded. She sighed. "Guess that will have to do." Some stray strands of hair whipped in the wind from Don's haphazard driving.

"Would you two stop bickerin' and try to figure away outta this!" Raph said

Renee and Mikey turned around and saw several vehicles chasing them.

"Oh shell!" Mikey exclaimed, "Please don't tell me that those cars are full of Purple Dragons!"

"I am afraid that they are, my son." Master Splinter responded

"I asked you not to tell me, Sensei."

"If you didn't want to know that, then you don't want to know that they just pulled out some nasty looking guns." Leo said. "Donny, we have to get outta here!"

"I'm on it." He responded. "Hold on, everyone."

Donny pulled a sharp left just as the Purple Dragons opened fire. "Whooooooa!" everyone yelled.

"There still behin' us, Donny!" Raph called out.

"All right. Time to take this into high gear." Donny said. Quickly he turned to the right, then made another sharp turn to the left. He blew through some side streets and the turned right onto a regular street.

"We lost 'em!" Raph exclaimed.

"All right!" Mikey cheered

They all turned back to face the front….and saw a Purple Dragon vehicle heading straight for them.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!"

Donny pulled a quick right, but the vehicle followed them. As they drove on, the other vehicles caught up with them.

"My sons, we must find a way to end this, and escape." Master Splinter said.

"Well, anyone have any ideas?" Leo asked.

"You don't have a plan!" Mikey yelled. "We are so dead!"

"Wait!" Renee exclaimed. "I think I night have an idea!" She bent down. "Mikey move your legs, I need under the seat!"

"Whoa there girl! What are you doing? 'Cause I don't think you'll fit under the seat." Mikey said.

"I'm not trying to hide, I'm trying to- there it is!" Renee came up with what she was looking for.

Donny glanced over at her. "Is that what I think it is?" he asked.

"Depends." She responded as she took the object out from its pouch, "What do you think it is?"

"I think it's a gun!" he said.

"Then you're right." She said.

"What!" Leo and Mikey exclaimed

"What are you doin' with a gun!" Raph asked

"I have a license." She responded. "Duck."

"It don't matter!" He said. "It's still a gun!"

"Look, it's not like I don't know how to use it, okay? So hush your mouth and duck when I tell you." She glanced at Mikey. "Hold me steady, okay?"

Master Splinter looked at Renee. "Child, I am not sure that this course of action is-"

"Duck." She said.

"Whoa!" Raph, Leo, and Master Splinter ducked for her as she turned to aim the gun at the vehicles behind them.

"It's time for this chase to end." She thought. Renee took a deep breath and looked at the vehicle in the front. She took careful aim and pulled the trigger. Bang! One bullet was fired. As soon as she had pulled the trigger, she took quick aim again, and let off another shot. The first vehicle suddenly swerved and seemed to lose control. She did let off four more shots, and the next two vehicles did the same thing as the first one. They all piled up together and blocked the road. None of the other vehicles could get by.

"Wha-you shot out their tires!" Raph exclaimed

"But- but when you threw the keys earlier…" Donny was a little confused.

Renee winked at him. "I said I couldn't throw, hunny, I never said I couldn't aim."

"Wow! You go, Renee!" Mikey yelled.

Renee laughed. "Whooh! Take a right here, Don. If we go down a few blocks, there's a parking deck that's like a park and ride. We can leave my car there. Nobody will bother it. And if I'm recalling this right, there's also a manhole near there. Ya'll were looking for one earlier, right?"

"That is correct, Miss Finrir." Master Splinter confirmed.

"I don't mean to be a wet blanket," Leo said, "but what happened to the Foot? They were chasing us, too."

"I do not know, my son, but we must be cautious. They could still be watching us." Master Splinter said.

By this time they had entered the parking deck and Donny was parking Renee's car expertly. "We better put the top up. The Purple Dragons or the Foot might come looking for your car, but since they didn't see the top, it should make your car a little harder to identify."

"They won't find it, trust me. But we should put the top up. It's safer that way." Renee told them. "However, I think that me and ya'll in the backseat might want to get out first. If not, it's kinda like crawling out of a hole."

"Good idea, Renee." Leo said. "Mikey, Don, you do know how to put a top on a convertible up?"

"Sure. It's easy." Donny said.

"Um, no. But it can't be too hard, right?" Mikey said with a smile.

Raph and Leo looked at each other. "Tell you what Raph. I'll get Renee off of Mikey's lap, Mikey can get out, and you can help Don put the top up. We don't want Mikey to mess up anything."

"Hey!" Mikey protested. "That's not fair!"

"I agree with your brothers, Michelangelo." Splinter said

"Awww."

Leo, Raph and Splinter flipped out of the backseat, and Leo picked up Renee and made Mikey get out of the front seat. In no time the top on Renee's car was up and they were all making their way down the parking deck.

"Come, we will take Miss Finrir to our home. But we must be wary. We still do not know where the Foot have gone." Master Splinter instructed.

"Hei, Sensei"

"Yes, Master."

"You got it, Sensei."

"If you say so, Master."

"Uhhh…sure, why not. I don't have to be home tonight."

Quickly and quietly they made their down the parking deck, with Renee being carried by Leo.

"Hey." she said. "It's Leo, right?" when he nodded, she continued, "You really don't have to carry me. I think my ankle's well enough that I could walk."

"No." Leo said. "Don doesn't want you walking until he can look at your ankle, and besides, it's faster this way."

Renee shrugged "Whatever dude. I was just offering."

By this time they had made it to the manhole that Renee remembered. While Raph and Mikey lifted the cover off of the manhole, Donny, Leo and Master Splinter kept a lookout for and Foot in the area.

Suddenly, Master Splinter's ears twitched, and Renee sucked in a deep breath.

"My sons, stand ready. We are not alone." Master Splinter said.

They looked up and saw Foot ninja gathering on the rooftops. Leo quickly put Renee down, and they all took up defensive stances.

"We have to protect Renee, guys. I don't think they'll spare her even though she just met us." Leo said

"Gee, whatever makes you think that, fearless leader?" Raph shot back.

"My sons, now is not the time." Master Splinter admonished.

The Foot suddenly jumped down from their perches and for the second time that night the guys found themselves engaged in a fierce battle.

Mikey danced around with his nun chucks swinging. "Nyah, nyah! You can't catch me!" he called out. This seemed to anger several of the soldiers, and they came after him. However, the ever-energetic turtle proved to be quick for the agitated Foot ninja, and he got to Foot before the Foot could really hurt him.

Raph was also battling hard. However, his method was different from Mikey's. "Rrrrrr, come and get it, ya goons!" He plowed right into a group of Foot, taking them out as he went. Thuds and oofs were heard as he made his way through them.

A little ways off from Raph, Leo was fighting his own opponents. The sharp cling and shing as his katana met his opponents' weapons was ringing loudly. Several of the Foot that he was fighting were already down.

Near Renee were Don and Master Splinter. They were working together to protect her. Don's Bo staff was blocking multiple attacks, and he too was taking down Foot ninja. Master Splinter was using a combination of his walking stick and his hands and feet to take out the Foot near him. Of course, being the master that he was, he was taking out his fair share of the Foot.

Renee was cowering behind them, frightened and scared. I must do something to help my friends. She thought. But she was unsure of what she could do. She only knew of one option, and for her it was a last ditch option, a dangerous option only to be used in the most extreme of circumstances. But what are these circumstances, if not extreme. With that thought and sounds of her new friends battling and protecting her echoing through her head, she took a deep breath and prepared for her last ditch option.

Suddenly, though, the Foot backed off. Could they sense what she was about to do? They parted for someone who was walking through the middle of them. "Karai." She heard Leonardo say, almost bitterly. Renee looked up and saw a figure of a woman dressed in some sort of spiky metal armor coming through the Foot soldiers.

"Leonardo." She responded. "I don't know how you turtles," she spat the word out, "keep interfering with my business, but tonight it will end."

"Uh, dude, what's she talkin' about" Mikey asked.

Donny shrugged. "I have no idea."

The woman in the suit looked straight at Renee. "Come, you cannot say you do not remember me, little cat."

"I don't-" Renee started, but abruptly stopped. "Karai? That Karai? Oh, yes, I remember you well. I would think that you would remember me, and what happened that fateful night in Japan." Renee had straightened up as she started talking, and was now balanced on one foot, looking straight at Karai.

"You two know each other?" Raph said.

Karai laughed. "Oh yes, we are acquainted. And I have not forgotten what happened back in Japan. In fact, it is the very reason have been looking for you." She glanced at the turtles and Splinter. "I see you have not yet shown your friends what you really are."

Renee hissed. "Leave them out of this. They have nothing to do with it. This is between you and me. Let my friends go."

"You are right." Karai responded. "They have nothing to do with this. However, they will pay for the other things that they have done. To me and my father."

"Your father was an intergalactic lowlife with mental problems and anger issues!" Renee yelled.

Karai tightened the grip on her sword and charged toward Renee. "You will not slander the name of Oruko Saki!" ( A/N: did I spell that right?)

Don and Splinter moved to protect Renee, but before they could Renee sprang to life. She charged toward Karai head on, and the flipped over her, using her shoulders to complete her turn.

"Whoa!" Mikey exclaimed.

Renee straightened up and looked straight at Karai.

"What the Shell!" Raph exclaimed.

As Renee straightened up, it was obvious that she had changed. She had two black cat-like ears, and a cat tail. Some of her teeth were now pointed, and it looked like she had claws. Her eyes were different too, more catlike, which meant that they almost seemed to glow.

Karai turned around to face Renee. "So, you finally show your true form." She said.

Renee glared at Karai. "You forced me this far. This is only the first step and you know it. Leave now, before you force me to take drastic measures. I do not want to hurt anybody."

"You have shown me exactly what I wanted to know. I was not entirely sure it really was you, but bringing out your true form has proven it." Karai said. She kept her stance. "Foot soldiers attack. Kill the turtles and their rat master, but bring me the girl."

The guys tightened their stances. Renee's eyes widened. "No!" she said, "You can't!"

"You cannot protect them." Karai said. "You cannot even protect yourself. Say good bye to your friends, little cat." She walked off towards the back of the Foot ninja, and the Foot attacked.

"No! NO! Stop! Please!" Renee yelled. "Leave them Alone!" but it was to no avail. The Foot descended on her and the guys, and just kept coming. Renee managed to get to the turtles and Splinter, but they were having a hard time of it. She turned and found a staff coming down towards her head. "Ahhhhh!" she screamed. Suddenly she was pulled backwards and pushed down.

"Stay there!" Raph told her. She was in the middle of her protectors, and they were fighting for her once again. She could see the blows they were taking, and how they were starting to falter. One could only take so many hits.

She squeezed her eyes shut. "No. No! NOOOOOOOO!" she yelled out. "Stop it! DON'T HURT MY FRIENDS!" she felt something in her mind snap, and she released her last ditch option.

I know it's cruel to leave you hanging here, but I am afraid that you will have to deal for a while. I have several projects I have due on the 17, and I haven't started any of them. Sorry, but as I'm sure you understand, school comes first. Especially college, since it's training me for my future, and my parents are paying for it. I am really sorry though, and will get back to work on this story ASAP. Sorry again. Well, please review and tell me what you think.

-RealityBreakGirl