Heya Readers, sorry to leave on a cliffhanger! I hope this was worth the wait!

Chapter Forty-Six

As Shredder pressed the button he laughed evilly, as did Dr Arden and Arashi yet Dr Paradigm just smirked.

The Hamato Clan and the Sharks watched the screens expecting to see gas appear to cover the city and mutate the inhabitants, yet nothing happened.

Leonardo frowned as he watched and Ripster raised an eyebrow ridge in confusion.

Dr Arden at the same time looked at the screens then frowned.

He then looked at Arashi and nudged him to look to which the tall second in command of the Foot also looked.

"What is this?" he asked in alarm, "Why are there no gases appearing?"

The Shredder glared and pressed the button on the remote again, then a few more times before hitting it in frustration.


The Hamato Clan and the Sharks also looked bewildered, and they looked at each other.

"What the shell?" Raphael asked.

Donatello frowned hard then looked across to Dr Paradigm, then as he looked around the room, he noticed that Repteel and Killamari weren't in the room.

"Something's not right." He thought.

At the same time the sharks and the other turtles, Pandora and Monalisa noticed there were two seavites missing.

Shredder growled in anger then turned to Dr Paradigm.

"Luthor? What is this? Why are the bombs not working!?" he demanded.

Dr Arden and Arashi also turned to the Bald man in the exo-suit who had a calm look on his face and said nothing.

"Well?" Shredder snarled in anger.

Dr Arden lifted his hand making his syringes appear and Arashi placed a hand on his katana that hung at his side.

"Answer me Luthor!" Shredder shouted, "Or you will suffer the consequences!"


It was then Dr Paradigm smirk got wider and more sinister.

"Ah, Shredder, I'm so sorry to disappoint you, but the bombs aren't set to go off!" he replied casually.

Shredder glared, Arashi's jaw dropped in disbelief, and Dr Arden turned mauve with rage, in fact his face twisted up and his burns looked even more hideous.

"What do you mean?" Arashi glowered as he gripped his katana and slowly started to pull out the blade.

"What I mean is Izo Arashi, that the bombs your faithful ninja planted around the city, were never meant to go off at all! Because those bombs aren't even real! They were merely filled with plain green coloured water!"


At those words the whole of the Foot, the Venomous Five, the Sharks and the Hamato Clan gasped in shock!

"No way!" Leonardo and Raphael said together.

"What just happened?" Michelangelo gaped.

"Shut up!" Pandora cried in shock.

"He doubled crossed Shredder?" Monalisa breathed.

"Oh boy…" Donatello muttered.

The Sharks meanwhile looked at each other in horror then back at Dr Paradigm.

"Is he stupid?" Jab asked.

Ripster gulped.

"Either stupid or really way in over his head!" he replied.

Streex and Slammu just stared in bewilderment.


Shredder bared his teeth and his eyes blazed.

In fact, many of the Ninja Soldiers backed away in fear at their master's fury, they had seen the Shredder mad, but this took the cake.

The Leader of the Foot Clan had been double crossed, and all the Ninja and even the Venomous Five, as stupid as they were, knew that if one double crossed or betrayed the Shredder, you signed your own death warrant!

"You mean to say?" he roared as he produced his blades "That you used us? And planted duds around the city?"

Dr Paradigm clapped his hands sarcastically.

"Bravo!" he said "Hit the nail on the head!"

"Then if that's the case?" Dr Arden snarled stepping towards Dr Paradigm who didn't seem worried that he was being approached by the sadistic doctor with syringe fingers filled with different serums.

"Then what happened to what we worked on together the past week since we made a partnership deal?"

Dr Paradigm's smirk got wider, and he narrowed his eyes.

"I put it all in one single bomb!" he said.

"And where is it?!" Dr Arden growled as he stepped closer to Dr Paradigm who only continued to smirk, and it made the scarred face doctor slightly uneasy.

The Dr Paradigm looked towards the Megs and spoke to them in Russian!

No Sooner did he do so than the Shredder and Arashi yelled in shock as they were grabbed by a couple of Megs behind them.

Dr Arden turned around to see his employers get grabbed but before he could fire any of his syringes, he too was grabbed by another Meg who pinned his arms to his sides in a bear hug.


Meanwhile the Venomous Five didn't get a chance to react as their hostages were pulled away from them and they too were grabbed by the Megs.

In fact, it took three Megs each to hold Nile Monitor and Gila Monster being the largest of the Lizards.

The Hamato Clan and the Sharks tried to fight, but the Megs were too quick for them and held them tightly!

Cobra as she dangled in the air as one Meg held her by the back of her Hood hissed and started spitting at Dr Paradigm but because of the exo-suit Dr Paradigm wore, the venom couldn't touch his bare skin!

"Let go!" Shredder bellowed as he struggled against the two Megs holding him hostage "Let go! I command you! I am the Shredder! Your Lord and Master! I am the Shredder!"

"No point in that Orku Saki!" Dr Paradigm smirked as he walked towards the windows at the side "They only obey me now!"

"I swear it Shredder!" Dr Arden screamed as he struggled against the Meg holding him tightly "You will pay for betraying us! Mark my words!"

Arashi too glared at Dr Paradigm.

"Anyone who betrays the Foot!" he shouted, "Will suffer greatly!"

But Dr Paradigm just laughed evilly as he got closer to the windows and Octopus, Barracuda and Jellyfish walked with him.

"And I'm supposed to be scared of your threats gentlemen?" he asked "Right now, Repteel and Killamari have stolen a helicopter with the bomb inside it! I plan to leave here, then we will rise above the city and drop the bomb! Then will it set off an airborne gas which will engulf the whole of the city and the districts beyond!"

He then cackled evilly.

"And the Gene Slamming formula you and I cooked up together William?" he added "No point in trying to find it on your systems! I deleted all the files! Everything is in my possession!"

So, saying he held up a data stick.

"I have the perfect formula! I have the power! I have everything! And with this! I will create more! After New York City, I will continue all over the United States of America, then I will cross over to Europe, Russia and beyond! The World will bow to me!"

"You Traitor!" Shredder screamed "You double crossing, cowardly fucker!"


As Dr Paradigm continued to monologue, the Hamato Clan and the Sharks as they listened to Dr Paradigm tried to struggle out of the grips of the Megs, there was no way they were going to let the evil Doctor get away with this heinous act!

Pandora glared at Dr Paradigm as she was held tightly by the back of her shirt by the Meg holding her and Cobra, then looked across to the mutant spitter who continued to spit in fury.

"Hey! Goldie!" she hissed to which the snake turned to her.

"Shut up Brat!" she spat.

"Thanks for that!" Pandora responded again in a loud whisper "Listen! We hate each other! I get that! You wanna gut me! I get it! But we got the same goal! To stop that traitor before he mutates the city!"

Cobra glared.

"And why would I want to help you?" she hissed.

"Because you stupid idiot!" Pandora snapped "If that traitor fucker mutates the city, you'll be forced to be his slave! And wouldn't you rather your leaders be master of the world? And anyway, you want to have a re-match with me at some point right?"

The Cobra glared at Pandora, but she did think for a moment, as the Hybrid had a point.

"Alright then!" she said, "But don't think I won't try to poison you for good!"
"Point taken!" Pandora replied.

She turned her eyes to the Meg who was watching Dr Paradigm awaiting his next order then looked at the Cobra.

"I'll use my tail to stab him!" she said "That way he'll drop us in pain, then we'll attack the others? Agreed?"

Cobra nodded yet hissed in defiance.

The last thing she wanted was to follow the orders of the young mutant Hybrid, but in a rare occasion when she used her brain rather than her brawn and venom, she knew this was their best bet to get themselves and their comrades free then attack Dr Paradigm then continue their own war later.

Pandora took a deep breath then she positioned her tail then struck the Meg hard in the chest with the Blade! The sharp blade embedded in the Meg's chest and the giant mutant roared in pain letting go of the hybrid and the Golden snake!


As that happened, Dr Paradigm stopped monologuing and saw Pandora and Cobra get loose and Cobra sprayed her venom on the other Megs holding her comrades and the Sharks and Hamato Clan causing them to get distracted or duck the spray and in doing so loosened their grips on their hostages.

"Damn!" the evil doctor cursed then he shouted in Russian and at once the Megs ran into the battle to keep the Foot Clan, the Hamato Clan and the Sharks at bay.

As Cobra's venom distracted the Megs and the Sharks, turtles, Splinter and Monalisa were freed they instantly got into action to fight off the Megs.

"Venomous Five!" Komodo Dragon bellowed "We will not fight the Hamato Clan for now! We must fight off these mutant Megs!"

Nile Monitor, Gila Monster and Black Mamba were reluctant, but they agreed there was the bigger priority of killing the Megs that were attacking them all, and they would turn on the Turtles, Monalisa and Pandora later.


At the same time, the Megs holding Shredder, Arashi and Dr Arden Hostage were stunned but they kept hold of their prisoners.

"Kill them all!" Shredder screamed "Finish them!"

Dr Arden gritted his teeth and tried to stab with his syringe fingers at his captor and Arashi looked towards Dr Paradigm.

"Don't let that Traitor escape!" he bellowed to the Ninja soldiers who started to move towards him but were blocked by several Megs.

Dr Paradigm glared then looked to the window to see the Helicopter he had sent Killamari and Repteel to steal so they could escape.

Ripster turned to his brothers as they got freed.

"Don't hold back boys!" he shouted, "Feeding Frenzy!"

"SHARK ATTACK!" the Street Sharks screamed in unison then ran into to attack the Megs with their teeth, biting and chewing at flesh and tearing them apart.


The Turtles also jumped into the battle, Leonardo and Monalisa sliced and diced with their sharp weapons.

Raphael stabbed as well as punched and kicked yelling in a feral way.

Donatello and Michelangelo used their weapons to knock back as well as pulverize.

Splinter used his cane, claws and tail to fight back against the Megs and Pandora used Mr Swingers to stab with the sharp end as well as strike with the metal ball as well as stab with her tail blade and slash with her metal claws.


The Venomous Five used their claws and teeth to attack the Megs and before long, many of the Megs went down due to the teeth of the venomous reptiles, especially those of Komodo Dragon and Black Mamba.

Slicing a Meg with her poisoned Tanto, Black Mamba turned and found herself crossing blades with Monalisa who had slit a Megs throat then ended up facing the black snake.

"This is a first!" Monalisa said as her closed fan hit Black Mamba's venom covered tanto "Working with my enemy to fight a bigger threat!"

"I would have preferred a different way bitch!" Black Mamba snarled "When these Megs are down and dead, you're next!"

"Fine by me!" Monalisa retorted pushing away from Black Mamba then going to attack another Meg that came at her.


As the Megs went down, Komodo Dragon went for the Megs holding his Masters captive and he along with Nile Monitor struck the Megs with their clawed paws and tails and before long, the Shredder, Arashi and Dr Arden were freed.

"Thank you Komodo, Nile." Arashi nodded at the giant Lizards then he turned to Dr Paradigm and glared.

"Luthor!" he bellowed "You betrayed the Foot! You double crossed my Master and Lord!"

"You tricked me!" Dr Arden screamed, his eyes flashing "You will pay for this!"

"Seize him!" the Shredder roared "Bring him to me! I wish to finish him, slowly and painfully!"

Dr Paradigm glared then he smirked and held up his arm where a rocket launcher was, and he fired it at the glass, causing the windows to smash!

The smashing glass made everyone stop and look and they soon saw the helicopter hover outside with Killamari and Repteel inside piloting it.

Dr Paradigm then smirked.

"I have to say, it has been fun! As well as a very enlightening experience! And now I must say, ta ta! For now!"

He then jumped backwards out of the window and grabbed onto a ladder than hung from the side of the helicopter held onto by Repteel.

"NO!" Shredder shouted as Dr Paradigm caught the ladder and the helicopter began to fly away from the building.

At the same time, Jellyfish, Barracuda and Octopus followed him and grabbed the ladder.

"FOOT NINJA!" he bellowed "After him!"

At once, several Ninja who had managed to get past the remaining Megs started to chase after the helicopter as they leapt out of the broken windows.


At the same time, Streex who had managed to punch down two Megs saw the helicopter fly off but what shocked him more was when he saw Pandora running to the window swinging Mr Swinger over her head like a lasso then threw it towards the helicopter.

"Pandora!" he shouted "No!"

But it was too late, the Hybrid managed to wrap the ball end of Mr Swinger around the landing feet of the helicopter and still holding onto the chain, she was pulled out with it!

Streex raced to the window, and he watched the helicopter take off with Dr Paradigm, Octopus, Barracuda and Jellyfish climbing the ladder to get inside and Pandora swinging from the bottom holding onto the chain of her weapon.


At the same time, the Hamato Clan and the other Sharks saw Pandora get dragged off!

"Pandora! Pandora!" Raphael bellowed as he leapt off the nose of a Meg he managed to stab in the brain and ran to the broken windows.

"No! My baby!" Monalisa wailed as she cut another Meg down and observed in terror.

"We gotta catch up to them!" Leonardo shouted then looked to his sensei, Donatello, Michelangelo, and the other Sharks.

"Guys!" he shouted, "Paradigm's escaping and Pandora's gone after him!"

"WHAT!?" everyone screamed and ran to the windows to see the helicopter flying off and Pandora attached to it.

"No! Little Geisha!" Michelangelo yelled.

"We gotta get after him!" Donatello shouted.

Splinter turned to the Shredder, Arashi and Dr Arden.

"We may be enemies, but there is a greater threat greater than our personal war!" he said then turned to Leonardo who leapt out of the broken window followed by the others.

"We'll take the rooftops!" he called to the Sharks "Find your vehicles and catch up!"

"Got it Leonardo!" Ripster agreed before turning to his brothers "Come on boys!"

"Shark Attack!" the other Sharks yelled then leapt out of the window to chase the helicopter.


As that happened, the Shredder turned to, Arashi, Dr Arden and the Venomous Five, fury in his eyes.

"We shall also follow!" he snarled "I want that traitor's head on a plate!"

Arashi and Dr Arden were only too inclined to agree.

"He will rue the day he decided to double cross us!" Arashi growled.

"He will suffer!" Dr Arden snarled "I hate that traitor more than I hate Monalisa!" he flexed his syringe fingers and turned to the Venomous Five.

"Follow us to the top of the building!" he ordered to which the Venomous Five agreed and followed.

As they left, they had to step over the many cut up and torn apart bodies of the Megs that lay on the floor.

Dr Arden glowered cursing himself that he decided to make Dr Paradigm a partner in crime.

"I will never get over this!" he lamented to himself.

So it turned out Dr Paradigm was planning to betray the Foot for his own agendas? Did any of you see that coming?

And the Foot, the Sharks and the Hamato Clan were forced to fight alongside each other to take down the Megs and go after Dr Paradigm!

And Pandora's now chasing Dr Paradigm, attached to the helicopter by Mr Swinger!

Things can only get more intense! Keep checking back to find out what happens next!