chapter 9

Standing outside the door, as it was opened and the light entered the room and only covered over the floor. In the shape of the door, surrounding darkness with the rotting hand was seen. Slowly entered the room, crouched down and picked up the hand to observe.

The hand led to the body still attached, lightly pulled in the light and discovered it was been eaten slightly by rats. Looking towards the prisoner that sat in the veil of darkness as his chains rattled alittle. Dropping the corpse, and turned slightly then approached slowly.

Suddenly stopped as the prisoner emerged from the darkness and grunted as his chains repelled him from pursuing his assault. "Are your finished?" The federal agent asked with a raised brow. Continued to glare angrily and gritted his teeth, forcibly tried to escape his shackles but winced as his wrist stung from the self inflicted injuries.

"You know why I am here?" he asked. Glared from beneath a narrowed glance and lowly replied. "You will never have it, and I will not give you the formula." Gritting angrily through his teeth as he continued to hiss. "You are wasting your time."

Standing before jonathan and ignored his threats, looked over his shoulder then nodded. Two men entered and waited. "Then I have no use for you, do I?" Turning on his heel and walked away, leaving the room as jonathan tried to break free from his shackles and met his fate.

Clicking of metal weapons risen and pointed directly toward the target. Jonathan glared the men one last time and lowly said, vowing with pleasing smirk as he knew thier future. "Revenge is only skin deep, death is only the beginning. You are going to die by the hands of my daughters protector. You are going to die screaming."

The men stood, heard every word spoken but chose to disbelieve his warning. Blood splattered onto the wall and floor, becoming a flowing pool of warm blood as it was spilt by the multiple bullets that his body had recieved. Jonathan's body collapsed onto his knees whilst his shackled wrists held him up, and his head hung over as the blood seeped from his mouth.

One soldier stepped forward and decapitated jonathan's head from his body. It rolled alittle into the light, followed by a blood trail behind. The door was closed behind, after collecting the head and taken it to the genetics room where the federal agent waited.

Handing the head over to the scientist and placed in a cryo tube. Glancing to the cyro tube containing the head, expressed no emotional sympathy or any remorse for the man which had momentarily executed.

"Any word of the others and whereabouts of the target?" The agent asked. The soldier shook his head and replied. "No sir."

Narrowed his glare, alittle and turned to face the back of a certain scientist that tinkered away on the computer before him. Approaching him slowly and lowly requested. "Status report doctor."

Turning and glanced over his shoulder, with a smile. "Of course Agent Bishop." Returning back to the screen and continued. "What would you like to hear? The good or the bad first?"

Lightly tapped his foot and grew impatient. "Time is essential, doctor. I have plenty of time, where you do not. Do not waste it." Agent bishop insisted lowly.

Sighed lowly and finally answered. "The truth is, we are unable to give a full status on what is known as the formula. Doctor jonathan pattison has taken the secret with him I would suppose."

Agent bishop lightly tapped his fingers over his knuckles and chuckled alittle then said softly. "No, he didn't. The formula is elsewhere and it is in his daughter." Pausing a second and turned on his heel then stopped at the doors as they opened, resumed with his commands.

"Find the girl, and bring her back unharmed and alive."

In the lair, Miriam slept soundly and content with the arms of her newly rescuer. The brown rat snuggled her close and happily, nuzzled his soft cool nose in her hair. Lightly trailed his clawed finger along her forearm as she slept whilst he slept contently.

Miriam lightly stirred as she rolled over and snuggled closer within splinter's embrace as he smiled, warmly glanced down and kissed her forehead tenderly. Miriam smiled warmly, purred softly as she slept. And suddenly, the door crept open.

Little leonardo stood in the doorway, rubbing his little eyes and splinter rose his head as he lightly glanced over his shoulder. "Can I come sleep with you?" Leonardo asked, softly. Miriam smiled, soflty said. "It is alright, leo can sleep with us." Splinter smiled and waved his hand, inviting his son. Leonardo smiled happily and skipped over, quickly climbed up then inbetween both miriam and splinter.

Miriam smiled, pulled the covers over just enough to wrap leonardo for warmth. Caressingly trailed the back of her fingers along his little cheek and kissed his forehead, gently snuggled. Splinter smiled, reached over and snuggled both his son and miriam.

Before he closed his eyes once again, he looked to the photograph of his sensei with tang shen. Smiled happily as he curiously wondered and hoped, the happiness he witnessed his sensei once had and yearned for himself. Kissed both miriam's and leonardo's temples and comfortably positioned himself then drifted to sleep.

Few moments later, falling into a deep sleep and the veil slowly rose. A white light brightened and a familiar figure stood waiting with the falling cherry blossom petals, surrounding him and the hill. Splinter knew immediately whom the visitor and smiled, bowed respectfully.

Hamato Yoshi bowed in return and smiled, as he gestured to sit. Splinter obeyed and knelt before the table and accepted the cup handed to him. Softly blew in the cup, cooling the tea and sipped it. Yoshi smiled and said tenderly.

"You must protect her, my son." Splinter glanced softly, but not surprised that his sensei would know. Yoshi resumed.

"I am very, very happy for you my son. She will make a wonderful mother for my grandsons." Splinter smiled, bowed and replied.

"Thankyou, sensei. I will protect her."

"Can I have your word, you will protect her?" a voice requested. Turning around and glanced over his shoulder, seeing a man standing waiting for a reply. Glanced back to Yoshi and he nodded. Standing up slowly and turned to face the unfamiliar man whilst yoshi smiled and faded away.

"May I ask your name please." splinter requested. "Yes you may, Jonathan pattinson. Pleasure to meet the protector of my daughter." he replied.

Splinter's eyes widened alittle and immediately rose his hand to jonathan. Shaking each other's hands then bowed. "It is honour to meet you, sir. And I promise to protect her." Splinter answered.

Jonathan smiled, gratefully honoured and satisfied. Then looked around as he realised his time was over. "I must go, thankyou. Keep my pumpkin safe."

Before splinter could reply, jonathan faded away and the light changed to darkness as the veil lowered. Splinter awoke and opened his eyes, softly sighed. Caressed his fingers through her hair, brushing the strands back. Miriam smiled, snuggled close with leonardo snuggled deeper and tighter within her embrace.