A/N Thank you all for the wonderful reviews. They really make my day. Here's ch 17 for you and us always see ch 1 for disclaimer
Ch 17 The Tables Turn Once More
"Keno," Kito began, taking an unsteady step towards his second in command. "Onegaishimasu. Watashitachi ga hanareru no o tomenaide (Please. I beg of you. Do not stop us from leaving.)"
"Watashi wa shishō no Hamato Yoshi Ryō (I heard the Master speak about Hamato Yoshi,)" Keno said. "Watashi no eigo wa amari yoku wa arimasenga, watashi wa nani ga iwa reta no ka o rikai suru koto ga dekimashita. Hamato Yoshi Ryō-san wa ikite imasu ka? (And although my English is not very good I was able to pick up on some of what was said. Hamato Yoshi is alive I take it?)
"Hai! (Yes!)" Leonardo cried out, causing Keno to look over at him with surprise. "Sore wa watashi ga anata ni tsutaeyou to shite kita kotodesu! (That's what I've been trying to tell you!)"
"Soshite, kare ga itte ita koto kara (And from what he was saying,)" Keno said, nodding his head towards Raphael. "Masutā shureddā wa nan-nen mo mae ni masutā yoshi no tsuma to kodomo o koroshimashita ka? (Master Shredder murdered Master Yoshi's wife and child many years ago?)"
"Kare no kodomo o nusunde motto nite iru (Stole his child is more like it,)" Donatello chimed in. "Karai wa Miwa. Soshite shureddā wa koko sū-nen, kanojo ni uso o tsuite kimashita. Kanojo wa shin no chichioyada to omou yō ni nari, Hamato Yoshi wa hahaoya o koroshita (Karai is Miwa. And Shredder has been lying to her all these years. Making her think that he is her true father and that Hamato Yoshi murdered her mother.)"
"Kore wa amarini mo attōtekidesu (This is all so overwhelming,)" Keno said, shaking his head.
"Watashi wa anata ga Keno o kanjiru hōhō o shitte iru (I know how you feel Keno,)" Kito said, wincing as a stab of pain went through his cracked ribs. "Watashi wa shinjitsu o saisho ni kiita toki to onaji yō ni kanjimashita (I felt the same way when I first heard the truth.)"
"Watashi wa... Kore o shinjirarenai (I...I cannot believe this,)" Keno said, shaking his head once again.
"Keno shite kudasai (Please Keno,)" Hiro said. "Anata wa watashitachi o tasukenakereba naranai. Sore wa tadashī kotodesu. (You must help us. It is the right thing to do.)" Keno looked over at Hiro and stared at him for a few seconds. But before he could respond a loud voice boomed through the air.
"Keno!" Shredder thundered. "Naze anata wa okurete imasu ka? Sorera o korosu! Imasugu! (Why are you delaying? Kill them! Now!") Keno looked over at Shredder then back at the group that was staring wide eyed at him.
"Watashitachi wa nani o subekidesu ka? (What should we do Master Keno?)" one of the guards asked.
"Watashitachi wa anata no meirei o matteimasu (We are waiting for your command,)" another guard said.
"Watashi wa watashi no shujin ni hōshi suru (I must serve my master,)" Keno said, his black eyes narrowing as he got out his sais and gripped them tight. The other guard drew their weapons as well.
"Keno wa shite kudasai (Keno please,)" Kito said. "Anata ga iu koto o suru hitsuyō wa arimasen (You do not have to do what he says.)"
"E e, yarimasu yo (Yes I do,)" Keno said, advancing towards Kito. "Watashi no me de Hamato Yoshi ryō o miru made, watashi wa masutā shureddā (Until I see Hamato Yoshi with my own eyes then I must serve Master Shredder.)" With that Keno and the rest of the Guards advanced towards the group. Soon Leonardo and the others found themselves completely surrounded.
"Dudes what are we gonna do?" Michelangelo whispered, his blue eyes huge.
"We fight Mikey," Leonardo declared. "We fight until we've got nothing left."
"Yeah," Raphael chimed in. "We ain't givin' up. That ain't the way we work."
"Anata ga tatakau kesshin o shite irunara, watashitachiha saigo no kokyū de anata o tasukemasu (If you are determined to fight we will help you with our last breath,)" Kito said, looking at Hiro, who nodded in agreement.
"Arigatōgozaimashita Kito (Thank you Kito,)" Leonardo said with a grateful smile. "Anata to Hiro wa mottomo meiyo aru hitodesu. (You and Hiro are most honorable.)"
"Īe (No,)" Kito said with a bow. "Anata to anata no kyōdai ya yūjin-tachi ga mottomo sonkei sa remasu (It is you and your brothers and friends that are most honorable)"
"Raph you're leader its your call what we do," Leonardo said, looking at his directly younger brother when he said this.
"Oh no Leo its all you," Raphael declared. "Bein' leader ain't all its cracked up to be. 'Sides Splinter only made me leader 'til we found you."
"Well alright then," Leonardo said, looking at the group of Elite Guards that were swarming around them. After thinking for a second Leonardo turned to Michelangelo and said, "Mikey think you can swing up and attack from above?"
"No sweat bro," Michelangelo said with a grin, taking out his nunchakus and extending the chain.
"April you go with him since he's hurt," Leonardo commanded.
"Right," April said, grabbing on to Michelangelo as he swung up into the rafters.
"Casey you and Donnie go to the left," Leonardo instructed. "Try to see if you can sneak up behind them."
"Right," the duo said, looking for a spot they could hide. Luckily for them they soon found one and, using the pillars as a place to hide to pair went to go behind Keno and the others.
"Watashi wa Donatello ga fushō shite kara karera to issho ni ikudeshou (I will go with them since Donatello is injured,)" Hiro offered.
"Tada shinchō ni (Just be careful,)" Leonardo said, keeping his voice low. "Anata mo fushō shite imasu (You're injured too.)"
"Daijōbudesu (I will be fine,)" Hiro insisted as he followed Donatello and Casey. "Anata ga watashi ni tsuite shinpai suru hitsuyō wanai (There is no need for you to be concerned about me.)" Without waiting for a response Hiro was gone.
"Soshite watashi wa dōshitara īdesu ka? (And what should I do?)" Kito asked, keeping his voice low.
"Anata to Raph wa watashitoisshoni imasu (You and Raph stay with me,)" Leonardo said, gripping his katanas tight as he watched Keno and his guards get closer to them. "Dekirudakehayaku sorera o hoji shimasu (We'll hold them off as long as we can.)"
"Anata no sukina yō ni (As you wish,)" Keno said, gripping his sword tight as he prepared for the battle that was coming. Raphael was spinning his sais as he too awaited the attack. But that wait was a short one.
"Kōgeki! (Attack!)" Keno shouted. With that the Guards charged towards Leonardo, Raphael, and Kito. The trio charged themselves and although Leonardo and Raphael were very good fighters and Kito was a master of ninjitsu, Kito was still badly injured from Shredder's attack and Keno knew this and quickly aimed for Kito's injuries, downing the Asian man in a matter of minutes.
"Watashi wa anata ga kono Keno yori sonkei sa rete iru to omotta (I thought you were more honorable than this Keno,)" Kito growled, rubbing his chest, which had blood dripping down it.
"Anata ga Kito yori mo keikendesu! (I am more honorable than you are Kito!)" Keno snarled. "Sukunakutomo watashi wa masutā ni chūsei kokoro o motte imasu! (At least I have loyalty to our Master.)"
"Anata no chūsei kokoro ga Keno ni machigatte iru (Your loyalties are misguided Keno,)" Kito panted as he dodged Keno's blow. "Gōri-teki ni doryoku shite kudasai. Kore wa machigatte iru koto ga wakarimasu. (Please try to be reasonable. You know that this is wrong.)"
"Watashi wa anata o kiite Kito! (I am done listening to you Kito!)" Keno growled, kicking Kito hard in his chest, sending him to the ground, groaning in pain as the blood flowed from his wounds. "Anata ga sono yōna orokamonodenakattara, koreha kono hōhōdearu hitsuyō wa arimasen. (If you were not such a fool this would not have to be this way.)" Keno delivered another hard kick. Only this time it was to Kito's head and it knocked Kito out cold. "Kore o ichido ni subete shūryō suru jikan (Time to end this once and for all.)" Keno growled, raising his sais high in the air as he prepared to kill Kito. But suddenly he fell to the ground, having been kicked hard by Donatello, who had come to Kito's aid along with Casey and Hiro. Hiro quickly lept into action and grabbed Keno's arms, pinning them to his side.
"Watashi wa anata o baka ni shimashou! (Let me go you fool!)" Keno shouted as he kicked Hiro's leg to get free.
"Keno watashi wa anata ga kito o korosu koto o kyoka shimasen (Keno I will not allow you to kill Kito,)" Hiro declared. "Kare wa watashi no yūjindearu. Soshite, kare mo anata no monodesu (He is my friend. And he is yours as well.)"
"Kare wa watashi no yūjinde wa arimasen (He is no friend of mine!)" Keno shouted. "Kare wa uragirimonodesu! Anata mo sōdesu! (He is a traitor! And so are you!)" While this was happening Donatello was trying his best to stop the bleeding from Kito's wounds. Casey was fending off the Guards that were trying to stop Donatello, but the dark headed teen wasn't having much luck.
"D hurry!" Casey shouted as he knocked two Guards to the ground with his hockey stick. "I can't hole 'em off much longer!"
"I'm trying!" Donatello shouted as he bandaged Kito's wounds as best he could. "There's a lot of wounds here! And I only got one good arm!" Just then Donatello let out a cry of pain and fell to the ground. Quickly getting to his feet the purple masked turtle found himself looking into the furious face of Tiger Claw, who was holding his chain in his hands.
"This time there will be no mercy," the mutant tiger growled, advancing on Donatello. "There will be only death." But before he could make good on that promise suddenly Michelangelo dropped down from the rafters, landing directly on Tiger Claw's head, sending the assassin to the ground. Before he had the chance to recover April jumped down as well, making sure she landed on his head, knocking him out cold.
"Phew thanks guys," Donatello said with a smile. "You came just in time."
"No problem D," Michelangelo said with a smile of his own.
"Now get back to Kito," April said. "We've got this." With a nod Donatello went back to treating Kito's wounds while Michelangelo and April helped Casey fend off the other guards. But suddenly they heard Hiro cry out. Looking over they saw that Keno had broke free and Hiro was on the ground, holding his side in pain.
"Kono oroka-sa de jūbundesu! (Enough of this foolishness!)" Keno cried out. "Minagoroshi ni suru! Imasugu! (Kill them all! Now!)"
"Hai masutā Keno (Yes Master Keno,)" the Guards said, advancing on the group.
"Great," Raphael muttered as he and Leonardo were surrounded by twenty Guards. "What do we do now Leo?"
"We fight Raph," Leonardo said. "We didn't give up before and we sure as Hell aren't giving up now! We fight to the death!"
"Now that's what I'm talkin' about," Raphael said with a grin as he prepared to charge towards the Guards. But just when they were about to connect a voice cried out. "Ima sugu teishi! (Stop right now!)" The group turned and were shocked at who they saw.
A/N Gave you guys another cliffie here. Sorry about that lol. Hope you all enjoyed ch 17. Please review.