A/N Reviews! I love them! Keep them coming lol. Enjoy ch 19 and as always see ch 1 for disclaimer

CH 19 A Difficult Decision

Karai stared wide eyed at the figure that was standing before her. "What are you doing?" Karai hissed. "Move out of my way."

"Please do not leave," Splinter begged. "I do not want to lose you again Miwa."

"My name is Karai," Karai snapped back.

"Karai please don't go," Leonardo called out.

"Yeah sis stay and help us," Michelangelo chimed in, having just knocked Bradford to the ground. "We're your family. Fight with us."

"Its not that simple," Karai declared. "I mean I believe that you guys are my family. But..but Shredder raised me my entire life. I..I don't think I can go against him."

"He murdered your mother ya know," Raphael shouted as he plowed through about ten Foot Bots with Casey's help.

"I know that!" Karai shouted, balling her fists up tight. "And knowing that makes this even more difficult. But I just can't forget everything Shredder's done for me."

"I gave you everything," Shredder said, suddenly appearing. "I took you in and raised you, taught you everything you know. And rather you believe it or not I loved your mother. And I love you Karai. You belong at my side."

"Yeah you loved Tang Shen so much you killed her!" Leonardo snarled as he prepared to lunge at Shredder. But a stab of pain in his plastron made him think twice about that.

"Help your brothers Leonardo," Splinter said. "Saki is mine."

"I could not agree more rat," Shredder hissed, extending his blades. After looking back for a second Leonardo quickly ran to help his brothers, who were being overwhelmed by the Foot Bots. But Tiger Claw was watching and he tackled the blue masked turtle to the ground. Leonardo quickly got to his feet and reached for his katanas. His blue eyes went wide when he realized that they had been broken by Shredder's blades earlier.

"What's the matter turtle?" Tiger Claw sneered, gripping his chain tight. "Can't fight without your weapons? Pathetic."

"I can fight," Leonardo growled back, glaring at Tiger Claw. "Which is more than I can say for you."

"I can beat you with one hand," Tiger Claw declared.

"Prove it," Leonardo challenged. "Put the chain down and we'll see who wins."

"Gladly," Tiger Claw growled, throwing his chin off to the side. "Now we shall see who is the better fighter." With that Tiger Claw let out a fierce roar and charged towards Leonardo. The two foes connected and the battle was on.

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Meanwhile Michelangelo and Bradford were having a battle of their own. "Prepare to taste the floor dude," the orange masked turtle taunted, twirling his nunchakus as he circled around Bradford.

"The only tasting that's going to be done is you tasting the steal of my blade as it pierces through your skull freak!" Bradford snarled, racing towards Michelangelo with his sword extended. The two connected and Michelangelo soon got the upper hand. The youngest turtle wrapped his nunchakus around Bradford's wrists and, using all the strength he had Michelangelo flipped Bradford over his head, causing him to land hard on his back. But Bradford wasn't about to go down without a fight. The brown bearded man kicked Michelangelo as hard as he could, making sure he aimed for his cracked plastron. Another crack was heard and Michelangelo cried out in pain and fell to the ground, the blood pouring from his wound. Letting out a cruel laugh Bradford got to his feet and freed his hands. "Time to end this freak," the blue eyed man hissed, putting his foot on Michelangelo's shell and stepping down hard. Michelangelo groaned in pain as the heel of Bradford's boot dug into the back of his neck. "Goodbye freak," Bradford hissed, raising his sword to pierce Michelangelo's neck. But before he could Hiro came flying onto the scene along with April. The duo kicked Bradford as hard as they could sending him flying backwards.

"Anata wa mottomo fumeiyodesu (You are most dishonorable,)" Hiro said with disgust as he hit Bradford hard in the face, sending his flying into the wall, knocking his out. Satisfied Hiro turned his attention back to Michelangelo, who hadn't gotten back up. "Anata wa daijōbudesuka Michelangelo? (Are you alright Michelangelo?)" Hiro asked, kneeling beside his friend. But a stab of pain in his chest quickly made Hiro sit instead of kneel.

"Watashi wa shitsumon wa anata ga daijōbuda to omoimasu ka? (I think the question is are you alright?)" Michelangelo said as April helped him sit up.

"That chest wound looks pretty bad," April said, gently pulling back Hiro's shirt, which was soaked with blood.

"I will be alright," Hiro said, his voice heavily accented as he struggled to find the English words. Just then Donatello came running onto the scene.

"Guys!" he cried out, panting for breath. "Guys Kito's hurt bad. He needs to be brought back to the lair now!"

"I think Mikey and Hiro need medical attention too Donnie," April said, indicating Michelangelo and Hiro's wounds, which were still bleeding. Donatello quickly examined the extent of the damage.

"They'll be fine for now," the purple masked turtle declared. "Anata no kizu ni atsuryoku o kakete kudasai. Sore wa shukketsu o okuraseru no ni yakudachimasu. Shikashi ima, watashitachiha Kita o watashitachi no kakurega ni modosu hitsuyō ga arimasu (Keep pressure on your wounds. That should help slow down the bleeding. But right now we need to get Kito back to our lair.)" Michelangelo and Hiro both nodded and, using some cloth that was nearby they applied pressure to their wounds.

"I'll help you with Kito," April offered. Donatello nodded but just then they heard a thud followed by a cry of pain. The foursome looked and saw Raphael and Casey running over to help Leonardo, who had just been knocked to the ground by Tiger Claw.

"You thought I would play fair did you?" Tiger Claw hissed, taking out his laser gun and aiming it at Leonardo. "And this time its set to kill." With those words Tiger Claw pulled the trigger.

"No!" Raphael cried out, leaping in front of his older brother and taking the hit. The red masked turtle cried out in pain and fell to the ground, the blood pouring from his chest.

"No!" Leonardo cried out, his blue eyes wide with horror.

"Raph!" Donatello, Michelangelo, April and Casey cried out. This got the attention of Splinter, who had succeeded in knocking Shredder out cold.

"Raphael!" the brown coated rat cried out, running over to his injured son.

"Victory is mi..." Tiger Claw began. But his cry was cut short when someone hit him hard in the back of the head, knocking him out. The group turned and to their shock they saw Karai standing there.

"Come on," she said before anyone could speak. "Lets go. I know a place where we'll be safe."

"Watashi wa Kito o tsurete kimasu (I will bring Kito,)" Keno offered, snapping his fingers to get the attention of his Guards. "Watashitachi wa anzen'na ie ni ikimasu. Ichido ni soko ni Kito o tsurete ike! (We are going to the safe house. Bring Kito there at once!)"

"Hai masutā Keno (Yes Master Keno,)" the Guards said, racing into action.

"Wait what safe house?" Leonardo asked. "And won't Shredder know about it?"

"No he won't," Karai said. "I keep a lot from my fa..I mean Shredder. There's a house I go to that's north of here. I go there whenever he was in a dangerous mood and I wanted to hide from him. We'll be safe there."

"Is Raph stable enough to travel?" Leonardo asked, looking at Donatello.

"He's a good as I can get him without the proper medical supplies," Donatello said as he applied bandages to Raphael's wounds. "We should really go to our lair. That way I'll have access to my supplies."

"The safe house has medical supplies," Karai said. "Besides I'm sure you don't trust me enough to take me to your lair yet."

"Trust isn't something easily gotten Karai," Leonardo declared, looking at Splinter, who nodded. "But we trust you enough to go to your safe house. Guys lets roll out!" With that Keno, Splinter, Casey and April picked up Raphael as gently as they could and carried him to a nearby van. They were gone in a cloud of dust before Shredder and his goons were awake. They just hoped they weren't making a huge mistake.

A/N there you have it folks ch 19 over and done. Review please.