BAM!!!!!!!!
"OW!!!!!!!!"
"…Ben, how in the world did ya run into a WALL?"
"Shut up, Rose!"
"Yeah, shut up!"
"…Ya two are pathetic…"
Joss sighed.
The seven kids had gone to a secluded rooftop to train, Leo there to supervise, and Ben ran into a wall while dodging Rose's blades.
Violet was fighting Theo, calmly knocking away his kunai and shuriken, as Jazz fought against Jackie, being careful not to hurt her.
Joss was training with her father, wielding her katana as naturally as her father had when he was her age, but it seemed that she'd sometimes stop, her eyes misting over as she looked at something he couldn't see.
Ever since she'd died eight years ago, he couldn't help but be overprotective.
His daughter died once, he wouldn't let it happen again.
"HELLO! Earth to Joss!"
She snapped out of it, looking at Rose curiously.
"What is it?"
"Aren't ya gonna say anythin'?"
"…Why do I even BOTHER anymore?"
"…Good point…"
Violet knocked Theo off his feet, and both twins groaned in unison.
"…Babies…"
Jackie giggled, looking at them with amusement, when Violet's eyes shifted slightly, showing more red.
"Guys…"
Everyone looked up.
"We've got company…"
Black shadows surrounded them, and they took stances.
"Hey, is this a sleep over party?"
"Yeah, you guys seem ready! Pajamas and all!"
As the twins chuckled, Joss glared.
"Do you two want to act SERIOUS for five seconds?"
"…No…" They answered at once.
"…Dad, am I REALLY related to them?"
"…Unfortunately…"
The ninja opened up their circle, letting two figures through.
"MAN!! He's HUGE!!!"
"Rose, I can see that…"
"But I thought it would be nice ta tell the idiots, Vi."
"Oh, how nice of you!" Violet replied sarcastically.
"Karai." Leonardo stated coldly.
"Leonardo, I see we meet again."
"…Who's that? Cruella De Vil?"
Ben and Theo chuckled, high-threeing Rose.
"Good one!"
"NOW IS NOT THE TIME!!!"
All three stared at Joss.
"…When exactly IS the time?"
"…Let me think…NEVER!!!!!"
"…Yer no fun…"
"Right now, I don't want to be!"
"…Ya NEVER want ta be!"
"CAN WE JUST DROP THIS!?!"
Violet glared, saying, "PAY ATTENTION, FOR GOD'S SAKE!!!"
THAT quieted the other six…
"…Okay…" Joss muttered, tightening her grip on her katana.
"So…what do we do?" She asked her father, who had drawn his own katana.
"…We run…"
She nodded, putting one blade away in order to grab her sister's hand.
"GO!!!"
They ran away, mainly with their siblings, except Jazz, who ran with her uncle.
The ninja split up to follow them, Karai going after Leo and Hun going after his blue-banded daughter…
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Ben and Theo slid to a stop in an alley, and ten ninja surrounded them.
The best ninja tag team was about to show these guys who ruled!
"Hey, losers! Your about to see some great ninja in action!"
Theo smiled, pulling out kunai.
"Yeah, you guys are going down!"
In a flash, both turtles had their weapons drawn and charged.
Taunting and dodging, they were soon finished with the ninja, and high-threed each other.
"YES!! Who rules?!"
"WE rule!!"
"Got THAT right!!"
"…SO…should we head home?"
"And leave these easy guys for everybody else? No way! Let's go find the others!"
Theo nodded, and the two headed off into the shadows…
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Violet tried to pull her sister further along, but Rose stopped, staying stubbornly in place.
"I'm gonna beat these guys into a bloody pulp!"
"I thought the point of separating was to GET AWAY!"
"I don't really CARE right now, Vi!"
Before Violet could retort, they were surrounded by ninja, and she groaned.
"I blame YOU…"
"Why THANK YA! I'm glad to hear that!" Rose replied with fake happiness, pulling out her blades.
"…How in the world did you get so violent?" Violet mused, pulling out her sai and twirling them.
"It's a gift, sis. Now lets get 'em!"
They nodded to each other and jumped into the fray.
Though not as aggressive as her sister, Violet still fought viciously, beating down half of their enemies before Rose could finish off the last one.
"We rock!"
"I know, Rose. We've ALWAYS rocked!"
"At least ya know it!"
Violet rolled her eyes playfully.
"Come on. We've gotta find the others."
"Could we NOT find Ben and Theo?"
SMACK!!!
"OW!!!"
Rose glared at her indignantly.
"Let's just go…"
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Jazz struggled to keep up with her uncle, knowing there were ninja behind them.
"U-Uncle Leo, they're getting closer!"
"…I know…"
He didn't even sound winded.
Then again, he'd probably done this millions of times before.
A chain caught Jazz's ankle, sending her toppling to the ground, and Leo stopped.
"Jazz!"
She struggled to get up, her knees scraped from trying to catch herself, and the ninja surrounded her.
She gripped her staff, and spun it around to knock some away, blocking their weapons as she stood.
Karai landed near Leo, drawing her katana.
"Karai. What are you all doing back?" Leo questioned coldly, drawing his own swords.
"We have our reasons."
Their blades clashed, ringing in the air.
Jazz jabbed her staff into a ninja's stomach, making it separate so she could catch a katana blade with the chain.
She kicked the ninja away, back flipping over the two coming at her from behind.
Once all the ninja were down, she turned to her uncle's fight.
"U-Uncle Leo…"
"Jazz, go find the others! NOW!"
She hesitated, her normally timid nature trying to take over, but she nodded.
"O-Okay…"
She turned to go, and saw two figures appear.
"JAZZ!!!!"
She froze.
"Ben? Theo?"
They landed in front of her, grinning hugely.
"Whoa! A fight!"
"G-Guys, w-we've gotta find th-the others!"
Ben grinned wider.
"We found two of them."
"Miss us?" Rose asked as her and Violet jumped down.
"Where's Joss and Jackie?"
Violet's eyes grew worried.
"I don't know…"
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Joss was practically dragging her sister over the rooftops, chest heaving as she tried to control her breathing.
Jackie looked back worriedly at the ninja following them.
"S-Sis!"
Joss tried to speed up, but her legs started shaking with the effort.
"Jackie, I'll hold them off. Keep running. Go straight home."
"B-But-!"
"Now is NOT the time! GO!"
Joss stopped, watching her sister keep running as she drew her other katana.
She turned to face the ninja, and slid into a stance.
They made the first move, but she sure as shell didn't get hit.
Her blades blocked and lashed out in turns, and she kicked the last ninja down.
"Time to catch up to Jackie…" She muttered, turning around, and froze.
"…Shell…"
The LARGE man from before stood there, with even more ninja behind him.
"…I REALLY don't need this right now…" Joss grumbled, taking a stance.
"Well, who might you be?"
"None of your business, big guy."
"Really?"
He snapped his fingers, and two ninja held up a small, struggling form.
'Jackie!!!'
Joss's eyes narrowed.
"What the shell do you want?"
"Your name for a start."
A slight scoff.
"Jocelyn."
A chuckle.
"Aw. Cute name."
She growled slightly.
"I told you, so let her go."
"I don't think so."
A katana blade was placed over the eleven year old's pulse, and Joss tensed.
"You're both coming with us."
She smirked slightly.
"Sorry, don't think so."
"And why is that?"
She couldn't help a chuckle herself.
"'Cause all you guys are holding is a bag of garbage…"
There was a poof of smoke, revealing that to be true, and she put her katana away in order to back flip over the edge of the roof.
She found her sister hidden behind a dumpster, and pulled her onto her shell so she could carry her.
'Gotta move!'
She ran through the shadows, highly aware that they were being searched for, and shushed her younger sister's sniffles with promises that everything would be okay.
She stopped when she saw a large shadow, and soothed her younger sister before inching closer to hear what the person was saying.
"Hun, we haven't found her yet. She's as good as her father."
"Just what I'd expect."
She could hear the smirk in his voice now, and scowled slightly.
"She's a wildcat, and smart, too. I wouldn't mind having her for myself…"
Joss felt Jackie tremble against her shell, and smiled reassuringly.
"Bring her alive…do whatever you want with the child…"
Joss glared at the shadow, pressing her side against the wall.
'See if you can find me, shell for brains…'
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When Karai had fled, Leo looked at the five turtles worriedly.
"Where's Joss? And Jackie?"
"We haven't found 'em yet." Rose answered, and Violet tried to sense her cousin's life force.
"Let's go find them then!"
"No need." Violet replied, smiling.
"She found us."
Joss landed beside them a moment later, Jackie on her shell.
"Hey, guys. Sorry for the wait."
"Joss! Where were you?" Leo asked worriedly, checking her for wounds.
"Just beat up some ninja, is all. I'm fine."
She tried to smile reassuringly, but Leo didn't buy it.
"What happened? And tell me the truth!"
She sighed in exasperation, knowing she wouldn't get away with a lie or a half-truth.
She explained what happened with as much detail as she could muster, and she saw worry fill his features.
"…Let's head home…"
'So you can tell mom and I won't leave the lair for weeks…' She thought, slightly bitter.
'But I guess it's to be expected…I don't even know who these guys are…'