CHAPTER FIVE: ASSASINATION POINT

The brothers woke to a crashing sound just outside their bedroom. When Michelangelo poked his head out the door way, he jumped in fear. There were four muscled thugs, armed with baseball bats, smashing their house. He looked around to his kin; seeing them already tense with adrenalin. Moments later, they all leapt out of the room ready to strike. The men were startled by all this but still, they were prepared. One of them swung his bat at Raph who responded by ducking and then stabbing one of his sai into the brute's side. Leo sent his sword vertically down and the man rolled it off his shoulder, cutting him deep. He drew a knife and tried to stab Leonardo but the turtle yielded back, punching his attacker in the back of the head, sending him sprawling to the floor. Donnie went for a leg sweep, unexpectedly he succeeded. The man fell backwards on to the ground with the purple Turtle looming over him. The man gasped for air and his hand flew into his pockets, pulling out a gun. He fired and missed completely; scaring the Turtles and making them duck for cover. Mikey shut his eyes and covered his head. His brothers, however, saw their opponents run for their bikes. The brothers quickly scampered to their modes of transport and pursued their opponents.

They quickly caught sight of their attackers and gained upon them. The trio of men passed a crossing of sewer pipes when a fourth man joined their crew, armed with a machine gun. The new assailant sent a barrage of bullets at the Turtles, causing them to fall back and almost skid out of control. Though none of his brothers noticed, Donatello was hit in the shoulder. He winced in pain, but continued nonetheless. Eventually, the quadrant broke up at an intersection, causing the ninjas to go their separate ways after individual targets. Now, each of the brothers was absolutely sure. There was no communication between them, but they were all thinking the same thing. They were walking into a trap.

The sewer became darker the further Donatello went and he wasn't sure he could make his way back, so he decelerated. To his surprise, so did his enemy. After a few seconds, the truck stopped. Donatello jumped of his bike and didn't see the Foot ninja until it was too late. The shadow like fist hit him in the head and he went flying, only just managing to land on his feet. He swung his bo staff and hit his attacker in the ribs; still feeling the pain of the bullet in his shoulder. The Foot ninja delivered a flying kick that hit the Turtle square in the chest. Don poked the man in the face with the butt of his staff before sending it crashing down on his head. The black clad ninja responded by flinging three shuriken at the turtle. To Don, all they looked like were shimmers in the darkness. He took great effort to avoid them, scoring a gash across his leg but putting his bo in a position to trip his opponent. As the assassin fell to the ground, Donatello grabbed him, placed him against the wall and proceeded to beat him. As his hands grew bloody he began to ask, "What do you know? Why are you here?!" The man finally gurgled a faint "I'll tell you every thing I know" At which point Don knocked him out. He looked up at where the biker had been; only to find no one there…
Mikey was right on his adversary when the Foot ninja struck. He had drawn level with him and was about to go for a tackle when he felt a sharp pain in his side. He veered round, just in time to see a Foot ninja's katana swinging towards him! He ducked and jumped off his bike, trying to land a hurricane kick. The ninja rolled to the left and swept Mikey's feet as he landed, making him fall on his back, unable to get up. The assassin stood over him, his blade ready to pummel right through him. Beneath his mask, the ninja smiled to himself for a moment. A moment was all it took. Michelangelo flung his nunchaku into the Foot's face making him stumble backwards. Then the turtle reached for his opponent's feet, taking the ninja down whilst using the momentum to bring himself up. Now it was him who stood victorious and he wasn't going to be anywhere near as hesitant. He beat the man until he slipped into unconsciousness, picked up the body and threw it into a nearby pool of water. He knew that the same sort of attack was going to befall his brothers so he rushed back to the lair as quickly as his feet could carry him.
Leonardo's senses were on high alert as soon as the thought of a trap crossed his mind. All he could think was, if they're doing this stuff to us, then what are they doing to April? Those thoughts just made him angry. Furious. He was going to kill the next person that got in his way. Somehow, he kind of knew that it was going to be a Foot ninja. He didn't even waste his time with the guy on the bike because, after all, he's just bait. Unlike his brothers, he was ready for the attack. When he heard a noise above him he accelerated, letting the wannabe killer crash to the ground. He drew his sword, and let his opponent draw his, just so he could stare at him. After what seemed like an age Leo made a ferocious attack. He ran at the ninja with his blade held high. The ninja's blade shone in the moonlight as he moved into a defensive stance. Finally, at the last second, Leo dropped the blade and twisted it, bringing it up to slash across his enemy's body. He moved past his opponent, seeing him stagger slightly. If they stagger, there's still life left in 'em, he thought coldly as he took his blade and drove it through were he assumed his challenger's heart would be. Eventually, he withdrew his blade. Taking some time to admire the way the blood gave a luster to his weapon. Then he looked to the heavens. "I have decided" he breathed.
Raphael was much to fast on his bike to let some chump walk him into a trap. Still, he followed the guy until he led him to a dead end. Raph almost didn't get it until he spied the Foot assassin dropping from an overhead pipe. Not wasting any time, Raphael lunged at the assailant, but he turned, dodging the move and grabbed the turtle by the throat. The foot ninja drew his sword, pressed it to Raph's abdomen and slashed up ward with all his might. Pain shuddered through Raphael's body as he reached for his sai. When he got a grip on his weapons he used it to stab his enemy in the arm. The Foot ninja let go of him clutched his arm. Raph barely even saw him reach for his shuriken. The tiny blades missed his head by a hair's breath and when the turtle saw that his enemy had run out of the weapons, he took a fighting stance. "Alright bud; its time to die" he said as he took a step to lead into an attack. It was then that the shuriken came out of the darkness and hit Raphael in the throat. He clutched his esophagus, only to find blood pouring out by the gallon. He dropped to his knees and then his face hit the floor. There was the cold look of death in his eyes, leaving only a Foot ninja with a perplexed look on his face.
An hour later, back at the Lair, Splinter, Donnie and Mikey were discussing what they experienced.

"He said that the gangs are trying to run us out of town." said Don

"That could mean war, but they will destroy themselves." Reflected Splinter

"No they're organized, that means w-" started Michelangelo

"Guys," said Leo as he walked in, dragging a body behind him, "Raphs dead."

The brothers bowed there heads, trying to take in what happened, until Donatello spoke up. "We've got bigger problems. We've got a war on our hands."