Note To Readers: It's that final hour. I'm starting Sonic: Chaotic Overdrive in a few days. Next chapter will be the final chapter of this story, and thank yall for riding with me throughout my run. So please review tell me what you think and thanks for the 132 hits ( I know it's wimpy compared to everyone elses)!!!
Chapter 16: The Final Clash part 2
Hun looked in shock at Raphael. He slowly looked down, and quivered as he saw the blade driven inside his chest. Blood oozed out his chest, and blood covered Raphael's arm. He looked up and looked at the turtle. " I thought we…"
"We did. That was until I realized how you were twisting my head…" Raph started to force Hun to back up. " I will end this once and for all. You will no longer twist these kids mind. Not you, him, or anyone else in this city. You see, this is my city… and I vow to protect it." Raph smiled. "SO LET THAT MERINATE ON YOUR WAY DOWN!!!!" Raph ripped the blade out his chest and leaped into the air and drop kicked the apprentice of the Shredder through a near window and down into the murky waters that surrounded the Warehouse.
"ATTACK!!!!" Shredder roared. The Foot Ninjas started to shoot their machine guns at Raphael, as he ran across the warehouse floor, as flames began to engulf the building from the explosion on the bottom level. Below, the purple dragons and the foot ninjas began to evacuate the building.
Raph stopped once he heard the chambers of the foot ninjas stop. "My turn!" Raph threw a handful of shuriken and kunai blades, each of them landing their marks on the foot guard. " So much for your guard. Now come here so I could beat the metal off of you."
The rest of the group looked in shock at Raph's decisions. In less than 5 minutes, he has killed a warlord, nine heavily armed ninjas, and called out one of the most feared figures in the last century. "Hey Raph! I ain't a genius or anything like that," Casey pointed out. "but I think you should bring your ninja butt over here and lets us go before you kill us all!"
"Nah, he don't look so tough!" Raph smiled. "Bring it heavy metal!!!" Raph gripped the blooded blade and ran at Shredder. Shredder dodged as Raph attacked him. Raph spun around and tossed the blade at Shredder who dodged it, and set the blade whizzing past Don's head. Raph did a spin kick, but Shredder caught his leg and flipped Raph on his back. "Okay…that hurt…Aarrgghh!!!" Raph pulled out his sai and started to stab rapidly at Shedder. He managed to get a clean shot at Shredder's stomach. "Take this!" Before he could penetrate Shredder's body, Shredder evaded the attack with twin claws, and dropped Raph to his shell. Shredder held the blade over him, ready to finish him. " Uh oh!"
"You are doomed…" Shredder was stopped midsentence by a metal chain wrapping around his neck. He gripped the chain and started to pull at it. " Foolish!!!"
"Hey! They tell me that all the time!" laughed Mikey, who held his nunchucks tight across Shredder's thoat. The metal ninja used his claws and breaks the chain and quickly rolled out Mikey's ches. " Awe man, my nunchucks!" Shredder lifted Mikey off his feet and through him into the path of a charging Donatello. Don drove his bo into the ground and vaulted over Mikey's incoming body, and attacked Shredder with his bo. Shredder Catches the Bo in his hand, and swings his claw at Don. Don dodges this, and flips back without a weapon and begins to use hand to hand combat with Shredder. Raph stood up with both sai in hand ready to attack. Mikey pulls out his second pair or nunchucks and held it ready to attack.
"Get splinter to safety," Leo tells Casey, as he picks the lock with the dagger Raph lost when he attacked Shredder. Casey got up and hopped into the driver's seat, to check the engine. Leo continues to go over to his father. "Master, I want you to leave, this is our battle and I want us to handle it by ourselves.
"My son," Splinter sighs. "I respect your wishes and I believe you will succeed in your mission, but always remember. Sometimes it is fair to just run away to fight another day."
"Don't worry," Leo smiled. "I won't let it come to that. Now go." Leo finally frees Splinter and continued over to April. "If I don't make it…I just want you to know… I… I…"
April hugs him. "Come back to me…to us…" she pulls back and looks him in his eyes, and noticed the look that made her stomach fill with butterflies. " It…It would have never worked out…"
"Keep telling yourself that, April," Leo said very offensively. "Now hurry and get in the car with Casey. Press the red button and it should get you out of here."
April nodded, and ran into the Battle Shell. "Press the red button," she told Casey. Casey looked on the dash board and noticed the big oval button. Suddenly the Shell's sides opened up revealing two twin boosters, and the wheels turned sideways causing the Shell to begin to levitate and turn sideways. The sides shot off two missiles that blew a hole in the wall of the Warehouse, and the Battle Shell took off with a explosion of the side boosters. The Shell landed roughly outside the warehouse and shut down. " Great. Were stuck." She looked at the dash board and noticed the battery completely empty. The system outline reads that the system will be back in 1 hour. She turned around to find Splinter gone.
Shredder held Don's bo like a master as the three brothers closed in on him. Raph attacked from the air, but Shredder caught his sais with the bo and slammed Raph to the ground, pinning him with the sais and bo staff strangling him on the ground. Don runs to tackle him, but he is answered with a swift kick into a wall, causing the debris to fall on him. Mickey began to strike Shredder with his nunchucks, but Shredder turned around and gripped the turtle's neck and began to strangle him. "You must be the youngest of them. I can see the innocence in your eyes. I guess I will have to strangle you until you're eyes no longer show innocence…" Suddenly, Shredder felt arms wrap around his waist, and he was thrown across the room. Leo caught his brother and set him down calmly. " You will pay!"
" Go help Don and Raph. I will hold him off until you three are back on your feet," Leo ordered. " Be careful." Leo turned around and drew his swords. Shredder leaped up and charged at Leo with his claw forward. Leo dodged and countered with his sword. Shredder began to slice, kick, and strike at Leo, but Leo quickly dodged it, and blocked the attacks. " That all you got?"
"haha. Finally…a worthy opponent," he laughed. Shredder reached back, and pulled out a katana that was covered by a velvet wrap around the hilt. " Face me know, blue one." Leo smirked and charged at Shredder. The two warriors battled fiercely at the clashed with each other. Sparks began to develop as their swords collided. Shredder began to roar with laughter at the match Leo was going him. He was getting joy from every swing and every vibration in the air from the clash. "You are very skilled blue one. I will enjoy killing you!"
"Enjoy this!" Raph yelled as he attacked Shredder once more. Shredder dodged and sent Raph flying through the ceiling. Leo looked up as he saw clearly through the sky. How did he do that? Then the metal warrior gripped the distracted turtle into the air and held his claw out. Mickey, while attempting to help Don out the rubble noticed Leo's predicament.
"You will regret ever facing me!" he roared. He then stabbed his claws into Leo's plated stomach. He smiled maliciously. " Very quick reflexes. You allowed me to only stab you in a non fatal spot. Don't worry, I will land my hit this time."
" I won't Let you!!!!" Mickey roared as he stabbed Shredder with his own sword. The blade went completely through his body. Mickey backed away as Shredder dropped Leo. He turned around and looked at Mickey. He picked up Mickey and through him into the wall quickly. Gravity was about to allow Mickey to fall, but Shredder's sword pierced right through his shoulder, sticking him to the wall. The flames had begun to engulf the room.
Shredder began to walk over to Don, who was pinned under a wooden beam. "Ah! The feeling I get when I murder the helpless." Don looked over at his two brothers who were both trying to make their way over to Shredder, Leo the only one making progress. Shredder lifted his claw ready to strike down on Don…
Shredder jumped back at his dislocated arm. He turned to see Splinter pulling Don out the rubble. "Go help your brothers, I'll hold him off." Don nodded and ran off to his brother. Splinter turned around and into his a stance with one palm open in front of him, and the other opened at his hip. "Come."
Shredder gripped his arm and pushed it back into its socket. He looked up and saw the rat stance. "I haven't seen that form since… Hamato Yoshi…" Shredder grinned behind his metal mask. " I remember you know. You were the rat that got away. You won't escape this time though…"
"You won't live this time," smiled Splinter. Shredder charged at Splinter, dragging his claws against the concrete floor causing sparks to fly. He attacked with a uppercut, but Splinter smoothly pushed his arm to the side and open palmed Shredder in his chest sending him flying through a support beam. Shredder leaped up and began to charge again and attacked viciously, only to be hit across the room once more by the rat. " You are sloppy. Very good defense, yet your offense is off. No wonder Leonardo was stood a chance. He bases his movements around counters and finding openings. You clearly have plenty of them. Raphael would easily defeat you if he had noticed them."
Don ran over to Leo. "Don, I'm okay," Leo explained. " It's not fatal and not vital. Mikey is loosing blood. He needs your help. I need to find Raph."
Mikey had tears in his eyes as held himself up with his legs. His left arm went numb and all he felt was the wound that was slowly causing him to loose his consciousness. Don ran over and gripped the hilt of the sword and pulled it out of his brother, causing him to fall hard on the concrete floor. The fire had just made it to the wall he was pinned to. " How you are you feeling, Mikey?"
Mikey, despite his pain, pulled out his best bugs bunny impersonation. " AGONEEE EEE EEE EEEY!!!!" Mikey then collapsed in Don's arms. Don in fear quickly checked his pulse then let out a reassuring sigh. He picked his unconscious brother up and walked over to Leo.
"Get out of here," Leo demanded, despite the stab wound. "Those flames are starting to engulf the building. Get to April…they are waiting out in the Battle Shell."
"What about you?"
"I'll be fine." Leo smiled. He looked up at the hole Raph had made in the ceiling. "I gotta find Raph." Leo looked up and jumped through the hole and landed on the roof. Leo looked around and saw a giant cellar. He ran over and opened the door and saw a room full of crates. "Raph! You in here?!" Leo yelled. He walked over and opened the lid of a crate. He looked inside to find red sticks with twine at the tips of them. This is dynamite…this roof is going to explode when the fire reaches this… A plan just in case anyone would discover them…
Suddenly, Shredder emerged through the ceiling and crashed on his back. Splinter emerged and returned back to his pose. "Master… is he?"
"I am unsure my son," Splinter said dropping his pose. " My son, I apologize for my intrusion. I should have left him to you and your brothers."
Leo walked over to Shredder and checked his pulse…nothing. " Good thing you came when you did. I am grateful master."
"Where is Raphael," the master asked. Leo looked shocked at his master who usually could sense someone a mile away.
"Over here!" Leo spun around and looked at Raph who was hanging on the ledge of the building. Leo ran to Raph and gripped his arm. He looked down and saw the murky waters that would probably kill him on contact. "Talk about dramatic clichés!" Leo began to pull up Raph. " Thanks… Look Out!!!" Shredder came charging at Leo, but Splinter jumped in his path and was knocked of the roof. " Master !!!" Raph yelled. He let go of Leo's hand and dived for Splinter. He grabbed Splinter in mid-air but they both hit the water hard and began to sink into the water.
Leo closed his eyes as he saw his brother and father parish to the Shredder. " You…bastard… I WILL KILL YOU!!!" Leo roared. Leo pulled his swords out his back. He looked around and saw that the fire had completely engulfed the building and the roof is all that was left. Leo could hear the police sirens coming.
Shredder reached into the whole he came in, and pulled out his sword, careless of the flames on his hand. "It's just me and you turtle. It's your final hour. You will perish!"
"We'll just have to see," Leo grinned maliciously. Darkness began to cast over Leo. " Die!" Leo yelled as he ran into battle with Shredder. Leo began to attack with both swords as he hacked at Shredder. The metal murderer attacked with sword in one hand and claw in the other as he was forced to defend himself from Leo's onslaught. He was attacking blindly with rage. Shredder couldn't find a opening due to the quick pace.
Leo clashed with Shredder with their swords. Leo twisted both of their swords until they flew into the air. Shredder came down for a slash from his claw, but Leo sliced his arm off with his other sword. The swords landed in Shredder's legs, causing him to fall down on the ground. He looked up at Leo, defeated. " Go ahead. You will only end up just like me. I see the darkness in your eyes. You enjoy attacking the person that angers you. Every true ninja is bloodthirsty. They enjoy their murders. You can feel it. You can feel inside can't you?"
Leo took his sword, and pulled it back. " No," he responded. " I don't feel a thing." Leo swung with all his might and ultimately beheaded the Shredder. He watched the body fall and walked back to claim his sword. He looked around and saw the fire closing in. He grabbed Oroku Saki's dead body and through it in the flames, with him following it. He landed back inside the second level, wear he found his motorcycle. He mounted it and started the motorcycle up.
April looked up as she saw a giant explosion that began to destroy the building. April looked at the system outline read that it was fully charged. "Let's get out of here!" April pressed the start up button, turned around and drove away, just as the building was collapsing. April drove around the peer as she looked back as the building collapsed. She stopped in the middle of the road as she looked for Leo, Raph and Splinter…no sign. Oh no… suddenly she heard a loud spash out the water.
Keno ran to the side of the dock and find Raph dragging an unconscious Splinter on his back. "Hey!!! I found Raph and Splinter!!!!" Don and Casey jumped out the car and ran over to help Raph. " Where's Leo?"
"He…didn't make it…" Raph sighed, as he handed Splinter over to Casey. Don looked at him as his anger started to boil.
"YOU ALWAYS FLIP SIDES!!!!" Don roared. He leaped on top of Raph and started to punch him in his face, as Keno and April tried to pull him off. "YOU PROBABLY LEFT HIM TO DIE!!!" Don was suddenly held back in a headlock.
"Relax…" the familiar voice said. " I'm alive." Leo let go of Don and turned him around. "Me and Raph formulated that entire plan. He said he was still in contact with Hun. He wanted all of us, so we planned to attack Shredder head on…but someone wanted to take on Shredder by himself instead of as a team!"
"My bad," Raph bit back. " I just thought he wasn't goin' to be so tough! You obviously took him out…didn't you?"
Leo dropped his head, and nodded. " yeah… it got kinda bloody. I thought you two died…I killed him." Raph looked at him with curiosity.
"You okay, bro?" Raph asked. He looked down at the stab wound. " Your leaking…"
"Oh," Leo's head shot up. "I knew I was feeling a little weaker than usual. You mind loading up the bike. I'm tired."
"yeah," smiled Raph. " Get some rest… The Great De Facto Leader…the destroyer of Shredder!"
Leo laughed. "Yeah, whatever you say, we better get out of sight. I heard the police coming." Leo got in the front seat, and Raph opened the doors in the back of the battle shell and pulled the motorcycle in, and sat next to his Casey. April turned the lights off and drove off into the city, trying to escape the police and the fire that claimed the Foot Warehouse and the corpse of Shredder.