Concealed
Chpt. 11
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"Sir, what do we do with the turtle?" one soldier acclaimed looking to his superior who smirked looking to the near uncounsiouse boy still struggling to fight the effect of the drug pumped into him mere seconds ago to the creature cast across the ground.
"Leave it, we have what we need to keep our lives, I don't care what happens to it."
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A mix of comfort and confusion struck the fallen warrior as the feeling of reality returned to him. Finger nails dug into the silk fabric that nearly consumed him, had he been dreaming all this? He dared not open his eyes to find the glaring truth.
"I am awake," he declared groggily to whatever world he was in, then a new thought struck him, what if he was still out from that elite battle and this all had been a dream? It could explain allot of what he had done including becoming soft hearted and helping his master's enemy.
"Sister? Karai?" he whispered feeling beside him to the empty space, his heart thudded with hope mixed in with dread as the door creaked open, he shot up to find an unfamariar face smiling to him.
"Oh! Good your awake, I was hoping the drug didn't keep you out long," the young blonde man around twenty in the familiar army uniform retorted his navy blue eyes sparkling.
Leonardo said nothing as the young man scanned him eyes searching every inch of his face and frowning to his torn attire covered in thick mud.
"I should get you something more suited for your meeting with my commander," he finally decided speaking swiftly into his watch in foreign tongue.
"Who do you think you are? I am not some doll you can dress up as you please! I demand to know what you want!" he spat out each syllable each coming out more deadly then the last, to hell with etiquettes! This is war.
"Oh! Of course! Where are my manners? I am Sergent Kol, I have been ordered by Commander Blanque to see you are fit for your meeting later," he seemed so naive and foolish, how could some one such as he have landed with such a serious matter?
"Of course, may I be as bold as to ask of you something?" the words leaked from his mouth like frozen air from storm clouds.
"You may ask anything you wish, child," he said pleasant as ever despite the nervous glint in his eyes.
"If I were to kill you now, who would stop me?" the room stilled to the gulp that gargled in his throat.
"Well," he gasped out soon calming as he thought through the words,"I suppose no one, but you would never make it out alive child."
"You guards can not hold me in, If I can kill one, I may as well kill them all."
"I understand your confindence you are very skilled, but that is not what I meant, the detectors of each exit yes including vents, are locked to your DNA, if you trigger them the serum we put into you will imediatly react causing your organs one by one to implode starting with organs not as vital to your system causing a painful death. Its quite ingenious if I say so myself, and I'm not just saying that because I invented it," he paused taking in the surprised expression he never could get enough of bringing out a devilish smirk to his innocent features,"The only way for you to get by them is to have each one turned off or for the anti dote be given to you, now that we have understandings. Is there anything you require child? Tea? Milk? Any variation of juice? Water?"
His bright smile was back bringing to mind bipolar patients forcing a sigh to escape his mouth, he might as well make the best of things till he figured things out.
"Tea, please," he said his expression guised in a gentle smile hiding the worry he felt.
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A groan fluttered out of Raphael's mouth as he slowly sat up, memories of what had happened and how again the foot's merciless soldier had saved his life. He pondered it all for a second, it never added up. According to said boy they had one thing in common but the more he caculated it in his head the more opposites he spat out.
"Don, for once I wish you were here," he sighed pushing his creaking bones up from the ground staring up at the twinkling stars,"Your always good at figuring this stuff out."
He watched a shooting star zoom by in the sky, he knew what he had to do, he would never forgive himself if he didn't repay his favor to the boy.
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His reflection stared back to him making him tilt his head, he barely recognized himself. His long hair was squeezed back into a pony tail with out the familiar bangs swaying in his point of vision, he felt like his hair was gone. The fabric was rough compared to the light gi he was accustomed to and the boots clamped down tightly on his feet felt more and more like cement. The only thing he refused to let them take was the pendant dangling around his neck.
The lock on the door clicked indicating someone's presence. His eyes locked to the Sergent as he strolled in cheerful as ever, silently he vowed to wipe that smile off his face the second he got a plan of action locked in his head.
"Come along, the commander wishes for your presence," his head moved silently ordering him to follow, his mind protested but his body thought clear enough to follow.
He was on some sort of space craft or it was the impression he got as his eyes got the first glance of the place he was being held in. Computer screens hung across the darkened halls beeping and showing incomprehensible symbols, soldiers marching each way, doors lining the sides of the walls followed by many curved corridor and more halls. It was a place any one could get lost in. Finally the Sergent stopped in front of one of the many doors sliding an access key in and typing a code in. He smiled shoving him in.
"I only advise you to watch your tongue, child," he whispered as the metal door slammed shut between them leaving only the lingering smile on the edge of his mind.
"It's rude to linger by door ways child," a proud voice declared making Leonardo question once more if this was all a dream, why would a general of war want with someone his age who clearly has sworn allegiance else where?
Silently he descended down the stairs bringing into view a dimly lit dining room, bringing to mind a medieval torture chamber. The table was cleanly assorted with many foreign foods and dozens of dishes seated beautifully together for guests he doubted would arrived, settled at the far end on the stretching table was who he assumed to be the general and a young woman sat to the right of him. The general smiled moving his hand to the left of him, pushing away his basic instinct, he sat down without a single uttered word.
"You are very talented,child, you make my men look like unprepared children. I have been dying to know how you came about such skill," how Leonardo wished to wipe that dignified smile off his face.
"I was a clone of Earth's greatest hero trained for war and it so happens I came here to conquer your futile planet in the name of my master," he said simply accepting the whine being poured into his glass by a waiter sipping it gracefully keeping back the smirk to how the general stared to him believingly.
A long pause followed, the general's face still glimmering with interest as he stared at him, he drank deeper from the glass, a plan coming together far too quickly to the simple gullibility of this man.
"I am also as curios as you when it comes down to it," he said smiling to the intrigue shimmering on the general's face. Pausing he accepted more whine as the general himself poured it into his glass, getting drunk was the last thing he should do, but trust was never easily gained. And if luck was on his side, the general would not be able to keep his drinks down well. He sipped the drink gently watching the man swig down the beverage, his eyes telling him to continue his thought process.
"What is it you wish to do with a fifteen year old? Don't you have men so much more suited for war then I?" the general smirked to him as the words lingered in the air, the woman drinking heavily from her glass eyes never leaving the ticking clock.
"Do you know what it's like to be losing a war that should so rightly be your victory?" Leonardo remained silent to those words watching him closely, deeply even, as he strided about the room.
"I don't think so. Ever advancement I make, it never matters. It's almost like they can read my moves. I never considered treachery till now, so I only keep my most loyal next to me," his eyes indicated toward the woman,"I had to kill off my best men myself, for the treachery they served me. I was beginning to think I was going to lose this battle with nothing, but then I discovered you. Think of it child, with you at my side, we will be unstoppable. Your skill and experience on the battle field and my armies and technology. We'll rule the galaxy, what do you say? You'll be like the son I never had, in fact, you'll be my only son. What do you say Son?"
"You're mad!" the woman gasped dropping her glass upon the ground staring to him,"What about the fugatoid? What of the teleportal device? Don't tell me your exchanging that plan for this boy! It was pure luck he killed those men!"
"There is no such thing as luck, Lonae! Don't you see? We are fighting a losing war! We need actual skill to get out of this! And whatever this boy is, he will be our ticket out!" Leonardo never thought it would occur to him, but he entered a sea of madness he needed a few drinks to fully comprehend.
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Raph's heart thudded faster as he pushed closer to the wall. Up ahead of him was the main military base that according to the last soldier he had pounded, but the problem was he saw an apparently abandoned wear house. Taking deep breath, he shook his head and laughed to the expressions his family would hold if they found out why he was about to break into this wear house filled with soldiers who would love to see him dead.
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Sergent Kol's fingers danced across the computer pad, mind set on his work. The fugatoid lay knocked out on an examination table before him, his mind trying to figure the best way to unlock the secrets inside of him. His head only peaked away from the screen when a red alarm began blaring, his head tilted as he slowly rose from his seat.
"Computer," he said keeping his voice steady to the bleeping words 'Intruder' before him,"Show me who intrudes..."
An image then flashed across the screen of a blurry creature, sais cliched tightly in his hands taking down a few of the soldiers.
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Lonae never fully considered her commanding officer sane, but she had in the past thought he knew where the line was drawn at, now as she drank deeply from the whine glass amidst the awkward silence that fell around the room, she considered it luck now that this was the last time she would be taking orders from him.
The general's eyes refused to leave his prize, Leonardo didn't know whether to be flattered someone was this interested in him or disturbed. A flaring red light and a roaring siren soon had his mind reeling to the possibilities. Without thinking it through, his hand was already clinging to a knife and before he could tell himself it was stupid, the blade was already stabbing into the general making time seem to freeze as the blood rolled down airily.
Gasps erupted from the general as he clung to the wound, but he couldn't help smirking to the boy's feeble attempt at escaping his destiny.
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Leonardo cursed to himself for thinking so rashly and not considering that he still needed the antidote, but something about the siren going off made his instincts override his commonsense. He stumbled slightly as he ran through the corridor, soldiers rushing past him every way the red light still blaring brightly.
He couldn't help but crack a smile to what met his eyes as he peaked around another corner.
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Raph's eyes met with Leo's and he couldn't help but be relieved to see him alright without a scratch on him. He smiled back as gracefully the boy struck down a soldier before he could land a hit upon him.
"What took you so long?" he said making Raph roll his eyes staring at him more deeply to his new attire watching him snatch a dis guarded hand gun from the ground.
"You know it's strange seeing you in clothes that almost make you look respectable," he smirked, the boy laughing to himself grabbing him by the arm running down another corridor as the pitter patter of feet sounded behind them.
"Don't get used to it, I'll be back to my non respectable self in no time at all," he laughed crouching behind a wall shooting off far too accurate shots off making a few soldiers crumple like paper dolls to the ground,"I'll have to say, I prefer my sword, but I'm not too bad of a hit man."
"Yeah, sure whatever you say," Raph grumbled moving his head ever so slightly to the left to keep from death's door,"But we need to go, now. You can play with your friends later."
"I'm sorry for the inconvenience Rapheal, but I can't go anywhere," his words made Raph's last strand of patience melt away as they shot down another corridor.
"What do you mean? Forget your stupid sword! I know that's all you want from here! And the professor's most likely dissected by now! What more do you have to stay for!"
At first Leonardo didn't answer he looked around to make certain no one was following them then shot into one of the many rooms edging the hall.
"First off, that's Miyamoto Mushashi's blade you are calling a stupid sword. Next, I do not leave those I consider my allies to die or I would have let you die by now. And finally, If I leave I will explode or some shit like that, you ignorant baboon," Leonardo snared fiercely making Raph back away alittle to the fire in his eyes.
"Well what do we do then?" Raph snapped glaring back at the boy who rolled his eyes looking away.
"I don't know, give me a moment to think..." he whispered pacing around the dark room.
"You'll give up before this gets ugly," a stern voice snapped from behind, Sergent Kol standing in the door way soldiers lining each side of him.
The next thing that happened was unexpected, but well appreciated. The Sergent tossed Leonardo's sword to him, yet that smile stayed across his face.
"Let's see if you are truly as powerful as my father keeps raving you are," he challenged stepping back.
Before a single a drop of blood could stain the ground or Leonardo had a chance to unsheathe his sword an explosion sounded off, debri was flying about the room, the force knocking a few of the soldiers over. And if Leonardo thought anything else he had seen was strange or out of the norm, that was all normal to the army of extincted lizards standing in the clearing smoke.
"Triceritons?" Kol coughed as he sat up blinking to make certain what he saw was true,"What are they doing here?"
"Why simply taking what belongs to us now," the front dinosaur said discreetly eyes moving toward one soldier holding the still passed out fugatoid.
"What are you waiting for?" the Sergent spat looking around to the unmoving soldiers,"Get back the fugatoid!"
Pitch blackness soon followed as the power system failed from the beating the machinery was taking by the blasts and explosion caused by the triceritons. Leo knew though, he couldn't let Raph die in this battle, growling under his breath he grabbed him by the arm hurrying out of the battle scene.
"Do you remember the way out?" Leo hissed to him dodging a laser blast to the skull.
"Yeah it's straight ahead, we need to enter some stairs to come out into the wear house," Raph hissed back grabbing the boy's arm,"What about the professor? I thought you didn't want to leave him? And isn't there something in your system that will make you explode?"
"Don't worry about that now,The system is down now and I'll get him back, I have a plan, but we need to be alive in order for it to happen," he lied hastily sighing with relief as Raph made a sound he presumed was in agreement and they rushed to the exit.
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"What is it you swear we have in common?" Raph spat unable to contain himself any longer, eyes fully locked on the boy yanking off the boots he was wearing, a smile sketching across his face.
You could call it the booze washing away his common sense, but without thinking much into it he whispered,"You really want to know? Or do you want another guess before the truth and your perception of the world unravels?"
"Don't fuck with me! Just spit it out already!"
Without much thought, he slid the pendant off. No words could describe the surprise he felt at that second, his heart about stopped, his breathing growing faint. All he could do was stare as looked to his near identical reflection standing inches away from him.
"Now do you understand what intrigued me about you?" Leonardo whispered sliding the pendant back on, Raph didn't fully catch anything he said, all he knew was nothing was like how it once was.
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Sorry about the long wait, I've been busy, but I hope this makes up for it and it doesn't seem rushed...