Secret 4.
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They'd been follow Raph for about an hour now. Raph seemed content with just jumping the roof tops in the cool air. His expression, from what they could see, was that of peace. There was no anger above him. No cloud taking away his other senses.
The night was cool, and the crisp wind bit at their bare skin.
They ran quick and silently, keeping a few roofs behind him like they had planned. But it was becoming harder to keep up, to stay with in reach.
Raph was picking up speed, as if a burst of energy had consumed him, leaving him even faster then Mikey. They hadn't seen him with this much energy since they were young and Raph would learn something new.
Raph disappeared from sight, and the brothers panicked.
"where is he?" Don said quietly.
"I don't know" Leo said back, he was picking up speed.
They couldn't loose him, or they would be doing this for nothing.
A lone shadow slowly crept into view, but it was to many roofs away, to many roofs away from the brothers who tried to follow it.
"faster" Leo commanded.
The brothers nodded, twin expressions on their faces.
This was like any other mission. They would act just the same.
They go in, and they get the job done.
They were in a different part of the city now, one they wouldn't normal go into. It wasn't that it was a bad neighbour hood, it just didn't need their protection.
Maybe that was why Raph was down here? To protect the place they had left behind?
But then why the secrecy? Why the omission of answers?
Shaking his head, Leo sped up. He wasn't letting Raph get away, not this time.
"Don, my left..Mikey take my right..we split and take the next sides...see what he's doing- where he's going" Leo said, his tone carrying as much authority as ever.
"go"
The one shadow broke into three separate beings as they went off in search of their mission. Each of them knowing their part.
Leo leaped, and sprang as he cleared building after building. His grace and form as fluid as ever.
Mike bounced and ran as he did miraculous flips over the gaps. His stamina and flexibility being shown off with every leap.
Don flew as he went. Keeping to the more quiet and careful aspects, he had no time to show off.
The wind blew and their masks whipped. the smell of the city mixing with their sweat from the work out they were earning.
A hand signal from Don and the brothers leaped to his side.
"if he keeps moving the way he is, we aren't going to be able to see where he goes...we have to get closer."
Leo and Mikey nodded. "fine, but not to close...lets move"
Raph was still far ahead. His movements were fluid, even with the bag on his shoulder. His speed was immensely improved, he wouldn't normally run this fast, he was always the one to stop and use his fists before he thought of running.
Another left and he dissapeared from sight.
The brothers pushed after him, matching-or attempting to- his speed.
The buildings were littered with trash, human and animal.
The walls were streaked with graffiti, and gang logos. It made the walls of cement look worse in Leo's opinion. The logos were just thrown on and the graffiti was disturbing.
He wanted to see these wall covered in the art he used to see. Sure the punks who did it weren't that great...but it gave the city flare, he supposed.
They were catching up to Raph now. Closing the distance little, by little.
Raph was going somewhere, that much was clear.
But where?
Raph was in a jog now, making his way to his destination.
And he was humming again. The light whisper floated on the air, like cherry blossoms in the stream.
Growling low in his throat, Leo pushed himself a little quicker.
Then stopped.
Quickly grabbing Mikey and Don, Leo forced them low, hiding.
Raph had stopped and was staring down at something. Following Raph's gaze the three brothers gasped.
The building looked like anyother at first glance.
But with a second glance?
The was a building, completely covered in designs and art work.
The colors swirled and danced even in the darkest of night. The swirls of color flew across the brick as if it could move itself.
The words, they sang like poetry, flowing like they would on paper, as the artist put his soul into ink.
There was so many meanings to the art, as if the art itself could tell the stories.
There was the ocean, and the rays of sun. Yet it wasn't at the same time. It still held New York flare, as if the ocean was turned into the words and meaning. The color of it swirled into the other drawings, taking them by surprise.
A set of wings shimmered.
At a closer glance, they could see her face, mixed with the painted wind. Her elfin face, so delicate against the harsh brick, yet it only added to the beauty. Her perched position, making her the guardian of the building.
The brothers started in awe.
Why hadn't they seen this before?
The building was tucked from a passer byers view, it was meant to be that way, they supposed. It kept the nature of it pure.
Looking farther down, they could see more of the art. Some of it was graffiti-ed words, yet even that had a flow to the art. To the left they could see a scroll of sky scrapers, jagged against the harshness to it all.
peering farther down the brothers could see a crowd forming.
A club possibly?
Loud thundering music barreled out as one of the bouncers allowed some one in, before it was closed yet again. It seemed only certain people were getting in.
Raph was gone.
Raph was gone!
"where is he?" Leo asked, frantically looking around.
"he was there a second ago!" Don said, joining his brother in the search.
Mikey was scouting a head, towards the crowd.
"guys! there!" Mikey said, pointing to the crowd of people.
Leo and Don joined at Mikey's side, looking into the crowd.
And there was Raph.
He was fully clothed, which would explain what was in the bag, and he was moving to the front of the line. People were simply moving out of his way.
Getting to the front Raph merely nodded to the bouncer, who opened the door and allowed him in with out a word.
Leo, Don and Mikey just stood on the roof, not really knowing what to do.
"well...now what?" Mikey asked turning to look at the turtle, who seemed to have all the plans.
Leo silently grumbled to himself, glaring at the building as if it would just cumbust.
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