A/N: Please, dudes... Don't kill me after you read this... I am begging you..
I almost kill myself in doing this, so, please... Just read and let me see what you can say.
Thank you again, to everyone that supports the story! I love you guys! (Special thanks to blueturtlepower4ever, and all other cool readers like you!)
Chapter 4
"Tell me where Shredder took Leo and what did you do to him! Or I'll rip up all of your bones! "
Karai's Point of View
"Now, what will I gain if I won't?" Ugly face asked. "Oh! You want a prize, huh?" He's brave enough, yeah, totally. Let's see if his braveness could stand this.
I pointed my hand at a button on Fishface's legs. I think, this is some sort of, an important thing for his robotic legs. "What if I'll press this button?" I used my most threatening voice at him. It seems like a 'bad ass' voice. Bear with me.
I saw his mutated eyes rolling to the direction of my finger. "No please! My legs!" "Your legs? I don't care, unless you'll say some useful words" He kept his hideous, freaked mouth shut. But that made me angrier. I really don't want to waste my time with this.
So I placed my fingers at the surface of the button. I just need one swift click to end his 'walking sushi show'. "Will you tell me or I'll tell you that this is your last day using your legs on the ground!" "Okay!" "So open your jaws!" "Alright, this is the story!" Finally, I made him lose his pride.
"The time we reached the floor of the TCRI where Master Shredder told us to go, the Kraang took your boyfriend-" What the- what are you talking about! "Do you want to become fishsticks?!"
"Alright, so you like hi-" My blood is now erupting. Even though deep inside of me, it's fine. For me to get little revenge, I placed my katana nearer on to his neck. "Answer what I am asking!"
"We were not allowed to enter in the laboratory, but out of curiosity, I peeked on to the window" "Then what the heck did you saw?" I placed my tanto, enough for the blade to touch his scales.
"Then..." He gulped. "Then the Kraang injected something on the turtle" My eyes narrowed and I looked straight. "What is it?" "It's the...batch of..." "Batch of what?!" I screamed at him nervously. Yeah I said I am nervous. Really nervous.
"It's a batch of mutagen... Master Shredder told us to get those" "What?!" No. Mutagen. It can't be. I was left dumbfounded. It took me some minutes to process everything and put together every piece of me. "How come he did not changed in appearance?!" "I don't know! I'm not a scientist! " "I don't think that's all you can say. Speak up!"
"Give up, Karai. There is no way you can get him back" "Shut. Up. Just continue! " I made a little cut on his smelly scale. "Remember the time we came interrupting your moment? After that, Master Shredder had shown us a small device" Huh?! "What is the use of that thing?!" "Master said that it could control the turtle's mind by Master's voice, after the second injection of the mutagen." Se-cond contact with the freaking mutagen?! "You mean, Shredder placed that device to Leo and the 'New Ninja' Shredder told is no other than-" "Exactly." No. Just.
"I need to save Leo" I stood on both shaking feet and pulled out new set of blinding powders. "This is my gift for you. Sayonara "White smoke scattered throughout the place. This helped me do some escape.
No Particular Point of View...
"Now your greatest fear came into reality!" The turtle in blue unsheathed his katanas from his back, as the wind makes his bandana tails flutter with it. "Leonardo, destroy your brothers!" When Shredder ordered the eldest, Leo's eyes glow in bright red as he ran to charge his brothers.
He aimed his first strike at Mikey. Mikey's baby blue eyes grew wide as he stares at his brother. "Mikey! Run away!" He heard Donnie's voice which made him flinch. He pulled out his nunchucks to defend himself on Leo's attack. "Bro, what's wrong? What happened to you?" Mikey said, staring at Leo while he struggles against the force. 'Leo? Speak to me bro.'
"Raph, Raph! What are we going to do?!" Donnie placed both of his hands on Raph's shoulder and shook him. "This is my fault. Everything in this world is my fault" Donnie gritted his teeth. "Pull yourself together, Raphael! We need to find out why this is happening, but first, let us help Mikey! He's in trouble! We have no choice but to.." the purple banded turtle stopped for a while. "...fight Leo!"
Raphael rolled his eyes below, where he saw Mikey fighting against Leo, all by himself. His eldest brother easily overpowered Mikey. Donnie was right. They need to fight Leo. Whatever the Shredder did to their oldest brother, he'll gonna pay for it. He stood up and twirled his sais. This would be hard. He doesn't want any of his brothers to be hurt.
Donatello went down with Raph and unsheated his staff from his back. 'Here goes nothing' He rotated the wooden staff and prepared himself for a battle.
On the other hand, Leo and Mikey are still battling. Mikey's right arm was bruised badly and he can't stand properly. Leo glared at Mikey while holding his weapon very tight. "What are you waiting for, Leonardo?! Finish that little brat!" Shredder yelled from above.
"No...Leo...you can't do this" Mikey said while groaning in pain. He looked at his brother's eyes. Leo stepped forward and prepared for a strike against Mikey using the sharp edges on the blade.
"No! We can't reach him! He's gonna hit Mikey!" Donatello shouted as he tried to run towards Mikey at his very best. Raphael gritted his teeth and looked at Shredder. His emerald eyes were burning with anger and hatred against the Shredder.
Mikey bowed his head down and waited for the last blow he'll receive. Leo looked at his orange banded brother. Before the blade reached on Mikey's head, he stopped. He closed his eyes and placed a hand on his head, feeling a sudden sting. He dropped a katana and stepped back.
Donatello hurried to their injured brother, with Raphael behind him. The red banded turtle overtakes Donnie and grabbed Mikey. "Hey Mike, are you alright?" Raph's worried voice said and he helped the orange clad to stand up. "Yeah, I'm good" Mikey replied and then he turned to Leo. He saw him, still his eyes were closed and a hand on his head. "But Leo's not" He tried to walk towards Leo but Raph grabbed him by the shoulder. "No. Mikey. Yes, he is Leo, but he could still hurt you" "He's in pain, I can feel it! " "But Mikey, we can't do some risk" Donnie placed a hand on Mikey's shell.
"Now, I finally see all of Hamato Yoshi's disciples in pain!" Shredder said which made the three turtles turn to him. He turned his head to the three youngest. He stared coldly at the turtles and smirked, with a great sign of contentment. "The little ones, who are getting broken as he time goes by..." The Shredder rolled his eyes to the eldest. "...and their leader, whose condition is getting worse all the time"
Raph's eyes narrowed. His blood ran through his veins, rapidly. 'Shredder...' He twirled his sais and ran towards Shredder. The villain just smirked as he silently mentioned, "Leonardo.." Before Raph could strike at Shredder, he was again blocked by Leo. "R...Raph...Pl...Please...Get...Out of here..." The blue banded turtle said in hoarse voice.
"No Leo! I won't leave without you!" The turtle in red pleaded as he and Leo block each other's attacks. His brother is talking to him. But why is he driving him away?
"Just...go away! Leave me here to..die! I can't go through anymore...I...I...I am useless... You don't need me anymore!" the blue clad turtle grinned and pushed Raphael forward.
Raphael lost a bit of his balance but faced his brother again. "What are you talking about?! Leonardo sighed, made his grip against his weapon tighter and then closed his eyes.
"Don't you understand, turtle? He's now gone. Your brother is now gone!" the Shredder yelled and grinned devilishly.
"No! You're totally wrong, Shredder!" Mikey yelled, clenching his fists. Donnie is behind him, supporting the orange clad turtle.
"Shredder's right" Leo groaned. All of his brothers gasped in surprise. Why did he think Shredder is telling the truth? It's because he is giving up. There is no way they could find a cure. "I am tired. I am totally worn out. Even if I think, I am doing things for you, it's no use. I don't think you need me anymore. No one understands me. No one sees the pain and burden when I do lead you. I kept all what I feel all of my life. I made all of my pain, sorrows and hatred deep inside me. All you can see on me is a great lie. A happy and smiling oldest brother is a lie. He's now gone. Starting today, I am nothing," He opened his eyes, with a stare of extreme anger on them.
The blue banded turtle dashed to his purple clad brother and grabbed him by the neck, sheathing his katana. "And that means, ending your lives also!" Shredder yelled and laughed devilishly. His voice echoed throughout the place. Pigeons from afar flew away because of the sound.
"Le...o! Wh...at...are..you...d..doing!" Donatello whined while he tries to to inhale oxygen. He made his grip, tighter, and tighter. Donnie struggles for air. He looked at his brother. 'Leo, what's wrong' His crimson eyes captured something behind Leo's neck; a glowing red light that blinks. "I-It's n..ot...to..o..la..te..W..we..cc..an st..ill..do..it" Despite of the pain he receives, the lack of the element that gives him life, the purple banded turtle managed to create a smile. He tried to stare against Leo's eyes. He did not fail. His brother let him go. He coughed, regaining the lost oxygen. He placed his hands against his plastron and fell down in his knees.
The leaf green turtle is remained frozen. He almost killed his brother by his grasp. Now, he can't forgive himself. His eyes were dilated because of his sudden action. He looked at his brother, Mikey. From his baby blue eyes, he saw his fears. The thing his innocent eyes do not deserve. He turned his head below, seeing his younger brother, Donatello. His voice echoed through his mind. 'It's not too late. We can still do it' And lastly, he looked at Raphael. So much guilt is seen on his emerald eyes. Also, from those, he saw his brother's fear.
The purple banded turtle grabbed something from his side; their last hope. The last light they could rely on. He grabbed his T-Phone. He slowly typed a number.
April is sitting on the couch inside the lair. Something is bothering her. She is not feeling well. Her mind is telling her something. She stood up, and circled around. She's getting worried. Is the sense that she gets is about her friends? Were they in trouble? As the time goes on, she becomes nervous. She is getting pale. Her sweat doubles.
Inside the dojo, Master Splinter meditates. His eyes are closed. The smell of the incense was all around. Suddenly, from meditating, he heard a scream. A scream that made his furs grow. He closed his eyes one more. This time, he became more nervous. 'A ninja master's sense cannot be mistaken' He opened his eyes and stood up from the mat. Splinter walked out of the training dojo. There, outside, he spotted April. He sensed something bothers the girl, too.
"April?" The red haired teen turned to the rodent. "Uh...sensei" She bowed and turned once more at Splinter. "Is something wrong?" He walked towards April. "Uhm..sensei, I just feel.." "Nervous?" "Yes, sensei. How did you know?" The girl's face looked skeptical. "You are pale and your fingers are twitching. Basic signs of being uncomfortable" He expertly said. April noticed Splinter's grip against his emerald staff. She could see Master Splinter's trembling paws.
"Uh, sensei, is there something that haunts you also? I could see your hand is shaking" The red haired teen asked. The rodent turned his head down for a while and glanced at April. "I admire your keen sense April and yes, you are right. Something or someone is bothering me also"
Suddenly, a phone rang broke the silence. They both looked at each other and gulped. She grabbed her T-Phone from her pocket and answered the call. "Donnie?" "A... April.." His voice; they were right. There is indeed something wrong. "Tell me, what happened?!" "We...we..need..help" Her eyes grew wide. She handed the phone to Splinter, while her hands trembling. "Donatello? What happened?!" "S..sensei..Leo..L..Leo has been-" the conversation was cut. This made Splinter skip a beat. "One of my greatest fears came on to me today"
"Sensei, what did Donnie tell you?" April asked his master with worries seen on her eyes and the tone of her voice. "Their brother, Leonardo"
At the rooftop, where the turtle brothers can be found, Leo used his katana to break Donnie's T-Phone. "Don't...call Splinter" "But Leo... I could understand what you're going through" Donatello gathered all his energy to speak up. "Shredder...controls you!" the olive green turtle shouted, enough for everyone at the rooftop to hear.
"I know...it" he shut his azure eyes and breathes rapidly. "End his life!" The Shredder yelled and smirked. Leo raised his arm which holds the katana. He struggles against his own force. He did not want to kill his brother. Cold sweat flow down on his terrapin skin.
"Don't even try to resist, turtle! You have no choice!" The villain clenched his fists. "No...nooooo!" The blade went down.
'This is it. My end. Bye world. Bye Metalhead. Bye Shellraiser. Bye Timothy, wait for at least, hundred years for you to defrost. Bye Ap-' Donatello expected the blade to come down to him. But it stopped, somehow. When he opened his eyes and turned his head above, two pieces of metal blocked the katana. A pair of sais.
Raphael shielded Donnie. He grunted, and struggled with the force. Raph pushed forward. "I know you can fight it, Leo! I know you can do it!" He said while looking at his brother.
Leonardo kicked Raph on his plastron, enough for the red banded turtle to stumble upon the wall and flew within feet.
The impact made Raph gain bruises all over his body. He attempted to stand up. Before he could stand completely, the blue banded turtle pinned him against the wall, with his katana threatened to pierce his neck.
"Leonardo! What are you doing!?" Suddenly, out of nowhere, Master Splinter appeared. When everyone heard Splinter's voice, they all turned to his direction. He saw his sons' conditions. From meters on his right, he saw his youngest pupil, with injuries all over him. Beside Mikey, is Donatello. And another meter on his front, is Leonardo, pinning his brother against the wall. He also saw Shredder from his left.
The turtle's azure eyes turned into glowing red and faced his rat sensei. He ran towards Splinter and charged using his weapon. Splinter responded to his reflexes. He managed to block the blade that should hit him. The ninja master captured the teenager's eyes. "Your eyes... Anger is bursting out of you but extreme agony is buried inside you... Leonardo, my son." After he released these words, tear drops flow from the turtle's eyes.
"Hamato Yoshi..." Shredder said. He turned to Splinter. "Oroku Saki!" The rodent furiously shouted and glared with intimidation. "What can you say?" The villain asked. Splinter replied with piercing stare while he holds back the blue banded turtle.
"Leonardo! Finish your brothers!" Shredder yelled. "S...sensei...I...I can't" Leo said to his father, with his eyes begging. He is fighting the force that drags him near his brothers. "No!" Splinter stepped forward. "Come near him and I'll press this button and trigger an explosion!" Shredder took a small remote control with a single red button, which resembles a certain Kraang technology. "Your overconfident son's mind is being controlled by my voice, only my voice! The device placed on him also doubles as an explosive!"
"Are you not yet contented of all you did to me?! To my family?! To my wife?! To my daughter Miwa! You've raised her as your own child... To use her to your revenge! And now my sons?!" Splinter clenched his fists and raised his voice. Oroku Saki destroyed everything Splinter has. He could not let his sons suffer the same fate, as what he gets right now. No one is going to leave him again. Not the only family he has.
"After you stole Tang Shen from me?! You will be getting every perish you deserve!" "She was never yours! I've never stole anything from you! It's your own fault, only if you never ever let anger and jealousy consumed you, none of this would happen! Tang Shen would still be here!"
"Is that so" A feminine voice stopped everything. It was Karai. She heard all the exchange of words between Shredder and Splinter. Both of the ninja masters turned their attention to her.
"If only I am not grateful to your son, and I am not..." She stopped and bowed down. "What do you mean Karai? "Shredder asked her, coldly. "If that rat was saying the truth, it means a thing..." Karai turned up her head and looked at the sky. "Don't say you believe in him, Karai! " the Shredder warned his 'daughter'. The raven haired teen ran towards Shredder and went beside him. "I don't want to believe...because.." In a split second, Karai managed to kick Shredder's hand. The blow made the remote to fly away from Shredder's grip. She quickly grabbed it.
Everyone in the place gasp in surprise to what they witnessed. The blue banded turtle stared at Karai and released a faint smile. Karai also stared at him, and replied also with a smile. "Karai..."
The kunoichi slammed the remote against the floor. She broke it using a hard thump. When the remote broke, the small device on the back of Leo's neck is broken also into small pieces.
Being free from the control, Leo lost his balance and fell onto the floor. Raph ran towards Leo and caught him. "Don't worry bro. We got you" Raph smiled at his brother, and the eldest also replied with a smile.
"Karai! What are you doing?!" Shredder growled and clenched his fists. He stepped back and yelled, "Attack!" His mission failed. It was his own 'daughter's' fault and she is helping the enemy. 'What has got into your mind, child?' Footbots appeared and attacked the turtles. Having the opportunity to retreat, Shredder ran away and called this as an end. "I will be back, Hamato Yoshi! " he said, as he disappeared from the shadows.
"Shredder!" Spliter ran towards the circle of robots. He took down the foot, all with ease. Karai is also helping in the battle. She helps because she wanted to protect a certain turtle.
Leo stood up. "Raph, stay with the guys. We will just deal with these things" He ordered the red banded turtle with a strict tune. "But you're-" "No time for that. And I am just fine" He glanced shortly at his brothers and turned his back to battle the remaining robots.
After taking down all the footbots, Karai faced Leo. Their weapons clashed with each other. "Leo..." The blue banded turtle stopped. "I...I need to talk to you... Just us..." Karai said softly. This is the first time Leo saw this kind of Karai; a soft and sweet side of the kunoichi. "W-why? A - about what?" The mutant placed his weapon back.
Karai closed her eyes and landed a small peck on Leo's forehead. "Please...just us, okay?" The kunoichi turned back and jumped towards the other building, with the universal posture of 'Follow me'
Leo's eyes grew wide, and extreme pumps of blood ran through his body. He was left dumbfounded the moment Karai kissed him. He turned to his brothers, which he saw all of them are smiling at him. He turned to his sensei. Splinter smiled and nodded.
He can't explain his feelings right now. Karai, the girl whom he admires a lot kissed him? Is he dreaming? No, he's not and the girl wants to talk to him, just the two of them, like none of these happened?
Leo's Point of View
Wow..just..wow.. Alright Leo, snap out of it. We got more important things to deal with. First, the laboratory. Next, the freaking anger. Third, your attitude. Fourth, oh..my fingers are getting lost. Fourth, the thing they injected to you. Fifth, my brothers. Last in my turtle fingers, what would Karai say to me?
I followed Karai's lead, as he graciously leaps from rooftop to rooftop. (Insert a very flirty word in here) We are now five blocks away from our recent location. She stopped, and at the same time, I stopped also. She turned to me. "Do you think, this is far enough for your sensei not to hear our talk?" She asked me while one of her hands is placed on her hips. "Uh, yes. I think so. But they can still see our silhouettes from here" Seriously, Karai, what do you want to say?
She walked towards me and suddenly, she hugged me, wrapping her arms around my back. I don't know what to do. My shell is really Shell-shocked. My eyes narrowed. After a minute, which for me lasted like forever, she released from the hug. Oh, how I wish that was longer. (Insert a turtle pout)
Her piercing amber eyes stared at me, and she started to talk. "First, I wanted to say, what happened to you inside the lab" "Really? What about it?" Gulp. I am pretty nervous wih this thing. "Why?" She started to giggle. "Hey, what's so funny?" "Nothing. I am just happy seeing your skeptical face again. Maybe." Is that all?
"Alright. As I speak to you, stay calm"
"I am always calm"
"Really? You think so?"
"Uh, not maybe the past times"
"Okay. The Kraang...injected you some...mutagen.."
"What?! Mu..tagen?! Are you kidding?!" Oh. This can't be good.
"Yeah. Ask you genius brother about everything"
"Then you dragged me here just to say the bad news? You can also tell that to my brothers. It's fine. I know they would understand"
"No. I don't want them to hear. And...I lost the courage to say something...but please, at midnight, meet me here again. Tell me the result of your condition. I also got a..." She grabbed a thing from his back.
"T-Phone?"
"Yes. Call me" She finished and stepped back.
"Goodbye"
"Wait. Karai, be careful...And! Thank you" I smiled and she smiled back. After that, she went off.
What the shell was that? She has not finished the thing she was going to say. Whatever it is, it must be very important. I decided to go back to my brothers. I made a great mistake. I had hurt them. I even...thought of them being useless. I need to say sorry. I need to make up with them.
While I do my leaps to come back to my brothers and sensei, I felt a sudden sting here in my head. All of a sudden, my vision became blurry. I stopped, and then everything went black. Again.
OMG.. We're almost at the end. :( Awww..
My feels! My bowl of feels! The Season 2 finale was...was...Ahh! The crashing window! The..The hug! The..saving of the... Ahh! The..!
Blues everywhere! BTW, Seth Green made an awesome job for voicing Leo this new season. But I will totally miss Leo's previous voice! (Jason Biggs/Dominic Catambrone, right?) OMG.. And 3 months?! Of being 'brain dead'?! The shell?!
P.S.: Thank you again. ;)
"Give me back my family, freak!" - Leonardo, from "Within the Woods"