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Warning: this chapter contains some actions scenes, if they are good or bad is up to question.


A Swarm of Kraang

Chapter 5

Leonardo's Pov

With a spinning back kick the Kraang bot was sent flying into the thick brick wall of the Noodle shop. The force caused the head of bot to get damaged and the suit became unusable. Raphael just kept smiling like the Cheshire cat, his strength and eagerness to fight was to the borderline of scary at times. Another smooth cut through the Kraang droids torso and the robot was split almost in half. The sound of my katanas where music to my ears. The grace and efficiency all imbedded in a well folded piece of metal.

Mikey was dodging and running from the purple beams the Kraangs where shooting at us. Using his natural agility to kick them into an open trash cans. Laughing and shouting with glee as his enemies fell like domino pieces. Shouting something about double points.

Donnie kept skinning the Bo staff making it act both as a shield and a weapon. With the speed of his wooden weapon he struck the two Kraangs with such a force that they flew several yards away before trusting his weapon backward and hitting another Kraang where the stomach should have been. The robot fell and a disoriented Kraang crawled away squealing.

With every droid destroyed two more came to replace it. I wonder if this feeling of stress and a hint of fear is what Hercules felt when he fought the Hydra. With every battle we grow in skills and experience. The first time we battled the Kraang we were so naïve thinking we had learned everything we needed in order to face any enemy coming our way. They were swarming coming towards us like sharks that had smelled blood in the water. Wave after wave of Kraang. It was getting more and more difficult keeping myself calm and have my them in check. But with the walls of Kraang becoming thicker and thicker I began to worry for my brothers and the constant shooting wheren't helping. Without even thinking I bent backwards as a purple been passed above my head I both saw and felt the heat that had been aimed at me. It missed me with perhaps a centimeter to spare.

"These guys are everywhere!" Raph's voice was barley heard over the sound of the Kraangs' guns. Raph used a back leg sweep to get the Kraang down on the ground and used his sai to drive the weapon into the 'skull' of the droid. After a few seconds of twitching the droid now useless the Kraang left its armor behind in order to flee from the battlefield.

"It's like a Zombie movie. Please don't eat my brain dude. I don't want to die!" Mikey shouted. Had it not been for the dire situation I would have face palmed at my younger brother's comparison. He however had a point I didn't want to die either and I would rather perish then let my brothers go before their time.

"Well if they are looking for brains there isn't even a snack in Mikey's head." I heard Raph, typical even in this situation he is still spewing out sarcastic remarks.

" More fighting, less smart mouthing Raph!"

" It's a talent Leo!" Came another reply. Another thing came to mind. How I managed to miss it was beyond me.

" Hey! What happened to the girl?"

"Huh? Where she disappear too?" Mikey questioned, Right after that we heard the honking of one of the white vans the Kraang used and much to our surprise it was backing towards us in great speed. All four of us fled up the fire Escape just in time to avoid the crash. Many Kraangbots got smashed between the wall and the back of the van. Now we finally had a way out of the battle, but now where was our damsel? Much to our surprise she emerged from the car apparently she had been the one that put the van in reverse and caused the collision. She was standing on her wobbly legs not unlike a newborn calf.

" Not bad." Raph said in a low mumble. If I hadn't known my own brother I would have assumed it was just sarcasm.

"Are you ok?" I said rushing towards the girl. I put my hand on her shoulder in case she needed som help to stay upright. She just nodded.

"Just don't ask me to do that again." She said in a lame attempt to ease the tension. I smiled sheepishly not really knowing how to react. But I was saved by the awkwardness by the family's own goofball.

" Wow. Are all girls that brave?" Mikey said looking at her almost adoringly.

" Brave, I think I am more foolish than brave, Mickey." She said a kind smile graced her lips.

" It's Mikey. I don't look like a mouse do I?" He said looking at us for answer.

" Sorry. And no you do not look mouse." She said smiling warmly at Mikey giggling.

" Just so we are clear, my name is Raphael, Raph for short." My guess is he never wanted to be called Ralph again. Reminds me of that Christmas when Mikey managed to glue a clown nose onto Raphs' beek and kept singing "Raphie the red-nosed turtle". That day ended with both Mikey and Raph standing in the corners with swatted bottoms and no desert.

" I mispronounced your name too didn't I?" Her face spoke of the embarrassment she felt.

"Yes. Just so we are clear." Raph said crossing his arms over his plastron in attempt to look cool.

"Crystal clear." She answered she still had that smile on her face.

My keen sense picked up the sound of footsteps and the sound of mechanic movement that meant that Kraang was on their way here. I was quite tired after the encounter and I do not know if I could handel another wave if Kraang right now. My brothers may not act like it but I was sure they were tired too. Even if Raph would be too proud to say it out loud.

" More Kraang heading this way. We need to go." I ordered my brothers.

" No way I am running away Fearless."

"There are more than just us to worry about Raph." I nodded towards the girl that for some strange reason saved us. Even if she had nothing to gain by helping us. Raph snorted and reluctantly he agreed. Say what you want about Raph but there was a heart somewhere beneath all those muscles and bad attitude.

"Fine let's go. I can always bash those tin cans tomorrow."Raph said as he leaped onto the fire escape Mikey in to and the Nitya behind them. I was last with Donnie just ahead of me. When I reached the rooftop I saw all of them waiting on me.

"So, where are we going now?" Mikey asked looking at us.

"I better head home." Nitya stated as she made sure that both the straps of her backpack was on and secured.

"That is a good idea." Donatello said looking almost relieved that she was heading back to the safety of her own home. I for one was not against her getting back to where she lived.

"So where do you live?" Mikey asked.

"Lower East side."

"Then it isn't all that far, think you can get home on your own?" I asked she nodded.

" Yes." She however still looked a bit weary. Not that I can blame her there are a lot of odd things that come out at night, me and my brothers where included.

"If you are worried about the Kraang we can always come with you." Donnie offered.

"I am very flattered by your offer. But I do not wish to be a bother. You boys probably have a lot more serious things to think about." She looked towards me and for some reason her eyes began to widen and whatever she saw it frightened her. I turned around and saw it, Kraangs where crawling up the walls in order to get too us. What was worse was the fact that all of them had guns and if I were to estimate it had to be at least a hundred of them.

"RUN!" Mikey's voice echoed as we began running from the swarm.

"Couldn't say it better myself!" Donnie said in response to our baby brothers' command. All five of us were running hopefully we could maybe shake them off. When it came to jumping between the houses Nitya froze as she saw the ledge. Raph threw Nitya over his shoulder carrying her like a sack of potatoes, then jumped to the other side.

"Of all the times to freeze up, it is when we are being chased by Kraang." Said more to himself rather than his 'precious' cargo. Keeping up with us as we kept dodging the Kraangs blasts.

"You know I can hear you, right?" She stated, she didn't sound annoyed or angry. I kept my eyes locked on the goal if only we could get a distance big enough to get down to one of the man holes and into the sewers. Then I saw it, a water tower perhaps they could fall for the same trick again.

"Guy's keep running. I got an idea."

"I hope you know what you are doing Leo." Raph shouted back. 'Yeah I hope so too.' Even if there was no guarantee it was worth the shot. Or else Kraang might have fried turtle for dinner tonight.

With balance and speed I made my way towards the tower. And once the Droids where close enough I cut into the support colon that kept the tower stable causes the massive tank to come falling down. The water had such force that it did wash away the Kraang that had followed me. My idea had worked now I just needed to get back to my brothers.

If I could make them all use a smoke bomb at the same time the cloud would be big and last long enough for us to get to street level and underground.

I followed my T-phone the signal became stronger and stronger until I reached them. I managed to get just beside Mikey and I showed him one of the smoke bombs and he in tow held up on of his smiling gleefully. Donnie noticed Mikeys' gesture and also picked up one of his own. Raph also saw it and quickly caught on. As we got to another ledge that would led down to an alleyway with a manhole.

"Now!" With that a huge cloud of purple dust covered us and made it impossible for our attackers to see if we went down or was still roof jumping. Now on the ground I quickly lifted the lid and one after one they disappeared into the dark. I was last and quickly covered the hole so that our disappearing act was complete. The silence was interrupted by a cough. Raph placed her back on her own feet.

"What was that?" There where wet trails running along her cheeks.

"Smoke bombs." My genius brother answered.

"It stings." She said rubbing her eyes with the back of her hands.

"It will only last for a few minutes." Donnie reassured her. I knew how much it hurt. Karai had hit me with blinding powder the first time we met and that experience was far from pleasant.

"Do you want a tissue?" Mikey asked.

"No I am fine. It has stopped now." She said as she stopped rubbing her eyes. They were a little red but other than that she was fine.

"Where are we?" She asked looking at the surrounding. It was dark and probably still a bit blurry for her to see everything.

"New York Sewers, more specific we are underneath Mulberry St." Donnie said without even thinking about it.

"How can you even tell?" She asked.

"We know our City. This just happens to be one of those parts we are very familiar with." Raph stated like it was the most obvious thing in the entire world. Well to us it was. In order to not go crazy in the Lair we would explore the sewers at times sneak out when Splinter was out gathering supplies. When we got older Splinter showed us around and we learned which roots where good and which to stay away from.

"So were to next? You said that you lived at Lower East Side." Mikey asked our.. What was she? Acquaintance, comrade, friend? Too early to put a title on her just yet. She was friendly, I can give her that but we knew close to nothing about her. Perhaps once she gets home our ways will divide and we will continue our lives like the other party nether existed.

"I live near Henry St. you boys can just let me off at the closest manhole." She said. Grabbing hold of the straps of her backpack. Making sure that it was still on.

"Oh no, we are gentlemen and gentlemen leads the ladies home." Mikey said firmly even bowing before the girl. I was a bit surprised about what had come out of Mikey's mouth. Well it wasn't the first time Mikey has caused us to look at him either in confusion or aww and I doubt it will be the last.

"Then you should probably start thinking about how you eat Mikey. Because you eat like a beast rather than a prince." Raph said to our baby brother and in response Mikey blew him a raspberry. All the tension had begun to fade and I heard no footsteps neither Kraang nor regular humans above us. We made it; we got out of that pinch.

"Are you sure? I think I have been enough or a burden to you."

"You're kidding. You saved our shells back there." Mikey said flapping his arms like a chicken trying to fly.

"What I did was nothing." What was off was the fact that she didn't see her action of saving us as anything special was bothersome for an unknown reason.

"That nothing might have saved us from doom dude." Mikey said almost getting serious with her.

"You're not going to let me go unless you follow me home, are you?" Her question may have been mostly directed towards Mikey but she probably knew that if Mikey went, we would go too.

"I live on Rutgers Street not far from the crossing with Henry Street." She finally admitted

"Then that is we are heading."

"Under or above ground?" Nitya asked innocently. If it hadn't been for her white shirt she would more or less vanish on the darkness.

"It is safer if we stay underground."

"You are just scared Leo." Why did my closest younger brother have to be such a bossy bully and jerk about things?

"Now is not the time for arguing Raph." I shot back. I was really not in the mood.

" Come on fearless the Kraang is gone we can just go up to the surface and jump the last couple of rooftops. It would be a bit difficult for her to explain why she smells like she has been rolled in filth. " Raph did have a point. We knew that she had a dad. And if what Donnie told us the man had to be smart and he would wonder what his daughter had been up to if she would come home smelling like Mikey."

"HEY!"

"Unfortunately I have to agree with him."

"Donnie! Not you to!" Mikey pouted at his slightly older brother. Mikey always had a power with his cuteness that could convince them to do things they knew was crazy. Case and Point: bringing Leatherhead to their lair.

" Mikey your personal hygiene is atrocious." Donnie stated. Since Donnie was the 'doctor' of the family he knew the dangers of all the filth they surrounded themselves with ta a daily bases.

But I have to agree that Mikey was not the one that was the keenest on using soap. They somehow managed to convince me to use the rooftops rather than the sewers. If luck was on our side tonight we wouldn't have to fight any more Kraang and Nitya would be home before midnight.

As our new companion was walking on the sidewalk she didn't stand out all that much. The only thing that drew attention was her Psychedelic printed backpack. There was nothing 'crazy' about her. Her hair was black like coal and was braided in a single braid that reached to the middle of her back copper skin and dark eyes. We followed her from the roof just in case something was to happen.

Mikey was still being his cheerful self even if it was starting to get a bit too cold for our own liking. We finally made it to our destination and we watched as she turned and walked in on Rutgers St and into one of the apartments. She turned to us smiled and waved before heading inside.

"So now that is done. Lets go look for some purple punks to beat." Raph said. Before any one of us could left all of our T-Phones sounded telling us that we received a for whom it could be from I took mine and read it.

'Good luck young warriors and sweet dreams' followed by a number I haven't seen before. Mikey looked gleeful and was almost jumping up and down like an exited kid. I had a strong suspicion that he knew whom this text was from.

"Mikey who did you give our numbers too?"

"Why do you say that it was me? Where is the proof?"

"You looked awfully happy when the text came, care to share who it is?"

"You didn't send it to another of those 'Internet Friends' don't you remember what happened last time?" Raph was referring to Chris Bradford now known as Dogpound. About how he tricked Mikey to believe that they were friends. At times Mikey is to optimistic and naïve for his own good.

"Don't worry, she won't."

"She?" Raph asked curiously.

"Mikey did you just give Nitya all of our phone numbers?" I asked as I connected the dots.

"Umm. Maybe." Mikey said sheepishly as he smiled hoping that Raph wouldn't pounce on him and start smacking him around.

"This is just great." I said sighing covering my face with one of my hands. It appears that a force of nature AKA: Mikey. Has decided that Nitya will still be part of our lives, no matter what I thought about it.


So what are our heros suppose to do next? With a potential allied or threat starting to enter the lives of the turtles. Will the story of their lives change?