Ancient Prophecy.

Chapter Nine:

Yuri opened her eyes and groaned. She rubbed the back of her head and looked around, there seemed to be some sort of light coming from her left, Mikey was a in a crumpled heap next to her and she could still hear the yowling of a cat in the corner not far to her right. She got up and nearly sat back down again as the room span enough to make her want to vomit but as the feeling subsided she walked over to the sound and sure enough she saw a dusty ginger coat under quite a bit of rubble.

"Klunk?" her brow furrowed as she tried to see past the darkness to check if he was hurt in anyway. She knelt down and pulled a large piece of wood out of the way and dug through the rubble the cat seemed to be stuck under and found he was reluctant to move properly so she picked him up and cradled him to her chest and went back to Mikey's side, "Mikey, I found Klunk."

"Klunk?" Mikey groaned and slowly got to his feet whilst reaching out for his pet, "You okay my little baby?" He cooed quietly as Yuri looked behind her at where the light was coming from.

"He's not bleeding, but he's a little stiff so he could have been trapped for a while. So he's probably sore and dehydrated."

"Oh my poor baby, Daddy'll take care of you." He held the animal close whilst being careful not to hurt him as the cat purred to his master.

"Come on, I don't think we can get out the way we came," she looked up and then back at the light, "plus I want to find out what's making that light." She didn't wait for her companion to say anything as she began walking. She ignored Mikey as he spoke to Klunk in baby talk and listened for anything that might be a threat. "You know I always thought ninja's were the silent types." At his sheepish look she grinned and laughed despite herself, "Sorry I couldn't resist it."

"I can fight you know I'm just not as good at the whole stealth thing as. . . Hey is that a cat?" She blinked and looked in the direction he indicated and there sat a pure white cat with blood red eyes watching them from the mouth of a large cave at the end of the tunnel they were walking through. "It's pretty, is that why you were down here Klunk?"

"It almost looks as if it's guarding something." Yuri approached and noticed the cat eyeing her suspiciously and she shivered feeling as if the cat was looking right through her. "Maybe we should check it out?"

"Hey I said the cat's pretty not let's go into the creepy cave!" he said nervously.

"Relax Michelangelo, I'll make sure to kill any monsters that come our way," she said as she drew her sword for good measure, "just keep that little fur ball out of harms way okay?"

"Wow you are as bad a Raphie!"

"Oh?"

"Yeah, he acts all tough all the time but he's really a big softie," Mikey grinned making sure to stay as close to Yuri as possible, "and he love's klunk every bit as much as I do even if he'd never admit it out loud!"

"So you're saying I'm a softie?" She stopped and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Exactly!"

"You have no sense of self preservation do you?" Yuri shook her head and carried on. He giggled nervously before jogging to keep up eyeing the white cat that was now walking alongside them. After a few minutes they came to a large cavern that was the source of the light they'd seen and in the centre on an ornate pedestal was a huge leather bound book that was greying with age, surrounding it was a golden bubble. Yuri walked up to it and tried to reach for the book, "ouch!" she said as the bubble sent a shock through her body, she settled for leaning over and looking at the book, "I think we've found Serena's book."

"What that book of Elsie?"

"Ellyon." She corrected, "I wonder how we get it out." She mused and looked at the white cat, "I don't suppose you could help?" The cat made a growling noise and Yuri rolled her eyes at it, she could sense some sort of magic associated with this cat and so it more than likely had the key to getting rid of the bubble, "Listen kitty, there's some really bad people who want this book so it's better that we get it so we can keep it from them."

"Uh, it's just a cat Yuri." Mikey said then saw the cat trot over to the bubble and it's eyes glowed for a moment before the bubble disappeared and Yuri picked up the book.

"Come on let's get out of here," she looked at the cat, "do you know a way back up to the sewers? Preferably a safe one?" The cat mewled and trotted back towards the tunnels. They didn't take the one they came from, instead the cat led them down a different one, "I thought I asked for safe." She grumbled looking at the crumbling walls, although it hadn't been as bad as the first tunnel it wasn't much better and it looked like it might collapse if she threw a pebble.

"Maybe it's the safest one." Mikey shrugged and got closer to her, positive he heard something behind them. Yuri stopped and looked back, she could tell that they were in a particularly unstable part of the tunnel and there was definitely someone following them, it had started not long after they'd left the cave. She looked around the cave then passed the book to Mikey who gave her a questioning look.

"When I say run, you run got it?" She searched the shadows waiting for whoever it was to come out of the shadows. "Follow that cat then get back to the others I'll follow as soon as I can."

"But I can't just leave you here alone!"

"Yes you can! I'm not one of your brother's so you don't need to get all protective over me. I've been taking care of myself for a long time." She stepped forward and positioned herself next to a column that looked like it was supporting that part of the tunnel. "Run!"

"But. . ."

"Now!" He turned and bolted after the white cat as Yuri sliced her blade through the column and she effectively blocked her escape route with a cave in.

"You always were the honourable hero type sister."

"Don't call me that Zuko, I stopped being your sister a long time ago." she spat crouching into a battle ready position.

"Now that book is for my beloved, so if you think you're going to get in the way to protect your new little friends then you're very wrong." He chuckled and several foot soldiers appeared.

"You will not hurt them!" She growled.

"On the contrary, I intend to kill them just like I killed our family, your friends and all the pathetic villagers." He smiled, "Maybe I'll keep you alive just to watch, Hex is always telling me that death is too good for you. Maybe I'll let some of the foot have their fun."

"I don't think so." Yuri charged hoping to surprise them enough to plough straight through them and get back the way they had come. She lost count how many she managed to take out but her plan had not worked and she was still trapped with her brother leaning against one wall watching all the action, a grin on his face.

Mikey wasn't sure how long he ran before the white cat led him to the sewers but once he was there he took off towards the layer knowing there was no way anyone could have followed him through all that rubble. His lungs screamed at him before he reached the lair and it took him a few seconds to catch his breath before he screamed for help at the top of his lungs.

"Mikey what's the matter!" Rose demanded with Splinter hot on her heels.

"It's Yuri!" He panted, "She came to help me find Klunk, we found him and then we found this book thing you've been looking for," he handed it to Rose and took a deep breath, "but someone else was there and Yuri told me to run when she said. I tried to argue but she wouldn't listen and when she said run I did and then the cave collapsed and I don't know if she's okay! We have to go help her!" He waved off Don as his brother tried to check him for injuries.

"Where was this?" Leo asked eyeing the white cat curled up beside a tired looking Klunk.

"Under the northern tunnels, there's this big cave and that's where the book was! Guys we gotta hurry there was someone down there and she was trying to protect me!" Mikey was hoping from foot to foot at this point and Elyssa had joined the group.

"Then what are we waiting for!" She said grabbing Mikey and looking back at Leo and Donnie.

"Guess we're going after Yuri." Don shrugged then gasped as they were suddenly in a cave, "What was that?"

"Teleportation spell, shh!" Elyssa snapped and they followed her down one tunnel where laughing could be heard.

"You always were weak little sister!" Zuko held her by the throat and Yuri was beginning to see spots in front of her eyes.

"That's . . . a . . . matter of . . . Opinion." She grunted as he tightened his grip. Leo, Don, Mikey and Elyssa took note of the fifteen or so foot ninja left standing and what state Yuri was in.

"Does anyone see Hex?" Leo whispered from their hiding spot behind the rubble.

"She's not here." Lysie said trying to hear what Zuko was saying to her friend.

"How do you know?" Don asked.

"If she were here then I would sense her."

"What's he saying to her?" Mikey asked. Lysie growled and waved her hand and then they could hear everything.

"You know it was so easy, they never even suspected it." Zuko chuckled, "so much for our great and herioc parents. I took out daddy dearest before he even knew what was happening. I think mother knew something was wrong from the start, but she had no idea I was the threat, being blind and all. Then Hex and I went to the village and the villagers were just as clueless." He smiled seeing that he was getting to his younger sister. "Then it was just a matter of time before I found our dear Kaoru and his brood. I took Kaoru out first with a knife to the back, after I told him our dear parents were dead, then his Azmaria was next. I never did find the little brats, but hey I'm still young there's plenty of time yet and maybe I'll keep you alive to see our young niece and nephew again, along with thier deaths!" He dropped her to the ground and she coughed several times trying to get her breath back and stay conscious, "oh and do you remember all those years ago when our dear sister Atchika was found in the woods half dead?" Yuri looked up at him remembering her brother Kaoru running through the doors of her home carrying her twin sister and their desperate attempt to save her, but Atchika never regained consciousness, it had been Yuri that had found her dead in her bed a few days later, they were only ten "She was the first life I took." Yuri snapped. With a feral scream and without her blade she lunged at her brother determined to do as much damage as she could but her head felt like it was in a vice and her vision blurred, the next thing she knew she was on the floor with blood trickling down her face.

"Let's. . ." Leo started just as Lysie finished her spell and fired it at Zuko who was advancing on his sister once again.

"Seeing as your creepy wife isn't here I seriously suggest you back off!" Don looked at the sweet blonde who looked after them all so well and was shocked at how threatening she sounded and realised he'd never actually seen her against anything really threatening, only bishop's men and they weren't up to fighting a witch.

"I don't think so." He pulled out a dagger and raised it but Lysie was way ahead of him and he was thrown to the back of the cavern, she cast another spell and Zuko was trapped between the first cave in and the one she had just created, "Think you guys can manage those guys?" The boys grinned and attacked as she went over to check on Yuri who hadn't moved in a while, grabbing Yuri's forgotten sword on the way. "Yuri?" She checked her over and noticed a nasty gash on her forehead. "Guys I think we need to get Yuri out of here, she might have a bad concussion and this cut needs stitches."

"We'll be right there!" Don called as they took out the last of the ninja and ran over to her as soon as they reached them the world shifted and they were back in the infirmary and Raph nearly fell out of his bed.

"What the hell?!" He blinked then frowned, "What happened to Yuri? Is she okay?"

A little short I know but I'm borrowing my brother's laptop and he want's it back. So here it is! Thanks for the awesome reviews!! Hope you enjoyed this one, toodles Angel xxx