Ancient Prophecy!

Chapter Fifteen:

Raphael sat at his bed fingering the note he'd found placed carefully on his bed. The note had apologised and asked him to keep himself and his family safe. She'd also told him not to come after her but he was currently trying to figure out how he was going to do just that without the remaining members of the family stopping him.

"Hey buddy," Casey stood in the doorway and noticed his friend had yet to pack any of his belongings, he just seemed to be staring at a piece of paper on his lap, "you okay?"

"Never better," Raph said sarcastically and shrugged, "My brothers have gone after Yuri who might already be dead, they might be joinin' her and just ta make my day I ain't allowed ta lift a finger ta help!" He leant forward and placed his head in his hands.

"Relax Raph, they'll all be fine you'll see." The human clapped his turtle friend on the shoulder.

"I gotta go after em Case." He said quietly.

"I know buddy," Casey reached into his pocket for the syringe Donnie had given him before they'd left and held it in the hand resting behind Raph, "That's why I really hope you won't hate me for this bud."

"What . . ?" Raphael's eyes widened as he felt the sharp needle slip into his shoulder. "Casey. . . you. . ." He fought the drowsiness that followed but lost and Casey caught him before he fell off the bed.

"I'm sorry buddy, it's for your own good." The vigilante carefully lifted his best friend onto his shoulder and carried the teen to the moving van where he placed him on the bed that Donnie had installed, usually used when one of the brothers were injured and strapped him in case he should fall.

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"Hello little sister." Zuko smiled as the foot ninja escorted Yuri onto the roof, they passed him her sword and he placed it to one side after studying it for a few moments, "I was worried you wouldn't come and after all I've done for your birthday too." He grinned at her scowl but she said nothing to him as she was roughly forced to her knees before him. "Tonight will see the dawning of a new age," he explained and she rolled her eyes getting ready for the typical rant about his plans that all villains seemed to slip into before their big plan unfurled, "with a simple sacrifice we will be able to raise the demon god that was locked away millennia ago when this world still knew true magic. Then she will use you to regain her strength and call forth her army of demons and monsters to rein havoc on this world. When this world falls we will have the power and forces to take our own world and those who shunned me will know nothing but pain and chaos!"

"You've done all of this for simple revenge?!" Yuri spat genuinely surprised having never figured out why her brother had turned against her family so suddenly and viciously. Unknown to them there were three figures scaling the wall and they had just stopped before the top to listen to the conversation between the siblings.

"I trained all my life to be everything father and mother wished me to be, but did I ever get any recognition for it? No! You come along and it's discovered that not only do you have Mab's blessing but have been chosen for some great deed by the gods as well. This meant from then on, no matter what I did! No matter what great feats I managed to accomplish or how honourable I became, you were the one who was worshiped. A frail, disobedient little girl, with more of a knack for getting herself into trouble than anything else!" From the hiding spot the three brothers frowned at his words. "As you got older you would go looking for that trouble and it didn't matter how the odds stacked against you or what you did, you always seemed to come out unscathed and earn more adoration from before whilst I slipped out of the lime light."

"I never asked to be who I am!" Yuri protested still scowling at him, "I never wanted fame or adoration! I just wanted to make our parents proud just like you! I don't understand why that is such a bad thing!"

"Because it always came easy for you!" Zuko screamed in her face making the younger wince slightly, "You never worked as hard as I did, ever! And yet you could best me by eight years old by barely touching me! I was a laughing stock even though there were few others who could defeat me, but now you're going to know how it feels to not be good enough. To not be the one who saves the day!" He spun around and walked over to the corner of the roof and pulled up his nephew relishing in the cries of the boy to let him go and the pained yells from his sister.

"Let him go! He's just a little boy!" She yelled trying to get to her feet but the foot ninja held her firmly in place.

"Aunt Yuri?" Alexander looked in her direction and the hope was unmistakeable even from where she was, "Aunt Yuri help me!" She struggled with all the strength in her body but strength had never been her forte. She was better with a sword, usually using the agility and speed she possessed to gain the advantage, but with two burly men holding her down and restricting her movements she was all but helpless. She screamed in frustration as she struggled harder to get free to help her nephew but they twisted her arms painfully behind her back until one of her shoulders popped and she cried out in pain. "Please Aunt Yuri I'm scared and they've got Anna and I tried to protect her but I couldn't so you have to get up and help me! Please!" He yelped as he was flung into the centre of a circle of markings that had been painted on the centre of the roof, Zuko looked to his wife who had been preparing all that was needed as her husband had ranted and had his fun. She stood and walked over to the boy who stared at her defiantly but she merely pulled a dagger out and thrust it into his stomach then chanted a spell in a forgotten language even Yuri didn't recognise, not that she would have heard it. Yuri's scream echoed over the roof tops and she felt the tears fall before she could stop them whilst the brothers listening were torn for what to do.

"We need to help her." Don insisted in a whisper.

"They just killed an innocent little kid." Mikey whispered to himself not wanting to take a look at the scene on top of the rooftop for fear of what he would see. His brothers ignored him.

"With Hex there we'll be as good as dead before we can get anywhere near Yuri!" Leo told his intelligent brother quietly wracking his brains for a plan of action.

"What are you doing here?!" another insistent whisper joined the group and Elyssa put a firm hand over Mikey's mouth to stop him from giving away their position, "I told you under no circumstances were you to come after me or Yuri!"

"We came to help." Don told her frowning then looked away, "Zuko's just killed his own Nephew."

"He really is a sick creep." She said darkly, "I only just got here, Hex must have known I'd be out looking for her cause I've just had to deal with six water demons," she waved her hand and a ball appeared showing them the scene on the roof. Yuri could be seen on her knees, her shoulder was at a funny angle and Don guessed in was dislocated at best and she stared towards a small crumpled form as tears streamed down her face. Zuko merely watched it all with a huge grin on his face and Hex was performing a spell. The foot ninja seemed like they wanted nothing more than to disappear and the two that had been holding Yuri had stepped away from the girl to edge closer to the roof exit. Before they knew what was happening an earthquake shook the city and Elyssa was only just able to raise a spell to catch her friends before they were dislodged from the walls and fell to their deaths.

"What was that?" Leo asked resisting the urge to sigh in relief once he'd realised that they were all safe from falling. In the air above them there was a large flash and a black dragon appeared circling the building once then landing gracefully on the roof just beyond Hex and Zuko.

"Hail Goddess among demons," Hex said bowing deeply to the dragon that shimmered as if surrounded by steam and was replaced by a woman with dark grey skin and ebony hair. She was clothed in a red and black gown that reached to the floor and covered her hands, "Great Ursa, we have released you from your prison so that you may regain what you lost when Mab banished you."

"My thanks to you, what is this place?" The demoness asked taking in her surroundings, "In what kingdom do we reside?"

"This city is known as New York." Hex bowed once more and Zuko stepped forward to carry on the explanation.

"Much has changed since Queen Mab wronged you my Lady." He too bowed and stayed on one knee, "When Mab imprisoned you she separated the magical kingdoms from this world and removed most of the magic possessed here in order to power the enchantments that kept you in your prison."

"Once the worlds were separated a void was created where she imprisoned you and whilst the worlds are separated that void will always exist." Hex finished. "We have one of her chosen here," Hex indicated to Yuri who looked up at the demon, "she is yours to do with as you please, we also have a child for you to use as your maid servant. I know how you like your slaves." A whimpering Anna was brought out for Ursa so see.

"You are most gracious." The demon Ursa turned to Yuri who had managed to get to her feet, "Ah I see Mab's chosen is quite stubborn, just as I'd expect." Ursa reached for Yuri who attempted a roundhouse kick. The demon chuckled and caught the leg easily and pushed her off her feet, she then reached forward and pulled Yuri back up by her neck.

"We have to do something now!" Mikey hissed.

"I'm not sure there's much we can do." Lysie remarked, "The power I'm sensing from that demon is off the charts."

"Elyssa," Leo looked at her then back at the scene playing out on the roof, "can you make some sort of major distraction so that we can get over there grab Yuri and the little girl and run?"

"I'm sure I can cook something up." She mused. "Give me a few secs and as soon as I let it off go in. Jump off the building as soon as you have them. I'll catch you and cast a spell to get us out of here."

"How will we know when to go?" Don asked.

"Trust me you'll know." She answered and chanted some incoherent words before all of a sudden there were explosions going off all around the roof. The three boys leapt up from their magical platform and slipped past the foot ninja who were looking terrified, Mikey headed for Anna whilst Leo and Don headed straight for Yuri. Leo drew his sword and leapt at the demon hoping to surprise the thing enough to make her let go of his friend.

Before he could get close enough though a ball of energy knocked Yuri out of Ursa's hand. With one glance at Don he nodded and they went straight to Yuri's side. Don helped her up and pulled her away from Ursa as Leo covered the pair.

"No! She will pay!" Zuko drew his sword and attacked. Leo managed to keep up with Yuri's brother but Zuko got through his defences and threw him aside. Leonardo watched in horror as their enemy advanced on his younger brother, Don had just enough time to draw his bo and used it to block. Unfortunately Zuko's sword sliced straight through the wood and Don screamed in agony as it made a gash from his left shoulder down to his hip, easily cutting his plastron almost clean in half.

"Donnie!" Elyssa screamed and sent a spell at Zuko who was flung back away from the injured turtle rendering him unconscious. Yuri pulled herself up and used her good arm to pull Don into a more comfortable position.

"You shouldn't have come!" Yuri said frantically trying to push the two pieces of his plastron together in hopes of stopping the flow of blood. Don just blinked and gasped in pain, "I'm sorry," She told him more quietly, "this is all my fault."

"Yuri look out!" She heard Mikey yell before being snatched from behind and held by the neck once more by Ursa..

"I will have my army!" She growled ignoring all else around her as Leo reached his fallen brother and pulled him away watching in horror as Ursa's eyes glowed red and the same glow began to engulf Yuri's body.

"Leo! She's gonna kill her!" Mike was almost in tears as he reached his eldest brother and clutched the small girl to his body with one arm and held Yuri's discarded sword in the other. The eldest glanced up at the skies to see Elyssa battling Hex with no signs of said battle ending soon and then at Yuri's sword. She'd once told him that the blade was enchanted so that it would harm some of the most powerful demons and magical creatures should it be needed and something told him his own katana would not be enough so he snatched the sword straight out of its sheath and ran full tilt at Ursa hoping his plan would work. As the sword fell Ursa caught it with her free hand and smiled as the blade shattered into pieces leaving Leonardo left with nothing but the hilt.

"Do not try to use something which you do not understand boy," she told him pulling him closer in the same way she held Yuri, "It will never work." With that she threw him away, back towards his brothers and he landed awkwardly on his right arm, feeling the bone snap when he landed. Elyssa landed near them with a grunt and favoured her left leg that looked like she had decided to flambé it and they all looked as Yuri screamed and before they knew what was wrong she simply disappeared.

"Yuri!" Mikey screamed frantically scanning the rooftop for his friend.

"Foolish boy, your friend is no more." Ursa grinned and advanced on them determined to finish the whole group off and reclaim the child as her slave but she stopped dead in her tracks and had a worried look on her dark features. A small yowl could be heard and then a pure white cat appeared out of nowhere who sat casually cleaning her paws in front of the friends.

"Duchess?" Mikey blinked a few times not really sure he was seeing his new cat but it was definitely her. She turned and trotted to Donatello then sat on his chest. The wound glowed for a few minutes before clotting and closing up as if someone had stitched it. Ursa growled and threw a spell at them but Duchess turned her head and they were surrounded by a protective bubble.

"Leo!" Elyssa turned to the leader who still clutched Yuri's sword hilt whilst using the same arm to support his broken one, "picture the farm in your mind, every detail!"

"Huh?" he looked at her as if she were mad.

"I can get us there with magic, but I can't do that on my own cause I've never been there so you have to help me!" He nodded at her and closed his eyes thinking of every nook and cranny of the building and the surroundings, "You got it?"

"Yes."

"Good!" She said the spell and their world twisted, once everything had righted itself they were outside of Casey's farm house. "Let's get Donnie inside." Mikey let Anna down who immediately latched onto Leo's leg and the youngest helped Elyssa carry Don into the house and lay him gently onto the sofa by the widow. Mikey then ran to find blankets and Don's medical supplies to dress Lysie's burns and wrap Leo's broken arm. Once everyone had been attended to and they'd checked that Donnie was stable and wrapped his torso with bandages to support the wound, Leo looked at the little girl and smiled gently at her.

"Mike, why don't you take Anna upstairs and put her to bed, she looks tired." He smiled when the little girl gave him a hug and obediently took Mikey's hand and allowed him to lead her upstairs. Before long Mikey rejoined them back downstairs where an awkward silence ensued as all three conscious occupants mulled over the nights events in their minds.

"How are we going to tell him?" Mikey sniffled holding back the tears with difficulty.

"Tell who what Mikey?" Leo asked studying the hilt still in his hand.

"Raph, about Yuri." The youngest filled in rubbing his arms.

"I don't know Mikey." Leo rubbed his eyes and sighed.

"He'll be crushed." Lysie bit her lip. They all turned at the sound of a truck pulling up, Mikey checked who it was and sighed when he recognised their van.

"We're about to find out." He gulped and moved away from the window to place himself beside Leo. The door swung open a few minutes later and April rushed in holding Shadow.

"Guys are you. . . Donnie?!" She rushed to his side and adjusted her daughter so that she could check his pulse for herself finding it strong and regular.

"He's okay April, or he will be." Elyssa told the red head avoiding the woman's eyes.

"What about the rest of you?" She asked just as Raph stormed in Followed by Casey and Splinter.

"Guys?" He blinked and noticed who was missing, "Where is she?" He sounded angry but inside he was terrified and it was all written in his eyes as Leo rose and walked over to him licking his lips nervously, "Where is she Leo?" He almost pleaded this time.

"Raph I. . ." the eldest furrowed his brow and handed Raph the sword hilt.

"No." Raph whispered and barely registered the furry hand on his arm.

"What's. . ?" Serena asked as she entered but one look at the scene before her and she stopped sucking in a breath at the sight of the broken sword.

"I'm sorry Raph she's gone." Leo pulled his brother into a one armed hug but Raph pushed him away.

"You're wrong!" He cried backing up towards the doorway shaking his head.

"We tried Raphie," Mikey almost sobbed as tears streamed down his cheeks, "we really did, honest!"

"She's not dead! You're wrong! She can't be she. . ." he gripped the hilt so hard that his knuckles were almost white, his younger brother took a few steps towards him and he spun on his heels and ran.

"Raph come back!" Mikey screamed after him as Raph ran full tilt into the woods.

"I will go Michelangelo." Splinter said and took off after Raphael.

Raph kept running until he could run no more and let out a blood curdling scream. Collapsing to his knees he cried harder than he'd ever cried in his life, he didn't know when his father had arrived or even when the old rat had wrapped him in his arms and began whispering words of comfort as he sobbed into the old worn robe.

Well there you have it, but it's not over yet! Hope you liked it and please review (either way). Just to say I have borrowed a couple of names from avatar, I love it and the names from it, if you don't know who Ursa is then it's Zuko's mother in Avatar. Anywho, toodles Angel xxx.