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"STOP SAYING THAT, YOU BASTARD! STOP TELLING ME THAT IT WAS ALL YOUR FUCKING FAULT! FOR KAMI'S SAKE, STOP TAKING ALL THE BLAME JUST BECAUSE YOU FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR IT! STOP CLAIMING THAT YOU CAUSED THIS SHIT WHEN SOMEONE ELSE DID!"
Donatello's outburst replayed over and over again in my mind. Aside from the number of profanities that Raph might surely use in the future, I found it disturbing when he reacted like that to what I said before he slammed me into the lab wall. I'm getting that feeling that he's really not telling us everything…
There was a shrill ring from my belt. Sighing, I took out my T-Phone and answered the call.
"Hey, April! How's it hanging?"
"Leo, the Kraang are at it again!" She said, panting heavily. "I followed one of them to this old warehouse by the docks. They're planning to evaporate the Mutagen into the atmosphere so that it can rain down on everybody!"
This is bad. Not only had April gone off on a Kraang-hunt again, but she also stalked one to a warehouse full of them! Oh, and not to mention that those alien brain-thingies are threatening the safety of humanity again.
"April, wherever you are, just stay put and hide. We'll be on our way so you wait for us. Got it?"
"Hide from the many Kraangdroids and their energy guns? I'm already on it, Leo."
With a nod, I turned off my T-Phone. Raph and Mikey were staring at me with questioning looks.
"It's April," I began, "she said the Kraang are going to rain their Mutagen down on everyone. They've set camp in a warehouse by the docks."
"Well? What the shell are we waiting for? Christmas?" Raph questioned, pounding a fist into his palm with a grin on his face. "Time to beat up some Kraang butt!"
"But what about alt-dimension Donnie?" Mikey asked, his voice strangely laced with concern. "I mean, he's like the strongest of us four now. Maybe we're gonna need his help – "
Raph cut him short with a sharp smack to the back of his head.
"Can it, Shell-For-Brains! The jerk's finally left our home and he's probably crawling back to whichever dimension he came from! We can do just fine without him, right, Leo?"
Raph caught me off guard. I really didn't know what to reply. On one hand, Raph's right about Donatello's behavior and all and that we don't need it. On the other, I gotta admit that Mikey had a point when he said that Donatello had become the strongest member of our team. If he even considered us his teammates in the first place, that is.
Man, what would Captain Ryan do?
"We don't really have the time to discuss this now, do we?" I can't believe I actually sounded a bit harsh there. "April's waiting for us and the Kraang are up to their usual 'mutate every human in sight' thing again. Don't you see we have worse things to worry about?"
My brothers gave me uneasy looks before they both nodded. We then armed ourselves with our weapons, said our goodbyes to Sensei and left for the warehouse April had told me about.
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OK. Things had just gone from bad to worse pretty fast.
There were more of the Kraangdroids than what we had anticipated. How many more? Well, let's say we were dealing with, oh I'm not sure. A hundred of them? Give or take a few.
No, seriously! There's too many of them and I can see that my brothers and I are gonna have our shells handed to us yet again. I've already told April to call in some back-up, AKA the police, and that's what we were practically waiting for and reason why we were still facing the Kraangdroids and their energy guns.
Before I knew it, a volley of energy bullets had sent my katana flying out of my hands and off to who-knows-where. Disarmed and vulnerable, I flipped and danced my way through the enemy fire, only to unsuspectingly fall into the hands of two Kraangdroids.
"Kraang, we have captured the leader of the ones who call themselves the turtles," I heard one of them speak their weird way of speaking. "The other ones who call themselves the turtles are captured as well."
My younger brothers were brought to either of my sides, also held back by Kraangdroids. Raph was to my left and growling like an angry dog while Mikey was to my right and looking pretty much scared.
"Don't worry, guys," I whispered to them, "April's gonna come back with some back-up and then we make our great escape."
And as if on cue, a Kraangdroid entered the fray with a struggling April in its arms. Instantly, all hope of getting out of here alive deflated like a worn-out bounce castle.
"Kraang, this female human was caught trying to call for what I believe is help for the ones who call themselves the turtles," it informed.
"Can't you bucketheads learn how to speak simple English?" April complained and we had to restrain ourselves from laughing.
"Silence!" One Kraangdroid ordered, possibly the leader in this situation. "Prepare the Energy Cannon! The female human and the ones who call themselves the turtles will be dealt with as soon as possible!"
The four of us were brought together, relieved of any other weapon we had hidden and chained up tightly. The Kraang really didn't want us to get away with it this time. Then, the Energy Cannon was positioned right in front of us and was all prepped up to fire when…
"Kraang, an unidentified flying object was spotted heading to this warehouse."
The leader Kraangdroid came up to this large computer screen that showed a live-feed video. It was about what looks like a Channel 6 News helicopter zooming closer to the warehouse. We all gasped when we saw who was piloting the helicopter. It was Donatello!
"So, the Purple One decides to join in," the leader Kraangdroid hissed acidly and I'm sure he would've grinned nastily if his metal face would allow it. "Kraang, change of plans. Fire the Energy Cannon first at the Purple One and his flying object."
To our horror, the part of the roof above the Energy Cannon gave way for the massive thing to rise up and poke out of the warehouse. Then, it began shooting out beams of pink energy and the helicopter in the screen swerved about rapidly, dodging the beams as best as it can. That was until one beam came in contact with the area near the propeller and this sent the whole object ablaze. We could see Donatello struggling inside, but he seemed rather weird 'cause there's something holding him back. And right before our very eyes, the helicopter exploded.
Along with our would-be savior and our last chance of getting out of this joint alive.
I could tell that April was crying a bit and I feel sorry that she had to see that. Raph was snarling and thrashing about, shouting empty threats at our captors. And Mikey? I guess he's pretty much in shock, just like me at the moment being. All I could do was stare at the computer screen with eyes the size of dinner plates as the Energy Cannon was brought back in and aimed at us again.
"Any last words, turtles and their human friend?" I heard the leader Kraangdroid say.
We all stared at the Energy Cannon's ready nozzle in despair, prepared to get flambéed. Was this how it's going to end? I seriously thought that the ending was gonna be more dramatic than this one.
Shell, I'm gonna miss my favorite episode of Space Heroes.
"BANZAI!" Echoed a deafening yell from above.
Wait. From above?
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The warehouse's skylight collapsed as a green blur came crashing down, kicking up an unhealthy volume of dust as it landed, distorting everyone's vision and making the turtles and their human friend cough and gag. Just then, Leonardo felt something zip right past his face and the Kraangdroid behind him fell to the ground with a loud thud.
…And with a hoko sticking out of its sparking head.
Soon, Kraangdroids dropped to the ground like stones, impaled by a variety of bladed weapons that the turtles were definitely familiar with. Alarmed, the remaining Kraangdroids readied their energy guns and aimed them at the center of the dust cloud.
"Oi, oi!" Exclaimed a familiar, know-it-all voice. "You gaki forgot to invite me to a Kraang-bustin' party! After saving your sorry shells from the Foot, this is how you treat me?"
When the dust settled, the identity of the party crasher was revealed and yet again, the ninja mutants could only stare in awe.
"What is this?" The leader Kraangdroid questioned from out of the blue.
"Oh? This?" Donatello began, a smirk plastered on his face as he briefly glanced at the multitude of traditional Japanese weapons strapped to his carapace and fanned out like a peacock's tail. "A little something I learned from my field trip through time."
Still smirking, the disfigured turtle clenched a katana by its handle with his teeth while he pulled out an ono and another katana from the mass on his back.
"Shinobi no Hijutsu: Senken Kujaku no Kuroenbu."
A/N
And that marks the end of the regular updating periods. Why? 'Cause on next Thursday, I'll be heading back to Hell On Earth AKA high school! Yes, I am still in high school. A Junior to be exact. DDDDX
Still suffering from the Christmas Hangover. I mean, who wouldn't when you've feasted on several counts of different, yet equally mouth-watering, pasta, fruit cocktail and oh so sweet Chocolate Mousse? LOL.
Dunno why I started writing in POVs. It ain't really a strength of mine 'cause I might get the character a bit OOC when I'm writing his/her POV on the wave of events and stuff. I especially dreaded alt-dimension Donnie's POV since it was SO long, though I had some fun writing the bloody parts down. I'm kinda sadistic, see. XDD BD
I apologize for much cussing. Seriously, I had to put all those bad words in to "emphasize" alt-dimension Donnie's emotion.
A two-chapter update with an exceptionally long chapter is my belated Christmas gift to all of you, my dear readers. :D
Japanese Vocab Corner
"Banzai!" – "Hooray!", but in this case, is used similarly to Mikey's "Booyakasha!".
Hoko – A traditional Japanese weapon that looks like a bo with a sai on top and comes in variants.
Ono – A Japanese battle axe that requires immense strength to lift, even with two hands.
"Shinobi no Hijutsu: Senken Kujaku no Kuroenbu" – Translates into "Secret Art of the Spy: Black Dance of the Thousand Blades Peacock".
Alt-dimension Donnie's special ability to wield numerous weapons was referenced from Kurotabou, one of the many youkai, or Japanese spirit monsters, from the anime Nurarihyon No Mago. He takes the form of a warrior monk with long, black hair and hides 200 different traditional weapons underneath his kimono. Yup, he's THAT cool. XDDD X3X