I don't own TMNT.
Shredder entered the room wearing his metal suit. Leo and Raph stood in front of us. I looked at Harley who had tensed up more. Shredder laughed manically and I could feel anger well up inside me. Harley's eyes started to glow and turn red. All of a sudden my head started to ache. I leaned forward and clutched it. Harley looked over at me and her eyes widened before turning back to normal. The others had leapt into the fight.
"Jade! You feel what I feel!" Harley shouted. I looked at her weirdly.
"Ya so?" I asked.
"So when I get angry…" she said. My eyes widened at the realization.
"I do too," I whispered. Harley nodded.
"Now I need you to let yourself become angry," she told me.
"What?" All Harley and my sensei had ever told me was to control my anger. Now she was telling me to get angry?
"Just trust me," she insisted.
I studied her for a second before nodding. Harley stared intently at Shredder and her eyes started to glow red. I felt the anger under my skin and narrowed my eyes in concentration. My head started to hurt again and I closed my eyes. Get angry Jade come on! I thought of all the things that Shredder had done. He took and tortured Harley, he kidnapped Kayla, he wanted to kill me, he burned down my home, and he killed Koma. My eyes snapped open, my vision bright red. Even though I was really angry I still felt I was in control of myself. It was an amazing feeling.
Harley and I looked at each other before I nodded and stood up. I looked over to see Shredder had defeated everyone but Raph. He dodged Shredder's attacks but was soon kicked into a column. That just pissed me off more. I took out my sai and with super human speed moved behind Shredder and stabbed him in the shoulder. Sparks flew out of the wound. Wait sparks? In my hesitation Shredder hit me in the chest and I flew into another column, blacking out.
Harley's POV
Jade hit the column and fell not moving. Raphael ran over and knelt in front of her. Shredder advanced on them and raised his gauntlet. Leo dived in front of his brother and blocked the attack with his katana. I started to struggle against my bonds. Shredder pushed on Leo's katana slowly bringing them down to his face. My vision became darker and I struggled harder against the cuffs. Shredder knocked the Katanas out of Leo's hands and picked him up by the throat.
"How valiant, saving your brother. Too bad you just prolonged the inevitable, and your girlfriend can't save you this time," Shredder said.
He started to laugh and everyone could only look as he started to crush Leo's windpipe. I struggled even harder, making my forearms bleed. A choking sound filled my ears and I felt something snap. My vision became normal and I yelled. My arms pulled the metal cuffs apart and I stood up. Shredder stopped choking Leo and looked at me in surprise. I smirked showing him the torn cuffs.
"Oh look!" I said in mock surprise "turns out his girlfriend can save him this time,"
I ran forward so fast everyone moved in slow motion. Prying Leo out of the Shredder's hold I placed him by Jade and Raph before tripping the Shredder. He looked up at me, fear evident in his red eyes. I brought my leg around and hit my heel in his stomach sending him through four floors. I moved to Kayla's side and helped her up. Looking around I saw Amber supporting Mikey, Donnie had Leo on his shoulders, and Raph carried Jade bridal style. Kayla looked at me before standing on her own. She had that look in her eyes. The one she had before she cut down that tree. I smirked.
"What's your plan?" I asked. Kayla matched my smirk and pulled out a remote.
"Bringing down the building," she said. I nodded and an enraged yell reached us. I looked down the hole the Shredder made to see him climbing back up. I looked at Kayla.
"Get everyone out then bring the building down," I told her.
"What about you?" she asked almost scared of the answer.
"I'm going to distract the Shredder and keep him in here," I replied. Kayla shook her head tears forming.
"No I won't do it," she said. I grabbed her shoulders and looked deep into her eyes.
"I will survive; I promised Astrid I would never leave her. Now go!" I lied before letting go and jumping down the hole.
I fell down three floors before I saw Shredder climbing onto the fourth. I smirked and plucked him off the edge. He gasped and I placed him under me where we crashed through another floor. I pulled my bow staff from his back and placed it back in its holder on mine. Shredder moved one of his arms and sparks flew out of a cut in his shoulder. It startled me and Shredder was able to push me off him. He punched me in the shoulder he cut and I flew into the wall. I heard a loud crack but felt no pain. Shredder approached me and raised his gauntlet. I grabbed his wrist and switched positions with him, placing a foot on his chest.
"Let's see what happens when I do this," I said sweetly.
I pushed on his chest and pulled on the arm. It came off with ease and wires dangled from the severed limb. I smirked at Shredder whose eyes were wide with shock. I turned the gauntlet around and stabbed it into the wall over his neck, keeping him from moving. I tried to pull his helmet off his head but it was stuck. Eventually the whole head came off and I looked shocked at the wires coming out of the neck. There was an enraged yell and the stomach opened to reveal something gross. It was bright red and had tentacles. It leapt out at me and latched onto my hand. I shook it and used my foot to pry it off. It landed on its head and I pulled out my Katanas before approaching it and poking it. It immediately moved itself upright and glared at my blade.
"It seems you have me cornered," it said in the same voice as the shredder. I immediately became angry again.
"You're telling me that the person who made me who I was, that killed my master, that kidnapped my sister and burned down my home was a squid!" I seethed. I moved my blade above my head and was about to bring it down.
"WAIT! Don't you want to know what you are? Why you have these abilities?" Shredder said hurriedly. I glared at him.
"You disgust me," I said before I brought down my blade.
I closed my eyes at the last second. The sound made my stomach churn. Slowly opening my eyes I looked down at what used to be the Shredder and the blood on my Katanas. A loud explosion echoed below me and my eyes widened. Scrambling I climbed the five floors I had fallen through. I was running to the window when the whole building shook and I fell on my plastron. Then the floor beneath me seemed to shift. I tried to stand but the building was shaking too hard. I started crawling towards the window. I could see the city line but then the floor gave way and I fell through.
Kayla's POV
Harley jumped down the hole in the floor and I stood staring at it, tears flowing down my face. I think someone is calling my name. I can't stop staring at the hole. We came here to save Harley and now she is sacrificing herself for us. What kind of rescue team are we? Amber moved in my line of sight and started shaking my shoulders.
"Kayla! What now?" she yelled. I shook my head and looked around the room. Everyone conscious was looking at me. I wiped the tears from my cheeks and sobered my expression.
"We have to get out of here," I called.
Everyone nodded and we all climbed out of the window. Using shuko we climbed down and moved a couple buildings over. Donnie placed Leo on his shell and everyone once again looked at me. I turned and stared at the building. It did not betray what had happened inside. The moon hung high in the sky casting light on the remote I held in my hand. I took a deep breath and turned back to everyone. New tears ran down my cheeks. Donnie moved forward but I shook my head. I held the remote before me and saw Amber's eyes widen.
"No! You can't!" she yelled running forward.
I closed my eyes and pressed the button. Behind me I heard the explosion and felt air rush past me. Amber's body collided with mine and we both fell to the ground. She started to hit me while crying but I wrapped my arms around her. She struggled but eventually just sank into my embrace sobbing. The tears pouring down my face increased and I couldn't bear to look back at what I just did. I killed my sister, my little sister. Sobs shook my whole body and soon Amber was holding onto me as tightly as I was to her. This could not be happening. This had to be some sort of dream.
Someone started to groan and I looked up. Leo started moving and rubbed his throat. I hiccupped and stood unsteadily, pulling Amber with me. I moved slowly over to Mikey and handed Amber off before sitting in front of Leo. He looked at my tear stained face and his eyes widened. More tears fell and I watched Leo do a mental head count. When he finished tears started to fill his eyes. I took a shallow breath and gave him a steady gaze.
"I didn't want to," I said softly.
"No," he whispered.
"She said she would hold him off," I continued my voice cracking. Leo shook his head, the tears falling onto his cheeks.
"No," he said louder.
"She left me with no choice," I whispered.
"NO!" he yelled and put his head between his knees.
I reached a hand forward to comfort him but then thought better of it. More tears leaked out and I sobbed. I noticed Donnie didn't move forward to comfort me. No one did. I didn't blame them. I was a monster, a murderer. Suddenly I stood and before anyone could stop me I ran as far as I could before I just collapsed. My sobs became louder and more violent, tearing through my body like storms. My body shook and my throat ached. Footsteps echoed on the roof top and I was pulled against someone's chest. They rubbed soothing circles into my shell and laid their head on top of mine. I took notice of the strong green arms that surrounded me. I guess Donnie didn't blame me like the others probably did. I tried to speak but my throat closed up around the words. His arms tightened around me.
"Shh I know. I'm sorry," he whispered.
Harley's POV
I slowly opened my eyes, seeing stars. It was dark and my body ached. Was I dead? No, if I was dead I wouldn't be in this much pain. I slowly sat up, moving whatever concrete off my shell. I checked myself over. I had a lot of cuts and bruises and my shoulder was dislocated. I grabbed both Katanas in one hand and managed to crawl out of the wreckage and into a nearby alley. I stood, still seeing stars and an overwhelming dizziness made me fall to my knees and puke. Afterwards I wiped my mouth and stood mentally adding concussion to my list. I turned my Katanas into my bow staff and put it in its holder on my back.
"NOOO!" I heard someone yell in a broken distraught voice.
My heart sank to my feet when I realized it was Leo. Did they think I was dead? I need to reach them. I searched my belt and noticed that the cut on my shoulder was still bleeding. My vision started to get fuzzy. I found the cell phone the boys gave me. Everything started to sway back and forth. I called whatever number I pressed on and put it to my ear. While it rang I leaned against the brick wall and slid until I was sitting. It continued to ring for what felt like forever. Finally someone picked up.
"H-hello?" Leo's voice answered. I couldn't help the lopsided smile that spread across my face.
"Leo," I breathed out, not able to talk above a whisper.
"Harley?!" he yelled. I chuckled and the alley started to spin around me.
"Leo," I said again.
"Harley where are you?" he asked frantically. I took a deep breath and tried to concentrate but it felt like I was drunk.
"Leo, I'm tired," I said and started to lean sideways.
"Harley? Stay with me! Tell me where you are!" he said. My mind wouldn't focus on any of my surroundings, my vision blurred so I said what I could.
"Leo. I-I love you," my eyes started to slide shut. "I love you Leo," my hand went slack and the phone fell from my hand. I blacked out.
Just to let you know so you don't get mad HARLEY IS NOT DEAD! R&R.