WARNING: GORE ALERT
: Chapter 16:
I literally saw my life flash before my eyes as Hun grabbed the chains to his three mutant dogs and unhooked them from the post. They were salivating more than Mikey does over a hot, fresh pepperoni pizza. But if there's one thing I know about mutant animals like these, they are extremely unpredictable. As Hun let go of the chains, Instead of charging me and Raphael, they charged the nearest warm body they could sniff out and it happened to be a few Purple Dragons. Thankfully, it bought Raphael a bit more time as he tried to saw his left hand free with a knife between his teeth.
The Dragons pulled out weapons and began to beat the animals but Hun de-armed them and let the dogs continue their rampage. He smiled and laughed as Dragon after Dragon fell to the ground with a huge wolf sized animal straddling them and tearing apart their flesh. One dragon pulled out a gun and started shooting off rounds into an oncoming dog. I gasped; the bullets weren't even stopping them. The dog continued to run as fast as it could until it leaped upright and bit into its victim's neck. I looked over to Raph who started to slow down.
"Raph hurry! Their running out of bodies!" I yelled to try and encourage him but I think he only became more anxious. He stopped for a quick second and looked up at his surroundings. The dogs were sniffing and nipping at the bodies on the ground. They growled, losing interest in them so they began to sniff out the room and look for something else to tear apart. Then, one spotted us. He gave a deep snarl making the others sniff us out too. They hunched their shoulders and lifted their lips so their huge teeth almost popped out of their bloody mouths. They slowly began to prowl towards us, like a lion stalking his prey.
"RAPH!" I screamed. He began sawing again with every ounce of strength he had left in his colorless, weak body. Raph was always known to be the strongest on our team. Not just physically but also mentally. He could have lost his arms and legs and he would still fight until the breath was sucked out of him. I hoped that he learned this trait from me whenever my brothers were in danger, I would always fight till the very end for them. And now Raph was showing his courage and strength as he fought now to save both our lives.
The largest dog of the pack leaned back on its hide legs and pounced straight for Raphael. His mouth was wide open and his front paws were sharp and ready to dig under his plastron. I couldn't tell if I was screaming or not, I couldn't hear a thing but the beat of my heart that was ready to pound out of my chest. Suddenly, I heard a snap and then saw the dog fly all the way across the room and slide into the shadows.
Raphael swung the knife at the chains locking his other hand, then the chains on his feet. He was free and Hun didn't like it one bit. He yelled and ordered his men to attack but he seemed to have forgotten something. His army was dead, slaughtered by his own pet experiments and now this would lead to his defeat as my brother rushed over and cut me loose. We had lost our weapons somehow during the struggle but a trained ninja is taught how to use anything, and turn it into a lethal weapon. Raph had a knife I had the chains that once confined me to the wall. This should be interesting.
: April's apartment:
I decided I would head to the hospital with Mikey at night when April and Casey were asleep. I knew poor Don was probably ganna be up all night trying to get ahold of his lost brothers. I felt so bad for him. He wouldn't eat, drink, sleep or even talk most of the time. Not even to me. Out of all his brothers, he had the most heart and was so selfless that I started to think he was an angel sent directly from heaven.
I peeked around the corner of the kitchen wall and watched as he checked his cell shell. He sighed and put it back down on the table and continued typing and clicking things on his computer. I knew it was just a matter of time before he would set out and search for Leo and Raph himself so I had to make this hospital trip fast so I could get home and stop him from leaving.
"Ready Mikey?" I turned around and made sure my partner was prepared
"How are we ganna get past Donnie?" He crept up behind me and peeked around the corner
"We'll just walk out" I pointed to a large window on the other side of the living room
"I know that! How are you ganna get out without your boyfriend seeing us?"
"Easy we'll just…hey! He's not my boyfriend!" I yelled
"SHH! You're lucky Don has headphones in loud mouth!" He exclaimed
"Alright…follow my lead"
Don was facing away from us so getting out the door shouldn't be that difficult but when I took my first step, the hardwood floor creaked and Donatello swirled around in his chair. He's eyes were starting to turn pink and his skin looked lighter than his usual pigment but his voice was still strong yet it had that sweet tone only he was capable of using.
"Where are you two going?" He asked
"Who said we were going anywhere? Were bored" Mikey stepped out from behind the wall and laughed "We wanted to go downstairs and get a movie for us to watch. April said it was ok if we looked through her old films and pick out which one we like. Did you wanna come along?" He smiled angelically to top off his story. Mikey may be on the loopy side and a bit annoying at times, but boy could he lie.
"I have more work to do but you guys can go" Don smiled and nodded his head. "Don't stay down there too long though" He turned back around and continued his work. I think he would have caught Michelangelo's bluff if he hadn't been so disoriented.
Mikey and I walked normally the door leading to the shop. We walked down the stairs and crept through the rows and rows of antiques until we reached the door to the city. It was pitch black outside except for the occasional street lamps that lit up a few sections of the sidewalk. Once and awhile a pedestrian would walk past the huge store windows and stare in only for a second. Mikey didn't bring his cloak in fear that Don would grow suspicious but as long as we stayed in the shadows, like Mikey said, we should get to the hospital in no time, undetected.
"I still think you're insane for doing this" He said with a slight grin
"Why do you think I picked you to come with me?" I teased "Come on lets go"
: Underground:
I slammed against the wall with a thunderous force. The air rushed out of my lungs for a few brief seconds but came back once the huge mutant dog leaped at me with its powerful jaws open and ready to take its first taste of turtle. I used my hands to keep it from reaching my head. I pushed on its shoulders as its mouth snapped open and closed so hard its teeth were covered with small cracks. Its head got closer and closer to mine and I struggled against its powerful body weight to keep him off me.
I turned my head to the side and saw Raphael swinging his knife at the mutts but only cutting of chunks of fur at a time. To make matters worse, Hun decided to join the mutant rampage and being the unfair fighter he is, he went for Raph who was struggling the most. I snarled and got a sudden burst of adrenaline. I pushed the dog off me then clocked him right in the nose with my elbow. I watched as he whimpered the started to sniff the air. I stood perfectly still for some reason because the dog started stumbling and bumping into things
"Their blind…" I said in amazement "Raph the dogs are blind!"
"I'd have to disagree with you there bro!" He said as he punched one right in the gut as it leapt for him.
"They see you by smelling you! Hit them in the nose!" I yelled as I ran to aid my brother against Hun. I roundhouse kicked him in the chest and sent him flying back a few yards. Raph swung his knife and chopped the smeller right off one of the mutant dogs. He whined and rubbed his face against the floor, smearing blood for a mile.
"One to go…" Raph said
"One and a Godzilla" I responded, pointing to Hun who began to get up off the ground.
"No!" He watched as his creations were running around fearfully except one who went to his side. "You will not walk out of here alive!"
"I can't tell yah how many times I've heard that" Raph handed me the bloody knife "You get the dog, I got Hun"
I nodded in agreement. Whenever Raph volunteered to do the dirty work, I would usually reject his offer but considering the circumstances…I let him have the fun. I led the pooch away from its leader and got it to run after me. When it got close enough, I made a sharp turn and it went face first into the back wall. This one wasn't like the others…he didn't get up. He just laid there motionless with his feet straddled out to his sides.
I heard grunting and punches coming from across the room. I watched as Hun and my brother took turns delivering throws and receiving them. Most of the time Raph could dodge a simple blow but one uppercut sent him flying to my feet.
"Ow" I helped him up off the ground carefully, being cautious of his arm. It was getting worse too. The blood trickling down it was drying and the entry wound started to show small patches of pink skin. The veins around it began to pop up like a book and they were letting off a light blue hue. I'm not a doctor, actually I'm not even close, but I'm pretty sure that means blood poisoning.
"I'm calling it" I said
"What?! We gotta put the smack on this guy first!" He argued. I really didn't need this right now.
"Raph your arm isn't good. We need to get you back to Donnie!"
"Fine…" he agreed but suddenly he leapt for Hun with the knife. The knife he had given me, I hadn't even noticed he had taken it from my hands. Hun miscalculated how fast he was flying and let the weapon sink right into his upper shoulder. He instantly grabbed my brother and threw him against a beam on the ceiling with excessive force and then he fell in a death spiral all the way to the ground and was knocked unconscious. This is why I'm the leader! How am I going to get him out of here now?! I told him we needed to go but he didn't listen as usual!
Once again I became overcome with anger and I felt as if I wasn't even controlling my own body, as I ran towards Hun and jumped onto him, sending the knife deeper through his bone. He fell over in agony, screaming like a little child as I grabbed his white shirt and held him close to my face.
"How do we get out of here!" sweat dripped down my face and onto him. "HOW?!" I gritted my teeth and screamed but he refused to answer so I grabbed the handle of the knife and started to pull it out slowly. I was ruthless and I still felt as if someone else was controlling my body, making me do these outrageous things. "You better answer me Hun!"
He began to laugh, but it wasn't your typical humorous chuckle. "Remember when I said you would die here?" He said slowly then started laughing again. I slammed his head down on the concrete and stood up. Now I had two unconscious men, three delirious dogs and in need of a way out.
I searched the entire room. Not one window, not one door and not even trap door beneath the floors. I started to get frustrated but then I remembered. The tunnel we walked through to get here was cold so maybe if I move slowly around the room, I would find maybe a sudden change in temperature. I started in the shadows of the room where Hun and his gang disappeared while we were still chained up. I walked in slow motion, feeling every part of my body at the same time. I shut my eyes and sprawled my fingers out at my sides. I took deep breaths and felt everything that was troubling me just wash out through with every breath I exhaled. Then I began to hear things, voices but it wasn't anyone in the room. It was the world around me.
This is what my master was training me for, to achieve a state of meditation while still being mentally active. I had worked so hard to master this skill but why now, did it finally decide to work in my favor.
I could hear everything, car horns, people walking and talking and I could even hear what I thought were the footsteps of scurrying mice. Besides the songs that swung through my head, I could feel all the temperatures that made up the world too. I was hot one minute and cold the next like someone who couldn't make up their mind. I found Raphael lying on the floor and ran to him. I didn't even have to touch his body to feel the cold starting to emerge off his till body. I could hear his quiet, slow paced breaths and the beating of his faint heart like they were being pronounced by a microphone.
When I touched his arm, I suddenly heard a girl's voice. I wish I could say it was one unfamiliar to me but I knew it all too well. Austria, and I sensed that Michelangelo was with her as well. I concentrated hard and tried to get a better understanding but I wasn't strong enough yet. All I could hear was their bleak conversation as they headed down the streets of New York City.
"Alright this is it" She said "How do you think we get in?"
"The front door…" Mikey responded in a retarded tone "Most hospitals have one"
Hospital? First of all I clearly remember me telling them to stay inside at all times. I felt a shock in my head and then Raph began to stir while his eyes flickered open revealing his white pupils.
"Raph!" I hugged him awkwardly as he sat up off the ground and pushed me off. "I knew you'd be ok but I wasn't sure"
"Bro…where's Hun?" He looked around the room.
"Don't worry about him anymore. I dealt with it. Right now I need you to help me find a way out." I picked him up off the ground and used my body as a support for him to lean on.
"How'd you know I'd be ok?" He asked with great curiosity
"Remember why I was so grumpy the last couple of months?" I smiled at the memory
"Yeah you were trainin for that praying thing. Man you were a bitch. Not that you aren't anymore." He responded with a smirk
"Bushido Meditation…and I think I got it down. I can feel everything, the world around me, your heart, your breaths; it was like everything was spinning around in my head waiting to be absorbed"
"Yeah Yeah bro that's great now cmon let's get outta here and get back to Austria and the others"
I hesitated "We might not get back to Austria. She went to the hospital with Michelangelo"
Raph looked at me abruptly and got in my face. "What!?" He spat "We gotta go now!" He started to hop along with me at his side
"Whats wrong!? I know she didn't listen to a damn thing but…"
"She's goin to see her dad! That bastard got transported to the hospital near Central Park and I bet you my ass and shell that's who she's goin to see!"
I can't believe I had been so blind. I was so focused on getting revenge on Hun and the Purple Dragons that I totally forgot that the vengeful Austria would most likely try to take out her father given the chance. But I couldn't find a way out and we were trapped down here. For all we know Hun is a time bomb. I hadn't killed him and who knows when he would wake up.
"Search everywhere!" He said
"That's what I've been doing! I was trying to feel for a cold spot but…"
"Good idea. Let's look around" He said. We hopped around the small room and took extra time to try and feel for some weak spots on the cracks in the wall. We would occasionally tap our hands and feet against it and listen for anything hollow indicating a break.
"Wait bro go back I felt summthin" We went back slightly "It's cold" Raph waved his foot in front of a board of wood that was leaned up against a wall. I knocked on it and listened and almost laughed with joy. There was no echo
"I think this is it" Raph used his foot to cave in the board. Immediately, goose bumps rose up off our sweaty skin. We looked at each other and smiled "Let's go home"
Sorry this chapter is late. I'm having internet trouble so I might not have as many chapters uploaded until it gets fixed. I drove all the way to a friends house to get this uploaded lol xD