Chapter 16
Leo closed the curtains, making sure that no one could be watching. Just in case. He saw April and Casey were on the couch watching the news for any updates. Raph stood next to the couch, rubbing his pupils.
"Raph…can speak with you for a second" Leo asked
"Sure" Raph said in a gruff voice and followed Leo into the kitchen.
Raph leaned on a counter and Leo sat down.
"Raph…What the hell are we going to do" Leo said
"I haven't got a clue Leo…He's making it impossible to even try" Raph sighed
"I know…But we have to do something…innocent people are dying…and we're the cause of this" Leo said
"We're not the cause of this…it's not our fault that Coplan trapped Mikey in that world and came with us" Raph assumed
"Yeah but…I'm just saying we need to be extra careful…I mean the hospital…that was to close for comfort" Leo said
"I know bro…but here's the thing…if we even manage to get close enough for the kill, what are we going to do? Try stabbing him again? No Leo, we need another approach…We can't go in blind" Raph said
"And how are we exactly 'going in'?" Leo said
"I say we go back to the lair, get our weapons and whatever we need, and just fight" Raph responded
"Are you crazy?" Leo said
"Remember when it was just you and me versus billions of foot ninjas, we managed" Raph alleged
"Yeah barely, if I remember correctly we got our asses kicked…and these guys aren't ninjas Raph, there soldiers, you know…gun carriers…We can't go up against guns" Leo declared
"Not if we have guns" Raph uttered
"What?"
"I say we go to a store that sell's guns and take a couple and use it against them" Raph said
Leo sighed, "Ok I'm going to give you a minute to think about what you just said, and then you tell me how crazy and impossible that sounds" Leo exclaimed
"Ok Leo, I'll shut up and you start feeding me ideas" Raph crossed his arms and waited
Leo sighed, "Ok we'll use that as a worst case scenario" Leo reasoned
"Thank you…But I'd like to hear more idea's cause truthfully, it sounded like a good idea…but now that I think about it, it sounds completely insane, but we have no other choice" Raph admitted
"Finally he says something that makes sense" Leo said
"Oh shut it" Raph said slugging Leo in the arm
Leo laughed and patted Raph's shell. They walked into the room and saw April and Casey asleep on the couch.
"Aww how cute" Raph joked
Leo chuckled and walked to the window and slightly pulled back the curtain. He stopped laughing, heart raced and eyes widened. He quickly closed the curtain and turned around.
"Leo?" Raph said
He ran to the couch and woke up April and Casey.
"What's the matter" Casey said tiredly
"Leo what's going on?" Raph questioned
"The UFTU…There coming in the building" Leo said quietly
"What?" April shouted
"Shh keep your voice down" Leo said
Then forceful knocks rang through the apartment.
"Sh*t" Raph exclaimed
Leo panicked, looked around for any place to hide.
"Just a minute, I'm getting dressed" April shouted loud enough for the UTFU soldier to hear
"Raph what do we do" Leo said
"Here" Raph whispered, He grabbed a painting and pulled it off the wall.
"Raph what are you-" Leo started
Raph rammed his elbow into the wall, making it crumble. "In here" Raph said, walking inside the drywall
"But-" Leo started
"Leo go!" April shouted softly
Leo grunted and squeezed inside the wall with Raph. After they went deep inside the wall, Casey grabbed the painting and covered the wall. He knocked on the wall, "Looks legit guys…just stay quiet" Casey said
"Got it" Raph said
Leo and Raph stayed quiet when they heard April open the door.
"May I help you?" April said
"Routine search ma'am, won't take much of your time" A deep voice said
"No go right ahead" April said
They heard footsteps, easily from a combat boot. Leo closed his eyes and tried to slow his breathing down, just like Splinter taught him.
"You said you were getting dressed?" The man asked
"Yes" April responded
"Couldn't he have answered the door?" The man said
"I usually don't answer the door, that's her department" Casey said
April gave a nervous laugh.
After a couple minutes of silence, another voice was heard, a different yet familiar one.
"Did you find anything?" Coplan's voice was impossible to miss
"Oh no" Raph said quietly
Leo placed a hand on Raph's shoulder to signal him to stay quiet.
"Nope, there clean" The other voice said
"Good…I'd like a moment alone with these people, you and the rest of you're team wait outside" Coplan said
"Yes sir"
Then the memory hit Leo, his jaw dropped, he clenched his fist.
"Ouch what?" Raph said quietly
Leo forgot he was still holding on to Raph, "This is not good"
"What Isn't?"
"Coplan knows April…he knows that she knows us" Leo said
"How?"
"When we got back from the city, remember Don was talking to April, Mikey…well Coplan came in and said hi…and the underground facility, he saw her there to…Damnit Raph he knows her" Leo said
"Sh*t" Raph responded, "Then lets go out there and stop him"
"He has his whole army out there, if we go after him, he'll send his whole team in and we'll both be captured"
…..
April watched as Coplan walked in, she froze.
"Did you find anything?" He asked
"Nope, there clean" The other solider said
"Good…I'd like a moment alone with these people, you and the rest of you're team wait outside" Coplan said
"Yes sir"
As the other solider walked out, April looked at Casey, who gave her a nervous look.
"But-" April tried to keep the other solider in
Coplan quickly lifted his hand and made a black smoke wrap around April's mouth.
"April!" Casey shouted, he ran toward her
Once the soldier left, Coplan waved his hand and the door swung close. He reached out his hand toward Casey and made him fly into the wall. Casey hit the ground and stayed there.
Coplan walked up to April and grabbed her hair, lifting her up from the floor, she screamed.
"NO!" Casey shouted and ran up to Coplan, Coplan out stretched his arm and made Casey fall to the floor, a dark smoke wrapped around his neck and started choking him.
"Now…You tell me where those turtles are…and no one gets hurt" Coplan said
"Please stop" April cried
Coplan smashed her against the wall, "I'm not playing games, I know you know where the turtles are, now tell me you bi*ch or you and you're boyfriend will die" Coplan said
"Screw this" They all heard and then something smashed through the wall and Coplan was pushed to the floor. April fell to the floor, looked up and saw Raph on top of Coplan, smashing his fist into his face. Leo came out of the wall and ran toward Coplan. Coplan evaporated, then appeared standing up near Raph. He kicked Raph and out stretched his hands toward Leo, shooting darkness stuff at him and making him fly through the wall.
Coplan bent over and picked up Raph, wrapping his arm around his neck. Leo quickly recovered and came back through the wall. He looked at Coplan and saw he was holding Raph with one hand, the other was still missing.
"You fool, you thought you could hide from me, but now…I'm going to show you what happens when you f*ck with me" Coplan said
His missing hand was embraced with darkness and then turned long and sharp. He turned Raph around and faced him toward Leo, Then held up his missing hand what turned into a sword.
"No!" Leo said softly
Then Coplan shoved the sword through Raph's shell and out the other end, Leo watched in horror. Raph flailed around and looked down at the sword. Then Coplan took the sword out and shoved it back in.
"NO!" Leo, April, and Casey shouted
Coplan dropped Raph and he hit the ground hard, not moving with two gaping holes in his chest, pouring out blood.
"You're turn" Coplan said gruffly
Then Leo heard a shout and saw Casey running at Coplan, April's novelty sword in hand. Casey swung up and cut off the fore arm of the arm that was missing the hand. Coplan looked down at his arm and saw that more was missing.
"You son of a bi*ch" Coplan shouted
Casey then raised his leg and kicked Coplan hard in the groin, Coplan bent over in pain and Casey grabbed Coplan's neck and threw him out the window. In the air, Coplan evaporated into the darkness, reappeared behind Casey and tackled Casey out of the window.
"NO!" April said
She and Leo ran to the window and saw him lying in the middle of the side walk, just him. No sight of Coplan.
"CASEY!" April shouted
Casey moved his hand, signaling he was still alive.
"Damn that dude save my life" Leo and April heard a familiar and gruff voice say
They turned around and saw Raph sitting up, alive and untouched.