Ch.11: The Eye of Evil
The eerie wail of the alarm bursted high out into the air as the pounding of three young hearts raced desperately to rescue their beloved Sensei from the heart of Crimelord's base.
Donatello lead out in front, with Leo and Mikey trailing behind, glancing at all the doors as they ran down.
According to Crimelord's computer, Master Splinter was being kept near the core chamber room, and the moment the countdown stopped, the poor rat would be blown to pieces.
"We're getting closer guys" said Donatello " come on!"
Leo didn't dare question his younger brother's lead, even though it wasn't just the worry of Master Splinter racing through his heart.
"Raphael's alone with Crimelord!" thought Leo " We can't leave this base without him, but we may not have a choice. I just hope that in the end, everything will turn out alright,"
"Get in you fools!" cried Shredder to his teammates as they boarded upon an escape shuttle.
The countdown was now ticking down at four minutes and counting.
"We're in Boss," said Rocksteady.
"Good" said Shredder " now let's scram. The turtles can stay and get blown to pieces for all I care, but Crimelord is not taking us down with the ship,"
Pressing the release switch, Shredder jumped into the escape pod just as it ejected into the air. All the villains gathered inside of it let out a brief sigh of relief.
That relief didn't last long however once an alarm sounded in the escape pod itself. Fear gripped the villains souls.
"Shredder, what's happening?" asked Krang.
"There's a detonator in here!" said Shredder, furious " the whole pod is going to explode!"
"He mustn't have wanted anyone to escape," said Bebop.
"Fools!" shouted Shredder to minions ' Help me find find the off switch before…,"
BLAM!
It was to late.
A groan escaped from the old rat's mouth as Master Splinter's arms sagged in their chains. His body had been badly beaten by the merciless Crimelord, even though he still suffering the aftershock from the attack on the lair.
He couldn't see anything in his dark prison, but he could hear the humming of the energy core as it screamed with pressure of overloading.
"This may be the end for me," thought Splinter solemnly.
However, just as Splinter was about to accept his death, a loud bang suddenly crashed into his cell door. Lifting his eyes, Master Splinter saw the tip of Leonardo's blade as it sliced through the steel, and Don's bo staff as it knocked an opening to space.
Soon, Splinter's chains were unlocked and he embraced the three sons who had come to his rescue. It only took him a few seconds before he realized one of his sons was missing.
"Where is Raphael?" asked Splinter.
"Crimelord's got him" said Donatello " but we don't have time to stay. In less than three minutes this whole ship is going to blow,"
"Then let's move!" said Leo, taking one of Splinter's arms " Mike help me with Splinter. Don, lead the way out!"
With that said the four retreated as the whole ship continued to rattle and shake. Worry filled all of their heads.
Would Raphael be okay? And more importantly, would they all escape alive?
An angry growl escaped from Raphael's throat as he and Crimelord teleported into another room. Spinning his sais, the red-masked turtle stabbed them at the armor-plated villain determined to strike a lucky hit.
But Crimelord seemed to easily dodge every strike. It was as if he was reading Raphael's mind.
"Your moves won't work on me" laughed Crimlord " I know everything you know and more,"
"Like you'd know anything about me," growled Raph, going for another strike.
Crimelord dodged the assault and delivered a punch to the turtle's side. Raphael tumbled and ended up releasing his sais.
Before he could pick them up to attack again, Crimelord teleported behind Raphael, and trapped the turtle into a wrestler's vise.
Raphael struggled with all his might to break out of the vise, but remained caught in its grip. Crimelord's wicked voice whispered into the turtle's ear.
"Yes" said Crimelord " continue to get angry, for that is key to unlock our future. Let your hatred and desire for blood drive you. Soon you will be the perfect heir to my throne,"
At that last sentence, Raphael finally broke out with rage and started attacking Crimelord like a demon possessed.
Blow after blow came, and Crimelord didn't have time to defend. With rapid fire, Raphael continued his assault, and delivered a sharp uppercut to Crimelord's chin.
The villain fell down on the floor, as his helmet reared off his head. Raphael jumped onto his enemy's chest, ready to deliver the final blow, when his eyes caught sight of who he was striking.
Fear suddenly gripped Raphael's chest, and an evil grin painted Crimelord's lips.
"No," said Raph in disbelief, as he moved in shock.
Evil laughter filled the hull as the last few seconds of the timer counted down. Thunder boomed as the ship exploded in the sky, and flames stained the air.