Chapter 24
The doors were opened and the cold surfaced flooring, met the prisoner's unconscious body as it was assumedly appeared to be frail and fragile but wolfjade was far from frail, fragile even helpless. Opening her eyes and found herself within the high tech vehicle, just as she were to push herself up. Quickly noticed that her wrists and ankles were bound and unable to speak as she was gagged also.
Her ears twitched soon as she heard the footsteps approach her then met the eyes of her warden. Mystique smirked, knelt down and glared evilly smug. "Ah, you are awake?" lowly chuckled, taking out her hand gun and turning it around which the handle was readily used appropriately for the assigned task. "Not for long." She finished speaking then swung across jade's cheek, placing her unconscious then stood up, placing her gun back in the sheath of her belt then ordered sternly.
"Move it. Don't have much time til she wakes again and her friends are on our ass."
The doors closed, engine revved to life as did the communicators but unaware that evidence was left behind to track them down. Wolfjade had used her tail, to leave some of her fur behind for the others to track her down and hopefully rescue her.
Whilst the vehicle drove through the brush of the bush, making and leaving a large dirt smog trail behind and had disturbed the peace and frightened the inhabitants.
Meanwhile, in the abandoned warehouse near the new York water front docks…
Bishop waited for his notorious gambit to return with the specimen. Holding both hands, folded behind his back as he watched through the security footage of the other creatures. Seconds later, the cybernetic scientist Baxter Stockman patched himself through once again and stated as he waited for a reply.
"The genetics of these creatures are unstable, agent bishop. Should destroy them before it gets out of hand."
Bishop continued to watch the footage and ignored what stockman had said, suggestively. Trying once again to gain his attention, only to receive the reply of pure ignorance. "You are paid not to think, doctor stockman. You are paid to do as I want you to do. Is that clear?"
Stockman lightly gulped and gritted his teeth quietly then answered. "Yes sir."
"Pack them up, and bring them to New York water front docks. Immediately, Dr. Stockman." Stockman nodded, obeying to the order as he watched Bishop leave the room, whilst still connected via video link for a second and finally was disconnected then looked to the security footage and watched. The savagery of these mindless ghouls depravedly gorged onto the screaming victim that was gagged and tied up, unable to defend herself.
Not only the blood was spilt onto the floor, and became a pool of hot pumping red stain but had covered the faces of her hungry cannibals that devoured upon her flesh. The walls also covered from the massive splatters of her blood that appeared to be a massive splash of red.
Closed his eyes, looking away as doctor stockman felt sickened to what he had witnessed and if he were human, or had a human body to feel the sudden urge of compulsion but since he is cybernetic. He is unable to empty his stomach of any contents to relieve the revulsion of the events occurring in the laboratory room.
Hearing the terrifying screams of the woman been feasted upon until the screams finally died and replaced with the growling, viciousness of savage devouring continued and finally, stockman reached to the keyboard and silenced the video surveillance.
"Doctor?" a federal soldier called, approaching the cybernetic scientist. Looking to his left and answered. "What is it, soldier?"
"Mystique and squadron four, had reported that they have the target and will be here in one or so hour." He explained. Stockman exhaled, that would be if had breathe, finally he replied. "Excellent. Get the operating room ready immediately."
"Yes sir." The soldier left the room, leaving the scientist as he turned and looked to the surveillance once again and switched it off. Turning his back and walked to the doors as they opened and left the room, disappeared as he walked down the corridor.
Back in the bush and on the highway 95
Leonardo and Raphael, leaped branch to branch not far behind their youngest sibling. Afraid for him, as his anger was surfacing dangerously and slowly clouded his judgement even his subconsciousness. Mikey had leaped branch to branch, a few feet ahead of his older brothers and their croc friend. Behind leatherhead, Casey followed heaving heavily as he persuasively urged himself to keep up with the others. Stopping for a quick second, gathering his breathe as he shouted out. "Slow down guys, I aint as fit I used to be…you know." Casey puffed breathlessly then resume afterwards when he realised immediately none heard him.
The orange clad terrapin gritted his teeth, angrily and tightly clenched his hands in tight fists. His only desire was to find wolfjade and disappear from their enemies.
Also had not heard his brothers or Leatherhead calling out to him, continued to leap through the canopy of the tree branches. Suddenly he leaped down below, something had attracted his attention. Both Leo and Raph followed, soon afterwards so did leatherhead then finally the heaving and puffing Casey jones.
"Mikey?" Leonardo softly called to him, slowly approached his blindside. No answer was heard, both brothers; the large anthro croc and the hockey masked vigilante approached him closer and took their positions on each side then saw what was in his hands, which trembled.
"Jade, left this for us to find her." mikey said, with a trembled voice. Raph grasped his shoulder, reassuring him with strong confidence that will help him to be more hopeful. "We are going to find and get her back, little brother."
Mikey couldn't say another word, just clenched the small cloth of jade's under dress she left behind and tried not to weep. Leonardo gently grasped his other shoulder and assured gently. "Must be strong, mikey. We are going to get her back."
Placing a finger on the earpiece in his ear as Donatello radioed through and requested for information. "Any news, guys?"
"We have found a small piece of Jade's dress. What 'bout you, Donnie?" Leonardo answered with an inquiry for any possible sighting. "Sorry, no sighting on the highway." Donatello begun then pulled over for a moment as he heard the navigator had detected something through the radar. "Hang on, I think I may have something on radar."
Raphael had scouted up ahead while his brothers radioed through to Donatello as he drove on the highway, in case of cutting off their enemies to rescue their stolen family member. Exhaled irritated until he felt a strange moulding in the dirt beneath his foot then knelt down, tracing his fingers along the tire markings and looked over his shoulder and called out for his brothers.
"Tire tracks."
Leonardo glared down to the tracks and gave the order. "Stay where you are and wait for us, Donnie. We are going to get Jade back."
Donatello was about to answer, as the bushes ruffled then were abruptly spread open to allow a large black vehicle to exit then the purple clad terrapin smiled, reporting what he witnessed. "I have them sighted, they are going down on 95 towards New York." Slamming his foot on the accelerator as he requested of his brothers location.
"On our way." Leonardo replied, leading his brothers and their croc friend with Casey to meet Donatello through the bush. Leatherhead suddenly stopped, rose his snout and inhaled the air also had smelt a unusual scent whilst Casey rammed into the large croc. Grunted alittle as he looked up, holding his head. "Hey, what's the hold up big guy?" Looking back then Leonardo called out to them. "What is wrong? We gotta hurry to meet Donnie."
"I sense something is coming behind us." Leatherhead answered. "Whatever it is, they will have to take a number and get in line." Leonardo stated then resumed lead. Leaping then ran fast as their legs could carry them and finally, reached a clearing to the highway road. Seeing the bright highlights of an upcoming vehicle, unaware it was the federal van. Leaping out of the way to avoid collision of impact and run down by the speeding vehicle. "Look out!" Leonardo pushed his brothers out of the way as the black van commence driving then seconds later tires screeched to a stop. The bright headlights of their battle shell, stood by and the side door opened as Donatello shouted. "Hurry up and get in. Let's get Jade back." All leaped inside, spun the wheels whilst burning the rubber and followed the black van, shortly afterwards. Staring back in the review mirror, as the driver stated to his co-soldier. "The terrapins on our tail."
Leaning on the back door, and glared out the window as he was slightly blinded by the bright headlights. "Shit!" the soldier hissed, then ordered demandingly as he snatched a missile gun and kicked the back door open. Knelt down, pin pointing the gun to hit his assigned target. "Drive faster."
Both Donatello and Leonardo saw the oncoming assault of the missile approaching them. "Hold on!" Donatello shouted back to Raphael and Mikey, as he swerved away from the missile acquired impact targeting them. Realigning back onto the road and resumed chase after the explosion behind them, creating a crater in the road.
"Geez, drive more careful why don't cha Donnie." Raph requested, irritated. "Sorry, but I'll try better in the future if only we were not in pursuit of been blown to bits." Donatello bellowed, resumed driving and pressed the button to return fire. Lieutenant Reece grunted, as he received a shoulder wound as a bullet had pierced his flesh. "Damnit." He hissed, then grunted again as a fellow federal agent grasped his upper arm and dragged him back. "Don't worry about me. We gotta keep those terrapins getting closer."
Suddenly, a gush of cold air was entering the vehicle which attracted the attention of the others.
"Mikey!" Leonardo shouted, seeing the orange clad terrapin leaping from the rooftop of their vehicle and had landed just by inches of the opened back door. Grunting and fought with all his might as he held on the edge and looked up to the federal soldier, standing over top of him and possessed a shotgun.
"Any last words, freak?" he cursed. "Yeah, one." Mikey smirked. Raised his brow, tilted his head alittle as he prepared to pull the trigger and fell backwards as his neck was pierced by the shining sharp point of the sai. Looking back, Raphael smiled and saluted his brother. Mikey nodded and climbed inside, fought whomever was inside then gathered the binded prisoner and leaped out before crashing into the nearby tree.
Cradling whom, he assumed to be wolfjade as he panted heavily and knelt down then placed her down over his lap, only to discover. Coming to a halt, the bright headlights shone upon mikey as they exited the vehicle. "Mikey?" all called unison, approaching him then waited. Revealing the face and discovered that, they were had. All was for nothing, it was a decoy. Angry hot tears streamed down his light green cheeks, trailed the back of his knuckles along the bruised and mingled face.
When hearing the grunts of a surviving federal soldier. The grieving terrapin, released the deceased woman as he placed her body gently down on the cold hard surface and stood up, then approached the injured soldier as he slammed his foot upon the enemies injured, bleeding shoulder.
Raphael looked down to the dead woman and gritted his teeth, angrily. Donatello covered his mouth, lightly gasped with widen terrified eye glance. Leonardo hurried to Mikey's side and tried to stop him, from committing the biggest mistake that he may regret. Leatherhead lowered his gaze, closed his eyes and a short exhalt of breathe escaped his lips, followed by a skip of his heartbeat as it were broken in two then replaced with anger but deep sympathy was greater as he knelt down and covered the unidentified woman's face with the sheet.
"Mikey, stop!" Leonardo pleaded, strongly fought to pull him back only to be pushed away then Casey leaped in to assist only to grunt as he met the ground when he was strongly brushed away also. "Where is MY GIRL!" mikey demanded, viciously. The soldier smirked and laughed. "Dead." He answered.
Mikey grew angry, soon he had broken out from both his brother's hold and Casey's grasp. Speedily lunged then pulled him up and glared into the man's eyes as he laughed mockingly. "She screamed like a bitch that she is. I should mentioned, my buddies and I have fun torturing her."
This had angered mikey more, slugging him hard. Breaking his nose and bled. "Bastard." Mikey cursed. The solider had gotten the satisfaction he was looking for and continued to laugh.
"I am going to ask you one last time." Mikey demanded, tightly grasped the collar of his shirt. Leonardo tried once again and grasped his forearm. "Mikey, stop now."
Mikey glared to the blue clad terrapin with blood shot eyes that were once baby blue and filled with endless hot stream of hot tears that carried despair and bloodthirsty hatred. Leonardo was deeply concerned for his brother, but couldn't understand how he was feeling. Calmly shook his head in commanding manner that he should stop.
Gritting his teeth, his hands trembled then finally released, with a heavy grunting breathe. Allowing his prisoner to collapsed to the road and stepped away, as Leonardo stood over the injured soldier in his place and pointed the sword towards his jugular. "As my brother has requested." Placing his foot upon his chest, keeping him still and resumed as he repeated the question. "Where is my sister, garbage?"
He chuckled and answered. "Bite me, reptile."
Leonardo sighed, turned his weapon and slugged the man with the weapon's hilt. Placing him conscious then flipped over, binded his wrists. Donatello had covered the dead woman's face once again while Leonardo grasped Mikey's shoulder. "We gotta go, mikey."
Looking back to his older brother, Leonardo's face had fallen brokenly then pulled his baby brother into a tight embrace, assuring him and vowing solemnly. "We will find her and bring her home. I promise."
Pulling away from the embrace and just walked to the van, which had worried his other brothers and their friend as they watched and felt the difference in him. Raphael had cradled the dead woman in his arms, then looked to Donatello and Leonardo, whilst leatherhead carried the soldier over his shoulder. Then followed after him, but quickly made a quick stop to give the dead woman a proper burial somewhere then resumed on their chase.
"What about him?" Donatello wondered. "The fed garbage, is going to help us. One way or another." Leonardo replied, looking back to the soldier laying on the floor in the back just before Raphael's feet. Mikey angrily glared down to the man, tightly grasped his nunchucks. Desired to break his skull open.
Grunted alittle as he woke up. "Ah, you're awake?" He glared, at Leonardo as Donatello continued driving. "Where is jade?" he demanded. "And, don't lie or go around the bush on us. Otherwise." The blue clad terrapin resumed and paused for a moment whilst leatherhead leaned closely and lowly grinned, growled and hungrily hissed as he stated. "Dinner time."
Raphael cracked his knuckles, gritting his teeth and glared deeply angry. The blue clad terrapin resumed. "Like he said. You have two choices, either tell us where we can find Jade or become our friend's food since he hadn't eaten for three days prior."
The federal agent glanced to the croc, presumably worried that he will be eaten unaware that it was a hoax. Leatherhead is truly a somewhat vegan like Michelangelo but eating the man would be pleasing treat for him to devour since he was low on iron anyhow. Glancing back to Leonardo that crossed his arms, waiting for a reply as he trembled and scarce sweat drops trailed down his temples and forehead as he tried to gather what ounce of courage to snap back at the terrapin. "You won't find her." he answered until a flashing light beeped in the pocket of his trousers. "Fuck." He cursed. Taking the communicator out and pressed the button.
"I should had mention that, by the time you rescue your wolf. She will be dead before you find us." Mystique mocked through the communicator.
"Where are you?!" mikey shouted angrily, demanding for whereabouts of the enemies location. Mystique chuckled and replied. "Come find us, if you can."
Once again, mikey demanded to know the location of his missing mate as he gritted his teeth and angrily shouted in the communication device. "WHERE IS SHE?!" heavily breathed then he raspily swore his threat. "If you harm her, I will find you. And I will kill you. It will be slow and painful."
Mystique chuckled again then replied, mocking. "Come find me, I shall be waiting and so will she." Static replaced the communication as it was disconnected.
"How do we find them?" Mikey angrily shouted at the soldier as he wrapped his fingers around his throat. "Choke me, and you will not find them." He rasped, with light gasp breathe. Mikey grew more vicious and angrier, the hatred he felt begun to consume him.
"Mikey, stop." Both Leonardo and Raphael pleaded, trying to force his grasp to release when realising that his strength was much more difficult then they had participated. Finally mikey, released the man and said as he stepped away. "Not worth the kill."
The man smirked and chuckled evilly. "Pathetic reptile." Raphael slugged him, placing unconscious. Leonardo looked to his brother and folded his arms. "What? Not like you didn't want to slug him like a bitch."
The blue clad terrapin sighed, agreeably and repositioned himself in the original seat, he sat in moments before and handed the device to Donatello. Raphael took the wheel while the purple clad terrapin, retreated in the back of the van and hacked into the device. Hoping, he'd gain access through the satellite and track the enemy. Which didn't take long.
A huge smile grew, and glared at the screen as he announced. "Got them. They're not far from New York city."
"That is where we will find and get back what belongs to us. Hit it, raph." Leonardo ordered, placing his hand on the dashboard for support from any unwanted and sudden impact. "Anything you say, fearless leader." Raphael smirked, slamming his foot on the accelerator. Leatherhead remained with the orange clad terrapin, did his best to assure and comfort him which only filled the atmosphere with more indescribable vibes that had made all incredibly uneasy and deeply worriedly concerned for the once jolly, happy soul that now become a bloodthirsty avenging individual. Their only hope, they find her in time and alive. What could the future mean if they didn't make it in time? How to bring back the one soul that is the very heart of their clan and team if consumed by hatred?
The brothers and croc knew that they must do something before it is too late otherwise, not only losing one but will lose two. If the jolliness of Mikey is lost, so will everything they adore and admire about will be gone forever. This, they could not allow to happen.
Dayum, what a long chappie. Getting closer to the action that is requested and hopefully it will be a good one. And never thought mikey to be one with bloodthirsty hatred for anything, especially towards humans. Well, that is just the first. I better not spoil what he may do in the next chapter. Anyway, see you in the chapter and the epilogue coming soon. I will say, one thing. As it is going to be one that no one saw coming. Well, maybe you already do. Hehehe tootles ;)