13. Bad Turnings
"Hm….oh…." Leo groan as he slowly began to wake up. He opened his eyes to bright lights. He quickly shut them then slowly opened them against and waited for his eyes to adjust. He sat up and grabbed his throbbing head. After the pain subsided he looked around. He and his brothers were in some kind of cell room. Yuki, Casey, April and Splinter were no where to be found. "What the shell happened?"
"Oh….my….everything hurts." Mikey whined. He was still lying down with his eyes closed.
"What the shell happened?" Don asked. "Where are we?"
"More importantly….where's Yuki?" Raph asked trying to keep panic out of his voice.
"Let's bust out of here and go find her." Leo said reaching for his katana, which weren't there.
"Great, no weapons, no Yuki, no clue of where we are." Mikey said. "We're doomed."
"Just full of optimism, aren't we?" Don asked sarcastically.
"These bars aren't that thick. Let's bust'em and get out of here." Leo said and they stood up to charge the bars. They charged at the bars and kicked them with their feet. They made solid contact.
"Well..." Mikey said then started to hop around on one foot while holding his other. "OUch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"
"What the shell are those things made of?" Raph asked rubbing his foot. Don began to inspect them.
"Don't bother trying to figure it out. You won't escape from this place." Charles walked up to the bars wearing Foot bodysuit.
"You!" Leo hissed.
"Where's Yuki?" Raph demanded.
"The girl is no longer your concern." Charles calmly replied as he brushed his sleeve off. Raph quickly reached through the bars and grabbed Charles' shirt. He pulled Charles forward and slammed him against the bars.
"Tell me where she is or I'll break every bone in your body!" Raph hissed with pure venom in his voice.
"Is that anyway to treat your host?" Yuki's father appeared, also wearing the symbol of the Foot.
"Michael White." Don said.
"What in the world is going on?" Mikey asked.
"You mean you haven't figured it out?" Michael asked. "I would think you would have, Donatello. You're the smart one after all."
"Uh….you don't mean…." Don said. Michael smirked evilly.
"Don't mean what, Don?" Mikey asked.
"You stole the Demon's Eye! You are working for Shredder who wants Yuki's powers! You sent Chip to follow Yuki back to our lair so you could get Yuki! You knew Yuki wouldn't suspect anything if Chip was the one to follower her!" Don said he smacked himself. He should have known. All the time the clues where there to who was after Yuki. He felt like such a jerk. So stupid!
"But if Shredder was only after Yuki this whole time then why capture us?" Leo asked.
"You'll find out soon enough." Charles sneered.
"Shut up! I wanna see Yuki! Now!" Raph demanded.
"Silence you trash! You will not be allowed….."
"You may see her." Michael interrupted Charles. "It's time to begin anyway."
Charles nodded and left the room. A few minutes later he return with Yuki behind him, she was wearing a white short sleeve dress with Chip on her shoulder. Her hair was down, head was low so her hair fell over her face. Raph relaxed a little. "Yuki."
"Oh Yuki…." Leo entered into her mind. Yuki? You ok? She didn't replied. She was there but just not there. She wouldn't reply.
"You've got five minutes." Michael snapped at his daughter then left, Charles stayed.
"Yuki?" Raph asked again and held out his hand through the bars. "Come here."
Yuki slowly stepped over to them. She took his hand then looked up at them. They all stared at her. She looked like she aged about ten years. Tears filled her eyes. "I'm so sorry, guys. I'm so sorry."
"It's ok, sweetie. It's ok." Raph held her the best he could through the bars as the other turtles place a hand on her. "Everything will be just fine."
Raph placed his hand on her face. She placed her hand over it and concentrated on him. She shook her head. "I'm sorry, guys. Thank you for everything you have done for me. You all mean so much to me."
"What are you saying, Yuki? You're talking like you're saying good bye." Mikey smile but then it hit him and everyone else.
"No, no, Yuki, you can't!" Raph said.
"Yuki!" Charles snapped.
"I love you guys." Yuki said as she began to back up. Raph grabbed her hand and refused to let go.
"No! You can't! You can't leave me!" Tears began to stream down his face. "I need you."
"Raph….." Yuki smiled at him and placed both her hands on his wrist. He smiled back at her. She sent a power shock through him and he blacked out. Tears poured down her cheeks. "I'm sorry, Raph. I love you. Chip?"
"Yuki…." Don said. Chip flew off Yuki's shoulder and over to Don's.
"This can't be happening." Mikey said.
"Yuki….you…." Leo said. It's ok, Aniki. Everything will be fine as long as you listen to Chip. Take care of Raph. Don't let him do something stupid.
Yuki! You can't go! "YUKI!" Leo reached out for her in vain as she left through a door with Charles following. Charles gave one more hatefully smirk at the turtles before closing the door. Yuki walked quietly through the underground building of her father's company. Charles was following behind her, smirking in victory.
"Wipe that smirk off your face, Charles." Yuki ordered.
"What's wrong, my dear? We have won. There is nothing you can do now from having your power drained. You know, even those disgusting turtles know, you won't survive to see another day."
"Yes. I know I won't survive. But neither will you." Yuki looked back at him.
"What are you talking about? There is nothing you can do about it now. Once Master Shredder has drained your power I won't have to worry about taking care of your sorry butt any more."
"And I thought you actually cared."
"Shut up and get inside." Charles said as he opened a door.
"Just one question."
"What is it?" Yuki stepped closer to him.
"Are you afraid of death?" Charles was taken back by that question. She spoke it with such coldness that he has never heard her use before. She stepped into the room leaving Charles rubbing his chin.
Inside the room there were several Foot Ninja buzzing about, some carrying papers, some pushing buttons on the control panels of the machines in the room. Her father was standing at a large screen looking at it then down at a piece of paper in his hand. He finally took note of her and walked over. "Good, you're here."
"And so are you, father." Yuki glared at him.
"Now, there's no need for that attitude. I'm doing this for you. You know you can't control your powers."
"So, you're selling me out to mad maniac bend on world domination just so you can get more money."
"That's not true. I'm doing this because I love you."
"You don't love me. You never did. You love your money. If you wanted money then why did you shut down your business? Many people loved the mechanical pets you made."
"I didn't have a choice. The business just folded a year ago."
"A year ago?"
"That's right."
"A year ago my mother died and so did the company. Oh, man. I'm such an idiot. You never did anything with the company. Mother was the one who ran the company. It's not your money is it?"
"Shut up!"
"You can't get your hands on mother's money, can you? She locked it so you couldn't!"
"I said, shut up!" Michael snapped at his daughter and crumpled up the papers in his hand.
"It's my money! Since you couldn't touch it you joined up with the Foot! You're going to kill your own child for money!"
"SHUT UP!" Michael slapped her across the face. She slowly looked back up at him. He gave a hand signal and two Foot soldiers grabbed Yuki. She struggled against them as they dragged her over to a table. They laid her down and strapped her down. She began to glow. Just then a secret door opened and Shredder appeared. Yuki stopped glowing and stared at him.
"It is ready?" Shredder asked.
"Yes sir." Michael replied.
"Let's begin." Shredder ordered. Charles pulled out a box and walked over to Shredder. He kneeled down. Shredder opened it and pulled out the Demon's eye. He placed it on the forehead of his helmet. One Foot soldier pressed a button and the table Yuki was lying on began to move. It lifted up so she was now stand strapped to the table. Shredder walked over to her and tilted her chin up. "It's such a shame. You would have made a nice addition to my army."
"Addition?"
"Yes. The plan was originally to have you join me but you couldn't control your powers. And you're too innocent. You wouldn't hurt anyone."
"Almost anyone." Yuki narrowed her eyebrows at him. He laughed.
"Are you threatening me, girl? It's no use. You can't stop me." Shredder walked away from her. Will see about that, Tin Grin. He turned back and faced her. "Demon's Eye! I call you to Awaken!"
The eye began to glow a dark blood red. It slowly opened up revealing a black eye with a bright red dot in the middle. Yuki, including the ninjas, Charles and Michael could all feel the evil radiating from it. The blood red glow shot out at Yuki. She cried out in pain as she began to glow blood red.