Dear Diary

Chapter 3

Raph moved quickly to block another attack from the never ending parade of Purple Dragons who bombarded him and his brothers. He quickly dispatched the fool that had come at him head on, turning and elbowing another sneaking up from behind. He took a quick breath and looked around. Donny was in the far corner, holding his own, and Mikey, well, as Mikey bashed the face in of a young thug running for an attack with a loud whoop, Raph realized he didn't need to worry about Mikey.

"Whoo! Raph, you didn't tell us we were going to a party!" Mikey yelled, jumping swiftly in the air, his foot connecting with another dragon. "If I would have known I would have picked a different outfit!"

"Next time you plan a surprise party, Raph, don't!" Don countered, weilding his bow expertly into the stomach of another gang member. "I hate surprises!"

"Hey, don't blame a guy for trying to show you a good time!" Raph answered back, dispatching his next threat.

They had been out for no more than an hour, trying to track down their older brother who had yet to return home. Donny had kept trying to track Leo's shell cell, but with no avail. Either Leo was out of signal or he didn't want to be found. The first place they had looked was April and Casey's, both of which informed them they hadn't heard word from Leo. After that the brothers didn't know where to start.

They moved from roof to roof looking for any sign of Leo, when they had seen the gang below, flooding into a building, probably looking to start some trouble. Raph, though he wanted to keep looking for his brother, knew they couldn't just stand by and watch the Purple Dragon's reek havoc. Being the next oldest, he took charge, deciding they would climb the fire escape and head off the gang from floors above.

Thing had looked good at first. Sure they were slightly outnumbered, but these were just Purple Dragons. But it didn't take long for Raph to realize he had walked him and his brothers straight into a trap. Once battle had been engaged, more and more Purple Dragons began to flood in from floors above, and floors below. It looked as though the entire gang had shown up for the party. Raph had cursed, trying to find a way to retreat, but the exits had been blocked. He knew they would need help, and quickly grabbed his phone and pressed the SOS, hoping that Leo would get the signal and come to their aid.

"Man, these guys just keep on coming!" Mikey continued.

"We've got to be breaking some kind of fire code here." Don said, backing his shell up to Mikey's.

"Well, you know Raph." Mikey started, pausing to bust a in the knee. "He never follows the rules."

"Watch it Mikey." Raph growled lightly.

The battle was quickly becoming overwhelming, and Raph knew he and his brothers wouldn't be able to hold up much longer. He could see the wariness in his brother's moves becoming more evident, and he knew he needed to get some of these guys away from them. He looked to his side and saw a staircase that seemed unguarded and ran his way over to it, hoping the Purple Dragons would follow. He whistled loudly, seeing many of the gang turn their heads.

"Over here you shell for brains!" Raph yelled, trying to lure some of the gang members to him, giving his brothers a quick reprieve. When he saw numerous were following, he turned and ran up the stairs. 'Come on' he thought slyly. 'Come and get old Raphie.' He raced his way to the top and threw the door open, and gulped. More purple dragons were waiting at the top of the stairs, and more were following him up. Raph knew he was in trouble, but that thought only flashed for a second before he leapt out of the stairwell, sais flashing, a growl emitting from his throat. As he engaged the first gang member he met, he hoped Leo was on his way.

He quickly dispatched the first and moved to the second, kicking out and catching the thug in the chest before turning and moving to the third. Every time he took one member out, there was another in his place. Raph was quickly becoming surrounded and overwhelmed. He was panting hard as he took on the next and the next. Raph felt a presence behind him and quickly turned to punch the kid in the face but didn't turn quick enough to block the next blow from two thugs behind him. His whole world spun as the thug's pipe connected with the side of his head.