Of Turtles and Lizards

Questions, Answers, and Fights

Leo's POV

I sat on the couch polishing my katana. More like pretending to polish my katana. Master Splinter and I were in the main room, waiting in tense and disturbing silence while Donatello and April were in the lab caring for Michelangelo and Raphael. Mona Lisa sat on the couch her head in her hands, she sat in silence. Master splinter put a comforting hand on her shoulder. I let my guard down! I shouldn't have allowed them to get hurt! No, not now! I can't blame this on myself...

I just don't understand! How could she do this?! To my brothers?! To me?! Karai... I thought she was on our side. How could she—How could she hurt them knowing we're her brothers?! Didn't she know what she was doing?! WHY?! Why did she do it?!

With a soft growl of frustration I stood and glanced towards the entrance. Master Splinter looked up at me questioningly and I answered, "I've got to get out of here. I just can't...Please Sensei." The old rat said nothing, stroking his beard in silence.

"You may go, Leonardo, but please be careful."

"I will Sensei. I promise."

Without my brothers at my side the rooftops were a dark and dangerous place. And right now it was silent, like the quiet before a storm. I didn't even register where I was headed. I let my feet take the lead as my mind wandered, swirling around the events of the night before. I ground to halt as I found myself on that same rooftop where the snake mutant had attacked us.

I heard the sound of movement in the alley below and I crouched down out of sight. I peered over the edge of the building into the alleyway where two Krang were walking side by side.

"Krang, is the mutant known as Karai who was in this place last night still in this place?"

"Yes Krang, the mutant known as Karai is still wearing that which is called the mind control device attached by Krang." Mind control device?

"Indeed Krang, this test has proved to be quite successful. Last night Krang used the one called Karai to attack the turtles. Even if the one called Karai has managed to dislodge that which is called the mind control device, the ones who are turtles will no longer have that which is called the trust in the one called Karai." My eyes widened. So that was why she wasn't reacting to any of my attempts to speak to her! Karai was being controlled by the Krang which means...she didn't really mean to attack us, or hurt Raph and Mikey. It was the Krang! My eyes went white with anger and I jumped down into the alley without a sound. The two Krang bots turned, but it was already too late. My katana sliced through them in a fraction of a second and both brains scurried off squealing.

Now all I have to do is find—a whitish-gray figure slithered into my line of sight–Karai.

I vanished into the shadows and luckily she didn't notice me. I made my way silently up a fire escape, circling her. Something metallic on her back, just between her shoulder blades caught my attention. My eyes honed in on it and I took into account its size, shape, and material. It glowed red. That has to be it: the mind control device. I could see now that she was trying her to resist it and the device was shocking her. I growled. How am I supposed to get it off her? Of course. I took careful aim and threw a shuriken at it.

Normally, throwing stars were usually Raph or Don's department. The hothead and the nerd excelled at all forms of target practice. The first because he enjoys hurling his weapons at enemies (even though they're meant for close combat) and the second simply because he can perfectly calculate the trajectory of almost anything. So while my strike did not land precisely in the center of the device it was pretty damn close. I smiled. Raph would probably be making some kind of snarky comment right now. 'Congrats Fearless, you actually hit your target.' My brother's gruff voice echoed in my head.