Legacy Mutation (Book Eight)

Chapter 58: Thank You

"Okay, so we make sure we get your dojos back."

"All of them."

"We can't guarantee that."

Chris Bradford grits his teeth, his hands clenching into fists. Leonardo crosses his arms and stares him down, as if daring him to try anything. Then, Chris relaxes and sighs.

"Can you help me get the dojo in New York back?" he asks, struggling to keep his voice even.

"Yes," Sarina cuts in. "I can pull some strings and get it working."

"Excellent." He smiles a little.

"So, why don't you read over the final agreements?" Raphael suggests.

Donatello clears his throat and readies his list. "As this treaty states-"

"Don't do the formalities. Skip right to the deals," Emery demands smoothly.

Michelangelo nods. "Yeah D, total snooze fest."

The once leopard woman looks to the turtle with surprise, her golden eyes flickering slightly.

Donnie laughs a little and tries again, "Emery and Tiger Claw will be given plane tickets so that they may go home to Asia."

"Good." Tiger Claw nods, adjusting his eye patch.

"We will secure the Bradford dojo and bring it back to its former glory."

Bradford nods curtly. The other humans shift a little.

Donnie sighs, scratching his head. "The other details are still unsure."

"I want help in finding a suitable place to live," Xever points out, fluffing his hair.

"Right. I'll get Taylor and Annalise to help you job hunt."

Raph growls at the thought of his wife walking around with Xever, but he quickly stops and returns to being silent.

"Karai would like plane tickets to Japan," Destiny points out.

Karai nods. "I would like to start my new life there."

Leo glances over Donnie's shoulder at the list. "Zeck and Steranko...you two shouldn't go back to being thieves."

Zeck frowns a little. "Well, I don't know what else to do. Stealing was my only talent, G!"

"Ever thought about the circus?" Destiny comments out of the blue.

He glances at her with confusion. "Circus?"

"You're good on those laser tightropes. What if you did that?" The wolf-raven shrugs. "Just a suggestion."

Zeck seems to ponder this. As he does, Steranko raises his hand.

"And...for me? Whats is our agreements?" he inquires.

"You want your collection back," Sarina reminds him. "Plus you want our aid in returning to your weapons deals and antique collecting."

"Da, cyborg girl's right."

"I will be glad to assist you with that," she furthers with a smile.

Leo straightens up, looking over each and every former Foot Clan mutant. "We only have one large request for all of you in return for what we will help you with. You will no longer harm anyone in our family, our children and every child they have in the years to come. Furthermore, we are allies from here on out. Should anything threaten the earth again, we will call upon you to help us fight." He holds his hand out to Tiger Claw, who stands at the head of the group. "So? Is it a deal?"