Remember. [TMNT 2012]

Chapter 2; Leonardo

Song: Feed the Wolf - Breaking Benjamin

Five Kraangdroids surround my brothers and me with laser guns. Their weapons are trained on us as the robots give us monotone stares, their glowing eyes a familiar sight. Too bad it's a sight that I could do without.

"Boxer Stinkman," Raphael sneers at the man in front of us.

Stockman glares at the red-clad turtle. "It's Baxter Stockman!" The man closes his eyes, takes a deep breath, and continues. "So, you turtles thought you could sneak in here and halt the project I've been working on?" he questions with an evil smirk on his face. "Well, you aren't very good at stealth."

"Stealth is stupid, anyway!" Michelangelo announces as he jumps to his feet. "We're ninjas. We can take you down anytime!"

"Yeah," Donatello agrees. "You're not as smart as you think you are, Silkmat."

"IT'S STOCKMAN!" The scientist shouts. It must put him over the edge, because he turns to the Kraangdroids and yells, "Seize them!"

The Kraang start shooting, but we're fast. My team and I attack with the speed of ten ninjas. Michelangelo and Donatello each take down a Kraangdroid, while Raphael takes on two by himself. I simply trip the remaining Kraangdroid, stab its face, and launch myself at Stockman. The scientist tries to run, but I grab him by the shirt collar and shove him against a wall to prevent his escape.

"Hurt me, and I'll hurt the girl," Stockman says as his brown eyes flash dangerously.

I stop any thoughts of what I might do to him and look at him questioningly. "What girl?"

The scientist smirks again. "Look behind you."

I turn my head and see something I don't expect; a teenage girl strapped to a large chair. Her brunette hair is messy and drenched in perspiration. Her tan skin isn't much better off, glowing with even more sweat. She is obviously passed out, and I would have presumed her dead if it wasn't for the weak rise and fall of her chest.

In my moment of distraction, something heavy hits me on the side of the head and sends me skidding across the floor. I groan as my twin katanas escape from my grip. A large, dented silver container clatters to the floor beside me and rolls away.

"Ow," I moan and rub my temple. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Stockman racing towards the exit.

"Rest in peace, turtles!" he yells gleefully as he taps a red button on the wall and disappears up the ladder. An alarm starts to sound throughout the whole building. The charging Kraangdroids will hear it, plus any other enemies in the building. Fantastic.

Donatello places his bo-staff back into his sash. "Should we go after him?" he asks me as he helps me to my feet.

"No, leave him. We need to get out of here." I respond as I regain my balance and massage my forehead. That's going to leave a bruise. I retrieve my katanas and put them away. "How long until the charged Kraangdroids come after us?"

"If they're built how I think they are, then they'll be down that ladder in a minute tops," Donatello answers on cue.

"Uh, guys, they might be the last of our problems," Raphael speaks up from the other side of the room. "When Stinkman hit that button, he started a countdown on his computer."

Donatello runs over to the system and stares at the screen. He gasps softly. "It's a bomb. T minus 54 seconds. Let's get out of here!"

"Retreat, team!" I order.

"Wait!"

I turn around to see Michelangelo with the unconscious girl in his arms. He gazes up at me with innocent, blue puppy eyes.