TMNT: Secrets of the Sewers

The Arena

Leonardo slowly sat up, finally regaining consciousness. His head was pounding and he felt like someone had used his shell as a bongo drum. As he slowly sat up, he quickly noticed that he and the others were no longer in Incarceron. Instead, they seemed to be locked in some cramped, dark cell with a dirt floor and only a single slit in the bottom of the door to allow light in.

"'Bout time bro." Raph said quietly, his eyes firmly on the ground. "Was worried you weren't waking up."

Leo noticed the solemn look on Mona Lisa's face, as well as the deadpan stare Raph had. It was a look Leo had worn after he'd led Karai to the lair.

"Raph-"

"Save your breath Leo." Raph interrupted. "I screwed up, I know. Had I just gotten on the ship, we'd be on our way home and not locked up again."

He buried his face in his arms, Hisako patting him on the shell.

"You were trying to help Lisa." she reminded him. "You were just trying to do the right thing."

"We can't fault you for that." Donny added. "I mean, how many times have we done stupid stuff for our friends and family?"

"Besides, we'll get out of this somehow." Mikey attempted to assure him. "I know we will!"

"I am afraid that our chances of escape- no, our chances of survival, are very slim Michelangelo." Mona Lisa interrupted.

The Hamato Siblings looked at the Salamandarian, who seemed close to breaking down into tears. Leo leaned against the wall of the cell, eying her curiously.

"Lisa, do you know where we are?" he asked.

Mona Lisa nodded once.

"Do you not hear it?" she asked.

"Hear what?" Mikey questioned.

"Listen carefully." she told him.

They all fell silent, listening for even the slightest sounds. Then, off in the distance, they could hear what sounded like thousands of Triceratons cheering and shouting. There was also the sound of a battle, the ever familiar sound of ringing metal reaching their ears.

"Is there some sort of fight going on?" Mikey asked.

"Worse." Mona Lisa replied. "It is the Arena of Carnage, though many simply call it the Games."

Leo perked up at that.

"The Games..." he repeated, "I think I remember someone mentioning the games back in the prison."

"Yeah, old Tetris said he'd send everyone to the Games unless they did what he wanted." Mikey remembered.

"So, on a scale of 1 to Shredder, how screwed are we?" Hisako questioned.

Lisa hugged herself closer, looking more than a bit scared.

"For off worlders like ourselves, the Arena of Carnage is a death sentence." she explained.

"They're not gonna make us fight each other, are they?" Mikey wondered, more than a little shaken at the prospect.

"Even if they did, there's no way I'd fight you guys." Raph declared. "No way, no how."

"They will not make us battle each other." Mona Lisa explained. "We are to be a mere opening act for the true fights."

Donny gulped hard.

"Um guys?" he began. "In Ancient Greece, the Colosseum would host gladiatorial games, and they would usually start off by feeding condemned prisoners to the lions."