Savior Of The Stars

Found At Last

"Casey... I'm not so sure about this, man." Mikey mumbles, holding his still healing arm as he follows the messy-haired brunette.

"C'mon, don't chicken out now, bro!" Casey huffs, turning to Mikey while surrounded by alien civilians. Mikey glances around nervously, feeling like he'll be squished in mere seconds.

"I'm not a chicken! I just think, maybe we should have everyone else with us; let Leo lay out a plan!" He says, following Casey as he walks again.

"Just calm down, dude. We got this." Casey grins confidently to himself, and Mikey can sense it. He also senses that this is a bad idea, but it's too late to back out now, and he needs to watch Casey's back.

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Back in the Emperor's tower, Emperor Oenolle has signed the contract and shaken hands with you and Raphael. You both apologize for the guards you incapacitated and run out to find and exit. After a few wrong turns, you find yourselves at a dead end, with large windows overlooking the city. Raphael pants and leans against the wall.

"This... place is, ugh... huge!" He groans, looking out the window, then at you.

You sigh deeply and stand beside him, staring outside."We can't get downstairs without the guards catching us..." you puff out a breath of air, exasperated. "This is annoying."

"No kidding. Reminds me of the times we had to sneak into Shredder's Lair." Raph stands back up and walks toward the window. "Hey... do you think I have like, a grappling gun in my suit?" He asks.

You raise your brow but nod."Check your pockets. I'm sure you have something similar to that in one of them."

You watch Raphael frisk himself for a moment or two before he pulls out a grappling gun from his pocket.

"Yes! We have a way out!"

"Do tell." You reply with a soft chuckle. You find it amusing when he gets excited. It's almost cute, in a way.

"Well," he smirks at you as he breaks the glass by shooting his gun at it. "We're gonna grapple down!"

You peer out the window.
"Uh.. are you sure about this?" You question, biting your lip.

"Yeah! What, you afraid of heights?" Raph looks at you as he shoots his grapple into the outside of the building. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I'll catch ya if you fall." He smirks allusively, and you roll your eyes.

"I'll be fine. I'm flattered that you're so worried about me." You smirk back and watch his face turn red.

'Crap, she's flirting back...' He thinks, looking down at the street below.

"Let's uh... let's get outta this maze of a building.." he mutters, having a hard time gathering his words as he jumps out the window. You shoot your grapple at the floor and jump out with him, slowly climbing down the side of the building

You glance down and bite your lip harder, breathing in and out deeply. Raphael glances at you often, his blush lingering as he recalls your, honestly adorable smirk. You look at him and meet his eyes.

"What?" You inquire a tad defensively.

"Nothin'..."

You purse your lips and turn your eyes to stare at the building wall in front of you as you continue to scoot down the outside of the building. You don't feel your rope shaking as your grapple hook comes loose, or feel the scream rise up your chest and throat as you fall suddenly. But you hear Raph shout your name as he loosens several feet of rope and swings toward you. You feel him grab your wrist tight. And then you gasp, breathless with near-death terror. You clutch his arm with an iron grip and listen to him grunt as he pulls you up and holds you in his arms, then cling to his neck.