Turtles Forever

The Shredder Strikes Part Four

Later, a gauntlet reaches out and scratched the side of the Battle Shell. The Shredder and the foot had arrived. But it was quiet. Too quiet. He pointed above them to a building. He and his ninjas jumped up on top of the roof. The Shredder narrowed his eyes at the brothers and Yuuki resting underneath it a water tower. Splinter was sitting on top of the tower in a trance meditating. He opened his eyes as he heard them. They were waiting for him.

"Dude" Mikey commented, nervously while scratching his neck and Leo gave him an look.

The Shredder glared.

"Let the butt kicking begin." Raph replied as he pulled out his sais glaring back at him

(I CAN do this) Yuuki thought as she positioned herself into an stance, determined.

Leo looked at Yuuki and she smiled and nodded. He pulled out his swords spinning them pointing them at the Shredder.

"Foot ninjas! Attack!" The Shredder ordered

The brothers and Yuuki yelled as they charged at them. "Remember my children, even the mighty oak bends before the raging storm wind." Splinter replied

Mikey gave him an confusing look, Splinter sighs placing a hand on his head "I mean be careful and don't be overconfident."

Yuuki punched an ninja as they came at her. Raph tackles two to the ground and kicked one away. Leo stepped on their heads as they tried to get up knocking them back down and kicked an ninja. Mikey wrapped a bo staffed wielding ninja with his nunchucks around their staff and kicked them away. Unfortunately, it was his sprained ankle.

"Ow!" He exclaimed holding it in pain hopping up and down. Mikey sweep kicked a ninja with the same foot again "Ow! Ow!" He repeated until he kicked an ninja away "Ow! Ow! Ow!" He complained not noticing the Shredder coming up behind him. He turned around and the Shredder punched him straight at the water tower. He slid down grabbing his foot in pain "YEOW!"

Donnie knocks out an ninja before stopping a ninja coming at him from behind. Then he clashes with another one that jumped for him. Donnie spinned his staff, distracted. He doesn't noticed the Shredder had jumped in from behind. He raised his gauntlet getting ready to bring it down. Yuuki notices and quickly jumped kicking Donnie out of the way. The Shredder glared at her before bringing down the gauntlet. Raph quickly blocked it with his sai, pushing her out of the way. He kicks the Shredder back. The Shredder back flips growling "Get them!" He ordered annoyed. A ninja throws stars at Leo and he deflected them spinning his swords. Four ninjas with swords came at him and he quickly blocked them. He struggled a bit gritting his teeth until he pushed them back then kicked the ninjas sending them all flying.

Donnie jumped spinning his staff attacking two ninjas.

"Hold your staff higher with your left foot in that position." Splinter called out to him. "Geez, now you're Back seat ninjaing me, Master Splinter" Donnie complained. Shredder stood in front of him then he punched Donnie, knocking him back into a wall. Leo clashed with an ninja and kicked them away. With his back turned he doesn't notice Shredder from behind. Shredder raised his gauntlet bringing it down on the unsuspecting turtle.

"No!" Raph blocked it with his sais. Shredder picked him up by his belt and flung him to the wall beside Donnie. Mikey was surrounded by ninjas. Yuuki jumped in to help him taking out some. Mikey grinned "Hey! Thanks!" While distracted , the Shredder knocked him into the wall sending him crashing into Donnie. Yuuki saw the Shredder coming after Leo as he was fighting some ninjas. She charged at Shredder but he quickly turned around and kicked her away. Sending her flying into the wall, hard. She slumped to the ground along side the three brothers.

"Yuuki!" Leo called out to her in alarm. He rushes over trying to get to the others until Shredder blocked his way. Shredder knocks him into the wall.

The looked up as they saw The Shredder walking towards them. They let a gasp as he raised his gauntlet.

"None of you will leave here alive!" He shouted getting ready to bring the gauntlet down on them to deliver the fatal blow.

"Shredder! No!" Splinter flipped off of the water tower over him blocking the gauntlet with his staff. Splinter let out an angry growl "You destroyed my family once! I will NOT let it happen again!"

"No man or freak can defeat me!" The Shredder roared in anger

"That remains to be seen!" Splinter retorted. He struck him with his staff. Splinter jumped to the water tower glancing at it. He gestured to the Shredder with his finger. The Shredder charges at him throwing punches and kicks. But Splinter quickly dodges out of the way. He ducks as he saw the gauntlet slashed at him slicing the beam to the water tower. Splinter gets an idea and he move moves away allowing Shredder slice more beams as he jumped out of the way. The tower starts to creek. Shredder notices.

"THIS IS FOR MY MASTER YOSHI!" Splinter declared. He kicks the beam knocking the water tower over sending it tumbling down on top of the Shredder and his foot ninjas. He tried to make a run for it but it was too late. Water came out rushing out of it like a river. Sweeping up everything in its path. The brothers climbed up on top of the wall, pulling Yuuki up just in time. The Shredder went over the rooftop landing on the ground. He noticed a shadow growing closer above him and looked up. His eyes widened "NOOO!" The water tower crashed on top of him, silencing him.

The brothers and Yuuki looked at the rat master in shock. Stunned by what they have witnessed.

"Master Splinter." Leo replied in shock

"Are you okay?" Mikey asked in concern

"Come we have avenged my Master Yoshi. Let us go home." Splinter replied

Yuuki looked down at the wreckage below silently. Leo walked up to her "Well, you did it! Like I said that you would!"

" Yeah, let's go home." Yuuki replied softly

"I'm all over that!" Donnie replied happily

"Yeah." Raph replied

They all walked away.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a gauntlet raises out of the wreckage below from the water tower.

Back at the lair, Yuuki snuck in to the training room while everyone celebrated. She walked up to the wall that hung weapons, looking at each one. She stopped when she saw a fan, like the one Shredder had offered to her. She stared at it as if it was pulling her towards it, like before. She reached out to take it off of the rack until a voice from behind called out "You've been staring at that tessen for a while now."

Yuuki jumped and quickly turned around to see that it was Splinter "Master Splinter!? I uh-" Yuuki blushed, embarrassed, knowing that she was now caught

Splinter walked up to her then took it off of the wall. He unfolded it showing it to her "This is a tessen, a Japanese war fan. Although, it has beauty if wielded as such. In defense of can block off flying projectiles. But, silently, it can also be deadly."

" Almost like you. " Splinter commented as he smiled. Yuuki made a sheepish smile.

Splinter folded it back up "I believe you've had found your weapon, Miss Yuuki."

He bowed his head holding it out to her.

Silently, Yuuki stared at it for a moment before making her decision. She took it from and bowed her head in respect ready to accept training from her sensei.