Turtles Forever

City At War Part Three

"Get off of him, you snake!" Yuuki growls.

Mikey still has a hold on her as she struggled to break free.

"Drop your weapons!" Karai demanded. Raph steps forward but the others are hesitant. "I said drop your weapons." Karai repeats as she lowers the knife closer to Leo's neck. Yuuki immediately stops. Donnie, Mikey, Yuuki, and Casey drop their weapons. Raph glares at the woman and growls, still holding his sais.

"Um Raph," Donnie calls out nervously. "Didn't you hear the nice lady with the knife?"

"Don't do me any favors, Raph." Leo said. Raph growls, glaring at Karai and Leo before he throws his sais away near Leo.

"Good, perhaps now we can talk." Karai replied.

"Oh, you want to talk," Donnie answered sarcastically. "Cause I kind of got the idea that you guys wanted to kick our shells."

"If I had wanted to destroy you, you would not be alive to talk."

"Okay, you want to talk," Leo hissed at her. "It's going to be kind of hard with your tanto at my head." She stares at him for a moment, then steps off of him and sheathed her blade. Raph immediately jumps in and grabs his sais and lunges directly at Karai. Leo jumps in between them, blocking his attack with his swords.

"Raph, no! I gave her my word of honor." Leo said as he holds Raph back.

"Your honor?" Raph questioned. He jumps back and stares at Leo with disbelief. "Bro, you are really getting under my shell!" He growls.

"Come on, Raph," Casey speaks as he places a hand on the emerald green turtle's shoulder. "Let's hear what the pretty ninja lady has to say."

"She's not that pretty." Yuuki mumbled as she rolled her eyes.

"Do I detect a hint of jealousy?" Donnie asked.

"No. There's nothing to be jealous about." Yuuki defended. "One, I don't like her. And two, I don't trust her."

"You're not alone on that thought." Raph added.

"Let's just hear what she has to say." Leo said. Yuuki turns to Leo looking at him for a moment. She sighs and crossed her arms. "Fine." She grumbled.

"If you're done talking to each other. As I told you, my name is Karai," She said. "And I command the Foot clan in Japan. I am here to restore order to the New York faction of the Foot. When you, turtle men and your friends destroyed the Shredder, you threw the city into chaos."

"Actually the city did that on it's own." Yuuki interrupted. Leo shoots her a look to be quiet.

"What?" Yuuki shrugs her hands.

Karai continues. "As I was saying, I in Japan, had hoped all parties would destroy each other, like a snake which consumes itself, leaving the city once again under the Foot's control. But I did not expect the city to be consumed in the process. If the Foot is to regain control of it's New York operations, we will need your help."

"We done talking yet?" Raph questioned as he draws his sais. "Is it time to fight?"

"You are imputed! If you were my retainer, I would have you beaten!"