*Baxter's POV*
As the gates opened to the containers, I yelped with glee. "Success!"
"It worked, I take it?" Shredder said from behind.
"Better than that!" I said happily.
"Good. That other turtle will be bringing them all into the trap, and I will finally get rid of the girl and the turtles with one swipe," Shredder said, his deep voice filled with pleasure.
"What do you want us to do with... these?" Bradford asked, gesturing to the turtles.
"Release them in the building somewhere. A few extra turtles running around will upset us, won't it?" He laughed maniacally.
With this machine, I could dispose of the turtles and the girl that was a thorn in Shredder's side. This pleased me greatly.
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*Mikey's POV*
"... And the vent here leads to the chambers that Raph and Donnie were in," I explained pointing at my make shift map. "The main entrance is somewhere around here, and the back exit here. No guards outside, that I know of."
"This helps us greatly," Kitanna stated from inside her hood. "Good job, Mikey."
"This also works perfectly for the plan we made. We need to get going before the sun rises," Leo remarked, standing. "Let's go."
I allowed them to leave before handing Master Splinter the photo. "I found this, Sensei, in Kitanna's house. I think it proves your suspicions," I said before running to catch up with Leo and Kitanna.
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We came upon the building in a matter of minutes. The entrances were now blocked and fully guarded.
"Well, using the front door is out," Leo stated.
"We'll have to use one of the ventilation shafts to enter," Kitanna replied.
"What about that one," I suggested pointing to a giant vent poking up from the building.
We all looked at each other and nodded. Jumping from building to building, we kept our eyes on the guards below, just to make sure they didn't see us.
Leo pulled open the bared closing and climbed in. I followed him and Kitanna closed the gate behind us.
"Okay, where next Mike-" Leo was cut off. He fell through another vent gate and onto the floor below.
"So much for sticking to the shadows," I remarked, leaping down beside him.
I helped him up, only to have a ninja star fly by our heads.
We glanced over and saw ten foot clan ninjas standing around all of us.
Kitanna hopped down beside us and extended her claws.
We gawked at her.
"What? I left my katana at home!" She said, getting into fighting stance.
I shook off the weird action and also stood in stance. Since I had no weapons, I would have to fight hand to hand combat.
Leo whipped out his katanas and readied himself. The ninjas came in such a large wave all I saw was their red eyes staring at me.
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*Kitanna's POV*
Mikey and Leonardo fought well. I on the other hand was slow. I fought well enough to protect myself and the others, but fighting with weapons attached to your hands is odd.
My focus was completely on using my new "improved" ears. I heard every single bit of foot movement, clashing metal and bones being kicked.
The new sounds made me shudder, but I continued to use my ears. After all, my eyes weren't working right. I heard steps behind me.
Too soft of a step to be Leonardo's or Mikey's, but too large to be that stupid guard dog Hachiko. I turned to see five of the foot soldiers flooding towards us. I jumped and spun around, leaving my leg out to kick the five of them down.
I turned back to see Leonardo fending off well. He was an excellent shinobi, especially for his age. I remember last year too easily. Those were the most stressful months of my life, being fifteen.
"Booyakasha!" Mikey shouted as he took out the last of the ninja.
"Good. Which way do we go now?" Leonardo asked.
"I think this way..." Mikey replied walking a bit.
I about followed them, but something caught my eye. A little green figure was waddling on it's back trying to get up.
"Uh, you may want to look at this," I called over my shoulder, my hood muffling it slightly. I walked to the little figure.
It wasn't a figure. It was a turtle with a lightning bolt crack in it's shell. A red mask and two sai lay beside it.
The two brothers came over next to me.
"Raph?!"
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*April's POV*
I felt like something was off in the lair. Casey was being himself, so nothing wrong there. That left me and Master Splinter.
I felt fine, despite the fact of seeing mutation happen right in front of my eyes... or was it a mutation?
I shook the thought away. Master Splinter was giving off some bad energy. I walked into the dojo silently, expecting him to be meditating. But instead he was looking at the pictures on the mantle.
"Master Splinter?" I called across the room.
His tail flipped and his ears flickered. "Yes, April?" He replied, sadness hinting his voice.
I got closer to notice that he had two photos in hand. The one he showed me earlier and the one of him, his child and his wife. "I felt like you were a little on the down side. I wanted to know if you were okay..."
He chuckled a little, but replied. "I am having some... issues, yes. But nothing you need to worry about, child."
"It might help to talk about it..." I responded. I needed to know why he was sad. When he was sad, everyone was.
He waited a moment, depending on if he should tell me or not. "I have found out a hidden truth, one that is surprising to even the wittiest of ninja," he told me. "See, the reason I told you about y second child during your training today was because I believed she was still alive. It now turns out, she is."
He showed me the baby photo again and a replica of it.
"How do you know just by these pictures?" I asked.
"Easy enough. Shredder killed my family, he took my Yukiko as a prize. And raised her as his own..."
My eyes widened as he explained who it was.
***End Eleven***
