Apocalyptic love

Chapter 2: Let's kill the Shredder!

Their silhouettes were highlighted by the moon's rays, cascading over their forms as they leapt from building to building, effortlessly. With little time to waste on nonsense, the group moved silently through the streets of New York, on the hunt for Shredder's lair. With their speed alone it took little time for the gang to reach their destination, each sharing a tilt of the head as they split up into their own little groups.

Donnie and Rockwell stayed on the roof along with Leo's team, prying the alarm panel off of the wall and hooking up Donnie's laptop. Said turtle began furiously typing away, deleting and editing code just to hack into the system. Rockwell stood off-side from him, using his mind as a vessel to control any Foot soldiers that were nearby, blanking their mind if they accidentally caught the duo.

Donnie sent a thumbs up to Leo, signalling that the alarms and cameras were down giving the group a chance for a silent attack. Leo's hand pointed to an opening, Mikey and Pigeon Pete moving in his direction. They stood at the towering glass window ceiling and observed the Foot soldiers patrolling the top layer of the fortress. Pete used his beak to cut a hole through the glass, his tongue sticking to the piece so it didn't shatter on the ground and blow their cover.

Mikey then hopped in and emerged from the darkness, grabbing droids by the necks and pulling them back into the shadows. Their limbs flailed about before becoming stationary and delicately placed onto the ground before anyone could notice. Pete made sure that the bodies were hidden enough while Mikey carried on doing his thing, keeping his bird eyes out for any unexpected movement. From the rooftops, Leo could see that a majority of the Foot were taken down and sent Slash and Leatherhead to take out the lower floor.

They rather heard the fight than saw it with their own eyes, feeling the building shake with the impact of their swings. Slash and Leatherhead burst through the doors of the lobby, swinging their fists and weapons about like it was no one's business. They easily took out most of the Foot from their brute force alone, parading their way to the throne room to carry out the rest of the plan. With the soldiers easily distracted, Leo's team attached a rope to a vent on the rooftop then jumped down to the ground floor of the throne room.

It was dark and quiet, too quiet. The group huddled together, shells against backs, fighting for the same cause, friends turned family. The beady eyes of the Foot robots blipped in and out of the inky darkness, their robotic limbs creaking with each movement they made as they emerged from the shadows. Leo held his katanas closer to his face, glaring at the machines as they inched further. He could faintly hear the low growl that rumbled from Raph's throat, hear the leather of his sais squeak with tension.

Without a word the Hamato clan leapt at the Foot bots, weapons slashing through them with ease. It was almost a joke. The hordes kept coming, never seeming to slow down, but they could take it, they'd have to if they wanted to kill Shredder. As the fight raged on, more and more of the team formed back together. Mikey and Pete flew in from the top layers, kicking bots as they landed. Leatherhead and Slash burst threw the doors and easily wiped out half of the small army. Donnie and Rockwell returned from the roof, gathering the information they were able to obtain, like finding the location of the bomb.

Everyone was fighting together, every cog working cohesively in the greater machine. When the last bot was slashed thanks to Raph, the beaming lights illuminated the room in a harsh glow. The group tore their gaze away from the piles of robo-parts and onto the figure slumped forward in the throne, embraced by the darkness like it was an old friend.

"Well if it isn't the Hamato clan, the bain of my very existence." His voice echoed around the room, its power striking fear to those who knew no better. Leo stepped forward, his eyes white with rage, his chest burning a deep fire from within. "It's over Shredder! You're not going to activate that bomb."