Adult-FanFiction.org : Comics

Leap of Faith, Part Two: Into the Light	By : laloga13 Category: Comics > Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Views: 1233 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and all other recognizable characters are property of Mirage Studios and not me, sadly. I'm just playing with them for a while, and am not making any money off of this story.

Chapter List
- 1
- 2
Part 2: Into the Light

Some nights stay up till dawn,
as the moon sometimes does for the sun,
Be a full bucket pulled up the dark way of a well,
then lifted out into the light.

-Jalaluddin Rumi

Chapter One

Raphael had his hands full with the four remaining Knights-or at least the three who remained conscious. He had no gun to fire, so at present, he was crouched behind the bar, working on his counter-attack. Again pushing away the thought that he should have left with his brother, he made a decision. He removed a small throwing star from his belt, aimed, and hurled it towards a hanging wall mirror behind the Knights. The sudden shattering of glass distracted them just long enough for Raph to spring forward and flip the main breaker just beyond the bar. The lights died, and the Five and Dime was cast into shadow. Much better.

A footfall, the sound of rustling cloth, and the Knights soon found themselves unarmed and on their knees, the cold steel of twin sais lying across their throats. "Who are you, and what do you want with Miranda?"

“We're nobodies, I swear! Sullivan's the one you want, J. Sullivan.” The tallest man's voice was trembling, but not enough. The blades pressed deeper.

“Oh yeah? And where might I find this 'Sullivan' punk?”

The second man glared at the tall one. “Shut up, you wanna get wasted?”

“For real, just keep your mouth closed, jackass!” The third man muttered.

“Enough!” Raph barked. "You should know that I hate having my time wasted by drones in black hats and ugly coats. Now, I 'aint gonna ask again: What do you want with her?"

"Why should we tell you, rept...." The second man was cut off as the sai bit deeper, just barely starting to break the skin.

"Ow! Alright! She's not an innocent, she's on the Blacklist, okay?"

"What the fuck's a Blacklist?"

"You wrong the Order, your name goes on the Blacklist," the third man said quietly. "We don't know the specifics, we just get names and pictures."

"Who sent you? Who put her name on that list?" Raph's voice was quieter now, but sounded even more dangerous.

But before any of the Knights could respond, the sound of sirens and blue strobe of lights made Raph's next move clear, however much he disliked it. He tightened his grip on his weapons. "Pass it along: if you want to get to her, you're going to have to get through four very pissed off turtles." With that, he slowly drew his blade across their throats, leaving slight but painful cuts. "So you don't forget." And with a final smoke-bomb flourish, he was gone.

A spatter of blood and scuffed dirt pointed Raphael through the back alley to the building where the Knights had dragged Miranda. He glanced back at the bar; the police had not yet exited the rear, probably because they should still be busy with the four Knights he'd left.

"Over here, Raph." Leo's voice came from the shadows, with Leonardo himself appearing a moment later with Miranda unconscious in his arms. He ignored Raph's questioning gaze, instead inclining his head to the rooftop. "They're up there, probably starting to move. Did you shake off the others?"

"For now. Is she....?"

"She's alive,” Leo said quietly. Blue and red lights could now clearly be seen reflecting off the surrounding buildings in the area. "We should get back to the lair. She needs medical attention." He nodded to a subway entrance across the street.

"It might be easier if we didn't have to tote your girlfriend the whole way."

In response, Leonardo carefully tried to sit her down on an overturned milk crate, repeating her name gently, refusing to let the urgency in his thoughts be voiced. After a few moments she opened her eyes, and looked at him, still a bit dazed.

"She lives," Raph said wryly.

Leo tried to help her to her feet. "You're injured. Can you walk? We need to retreat."

She blinked a few times, glanced skyward and nodded slowly.

The turtles stole soundlessly across the street, while Miranda did her best to keep up. Soon they were safely underground, and after he made sure that they were not being followed, Leo breathed a sigh of relief.

Raph snickered. “That went well.”

“You're right, Raph, it doesn't seem like any of that was any help,” Leo said, frowning. “We got into a topside fight in a crowded bar, you get injured, and we learn nothing.”

“Maybe Mikey and Donnie did-you never know. And, we're alive, aren't we?” Miranda said. “You guys saved my life, thank you just doesn't seem like a strong enough statement. But, thanks.” In the darkness of the subway tunnel Miranda found Leonardo's hand, and they made the rest of the trip in silence.
- 1
- 2
You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.
Report Story

Adult-FanFiction.Org is not in any way associated with or related to FanFiction.Net

Adult-FanFiction.org (AFF, the site), its owners, agents, and any other entities related to Adult-FanFiction.org or the AFF forum take no responsibility for the works posted to the Adult-FanFiction.org by its members.

While AFF and its agents attempt to remove all illegal works from the site as quickly and thoroughly as possible, there is always the possibility that some submissions may be overlooked or dismissed in error. The AFF system includes a rigorous and complex abuse control system in order to prevent improper use of the AFF service, and we hope that its deployment indicates a good-faith effort to eliminate any illegal material on the site in a fair and unbiased manner. This abuse control system is run in accordance with the strict guidelines specified above.

All works displayed here, whether pictorial or literary, are the property of their owners and not Adult-FanFiction.org. Opinions stated in profiles of users may not reflect the opinions or views of Adult-FanFiction.org or any of its owners, agents, or related entities.

Website Domain ©2002-2017 by Apollo. PHP scripting, CSS style sheets, Database layout & Original artwork ©2005-2017 C. Kennington. Restructured Database & Forum skins ©2007-2017 J. Salva. Images, coding, and any other potentially liftable content may not be used without express written permission from their respective creator(s). Thank you for visiting!

Powered by Fiction Portal 2.0
Modifications © Manta2g, DemonGoddess
Site Owner - Apollo

Leap of Faith, Part Two: Into the Light