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No, you're not seeing things. I actually have another chapter up in less than two weeks. This thing practically wrote itself. I shattered my previous record of a few weeks on chapter seven to barely six days in writing this chapter when I started it on the 11th. Anyway, I hope you have as much fun reading it as I did writing it.

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Strengths of the Heart
Chapter Eighteen

The first thing she became aware of as Alisa began to regain consciousness was the searing pain in her body. It resisted even the slightest movement and her skin burned as if she had been set on fire. At least she knew she wasn’t dead, but she was certain she couldn't feel any worse.

She slowly opened her eyes, finding herself in near total darkness. Only the skylight above provided any source of light. The full moon shone down on her and bathed the surrounding area in a bluish-white glow.

She heard water lapping gently somewhere off to her right. She wasn’t sure exactly where she was that would be near the water. It would help if she was able to see more clearly, as her eyes could barely trace the outline of the building she seemed to be held in. It appeared her captor had chosen this area specifically for the location.

The place seemed strangely deserted and she wondered if maybe she could escape before anyone noticed. She tried to move, but encountered the same resistance as only a few minutes ago. She now discovered she was sitting in a chair, but oddly she was not physically bound to it. By logic, she should have been able to leave that chair, but some mysterious force was holding her there.

She sighed and then looked down, noticing the silver amulet resting on her breast. It was the same one that ninja had put around her neck at the apartment. A blue stone was set in its center and ancient symbols were etched in the metal around it.

It was pretty, in a weird sort of way, but she had no desire to wear it. She reached to take it off, but a voice suddenly stopped her.

"I wouldn't try that, unless you wish to experience another painful shock," it warned.

Alisa glared into the darkness in the direction the voice came from.

"Who are you?" she demanded.

There was a sharp clap and fire sprang to life as torches were lit, filling the building with an eerie orange-red glow. Alisa could see now that they were in a boathouse. From its deterioration, it had been abandoned for quite some time.

Standing a few yards away was a woman of Japanese descent. She was clad in some sort of armor and so only her head was visible. She appeared as if she was ready for battle. She smiled at the young woman, but Alisa did not take solace in it. There was nothing remotely friendly about this woman.

"I’ll ask you again, who are you?" she repeated.

"Surely you do not recognize me, old friend," the woman replied, "After all, we did study ninjitsu together for years under my father’s tutelage."

Instantly, the words clicked in Alisa's mind and she knew exactly who this woman mocking her was. With the realization, came a raging fury.

"Karai," she growled, low.

“Now is that any way to treat a friend?” Karai reprimanded, feigning hurt.

"I could ask you the same thing," Alisa retorted, "What do you want from me anyway?"

The Kunoichi gave a light amused chuckle.

"My dear, you are either very naïve or you think me stupid," she answered, "It's you I want, or simply put, your powers. It's part of the package, unfortunately. Otherwise, I'd be rid of you."

"So this is why you've been chasing me all over the damn city for years?" Alisa spat, "This is why you destroyed my family; my life? All because you want the curse I've carried since birth?"

She could feel her eyes stinging with unshed tears. The last thing she wanted to give the bitch was credit for making her cry.

"No, my father is the one who started with your family," Karai corrected, "I've merely carried on his wishes since he's departed."

"So I've been told,” Alisa said, her voice low.

"I'm sure you have been told a lot of things," Karai agreed, "I imagine Leonardo has been filling your pretty little head with all sorts of notions."

"Leave him out of it," Alisa hissed, "Your business is with me."

"Oh, but I do have much business with him, and his family," the older woman disputed, "You see, that is part of my plan and you play a very important role in it. Tonight, when they come to rescue you, I will have my revenge and you will be their ultimate undoing. You, their trusted friend, will betray them."

Alisa nearly leapt out of the chair at her, except she was still held firmly in place by the unknown force. So she made no more than squirms in her attempt. She was rendered completely helpless.

"And what makes you think I'll go along with this?" she snarled.

"I'm afraid you do not have much of a choice in the matter,” Karai told her, "That amulet you wear is not merely a trinket. It gives me total control of you and your powers. You are unable to resist it as shown how you cannot move from that chair even though you are not strapped in."

The severity of the situation finally hit her with those words, and Alisa felt like a black cloud had descended on her heart. Now she really wished she were dead. If only it was to save Leo and his family. She did not want to bring them harm.

"So I am your slave then," she whispered, bowing her head.

Karai took her chin, tipping her head back up, and smiled sardonically. Alisa could do nothing more than snarl at her, although she had the desire to cut off her hand for touching her in such a way. Very few people were permitted to touch her.

"Cheer up, my little one," the Kunoichi said, "It's really not so bad. You will be placed in a top ranking and here is where you belong anyway. No one else will help you harness your abilities to their fullest than I will."

"I never wanted these "abilities"," Alisa seethed, "But never did I want to use them for evil either. You can keep your "help" to yourself."

Karai frowned and then a moment later, her features clouded with anger.

"You and Leonardo have always been too noble for your own good," she ground out, "But tonight, it spells both of your dooms."

There was a sudden gentle splash of water at the boat launch and Karai whipped around in its direction. A moment later, a stocky well-muscled figure emerged into the light. Water dripped from his emerald green skin and each end of his blue bandana tails was plastered to his shoulders. He fixated a stony gaze on the Kunoichi.

"Let her go, Karai," he said, his voice low and dangerous, "It's me you want."

"Where are your brothers?" Karai demanded, "I wanted all of you."

"Not here," Leo replied, "And you won't get them either."

The Foot leader gritted her teeth. She had not expected this, but at least she would have the pleasure of killing him first. She would worry about the others later.

"You may protect them now, but they cannot hide for long," she warned, "We will find them and they will meet the same Fate that you shall tonight."

"My family will not fall without a fight," he promised, "And neither will I. I am prepared to die for those I love."

His eyes met Alisa's as the last words left his lips. She could feel her heart twist painfully and her body began to tremble slightly. Was this the last time they would see each other alive? They were so close, and yet so far away.

"Leo, she's going to-"

"Silence!" Karai barked.

Instantly, Alisa felt a near choke hold on her throat, and she was rendered speechless. It was as if her larynx had been physically cut out. She could do little more than give a gasp of air.

“What did you do to her?” Leo demanded, angrily.

"I would worry more what she is going to do to you,” the Foot leader replied, "Soon you will see what a fool you have been to trust her."

"What?" he asked, incredulously.

He felt a familiar pain start to creep in his heart. Her words were like a knife twisting in an old wound, but instead of paralyzing him with fear as it had in the past, he became furious. How dare she. He couldn't imagine how the hell she thought Alisa would ever betray him or his family. Or how she thought she could trick him into believing it. Something was very wrong, and he could feel it.

"Show him, my pet," Karai ordered.

Against her will, Alisa rose from the chair, hovering several feet off the ground. Her body was shrouded in a silvery-blue aura and her emerald eyes appeared pupil-less. Aided by the amulet, power she never knew she possessed was unlocked.

Leo had frozen at the sight. He was too stunned to react, so when a wall of water suddenly bore down on him like a tsunami, he was instantly swept off his feet. He slammed into the nearby wall and very nearly went through the weakened wood.

The rush of liquid of gradually slowed and stopped as soon as it had begun. Coughing, sputtering, and shivering from more icy water, he shakily got to his feet. He looked at Alisa, who seemed to be in intense pain. She was struggling internally with the amulet's influence, trying desperately to fight it.

"Help me, Leonardo," he heard her voice plead in his head, suddenly.

For a moment, he was startled, but then realized what was happening. He was familiar with the technique from Master Splinter's teachings. She had opened up a mental link between them.

How? he thought to her.

"The amulet," she answered, "You must cut it off to remove it. I am unable to take it off myself."

Alisa placed her hands together and when she drew them apart seconds later, a giant whirlpool formed. It spun like a raging tornado towards him. Leo began to think very quickly. If he didn’t get that amulet away from her soon, she really would kill him. He could not take another drenching of that freezing water. He was already growing numb with cold.

"Hurry!" she urged him.

There was a soft hiss of metal as he removed a katana from its sheath and then he started running directly towards her. The whirlpool shortly disappeared and in its place spheres filled with explosive Mystical energy was being hurled at him. Dodging the barrage, he soon reached her, but instead of continuing head on as he had been, he suddenly ducked under and came up behind her.

The change of direction in his attack caught her off guard enough that her defenses were lowered. She felt the sharp edge of his sword at the back of her neck as the thin cord of the amulet was cut with a clean slice. The amulet slipped away and fell with a small clunk to the floor.

With the release of the amulet's control, Alisa felt her sense of self awareness returning. Her body was her own again, but such an abrupt switch was not without consequences. She was disoriented and lightheaded. The amulet had tapped much deeper into her powers than what she was used to and as a result, her energy was drained significantly.

She slowly began to float down back to Earth. Moments later, her feet touched the ground and she stood briefly before she collapsed to her knees. She sat there, breathing hard, and waited for the last effects to wear off.

She was startled suddenly by an angry shriek that came from Karai and it was soon followed by the clanging of swords. Alisa looked up to see the Kunoichi locked in combat with Leonardo. She was so furious, so frenzied, the blue-masked ninja was struggling to stave off her attacks. It didn't help he was still wet with icy water and the cold was continuing to make him weaker.

What happened next was so fast it was almost a blur. Karai held her katana above his head and then brought the hilt squarely on the back of his skull. His katana slipped from his hand as he slumped forward and dropped unconscious to the floor.

"Leo!" Alisa screamed.

In that instant, she found a new strength and its energy surged through her body. There was no doubt in her mind what she must do. She would protect him at all costs. Even if meant sacrificing her own life to save his.

The Foot Leader poised over the turtle’s body to deliver the fatal blow. The wicked grin on her face was reflected in the blade of her katana. She raised the sword to plunge it deep into his neck, but it was stopped short.

Alisa ignored the sharp sting of the blade as it bit in the tender flesh of her hands. Blood began to run down her arms and drip on the floor.

"You bitch!" Karai snarled.

The child Mystic narrowed her eyes and the sword was suddenly frozen. Karai hastily let go of her weapon at the ice. The sword was then thrown far to the side and it shattered upon contact with the floor.

The Kunoichi nervously stepped backwards as Alisa advanced menacingly towards her. A trail of blood followed on either side of her. Her body was once again bathed in the silver-blue of her aura. This time she was in complete control of her powers, and only raw emotions influenced and fueled her.

She raised one of her blood-soaked hands and an orb of Mystic energy began to form around it. A moment later, she hurled it at Karai and the resulting blast was powerful enough to send her flying. The building rumbled and shook dangerously from the explosion. Small, loose pieces of debris rained down from the ceiling.

Bruised, but alive, Karai stumbled to her feet. She barely had time to react when a fist connected solidly with her face. Then a kick to her stomach made her double over. At this point, dozens of Foot ninja had swarmed into the building to help their mistress, but found they could do little more than watch. Neither was brave enough to try to tangle with a seriously pissed off Mystic.

Karai prayed to the Ancestors for mercy, but they had none to give her as a tsunami bared down on her. She nearly drowned in the icy water as the huge tidal wave slammed her right through a wall and deposited her in the river. It swept the others away as well, where some ended up taking the same swim as their leader.

"Take your filth and leave," the Mystic's growl echoed in all of their heads.

The remaining ninja scrambled to their feet, fishing out their leader, and then beat a quick retreat. Once she was sure they had gone, Alisa returned to where Leonardo had fallen. She knelt down beside his still form and placed her fingers to his neck to find a pulse. His skin was icy cold to the touch and she was afraid he would contract hypothermia or frostbite if he didn't receive a source of heat soon. That is, if he was even still alive.

She then felt a slow, but steady beat beneath her fingertips and gave a sigh of relief. He was alive and in good shape despite his condition. His aura was still strong.

When she retracted her hand from his neck, there was an imprint of her fingers in wet blood. The bleeding hadn't slowed. She took time now to inspect her hands and grimaced as she saw the damage. The blade had barely missed severing vital tendons, muscles, and ligaments. So while she'd been slashed nearly to the bone, she wouldn't ultimately lose the mobility of her hands.

Carefully, she began tearing pieces of her nightgown off and wrapped her hands in the cloth to protect them from infection. It was an awkward and difficult task, but she managed to secure her hands. Then she moved closer to Leo, pressing her body against his to keep him warm.

She would guard him with her life. The dizziness, the pain, the exhaustion; she ignored all that. They wouldn't deter her from her duty. If the Foot should return, they would get a deadly reception.

She wondered where his brothers were and why he'd come alone. She supposed maybe he felt he was responsible for her kidnapping, but he shouldn't blame himself. It was one of those things that happened. She leaned over to his face and kissed his cheek.

She wasn't sure how much time had lapsed between now and when the Foot had left. It didn’t seem long enough, so when she heard voices whispering in the darkness coming towards them, her first instinct was to kill. She laid down lower to the floor and watched as the figures approached. She would wait until they were close enough and then catch them by surprise.

In her current state of mind, she couldn't distinguish they were not, in fact, Foot ninja. She couldn't recognize them as otherwise and so she perceived them as a threat. She didn't know she was about to destroy Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo.

"Damn, this place is a mess," Raph remarked.

"Watch your step, guys," Don warned, “The floor is slick."

"Hey, look, there they are!" Mike called "And Leo's hurt!"

There was suddenly a blinding light in front of them. A violent explosion shook the building as an energy ball barely missed its target. The resulting force of the blast, however, was enough to knock the turtles off their feet.

"Shit, what happened?!" Raph exclaimed.

"Um, I think her," Don pointed.

Stunned, all three turtles watched as Alisa hovered off the ground, glaring menacingly at them. Her eyes were only green slits and her body was surrounded in a silvery-blue glow. Another orb of energy was forming in her blood-soaked bandaged hand. She spoke not a word as she hurled the second one. The turtles quickly scrambled to dodge it and then ducked as debris rained on them from the blast behind them seconds later.

"She's gone mad!" Mikey shouted over the din.

"No!" Raph yelled, "Somethin's not right! She wouldn't attack us like this otherwise!"

"Raph’s right!" Don agreed, "She doesn't seem like herself!"

Fortunately, the noise faded after a few moments. So they could talk now without needing to yell to be heard. They quickly stood to their feet as they noticed she was getting ready to attack again.

"We gotta get her to calm down before she brings this place on our heads," Raph said.

"I have a mild sedative in my bag," Don replied, "It's fast acting, but you'll need to distract her long enough so I can get close to inject it."

"So let's do it then," Raph ordered.

He and Mike began to lure her attention away from their brother then as Don stealthily made his way towards Alisa and Leo's location. It was going to be tricky giving her the sedative. She was currently several feet off the ground and would be out of his reach if they couldn't get her to come down any. If this didn't work, they were all going to be in real trouble.

Alisa could feel her powers gradually began to weaken as her strength faded, but she couldn't back down. She had to protect Leo and her both. These people were toying with her, she knew, and it was only making her angrier.

She had to lower herself back to the ground, however, to preserve some of her power. It was what Donatello had been waiting for and he wasted no time taking the opportunity. He plunged the needle in her arm. An almost inhuman shriek greeted his ears and he was suddenly backhanded a few feet.

Alisa felt the stinging pain spread through her arm. She yanked the needle out and threw it where it landed somewhere off in the distance with a clatter. She began to advance on the purple-masked turtle, but suddenly it seemed like she was walking through a thick mud.

She could feel her powers shutting down and her reflexes slowed. She was sluggish and her mind was becoming clouded. Darkness was creeping on the edge of her conscious. Her eyelids fluttered once and then closed. Donny caught her gently in his arms as she finally collapsed unconscious.

"It's okay, Alisa," he said to her, softly, "You're safe now."

"Jesus, look at her," Raph swore, as he and Mike joined him, "She's bathed in blood and her hands have the worst of it."

"I think she may have been cut," Don discerned, grimly, "I won't know the extent of it until we get her home."

He brushed a lock of hair from her face.

"That would be why she attacked us like she did," he added, "She was delirious and didn't recognize us. She was only trying to protect Leo."

"Me and Mike will carry him out to the Battle Shell," Raph told him.

Don nodded and began to head for the same direction as he carried the young woman to the armored car. Once she and their blue-masked sibling were secured inside it, they climbed in themselves and made their way home.

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