Rpg: Funny how things work out [Archive]

Jade Green

02-02-2003, 11:25 PM

“Anata wa no namae wa nan desu ka?”
Sleepily, Randi opened one eye and stared at her ‘sensei’, “…Eh?”
“Anata wa no namae wa nan desu ka!”
“Oh… uh…”
“A-na-ta wa no na-ma-e wa Nan de-su ka!”
“Anata—no, wait—Watashi wa no namae wa Grei desu. Where are we anyways?”
“Well, if you hadn’t been sleeping,” The 'Sensei' replied, “the past two hours you would know.”
“Hey, I need to sleep some times ya know…”
“And yet you never sleep when it is convenient.”
“Yes I do, Li-san, just not when it’s convenient to you.” Randi quickly replied, “Now where are we?”
“Manhattan.”
“New York?” Grey looked a bit started.
“No. Texas.” Li replied drolly.
“…Har… har… har… what are we doing here?”
“We’ll be living here.” She answered.
“For how long?”
“For however long it takes, Miranda.”
“Well if this just isn’t the bee’s knees.” Randi muttered, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Real Name: Tzipporah, Hanaru Li
Alias: The Collector
Race: Human/demi-immortal
Age: 2,009 (looks 20)
Gender: female
Skin: tan
Hair: brown/black
Eyes: dark brown/glowing red
Height: 5’5”
History: You’ll find out soon enough and then you’ll wish you didn’t know.
Other: Has a tendency to sprout red demonic wings, a pair of small black horns in her forehead and grow a nice set of fangs.

Real Name: Miranda Ann Tezlof
Nickname: Randi
Alias: Greysight
Race: Mutant Turtle
Age: 19
Gender: female
Skin: pale jade green
Hair: none!
Eyes: right-pale blue/left-blood red
Height: 4’11”
History: Conspiracies like no other!
Other: Watch out for flying objects.

MagentaSkies

02-04-2003, 01:38 PM

((This is the only rpg that I can find a way of actually getting into seeing as the others are already so far along... now can you answer a few questions before I begin? Really? Thanks!
What time is it?
Where in Manhattan are they?
Do either of them know anyone in New York?
Do either of them have any clue about the TMNT yet?
And lastly, what's with the 'other' section of your bios? Sounds more like warnings to me. :P ))

Jade Green

02-05-2003, 11:19 AM

((Its dark out, so after 5:30 pm; Hanaru has business parteners on wall street; Sandra might, Randi wouldn't have a clue; and lastly, more or less, yes.))

((This is the only rpg that I can find a way of actually getting into seeing as the others are already so far along... now can you answer a few questions before I begin? Really? Thanks!
What time is it?
Where in Manhattan are they?
Do either of them know anyone in New York?
Do either of them have any clue about the TMNT yet?
And lastly, what's with the 'other' section of your bios? Sounds more like warnings to me. :P ))

heretic888

02-06-2003, 02:18 AM

A shadowy figure was out in Manhattan this clear night. A cool, brisk breeze wafted amongst the high buildings overlooking Manhattan's now mostly dead streets. A full moon shone overhead, giving the night a sort of eerie aura to it. The figure quickly and silently leapt from building to building with ease. He was little more than a blur.

"Damn, I really enjoy nights like these," Michelangelo said to himself, as he catapaulted his reptilian body to the next building. "So nice, so serene..... sure wish they could all be like this."

He handspringed over a chimney and continued his training run. A particularly high builing loomed ahead. Mike grinned and picked up his speed, running at nearly a break-neck rate. He made an incredible leap easily sailing fifteen feet through the air......

Unforunately, it was not enough. His body was going to hit the side of the building about twenty feet below the top.....

"Hah!" Mike yelled out loud as he straightened his feet toward the building and deftly used the momentum to take five huge steps UP the side of the wall and the sprung up and out towards the top. He caught the ledge with his left hand, and vaulted his body overhead. The entire process took place in less than five seconds.

Feeling confident at overcoming this minor challenge, Mike heartily yelled out:

"Buildings of Manhattan, BEWARE!! You are no match for the great MICHELANGELO!!"

He began to snicker to himself...."Gee, I hope nobody heard that."

Continuing his training run, Mike mused to himself, "Nothing beats a good exercise run, I feel so free, so alive...... well, nothing that is, except handing Raph his ass on a silver platter when we spar!! Hah!"

"Mmmmmm, I love nights like these." Mike looked up at the full moon. It had an almost forboding visage. "Hmmm.... but, why do I feel like somethin's gonna happen? Like the calm before the storm??"

"Eh..." Mike shrugged off his premonition, tightened his dark red headband, and continued on his way, thoroughly enjoying the remainder of his training run, completely unaware of the event that would soon transpire.

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Name: Michelangelo
Nicknames: Mike, Mikey, Michael
Race: Mutant Turtle
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Skin: Dark green
Hair: None
Eyes: Black
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 200 lbs.
History: Read Mirage comics, genius.
Other: Outstanding attributes are Physical Prowess (24 in Palladium rpg) and Mental Affinity (19 in Palladium rpg). Has developed some 'psychic' abilities due to ninjutsu training.

Jade Green

02-06-2003, 09:01 PM

Instead of the homely apartment that she was expecting, Randi soon found herself standing in the middle of a handsomely decorated Loft. “I knew you were rich, Li, but this is ridiculous.” It made her wish that she wasn’t color blind, she was sure the place was full of assorted colors.
“Humph, if you want, I’m sure I can find a nice cozy place in the sewers for you.”
“Eh? What do’ya mean?”
“Never mind.” Li replied, “Earn your keep and help me bring in the stuff.”
Randi furrowed her eye-ridges and put on her black fedora and Reverend Coat. “Fine…” She growled. ‘Why did I agree to come here again?’

They had been nearly done with moving the belongings when Randi heard the strangest thing: "Buildings of Manhattan, BEWARE!! You are no match for the great MICHELANGELO!!"
“Hear that?”
“Yes, its nothing.” The woman replied, lifting up the last box, “Just your average New Yorker.”
‘Average… right…’ Randi thought.'Like anything in New York is average.'
“Hey, Li, is that the last box?”
Li eyed her suspiciously, “Yes, why?”
“BYE!!!” Randi cried as she ran off towards where she had heard the voice.
“MIRANDA TEZLOF WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING?!”
“OUT! I’LL BE BACK LATER!” Came the reply.
Li watched the girl run off, the usual emotionless expression on her face. “Tch! Kids.” She then carried the last box inside.

She climbed up to the top of a fire escape and onto a particularly empty roof, wondering where she should go next.

heretic888

02-06-2003, 10:44 PM

Jade Green

02-06-2003, 11:08 PM

Mike stood perched high up on a water tower, overlooking Manhattan's streets. "Hmm, nice view."

"Eh?" Mike felt someone coming rather close to his position.

"Oh great," he mused to himself. "Me and my big mouth."

Michelangelo dropped down into a shadowed area beneath the water tower, and crouched down in anticipation of the arrival of the intruder. He calmy held his right hand by his trusty nunchaku. "Here we go..."

It was a long jump to the tower, but she was sure she could make it... with a little help. Knowing full well she couldn't jump high enough or far enough, she took a running start and leapt off the edge.
She seemed to pause mid-air, her long black reverend coat flailing out as she landed softly at the edge of the water tower. 'I'm going to regret not bringing my dagger'. She thought as she slowly began to scout the area via psychic abilities. 'All bets!' She imitated the naisely voice of an old booky she knew back home ' Who is the mystery person? Good? Bad? Or just some drunk idiot? Or maybe or heroine has pulled another spoof!' She frowned, side stepping away from Mike's position; no there was definately some one here...

heretic888

02-06-2003, 11:34 PM

Jade Green

02-07-2003, 08:54 AM

"Dammit," Mike said to himself. "Whoever this is is tryin' to get inside my mind."

He closed his eyes for a second and began to focus his breathing in a rhythmic, harmonious manner. He clasped his right palm over his clenched left fist, invoking the Ongyo-in seal of invisibility.

"Mushin, mind like water," Mike began murmuring to himself.

After completing the invocation, he stealthily made his way to Miranda's postion, attempting to avoid detection.

"I know you're here." She calmly said, finding it best not to attempt telepathy.

Mikes attempt had indeed worked, but not in the way that he might have liked; by causing Randi to loose conection with him for even a second, he was more or less yelling 'I'm coming' to her. Randi did not feel like being snuck up on.

Scowling, Randi narrowed her multicolored eyes as she felt for his presence; she could feel him, but not pinpoint him... No! She was not going to let this happen, she was one of--is the--most powerful psychic known on the Islands!

She took another sidestep away from Mike's general location and turned to face him. "I'm unarmed, you know." She muttered, keeping her fedora low. No need to show her true form.

heretic888

02-07-2003, 10:29 AM

Jade Green

02-07-2003, 10:52 AM

"Why are you following me?" Mike asked calmly, his position cloaked in the shadows. Luckily, among the other skills Splinter had included in their ninjutsu training, he had been taught practical ventriloquism. It would be exceedingly difficult for the intruder to pinpoint his location when he could throw his voice.

Silence.....

"You maybe unarmed as you claim," Mike continued with his ventriloquist act, "but we both know you have had some serious training and I doubt you're entirely helpless. No offense, but I ain't one prone to take chances."

Silence.....

"I'll ask again: why are you following me?"

"Tch." She clicked her tongue and dropped down to a lotus position, resting her head in one hand. "Wasn't following you really." She muttered, "Heard some one yell out, used it as an exscuse to get out of work--didn't even know you were here until I got to this roof."

There was a pause.

"You know a lot of the tricks of the trade, don't you?" She asked him looking eyeing the general direction she first thought him to be. 'Woulda liked to have a guy like him in my troop' She added casually in thought, it was hard to find good sleath soldiers.

heretic888

02-07-2003, 02:46 PM

"Tch." She clicked her tongue and dropped down to a lotus position, resting her head in one hand. "Wasn't following you really." She muttered, "Heard some one yell out, used it as an exscuse to get out of work--didn't even know you were here until I got to this roof."

There was a pause.

Michelangelo paused for a moment and contemplated her words, still eyeing her from his hiding place. She was still shrouded by that coat, but there was definitely something unusual about her figure.

'Hmmm,' he thought to himself. 'She seems harmless and innocent enough. But still.....'

"You know a lot of the tricks of the trade, don't you?" She asked him looking eyeing the general direction she first thought him to be. 'Woulda liked to have a guy like him in my troop' She added casually in thought, it was hard to find good sleath soldiers.

"Yes. I am ninja."

Silence.....

Jade Green

02-07-2003, 03:09 PM

"Heh... should have known." She looked off as if bored with the subject, "The old hag would love to meet you--she's a ninja too..."

~~~~

Meanwhile, the 'old hag' in question was meditating in the extra room of the loft. New York, Chicago, L.A. and Houston... not only were they the three most populated metropolitan areas, but the were also the breeding grounds of something else.
She had pushed out thoughts, searching... and her quest did not end empty handed. She had found one! Standing up, she grabbed her 'Angel's Wrath' Dagger and set out; she'd have to find her apprentance first.

R-iZZy

02-07-2003, 09:48 PM

Donatello was running down the street, chased by a couple of street punks on bikes. Donatello sharply cut a corner and noticed that there was an alleyway to escape. He turned down the dark passageway and slipped on some garbage.

The engines of the motorcycles became even louder! The cries and cheers of the assailants were coming closer, and the shadows came into view. Donatello picked himself up and dusted himself off, wondering how he was going to escape this one.

He continued the run, and a wolfpack turned into the alleyway. Donatello ran, as the wolfpack ran over boxes and garbage that stood in their way. Donatello continued the sprint until he met the end, which was a large brick wall.

"This is the end, FREAK!" a punk said.

"That's what you think!" Donatello said in his mind. He looked up the wall and noticed that it was just too high for him to reach the top. The wall was so elevated, impossible to touch the top. The motorcyclists zoomed over at Donatello, and Donatello taunted with the "bring it on" signal. The motorcyclists approached even closer. When the punks became some few feet within Donatello, Donatello sprung in the air and backflipped over the motorcyclists. Each motorcycle crashed into the wall in explosions, and Donatello continued his run.

"It's great to be a genius!" Donatello yelled, "I'm just too much for these guys."
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Name: Donatello
Nickname(s): Don, Donny
Race: Mutant Turtle
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Skin: Dark green
Hair: None
Eyes: Black
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Weapon(s): Bo

Skep-T

02-07-2003, 11:02 PM

As Raphael looks around he says to Donny
"you know i kind of like bein the badass better"
he jump it to the air were he pulls out his sai's then lands and runs toward the fight
"I get da leftovers"
as Raph sees Donny running he also sees a truck full of punks, he runs right at them and the stop right before they would have hit him, but when they looked he was gone they turned to see that he was in the cab of the truck.
"Miss me"
As he took out the goons he stole the car and pulled up next to Don.
" you know running is very good to lose a few pounds(he hits Don's tummy)
well i will be seeing u good buddy later"
Raph Pulls aup and gose faster for about 1/5 of a mile he then turns to look back.
"hay did you need ride"
he looks at Donny while he gets in to the trucks cab
"shall it be home master"
Raphel says as he drives off
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
Name: Raphael
Nickname: Raph
Race: Mutant Turtle
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Skin: Light green
Hair: None
Eyes: Black
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 191 lbs.
Weapon:Sai

R-iZZy

02-08-2003, 12:35 AM

"Yeah sure... where do you think Mikey is right now?" Donatello asked Raph as he ran up to him. He hopped into the passenger's side of the vehicle and smirked at Raph.

"You think he's out there partyin' like he usually does? He's probably with some female right now." Donatello grins at Raphael. "Anyway, just take me home. I had enough action for one day!"

All of a sudden, gunshots popped and bullets hit the truck!

"Push the gas!!!" Donatello yelled.

heretic888

02-08-2003, 01:06 AM

"You think he's out there partyin' like he usually does? He's probably with some female right now."

(Errrr... since when was Mike a party guy?? What parties could he go to?? And what kind of girls would he hang with?? It's not to easy for a mutant turtle to socialize.... :roll: )

heretic888

02-08-2003, 01:09 AM

R-iZZy

02-08-2003, 01:15 AM

((EERG... let's not get nit-picky!!!))

Jade Green

02-08-2003, 09:12 AM

"Old hag? Ninja??" Mike questioned very curiously. " Very interesting..."

Utilizing his stealth training and still masking his presence, Mike began to slowly make his way to Miranda's position.....

"Heh, not when she's decided she wants you for an 'apprentence' and won't take no for an ans-..."

Blam! Blam! Screech!

"Now theres the New York I remember!" Grinning maniacly, she whirled to face the ledge letting her long coat flow behind her giving Mike a glimps of the colour of her legs. (^^;;) " Finally some real action!" She moved to jump off the ledge.

heretic888

02-08-2003, 12:42 PM

Mike let Miranda gain a little distance from him. He was suprised she would just divert her attention from him like that on a whim's notice. If she is a ninja's apprentice like she claimed, she sure hadn't developed a very strong sense of concentration and focus..... kinda like Raph, in that respect.

"Green skin?" Mike thought to himself. "Ok, now I'm REALLY interested..."

After a moment or two, Mike began to run after her, stealthily tracking her movements from a safe distance. She was fast..... but nowhere near as fast as him. 'But, then again, who is?' Mike snickered to himself.

Still, Mike wondered to himself what those gunshots were. Maybe someone really was in trouble?? Either way, he would be trailing her if just to see what the noise was all about. Something told him that there would be a LOT more to this night than that, however....

He suddenly noticed Miranda had created an adequate distance between the two of them. Time for a lil' hunting.

"Oh man, this is gonna be fun..." Mike said, pursuing this unusual stranger.

Skep-T

02-08-2003, 03:38 PM

"Now theres the New York I remember!" Grinning maniacly, she whirled to face the ledge letting her long coat flow behind her giving Mike a glimps of the colour of her legs. (^^; " Finally some real action!" She moved to jump off the ledge.

Right when she was jumpin Raph and Don were drivin under her
"man i swear if were is Leo....wait let me guess"Raph sayed
"Back at home trainning" Raph and Donny said at the same time
"you know he misses everything"
"hay Don so were to"

Jade Green

02-08-2003, 11:02 PM

Randi hadn't landed onto the van, though she later wished she had; with another car coming her way with guns ablaze, she had to move and fast. "SHIMATTA!" She yelled and sprinted off after the Van, she'd have to cute it off.
(time lapse)
'Is he following me?' She wondered as she jumped over a fence that devided two alleys. 'Yep... funny, he should have caught up by now--don't tell me he's *letting* me get ahead! (why did that sound so wrong?)'
She scurried up the ladder to the roof of a one story building reaching the edge just in time to jump, hover, and land silently onto the speeding van which Raph and Don now drove. "Woah... Fast and the Furious take two." She commented, holding on tightly. The car that had been chasing them soon came into view.
Now to see what the hell was going on...
~~~~~~

'Randi-chan, anatawa baka yaro!' Hanaru thought angerly as she flew above the streets unnoticed by none below. She shifted her large, red and black demonic wings slightly and soared to a slightly higher position. 'Fine, I will let the demon wait--I'll count this as a test... then when she passes--or fails--I'll punish her'

Skep-T

02-09-2003, 01:06 AM

"ok time to put this baby in Full speed"
Raph said
"ther Gaing on us" Donny kept saying
"Move Move" Don said
"i can't go anyfaster.....oh now Red light!!"Raph said

heretic888

02-09-2003, 02:05 AM

Michelangelo had witnessed the whole scene. The ninja skill of ankokutoshijutsu he had developed during his training under Splinter allowed him to easily see through the darkness of the night. He could tell it was Raph and Don behind the wheel of the van, and saw the mysterious stranger he was tracking on top of it. 'Pretty dangerous,' Mike thought to himself.

Mike saw the car pursuing them as well. The thugs inside were launching volleys of 9mm shots their way.

"Damn, it's time to act." Mike said to himself. He reached into his belt and revealed a bundle of tetsubishi ninja caltrops in his right hand. With a smirk, he deftly hurled the spiked balls to the space in the road between the van and the pursuing car.

The right set of tires on the car suddenly ripped open and it ricketed about, out of control. 'Perfect shot,' Mike said to himself. The car slid and careened into a wall in the alleyway.

"Good thing this alley is empty." Mike wasted no time and stealthily leaped from his position on the building into the shadows near the demolished car.

The thugs, three in total, stepped out relatively unharmed and wielded 9mm pistols. They had spotted Miranda as she jumped off the van previously and were about to unleash a volley of bullets her way.

"Ain't gonna happen," Mike said out loud, getting the thugs' attention. They turned. Like a jungle cat, Mike sprinted towards them and quickly unsheathed his nunchaku.

CRACK! WAK! POW!!

With three deft movements, Mike had rendered all three unconscious. It was over in less than two seconds.

Still mostly concealed in the shadows, Mike looked up at Miranda's position. She was still there. 'Good,' he thought to himself, 'didn't want missy up there runnin' off while I was saving her life.' Mike suddenly realized the incredible stupidity of that statement and simply shrugged to himself. 'Raph and Don seem to be okay,' Mike thought as he looked in the direction of the van.

Mike was about to make his way up to Miranda, attempting to remain unseen when he felt another, VERY powerful presence. 'What the hell?' It was still pretty far away though.... no way to pinpoint it.

He shrugged and with a rather impressive display of acrobatics, had flipped his way up the building Miranda was perched upon. Fortunately, as he had hoped, Mike had moved too fast for her to get a real look at him. He was still little more than a blur. He skillfully flipped over her head and landed in a shadowed area behind a chimney a short distance away. She probably knew he was there.

Mike waited for her next move.....

Jade Green

02-09-2003, 09:09 AM

( :D )

Miranda was looked back and forth between the van and where she had last senced Mike looking some what amused as if the whole entire thing had been a game to her; and it had been.
She was going to do something about the three thugs, she had a plan and everything and was about to act it out when Mr. I'm-too-afraid-to-show-myself did his own little thing. Oh well, different story, same ending.

As she was looking for any sign of the mysterious man, she paused, blinked and then looked up just in time to see a blure of black and red swoop down and lift her up into the air.
"HEY! LEMME GO!"
~~~~

Li was not pleased at all, she had expected Miranda to have done something about that car instead of letting the boy she was flirting with (this is all from her pov... she don't know the whole story) do all the work. At least the girl had enough sense to jump OFF the van before she got hurt.

"When we get home, fifty back flips!"
"Fifty? I can barely do two!"
"Well then TOO BAD."
Miranda crossed her arms as Li flew the both of them 'home'.

heretic888

02-09-2003, 10:35 AM

Michelangelo had once again witnessed the whole scene. Most people probably wouldn't have been able to see the winged intruder swoop down and 'pick up' Miranda. That was probably what Ms. Demon 2003 was counting on. Unforunately for her and fortunately for ol' Mikey, most people haven't been taught ankokutoshijutsu by the greatest living master of ninjutsu on the planet; Mike could see through the night as easily as daylight. Needless to say, he was a bit suprised when Li had picked up her young apprentice.

'That must have been that other presence I sensed before,' Mike thought to himself. 'Damn, she got here WAY faster than I expected. Then again, she probably knew where to look....'

Mike glanced down at the street for a moment. The thugs still laid there unconscious, although relatively uninjured. 'Good, I won't have to phone an ambulance.' He couldn't see any sign of the van that Raph and Don had occupied. 'They must have hauled ass out of here. Probably never even knew I was here. Heh, guess I'll tell 'em about it when I get home.' He looked back in the direction Li and Miranada were flying.

"When we get home, fifty back flips!"
"Fifty? I can barely do two!"
"Well then TOO BAD."

Mike heard their conversation crystal clear. As a ninja, he had been taught to listen for stealthy, quieted footsteps up to 100 feet away. Miranda and Li were not exactly whispering either. 'That must be that "old hag" she was going on about. Interesting.....'

Michelangelo smirked to himself. 'Oh well, I got nothing else to do tonight.' He suddenly darted toward their direction, trailing the two strangers from a distance. Unlike Miranda, whom Mike only had to use a fraction of his full speed to track, Li was flying at an incredible speed. 'She probably has guessed I'd follow them. Good, that'll just make things more interesting..'

Mike suddenly broke out into his full, almost break-neck speed, skillfully leaping from building to building following his 'prey'. He was nothing more than a blur. He wondered if either of them could sense his presence, time to hit mushin again.....

"Oh man, whatta night this is gonna be...."

Jade Green

02-09-2003, 12:16 PM

Li did know and flew higher into the sky using the sky skrapers and smog to block Mike's view of them. "You are 19 years old, flirting is for 16 year old brats."
"What? I wasn't flirting with any one!" Randi growled, "I don't flirt."
"Then what were you doing with that other turtle then?"
"What other--... oh..." That guy was a turtle?!? No, impossible!

"I should add another 25 flips for such fratenization."
"I wasn't flirting with him! I didn't even know he was a turtle!" Randi growled.
"Then what were you doing with him?"
"He's the one that yelled out... Michelangelo I think his name was."
Li swooped down and to the balcony of the loft. "Hmph, no matter, get to your flips."
Randi growled, couldn't the woman get it through her head that she didn't WANT to be a ninja?

heretic888

02-09-2003, 02:35 PM

Michelangelo had noted with amusement as Li had attempted to shake him using the smog and tall buildings as leverage. 'C'mon', he thought to himself, 'she's not serious, is she? Like I have to actually see you to track you....'

Li was masking her presence quite well, but Miranda was not. A psi-talent with that level of juice puts out vibes, and if they aren't masked they are easy to pick up, even to a novice. And Mike was no novice.

'Hmmmm... maybe she can't sense me, and the winged one can, and that's why she's not masking?? Or maybe she just doesn't know how???'

Mike, even though he was a greater distance away, was still close enough to listen in on their conversation. 'Buddha bless ninjutsu,' Mike thought to himself, 'salvation for eavesdroppers the world over.' He snickered to himself.

"You are 19 years old, flirting is for 16 year old brats."
"What? I wasn't flirting with any one!" Randi growled, "I don't flirt."
"Then what were you doing with that other turtle then?"
"What other--... oh..." That guy was a turtle?!? No, impossible!

"I should add another 25 flips for such fratenization."
"I wasn't flirting with him! I didn't even know he was a turtle!" Randi growled.
"Then what were you doing with him?"
"He's the one that yelled out... Michelangelo I think his name was."

'She..... a turtle?? Like me??' Mike stopped and watched Li drop Miranda at their loft from a distance. 'Ok, this is starting to get a lil' weird.'

He examined their building. It looked easy enough to gain entrance to. 'Oh well, at least I know where they live. Maybe I should formally introduce myself??'

He contemplated for a moment and made his way toward their position. 'There's a chance the winged one knows I'm here. This may just be a trap. Gotta be careful.'

'At least I'll be able to mask my presence from the turtle-girl,' he said as he finally made his way up to their loft....

Jade Green

02-09-2003, 06:45 PM

Randi clicked her tongue and slipped off her coat; she was slender as far as turtles go, but she most definately didn't lack in certain 'assets' as it were. "I don't think he even knew I was a turlte anyways." Randi grumbled to herself as she pushed out all 'snow' from her mind.
Snow is what she called the constant whispers that seemed to always plauge her. She couldn't help but pick up fragments of thoughts and emotions emitted from those around her and since they were all jumbled and hard to make out just like a t.v. that lost its connection, she called it 'snow'.
"Nor do I think he cared if he did." She hung up her jacket, having to tip-toe to reach the hook. "His psychic abilites are commendable, but not unbreakable."
"Unbreakable?"
"He was using some kind of psychic stealth making it hard for me to track him down." Randi replied, gently rubbing the side of her head. "He's been well trained in the more 'mental' part of Ninjustu I guess you can say."
"I see." Hanaru replied, not even looking at the girl. "Its been along time since I've even used the terminolgy--I'm a bit rusty--on it."
"and yet you-..." She better not piss the old hag off, "ugh, never mind."
"Are you going to get to those flips or should I double the amount first?"
"I'm going, I'm going..."

Skep-T

02-09-2003, 08:51 PM

heretic888

02-09-2003, 09:40 PM

Using his skills, Michelangelo had rather easily made his way into their loft, being extra careful to avoid detection. He had overheard Randi and Li's conversation. Waiting until Randi had left to complete her 'punishment', Mike stealthily approached Li.

"You know," Mike said to her from the shadows, "I believe the term you were looking for is 'ninpo mikkyo'."

He grinned.

Jade Green

02-10-2003, 07:10 AM

"As I said: It has been a long time." Li replied, not even looking up from her work. "Why do you hide, 'Michelangelo'? I have already seen you as you have seen me." She put down the cleaning tools for her knife and put it back in its sheath, turning to look into the shadows. "You are in my home now. Have respect--show yourself."

heretic888

02-10-2003, 09:11 AM

"Why do I hide?? Heh, I suppose its from the training instilled in me... or, more likely, old habbit. As you may guess, my brothers and I have had to live our entire lives in the shadows. Its only natural for me....."

Michelangelo paused for a moment and stepped out of the shadows. "I meant no disrespect," he said with a short bow. "I would be most interested to hear about you and your apprentice, though. She told me you are ninja. My skills could fool her but not you...."

Jade Green

02-10-2003, 10:49 AM

"I am many things." Li replied, "Ninja is merely one of them." Judging from the way 'Michelangelo' had used to the term apprentice, Randi must have let him think that Ninjutsu was all Li was teaching the female which of course was not true; she'd keep that on the down low, though, perhaps Miranda didn't realize that was what the male had assumed.

"My story is complicated and you are not ready to hear it," She said simply, "much-less believe it." She looked to the door where Randi had disspeared, the Dojan. "Miranda's story is also complicated; it is one that not even she is ready to tell--not even to me." She glanced back to Mike, "I am Hanaru Li, also known as 'The Collector'; I'll leave Miranda to introduce herself when the time is right."

heretic888

02-10-2003, 01:26 PM

"I see," Mike said with a fascinated look in his eyes, "but, to be fair, you'd be very suprised at what I'd believe. I have seen quite a few unusual occurences in my life." Michelangelo thought of the demon Savanti Romero and he and his brothers' exploits through time, he thought of how they had been transported across the universe by the Ultroms' transmat device, he thought about the monstosity Complete Carnage and his opponent Radical, he even remembered how Oroku Saki had been resurrected by those mystically charged mutant worms...... all in all, a strange life.

He paused for a moment, "But I will respect your wishes if you don't feel it's right to tell me about yourself."

Another pause. "Can you tell me this much: what is it you two are doing here??"

Jade Green

02-10-2003, 04:22 PM

"New York is the Demon Capitol of the West Hemisphere." She explained, eyeing the Door to the Dojan making sure Randi was actually doing the flips... she was.

"The saying 'if I can make it here I can make it any where' doesn't just apply to humans." She added, opening a box. "Where ever there is a sufficient supply of humans, there will always be Demons--I am a hunter of demons, I am known as 'The Collector'."

She smirked, her name was a name that struck fear into the hearts of many demons... but not that Damion, not yet anyways.

"Anything else you'd like to ask?"

heretic888

02-10-2003, 10:55 PM

"New York is the Demon Capitol of the West Hemisphere." She explained, eyeing the Door to the Dojan making sure Randi was actually doing the flips... she was.

Michelangelo noticed Li eyeing the door to the room that Miranda was in, probably making sure she was doing her 'punishment' for 'flirting' with him. He found that whole part of the situation rather amusing. With his ninja training, Mike could easily hear her doing the backflips and thought to point out Miranda was actually doing them, but decided not to interrupt Li. After all, it would be disrespectful.

"The saying 'if I can make it here I can make it any where' doesn't just apply to humans." She added, opening a box. "Where ever there is a sufficient supply of humans, there will always be Demons--I am a hunter of demons, I am known as 'The Collector'."

'Collector??' Mike said to himself.

"Anything else you'd like to ask?"

"Yes. What exactly do you mean by 'the Collector'?? What do you do to the demons once you track them down?? And what does Miranda have to do with all this???"

Mike paused for a moment.

"Tell me, are you the least bit interested in who I am?? Or what my deal is??? You haven't mentioned a word of it, and are talking to me like I'm just some average schmuck on the street... and not a walking, talking turtle."

Jade Green

02-11-2003, 09:23 AM

"Yes. What exactly do you mean by 'the Collector'?? What do you do to the demons once you track them down?? And what does Miranda have to do with all this???"

"It depends on the demon and the situtation." Li's voice lowered, "On average, I send them to oblivion... Miranda's special abilities and natural agility, (though not as good as yours or mine... yet), make her a promising pupil--some day, she may very well take my place. As for my alias, you needn't worry yourself with such things."

Mike paused for a moment.

"Tell me, are you the least bit interested in who I am?? Or what my deal is??? You haven't mentioned a word of it, and are talking to me like I'm just some average schmuck on the street... and not a walking, talking turtle."

"I've seen many things in my lifetime." She promptly replied, "I've seen a part of Heaven and a Part of Hell, I've met too many non-human, yet perfectly senient (sp?) beings during my life time and have spoken to them as I am speaking to you now." She put up a few things in the box, "Besides, I've met Miranda--why should I be surprised that there are others like her?"

heretic888

02-11-2003, 12:04 PM

((by the by, its spelled 'sentient', jade. :D ))

"It depends on the demon and the situtation." Li's voice lowered, "On average, I send them to oblivion...

'Well, that answers that.' Mike thought to himself.

Miranda's special abilities and natural agility, (though not as good as yours or mine... yet),make her a promising pupil--

'Good as me?! That rookie?! Yeah right!!' Mike snickered in his mind.

some day, she may very well take my place.

'Hmmmm...'

As for my alias, you needn't worry yourself with such things."

'You know, if I was Raph she'd probably be gettin' an earful right about now. Lucky for her, I'm not.......'

Michelangelo said nothing and looked on with interest.

"I've seen many things in my lifetime." She promptly replied, "I've seen a part of Heaven and a Part of Hell, I've met too many non-human, yet perfectly senient (sp?) beings during my life time and have spoken to them as I am speaking to you now." She put up a few things in the box, "Besides, I've met Miranda--why should I be surprised that there are others like her?"

"I see," Mike replied casually. "A very interesting lifestyle you two have here..... tell me, are these demons a major threat?? Is there anything I can do to help??"

Michelangelo found it strange that Li had claimed New York to be the 'demon capital' of the Western world, yet the closest thing to a demon he and his brothers had ever encountered here was Complete Carnage. Waiting for Li's reply, Mike contemplated on why he himself had never encountered any of these demons before......

Jade Green

02-11-2003, 03:08 PM

(*poke* she said that Randi was NOT as good as Mike the 'yet' part just implies that Randi is training to get better.)

Li frowned of course he wouldn't understand, "Most demons try to hide themselves, doing what is needed to survive with out letting themselves be known for what they really are. You could very well pass by a demon and never realize it."

Her eyes could see what no normal person could not, she could see through the demons' disguises quite easily. "Tell me, Michelangelo, how old do you think I am?"[/b]

heretic888

02-11-2003, 03:14 PM

Jade Green

02-11-2003, 03:17 PM

((I'm just kiddin' Jade ! :P ))

"Errrr... isn't there somethin' about never talking to a woman about her age??" Mike chirped cheerfully. He had a broad grin on his face. 'Ah, ninja humor... gotta love it.'

Li smiled, "Ah, taking the safe rout, are we?"

"Who's taking what route to where now?" Randi asked, stepping out of the Dojan rubbing her left shoulder.~

(if you want Mike to 'dissapear' now's yer chance or Randi'll see him)

heretic888

02-11-2003, 03:19 PM

"Hi." Mike said warmly. 'Oh well, now's as good a time as any to introduce myself formally.' "I'm Mike."

He started laughing softly to the humor of the situation.

Jade Green

02-11-2003, 03:37 PM

"Hi." Mike said warmly. 'Oh well, now's as good a time as any to introduce myself formally.' "I'm Mike."

He started laughing softly to the humor of the situation.

She blinked at him twice, "And here I thought Li was practicing Necromancy."

"Come again?" Li raised an eyebrow.

"...never mind..." She muttered, the look in here eyes going slightly dull. "Okay, first you think I was following you, now you're following me--should I find this funny or what?" It was hard to tell from her tone whether or not she meant in humor by it or if she was seriuos.

heretic888

02-11-2003, 03:41 PM

She blinked at him twice, "And here I thought Li was practicing Necromancy."

"Come again?" Li raised an eyebrow.

Michelangelo shared Li's confusion. 'What the hell is that supposed to mean?' he thought to himself.

"...never mind..." She muttered, the look in here eyes going slightly dull. "Okay, first you think I was following you, now you're following me--should I find this funny or what?" It was hard to tell from her tone whether or not she meant in humor by it or if she was seriuos

Michelangelo couldn't contain it any longer. It was just too amusing. He just broke out laughing.

"Ahh..... I'll admit yah spooked me there at first, but I was just havin' a little fun with yah afterwards." He replied with a cheerful grin.

Jade Green

02-11-2003, 03:49 PM

The look on Randi's face showed neither anger or amusement for the longest time and then, a slow smirk crossed her face as both her eyes flashed. "So why are you here anyways? Come to have more 'fun'?"

heretic888

02-11-2003, 03:52 PM

"Curiosity, duh." He smiled. "Geez, what the hell kinda ninja are you?? Don't you know all us ninjer types like gettin' into deep ****??"

Jade Green

02-11-2003, 03:57 PM

"Curiosity, duh." He smiled. "Geez, what the hell kinda ninja are you?? Don't you know all us ninjer types like gettin' into deep sh**??"

"I'm no Ninja." She replied rather stiffly, "And I really don't want to be one either--no offense to either of you."

Li didn't look too surprised by this and said nothing.

heretic888

02-11-2003, 04:00 PM

Michelangelo raised one eyebrow and looked to Li and back to Randi. "Oh?"

Jade Green

02-11-2003, 04:13 PM

Michelangelo raised one eyebrow and looked to Li and back to Randi. "Oh?"

"Oh?" She replied back, "Lemme guesse, you assumed that I was training t be a Ninja becasue I mentioned that Li was--is--one, right? Jeeze..." She shook her head, "I'm goanna take a shower... later."

Li said nothing as Randi left for her room.
Yes, some ninjutsu techniques were part of Randi's training... but so were other forms of martial arts and practices.
"...I can see how you could have gotten such a presumption, Michelangelo." She finally said, "Randi has a way of... never letting things be fully understood intil the last moment--I think she fears any one really knowing her..."

heretic888

02-11-2003, 04:15 PM

Michelangelo shrugged and just replied. "Heh, she cracks me up.... by the way, you can call me Mike."

He looked straight at Li, "So what are you ladies up to now??"

Jade Green

02-11-2003, 05:22 PM

"Moving back in." Li replied, "...as well as keeping a look out for demons and such... I had sensed a succubus earlier but... certain situations got in the way."

Randi locked the door of her bathroom and scowled at the mirror. Why the hell did that Michelangelo look so much like... Eli? When she had first entered the living room she had thought that was Eli standing there, thus the comment of Necromancy.

She turned pushed open the sliding door, turning on the shower and closing it again. With a sigh, she then opened the window and slipped out into the night.

heretic888

02-11-2003, 07:54 PM

"I see," Mike said, "you guys need some help??"

'Eh?' Mike thought to himself turning his head in Miranda's general direction. 'Randi's taken off again, damn stubborn girl.... she sure feels pissed ...... I wonder if Li knows??'

Michelangelo looked back towards Li and waited for her reaction.

Jade Green

02-12-2003, 07:11 AM

"I see," Mike said, "you guys need some help??"

"Thank you for the gesture, but at this moment, the answer is no..." Li paused, "However, do not be surprised if at a later time I do try to enlist your help."

'Eh?' Mike thought to himself turning his head in Miranda's general direction. 'Randi's taken off again, damn stubborn girl.... she sure feels pissed ...... I wonder if Li knows??'

Michelangelo looked back towards Li and waited for her reaction.

From the look of exaspiration on her face, it was obvious that she knew but was used to the girl sneaking out. "It is... getting late." She hinted, maybe Michelangelo could talk to Mirnda? "Perhaps you should... be going, no? I appologize that I did not offer you any food."

Randi reached a roof top barely a mile away from the loft and sat attop the shack with the door leading to inside the building (yeah, what ever the hell that thing is called) and layed back staring out into the starless sky... she missed the stars.

heretic888

02-12-2003, 10:21 AM

"Hah! Don't worry about it, buyu!!" Michelangelo replied with a warm laugh. He then suddenly took on a slighly more serious demeanor, "Listen... if you guys do need my help, don't be afraid to ask. I'm sure you have a way of contacting me if need be." He looked knowingly at her and winked. 'Heh, ninja humor,' he thought to himself.

Michelangelo then turned and headed out the window, "Catchah later, beautiful!!"

And he was off.

'Let's see, now where's that Miranda babe run off to??' Mike tried to sense her general presence. 'Ah, that way.'

He ran off at near-maximum speed, little more than a blur in the cool evening of the starry night. Within two minutes, he had caught up to Randi. Attempting to mask his presence once again as a 'joke', he stealthily approached her.

"Hi, Randi."

Jade Green

02-12-2003, 10:33 AM

Li just watched him leave; yes, she knew of ways to contact him if she actually need the guy's help... but for now, she had other things to do.

~~~~~~

Miranda jumped slightly, she hadn't even been paying attention to her surroundings and thus didn't even have the slightest inkling that Mike was sneaking up on her.

She clicked her tongue annoyedly and stared back up at the sky. "Do me a favor will ya? Don't sneak up on me." After a slightly paused she added, "Well, you goanna' come up here and join me or what?"

'Wouldn't be surprised if Li sent him.' She thought.

heretic888

02-12-2003, 10:44 AM

"Sorry," Michelangelo said with a grin. "Ninja habbit, I guess."

He walked up to her, still without making a noise, as if it was his natural everyday way of moving about. He flipped up to the ledge she was on, and sat right by her. He loosened his red facemask and let it hand around his neck and looked up at the starry night. "So," he said looking back at her, "how you doin'??"

Jade Green

02-12-2003, 11:07 AM

"Meh." She shrugged, as if that in itself was a perfect description of how she felt.

"Smog, clowds and no stars... I hate New York." She chuckled, "Where I'm from there is no smog and at night... just watching the stars and listening to the lullaby of the waves... its like its own, i dunno, romance."

heretic888

02-12-2003, 01:06 PM

"Well," Mike said, "it depends where in the Big Apple you go. This area isn't exactly the cleanest part of the city.... c'mon, I'll show you."

With that, Michelangelo got up and motioned for Randi to follow him. He quickly and speedily darted toward the east....

Jade Green

02-12-2003, 01:44 PM

"Hmph."

She stood up and darted after him all the while questioning why she was doing so.

In her opinion nothing in New York could ever be like the islands, 'One of these days I really need to clear my name' she thought.

heretic888

02-12-2003, 02:33 PM

Jade Green

02-12-2003, 03:22 PM

After some time of building-hopping, the Michelangelo finally stopped.

"Well, whatta yah think?" Mike said pointing to the sky. "This is one o' my fave spots in the city."

A light, brisk breeze filled the clear, autumn sky. Mike could see the North Star shinging brightly overhead.

Well, it was beautiful, she had to admit that and it made her all the more homesick too.

'I don't know why I wanna go back.' She thought, looking up at the sky, 'Theres nothing there for me any more... but still...'

She let out a quivering sigh.

((OOC: So its autumn? What month in autumn? September? Early October? I wanna know becuase Randi's a Scorpio :D ))

heretic888

02-12-2003, 03:40 PM

"So, whatta yah think??" Mike asked with a grin.

Jade Green

02-12-2003, 03:46 PM

"So, whatta yah think??" Mike asked with a grin.

"Its nice... I guess..." She replied, looking at at the dark water before them. "Bet you can never go wave ridin' here, can you?"

heretic888

02-12-2003, 03:54 PM

"Hmmmm....." Mike replied, "I guess it depends on the time of the year...."

There was a momentary pause of silence between them.

"Hey Randi," Mike said, "can I ask you something??"

Jade Green

02-12-2003, 03:59 PM

She huffed.

"Ask me anything you want." She replied, "But that doesn't mean I'll answer you."

heretic888

02-12-2003, 04:01 PM

"Alright," Mike paused for a moment. "Who are you??"

Jade Green

02-12-2003, 04:11 PM

"Alright," Mike paused for a moment. "Who are you??"

"Who am I?" She demanded with not anger but surpressed annoyance, "Miranda Tezlof... why?"

heretic888

02-12-2003, 09:03 PM

"No, no, no," Mike replied shaking his head with a grin. "I don't want a name. I meant, WHO are you?? What's your story??"

Jade Green

02-12-2003, 09:31 PM

"No, no, no," Mike replied shaking his head with a grin. "I don't want a name. I meant, WHO are you?? What's your story??"

"What's you'res? Eye for an eye, Story for a story." She replied, "You start."

heretic888

02-12-2003, 09:45 PM

"Alright," Mike laughed out, "fair enough".

Michelangelo paused for a moment and seemed to be in deep contemplation.

Michelangelo proceeds to tell Miranda his 'life story'. He told her how his Master Splinter had originally been a pet rat to the benevolent ninja master Hamato Yoshi, a respected shadow warrior among the Foot. He told her how Yoshi had had a rivalry with a selfish ninja named Oroku Nagi, with was most intense with the love of a young woman named Tang Shen. In a bitter and jealous rage, Nagi demanded Shen loved him and when she refused he began to beat her. He told her how Yoshi had killed Nagi. How Yoshi and Shen were exiled.

He told her how Nagi's young brother Oroku Saki has sworn revenge. How he had trained for years and corrupted the ninja's art to have his vengeance. How Saki had murdered Yoshi and Shen. How Splinter was forced to roam the streets and sewers to survive.

He told her about the Ultroms and their home planet of Ultromis. How they had come to earth to study human beings and of the accident that happened that night. How some form of microbial mutagen, a by-product of Ultom attempts to fuse human technology with their own, had been spilled upon the four of them as baby pet turtles. How they had fallen in the sewers. Splinter found them and was himself exposed to the mutagen.

Once their mutation had gone underway, he told Randi how Splinter raised them up to be true shadow warriors-- true ninja. Unlike Saki and Nagi, Splinter taught them to follow the true path of the ninja-- Ninpo. How they had trained in ninjutsu their entire lives. How he had named them after four Renaissance artists.

He then lastly spoke of his recent history. Of the rooftop battle with Saki, Saki revival by mystically-charged mutant worms, of Leonardo's duel with Shredder, of their battles with the Shredder Elite, and eventual pact of peace with the ninja Karai. He told her all this.

After he had finished with his rather lengthy story, Michelangelo stopped and looked right at her.

Jade Green

02-12-2003, 10:39 PM

"Whhooo boy, and here I thought that my story was wierd."

She looked up at the sky tyring to think of hwere to start.

"Nearly 20 years ago, I was born to Christopher and Aeval Tezlof in Buffalo, New York. Nearly five years later, my parents died in a carcrach and I was sent to live with my aunt and Uncle in Spring texas. My uncle was glad to have me, I became his new li'l punching bag.

"About a year later, about early november I think... (I had just turned six), my school had health examinations... eyes, nose, throat, hearing and all that. They even had us take some kind of aptitude test. Didn't think anything of it of course, I assumed that All first graders took the test.

"About some time in early december, a man in a uniform came to the class and asked to see me. I can still remember what he looked like: He was tall and had blonde hair and blue eyes... his shirt was a light blue and had darker blue and gold patches on his arms and a colorful set of ribbons. His hat was blue with a gold rim..."

She knew that Mike wouldn't understand the significance of the color, but it was important to her.

"He told me that he was the head of a privite school for the exceptional and that he would be honored if I attend; he explained to me that it was a military school and so besides schooling I'd have military training as well... I had two choice, agree and get away from my uncle, or say no and continue to be his punching bag. Guess what I chose?

"Surprisingly enough, My uncle agreed to it (though my aunt was a bit reluctant) and away I went. I had no idea where I was really going, I had never heard of the benning islands but they sounded cool enough and besides, I was six.

"When we got there, they told me that they had to run a few tests to bring the 'real me' out. They said that every one at the school was special and I was going to be special too. Being only six, I believed them and when through it only to wake up days later to a... younger version of what you see before you."

She sighed.

"I could go into the science of it, and why it affected my eyes... making them turn out this way but... that would take too much time."

"After that, I reluctantly went on with my new life, taking my classes and training to be a member of the Mutant Militia. then at about 14, I became a drill instructor and met Madison, Maplewood, Rose, Daily... and... Mannings too... I worked with them for about two years and then..."

This was getting exceedingly hard for her to do.

"And then there was a war, people died and all that and afterwards I was framed for something I did not do and was forced to run for it."

heretic888

02-13-2003, 12:09 AM

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 08:12 AM

"Whoa," Michelangelo said with a sincere, sympathetic tone.

Damn, she's never had a real family... a family that loved her.... like Splinter and my brothers..... my God.....

"Listen, Randi, if this is getting too difficult for you, I'll understand..."

She ignored him, she didn't want his sympathy--this was why she was so reluctant to tell HER story. She quickly finished the rest of it.

"Fore the last three years I've been traveling from west to east... when I was in New Jersey, had an encounter with the... a... nevermind about that... I met Li and for the last three months she's been dragging me around."

heretic888

02-13-2003, 08:15 AM

So, she started out as a human..... not like a normal turtle like my brothers and I..... Freaky.....

"So," Michelangelo said, "you've only been training under Hanaru for three months, then??"

Damn, she's even greener than I thought....

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 08:24 AM

"Yeah, but thats not the only type of training I've done..." She replied, "At the base I trained in the art of Chayon Ryu since the time I got there; though why you shoulc care about my abilities is beyond me."

She then glared at him, slightly offended. "And be careful what you think, buddy, I HEARD that last part!"

The Snow... the whispers... This guy was causing her to loose her grip; she was begining to hear the snow again. She forced her self to calm down and the whispers of thoughts not her own faded away.

"Do me a favor, will you? Don't pity me or dwell something as stupid as how much 'training' I've had--unless you want to be slapped in the beak."

heretic888

02-13-2003, 09:17 AM

"Ouch," Mike said with a smirk, rubbing his beak in mock imitation.

"So... tell me about this 'Chayon Ryu' of yours..."

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 09:41 AM

"Ouch," Mike said with a smirk, rubbing his beak in mock imitation.

"So... tell me about this 'Chayon Ryu' of yours..."

"Tch... form of Karate made by Kim Soo--A Korean who was already a Grandmaster before he came to the states." She replied, "Chayon ryu means the Natrual way and its a study of natural bipedal movement."

Meaning, theres no comparasins to tigers or any thing else.

"He uses a mix of Karate, Tae Kwan do, Juditsu, Bushido and probably others as well. (I never really payed attention to that part). I had to stop after earning my blue belt because of circumstances beyond my control."

heretic888

02-13-2003, 09:43 AM

"I see," Mike replied. "Very interesting...."

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 09:48 AM

"I see," Mike replied. "Very interesting...."

"Can we please change the subject?" She asked, making sure not to look at him, "I really don't like talking about the past..."

heretic888

02-13-2003, 11:13 AM

"Alright," Mike said, complying. "How about the future??"

A pause.

"What are you guys plannin'?? What's goin' on?? Hanaru mentioned something about hunting demons...."

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 11:56 AM

"Alright," Mike said, complying. "How about the future??"

A pause.

"What are you guys plannin'?? What's goin' on?? Hanaru mentioned something about hunting demons...."

"Thats exactly it, Mike, that is the plan and that is whats going on. Hunting Demons." She scoffed. "From to Alastor to Annwn to...Everit to Incubi to Succubi to... what ever else there is out there... I think its all frivilous if you ask me..."

heretic888

02-13-2003, 12:32 PM

"Frivolous??" Mike asked, "How so??"

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 02:40 PM

"Frivolous??" Mike asked, "How so??"

"What miss holy 'I've sat in the lap of Jesus' has never realized that as long as there is goodness there WILL be evil. And as long as there is light, there will be the absence of light." She replied.

"With each demon she kills, another will just take its place--She plans to fight off Lucifer but this world IS lucifers! Says so in the bible." She sighted, "She's called the collector because when she defeats a powerful demon... she can 'collect' their powers and use them as her own. Thats how she got the wings, and all her other abilities that you and I have yet to see.."

"She's the oldest human demon hunter in history."

heretic888

02-13-2003, 02:56 PM

"So..... she IS human, huh?? I wasn't sure for a while there...."

Michelangelo paused.

"I agree with you though.... yin and yang cannot exist without the other. The one defines its other. They are inseparable." Geez, I sound like Splinter now....

Another pause.

"Still, I don't think these 'demons' as you call them are the 'evil' that Hanaru and you are thinking about..... they are simply creatures, possibly inherently more violent or self-fixated than humans are, but simply creatures nonetheless. If they were truly not meant to be here, the universe would have never produced them in the first place."

"One of the most profound metaphysical teachings of the ninja that my Sensei had taught was this: 'Ultimately, all is godly, in that all is part of the universe, which was created containing all. Nothing ungodly could slip in accidentally, as all is a manifestation of the god.'.... freaky, neh?"

Mike looked at Randi and smiled.

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 05:20 PM

heretic888

02-13-2003, 05:43 PM

"Look, tell this to her, not me." She growled, begining to rant. "In trust I don't care about Good Vs. evil any more... God's screwed over way too many times. Every single time I'm sure that I finally get to live a good life he lets it go upside down. First my parents die and I have to life with that sh** head. What looked like and escape turned out to be a just another hell hole; and when things finally go right there.. Eli has to go adn get himself KILLED!"

"Randi.... your belief in a personal God can be a source of great comfort, or it can be a crutch that holds you back from enjoying life. Don't pin yourself down on what some pie-in-the-sky deity supposedly tells you to do... or what is written down in a 5,000 year old rule book..... just live by your heart. Life should be lived to the fullest."

A pause of silence.

She glenched her jaw, trying to calm herself down. "I've only agreed to Li's proposition because it gives me something to do."

Michelangelo just looked at her for a moment and didn't say anything.

"Tell me, Randi," he asked, "what is that you want to do?? How do you want to live your life??"

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 06:15 PM

She shook her head, "It's stupid, impossible, and immature." She replied. "Theres no way that I can live my life in the way I really want to any more... I lost my chance the moment Eli died."

She turned around and began walking away. "Sun's goanna rise any second."

heretic888

02-13-2003, 06:51 PM

Michelangelo suddenly appeared in front of her, moving so quickly that it appeared as if he materialized out of thin air. "Well, indulge me."

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 08:18 PM

Michelangelo suddenly appeared in front of her, moving so quickly that it appeared as if he materialized out of thin air. "Well, indulge me."

"Uh... bad choice of words there pal." She replied.

'God I have a dirty mind'.

"What I want out of life? Truthfully?" She shook her head, "To find that perfect mate and have a family--which is of course never going to happen. So I'll just have to make do." She side stepped and started walking off again.

heretic888

02-13-2003, 08:29 PM

Michelangelo stood there in thought for a moment.

He than caught up with her and put his hand on her shoulder. "Well.... I dunno about any of that stuff, but if you ever want a friend.. just someone to chill wit' and talk to... I'm here." Ha laughed cheerfully.

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 09:00 PM

"...maybe..."

She started walking again, it had been a long time since she actually had a real friend. Li didn't count.

"I'll think about it."

heretic888

02-13-2003, 09:02 PM

"Well.... now what?? What are you guys gonna do now??"

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 09:28 PM

"Well.... now what?? What are you guys gonna do now??"

"Ask Li. I don't know... hope she turned off the shower."

heretic888

02-13-2003, 09:31 PM

"Alright... let's go ask Li." Mike said with a grin. With that, they headed back towards the loft.

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 09:45 PM

"Alright... let's go ask Li." Mike said with a grin. With that, they headed back towards the loft.

Randi watched him leave, and went the other direction; hoping to find a nice, secure place to watch the sunrise.

heretic888

02-13-2003, 09:54 PM

Fine, if she wants to spend a little time alone, I'll indulge her...... surely, she knows I'm aware of her location?? Eh, I'm gonna talk to Li again anyways.....

With that, Michelangelo began to slowly make his way toward the loft, enjoying the vision of the rising sunset. How sublime...

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 10:00 PM

Li, however, wasn't at the loft.

Instead, she was at the stock exchanged wearing a nice business outfit and standing next to a Japanese woman. The two were speaking speedily in Japanese.

(([] will indicate Japanese))

[I am glad to see you back again, Miss Hanaru.]

[Thank you very much Mrs. Lyu,] Li nodded to her, [It is a pleasure to be back.]

[Did your trip go well?]

[Better than espected, and the stocks?]

[They had their downs,] Mrs. Lyu replied, [But they are on the rise again.]

[Good, what are the plans for the memorial so far?]

[They have narrowed the design down to two.] Mrs. Lang replied, [Would you like to see them?]

[Indeed, I would. Thank you.]

~~~~~

Randi sat in the rafters below the walk and watched the sun slowly rise. She had only one question on her mind.

Why did she deal with it all?

heretic888

02-13-2003, 10:12 PM

Michelangelo made his way into the loft without trouble.

Li isn't here..... I guess I'll just hang for a while.....

He decided to begin his daily meditative session. He sat down in a half-lotus position and closed his eyes, trying to attune his perosnal consciousness with its Source. He seemed to almost become one with the physical surroundings around him, feeling his throat chakra opening.

..................................

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 10:17 PM

about two hours later, Randi slipped through her bed room window.

'He's here.' she thought, shaking her head. She found the radio Li had been tolding her about last night, found a good CD and put it in....

The Anthem blasted out.

"Its a new day but it all feels old.
Its a good life thats what I'm told.
But everything it all just feels the same.
And my highschool, it felt more to me.
Like a jail cell a penatentary.
My time spent there it only makes me see...

That I don't ever wanna be like you..."

With a relaxed smile, she flopped onto the bed and just... listened.

heretic888

02-13-2003, 10:25 PM

Michelangelo had 'sensed' Randi enter the vicinity and therefore the blaring radio was hardly a suprise to him. He got up from his meditation and began to do some brisk aerobic exercising and shadowboxing to the music, finishing his morning workout.

R-iZZy

02-13-2003, 11:01 PM

"hay i think there gone"
Don looked at Ralphael and then at the roof of the Van
"hay theres a Hole there how do that get there"
Donny knew that it was put there by a knife but it had to be a strong steel
stell that would cost alot or be made by hand but which one he thought
"Hay" Donny said to Raph
"I knew a shop that sells that type of steel"
"Lets go then" said Don
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
When Raph and Don go to the shop it was close i mean it was 2am
they both sliped in thru the roof when the got in side Don went strate to the computer to see what he could find"Well... it seems that the steel consists of a compound of titanium alloy... oh, and a bit of regular steel. What do you think of this Raph?"

"Damn, these guys have weapons with this type of steel?" Raph said.

"Whoever it is that's trying to get us is really trying to get us." Donatello replied.

Raph pulled out a sai and threw it against the computer screen. "Well, if it's a fight they want... then it's a fight they get."

"You know, we could've used that computer for future use!"

"You'll get over it."

Jade Green

02-13-2003, 11:33 PM

There was a pounding at the door to the loft, a man outside began yelling. "Hey! hey! Some of us work nights around here!"

The radio volume lowered just a tad and Randi came out, smirking. Oooh this was going to be fun.

"Nan? Who dere?" She said in a surprisingly good asian accent.

"Turn off that music."

"Husic?" She called back, moving to the door. "No Husic ear! just maid!"

"Music! Turn down the music!"

"Nan? I no understand you saying!"

"TURN DOWN THE MUSIC!"

"OOH! De MoozaK!" Randi reached her hand out, still looking at the door; if Mike was paying attention, he would have 'felt' an extention of her reaching out an... a milisecond later, the music blipped off. "Yoo want Moozak? I sing!"

"No... no... no..." the man on the other side groaned, "just be quiet."

"Nan? I no understand." She grinned menacingly, "I sing now!"

"NO! No! no!"

"I got a Love-a-lee bunch o' coconut." SHe sang, purposely off key. "Dere dey are standing in a row... Big ones.." Sensing that the man had walked away, she changed to her regular voice mid-verse. Amazingly enough, Randi had a fanatical voice that even the judges of Teen Idol would agree was wonderful.

"Small ones, some as big as your head..." She walked past Mike on her way to the kitchen, tapping him on the forehead as she got to the word 'head'. "That's what the shaman said!"

"Hungry?"

heretic888

02-14-2003, 07:57 AM

"Sure," Mike said grinning, put his hand on her shoulder, "Beautiful voice yah got there, by by the way."

"So.... what's fer breakfast, neh?"

Jade Green

02-14-2003, 08:28 AM

"Sure," Mike said grinning, put his hand on her shoulder, "Beautiful voice yah got there, by by the way."

"So.... what's fer breakfast, neh?"

"Braunsuagger mixed with scrambled eggs and cheese and blue berry muffins with strawberry creamcheese." She replied, "You don't mind if I add pepper to the eggs, right?"

R-iZZy

02-14-2003, 08:57 AM

Donatello and Raphael rushed out of the building through the way that they snuck in. Raph hopped in the driver's seat and started the ignition to the truck. Donatello sat back in the passenger's side and turned on the radio.

As we physically enhance the situation to standard grounds... the radio aired.

"What the hell is this?" Raph asked.

"Scientific Talk with Dr. Brian Gamble." Donatello replied.

Raph changed the station to a rap station, as the sounds of "In Da Club" by 50 Cent plays. "Yeah... that's what I'm talkin' about!"

"You always pick the station!"

"Cuz I'm always the baddest."

" 'Baddest' isn't exactly a word."

"Our objective is to find the people that tried to kill us..."

Donatello gulped and looked ahead, pointing, "Too late... it looks like they found us."

A horde of punks with chains, guns, rocket launchers, and other artillery stood waiting. One man had a rocket launcher pointed at the truck, and Raph began to chuckle. "What fun this is gonna be."

Donatello looked over at Raph with a frightened look... "Don't do it, don't... AAAHHH!!"

Raphael punched the gas to the floor, as the tires screeched against the pavement, creating smoke to resurrect from the ground.

heretic888

02-14-2003, 10:29 AM

"Sure, Randi, that sounds grea-- what the hell was that??" Michelangelo's ninja hearing (snicker) had picked up something on the street. He darted toward the window and looked down. A bunch of heavily armed thugs were firing at a truck..... the same truck Raph and Don were driving earlier!! Mike could still see the hole Randi had made in the roof with her knife.

"Raph!! Don!!" Mike quickly tightened his dark red headband and said resolutely. "Breakfast'll have to wait. I need to help my brothers!" And with that he darted out of the window and stealthily made his way toward the fray....

Jade Green

02-14-2003, 02:24 PM

R-iZZy

02-14-2003, 04:04 PM

The truck sped along, a rocket launcher barely missing the side. Unfortunately, a bullet pierced a tire, and the van began to swerve.

"Don't you know how to drive this thing?" Don yelled.

"A tires been hit, you jacka**!" Raph yelled back.

The van tilted over and scraped against its side, sparks flying about. The horde of thugs and punks celebrated and approached the van. Flames caught on fire, and the thugs rabidly began beating the truck, ignoring the fact that the truck could explode at any given moment.

"Just stay still..." Raph said.

"And burn to an explosive death? This wasn't exactly how I picutred my obituaries to state." Donatello replied.

The punks beat against the armor of the truck; denting it, ruining it, putting holes. It seemed as though there was no hope left. The only thing willing to outstretch a helping hand to them was the Grim Reaper, and that wasn't exactly the assistance they had in mind.

heretic888

02-15-2003, 12:36 AM

As silent as a shadow in the night, as quickly as a serpent striking its prey, and as deadly as his warrior heritage, Michelangelo descended on the gang from high above, both nunchaku drawn and readied.

"Hey what the--" One of the punks said, before being knocked unconscious from a silent strike across the jaw.

With that opening salvo, Michelangelo engaged the entire gang head-on. One punk shot a 9mm at Mike, but it seemed as if he had just disappeared into thin air!! Suddenly, he appeared next to the thug and knocked him out with a powerful kohogeri backward heel-stamp kick to the breastbone. He flew at least five feet back before hitting the ground.

One of the punks tried to get the drop on Michelangelo after seeing him down two of his cohorts, and charged at him from behind with a wicked looking gator knife. Just a moment before the knife would strike the back of his head, he stealthily and gracefully shifted his body to left, allowing the knife to impotently sail through the empty air where his head had been less than a second before. Somehow, he had known where the attack was coming from. In an instant, Mike's nunchaku shot out and wrapped itself around the thug's knifehand. Shifting backwards on his opposite foot away from the thug's position, Mike caused increase pressure to come down on his exposed wrist and the attacker rolled to the floor in a heap, his wrist broken. Mike then brought his nunchaku up and across his temple, knocking him out cold.

Another punk charged him head on and attempted a tae kwon do-style flying kick. Michelangelo easily side stepped the attack and leaped straight up, delivering a flying heel-stamp of his own right into the attacker's ribcage. He hit the ground clutching his battered ribs in the fetal position.

The biggest threat was afar. One of the punks, who seemed to be their pack leader, had armed a rocket launcher. He pointed it right at Michelangelo and grinned. A rocket was fired right in his direction. Without thinking Michelangelo rolled vertically forward and to the right, narrowly dodging the missile. As he regained his footing from the roll, Michelangelo drew one of his nunchaku and sent it flying right at the thug's head. He miscreant hit the floor with a thud. He did not got up.

"Hmph. Amateurs." Mike said, looking at the wreckage.

R-iZZy

02-15-2003, 12:43 AM

Donatello and Raphael struggled to get out the van, as Raphael looked at Michaelangelo with a jealous look. "You were always the show-off, weren't you?"

The two had finally released themselves from the 10 ton heap of metal and tires. Raphael attempted to catch his breath, as Donatello clutched his ribs, a drool of blood trailing from his mouth and from his nose. Raphael had a stain of blood on his face... but they seemed to be okay. Raphael dropped to a knee and began to take a breather, but Donatello had other things to worry him with.

"Um guys, right now is not a time for conversing. We have a truck bound to ignite at any given moment. I suggest we get our shells in gear and get the hell outta here!" Donatello admonished the two.

"Now wait a minute, what about the thugs?" Raph asked, then thought about the question with a stroke of his chin. "Yeah... what about those punks. Forget them, it's either ten thugs are scattered about, or it's ten punks and four mutant turtles, which do you prefer?"

"Mikey, what do you say?" Donatello asked, as he turned to Michaelangelo, who seemed kind of calm of the situation.

heretic888

02-15-2003, 12:55 AM

Donatello and Raphael struggled to get out the van, as Raphael looked at Michaelangelo with a jealous look. "You were always the show-off, weren't you?"

"Yeah, like you're one to talk, Raph," Michelangelo said, picking up the nunchaku he had thrown at the pack leader. He remembered some of the idiotic and reckless stunts Raph had pulled in the past. For Raph to call him a show-off bordered on hilarity.

The two had finally released themselves from the 10 ton heap of metal and tires. Raphael attempted to catch his breath, as Donatello clutched his ribs, a drool of blood trailing from his mouth and from his nose. Raphael had a stain of blood on his face... but they seemed to be okay. Raphael dropped to a knee and began to take a breather, but Donatello had other things to worry him with.

Michelangelo walked up to his two brothers and helped them away from the wreckage, checking them over for any major injuries. Hmmm... they both seem to be okay......

Um guys, right now is not a time for conversing. We have a truck bound to ignite at any given moment. I suggest we get our shells in gear and get the hell outta here!" Donatello admonished the two.

"Now wait a minute, what about the thugs?" Raph asked, then thought about the question with a stroke of his chin. "Yeah... what about those punks. Forget them, it's either ten thugs are scattered about, or it's ten punks and four mutant turtles, which do you prefer?"

"Mikey, what do you say?" Donatello asked, as he turned to Michaelangelo, who seemed kind of calm of the situation.

"Do what you want," Mike had said after he had helped his brothers get far enough away from the wreckage, "but I'm not gonna let those guys die..."

With that, Michelangelo began to speedily dart back and froth from the wreckage and drag and/or carry whoever he could to the safety zone....

R-iZZy

02-15-2003, 01:41 AM

heretic888

02-15-2003, 01:48 AM

((I think now would be a good time to allow Jade to catch up, before she gets seriously peeved))

R-iZZy

02-15-2003, 01:58 AM

((True... I'll wait.))

Jade Green

02-15-2003, 10:50 AM

(Thanks, technodrome wouldnt' let me on last night)

Donatello and Raphael watched Michaelangelo drag the punks to safety in a flash. Donatello shrugged his shoulders and began to limp off. Raphael held his bleeding arm and trailed behind Donatello. Donatello then turned around and looked back at Michaelangelo. "Since you seem to be on the ball today, check out the hole on the roof of that truck, before it explodes and explain to us what that's about. Who's it from?"

Randi watched the two limp from her place next to a relitively untouched car; she had gotten there in time to watch Mike knock out the thugs and pull out his brothers.

She had no idea who had made the hole, but she difinatly rememberd it (since she was kinda holding on to it last night).

'Leave their brother to do all the dirty work?' she thought, 'Well, I know who's gonna win hero of the month.'

Her eyes pupils grew slightly as two of the unconcious thugs did their own little magic trick and floated towards Mike had moved the rest. 'I'll wait for Mike to introduce me' She thought.

heretic888

02-15-2003, 01:13 PM

Michelangelo looked over at the roof of the truck. "Yeah, I think Randi made that last night with that knife of hers...."

Jade Green

02-15-2003, 03:19 PM

Michelangelo looked over at the roof of the truck. "Yeah, I think Randi made that last night with that knife of hers...."

"Nope, you thought wrong, that was there before I even landed on the roof." She said, stepping out more into view, "I didn't have my knife with me last night."

heretic888

02-15-2003, 11:01 PM

Jade Green

02-15-2003, 11:16 PM

"Whoopsy," Michelangelo said with a grin, "my bad......"

Noticing his brothers' very odd looks when they saw Miranda, he added "Oh yeah guys, this here is Randi..." pointing to the female mutant turtle on his left side.

"Ohayogosaimasu." She replied, "You two look like you could use a little R n' R... not to mention bandages."

heretic888

02-15-2003, 11:27 PM

"Yeah, she's right...."

Luckily, Michelangelo had had the foresight to pull a first aid kit from the truck after he had first seen his injured brothers. As he began patching them up, he explained to them how he had met Randi and Li and what had transpired thus far.

"There, I'm pretty much done here..." Mike said, putting the finishing touches on his 'surgery'.

Jade Green

02-15-2003, 11:44 PM

Randi was thankful he didn't say anything about her past it was bad enough that Mike pittied her. "Wouldnt' it be easier to do this at the Loft? The cops ARE comign you know."

It was right about this time that the sirens finally came in earshot.

heretic888

02-15-2003, 11:52 PM

"Yeah, let's move guys..." With that he started to make his way to the Loft.

R-iZZy

02-16-2003, 12:08 AM

Donatello and Raphael was on the move with Michaelangelo and Randi, but Donatello still seemed a bit curious. "I still don't understand. If the hole didn't come from you, then who did it come from?"

"You think there's someone else after us?" Raphael asked. "And if so, who and why? It's not like we know anyone else."

heretic888

02-16-2003, 12:10 AM

We'll figure it out back at the Loft Mike told his brothers non-verbally. They quickly leaped from building to building and made their way to Miranda and Li's temporary home.

R-iZZy

02-16-2003, 12:16 AM

Donatello sat on the floor in a meditating stance. He looked at his bleeding arm and looked up to Michaelangelo. "Thanks Mikey... for everything! You're an amazing guy... I mean you really stand out today."

Raphael shook his head in amusement and looked up to Michaelangelo, "I dunno. I could've done it myself. I mean, it wasn't that amazing."

"Whatever..." Donatello said.

heretic888

02-16-2003, 12:20 AM

Michelangelo began laughing at Raph's attempt to look tough once again. "No problemo, Don.... how's yer wounds??"

Jade Green

02-16-2003, 12:23 AM

Randi growled to herself on the way back but held her tongue, they think SHE did it? (meh, if you read earlier posts I do mention she left her knife at home :D ) She didn't even HAVE her knife with her that day.

"Is any one going to want somehting to eat?"

heretic888

02-16-2003, 12:26 AM

"I'm fine," Mike said, "but you guys should probably get a bite to eat to help you regain your strength. You lost a bit of blood in that crash..."

R-iZZy

02-16-2003, 12:29 AM

"Oh, I can barely move my mouth in ease," Donatello said. "There's no way I'll be able to move it so much for chewing."

"You wuss," Raph said, while clutching his jaw. "I could use something to fill me up. I don't know about 'ol Donny-boy over here... but I can handle the pain."

Donatello had noticed Raphael attempting to display a macho image. But deep down, he knew that Raphael was hurting. There was no way that he could have been at 100% after a crash and an attack. "Raph, just be quiet, please?"

heretic888

02-16-2003, 12:36 AM

Michelangelo just grinned and went to the fridge to get them somethng to eat.

Jade Green

02-16-2003, 12:39 AM

Michelangelo just grinned and went to the fridge to get them somethng to eat.

"I think I saw some yogurt in there, that should tide them over for now." Randi mumbled, as for her, she was going to have cereal.

heretic888

02-16-2003, 12:43 AM

"Thanks, Randi," Mike yelled from the fridge as he brought Don and Raph some yogurt. "Here yah go, bros."

R-iZZy

02-16-2003, 12:44 AM

"I don't think yogurt requires much mandible movement. I could go for yogurt." Donatello suggested.

"Give me steak!" Raph commanded. "I'll take on anything... Hey!"

Raphael was cut off by a quick smack in the face, a warning from Donatello. Unfortunately, that was the wrong decision. Raphael smacked Donatello back in retaliation and grinned at Randi. "I think anything tough fits me."

"Show-off..." Donatello mumbled.

Raphael eyed Donatello, "Just remember it was me that saved your butt from the punks."

"For a moment..." Donatello said. "Until Michaelangelo came by. He actually took care of the situation."

"Oh please... he just picked up the pieces that I dropped." Raphael boasted.

"Just be thankful I'm too sore to move my mouth to mu... mu... ouch!" Donatello rubbed his jaw in agony, as Raphael chuckled. Raphael decided to accept the yogurt and ate it, as Donatello continued to rub his jaw.

heretic888

02-16-2003, 12:48 AM

"HAHAHAHA!!!" Michelangelo laughed at his brothers' little spat. "Maybe if you dudes put as much energy into fighting the people tryin' to kill you as you do each other, then you wouldn't end up like this!!!"

Mike smiled and put his arms around either one's neck and gave them all a big pseudo-bear hug. "Heh. You guys crack me up."

Jade Green

02-16-2003, 12:49 AM

"Oh just shut up, the both of you, Johnny Topper is so out dated its not even funny." Randi said, sitting in a seat near the two bowl of cerial in hand.

heretic888

02-16-2003, 12:53 AM

Michelangelo just looked at Randi with a curious expression and raised one eyeridge. "Eh?"

R-iZZy

02-16-2003, 12:54 AM

"Ow ow ow!!!" both Raph and Donny moaned, as Michaelangelo kept their necks in a bear hug.

"More care than pain needed!" Raph squeezed the words out of his mouth.

Raphael spilt the yogurt on his lap, then looked up at Mikey. "Argh... forget about it, Mikey. It's nice to know you at least care for us.."

"Yeah... and I'm glad I didn't open my yogurt pack yet." Donatello joshed, as the intention of that joke was to mock Raph for still having yogurt.

Raphael glared at Donatello and squinted his eyes at him in anger. Donatello opened up the yogurt packet, and Raph slapped it out of his hands, the yogurt splatting all over Donatello's face. "HAHAHA... looks like you have no yogurt after all." Raphael teased.

heretic888

02-16-2003, 12:58 AM

Mike snickered softly. "I'll go get you guys some more." He released them from his 'ninja brother sideways bear hug of death' and went to the fridge to get more yogurt.

R-iZZy

02-16-2003, 01:03 AM

heretic888

02-16-2003, 01:07 AM

Michelangelo sat down beside his brothers again and gave them their yogurt. A slightly more serious look had taken over his face. "So... what do you dudes make of those guys that were goin' after you?? They were too well-organized and well-armed for that to have been an accident.... that attack was planned."

R-iZZy

02-16-2003, 01:11 AM

Donatello looked down at his knees, then up at Michaelangelo. "I can sense that this is a highly dangerous group of thugs on the streets. What I make of it is that those guys felt as though we were trespassing in their territory. It makes no sense though..."

Raphael cut in, "Sure it does. It's like a stranging coming into your house and making himself comfortable. Our situation was similar to that. Since we violated their space, they became very vengeful people..."

Donatello figured it out, "Hell-bent on making us learn a lesson. This is one great group of thugs. And the artillery used was out of this world. Punks with rocket launchers? Unlikely. I have a feeling they've had this before. Otherwise, their plan wouldn't came out so masterful."

Jade Green

02-16-2003, 01:11 AM

"And you thought I'd get no yogurt..." Donatello told Raphael.

"Well, I'm getting some too!" Raphael responded.

"How about this? We both eat our yogurt in peace." Donatello proclaimed.

"Works for me." Raphael complied.

"Mike's right" Randi put in, "But in my opinion, it wasn't all that well thought out... it was like they hastily put it together."

heretic888

02-16-2003, 01:15 AM

"You think someone is pullin' their strings from behind the scenes, Randi??" Mike asked Miranda.

Jade Green

02-16-2003, 01:23 AM

"I do like a good puppet show." Randi replied, "Did you two find out anything about the hole in the roof? from what I saw it looked like the same kind of steel my knife is made out of made that... only wealthy people can really afford it... so that gives us some links..."

heretic888

02-16-2003, 01:25 AM

"Yeah?? Like what?? You know of any connections that could come by weapons like that???"

Jade Green

02-16-2003, 08:48 AM

"Yeah?? Like what?? You know of any connections that could come by weapons like that???"

"Li for one, then there's Sandra Ripley, when you're a millionaire you can buy a lot of stuff." Randi finished her cereal, "There's others, of course, Li could give us a better list when she gets back."

She glanced at the clock, it was only Nine am? Geeze, so much could happen in so little time.

"Then again, she does have a computer..."

((Sandra Ripley is a well known Millionaire in New York :)

heretic888

02-16-2003, 09:38 AM

Michelangelo seemed deep in contemplation for a moment. It was weird for him to play 'leader', but with Leo not around somebody had to do it. And, out of three of them, he was probably the most capable for the job....

"Alright, we'll wait until Li comes back and Randi can talk to her about it... until then, maybe you should find out what you can on the computer, Don??"

Jade Green

02-16-2003, 01:31 PM

"Computer's over there." Randi gestured, "Cable connection and full access."

She then stood up and went to the phone, quickly dialing a number...

"Li, you're not in Japan... Yeah, fer' now at least. Say look, you know anything about the steel used for my knife? Yeah, I know it was sold there but where was it made? ...That far away? Who else could afford that steel?" She clicked her tongue, "In New York, Li! ...Yeah, I guessed her, who else? I need people who'd actually associate or at least hire thugs--I'll tell you whats going on when you get here... Yeah, right... tore a hole right through the roof of a van Mike's bros were drivin'..." She nodded, though Li obviously didn't see it, "Right, see you then."

R-iZZy

02-16-2003, 05:13 PM

Donatello walked over to the computer and cracked his knuckles, staring at the computer in satisfaction. "Ah, isn't she a beaut (short for "beauty")? I could definitely work with something like this."

Raphael paced around the room, a hand cupped under his chin. He bowed to the floor in contemplation of the thugs, then with a swift movement of the leg, kicked the plastic cup of yogurt across the room. "I want to get to those *ssholes as soon as possible. And the hole on the roof? That needs to be explained as well. Donny, you better be the best analyzer you can be at the comput-a-ma-thingy." Raphael growled in verocity.

"You can count on that," Donatello replied with an eased tone in his voice. "With me behind the screen, nothing but good things can come about this."

Jade Green

02-16-2003, 07:52 PM

"Hey! Hey! Pick up that cup." Randi growled, "No need be slobs."

heretic888

02-16-2003, 10:52 PM

Michelangelo laughed at Randi's chastising of Raph's manners.

"So, Randi," Mike asked, "what did Li have to say about it??"

R-iZZy

02-17-2003, 01:49 AM

"Hey! Hey! Pick up that cup." Randi growled, "No need be slobs."

Donatello stared at Randi with an annoyed look. He looked back at the computer with a sorrowful look in his eyes. "Don't worry... I'll see you again, you beauty, you!"

Raphael inserted his big toe into the yogurt cup and kicked it up to his hands, where he snatched it swiftly. He walked to the kitchen and threw the yogurt cup in the garbage.

Donatello sluggishly walked over to his yogurt cup and picked it up. "Pick up your yogurt cup. Pick up your yogurt cup!" Donatello mumbled to himself, mocking Randi's words.

Jade Green

02-17-2003, 11:27 AM

As Don was walking away from the garbage can, something bounced off the back of his head. It was a brightly colored rubber ball about one inch in diameter; Randi easily caught it on the rebound

"Don't mock me, this is both Li and my home." She put the ball back on the counter, "And that's Li's computer, so have some respect, will ya?"

"As for Li, she said to keep digging and she'll be here when she can."

R-iZZy

02-17-2003, 12:41 PM

Donatello held the back of his head, "Ooooow!" Donatello rubbed his head, as the hit of the ball aggravated him. Not in pain, but just because the feeling was there.

"Fine, fine! You didn't have to clock me in the head with a ball! I'll just go put away the yogurt, but don't hit me on my way out!"

heretic888

02-17-2003, 01:07 PM

Michelangelo rolled his eyes and laughed.

"Just find out what you can, Don." he said. "The rest of us will wait until Li comes back..."

"Until then," he added, "I am gonna work on Kihon Kata (Sanshin no Kata, Kihon Happo) for a while."

With that, Michelangelo began to practice the fundamental kata of ninjutsu.

R-iZZy

02-17-2003, 04:28 PM

Donatello lifted up a thumb to Michaelangelo, acknowledging and complying with his demand. Donatello booted up the computer and stared at it with amazement.

"Sweet gig Li's got here, what does she do for a living?" Donatello asked, but it wasn't meant to be answered. It was more of a compliment to her. "Well, I can do some things with a system like this. I won't let you down."

heretic888

02-17-2003, 11:22 PM

((To give you all some idea of what Mike is doing right now, I thought I'd explain things a bit. The sanshin no kata [the triple heart or triple spirit form], or gogyo no kata [the form of five elemental directions] as it is sometimes called, is one of the two basic sets of kata fundamental to ninpo taijutsu. It comes from the Gyokko-ryu Ninpo Kosshijutsu. The sanshin consists of five specific kata identified with the five elements: chi [earth], sui [water], ka [fire], fu [wind], and ku [void/emptiness].

They are as follows with accompanying links showing them done graphically:

Chi no kata - http://www.bujinkancanada.com/chinokata.shtml

Sui no kata - http://www.bujinkancanada.com/suinokata.shtml

Ka no kata - http://www.bujinkancanada.com/kanokata.shtml

Fu no kata - http://www.bujinkancanada.com/funokata.shtml

Ku no kata - http://www.bujinkancanada.com/kunokata.shtml

It should be remembered that these kata are NOT fighting techniques in and of themselves, but rather teach the ninja the fundamentals of balance, momentum, movement, distancing, etc etc. They are also essential for the development of ki.))

R-iZZy

02-18-2003, 12:31 AM

((OOC: Ah, thank you Mikey... I mean heretic888... now I can sort of comprehend the terms you're using. Maybe I can adopt some of these terms and use them in my posts...:tgrin:))

Jade Green

02-18-2003, 04:48 PM

"There's a Dojan in there." Randi jestred to another room (I think I mentioned it in a way earlier post), "You can do your stuff in there if you want."

heretic888

02-18-2003, 08:24 PM

"Thanks, babe." Mike said to Randi with a smile. He walked into the dojan and began practicing sanshin no kata.

Jade Green

02-18-2003, 09:22 PM

"Thanks, babe." Mike said to Randi with a smile. He walked into the dojan and began practicing sanshin no kata.

"..."

Randi watched him enter the Dojan and started to her room saying to Raph and Don: "Do what you want, just don't break anything or make a mess."

She closed the door to her room and leaned against it.

Ugh, how pitiful of her! She wanted to slap herslef (but she didn't, she has too much dignity for that)! It was stupid, childish and... just well... STUPID!

'Grow up, Randi!'

R-iZZy

02-19-2003, 12:21 AM

Randi watched him enter the Dojan and started to her room saying to Raph and Don: "Do what you want, just don't break anything or make a mess."

Donatello looked at Raphael, "She said to keep the place clean, Raph."

"Ha! We're men! Women are supposed to be disappointed by us doing whatever we want against there will." Raphael replied.

"But she said keep the room clean," Donatello said.

"Ah, it's all part of being a man. Selective hearing is a gift. What I heard was 'break everything and make a mess.' That's all I heard." Raphael said.

"Well, let me clarify it for you Raph..." Donatello put his mouth up to Raph's ears (eh... or whatever they hear with), "SHE SAID KEEP THE PLACE CLEAN!!!"

"Fine fine fine!" Raphael complied. "Just let me leave this sai on the ground."

"Making yourself at home, huh?"

"Yep."

"Well, I'm going to be over at the computer to start this thing up. I already booted it up before Randi hit me with the ball." Donatello rubbed his head. "I wish she didn't do that."

"Ah buck up, at least we're not dead from that thug attack," Raphael said.

Donatello shrugged his shoulders, in a form of agreement with Raphael, then walked over to the computer to work his magic.

Jade Green

02-19-2003, 08:34 AM

Randi paced about her room for a few minutes, stopping once to stare at a box that she was to empty out. It had her sketch books and other art supplies in there. She felt like sketching another scene; maybe she can make a nice one this time, not grim, dark and gothic as usual. She pulled the newest sketch book out and flipped through the pages...

She came onto one of the books' earlier drawings, grimaced and closed the book placing it on her bed. She then walked back into the living room and noted the sai placed in the center of it.

With a smirk, she caused the sai to flaot up wards and then towards her; she let it hover before her for a moment before grabbing it.

"Looks like I gotta new toy."

heretic888

02-19-2003, 10:09 AM

((Mikey's still doin' his kata.... gotta get that ki flowin'!!))

Jade Green

02-19-2003, 11:23 AM

((Mikey's still doin' his kata.... gotta get that ki flowin'!!))

Heh, guess its Nincompoops call then

R-iZZy

02-19-2003, 10:02 PM

Raph looked at Randi with a look of concern. He held up his hands in a plea, and began to grovel. "Wait wait wait! Please... I just left it there to toy with ya! Come on Randi, give it back!"

"I told ya she wanted the place clean..." Donatello warned with a waving finger.

Jade Green

02-19-2003, 10:28 PM

"Oh, so this is yours?" The sarcasim in Randi's voice dripped like venom, "I thought it was one of Li's! If it was yours what was it doing lying in the middle of Li's and my' living room?"

She held up the sai, "ooh, its pretty too! Nice and shiny and oh... no designs? The ones I had on my wall backon the islands had the pearl dragon on them! Then again they were just for show..>"

heretic888

02-19-2003, 10:47 PM

Michelangelo suddenly appeared by Randi and Raph, almost as if he had materialized out of think air. "Just what is going on here, guys??" he asked in a half-annoyed, half-amused tone. He looked at Raphael's sai in Randi's hands. "Eh?"

Oddly enough, even though he had been practicing kata for quite some time, he did not appear to be out of breath and he was not sweating.

Jade Green

02-19-2003, 10:53 PM

"Eh?!" Randi jumped a little, "Will you Please not do that?" She growled, holding the sai gingerly in her hands. "And nothings going on here, really, Raph just decided to blantenly ignore my request and leave his sai in the middle of the floor."

Of course, she was only teasing Raph for being so stubburnly male and it was fun to see such brawn be forced to beg... yes, Randi could be rather... evil at times.

heretic888

02-19-2003, 11:10 PM

Michelangelo looked at Randi for a moment and simply smiled. He then turned to Raph and gave him a curious look. "Now, Raph, you aren't being a rude guest, are you, bro???"

Raph, Mike said non-verbally to his impulsive brother. We're guests here. Randi took the two of you in when you were injured. Do you mind not making an ass of yourself??

MagentaSkies

02-19-2003, 11:32 PM

(Raph begging for his sai? :lol: this one's fun to read... hee! hee!)

R-iZZy

02-20-2003, 01:35 AM

((Yes... I can be entertaining sometimes:tlol:!!!))
Michelangelo looked at Randi for a moment and simply smiled. He then turned to Raph and gave him a curious look. "Now, Raph, you aren't being a rude guest, are you, bro???"

Raph stared at Michaelangelo with a fumed look, "Oh come on! I was sitting right next to the sai. It's not like I left it by its lonesome, and..."

Raphael quickly snatched his sai from Randi, a skill that all ninjas use. He placed the sai back in his belt and chuckled at Randi. "I wasn't gonna leave it on the floor... promise!"

"PROMISE BROKEN!" Donatello yelled from across the room.

Raphael looked back at Donatello and growled, then back at Randi. "You're lucky I didn't take your fridge. I would love to see you beg for your yogurt."

Raphael was only teasing with Randi, but he wasn't sure if she could see that. But the anger possibly building in her was what entertained him.

Jade Green

02-20-2003, 09:18 AM

"Pardon Moi? Who's in WHOSE home now?" Randi said, sucessfully hiding her grin; it had been a long time since she had a good 'arguement'.

heretic888

02-20-2003, 10:41 AM

Michelangelo abruptly grabbed both of them by the back of their necks to sort of hold them in place. "**** man, it's like I'm freakin' seein' double here!!"

Damn, am I the ONLY one here who doesn't have a stick shoved up his ass?!

Jade Green

02-20-2003, 05:02 PM

Michelangelo abruptly grabbed both of them by the back of their necks to sort of hold them in place. "sh** man, it's like I'm freakin' seein' double here!!"

Damn, am I the ONLY one here who doesn't have a stick shoved up his ass?!

"Ow! Hey, leggo!" Randi growled angrily grabbing onto Mike's wrist, "Raph an I were only teasing each other!"

Talk about de-ja vu.

heretic888

02-20-2003, 06:34 PM

Michelangelo suddenly let go the two of them. He just laughed and shook his head. "You guys crack me up......"

Jade Green

02-20-2003, 09:12 PM

"Yeah, well don't grab my neck to hard, will ya?" She growled, rubbing it slightly; she was already having strains in her shoulders as it was. "Li should be back any time now--did you find anything on the computer, Don?"

heretic888

02-20-2003, 11:40 PM

Michelangelo just cocked his head and looked at Miranda with an unusual look. "I'm sorry, Randi. I didn't mean to hurt you...." he said thoughtfully and sincerely.

Jade Green

02-21-2003, 08:49 AM

Michelangelo just cocked his head and looked at Miranda with an unusual look. "I'm sorry, Randi. I didn't mean to hurt you...." he said thoughtfully and sincerely.

"Nah, nah, I'm fine..." She grumbled, "Jes' be careful, will ya? I'm not as strong as ya'll."

It was about that time that there was jingling at the door.

heretic888

02-21-2003, 10:30 AM

Jade Green

02-21-2003, 12:29 PM

Michelangelo suddenly came to attention. "VANISH!!" he yelled to his brothers in Japanese. He wrapped his arm around Miranda's waist and, with her in arm, he vaulted up toward the ceiling and wedged his body in a narrow position above eyelevel. Donatello and Raphael followed suit and found suitable hiding places.....

Randi crossed her arms, a particularly peturbed look in her eyes as she watched to door open and Li step in.

Li stopped about two feet in, looked once to her right and then once to her left before looking up and directly at the female turtle. "Found any usable information?"

"Ask Don, he's the one with the bo." Randi replied, "The one with the sais is Raph."

Li nodded, "Come out, I hate it when guests hide."

heretic888

02-21-2003, 11:14 PM

Jade Green

02-22-2003, 09:10 AM

Michelangelo dropped down gracefully by Li and released Miranda. "Sorry...." he said, "but in my experience, I've learned you can never be too careful...."

Don, Raph... come on out. he called to his brothers nonverbally.

"Perfectly understandable." Li nodded.

"Yeah, but warn me before you do that again, could ya?" Randi asked; a part of Randi hated to be touched by any one she didn't know closely.

heretic888

02-22-2003, 09:46 AM

"Heh, heh," Michelangelo laughed, stratching the back of his head, "sorry 'bout that. Guess it was just instinct."

"So, Li...." he said, turining to Hanaru, "what's up??"

Jade Green

02-22-2003, 10:16 AM

"Heh, heh," Michelangelo laughed, stratching the back of his head, "sorry 'bout that. Guess it was just instinct."

"So, Li...." he said, turining to Hanaru, "what's up??"

"You tell me." Li replied, "From what I understand, your brothers were attacked, no? Well, I've a few questions about the incident if you don't mind."

heretic888

02-22-2003, 11:32 AM

Michelangelo explained to her what had taken place hours before.

"So.. what do you think??? I suspect that someone is pullin' the strings behind these thugs..."

Jade Green

02-22-2003, 10:28 PM

Michelangelo explained to her what had taken place hours before.

"So.. what do you think??? I suspect that someone is pullin' the strings behind these thugs..."

"The attack does sound as if it was orginized if not loosely." li replied, "there are crime lords about who would find any possible vigilanty a threat... no matter what they look like."

She thought for a moment more, "However, I'm not sure how many have the same connection as I do with the group that makes weapons with such steel... I could check in with them, but they may be reluctant to give or sell me any... needed information."

"That's what's infiltration's good for." Randi replied, "'specially if negotiations backfire."

heretic888

02-22-2003, 11:09 PM

Jade Green

02-23-2003, 09:10 AM

Michelangelo didn't say anything and simply nodded his head.

Li may not be convinced of a deeper problem here, but she did not know these people like he and his brothers did. NO ONE had that level of weaponry and sophistication, no matter how well-planned they may have coordinated their attacks..... also, there is also the question of HOW the thugs knew where Raph and Don were in the first place. This was most definitely not normal.

"Infiltration??" Mike said with a raised eyeridge.

"Yeah, you know, break in take a few files..."

"Their security system is extremely advanced, Randi." Li replied, "And the group I speak of is in Switzerland."

"Heh, figures they'd be in a nuetral country."

"The weaponry they make ranges from the simple to the advanced." Li went on, "They sell to only those who can afford, no matter who they are."

"Exactly." Randi growled, "Some one was able to get their hands on this stuff co-ordinate their attacks, and execute them to near success--if Mike hadn't been there... Don, Raph where were you when these guys first attack you? Did they find you or did you bump into them?"

R-iZZy

02-24-2003, 09:15 AM

Raph was to explain, as Don was too busy caught up trying to find facts. "Well, it was Donny who was under attack. I don't know where we were exactly. I just remember seeing Donny-boy being chased."

Donatello decided to get his head out of research and explained himself, "Well... I wasn't exactly strolling along those areas. I was more or less placed there through a chase. Look... I gotta research, ask Raph about anything."

((OOC: Sorry guys, I've been under punishment and it's 70% impossible for me to reach a computer. But I still manage. Just don't expect much of me.))

R-iZZy

02-26-2003, 09:22 AM

Jade Green

02-26-2003, 11:25 AM

Raph looked at the guys, "Well, to answer your question Randi, I think Donny bumped into them. I was watching the whole time," Raph continued. "Donatello just-so happened to stumbled in their territory, so Donny traversed their path. But it was still uncalled for when they chased him."

"Luckily, you helped me out with that problem!" Donatello yelled, as he continued to research on the computer. "Those guys almost had me, but Raph was my escape route out of it. I didn't mean to stumble in their zone, but I'm sure they meant to hurt me. Take my advise, don't go there unprepared if you're going to interrogate some of them!"

"So you were on their territory then?" Randi leaned back in the Lay-Z-Boy chair, "Then it could be probable, (now i'm not saying that this is a fact or anything), if this group is as orginized as we assume, that those thugs were drilled to handle the situation as they did."

"And as for interrogation," Li put in, "That might be something that we will need to put on the agenda..."

"But it shouldn't be top on the list if you know what I mean, we need to find out as much as possible before we go trying to get the info out of any one else."

"Couldn't you read thier minds, Graysight?"

"You mean recognative search and cognative search, " Randi replied, "I really don't like the term 'reading minds' because all that really means is that you're reading or listening to thier thoughts. With recognative search you are searching through the subjects memory banks to for memories that may be of help; in cognative search you are literally searching through the brains 'fact base' what the brain knows or understands."

heretic888

02-26-2003, 03:25 PM

Michelangelo just leaned against the wall with his arms crossed. He didn't say anything, and listened with a calm and attentive look on his face.

Hmmmmm....

Jade Green

02-26-2003, 09:53 PM

Michelangelo just leaned against the wall with his arms crossed. He didn't say anything, and listened with a calm and attentive look on his face.

Hmmmmm....

"And the verdict, Judge Michelangelo?" Randi looked to him, "Or is more evidence needed?"

heretic888

02-26-2003, 10:13 PM

Michelangelo just looked at her and raised an eyeridge. He laughed jovially.

"Well, oh pleasant one," Michelangelo said with a smile, "I think we should do a little recon."

Jade Green

02-26-2003, 10:15 PM

"Okay, I've a question thats completely off the topic, why is it that nearly all guys I know give stupid little nicknames?" She asked, no anger in her voice more like an annoyed curiousity, "Is it because they like annoying me?"

heretic888

02-26-2003, 10:26 PM

Michelangelo just smiled warmly. He laughed. "You know, you're cute when you're pissed off..."

Jade Green

02-26-2003, 10:33 PM

Michelangelo just smiled warmly. He laughed. "You know, you're cute when you're pissed off..."

A soft hued blush ran over the female's cheeks for a split moment before she turned her shell to him in an indignant fashion.

Li failed in her attempts not to smirk at this, "Now, back to the previous topic, yes I agree a recon mission might just be in order--two, maybe three people at the most."

heretic888

02-26-2003, 10:54 PM

Michelangelo looked at Li. "Right.... Don, you find anything over there??"

Jade Green

02-26-2003, 11:16 PM

Li turned and walked into the kitchen, getting herslef a drink. "Also is there any one else who can help?"

"Don't ya'll like have another brother?" Randi put in, "I think it was like... Giovani or Leonardo... one of those two."

heretic888

02-26-2003, 11:24 PM

"His name is Leonardo."

Jade Green

02-26-2003, 11:34 PM

"His name is Leonardo."

"What ever..."

"Call him. Is there any one else that may be of service?" Li asked the group.

heretic888

02-27-2003, 12:27 AM

"Not that would be of use on this mission." Mike replied, thinking about the brash Casey Jones. Stealth wasn't exactly his strong point.

"Leo and I should be able to handle it..."

R-iZZy

02-27-2003, 08:54 AM

Michelangelo looked at Li. "Right.... Don, you find anything over there??"
Donatello moved his attention from the computer and glanced at Michaelangelo, "Nothing much over here. Just give me a little more time, I can go find the info if I have no interruptions!!!"

Donatello was becoming a bit more impatient, he'd usually find the information he needed at this time, but it was a bit more delayed. He still ached, Raph still ached, and time was passing by as Donatello still had no answers.

((OOC: Somebody help me... I forgot what Donny was supposed to be researching.))

MagentaSkies

02-27-2003, 11:15 AM

heretic888

02-27-2003, 11:25 AM

"I'll go call Leo," Mike said, leaving the room.

Jade Green

02-27-2003, 11:53 AM

"I'll go call Leo," Mike said, leaving the room.

Randi watched him leave and closed her eyes with a sigh; this had been a weard two days... wierder than usual.

heretic888

02-27-2003, 12:06 PM

Michelangelo returned a minute or so later.

"He's on his way...."

((I assume you'll be playing Leo, Randi??))

R-iZZy

02-27-2003, 03:11 PM

((Info about the metal used that slashed the roof of the van... Li said she knew of only one company that makes and sell such weapons but that they were in Switzerland. Don was looking up possible people who may have been able to buy the weapons and have an orginized crime ring... DOn's looking for a kingpin of sorts.

Sorry, I've been reading along, may try to jump in as a bad guy... OOH! I can play the 'kingpin' in this!))
((OOC: Wow... you've really followed this thing... thanks MagentaSkies... you're a real life saver.))

Donatello came across a website from a company in Switzerland, Swords and Knives, which seemed pretty interesting at the time. He entered the site and found a variety of knives, swords; blades in general. Donatello turned back and yelled, "Does anyone have that blade from the roof of the van? I need to compare it's structure with the ones in stock in this company called Blades and Knives!"

This might be the company that they've been looking for, but in Switzerland. He was lucky to have a translator, so that the website was readible to English-speaking people. Donatello clicked on a link that lead to a few knives in stock. He scrolled down, he scrolled up, scrolling all around to see if any of the blades were familiar, but he couldn't remember what the blade looked like. But someone would come and present it to him.

Jade Green

02-27-2003, 05:16 PM

"As I said." Li replied, "The same company that made Miranda's knife and my other weapons--show them your knife."

Randi placed her hand protectively over the holder of her left leg where she kept her knife, she liked her knife. "Show them one of yours."

R-iZZy

02-28-2003, 08:50 AM

Jade Green

02-28-2003, 10:00 AM

heretic888

02-28-2003, 10:40 AM

"Don," Michelangelo interjected, "those knives were custom made. Look at the designs on the blades and hilts. You know as well as I do that kind of design isn't mass-produced. "

A pause.

"In any event," he continued, "we've found the company that made the weapons. See if you can access their financial accounts to track any buyers in New York in the last couple of months."

Jade Green

02-28-2003, 12:08 PM

Leo bowed swiftly to Splinter exscusing himself for thier meditation before leaving his master's room and putting on his mask; had he really heard Mike right? An orginized group of hoodlums, a demon hunter and a... no, not possible. He sheathed his swords and walked out of the lair, moving swiftly to the point Mike had told him about.

heretic888

02-28-2003, 12:38 PM

Leo should be here soon... Mike thought to himself.

MagentaSkies

02-28-2003, 01:18 PM

Thomas Folry bit his cigar thoughtfully as he staired out the top floor window of a highly respected office building; so that crazy old ninja's mumblings had been true. Turtles! Walking, talking, humanoid turtles!

One of them had entered 'Cirus', a neighborhood controlled by the Strife Gang: one of several gangs who owed so much to him. The Strife Gang had, in Tom's view, done things much too slopily for his tastes and this turtle had help from at least two others. Now at least ten of the gangs members were seriously injured and two more were dead.

Something had to be done about this, he was not going to be bested by a group of... reptiles. "Markus!"

"Sir!"

"Get me... Azreal."

((You can easily relate Thomas to Kingpin... :D his network is nearly that advanced and he knows a lot of people.))

R-iZZy

02-28-2003, 05:43 PM

Donatello stared at the knife on her leg, and looked at the screen. He couldn't find a match... not yet. This was only one of many pages of knives and swords.

"It's not in this page, but I guarantee we'll find this knife from this company," Donatello predicted. "It's just too coincidental, the material used in the knife, the location of its manufacturer. I can say this knife is from Blades and Knives."

Donatello continued looking through pages.

"Some genious you are." Randi spat annoyedly, "We just said it was from the same mother-f'n company!"

"Miranda..." Li began.

"No! This boy has gotta learn how to listen if he ever wants to figure out what the hell is going on!" Randi snapped, "We told you before that we got a lot of our weapons from 'Blades and knives'! You wanna see mine on that website? you won't find it, it was specially made for me. But see that ax over there on the wall? Just look under battle axes, its the one called Warrior's Joy!"

"Jeeze, maybe I should be doing the research my way."

Donatello raised out of his seat, knocking it over. He stood and shoved his face in hers in annoyance. "You know... I didn't ask to do this... you guys told me to. If you want the info done."

Donatello grabbed Randi and shoved her to the computer... "Do it your damn self! The last thing I need is more sh*t from you! I nearly died, got mugged by punks, received the worst of beatings from humans... and if taking PMS from you is the next thing... then I QUIT! You think I'm stupid? Do you truly want to conceive that idea? I never said I was a genious, they did! You're lucky I'm contributing my time to this mission."

Donatello backpedalled out of the way with his arms folded across his chest. "You do this... apparently, I'm just not what you are looking for. Maybe you should've just not even mentioned my name in this g*ddamn mission!"

Donatello panted heavily, as he let his emotions out. "Go ahead... do the work yourself, that's your loss, not mine!"

Jade Green

03-01-2003, 11:01 PM

Randi stared at him for a long moment, her eyes squinted just so as if she was trying to see something that she could never see. Her mouth stayed strait, showing no emotion until... one side quirked upwards in a lop-sided smile.

The boy failed to realized how many times Randi had nearly died, how many times Randi had recieved sevier beatings worthy of days stuck in the hospital bed. He wasn't the only one who had found themself in a dark ally face-to-face with humans whose only intention was to kill you... She said none of this out loud though; Donatello wouldn't understand all that Randi had been through in her life... nor would he have cared much.

'I wonder...' She thought, 'how he would have faired on a battle field... stuck in a ditch praying that your enemies didn't find you before you found them.'

"Heh, funny, if that all happened to me, I would have jumped at the chance to find out everything I could about the situation... but, eh, thats just me." She turned to the computer and clicked out of the gallary going directly to the information page of the webiste. "Now, lessee..."

She scanned the text and then quickly clicked on another page and it brought up an order form. The company did sell in large quantities but the cost was high.

She opened up a brand new window and went to a search page where she put in 'New York: Richest People'. A link to a list of people who owned property in the state of New York popped up. She click it and scanned through the list.

"There are several possibilities here." She began scanning through the list, "I'm sure we can check to see if any of these people have criminal records... and even then, it doesn't mean that one of these people are the head of this little gang... as far as we know we could be dealing with a much bigger picture here."

She scratched her chin. "Sandra Ripley is on the top list... after her is a man by the name of Mischev Bent... After that... hrn... at least the top ten can afford the weapons by themselves... but as I said before we may be dealing with a bigger picture here. Mike, remember what I told you about how my mutation came to being? The Mutant Militia was started by a group called the Pentagram: five rich men who felt the need for such a military unit; they put their money together to make it... it was all orginized if you catch my drift. Don't take my word for it, but we might be working with a Kingpin of sorts..."

She paused.

"I just hope is isn't big, tall and bald."

She wondered how many would realize her referance as she opened another window. "As you know, many companies look at one's past to find out as much about the inity they are going to hire... one of the many things they do is check for a criminal record; however, since we are dealing with higher class bone heads, there is a possibility that they have... covered up their records or have never really been caught. We'll have to take this into consideration... first on the list... Sandra Robin Ripley..."

heretic888

03-02-2003, 12:52 PM

Michelangelo walked up to Donatello and put his hand on his shoulder in an attempt to calm him down.

"Randi," he said, turning to Miranda, "just what do you plan on doing??"

Jade Green

03-02-2003, 07:59 PM

"I'm still in the research stage, hun." She said, not looking up from the screen.

She frowned, the only thing she found on Mischev Bent and Sandra Ripley were 'Bachelor and Bachelorette of the year' things and reports on how well their businesses are doing.

She went to the next name on the list and did a search; then the next and the next and so on until...

"Hrn...."

Li, who had just sat down stood up, "What?"

"...nothing, not yet..." She replied.

Li sat back down only to hear a tap at the window. She looked to it and saw another turtle there, baring to katanas on his back. "I assume that he is Leonardo? Come in."

Leonardo slid the balcony window open and stepped in. "You must be Li." He said, nodding respectively. "How much have you guys found?"

"Headlines!" Came Randi's reply.

Thanks to the build of the loft, Leonardo's view of the girl was blocked by a curve. "Headlines?"

"Yeah, a lot of these guys were blamed for a smuggling operation..." She said, going from page to page of the on-line articles, "but... they weren't convicted--got really good lawyers... Fisher and Bines. Man those guys are the creame of the crop."

Leo looked over the corner to get a look at her and his jaw fell; Randi didn't even notice. "...Some of these guys couldn't have been able to afford them..." She furrowed her eyeridges, "This only goes to prove my one theary..."

"Wh-what theary."

"Orginized Crime." She replied, "or at least some what orginized."

R-iZZy

03-03-2003, 09:21 AM

Donatello let out a sigh of confusion, "Organized crime..." Donatello took a long pause. "Well, how in the hell did I come up in this mix? How in the hell did I become some pawn in this game? I didn't even run see them... they saw me and tried to kill me!"

Michaelangelo's hand was comforting him much, but he might as well have made Mikey feel better of himself for attempting to help out his brother. "I believe all of this is bullsh*t!"

heretic888

03-03-2003, 09:24 AM

Upon seeing Leonardo's reaction, Michelangelo grinned broadly and snickered out loud.

"Hey bro," Mike called out to Leo extending his hand, "good of yah tah come!!!"

Jade Green

03-03-2003, 09:54 AM

"Right..." Leo said, still staring at Randi, "Of course I'd come uh..."

"I'll admit that I didn't believe you Mikey..." He whispered so only Mike could hear him. "What do you know about her?"

"...As I said before, Donato di Niccolo don't take my word for it." Randi replied, "Its just a theary... right now. Am I the only fan of Marvel Comics? Just because it looks disorginized on the lower scale of things doesn't mean its that chaotic the higher you go."

She frowned, and typed in www.timelife.com to see if she could find anything there.

"Don, I... hail from a very orginized, (and yet disorginized) group of mutants and a not every thing has to make sense to er... outsiders if you will." She went on to explain, "And also, who's to say that the gang that you encountered weren't in the middle of a territorial war? And you were innocently caught up in the middle of it... a civilian mistaken for enemy number one--has any one ever heard of a Thomas Folry?"

She had seen the name in several articles dealing with some of the people she had researched; the man was rich too, and a proprietor of several businesses.

"No." Leo said, still gawking, "Why?"

"He's a very popular man, it seems."

heretic888

03-03-2003, 10:06 AM

Although Miranda's speculations were somewhat amusing, Michelangelo knew better.

"No, this was not a territorial war... unless it was one-sided," Mike replied casually. "There was only one group spraying lead, not two. There was no war..."

He paused for a moment.

"This attack was very, very calculated. I think it's pretty obvious to everyone here some kind of bigwig was behind it."

"My guess is that they had some kind of surveillance that spotted Don and Raph. That's how they knew where they were...."

Jade Green

03-03-2003, 10:11 AM

heretic888

03-03-2003, 10:24 AM

Michelangelo walked right next to Miranda and kneeled beside her by the computer screen.

"Hmmm.... I've got a hunch. See if any of these guys have had past business dealings with a man named Oroku Saki..."

MagentaSkies

03-03-2003, 11:06 AM

Jade Green

03-03-2003, 11:08 AM

"Err... spell that please."

Mike did (eh, we'll speed it up a bit) and Randi speedily typed it in... well as fast as a three fingered anthropomorphic mutant can.

"Uh... you mentioned that name before... haven't you, Mikey?" Randi said, recalling when the had told each other their 'stories'. The list of links came up. "Wasn't he like a mortal enemy to your sensei?" She pulled up another window and started another advanced search: Ninjustu +dojo +Oroku Saki... before going back to the previous page.

"Err..." She opened a link took one look at it and then went back to her other search window to see what the computer had pulled up.

((Heres where you jump in, there has to be at least one place in New York that teaches Ninjutsu... right? or not?))

heretic888

03-03-2003, 02:35 PM

Jade Green

03-03-2003, 05:15 PM

Michelangelo stood up for a moment in a pause of silent contemplation.

"Oroku Saki.." he said slowly, "murdered the master of our sensei. We avenged his death when we were only 15 years old."

((yes, there are a few public ninjutsu dojo in New York..... however, I doubt the Shredder/Foot would have much to do with them as they were more covert))

((Damn, any suggestions? Randi's no hacker... she couldn't very well hack into the Bank of America to find out where these guy's money is going... but..))

"That was what, five years ago?" She replied, "A lot of files can be 'lost' within half a decade."

Randi frowned as her search came up negitive and she cleared the window. "Any idea's guys? I know there's something whack with these two... a lot of these guys actually... then again I am slightly prejudice against the more... wealthy side of America--no offense, Li."

"None taken."

"We're not going to find all the info that we need in one day..." Randi traileed off for a moment and then grinned charmingly at Mike, fluttering her eyelashes, (though she had none) cutely. "So, my dear Watson, do you like libraries?"

heretic888

03-04-2003, 12:23 PM

Michelangelo raised an eyeridge and smirked at his new friend.

"You know, Randi," he said with a slightly amused tone, "I think I'll try MY kind of 'research'..."

R-iZZy

03-04-2003, 01:29 PM

Donatello chuckled under his breath as he thought in his mind, Hacking? Is that all she needs to do? Gimme a challenge. Oh wait, but Raaaandi wants to do this herself. Oh, swallow your pride already... put your pride behind you and ask me for cryin' out loud!

You know, Randi," he said with a slightly amused tone, "I think I'll try MY kind of 'research'..."

"Oh boy!" Donatello said, as he stepped back a couple of feet. "If this involves espionage, you know that's not my department."

heretic888

03-04-2003, 01:50 PM

((eh?? well, Don isn't as good as the other three to be sure.... but he is still very skilled in the 'espionage' department, much moreso than Randi is))

"Don," Mike replied casually, noting his brother had calmed down a bit, "why don't you help Randi with the technical stuff. Hacking is more your expertise, to be sure...."

R-iZZy

03-04-2003, 02:21 PM

Donatello smiled at Michaelangelo, "Well, I don't know. I just-so happens that I'm not smart enough to work computers!"

Donatello shot a mean glare at Randi, still bringing up Randi's tantrum thrown at Donatello. "I think I can handle the espionage with you... unless I'm needed for something else."

Jade Green

03-04-2003, 10:57 PM

((Just soyou know, Nincompoop, Randi dogs every one when she thinks their not doing their BEST. SHe was once a Drill Instructor for a very militant group of mutants if you think they way she was treating you was bad--and it was not a tantrum, trust me, if randi had a tantrum the building would no longer be standing--wait until you see how she treats Squack and Squawk if you ever meet those two imbeciles :wink: ))

"I never called you dumb." Randi said no malice in her voice, "I have you know, that I.Q. doesn't show how smart you really are, it shows how well you can use what you have."

"I know you're quite intelligent." She went on her eyes still on Mike, she hadn't looked at Don once. "But, I found your way of doing this research just a bit off center... we had told you before that yes, we did get our blades from there and yes it looked like that gang did too but you still had to look it up as if what we said didn't could and that is what really pissed me off.

"What you really should have been doing was exactly what I did: Look for suspects. Honestly, I would have thought some one like you would have read a Sherlock Holms book or two!"

heretic888

03-05-2003, 01:12 AM

A slightly annoyed look came across Michelangelo's face. This bickering, although amusing, was starting to bother him.

"Ughh, listen Don," Mike told his brother, cutting Randi's lecture a bit short, "just hack into the financial records of that company. See if they have made any business in New York in the past six months. Cross-reference the names you get and see if they have ever had any dealings with Saki. That should get us at least a few leads...."

Michelangelo suspected that whoever this 'kingpin' was behind the attack, they obviously knew a good deal about he and his brothers. To have this knowledge, whoever it was must have had business dealings with the Shredder in the past, probably the time they had spent recuperating in Northhampton...

"... and focus the cross-references from a time period of 4 to 5 years ago, when we were all in Northampton..."

Jade Green

03-05-2003, 08:07 AM

"Northampton?" Randi said, standing up to let Don sit down, "Heh, funny, used to live on a street called Southampton."

Of course, this had no significance what-so-ever to the mission at hand; She then sat down on the couch next to Raph. "Hack away, Donato."

MagentaSkies

03-05-2003, 02:15 PM

Thomas smirked as the door to his luxurious office opened to show his assistant Miles. "S-sir," The young man began, obviously intemidated, "A-azrael is h-here."

"Don't just stand there." Tom said, biting his cigar, "Let him in."

"Y-yes sir." Miles said, going out only to come back in with a sixfoot tall handsome looking man towering behind him.

"Ah, Azrael." Tom said, his side to the blonde, long haired man. "Good to finally meet you after so long."

"Indeed." Azrael said, his voice silky and soft. "What business do you have with me?"

"You know very well what it is, Azrael, don't play innocent with me."

The ice-blue eyed man kept his face expressionless, "Name them and it will be done."

"Ah, now that is what I like!" Tom grinned, facing the fair skinned Azael fully, "You don't even bother to ask about payment."

"Worldly goods mean nothing to me." He replied his tone still calm as ever.

"Ah yes, understandable." Tom replied, even more pleased before. "I want you to destroy the enemies of an old... associate of mine--I want them out of the picture before they do my other associates and I lasting damage."

"Name them," Azrael replied again, "And it will be done."

"They are known... as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles."

Azrael's blue eyes flashed, "It will be done." He said once more and left with out another word.

Tom only smiled, biting his cigar again and gazed out the top floor window of Anubis Enterprises.

((I will make a bio of Tom Folry, Miles, and Azrael shortly...))

R-iZZy

03-05-2003, 02:20 PM

Donatello seated himself and cracked his knuckles. After a bit of punching in keys, he had cracked into the account.

"Well, it seems here that they've done quite some business within the past six months. The list is very extensive, but here it is:

"John Aacox, Harrison Adams..."

The list when on, until he reached a name that startled him for a second.

"Li Saki?" Donatello said in confusion, scratching. "You don't think that this Li person is in any way related to the Shredder, do you?"

Donatello looked over to Randi and Michaelangelo with a look of concern across his face.

"Because if he or she is... nah, let's not jump to conclusions!"

Jade Green

03-05-2003, 03:02 PM

Li Hanaru raised an eyebrow, "Ironic that this person would have my same first name and your dead enemy's name as well." But, Li was just the name she was using for this life... in others she had been known as Tzipporah Mikael, Ann Tubbit and other names.

"Seeing as Saki is shredder's *first* name (going by the Japanese placement of names) and Oroku is his family name, no." Leonardo replied, "But the coincidence is too close, keep it in mind."

"Good idea. Is Signus Chalure on the list? Thomas Folry?" Randi asked thoughtfully seeing as they were their--well, her--prime suspects. "What about any of the other people I mentioned? What about the people who where aquitted for smuggling?" Don might be getting annoyed with Randi's rounds of questions; but they had to narrow down the search and prossess of elimination was the only way.

"Folry is one of the heads of the Anubis Corporation," Randi said, "I think Chalure is a proprietor as well. (OOC: Signus Chalure is minor a character of mine)."

((OOC: Also, Sandra Riply and Mischev Bent are also on the list... they bought more... personalized items from the company.

And MagS, Azrael sounds like he is the shiznet!! >.O;; is he a really powerful character?))

MagentaSkies

03-05-2003, 03:41 PM

((Errr... yeah, sorta... but being on earth so long has weakened him considerably... he won't really kill any of you guys...))

NAME: Azrael
AGE: Ageless (Immortal)
HEIGHT: 6'
WEIGHT: 189 lbs.
EYES: Ice Blue
WEAPON: None are needed
FAVORITE COLOR: White
HOBBIES: Anything to fill the void
FAVORITE MUSIC: Opera, preferably Italian
NICKNAMES: None
FAVORITE FOOD: I do not need food.
FAVORITE BOOK: War and Peace was to my liking.
HISTORY:
Long ago, when the earth was still just a void, a war between good and evil was waged: Lucifer, the brightest and most beloved of Yahweh’s angels had turned against him; he lost, and the Lord’s wrath was unforgiving. The Lord threw Lucifer and those who had followed the way-ward angel across the River Styx and into the very depths of Hell.
Among the remaining angels, there were those who had refused to fight for either side, deciding to wait to see who would win; Azrael, a cherubim, was one of these few. Since they had not fought on Lucifer’s side, Yahweh did not cast them down into hell, but since they did not fight for the Lord, a different fate was chosen for them.
Once The Earth was fully formed, Azrael was cast down upon to live forever as a fallen angel. Never to die and only being able to enter Heaven once he has proven himself truly loyal to the Lord; but the millennia have been hard on Azrael and he has given up on reentry into the Pearly Gates. Now he works as an assassin doing anything he can to fill that void in his immortal soul.

R-iZZy

03-05-2003, 07:34 PM

Donatello scratched his head, "Yeah... strange. Well, I just wanted to bring that to our attention. It was quite strange really..."

Donatello noticed that he had been wasting time, so he continued with the list. "Folry... Folry... Folry... FOLRY! There's a match, Thomas Folry." Donatello had found a bit of progress. "And there is a Signus Chalure is here. Geez, what do these guys want with all these weapons?"

Donatello shook his head in disbelief, as Randi seemed to be right on the dot. Her guesses and speculations were very keen. Donatello looked at the last entries on the list. "Do these names seem familiar to you? Sandra Riply and Mischev Bent ? They seem to be some of the most recent customers."

heretic888

03-05-2003, 07:42 PM

Michelangelo thought for a moment.

"Do you suppose they could all be in it together.... that there is one 'kingpin' and the others are all subordinates??"

Jade Green

03-05-2003, 07:51 PM

"For right now," Li put in, "We will presume that they are."

"Yeah, I think we need to check them out." Randi said with a slight smirk.

Heh, she had always wanted to see Mischev Bent in person... :roll: too bad she was a turtle. (lol)

"Question is," Leo said, "Who do we check out first?"

R-iZZy

03-05-2003, 07:52 PM

Donatello turned to Michaelangelo, "When did the rich ever want to become mediocre? My theory is this is a big oligarchy. And it's possible that those thugs were a bunch of henchmen. To tell you the truth, having more than one kingpin could be a very serious threat."

Donatello fully turned his chair around, looking at Michaelangelo, "I mean sure... it's a possibility that all of these people are working together, and maybe it is for a man not on this list... who probably is the kingpin. But these people are powerful. You add their power together and what do you get? Money... fame... fortune... power... all the desperate henchmen they could ever want to buy. Hell, you could consider this a war for us."

Donatello then thought more deeply into Michaelangelo's words, "But then again, all of these people could be the henchmen. Think about it, if there was a kingpin other than them, he'd have to be WAY more powerful than them. And with these powerful, wealthy folks as only suboordinates, just think of how strong the kingpin is."

"You know, I truly hope your theory is wrong for our sake. But then again, if mine is right... we'll still be in trouble."