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It's kinda curious `cause they're using the same ninja type methods.''\n\n\t``Why do the Purple Dragons think the elementary school is more of a draw for this rival gang than either of your other two choices?'' Leonardo asked.\n\n\tCasey shrugged.  ``Dunno, they seem ta think that'll work though.  From what I hear, they're banking on it ta the tune of a couple dozen Dragons.  Most of them will be hiding until the other gang shows up.''\n\n\tThe brothers all looked at each other and then Raphael told Casey, ``We'll check out that school.''\n\n\t``Hey, ya' guys know something about this new gang?'' Casey asked.  ``Is there something building out on the streets that I need ta know about?''\n\n\t``It isn't another gang,'' Donatello answered.  ``Apparently there is another vigilante out there who thinks as highly of the Purple Dragons as you do.  He's just really good at not being seen.''\n\n\tCasey scratched his neck.  ``Shit, he'd be better off staying away from this one then.  One guy against nearly thirty Dragons ain't the best odds.  Unless that one is Raphael here; he's just psycho enough ta pull it off.''\n\n\t``Takes one ta know one,'' Raphael shot back.\n\n\t``Ooh, that was original,'' Casey said with a grin.  ``Hey, ya' guys want me ta come with?''\n\n\tLeonardo shook his head before either of his brothers could answer.  ``No, this is something we need to look into by ourselves.  We'll explain later.''\n\n\t``Be mysterious,'' Casey said, still smiling.  ``I didn't wanna go anyway; the owner of that auto shop is a pal of mine.  He likes golf the way I like hockey.  Ya' should see what a nine iron does ta a guy's skull.''\n\n\t``We'll take your word for it,'' Donatello said quickly, afraid that Casey would elaborate.  Their friend could get a little bloodthirsty at times.\n\n\t``Later then,'' Casey said, lifting a hand as he turned to leave.  Halfway across the rooftop he spun around and added, ``Be careful out there; the Purple Dragons would love to take your heads off and this vigilante might resent your help.''\n\n\tAfter delivering his warning, he raced over the rest of the roof, leaping over the space between buildings with ease.  He was well on his way across the third rooftop before the turtles sped off towards their destination.\n\n\tThey ran in silence for several blocks, concentrating on a route that would keep them above the city streets but still get them to the school on time.  Raphael kept shooting curious glances at Leonardo; his brother seemed more amped up than usual.\n\n\tFinally unable to contain his interest, Raphael asked, ``So what do ya' wanna do once we get there?  If the Dragons are there but the kid doesn't show, should we roust the PD's anyway?''\n\n\t``We should,'' Leonardo said without looking over at his brother.  ``I don't particularly like their idea of trying to ambush anyone; it's a bad precedent to allow them to set.''\n\n\tRaphael grinned.  ``I'm glad ta hear ya' say that.  I was afraid you'd ignore `em in favor of hunting for the kid.''\n\n\tThat did make Leonardo take a quick look at Raphael.  ``I would never back away from a responsibility to the citizens of this city.  What would make you believe something like that?''\n\n\t``'Cause ever since that mystery turtle showed up you've been kinda distracted,'' Raphael said.  ``I know me and Donatello spend a lot of time thinking and guessing things about him, but you've been acting like something crawled into your throat and lodged there.  Something ya' wanna share?''\n\n\tThe threesome made the leap from one building to the next and then stopped when they ran out of buildings.  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Even if you conceded that they used a red eared slider and that the only foreign DNA on its body was human, the differences in the mutagen wouldn't have given them an exact replica of us.''\n\n\t``He don't look exactly like us,'' Raphael argued, fond of his idea.\n\n\t``You know what I mean,'' Donatello said.  ``Other than skin and eye color, he looks like we do, and in case you haven't noticed, we don't all look alike either.''\n\n\t``That turtle is skinnier and his shell ain't as big,'' Raphael said heatedly.\n\n\t``He isn't as muscular because he probably doesn't weight train the way we do,'' Donatello explained.  ``From the way he moves, I wouldn't discount his strength right away.  The shell growth is undoubtedly due to a difference in nutrition.''\n\n\t``Hey, maybe he's a she,'' Raphael said, perking up.  ``We ain't been close enough ta tell for sure.  Wouldn't that be great?''\n\n\tLeonardo felt his back stiffen.  ``The other turtle is male,'' he said in a harsh whisper.  ``Don't let your mind start wandering down that other path.''\n\n\tRaphael smirked.  ``Why not?  Male, female; he's one of our kind and it'd be nice ta have the chance ta mate.  Might not ever happen again.''\n\n\t``If you start thinking that way you'll scare him off,'' Leonardo said, his eyes flashing angrily.\n\n\t``Could be ya' don't want the competition,'' Raphael mocked.  ``Is that it, Leonardo?  Are ya' hoping ta keep him for yourself?''\n\n\t``This conversation is non-productive,'' Leonardo snapped.  ``Let's focus on our mission.  Do you think you can manage that, Raphael?''\n\n\t``Hey, no problem,'' Raphael answered.  ``Lead the way, o fearless one.  Just so ya' know, I ain't gonna do anything that'll scare the kid off.  I can be just as polite and gentle as either of ya' when I got a good reason.''\n\n\tLeonardo pressed his lips together to refrain from further argument, though inside he was simmering.  It figured that Raphael would sense that his older brother had a deeper interest in the lost boy than just a superficial curiosity.\n\n\tThat was the way it always was; Raphael had an ingrained need to try to take things from Leonardo.  Most of the time, Leonardo let Raphael's challenges roll off of his shell; they weren't worth the effort of an altercation.\n\n\tThis time Leonardo could feel an unusual possessiveness churning inside of him.  There was no point in trying to lie to himself and say that he didn't want the turtle in the orange mask in exactly the way Raphael had alluded to, because Leonardo truly did.\n\n\tSomething moved in Leonardo's peripheral vision and pulled him from his thoughts.  Down amongst the trees a shadow shifted slightly and Leo, who understood shadows well, knew something was there.\n\n\tHis instincts told him that the lost boy had arrived for his ambush party.  Leonardo tensed as he prepared to move.\n\n\tHe and his brothers were about to become uninvited and certainly most unwanted guests.\n\nTBC..................\n\n",
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Donatello offered.<br /><br />\tLeonardo nodded.&nbsp;&nbsp;``Yes.&nbsp;&nbsp;But how could he have become separated from us?&#039;&#039;<br /><br />\t``Maybe he didn&#039;t,&#039;&#039; Raphael said.&nbsp;&nbsp;``Maybe the Utroms decided ta experiment on another turtle after they saw what happened ta us.&nbsp;&nbsp;He seems like he&#039;s younger than we are and it would sure explain where he learned ta fight.&#039;&#039;<br /><br />\t``That&#039;s a fair hypothesis,&#039;&#039; Donatello acknowledged, ``but statistically speaking, I don&#039;t buy into it.&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#039;ve taken minute samples from the trace amounts of mutagen left in canisters at the TCRI building after it was destroyed and compared them to what I could swab out of our canister.&nbsp;&nbsp;Every one of them is slightly different in composition.&nbsp;&nbsp;Even if you conceded that they used a red eared slider and that the only foreign DNA on its body was human, the differences in the mutagen wouldn&#039;t have given them an exact replica of us.&#039;&#039;<br /><br />\t``He don&#039;t look exactly like us,&#039;&#039; Raphael argued, fond of his idea.<br /><br />\t``You know what I mean,&#039;&#039; Donatello said.&nbsp;&nbsp;``Other than skin and eye color, he looks like we do, and in case you haven&#039;t noticed, we don&#039;t all look alike either.&#039;&#039;<br /><br />\t``That turtle is skinnier and his shell ain&#039;t as big,&#039;&#039; Raphael said heatedly.<br /><br />\t``He isn&#039;t as muscular because he probably doesn&#039;t weight train the way we do,&#039;&#039; Donatello explained.&nbsp;&nbsp;``From the way he moves, I wouldn&#039;t discount his strength right away.&nbsp;&nbsp;The shell growth is undoubtedly due to a difference in nutrition.&#039;&#039;<br /><br />\t``Hey, maybe he&#039;s a she,&#039;&#039; Raphael said, perking up.&nbsp;&nbsp;``We ain&#039;t been close enough ta tell for sure.&nbsp;&nbsp;Wouldn&#039;t that be great?&#039;&#039;<br /><br />\tLeonardo felt his back stiffen.&nbsp;&nbsp;``The other turtle is male,&#039;&#039; he said in a harsh whisper.&nbsp;&nbsp;``Don&#039;t let your mind start wandering down that other path.&#039;&#039;<br /><br />\tRaphael smirked.&nbsp;&nbsp;``Why not?&nbsp;&nbsp;Male, female; he&#039;s one of our kind and it&#039;d be nice ta have the chance ta mate.&nbsp;&nbsp;Might not ever happen again.&#039;&#039;<br /><br />\t``If you start thinking that way you&#039;ll scare him off,&#039;&#039; Leonardo said, his eyes flashing angrily.<br /><br />\t``Could be ya&#039; don&#039;t want the competition,&#039;&#039; Raphael mocked.&nbsp;&nbsp;``Is that it, Leonardo?&nbsp;&nbsp;Are ya&#039; hoping ta keep him for yourself?&#039;&#039;<br /><br />\t``This conversation is non-productive,&#039;&#039; Leonardo snapped.&nbsp;&nbsp;``Let&#039;s focus on our mission.&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you think you can manage that, Raphael?&#039;&#039;<br /><br />\t``Hey, no problem,&#039;&#039; Raphael answered.&nbsp;&nbsp;``Lead the way, o fearless one.&nbsp;&nbsp;Just so ya&#039; know, I ain&#039;t gonna do anything that&#039;ll scare the kid off.&nbsp;&nbsp;I can be just as polite and gentle as either of ya&#039; when I got a good reason.&#039;&#039;<br /><br />\tLeonardo pressed his lips together to refrain from further argument, though inside he was simmering.&nbsp;&nbsp;It figured that Raphael would sense that his older brother had a deeper interest in the lost boy than just a superficial curiosity.<br /><br />\tThat was the way it always was; Raphael had an ingrained need to try to take things from Leonardo.&nbsp;&nbsp;Most of the time, Leonardo let Raphael&#039;s challenges roll off of his shell; they weren&#039;t worth the effort of an altercation.<br /><br />\tThis time Leonardo could feel an unusual possessiveness churning inside of him.&nbsp;&nbsp;There was no point in trying to lie to himself and say that he didn&#039;t want the turtle in the orange mask in exactly the way Raphael had alluded to, because Leonardo truly did.<br /><br />\tSomething moved in Leonardo&#039;s peripheral vision and pulled him from his thoughts.&nbsp;&nbsp;Down amongst the trees a shadow shifted slightly and Leo, who understood shadows well, knew something was there.<br /><br />\tHis instincts told him that the lost boy had arrived for his ambush party.&nbsp;&nbsp;Leonardo tensed as he prepared to move.<br /><br />\tHe and his brothers were about to become uninvited and certainly most unwanted guests.<br /><br />TBC..................<br /><br /></span>",
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