Shadows of the past (Leoxreader)

May 2012

"Again" Karai lunged at me throwing a punch to my face but it didn't land, I moved around her swiftly. She stumbled beside me so I elbowed her back and kicked her legs out from under her.

She fell face first on the mat. Oops. She recovered quickly and jumped back up on her feet. This time I lunged at her tackling her to the ground. I sat on her and my hands wrapped around her neck choking her. Both her hands went to my wrists squeezing them. Like that was gonna do anything. She started struggling to breathe "I will not hesitate to knock you out or better yet kill you" I whispered lowly in her ear "Learn to get out of this situation or die little girl"

I looked in her eyes and saw nothing but anger. There it is. I know taunting and threatening her would work. Like father like daughter they say.

She head butted me and kneed me in my stomach. My grip lessened on her neck and she took that opportunity to kick me off of her.  I heard her take a deep breath once I was off of her. I landed on my back my eyes going to ceiling above me. I heard her footsteps running towards me. She jumped in the air with her fist ready to hit my face. I rolled out of the way before she landed and jumped on my feet.

I can taste the sweat coming from my face. The blood is rushing in my ears and my veins are pumping with adrenaline.

We're both in a fighting position and I can see the blood coming from her nose and a little cut on her forehead. Both our chests are heaving deep and our eyes are locked on one another.

As i'm about to go at her again Mr. Shred head walks in with his two big bug eyes following behind. Man this guy really likes to make an entrance. So dramatic. Me and Karai stood up straight and faced him as he approached the mat.

He looks to the Winter soldier "How was it?" The Winter soldier walks over to him and whispers in his ear. I swear I never hear this guy talk. What's up with that?

"very well" Shred head turns to me and Karai. "You my daughter come with me. And you two, you will be escorted back to your cells to gather your things." Our things? Where were we going? "Yes sir" We said in unison. He turned to walk out the doors with Karai following suit. Two other big eyed men escorted back through the dungeon into our cells.

We both gathered our things and waited at the door for someone to come collect us.

As we entered shred heads throne room I saw my handler standing in the middle of the room. Why is he here? Never mind that he looked like he ages 30 years.

"Hello my two favorite friends" He called out to us as we approached him. I growled lowly; Not even two seconds back with this guy and he's already getting on my nerves. "Have you guys been behaving yourselves?" We stood in front of him side by side. We both nodded "yes sir" we said quietly to him. "Excellent"

We walked past him and stood at his sides facing Shredder's throne. I need to know why he's here. We haven't done anything wrong and it's not right day for the chair. No matter the amount of times they took us back and forth and wiped us clean, we still remembered the exact day we would be taken back.

I'm glad I still remembered some things from here even if they were useless and had nothing to do with me. Remembering means it's in the past which means it's one step closer than forgetting everything and everyone.

We stood still and waited until the Shredder appeared in the room walking towards his chair. He sat down with his two ninjas beside him and Karai in front of one. "Thank you for meeting me so urgently today. I know this is such a short notice but we are leaving Japan for good." 

"What?" Karai looked at her father confused. "what do you mean we're leaving?!" she said it louder this time. His face remained calm and collected "I have unfinished business elsewhere that you and I need to take care of." He looks at the three of us again " I was very pleased with the way these two soldiers worked on my missions that I had for them and the way that your lady trained my daughter and me. She taught us some things that will be useful in the future for us" 

So this is why my handler is here, to take us back to our hell hole. awesome. 

I looked between the Shredder and Karai but my eyes stopped on Karai as she looked at me with a look in her eyes that I haven't ever seen before. Was she terrified? Was she upset that she wasn't told beforehand? The look caught me off guard as I studied her. She looked... Sad?

I couldn't wrap my head around the idea that she was sad. She hated this place and most importantly her father, so why would she be sad? 

That's when it hit me. She was sad that I was leaving. 

Then I remembered, I was her escape from this life she was living. All her training sessions, all her outings into the city; She loved it because she had me to help guide her even when I was being tough.  

"You're like a mother figure to me and I love it"

I blinked away tears as I remembered that sentence. I was her comfort despite the circumstances I was in. I watched her grow up from a small girl into a beautiful woman. I saw all her phases and got her through them when the Shredder couldn't. That's why she didn't want me to leave.

"Understood." He bowed to him and then turned to us "lets go my friends and celebrate once we get back to base." He has a weird smile on his face that makes me feel uneasy when my eyes look at him.

We walked back to the rooftop about the board the jet but before I did, I took in the scenery one last time before I was confined to a humid cream colored tiny square cell again for the rest of my life. At least the ones here had a little bit of more room and a little bit of natural light. I started walking again into the back of the jet and took my seat dreading the final flight back to the happiest place on earth. yipee.

After The Winter Solider boarded with my handler not too far behind the jet ramp was closed and the jet finally took off.

We finally landed after what seemed like forever. I took a small nap in between but woke up before we landed.

ramp opened up so we waited for my handler to come out of the pit to escort us back inside. "lets go" He demanded as he walked out the jet. I rolled my eyes but followed as did the Winter soldier. 

He took us inside this all too familiar place that is apparently my so-called home. We walked throughout the hallways walking past out cells and then the training room. Once I realized what was happening my heart dropped and I wanted to cry. Why? 

We approached the room and the door swung open and there sat the infamous chair that scrambled my brain to pieces. At this point I just want it to be over already, I want to go back to me cell to sleep and be left alone until the next mission. But in here that isn't the case.

I was shoved into the chair strapped down like always and then began the machine. Here we go again.

After this torture they kept me in the room waiting for the Winter Soldier to finish his session. I was confused as to why I had to sit and watch him and couldn't go back to my cell. 

Once he was done and all burned out they escorted us to who knows where. My brain and body were exhausted and overworked, all I wanted to do was sleep forever and to be left alone. I wasn't even paying attention to where we were going but we ended up in the pod room. A small part of me felt relieved but another part was scared of how long I would be in there.

They opened up my pod and secured me in as they did with the Winter Soldier. My pod door started closing so I closed my eyes to enjoy to the sound of the machine whirring. As the freezing started taking place I enjoyed it and embraced it like a hug. This is just what I needed.

Darkness consumed me and I welcomed it with open arms. 

Here's another chapter for ya'll!! I hope you all had a good Christmas and a great new year!