A gang of thugs had no idea what was happening before Raphael and Leonardo, two incredibly strong little turtles, dragged them out of the van and broke their bones.
Julie watched Shang-Chi climb out of the Humvee and wave to her. She glanced at Zack beside her, then stood up uncertainly and walked toward Shang-Chi...
Poor Luther had probably been knocked senseless in the car accident. Seeing Julie approach, he panicked and clung to Raphael's leg, shouting desperately at her, "Stay back! Run..."
Then Luther looked up and glared through gritted teeth at the terrifying-looking Raphael. "I'm the one you want. Don't hurt anyone else..."
Raphael stared with his tiny, bead-like eyes at the confused Luther, then looked at Shang-Chi, baffled. "Who's this guy?"
With his huge mouth stretched wide as he spoke, Raphael looked like some kind of debt collector from the turtle world. His demonic, musclebound-turtle appearance only made Luther more frightened.
But the young man had guts. He clung tightly to Raphael's leg and shouted, "You came for me! I'm an illegitimate son of the Rockefeller family. My father will pay my ransom. Let everyone else go..."
Julie shot Zack an amused glance and saw him shaking his head with a grin. She walked over, first thanking Raphael and the others, then patted Luther on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Come on, get up. They're my friends..."
Luther froze for a few seconds, then broke down like a child, bawling as he clung to Raphael's leg and smeared all kinds of unidentified fluids over the turtle's green skin. He wailed at Julie, "Can you forget what I look like right now?"
Raphael grabbed Luther by the scruff of the neck and hauled him up, then wiped his hand against his thigh in disgust. Finally, he