"Right! I've always seen combat as being like chess. Move and counter-move. If you can think farther ahead than your opponent, you can get them where you want them and go in for the checkmate."

Diarmuid does manage to hit the bo staff, pressing on one end of the lever and opening Donatello's guard, leaving him exposed for a strike. The other end of the staff, however, is using that momentum to come around and shove the little knight-to-be right past Don. If it connects.

"You're definitely more fun to spar with than my brother Leo. He uses a pair of swords too, and fighting with him is pretty much an exercise in seeing how many seconds I can last before getting knocked flat on my shell."