Hello, everyone. I actually got an idea on how to start the story now...just took me half of forever. Thanks for your concern and sorry for the bad pleading. It's all okay now.

Disclaimer: Oh, you'll find out what I own and don't soon enough...;)

The dragon flies overhead,

but then why does the pheonix cry

their forfathers are here with them

but then why so far away

Is there anything in the light

That isn't already in darkness

Who is in control

Who has power

Do you know who you really are

This was inscribed on a tablet. A figure stood there. His cape rustled in the wind. The silouette turned to see the one behind him. He called that persons name, or was it his name. Or was it both.

'Leovander'

Leo awoke from his dreaming with a small gasp hitched in his throut as he returned to the world of the living. Looking around, he aknoledged that he was in his bedchambre of the triburnal monestary. He had been having all sorts of crazy dreams ever since he had arrived here, but that one had become the most common by far. He was able to calm down his breathing just when a hand was on his shoulder. A three fingered green hand.

He followed the hand to the arm, shoulder blade, neck, chin, all the way to the eyes. They belonged to his immediate younger brother, but when he looked around, he saw his other brothers staring at him, gobsmacked and wide-eyed.

"Dude...what happened to you? You look like you've seen a ghost," Mikey announced quietly. The dim light of the moon etched across his face, giving the impression that it was still night.

"Nothing-"

"Yeah right, bro," Raphael interupted knelling down to his brother, not once taking his amber eyes from him,"You were twisting and turning around as if you were trying to get away from something...like a nightmare." He raised a questioning eyebrow.

"I appreciate the concern you guys, but I'd rather we all get back to sleep and...well, I don't really remember the dream but if it was a nightmare or whatever, than I'll just go for a run so it doesn't linger when I go back to sleep, okay?"

Why am I being such a liar tonight?

"Leo, are you sure that's a good idea? Master Splinter did say before that tonight had a different air to it...maybe that's a bad thing."

Leo looked at his intelligent sibling. "When did he say that?" he questioned.

"When you were out like a light, dude." Mikey said, anxious of his brother's actions. This was a little too Leo like. Why couldn't he just say what was wrong?

"Ohh...Then I guess I got my good night's sleep. Go on guys, I'll be back before you know it." He guestured to the 'beds' around the dimmed coals of the ashened fire. He soon turned his back and slipped on all of his gear and headed for the window. Though, he stop aburtedly when that hand once again grabbed his shoulder and held him back. Looking over said shoulder, Raphael was still standing there, a look of cocern/anger/worry written all over his face.

"Leo, ya need to talk to somebody bro. Ever since we got the artifacts secure, while Master Splinter's quietened down, you're gettin' more 'n' more twitchy. No offense, but that's not a side of Leo I'm used to. Now you're going to tell me what you saw tonight or else..." He let that threat hang in the air but Leo was unfazed by it...but that doesn't mean he didn't take his words to consideration.

Just tell what needs be told...well, here goes something...

"I just keep having these dreams and I think they mean something a long the lines of desting and fate...but all I really know is that it's all riddles and the days to come. Nothing out of the ordinary, really..."

Raph gazed into his brothers eyes, as if searching for the REAL answer. He knew that something else was wrong with his sibling, but being the stubborn mule he is, he would never completly admit to it. But that's what you get when that sibling is the leader of a ninja clan.

Raphael sighed in defeat. If Leo was going to open up...this wasn't the time to do it. Damn fate.

"Okay big bro, but...just make sure you get back safe and sound." He smirked at his brother," Or I'll have to hunt you down and you seriously don't want what comes after that..."

Leo chuckled at his brother's 'overproctedness/hot-headedness. "K, Raph, I promise, as long as you promise to get some sleep."

"Okay, fearless, I promise too." Raphael answered in mock boredom.

The two knuckled fists to make the promise absolute then headed off in seperate directions. Raphael to the warth of his bed, Leo to the the cool darkness of the night.

Yes. They made a promise they had both intended to keep.

Yes. Raphael did get to sleep that night.

But no-

Leo never come back.

If you must know, this is supposed to be a sorta good-ish start to a different version of the Mystic Compuss Series. It didn't work out the first time so here's round two...I will get there, I hope. Please Review.