Please, Leonardo
Trudging through the dense forest, the Ultimate Ninja felt his body begin to weaken, to perspire, he was sweating blood.
Using his last bit of energy, he finally emerged into the clearing, where his nemesis stood. But now, his enemy was his only hope…his only mercy.
The Ultimate Ninja swallowed hard, trying to keep calm, his enemy glared at him.
"What do you want this time?" His foe demanded.
"Leonardo, please, I need your help, I-"
"Silence! Since the first times I've know you, you've only brought nothing but trouble to my family. I wish you were dead…"
The impact of the Leo's words hit the young Ultimate Ninja like a fatal dart, everyone wished him dead, even the person behind him.
Pushing away his resentment, the Ultimate Ninja continued, "Leonardo, I beg of you! I am not here to plead for myself!" The Ultimate Ninja confessed.
Leonardo narrowed his eyes, considering his adversary's words carefully. Looking into the Ultimate Ninja's green eyes, brought back bitter memories, but Leo didn't expect to see what he did on those eyes. The Ultimate Ninja's green eyes were softer; they were pained, frightened, and pleading. Then Leo saw something that shocked him-something that Leo had seen in Master Splinter's eyes…fatherly sacrifice, could it be?-
As if reading his thoughts, the Ultimate Ninja stepped back, revealing a young, small girl with reddish hair and green eyes behind him. She was almost identical to the Ultimate Ninja. Leo studied the child; he was taken aback at how compelling her green eyes were.
"Ultimate Ninja, you- you have a child?" Leonardo asked in complete shock.
"Yes, this child belongs to me and my beloved Micheala".
"Where is she?"
"She- she's-…" the Ultimate Ninja broke off as tears began to form in his eyes, turning them an even brighter green.
Now Leo understood, the Ultimate Ninja had come here to leave his child to Leo, so Leo could protect her, but then-what was the Ultimate Ninja planning to do with himself?
"Ultimate Ninja, tell me how did this come about?" Leo questioned.
Suddenly, there was a spark of anger in the Ultimate Ninja's eyes, "Do not ask me this".
Leo then knew he had to lie off, the Ultimate Ninja had unspoken matters, but that could be decided later. Seconds after this, the Ultimate Ninja collapsed onto the ground, his sides heaving with utter exhaustion.
"No", Leo whispered as he knelt down beside him. Leo was expecting the Ultimate Ninja's daughter to come by her father's side; instead, she stood there, her eyes cold as ice. How could she? Leo looked over at the Ultimate Ninja, his green eyes were pained beyond belief, never had he seen his enemy in such a humble and weakened state.
"Donnie!" Leo called out, immediately; Donatello rushed out of the tent they were camping in. His eyes were wide, "Leo what-" He broke off his sentence as he saw the Ultimate Ninja and his daughter, "Leo, what the shell?!"
"Look Don, I'll explain later, right now please help the Ultimate Ninja! I'm afraid he'll pass on."
Sighing, Don took out his medical kit; he leaned in closer to see what was wrong with the young Ninja. He smelled blood, but the only blood in sight was drops of blood on the Ultimate Ninja's forehead. Donnie frowned, he reached over and delicately lifted up some of the Ninja's purple robe, what was there shocked him, and even Leo.
The Ninja had been viciously stabbed in his armpit, which was leaking blood like a mighty river. That wasn't all; his abdomen was stabbed as well. Leo and Don both wondered: How could he even manage to make it to here?
Out of the blue, a revelation suddenly hit Leo like a stone.
He turned around to look at the Ultimate Ninja's daughter, then he noticed, her hands were red, and there was a knife tucked at her side. The gruesome truth made Leo want to gag. But then, why was the Ultimate Ninja protecting her? Knowing the man, he would have killed her for such a thing. Why? What the shell was going on?
