Disclaimer: This is a reposting of my original Broken Dreams I only own the Ocs and Plot. Some things have changed from the original.

I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry for dropping the fic like that…. "shudders" I never meant to I swear on my honor… "ducks as Plot Bunny attacks"…honestly I've been fighting these guys like crazy…

For those of you who are wondering…The Three Trials will be updated soon.

Prologue

Don was sitting at the table while messing with a contraption he had been fighting with all week.

Raph was attempting to train with Leo who was struggling with something lately. He seemed off ever since the fight with Winters.

For a few weeks things were great, they had been back to being a healthy family again, then four days ago when Leo saw the calendar on the fridge, he fell apart. He stopped trying to be a part of things and cut himself off, stopped eating dinner with them, stopped speaking, and trained until he could hardly stand.

He wouldn't even talk to Splinter.

Don glanced up as Leo walked in, flinching as Leo opened the fridge and then slammed it shut and stormed off. It wasn't the brother he knew…or even remembered from when he had left two years ago.

"Um…Leo?" Mike whispered as he walked in.

Leo stopped, but said nothing.

Raph walked in behind Don looking shaken.

"Leo…will you explain…what you I…" Raph started.

"You heard me Raph…I murdered forty-five men…in cold blood…watched them die…and liked it," Leo whispered, "…I slaughtered them…like…"

Leo turned and looked at his brothers.

"Like they slaughtered my children," Leo finished, golden-brown eyes brimming with tears.

"Leonardo?" Master Splinter whispered.

"She was like us…the eggs…would've…" Leo's voice cut off as he sank to the ground. Master Splinter gripped his son gently and let him weep.

His brothers stood by, not sure how to react to seeing Leo weeping like he was. They had no experience with that kind of grief.

Raph was the first to move forward, slowly he reached forward and pressed a hand to Leo's carapace. Don and Mike were seconds after.

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Later That Night

April gently hugged Leo.

"When you told me…I can't go back a failure…you meant…" April started.

"I couldn't save them," Leo mumbled, "I was too late…Esme and the eggs…they were…"

Master Splinter placed a hand on his son's shoulder.

"My son…I think it is time you told us the whole story," Master Splinter whispered.

Leo swallowed and took a deep breath.

"I never meant to fall in love with her…if it hadn't been for the Jaguar we never would've met…" Leo started.

Reviews I beg! Please show me you forgive me!!!!

Thanks for being patient with me…

Again a reposting!!!