Vio: Hey guys, sorry for being late! I thought this would have been out earlier. Now, let's begin.
A/N: I do NOT own TMNT! If I did, Leo would be a shorty, hehehe~
Please enjoy,
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Chapter 1: The Winter's Incident Part 1 – 2007-verse
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'Oh, shi-'
Leo grunted as his body hit the floor with a resounding, sickening crack. It was seriously moments like this that he was glad to be a mutant turtle, otherwise, his spine would be dust right about now and he would be a blob. The sounds of intense fighting surrounding him came to a halt, and he weakly and slowly pushed himself up into a sitting position, careful of his disoriented self.
"Dudes," someone gasped in excitement, a slight suffer boy accent could be heard, "did you guys see that?! A mini Leo just fell out of a portal!"
The muscle right above his eye twitched in irritation – he was not little, dammit! – and he finally looked up to see a lithe man with neck-length, raven hair and narrowed blue eyes holding a hockey stick. Beside the hockey wielding, masked vigilante was a smaller and skinnier woman with familiar bright, ginger tresses and wide green eyes. She was wearing a yellow jumpsuit-
He snorted. What was up with Aprils and yellow jumpsuits?
-and held a single katana in front of her, bared and ready to strike down anyone in its path.
Then, of course, there were his brother's counterparts and his own and-why was Raphael dressed up as a wannabe Batman? All he needed was the cape and bat ears and voila! The four mutants stared at him in shock and amazement. Huh, well it's not like you see a version of your brother/yourself fall from a trans-dimensional portal every day.
"Who are you, little one?"
Looks like someone wants to die today.
Leo glared up at the man standing near him but paused as he truly looked at him. Tired gray eyes stared into his single blue one with surprise. Messy salt and pepper locks were plastered to his sick-looking pale face with sweat, grime and traces of blood here and there. He looked to be dressed up in some sort of golden armor that was slightly rusted.
"I'm not little." He grimaced at how hoarse his voice sounded and rubbed his neck soothingly. It was no wonder that his tone came out so scratchy, after all, the day he was stolen was the day he stopped talking, "Anyways, who the hell are you?"
Not very polite but really, he could give less of a fuck if someone was offended. Sensei would happily invite him for a round of randori if he could hear him now.
Before the man could say anything in return, the turtle jumped back barely avoiding the machete blade that was meant to cut him down. By instinct and years of training, he reached behind to grab his twin katanas and turned towards the threat.
His right eye throbbed, and the whispers started up again. They never seem to leave him be.
Erase them, erase them. They are nothing to you. Erase them.
He ignored their malicious demands, focusing on the four figures that stood near a...another dimensional portal? What the hell? Hmm, would it take him home?
…...no, the colors and patterns were not correct.
"How dare you interfere with our battle! Who do you think you are?!" The stone-like woman barked at him, her glowing scarlet eyes were narrowed into slits and her teeth were bared into a snarl.
Leo's lip curled up in a mock snarl of his own, revealing his sharp canines, "The name's Leonardo Hamato, and I'm here to kick your ass."
All hell broke loose.
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"Thank you..." Leo watched as the light enveloped Max's – or was it Yaotl's? – body and he disappeared leaving behind particles of his very being. The moment of silence afterwards was ruined by Michelangelo who sneezed and had begun to freak out about inhaling a dead guy's body.
While he was too caught up in his half mournful, half amused quietness, the turtle didn't notice the figure approaching until it was too late. His inner ninja screamed while he was yanked off the ground and being held up into mid-air.
He squeaked.
"D'aaaawww," the perpetrator known as Michelangelo cooed, nuzzling him, "did you just squeak, mini Leo? That was freaking adorable!" He froze at the cuddling like a deer in headlights.
Was it horrible that he wanted to be far away as possible from his alternate dimension brother?
But, because he was so awkward and the fact the he'd had no physical contact for who knows how long, the only thing he could manage to say was, "Unhand me, and stop calling me mini Leo! It's Leonardo to you!"
"Looks like somebody's a bit feisty," another voice spoke up tainted by a heavy Brooklyn accent. Leo frowned and craned his head to see this world's Raphael walking over with the others on his heels, golden eyes narrowed as he took in the other's form.
"This should be impossible." Donatello said, accessing Leo's injuries while Leonardo just stared at his smaller counterpart.
"Can we keep him?" Michelangelo begged with big eyes, "Can we? Can we? Pleeeeaaaasssseee?"
"I'm not some pet!" He sputtered, cheeks darkening in embarrassment.
A small tapping noise made the four go quiet, and Leo looked back to see April and Mystery Man step apart to let the shadowy figure by. Oxygen got caught in his lungs and his eye widened, taking a more shimmering color.
"Sensei?" He asked in a lost voice, practically clawing the orange-banded brother so that he would be put down, "Fa-father?"
Warm, brown eyes stare at him, "Leonardo, is it? My son from another dimension?" He nodded, ignoring the wetness that slid down his cheeks.
A sharp intake of air, "Holy Mary, he's cryin' blood!" Which was followed by a sharp smack to the head, "Now's not the time, Casey!" April hissed, her eyes never leaving the small turtle mutant's form because he was indeed crying blood.
She watched as small streams of red leaked out from beneath the neatly woven bandage that hid his right eye from sight, staining the pristine coverage with crimson. Staring into his remaining eye, she noticed how dull and empty it was.
If mini Leo – dammit, Mikey! – wasn't moving and talking, she would have thought him to be dead.
Oh, I really hope you guys enjoyed part 1! Let me know what'cha think and if you have any questions, remember to PM me! Thank you and have a blessed day!~
