(A/N: I have never written a story with magic included, so this is a first for me. I made a comic when I was in fifth grade, but it sucked in plot lining [I was in fifth grade for crying out loud!] and the drawings lacked anything good. But I have hope for this one… Just so you don't get confused, all of them call Leonardo 'Chan' or little child. Leonardo calls Splinter 'Chichi' or father. Splinter calls Raphael 'Seika' or Sacred Fire. He calls Donatello 'Chikyuu' or Earth. Last, Splinter calls Michelangelo 'Den' or Electricity.)
Splinter walked into the small home, one that was paid for by the government. Well, everything here was paid for by the government. The United States didn't want the supernatural people to overpower the normal, so they sent them all to the small island of Chikara Machi.
Once he heard the door creak open, Leonardo ran out of his room to the front door.
"Chichi!" He yelled. He ran up to the furry rat and hugged his leg. Splinter rubbed his finger over the small turtles brow.
"Hello Chan. Roji-san gave me something to give you." Roji was the leader of the island. It was in Keiji Hamato's will that Roji was given power of the island after he passed. Splinter was close friends to Roji.
"Really? What is it??!" Leonardo was excited. The only time he usually got gifts was on his birthday. Splinter opened his bag, and pulled out a bandanna. There were many colors. Splinter used his walking stick and limped to a chair. Leonardo followed and sat in his lap. Splinter set the bandanna on Leonardo's lap.
"Chan, I will explain the colors for you. The white is for the telepathic powers your parents had." Leonardo frowned at the sentence. He thought of Splinter as his parent. Not them. They left him. Why should he respect that? "The yellow patterns are for the electricity power your mother held. The blue and green stripes are for the earth abilities your father had. The red stripe is for the fire magic your father possessed. And… The black… I am not quite sure…" He smoothed out the wrinkles in the fabric and then put it around the young turtle's head. He tied the back. "How does that feel, Chan?"
"Weird." He said, grabbing the long ends in his hand.
"Roji-san said they found it in your old home. Your parents made it for you." Splinter said, setting Leonardo on the ground. The child stood and looked to the elderly rat.
"Then why are they giving it to me now?"
"I am not sure, Chan… But I will try to find out." Splinter replied. The door suddenly opened, and Roji came in, along with some army officials.
"Splinter… We need to talk. Now." Roji said. He turned and saw Leonardo. He looked embarrassed, and him and the officials bowed to the Hamato child. "Good afternoon, Leonardo-san. Accept my apologies; I need to talk to Splinter in private right now." Leonardo walked toward the fun room of the house.
"It's okay." He said. Leonardo did not believe he should be given such special treatment, but they still gave it to him. He didn't think he deserved it… Sure, his parents were the previous leaders, but he himself did not have any powers. He walked into the fun room and his 'brothers' were there already. Thankfully, they did not give him special treatment like everyone else on the island did. Smiles came on their faces, and Raphael invited him onto his lap. He accepted gladly.
"What's going on, Chan?" Mikey asked.
"Roji is here. And big guys. They want to talk to Chichi." I explained. They looked curious. Don looked to Mikey.
"Mike. Listen in." He said. Mike nodded and began to send invisible electric waves into the walls. He picked up on their vibrations, and he listened for a good fifteen minutes. The other brothers were silent, allowing him to concentrate. He stared off afterwards.
"So?" Raph asked. Mike sighed.
"Ankoku Machi's paper says they are going to attack our island. The Tormenter is now their leader. Roji was asking Splinter if they should declare war." Mike relayed the information.
"What'd he say?" Leonardo asked.
"Yes." Mike answered. Raph's head went down and he felt himself getting angrier and angrier…
"Ow… Raph… You're firing up…" Leonardo said. Raph stopped, embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, Chan. I am just angry with Splinter, that's all."
Back with the other people…
Splinter looked to the paper and read those lines over and over. They were going to ambush the island and take Leonardo as a warrior for them. They did not know that he had no power.
"Are you sure?" Roji asked. Splinter looked up.
"I will not let the Tormenter give the same punishment to Leonardo as he did to his parents. We have to fight to keep the child safe." Splinter replied. Roji and the others bowed their heads.
"As you wish, Splinter. We will bring news when we receive it." He assured, then left with the army officials following. Splinter felt nervous for what was to come of his small family in his home.
And he knew all his children's lives would be at stake. Especially Leonardo's. But the risk would be well worth it.
(A/N: Ankoku means darkness. And the Tormenter is a super human version of the Shredder.)