This is the second ending! The first paragraph is exactly the same as it was in the original story, just as a point of entrance for the second ending to begin.

"Leo? I… I want to help you… I mean, you scared me… But, I love you and I want to help you… Please. I know everything has been hard on you, and hell, we're all messed up from it. But come back to me, Leo…" He stared up at his brother, his friend, his lover. His blue eyes glistened with unshed tears as he slowly started climbing the small hill. Raph and Don followed, but they lagged behind their youngest.

Leo took a step towards Mikey, a smile on his face. He had forgotten about the rope, but the step brought it to the attention of the 3 below. Their faces were of mixed emotion, but all of them turned to horror as the rock beneath Leo's feet crumbled. His own eyes widened as he reached up to grab the rope and save himself, but the fall was too fast and disorienting. He only had a few feet to fall, but it seemed like a much farther and slower fall than he had anticipated. It also ended with him crashing to the ground in a heap.

His eyes wandered up above him. Had he measured the rope wrong? No, he had double checked. Was this his spirit form? Was he to look up and see the mangled form of his own body, dangling from the tree? If it was, then spirits must bleed easily, because he was covered in bruises and cuts from his plummet. When he looked up, however, he saw only one thing- Raph's sai was embedded into the trunk of the tree. At the last minute, he had shoved Don to the side and thrown his blade, slicing the rope rather cleanly. A few fibers had been ripped from Leo's weight, which explained why his throat hurt so badly.

He only had a moment to sit up and collect himself before he was thrown to the ground once more. Mikey had launched himself off the side of the hill towards Leo, landing squarely on his target. Tears were streaming down his face as he spoke. "Leo! You are n-never allowed t-to worry me again!" Mikey looked up and tried to muster up a glare. "Do you hear me?" He pulled Leo as close as he could, sobbing onto his shoulder.

Raph and Don made their way down to the pair. Raph stopped behind Leo, reaching out and smacking him in the head. He expected a retort, but Leo's voice was full of grief. "I'm sorry. I didn't think you all wanted me around since I had officially snapped." A few tears began to leak from his own eyes as he held Mikey tightly, gently stroking and patting his shell to calm him down.

He felt another hand hit his head, but this time it was Don. It was a surprise to say the least. "What the fuck were you thinking, Leo! We love you- you're our brother! We would have worked through it all with you, everything! The Shredder, our father, your PTSD or whatever the hell you want!" He was also crying at this point, and he fell to his knees. Raph couldn't stand on his own, so he came down as well.

Don had sufficiently snuggled up to the side of Leo, putting an arm around both of his brothers tightly. "Never do that again, Leonardo, or I will kill you!" A smirk crossed Raph's face at Don's remark. He settled in between Leo and Don, turning to his leader.

"I'm not gonna lie- I like it when you're less Fearless an' perfect." The joking light in his eyes faded as he spoke his next words. "But you're still my bro, and I protect my bros. So don't do anything stupid, k?" He wasn't actually crying, but the hint of tears in his eyes made Leo lean into his embrace.

The brothers sat there, under the old creaking tree in the middle of the night. The wind floated over them as they all stood, Don supporting Raph and Leo supporting Mikey. They clambered onto the poor four-wheeler, hoping that Casey wouldn't mind if it broke from their weight. The engine roared to life and they set off for home, heading back to the rest of their family.

So. Once again, bad ending. But it's definitely happier!... And much more cheesy.