" Fuck…" Said Raph with a hint of surprise from the other end of the Lair.

Don and Splinter only turned their heads slightly to look at the second oldest who ran his hands over his now hairy scalp.

" What the hell is this?"

" I think it is called hair, Raph," Don said.

Raph gave Don a stern glare and then looked back into the mirror. " I just don't understand what this means! Am I going to be turned into a hairy beast or somethin'? I don't wantta look like a fucking YETI!"

" Calm down my son," Splinter said and gestured to Raph to sit down. Raph went over to the floor and sat down next to Don. They shared a quick look as Raph placed himself closer to Don than he had ought to, but Splinter did not seem to notice the two love birds.

" That," Splinter nodded to the little box that was placed on he floor between them. " Should never have been found!" his look at his two sons was hard. They both seemed to shrink under his stare, but Don seemed too curious and hurt to feel ashamed, and the rat saw this look and sighed.

" I cannot be mad at you Donatello for bringing it here, you didn't know what it was."

" But then tell us sensei, what is it?" Raph could no longer keep quiet.

" That there my sons, is trouble." Splinter took up the box and turned it around. " In the ancient feudal Japan it was common for a household to have one spirit or more to take care of their house and bless it with its spiritual knowledge. But sometimes some households were not that lucky with their spirits… and in history, it is mentioned, that at a certain point in time, a sort of epidemic spread amongst the spirits and they all turned bad… evil… some might say. There was therefore called upon a sorcerer to get rid of the spirits and his plan was to get rid of them all into another dimension, never to be seen again," Splinter stopped while walking back and forth. One of his ears suddenly turned. " Your brother is returning."

Don and Raph got up and followed their sensei to the door. Splinter turned on a pipe, and the door went open and Leo stumbled in, and almost fell on Raph, who immediately grabbed his brother.

" Whoah, my god what has happened to him?"

Don went to Raph's aid and so did Splinter who seemed more fir than ever.

" Let's get him to the couch," he said.

" No, the lab," don said and took a firmer grip.

" What? The lab?" Raph was shocked. " Are you going to do experiments on him, Don?"

" No Raph, what do you take me for?" Don hissed." The bed in there is wider an can carry some more weight."

" All right then," Raph bended down in his knees and laid all his powers in and tried to get Leo up on his shoulder, when his legs under him suddenly failed and he fell with Leo on top of him. Splinter and Don got Leo of Raph in a hurry and both were shocked to see Raph stare in a mixture and fear and amazement at his hands.

" My fingers, Don," he stammered. " What? Why?"

" No time now, Raphael," splinter said and grabbed Leo under one shoulder and Don took the other one. " You get to the lab and open the door, we need to get Leonardo to lay down fast."

Raph did not hesitate. Even though he was stunned by his new discovery of himself he chose to put his fear aside and proceed on getting his brother and friend cared for probably.

Splinter and Don placed Leo on the large lab bed and Don took forth a little lamp and flashed Leo in the eyes quickly like a professional.

" He's okay." He said and put the lamp back and took a further and longer look at the blue clad turtle. " But what in the world is happening to him?"

" He's changing," said Raph. " Like me!" he showed his hands, five fingers on each hand all of the sudden.

"Well I can see that, Raph, but into what?" Don said and crossed his arms.

" Into what he fears the most," Splinter said.

Raph and Don turned to their sensei. Splinter walked over to his oldest son and sat down by his side, Leo did not move a muscle, he just sat there looking into the thin air. Splinter placed a light brown furred hand on Leo's face and looked into his son's eyes for a short while.

" He's afraid of getting uncapable of leading you all after I am gone," Splinter said. " He told me many times…"

" So he's actually turning into a big dope, right?" Raph said and got a glare from Don. " What?"

" Nothing," Don shook his head and turned to Splinter. " He's becoming more animal that human, right?" he asked.

" I'm afraid so," Splinter sighed and looked down in the ground.

The lab went silent. Even Raph chose to honour the moment of peace, but eventually spoke:

" So what you're telling us master Splinter, is that we are turning into the things we fear the most?"

" Yes, my son, I'm afraid so…"

Splinter stroke Leo's cheek and gestured to Don to help his brother and while Don helped Leo to lay down on the bed, Splinter found a chair to sit on.

" The sorcerer did not succeed in sending the spirits into another world, but he did managed to capture them,"

Don went over to Raph. " In the little black box?" he said.

" Exactly," Splinter took a look at his sons. " He died before sending the box to the other dimension, and his death still remains a mystery. But his student, took over his masters work and tried to send the box to the dimension. But it was too late, the dimension had closed forever. So instead he found another solution. He kept the box hidden until he had forced another box that should be the black box's opposite. A sort of like a ying and yang balance… in the other box there was imprisoned another spirit, that had not gone bad, and it should keep the evil spirits in control…. But something happened; you both know how easily the heart of a human corrupted. The humans thought that the little black box could be a lethal weapon in war, and so it was. Even though the spirits could not be let loose by the hands of a non magical human, the box is still very dangerous to get near. And in time of war, when people fear to die or get sick, the box only grant their worst fears, and during the 2 WW the German army was very eager to get their hands on the box…. But luckily they did not get so far as to use it fully. It seems that someone had been able t take the box to the one place in the world where the war was not occurring. Here… in our city in our sewers."

" So, you're actually saying that this box, is a sort of Pandora's Box? That hell would break loose if anyone got to open it?" Don said.

" Almost," splinter answered. " that's why it is so dangerous, and that is why you need to take it back to Japan right away. It has to be restored with its yang."

" And what about us then?" Raph asked and looked at his fingers.

" Well judging from what you are turning into know, it seems like that you will be the only one capable of getting you and your brothers on transport object to Japan, without paying to much attention." Splinter said. " To be human is not all bad, Raphael."

" Well I don't feel like turning into a weaker creature!" Raph growled. " And especially not a human. Look at me, I've got hair on my head and suddenly I have ten fingers and ten toes! And I can no longer carry heavy weight!" Referring to the large turtle lying on the bed. " I was to weak to carry Leo!"

" The box has all ready put its curse on us," Splinter said and then looked at Don, who was very quiet all of the sudden. He had turned all pale. Raph followed his sensei's eyes to have a look at Don.

" Don?" he asked.

" I gotta go!" Don quickly hurried out of the lab and they all heard the bathroom door shut.

A/N: I just wish I had more time to write… Baah….