Chapter 3
"My sons! My sons, where are you?"
"Raph? Mikey? Donnie? Leo? They should have been back by now…"
"Yo, shell brains? Doesn't look like they're here, Red. You sure Don was gonna bring them back here?"
"I'm pretty sure…"
Slowly, gradually the room swam into focus as each of the three youngest turtles came to- their heads throbbing.
"Raph-" Donnie groaned, rubbing his head while glaring at his brother, "by any chance, did you hit the left hand button?" Raph didn't respond to start with, but shrugged instead- they'd been in such a hurry to escape that he had forgotten about the warning. Donnie glared at the gesture, "Well you must of, as it caused a field disruption- knocking us all out- and if we tried to use our phones- they wouldn't work anymore."
"Donatello? Is that you?" There was a creak as Splinter's long face peered around the heavy lab door, "My sons, April told me where you went, what happened?" He froze- his eyes resting upon the bloodied and unmoving turtle. "Leonardo?" he whispered hoarsely, his wide eyes taking in the wounds and bare torso.
Mikey sat up and blinked back tears, turning his face away from his brother.
"The Kraang." Was Raph's only reply, only just noticing how bad his elder brother looked in proper lighting, how starkly the bruises stood out against his green skin.
"Master Splinter?" April's voice drew closer, "Have you found them?"
Donnie suddenly jumped to his feet, startling his brothers and his red eyes hardening the way they did when he started on a tough scientific task.
"Raph, get Leo onto the table- Mikey, you know what an IV tube looks like?" a nod, "There's one in the cupboard- grab it." He turned to April and Casey who had just entered and were staring- well, shell shocked not really being the most appropriate expression at that point, but accurate all the same, at Leo's battered form in Raph's arms. "You two, I need bandages, antiseptic cream and antibiotics- as much as you can find." The two humans paused for a second longer before Casey pulled April away.
"Donatello," Splinter asked, his voice shaking, "Is there any way I can help Leonardo?"
Taking a quick glance at the master ninja's shaking paws and worried expression, the scientific turtle shook his head. "Just help Casey and April."
With a final glance at his wounded son, Splinter rushed from the room.
Donnie turned to face his lab table where Leonardo was now laying as Mikey ran over with an IV stand and tube trailing behind. He placed the stand down to Leo's left and backed away, moving beside Raph, his eyes clearly showing his concern.
"Will he be alright?" the youngest asked to no one in particular.
Raph placed his arm around his brother and looked at Donnie, who was frantically finding equipment. "Donnie will help Leo. I know he'll pull through." Mikey nodded but quickly wiped away his tears as the humans and their Sensei came running back, arms full of medical supplies.
"Will this be enough, my son?" Splinter placed his pile down beside the table, April and Casey following suit.
"It should be-" Donnie scanned the pile quickly, nodded to himself, then turned to the group, "I need everybody to leave so I can work- except you Raph." The second eldest paused in his path towards the door.
"Wouldn't Splinter be-" He started but stopped as Donnie shook his head, subtly inclining his head towards their master's shaking paws. Raph appeared to understand and moved back to Leo's side.
The moment the last person left and the door closed, Donnie jumped into action- grasping the IV tube and placing in a needle. He then inspected Leo's arm and shook his head.
"What?" Raph asked anxiously.
"Broken." Donnie's hardened eyes met his brothers, "It's started to heal but in the wrong way. We're going to have to re-break it and cast it so it will grow back right."
Raph's eyes went wide, "We need to do what?!"
"Do you want Leo to have a crooked arm which causes constant pain?" Donnie snapped back, "You hold him down and I'll do it."
Raph eventually agreed and moved to hold Leo when he suddenly bucked, his bare chest freezing mid beat and his mouth opened wide.
"Donnie!" Cried the red banded turtle, "What's-"
"He's flat lining! Get the shock paddles from the back!"
As Raph sprinted towards the darkest part of the lab, Donnie started to do chest compressions on his eldest brother, ignoring a crack as a rib broke from the pressure. He blew a breath into Leo's mouth then checked for a pulse. Nothing. He started up again.
"I got them!" Raph pulled open the pack and threw the paddles to his brother. Donnie checked for a pulse again, and when he couldn't find anything, he rubbed the paddles together.
"Clear." He shouted and pressed the shock paddles to Leo's chest. A surge of electricity jolted through Leo's system. Donnie checked for a pulse. Still nothing.
"Come on Leo…" he felt a panic grab his heart, "Clear!" he cried desperately and applied another shock to his brother.
Behind him Raph was openly sobbing over and over,
"No, not Leonardo… please don't take him…"
Donnie had to admit he himself was repeating the same words…
LEO!
Right- what do you think?!
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What's happened/ will happen/ may happen to Leo?!
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