A.N: Thanks for the reviews and for reading. Please continue reviewing it helps and lets me know people are reading and enjoying this story.
Insanity21: It will be confusing for a bit but if you continue reading it will be come clearer.
BlueBoltKatana: You are correct but also wrong with the assumation that Shoushi is Leo. It will become clearer once the story progresses. I don't know now long I'll make it but answers will come soon in the next few chapters just stay tune.
Chapter 3
While Shoushi and Raph were busy in the astral plane, Raph's body laid motionless on his bed in his room. After Shoushi took Raph into the astral plane Raph's body went limp in the chair. Shoushi and Rio disappeared leaving everyone to scramble to try and wake Raph. Fearing the worse everyone prepared for Raph to never wake up. Mikey and Donnie couldn't go through it again. Hiding in their rooms, April and Casey tried their best to hold everyone together but with each death and each step back in the turtles recovery would cause anyone to lose hope.
Mikey sat in his room rocking himself back and forth, holding his bad knee in his hands. His eyes darted left and right trying to think of ways to calm himself. Mikey turned his head towards the door as the sound of footsteps came closer. Thinking it was April he called for the person to enter.
The door opened a bit and with wide eyes Mikey saw it was Shoushi and Rio standing in his doorway. Mikey was about to scream when Rio bolted from Shoushi's side and jumped onto Mikey. Mikey watched as Rio's eyes change from blue to gold as the dog barred his teeth inches away from his throat. Shoushi closed to the door behind him letting no light enter the room. Mikey paralyzed by fear couldn't do anything as Shoushi walked over to him; Rio backed off and jumped behind Shoushi. Shoushi bent down and placed his hands on both sides of Mikey's head and just like Raph Shoushi's eyes changed from blue to red. The world around Mikey changed just like it did with Raph.
Mikey opened his eyes to see he was standing on a one way path surrounded by darkness. The only thing that was lit was the road he was standing on. Mikey placed some weight onto his bad leg and felt no pain. Mikey was surprised it has been years since he was able to walk on both legs. It was happiness on top of sadness. The last time Mikey was able to walk on both of his legs was when Leo was still living with them.
How long has it been since Mikey last thought of Leo or even anything that made him happy?
Mikey placed a hand on his shoulder and tried to move it over his head. No pain. Mikey was feeling like he was seventeen again, chuckling to himself Mikey looked around to see nothing but himself and this road he was standing on.
Mikey froze from the sound of growling behind him. Mikey turned around slowly to see a gigantic Rio hovering above him. Mikey started running away from Rio as fast as he could. But the ground under him moved with as he was running on a treadmill. Rio glared down at Mikey watching him try to run away. No matter how much or how hard he tried Mikey couldn't outrun Rio or anything.
Just keep running. Mikey thought to himself.
Someone would come to help him.
As that thought crossed his mind Mikey stopped running. What was he thinking; he was waiting for someone to rescue him. Mikey looked behind him to see Rio was walking towards him, at first Mikey wanted to start up running again but stopped and held his ground.
Back when Leo was captured by the foot, Mikey was laying there waiting for his big brothers to save him. But one by one they were taken down until Leo came to save him. Leo, the oldest out of everyone and the one he saw as a hero like in his comics. Leo stood there defending all of them until he was given a choice between his life or theirs. Like the hero he was in Mikey's mind he agreed to give his life for the sake of others. The heroic Leonardo that stood above the grounds had his wings cuts as he fell into the hands of the demonic Shredder never to be seen again. Rio stood over Mikey with his teeth nipping at the air above him. Mikey looked up and glared at Rio, standing his ground. The last thing Mikey saw was Rio lowering his jaw down to bite him.
In the real world Mikey was tossing and turning in his bed with sweat pouring off him moaning and crying out April and Casey came running in to see Shoushi and Rio kneeling beside Mikey. Casey went to charge at Shoushi but Shoushi was already disappearing by the time they arrived. Casey fell through Shoushi as he disappeared in a red mist.
April ran over to Mikey trying to wake him up but just like Raph he was not responding. April looked at Casey, she was on the brink of collapsed. There was nothing she could do but get Mikey into bed and make sure he was comfortable. Casey ran into Donnie's room to see he was sleeping with his oxygen mask over his face. Breathing a sigh of relief Casey slowly closed the door behind. But from the shadow two red eyes glowed inside the room.
Casey walked into the kitchen rubbing the back of his neck he looked over to see April was huddled over a cup of coffee. Walking over to April, Casey placed a hand on April's shoulder and squeezed it. April placed her hand over Casey's and looked up. Both exhausted to the brink April wondered how much more they could go through. They both love the guys as if they were their own brothers but how much more could the two take on. Raph was lying unconscious in his room and now Mikey had joined him. This Shoushi and Rio were they helping but just here to bring nothing but pain. April nursed the cup of coffee in her hands then stood up. Giving a kiss on Casey's cheek she told him that she was returning home to get some clothes because from the look of things they would be there for a while.
Meanwhile in Donnie's room Shoushi was peering down at Donnie who was doing his best to stay quiet. Shoushi looked down at Donnie, Donnie's chest was moving up and down a lot more than it should be at this point of his life. Shoushi moved closer and with each step Donnie's breathing got heavier and more frequent. Donnie started to cough and double over onto his side. Donnie tried to reach out for his oxygen mask but it was too far for him to reach out for. Just as Donnie was about to pass out he felt himself being moved onto his bed, he looked up to see Shoushi was placing his body onto the bed then moved his head to see Shoushi taking his oxygen mask and tank and moving it closer to the bed. Shoushi carefully turned the tank on and placed the mask over Donnie's mouth and nose. Holding the mask on Donnie's face Shoushi looked from Donnie's face then to the door. Feeling like he was slipping away Shoushi stood up and walked into the back part of the room. Donnie tried to get up to look at Shoushi but his body was too weak from coughing earlier. Shoushi looked over his shoulder to see Donnie struggling to get up but continued to walk into the back part of the room. The darkness from the back of the room greeted Shoushi and pulled him in to sleep.
At the same time Blade woke up from his nap. He looked at his arm to see it was bandaged lightly. Blade walked into the back of the room and looked at himself in the mirror he smiled thinking about the punishment Karai must have gone through after trying to fight him earlier.
After a quick shower and a change of clothes Blade walked out of his room and into the hallways. Blade moved through the hallways to the family's dojo to do his morning routine, grabbing his practices weapons Blade looked behind him and smiled. Karai was passing the door to the dojo with bruises on her face and one of her arms in a sling. Never mess with me Blade whispered to Karai as she passed the room.
Karai looked into the room then down walking as fast as she could away from Blade. One of the requirements of leaving the "learning center" was for her to avoid Blade for a while. Blade turned his attention back to his training and stayed there for the morning until he was summoned by his father in the afternoon. Entering father's room Blade immediately knelt down onto one knee and bowed his head. His father told him to rise and threw him a kunai with a note attached to it. Blade read the note and nodded his head. His father dismissed him and returned to his own duties.
Blade walked out of the room and immediately went to his own room. Blade looked around to make sure no was in his room then went for his wardrobe. Throwing the doors opened Blade looked at his most prized possessions.
The beloved sword given to him by his father and the armor that both he and his sister were given but different in a few ways. The sleeves were replaced with a metallic armor protecting his arms, a belt across his chest connecting his swords to his back but instead of just looping around his chest the sword was in a small satchel on the left side of his back so the foot symbol would be still visible. Wear a small gauntlet like his father on both of his forearms and a vest with the foot symbol imprinted on the back. Placing a small pack on his belt Blade reached into the wardrobe and grabbed a mask. Blade looked at the mask in his hands; a metallic mask with only a nose and mouth cover leaving the eyes free. It had a long black stripe on the top part where his nose was located leaving the bottom half still silver. Placing it on his face Blade looked up at the sky placing his sword on his back Blade walked out of his room and towards to the garage.
Entering the garage Blade was greeted by the head of Baxter Stockman crawling over to him. Stockman looked up at Blade and scowled at him with his one and only eye. Since Blade became part of the family now the Shredder only turns to him for help and advice. Blade was smart and though he was not as smart as Stockman he was still seen as someone better than him. Maybe it was because Blade has not failed any of his missions or because the Shredder saw Blade as his son whatever the reason Stockman like Karai hated Blade. Blade shook his head and stepped over Stockman towards the garage. If Stockman tried to report to the Shredder about Blade it would be is word against his and the Shredder love Blade maybe more than Karai from the looks of things. Blade walked into the garage and grabbed his motorcycle, placing his helmet on Blade turned on the engine of his cycle. Reeving the engine Blade drove away towards his mission objective.
Driving a half an hour away from home Blade parked his motorcycle in the alleyway under a fire escape. Taking off his helmet and placing it on his cycle Blade looked up at the fire escape then down at the manhole. Blade moved his way up the fire escape and into the apartment of his chosen victim. Slowly opening the window with his sword, Blade made his way inside looking for any security. Blade smirked to see everything was deactivated. Blade walked over to the couch and sat down. Placing the sword on his lap Blade closed his eyes and waited.
April parked her car on the street in front of her shop she looked up at the shop/apartment trying to remember the good times spent here even the one time when it was blown up April cherished the times she had here. Opening the shop up first April could see the sheets of dust and the cobwebs on all her old antiques she would sell. April and Casey haven't opened the shop in months since taking the guys on full time. Their combined savings were depleting from lack of incoming funds, their energy was pretty much nonexistence all they did was care for the turtles.
Their engagement was placed on halt after Leo's disappearance and the sudden death of Splinter. None of the turtles knew, not even Splinter but when Leo disappeared they were coming to tell the family that they were pregnant with their first child together. They wanted to just go to city hall and get married after finding out but then they got the phone call ending everything. After the surgery with each of the turtles hanging on by a thread April and Casey went home to sleep with Splinter watching over them. During the night April started to feel a stabbing sensation in her stomach. She woke up herself and Casey to see that she was bleeding and rushed her to the hospital. The doctors told Casey and April the horrible news that April miscarriage the baby and they had to do a small operation. Casey and April both cried and held each other as they were forced to go through an unthinkable pain of losing their child. Neither of them could tell Splinter or the turtles because they were going through hard times as well so they went through the pain of losing someone they loved and hid it from everyone.
April entered the apartment and as she closed the door a cold sensation went down her spine. April froze a bit as she turned around to see the dark silhouette of someone in her apartment. April asked who they were but got no response. April reached into her bag to grab her phone to call for help but the dark silhouette jumped up and sliced at the air near April's neck. The tip of the blade nicked April's neck as she stumbled back. April looked up as light poured through the window to see the face. April shook in place as she stared upward at him.
Who are you? April asked with a shaking voice.
Blade, the boy whispered raising his sword over his head.
