Please note, we literally wrote ourway out of the season, and so we had to resort on writing by the seat of our pants. The rest of the chapters is our version of what may of happened, enjoy. :)
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A loud knocking filled the air waking up Raph, he grumpily looked up his mate still cradled in his arms. He grumbled, not really in the mood to be dragged out of bed for training.
"Go away!" He yelled with a grumble. The knocking continued pissing the red masked turtle off, he wasn't willing to leave his mate specially since Leo had what Raph thought were nightmares all night. He growled, and carefully climbed out of bed, hearing a whimper from Leo, before he stormed out to the front door.
"There better be a damn good reason..." He growled and opened the door. Two tribunal members and several wooden men stood at the door way
"Well you're in quite the pleasant mood." Commented the woman.
"Wake the blue masked one and we will head for the castle." Said the man.
"Yeah well, he didn't exactly sleep peacefully thanks to whatever the hell you did to him." He grumbled. "And we do got names FYI. Not that you seem to care." He said. "Fine, I'll get him up." He slammed the door shut and went back to their room.
He walked over to his mate gently trying to wake him, "come on Leo its time to get up" he said softly. Leo mumbled something.
"Too early." He whimpered.
"I know, come on, the escort service is here." Raph said lightly. Leo sat up tiredly most of his sadness had drained during the night but he still felt the sadness sitting in his chest.
He stood up walking out of the room his mate sticking close to him glaring at the front door knowing who was waiting just outside of it. Leo opened the door and stepped out with Raph, rubbing at his eyes.
The wooden men and the tribunal members led the way across the boat onto the docks, raph stayed close to his mate holding his hand not caring what the tribunal members thought
Both turtles took the chance to look around at what was around them. A long path led down a curved hill no people in sight, only plant life here and a small temple.
"Boy, talk about being out in the middle of nowhere." Raph said to Leo. Leo nodded still looking around, they walked for two miles before a huge castle loomed over them its high towers each held a upside down foot symbol.
Raph looked to Leo to make sure he was ok after all the walking. Leo looked tired his sadness had thankfully drained all the way out during the walk, he felt like taking a nap, but he knew that wouldn't be possible since they probably would start training as soon as they got in the castle.
"Are the others alright?" Raph spoke up and asked.
"Yes they all currently are sleeping." Answered the woman.
"Glad somebody is." Raph muttered, and looked to Leo when he felt his hand squeezed. Leo smiled at his mate softly.
"Count yourselves lucky that she likes the blue masked one, she's letting you both go back to bed" Commented the man.
Raph blinked. "She is? For how long?" He asked.
"A few hours," Answered the woman before throwing an ice ball at the man. Leo sighed with relief.
"Good, I feel like I could use a nap after all this walking." Leo said. They entered the castle and were led by two wooden men to there new room. The wooden men opened the door, and motioned them to enter.
The room held a large bed a canopy over it a chair sitting off to one side of the bed and a night table on the other end; there was another door in the room.
The wooden men bowed to them, before they closed the door they came in, leaving them to themselves. Raph went to inspect the other door. Raph opened the door seeing a long hallway and several other doors. He raised an eyeridge.
"Ok..." He said, and closed it again, before he looked to Leo. Leo sat on the bed yawning he pulled off his gear really wanting some sleep. Raph joined him, pulling off his own gear, eager to get back to his own sleep. He pulled back the covers.
"Damn, I think this is gonna be the fanciest bed I ever slept in." He said. Leo chuckled.
"Same here, too bad we can't do other things" He teased lightly giving his mate a kiss on the forehead he was tired but thankfully could feel other moods beside sadness now. Raph chuckled.
"Eager already huh?" He teased, and settled back in the bed, pulling the cover down over himself.
"Yes I am," Leo teased back smiling lightly laying beside his mate pulling his side of the covers over himself. Raph leaned down to kiss him softly. "Unfortunately between this crazed training and your condition..." He said reluctantly, and wrapped an arm around his mate as they snuggle.
"I know it won't happen for awhile," said Leo snuggling his face into his mates chest listing to the other turtles heart beat. Raph leaned down and nuzzled him lightly.
"Good things come to those who wait as they say." He said, and closed his eyes, just resting them for a moment as he moved his other arm up under his head. Leo yawned again starting to fall asleep, his body relaxed the baby shifting inside of him seemed to move trying not to wake his parent.
Raph held him close, careful of not squishing the child between them as he started to drift as well ------------ Leo peeked open an eye trying to see about, as well as checking to see if his mate was still there. Raph was still sleeping next to him, a wooden man stood at the doorway motioning for him to get up and follow him.
Leo sighed, and just curled tighter to Raph, he didn't want to leave yet. He groaned as he heard the man knock on the door.
"Ok, ok." He said, and carefully untangled from Raph, and slipped on his gear before following. He walked with the wooden man down the hallway until the man stopped and knocked on the wall a passage opening revealing a large room that seemed made for mediation. Leo watched, before he stepped inside, looking around.
The two-tribunal members who had taught him before walked through two different holes in the wall "Are you ready to learn how to use fire?" Asked the man.
"Anyone else up?" He asked, and then sighed. "Is it going to affect me like yesterday?" He added, he hated that feeling.
"Not as badly as some say the first day is always the hardest, but it will affect you fire requires anger, so we'll have to leave you in the mediation plane for a few hours, otherwise you behave like an animal lashing out at all in your path." Said the woman.
He listened closely and nodded, wincing at the memory of the last time he was angry all the time, when he'd nearly lost his mate. He hoped Raph wouldn't panic too much seeing him gone.
"Basically with all that anger, you go on primal instincts, as any normal turtle would only more violent, you won't know who anyone is." Said the man "Now that you've received that bit of information, sit your self down for mediation and be ready." Said the woman sitting down herself.
Leo closed his eyes for a moment, taking a breath, before he sat down as well, and entered the plane.
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Raph opened his eyes tiredly with a yawn turning over to give his mate a kiss on head only not to see him at all. He blinked his eyes opened, and looked around. "Leo?" He asked, but only silence answered him. He shot up out of the bed trying not panic, failing horriblely at it
"If they've done anything to him, heads will roll." He growled, as he jumped out of bed. He checked the room, not seeing any sign of him, not even his gear, he then thought to check the other hallway he saw, and went to that door.
He opened the door walking down the hallway opening doors as he went, the first door was donny and mikey's room they both still sleeping. At any other moment he would of been ecstatic to see his other two bros, but this isn't one of those moments. He moved onto the next door.
He opened it seeing Adam sprawled on his bed; he went the next-door finding Faranchi. He opened the other doors finding everybody but his mate, and he cursed softly, heading back to their room.
He walked through the main door way and down the hallway finding a wooden man standing by a wall a several paces away from their room. He growled as he approached.
"All right, where is he!" He asked, only getting more annoyed at the silence. The wooden man knocked on the wall trying to show raph that was where the other turtle was.
"Eh?" Raph raised an eyeridge, and sighed. "So you want me to believe he went through a wall?" The wooden man nodded knocking in a pattern on the wall. Raph just sighed and nodded slightly. He looked around for a moment.
The wooden man pointed forward at raph then at the wall asking him if he wanted inside
"Hey Raph!" Raph blinked and turned as he heard Mikey.
"Are you and leo okay?" asked Donny as he walked with his mate toward their brother. The others close behind them with a group of wooden men close behind and a tribunal member with them. Raph grumbled.
"I don't know, ask the shredders, I woke up and he was gone." He hrred lightly. "And this guy here, must think I'm stupid as it's trying to tell me he went through a wall."
"He went into the chamber behind the wall turtle." Said the member. "He's learning fire magic."
"He and his child are fine. Now shall we get to your training?" Raph nodded reluctantly joining the group looking at the wall hoping for his mate to okay. The tribunal and wooden men lead the group of seven down the hallway.
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Leo leaned on the wall tiredly his mind drained from the lesson and large amounts of anger he had used. A wooden man hovered near him helping him walk, the after effects weren't as bad, as the magic is what he quickly learned, he spotted the group of seven just getting back from their lesson heading toward his and raph's room. Raph perked up.
"Leo!" He called over. Leo winced at the shout, having a sudden headache. The wooden man helped him walk closer to his mate before letting him go to walk/stumble over to raph the wooden man bowed before them before walking away.
Raph managed to catch him.
"Hey, you ok?" He asked concerned.
"Yeah, that magic was just a lot of work." Leo replied. Raph helped his mate stand up and walk back to their room; Leo sat on the bed before lying on his shell out of tiredness. Raph helped tuck him in.
"Get some sleep, the rest of us were gonna check this place out..." Leo gave a half nod letting himself go to sleep. Raph walked back outside the room, closing the door.
"Now who's up for exploring this place for escape points." Asked mikey.
"I don't think that'll work..." Donny started.
"I know, but I want out. I hate how tired and drained leo is every time he comes back to us." Said Mikey " I keep thinking they're going to take you next Don, I just want out." continued Mikey guessing how Raph felt about this. Don hugged his mate.
"I think I know why they're training Leo as they are. Think about, not long from now he won't be able to physically fight, and physical fighting like we have is far too dangerous for someone pregnant." Don started. So...they're training him to work..."
"With his mind." Joy caught on. Mikey nodded getting before it squeezing his mate back in there hug
"Okay, you make a valid point, can we still at least explore this place?" He asked not really caring about their human friends for the moment giving Donny a quick kiss on the forehead.
Don was relieved that his mate was no longer wary of him turning into a monster again.
"Yes, we got a whole big castle to explore here. I don't think they'll mess with Leo unless we do something wrong..." Don said. The group headed out looking around the castle Mikey and Donny held hands while walking, Donny was happy to be close to his mate he had missed their contact.
"I'm glad to see you two like that again." Raph said to Mikey and Don so the humans couldn't hear. Donny gave a soft smile at Mikey and Raph relaxed.
"So am I." He said softly giving mikey's hand a squeeze. Mikey grinned and squeezed back.
"So am I." Mikey said softly. Raph smiled, both of the pairs had been put through tests, but they have apparently stuck it through.
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Leo struggled to sit up hating that he lay on his shell, thanks to the extra weight he was now stuck. He grumbled and rolled over to his side, and managed to push himself up with his arms. He now thankfully was sitting up looking around wondering where his mate was.
He then remembered Raph mentioning something about exploring the castle. He climbed out of bed, thankful that his gear was still on, and he opened the door looking out to the hall for a moment.
He must have fallen asleep for a while no one stood in the hallway only a few wooden men walking around patrolling the hallways. He sighed as he felt the baby kick him softly, even though he wasn't hungry yet, he wondered if his training was some how messing with his system.
He walked down the hallway feeling like exploring on his own maybe for a kitchen for when he actually did become hungry. He glanced on occasion at the wooden men who passed him, but they left him alone at least for now.
He walked forward seeing a open door leading to what looked like a cafeteria with a large table and several chairs in the room. He paused at the doorframe, looking around, before he stepped inside, the smell of food seeming to remind his body that he'd not eaten since yesterday.
He walked around seeing a fresh plate of food sitting on the table seemingly laid out for him.
"Yeah, yeah, I know." He chuckled at another kick from the baby. He moved over to the plate to see what was there. He looked around again before he sat down. He ate the food hungrily obeying his son or daughter's demand for a meal,
He slowed down slightly as the hunger was sated a bit, and he could actually enjoy the food, and it was a lot better then snacking on the snacking food that had been on the boat.
As he finished eating he picked up the plate looking for where he could put it or wash it, a wooden man came forward pulling it from his hands walking away with the dish. He blinked and nodded to the man before he got up.
"Now, where to get something to drink." He said, and looked around the room, moving away from the table. Another wooden man handed him a glass of water walking away like the one before him. He blinked watching the wooden man before taking a sip of the water.
"Ooookay." He said, not used to being waited on like this. He looked around wondering where they were coming from, and saw a few standing around behind the food areas waiting discreetly, wanting to leave him alone it seemed. He finished the water, and set it down on a table before he headed for the door again.
He walked out heading for the next-door wanting to still explore the area now that he had fed himself, with the food came more energy, which he was glad for. He came to a door, and opened it slightly to peek inside.
The room held a few armchairs and a fireplace, and large stack of books. He closed the door again, he liked reading books, but at the moment his energy was up, and so he walked on. He opened the next-door finding a room that looked like a dojo.
He sighed, now at least this looked familiar. He stepped inside the room looking around.
A few mediation mats were spread in the far corner, a practice dummy sitting in the middle, a weapon rack hanging on the wall in a glass case, and one corner was bare other than a floor without a rug like the other parts of the room.
He grinned lightly, no one seemed to be here, so perhaps he could do some katas or something, to try and get in something normal.
He pulled out his katanas closing his eyes relaxing. His warrior's instinct kicking in as he practiced with them; he let his magic lose without realizing it making his blades turn colder.
He ignored it for the moment as he practiced; it was nice to fall into an old familiar routine, the icy blades glinting in the dim light.
He practiced on his katan for an hour forgetting the time just enjoying his routine being back, he finally stopped tired, he sat down on the ground closing his eyes his ice powers soothing his tired muscles.
He sighed as he felt himself relax, and cool down after the workout. He reopened his eyes as he thought he heard footsteps outside the door. The female tribunal member walked in two wooden men walked with her she seemed surprised at him being in the room
"Well looks like you found the training room." She said some emotion in her voice. He blinked and quickly got up, or at least as quick as his condition allowed him too.
"I'm sorry, I just saw a chance to get in some katas to try and relax after what's gone on..." Leo explained. "I'll leave if wish me to."
"Its perfectly alright." Said the woman. "I'm just here to practice my fire dance I showed you the basic lesson this morning. You may watch if you wish." She continued pulling off the long cape showing a mans kimono under it.
He resheathed his katanas, the ice having left, and just leaving the blades cold to the touch.
"I would like to watch if it is alright." He said, and watched, slightly surprised to see what was underneath. She pulled off her helmet showing short brown hair and dark green eyes, she closed her eyes ignoring leo presence for a moment calling a long strand of fire to curl around her it's ends flickering,
Leo stepped back to keep out of the way, and leaned up against a wall of the dojo. He watched closely with interest, relaxed in her presence, she didn't seem as cold as the other three tribunal men.
She danced the flames coming alive in her hands; flames licked the ground making shapes twirling around her seemingly alive. He watched closely, hoping at some point to have that control over the fire. Leo formed a small ball of fire in his hand and played with it between his fingers.
It playfully licked at his fingers not burning him, seeming to want to play with him. He rolled it around in his hand, and lightly tossing it from one hand to the other, before balancing it on the tip of a finger.
It glittered full of life getting a little bigger, he closed his eyes making it change shape to a small bird. He opened his eyes, and smiled, launching the 'bird' into the air, watching it fly around him. It fluttered easily in the air for a few moments before landing on his shoulder.
"Having fun are you?" Leo blinked and looked to the woman who was giving him an understanding smile. He gave a nod
"Yeah" he said as the bird nuzzled his cheek still not burning him. She grinned. "Fire, is always the most alive and playful of the elements." Leo smiled and stroked along the birds back as it fluttered it's wings.
"When your power gets strong I suggest trying to make a bigger bird or dance with the fire it's relaxing in its own" She said. He looked back to her, and nodded.
"I know, I'm only a beginner at this whole thing." He said, and picked up the bird off his shoulder. Te bird relaxed on his hands seeming to chirp as it nuzzled his fingers again before starting to fly again.
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