Leonardo felt himself wake up...but he didn't open his eyes...his body felt like it was broken...like the only thing keeping him from just falling apart was his shell...but none of that mattered...his family was safe...they were safe...relief flooded his mind...the simple fact that he had done it..that he had managed to hold shredder off long enough for them to escape made the pain lessen somewhat...it was like a tonic...and he savored the last glimpse he had of his father...he knew he didn't have long to live in peace...

Suddenly from down the hall ,he heard footsteps...

So...it has begun...

Leo forced himself to look up...hardening his will and his mind into a defiant shield...it would take a long ...long time to wear his resolve down...mentally he detached himself from his body and drew back behind the walls of his mind...the seige ...started now...

Oroku saki came in through the door...he took his time...slowly walking towards his prisoner...he smiled...

"So...the brave Leonardo...finnaly subdued... I must admit ,I expected capturing you would be more difficult...I suppose I was wrong..."

He waited for Leo to answer...but he said nothing...saki's smile grew wider...

"I am not done with your family yet...but I don't mind waiting a little while...in the meantime, I have you to deal with..."

Turning he motioned to the man standing behind him...Leonardos face remained unchanged as Baxter Stockman walked in...

He was dressed in a white lab coat...the very image of a scientist...he stared at the young warrior calculatedly,a butcher,examining a peice of meat...his eyes were cold and unsympathetic... Leonardo hated to admit it,but here at last he felt a flicker of fear...but he didn't let it show...he wouldn't give them the satisfaction...

Leo noticed something move in the corner,he glanced up and saw a camera...they were going to film his torture...why would they-?

His eyes opened a centimeter wider...suddenly he knew the reason... They were going to show his family how he had broken...his heart went out to them ,knowing the pain they would feel ...in their place he would probably go mad knowing one of his brothers was going through torture and that there was nothing he could do about it...thank god it was himself in this situation instead of Raph or Don or Mikey...

Baxter was carrying a briefcase,he layed out what was inside it on a small table by the wall...Leo tried not to look at the scalples and knives ...

He kept his eyes on Oroku ,putting all the defiance and hatred he could summon into his gaze...

"I have been waiting a long time for this freakI have a few things planned...all of them will be extremely unpleasant for you...just remember that you have the power to end it...you need only tell me where the tat and his offspring are hiding and all the pain will stop...if you do not I will kill you slowly... And I will enjoy it..."

Leo drew himself up despite his wounds ...despite the chains and the muzzle they had strapped to his face...

His voice was quiet when he answered...

"Every bone you break...every drop of my blood you spill...is a sacrafise I am honored to make for my family...you will not break me Oroku...and you know it..."

Shredders eyes grew cold...

"We shall see..."