Hey everyone. Look I finally wrote a long chapter. (in my opinion) I had some free time today so I just sat down and started writing. I want to thank those that reviewed, liked, and are following this story. Also I know the general plot of this story, but I am open to ideas. So if you have any ideas on how I can improve this story let me know.

To Cartoonlover2016: Thank you for your review. When I say ideas I mean anything that you would like to see happen in this story.


It was a good thing too that Leo was following his youngest brother, because he was about to have a run in with Shredder.

Mikey had led the krang away from his brother and friend. "More like sister," he thought as he kept running. Unknowingly as he was running down one of the smaller sewer tunnels he passed Leo who was hiding in the pipes that ran above his head.

"Hurry, krang must obtain those that are called turtles for the one called Shredder." One of the krang said to the others entering the small tunnel, only to have Leo jump right in front of them.

"You won't hurt my family every again." Leo said in his most threatening voice making the krang back up. Leo took his chance and sliced through the krang with ease then went after Mikey. "If Shredder hurts Mikey or any of my family in any way he will have to answer to me and not the 'Leo' me, but the 'Shadow' me. The me who survived a twenty year war." Leo thought as he raced through the sewer.

Meanwhile Mikey had gone topside and found himself facing off against a couple of foot bots. But as he kept on knocking them down more just took their place. Even when Mikey got to a construction site where he would have an advantage they still out numbered him and had him cornered to where there was now escape. He kept fighting though and was able to disassemble the bots with little difficulty. Unfortunately, as soon as the last foot bot was down, Mikey let his guard down and one of the foot bots grabbed ahold of his ankle and pushed him down into the freezing water. Mikey was able to get out, but he was so sore and tired that he didn't think he could get back up. But he forced himself to get back up onto his feet and glared at Shredder who had watched every minute of the battle. Mikey could tell the Shredder was smirking underneath his mask as he gave the order for Fishface, Razzar, and Tiger Claw to finish him. Mikey tried to deflect their first attacks, but was unable to move quickly enough. Tiger Claw came down hard with his fist right into Mikey's chest knocking him down onto his back. Fishface used his metal foot to come down on Mikey's back as he tried to get up, carving into his shell. Razzar did the same with his sharp claws, slashing trough the shell. But Mikey wasn't going to have any of it. Running on adrenalin only, Mikey grabbed one of Fishface's breathing tubes pulling him down and then kicked him with both feet almost sending him into the water. Next, from a kneeling position, Mikey jumped into the air, did a back flip and landed on Razzar's back and tried to pull him down by his ears. Razzar on the other hand threw his head back almost into Mikey's if Mikey hadn't jumped landing his feet on a pipe that stuck out of the side of the hill and launched himself back at Razzar knocking him down. This now only left Tiger Claw who charged balling up his fist to take a swing at the now charging turtle. But Mikey saw it coming and rolled underneath the swing and, using the power of his hands pushing off the ground and the force of kicking out his feet together, struck Tiger Claw right in the stomach knocking him down. by this time all the energy and adrenalin had run out. Mikey just stood there unaware of Shredder's approach. A shout of "No!" rang through the air before Mikey found himself pushed to the ground. Looking up Mikey saw Leo standing between him and Shredder with two deep gashes in his left side. But as Mikey looked closer he noticed that this Leo was not the loving and caring older brother that he looked up to and admired so much. This Leo was a brutal and ruthless killer who would tear apart anyone who would hurt his loved ones, that is if the gleam in his eyes said something about him at all.

"You can't be alive. The krang said that you died in the technodrome two years ago." Shredder said with a look of shock and disbelief on his face.

"Well you can't go by what you hear only, now can you? Leo asked in a too calm of a voice. Shredder just glared and shook with anger and was that fear in Shredder's eyes. Leo just smiled and not a pleasant one either, but a malicious one that could almost scare anyone half to death.

"I've been fighting in a war for twenty years. I have much improved since the last time that we fought, Shredder. But I am feeling a little merciful to day so I'm letting you off with a warning. Come near my family or my friends again and you will know what hell is really like." With that Leo bent down and picked Mikey up. Then turning back to Shredder said. "Count yourself lucky because I don't give warnings often." And with that Leo was gone.

"Master Shredder, would you like me to pursue them?" Tiger Claw asked.

"No. We need to learn what happened to Leonardo in his absence so we will know how to fight him when the time comes." Shredder said. as he turned and walked back to his lair.

Mean while the krang had pretty much taken over new York city to the point where there was no hope of stopping them. Leo made his way toward April's apartment and entered.

"Mikey, we've been so worried about you!" April said sounding relieved.

"What happened to you?" Donnie asked when he saw how bruised an battered the youngest brother looked.

"Just had a run in with the foot is all. I'll be fine D." Mikey said and almost collapsed from exhaustion if Raph hadn't caught him in time.

"Aw, I didn't know you cared Raphie." Mikey said in his goofy voice.

"I would hit you for that if you weren't injured." was the reply. Leo just smiled softly at the transaction between his brothers. It was good to be home.

"Thank you Leo for going after Mikey and bringing him home." April said.

"I would have done it for any of you. Besides it's my duty to keep my comrades and family safe." Leo said breathing heavily and turned to go. But as he did so April caught a glimpse of red blood flowing down Leo's left side.

"Leo you're bleeding!" Everyone turned to look at Leo when they heard Aprils exclamation. Donnie immediately ran to Leo's side and looked at the wounds.

"This looks bad. These wounds run deep enough to have gone through your lung." Donnie said in his most serious voice.

"Well this is the Shredder we're talking about. And the cuts do cut through my lung that's why I'm breathing so heavily. But it's nothing that I haven't gone through before."

"What?!" Every body in the room shouted.

"Well when you're cut on the battle field and it goes into one of your lungs you keep fighting until you win or you're put out of your misery." Leo explained because he knew from experience. It had happened to him once and he didn't receive treatment until three hours after the battle was won.

"Donnie, you can look at it later. Right now we are still on the battle field so I refuse to be treated until we are out of the city somewhere safe." Leo said.

"We can go to the farm house where I grew up it's out in the country and there's no one around for miles." April suggested.

"Great. Let's go then because the sooner we get there the sooner I can treat Leo's wounds." Donnie said still glairing at Leo. So they left. Two hours later they arrived at an old farm house. Raph and Casey carried Mikey in while Leo let Donnie cut into his skin and sew the tears in his lung and sew the wounds themselves.

"Doesn't that hurt at all?" Raph asked Leo as Donnie was doing the surgery.

"No. Let me tell you, after you've been through as much as I have, this feels like just a little scratch that you get from a piece of paper or a thorn on a rose bush." Leo said. As soon as Donnie was done Leo got up and walked out of the house. Donnie, Raph, Mikey, Donnie, April looked at each other and realized that they didn't know who Leo was any more. No one noticed that Casey had followed Leo out the door. Casey found Leo sitting in the tree beside the farm house.

"So you must be Leo, Raph's oldest brother who supposedly died two year's ago." Casey said trying to be friendly while settling himself at the base of the tree.

"That's me." was the reply.

"You know the guys talk about you. How you were always there for them when they really needed you the most. They really admired you and missed you."

"Yeah? I thought that they didn't hardly care about me to tell the truth. They would always complain about how I would lead them into disaster."

"Maybe they were just hard on you because they thought that they couldn't be as good as you in both your training and being a good brother."

"What kind of brother would allow himself to almost die and then get stuck fighting in a war that lasted twenty more years with out sending a note telling his family that he was alright."

"A good one."

"How can you say that, Casey?"

"Because, Leo, if you had they would have tried to bring you home and probably get themselves killed in the process. So you were protecting them even though it seemed like you were being cruel."

"You know what, Casey? I'm glad that my brother's have a friend like you." Leo smiled down at Casey. Casey just smiled back up at Leo before both of them closed their eyes to take a nap.


Ok in my time line Leo would have been gone about half a year before Raph met Casey. So I just had to add the interaction between Leo and Casey at the end. Again please tell me what you think and if I need to correct something. I'm also up for any ideas someone might have.