"Your spirit is something no one can take from you. Use it wisely." Karma, the Enlightened One

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Raph was at his end. Leo knew his little brother was. His eyes were unfocused and were full of pain. He wasn't even struggling anymore. He had already gave up any opportunity to break free. His heart was painfully beating against his broken plastron and his breath was labored.

The red banded turtle cried out again when the scalpel touched his hard plastron again. The sharp blade easily slit through the hard substance. Raph had a lot of scrapes and deep cuts along his plastron and parts were missing. Tears were silently streaming down his face.

He wanted nothing more than to disappear into his shell. Just be safe and escape the pain. "S-Stop" Raph pleaded when the scalpel slit through his plastron again. His voice was raw from all the screaming. He was thirsty and hungry.

He hated how he sounded. His voice was full of pain and fear. And the worst thing was that he was afraid. He was terrified. He wanted to get away from her. He wanted to be home.

"I thought you would be harder to break" The woman snickered sinister and continued to cut through the plastron. Raph cried out in pain and went into a coughing fit at the same time. Blood splattered on his already blooded plastron. The woman shook her head in response and placed the scalpel next to Raphael.

He whimpered in response and cowered in fear. He wanted to tug away in his shell but the shackles were restraining him from doing it. From going to a safe place.

The woman snickered again seeing Raph's terrified reaction just by the knife and wiped the blood from the knife in front of his face. Raph squeezed his eyes shut when a droplet of his own blood landed on his face and a single tear made his way down his cheek.

His breath hitched in his throat and tried to block out the thick liquid dripping down his face. The restraints bugled slightly under his light resistance. With as much noise as possible the woman dropped the knife on the ground. Earning another whimper from Raph.

The woman chuckled with her low hollow voice and trailed her hands along Raph's cheek. Wiping off the blood on his face.

"Stop it please" Leo spoke, his voice almost above a whisper. His eyes were still closed too. His head to the side. He didn't want to see what he was seeing. He didn't want to hear it. He didn't want Raph to get hurt at all. The woman whipped her head around at the comment and floated over to Leo's table.

"Not hurting him?" She questioned. "You really want me to stop hurting him?"

Leo whimpered slightly himself and cracked his eyes open. The woman wasn't even a few centimeters from his face. "Y-Yes please" He whispered and closed his eyes again. The sight of Raph laying there was just too awful to see. The woman chuckled and grabbed his cheeks.

Leo snapped his eyes open and fearfully looked at the woman in front of him. "What do you have to offer?"

Leo struggled against the hold of the woman. "Me! Take me, don't hurt him" Leo answered. His voice more urgent than before. He would do anything to save his little brother from getting hurt. All of his brothers. He didn't care what the woman would do to him, he just wanted Raph to be safe.

"Very well then" The cold hand trailed towards his forehead. The woman closed her purple eyes and suddenly began to glow. Leo cried out and suddenly he was picked up and thrown on the ground. He heaved and grunted. Slowly twitching his fingers. Whatever that girl did brought his movement back. Trying to test his luck he brought himself up but immediately collapsed on the ground again.

The woman didn't even spare Leo one glance and walked over to Raph. She retrieved something from her pocket and pinched Raph's cheeks. Forcing his mouth apart. Raph whimpered slightly and the woman dropped a pink looking pill in his mouth.

Raph swallowed it in response and shivered heavily. His eye lids immediately grew heavy and the woman began to undo the restraints around his wrists and ankles. The moment he was freed Raph's limps rejected and he slit back in his shell until only his plastron was shown.

His whole form was shivering heavily which eventually also calmed down.

Leo could only watch at the process. He knew they were able to do that. Draw into their shells like this but it was very rare for any of them to do it. Mikey the most out of them but Raph? This was the first time he'd done it. There was one time he was afraid and was halfway inside his shell but never fully.

He was never at a point he was so afraid slipping inside his shell was his only escape. His only escape to get rid of his fear.

"Get up" The woman snared and roughly picked up Raph's shell. Leo gulped and had no other choice than to obey. He couldn't risk Raph's safety. His legs were still shaking slightly but he managed to get up and follow the woman.

Leo frowned but kept his eyes on Raph's shell. Carelessly in her hands. His plastron splattered with dried blood, Raph's blood.

Leo followed the woman, and Raph, towards the same room they were held in the day before. But this time it was empty. Donnie and Mikey were gone, and god knows what they were doing to them right now.

The woman snickered and threw Raph inside the room. Landing on the stack of pillows with a small thud. Leo cried out in response but the woman ignored him again and grabbed his arm roughly. "Now I'm going to deal with you" She whispered. Her eyes twinkling with amusement. Leo gulped loudly but didn't resist. Not wanting to risk his brothers' health. He would do anything to keep his brothers safe, although he had already failed.

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Thorn sighed and lowered his medical book. "You know how hard it is to look for your voice box. I have no idea where to search, with your mutation and all" Thorn chuckled and watched Mikey's reaction. Thorn smiled when he saw the young turtle shivering in response. He placed the book on the table and walked over to the turtle.

Mikey raised his stumps in response and tried to shield himself from Thorn but he grabbed his arms and brought them down. He chuckled disapprovingly. "There is no need to be afraid pet. I'm not that cruel to leave you without a sedative"

Mikey whimpered and Thorn opened his mouth again to scare him even more when he was interrupted by his alarm ringing. Without turning away from Mikey's body he stood up and walked towards the monitor. He frowned when he saw the camera footages from seconds ago and picked up his phone, dialing the number of Nighwatch.

"Yes?" Came the static voice of his master.

"Master, a rat and 2 humans have infiltrated our building. I think they are here to rescue the turtles"

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Go guys! Rescue them :D.

Not yet, first it's Leo's turn MHUAHA ^^