Just so you know, Y is young, M is middle and O is older. So when I call a group 1Y that means they are the first squad for the young unit. The Y unit is 13-14 year olds, M unit is 15-16 year olds and O is for 17-18 year olds. Think of O as 'senior year' at high school (just guessing, I'm English.) The students graduate in their final year of O squad (you spend 2 years in each unit.)
Raph sat down next to his brothers and Scarlett. It had been less than 5 hours since they had gotten back. Almost immediately they went to Yoshi, who told then to simply rest. Now it was 7 am, a assembly had been called, but none of the Y unit were in the mood.
"I am guessing that you will want to know why you have been called." Yoshi began as he took centre stage. "As our Y unit will know, last night their mission did not go as planned, and in the process, their leader was taken. He gave himself up for another." There was a collective amount of chatter from the older groups. "We will send out a rescue squad in a week consisting of the following from Y unit: April, Karai, Usagi, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael. No one else is to leave. Understood?"
"Hai." The children chorused.
"No classes today." Yoshi then announced. "Dismissed."
~Scarlett~
Raph sat on his bed next to Scarlett, Mikey on the floor and Donnie next to April. Karai was leaning against the wall next to them while Usagi was simply sitting behind the group.
"So, what's the plan?" Karai asked after minutes of silence.
"Leo usually comes up with plans." Donnie said.
"And he will again once we get him back." Mikey said confidently, but when he was answered with silence, he started to worry. "Leo is coming back, right?"
"He will if we have a say in it." Scarlett replied.
"Umm...guys?" April interrupted, pointing to Usagi. He had his knees pulled up and his head buried in them, his light brown hair just visible.
"Usagi?" Donnie started. "You ok?"
"No Donatello-San I am not." Usagi answered, lifting his head. "For it is my fault that Leonardo-San was captured."
"Usagi, answer me 'is." Raph said. "Did ya walk to the enemy and ask to be almost shot?"
"No." Usagi answered quietly.
"Did ya tell Leo to give himself up for ya?" Raph continued.
"No." Usagi repeated, more confidently.
"Did ya want this to happen?"
"No."
"Then none of 'is was our fault, and it wasn't fearless's either. It was that Caramya guy, and we gonna make 'im pay." Raph concluded.
"So your leader then?" Karai asked.
"No." Raph said without hesitation. "Leo's leader, I'm the guy givin' orders in 'is absence."
~Scarlett~
Leo groaned as he got up. His head was pounding and every one of his mussels hurt. He had numerous cuts all over his body and a couple poorly done stitches. He tried to get up, but found that his feet were shackled to the wall behind him. He looked around and found himself to be in a all room, not much bigger than a 2 metre cube. The was a door with a small hole at the bottom, probably for sliding food through. The floor and walls were stained with dried blood from previous victims, Leo's own now part of the decoration.
A tray with a half-stale piece of bread in front of him. His stomach growled for the food, but he tried to put it off. Instead he picked up the knife and scratched a faint line in the wall, starting off a tally chart.
Leo had a feeling that it would be getting quite long.