Thompson needed to keep Leo away from Bishop after what he had done with his mind; the blue masked turtle looked so depressed and hurt. Thompson had his own family, his own son and daughter… he could see the pain on the blue masked turtle's eyes. He had to do something; he wasn't going to let Bishop torture Leonardo again. Thompson moved to Bishop's office; no one was there. Bishop's computer was on, Thompson approached and noticed there was a video from one of the security cameras; the video showed a room full of medical instruments but also some torture devices on it. What was Bishop up to?
"I am very disappointed in you, doctor" Thompson jumped back. Bishop had caught him in the act.
"Bishop, what is the meaning of this?" Thompson asked referring to the room in the video.
"I thought you were going to be a great ally; what a foolish decision to sympathize with those freaks" Bishop said.
"They're not freaks! They may not look like us… but that doesn't make them different in the inside!" Thompson said.
"How disgusting" Bishop mocked.
"You are the only disgusting thing I see around here!" Thompson replied.
"Watch your words, doctor. Someone could get hurt" Bishop snapped his fingers. A light in the room next to his went on revealing Regina and Raphael Thompson: the doctor's daughter and son.
"REGINA, RAPHAEL!" Thompson was horrified of what he was seeing. Both of them were tied an gagged to a chair with a blindfold.
"You have a very intelligent son; genetist like his father if I remember well. And what a beautiful daughter! It would be horrible if something happens to them… especially to Regina… don't you think Thompson?" Bishop grinned evily.
"DON'T YOU DARE TO TOUCH THEM!" Thompson yelled angrily and sent a fist to Bishop's jaw. Unfortunately, Bishop grabbed Thompson's wrist and twisted it a little making the old man scream in pain.
"Now listen, I won't hurt your family if you do exactly what I say. Stay away of those turtles if you know what's the best for your family" Bishop said.
"I will. Now, release Regina and Raphael!" Thompson pleaded.
"Not so fast. Once you're done with your experiments I'll start mine as well. Till then your son and daughter will stay here. One move, doctor and you'll see them perish! Now, take Raphael to level three. My soldiers will go for Leonardo… and not a word of this. Is that clear?" Bishop threatened Thompson.
Thompson knew he had been defeated; he couldn't put his family's life in danger for the turtles' lives. He tried to help them but now there was nothing he could do now. Thompson left the room and went to Raph and Leo's cell; both of them were sleeping. He didn't want to imagine what Bishop had planned for the turtles but after seeing the devices… it wasn't going to be good.
"Raphael" Thompson called.
"Hmm? Oh… hey doc. Whazzup?" Raph yawned.
"Come" Thompson said opening the cell as silent as he could to not wake up Leo.
"Huh?" Raph raised a brow.
"Just follow me" Thompson left the cell and waited outside. Raph followed him and both of them made their way to the elevator. Thompson was in silence the whole time.
"A lil' serious today, aren't you doc?" Raph said. Thompson ignored him.
"Doctor? Where are you taking me?" Raph asked.
"I need to… make more tests" Thompson answered.
"Oh… got it. But y'know? You're… quieter than usual today" Raph commented. Thompson couldn't even bear to see Raph in the eyes now. The red masked turtle noticed Thompson's wrist was pretty swollen.
"Gee, that wrist looks bad. What happened?" Raph asked in curiosity.
"Accidents are kinda normal in a clumsy old man's life" Thompson shrugged.
"Old? Tsk… c'mon doc, you're as fresh as me!" Raph chuckled. The elevator's door opened. They were in level three at least; Thompson walked into the next room, it was almost like the one where they had the interview.
"Take a sit and wait here" Thompson said. Raph did was he was told and the doctor left him alone.
Meanwhile, Bishop's soldiers had gone for Leo and took him to level three but left him in a different room. Bishop was in there patiently waiting.
"Is the red one in the other room yet?" Bishop asked.
"Yes, sir" the soldier answered.
"We can proceed now" Bishop thought. In the other room, Raph was starting to get bored.
"What's taking him so long?" Raph thought. In a matter of seconds, Raph's hands and legs were secured automatically. The red masked ninja didn't see this coming.
"What the…! Doctor? This ain't funny!" Raph said. A light was turned on in the room beside his; he could recognize Bishop and Leo.
"Leo? Bishop? What the shell is going on here? Doctor Thompson, let me go!" Raph struggled against the shackles.
"Good evening, Leonardo" Bishop greeted. Raph stopped struggling and listened carefully; now he could just see and hear what was happening!
"What do you want now?" Leo asked.
"I hope you had reconsidered my offer" Bishop said.
"I'm not leaving this place without Raph" Leo stated.
"I'm starting to think you are really Raphael's brother because of your stubbornness, Leonardo" Bishop sighed.
"Hey! I ain't that stubborn… I guess" Raph replied but he couldn't be listened.
"Don't you even think about Donatello and Michelangelo? Your true brothers?" Bishop hissed.
"Yes, I do. But Raph is also my and Don and Mikey's brother. I'm not leaving him here" Leo instead.
"Even though after what Raphael said?" Bishop asked. Leo opened his mouth to talk but he couldn't argue against that. The memories were still fresh on his mind… and heart.
"He hurt you, Leonardo. I can tell. Do you still remember his words?" Raph's eyes opened wide.
"Shell, he… he knew about the interview?" Raph stuttered. Now he knew why Leo was so distant.
"I don't care if he doesn't feel the same way. To me, he's still my brother" Leo said.
"Your stupidity will cost you, Leonardo" Bishop opened a door, four men entered. One of them plunged a needle on Leo's arm, another tranquilizer but half dose this time.
"Tie him up" Bishop ordered. The men tied Leo's hands behind his back. Leo didn't resist… mostly for the effects of the drug on him.
"Now: if you deny Raphael now, I'll let you go. Keep saying he's your brother and my soldiers will do their job. Choose" Bishop said. Leo gave him a deadly glare. He wasn't going to deny Raph.
"Your silence says everything. Proceed"
One of the men punched Leo's stomach hard enough to make him kneel in the ground and gasp for breath. Raph just could stare at the scene in horror. This certainly wasn't a fair fight.
"NO! THOMPSON, LET ME GO! I KNOW YOU'RE HERE SOMEWHERE! LET ME GO!" Raph yelled. Thompson was outside the room but he could see and hear what happened in both rooms.
"Bishop, I know you're listening to me! I swear when I'm outta this you're gonna regret the day you were born!" Raph kept struggling without success.
Leo was exhausted; his face and arms had bruises and his vision was blurry for the drug. Bishop ordered the men to stop.
"So?" Bishop asked.
"Are you insane, Leo? Just say it!" Raph yelled. Leo remained in silence glaring at Bishop.
"Continue" Bishop ordered.
Two of Bishop's men brought iron bats now. They knew Leo's plastron protected his stomach and other organs but the bats would be good enough to cause him pain. They kicked Leo in the chest sending him to ground and started hitting him in the plastron repeatedly. Leo tried to not show any reaction but the pain was becoming unbearable; Raph couldn't believe he had to stay there and do nothing. This was too much… way too much. The red masked turtle panicked when he saw Leo started to cough out blood; he could have internal bleeding and that wasn't a good thing.
"Stop it, Bishop! He can't… he won't resist for much longer! LEO!" Raph screamed desperately. Thompson couldn't bear see this, he had to stop them. The old man irrupted into the room and ran in front of Leo; the men stopped.
"Thompson, get out of here!" Bishop ordered.
"When you brought me one of my orders was to keep them alive. Well, I won't be able to do much if you beat him to death" Thompson said looking defiantly at Bishop; the latter knew the doctor was right.
"Very well. Take care of him and leave him ready; I'm not done with that stupid creature" Bishop said and left the room, the other men did the same leaving Thompson and Leo alone. The old man knelt beside him and pulled out a needle.
"Don't worry. This will help you with your pain" Thompson explained and injected the medicine. Leo's eyes closed right after the needle was pulled out.
"I'm really sorry, Leonardo. Really sorry"
