A/N: Hey everyone. Quick author's note before the start of the chapter. Does anyone want me to start posting their reviews in the chapters? Just an idea. Anyway, on with the story.

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Previously:

Hamato Yoshi, Don, Mike, and I could only watch in horror as Leo screamed and seemed to burn at the touch of the wire.

"We have come for him. And if you do not give him to us, we shall take him by force," the shorter one spoke this time.

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Third Person's POV

Everyone watched in horror as the scientists tightened the copper around Leo, forcing more screams from him. Leo had his eyes squeezed shut in pain, tears streaming down his face. Shadow could not take it anymore.

"Stop it! Stop! You're hurting him!" Shadow screamed.

The six-year-old ran up to the scientists and started hitting them. This distracted them enough for Raph and Mikey to get Leo free. Leo hissed as Raph sliced the wire with his sais and Mikey carefully uncoiled it from around him. Donnie glanced at Leo and gasped. There were third-degree burns on his arms and torso where his shirt was sliced through.

Shadow yelped as the shorter scientist picked her up by the collar of her shirt, bringing her to be eye level with him. Leo looked up at the scientist and growled.

"Get off of her!" Leo shouted as he darted forward.

The scientists pulled out a device and pointed it at Leo. Leo stumbled to a stop and froze, face paling as he saw the device. The scientists smirked, feeling smug.

"I wouldn't get too close if I were you," the taller scientist threatened.

Leo thought about his options while the Hamato family stayed behind. They knew if they interfered that Leo could be hurt more than he already was. Leo weighed his options, then decided.

"That's a risk I'm willing to take," Leo murmured to himself.

He dashed the rest of the way and snatched Shadow from the scientists' arms. The shorter scientist pushed a button on the device. Leo grunted but kept his lips sealed tightly, not wanting to give the scientists the satisfaction of hearing him scream.

Raph holstered his sais and rushed for Leo with a growl of worry. He grabbed the pain-filled, malnourished teenager and lead him to Donnie. Hamato Yoshi took Shadow from Leo's arms, making Leo's head shoot towards him with a protective growl.

"Leo, he's just holdin' her. It's okay," Raph reassured.

Leo looked at Raph with trust and belief. Leo trusted Raph was telling the truth. Leo grunted as another wave of pain shot through him. Mikey looked from Leo and the scientists.

"The device is making Leo feel pain!" Mikey realized.

"I'm on it," Donnie declared.

Donnie dashed forward and swung his bō staff. The scientists ducked to avoid it, not realizing Donnie's intentions. The scientists growled as the device was knocked out of their hands and smashed on the floor.

Leo gasped and limply fell into Raph's arms. He sagged in relief. The pain lessened to a degree. Shadow watched her adoptive big brother with tears in her eyes. She did not trust the person holding her but Leo seemed to, and she trusted Leo.

"Leo? Are you okay?" Shadow asked.

Leo gave Shadow a smile. He knew how worried she was, especially since he cannot use his powers. Shadow wiggled in Splinter's arms, wanting to be put down. Splinter set the child down, watching as she ran over and hugged Leo's legs.

Leo looked down at his adoptive little sister with a pained smile, placing his hand on her head and ruffling her hair. Raph smiled a small smile at the scene.

The scientists watched the ordeal with disgust. The turned to each other and nodded.

"We're sorry about this but we really need to get going," the taller scientist sneered, not at all sorry.

The Hamato family watched as the scientists reached into their lab coats and pulled out a small device. Donnie's eyes widened and he dashed away from the destroyed contraption and back to his family.

"Plug your ears!" Donnie shouted, holstering his bō staff and putting his hands over his ears.

Splinter, Raph, and Mikey plugged their ears, but Leo did not. He plugged Shadows and knelt down to wrap his body protectively around her. The scientists threw the device in, the Hamatos now realizing it to be a flash bomb.

It exploded and everyone heard a ringing, sound became a thing of the past, and they passed out. The scientists looked smugly at the passed out family and the barely conscious Leo. They walked into the house and stood in front of the super teen.

"You're gonna regret this," Leo whispered hoarsely.

"Oh, I don't think we will," the scientists synchronized.

The last thing Leo felt was the scientists taking him away from Shadow and away from his friends, then he fell unconscious as well.

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A few hours later; With Leo

Leo groaned and squinted his eyes open at the bright light on the ceiling. His vision was blurry. He could hear voices around him. He felt himself being wheeled through a hallway, turning corners.

He mumbled incoherent words, unable to talk from the vertigo. But he had so many thoughts running through his head.

Raph. Raphie, I need you, Leo tried to communicate but found he was not able to. He tugged at the restraints on his wrists, ankles, and waist. He hissed as his burns started hurting, but he did not stop.

He thrashed around, making the cot tip from where he was being wheeled. The beings, most likely the scientists, stopped wheeling him and started holding him down. This made Leo give a panicked whimper and try to get away from the hands of the scientists.

Then Leo felt a prick and started becoming drowsy. He felt disoriented. He slowly stopped thrashing, his arms and legs becoming tired.

"He'll be out for another hour or two. You should be good to go," he heard a voice say that sounded miles away.

That was the last thing he heard before being brought back under the arms of unconscious.

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TBC...