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Chapter 21
''CONGRATULATIONS!'' The commentator cheered, ''YOU'VE WON THE GAMES! YOU CAN FINALLY GO HOME! or.. you could stay a little longer and say goodbye to the dead..''
''What do you guys wanna do?'' Leo asked tiredly,
''I wanna go home'' Raph and Don yawned, Mikey looked uneasy.
''I need to do something first'' Mikey said quietly,
''Ok.. I'll take Mikey to.. you know.. you guys meet us at.. er..'' Leo frowned as two guards came in looking bored,
''We'll take you to the portal'' The guards nodded,
''You two go ahead with them'' leo nodded, ''come on Mike''
He watched as Raph and Don followed the guards before taking Mikey to the arena where all the dead now laid in neat rows. He followed Mikey to the body bag that held Cedric in it and waited as Mikey sniffed a sad goodbye.
''B-Bye Cedric...'' Mikey sniffled, ''You were really awesome..''
Leo said nothing as he hugged his baby brother.
''I'm gonna go to the portal now... I just wanna go home'' Mikey mumbled, a couple of guards came and led Mikey away, ''Leo?''
''I-.. I'll be there in a minute'' Leo smiled quietly, Mikey left the Arena and Leo walked around and looked over all the bodies with a large sense of loss.
There was the pink alien that helped him save Mikey at the start right next to Cedric, leo muttered a sad goodbye and a thank you before moving on. He looked over the bodies of innocent people that had been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
There was the horrible old woman that had shouted at Leo for killing Bell, Leo shuddered as he remembered the maze. There was the horrible man that had they had talked to while Mikey was doing his own challenge.
Leo realised that the brothers had never really bothered to ask the other people their names, there were some that stood up for them and some that hated them and yet.. Leo didn't know the names of these people, he could barely tell them by their faces!
The three younger turtles came out and stood at the edge of the arena, they watched as Leo looked over the bodies sadly. They knew who he was searching for and didn't want to get in the way.
''Come on.. we know he's ok'' Don mumbled, the three brothers walked back to the portal.
Leo had finally arrived at the bodies he had been looking for. Lying side by side were Bell, Lucas and Micheal.
''Bell..'' Leo sighed softly as he looked into her peaceful face. ''I'm so sorry...''
leo looked over the three bodies, ''I'm really sorry.. all three of you...''
''Is this all my fault?'' Leo asked himself, ''Am I really the reason that all these people are dead?''
''No''
''Huh?'' Leo looked up in surprise as as a ghost about his age floated up to him, the ghost was just a yellow shadow. This was the commentator.
''It isn't your fault.. nor your brothers'' The yellow man shook his head, ''when will the winners learn that not everything is their fault? You four worked hard for this, you worked together.. for each other just so you could go home! yes.. people died during the process but they had to for you four to win''
''Nobody should have had to die... The Games shouldn't exist'' Leo grumbled quietly,
''But unfortunately it does... just be happy that your whole family made it!'' The commentator sighed, ''Just be happy that you're not stuck here for eternity'' Leo stared at him in confusion then realization dawned on him,
''You're stuck here forever?'' Leo frowned sadly,
''Unfortunatly... yes..'' The yellow man smirked at Leo, ''And you will be too if you don't hurry... the guards are forcing your brothers to leave without you because you're taking too long. Go now''
''But I don't know where to go!'' Leo yelped in fright,
''urgh.. follow me!'' The yellow man flew away and Leo rushed to follow. he was taken to an empty room but the portal was still open. ''Let the turtle through first''
''Yes sir'' The guard nodded,
''Where does the portal take me?'' Leo asked quickly,
''To your home'' The yellow man frowned, ''Is there somewhere else you want to go?''
''Can you take me to where I was before I came here?'' Leo asked the portal shimmered a little.
''Goodbye turtle''
Leo jumped through the portal and landed on the rooftop where he had been transported from by Baxter.
''OH BAXTER STOCKMAN!'' Leo called, Baxter walked onto the roof with a look of sheer terror.
''H-How did you survive?'' He asked worriedly. leo said nothing and leapt towards the man and by the time he was finished Baxter lay in a ball on the ground.
''LEO!'' Leo turned round to see his three younger brothers running to him, they hugged before Leo turned his attention back to Baxter.
''This is for making my brothers go through all that trouble'' leo smirked as he picked up the machine that had cause it all and shot Baxter with it. ''Have fun at the Games'' He sneered as Baxter disappeared.
The four brothers made their way home. They spent the night telling their Father everything that had happened and Splinter listened in awe. Everything was right again, they were home where they belonged.
Back in the sewers of New York city.
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