Chapter 21
Raph broke out of Don's grip and ran to the cage fence. He griped the metal fence.
"LEO!" He screamed, Sobbing deeply on the fence, "NOOO!"
Don held his head in his hands and cried. Why did he have to do that, There could have been another way. He glanced over at Mikey who was sitting up against the wall and sobbing in his hands. He looked back over at Raph who was still attached to the fence. He stood up and walked over to him, Griped his shell and tried to pull I'm from the fence.
"Raph...Raph let go" Don said softly
"NO!...We need to get Leo he's hurt" Raph said
"Raph..He's gone" Don said
"DON'T SAT THAT" Raph said pushing Don away
"Raph stop..Please" Don said quietly
"Why did he do that Donny" He wrapped his arms around Don, "Why did he do that...Why couldn't it have been me"
"Don't say that Raph...He did it cause he wanted us to get out of here alive" Don said
"We could have gotten out together...With him" Raph said
Mikey felt as though his world has been crushed. Leo was...Dead...And for real this time. Mikey felt the same feeling he felt when he thought he was alone, Guilt, Hatred. He wanted that doctor to burn in hell. But he could have done something, Mikey felt like he could have talked Leo out of it. He looked up at Don who was tightly embracing Raph. He stood up and walked toward them, He stopped and looked at the burning building. The bombs he placed...killed his brother. He fell to his knees and sobbed in his hands.
Don placed his head on Raph's shoulder and let it all out. At first he didn't want to believe that he was dead. But looking at the burning building and knowing that Leo was in there, It sent a wave of guilt and regret though him. This wasn't supposed to happen. They were suppose to get Dr. Coplan in there and blow it up then escape.
"Don..." He heard someone say quietly
"Yeah Raph?" Don held back more tears
"Turn on the machine...Send us back home" Raph said, "I don't want to be here anymore"
"We can't just leave Leo here" Mikey said
"He's dead Mikey...He ain't coming home" Raph said harshly
Mikey cried even harder, Don tightly closed his eyes to hold back tears.
"Let's just get out of here" Don said, He walked back over to the alley and picked up the machine. He walked back between his brothers.
"Well...This is it" Don said
"Just push the damn button and get us out of this place" Raph said
Don turned the machine and placed a finger on the button.
"WAIT!" Mikey yelled
Don froze, "What?"
"Listen"
Don and Raph strained their ears, They heard faint coughing.
"Oh my god" Don said
Raph ran to the fence, "LEO!...LEO YOU OK?"
They all watched as a turtle shaped figure stood up and slowly walked out of the fire.
"LEO!...HE'S ALIVE" Raph screamed
Don and Mikey hugged, "We going to get out of here Donny...With Leo"
"Yes we are Mikey"
They all watched as he slowly made his way out of the fire. He was being awfully slow, Then as he drew closer and closer. He was getting skinnier and skinnier. Then as the figure stepped out into the light, They all noticed the man in the doctors coat.
"NOOO! NO THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE" Raph screamed
"You all thought you could kill me that easily, Come on...I expected better for you"
"You son of a bit*h" Don said harshly
"Oh come now...Don't be like that...Just think of it like this as your ticket to death..A slow and quick death..Just like you brother" Dr. Coplan
Raph slammed his hands into the cage, "I"M GOING TO RIP YOU'RE HEART OUT"
Dr. Coplan walked up to the cage and stood inches from Raph.
"Come on...Do your worst" Dr. Coplan said
Raph tired his hardest to get through the cage, But couldn't.
"Pathetic" Dr. Coplan said, Then threw his hand and something shot from his hand and hit Raph. Raph flew through the air and landed hard on the ground.
"Raph!" Mikey screamed and ran to him. Don joined and looked at Raph. He grunted in pain, Don knelt next to him.
"Why are you doing this" Mikey pleaded, "Why us?"
"Because...Don't you see...Were all the same, No human is different...There all useless pawns in this sick world"
"Please God make this stop" Mikey said
" No god...Just me" Dr. Coplan said, Then he walked to the three helpless turtles.
Then Raph heard a grunting noise and the sound of someone being impaled many times. He looked up at Dr. Coplan and saw his blue masked brother on him and stabbing him with a glass shard repeatedly.
"LEO!" Mikey shouted
"DON PUSH THE BUTTON" Leo screamed, Continuing to stab Dr. Coplan
"PUSH IT NOW!" He screamed again
Don stared in disbelief at his brother who he thought was dead. Then he looked toward the machine and sprinted toward it, grabbing it and looked for the button. Once he found it he slammed his finger down on it. A little green light flashed on and another button emerged from the machine, He looked back up at Dr. Coplan as he threw Leo off of him and to the ground. Don noticed the many knife wounds on his chest and stomach, They were bleeding profusely but it seemed he didn't care.
"Why won't any of you turtles die!" Dr. Coplan shouted
"Come on now doctor, You're going to have to do better than that" Leo said
"NO! This is my world! MY WORLD" Dr. Coplan shouted
"And now it think it's time to leave" Don said, About to push the button
"Don't even think about it!...If i can't kill you...Then maybe they can" Dr. Coplan said, Obviously becoming more and more insane
"Who are they?" Raph asked
Dr. Coplan lifted his arms, "Arise my children" He screamed into the air.
Then out of every inch of street, Hands emerged from the ground and soon rose to full body creatures. Dr. Coplan laughed as thousands and thousands of zombie like creatures rose from the ground, Filling the streets rapidly.
"Oh my god!" Don said
"Push the button already!" Mikey said
"I can't, Not unless you want these things to come back with us"
"Can't you adjust the amount it can take back" Leo asked
"I can try, But i need time"
"The one thing we don't have" Raph added
"Yes...YES!" Dr. Coplan said as they continued to rise, Then he fell to his knees, The blood continued to rush out of his body.
Dr. Coplan laughed, "You will never leave...This is my world" Then fell forward.
The four turtles stared at the body of Dr. Coplan. "Is he dead?" Mikey asked
"We don't have time to figure it out, Lets go" Leo said
The four of them ran through the crowd of zombies, Avoiding each of them. They felt the cold and dirty hands touch them as they passed, It gave them the chills.
"We need to find a spot where Don can work" Leo said
"There!" Raph pointed to a enclosed restaurant.
Mikey pushed a couple zombies out of the way and gripped the door handle, opening the door. When the three of then rushed in, He closed it and him and Raph blocked the door. They stacked chairs up and pushed a few tables in front of the store.
"That should be enough" Raph said, "How much time do you need?" He asked Don
"Probably just a couple minutes" He flipped the little hatch open and began working.
Raph turned around and looked at Leo, Who was staring back at him. Raph felt as though he hadn't seen him in years, And he was certain he was dead a couple minutes ago, But there he stood. He ran to him and wrapped his arms around him, Sobbing in his shoulder.
"Don't ever do that again" Raph said
"I'm sorry" Leo said back
"How did you manage to get out?" Mikey asked
"When he walked in, I managed to jump out of the window and get away before blowing it up"
"Please don't do that to me again" Raph said, Digging his face into Leo's shoulder
"Don't worry...I'm not leaving you" Leo said
Mikey rushed to Leo and joining in the hug. Holding each other and never wanting to let go.
"Ok I got it" Don shouted, "I have it to where you need to be touching it to go back"
"Donny..What would we do without you" Mikey said
"Come on let's get the hell out of here" Raph said
"Alright, Now we all have to-" Don was interrupted by a large crash.
They looked around as suddenly the restaurants wall were being torn down by crowds and crowds of zombies.
"Sh*t we need to get out of here" Raph said
They found an opening and ran through it and back down the street. Mikey looked behind him and saw a thousands of zombies running toward them.
"Guy theses one run!" Mikey shouted
Leo turned his head around and saw as the zombies ran down the street, A sight he thought he would never see. He focused his attention back on the road ahead of him. He looked at Don and Raph who were right behind him and looked as scared as he did.
"Come on! We need to get to a safe place" Leo shouted
"There" Don pointed, "We can use that alley"
"Screw that lets just get it over with" Raph said
Mikey didn't want to look back, He knew what was behind him and that they were getting closer. Then he felt something grab his foot and he felt the sensation of falling. Then hit the ground hard. He looked at what it was and saw a huge hand come from a swerve drain. He screamed as it began to pull him in.
Raph heard the sound of Mikey screaming and turned around, Seeing Mikey on the ground and being pulled into a sewer.
"MIKEY!" He screamed and turned around. Heading back toward Mikey.
"Help me please!" Mikey shouted, He screamed, Then was suddenly surrounded by darkness.
Raph ran as fast as he could toward his little brother. He cursed as he disappeared into the sewer. He knelt next to it and looked inside, Seeing nothing but darkness.
"MIKEY!" He shouted
He saw nothing, He looked up and saw the zombies getting closer and closer to him. He looked back down the drain.
"MIKEY!" He tried again
Then he saw a green hand emerge from the darkness, He grabbed it and instantly pulled him out. He swung his arm around his shoulder and helped him toward his brothers.
"You're ok Mikey..I got ya"
"What happened" He asked
"You were pulled into a sewer by something" Raph said
"Wow...This city just doesn't want us to leave"
"Well were going to"
Once they rejoined Don and Leo, Don held the machine out.
"You guys ready?" He said
"Let's do this quick" Leo said looking at the zombies what were still running after them.
When they put their hands on the machine, Don took a deep breath, "Lets go home" He said, Then pushed the button. They waited for something to happen, But nothing did.
"Did it work?" Raph asked
"I don't know" Don said
"It didn't work!" Mikey said
Then the ground started to slightly shake, Then with each growing second, It got worse and worse.
"Run!" Don said as the zombie closed in.
They continued their sprint down the road as the ground shook harder and harder. Then a building in front slowly fell forward, They dodged it by inches as it smashed into the ground. Leo looked behind him and watched as a bright light emerged from the center of town, The light traveled quickly toward them. Leo watched as Raph disappeared into the light, Then Mikey, Then Don. Then he closed his eyes as the light hit him.