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Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael stood on the roof of a large mall that was just in front of the Foot Tower, the night cloaking their bodies and made them invisible to the naked eye. This wasn't a first for the terrapins. Using the dark as a way to hide your identity was all part of being a ninja. "They have increased the patrols," Donatello whispered to his two brothers as they scanned their eyes across the building, looking for any way of entry. "What should we do, Leo?" He asked.

Leonardo, however, didn't reply to his nerdy brother. Instead his eyes remained glued on the Foot Headquarters but he had heard the latter and knew only too well that he was right. There were far more Foot ninja that what there normally was. Shredder must not want the turtles to take home Mikey any time soon and this increased Leo's worry and guilt. It was now going to be even harder to sneak past the members of the Foot and would take more time. So, Mikey would stay in the clutches of the Shredder for longer and possibly undergo more torture sessions. The thought itself made such heartbreak fill the blue-clad turtle's soul and what made it all so much worse was that he knew it was his fault that his baby brother was suffering. If only he hadn't forgotten that stupid power surge device...

"There is no way we are getting in through the front," Leo informed as he wondered how he was going to get inside. His guilt filled thoughts would have to wait. Mikey needed him. "And there are a lot of Foot ninjas walking up to the right, possibly from the back. I think if we can find a window on the left then we will get inside. However, I fear the security systems. Shredder is good when it comes to detail and I have no doubt that the place is full of cameras and motion sensors."

Donnie reached into the shoulder bag he held over his shoulder and pulled out his shell cell. "I gotcha' Leo. I will jam the systems, but it may take some time. You and Raph are better off looking for a way in than waiting for me. How about this? I will hack the security system and you and Raph will look on the left for a way in and take out some Foot ninja. I will call you on the shell-cell once I'm done and then we can all go inside together?"

Leo nodded towards his second youngest brother before turning to face Raphael who seemed totally oblivious to what his remaining two brothers had discussed. Almost like the hot-head had been in a different world or had become deaf. "Raph?" Leo asked the hot-head. Raphael's green fingers tightened around the sais that he held in his two hands.

"I ain't leavin' Don!" The red-clad reptile stated stubbornly.

Leonardo gave his brother a weak smile though a slight tinge of guilt had began to spark inside him once more. "It will be fine Raph. Donnie can handle himself..."

Raphael glared at his elder. "Shuutup Fearless! You have ben' leavin' us a lot lately. At least I care enough for my brotha' to not leave him alone when we are right outside the Shredder's fucking door. With him expectin' us. And when there is sum' bastard who can whoop our asses before we can even think twice. That is just foolish! I ain't losin' anotha' brotha'. Forget it Leo I ain't leavin'!"

The blue and purple-clad reptile's were taken aback majorly by Raphael's little rant. He had not only questioned Leo's leadership by disobeying orders and calling him foolish, but he had even said that Leo didn't care about his brothers. Something that was obvious to them all. However, Raphael was angry and he was good at hitting painful nerves when he was angry.

All the turtles, including Leonardo, thought the blue-clad turtle was going to come up with some form of comeback and he and Raphael would end up having a heated argument. However, he didn't. He didn't say a word. Instead the reptile glanced at the floor with small tears rimming his eyes.

So long had the blue-clad terrapin disagreed with Raphael on the hotheads' opinions. Normally thinking they were mad, irresponsible and extremely rash but this time, for once, he agreed with his immediate younger. Leo had abandoned him, Don and Mikey in the worst possible way. He had become their enemy and his brothers had no idea about it.

Leonardo turned away from his two brothers so they looked at his shell, tears now flowing down his cheeks as he tried to make sure a sob didn't escape his throat. The turtle stared at the roof beneath his feet as the tears left snail-like trails on his skin. He refused for his brothers to see him cry. "Okay Raph," Leo choked out, knowing he couldn't stop his voice from cracking. "You stay with Don. I will go."

Raphael must have guessed his elder was crying as he held his arm out to him, trying to grab his shoulder only for Leo to jump of the roof; landing gracefully on the ground before he vanished into the shadows in true ninja-like fashion. "Now you have done it!" Donatello muttered under his breath as he sat cross-legged on the ground, staring at his red-clad brother. Raphael didn't hear him.

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Leonardo's emotions might not have been the cause but Leo was very sloppy in his actions once he approached the left side of the building. The terrapin wasn't careful. Already he'd been caught by three Foot ninja who had noticed his reptilian body seeping out of the shadows and into the light. Though Leo took them out without a huge amount of trouble, he knew that his fighting was becoming sloppier also. His attacks were slower and defences were weaker. It was like he was back at the skill level of a ten-year old. Well... when he was ten. Most others don't commit their lives to ninjitsu at such a tender age of three so his skill at ten would be different from another's who had started at a later age.

Another ninja noticed him and approached him with twin katanas in hand. Leonardo slammed his head against the wall. Blood splattered onto his hands but he knew the hit hadn't killed the ninja, it had only knocked him out. Three others saw this and approached him from behind, however, Leonardo just about managed to hear them in time to knock them unconscious with a few punches.

Leonardo continued onwards down the left side of the building, noting that there were actually very little ninjas there which he found rather odd. Why were there more people on the right than the left? It all was a huge mystery to him which he was having trouble to let slide. What was the Shredder doing to have the left side of the building unguarded? Leo was right about there being a window which was about a metre of the ground. Surely the Shredder wasn't that clumsy.

Unable to contain his curiosity much like his other emotions (He was still crying) The terrapin in blue slowly crept further down so he had passed the window and headed towards the back of the building. However, he was more than a little surprised about that he saw.

Behind the tower were two hundred Foot ninjas, all crowded close together and they were laughing and cheering in delight. Like they had just earned a great victory of some kind. Leo on instinct pressed his body closer to the wall while peering around the corner carefully. If he was caught now he was done for. Leonardo watched as the ninjas continued to laugh and cheer, clashing bottles of alcohol together before taking massive sips of the liquid which Leo thought was vodka. Was this some kind of party?

The reptile was suddenly jolted out of his thoughts when he heard a high-pitched scream of pain, followed suit by laughter. Leonardo knew that scream anywhere... It was Mikey's scream. They must be torturing his baby brother now.

Leonardo leaned forward slightly, looking for a sign of his brother but he couldn't. He was nowhere to be seen. Leo would need to get closer.

Feeling a little hesitant at first, Leo emerged from the shelter of the wall and began approaching the unaware group of ninjas. Keeping low not to attract attention. Not that anybody looked in his direction that is.

Once he was close enough, Leo glanced at where all the ninjas were faced and saw there was a massive TV screen and on it was his brother, covered in blood and burns. The image made his crying hysteric. On the screen, Michelangelo was being electrocuted in a torture chamber, wires attached to every inch of his body.

At least he now knew where Mikey was. He was definitely in the Foot headquarters. Now all he had to do was sneak in.

Leonardo crept away from the group quietly and carefully, listening as the ninjas continued to cheer and laugh. If he didn't have to remain silent he would punch them for their twisted minds.

Once safely behind the wall again, he ran over to the window and stopped dead. Should he go get his brothers?... No. It would take too long. He would get Mikey himself. So, Leonardo opened the window and hopped in.