I am sorry if this chapter is a bit weird, but I had to write something and I couldn't think of anything else, so don't hurt me. &looks around to see if there is any ff writers hiding.& If you say it is a bit weird in the review, I'll understand cause I think it is a bit weird too. Warning: A character dies in this story, and it is not one of the writers or Egor.

Chapter 9

It has been about 15 minutes since Tyger left. It was starting to snow really bad and really quickly. Everyone stayed by the fire and kept themselves warm. Everyone was reading a book either on the floor, on the couch, or in a chair, or playing a board game. Daydream was looking for Tyger to come.

"I hope Tyger gets back, cause it is starting to snow really hard." Daydream said as she looked out the window.

"She will come. I have a feeling that she will make it." Splinter replied, still reading her book.

There were sounds in the distance and was slowly coming towards the cabin. A loud howl from a pack of wolves startled the girls.

"Doesn't a howl usually mean that there is food around?" Kiki nervously asked.

"It can mean they found food. But I highly doubt it that they have found food right now." Leo responded as he found a rag and polished his swords.

"Besides, if they come to get you girls, we are here to protect you." Mike added, moving one of his checker pieces.

"Really, you would protect us?" Mily flirtingly asked.

"Really Really."Raph joked.

"Guys, I think there is a fight of some sort going on outside." Daydream worriedly spoke as she carefully listened to the noises outside.

Everyone quieted down and listened for anything unusual. Daydream was right, there was a fight outside. Leo got up and cautiously went outside to see what was happening. A minute after he left, he started screaming on the top of his lungs. It seemed to go on forever, and everyone was too scared to help. Suddenly, there was a hair raising growl, a few thumps, and some whining. Raph half-heartedly went outside to see what happened. A few of the girls had followed behind him. Raph gasped at the site. There was Leo, lying on the ground, unconscious, and bleeding. A bear was walking around him, sniffing him. After a minute or so, Raph finally got the courage to go and shoo the bear and get his brother. His atempts failed. He noticed that the bear picked up Leo in it's mouth and dragged him into the cabin, then left to come back with food. Raph stood there stumped and confused. The bear stood there and looked at him. Some of the girls her tending to Leo's wounds while the rest of the troupe looked out in awe. The bear motioned to Raph to get inside, and Raph slowly complied. Master Splinter was very confused about this peculiar bear. For he knew that bears hibernated during winter and it was rare that bears awoke this early. The bear sat there and looked at the onlookers, shook it's head, and waved it's paw at them.

"My son, do you know this bear also?" Master Splinter asked.

"No." Raph replied as he rubbed his head.

The bear nodded like it could hear them. Then it dawned on him. 'It couldn't be, could it?'Raph thought to himself. Leo finally regained consciousness and looked around.

"There were a pack of wolves outside. I couldn't see them. I was unprepared for the attack. The bear came and saved me." Leo spoke while Danceingfae, Sasami, Arista, and Lenni bandaged his wounds, and he tried to get up.

"Sit still or we will not be able to bangage your wounds." Arista replied as she gently pushed him back down.

"But I have to see the bear." Leo demanded.

"Fine if you want to bleed to death, go ahead." Lenni replied.

Leo got up to go to the door, but the girls got away from the door in fear of the bear because it got up from where it sat and started walking into the cabin. Don and Mike instinctivly took a fighting position just in case. The girls hid behind the guys, couches, and other furniture. The only ones that were not hiding were Master Splinter and the guys.

"I am Master Splinter and I thank you for saving my sons life."

"Sensei, I don't think wild animals are able to comprehend human speech." Don spoke, still in a fighting stance.

"It is able to understand human speech if I am correct." Splinter responds.

The bear nods. Leo walks up to it and kneels next to it to get the sled with the food off of the bear.

"Hey fella. Thanks for helping out." Leo spoke gently.

The bear grunted and the girls hid even more. Daydream notices that there is a large bag of marshmallows and runs and screams in delight, scaring everyone else in the cabin.

"Daydream!!!" The girls yelled.

"What? I was only getting my marshmallows." Daydream replied.

"Your hopeless, you know that?"Lenni spoke.

"You finally noticed?" Arista asked.

Daydream opened the bag and started stuffing her face with marshmallows. The bear smells the mashmallows and looks over to Daydream, who looks at the bear and gets worried look on her face. The bear gets up and walks over to Daydream, she backs up, stumbles, and falls to the ground. Daydream starts to scream hysterically and throws her marshmallows away from her, the bear follows the marshmallows and starts eating them.

"Hey! Gimme those! Their mine! Hey! Stop you!" Daydream replied in a loud voice as she tried to get the bag back from the bear, but was not able to get it.

"I think you better not mess with a bear." Don spoke.

Daydream left the bear alone, but mumbled some curses under her breath. They all were a bit nervous about the bear being in the cabin, but went back to what they were doing. A few minutes pass and Raph falls asleep on the bed he was on and starts tossing and turning. Master Splinter, Splinter, and a few others notice Raph and went over to see what was wrong. He was muttering something that was not understandable. Master Splinter tried to wake him up, but was unable to wake him. The bear comes into the room and watches from the corner.

"What should we do?" Snow White asked.

"I dunno, but we have to do something."Splinter responded.

Suddenly there was a huge explosion from the mansion and some faint cries. Everyone went to the door to see if they could see anything, but was unable to see anything because of the snow. The bear made it's way to the door and ran outside.

"Dude we should follow and go to the mansion." Mike suggested.

"How are we suppose to get when we can't even see two feet in front of our faces." Danceingfae commented.

"We follow the bear." Mike replied as he ran outside and followed the bear.

"Man, I wanna who is the biggest fool, Mike for going out in a snow storm or us following him."Lenni spoke while she and the rest ran after Mike, leaving Raph alone.

They ran as fast as they could to the mansion in the snow storm. When they got there, the whole mansion was up in flames. Most that were in the mansion did not make it out alive. About 24 made it out, most of them had burns and wounds, but one barely made it. The bear was walking around. They walked up and saw Protaeus on the ground, badly burned and bleeding.

"What happened?" Don asked as he tried to help Protaeus up and sit.

"Some Russian militants came for this box and destroyed the mansion when I refused to give it to them." Protaeus replied as he held up a old, tattered box.

"I just realized that I have not seen Tyger for the past hour or two. Have you seen her before this happened?" Mike spoke.

"I have not seen her since this morning. If you see her, give this to her. I fear I may never see her again, so please tell her I love her for me."Proteaus spoke before he closed his eyes and breathed for the last time, releasing his grip on the box.

The survivors had joined the group and watched him die. They all mourned and said their goodbyes to him before putting his body into the fire to be cremated, since he wanted it to be that way. Sasami started singing, and everyone followed.

Shattered dreams lay next to broken glass

Who could have know tonight would be your last

Now I'm left with just your memory

You won't be coming home tonight A psycho driver twisted in your head

Your life was taken from you in advance

There is no reason just insanity

Without the answer how can I be free? I can see you

I can see you

Someone wake me when it's over

I can see it

I can see it

I can see it

Over and over again I saw it happening like deja-vu

I tried to tell you but I couldn't get through

Another victim what a waste of life

I wish to God that you had seen the light I can see you

I can see you

Someone wake me when it's over

I can see it

I can see it

I can see it

Over and over again

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Oh who turned off the light

Oh a shadow in the night

Oh it wasn't meant to be

You won't be coming home

You won't be coming home tonight

No no you won't be coming home

No no you won't be coming home tonight

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Shattered dreams lay next to broken glass

Who could have known tonight would be your last

Now I'm left with just your memory

I guess some thing's were never meant to be I can see you

I can see you

Someone wake me when it's over

I can see it

I can see it

I can see it

Over and over again

Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Oh who turned off the light

Oh a shadow in the night

Oh it wasn't meant to be

You won't be coming home

You won't be coming home tonight

No no you won't be coming home

No no you won't be coming home tonight

Yeah-yeah-yeah Oh who turned off the light

Oh a shadow in the night

Oh it wasn't meant to be

You won't be coming home tonight

No no you won't be coming home

No no you won't be coming home tonight

Yeah

After the song was sung, they stood there in a moment of silence before leaving for the cabin, with Night holding the box. All of the writers and the guys silently wondered if Tyger made it out alive. They made it to the cabin, still silent and heard crying and Raph trying to cheer up the crying person. They made their way to the room where the crying was coming from and saw Tyger sitting against her headboard, holding her legs and crying with Raph right next to her and holding her.

"Would you please go away? I want to be left alone."Tyger spoke in between sniffles.

"We won't leave cause we all know how it feels to lose a loved one."Arista responded.

"Yeah, it isn't good for someone to become depressed about something like this." Ryoko added.

"They're both right." Don replied, going to the other side of Tyger and held her.

"You don't understand. I have no family left, just friends. My grandmother died when I was 8, my extended family is all dead, my parents died a few years ago, and my grandfather, who I was the closest to, just died. I have only friends to turn to. I have no family to ask all my questions, no family to see me get married, see my children grow up, or see me graduate college." Tyger explained.

Everyone just stood there speechless, and unable to think of anything to say.

"You know, talking can help ease the pain." Sss979 suggested.

Everyone just glared at Sss979, their faces saying 'we know that already!'. Nightmare remembered the box in her hands and handed it to Tyger.

"Your grandfather wanted us to give this to you and his last words was to say he loves you very much."Night quietly spoke.

"Thanks guys, I wouldn't know what to do without you." Tyger responded, drying the tears from her face.

"Hey anytime you need us, we will be there for you." Raph replied.

Everyone agreed to that and all came together for a massive group hug.

"Guys, I can't breathe here." Leo spoke, trying to get out of the middle of the group.

As Leo got out of the middle of the big group hug, everyone fell into one massive pile on Tyger's bed and started laughing their heads off. Ryoko got off from the top of the pile and saw that the snow storm stopped outside.

"Hey look, it stopped snowing!" Ryoko yelled as she pointed out the window.

"Lets go play in the fresh snow!" Mike replied gleefully.

"Egor Play!"

"Come one guys, lets go play!" Kiki spoke.

Everyone left while Tyger sat there on her bed.

"Aren't you coming?"Don asked.

"I'll be there an a while, I want to be alone for a little bit." She replied back, looking at him, then looking at the box.

"If you want."

Don left the room. Tyger sat there on her bed and looked at the only physical thing left that would remind her of her grandfather, an old box. She thought for a few minutes if she should open it or not, and finally decided to open the box. Inside were some pendants and a note addressed to her.

Dear Tyger,

If you are reading this note, then I must of passed on. I love you deeply. I want you to know that you are never alone, no matter where you go. Inside this box is fifteen pendants, each one has different but special powers. They are very powerfull, so use them wisely. I hope you live your life to the fullest. No matter what you do in life, remember that your family will support you spiritually. Remember, you family and friends will always be there spiritually.

Your Grandfather, Protaeus

Tyger folded the note back up and started crying again. She cried for a half hour before she forced herself to go get herself freshened up before she went out to play with the rest. She went into the bathroom and turned on the water and splashed some on her face. After a few minutes in the bathroom, she left and went into the moderatly big living room and saw Master Splinter sitting in a oversized chair.

"I see you are feeling a bit better." He spoke calmly.

"Not really." She replied as she went into the kitchen.

"I know it is difficult to lose someone that was really close to you, but eventually you will come to a point where you know it is part of life."

"I know. Wise man says 'Everything must come to an end, some end faster than others.'"

*I am going to stop the chapter cause I can't write anymore of this depressing chapter, if I don't, I am going to become to depressed to write, and we don't want that. I do not own the song in this chapter, Ozzy Osbourne does. The song is called Won't be Coming Home. I hope you liked it even though it was a bit sad.