Disclaimer: Read first chapter.
"blablabla = song (You'll see later)
'blablabla' = thoughts
"blablabla" = words
Remember:
Raphael is the elder, Raph is younger.
Donatello is the elder, Don or Donny is the younger.
Michaelangelo is the elder, Mikey is the younger.
Leonardo is the elder, Leo is the younger.
Hail copy & paste!!!!
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"That's it!!!!" Raphael yelled. "I ain't gonna stand by and have Leo die, again!"
Raph nodded. "Leo may be a goody-goody two shoes, but I ain't gonna have my brother dyin' while I can help it!"
The other two...err...four turtles nodded in agreement.
Splinter sighed. "We cannot do anything, my sons. It will disrupt the Time-continuum. And we cannot risk that."
"But Master Splinter..." Both Don and Donatello began, but Splinter shook his head.
Mikey stood up. "Sorry Master Splinter, but I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT TIME- WHATEVER! I don't want Leo dead..." He whispered, wiping away fresh tears.
Michaelangelo nodded in agreement. "I gotta agree. I don't care how much you're gonna punish me for this, but I'm goin' back to save Leo."
Both Donny's nodded at this. "We're going too!"
"And don't go forgettin' us! Leo ain't gonna drop dead while we're around!" Both Raphaels yelled.
Splinter sighed deeply. There was a look of determination on his sons' faces that he knew could not be altered. Nothing could change their minds now. "Go." He finally said. "Kami-sama (God/Goddess) guide you all and help you succeed. We need Leonardo's help now more than ever with the Shredder's forces increasing. But remember, DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE IN THE PAST!!!"
All six turtles cheered at this, before chorusing a "Yes, Master Splinter!" and running, not walking, to the Time Portal device.
........................ (five seconds later)
With a flash of light, six turtles appeared in the same chamber Raph, Don, and Mikey left from. "Allright. We're here." Don whispered.
"Woah. It's sooo clean! Just like the old days!"
"We are in the old days, Mikey."
"I knew that."
"Will you two shut up!" Donatello growled at Raphael and Michaelangelo.
"You two sure haven't changed." Don whispered towards Raph and Mikey, before raising his voice a little louder. "Okay, now, Master Splinter had said that we shouldn't change anything—"
He was cut off by rapid footsteps. Everyone went silent.
"Oh, shit!" Raphael breathed out. Donatello shoved Raphael and Michaelangelo both quickly into the shadows.
Then, the footsteps halted right infront of the room. Everybody froze as they waited...then...
"There you are!!" A voice rang across the room. Leonardo was standing in the doorway, glowering at Mikey, Raph, and Don, who were still standing around the machine.
"You've all been gone for ten minutes! And almost gave me and Master Splinter a heart attack! How many times must we tell you to NOT mess around with things which Master Splinter says not to??"
As Leonardo kept chiding them, the one of the three in the shadows began to fidget.
"Mikey! Keep still!" Donatello whispered out of the corner of his mouth.
"But!"
"Mikey, keep the fuckin' still!"
"But guys! It's Leo!"
"Yeah, we're not fuckin' blind, Mikey!"
"I know we haven't seen him for a long time, but keep still—"
Donatello never got to finish his sentence. Michaelangelo was way too excited to listen. With a running leap, he tackled a very surprised (and off-guard) Leo, sweeping him into a big bear hug.
"You're alive!!! Yeah!! Man! It's been so long! I missed ya and your lectures sooo much!!! Well, maybe not the lectures..." Michaelangelo added with an after thought, while hugging Leo tighter.
Leo tried to clear his head from confusion, while fighting to get away from the giant version of Mikey who was just giving him a hug...and cutting off his air supply.
"Can't...breath....!!!"
Mikey and Raph, along with Don, rushed over and pried Michaelangelo off of Leo.
Donatello rushed over to help. "Mikey! Let him go! You're gonna kill him!"
Michaelangelo immediately dropped Leo. "Whoops! Sorry dude!"
Raphael rolled his eyes. "And another mess-up by Mikey! Way to go, dunderhead."
"Hey!"
"What is going on in here??"
Everyone froze at the voice of Splinter.
........................(ten minutes later, with a lot of confusion and surprises later)
"So, you're saying that you three" Leo pointed towards the elder versions of his three brothers, "Came here because you guys had business here???"
All six of the turtles nodded.
Leo and Splinter exchanged a look. "Right... Now please tell us the truth."
"We told you the truth!!"
"People do not time-travel just because they have business to do! Besides, Master Splinter has told you to not to disrupt the time-continuum!"
"Umm...well...Master Splinter told us to come!"
Splinter raised an eyebrow at this. "I would have never told you to do such a thing..." He shot them all (except Leo) a questioning look, "But it is clear that you all are intent on keeping your reasons."
With that, he stood up. "So until then your...business... has been finished, there will be no questions asked about it. Until of course, you are ready to tell us the truth."
Splinter turned around and began heading back towards his room. "I am going back to meditate. Leonardo, please if you will, take care of our guests."
Leo nodded and bowed. After Splinter disappeared into his room, he turned to the six turtles.
"Well, it's almost six in the morning, so I guess there's no point in going to sleep, so just make yourselves useful and set the table. And for god's sake Mikey, clean up your room! That goes for you too Raph!"
With the tasks given out, Leo turned to the kitchen, before stopping. "Umm..."
Leo look unsurely at the three older turtles, but Donatello waved his hand. "Don't worry, Leo. I'm gonna help Donny set the table."
"And I'm gonna help Mikey in erm...cleaning his room?"
Raphael snorted. "I ain't gonna set no fuckin' table—"
"LANGUAGE!!" Leo snapped at him.
"God's how I missed that!" Raphael muttered to himself, before continueing. "Yeah, well, I'm gonna help Raph, here, clean his room..."
Leo gave them a grateful look before turning serious again. "Just get the job done and NO FOOLING AROUND!!!"
..................(two minutes later...I have no clue who does the cooking; I know that Mikey makes the eggs, but who does the rest?)
Leo was busy making pancakes, while listening to both Dons fooling around while setting the table, (no broken plates, yet!) and laughter coming from the other two's rooms. Leo just prayed that they got some work done and were not busy making their rooms even messier...
Then, without thinking, he began to hum a song. It took him a few minutes to remember what song it was. It was a lullaby that long, long, long ago, before they had been bought by a little boy, their mother had sung to them. He had been the bigger and elder, so he had learned the song by heart.
"Hush now,
Night has come,
Time for sleep,
For day is done.
Darkness fallen,
Shadows many,
Clear you minds,
Of all worry.
For now, hush,
And go to sleep,
Fall into the world,
That dreamers keep.
When morning comes,
And the first ray of light,
Shines down, warms you,
From the cold of the night."
Donatello froze. "What's that??" He whispered to Don. Both of them stopped their playing and listened.
"Have no worry,
Have no fear,
I, forever and ever,
Be right here."
Michaelangelo stopped in the middle of a pillow fight they were having. "Ya hear that?? Ow!" Mikey stopped throwing pillows and began to listen.
"Maybe not in any form,
That you can see,
But in your heart,
I'll forever be."
Raphael pressed the 'pause' button on the cd player, and ignoring the "hey!" from Raph, he began to listen as well. Raph too stopped protesting and listened.
"So hush now,
Because night is here,
Close your eyes,
I'll be near...
Always here......"
Leo took a deep breath and continued flipping the pancakes while humming the lullaby, unaware of the sudden silence that filled the rooms.
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Hmm....why does this song affect them so? How did/will Leo die? Will he be saved? And when will I ever stop asking these questions???
Tune in for the next chapter!!!!
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