THE LAB….
They were all standing by Leo each turtle placed their hands on Leo and awaited their sensei's orders. "My sons you need to concentrate on your brother, feel his pain feel him and go to him. NOW!!!"
Leo's Mind….
"Hey did we leave the lair?" asked Mikey confused. "Doesn't look like it." Said Raph. Donnie began walking around. He noticed something in the corner of the lair. It was Leo he was sitting with his knees to his chest rocking back and forth crying. He was about to go to him when RAPH walked over. "Guys over here." Whispered Donnie. Raph and Mikey went over to were Donnie was and stared. "GOD!!! You are such a baby, snap out of it and go to the dojo we are practicing." Said Raphael in disgust. "Raph??" Leo said in a broken voice. "Get up, NOW!!" "Hey," said Raph, "I never talk to Leo like that." He said to Donnie and Mike. "Well, you are kinda rude to him, but not that bad." Said Donnie. "I wonder what this is. Hey Leo is bleeding, why didn't I take care of that?" said Donnie to no one. Raphael grabbed Leo's arm and dragged him up. "Since, I am the leader now you will do as I say. Let's see how you like being pushed around." "Raph, I never pushed you around I only wanted to protect you guys. You guys needed to be strong to fight and defend yourselves. I never thought you all would hate me for it." "Enough talk Leonardo get in the Dojo. It is weapons practice." "Raph, I don't feel well, I think I am going to sit this one out." "No Way we never can so neither can you. Now move, or do you want me to get Master Splinter to tell you too?" "No, I'll go."
Donnie, Raph and Mikey slipped into the kitchen. "What, the shell was that?" asked Raph in a pissy voice. "I am not like that. And why am I the leader and not Leo?
"I don't know Raph, but we have to help Leo." Said Donnie. Mikey was being too quiet through the whole thing. "Mikey what do you think?" asked Donnie. "Do you think he sees Raph that way?" "What??" "I am not like that no way." "I don't know Raph maybe Leo sees you this way in his mind. You are always fighting with him, you never let him know that he is doing a good job, you always make fun of you. I think that he thinks of you like this." Said Mikey in a scared voice. "If he thinks this of me, what does he think of you guys?" said Raph in a mean voice. "I don't know Raphael, but it probably is a least better then you." Said Mikey in an angry voice. "Enough, guys it doesn't matter, what matters is we have to make Leo realize that is not us, it is in his mind, and that he needs to come home." Said Don with authority. The turtles followed Leo and the Mind Raph to the Dojo, where Donatello and Michalangelo were already practicing.
"All Right Listen up," said Raphael. "Since, I am the leader you guys can go rest, me and our EX-Fearless Leader are going to use weapons." "Cool." Said Mikey. "Whatever." Said Donnie. But they both stayed in the Dojo to watch. "This is going to be good, Donnie, Leo can't beat Raph now, not since you didn't patch him up." "True, but how is that a test to Raph, it doesn't show who is actually the best. If Leo was in top condition I don't think Raph would win." "What are you saying Donnie, Leo couldn't beat Raph in a real fight. Why would you take the side of our ex-leader?" "I'm not taking sides Mikey I am stating a fact." "You don't think I can beat him Donnie?" asked Raph in an angry voice. "I think you can now Raph, but in a real fight Leo could beat you. He has always held back before." "We'll see. Face me Leader…." Raph said with a sneer. "Raphael I don't want to do this, I don't feel well and I don't want to fight you to prove a point." "You know you can't take me that's why." Said Raph mockingly. "Raph, please I am asking you as a favor just leave me alone for the rest of the night, tomorrow will be different." "No way I am going to prove to everyone that I have the RIGHT to be the leader." With that said he advanced on Leo. He swiftly punched Leo in the face. Leo took the blow and went down, but quickly got to his feet. "Raph, please.." "Fight me Leo." Raph kicked out but Leo flipped away. Raph then grabbed his Sais.
Donnie, Mikey, and Raph stood there in horror. With Leo hurt there was no way he could take Raph. "We have to do something Donnie." Said Raph. "Ok, we'll turn off the lights. Raph you grab you and knock you out we will hold him here, then you get in the fight with Leo, but be careful don't really hurt him. Go down if you have to." "But, Donnie." "No, do what I say or Leo might not make it, and lets do this quick Leo is losing badly." Donnie was right. Raph was kicking the shell out of him. Leo was trying to block but it was no good. Raph, cut him on the arm across the plastron. Who knows were Leo's weapons went. "Raph stop. Enough I quite ok you won." "Oh, no you don't you fight until you are on the ground." With that said Raph did a round house to Leo's face and Leo went down. Just as Raph was going to land a kick to his plastron, the lights went out. "WHAT THE…"
"Raph," said Mikey scared. They heard a scuffle and then nothing. Next thing the lights were on and Raph was kneeling next to Leo. "Leo, you ok?" said Raph worriedly. Leo was out of breath and hurt. Everything hurt, why was this happening. Why did they hate him. He didn't move or say a word he waited for what Raph was going to do. Michelangelo and Donatello walked over to Leo and Raph. "Is he dead?" asked Donnie "What the shell is wrong with you I could have killed him why didn't you stop me?" "What's up your shell Raph?" asked Mikey. "Now all of a sudden you care what happens to him." "Mikey, he's your brother our leader." "Not anymore, and as for my brother I don't know about that." With that said Mikey left the dojo to head for his room. The real Mikey was in his room waiting for himself. He was going to talk some sense into him if it killed him.
"Donnie, what about you?" "I don't want Leo dead, but I don't care either. I want to be left alone, so to do that I want you as leader." And with that said Donnie left to go to his lab. The real Donnie was there waiting to talk some sense into him. That left Raph with Leo. "Leo, are you ok?" "Why do you care Raphael?" asked Leo in a sad voice. "Leo, listen to me. This lair, its, its not real. It is all in your mind. The Raph that was beating the shell out of you was in your mind. I am real not him. I would never do this to you." "Oh, please you wanted my job for the longest time. I just never knew you guys hated me so much." He said under his breath. Leo tried to sit up but he couldn't his ribs must have been broken. "Leo please listen to me. Your body is back at the lair, your mind is trapped here and it is not real. Let me help you." "Why should I listen to you Raphael you just beat the shit out of me. You guys don't want me around fine. I quite are you happy Raph I'm getting out of your lives. I won't bother you all any more." He tried again to get up and even though the pain was excruciating he sat up got to his knees stood swayed a little but walked to the door. "I never hated you Raph, I never wanted the responsibility of being the leader, but I tried to do a good job, I tried to make you all safe an for Master Splinter to be proud of me. I had nothing but being the leader, with that gone, I don't have anything. Thanks Raph." He slowly walked out of the dojo towards his room. Raphael just sat there stunned. He never hated him. He's nothing. What was Leo planning. Raph snapped out of it and ran after Leo.
