Well this is it I hope you all enjoy it and if you didn't you can let me know too.

The Lab Reality...

"Geez, what a trip." Said Raph

"You're telling me, I can't believe I couldn't kick my own shell." Said Mikey.

"I'm just glad that Leo realized we were real and that those fools in his mind were not." Said Donnie

"My sons, do you care to share what happened?" said Splinter in a calm voice.

"OH Sensei, sorry we did not notice you there. We made Leo finally believe we are what we said we were, REAL." Said Donnie

"How did you accomplish this my sons?" asked Splinter

"It wasn't easy the lame brain is so full of self loathing that I am surprised we got to him at all." Said Raph

"It was cool sensei, our other selves showed up and we kicked their butts well except me and Leo figured it out that they were not real because they really wanted to kill us and we would never kill anyone intentinally." Said Mike in a rush.

"That is very well my sons, but why has your brother not woken up?" said Sensei.

"Donnie, he did come with us right, I mean the last thing I remember was Leo smiling at us and we started walking to the door." Said Raph. Donnie was checking over Leo's vital signs.

"I don't understand it. His pulse is back to normal. He will be sore for awhile have some major bruises but he should be waking up." Said Donnie

Leo's Mind...

"I don't know if I should go back. What if sensei is so disappointed in me? What if he says that I shouldn't lead because I should of known what was real? God, why am I so scared?" thought Leo. Master Splinter appeared besides Leo, and laid his paw on his shoulder.

"Because, my son our minds always make things out to be worse then what they are. You have to look past your fears of the unknown and look to what is real. You must go back. I will be waiting." Said Sensei as he faded away.

"I guess now is better then later then. Well here goes everything." Said Leo as he closed his eyes and opened them to...

The Lab Reality...

"OH!!! What a head rush." Said Leo.

"Leo!!!" exclaimed three excited turtles.

"My son." Said Splinter

"Geez, Leo don't do that again. I thought we were going to have to go back into your head and God knows that was a trip." Said Mikey.

"It's good to have you back bro. How you feeling?" said Raph.

"I don't know, I think everything hurts." Said Leo quietly.

"And it will hurt for about 3 weeks Leo you got shot, cut punched, kicked, I can go on but you get the picture. There will be no practicing no nothing but rest for a long while." Said Donnie.

"I understand, and I most likely will argue with you too." Said Leo.

"Don't I know it." Said Donnie.

"Well, since you are back I am going to watch some T.V." said Raph and he headed out the door, but as he got to the door he turned towards Leo. "I'm glad your ok bro. It would suck here without someone to fight with." With that said Raph left.

"I'm glad your back to bro, and to prove it I am going to cook you up the best chocolate cake I can ever make." Said Mikey. "Leo you don't really think of us like that do you? Asked Mikey

"I don't know Mikey, I really don't know. Maybe it was just my fears. My thoughts of how you might see me. I love you guys I always have and always will, I just can not be anything but me and that is the leader." Said Leo with a sigh.

"Well, bro we want you to be the leader and you. We love you too Leo the leader you and the real you." Said Mikey as he bent down to give Leo a hug. "I better go it will take at least an hour to make the cake." And with that Mikey left with a lift in his step.

"My son, I am glad to see you are well and that you realize what is real." Said Splinter with a serious tone to his voice.

"Sensei, I.. I want to apologize for not realizing in the beginning what I should have seen. It was not very ninja of me and I am ashamed. I should not have let my fears get the better of me. As soon as I am able I will take any punishment you seem fit to bestow upon me." Said Leo with his eyes down.

"My son. You were hurt confused. I do not blame you for what you did not know. Our fears can be our undoing. I am just glad that you realized that we are who we say we are. I did not want to see you trapped in your mind. You are very important my son. Do not feel you are not. You are a great leader and we need you. I must meditate now and thank the Gods, that you are here with us. Be well my son, Donatello will take good care of you. I will see you in the morning." Sensei bent down and hugged Leonardo, he then turned and walked out.

"Looks, like it is just us." Said Donnie.

"Donnie, I don't know what to say. I really never thought that we got along that well. I really thought that I was alone and that you guys really didn't care one way or the other if I was here." Said Leo a little sheepishly.

"Leo, you are our brother. We all love you. Even Raph. He might never show it, but he would be the first (ok maybe second) one out there kicking anybodies ass that hurt you. You're our leader. You make us great, and we would never want anything bad to happen to you. Plus I need you to keep some sanity around here. God can you imagine what it would be like if Raph ran this operation. It would be total chaos. Trust me, we need you. I especially bro." Said Donnie.

"I'm really glad Donnie, I'm going to tell you something that you have to promise not to tell anyone." Said Leo

"I promise bro." Said Donnie as he came to sit down on Leo's lab table.

"When we were in my mind. I really was going to give it all up. I thought you all hated me and didn't need me. I wanted to be left alone, I wanted to belong. I never thought I did. I was so afraid that if I was not the leader that I was nothing. But, if what you say is true, I want to have the kind of friendship Raph and Mikey have. I don't want to feel isolated." Said Leo.

"I think that I can arrange for us to spend more time together. Starting now 3 weeks of rest for you and no training no nothing. We don't need you to relapse. We need you strong and better then ever. Now I am going to let you rest and tomorrow, we will move you to your room. I glad you know that we would not hurt you Leo. I was really scared that you would never get your mind straight. I'm sorry I had such little fate in you. But now that you know what is what, I'm just glad." Said Donnie.

"Thanks Donnie, I'm glad to. I'll see you tomorrow." Said Leo tiredly.

"Night bro." Said Donnie and he left the lab.

He couldn't believe it. He really thought he was nothing but a failer. But with the love of his family and the thought that he could be something else beside the leader (a best friend), he knew he would make it. And he thanked his lucky stars that he was himself Leonardo the Leader of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Well that's all folks ( porky pig). I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I know it could have been better in places. I am so glad so many of you wrote. It means a lot that you guys liked it. A special thanks to darktiger, I loved the fact that you liked my story. I love all of yours and it is an honor that you honor my story. THANKS AGAIN TO ALL. EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED YOU ALL ROCK!!! I hope to be back soon and write another Leo story. We shall see what this brain holds.