Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN THE TURTLES.
Oh, I forgot to mention this in Concrete Angel, but my idea was inspired by Martina McBride's Music Video, Concrete Angel. Especially the ending!
Anyways, I'm feeling a lot better now, thankyou!
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Nobody moved for at least a minute. Finally Donny slowly walked up to the fallen little book and picked it up. He looked at the others with a confused expression. "Leo wants us to look at this book...but why?"
Casey shrugged. "If you're askin' me, I don't know what the hell just happened. Hell, I'm still trying to sort what the fuck just happened!"
Splinter cleared his throat. "Mr. Jones, I would appreciate NO CURSING in this household!"
Casey gave him a sheepish look. "Sorry."
Splinter huffed before looking at his sons. "Interesting. It seems like a small book. But why would Leonardo wish for a book?"
Mikey giggled. "Maybe he's bored?"
Raph hit Mikey upside the head. "We're serious Mikey!"
Mikey rubbed his head and glared at Raph, before saying, "Open it Don! I don't think Leo would want us to just stare at it!"
Raph nodded. "For once, he has a point."
Donny shrugged before opening the book. Flipping through a few pages, he gasped. "It's a diary!"
Everyone stared. April walked next to Don and looked over his shoulder, before adding, "Yes. Seems Leo had kept a diary."
Raph snorted. "Leo? Ha! Who'd have thought Fearless Leader kept a diary!"
Don glared at him. "Shut it Raph. I'm actually glad he kept one!"
Raph rolled his eyes. "Why? You wanna read his thoughts? Never thought you'd sink so low, bro!"
It was Don's turn to roll his eyes. "NO Raph! You idiot! The diary could give us a clue on where Leo went so that we could go there and find him!"
"Oh." Raph said, looking sheepish. "Whoops."
Donny couldn't help but roll his eyes again. Flipping to the last entry, he quickly scanned over it. "Got it."
Everyone crowded around him. "WELL??" Raph growled. "Where?"
Donny scanned the entry again. "'There are mountains and trees. It is winter there. Always winter. Luckily, it is not too far from here. I am glad. The guys may not remember the place, but Master Splinter used to take us there when we were kids. I always liked it there. It will be a perfect place to meditate and sort out my thoughts.'"
Don stopped reading there. He looked up at the others. "He's gone to the mountains." (A/N: Don't know if there are any mountains near where they live, but bare with me PLEASE!!!!)
Raph snorted. "Shoulda thought about that. Leo always did like the mountains..."
"But wait!" Donny said. "Listen to this!" He began reading again, "'I don't know. Maybe I shouldn't go. For days now I've had this really strange feeling that I won't be coming back...I hadn't told anyone about this, but maybe I should. I dunno. Maybe it's just a stupid little thought that means nothing. But I don't know. In my dreams I keep seeing a raven. I don't know. Somewhere I read Ravens meant death, but that's a stupid superstition. But I still can't shake off the feeling that I won't be coming back...'"
Donny stopped reading and slammed the book shut. He stared at the closed book for a second before speaking. "He knew..."
Mikey looked at Donny with a hint of fear in his eyes. "Donny...?"
Donny didn't look up. "He knew...! Dammit! Why didn't he say anything????!!!!"
Splinter sighed. "My son. Have you learned nothing? Dreams are brought about by fears, and other emotions. Leonardo just believed that it was another figment of his imagination."
Donny this time looked up. "But Sensei...! He still could've told us..."
"And what would that have done, my son? Remember, we would have believed it to be nonsense at that time as well."
Raph bit his lip. "But why was the book in your room, Sensei? No disrespect or anything..."
Splinter chuckled sadly at that. "Three days ago, I found this book on the table. I believed it to be just a normal book, so I placed it onto my shelf. Of course, now I realize that Leonardo had placed it there, hoping someone would find it."
Suddenly, the room became cold. Everyone immediately began to shiver.
"Uh, hell." Casey growled through chattering teeth.
Suddenly, Mikey yelped in surprise. Everyone turned to look at him, and saw why he had yelped. Leo was standing next to him, looking intently at them.
"Leo?" Raph questioned through chattering teeth.
Leo didn't answer, only looked worried. He bit his lip and frowned, before pointing towards the door.
Donny cocked his head. Leo was trying to tell them something. "What is it Leo?"
Leo looked even more worried and jabbed his finger towards the door more urgently. Nobody understood.
Leo seemed to see this and dropped his arm. He looked thoughtful for a second before reaching out and grabbing one of Mikey's Nun chucks.
"HEY!!! Leo!!! This isn't funny! Give 'em back!!!!" Mikey protested, trying to grab them back.
But Leo wasn't laughing. He pointed at the door that led out the layer, before pointing at the Nun chucks.
Raph groaned. "Great. Charades. My favorite game." He growled, looking completely disgusted.
Donny looked thoughtful. "There's something outside?"
Leo nodded quickly before waving the nun chucks.
Mikey stopped trying to get them back, and began guessing as well. "Umm...Nun chucks...something with nun chucks?"
Leo cocked his head, before nodding.
"Someone with nun chucks?"
A hurried nod.
Donny looked horrified. "There's someone outside with nun chucks???"
Leo nodded before holding up his fingers.
"Many with nun chucks?" Raph said, looking unhappy. Nobody liked where this was going.
Leo nodded again before pointing to the door again hurriedly, and pointing back to the nun chucks.
Donny suddenly understood. "Oh shit!"
Mikey snapped his head to look at him. "What is it bro?"
Donny turned to look at them. "We have to get out of here, NOW!!!!!!!!"
Raph, sensing the emergency, asked anyways. "Why?"
Donny looked panicked. "The Foot's right outside that's why Raph!!!!!!!!"
Splinter snapped his head to looked at Leo. "Is this true, my son?"
Leo nodded quickly.
Splinter frowned. "We need to retreat." He snapped.
Suddenly, they heard banging on the door.
"Oh shit!" Raph growled. "They found us!"
"But the only way out is through the entrance!" Donny stated, looking panicked, when suddenly he felt a tap on his shoulder. Whirling around, Donny was surprised to see Leo standing behind him.
Leo shook his head before smiling. He hinted for them to follow before hurrying off towards his room.
Donny looked at the others before following Leo.
(IN LEO'S ROOM)
They found Leo pushing back his desk. There, behind it, was a hole, barricaded with wood.
Donny suddenly grinned. "That's it! Leo you're a lifesaver!!!" He yelled, before grabbing the wood and prying them off the hole. It was big enough to allow them to slip through, yet small enough to go unnoticed.
(FEW MINUTES LATER)
Raph sneaked quietly ahead, making sure to stay in the shadows. Looking around the corner of the sewer, he froze. "Shit." He whispered, hinting for the others to back away.
He, himself, slipped quickly back to them.
"What is it Raphael?" Splinter whispered.
Raph bit his lip. "We can't go around the long way. They have a whole bunch of the Foot barricading the exits."
Donny rubbed his forehead. "Damn."
April looked at them. "Isn't there another way out?"
Donny looked at her. "There is, but we need to go get the truck. (You know, the one Don built?) We need to go get Leo. The faster the better. Leo's been in the mountains too long, and I have a feeling that the Foot are only here to keep us from getting to Leo."
Mikey frowned. "but how do we get from here," he pointed down to the ground, "to there?" he pointed up.
Don shrugged. "We need a diversion. The only question is, who?"
Suddenly, Splinter's eyes widened. "We have our diversion already, my sons." He pointed around the corner. Everyone looked over. Leo was walking towards the Foot guardians.
Raph swore. "Leo!" He whispered, trying to attract Leo's attention.
But Donny shushed him. "Raph. Shush! Let him!"
Raph stared. "Are you nuts? Leo's gonna take on the Foot! He ain't in any shape to do that!"Donny shrugged, but looked worried. "You don't know that, Raph. Besides, remember how our hands go through him? Maybe swords do too..."
Raph growled before watching silently. "I goddamn hope so..."
Leo just kept walking calmly towards the Foot.
One of the Foot soldiers saw him approaching. "What the...?" He asked, but never got further.
Leo disappeared out of sight and reappeared behind the soldier, before quickly hitting the soldier's neck (you know the soft spot, or what are they called? That make people go unconscious...pressure points maybe?) and the soldier collapsed into unconsciousness.
The other soldier quickly got over the shock, and swiped his sword at him. Leo made no move to avoid the sword however, and the sword fazed right through him. The soldier stared in surprise, but Leo just grinned and hit his pressure point (?) as well.
The other soldiers, who were watching in immense shock, turned and fled, but Leo jumped in front of them and beat them all back. And no matter what the soldiers threw at him, it just fazed right through Leo.
A few seconds later, all of the Foot soldiers were lying at Leo's feet, unconscious.
Raph grinned before jumping out of their hiding place. "Woohoo! Way to go bro!"
Leo just grinned at him.
Splinter frowned. Leonardo seemed much more hazy around the edges. He also seemed to be more tired...
Leo started to fade, but Mikey stopped him. "Wait! Don't go!"
Leo cocked his head and looked at Mikey, becoming clearer again.
Raph nodded. "Stay with us bro!"
"We already lost you once, don't go again!" Don added, suddenly looking afraid.
Splinter opened his mouth to object, but he caught Leonardo's stare. They were asking him to be silent. Splinter sighed, but said nothing.
Leo focused back onto his brothers, who were still looking at him pleadingly. Leo nodded hesitantly.
Everyone cheered, except Splinter. This is, after all, Splinter knew, a mistake. A big, deadly, mistake.
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R&R PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!