"Leo, please stop. It isn't going to help. You need to stop. You're going to make yourself sick, or sicker. Leo please?" Donnie begged his brother. But his brother just continued to rock himself back and forth, cry and say no. Donnie looked at his brother and just wanted to break down. Leo was not even aware of him. Leo just looked blank and rocked. He had to do something to make his brother come back. Leo was their rock. They needed him and Leo needed them. This was a time that they all needed to be a family to stick together no matter how hard and painful so he put his arms around his brother from behind and held him...

Leo knew his whole world was shattered. He knew it when he was out for one of his runs, and he knew it when he was heading home. He knew that his Sensei, his mentor, his Father was dead. He couldn't go on. He needed guidance. He needed his Master. He was nothing without Splinter. His brothers would never listen to him. Splinter's wisdom was no more and Leonardo didn't want to be apart of this world without his master. He went deep within himself trying to get away from everything. He just stopped and sat. He didn't care where he was didn't care who saw him nothing mattered, but leaving and being with his sensei.

"Leonardo..." a voice called to him

"Sensei? I'm coming sensei." Leonardo called.

"No my son." Leonardo saw his Sensei in his mind looking exactly like he remembered, healthy and happy. "You must stay, oh my son. I did not expect this of you."

"Sensei, I can't be without your guidance I need you we need you. I don't want to be alone." Leo looked down at the ground his head bowed in shame.

"Leonardo, you are never alone. I will always be with you. Your brother's are always with you. You must be strong. Be the Master you are." Splinter laid his paw on Leonardo's bent head. "My son, you must help your brother's through this. They are just as sad as you. They need you to be there for them as they will be there for you."

"I don't know if I can sensei. I just don't know." Leo cried and sank to the floor.

"My son, I was old my time was up. You must go on and lead your brothers. They need you Leonardo. They need their brother to help them." Splinter sat with his son and lifted his face to look at him. "I am proud of all of you. You have made a father so proud. You can survive. You all will be alright and I will be with you. You must go my son. I will be reunited with my Master Yoshi. I will watch over all of you. Do not be sad my son, death is just another step in the cycle of Life. Live Leonardo for your brothers and me. Go and know that I love you... Good-bye my son..." With those parting words Splinter vanished and Leonardo sat and started to cry out "NO, NO"

He became aware that he was in the lair. He was on the couch, lying down, why was he here. Mikey was next to him, and then he heard Raph, he knew, he knew and he screamed. Mikey was trying to consol him but he didn't know yet Raph knew Don would know, then Mikey. God this can't be happening but it was. Mikey left then and Don came to Leo trying to help him. He couldn't he couldn't help him no one could his Father was gone, "GONE!!!" Leo screamed Donnie tried to tell him to calm down, tried to help...

Leo turned in Donnie's arms looked at his scared brother and said "He's really gone, oh God Donnie, he's gone and I'm alone." The proud Leader cried harder and grabbed Donnie in a fierce hug. Donnie hugged Leo back just as hard and cried with him. They lost their father, teacher, and mentor, they lost so much of who they are. How could they go on? Donnie tried to tell Leo it was going to be all right, that he wasn't alone, but Leo couldn't take it. He pulled back from him got up ran to his room slammed and locked the door behind him.

Donnie got up from the couch ready to go after him when his other two brother's walked into the room, both had their heads down tears streaming down their faces. Donnie walked over to them and they stood there between the living room and Splinter's room hugging and comforting each other.

"Donnie," Mikey said in a small voice, "is Leo ok?"

"I don't know Mikey, he felt this before we all did. He knew, and he couldn't handle it. He's in his room." Donnie turned to walk towards Leo's room, but was stopped with a green hand on his shoulder.

"I think we need to give him time Donnie. We should leave him and decide what to do with Master Splinter." Raph looked at Donnie and pleaded at him with his eyes to give Leo time.

"Ok, we'll give him time. Let's go to the kitchen, we can talk in there." All three turtles walked sadly towards the kitchen not wanting to talk about what they needed too.

In Leo's room a desperately sad turtle lay curled up on his bed wanting to die. He needed his Sensei. He needed to know how he was going to go on. Leo cried and cried. "What was he doing?" he thought. His Sensei was in his room, dead. He deserves a proper burial. He had to snap out of this long enough to respect his father and sensei. He slowly got off the bed. He opened the door, and walked stone faced towards his Sensei's room. He walked past the kitchen, past the living room and into his father's private domain.

Donnie saw him from where he sat in the kitchen and ran out to follow him. "Leo!" Leo didn't stop but kept right on walking and closed his father's door in Donnie's face. Donnie stood on the outside of the door hurt and shocked.

"He's hurting a lot Donnie. He don't know what he's doing." Raph explained to his brainy brother.

"But, we're brother's we can help him, if he gives us a chance." Donnie turned toward Raph with a sad look on his face.

"We have to let him greave his own way. Come on let's get back to the kitchen Mikey shouldn't be alone." Raph walked away from Donnie to go to Mikey.

"Leo, I know you can here me. We are here for you bro. When you need us we are here." Donnie walked back to the kitchen and hoped that his brother would come to them.