As Leo turned around and discovered it was shredder standing in front of him, he felt an excruciating pain. Shredder had just stabbed him and the blades went straight through the right lower plate of his plastron. Leo gasped and reflexively dropped his katanas reaching for the source of the pain only to realize that it was the blades Shredder wears on the back of his wrist that were going straight into him.

"Damn, how could I have not known he was there?" Leonardo thought, while fighting to get away from Shredder but he was held fast by the blades inserted into his stomach. Then, during his struggling to get away, he felt his feet being lifted off the ground as Shredder raised him up by the blades still impaled into his abdomen.

"Shit, no! Get away from him you fuckin' bastard!" Raphael yelled at Shredder, now standing only ten feet away, weapons drawn and ready to attack, as soon as Leo was out of immediate danger.

Shredder could see the emotions flash through Raphael's eyes now, and knew that he had hit a weak spot in these mutants. Anger toward himself for he attack and what he had just done to Leo, and fear for Raphael now knew his brothers life was at stake and in the hands of his greatest enemy. Shredder smiled, it was better tan what he had expected, he had just now found a way to torture these turtles before he decided to have them killed.

"I swear, just put 'im down Shredda an' lets finish this, me an' you. But don't you dare hurt my brother anymore. Just let 'im go or I swear you will wish you were neva born," Raphael hissed, while never taking his eyes from Leonardo. Leo was losing blood now, not too much because of the blades still blocking the wound, but Raphael knew Leo was in trouble and he had to get him away from Shredder quickly.

Shredder just grinned behind his metal mask, at the turtles attempt to threaten him into releasing his precious brother.

"Ah, you mean don't do anything to hurt him, like this?"

Shredder, while still holding Leonardo in the air by the blades in his plastron, slowly began twisting the blades side to side.

"Aughhhhhh!!"

Leonardo cried out in agony as Shredder continued his torture. Leo had to fight for consciousness as the white hot pain flared up in his stomach, but he wouldn't give up to the darkness that threatened to consume he, for he was stronger than that. He was determined to keep Raphael out of harm, even if it cost him his own life.

"Shredder, just take me. Let my brother leave. You have me, it's over, but let him go," Leo managed to get out between breaths in an attempt to spare his brother. And with that he made an attempt to kick out at Shredder's face, since his feet were still at Shredder's head level.

Unfortunately Shredder saw this coming. He stuck his arm up to block the kick before it could come in contact with his head. Leo was getting weak fast. Shredder would probably just barely, if at all, get a bruise from that kick, when normally a kick as such coming from Leonardo would break bones and to much more damage.

Shredder, now frustrated that the two turtles were being uncooperative, decided he'd had enough. Pulling back the arm that held Leonardo, Shredder threw him at the ledge of the building.

Raphael's eyes grew wide in shock at what had just happened, but he was frozen and unable to move from his spot. He could have sworn Leonardo was going over the edge. Though thank God he didn't. Instead Leonardo hit the inside wall of the ledge. The last thing Leonardo took note of before slumping into unconsciousness, was the pop he felt in his should as he connected with the wall and the shocked and scared look on Raph's face. Though he didn't have time to even register the pain as he let the darkness overtake him, unable to fight it anymore.

Shredder, seeing his moment of opportunity to overtake the other brother, jumped towards him poised to take him out. Just then Raph turned toward Shredder, finally over the immediate shock, and luckily blocked the near deadly attack. Raph then jumped into the air and twisted trying to kick Shredder in the side of his head, but Shredder ducked out of the way and as soon as Raphael's foot made the slightest contact with the ground, Shredder kicked out at his leg. Raphael felt and heard the pop and was immediately on the ground as his knee gave out.

"Dammit, you sonuva bitch!" Raph screamed at Shredder in obvious pain. He tried to quickly hop back up, but as soon as his leg began to support his weight he felt the intense pain and his knee collapsed. Shit this isn't good. He probably jus' broke my damn leg. Still, I hafta get Leo outta here.

"Shredda, that's it. You won tonight. Jus' get outta here now, we're done." Raph tried to reason from his position on the ground.

Shredder smiled at that, realizing the only reason the red turtle would ever give in, as he too had discovered this turtles intense anger problems, would be if he knew he was unable to continue the fight. Good. I must have done some real damage to that leg, but let's not let him off that easy.

"Yes freak. My mission here tonight was a success. Since I am sure your brother there will probably not last much longer, I will let you live, this time, only to witness his death, as you are obviously unable of being any help to him. But before I go…" And with that Shredder pulled back his blades and swung out creating a deep three inch incision on Raphael's forearm. Raphael winced at the injury but he refused to cry out. Shredder smiled and decided it was time to return home, for his mission tonight was complete.

"Ninja, vanish."

Once Shredder was gone Raphael quickly untied his bandana and tightly wrapped it around his forearm to stop the bleeding. Then knowing he would have to leave it at that until he reached home he once again tried to stand to run over and get Leo, but it was to no prevail. His knee gave and he ended up back on the ground. Raph then reached down to see just what was wrong with his leg and noticed the swelling already occurring at his knee. Shit this ain't good, but it doesn't matta, I hafta get Leo home, no matta what.

Then forcing it to the back of his mind Raph willed his knee to support him and as quickly as he was able, he made his way over to Leo, wincing with every step.

Raph kneeled down, as best he could to get a better look at Leo. Leo was in really bad shape. He was still unconscious and didn't look as though he would be waking up anytime soon and that worried Raph. Now Raph also was injured and Leo was not going home of his own will, making it very difficult. Raphael could also see there was an obvious problem with Leo's shoulder, for his arm was hanging at an odd angle. And then he took notice of the gaping hole in Leo's plastron and realized that Leo had lost a lot of blood for he was a sickly pale green color now. Quickly Raph untied Leonardo's bandana and balled it up applying pressure to the wound. He then took his belt off and secured the bandana tightly in place. There, that should hold 'til I get 'im home. Thank God I agreed ta let Donny gimme that basic first aid course. Then to protect Leo's injured arm, through the trudge home, Raph gently stuck it between the strap securing Leonardo's katanas and his plastron. Raphael then picked up Leonardo and took a second to adjust to the new weight that was just added to his injured leg. Then he began walking as quickly as his leg would allow, determined to get his brother home.

"C'mon buddy. Hang in there. I'll get ya home an' then Donny an' Master Splinter'll get ya taken care of, an' you'll be fine," Raph said to Leo in hopes that maybe he would somehow hear him and hang on just a bit longer, until Raph could make it home.