DISCLAIMER:

Here goes Disclaimer #6:

I DO NOT OWN THE TURTLES, OR ANYTHING THAT THIS STORY MAY REMIND YOU OF. FOR EXAMPLE: tenku no shiro Laputa; OR CASTLE IN THE SKY IN ENGLISH, OR ATLANTIS, THE LOST EMPIRE. OR ANY OTHER STORY. Thankyou.

Additional notes:

'thoughts'

"talking"

dream sequences

P.S: I suck at latin, so please don't try to correct me. Thank you! Oh, and most words I just make up, and may mean something in latin, but the grammer is all horrid and incorrect and makes NO sense whatsoever, so don't correct and don't say anything about it. 'Cause I'm aware of it all!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S.S: Oh, and if for some reason you feel like any of the characters are out-of-character, please remember that this is how I imagine them, so it all makes sense in my little world. Thank you and remember that this is just a story. Thank you.

Sorry for the long wait!!!! Here's the story!!! Oh, and this story will be a two part…

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When Raph reached the city of Aether, Leo was already in the hut Caurus had given them. Raph opened the door and was greeted by a very worried Splinter and turtles.

"Where were you Raph?" Donny questioned him.

Raph was surprised. "Didn't Leo tell ya?"

Mikey shook his head. "Nuh uh. We asked, but he just went to his room." He said, pointing towards a door in the back of the hut. The door led to a hallway, which led even deeper underground and that led to a couple more doors, which led to separate rooms.

Raph frowned. Even though he was angry at Leo, he was beginning to feel worried. Leo never acted like that. He acted like that!

So Raph told them. He told them how Leo found him and how they were attacked. He also told them of the guy on horseback and how he wore a red stone that seemed to be resistant to Leo's shard. Also, Raph told them about the threat.

Splinter frowned after his son finished. The threat mad no sense to him, but it must've meant something to Leo.

"But Raph," Donny spoke up finally. "This makes no sense! According to Caurus, the Caerulus Aurae has no match! So how come this red stone was able to withstand Leo's shard?"

Raph shrugged. "Maybe he lied?"

Splinter slowly shook his head. "Caurus told no lies, my sons."

April frowned. This place was so strange! "Then why--"

A voice interrupted her. "Because it was a synthetic stone."

Everyone jumped at the sudden voice and whirled around to look at Leo. Donny cocked his head. "What?"

Leo seemed really pale. "The stone isn't real."

"WE know what 'SYNTHETIC' MEANS!" Raph snapped. But Leo didn't seem to hear him.

"The stone was made to track this—" Leo paused to hold up the shard, "and to resist it. But other than that, it's useless."

Raph raised an eyebrow. "How do you know?"

Leo sighed. "Because if it had been real, than the guy wouldn't have stopped with just a threat." Leo looked away before turning around and walking back to his room.

Don blinked. "Did anybody get that?"

Mikey shrugged. "Nope. Do you think these guys know what pizza is?"

Everyone sighed.

"Whhaatt??? I'm hungry!!!"

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Leo sat in his room meditating.

He was back in the dark. Again the voices were crying. Leo clamped his hands immediately over his ears to try to block out the sound. But the voices just became louder.

Leo gritted his teeth as he felt tears trickle down his face.

Why couldn't they ever stop?

Suddenly, he felt a hand touch his shoulder. Leo shivered and whirled around. The hand was freezing!

Behind him stood Boreus. He, too, was crying. But his eyes shone with a troubled look.

"We must talk." He whispered. But even so, his voice echoed eerily in the darkness.

Leo nodded.

Boreus hinted towards the shadows where the voices came from. "Do you know why they cry?"

Leo shook his head.

Boreus sighed. "They were those who once were. They were the carriers of the Caerulus Aurae."

Leo stared. "But…" He whispered, his voice echoing sadly into the darkness. "But…one voice is a child."

Boreus nodded. "The Caerulus Aurae is a very powerful thing. And yet, it is so very cruel."

Leo shook his head in disbelief. "I know that the stone causes pain and loss, but this?"

Boreus laughed sadly.

Leo looked at him. "But why are they crying like they are ill?"

Boreus shook his head. "I do not know. I have talked to many of them, but they refuse to answer."

Suddenly, a child's voice was heard crying "Boreus!!!!". Leo looked into the darkness, but he only saw a dark silhouette.

"And why do they cry for you?"

Boreus shook his head again. "I do not know. I do not know." He repeated over and over again as fresh tears began to make their way down his face.

Then he sighed. Turning to Leo, he looked at him. "The stone is a very cruel thing." He said. Leo nodded. "I know. You said that all ready."

But Boreus ignored the last comment. "It must be destroyed."

Leo snapped his head around to look at him. "What??!!"

Boreus nodded. A glint of determination in his eyes. "It must be destroyed."

Leo cocked his head, weighing his chances. Finally, "Okay. How?"

All the while, for the first time in decades, the voices were silent.

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Yay!!!! All that's left to do is finish this last part! Oh yeah, coming up in the next chapter, we will see:

Leo and Boreus' plan in effect

A jealous and angry Raph

A runaway Leo

The evil dudes' plan in effect

Yeah. That's all I'm willing to say. P

R&R PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!