DISCLAIMER:
I don't own anything but the story plot and Caurus, and the Cruentus Ignis, and the Caerulus Aurae, and…okay, shutting up now.
Additional notes:
'thoughts'
"talking"
dream sequences
P.S: The latin words have no resemblance to latin. They're just jumbles. But they sound cool!
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 just a story. Thank you.
Raph landed hard on a rock floor. "Oww……" He groaned as he sat up, rubbing his head. "Remind me never to do that again." He mumbled to himself, looking around.
He had landed in a huge, huge underground chamber. 'Big enough to fit at least three football fields in here…' Raph thought in awe, as he slowly stood up. Looking up, he saw that the chamber had a hole in the center.
"Good god…" Raph whispered in surprise as he realized that the hole was covered with water and there were little fish swimming in it.
Gulping, Raph looked quickly away. It was cool and all, but still a bit disturbing… He hoped that whatever was keeping the water from falling into the chamber held…
Suddenly, he spotted Leo standing a few feet from him, staring at something. Raph didn't need to look twice to know what it was.
There, in the center of the chamber, was a floating round orb. And it was glowing blue.
Raph blinked before remembering what Caurus had told them a while ago… "'Boreus hid the stone itself in a place unknown'"…
It all clicked.
He and Leo were in the 'unknown place' where Boreus had hid the stone. And that floating orb thingie was the stone itself.
Raph groaned. They were in trouble…
The enemy was up there, and the stone was underneath them…
Come closer.
It echoed in the blue emptiness.
Leo shook his head, unwilling to move. "My brothers!" He yelled. "First let me help them!"
They are all right. Now come.
"How do you know they are alright? They could be dead or wounded for all you know!"
You must come. The only way to save them is for you to merge.
That caught Leo's attention. "Merge?"
Yes.
"If I merge, will I be able to help my brothers?"
Yes.
Leo paused, weighing his chances. "Will you let me go if I refuse?"
No. You MUST merge.
Leo sighed. "Fine."
Good. Now COME.
Raph growled in irritation as he tried for the tenth time to get his brother's attention. But no matter how he tried, he couldn't shake Leo out of the weird trance…
Suddenly, Leo stepped forward.
"Leo! What are ya doin'?" Raph yelled, but Leo just ignored him and started walking towards the stone.
Raph shook his head. "Oooh…no you don't! That goddamn shard's enough for us to deal with! We don't need the stone!" He yelled, grabbing Leo.
Leo struggled against him, but Raph held him back, a small smile playing on his face. Leo was always the fastest one of them all, but Raph was the one who was the strongest…
Raph suddenly was jolted out of thought as both the shard that Leo wore and the stone flashed an angry indigo, and Raph was immediately thrown into a nearby wall.
Raph groaned in pain as he slid down the wall. He'd forgotten all about the shard…
The shard. Leo.
Raph quickly snapped open his eyes to see Leo walking slowly towards the rotating stone. "LEO! STOP!" Raph yelled. 'If he gets that stone and they go up there, then the enemy's bound to notice…'
He tried to get up, but the stone flashed again, and this time, Raph found himself lying face down on the ground, unable to move.
'Damn…' He whispered as he watched Leo reach out towards the stone and touch it.
Immediately, Raph felt whatever was keeping him pinned to the ground release him, just as a huge flood of sapphire light flooded the entire chamber.
Raph quickly shielded his eyes from the sudden bright light, but the light quickly receded after only a few seconds.
Raph watched the light slowly recede, until he saw it outline the form of his elder brother, before it disappeared all together.
Leo's eyes flickered blue for a second, before he passed out.
"Leo? LEO? Oh shell!" Raph hissed, as he stood up and staggered a bit. 'I must've hit the wall harder than I thought…'
But ignoring the pain he felt, Raph quickly ran to Leo's side. Kneeling beside him, he gently tried to shake his brother.
But Leo wouldn't wake.
Raph sighed, before noticing that the leather strap around Leo's neck now held the stone. 'The shard must've merged with it…' Raph thought, before frowning. There was no way back now. He had to get Leo back to Splinter and Don. 'They'll know what to do with him.'
Raph bit his lip before standing up again. Then bending down, he grabbed Leo and lifted him. "Geez bro! Have ya been eating anything at all?" Raph muttered, quite surprised at how light his elder brother was. He'd have to confront him later though, Raph reminded himself, as the stone flashed a peaceful sky blue, and the arch-like portal reappeared.
'Both Leo and Raph have been gone for a good ten minutes…' Don thought worriedly, as he circled the lake for the fifth time, trying to find any way to where his brothers had disappeared to.
The enemy and Caurus' army had called a temporary truce as they waited for the two to return.
Now, the enemy was on one side of the cave, while Caurus' army was on the other. He, Mikey, and Splinter were the only ones near the lake though.
Both armies made sure to keep at least a meter away…
"Any sign of 'em?" Mikey asked, looking uncharacteristically worried.
Don was about to shake his head, when there was a soft 'whoosh' sound and the arch like portal reappeared and Raph stepped out, carrying Leo.
Raph quickly walked over the water, which seemed solid once more, before he quickly stepped onto dry land. "Ugh…I cannot get used to that water walking…I think I'd rather swim…" He commented, wrinkling his nose.
Mikey smiled a bit, before looking at Leo being carried in Raph's arms. "Is he?"
Raph smiled reassuringly. "He's okay. Just passed out."
Don and Splinter crowded around him, asking where he was. Raph sighed, a little irritated, and sore from the hit he'd taken. He was about to ask if it could wait until later, when there was a gasp from the soldiers in both armies.
Mikey, who had noticed the stone Leo was wearing, had lifted it up and was examining it. But upon hearing the gasp, Mikey quickly dropped the stone.
Caurus stared at the stone. "The Caerulus Aurae…It had been centuries since I'd seen it…"
Both armies were silent, all staring at the stone, when suddenly someone spoke up.
"The stone has reappeared. Excellent."
All eyes turned towards the speaker. Raph's eyes widened as he noticed a red shard gleaming evilly around the speaker's neck.
The speaker raised his head to reveal a pale stout face, and cruelly glinting black eyes. He smirked. "Give him to me." He ordered, leaving no room for arguments. "Give me the warrior and the stone."
'kay! That's it so far!
R&R PLEASE!
