DISCLAIMER: do not own the turtles, only the story plot line.

WARNING: maybe a bit out-of-character for the turtles, but once again, this is how I imagine them to be. Also, there may be some blood, torture, angst, etc...but hey, it's my story!

Have fun reading it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Italics: flashback to when the turtles were 5.

HEY PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm back!!! The move was successful and I'm starting to adjust. Everything's so different, so it's hard. But I'll manage.

Oh, and another warning:

WARNING #2: THIS WILL BE A VERY BLOODY/GORY/SAD CHAPTER. IF ANY OF THAT YOU DON'T LIKE, PLEASE DON'T READ. There. I warned you. Now if you do read it, don't write any flames, 'cause it was your choice to do so. Oh, and I love Leo, he's my favorite character. But I have a horrid habit of putting too much of my soul into the character and then boom! You have a bloody/gory/angsty story. Anyways, I think that's it. Yeah.

Oh, yeah. ITALICS ARE DREAM-SEQUENCES OR MEMORIES.

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Leo limped into the kitchen, ignoring the pain in his leg. The house was unusually quiet...

When Leo reached the kitchen finally, he stopped in surprise. The kitchen was completely empty. Leo looked around confused, before his eyes caught a note on the table.

Limping there, he picked it up and read the neat writing.

Leo, we're gone to look around for any signs of Jamie. I know you'd disapprove, but it was Bruck's idea, and you know how he is. And, well, the rest of us (including Master Splinter) agree with him.

So, I guess that's it. Mikey's left you some breakfast and we'll be back before lunch.

See ya,

Don

P.S: Raph's sulking...

Leo laughed at the last part before frowning. He sighed before sitting down into a vacant chair.

'At least Sensei's with them...' He thought before shaking his head slowly. 'I've got to talk to Bruck about this...'

Leo sighed again, before starting to get up again, this time to get breakfast, when his eyes caught a glint from the forest. Leo blinked, debating on whether he was seeing things, or if his brothers were returning home...

Leo glanced at the clock. It was only eight in the morning. And knowing his brothers and Bruck, they'd be searching way past noon. Leo suddenly saw the glint again, but this time he was able to identify it. A gun.

Instinct kicked in and Leo jumped away, just as the glass was broken by a small needle-like thing.

Leo didn't need to look at it to know what it was. A tranquilizer. And he knew whose it was.

Leo backed away. 'Shoot'. He thought. 'I'm trapped!'

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Fang's ears twitched backwards before she stopped.

Bruck looked back. "Come Fang!" He ordered, before stopping.

Fang looked at him, before looking behind her and whimpering.

The others stopped as well. Mikey looked at Bruck. "What's wrong with her?" He asked, nodding towards Fang.

Fang looked back again, before her fur bristled.

Then she suddenly whirled around and darted back from where they came.

Everyone watched the dog go, before looking at Bruck. Bruck looked confused. "What the goddamn 'ell is wrong with dat dog?" He muttered.

Suddenly, Splinter snapped his head up. "Smoke." He whispered. Before looking fearful. "Burning wood. Coming from northeast direction..."

Everyone else looked at each other, before realizing what had happened. "LEO!!!!!!!!!"

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Leo backed up quickly, before stopping. Sniffing he paused. Weird. He smelled petroleum. Suddenly, he froze. "Shoot!!!!" He whispered, before running to the window and looking out carefully.

There, he saw a figure lighting a match, before throwing it onto the ground, that was covered in shiny liquid. As soon as the match hit the ground, fire burst up, before quickly surrounding almost the whole house.

Leo backed away from the window, feeling the heat rise up quickly. The house was too old, too frail. It would burn within a few minutes. Leo felt himself panicking. NO! He told himself. This is no time to panic!!!! Leo took a deep breath before realizing something. The back door wasn't on fire.

'Of course not.' He thought. 'They want me to come out there, so that they can shoot me.' But Leo knew that he had no choice, well, none that would leave him alive. Leo hesitated, before cursing. His swords were in his room, and the house was burning, leaving him no time really to get his swords...

Leo suddenly heard a creak above him. He looked up at the roof before jumping away.

The root, just at that moment collapsed. Leo frowned and backed away. Now he was cut off from his room, so he had no choice but to run.

Turning, he made his way to the door, slowly at first, but as the heat kept rising and the fire was beginning to eat through the walls, Leo ran to the door.

As soon as he burst through the door, Leo barely managed to dodge another tranquilizer shot at him. But the tranquilizer managed to scratch his arm. Leo silently cursed, but wasted no time and jumped away as another tranquilizer was shot at him.

Leo managed to reach the woods and disappear into the shadows. But, a tranquilizer caught him in the leg.

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Jamie cursed. "Damn it!!!!" He cried, before whirling around to face Jake. "YOU let him get away!!!!!!!"

Jake growled. "He was goddamn fast!!!!"

Jamie rolled his eyes, before snatching the gun out of Jake's hand. "Get the truck. I'll get him myself!!!"

Jake let his eye narrow, but turned and ran to get the truck. Jamie, turned and ran after the turtle.

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Well that's it. Hope you enjoyed it. Tune in for the next chappie!!!!

R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!