Guess what! I just realized that there were Hungarian stories on Fanfic! Of course, there's only four of 'em and three are Harry Potter, but STILL! Maybe I should write a Hungarian Ninja Turtles fic…

Anyways, just a friendly warning: THIS IS A RATED 'R' STORY! So just remember to be mature, 'kay?

Anyhow, this story won't be as bloody as the previous. It will be much more emotionally trying and emotionally torturing than the other, however. But don't worry, it won't be that bad. :grins:

DISCAIMER: I don't own anything, except the title of the story and the title of the chapters and the story plot. Everything else, I'm just borrowing.

This story takes place right after Leo left. (read 'In the Moon's Bloody Shadow' first to understand)

So, a few things to note:

ITALICS will be personal thoughts.


Chapter 1: When truth shows

Suddenly, Mikey sneezed.

Everyone jumped immediately at the sound, for each had been in his/her own little world.

"Oookay…" Raph started, eyebrows crossing in confusion, "What the shell was that all about?"

Casey's fists clenched, but April laid a trembling hand onto his arm. "Can we please get out of the rain?" She asked, sniffing.

Splinter nodded sympathetically, but Raph just crossed his arms. "HELL NO!" He yelled. "LEO JUST FUCKIN' LEFT AND I WANNA KNOW WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON!"

Splinter's ears twitched. "Raphael…" He began.

Raph winced. "Sorry, Sensei, but I'm just pissed."

Casey gritted his teeth. He couldn't take it anymore. "You know, I'm GLAD he left! About time too!" He hissed, clenching his fists even more. "After all that, I'm surprised he didn't go earlier!"

Silence.

"W…wha…what?" Don asked, stuttering slightly.

April reached up quickly and pushed a dripping wet hair strand out of her face.

Splinter raised an eyebrow as he recognized her nervous habit. "Ms. O'Neil?"

April jumped at her name. "Sorry…" She said, fingering her hair lock, not yet looking at any of them. "It's just that…" She trailed off before pushing her hair back again, before fingering it again. She shivered suddenly as a cool breeze blew.

"Let us go inside." Splinter spoke up, noticing the shiver.

Raph made a sudden move, causing April to jump again. "But Master Splinter!—"

Splinter cut him off with a raise of his paw. "Enough Raphael. You, yourself may not notice, but all of us are chilled to the bone! Ms. O'Neil will tell us when we get warmed up."

Raph gritted his teeth, but nodded. "Fine."

Splinter nodded, before leading the way back down the stairs, with Mikey, Raph, and Don following him. April started to follow, but paused. "Casey? You coming?"

Casey glared at her. "They ain't taking a single step into my house! They ain't welcome!—"

April sighed, wrapping her hands around herself. "First of all, it's not just your house. It's mine too. Second of all, Master Splinter's there, so 'they', as you say it, can't do anything. Third, I doubt they'd do anything, because whatever Leo did in that deal of his, seemed to knock them back to their senses, incase you haven't noticed. So I think that it's a pretty safe bet to let them into the house."

Casey winced before looking away. "It's just that…Leo made a bet. With the Shredder of all people! I mean, how desperate must someone get to make a deal with the devil, so to speak?"

April looked down at the floor of the roof. "Whom else could he turn to?" She whispered, letting tears run down her face.


Leo sat still, not really believing what was happening. If it hadn't been for the big Foot logo next to him, he would've said that this all was a dream. But no. Currently, he was sitting still in a small room that the elite had locked him in, as they went to inform the Shredder that he had kept his part.

Leo sighed as he shifted his leg, despite the fact that he didn't really want to move, let alone have the energy to move. Sitting still also decreased the pain he felt. Great. All alone in the enemy's quarters. Smart move, Leo. If you ever get out of here, by some pure luck or some twisted chance, then what will you do? You betrayed your family, your friends, and most of all yourself. Do you really think they'll welcome you back with open arms?

Leo groaned as he buried his face into his hands. He hadn't thought of that. He truly hadn't.


April sat uncomfortably in a chair, clutching a mug of coffee in her shaking hands. Casey sat next to her.

Master Splinter and the other three turtles sat across from them, waiting patiently.

At last, Don spoke up. "So…we're home…" He started, before trailing off, not really knowing what else to say.

April shifted. "So you want to know what's going on?" She questioned.

Raph threw his hands up in the air. "No, we don't!" He snapped sarcastically. "We just want to sit here for the rest of our lives, enjoying the panicky thoughts that we have!"

April winced at what he said, while Splinter shot his son a reproving glare. "Enough! We are sorry, Ms. O'Neil. Please forgive my son's rudeness."

Casey suddenly jumped to his feet. "NO! HELL NO! WE LET YOU THREE—" Casey pointed at the three turtles, "WALTZ INTO OUR HOME, AFTER ALL THAT'S HAPPENED, AND NOW YOU'RE ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS!—"

April quickly jumped up. "Casey-"

Casey suddenly rounded to her. "NO! DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO FORGIVE THEM! AFTER ALL THAT-"

"LEO FORGAVE THEM, SO WHY CAN'T WE?" April yelled, stunning Casey into silence. "AND BEFORE YOU GO BERRATING THEM, THERE'S TWO THINGS YOU GOT TO REMEMBER! ONE: WE INVITED THEM IN HERE! TWO: HOW THE HELL CAN YOU BERRATE THEM FOR SOMETHING THEY DON'T EVEN REMEMBER DOING?"

April finished yelling, huffing a little, before turning to Splinter. "We humbly accept your apology, Master Splinter." She said, bowing a little.

Splinter just sat there, mirroring the stunned look his sons were wearing.

"And as for YOU! YOU GO AND COOL DOWN IN THERE AND THINK ABOUT WHAT I SAID AND WHAT LEO DID! AND DON'T COME BACK TILL YOU'VE GOTTEN IT!"

Casey nodded mutely, before shakily walking out of the kitchen. April watched him go, before sinking down into her chair, and burying her face in her arms.

Nobody said anything. April finally raised her head, and brushed away pieces of hair that her fallen into her face. "Sorry about that…it's been a real rough day on us both…" She said quietly, not looking at them.

Splinter leaned back on his chair. "I think it is time to tell us what is going on here, Ms. O'Neil."

April winced as she heard the 'tell us or else' tone that Splinter rarely used. She sighed before taking a deep breath.


Leo shook his head at the irony. Considering that he was a turtle, some would say he was an animal. But considering that he acted like a human, others would say he was a human. Don always said that they would be considered "were-turtles", were meaning man, and turtle, meaning (of course) turtle.

Now, as soon as the Shredder had checked to make sure it was really him, not some clone that came; had taken to treat him more like an imprisoned animal, than anything.

Just my luck. Leo thought, shaking his head as he remembered.

So, he had been dragged into an underground portion of the building, to where it turned out that there were prison cells. And he'd been lead to the very end, down a small winding corridor, to a separate prison cell, which had a small cage like portion in a small corner of it.

So that was where he sat, the cage being too small for him to stand or stretch around much. Not to mention that the Shredder had taken the liberty of making sure that his left leg was chained down to the floor. His left of all things! His left ankle was broken, and hurt, and the chain was doing nothing to help relieve it.

Worst of all, the small cage was located right under a small window, which peered out onto the grass. But, since it was raining, the rain poured in through the broken glass, and dripped down the wall and into the cage.

Leo sighed as he let his head rest on the freezing, wet wall. At least my bros are back to normal…


It took April a good two hours to explain everything that had happened in the last four weeks. She and Casey knew of everything, including the burns and the shutting in a closet for two weeks, and everything else that had happened, because they had found blood everywhere.

When she was done, a thick silence settled in the kitchen.

"You're joking."

Every eye turned to look at Mikey. His eyes were wide with shock and horror. He was looking straight at April.

"Please say that you're joking, April. Please say that this is all a joke and…and…"

Mikey trailed off as April shook her head, fresh tears threatening. "I'm so sorry, Mikey…I wish…I wish I could say that it's all a joke…"

Mikey shook his head, clamping his hands over his ears. "Stop it! Stop it! This isn't funny! Leo! LEO! LEO!"

Mikey yelled, before jumping up and running out of the kitchen. "MIKEY!" Don yelled after him, jumping up and running after him. Raph followed the suit, with Splinter and April trailing behind him.

Mikey ran around the apartment, yanking open doors and calling Leo's name. Finally, he stopped in front of the last door, panting hard. He reached out to open it.

"MIKEY! DON'T!" April yelled, as she saw which door it was.

But Mikey opened it and let out a surprised yell, promptly before fainting.


Leo sighed as he watched his breath slowly rise and disappear. He shivered as he felt the cold wind blow in through the window.

A few minutes earlier, a foot soldier had come in and gave him his dinner.

Leo laughed bitterly as his eyes caught the 'dinner'. It was a piece of soggy and moldy bread, with a pitcher of water beside it. Leo wrinkled his nose at the water. He wasn't quite sure that it was sanitary…

Grabbing the pitcher, he poured the content out of it, before holding it to the wall. Water from the rain quickly filled the pitcher up. Once it was filled to the rim, Leo poured it out again, before filling it again. He repeated this five more times, before filling the pitcher up to the rim for the last time and taking a long sip out of it.

The bread, he didn't touch.


Well. That's it! Tune in for the continuation