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.
So, a few things to note:
Words in ITALICS are THOUGHTS.
Words in :italics: will be something else……
Chapter 5: Which turns into a light
Stunned silence filled the place as the surprised group stared at the attacker.
It was none other than Leo. (A/N: Bet none of you could guess, huh? Add sarcasm here)
Raph slowly stood, wincing at how horrible his elder brother looked. It was one thing to hear about what you've been doing, but it's a whole 'nother thing to see it.
Leo was standing tall, but stiffly, glaring at them, his usually blue eyes filled with spirit were now hallow and blank.
One side of his face was completely black and blue and swollen. The other side had a huge gash running down from his ear to his chin, with dried blood around it. There was also dried blood around the back of his head. The usual sapphire-blue bandanna was now crimson with dried blood.
His neck was black and blue as well, with what looked like fingerprints. Near his collarbone, there was another gash, however, this one was old and was already starting to fade.
His chest had long and short bruises, as if he'd been beaten with a long and a short stick. There were also huge and long gashes everywhere, some old, and some fresh.
His arms and legs were a whole 'nother story however. His arms had long, thin gashes on them, starting from his shoulders and stretching down to his hands. The hands themselves were burned and raw with small gashes there as well. There were also multiple bruises that looked like handprints. His legs also had many gashes on them, they too stretching from his thighs down to his ankles. There were also long bruises there as well. But his left ankle was held in a weird position, indicating that it was broken. It looked swollen as well, with a thin cut across it.
All of them had to admit that Leo looked worse than the time when Leo crashed into April's apartment through the window, bruised and broken. (A/N: Remember April's place?)
Hun smirked as he watched the enemy study their latest 'prize'. "What's up? Can't handle the truth, freaks? All the violence went to your heads and ya took it out on your bro." Hun shook his head mockingly. "Lucky Master was forgiving—"
Raph snapped. "'FORGIVING', MY ASS! YOUR MASTER" he said that with utmost hatred, "IS A FUCKIN' NO GOOD PIECE OF SHIT THAT I'LL BE GOODAMN HAPPY TO DESTROY! I'LL TEAR YOUR MASTER INTO TINY MICROSCOPIC PIECES!"
Hun laughed. "'Microscopic'! Ha! That word exists in your vocabulary? Maybe you aren't so inferior after all…"
:Leo winced. "Bad move, Hun. If there's one thing you shouldn't say to Raph, is say that he's inferior.":
Raph clenched his hands so tight in a fist that his nails literally dug into his palms. "Are you saying that I'm stupid?" Raph hissed in a very calm like manner, however, his eyes were ablaze. "Are you saying that I'm an idiot? That I'm a brainless slow-witted fool?"
With each word, Raph's voice rose higher.
His family, knowing VERY well that the most important line NEVER to be crossed, has just been crossed. They winced and slowly backed away, knowing that Raph could be murderous when THAT angry. Only Leo managed to ever step over the lines and survive…with all of his limbs intact and still remain sane. Everyone else…well…it's kinder not to say.
Raph cracked his knuckles as a slow, insane smile crept onto his face. "First of all, I find out that I abused my own brother; second, I find out that he sacrificed himself to get us all sane; third, I find out that the Shred-head's usin' my brother as a lil' toy to do his dirty work for 'im; and fourth, YOU are standin' here, calling ME an IDIOT! Well, see ya in hell!" Raph hissed, jumping over Leo, grabbing his Sais from the ground, and plunging one of them straight through a random foot soldier's heart.
Then, in a flash, Raph drew out his Sai and then did an uppercut, catching Hun on the arm deeply.
Raph grinned. "Who's the inferior fool now, huh?"
Hun smirked. "You." Was all he said, before jumping away. Raph blinked in surprise before feeling something disturbing his ki (fighter's spirit; sort of like an invisible aura shield). Twisting around, Raph managed to dodge a katana blade aimed for his head.
Leo didn't even blink as he drove his blade right through the floor. Quickly doing a swipe with his other katana, which Raph managed to dodge, he stood up, yanking the blade out of the floor.
Hun smirked as he watched. "Kill them." He said to Leo. "Our job here is done." With that, the foot soldiers disappeared (only the dead one remained), the elite and Hun both faded into smoke.
Leo didn't even blink at the order. But inside…
:Leo stood up, growling in anger. "Kill them? KILL THEM?" Leo smirked. "I don't think so! MY deal protects them from THAT!"
With that, Leo took a deep breath before diving into the river, swimming straight towards the bottom.
There was a whirl of color, then…:
"I TOLD you to LEAVE ME ALONE!" Leo hissed, sheathing his Katanas, gritting his teeth as the pain returned full-throttle.
Raph blinked. "Leo?" He questioned dropping his Sais.
Leo glared at them. "Why? WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME BE?"
Don cocked his head. "You're our brother, Leo! We can't just abandon you—"
Leo's glare only intensified. "Don't you see? I stop being your brother when Shredder's deal is in effect! I become a killing machine during the day…" Leo's eyes widened as he clamped his hands over his mouth. "Damn…I wasn't supposed to say…" He whispered, looking horrified.
But it was too late to take it back. Leo knew. Realization had already dawned on the others' faces, indicating they had heard and understood.
Get back here, NOW, slave.
Leo winced as he heard Saki's voice echo angrily in his head. Quickly turning, Leo tried to run, but a hand grabbed his wrist. Leo immediately froze, shielding his face.
Raph, caught off guard at how Leo reacted, accidentally let him go.
Leo, feeling the hand let him go, took the chance to disappear into the shadows.
Raph made to go after him, but a furry paw on his shoulder stopped him. "Let him go, my son. I believe he is already in a very bad situation…"
Don sighed. "At least he left us a clue…but could you believe how horrid he looked? God! I never…I didn't think—"
Don left off, choking on tears. Raph nodded sadly. "But how do we get 'im back? The Shred-head's gonna be real tight on security…"
Don wiped away the tears. "We're gonna have to do it at night. Towards midnight. That's when Leo said he'd be sane, therefore we won't have to worry about him chopping our heads off. But with him injured and ill…and with that ankle…it's gonna be tough…but I think I know how we can pull it off."
"How, my son?"
Don smiled. "Raph, Mikey, do you remember what the Shredder held in his hand the night he attacked us?"
Both of his brothers were caught off guard at that. Raph shrugged. "I wasn't paying much attention. I was more busy tryin' to fight off the elite…"
Mikey thought a bit. "Didn't he hold somethin' black?"
Raph looked thoughtful. "Yeah! He did! It was defiantly black…but what does that have to do with anythin', Don?"
Don smiled. "Because the Shredder held a small black cube that managed to force our souls into the farthest part of our mind, forcing us into ourselves, while the Shredder had free range on our bodies."
Casey, who'd been listening quietly, finally spoke up. "So ya sayin' that that thin' is what's makin' Leo all crazy?"
Don nodded. "But that cube looks real vulnerable. I bet if you squeeze it, it will release its hold on Leo. So we're gonna need to sneak in, find Leo and the cube, get Leo's soul out of the cube, before smashing it. All the while battling thousands of Foot soldiers, elites, and the Shredder himself."
Raph shrugged. "So what are we waiting for?"
Splinter sighed. "We really have no other choice in this matter…we will strike at midnight."
Leo groaned as he came to in his cage. Groaning, he realized that his left ankle was chained down too tight, and his hands were also chained together, but both chains were too tight, cutting deeply into his hands and ankle, causing it to bleed.
Leo blinked away the fresh blood from his new wound, before reaching up with his shoulder to wipe away as much blood as he could.
Dimly he remembered getting back, the Shredder waiting for him. He'd sent everyone away, leaving only him, and an injured Leo behind.
"Your deal does not protect you from me." He had hissed. "You told them our deal. For that, you must be punished."
Leo winced as he remembered what happened after that. Saki had beaten him up so bad, that he couldn't stand when it was over. His broken ankle had been twisted underneath him, his old wounds had been reopened, and there were also huge claw marks everywhere on his body, an especially huge one on his face.
Leo sighed as he closed his eyes, letting the storm outside soak him with freezing water.
Yes! Cheers. We're officially getting somewhere! We are close to being halfway through the story!
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