Echo and Narcissus

Part 4

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'Did any of you get that mumbo jumbo?' Raph asked angrily, looking at Leo. The birds

began to sing again, the heat bugs humming madly.

'I don't remember what she said' Leo replied, looking a little crest-fallen

'She said something like, "Your brother seeks your happiness; he does only what he can
to help you." Or something like that,' Mikey added, seconds slowly turned into minutes

as the three turtles stood in silence.

'I don't get it,' Raph stated while he irritably kicked and punched the sturdy oak tree,

'What did she mean? And while on the subject, "Fearless Leader," who was she?'

'I don't know Raph, all I know is that she is responsible for the emptiness in the city, and

her name is Gabrielle,'

'What about Master Splinter? Could he know what she meant?' Mikey piped up suddenly.

Leo's jaw dropped, 'Why didn't I think of that?' He reached down in to his belt and

pulled out the shell cell.

He dialled the number and it started ringing. After about ten rings it stopped,

'You've reached the shell cell of Master Splinter; I am either meditating or….meditating.

If you are my sons and you need help please press 1. If you are Mr. Jones, please press 2.

If you are Ms. O'Neil I need you to pick up some groceries, please press 3. If you are

anyone else please press 4. To replay this message, please press 5. Thank you for calling,

have a nice day.' Leo looked up at his brothers as he pushed 5, so they could hear it.

'Alright, that was a bit different, but anyways press 1 Leo,' Raph told him, his facial

expression was slightly confused. Leo pressed one; the three of them put their ears up to

the shell cell and listened.

'Hello, my son's. If you need immediate medical help, press 1. If you have been told a

seemingly impossible statement, press 2. If you think that you are dying press 3. Also, if

you are not back home by 12:00 tomorrow evening, I will find you. Thank you, have a

nice day.'

'Anyone beside me think that Master Splinter has gone a little overboard with the

message?' Raph asked a little sarcastically

'It doesn't matter now Raph,' Leo answered pressing 2. Mikey had begun to get bored and
started to walk around the lake. The water was fresh and cool, the sun was reflecting the

crystal clear water, and Mikey could see all the way to the bottom. He sat on the grassy

edge and dipped his feet into the lake. He thought a bit, 'I remember last night, when

Donny was sleepwalking. He started fixing Raph's bike with his eyes closed. Hmmmm,

well he only fix's things because it makes him happy to know that we're happy. So, to

find him all we have to do is think of something that he would be fixing for us, all the

way out here.'

'Hey guys,' Mikey called out standing up, 'I think I got it, what could Donny be fixing out

here? Is anything missing?'

'Mikey you're a genius, can't believe I'm saying it,' Raph joked with his little brother,

'Well, besides our weapons, I don't think so.' Leo assured

'Alright, so where would Donny go to fix our weapons?' Mikey asked looking around him,

'Well, we didn't see him in the cave, so he'd probably be somewhere quiet.' Leo replied

taking off to the other side of the lake. Mikey and Raph followed.

On the other side of the lake, and through a small patch of woods was another, quiet small
clearing. The three turtles sighed in deep relief; Donatello was lying on the ground, with

their weapons lying beside him. Leo's katana's and Raph's sais were sparking in the

sunlight. Mikey's nunchakus were polished and the chain tightened,

'Hmm…w...hat's going on?' Donny mumbled, stirring from his sleep,

'You were sleep-walking again Donny,'