Weee, chapter 2. Thanks for the tons of reviews, I was really happy to see all of them…

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Leo slid down the manhole, closing it firmly behind him. Going down the ladder, he landed in the bottom, prepared to go home. But something held him back. Raph's words. They had argued a lot in the past, screaming at each other and even worse things. However, being told to stay out of his brother's life? For good? He scratched the back of his head, trying to think of what to do.

'I need to talk to him,' he told himself, going up the ladder again. He stopped midway, hearing something. Metal hitting metal... Leo flew up the manhole, sweat dripping from his forehead. He had a bad taste in his mouth. He removed the cover as fast as he could, just in time to see his brother fall to the ground.

"NO!" Leo cried in fear, not knowing how hard the strike had been. Hun looked over at him, the evil smile slowly appearing on his face. The bulky man placed his foot on Raphael's shell. And that worried Leo. Raph didn't move… The blue-cladded turtle hissed and ran towards Hun, drawing his katanas in a swift movement. Suddenly, ten ninjas landed in front of him, blocking his way. But that couldn't stop him. All that mattered at that second was his brother. He slashed towards a ninja and kicked another, soon making him all fall to the ground.

"Get away from him…" Leo hissed at Hun. Slowly, Hun removed his feet from the turtle and took a defensive stance, eyes focused on Leo. The turtle flung himself at Hun, holding up the right katana to strike as soon as he was close enough. With a high-pitched scream, Leo swiped his sword at Hun, missing the large human only by inches. Hun grabbed a bo staff from one of the fallen ninjas.

"This is the end, freak!" he cried at Leo, hitting the turtle as soon as Leo turned around to deliver a second strike.

"Yah!" Leo gasped, feeling the bo connecting with the back of his head. He fell on his knees and shaked his head, trying to clear his vision from the black carpet surrounding him. But it only made it worse. Footsteps slowly approached him. From where? Leo sharpened his senses, but to no avail. The blow hadn't hit as perfectly as it could, knocking him out cold, but it had done enough damage to make him perplexed.

Hun smiled to himself, watching the turtle on the ground. He had a clear advantage. He slowly lifted the bo up over Leonardo, tensing every muscle in his body to make the strike as powerful as possible.

Leo's vision slowly started to clear, but a violent dizziness kept him from standing up.

"LEO, JUMP!" a sharp voice came not far away, and by pure instinct, Leo jumped to the side, hearing the bo swing past him and break, as it was slammed on the concrete. The dizziness made the blue-cladded turtle's stomach turn, but he had to look up, when Hun landed hard behind him.

"Raph, you're alright," Leo exclaimed, watching his brother standing behind him. Raph walked over to him, giving his brother a comforting shoulder to lean against.

"What, ya think a mild blow like that's gonna get rid of me?" he chuckled lightly, "Not a chance." Leo smiled at his brother, slowly starting to see him clearer. The leader's eyes widened at what he saw.

"You're bleeding," Leo said worriedly, seeing the long trail coming from the side of the red-cladded turtle's head. Raph wiped away some of the blood with a small smirk on his face.

"Well," he slightly answered, "Ya have tha' hit hard to make me fall." Leo snorted at that comment, not really finding it funny. He was about to tell his brother, that Don would have to stitch it, but he never got that far. The turtles stopped dead in their tracks, as Shredder landed before them. Both of them gasped, knowing their chances in a fight would be minimal. Making up his mind, Raph set his brother down to rest against a wall and drew his sais at the villain.

"No," Leo pleaded, "You can't fight, you're injured." Raph sighed heavily.

"Try and get outta here, Leo," he said in a low voice, suddenly launching at Shredder.

Leo knew what he was up to. Raph was trying to give him some time to get away.

"No… He's gonna get killed…" a voice rang inside Leo's head. The death of his brother visualized behind the leader's eyelids, and he had to fight the tear trying to break out.

No. He couldn't let his brother go through this - not alone. Leo forced his eyes open, finding his surroundings clearing up faster. Leo lifted his arms to grab the katanas on his back, only to reach the empty air. He looked back, realizing he had let go of them, when Hun had hit him. But where were they now? His eyes searched the ground frantically, finally catching a hint of the glimpsing metal.

Shredder growled, grabbing a sword from his belt. This time, he was ready. The turtles had tried to beat him numerous times, but this time, he would be the winner. He watched the red-cladded turtle coming closer, raising his sword. And he noticed the blood running down the green neck. As Raph ran at him, Shredder stroke and hit the turtle by the shoulder, making Raph drop his sai.

"Aargh!" Raph cried in pain, clutching the soar shoulder. A throbbing pain started burning in his entire arm, making the turtle flinch. Shredder's big opportunity. He sent a flying kick at Raph's head, making him fly into a wall.

Raph hit his injured head into the wall, the blackness hitting him instantly. He fiercely tried to fight it off, but it was too hard. He looked up, seeing his brother run at Shredder with his katanas over his head.

"Leo…" The blackness filled the turtles mind…