THE SHREDDER: Our revenge is complete. Our hated enemies thought they had destroyed me and my powerful partner Vlad Plasmius….
Shredder and Plasmius both gasped as they realised what they did and before they could get away in time as Splinter, Danny and the Turtles moved out of the way, the water tower fell and all the water fell right on top of them sending them over the roof in a massive tidal wave. They landed on the streets and suddenly before they could do anything else, the water tower fell right on top of them.
THE SHREDDER: But we are not so easily destroyed!
Shredder's hand sprung from the debris as well as an intangible hand. Their fight with the Shredder and Plasmius was only just beginning.
VLAD PLASMIUS: We were merely binding our time and waiting for the right moment for our forces to strike.
Suddenly the four ninja assassins disappeared once again in a cloud of smoke and re-appeared behind Leo immediately beginning their attack, Leo tried to block and defend against their attacks, but although he blocked some of their strikes, they managed to punch and hit him with their weapons and their powerful skills.
Leo fell down to his knees, exhausted and groaning in pain as the four ninjas circled him. He growled, he wasn't going to go down without a fight and with a shout he jumped and although he fought against them with all his might, with one final strike from one of their weapons, his swords were knocked out of his hands and he shoved to the roof floor below him with a scream of pain and anguish.
Danny and Leo crashed through the window and landed on the floor in April's apartment shocking the others.
VLAD PLASMIUS: And they struck hard. They herded our enemies to us, like sheep to the slaughter.
Raph, Danny, Donnie and Mikey fought against Vlad, Shredder, the Foot, Hun, Fright Knight and Skulker but were overpowered. April and Sam did their best to protect the injured Leonardo and although Casey came, they were still outnumbered.
THE SHREDDER: And even though allies foolishly came to their aid, our enemies were forced to make a cowardly retreat.
Raph, Casey and Danny kept the Foot Ninja back as Sam and April took Leo inside the storage room, Master Splinter, Mikey, Donnie, Danny, Raph and Casey then entered inside and locked the door from the inside, cutting the Foot off as Shredder and Plasmius broke free from the cabinet.
THE SHREDDER: But vengeance was ours none the less. At last the Turtles and Daniel are no more!
The Shredder jammed the door and then both he and Plasmius set fire to the store and cut the gas pipe.
Raph, Mikey and Danny started using their weapons to try and force the door open but it wouldn't budge at all.
A few moments later the entire store exploded, destroying the entire building and leaving it engulfed in flames
TMNT S01E19 Tales of Leo
THIRTY SECONDS EARLIER
Danny, Raph and Mikey continued to hit the door with their weapons but the door would not budge, suddenly flames began to seep through the bottom of the door. Raph, Danny and Mikey stood back to avoid being burnt.
"Trapped like rats!" Mikey exclaimed. "No offence sensei"
"Leo's in really bad shape. We have to get him out of here" Donnie pressed as he and Splinter held the unconscious Leonardo up.
April suddenly thought of something and said, "Sam help me push this trunk quick"
Sam went over and started helping April push the trunk as she asked, "What's going on?"
"I remember when we first moved in there was a hole in the wall, where a cooling unit was removed" April answered as they finished pushing the trunk, revealing a metal panel on the wall.
Raph quickly stabbed his sai between the wall and the panel and pulled it right off and said, "EVERYBODY BOOK!"
Everyone got out quickly and ran as fast as they could away from the burning building before it exploded and engulfed the entire building in nothing but flames.
April cried as she saw her father's store now destroyed, Casey hugged her to comfort her. Master Splinter then spoke, "Forgive me Miss O'Neil but we must leave the past behind for now, if we are to have a future. Leonardo is badly injured and needs a safe place to heal"
"What about the lair? Any chance of going there?" Sam asked.
"Shredder and Plasmius has a whole army of ninja soldiers down there and we're in no shape to fight" Donnie answered.
"Hey we don't run from nobody" Raph said determined to fight for his family.
"And yet we must" Master Splinter said.
"But where?" April asked as she dried her eyes.
Casey thought about it and said, "Fellas, I know just the place but we're gonna need a trailer or something"
"Leave that to me" Sam said.
It was early in the morning and after getting the okay from her dad the previous night, Sam was allowed to go with April, Casey, Danny, Master Splinter and the Turtles to Casey's grandmother's house.
She hired a trailer for Master Splinter and the Turtles to ride in and gave them some blankets to keep them warm as it was snowing where the house was. Casey offered Danny to ride in the car with them, but he chose to sit in the trailer with the others.
It was a four hour drive from New York City as Casey drove the car pulling the trailer behind, Sam sat in the back while April sat in the passenger seat. Casey then said, "You're gonna love my grandmother's old farmhouse. Me and my cousin Sid used to play there all the time when we was kids"
He looked at April and noticed how she was really quiet the whole car drive. She was still down that her home had been burned down.
"April are you okay?" Sam asked.
"I'm fine" April answered. "How do you think Leo's holding up?"
Inside the trailer, Danny and the Turtles were wrapped up in the warm blankets. Leo hadn't woken up at all and all of them were starting to really worry about their older brother.
"Master Splinter, he's going to be okay right? He's gonna make it right?" Danny asked.
"Only time will tell my son" Master Splinter answered as he kept looking down at his eldest son.
Casey turned into the driveway of where a three story house and a barn was standing. Casey smiled and said, "Ah here it is. Just like I remember it"
He stopped the car in front of the house. Window shutters were falling off and the place looked a little run down. Casey then asked, "Isn't it great?"
One of the shutters fell off and April said sarcastically, "Great doesn't even begin to describe this place"
They took Leo inside and laid him down on the couch, they covered him with a warm thick blanket as Casey and Mikey came inside the house with some wood for the fireplace.
"Okay so the place needs a little fixing up. The house got a little run down since grandma passed away" Casey said.
April opened the chimney only to have ash fall out and caused smoke to fill the room causing everyone to cough for a moment.
Mikey then commented sarcastically, "When was that? In the late Jurassic?"
"Dude you live in a sewer!" Casey retorted back.
They all heard Leo groan and Donnie asked, "Leo"
Back in New York, Hun and Skulker stood before Vlad who was in his human form and Oroku Saki who was pacing around in the main room.
"The Foot is back in business. Profits are up for both businesses and the Turtles and Danny are history" Hun spoke. "Why are we not celebrating?"
"Where are the bodies?" Oroku Saki asked a little impatiently.
"There hasn't been any sign of their bodies since the destruction of Miss O'Neils store" Vlad added.
"But we burnt that building to the ground" Skulker spoke. "I think we can safely assume that…"
"We can assume nothing!" Saki said in anger. "Our enemies thought they had destroyed us and it cost them dearly. We cannot afford to make the same mistake of their demise"
"Scientific proof perhaps?" The voice of Baxter Stockman spoke out.
All four of them turned to see Baxter Stockman behind them, in an advanced wheelchair, a robotic arm and a neck brace. Results from one of Shredder's punishments for failure.
"I did not send for you Stockman!" Saki sneered in annoyance.
"And that was your first mistake" Stockman said with a smirk.
Hun growled and was about to hurt Stockman but Saki stopped him and said, "Your arrogance is exceeded only by your inability to learn from your punishments. What do you want?"
"A simple exchange of good and services" Stockman answered before pulling out a scanner and continuing, "I can provide you with the most sophisticated DNA analysis of Miss O'Neil's destroyed shop. You'll know beyond the shadow of a doubt, if the Turtles and Daniel survived or not"
"And just what is it you want in exchange for your services?" Vlad asked with a raised eyebrow.
Stockman wheeled himself up to the rusted suit that they had took from the East River, that was inside the glass case and answered, "Full access to this fascinating artefact you fished from the East River. A brief glimpse of its technological secrets allowed me to create the Foot Tech Ninjas"
He turned around and faced them as he finished, "Imagine what I might do if I was given complete access to it. It's a win-win proposition I say"
Saki thought about it for a moment and then turned to Vlad who was thinking the same thing. Vlad nodded to Saki and then Saki walked up to Stockman and said, "Provide us with proof that the accursed turtles and the boy are no more and you shall be so rewarded, fail me and your next punishment will be your final punishment"
Saki walked away with Vlad, while Hun and Skulker grinned at Stockman for a moment before leaving. Stockman looked at his robotic arm remembering everything that happened to him from his last punishment and glared in fury behind Saki's back.
Night had fallen and Leo still hadn't woken up. Raph punched the wall in frustration and asked, "Why won't he wake up?"
"Healing takes time" Master Splinter answered calmly as he placed a hand on Leo's forehead. "And Leonardo is recovering from more than just physical wounds. His spirit has also been gravely injured"
"You think he can hear us?" Donnie asked.
"Perhaps" Master Splinter answered and moved out of the way for Donnie.
Donnie kneeled down beside Leo and began, "Hey Leo, it's Don. Listen, you're gonna pull through this. I know you are. You have to. I mean, you know what kind of trouble we'd get in without you. Like remember the time I built that remote control car…."
FLASHBACK
Nine year old Leonardo watched as his brother Donatello drove his very own remote control car on the pathway of the sewer tunnel.
"Check out the turning radius on this thing Leo" Donnie said in excitement as he continued to control the car with the remote.
The car turned around, but the turn was so sharp it fell into the water and began to float away.
Donnie groaned and then Leo commented, "Remind me to never let you behind the wheel of a real car"
"Hang on, I'll get it" Donnie said as he handed Leo the remote and went after car, picking up a stick from the debris floating in the water along the way.
"There was all kinds of debris clogging up the tunnel and the sewers were overflowing from the heavy rains we just had, but I wasn't paying to that. I just wanted my car back"
Donnie stopped and put the stick in the water, stopping the car for a moment but a huge chunk of debris came floating along and caused Donnie to lose his balance and fall into the fast current.
"DONNIE!" Leo shouted and began to run after his brother.
Donnie struggled against the fast current and fell over the edge of the pipe, landing under the water at the bottom. Donnie emerged and took a deep breath but suddenly found his leg was stuck in between a rock and a log of wood underneath the water.
"LEO! I'M STUCK!" Donnie shouted.
He tried to pull his leg out as the water continued to rise, but he couldn't break free. He continued shouting, "I CAN'T GET MY LEG FREE! LEO!"
Donnie dove back under and tried pulling his leg out but still couldn't, he rose back above the water to take another deep breath, but the water level continued to rise and it wasn't long until he was completely covered in the water.
Leo dived into the water and pulled the plank of wood hard and finally freeing his brother, he then grabbed Donnie and pulled him back up to the surface and climbed back up the pipe. They both laid down on their backs panting from what just happened.
"What? You didn't get the car?" Donnie asked which earned him a look from Leo that said practically said 'Are you kidding me?'
FLASHBACK END
"You really came through for me that day Leo. You always do. And I know you will again" Donnie finished.
"Huh! Looks like you got him hanging on your every word Don" Raph said sarcastically.
Leo suddenly groaned and shook his head slightly before becoming still again which took everyone by surprise. Casey then spoke, "Hey I think he heard ya Raphie"
"Maybe talking to him does help" Sam said.
"It is said that the voice of a loved one can guide a lost spirit back to its home" Master Splinter said.
"Mind if I take a crack at it?" Mikey said.
Donnie moved out of the way and allowed Mikey now to sit beside Leo. Mikey then began, "Listen bro, just like concentrate on my voice. Come on Leo! You know how focused you get when you set your mind on something. Like remember the time you were trying to perfect your katas….
FLASHBACK
Nine year old Mikey walked past Leo who was working on his katas. Leo stood still on one leg. Mikey turned back and smirked as he decided to interrupt Leo during his practice.
He stood in front of him and asked, "Hey Leo, you seen my game guy anywhere?"
Leo didn't answered and still stood completely still. Mikey waved his hands in front of his face and tried again, "Hello? Earth to Leo?"
Leo still didn't move and Mikey placed his hands on his hips trying to think of a way to get him to break.
"Nothing in the world was gonna break your concentration. But that wasn't gonna stop me from trying"
Mikey poked his tongue at Leo, but he still made no movements. Mikey frowned and then walked away for a moment.
"Ha! You know how I hate to be ignored"
Mikey returned with a balloon and blew it up. He then held it in front of Leo's face and popped it with a pin making a loud noise, but Leo still made no signs of movement. Mikey growled in frustration and then placed a pair of fake glasses with a moustache on Leo.
He chuckled and then held up a mirror in front of him, showing Leo his reflection but he still made no signs of breaking. He removed the glasses from his face and then walked to the kitchen and grabbed two large cloves of garlic and came back.
He juggled them with a smirk and then ate them both before getting right into Leo's face and releasing a large burp, spreading extremely bad breath right in Leo's face, but still Leo didn't move or do anything.
Mikey frowned but then smirked once more.
"So then I decided if I couldn't make you laugh, maybe I should make you say 'OW!'"
Mikey grabbed his nun chuck and spun it around, he then flung it forward to hit Leo, but Leo grabbed the nun chuck and ripped it out of his hand, before sweeping Mikey's leg with a spin causing him to fall on his back and pinned him to the ground with a frown.
"Was I disturbing you?" Mikey asked with a smirk.
FLASHBACK END
"Leo when you put your mind to something, you're unstoppable. So, how about using that famous focus of yours to come back to us?" Mikey finished, hoping his story helped his brother.
Raph scoffed and then commented, "If you ask me, Leo's not coming back because he's afraid"
"No-one asked you!" Mikey snapped facing his hot-headed brother.
"No he got his butt whooped and now he's too chicken to come back and face it" Raph spoke as he walked up to Leo, while his voice sounded angry, Danny could tell what was really motivating it this anger; his fear of losing his brother.
"That's enough Raph!" Donnie spoke out.
"Well I say, who needs ya! It's not like we can get on without you playing fearless leader" Raph spoke once more before he clenched his eyes shut, trying to fight the tears that were threatening to pour out of his eyes.
"Raph…are you okay?" Danny asked.
Raph then spoke once more after a second of silence, "Back in the day I always figured I was gonna be top turtle. I was the strongest and the bravest out of all of us. Remember that time I bought you to that closed off section of the sewer? We were playing follow the leader….
FLASHBACK
Eight year old Raph took Leo to an entrance of a sewer tunnel that was boarded up with wood. He started ripping down the boards.
"Raph we can't go in there" Leo said.
"Hey it's my turn! You're supposed to follow my lead!" Raph reminded as he took off a couple more boards.
"But Splinter said…." Leo began but Raph cut in annoyed, "Splinter said! Splinter said! When are you gonna think for yourself? That's what a real leader does. Now catch me if you can!"
Raph began to run through the sewer tunnel with Leo following behind him. Raph then began to surf down the water on a broken piece of wood, Leo did the same and was falling behind a little bit.
Raph stopped as he came to the end of the sewer pipe and saw there weren't any pipes just nothing but water.
"What? Dead end? Must've taken a wrong turn" Raph said, unaware that something was waiting underneath the water below.
He suddenly heard the water rumble underneath and asked, "Uh….Leo?"
Suddenly a huge albino alligator jumped right out of water taking Raph completely by surprise. Raph screamed and began to run and just when the alligator was about to snap him in his jaws, Leo pushed him out of the way and avoided being chomped down.
"Come on! Let's jet!" Leo shouted as he ran behind the alligator.
Raph however made no movements and stood in front of the croc defiantly as he said, "No way! This walking handbag is intruding on our turf!"
"You're the intruder shell for brains! Now let's get out of here!" Leo pressed.
"Hey! I'm the leader of this turn remember?" Raph reminded and jumped right on the closed jaws of the alligator.
"Fine! Handle it your way" Leo said crossing his arms and doing nothing.
Raph held on as the alligator went under the water. Leo watched as they both emerged and continued to wrestle with each other.
"Can I offer a strategy tip?" Leo offered.
"NO! I GOT HIM ON THE ROPES! HE'S RIGHT WHERE I WANT HIM!" Raph shouted as he continued to hang on.
Leo moved out of the way as the alligator slammed Raph against the wall, causing him to let go and fall to the ground. Raph groaned for a moment and then gasped in fear at the sight of the jaws of the alligator roaring and getting ready to kill him.
Leo wasted no more time and jumped and landed behind the alligator's head, before the alligator could react, Leo pressed a finger hard on the side of its jaw and suddenly the alligator calmed down and fell asleep.
"What'd you do? What'd you do?" Raph asked completely shocked.
Leo jumped down and helped Raph stand up as he answered, "Pressure points"
"Alligator pressure points?" Raph asked still amazed and shocked.
"A little trick Master Splinter taught me, now come on. He won't stay asleep forever" Leo said and began heading off back down the tunnel. "How about another round of follow the leader, as in back home?"
Raph smiled and followed behind as he said, "Lead the way"
FLASHBACK END
"I don't even know why I told you that story. I guess you just…I mean….What I'm trying to say is…." Raph stuttered and then closed his eyes once more, trying to stop the tears from falling as Leo groaned once more.
Master Splinter placed a comforting hand on Raph's shoulder and said, "You're brother hears you Raphael. He understands"
Raph walked away and looked out the window and finally, allowed his tears to fall showing he was truly scared about the thought of losing his brother.
"Danny I think maybe you should try now" Sam suggested.
Danny walked up and kneeled down beside Leo and began, "Hey bro. It's me Danny. Please don't give up on us Leo. You've never let me give up on anything and you had always been there to help me. Like remember the time when I was really having a bad time controlling my powers?"
FLASHBACK
Nine year old Danny yelped as he started sinking through the floor as his legs turned intangible. Leo however grabbed his arm and pulled him back up, his legs turned normal again.
"Thanks Leo" Danny said.
"No problem bro" Leo said with a smile.
"As the days went by, my control over my powers continued to grow worse. Even during practice, I couldn't hold my ghost form for very long and as I continued to try, it seemed to never be enough. The weeks turned into almost two months and I still hadn't gotten any better. I was just about ready to give up"
Danny tried to fire an ecto blast in his ghost form but nothing came out of his hand and then suddenly he turned invisible instead. Leo came up and said, "Uh Danny?"
"I turned invisible again didn't I?" Danny asked with a sigh.
Leo said nothing except nodded. Danny turned visible and changed back into his human form as he looked down and said, "It's no use. I can't even hold my ghost form for very long and no matter what, I can't seem to control my powers or get them to do what I want them to do. Maybe I should just give up"
"No don't do that. That's the worst thing you could ever do. Give up. All you can do is keep trying and keep moving forward. It's like ninjustu, sure you probably won't get the move right the first time but with enough practice and hard work, you'll eventually get there and the same applies for your ghost powers" Leo said as he placed a hand on his shoulders. "As Master Splinter once said to me, it does not matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop"
Danny looked up and smiled at the advice his older brother gave him. Leo then said, "Maybe try some meditation and then think this when you practice; you control the power, it does not control you"
Danny nodded and for the next couple of days, he meditated with Leo for at least two hours. Focusing on his powers and concentrating on what Leo said.
The next day during practice, he changed into his ghost form and raised his hand at the target, still thinking in his head, "I control the power. The power doesn't control me"
Green energy formed in his hand and he fired the blast at the target which hit it dead on in the middle. Danny's eyes widened and both he and Leo cheered as they saw he managed to fire an ecto blast.
"Give me five bro!" Leo cheered as he held up his hand for Danny to high five him.
Danny high fived his hand but accidently blasted Leo right into the couch. Danny cringed and shouted, "Sorry Leo!"
"I'm okay" Leo groaned as he got up from the couch.
FLASHBACK END
"You didn't let me give up Leo, so follow the same advice you gave me. Don't give up bro and come back. Find the strength within you and fight your way back to us" Danny finished as he got up.
Master Splinter then said after Leo groaned a little, "I believe Leonardo has heard you Daniel. Thank you for trying"
Danny nodded and said as he looked down sadly, "I just wish I could do more"
Raph walked back to the group after wiping his eyes and placed a hand on Danny's shoulder as he said, "You did the best you could Danny. It's all up to Leo now"
Danny then said as he walked out the front door, "I need some air"
A few seconds later, Sam came outside and saw Danny sitting on the chair on the padio and asked, "Danny are you okay?"
Danny sighed and looked down as he answered, "I'm scared, like everyone else. What if Leo doesn't make it?"
Sam sat beside him and said, "Danny, Leo will make it. I know he will. He's stronger than he looks. We just need to keep having faith and don't lose hope. You guys didn't give up on me and Angel and I won't give up on you guys"
Meanwhile back at what was the remains of April's shop, Baxter Stockman and his mouser robots were looking through the rubble for any evidence but so far they found nothing.
Baxter began to worry as he said looked down at his scanner, "Nothing! I ran every search pattern, every type of analysis, but there is no conclusive evidence that anyone human, turtle or half-ghost perished in the flames. But I….can't go back to Shredder or Plasmius with nothing! I…."
He stopped when he saw one of the mousers had found some burnt red cloth and handed it to him. He suddenly grinned as he thought of something and said, "If I can't find any evidence, then I'll just have to make some evidence"
Using his robotic hand, he made two eyeholes in the cloth and began to make some evidence to take back to Shredder and Plasmius.
Master Splinter kneeled down and placed a hand on Leo's head for a moment as he spoke, "Leonardo, my son, you must gather all your strength and confront your fear just as you did many years ago"
"Come on sensei. Leo's never been afraid of nothing in his life" Raph said.
"Not true my son" Master Splinter said to Raph. He turned back to Leo and began, "Do you recall Leonardo our early days…."
FLASHBACK
Master Splinter and eight year old Leonardo were going through the sewers, picking up still useable items and placing them in large bags.
"We were scavenging for food and supplies"
"Come my son, there are more useful items to be found on the upper levels" Master Splinter said as he picked up his bag.
Leo picked up his bag and followed Master Splinter towards the ladder, he looked at it nervously but began to climb it slowly behind.
"These tunnels stretch for miles in all directions. To avoid losing your way, you must observe your surroundings carefully" Master Splinter instructed as they continued to climb.
Leo suddenly stopped and looked back down, seeing how high they were from the ground turned his nervousness into fear all of a sudden.
"Come Leonardo. We are nearly at the top" Master Splinter said.
Leo grabbed the ladder with both hands and began to shake with fear as he said, "I….can't"
"Leonardo, you must" Master Splinter said, starting to become aware that something was wrong with his son.
Leo took another step, but suddenly slipped and almost fell off the ladder. He gripped onto the bar and accidentally dropped his bag. He clutched even tighter to the ladder as he shouted in complete fear, "NO! NO!"
Master Splinter grabbed Leo and placed him on his back and continued to climb up the ladder, completely realising exactly what was wrong with him.
"It was then that I realised, that you had an irrational and paralysing fear of heights. In the weeks that followed, I worked closely to help you overcome your fear, focusing on the way of balance. Gradually building your confidence"
Master Splinter watched as Leo did his katas on very small sticks of bamboo. Days passed and Master Splinter then had Leo start doing his katas on the bamboo sticks blindfolded and each week the bamboo sticks became higher and higher, though Leo didn't know at first since he was blindfolded.
Leo finished his katas and stood still, perfectly balanced on the bamboo sticks. Master Splinter then instructed, "Now my son, remove your blindfold"
Leo did what he was told and suddenly his eyes widened as he saw he was high up from the ground, a net was placed underneath in case he fell. All confidence he had gained suddenly disappeared as soon as his fear kicked in, causing him to lose his balance and fall off the sticks and onto the net with a yelp.
"I was beginning to wonder if you would ever conquer the dark imaginings of your mind. But I was unwilling to give up"
Master Splinter and Leonardo crawled through a space and stopped at the edge to see several pipes and below was continuous flowing water. As soon as Leo saw how high it was, he became instantly frightened.
Master Splinter climbed onto a pipe and then grabbed hold of another one and began to climb as he said, "We must continue on Leonardo"
"Uh….you go ahead Master Splinter. I'll go around the long way" Leo said, nervously trying to hide his fear.
"That could take hours my son" Master Splinter pointed out as he continued to climb the pipe, unaware that it was slightly bending a little at the bottom.
"That's okay! I could use the exercise" Leo said as he stayed where he is.
Suddenly the pipe completely bent and it began to fall, Master Splinter screamed as he began to fall. Leo saw and screamed, "MASTER SPLINTER!"
He looked down to see Master Splinter was hanging at the end of the pipe by the end of his robe, Leo eyes then widened as he saw the bottom of his robe was about to rip.
"OH NO! MASTER SPLINTER!" Leo shouted before he jumped up and climbed onto the pipe.
He looked down for a moment and saw the height, he was scared but he wasn't going to let his father fall. He began to slide along the pipe while keeping his eyes shut and muttering, "Don't look down! Don't look down!"
He reached the end of the pipe and held out his hand to Master Splinter and called out, "GRAB ON!"
Master Splinter carefully turned and reached out his hand and grabbed onto Leo's tightly, Leo pulled him back onto the pipe and the two began to slide back along it, but immediately stopped as it bent more, indicating it was going to break at any second.
"We'll never make it back in time!" Leo exclaimed.
"Then we must forge ahead my son" Master Splinter said and then grabbed a grappling hook out of his robe and throwing it at some metal bars above them.
The hook wrapped around it and after making sure it was tight, Master Splinter grabbed Leo and swung off the pipe and landed at the entrance of another sewer tunnel. He put Leo down and then grabbed the grappling hook and wrapped it up.
"But you could've saved yourself at any time" Leo said a little confused.
"And you would still be consumed by your fear" Master Splinter said as they began to walk home. "By focusing on the task at hand, you are able to clear your mind of all distractions"
FLASHBACK ENDS
"Do so again. Ignore the fear my son, let your spirit heal. Find your way home and return to us" Master Splinter finished.
A few minutes had passed and so far nothing happened. Everyone began to assume the worst as Mikey spoke, "Is he…."
Suddenly Leo had finally spoke, "No…fear"
Everyone's eyes widened in shock and then suddenly Leo's eyes opened fully. He had finally woken up!
Everyone cheered happily for the return of Leonardo, a few tears of happiness fell out of Master Splinter's eyes and then April hugged Casey and Danny hugged Sam.
Both their eyes widened and they pulled apart and blushed in embarrassment for a moment.
"Uh sorry" Casey said. April nodded and said, "Right"
"Uh sorry Sam" Danny said.
"No problem Danny" Sam said trying to hide her blush.
"We thought you were gone bro" Raph said as they all smiled at him.
Leo smiled back and spoke though his voice was still a bit weak, "I-I was, but you bought me back. All of you"
Master Splinter continued to smile at Leo as he said, "You fought your way back my son. You have done well"
"Thank you, sensei" Leo said and then closed his eyes to get some sleep, still smiling at his family.
"The danger is passed. Now we must let him rest" Master Splinter said.
"Tomorrow I'll start applying some first aid to his injuries" Sam said as they began to leave the room.
Raph turned back for a moment and said, "Hey Leo, if you need anything, I'll be right outside"
Leo continued to smile as he fell back asleep, glad he had finally pulled through and is back with his family.
Back at Foot HQ, Saki held in his hand the burnt bandana as Vlad said sceptically, "This is your conclusive proof? A burnt ninja mask?"
"That is merely a souvenir of your victory. Consider it a gift" Stockman said before pulling out his scanner and turning it on revealing some results. "This is my conclusive proof. Tell-tale traces of mutated DNA and ectoplasm. Hybrid, halfa, testudines or in laments terms…."
"Turtle and half-ghost" Vlad and Saki both finished together.
"Looks like someone has been doing their homework. This can only lead to one conclusion based on the DNA found" Stockman said.
"The Turtles and Daniel perished in the blaze" Saki said.
"So that's what you look like when you're pleased" Stockman said with a smile. "I've always wondered. Now about my reward?"
"I will have a team of Foot Technicians deliver it to your lab in the morning" Saki answered, grinning at the thought that they had finally defeated Danny and the Turtles. "Now if you'll excuse us, Mr Masters and I have more pressing matters to attend to"
They both left the room, completely fooled by Stockman's lies. Stockman continued to grin as he spoke, "Fools! You let your guard down the moment you believe your enemies vanquished"
He turned to the suit and finished, "Soon the technological secrets locked within this artefact will give me power beyond reckoning and that's when Baxter Stockman stops taking punishment and starts dishing it out"
He laughed in victory, and began to plan his revenge.
THE END
NEXT TIME ON DANNY PHANTOM AND THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES…
Big green men in the woods? When Mikey is accidentally caught on camera by Dr Abigail Finn after going for a walk in the woods, she believes that Mikey is the legendary Green Man and will stop at nothing to capture him and display him on her TV show. Will Mikey get out of this mess? Can Donnie and Danny help him? Find out next time on Danny Phantom and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in: Monster Hunter.