Saving A Ronin's Life-Chapter 7
Leonardo stood in a daze. He still couldn't believe what just happened. He just stabbed a close friend.
"How could you?" Red Bella turned to the ashen-faced turtle with angry eyes stained with tears.
"It was an accident. I didn't...mean it." He faltered.
"The Chamolife! It can save him!" Leonardo cried, taking it from Raphael.
He held it up pointing it to Usagi's unconscious form. Nothing happened.
"What's going on? Why isn't anything happening?" She asked, in a panic.
The turtles looked worried and glanced at each other.
"Oh, give me that!" Red Bella said, angrily taking the plant from Leonardo.
"Usagi, wake up! Come back to me!" She cried, extending the plant at Usagi. Nothing.
"What's going on?" She asked, worried, "Oh, Usagi...I wish I could save you. I'd give..."
Suddenly, a glowing pink light shown from the plant. A large flower that resembled a rose bloomed out of the top of the plant. Inside was a tiny minature girl with pale green skin, pointy ears, and gossamer wings that looked transparent. They resembled butterfly wings. Her mint green hair matched the mini green dress and shoes she wore.
The turtles and Red Bella glanced in awe at the tiny creature.
"Do not fear, Red Bella. I heard your wish. I can save the young ronin that you love so." The tiny girl said, in a musical voice.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"I am Viva. Guardian of the Chamolife Blooms." The tiny girl replied.
"Usagi is dying! You must save him!" Red Bella cried in a panic.
"The young ronin can only be saved by a unselfish act of love." Viva explained, "You, Red Bella, took the Chamolife plant only to be blinded by its power. Would you be willing to trade your life to save the young ronin's?"
"Yes!" The rabbit queen cried out emphatically, "If he could only live and not die."
"No!"
Leonardo stepped forward.
"Let my life be given instead." The turtle said.
Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Donatello gasped and stared at their leader in shock.
"Leo, what are you doing?" Raphael asked, placing his hand on his brother's arm.
"It's my fault all this happened to Usagi." He said.
"But he would've hurt Mikey if you hadn't stopped him." Raphael explained.
"I didn't want anyone to be hurt. Don't you see? I've never drawn blood from anyone before. My biggest fear is taking someone's life. And now Usagi is suffering and may die because of me." Leonardo replied, sadly.
"I sense your purity of heart, young turtle, but are you really willing to die to save the young ronin'?" Viva asked.
"I am."
"Wait!" Raphael said, standing next to his brother, "If you're gonna take Leo, then take me, too."
"Raph!" Leonardo exclaimed, shocked.
"What? Did you think I was gonna let my brother die by himself?" The hot headed turtle laughed.
"Guys, this is ridiculous!" Donatello said, then bowing his head sighed.
"Might as well make it unanimous." The purple clad turtle, said standing with them, "Mikey?"
"Aw, man! If I'd known this was gonna be my last day living, I woulda scarfed down loads of pizza and re-read all my comics." He groaned, walking up to his brothers.
They stood behind Red Bella.
"We are ready." She told Viva.
"We?" Leonardo asked.
"I want to do this. I love Usagi. I...can't...live without him." Red Bella cried.
"Extend your hands towards him and concentrate. Concentrate hard." Viva said, eyes closed. The turtles and Red Bella did as they were instructed. The Turtles and Red Bella felt a glowing green and red aura emit from them. It began hovering over Usagi's unconscious form for a minute the covered his body. The deadly wound from Leonardo's sword mysteriously closed up and healed. The young samurai opened his eyes and got up. The Turtles and Red Bella fell out. They were all lying on the floor of the balcony.
"My friends! My love! " He cried out, running to them. There in the middle glowing like a brightly lit lantern was Viva.
"What manner of sorcery is this? Black magic! I shall put an end to your evil, demon!" Usagi shouted, taking out his sword and attempting to slice in pieces the creature that he thought hurt his friends.
"Usagi, stop! It's okay. She's on our side."
The young rabbit samurai turned to see that Leonardo had blocked his sword with his own. The other turtles and Red Bella stirred around and had already got up.
"You are all well again." Usagi said, smiling.
"As you are, my love." Red Bella said, walking up to Usagi. He took his lady love in his arms.
"Hey, how come we're not dead? Not that I'm complaining." Michaelangelo asked, looking at himself.
"Because you all were willing to trade your lives to save Usagi's life, you performed an unselfish act. It empowered me to be able to save his life while you yet kept your own lives." Viva explained.
"Usagi, can you ever forgive me?" Leonardo asked, guilt ridden.
"For what, Leonardo-san?"
"I caused you to get injured in the first place."
"I am to blame as well."
"No, I am." Red Bella said, "As Viva said, I allowed myself to be corrupted by the Chamolife plant. I wanted to save my father's life but I also wanted power. I wanted to be the best, most powerful queen in all Hirsutia."
"It matters little to me now if I can't have you with me, Usagi." She said.
"I feel the same, my sweet Bella." He replied, smiling at her.
"You must return the plant back to the realm where you found it." Viva explained, "The forest of the Fairy Springs. It is the last of its kind. If it does not return, everything there will die including myself."
"Okay, you didn't tell us that." Donatello said.
"Sorry. I only appear when someone makes a wish." She replied.
"We must return the Chamolife plant before it's too late." Leonardo said.