Leo silently groaned in pain, he slowly shifted his eyes open and tried to sit up.

Raph and Donnie turned back to see their older brother awake.

"Easy Leo you shouldn't sit up" Donnie said pushing Leo back down.

"Are you ok, did he hurt you?!" Leo asked concerned

"We're fine, don't yu worry Fearless" Raph reassured him.

"Mikey, where's Mikey" Leo asked bolting upward, it hurt but he didn't care he needed to know Mikey was safe. "Bro relax, calm down he is just asleep" "Ok,I heard shredder was going away, how long we got?" Leo asked, he had calmed down but was still tense "3 weeks at the most" Donnie replied.

About 5-10 minutes later...

Mikey woke up from his relaxing sleep to see Leo awake.

"Leo!" Mikey shouted he crawled over to his brother and immediately gave him a hug.

"Hey Mike" Leo said in a ruff voice. "You're hurt aren't you?" Mikey asked with a sad expression on his face.

"Just a bit bro, it's ok as long as you guys are ok" Leo replied

"Good to see you are all awake turtles, Master Shredder said to continue with the regular whippings, so who will go first?" A voice boomed through the overhead speaker.

Leo growled in response, he felt helpless that he couldn't take the blow for his brother's

"I choose Leonardo and because I am honorable, if you take a longer beating your brothers will have less harsh and quicker ones"

Leo don't you dare Raph thought. "Deal" Leo said much to his relief that he could help his family after all. "LEO! He could kill you!" Donnie said to Leo being the family doctor he cared about his brother's health."You won't change my mind Donnie." Leo said firmly he slowly and painfully opened his arms, his brothers went and hugged him as well, even Raph.

Leo's P.O.V

The door slowly clicked open and Raph and Donnie left my side but Mikey clinged on, holding on to me for dear life. "It's time turtle" Mikey held onto me harder when a foot bot came and stuck a needle in my neck, Mikey flinched, but never let go. The foot bot injected the fluid into my neck and took the needle out. "Leo?" Mikey asked "Y...yeah li..lil..brother?"

"I love you"

"I love you to"

The footbot grabbed hold of my arms and undid the handcuffs, it then pulled my hands behind my back and re-handcuffed them, as a result of this I winced in pain. "Don't hurt him!" Mikey protested.

The footbots began to stand me up, but Mikey still wouldn't let go. "Turtle, stand down." Tiger Claw ordered but Mikey didn't listen.

I ruffly glared at tiger claw, then I looked back at Mikey.

"Hey Mikey I will be back soon don't worry it will be ok, just let go" I said trying to reassure him as the foot started to surround Mikey."Ok" Mikey reluctantly let go and the foot picked me up and dragged me off.

Tiger Claw pressed the button to set off the collar around my neck as soon as we left the sight of my brothers. "LEO!" Raph screamed he heard footsteps running after him just as the doors were shut The foot bots took me to a large room they strapped me to a wall. I did not move because I simply couldn't they injected me with some drug that made it so I didn't black out but I couldn't fight back.

That's when the whip hit my back several times.

Mikey's P.O.V

I sobbed quietly in Donnie's arms while we listened to the constant sound of Leo's screams.

"Is he gonna be ok?" I asked Donnie but I already knew the answer. "I don't know, I don't know"

The door then clicked open again, this time fishface walked ink.

"Grab the red one" he said.

"No Raph" I screamed just as Razahr and Stickman walked in.

"Don't worry Michelangelo you won't be left out of the fun" Razahr said menacingly while foot bots grabbed my arms behind my back and stood me up, I didn't fight back cause I knew if I did, I wouldn't be the only one suffering. All 3 of us were led out of the room.

Splinter's P.O.V

I meditated quietly in the dojo trying to connect to one of my sons' mind. I focused hard and I nearly gave up until...

I heard a ear piercing scream, it came from none other than my eldest. I tried my best to talk to him and finally he noticed my presence .

"Father?"

"Yes Leonardo, I am here do not threat."

"Help us please"

"Where are you my son?"

"Shredder's lair, they are hurting me sensei"

"Your brothers where are they"

"I don't know, I did what you asked sensei, I protected them"

"My son, please hold on"

"Hai sensei, I'm cold"

"Keep fighting Leonardo, I will be there soon."

"3 weeks"

"until what my son?"

"Shredder gone for 3 weeks, hurry please, before I fail them"

that's when Splinter lost connection, he knew he had to help his sons now, he could feel Leo's spirit drifting away...

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