Chapter 4
Donnie and Mikey were running to the school to find the boy Leonardo and save him from whatever was about to happen to him. Raph for some reason they didn't know wanted nothing to do with him. He may be their brother in soul but not in reality bit he still deserved to live. Donnie and Mikey determined to save him ran as fast as they could through the connecting sewer lines until they reached the high school. From the time on their shell cells school was still going on and from the records Donnie pulled up the boy never missed a day.
But to get to the boy they had to figure out a way to get to him without people seeing them. Leonardo gave back the shell cell they gave him in the beginning so trying to contact him was out of the question but they had to get to him. From what the twins were saying something was going to happen today and Leonardo would have to pick a side or die. IN either case they had to get in. Donnie pointed towards the sports shed at the end the field, if he was right then there would be a good disguise in there for them to use. Donnie and Mikey sneaked quickly to the shed, Donnie picked the lock and pulled Mikey into the shed.
"What are we looking for Donnie?" Mikey asked.
Donnie just moved carts filled with equipment away digging deeper into the shed.
"Finally" Donnie cried five minutes later.
Donnie pulled it out and showed Mikey.
"You got to be kidding me." Mikey cried.
"Sorry Mikey but this is the only way to get in." Donnie stated.
"I must really miss Leo to be doing this." Mikey muttered.
Ten minutes later
Donnie pushed the shed door open with his foot and walked out with Mikey right behind him.
"Oww" Donnie cried. "That was my shell." Donnie complained.
"Sorry but I can barely see in this." Mikey explained.
Donnie was able to find them the school's mascot a dragon. True only one of them was in the costume but Donnie had Mikey covered in the gear football players wear complete with the helmet. Donnie and Mikey snuck their way to the gym to see Leonardo was on the court playing a game of basketball with his classmates.
"Good now we'll mix in." Mikey cried.
"Yes Mikey but the next problem is this is a gym class not a game. They are not going to let us in easily." Donnie stated.
"That's why we need to get to the nearest fire alarm, pull it and when Leonardo gets out of the building we grab him and get the hell of out here." Mikey said.
"This plan can't go wrong." Donnie said sarcastically.
"A least we got this close without getting caught." Mikey said trying to look on the brighter side of things.
Donnie stomped Mikey's foot immediately.
"Ouch, what was that for." Mikey asked hopping on his good foot.
"Don't speak and let's go." Donnie crumbled.
Donnie and Mikey walked through the back entrance to the gym and hid in the shadows waiting for a good time to pull the fire alarm. Mikey and Donnie chuckled watching Leonardo running around and playing a nice game of basketball for fun. Leonardo was running and laughing with his friends and even though they were competing against each other he was smiling the whole time.
As they were growing up their Leo stopped smiling at an early age. True he still smiled but it was a sad or forced one not a true smile where he was happy and glad to be there.
The memory of their deceased brother sent cold shivers up their spines especially when they pictured his face as he was dying in front of them in the very beginning. They might as well as just plunged a knife deep into his chest and killed him there because he was already gone from them.
A cry from someone broke their concentration.
"Oh man the ball."
"Don't worry I got it."
"Thanks Leo."
"Crap what are we going to do?" Mikey asked in a panicked voice.
The basketball rolled right in front of them and Leonardo was walking towards them.
Donnie looked around.
"Quick hide here." Donnie whispered pulling Mikey under the bleachers.
Leonardo walked over just as Donnie pulled Mikey under the bleachers. Leonardo picked up the ball and threw it back to the other people on the court, looking down Leonardo shouted,
"I got to tie my shoe so go on without me and I'll jump in."
"Okay Leo."
Leo bent down and started to tie his shoe.
"You know I can see you two. I'm even going to ask why you are here." Leonardo said concentrating on tying his shoe.
Neither Donnie nor Mikey said a word but had their shoulder jump when Leonardo started talking to them.
"You two better think of a way to get of here because the bleachers get close at the end of class and unless you want to be crushed turtles think of a better place to hide.
Leonardo ran back to the court and continued his game with his classmates. Donnie and Mikey watched as Leonardo kept all the attention on him on the other side of the court so Donnie and Mikey could run into the boy's locker room.
Taking in deep breaths the two brothers hid behind some curtains in a stall.
"Great what are we going to do now?" Mikey asked in a hushed tone.
"I don't know maybe we can leave a shell cell in his locker then leave so we can tell him he has to get out of here." Donnie said pulling the head off of his costume. Mikey followed Donnie and took in some much needed breaths of fresh air.
"Why not leave and forget everything you saw."
The curtains were pulled open too quickly for Donnie or Mikey to place their disguises back on. Outside was one of Leonardo's classmates looking very pissed off.
"What in heavens are you going here and don't say it because your lost and couldn't find the nearest sewer grate." The boy said in an annoyed tone.
"How do you-"
"Doesn't matter Donatello but you two have to leave now!"
"Zachriel?" Mikey asked.
Zac nodded his head.
"Let me guess someone told you about us." Zac asked.
Donnie and Mikey nodded their heads.
"Great now the plan has to accelerate faster than accepted." Zac muttered.
Zac was about to leave when Mikey held onto his shoulder.
"You can't. You can't take him." Mikey said.
"Take who?" Zac asked shrugging Mikey off.
"You can't take Leo to be a sacrificed for Hell. He has to live." Donnie pleaded.
"You really know too much. I guess I'll have to wipe your memories." Zac said as his eyes glowed completely white.
Zac reached out with both of his hands that were glowing pure white as well towards Donnie when the door was thrown open.
"Great." Zac said pulling the curtain close and repressing his powers once again.
"Hey Zac how's the leg?"
"Fine just needed to rest it."
"Great I'm going to shower and change I'll meet up with you later."
"Yes see you too Leonardo."
The silent was filled with Zac's footsteps leaving the room and the door slamming close was a bit of relief for Donnie and Mikey.
"You two want to explain why you're here." Leonardo asked looking at the closed curtain to the stall.
"Don't worry everyone else is still in class." Leonardo explained.
Mikey hesitantly opened the curtains to see Leonardo standing a few feet from them with his arms crossed his chest, his shoulders moving up and down heavily and sweat beading off his forehead down the sides of his face.
"We came here to get you. You need to leave Leo you are not safe here." Mikey pleaded.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Leonardo asked confused.
"There's two people here trying to capture you and you need to leave now." Donnie explained.
Leonardo looked at them like they were crazy.
"You guys are nuts. There is nothing here to hurt me. I barely know you guys and you want me to trust you with my life." Leonardo asked.
"I know how it sounds but you do need to trust us. There are things plotting against you." Mikey said.
"Do you have proof of this?" Leonardo asked.
Donnie and Mikey looked at each other. The one thing they needed was proof and either one of thing had it. All they had was the word of the twin children of Death and even that was bad enough with all the tricks they played with them in the past.
"You just have to take our word on this." Donnie stated.
Leonardo laughed.
"Trust you? I don't even know you guys I barely understand why I'm not freaking out at this point with two large turtles talking to me." Leonardo said.
"Leo please you need to listen to us." Mikey pleaded. "I'll do anything if you just listen to us."
Mikey fell to his knees; Leonardo looked at him in pity. Everything he knew was tell him to leave them alone and go but in the back of his mind something was telling him that he needed to take a leap of faith with this creatures even if it was just once.
Leonardo bent down and stretched out his hand.
Mikey looked up in the corner of his eye.
"You better not make me regret this." Leonardo said smirking at Mikey.
Mikey happily grabbed Leonardo's hand and stood up.
