Readers, I don't really know where I'm going with this just to let you know. I don't own tmnt. Thanks for the reviews. I was kind of hoping for more though. Read on!
Raph, Donnie and Mikey ran around the sewers, in the middle of a game of tag. Master Splinter had left to try and scavenge food and left them with the task of cleaning their rooms. Following Raph's example, the two youngest waited until Leo was busy cleaning then sneaked away to play.
Raph had had a fight with Leo earlier about how Leo always bossed them around. Leo had struggled to hold back tears. He ignored his brothers as they left the lair.
Eventually, the three tired turtle tots arrived back at the lair. There was no Leo there to lecture them. This stuck Donnie as odd. Mikey and Raph began to watch TV. Donnie, going to Leo's room, found it in the same state as before. It hadn't been cleaned. After searching the entire lair, Donnie still couldn't find Leo and began to worry.
He had just finished telling his brothers about Leo when Master Splinter entered, carrying a few cans of food."Where is Leonardo?" He asked. Donnie quickly told him about how they left the lair and returned to find it empty. He ignored Raph's glare, drilling a hole into the back of Donnie's head. Splinter was angry that his sons had left the lair, but he was more worried about his missing son.
He handed Donnie the supplies, and exited the lair to begin the search for his missing son.
Splinter came home alone that night. And the next night. And the next night.
Leo had been missing for 3 days and 3 nights. On the fourth day, the ninja master exited the lair to continue the search that he was beginning to lose faith in.
He was ready to return home when he heard quiet sobbing. Following the heart-breaking sound, Splinter found Leo leaning against the sewer wall, holding his left hand and sitting in a pool of his own blood. Running to his son, he quickly picked him up in his arms and ran back to the lair.
Leonardo had a few scratches and bruises and a hole the size of 5 cents straight through his left hand. It was a miracle that he was alive. His injuries were taken care of, but he did not speak. It would be 3 months before he started acting normal again. But he avoided spending time with his brothers if he could help it.
These few days were not spoken about and only referred to as the Accident.
Leo has a scar on his left hand that he hides with his bandages. Out of sight, out of mind.
Wow. Flashback chapter. Review please. Next chapter you'll find out what happened to Leo.
