Leonardo laid his head back down on the pillow. It was 6 o'clock in the morning and he still hadn't slept. He was haunted, by Donatello's words, the images, and her. Every time he closed his eyes he saw her, thought about her and her blood….
Donatello called him over to his computer. Something in his voice told him it was something that he couldn't believe what he saw. He rushed up to the screen.
"What, What is it!?" He said out of breath.
"I don't know exactly I have never seen this before." He squinted and leaned closer to the screen. "It seems we are dealing with a mutant, her cell structure it isn't human. I mean it looks more like robotic. But I never knew something has been made like this…"
"Like what? Robots are in her blood?" Leonardo was clearly confused. Donatello leaned back in his chair to try to explain the phenomenon.
"Okay first her blood came up a match but I can't get you a name or address because this is United States FBI Top Secret clearance type of stuff. So I actually looked at the blood and found this." He pointed to the computer screen at a red blob. "Her cells aren't normal there mechanical, they do the same thing as cell, they can reproduce and everything! But here's the catch they reproduce 50 maybe 70 times faster! So this whoever this woman is, she can't die. That's why she was so fearless in front of you, its not a manner of death or life!"
Leonardo looked at the ceiling. How can we fight this? Should we fight it? Surely the United States Government has it under control, right? But what if this is an experiment that has gone crazy? What if they had to fight her? What would happen if he failed again, what if this time he fails in front of his brother's. Can he lead when his walk turns into a desperate crawl? All he knew his brothers could never see fear in his eyes.
"Leo!!!!!" Michaelangelo came screaming into his room. "Whatever he says, I didn't do it!" And dove under his bed.
"Where is he?! I swear this time I'm gonna kill him!" Raphael stomped through the door.
"What exactly did he do this time Raph?" Leonardo felt a headache coming on.
"The baby duct tapes me to my bed last night." He said looking around his room.
"I did not! You… you ah! You sleep walk!" Michaelangelo screamed from under the bed. Raphael jumped to the floor grabbing his feet and pulling him out of the shelter of the bed. "Leo dude help me out here." He said looking at his older brother with pleading eyes.
Leonardo smiled, "well I think the only fair way to handle this would be if Raphael taped you to your bed." Raphael grew into a smile, and Michaelangelo screamed his high pitched girl scream.
"Now you're talkin'!" Ralph said dragging the youngest brother out the door. Leonardo smiled. And he swung his legs out of the bed, his eyes felt like they were on fire.
Donatello was already at his computer studying the red blobs. He had a bowl of cereal in his hands. He was doing a great job ignoring the screams that came from Michelangelo's room. Leonardo walked down the stairs to his brother's side.
"Anything new?" Leonardo asked as he rubbed his face, with a yawn.
"This is just so remarkable I can't believe it!" Donatello whirled his chair around to face him, so of the milk spilled out of the bowl be Don paid no attention to it. "The cells are dead! I mean sometime between 4 and 6 this morning they died!" His eyes sparkled.
Leo was confused, "what's so great about that?"
"Well you see, there just like regular cells when detached from the living body cells can't live. And I also think this is wonderful planning on the Governments part. No trace of what they have done!" Donatello smiled, "but we got to it early! And I saved video footage of it so I know it did happen!"
"You didn't think it happened?" Leonardo asked crossing his arms.
"Well I woke up early and I thought it was a dream. But I have to keep proving myself its true!" Then Don's face suddenly dropped, "I just wanna say I'm sorry about last night. After seeing this that woman must have been one heck of a warrior! After seeing this I know you were on top of your game." He smiled.
"Thanks" Leo quickly said, then Don turned to watch his blobs. Leo's head throbbed, now only if he believed that. The fact was he wasn't on top of the game.
Leonardo heard a crash behind him. Raphael ran out of Michelangelo's room laughing. Behind him was Mikey running with a mattress strapped to his back. He tried to make his way down the stairs, but tripped and landed on his back and slid down the stair. All of the turtles laughed at the sight of Mikey kicking and screaming trying to get up.
"My sons, I need to talk in my room!" Splinter said as he slammed his walking stick down to get there attention. And Leonardo knew what was coming.