"Experiments on insanity."

Chapter 5

"Not the one you should be afraid of."

He ran.

Didn't know where, didn't know for how long.

He just ran.

That wasn't real, that wasn't real, that wasn't real. Was all Leonardo could think while he ran for his life, the feeling of something coming after him increasing every step he took.

The sound of Aaron's voice never leaving his ears.

#Flashback#

The blue masked turtle stared in shock and terror.

There right in front of him stood that kid from the first folder, holding his hand as if to pull him up from the lying position.

He was smiling a sick, abnormal smile that could send Shedder back to his hideout, screaming.

Then, before the eldest son of Splinter could do anything, he stretched his neck so that their cheeks were touching.

Leonardo froze the moment the other boy's skin made contact with his own. It was just so…cold, lifeless and…

"Dead?" A young, bemused voice asked.

A voice he wasn't supposed to hear.

A dead voice that sounded to…alive, for someone that was supposed to be dead.

A voice belonging to the dead body, standing right in front of him.

The blue turtle felt his insides exploding with dread, even more than when he saw Shredder about to hit him with his sword, that one time they went out on patrol without Raphael.

He began to shake, wishing for his father to come and save him from this nightmare.

Because this had to be a nightmare! It just HAD to!

This place was too SICK to be real!

It reminded him of the "wrong turn" horror series, he watched when he was five!

Yes…the "wrong turn" movies…this must be the trauma he suffered, after watching them at an insanely young age.

Breathing slowly, in and out, eyes closed, he repeated that fact over and over again in, trying to convince himself that it was just another trick his mind was trying to pull on him.

He took another deep breath and decided to wake himself up.

Squeezing his eyes shut, he bit his tongue and let the iron-tasting liquid flow in his mouth.

For a moment…it felt like he was right, that it was really going to work.

The cold on his cheek vanished, the air wasn't stuffy any longer and he did see, rays of sunlight through his eyelids.

Warm euphoria began erupting from his chest, he wanted to scream!

For Mikey, Donnie and Raph to come over so that he can squeeze the living hell out of them, so he can tell them and Master Splinter what a horrifying dream he just went through.

He wanted to see the curiosity mixed with fear in Michelangelo's baby-blue eyes as he explained his story, hear the loud laugher and sarcastic voice leave Raphael's mouth as he calls him a 'pussy' for being scared over nothing, feel Donatello's annalistic gaze upon him as the purple-clad turtle tries to find a hidden meaning behind the dream, sense the comforting presents of his father as they meditate together over the nightmare.

The eldest was about to open his beak and yell: "Raph!" when…

He felt a cold air hit his face.

He froze.

It happened again.

And again.

And again.

And again.

Somebody was breathing at his face.

He squinted his left eye open, praying for it to be Mikey wanting to prank him or Don trying to get his body samples for some wired experiment, or Raph about to yell a standard wakeup call to his face.

What he saw wasn't Michaelangelo, wasn't Donatello, wasn't Raphael…

It was…something else.

Eyes that blinded him with bright light, smiled at him as a voice croaked:

"Disappointed?"

The turtle didn't even get to respond for, again, the cold skin was touching his cheek.

"Run, Leo." Aaron whispered. "Run before we catch you."

#End of flashback#:

So he ran.

Ran from something he couldn't see, something he couldn't touch…

And jet…he knew it was there. Chasing after him, like a cat catching a mouse.

It was getting closer and closer, and-

"Argh!" Leonardo yelled as he hit the hard ground.

He tripped.

Ninja's don't trip.

The leader fought the stillness that was fighting to overcome his body.

He couldn't go 'frozen' now!

They'll catch him!

He has to move or-

"To slow, Leo-boy." A sake-like voice whispered to his ear, he felt skinny, cold fingers grasp his arms and a heavy weight rest upon his shell.

This was it, he caught up to him and he was going to die.

"Shhhh….Leo-boy." Aaron hisses, as if sensing the fear that was emitting from the young turtle's body. A clawed hand landed on the left side of his neck and he shivered from the cold. "I'm not the one you should be afraid of."

Leonardo's eyes snapped open.

'Not the one I should be afraid of?' He thought. 'What did he mean?' Again the leader's eyes grew large with worry.

'If it's not him I should fear, than who-'

A yell interrupted his thoughts:

"Leo!" Raph. It was his hot-headed, anger issued, somehow taller, little brother.

The elder turtle smiled. Never before in his life, has he been so happy to see him.

The red clad turtle ran up to him and Leonardo felt the presence on his back, disappear as suddenly as it came.

"Oh god, Leo!" Raphael's strong arms immediately pulled the older, jet somewhat smaller, turtle back to his feet. "Are you alright? What happened?" Gold eyes immediately began scanning his body for injuries and found nothing more than a bruise.

"I-I'm fine, Raph." The blue turtle said, reassuring his sibling. "I just…tripped, that's all."

Golden slits narrowed suspiciously, not that Leo could blame them, the excuse sounded lame even to him. "Don't give me that crap, Leonardo." Raph growled. "Ninja's don't do tripping, especially ones as good as yourself."

But the blue clad brother just looked away. "Just drop it, Raph."

"You wanna know who you're supposed to fear, Leo-boy?" A voice hissed in his head, as his red brother walked away, grumbling.

"Him."

And fear him, he did.

JA107: Hey guys! :-) You see I was wondering... would this be a good creepy pasta if I changed the turtles into humans? Tell me what you think! See ya all next time! XD