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Chapter 7: Wandering Spirits

After consulting April and Casey, the turtles had come up with a plan; the only problem was they had to wait until the night to fall before they could execute it. Leo once again had nothing to do, so Splinter suggested he meditated to clear his mind. He went up to his room and closed the door behind him so Mikey couldn't come in "Practising Stealth" as he put it and jump on him.

As he focused on his goal, he swore he heard a voice. He relaxed his mind allowing anything to come to him.

"Leo..."

He definitely heard his name spoken. The voice was familiar, too familiar.

"Violet?" he thought out and to his surprise it was answered.

Yes. it's me" her voice was drifting slightly.

"What's happening?" he urged her.

"Some guy called Stockman tranquillised me and I found myself here... drifting in spirit" She tried to rush the reunion; she could feel herself being pulled away back into consciousness.

"Leo, listen to me. The Shredder said I was the key to his plans" she began but was getting fainter and fainter to Leo. "Some kind of..." she began but had gone. She must've woken up.

He whispered something to himself in secret and ran to see his brothers.

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Back to that prison, back to the cruel reality. She was still groggy, but could feel a sharp pain in her hand. She looked to see a large gash across it.

"Stockman..." she muttered as she checked the other gash across her arm he had caused. The room was still dark, even though she guessed it was still day outside.

She could hear someone approaching and fiddling with the locks on her prison door. 'I gotta be strong' she thought to herself 'There's no one to protect me now' A shadowy figure opened the door.

"So you're awake" they sneered at her. She wasn't sure if she'd seen this guy before, as her memory of being in this place was full of blanks. Had Stockman done something to her?

"So tell me, have you changed you're mind freak?" he asked her but continued when she frowned "Are you going to join the Shredder?"

She had had enough. "GET LOST" she shouted out at him "I would NEVER join the Shredder! Got it yet?" she almost whispered the last word "no!"

He chuckled at her. "As you wish freak, I have my orders" he grinned, "I guess I'll have to persuade you, my way!" as he moved closer she saw more details of him. He was tall and muscular; one arm had a purple dragon tattooed on it while the other simply had that accursed symbol on it. Hun knew he was going to enjoy this, especially since it was a shellback, one who those freaks cared about.

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Leo quickly explained to his brothers and father what had happened. They all looked as happy as he had felt but at the same time as worried as he was.

"I think the time has come, my sons" Splinter told the turtles.

"Yes, sensei" they all replied.

They called up April and Casey to arrange to meet them. It was time...