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(Raph's POV)

The next two weeks went by slowly. We all enjoyed the quiet, taking time to heal and rest. Gradually, we all but forgot about Leo's freaky dreams and everything that had happened. Everyone but him, that is. He seemed quieter, more withdrawn. He trained harder and longer. He meditated more. And we never saw him sleeping. He stayed up later than we did and got up earlier. Once I woke up at four in the morning and heard him in the dojo, training. I'm still not sure whether he had stayed up all night or just gotten up crazy early.

Anyway, we never really thought anything was out of the ordinary. I mean, Leo got like that sometimes after he thought he had failed us. I figured he was just being his normal butt-headed self. But something was different. Everything was starting over again.

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Leo finally sheathed his katanas and left the dojo, a light sheen of sweat that covered his whole body the only evidence of his extended workout. He decided to get some breakfast before the usual morning training with his brothers, who would be getting up soon.

He grabbed a towel from the rack just outside the dojo and wiped the sweat off his face and neck, then tossed it in the basket under the rack. He headed for the kitchen and sat down at the table, sighing. He had only slept for an hour the night before, and not even that hour had been restful. New dreams had begun to haunt his sleep, worse than before.

In these dreams, he is hanging from chains in a large room, surrounded by the ninjas who had attacked Master Splinter. His brothers are no where to be seen; he is all alone. Then he sees it: his brothers' weapons and blood-soaked bandanas are lying on the ground in front of him. His breath catches in his throat; he tries to scream but he can't even breathe. He closes his eyes, trying to shut out the reality…

Leo shook his head, trying to forget the haunting images. He jumped slightly as someone walked into the kitchen behind him.

"Hey, Leo." It was Don. Leo nodded back, trying not to appear too sleepy. Obviously it didn't work. "Ya know, Leo, there's a really effective cure I've heard of for early morning sleepiness. It's called sleep."

Leo snorted, but smiled a little despite himself. He knew his brothers were becoming concerned about him, but he had to make sure his latest dream didn't come true. Not like the other ones. He had to train so that he could protect his brothers. Not to mention that every time he closed his eyes to sleep he was haunted by the visions of his brothers' belongings, lying in heaps at his feet.

The two turtles were soon joined in the kitchen by Master Splinter, Mikey, and a very grumpy Raph. Leo quickly ate his breakfast and headed back to the dojo to "warm up" for practice.

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Don frowned softly as he watched his brother leave the kitchen. He sighed as he remembered how exhausted he had looked, as if he hadn't really slept in days. And for all Don knew, that was possible. He couldn't remember the last time he had bee aware of Leo entering or leaving their room during the night, and he hadn't seen him sleeping anywhere else since the incident with Master Splinter in the sewers.

He stood and made his way to the dojo with his other brothers, subconsciously checking to make sure Leo was alright as they entered the training room. His brother turned to look at them, the sleepy look gone from his face. But he couldn't hide the dark circles under his eyes and the slightly accelerated breathing. Don frowned again but began to train with his brothers without a word. He would talk to Leo later…

After training Leo stayed behind to meditate so Don had to wait even longer to confront his oldest brother. He positioned himself in his lab so that he could see the door to the dojo and sat down with his laptop to wait.

Suddenly one of the perimeter alarms went off, causing Don to jump. He quickly flipped it off and called for his brothers. Leo immediately dashed out of the dojo, Raph came out of his room, and Mikey reluctantly turned off the TV and joined his three brothers.

After quickly explaining what was wrong, Don led his brothers out of the lair into the sewers, heading for the alarm that had been tripped. When they arrived, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. The turtles searched for any signs of an intruder with no luck. Raph suggested they split up and search the surrounding tunnels, and Leo was about to agree when suddenly something caught Don's eye.

A shadow was dashing around the corner not far from where the brothers were standing, obviously trying to avoid them. He motioned silently for the others to follow him, then rushed around the same corner just in time to see a manhole being replaced above his head.

"Come on, get 'im!" Raph shouted. The four turtles raced up the ladder and out into the alley—only to be greeted by a swarm of unfamiliar ninjas.

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Raph yanked his sais out of his belt without thinking, preparing to fight the army of ninjas surrounding him and his brothers. He attacked some of the closest ninjas and heard his brother do the same. Raph quickly became aware of the overwhelming odds; they were severely outnumbered and, although they far out-skilled their opponents, they didn't stand much of a chance.

"Guys, try to make it back down into the sewers. We've got a better chance there," Leo called, obviously having come to the same conclusion. Raph hated to retreat, but he finally made his way to the manhole and leaped down, Leo close behind him.

The ninjas poured in after them, but only one could get down at a time and the turtles were able to knock most of them out before more arrived. Raph was beginning to breathe heavily, however; they hadn't been working out very hard while recovering from their injuries and were a little out of shape. He didn't know how much longer they could keep this up.

Raph heard Leo suddenly cry out behind him and turned to see his older brother on his knees, stunned. Raph quickly dealt with the ninja he was fighting and ran to Leo's side.

"What's wrong bro?" he asked, but was startled when Leo shoved him, knocking him off balance and causing him to fall to his side. "What the shell was that for…" he came up shouting but stopped when he saw his brother's still form lying on the ground where Raph had been crouching only a moment before. "Leo!" he cried, trying to again make his way to the older turtle. He was almost there when he was attacked by some of the unknown ninjas.

Suddenly something hit him in the chest. He looked down at his plastron and noticed a small disc of some sort sticking to him. He reached for it, intending to pull it off, but was stopped when waves of electricity began to course through his body from the disc. He gasped before falling to the ground. The last thing he heard before the darkness engulfed him was someone calling his name from what seemed very far away.

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Mikey watched in horror as Raph fell to the ground, seemingly instantaneously unconscious. "Raph!" he called but was unable to run to his brother's aid. He realized with dread that only he and Don were left fighting the ninjas. He had seen Raphael fall… but where was Leo?

He knocked out one of the ninjas with a quick blow to the head and turned to search for their leader. He spotted him lying not to far from Raph, also unconscious. What had happened? Mikey thought it strange that Leo and Raph had been the first two turtles taken out by their attackers. After all, these ninjas were nowhere near as skilled as the Foot, although far more numerous.

As much as he longed to run to his brothers' sides, he knew he couldn't leave Don alone to hold off the ninjas. So he stayed to fight, hoping his brothers were merely unconscious and not injured.

Without warning, Don jerked and fell to the ground, just as Raph had done. Now Mikey was thoroughly confused. The ninjas hadn't even touched Don, and now he was out cold along with their oldest brothers. He didn't have to wonder long, however, before he too was lying on the ground, reeling from the shocks that had just racked his body. He closed his eyes and gave in to the darkness, still not sure what had happened.

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I'm soooo sorry it took so long to update. Life is crazy and, on top of that, I got halfway through the chapter before decided I hated where it was going and scrapping it, starting over from the beginning. So that took a little extra time. But, anyway, I hope this chapter was worth the wait.