The turtles don't belong to me. Thanks to Sapphire93, mav32, Kyaserin Marii, aronoiiel, Rose of Hope, BubblyShell22, BigfootSighted, Merdeka21, hmw95, and Lady-of-the-Rings for your reviews. I write for you guys.

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Leo opened his eyes when the door slid open again. He had lost consciousness after his visit from the strange man, but had awoken a moment ago. He didn't pull his legs under him this time, but remained as he was. He stared fiercely at the man, trying to put all of his hate into one gaze. The man had threatened to kill his brothers, and Leo hated him for even mentioning hurting them.

"I have kept my promise, turtle. Here is a token of my sincerity." Fear gripped his heart when he heard the words. Had the man really murdered his brothers? Three ninjas stepped forward and dropped something on the ground, but Leo refused to look. He wouldn't give the man the satisfaction of seeing his distress.

The man just stared for a moment before leaving the room, the door closing behind him. Suddenly Leo gasped. The hated feeling of déjà vu that he had come to fear lately had washed over him abruptly. His eyes snapped to the ground in front of him and widened instantly.

It was just like in his dream. His brothers' weapons and masks were in piles on the floor, covered in blood. No…. "No!" he shouted to no one in particular. He tried to pull away from the wall and reach his brothers' things, but the chains held fast and pain shot through his body.

His mind was in rebellion. He could see nothing but the heaps of weapons and masks, hear nothing but his mind screaming at him that it wasn't true, feel nothing but the tearing of his heart. He tried to rationalize, It's not true. He's lying. My brothers are alive. They're alive! But even as he thought it he didn't believe it. His brothers were dead, and Leo had failed them.

He fell limp again, only held up by the shackles around his wrists. He closed his eyes and felt tears burning to be shed. For once, he didn't care. He let the hot tears slide down his face. I let them down. They needed me, and I let them die. I should have defeated the ninjas. I should have done something….

Leo lifted his head, staring for a moment at all that was left of his beloved brothers. Finally, he let go of the scream that had been growing within him rapidly. He forgot about all else, shut everything else out of his mind, focused only on the pain. And he screamed.

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Don watched in horror as Leo screamed. He thought they were dead. He thought he had failed them. He tried to shut out the painful cries, the utter heartbreak in his brother's voice too much for him to handle. But even after the screaming stopped and Leo hung limp against the wall, breathing heavily and sobbing, Don heard the echoes in his mind.

Don knew Leo loved them, and would never forgive himself if anything happened to them, but actually witnessing his brother's grief and shock was worse than he could ever have imagined. He peeked slowly at his other two brothers, judging their reactions. Raph looked angry, which Don had expected, but behind the anger was fear. Raph was scared by his brother's reaction. He hesitated before looking at Mikey. If Raph had taken it so hard, how would their youngest, most emotional brother handle it?

Mikey was staring at Leo as if entranced. His mouth hung open slightly, and shock was written all over his face. His eyes were wide and his brows furrowed. Don longed to give him a comforting word, but none came to him. He jumped when the door slid open.

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Raph hated the man. Hated him for capturing him and his brothers, hated him for separating them from Leo, hated him for telling Leo they were dead. He really, truly, and completely hated that man. But what confused him was the fear he felt as well. Fear usually wasn't his thing, but at that moment, as Leo's screams echoed through his mind, it threatened to consume him. He was scared for himself and his younger brothers, but most of all he was scared for Leo.

And when the man walked into the room, a smug look on his face, Raph lost it. He pulled on the chains, trying to get at the man who was torturing his brother. He snarled, growled, and grunted in his effort to get free. All he wanted to do was kill that man. All he wanted to do was make him suffer as Leo was suffering.

The man let out a short, harsh laugh. "Do not waste your effort, turtle. Those chains are not easily broken."

Raph was practically blinded in his rage. This man hurt his brother, made him believe they were dead, then had the nerve to waltz in and mock him? This guy was so going down.

"I strongly advise you stop. The consequences will be unpleasant," the man was more serious now, the mocking tone gone. He reached into his belt and pulled out a small remote. When Raph didn't stop struggling, the man grinned and placed his hand on one of the buttons. "I was hoping one of you would let me demonstrate my power. Observe," he said to Don and Mikey. He pressed the button. Raph screamed.

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Mikey watched in horror as yet another brother screamed and fell limp. This time, electricity coursed through the chains, then Raph's body, rendering him unconscious. Mikey looked to Donny for support, only to see his brother just as scared as he was. He looked at the man, wondering who he was and why he was doing this to them.

The man laughed cruelly again and replaced the remote in his belt. "Perhaps that will teach him I am not to be messed with. And you two would do well to learn that lesson as well. You will die, you may count on that, but, let's just say it doesn't have to be too messy. But it can be." The man turned and left the room, leaving behind an unconscious Raphael, an uncharacteristically angry Donatello, and a scared-out-of-his-shell Mikey.

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Sorry it was kinda short, but I'll try to update again soon. I'm not too sure I really like this chapter, but let me know what you think. Thanks for reading faithfully.