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Leo knew he had to get out. He had stayed here taking that man's crap for too long. He had a duty to his brothers, to avenge them and kill their murderer. He may have failed them once, but he refused to let them down again. He would bring honor to their memories and destroy their destroyer.

He had to escape soon—his strength was running out and he didn't know how much longer he could take the beatings and torture. Every breath sent pain shooting from his chest; the crack was now six inches long and any quick movements caused it to ooze blood. His arms had lost feeling hours ago and Leo only hoped he could use them long enough to finish his revenge. After that he didn't care what happened to him.

Leo stared at the large ninja who had become his almost constant companion since his capture. He felt blood dripping from his nose and tasted it draining down his throat. He watched warily for another blow, wondering what part of him wasn't already bruised. The ninja picked something up off the floor and raised it above his head. Leo looked to see what it was and was instantly filled with white-hot rage. The ninja was holding a Bo staff—Donnie's Bo staff.

"How dare you touch that?" Leo screamed and lunged for the ninja. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the man reach into his pocket and pull something out, but he didn't care. He wanted to kill this guy who had the nerve to touch his brother's weapon. Suddenly, Leo felt electricity course through his body from the chains on his wrists. He fell limp as the dull pain all over his body intensified to searing pain. He fell back against the wall, gasping and writhing in pain.

When the electrocution stopped, he opened his eyes and saw the man laughing. "You pathetic reptile. I don't know why I waste my time." He nodded to the ninja. "Leave him a parting gift." The ninja again raised the staff over his head and brought it down across Leo's plastron, hard. Leo only had time to cry out before the staff was again brought down, this time on his head, and darkness engulfed him.

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Don shut his eyes as his own weapon, the extension of himself that had seen him through many dangers, was used against his own brother. He heard the cry of pain before it was cut short by another crack. They had been in the strange man's captivity for almost three days, and the stress of watching his brother suffer for so long was beginning to get to him. He tried to be strong for Raph and Mikey, especially Mikey, but he was beginning to lose it.

He heard Raph's growl of anger and glanced over at him. He jumped when his older brother slammed his fist into the wall behind him and let out a strangled yell.

"We have to do something! I can't stand watching this punk beat Leo up anymore. We have to get him out of here." Raph appeared close to tears as he looked at Donnie hopefully, pleadingly. Don realized with a sinking feeling that Raph expected him to have a plan. Plans were Leo's thing. Don was an engineer, not a strategist. He looked at Mikey who merely stared at the floor, frowning. Don was becoming disturbed by his little brother's behavior. Mikey hadn't smiled in days, and he wasn't being his usual, optimistic self. "Donnie, we gotta do somethin'."

"Um, Raph…. I…." Don was also looking at the floor now. He didn't know what to say. He had tried to come up with some way to help their brother, but he couldn't think of anything. He hated not having the answers, but he was truly at a loss as to what to do. But they couldn't just leave Leo to die a slow, painful death. Besides, after he was done with Leo, the man would move on to the three of them. Raph was right, they had to do something.

"Donnie?" Don's head snapped up when he heard Mikey's voice. The younger turtle was looking at Leo, who was unconscious. "He's gonna make it, right?"

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Raph stared at Mikey for a moment, shocked by his speech. He hadn't questioned whether or not Leo would make it—he had taken it for granted that he would get out of it somehow. He had been sure Donnie would come up with a plan and they would escape, kick butt, and rescue Leo. But if Mikey was losing hope….

"Of course he's gonna make it, Mikey. It's Leo. He won't go down this easy," even as Donnie spoke, Raph wasn't sure whether or not he believed himself. He was obviously trying to be brave for his brothers, but Raph knew Donnie. He was hurting just as much as they were.

"Yeah, I guess…." Mikey said. Raph ached for his baby brother. He knew Mikey looked up to Leo. Heck, he looked up to Leo. Leo was always there for them, watching their backs and helping them out of trouble. But Mikey and Leo… Raph knew they had a special bond. Mikey worshipped his oldest brother and Leo definitely had a soft spot for his baby brother.

Donnie and Leo were also good friends. Raph knew they understood each other as the two turtles who carried the most responsibility in the family. But Raph and Leo were close too. True, they fought all the time, and knew just how to make each other mad, but they really did love each other deep down. Not too deep down, he thought as he looked at his brother. He had to get him out of there.

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Mikey continued to stare at Leo after Donnie had tried to reassure him. He wanted to believe what his brother had said, but he wasn't even convinced Don believed it. He had seen Leo beaten and on the brink of death before, but he hadn't had to watch him suffer. Leo may be going through agonizing torture, but so was Mikey. He hated seeing his hero helpless.

Mikey dropped his eyes to the ground and thought about the time Leo had come flying through the window at April's apartment, barely alive. At the time, it was the worst thing that had ever happened to them. But compared to this, that had been fun. Mikey closed his eyes and tried to sleep. It was the only way he could escape, but with the dreams he had been having lately it wasn't much of a relief. He sighed as he fell asleep, hoping his dreams would be more pleasant tonight.

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I don't really like this chapter, but the next one should be exciting. I hope. Let me know what you think. Thanks for reading faithfully.