Sorry for the lack of little tales to amuse you people! I really have no excuse for it, other than for awhile I WAS away at Disneyland in California for a week... Hope you enjoy the random barrage I am assaulting you with now. This one is a little out of character at points. Sorry for that. ^^;

He sat quietly in a shadowy corner, brooding as usual. No one bothered to see what he was doing past that. No one was interested in seeing what the topic of his thoughts was. His expression darkened. Why should they care what he thought? They were their own happy, independent little group. They didn't need him. Or his type of leading. He felt disgusted with himself. The last few times he had led his brothers against the turtles, they had come away with more wounds than before. During their latest mission, where Dark Don had led, they had finally caught the turtles. They would be disposed of the next morning. It felt unreal. As soon as Dark Don had essentially become the King chess piece, his significance had dropped to 'mindless muscle'. This had amused Dark Raph and Dark Mikey no end. His fists clenched, then relaxed. Even if he was the subject of their mirth, he'd rather have that then have them dead. Which they would be, if the turtles died. He had overheard Dunn talking to one of his new business partners, so he now had to ensure that they fought the turtles but didn't catch them. He got up, moving towards the cell where they were all strung up. Raphael, in particular, gave him a venomous glare. "What do you want?" asked Leonardo curiously. Dark Leo didn't reply, he just gagged them all, then drew one of his swords. Michelangelo immediately started freaking out as Dark Leo raised the sword. When it slashed down, no blood followed. Leonardo gave him a stunned look as he dropped to the floor. He undid the gag and pulled it out. "Why?" he asked.

"You'd have made too much noise if I hadn't gagged you," growled Dark Leo, slashing through the others' bindings.

"Not that, why did you free us?" Dark Leo scowled.

"With you gone, Dunn would get rid of us. Now get the hell out of here."

"But aren't you going to be in trouble?" Dark Leo looked away.

"As long as they're safe, I don't care," he said. He had spoken so quietly that only his counterpart heard. "Your weapons are in the room to the left," he said gruffly before leaving them.

XxXxX

Dark Leo was quietly reading an actual book (it was pretty old looking) when Dunn stormed in and pinned him against the wall through use of his robot. "Why did you free them?" he roared furiously. "I specifically ordered you worthless trash heaps to capture and kill the turtles!"

"Kill me if you want to, Dunn," said Dark Leo calmly, making his brothers gape. "However, I do not appreciate you planning to kill my brothers as soon as the turtles are gone." Darius furiously threw Dark Leo through some equipment.

"Next time you catch the turtles, terminate them immediately!" he roared, before storming out. "I'll kill you later," he yelled back to Dark Leo.

"Not if we have anything to say about it," Dark Don quietly snarled. Dark Leo sighed to himself. It had always been a delicate balance. Fight the turtles and possibly fall in battle. Catch and kill the turtles, and be murdered. He'd have to find somewhere new for them to live now, and some new way to ensure they always had food. Peachy. Just peachy.

"Hey, Leo?"

"Yeah, Mikey?"

"We're sorry." Dark Leo shook his head.

"If you're all safe, nothing else matters," he said quietly.

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