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A Forest full of Horrors
Chapter 17
The turtles woke up to see the sun flowing in through the hole in the ceiling.
''Dudes.. We goin' home today?'' Mikey asked sleepily as he sat up.
''Only if leo's ok with it'' Don looked over at his eldest brother, ''Do you wanna go home?''
''Yeah'' Leo breathed, ''I guess it's time.. I need to say goodbye to the villagers first''
leo pulled his cloak on properly and pulled his hood up to hide his face before leaping out the burrow.
''Should we follow?'' Raph asked worriedly,
''Yeah.. but..'' Don sighed, ''let's not get in the way''
They pulled their cloaks on and ran after their brother but when they found him they hid in the shadows.
''MIGHTY GHOST! DON'T GO!''
''YOU'RE OUR SAVIOUR! PLEASE! DON'T LEAVE US!''
''WE NEED YOU!'' The people cried and pleaded with the eldest turtle, the brothers wondered what their brother would say.
''People of the village'' leo interrupted sternly, ''You do not need me.. Nobody needs me. You must carry on and build the village back to it's former glory''
''You can help us!'' An old lady begged, ''You keep us safe''
''I-..I can't stay here like I did last time'' leo reasoned, ''I need to go home and be with my family''
''You're our family'' The head man of the village nodded, ''You are our brother''
Leo froze as the people nodded.
''You are family to me also'' leo smiled softly, ''I promise to come back and visit''
''Please do'' A young lady grinned, ''We're gonna need you to save us again.. I can tell''
leo handed a slip of paper to the head man.
''You see the address on the front?'' leo asked, the man nodded, ''Write to that address whenever there's trouble and I promise to come''
''Thank you'' the man shook hands with Leo.
The people began to cry as their hero stepped back, many of the people rushed towards him and hugged him.
Children told him that they wanted to be like him when they were older.
leo didn't want to leave. How could he?
''Have a safe journey ghost'' A woman with a young baby smiled, leo nodded and stroked the baby's head.
the little girl opened her eyes and giggled.
''Turtwe'' She gurgled.
''You have given my daughter her first word'' The woman hugged her baby and leo, she was over joyed. ''Thank you ghost! Thank you!''
Leo blushed as the baby grabbed his finger.
''I have to go now'' Leo nodded as he backed away from the crowds. ''Take care of each other.. Please''
''GOODBYE GHOST! COME BACK SOMEDAY!'' Leo just nodded before running towards the shadows where his brothers hid.
''You ready fearless?'' Raph smiled but his smile fell when Leo didn't take down his hood.
The brothers could only see one cheek and it had a tear running down it.
''Yeah'' Leo sighed, before lowering his hood and turning to face his brothers. ''Let's go home''
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