chapter 9: Raph's terrible scheme
Raph was indeed horrified. He was lying to his brother. He did not know if he could keep up appearances. He learned from Donnie that Mikey had learned of Leo's curse as well and was now a part of their plan. Surprisingly, Mikey was acting very mature about this whole ordeal. As for Leo, Raph had made him do the original tasks that he had originally made him do with a little extra work on the side. He could play a malicious jerk when he wanted to. Donnie was still trying to figure out how to contact the ghost. For now, Raph had to play the part of a terrible brother who would treat his brother like a slave.
"Leo! Get over here! I want you to massage my feet. They ache."
"As you wish, Raph."
Leo was more obedient than anything. Raph had broke him. He no longer cared if Raph treated him this way. He would do as Raph commands untill the two weeks were up. If this is what Raph wants, then he would be what Raph wants him to be: A puppet that does what the puppet master wants and a puppet that does not fight back.
"Leo, when you are done with that you can go scrub the kitchen floor. it's filthy."
"Yes Raph. I will do as you command. I will not fight you anymore. I realize now that you have all the power. You have me."
"Very good. I want to see more of this attitude from you. Now go scrub the kitchen floor."
Raph felt like he was going to be sick. He could not believe what had just transpired. What just came out of Leo's mouth horrified him. He did not know if he could continue with this plan. Deep down, Raph knew he had to keep appearances. Donnie was no where near close to figuring out how to contact the ghost. He could not wait till Leo was finally free.
"Hey dude, you ok?"
"Yeah Mikey. I'm fine."
Liar Liar, Pants on fire
"You don't look ok. I know how you feel about the curse on Leo. I feel terrible about it too."
"Mikey, you don't realize that I caused this damage on Leo. It was I who broke him. Leo should punish me the same way I punished him. I deserve no better from him. I deserve no mercy. What would happen if Shredder got his hands on him? What if he made Leo do something terrible? I just want Leo to be free, so that won't happen. I am scared, Mikey. I am scared of what will happen to Leo."
"I am scared to. I have thought about Shredder finding out about the curse, too. It would be horrible. Leo deserves better than this. "
"I agree. I don't know how much longer i can keep this up. I don't know if I can."
"You have to, Raph. It is the only way we can save Leo."
"I know, Mikey. I know."
"Well, I am going to go watch some television. See ya bro."
"Yeah, see you later."
Please hold on leo. Just a little bit longer.
Shredder's Lair
Karai had returned from spying on the turtles lair with a new recording device of Shredder's making. She could not wait to tell her father of the new found discovery of Leonardo's obedience curse. He would be thrilled. They finally had a way to defeat the turtles, and Leonardo was the key. Karai only hoped her father would give her Leonardo as a gift for finally succeeding on one of her missions. She had many plans for Leonardo.
"Father, I have some great news for you. Leonardo is cursed. He is cursed with obedience. I have been watching the turtles for days now and Leonardo seems to be unable to refuse an order given to him. You can use this curse to your advantage."
"Well done, Karai. I am very proud of you. I know that you will wish for a reward. You may choose your prize."
"Father, I only ask that once you have used Leonardo to your advantage, I would like to keep him as my personal slave."
"Very well, Karai. You may have him. But you must train him to be an obedient slave."
"As you wish, father."