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A Problem with Spirits

Chapter 11

Mary was in the underworld once again, she was sitting in front of a silent Leonardo.

''Ok.. lets make a deal'' Mary grinned as she gave Leo his voice back.

''What do you want?'' leo asked with a feeling of dread, ''I have to go back to my brothers!''

''Hmm..'' Mary knew exactly how she wanted this to go, ''I want to scare your brothers.. oh! AND I want to keep your voice, I like seeing you squirm''

''Urgh.. Why my voice'' Leo groaned, ''I can't be a leader without a voice''

''Then I guess your stuck here'' Mary laughed,

''Fine.. You can have my voice'' he bowed his head and she took his voice back.

''But our deal's not finished yet! I want to scare your brothers'' Mary smirked, ''And you have to let me use you to scare them! Once I'm done I will release you and you can be with your brothers once again''

Leo's eyes widened, He couldn't let her use him!

''I hear no complaints!'' Mary chirped, ''LET'S GO!''

''WAIT-'' Leo mouthed but it was too late, he felt his body go cold and his entire world went black. Mary lifted him and took him back to the lair to start her ultimate scare!

...

The three turtles hadn't moved nor spoke since Mary told them how their brother was, they were all too freaked out!

A noise from Leo's room caught their attention. Raphael was the first to stand.

''We can't go in there'' Don gulped, ''What if we get trapped again?''

''We won't Donnie'' Raph frowned, ''But Leo could be in there with that stupid ghost!''

''let's go'' Mikey nodded.

The turtles moved upstairs and cautiously made their way to their leaders room.

''Ok guys'' Raph whispered, ''be careful..''

They turned to face into the room and screamed in horror.

There, hanging from a pipe with a rope around his neck was Leonardo. He was swaying slightly and blood was dripping from where the rope was cutting into his neck.

But he was still breathing.

''L-Leo'' Mikey breathed as he backed away from the room, tears running down his pale cheeks. ''N-No.. Please no..''

Don ran straight to Leo and inspected him. He ducked under leo's feet so the rope wouldn't strangle his brother anymore.

''RAPH! CUT THE ROPE!'' He yelled. Raph shakily did as he was told and they lay the leader down on the floor.

''leo?'' Don nudged leo with shaky hands.

Leonardo's eyes shot open but they weren't the bright sapphire colour they usually were.. no.. Now they were a dull grey, like there was no person inside anymore. He was just a shell being controlled.

''Oh god'' Raph gulped, ''Are you ok? did she do this to you?''

Donnie looked into Leo's eyes, he could see they were glazed over and unblinking.

he had a bad feeling about this.

''R-Raph'' He gulped as he stood up and backed away a little. ''I think you should get away from him''

''Why?'' Raph frowned.

''Seriously'' Donnie shivered, ''I have a really bad feeling about this''

''Don! He's our brother!'' Raph growled, ''He needs our help! How can you just give up on him like that!''

A scream from Mikey caused them to look at their youngest brother. He was staring at something behind them and pointing shakily.

They looked round to see leo hovering just above the ground, he was limp like a puppet. His eyes glassy and wide, His mouth open slightly as he drifted forwards a little.

''Oh shit'' Raph jumped up and backed away.

He, Don and Mikey ran into the lab to escape their possessed brother.

''What's going on?'' Mikey squeaked, ''Why's Leo acting like that?''

''I-I think he's possessed'' Donnie shuddered as he locked the door. ''Mary's using him''

''Either that or he's dead'' raph gulped, Mikey let out a little scream.

''He's not dead Raph!'' Don snapped, ''He's being controlled, He's breathing and not transparent! Therefore he's alive!''

''How do we help him?'' Mikey asked, he was feeling a little calmer now that he knew his brother was alive.

''I'm not completely sure'' Donnie breathed.

Groaning came from the living room, they recognised it as Leo. Another voice was there though.

''OH TURTLES?'' Mary called happily, ''I THOUGHT YOU WANTED YOUR BROTHER BACK?''

The younger turtles slowly opened the lab door to see leo floating next to Mary, he was at her mercy.

''he didn't want to do this you know'' Mary mused as she looked at her puppet, ''But when you don't have a voice it's a little difficult to complain''

''Leave him alone'' Raph hissed as he narrowed his eyes, his fists were shaking as they clenched, ''He's never done anything to you''

''I don't want to leave him alone'' The ghost shrugged, ''I enjoy having new toys.. Look what I can make him do!''

Leo's body stayed completely still as Mary made a knife fly towards him. She made him grab the knife and cut his arm.

''Stop'' Don gasped as leo cut himself over and over again.

he didn't stop until there were cuts all over his arms and blood was running down them.

''I can even do this'' She laughed. Leo's body began to cramp and spasm. His limbs were pointing in strange directions as the spasms made his muscles contort.

''I SAID STOP!'' Don yelled, Mikey as crying quietly next to him while Raph looked like he was about to be sick, ''YOU'RE HURTING HIM! STOP!''

''I knew this would be fun'' Mary laughed as leo's body went limp again. His eyes closed and his head fell down. His mask tails hovered behind him and Mary grabbed them, pulling him closer. ''he belongs to me''

The brothers said nothing.

''Did I not say it loud enough? YOUR BROTHER BELONGS TO ME!'' She screamed, Leo twitched, ''But I am willing to make a deal''

the brothers looked at one another before looking at her again.

''What's the deal?'' Raph asked suspiciously.

''I'll give you your brother back for a.. eh.. small payment'' mary grinned.

''What kinda payment?'' Don asked as he held the still crying Mikey close,

''Hmmm..'' Mary frowned, She didn't know what she wanted from them, ''I could ask you to go kill my killer but.. I'd rather you all did that together.. besides. if you do that I won't be able to visit again... I want.. the four of you to spend a little time in my cage in the underworld. That way I can explore New York a little and see my parents. Once I'm back all four of you can come back here.''

''How long?'' Don asked. ''We can't stay there long''

''it won't be long'' Mary frowned a little, ''Trust me.. i won't take long''

''Fine.. just release our brother'' Raph nodded.

''Great!'' Mary grinned, ''I'll see you soon Leo''

Leonardo's body fell to the ground before disappearing.

''HEY!'' Mikey yelled as he stepped forward, he soon disappeared too.

''MIKEY!'' Don and Raph yelled.

''Off to the underworld for you two!'' Mary nodded.

''Raph'' Donnie gulped as he and Raph began to disappear.

''It'll be ok bro'' Raph nodded quietly, ''We'll join leo and Mike and everything will be ok''

Donnie sighed as they disappeared.

''I really hope so''

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