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A Problem with Spirits

Chapter 13

The brothers now sat in the middle of the living room again. They didn't need the candles or the blankets just now because there was no Mary to make it dark and cold.

They were actually thinking about her.

Had she really killed her family? Why? It's not like they were responsible for her death.

Donnie seemed to have a sudden thought.

''hey..'' He smiled, ''if there's no ghost I can go get the information about how to get rid of her now! And leo doesn't have to be sacrificed either!''

Before the brothers could say anything in response Donnie was up and into the lab.

''Should we go with him?'' Mikey asked worriedly, ''What if she comes back?''

''I can't see any danger in letting him have a li'l alone time'' Raph shrugged as he got up, ''I think I'm gonna get something ta drink.. Come in the kitchen in ya want anythin'.''

Leo and Mikey watched as Raph went into the kitchen.

''You're not gonna leave me right?'' Mikey asked worriedly as he looked up at the eldest, Leo smiled.

''Of course not'' he mouthed as he hugged Mikey close. ''I feel safer when I'm with someone too but we're not gonna stop the others ok?''

''Ok'' Mikey smiled before frowning sadly, ''I really miss your voice''

''You and me both'' Leo mouthed with a small smile, ''But it'll be ok''

Mike nodded before laying his head on Leo's shoulder.

Mary came back into the lair to see almost everyone had separated. She wanted to speak to leo alone but if the other two brothers came in they'd grab him before she could take them.

She closed and locked the lab door and the kitchen door before floating over to where the remaining turtles sat.

''GUYS?'' Donnie called. ''I-.. I'M STUCK! UNLOCK THE DOOR!''

everyone could hear Don trying to get his door open. Raph made to leave the kitchen and help but soon found his exit blocked for the same reason.

''HEY! STUCK IN HERE! WHAT THE HELLS GOIN' ON?'' he growled as he fought to open his door.

Mikey and Leo stood up and looked at the two shut doors.

''What're we gonna do?'' Mikey asked quietly as he stepped towards the doors.

Mary grabbed leo's shoulders and dragged him into the underworld, Leo had tried to yell but without a voice it did nothing to alert his brothers.

Mikey turned around to find leo gone.

''LEO!?'' He yelled fearfully, ''LEO?''

He was alone. no brothers near him. The only brothers he had were stuck in separate rooms and were creating too much noise to hear him yell.

''GUYS! GUYS!'' Mikey yelled over and over eventually his brothers stopped trying to break their doors down.

''MIKEY! GET US OUTTA HERE ALREADY!'' Raph demanded.

''G-Guys'' Mikey sniffled. ''L-Leo's g-gone''

''What?'' Don asked worriedly.

Suddenly the room went dark and cold, Mikey whimpered as he hugged himself. The shadows around him took the form of monsters, they growled and snapped at him. He screamed as he dodged each attack.

''HELP ME!'' Mikey cried as he jumped out the way of another monster.

''WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THERE MIKE?'' Raph yelled worriedly.

''THE MONSTERS ARE TRYING TO EAT ME!'' Mikey cried as he felt the claws rip his skin.

''Monsters?'' Don frowned, ''But Mikey there's no such thing-''

''YOU SAID THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS GHOSTS TOO REMEMBER!?'' Mikey yelled as one monster grabbed his shoulder in it's teeth. ''AH!''

He was lifted up and shaken like a toy.

''AAAAAHHHHHH!'' Mikey screamed as the pain got more intense, he punched the monster in the nose and jumped onto the ground before running and dodging the beast.

Down in the underworld Leo was stuck to the wall again as mary paced in front of him.

''I'm a monster'' She sniffled as she looked up at the turtle, ''I-... I killed them all''

''You killed my family?'' leo mouthed in shock.

''No.. But the little one might die soon if he's not careful'' Mary muttered. ''I can't believe I killed my family.. I nearly burnt my baby brother to death''

''Leave my family alone'' leo begged mutely. ''Please''

mary said nothing.

''You know what'' She said after a few minutes. ''I'm going to give you your voice back''

''Thank you'' leo smiled once his voice was back again, ''Now please.. You can fix this! If you don't want to be a monster anymore you have to let me and my family go!''

Mary looked up at him and frowned sadly.

''But.. But I liked having you guys to play with..'' She sniffled, ''it was fun.. it was like having friends''

leo frowned. ''Not for us'' Mary ignored him.

''You guys refuse to help me'' She murmured, ''I can't rest in peace until my murderer is destroyed.. I will send you back to your family and release you all but your not going to be free from me for long.''

''Fine!'' leo grinned. Mary smiled before making him disappear.

''HELP!'' Mikey yelled again. He saw the two doors fly open and Raph and Don ran up to him. ''GUYS!''

''HOLY CRAP'' Raph gasped as he pulled Mikey and Donnie behind him. ''How are we supposed to fight it?''

''I wish Leo were here'' Don gulped as he and Mikey pressed themselves against Raph's shell.

The monster raised it's head before flying at the three turtles.

Raph prepared himself to be eaten when there was a flash and a yell.

he and his two baby brothers were pushed out the way as the head flew down to where they had been standing.

They leapt back up to their feet and stared at their eldest brother. he had just saved them and was now standing in front of the monster with a single katana in his hand and a determined face.

''L-leo!'' Mikey grinned.

''I told you everything would be ok didn't I little brother?'' Leo smirked.

''You can talk again!'' Don grinned as Mikey whooped.

leo jumped out the way as the monster went to kill him. he stuck his sword into the thick skin of the neck and was lifted up with it.

He pulled it out and slashed the rest of the neck. he flipped out the way as the monster fell to the ground and disappeared.

''You guys ok?'' He asked as he looked over his little brothers. They grinned and threw themselves on him. ''Hey! I wasn't gone for that long'' He laughed.

''I'm so glad you're ok Leo!'' Raph grinned.

Leo smiled at them as he put his katana back in it's sheath.

They sat on the couch together as the room went cold, they snuggled up together and refused to let each other go.

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