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A Problem with Spirits

Chapter 14

The four turtles felt happy to be together again, Leo felt even happier knowing his voice was back.

''Hey Don?'' Leo turned his head to look at the genius, ''Did you find out how we're supposed to get rid of ghosts?''

''Well.. There are different ways of doing it'' Donnie shrugged, ''I don't think we should spread salt around 'cause that's just messy! Our best option is to find her body and take it somewhere else, that way she'll be stuck elsewhere rather than here. We'd never see her again''

''Where would we take her?'' Mikey asked quietly,

''We dump her in her parent's house'' Raph nodded, ''She needs to be punished for what she did to them''

''Ok.. but there is one problem'' Don frowned, ''We don't know where her body is''

''It's in the sewers somewhere'' Leo shrugged, ''It can't be that far away if she's haunting the lair''

''He's got a point'' Raph nodded, the air went cold.

''Hey boys'' Mary grinned from above the turtles.

''What do you want?'' Leo asked bitterly.

''Now now!'' Mary laughed, ''Be nice or I might just have to take your voice away again!''

Leo gulped. He decided to stay quiet for the time being.

''Dudette'' Mikey coughed awkwardly, ''I have a question''

''For me?'' She frowned, Mikey nodded worriedly, ''I'm not going to like this question of yours am I?''

''Probably not'' Mikey frowned,

''Ask away'' She sighed.

''Um…'' Mikey swallowed his fear, ''Do you know where your body is?''

There was a shocked silence in which Mikey nervously wrung his hands.

''Why do you want to know that?'' Mary asked as her eyes narrowed.

''No reason'' Mikey stepped back a little, ''I just thought that it must be nearby! I thought you wanted us to find it! That's all!''

Mary looked Mikey over, contemplating how she should take his answer.

''I should kill you for asking inappropriate questions'' She mused, ''But… I will make an exception for you''

''So.. uh.. You're not gonna kill me?'' Mikey asked hopefully.

''No'' Mary grinned before frowning, ''Well.. Not just now anyway. It depends how much you annoy me for now on''

Silence fell once again.

''You know what?'' Mary smiled, ''I will show you where my body is.''

Mikey smiled.

''But your brothers are not to come'' She frowned. Mikey looked at his older siblings.

''Why not?'' Raph asked angrily,

''Because I don't trust you three'' She crossed her arms, ''At least I know Michelangelo will be kind and understanding! You and Leonardo would tease and upset me while Donatello will want to experiment or hand it over to the police''

''It's ok'' Mikey nodded, ''I'll come''

''No Mikey'' Leo frowned, ''It's too dangerous! You-'' Leo tried to finish but his voice was gone again.

''That's enough out of you'' Mary growled. Leo glared at her.

''Give him his voice back or Mikey doesn't go with you!'' Don yells as he holds onto Mikey's arm. Mike nodded.

Mary growled before waving her hand in Leo's direction, Leo crumpled to the ground as he fell unconscious.

''You didn't say he had to stay awake'' Mary shrugged as Raph and Donnie knelt by Leo's side. She turned to Mikey, ''You coming?''

Mikey looked over at his brothers before nodding and following her out of the lair.

''My brothers wouldn't have been cruel to you about what happened'' Mikey said after a while.

''I know'' Mary sighed sadly, ''I-.. I guess I'm still a little sensitive about it all.''

''You have a right to be'' Mikey nodded, ''It can't be easy being dead''

Mary looked down at the youngest turtle and smiled gently.

''I hope my little brother end up as nice as you'' She smiled softly. Mikey smiled back at her.

They reached the edge of a pipe and looked down into the pool below. Mary floated down and Mikey climbed down after her.

They reached the edge, Mary lead his around the ridge of the pool to the other side where her body lay.

She looked at it sadly.

''Here I am'' She sighed.

Mikey looked down at the rotting corpse and frowned, it was obvious she had once been very pretty. Her once perfect, pale porcelain skin now grey with little holes where bugs had eaten their way in.

''I'm sorry I made you come down here'' Mike frowned, ''I know this must make you feel uncomfortable''

''It's ok'' Mary sighed, ''It's actually not as hard when there's someone with you''

''I would hug you but.. well…'' Mikey shrugged and Mary understood. ''That would be a little difficult''

Mary chuckled quietly.

''Let's go back.. Your brothers will be worried about you'' She nodded.

The trip back to the lair was quiet. They both stopped at the door.

''Please don't hurt my brothers anymore'' Mikey begged before opening the door. Raph and Donnie rushed up to them and hugged Mikey close. He noticed the tears in their eyes.

''We were so worried'' Don gulped.

''Where's Leo?'' Mikey asked worriedly.

''She-.. She-…'' Raph sniffed miserably, ''She killed him Mike! She went and killed him!''

Mikey gasped in shock as his brothers began crying again.

''No I didn't!'' Mary demanded, ''Take me to him right now!''

The three turtles and ghost went into the living room where Leo's pale body lay. Mary floated next to him and knelt down, she frowned.

''H-How did this happen?'' She shook her head, ''I didn't cause this! I don't understand''

''C-Can't you bring him back?'' Mikey asked through his sobs.

Mary stared at the brothers guiltily before frowning in determination.

''Keep him warm'' She nodded as she stood up, ''Stay with him and be ready!''

''For what?'' Don asked tearfully, ''Where are you going?''

''I'm going to the underworld to bring your brother back'' She nodded before sinking into the floor and disappearing.

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