Here is the next chapter, sooner than I expected. I hope that y'all enjoy it. No demon yet, but he will be back very soon *evil cackle*

Thanks to Leo112 and her mom for the input on this chapter.

I don't own them, just Peter Beckett and the demon...hmmm, a hobo and a homicidal shadow *rolls eyes* lucky me.

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Chapter 11: Unsure

*At the lair*

"I think that we should try to contact Master Splinter," Leo suggested. "He may know what to do."

"Good idea," Don said and he disappeared into is lab. He returned with a piece of chalk.

"Splinter is our dad," Mikey told Peter.

"So, there is one more giant turtle?" Peter asked.

"No, dude. Splinter is a rat." Mikey rolled his eyes. "Duh."

"OK," Peter raised an eyebrow.

Don drew the symbols on the wall.

"Ok, Leo," he said.

Leo walked up to the wall, closed his eyes and bowed his head.

"What's he doing?" Peter asked as Leo uttered the chant to open the portal.

Before Mikey could answer the portal glowed brightly and then an explosion of light knocked everyone backward.

Mikey was the first to recover. "Dude, are you sure you said that chant right?"

"Yes," Leo answered as he helped Don to his feet.

"Well, that's no longer an option," Don said.

"How long do we have before the eclipse?" Leo asked.

"I'm on it," Don said as he ran to his lab to check the computer.

"As far as I can tell," Don said when his brothers joined him in the lab. "We have less than an hour. Thirty four minutes to be exact."

"That's not much time," Leo said as he paced the floor. "And all we know is that this thing is going to try to possess Don again and then..." he trailed off.

"He drains you of all emotion, until there is nothing but dust," Mikey offered.

"Thanks, Mikey," Leo muttered.

"We have to stop it from getting to Donny."

"What if we can't?" Don asked. "I-I don't want it to...I don't want to end up like Mr. Beckett," Don whispered.

"You won't," Leo tried to sound convincing.

"Maybe if you like, meditate," Mikey said to Leo, "he might not be able to drain you if can't get to you."

Don nodded. "That's actually a good idea."

"Well, there is a first time for everything," Raph smirked.

"But it might not be good enough," Don continued.

"What do you mean?" Leo asked.

"He can manipulate our dreams, our actions, even the air we breath. He still may be able to get to you, even in through mediation."

Leo stopped pacing and noticed the thoughtful look on his genius brother's face.

"What are you thinking?" he asked.

"There may be another way," Don started and then turned back to the computer.

"Well, spit it out, brainiac!" Raph blasted.

"You won't like it," Don muttered.

"Try us." Raph was getting impatient.

Don bit his lip and faced his brothers.

"I uh..could sedate you Leo."

Leo's eyes narrowed. "You're right, I don't like it."

"But just hear me out," Don said as he stood up.

"No!" Leo yelled.

Raph and Mike could just stare wide eyed at their bickering brothers.

"But Leo..."

"Forget it, Donny! We will think of something else." Leo turned and stormed out of the lab.

"We don't have time," Don muttered.

"Are you sure this will work?" Raph asked.

"No, but it is the only thing I can think of. If we can't prevent it from possessing me, we can at least prevent it from draining it's sacrifice." He pointed to the computer. "The eclipse lasts five minutes, that is all the time that we need."

Raph looked over his shoulder and then back to Don.

"Tell us what you need us to do," he whispered.

Don motioned for them to come closer.

*A few minutes later*

Don exited the lab, followed by Raph and Mikey. Raph and Mikey went to the dojo and Don found Leo giving Peter something hot to drink and a sandwich.

"Can we talk?" Don asked.

"It depends on what you want to talk about," Leo answered.

Don sighed. "Leo, please just listen to me."

"Please excuse us," Leo said to Peter. He grabbed Don by the arm and pulled him to the side.

"Nothing you say is going to change my mind," Leo hissed.

"But Leo, if you are sedated, it can't drain you."

Leo looked over at Peter and then back to Don. He leaned closer and whispered harshly. "What makes you think that what Mr. Beckett says is true? What if I'm not some sacrifice and he goes after you three? I'm suppose to protect you, I'm not going to let you take on some shadow demon while I take a nap!"

Don couldn't take his eyes off the red place on Leo's face. "But what if it is true? I don't want to be responsible for..." He couldn't finish the sentence.

"We'll think of something." Leo tried to sound reassuring. "But I can not go along with your plan."

Don opened his mouth to reply but was cut off by Mikey calling for them to come to the dojo.

"I'm sorry Don, but I can't...I just can't." He turned quickly and started to the dojo.

"Stay here, please," Leo told Peter as Don followed him to the dojo.

"What's going...?" Leo asked as he stepped through the door.

Before he even got the words out, Mikey jerked him into the dojo, Raph grabbed him from behind and Don grabbed his other arm and plunged the needle in. Before Leo realized what had happened, the contents of the syringe was emptied into his system.

Leo jerked out of the grips of his brothers and collapsed to his knees, the sedative was already kicking in.

Raph bent down to try and help him.

"Don't touch me," Leo hissed.

"I'm sorry," Don whispered. "This is the only way."

"H'could you?" Leo slumped to the ground.

He started to mumble something in Japanese. It was slurred and broken, but Raph knew that it was the few colorful words that Leo hardly uses.

Raph gave Don a worried look.

"I hope this works," Raph said as Leo finally lost the battle with consciousness.

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I think Leo is going to get Donny coal for Christmas now...