Hey, sorry this has taken so long. We have had flooding issues here....luckily it stopped raining and the water didn't get near my home. But a lot of people weren't so lucky. My mom-in-law got trapped at the mines where she works and my hubby had to walk about seven miles to get her. It has been pretty nasty here....anyways, I'm rambling. So on with the story. (Oh, and I'm not very good with action) Hope this is ok...

I don't own...(sigh)

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Chapter 12: O' Brother Who Art Thou?

"In theory, it should work," Don replied.

"He is gonna be maaaadddd when he wakes up!" Mikey drawled.

"Well the important thing is he'll be alive when he wakes up," Raph grunted.

Mikey gave him a puzzled look. "Dude, that made no sense."

"You know what I mean!" Raph snapped.

"OK, OK guys," Don interrupted. "Help me get him to the couch."

As they entered the living area of the lair they noticed Peter was standing in a corner, cradling the hot coffee that Leo had brought him earlier.

"What happened?" Peter asked.

"We have a theory," Don started as they settled Leo onto the couch. "You said that thing drains emotions...well, by sedating him, maybe it can't drain what it can't get to."

Peter was silent for a few moments and Don thought his explanation was lost to the old man.

"I wish that I knew you twenty five years ago," he whispered.

"I am sorry about your sister," Don replied.

"I hope your idea works," Peter said.

"Now what?" Mikey asked. "Do we just sit around and wait for this demon thing to attack?"

Raph shrugged.

"We have ten minutes," Don said as he set an alarm on his wrist watch. "The first alarm will go off when the moon is fully eclipsed," he explained. "And the second alarm will sound after five minutes, the eclipse will move out and it should be over."

"I hope so," Mikey said, his eyes darted around the room.

Mikey shivered. "Dude, what is up with the air?"

"The air isn't on," Don said. He noticed the shift in temperature.

Peter backed further into the corner. He wanted to run, wanted to get out. He couldn't go through this again. Seeing these brothers lose one of their own would bring back too many painful memories of his sister. He gazed longingly at the door, it was only about twenty feet away.

So close.

But his feet seemed to be frozen in place and his legs wouldn't obey his command to run.

He was stuck.

He glanced back to the brothers, each one shivering . The sacrifice was still...quiet. The only signs of life were the steady puffs of white escaping his lips.

"I-It's cold in-in h-here," Mikey stammered through chattering teeth.

Suddenly the television set clicked on and the channels flickered wildly. The channels were being switched so quickly that the light from the t.v. strobed across the room. Don's computer chair shot out from the desk and rolled across the room.

"What is this thing?" Mikey asked. "A demon or a poltergeist?"

Raph drew his sai. Their attention was being drawn to different parts of the lair. Doors being opened and slammed, objects being hurled through the air.

"I think he is letting us know he is here," Raph said as he dodged various items.

Each turtle scanned the room for any sign that the demon was going to show itself.

Mikey was the first to notice.

"D-Don watch out!" he shouted as his brother moved away from the wall, but his shadow didn't follow.

Mikey grabbed Don's arm and pulled him away. He stood in front of him.

The shadow shifted and grew larger. It seemed to melt off the wall and the mist swirled until a human-like form was standing a few feet from them.

A chill ran up and down Mikey's spine and it wasn't from the cold.

The cloaked figure stretched out at least ten feet, it's limbs jutted out at sharp angles. Raph noticed how much darker it was, almost solid.

"OK you sorry S.O.B, we're ready for you this time!" Raph snarled as he advanced in front of Mikey.

Plan A: Keep the shadow demon away from Don...

Legion's mouth opened wide as his poisonous laugh echoed through the lair, the nauseous smell of rotting flesh filled the air.

"You will not be a problem," he hissed.

"You don't know me very well," Raph challenged, as he twirled his sai.

Legion melted down into a fine, black mist and rolled across the floor. He slipped under Raph's feet and materialized between Mikey and Raph.

Mikey drew his weapons as the cloaked entity advanced toward him. He swung his nun chucks wildly at the demon only to have them pass right through him.

"Aww that can't be good..." Mikey mumbled.

"Auugh!" he yelped as the demon stretched his hand and Mikey lifted into the air.

"Let him go!" Raph growled as he aimed a spinning roundhouse kick to the demon's head.

The demon shot out his other arm and Raph was caught in mid air. Raph twisted and turned, trying to free himself from the invisible grip. He grunted any curse words that came to his mind.

The demon drew in a deep breath. "Your anger...fear..." he said to Raph.

Another deep breath.

"Delicioussss." The s trailed out like a serpent's hiss, a forked tongue was visible through razor sharp teeth.

"I'll show you anger, ya stupid whack bag!" Raph growled.

A flick of Legion's hand and Raph was thrown into the nearest wall. He crumbled to the ground, chunks of concrete falling around him. He groaned and slowly stood up. He blinked a couple of times to clear his vision.

"Mikey!" he screamed. His brother was being thrown into a weapons rack.

"I-Is that all ya got?" Raph glowered as he limped back toward the demon.

"I am growing impatient with you," Legion's voice echoed off the walls.

"Yeah, well I have that affect on people," Raph hissed.

Legion raised his arms and stretched out his fingers. Raph was thrown backward and Mikey (who had just gotten to his feet) was hurled across the lair into the pool.

The shock of the frozen water stole what breath he had. He kicked furiously to the surface and swam to the side. Gathering up all of his strength, he pulled himself out of the water.

Raph was sent into the wall again and an invisible force kept him in place.

"Stay away from my brother!" he shouted as the entity turned his attention to Donatello.

"You are wasting my time," Legion hissed, as Don unsheathed his bo and prepared to defend himself.

The alarm on his watch sounded.

The first alarm, the eclipse has begun.

"Five more minutes..."Raph thought.

Mikey shakily got to his feet and wrapped his numb fingers around his nun chucks.

"Don't touch him!" he screamed, as he ran toward the demon.

"Fools."

Legion knew time was running out.

He threw himself at Donnie, a powerful black cloud surrounded the purple clad ninja.

"Noooo!" Raph and Mikey yelled.

The mist disappeared. Donnie's posture stiffened and he threw the staff to the side.

"It is over," the demon hissed through Donnie's voice. "You have lost."

Mikey ran to Raph's side and helped him up.

"Well, Plan A is a bust," he said.

"Plan B," Raph replied.

Plan B: Keep Donny away from Leo.

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