Chapter 9 Escape?

A/N So I wrote part of this while in the car for 12 hours, so it is very long. Enjoy! Thank you to everyone who reviewed. I do not own TMNT or anything you recognize.

Leo POV

Over the next four days I carefully pay attention to when they would check on me so that I could time my escape. It was like clock work. I would fight for and hour. Then Tiger Claw, Rocksteady, Fishface or Bebop would come 6 times about an hour between each time before I was given food. Then Stockman would come check on me four times in a row about an hour in between. I assumed that that was when Fishface, Tiger Claw, Bebop, and Rocksteady went on patrol. Then, after Tiger Claw, Rocksteady, Fishface, or Bebop checked one me twice I was given food again. Then someone checks every hour for the next 11 hours before I had to fight again.

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This is the second time stockman has come down here.

" Howzzzz your stay" Stockman mocked before flying away.

I got up and got my pin that was hidden in my kneepad. I picked the lock and walked back into the cell placing the pin in the corner in case something went wrong and I was searched. I grabbed my spare pin from my elbow pad making sure it was still there before heading out.

I silently crept down the hall's many turns and up the stairs. I press my ear to the door to see if anyone was there and I heard the clash of weapons.

No! I have to get home, it's already been a week, and I know my brothers are going to be worried. Raph is going to be angry, and every extra day will just make it worse.

I wait a few minutes, I know they will be training and there will be no way to sneak past them. I slowly make my way back to my cell not wanting to go back. Tomorrow I will escape, there is always tomorrow.

In the meantime I will meditate and try to contact Master Splinter to tell him I am somewhat safe.

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13 days. I have snuck out of my cell every day for 13 days to hear clashing, or talking. I have tried different times of the day, but still there is someone always there that will tell the Shredder that I'm out and put me back in the cell with tighter security. I need to make sure I escape the first time

Today I am going to explore the basement to try and find a hiding spot so that they will find I'm missing and leave to search for me. Every s,ingle turn is a dead end, a cell or a locked door with a code.

Again I head back to my cell defeated. Five minutes later Stockman comes to check on me.

I had to get out of here. I closed my eyes. I can't do anything from here. I might have been confined to the sewers for years, but I still had something to do, places to go. I never felt trapped. If my brothers need me I won't be there to help and protect them. Some leader and brother I am. What if I never get out, what if my brothers don't find me or worse? No, I need to plan or do something. I need to talk to Master Splinter.

I sit criss cross and try to meditate. I try to find Master Splinter, but again no luck.

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I do not know how I am still able to fight. I do not know why I keep leaving my cell, someone is always on the other side, but I have to try to get back to my brothers.

Stockman left ten minutes ago, so I quickly find my way to the door and press my ear against it. For a full minute I hear nothing. I turn the doorknob and open the door enough to see that the Shredder is not there and I don't hear anything or see any movement.

I slip out and see no one is there. I quickly find my way to the big metal door and the lock. It needs a code. I'm not Donnie. Maybe I'll try Raph's way. I punch it and pull out the wires.

The door is unlocked, but I set off the alarms. Shell!

I run as fast as I can down the hall and quickly go left. I continue to run and make turns in the crazy maze looking for and exit, a window, or somewhere to hide.

" He's here somewhere" I hear Tiger Claw say " I can smell him."

I sprint in the other direction only to find a dead end.

" There"

" Shell" I say, as I run and attack Tiger Claw trying to get past doges and I get past him, but he is faster than me and pounces on me sending me to the ground. Then the world goes black again, great.

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I slowly fade back into conciseness. I don't open my eyes incase the enemy is here so they don't know I am awake. I notice the ground isn't smooth like the metal so I am not in the cell. Next I notice I have shackles on again, fantastic.

I open my left eye a little and first notice that it is very bright, then I see the Shredder on his thrown.

" You can not escape me turtle" Shredder said. " Tell me where Yoshi is"

" Never" I say.

"Tiger Claw, give him his katana's and unhand-cuff him."

I stand slowly despite the pounding in my head.

" You will face me" The Shredder says as he stands and walks towards me.

I can not help but gasp in surprise. I'm going to fight the Shredder! Fighting him without my brothers, and in my condition will not end well.

" I will stop if you tell me where Yoshi is" The Shredder says.

I refuse to answer so Shredder charges, but I sidestep and attack. I am very careful to avoid his blades, but he catches my katana blade in between his blades and nocks it out of my reach. I defend against a few more of the Shredders attacks before I attack and fail. I am nocked to the ground.

I try to get up but my arms fail under my weight. No, get up, get up Leonardo.

" I could end you" Shredder says

" I will never betray my family" I say weakly.

" I think you will, you have till the end of this week, then Yoshi will lose his life or his son. Take him to his cell" The Shredder says walking away.

I am dragged away back to my cell. If I don't find a way out I will die. I don't want to die. I never properly said goodbye to my brothers or Splinter.

When I am back in my cell I use everything I have to meditate and search for Master Splinter. This may be my last hope.

"Please, help me father" I whisper.

Mikey's POV

I grin as I pour soda into the water balloons, well now I guess they are soda balloons. My brothers will never know what hit them!

I frown for a moment. It has been five weeks since Leo went missing and we haven't seen him, or gotten any clues as to what happened. We have searched every night with no success, and no leads. Raph's been angrier and tries to hide his concern, while Donnie has been in his lab. Master Splinter is meditating again he says he can find Leo. I know he will, but in the meantime I have to make sure my brothers have some fun and smile for once.

I grab my soda balloons and head near the lab replacing my frown with a mischievous smile. I know not to throw a water balloon into Donnie's lab, that would be very bad.

" Donnie!" I shout

Crash

I wince" oops" I whisper

" Mikey!" I hear Donnie shout. I run and hide behind the couch.

I hear the door to Donnie's lab open and close.

" Mikey?" I hear Donnie say " Where did he go?"

I try not to laugh.

" Mikey" I hear Donnie say with a little annoyance" I know you're here I can hear you" I can practically hear him roll his eyes.

" Booyakasha!" I scream as I throw all three of my soda balloons.

" Ahh!" I hear Donnie scream in surprise.

" I got you, bro!" I shout laughing.

" Yeah, I guess you did" Donnie says with small smile.

" Do you want to play a game, you've been in you lab for hours" I say.

" Mikey, I have to-"

" You've been saying that for the past five weeks. I miss you" I say giving him my puppy eyes.

" Mikey" Donnie tries to say sternly but fails " ok, ok, go get Raph while I clean up the water"

" Ok" I say walking into the dojo " Um, Don, It's soda" I shout over my shoulder.

" Mikey!" Donnie shouts. I'm glad I pranked Donnie, Raph would be tackling me right about now. "You know thats sticky!"

Oh, yeah. I only used it because it was orange, oops.

" Raph" I say to my older brother as he attacks his punching bag. " Come play a game" I call running away before he has the chance to say no.

I put in the game and am surprised when both Raph and Donnie join me.

" Prepare to loose, shells for brains" Raph challenges us.

" No way" Donnie says.

Splinter's POV

" Donnie get out of the way!" I hear Mikey yell.

" Move it slow poke! I got places to go" Raphael yells, at Michelangelo I assume.

" Mikey cut it out" Donatello yells.

" I'm not doing anything!" Michelangelo says.

" Yes, you are, stay in your lane" Donatello says. What is going on?

" Did you just throw that at me!" Raph yells.

" It wasn't meant for you!" Michelangelo says. Oh no, I do not want my sons to fight.

"Mikey!" Ralph yell angrily.

"Donnie!" Michelangelo screams. I know hat Michelangelo is hiding behind Donatello.

I sigh, no longer able to meditate I get up and head to where I hear my son's arguing to end their argument. I understand the tension has been high lately with Leo missing. However, I did not expect my son's to be fighting this badly. I enter to see my sons sitting in front of the television. What is going on?

" Hey! You definitely threw that at me!" Michelangelo yells looking at Raphael.

" Did not" Raphael replied.

" My son's is everything alright?" I ask my sons with concern.

Michelangelo throws his hands up and screams " No!" while Raphael Shouts " Yes!" and Donatello screams " What!" Now I am very confused.

" My sons?" I ask again.

" Oh, Master Splinter" Donatello says " We're just playing Mario Cart."

Oh, I smile at my son's happiness. I have no doubt that Michelangelo got them to play to improve their mood. Leonardo's disappearance has been difficult for all of us.

" Wanna play" Michelangelo asks with his puppy dog eyes, even though I have already made up my mind.

" Of course" I say and in return I get a huge hug from Michelangelo and and a smile from everyone, even a small one from Raphael.

Michelangelo tries to teach me all of controls, what have I gotten myself into? This make no more sense than Donatello's inventions

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" Master Splinter" I hear April call.

" Ah, Hello April, Casey" I greet them. " Is it time for patrol already?"

" Yeah" Casey replies " Lets go bust some heads"

I watch as my sons say goodbye and head out. I smile at my sons. They have not all been in this good of a mood in weeks. I head to the kitchen to get some tea before heading to the dojo to meditate.

As I meditate I hear a faint call " Master splinter!"

Then I hear it clearly " Master Splinter!" The voice is horse, but there is no mistaking the voice of one my son's voices.

" Leonardo" I call in the spiritual plane.

I concentrate and see my son through the mist.

" Leonardo" I wiper as I hug my son, " where are you?"

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