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Chapter twelve
Leonardo watched the human girl sleeping on the couch. He had offered her his bed, but she had insisted on being as close to her brother as possible. He'd made sure she was okay before she went to bed, but she refused to talk about the events that had happened during the time she was out. The turtle had felt completely and utterly helpless when she had come back to the lair not knowing whether he should rush to her or not, but kept himself still as her brother comforted her.
Sighed, he wished there was something he could do to help her. Leo then thought back to the previous night and his body instantly responded. He knew there was something very real between them, but they weren't exactly official. No one knew about what had happened, they just knew that Leo was head over heels for her. Leo thought about marriage and even kids with her. It had become one of his favorite day dreams of late.
He saw her move uneasily and reached down to caress her cheek. The turtle frowned as her breathing increased and she began to toss and turn. Suddenly, she started talking.
Leah's hands balled up, "No!" she declared breathlessly, "NOO!"
She woke ripping into a terrifying scream, but unlike the nightmare she'd had last night she continued to writhe in pain. Suddenly her eyes opened wide, and they seized Leo's heart. They were glowing a sapphire blue, and the look she held in them was pure terror. He noticed she saw him when she shut her eyes tightly and bit her lip to contain her screams. Tears squeezed their way down her cheek.
"Leah, shhhh, it's okay, it's okay I'm here," Leo tried to comfort her and he got a stiff nod in reply. At least she could hear him.
"Leo! What happened?" Raph yelled with Mikey behind him as Don raced ahead of him to check on the girl.
"I'm not sure! She was having a nightmare, and this is what she woke up like," the leader exclaimed as Donnie began to feel her pulse.
"Leah!" her brother shouted running to her as quickly as possible.
"My sons! Is everything all right?" Master Splinter asked his voice frightened, but they widened when he saw Leah.
"Get away quickly my sons! I have seen this before, but I would have never thought…," Master Splinter trailed off looking amazed at Leah.
Master Splinter could not have comprehended this. Of all the species in the galaxy, the girl had to be one of them. There was no denying that type of pain. The old rat recognized the smell she was giving off. Her parents could smell that within one hundred yards of her, and they could probably feel her pain light years away.
She was a Metra Huling, a rare race that lived on a planet the about size of Mars. Master Splinter could not remember much for it had been so long ago since he had last seen one. He had met a Metra Huling when his Master Yoshi had been competing in the Battle Nexus Tournament. During the tournament the young warrior had begun his change, and he remembered the devastation it created amongst the small nexus. He only remembered the smell because of how sweet it had been.
The turtles immediately backed away from the girl not understanding why, but they obeyed their master. Lee, however, did not; he stayed with her, and talked to her. Soon she calmed down and got up with a new found strength towards the bathroom. The next thing heard was her retching.
Lee was shaking he was so scared he was going to lose her. His eyes watered up and a few small tears leaked out as he sighed and put his in head into his infirm hands. He was trembling all over. He could not lose his sister, or his half-sister. Either way she would always be his best friend, and if he lost her he felt as if he would lose everything they had worked for together.
Leah came out of the bathroom with weak legs. Everyone was looking at her, so she looked down in embarrassment. When she looked back up though, she saw that Master Splinter looked completely terrified of her reminding her of Karai yesterday. She studied the rat's expression.
Lee interrupted her thoughts, "Leah, are you alright?" he questioned wiping a small tear from his cheek.
She felt guilty for worrying him, "I'm fine, don't worry about me," she soothed him putting her hands on his shoulders.
"Leah, if you would allow, I would like to speak to you," Master Splinter's voice trembled.
Leah looked towards Leonardo for guidance, but she couldn't get anything from him but a curt nod. She sighed and nodded at the turtle's master and entered his bedroom when he gestured her to do so. The girl was amazed at how Japanese the room was even more so than her own room. She could smell the incense and took a deep breath enjoying the smell.
Master Splinter noticed, "Allergic?" he questioned pointing towards the stuff.
Leah shook her head no and he motioned for her to sit on one of the floor in front of him. The old rat's eyes held worry and urgency in them. The mutant studied Leah for a moment before finally speaking.
"I know what your change is," he stated quietly.
Leah's eye widened, her body straightened up, and she stopped breathing.
"What do you know?" she demanded leaning towards him.
Master Splinter sighed knowing she would not like the news he was bringing. He began to think back to when he was with his Master Yoshi. Back before he had even thought about his sons.
Flashback
"Hamato, Yoshi, you shall compete next are you prepared?" the announcer asked.
Master Splinter sat upon his master's shoulder at the time, and had enjoyed watching the fights. At the moment it would seem a prince of a planet called Metra Hul was doing fairly well. The man was trained in a martial art that Master Splinter could not identify and neither could his master, but it was too late now. His Master Yoshi was to fight him next.
Yoshi bowed and replied, "Hai."
The announcer nodded and left, and soon after he appeared in the middle of the ring, "And now our competition features Hamato, Yoshi from Earth, and Prince Yida Zemka from Metra Hul," the announcer shouted as applause ripped throughout the outer ring.
"Begin," said the announcer disappearing from the ring
The second the prince stepped into the ring he pushed his long white, hair from his face and bowed before Yoshi as Yoshi returned the gesture. It was then Yoshi started the fight using every tactic he knew, but this new breed of martial arts was almost infallible. Just as Prince Yida got the upper hand did he fall to the ground in a screaming mess. His eyes began to glow a brilliant white as air began to circulate around the writhing prince. The next think Master Splinter realized was he was back on Earth with his Master.
Master Splinter could not comprehend what had happened, and what had brought them back to Earth. When they tried to return they found the portal blocked off. Finally, after trying for hours did the portal let them back into the nexus. There was no hiding the audible gasp at the chaos they'd come back too. The ring was almost decimated, and what lay at the center was something spectacular. Beside the unknown guy was two creatures with crowns. Suddenly, Understanding crept into Master Splinter's brain. The unknown man was Prince Yida, and the two with him had to be the king and queen of Metra Hul
Soon more of the competitors were returning equally confused. The daimyo came to them in order to explain what had happened.
"Hamato, Yoshi, I'm sure you wonder what has happened," the daimyo stated.
Yoshi nodded, "I don't understand how one person could have caused so much devastation," Yoshi replied shaking his head.
"The prince was nearing his change, but didn't tell us due to the fact we do not allow the royalty of Metra Hul to compete due to their unnaturally powerful gifts after their change. Prince Yida knew this, and wanted one last year to compete. Unfortunately, he underestimated the time of his change," the daimyo explained.
"Why is the king and queen here how did they know?" Yoshi asked curiously.
"During their preparation period of his change his parents can feel and smell their child's pain. They need one of their parent's bloods in order to survive their change. The king and queen have already lost two daughters to the change," the daimyo answered.
"If their change is that violent, how do the parent's survive?" Yoshi asked making conversation.
"Generally they have to flee before their child goes through the main part of the change," the daimyo replied, "But it's not that big of a deal since they teleport everywhere."
"Now if you will excuse me we will have to hold off the tournament for a while until this mess is cleaned up," the daimyo stated turning to walk away to talk to another competitor and explain the situation.
"Wait, daimyo, I shall send a cleanup crew from Metra Hul to help," the king suddenly was beside them.
He had white, long, and beautiful hair with a pair of elfish ears. Both of his entire eyes glowed blue, and the pupil was a white glowing ball floating in them. His jaw was squared, and had a voice that sounded like a deep ringing of a bell. His feet were like that of a gargoyle's, and his hands were taloned as well. His skin was extremely pale, but everything about the man reeked power. His purple robes and huge jeweled crown saw to that.
"Very well, thank you King Bemyida," the daimyo replied with a bow.
"You are more than welcome for forgiving our son. This is a great day for an heir has been born to take the throne when the time comes," King Bemyida replied his face crinkling into a smile. He was extremely happy to finally have a child survive the change.
"Today is cause for celebration!" the king shouted his big booming voice alerting everyone to him.
End Flashback
After hearing Master Splinter's tale Leah was speechless. She was going to die if her father didn't find her in time. She took a lock of her hair into her palm seeing the beautiful white hair, and looked back at Master Splinter.
"Do you suppose I am part of the royal family of Metra Hul," she asked him.
Master Splinter sighed, "It is a large possiblity. You seem to possess traits of the king," he replied, "It has been a long time since then, and I do not remember much."
Leah's mind was racing, "Thank you Master Splinter," she said.
She left Master Splinter's room in a tizzy. Her mind was flooded with thoughts as she wondered if her father was looking for her because without him she would surely die and take a lot of people with her. Leonardo was waiting for her and met her when she came into the living room.
"Are you all right, Leah?" he asked her.
"Yes, I'm fine Leonardo," she replied smiling at him. She was a long way from fine, but that was all she could think to say.
He took her hand comfortingly and at his touch her blood boiled under her skim relaxing her, and making her giddy all at the same time. How could she explain to him that she was going to die?
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