A/N Hey guys time for a new CH! Warning! This one's gonna get a little dark!
Life with Turtles Ch 8
"N-no! No! Stop please!"
Leonardo struggled against the chains that Fishface was holding him in. He weakly glared up Dogpound who had his fist around Raphael's neck and was slowly suffocating him.
"Stop what? This?"
With that comment he gave the red masked turtle another tight squeeze around his neck
"Le-Leo!"
Leo clenched his eyes shut, he had the power to make this stop. He could make Dogpound put his brother down and possibly let them both walk away from all this. But the price was Master Splinter if he would just tell Bradford where he was all this would stop…or so Shredder had told them when all this started which was how long ago….? He couldn't remember…
"Well? Anything you wish to say?"
Leo opened his mouth to say something, he wanted Bradford to leave Raph alone. To put him down and let him take a breath.
But Raphael, even with black spots dotting his field of vision shot Leo a glare as if to say
'Give Dogbreath what he wants and I'll kill you myself!'
"Come on Leonardo, you're down to your last brother"
Leo gave a small hiccup as a tear threatened to leak out Bradford was right.
Shortly after they were captured Mikey was questioned and for the first time in their 15 years the three eldest brothers had seen their youngest get angry and not steamed like he would get at extreme times but downright murderous. So angry even Raph shrunk back a little at his baby brother's fury. But after it all Mikey gave Shredder several minor wounds and put Karai in the hospital for at least two and half months. The three turtles couldn't believe how violent Michelangelo could be.
He was stopped when Shedder delivered a fatal blow to his head and he didn't die right away. He died in Raph's arms squeezing Donnie's hand and Leo's arm like there was no tomorrow, which for Mikey there wasn't.
After the brothers' immense pain of losing Mikey dulled to a tormented numbness it was Donnie's turn. He died quickly and painlessly when his enduring electrical torment for answers.
Raph was so upset over the loss of two brothers so soon he literally jumped on the nearest Foot ninja, the one who was informing them of Donatello's passing, and snapped his neck without blinking an eye.
This earned Raphael a wrist broken to pieces by Fishface.
So after some time of torture for the last two living turtles it came to this: Reveal where Master Splinter was or Leonardo would lose his one and only brother, forever
"I won't tell you Dogpound! EVER!"
The mutant dog snarled at the defiant turtle
"suit yourself"
He began to squeeze the struggling turtle's neck as hard as could
"Raph I'm sorry!"
Leo mentally begged his brother for forgiveness as rivers of tears poured down his cheeks
Dogpound threw Raph to the ground as Fishface let Leonardo loose from his chains
Leo scrambled to Raph as laid him down gently in his lap
"Raph?"
Raph looked up as far as he could and gave Leo a small smirk as if they had just one the battle and wheezed out a few final words for his older brother
"Don't give in"
With that Raph's emerald green eyes fluttered shut and he went limp.
That was it.
He was gone.
My brother
My last brother.
He's not going in vain
Leo saw in the corner Fishface snickering.
My brother was dead and that walking piece of sushi was LAUGHING?! Not for long….
Setting Raph down and wiping away the tears he gathered himself with full intent to avenge his brothers he addressed to walking fish
"Stop laughing"
"Excuse me turtle? Did you finish crying and say something?"
"I said stop laughing… or else"
"Or else what"
The fish continued to laugh, and louder just to spite Leo
Ok he had his chance to stop…
He shuffled over to were an abandoned katana lay, a Foot solider used it to carved marks into Leo's arm, picked it up and went over his plan in his head. He grabbed the katana that lay on the floor and with blinding speed and all the strength he had left he charged at Fishface and knocked him to the ground.
In one swift motion he swung the blade and sliced Fishface's breathing tube into two preventing the mutant from breathing. Then he raised the katana high above his head
"I. SAID. STOP. LAUGHING!"
With each word he said Leonardo yanked the blade out and brought it back down stabbing the mutant again again until Leo heard him gag on his own blood
When he finshed he heard the door open behind him
"You FOOL!"
Shredder step forward and back handed Leo. Giving him two large cuts and sending him flying into the wall with several bones breaking in Leo's body. Then he turned to Bradford
"No matter while you were toying with this turtle and wasting time one of Stockman's useless Mousers found Splinter
What…?
Leo's vision was blackening he shifted his head to see the door fly open and see Master Splinter thrown to his knees. He saw Splinter look in Leo direction he called to him but Leo couldn't hear anything he said.
He saw a blurry Shredder walk towards him and lift his clawed hand
Oh shell, this is it… everything in vain… I'm sorry Michelangelo. I'm sorry Donatello. I'm sorry Raphael. I'm sorry Father….
Shredder brought the claw down
"AAAAAHHHH!"
A scream ripped itself from Leo's throat.
But this scream was in terror and pain. Splinter rushed into Leonardo's room and trying to wake him
"Leonardo my son! Wake up! It's a nightmare! Nothing can hurt you!"
Instead of listening Leo gripped his bed sheets tightly and screamed again
"No! No! Stop! Please!"
Splinter shook his son and finally jolted him awake Leo coughed and he finally opened his eyes and looked up to see his sensei. Leo broke into sobs and buried his face into his sensei's shoulder. Splinter began to rub his son's shell in soothingly
"Hush Leonardo it was only a nightmare"
Leo finally calmed down and sat up on his own and told Master Splinter the whole story from the beginning to the terrifying end.
"it all felt so real Sensei! My brothers! You! I-!"
"Leonardo you were experiencing a fever dream"
Splinter felt Leo's forehead and winced slightly
"Your body temperature has risen, but if you want we can go see your brothers"
Leo, still shaken up draped an arm on Master Splinter's shoulders as he led him to eah of his brothers' rooms.
Mikey was curled up on his side asleep.
Donnie was actually sleeping in his bed for once
But Raph wasn't in his room.
Panicking in case his dream may be true Leo looked around
"Sensei…?"
Master Splinter called for his son with no answer but they heard a noise from Leo's room when they went back they saw Raph putting a cup of chamomile tea next to Leo's bed
"Raph?"
"Leo! There you are"
"what are you doing?"
"I heard you get up and thought maybe you wanted some…. Chamomile was it? That tea that puts you to sleep everytime?
Smiling, Leo wobbled a little
"Thanks Raph"
Raph helped support his brother
"c'mon, your fever hasn't gone down and you need your rest"
Splinter smiled at the kindness his tempered son was showing his eldest son
"Get some rest Leonardo"
"Night Leo"
Leonardo emptied the cup of tea and his eyelids began to get heavy
It was only a dream….
With that last thought Leonardo fell into a peaceful sleep
A/N You see? This is what happens when I read dark stuff on a subject and/or fandom and let my imagination run wild! My longest/darkest Ch yet! Leave reviews on this one! PLEASE!