Hello everyone! I'm sorry I haven't posted in a couple of days. I just wanted to make you all wait XD. Just kidding! I was busy, that's all! Okay, so from this chapter on, it's going to have all of the turtle's, including Splinter's, point of view. I think that you'll all die if I just focus on Donnie, Mikey, and Splinter in this chapter, instead of Leo and Raph. So, it's going to be like two chapters in one! I hope you like it! Read on, my friends!
Donnie has never ran this fast in his life.
It seemed as though he was running faster with every step he took. His motivation was Raph and Leo. He kept thinking of Leo's gash across his arm, and what would happen to Raph...
When Raph jumped in through the window of the building, Donnie was in shock. When reality swept over him, soon after, he had no choice but to follow his older brother's orders: to go back to the lair, warn Splinter and Mikey about the Shredder's location, and rescue them.
He was hesitant to do so, but when he saw that Raph was actually ordering him, he knew he couldn't protest against him. It was, honestly, the right thing to do...even though it was a tough one.
But what if that was the last time he saw Raph? Or even Leo?
Donnie would never be able to tell Raph how he loved him back, and will never get the chance to make things right between them. All of the time fighting with Raph, and never having the chance to apologize, would haunt him forever. He would never be able to fix their bond...and he would live with that regret for the rest of his life.
Donnie, also, would only remember the sight of Leo's bloody, weak, and broken body. Every time he would think about him, he would see his wounds and all of the life drained out of his face. He would never be able to remember the happy Leo, or even the Fearless Leo, ever again. He would have to live with that image of him for the rest of his life, also.
As Donnie ran away from the building where he was sure both of his brothers would take their last breaths, silent tears ran down his face.
Raph and Leo were the only two older brothers he had, and he couldn't live without them. Who would he go to for help, or advice? Yes, Splinter was still there, but that was different...his older brothers understood him more, and he couldn't handle life without them.
Donnie would have to watch over poor Mikey, and if his two oldest brothers were killed...he would, surely, never be the same. It would hurt him, like a blade being pierced to the heart, and poor Donnie wouldn't know how to help Mikey cope, when he was trying to help himself cope.
But Donnie shook these things out of his head. He didn't know if they were both dead or not...but he still was worried.
Finally, Donnie reached a manhole cover, a few blocks away from the Shredder's hideout. Making sure nobody was around, he slipped into the sewers and sprinted back to the lair. Donnie had no time to waste. He had to get back and tell them, so they can go and rescue their brothers.
Sadly, Donnie was so overwhelmed with emotions, that he wouldn't know where to begin, when he got back.
The major thing that was on his mind was what the Shredder was planning to do with them...
Donnie couldn't fight the tears. He tried to wipe them away, but more kept coming. Each tear that Donnie wiped, two more took its place. He couldn't help himself...it was just so wrong. It was so wrong what the Shredder was doing. Taking his brothers and torturing them, all because of some petty vendetta against his father, caused by something many years ago.
Then, Donnie saw the lights of home, just a few yards away. When he got to the entrance, he jumped over the turnstile, with ease, and burst the doors open to the dojo, for he knew his Sensei was almost always in there.
When he got in, he was surprised to see his younger brother whipping a new pair of nunchuks, with his Sensei observing him. Mikey seemed fine, or more than fine. He was moving properly, he could stand on his own two feet, and was attacking a dummy, with ease.
"Mikey, you're alright!" Donnie said, relief in his voice.
Mikey felt like the happiest turtle in the world just then. His brother, Donnie, was back, unharmed and safe! For hours, he was worried for his brother's safety, and wondered if he would ever come back...but he did.
"Bro, I'm so happy to see you right now!" Mikey yelled, as he dropped his nunchuks, and leapt at Donnie to give him a hug.
Wide smiles swept across both turtle's faces, as they embraced each other, for what seemed like a while.
Splinter smiled, for he was joyed at the sight of his two sons, together, again. He would give anything to see all four of them together again...even his own life.
"I just needed a couple of hours rest, and then I was back on my feet again," Mikey explained, afterwards. "Splinter even gave me new nunchuks to replace my old ones, for now, since Fishface stole them."
But Mikey's face darkened as soon as he said his enemy's name.
"Speaking of Fishface," Mikey continued, "did you and Raph find-" but he faltered, for he realized that his second oldest brother wasn't there. He was so overjoyed to see Donnie, that he didn't notice that there was no Raph.
Splinter was thinking the same thing as his youngest son, and said to Donnie, "Where is Raphael?"
Donnie looked down at the floor.
This was the hardest part. He couldn't handle seeing their faces when he told them everything about Leo and that Raph jumped in there, leaving him to go back himself. But Donnie couldn't waste time. Raph's and Leo's lives were in his hands, and he had to tell them fast, before...he didn't even want to think about what would happen to them.
"Donatello?" his Sensei said, concern in his voice.
"Donnie, bro?" Mikey asked, worriedly.
"Alright," Donnie said. "I'll tell you it from the beginning."
Donnie explained everything that occurred. He talked about the incorrect building, and how they wasted time scoping it out. He explained how Raph jumped in, after hearing a noise, causing him to jump in after his brother. He talked about how they finally came to the conclusion that the building wasn't the one, and searched again. He explained that when they found the building, they took out Foot ninjas that were guarding it, with ease, and they climbed up the building's side. He then went on to how they reached a landing point, and how Raph looked through one of the windows. He talked about how Leo was in there, strapped down in a chair, with cuts all over his shoulders and legs, made by Fishface, and that the SHredder and Dogpound were in there, also.
Donnie paused for a moment, for he didn't want to go on...but his family had to know.
He explained about how they heard Leo scream, and that they looked back through the window to see that Leo had a deep gash spreading all the way from his left shoulder to his wrist, made by the Shredder. Donnie didn't explain how the Shredder and his henchmen laughed about it afterwards, because he knew it would just crush Mikey, and the horrid look on his poor younger brother's face made it clear for him not to say it. Then he said how they both listened in on what they were saying, and found out that Leo was going to tell the Shredder where they lived...and how Raph pulled out his sais, ordered Donnie to go back and get them, and how he jumped into the building, causing Donnie to just run back here and tell them.
When Donnie was done, Mikey had tears rolling down his face, and was already slumped to the ground.
Splinter was looking down, with a pained look on his face, and Donnie could have sworn that he saw a small tear creep down his cheek, too.
"Why, why did the Shredder and Fishface do that to Leo?" Mikey whimpered. "And, and why did Raph go in there...he, he could die!"
"Michelangelo," Splinter tried to say.
"What are we going to do, Donnie? Sensei?" Mikey asked, eyes still full of water.
Donnie looked up at his remaining family, and said, voice full of strength, "We're going to rescue them, bro. We're going to rescue them."
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The Shredder smiled more than he ever had in years.
This pathetic turtle was finally going to tell him what he wanted all along: the location of Hamato Yoshi.
A week it has been, since he captured Leonardo, himself. The reptile has refused to cooperate, even when his life was at stake. He has put him through so much pain and suffering that it was a shock that he didn't give in...until now.
It looks like the mighty Leonardo has a weakness: time.
The Shredder saw what his torture did to Leo. Every day, he was getting weaker, sicker, and bloodier. In time, the Shredder knew that he would get what he wanted, if he kept torturing him...and it looks like it finally worked. He wore the poor turtle down, until he was nothing but helpless, weak, and in pain.
The Shredder has broken Leo, and it was time to see where his long- lost enemy and his wretched disciples were hiding.
Leo was beyond just done with everything. He was over.
Leo can only take so much until he's had enough. He's not invincible, like a superhero. He's anything but that. He was just a turtle, a teenage mutant ninja turtle. Now, that might sound like someone who's invincible to all harm, but it's not.
He's never suffered and felt this much pain and fear before, and he wanted it to all go away...and the only way to do that was to give the Shredder what he wanted. Pain and fear cloud the mind, and it makes people make bad choices. It's hard to think straight when you're suffering as much as poor Leo is.
Leo feared that this day would come...when he broke under the torture of the Shredder and spilled his family's location. He has feared this since he first woke up in the cell and realized he was captured. But, he was shattered. His body, mind, and soul couldn't take it anymore. If he was offered death or all this torture, he would gladly want his life to be taken.
Yes, Leo was a tough turtle to take down, but the deep gash that ran along his arm, made by the Shredder, did it for him. He couldn't and wouldn't take it anymore...he was going to tell.
But, Leo wouldn't be able to live with the fact that he gave the lives of his family to the very person who wanted to take them. When he told the Shredder where they were...he would ask for the Shredder to kill him, and Leo knew that he'd gladly accept his offer.
"Well?" the Shredder asked. "Are you going to tell me?"
Leo vowed not to tell...but he was going to break that promise he made to himself, now.
"Th- they're in the s- sewers," Leo said.
Silence.
Leo felt tears stream down his face, and couldn't help it, either. His sobbing then turned to violent crying in a matter of seconds.
Nobody stopped him, anyway. Everyone was so shocked of what Leo just did.
For years, the Shredder has been trying to get to Hamato...and now he's got it.
The Shredder and his henchmen were speechless, for they didn't think that Leo would break. They thought he was lying, at first, when he said they were in the sewers, but when Leo started to cry like that...they knew it was for real.
Fishface and Dogpound thought that Leo needed to be a little more specific, but that's all the Shredder needed to know.
Fishface then dropped his knife, out of shock, and that was the only noise, besides Leo, for a while.
The Shredder then signaled for some Foot ninjas, Fishface, and Dogpound to come with him, for they were going to find Hamato and kill him and Leo's brothers.
Leo cried until his body couldn't produce anymore tears. He would have thrown up, but there was nothing in him that his body could reject.
They were planning to leave Leo in the chair and let him bleed out from his wounds, until he died.
But before they could leave, Leo said, "W- wait," causing the Shredder to turn around. "K- kill me, now."
"And why would I do that?" the Shredder asked, in a wise tone.
"T- the least you could d- do is kill me quickly, instead o- of letting me suffer anymore than I- I have to," Leo said, pathetically. "I- I told you the location, a- and I'm going to die anyway...s- so why don't you have t- the honor of killing me?"
Leo thought he deserved to die. And, he couldn't live with the thought that he was the one who got his entire family killed...he was being selfish, though. He actually deserved to suffer on Earth until the end of his days, regretting what he did. But, he didn't want to live that way. He wanted to die to escape it, but knowing that he was doing this for himself, made him hate himself even more. Now, he'll have to die with the ultimate punishment: regret. And that's a bad thing to die with...
I killed my family. I killed my family. I killed my family, is what Leo thought.
The Shredder agreed to Leo's terms, and strode slowly over to him, with his henchmen at his side. When he reached Leo, he unsheathed his blade and raised it in the air.
Leo looked up at the Shredder and knew that this was going to be the last thing he saw. Leo also knew that he didn't even deserve to close his eyes and think of his family, before he died. He was the one who was going to get them killed, so why think about them? He deserved to be scared when he died...and the Shredder was scary enough.
This is it, Leo thought, as he still looked at the Shredder. I'm sorry...I'm so so sorry...
Then, the blade went down.
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