CHAPTER 11- we need to talk

back at the shack...

Mikey was the only one who saw what append to leo because he was sitting where he could see out the door. mickeys eyes were wide with shock.

"WHY! why did you do that! where did he go" yelled mike as he glared at slash

"oh don't worry, when the next one comes, its your turn" said slash before walking out of the shack and locking the door once again.

"leo" whispered donnie in despair

back in the 2003 turtles dimension...

"what do you mean? what happened over there" asked raph03 in a angry and concerned tone

"Mikey donnie and april are still trapped with slash" explained leo12 in a horrified tone

"what about your dimensions raph and casey" asked leo03

"im not shure what casey is doing. he could have been looking for us, but i don't know" replied leo12 calming down slightly

"and raph?" asked donnie03

"he...probably doesn't care what happens to me" said leo as he looked down with tears welling up in his eyes

everybody was concerned about leo12. donnie03 assumed he went through something big. so did leo03 raph03 didn't assume anything, he just wanted to help.

"we can talk about this later, lets get him to the couch" said donnie03

leo12 nodded and reached for his crutch but a wave of pain shot through his leg at the movement, stopping him in his tracks. he gave a pained grunt as he gridded his teeth and shut his eyes tight, before slowly moving back to his original position. leo03 grabbed leo12's wooden crutch with the white wrapping on the handle and stood up on leo12's right side.

"there, now help him up" ordered leo03

raph03 and donnie03 grabbed leo12 by each arm. donnie03 on his right and raph03 on his left. they both helped leo12 stand. when they were all standing, leo12 started to hop a little bit to get his balance. leo03 handed leo12 his crutch as raph03 put leo12's arm around his shoulder so leo12 could have extra support. they all started walking to the couch at leo12's slow pace. they got halfway there before leo12 got that un easy feeling again. he began to get dizzy and started to wobble but raph03 put a hand on leo12's plastron to steady him, and it helped. they all finally got to the couch. leo12 and raph03 sat down before releasing each other. raph03 leaned back while leo12 rubbed his bum leg, trying to ease the throbbing pain. donnie03 notices this and gets even more worried.

"i will go get an ice pack" sad donnie03 before running into the kitchen

leo033 stood in front of leo12 and rapg03 before speaking.

"so. do you know anything about this black mysterious portal you came through?" asked leo03

"ya, that think seemed spooky" said raph03

"not to mention weird" added leo03

"im not shure... it could have been meant to bring me back to new York and failed...but...it could have also done what it was suppose to do and they know there is a threat here, or shredder could be meeting me here..." leo12 stopped rambling to see faces of shock. including donnie03 who had returned right before the rambling

"wait, so you're saying you weren't in new York?" asked donnie03

"no. me and my brothers are living in a farmhouse up state right now" answered leo12

leo03 sighed "can we talk?" asked leo03 "alone" leo03 was now looking at his brothers

raph03 and donnie03 nodded. raph03 left and donnie03 handed the icepack to leo03 before leaving as well. leo03 sat on leo12's left side, seeing that leo12's crutch was leaning on the couch on hid right.

leo03 handed leo12 the icepack "we need to talk"

CHAPTER 12- were still bros

leo03 knew that leo12 was struggling, and he wanted to try and help.

"i really don't want to talk about it" said leo12 as he looked down

"ya...i didn't want to then ether" said leo03 as he leaned back into the couch

leo12 looked up with a confused expression on his face "what do you mean?"

"i mean... i went through the same thing when i faced the shredder alone" explained leo03

"you did too?" asked leo12 in shock

"ya i did, and i assume thats why you are at the farmhouse" asked leo03

"not exactly" said leo12, sadness returning in his voice

"what do you mean? what happened?" asked leo03 in concern

leo hesitated, then sighed "the kraang invaded new York" explained leo12 who now had his eyes closed and looked away from leo03. not wanting him to see the tears in his eyes. his breathing was a little unsteady now.

"we don't have kraang in this dimension" said leo03 "i don't even know what that is"

"they are alien robots from another dimension" said leo12 leaning his back on the couch as he tried to get his breathing under control.

there a a long silence until leo03 finally spoke "you might want to put that ice pack on your leg"

"ya" sighed leo12 before putting the ice pack right above his knee pad

"i'll be right back" said leo03 as he stood up and walked towards the kitchen

it was only seconds after leo03 disappeared into the kitchen that donnie03 came out

"hey, how are you feeling" asked donnie03

"what do you think" said leo12 in a kind of angry voice.

donnie03 just sighed.

"sorry about that" apoligised leo12

"it's ok. it the ice pack helping at least" asked donnie03

"ya... thanks" said leo12 as he looked up at donnie03

"it's no problem. you may be from another dimention, but youre still our brother" said donnie03

leo sighed a chuckle "ya" leo02's smile quickly faded "but...im still worried"

"our father always told us answers wouls come in time" said donnie03

leo12 sighed "i miss master spliter" said leo12

"what do you mean? isnt splinter at the farmhouse with you?" asked donnie03

"he got thrown down a drain pipe... we don't know if he's alive or not" explained leo12

"oh... I'm really sorry to hear that" said donnie03

all leo12 said was "ya...so was i"