"The road to ruin is shorter than you think." Yasuo the Unforgiven

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Raph glanced over to his two little brothers. Peacefully asleep for as far you could call it peaceful. Donnie's body would occasionally shook from all the shocks he had received and Mikey would sometimes twitch and clutch to Donnie's side even harder. They were both leaning with their shells again the walls. Mikey's head resting on Donnie's shoulder while Donnie's head was resting on Mikey's head.

"What are we goin' ta do Leo?" Raph shrugged once he was sure his brothers were asleep. Leo looked up once he heard Raph talking. His eyes were disorientated and were dull. There were deep rings under his eyes and he looked exhausted, just plain exhausted.

"Leo trailed to the ground again and breathed out slowly. "I … don't know" he stated in defeat and buried his face in his knees again. Raph blinked a few times. Fearless always knew what to do. He always had a plan.

"Leo" Raph whispered with grief in his voice and with sore movements he scrawled over to his older brother. "We're going to get outta here" Raph assured him and hugged him tightly. Pressing Leo's face in his own plastron. Leo didn't struggle however. He buried his face in his brother's plastron and allowed the tears he had been holding up for so long to fall over his cheeks.

"It's gonna be okay fearless. We're gonna get outta here" Raph whispered soothingly and rubbed Leo's shell in response. Leo nodded weakly in Raph's plastron and eventually went limp in his grip. Drifting into a not so peaceful sleep.

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Raph slowly cracked his eyes open. The room was slightly dark but it was enough to see. Mikey was still leaning against Donnie but Donnie had fallen to this side throughout the night. Donnie was now sleeping on his side with Mikey on top of him. That would definitely hurt in the morning. And despite the situation Raph couldn't help but to chuckle slightly.

He found himself still leaning with his shell against the wall. Leo on his lapse. Still with his face buried in his plastron. Raph smiled slightly and trailed his fingers along Leo's face. The rings under his eyes were less than the night before and he finally seemed a bit more relaxed. How far that could for the situation.

Very carefully he placed Leo on the soft ground and scrawled over to his little brothers. Mikey wasn't a problem to be moved since they could never wake him up if they had to. Eventually they would always use some cold water to wake him up.

Donnie was another story. He would mostly wake with the slightest noise. He shrugged slightly, wondering why Donnie didn't wake from all his movement. Just then he noticed the pained expression on his face and his twitching body. He was exhausted. From the shocks he had taken, instead of him. Raph squeezed his eyes shut, forcing the tears to stay back.

His little brother had taken the shocks for him. He pushed the thoughts away and slowly moved Donnie under Mikey. Very carefully he placed Donnie on his shell and placed Mikey on top of it. Mikey didn't seemed to mind though since a small smile made his way across his face and he gratefully nuzzled his face into Donnie's plastron.

Raph's eyes trailed towards Mikey's neck. What he was seeing made him want to rip Nighwatch's head off. Nobody could put a collar on his baby brother! But what bothered him the most was the huge burn mark on his arm. Which would always be a reminder of what was happening right now.

"Raph?" The red banded turtle whipped his head around when he heard the small voice of his older brother. Leo still seemed utterly exhausted but it was less than the day before. Leo slowly hovered himself up and breathed out. With some sore movement he leaned against the wall with his shell and placed his head against the wall.

"You okay bro?" Raph asked with concern and made his way towards Leo again. Leo turned his head towards Raph and cracked a small smile.

"Yeah thanks" He stated, his voice stronger this time.

"No yer not, ya don't have ta fake it" Raph frowned and sat down next to Leo. Resting his shell against the wall just like Leo did. Leo shrugged and breathed out slightly. "ya can tell ma fearless" Raph encouraged him and grinned slightly.

"I know you say it's not but I just keep thinking this is all my fault. I hurt Donnie, Mikey is branded like a slave and you're hurt too" Leo shivered when he summed up all the injuries of his brothers.

"Donnie doesn't blame ya, ya know that right? And me neither" Raph grimaced and shifted slightly, finding a comfortable position again the uncomfortable wall.

"I know, but I just feel that way." Leo whispered.

"Leo, do ya blame me? I failed ta protect Donnie too ya know? But do you blame me?" Raph questioned and raised an eyebrow.

"No but that's different Raph. You didn't have to choose. I favored you, I failed Donnie" Leo whispered and bit back the tears. He trailed his eyes towards Donnie's sleeping form and forced himself to calm down. He was fine right now. He was just fine and he wasn't in pain anymore.

"Ya didn't have anotha choice Leo. How much I hate it, ya did good by choosing Donnie. You know ma body couldn't handle it" Raph argued. Leo shivered, he didn't know if that was supposed to make him feel better. The fact that all the electricity could've killed Raph meant that it had to be much. And that meant Donnie got all of it.

"Gee thanks Raph" Leo whispered sarcastically. Raph sighed next to him.

"Ya know what I mean. It's not yer fault. Ya did what ya had to do ta protect ma. Donnie is okay, ya see" Raph added and pointed towards the sleeping form of Donnie. "He's just fine. Don't beat yerself up Leo. Don't let him win"

Leo turned towards Raph with the last statement. "Maybe you're right" He barely whispered.

Raph breathed out in slight annoyance but there was also a bit of humor present. "Course I am" He grinned and pinched Leo's shoulder playfully. Leo began to grin too and hugged his brother again.

"Thanks Raph" he said before pulling out of the hug. Raph was grinning at him.

"Any time bro, any time"

It was like fate didn't want them to be happy because just after these last sentences the door flew open. But instead of Nighwatch there was a floating woman. The same who brought Mikey in the day before. Again she had three sphere's floating next to her side and her eyes were still dark purple.

"You can either come willingly or face the consequences" She spoke in a hollow voice and obligated one of her spheres towards Mikey and Donnie. Raph and Leo quickly exchanged some glances before standing up. Raph forced his hands into fists. Clearly annoyed by the situation.

"We'll go, don't hurt them" Leo hissed, trying to keep his voice low. The woman snickered and signed for them to follow. Unintentionally Leo grabbed Raph's hand and they walked outside the cell. The door was quickly shut and the moment the door shut, the dark woman ordered the sphere's onto the 2 turtles. Leo and Raph were separately trapped inside a sphere.

"What the shell" Raph cursed and tried to slam into the walls but soon found himself completely helpless. His muscles wouldn't work and it seemed like Leo had the same problem. The woman just snickered and began to walk again. Raph and Leo caught each other and they both frowned. With only one question in their mind. What was she going to do with them?

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Yes, what is she going to do *evil laugh*