Chapter 2: Teenage Body, Childish Mind

Leonardo and Ivan were sat in a special room while Mary and Splinter were in another room, watching them through a one way window.

The type of room they were in was full of toys and bright pictures, it was used for interviewing children. "So Leo your dad and brothers said that they took you to a doctor yesterday." Mary said nicely.

Leo nodded with a child like grin on his face.

"Ah dond feel tho good." He said slowly. "And what happens when you don't feel very good?" Mary asked. "Ah thart to throw up." Leonardo replied, starting to feel a little embarrassed.

"Why are you throwing up?" Mary smiled.

"The doctor thaid ah got a got a baby inthide my tummy." The blue eyed teenage turtle giggled. Mary smiled at his innocence for a moment before getting back to the task at hand.

"Do you know where babies come from?"

Leo looked uneasy. "It'th private." He said. "It's okay sweetie, you can tell me anything. I'm a police officer and I just want to help you." Mary explained in a soft and caring voice.

"Daddy will be angry with me."

Leo whimpered at the thought of upsetting his father. "Don't worry I already spoke to your daddy and he said you could tell me." Leo smiled as he began to relax once again.

"Babieth come from thex."

"What is sex Leo?" Detective West asked. Leo shifted in his chair nervously at the question. "Kithing and holding handth. But thereth no daddy, babieth need a mommy and a daddy." He muttered.

Mary nodded slowly, so Leo did know some little things about sex but not really a lot. "Leo, do you ever kiss or hold hands with anybody?" The mutant wolf asked.

Leo looked nervous.

"I'm gonna throw up." Leo gulped. Mary nodded and escorted Leonardo to the toilets...

Inside the other room Ivan was interviewing Splinter.

"Is the boys' mother still in the picture?" He asked. Splinter looked at him sadly. "My wife Tang Shen decided to leave me and our sons shortly after Leonardo became brain damaged. She claimed that she couldn't cope with his special needs."

"And why's that?"

"Shen and I were married for three years, and in that time we had a daughter named Miwa. A year later we had four healthy baby boys. But around two months later she was coming out a subway when some teenagers mugged her."

Splinter sighed at the memory.

"During the struggle she dropped Leonardo down a few of the stairs. The doctor managed to stop his brain for bleeding but by then it was too late and my eldest son was brain damaged."

Ivan nodded as Splinter explained what happened.

"Shen tried to make things work but it was just too much, so we got a divorce. She then left with Miwa and married a business man called Oroku Saki, Miwa comes to stay with me every week end and school vacation."

"Have you noticed anyone taking a special interest in Leo?"

No, but I'm at work almost all day and my younger sons are at school. Leonardo goes to a daycare centre and works in a grocery store three afternoons a week. It would be easy for someone to take advantage of him." Splinter explained grimly.

"Mr Hamato did you ever explain sex to Leo?" Ivan asked.

Splinter sighed. "Leonardo has the mind of a young child, he just would not understand." Hamato Yoshi then noticed that Mary was taking Leo to the toilet to be sick.

"I need to help my son. I want you to find the bastard that did this to us!" He spat and walked out the room...

Mary and Ivan also work with two other detectives called Tyler Miles and Adam Greg.

Tyler Miles was a 48 year old human with pasty white skin and grey/black hair. He wore a red jacket, black shoes and black pants and he was a bit bitter and quick to judge.

Tyler had been married twice but both had ended in divorce.

Tyler's partner on the force was a man called Adam Greg. Adam Greg was a 45 year old mutant bear with black fur, a brown chest and brown eyes. He was raised in the Harlem area of New York City and was previously a US Army Ranger.

Adam had a 20 year old son named Ken with his ex-wife Teresa.

Tyler Miles was interviewing Donatello, or just Don or Donnie for short, and Michelangelo, or just Mikey for short. Detective Adam Greg talked with Raphael, or just Raph for short.

"So what's your relationship like with your brother?" Tyler asked the them. "It's OK, Leo nice to be around." Donnie shrugged. "You kidding? He's the best big brother in the world!" Mikey exclaimed.

"What do you think about your older brother being brain damaged?" Tyler asked.

"We don't care." Mikey said firmly. "Yeah, he maybe a little slow but Leo's really smart and fun to talk to." Donnie explained. Tyler nodded as he wrote everything they said down in a note pad...

"Do you like your older brother?"

Raph just shrugged at Adam's question. "Sure." He muttered, Adam raised an eyebrow. "Really? I mean, he's meant to be the big brother not you right? He's supposed to take of you and because he's got the mind of a toddler you stuck slaving away after him."

Raph growled and stood up.

"SHUT YER TRAP! I LOVE MY BIG BROTHER NO MATTER IF HE WAS BLIND, DEAF, BRAIN DAMAGE, PARALYSED OR SOMETHIN' ELSE LIKE THAT!" He screamed in Adam's face in rage.

"Okay, so what's your schedule?"

Raph took several deep breaths to calm himself down before sitting down again. "Me, Mikey and Donnie go ta school, Dad goes ta work and Leo goes ta tha daycare centre or ta work. Sometimes if me and my bros leave school early we pick Leo up and take him home." Raph explained.

Adam nodded and continued asking questions...

Soon all four detectives gathered in their bosses office.

His name was Captain Paul Elliot. He was a 52 year old mutant rhino who wore a white shirt, black tie and black shoes. "Us?" He repeated after Ivan finished explaining his interview with Splinter.

Ivan nodded.

"Well, the man has spent the past 17 years taking care of a special needs child. His nest will never be empty." Paul sighed. "Doctor confirmed the pregnancy, says that Leo's had sex repeatedly but there's no way to tell if it was forced." Tyler said.

"Leo has no clue that he was raped. We may have more to work with if Splinter had told leo the facts of life." Ivan said.

"And until Leo knows them he's not gonna be able to tell us who raped him." Mary added. "We teach him about sex, the jury will think we coached him." Paul pointed out.

"We could get a shrink to evaluate him." Adam suggested.

"I'll call Ben. West and Peterson, I want you two to go and talk to the day care centre. Greg and Miles, I want you both to go to the grocery store." The four detectives nodded and went to work...