Leo's P.O.V.

Ch. 5

Donnie? Bro, please do something after I tell you this story. I walk over to the couch where he laid. Motionless and torn to hell and back. April did get him bandaged up so he wouldn't bleed out.

But I remember this one time when he almost did. I kneeled down and placed a hand on the blanket he was covered up with.

"Donnie," I softly said. "It's Leo. The second hot-head out of us four." Yeah, Raph knows he's the first hot-head out of us four. "Remember the time we went exploring around the sewers?"

~flashback~

Don and I explored the sewers together. First time for us to go off like this. Don didn't seem too adventurous at the time. But he came with me anyway.

We went down a whole lot of sewers, getting lost at every turn. Well, we would've been lost if Donnie wasn't marking where we've been. It wasn't long before he gasped in fear. "L-Leo. We s-should g-get home. Or at least go down a different sewer," he said, stuttering a bit.

"What's the problem, Don? Not adventurous or something?" I asked, lightly elbowing him in chest.

"Leo look at what's in the water," Don told me. I looked and saw something red in it. "Aw, come on Donnie. Don't be a scaredy turtle and come on." I grabbed his hand, leading him further down the sewer. It started to stink worse than usual further in this one.

My curiosity was soon answered by tentacles coming out of the water. "Leo… we should go," Donnie sounds scared out of his mind.

"U-uh… I agree. Let's go," I turn around with him to leave, but we didn't get very far because a tentacle from whatever it is wrapped around our legs and hoisted us up in the air. We screamed loud enough for Master Splinter to hear us, but for some reason I don't think he did.

Whatever this thing is, it came up from the water. "What is that thing?!" I shouted, trying to get my leg free.

"What's a giant squid doing in the sewers?" Donnie asked, sounding calm. Why is he so calm now? Of all times, why now is he calm?! This squid showed it's pointed teeth that scared me even more. It's gonna eat us!

I sharply close my eyes and covered my face waiting to get eaten. But for some reason... it never came. Slowly, I opened my eyes. Huh?

"Yeah, I know. It's not a good feeling to have," Donnie said to the squid. "But I can tell you that us turtles are not a good meal."

"Can't I have a little taste?" asked the squid. It actually talks?!

"Unless you want to get really hurt, I'd suggest not," Donnie said. "Please put us down."

"Aw, okay," said the squid as it put us both down on the cemented sidewalk. I was still shaking but Donnie started talking again. Calmly.

"Thank you. Now, as promised I'll see what I can dig up to get you back to your home," he said with a smile.

"Thank you for this, though. After I was about to eat you both…" the squid's voice trailed off.

"Hey, don't sweat it. It might take me a while though."

"I understand." The squid went under the water as Donnie walks over to me. "Come on, Leo. Let's get home."

"Y-y-yeah," I stutter as he helps me stand up. We walk back down the sewer we came from. "H-how did you do t-that?"

"Oh, it was quite simple really. Squids are normally found in the oceans… not the sewers. If talking didn't work then I had a different idea to get us out. The reason I calmed down as because I got too curious to be scared," Donnie explained.

We turned the corner as a noise started to rumble above us. I was still trying to calm down as we continued on. The next thing I knew was getting pushed forward, hard. Landing on my face, not really, but almost. I sharply turned around to see only Donnie's arm under a lot of rock.

"Donnie!" I shout, snapping out of it. I ran to the pile of rocks still shouting his name, trying to clear away all this rock. After a little while, I heard him answer. "Leo… Leo, start from the top," he said softly. I could barely hear him through all this.

"Huh? Alright," I nod and it was easier to get these rocks away. Once I got down to my brother… I started to cry. Donnie's arm was bleeding a lot. I didn't know what to do. Getting the last rock off him, I heard him crying.

I carefully helped him up and lean against the wall. "Why did you… s-save me, Donnie? I… I didn't listen to… what you were saying before we… ran into that squid," I sobbed.

"You may not… always l-listen Leo… b-but we're still… brothers," Donnie sobbed backed. He took off his mask and tried tying it around his bleeding arm.

"Here, allow me," I said softly, taking his purple mask and tying it around his wounded arm. He was still bleeding through it, which told me he was beginning to get weaker.

I got Donnie on my back, then ran home. Following those marks he made on the sewer walls helped out a lot. Master Splinter patched him up better, but he lost a lot of blood. Once he got Donnie to bed, he came over to me.

"Relax, Leonardo. Your brother will be alright with rest," he told me softly. He let me cry in his robe. I thought he was going to die.

~end flashback~

"If it wasn't for you, we would've been eaten by that squid," I finished. "Come on, Don. We'd be lost without you. We know next to nothing about techy things."

When I saw that he wasn't making any sounds or tried moving… I felt those tears start swelling up in my eyes. They told me that I made sounds after Donnie told me his story. But after three stories… Donnie hasn't done anything. If I would to fear something right now… it'd be losing my brother.

Don always comes up with the big infiltration plans when we decide to do that. He's the one who builds us new toys for the sewers as well. Faster to get around when there's an emergency to get to.

"Donnie…"

"There is still more stories to be told. Do not despair my sons," Master Splinter tells us. I look at my other two brothers to see Mikey crying and Raph trying hard not to.

Master Splinter came over to me. He nodded and I nodded back. I got up, walking over to my brothers so sensei could have some space with Donnie.

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Will Donnie ever wake up? No one knows, but the stories not done yet. Stay tooned folks

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