The Shape of a Turtle, Part 23



Part 23,

Terror looked me dead in the eyes, he wasn't going to let me get out of this. I felt the pain going through me, the pain from my shell, the pain from the blades, it was all to much and I knew I couldn't take on Terror alone. I looked to see Revyen back on her feet, she walked to my side..now it was the two of us, against Terror with a bunch of W's. Just than I heard something.

"We're HERE FOR YOU LEO!!!" I turned to see Mokoshan's army with Ninjara in the lead. Mark went in front of me. Blocking Terror from getting me.

"Leo, you're too beaten to take on the rest of this fight, get out of here!" Mark said as his hand shaped into a sword. I knew what he said was true, but I couldn't go till I found Raph. I backed away from Mark as went Terror at him. I noticed Mark's brothers were also here, it was good to know we had help.

Mikey came to myside, I watched how fought keeping the W's away from me. He reminded me of Michaelangelo so much! I wonder how Michaelangelo is doing? Is he still alive in that bed at home? And how is Don and April taking care of Splinter's body? Are we going to have a funeral? Finally while going through the battle I saw a green three fingure hand with blood all over it.

"RAPH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled. I got down to Raph's body. Mikey looked at me. I saw the fear in his eyes, as well as I felt the fear in me. I remember Mark said he was a TMNT fan.

"Is he ok?" Mikey asked with fear in each word, seeing how bloody Raph was, I was scared too check him.... a cold chill went down my shell, as I reached for Raph to fill for a heart beat. "Well?" Mikey asked as I felt Raph's cold shell. I looked up at Mikey.

"He's alive." I said with a smile upon my face. Mikey helped me pull Raph away from the battle field. Peter noticed and joined us. I looked up at the two Shapers. "I need one of you to come with me. The other stay here and guard Raph!"

"I'll stay with you." Peter said, than looked at Mikey. "You stay with Raph! And what ever you do Mike, don't let the W's at him!"

"Yes Sir!" Mikey said with a smile on his face. Peter and I got up and went back into the battle. I felt like falling on my face, but I held myself up.

"We need to find where they're holding Mokoshan." I said in a low voice to Peter, for some reason I didn't feel right around Peter, he was to depressed and I've never seen him smile. I felt sorry for him. Living with such a deep depression. At least with all my problems I could still smile.

"Look over there!" Peter said pointing over to a door in a tree, it didn't look like a door, but it was a peek open. Peter and I made our way to the door and looked in.

"This must be the W's HQ over here." There was a lader going down. I reached for the ladder, feeling a sharp pain in my shell as I reached, but it didn't hold me back. I grabbed the lader and claimed down. I saw a few W's walk by. I was right, this had to be the W's HQ for this area. Peter came up behind me. "Let's find Mokoshan." I said in a low voice. Peter formed into a W kid, and walked out mixing right in with everyone... I followed in the shadows, staying out of sight. I looked around, I was kept at this HQ for a week while working with the W's, I knew where the jail was! "Peter, follow me." I said, so he did just that. While walking through the hall someone triped me, I looked up to see Killer and Mokeshan.

"Mokeshan!" I said, trying to get up to my feet. "How are you?" I said, as a sharp pain went through me again..I couldn't stand up, this time I was down and I knew it.. but I wasn't going to give up.

"Cut the small talk Turtle." Killer said, taking out a shot, I knew what it was, and I didn't want to have to go through getting rid of it again. Just than, Peter kicked the shot out of Killer's hand. Killer turned to face Peter. "Who dares to mess with me while I'm busy?!"

"I do!" Peter said, with a look of anger on his face. "Dad!!" Killer backed up, than a evil smile went across his red face. I wanted to run, but still I was in too much pain, I did all I could and I finally fell.

"Peter, so nice of you to join our battle. I'll let this Turtle go, if you just come home, my son." Killer said, walking towards Peter, a look of fear went into Peter's eyes.. I knew he didn't want to face his dad. "I mean, Peter, can't you remember the good old days, when you were with your brothers and sisters.. anything you wanted was yours. Don't you remember those days? with Peter and Pet, and Annie and Mary? You know they too are lost here, let's find them and have the family together again."

"Forget it DAD!!! I don't want anything to do with you! You killed Mom! Kim! and the full good half of our world! Thanks to you, my life has been nothing but trouble! And to tell the truth, I rather have trouble than live with you DAD!!!" Peter was letting out his feelings, and I saw in Killer's eyes, each word Peter was saying hurt him.

"Fine than Peter, we'll do this the hard way! I'll get you back, if you want to be back or not!" Just than, I felt more dizy, I couldn't keep my eyes open, the lost of blood was to much, I looked up to see everything was blury, and Mokeshan was standing near me watching Killer and Peter, but I couldn't make out what anyone was saying or who was talking. I tried to listen and find out, but my head wouldn't let me. I lost all since of what was going on. Than everything went dark.

Once I opened my eyes, I saw Mokeshan over me, looking around I saw Peter on the ground with Kevin fighting by his side. Mokeshan was watching them fight Killer. I crawled away, to another hall way. I have to find Mokoshan, no matter how much pain, this battle must end. I wish I could ask Mokeshan for help, but if she's caught helping me, that could mean she would go through a year or two of the pain that the W's have put in her.

I went to the jail area, to find Mokoshan sitting down, on a wooden bed that the W's have given him to sleep on. Than I saw the gaurd, it was Blades gaurding him, boy do I hate having friends that I have to fight against. I don't want to fight him, or hurt him. I felt the blades in my arms burn again, but I won't kill my friend, not even if these blades want me too. I've already done enough killing for one battle.

I picked the keys from his pocket, lucky he didn't notice, but how could I unlock the cage without Blades to notice. Blades was sitting down with a deck of cards playing a game, wasn't even watching the cage. I looked over towards the door and saw some of the W kids pass, see as they were running I figured out how to get Blades out of the room.

"HEY BLADES!!!" I yelled, making my voice sound weird. "WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! THE BATTLE OUTSIDE IS GOING STRONG!! WE'RE LOSING AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!" Blades stood up.

"COMING!!!" He said following the W's who didn't even notice that he was behind them. I crawled over the to the cage and unlocked the door. Mokoshan ran up to me.

"Are you ok?"

"I'll be better once we ..." Everything went dark.. Once I woke up I saw we were out side everything was on fire, who caused a fire? I looked up to see Shredder, Terror and Killer standing around me. Than I looked at the battle feild, all of my friends were dead!!!!! Ninjara! Mokoshan! Mark! Peter! Everyone just lyeing there.

"Now you're back with us! And there's no where for you to go!" Killer yelled. I stood up, but had no pain. I looked at Killer and Shredder and Terror laughing...I wasn't just going to give myself in. Than Killer looked me dead in the eyes. "Even if you did have somewhere to go, you would just kill your friends from the anger of the blades, no one is safe around you in the first place. Next think I knew everything was shaking and I was lying back on the ground, this time I was next to Raphael and Mikey was sitting over me.

"You're awake!!!!" Mikey yelled with a smile upon his face. "Mokoshan got you out of there. We just cleaned the battle feild. We won the war." I felt the relief fall over me, as those words were spoken.

I went to sit up, but than I felt the pain in my shell. I looked towards the battle feild, Ninjara was taking care of some of the wolfs, Mokoshan was talking with Revyen. Kevin, Mark and Peter was cleaning up the mess of dead bodies. I lyed my head down and closed my eyes, this battle was finally over, or was it?

Just than a sword went down by my head, I felt the wind than opened my eyes. Revyen was standing over me. I knew this was either time for truth or time to finsh the war. Her army was behind her.

"Leonardo, I'll like to say I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused, and the death of your Master Splinter. I was blinded by the fact that I loved Mokoshan and he loved a fox. I know what I have done was wrong." Was I dreaming? Or is this an act? Or is she really sorry?

"NO WAY!!! WE'RE NOT LETTING YOU GET AWAY WITH JUST THAT!!!" I looked over, Raph was sitting up and he looked mad. "MASTER SPLINTER WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO REALLY CARED WHAT HAPPENED TO US!!! HE WAS OUR DAD!!!!" I looked down, I didn't want to let this fight go on. There was nothing we could do about Splinter's death. He's gone, and for another death to happen this war will go on forever. It had to end now, without another death.

"Raph, cool it!" I said looking at him. "Look, Revyen! Let's just put it this way, we want the war over, and we want it to stop now! Ninjara is coming with us and we shouldn't be back unless Mokoshan needs us. Otherwise, we want a truth and have this over with."

"WHAT?! YOU CAN'T DO THIS LEO!!! SHE KILLED MASTER SPLINTER!!!! WHAT YOU GOING TO LET SPLINTER'S DEATH JUST GO LIKE THAT?!!! REVYEN SHOULD PAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Revyen looked at Raphael, I could tell she wanted the fight over too.

"Raph, this war has gone on to long. I'm tired and I can't even stand up. It's got to end, and we don't want anyone else to die, and seeing how things are, we're not really going to be the winning team. I could be the next to die, or you."

"Well Maybe we'll better without you LEO! You seem to lose it after being with the W's so long! Man! I know you're wrong NOW LEO! Letting Revyen get away with this! Well I'm not going too!" Raph got up on his feet. I could see the pain in his eyes. Revyen walked over towards Raph and grabbed his hands and looked him dead in the eyes.

"I don't know how I can say sorry for what I have done. Yet, I didn't mean to, and that I'll do anything to make it up to you and your brothers. Leo is right, this fight would never end if we keep killing." I looked at Raph's face, as the tears were coming down his eyes.. it had to end. At least for now, so we could make up and be a team again. But could we ever be a team again? I mean look at us, Raph just said it might be better if I die. A tear went down my face, and I lyed my head back down. I can't jump into this, I can't even jump onto my feet.

"Look right now we want this battle over, but if I were you Revyen, I would watch my back." Raph said as he leaned up against a tree as the pain from the the battle hit him. Revyen looked over, you could tell she was mad and I don't blam her.

"Raphael, stop this." I looked to see that Ninjara has walked up behind Raph. "Lets go home and end this war that was never meant to happen." Raph looked down, his eyes filled with tears.

"But...but...Master Splinter..we just can't let his death go like this." Raph looked up at the tears in Ninjara's eyes, he knew just as well as we did that the war had to end.

"Lets go home Raph." Ninjara said holding Raph's right hand. She placed her arm around his shoulder and turned him around. Taking Raph away from Revyen. Raph was to sore to fight back and he knew this had to come. Revyen walked over to me, with her back towards Raph and Ninjara. She got down on her knees next to me.

"I'm really sorry Leonardo and I'll do anything to try and make up for what I've done."

"I see you are, lets just make sure this doesn't happen again." I looked over towards Mikey. "I want to go home." he got up and ran to Mark. I turn my head away from Revyen and closed my eyes again. I lyed still, as I heard Revyen get up and walk away. I kept my eyes closed till I heard Mark's voice.

"I'll take you home Leo. Are you Ok?"

"I'll be better once I get some rest and stop bleeding. Please tell me how we won. Mark sat down next to me and began the story.


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