Leo's Capture

Part 11

Victoria was more than disappointed when the ninjas and men came back without her turtle. But she knew where he would be headed; New York. She would head back in time, but right now, she still had Leo's two babies that would need her when they hatched.

But she knew that Leonardo would need to be found to be able to deliver his second set of eggs safely. She was sure he was going to be pregnant. It had worked the first time around. She just hoped that he was going to be okay out there.
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Back in NYC, Leo's family still missed him, but there had been no signs of him for over 7 months now and they began to believe that he was gone for good. But Raph refused to believe it. He would still go out and look, but there was no sign at all from here in the city. But little did he know that Leo was finally on his way back home.
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When Leo awoke the next morning, he found that what had happened last night had not been a dream after all. He was out here in the woods with no idea where he was. His fire was burning out and he finished putting it out to make sure no one saw the smoke rising or his enemies would catch on to his location. Now it was time to move on.

Leo went back over to the river and tried looking at which way could be south. He decided to follow the river downstream to see what he could find. He had been on his own in the jungle for two years. But this time, he didn't have weapons or any belt to hold them in. He would have to make some. But first, he just wanted to get clear out of the area.

This journey was not going to be an easy one. He just wanted to get home. He wouldn't care if he had to swim a bit too. The weather seemed warm enough during the day. The water current looked like it was headed downstream, so if he had to swim, it wouldn't be working against him.

He walked for a ways and began getting hungry. As much as he would have loved to try to catch a fish or something, cooking a fish would be better off at night when no one would see the smoke. Instead, Leo went off to the trees to make himself a belt and some weapons. And he would need them to fend off animals or get some fish.

But if he could, he would keep on following the river to see if he could find any boats that he could ride on to take him back to his city home.

He spent most of his morning making a makeshift belt and some sword like weapons. They would have to do until he got home.

Leo hated stealing, but if he came upon any homes in the area too, he might have to get food from them. Until he got home and all, he had to risk taking anything while his survival depended on it. And he had to be careful that he didn't get hurt on his journey, and he didn't have a first aid kit with him.

He began walking again until late afternoon, then decided on a place near the riverbank to settle for the night. He set one 'sword' on the ground and went over to the river and began waiting on fish to pass by. By now, his stomach was raging with hunger.

He held real still in the water, then when he sensed a fish passing by, he made a quick jab into the water, and there was a fish on the sword! At least he had his dinner for the night.

He took it back on the riverbank and tied it to his belt while he began gathering wood for a fire. He didn't want to risk an animal taking his food while he was getting wood. The sun was just going down when he got a fire started.

Leo gutted the fish and put it on a different stick and put it over the fire to cook. Very soon, it was done and he enjoyed a good fishy dinner. After dinner, he looked up at the stars, and thoughts of his family.

"I wish I was home with you guys right now. And I will be soon, I promise." Leo said.

Leo looked for the North Star and found it. It looked like he was heading south. Well, he hoped he was going the right way. Sleep found him not long after.
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