No Escape

Part 9

Leo clenched his teeth as he felt the darts enter his skin. His muscles were numb, but he still felt the pain travel through his skin. He couldn't help it. It felt as if white, hot blood traveled up to his head and forced him to scream out loud as the darts continued to penetrate his skin.

He waved his hand in the direction of the darts, hoping to clear some of them out. But his plan didn't go as planned, since the darts impaled his arm and hand. He fell to the floor and as he hit the ground, the darts that were in his leg traveled farther up in his skin, making bigger holes in his leg.

The darts just kept coming and coming, soon there wouldn't be any more room for anymore darts to enter his skin.

The darts stopped flying suddenly.

Leo placed his head on the wall, hoping that no more would come out. He heard a strange noise and looked at the wall, seeing it return to normal. He sighed in relief and fought back the urge to look down at his body. He nodded his head and peeked down, seeing the many darts sticking out of his skin.

Leo cringed at the sight. He coughed out, not knowing what else to do. He lifted his hand and grabbed one on his leg. He slowly slid it out, clenching his teeth, seeing the blood form up and beginning to drip.

As he extracted the needle, blood ran down his leg. He threw the dart on the ground. Then grabbed another, and plucked it out in a swifter motion than before.

Took another, and pulled it out.

Then another.

Then another.

Then another.

After a good twenty minutes of pulling and yelling in pain, the darts were all out and they only left tiny puncture holes in his skin, except for the two that were lodged up farther when he landed on them. Then those left two gaping holes.

"Very good. You seemed to have known what you were doing." A voice said.

"Very good? You freaking sabotaged me!" Leo shouted.

"Sabotaged? We did no such thing. Now we better take care of those puncture wounds. We wouldn't want them getting infected. A team of Foot Ninjas will be in to take you to our medical facility."

Leo gritted his teeth and heard the door open. They walked up to Leo and picked him up. Leo felt the sharp pains erupt as he moved his arms and legs. They didn't bother putting the sack on, they just held him and walked him out of the testing room.

Leo, pretending to be in an unbearable amount of pain, studied the hallway he was walking down, trying to plan out his escape when it came down to it.

Then, the ninjas turned the corner and opened a door, throwing Leo inside.

Leo scrambled to his feet, and examined the room. It was much smaller than his normal room, it looked more like a shower. His confusion aroused when a small shower head entered from the ceiling.

"Now see here, you have many puncture wounds on you. We better disinfect them so they won't get infected and we have to put you down. It will only last a minute or two." A voice coming through the intercom said.

Leo stood in silence, waiting for something to happen. Seconds ticked by as he waited in nervousness, for something to happen.

Then he heard a strange noise, and felt as every puncture wound on him screamed out in pain. He clenched his teeth and fell to his knees as the sudden burst of pain got worse and worse. He looked up, and felt a wave of liquid wash over his face. He could tell instantly that it wasn't water, due to the sour taste and smell. All he could do was cower in the corner and cover his face, letting the mysterious liquid hit his wounds, making it sting big time.

"Alcohol." Leo said softly, "It's freaking, rubbing alcohol!"

He closed his eyes, but still felt the alcohol run down his face and touching his lips. Without trying, he could taste the incredibly bitter taste on his lips. He clenched his lips closed, and tried to think of a better time, hoping it would take his mind off the pain. But all his memories were infected with broken moments of his past, remembering nothing expect the fights, the disagreements, the yelling, and the screaming.

That was more painful than a wall full of darts, knowing that he couldn't even remember a happy moment with his brothers. All he remembered were the times he regretted the most, with Raph, with Donnie... Mikey... even Splinter.

A new taste entered his lips. It wasn't the bitter alcohol, nor was it better, but the salty taste of a tear entering his lips, and without realizing, all he could taste was the salty sensation of his lips. Then he heard the door open. He looked up and noticed the alcohol had stopped running, but the pain still lingered on the wounds.

The ninjas came in, picked him up and started dragging him back to his room. He looked down on the ground and felt the cold ground rub against his knees. They entered a large room, but continued to walk, Leo looked up and looked around the room.

It was a cafeteria.

He instantly smelt the food, feeling his stomach explode in hunger. He watched the Foot ninjas eat their lunch peacefully, making Leo's anger rise. He wanted that food, and he would do anything to get it.

But they entered another hallway, and walked away from the cafeteria.

They turned to a door, opened it and threw Leo inside.

Leo hit the ground and slid for a second before stopping at a corner. He looked at the door and saw it being shut closed. He exhaled, actually relieved to be back in his room. He looked at the corner of the room and saw the glass of water, sitting right where it always was.

And where it always would be.