Brothers

Chapter 5

"How do you know this?" Don asked. He had a hunch that Leo might either know, or be this Ghost of the Jungle but he couldn't be sure.

"It was the talk of every village, not only did the ghost of the jungle escape, the one place that was thought to be inescapable, but in doing so, he also freed 20 others that were in the same building before setting the place on fire. Rumor was the fire set the scientist back several years." Leo raised his hand to stop the upcoming question. "What they were they trying to do, I don't know, Donny, I never found out."

Don closed is mouth and looked down, a little sheepish that his brother knew him so well.

"So how are we going to find this ghost?" Mikey asked when it looked like Leo wasn't going to continue.

"We will have to go to Central America and try to find out what happened to him after he escaped." Don said he started to get up to get his laptop to find out more info when Leo reached out and stopped him.

"Whoa, no one is going anywhere. I will leave with Tomas and go and rescue his brother you guys are staying here."

Leo reeled back in surprise from the uproar that that statement caused.

"No, way! We are coming with you, last time you went there you didn't come back for almost two years." Raph responded getting angry that Leo would even think of going on some dangerous mission without him.

"Raphael...." Leo started but was interrupted by a new voice.

"Your brother is right, Leonardo."

"Master splinter," they all turned towards the doorway where they could see their father standing in the doorway. He had just had come back from his trip.

"Hey you're back,"

"Sensei"

"Hey Sensei, how was your trip?"

"I'm fine, thank you my sons." "Leonardo"

Leo looked up he knew the look that Master Splinter had on his face. It was one he had seen often.

"Yes Sensei"

"Is it true that you plan on returning to Central America?"

Leo flinched slightly. He hadn't wanted his master to find out like this.

"I,.. well, yes Sensei. This boy's family helped me greatly and now I need to do the same."

"I see, why you don't put the boy to bed, and come talk to me and explain the whole story." Leo nodded and stood up without disturbing Tomas who was falling back to sleep "the rest of you will finish breakfast and then begin your morning meditation."

"Yes Sensei." three voices chorused out.

Master Splinter smiled at the chorus he heard.

"I'll be there in a minute just let me lay Tomas down, " Leo said

"Alright, I will be waiting." Master Splinter said walking towards his room.

Leo sighed. He had spent so long pushing these memories out of his head, and now they were coming back in one night. And to make matters worse, now his family would find out what had happened to him. They would find out that he was the Ghost of the Jungle. He would have to tell them how he had been kidnapped and how much he had failed his family.

He laid Tomas down on the couch, and took a deep breath before walking to his father's room. He entered and knelt down in front of his father.

"So," Master Splinter dispensed with the pleasantries. "Who is this boy and his family?"