Mission Failed ~ Leonardo x Reader

Chapter Twenty-Three

[Your POV]

When I finally opened my eyes, we were still in the back of the Kraang van. My head was laying on Leo's lap while Veronica moved my hair away from my face. "They're awake..." She whispered. Leo's eyes widened as he gazed down at me. My mind felt foggy and my throat was groggy, like I had just awoke from a seven hour nap.

"Where...where are we?" I asked, trying to get up. But Veronica put her hand on my chest, urging me to stay down. I realized my voice was hoarse and my throat hurt. I ever so slightly touched my neck, just for it to sting.

"We're in the back of the Kraang van. Be careful. Tigerclaw messed you up badly. Your neck is all bruised." Veronica's hands hovered over the injuries, a sigh escaping her mouth. I looked past Veronica's shoulder to see Zion sitting all by himself on the other side of the truck. No one sat next to him. Everyone else was huddled together, Raph glaring at him while Blake rested against his shoulder, staring into space.

"Is everyone else okay? Leo?" I turned to look at him. Someone had removed his restraints but I could tell they had caused him pain.

"I'll be fine." Leo said, gently hugged me, burying his face in my shoulder. "I'm just happy you're awake now." He kissed my cheek, making me blush. I instinctively looked around to see if anyone saw. Veronica looked away, pretending like she didn't.

"I'm sorry." I heard Zion mumble.

"WELL SORRY DOESN'T EVEN BEGIN TO CUT IT!" Raph suddenly burst out, startling everyone. He stood up, waking Blake from his trance. He marched towards Zion, who didn't even have a reaction. Raph grabbed him by the shirt and shoved him against the wall. "DO YOU EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'VE DONE!?"

"...Yes..." Zion said, only for Raph to slam him against the wall again. The turtle was filled with such a rage that could not be stopped, so no one even tried to step in.

"WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE BECAUSE OF YOU!" Raph screamed in his face. "YOU AND ALL YOUR BUDDIES ARE GONNA BECOME KRAANG EXPERIMENTS, AND (Y/N)'S GONNA GET BRUTUALLY KILLED BY RAHZAR!"

"I didn't mean for this to happen!" Zion shouted back, only infuriating Raph more. "Shredder promised my friends and I could go back to our dimension!"

"And what about HIM!?" Raph shouted, turning and pointing to Mikey, whose head was in his hands. The poor little turtle was shaking while Donnie and Blake tried to comfort him. "DID HE MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU!? BECAUSE YOU MADE HIM BELIEVE THAT HE DID!" Zion's face dropped and he looked away. But Raph grabbed him by the hair and forced him to look at Mikey. "LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE, YOU COWARD!" Zion teared up, trying to look away. But he couldn't take his eyes off of Mikey. A look of regret overcame him and he himself started shaking.

"I didn't mean for this to happen..." He repeated, this time quieter. 

"Well it's a bit too late for that, now isn't it?" Raph growled, letting him go. "You're pathetic. I never should have let you near him." He walked back towards the group and sat next to Mikey, wrapping an arm around him, holding his little brother close. Zion's eyes became downcast and tearful. He glanced at me, only to swiftly look away. He couldn't even look at me for more then a second. His body was visibly shaking as he held himself.

The ride was silent. Eerily silent. I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable with the tenseness in the room. What's worse, was that my brain hadn't even begun to fully comprehend Zion's betrayal. I stood up and walked to the corner of the van, promptly sitting down. I rubbed my temples, attempting to sooth the oncoming headache. My body ached, everything hurt. It was difficult to focus on anything at the moment.

Then I felt a bad start rubbing up and down my back. I turned my head to see Leo had sat next to me. "Are you okay? I mean, I know that's a dumb question but-" He started, but I turned my body and hugged him tightly, tears dripping from my face and landing on his shoulder.