A Tale of Two Reptiles

Of Dungeons and Idiots

Hey everyone! A brief word before I get started. I really want to hear what you all think about this chapter because, to be honest, this is one of my favorite chapters that I've ever written. And definitely one of my favorite chapters in this story because we get to see some Raph-Karai and Leo-Mona bonding! 

Warning! This chapter contains mentions of blood and some mild adult language!

The first thing Leonardo saw as he regained consciousness was that he was in a cell. A quick attempt at moving made the turtle realized that his hands were chained together, and he could feel a cold concrete wall behind him. He was being suspended about a foot off the ground. 

Leo looked up groggily, his dark blue eyes carefully assessing his current predicament and trying to find a way out. The chains around his wrists had been draped over a thick metal hook about two feet above his head. It had obviously been well-designed and thought out, since the hook itself was made of steel and bolted to the wall. It looked like the type of thing you'd see on Captain Hook, only much larger and stronger, considering the fact that it was currently supporting Leo's entire body weight. The turtle frowned and tugged at the chains, when the sound of someone clearing their throat made him look up.

"I wouldn't do that, if I were you." A thick Brazilian accent echoed, and Leonardo scowled at the mutant fish at the door of his cell. "Unless of course you want to hasten your demise." Fishface added with a toothy grin.

"My brothers will come for me." He growled lowly.

Xever's laugh echoed off the concrete walls. "How will they save you when they can't find you?"

Leo's eyes narrowed. "They'll find us."

"Maybe they'll find you if they know where to look, but they'll never find your little friend."

Cerulean blue eyes flashed dangerously as Leo realized that Mona Lisa was nowhere in sight, "Where is she?"

"Your little lizard friend has been taken to 'Doctor' Stockman's office, for some experiments." Fishface sneered, his eyes glinting mischievously.

Leo looked straight to up at Xever with a as vicious a glare he could muster, "Leave her alone!"

"You aren't the one giving the orders here, turtle." A deep, ominous voice called out to them. Leo fought the chains with fire in his eyes. He could practically hear Shredder's sneer. "My, my how you care for her. Too bad you won't live to see her again. I'm sure you would have displayed a touching scene. Then again, perhaps it would be more worthwhile for me if I let you watch her die. And you too will have the pleasure of watching the thing you love most die in your arms."

"She's not my lover!" Leonardo yelled, hoping that the truth would change Shredder's mind.

Oroku Saki raised the turtle's head with his gauntlet and stared directly into Leo's eyes. Shredder's gaze filled with sadistic glee and Leo cringed. "I might be compelled to spare her...if you tell me where Hamato Yoshi is."

The eldest turtle's gaze hardened and his jaw clenched shut. Shredder's eyes narrowed and burned with anger. He lashed out, his gauntlet cutting three long gashes on the turtle's arm and the left side of his plastron. Shredder's fist struck the upper left side of his forehead with extreme force and Leo struggled to remain conscious.

"Tell me what I want to know!"

"Never." He whispered, roughly, his vision starting to black out.

"Then hang there until you die!" Were the last words he heard before...oblivion.

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