Element Turtles

Peace In Spirit

Nothing to say. Nothing to do. All you can do is watch. This is their fight, their journey.

The turtles were going out to be at one with nature. To be in harmony with that, and their elements. I mean, what's the point of having elemental powers if you're not in harmony with them?

Leo gave you a tender hug before he left, as did the others. But his, his lasted a millisecond longer, and it had a... feeling to it. Like he was trying to tell you something without speaking. You'd ask him about that later.

After the crazy week you'd just plowed through, you decide to have a well deserved nap.

As soon as your head hits the pillow, you're pulled into a dream. It's so realistic, you can feel the wind, the damp fog, hear the branches shaking around.

-A lucid dream?- You think, looking around.

The area you're in is, creepy, to say the least. The wind is soft and haunting, and the fog is damp, chilling you to the bone.

Lost in your thoughts, you almost miss the silhouette running through the trees, practically a shadow. Intrigued, you follow them.

Almost instantly, you're on a shaky and possibly unstable bridge, and Leo is a few feet away from you. You look down, and immediately regret it, seeing the drop. You can't even see the bottom!

You take a shaky step to Leo, and he whips around, drawing his bow back and releasing the arrow in one swift movement. You flinch, but after a minute, feel nothing. You open your eyes and see Leo leaping around, dodging Foot ninja and firing more arrows at them. He turns to you and fires another arrow, and this time you watch it. To your surprise, it goes right through you, and hits the Foot ninja behind you, which disintegrates in a puff of smoke.

Then you realize, you're not here. You're.. a ghost.

"Is that it? I still got more arrows, guys!" Leo taunts, and you smile, walking up to him.

The bridge you're standing on begins to shake, then breaks in two. You try to hold on to Leo, but your hands go right through his arm, and he goes down. You're left standing on air, watching as Leo grabs a rope from the bridge.

He climbs up, and with a tired sigh, trudges up the mountain, with you following.

»»»»

You follow Leo up, who follows a magnificent Buck, with tall antlers and a strong stride.

You arrive at the top of a mountain, high above the clouds, it seems. You walk next to Leo, when he stops. You follow his gaze, and lay eyes on the Buck.

"What is your lesson?" Leo asks, in awe.

"Lesson? You've already failed!" Shredder exclaims from behind him. The deadly samurai charges for an attack, and Leo jumps into action, clashing with Shredder.

"You can barely walk without your master," Shredder taunts, "you can barely stand at all!" Shredder kicks Leonardo's leg, and he cries out in pain.

Leo fights on, despite his leg, but Shredder continues to beat him.

"Your leg is like a ball and chain, dragging you to defeat." Shredder speaks menacingly. You see Leo hold an arrow, and attempt to stab Shredder with it, but Shredder blocks it, and pounds Leo with no mercy. You flinch as Shredder sends him flying up the mountain, and run to kneel next to him.

"Shredder is right. My leg will never get better. I can't win." Leo sighs, growing discouraged. You place your hand on his arm, knowing it will go through, but trying anyway.

"I believe in you, Leo." You whisper, just as the deer appears, walking on air. It bends down and sniffs Leo's leg, and realization dawns upon the blue clad ninja.

"Unless.. it's all in my head. It's an excuse. It's not real!"
As Leo finishes, Shredder reappears, towering over Leo as a giant, laughing menacingly.

Rain begins to fall. The deer, in its mystical form, melts into a blue mist, and joins Leo's spirit. Heals it.

"Let's finish this!" Shredder bellows.

"I agree, let's." Leo replies, drawing his katana. Shredder strikes, only for Leo to jump up and run along his giant blade, leap over to his other arm, and jump up for an attack. Shredder grabs Leo, and Leo struggles for a moment before opening Shredders grasp, pulling back his bow and an arrow. Just before he releases, water surrounds his bow, glowing blue, crystal clear. Water surrounds the arrow, forming a sharp point at the end. This happens in less than a second, and when Leo lets go, the arrow goes flying into Shredders blind eye, faster than a bullet. Shredder cries in agony, imploding in a tower if blue smoke.

Leo stands tall and confident, with the rain patterning on his hood. You walk next to him and smile, touching his arm.

"I knew you could do it." You whisper. Leo perks up, and turns his head to you. He sees you, as a spirit of blue, smiling as you are.

"Y/n?" He speaks breathlessly. You blink in surprise, but keep your smile. Leo smiles back.

Then you wake up.

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Waking, you gasp, sitting up. Gathering your thoughts, you jump up and run down stairs. You find April and Casey outside, training.

"I swear Red, if you knock me down one more time.." Casey smirks, holding a plank of wood.

"What-?" April starts, but you interrupt her.

"How long was I asleep?" You question, urgency in your voice. Casey gives you a questioning look.

"A couple hours. Two or three at the most." April responds calmly, and you nod, sighing. Your mind is in jumbles, but the one thing you can remember clearly, is your dream.

April breaks the board in two, and cheers, when you and Casey see the Turtles, donned in their spirit plane armor, and carrying banners with Japanese symbols. April finally looks behind, and sees them.

"Whoa, guys, what happened?"

Leo doesn't answer her question, standing straight and tall.
"It's time. We're going back to New York."

After he speaks, Leo locks eyes with you. His subtle smile says he's glad to be back, but his eyes tell you he's confused, possibly more so than you are. You simply smile back, the Dream fresh in your memory.