Weight of the Crown { A Leonardo fanfic}

Alternate Ending

It's been about a month since the turtles returned from space and saved their planet. The turtles and humans were settling in and life seemed to go on as normal. As if the past events never happened... Well....in a sense....they never did. Maybe that was salt in the wound.

As Leonardo sits in the dojo, he runs a hand over the beautifully crafted wooden box. Opening it, he smiles a little at the four small throwing knives. His emotional reflection grimaces back at him from the silver blades.

"Leonardo?"

The voice makes him nearly jumps out of his shell. "H-hey, Sensei." The blue-masked turtle greets, looking up at the large rat as he kneels beside his son. "Where did you get this?" Splinter questions. "It doesn't look very familiar and I do not recognize the clan symbol."

The sad look on Leonardo's face returns. "It....it was a gift....from someone we-I met in space. We landed on this planet and stayed there for a while..."

The mutant rat listens intently as Leo continues with the story. Leo tells him of landing on Amarog and crashing onto Royal land. He recounts the arrest by Drace and meeting the young queen herself.

He tells his father of the strange abilities the Lycadians possessed. Superhuman strength, speed, regeneration, hearing, smell. Eye colour changing according to emotions and moods. Leo tells Splinter of Grayson's kindness, adventuresome and mischevious nature. He talks of the nights when he and Grayson would sneak to the library to read the story of the first king of Lycadia.

He tells of the blatant contempt the girl was burdened by as a result of her heritage. Her father. He angrily spoke of how hateful the population was of her simply because her father was human.

Leonardo narrates to his father, Drace's outrageous betrayal and Axelia's villainous character. Sorrowfully, he retold the story of Grayson's battle with Drace and her tragic death. The young turtle describes the horrific sight the castle was in when they arrived and the bloody final battle between the two Lycadians.

When Leo finishes, Splinter nods a little, noticing the tears welling up in his son's eyes. "This...Grayson was someone special to you." He says. This isn't a question. It is a statement. Leo doesn't bother to deny it. Why would he?

"She sacrificed her life for mine." The young leader murmurs. "When we left, we went back in time. To before we landed on that planet. To her.....we never met....."

Splinter rests a hand on Leo's shoulder. "From what you have told me, this girl is extremely intelligent and a brave fighter." He smiles a little. "I'm sure she'll be alright." He looks up. "No matter what time we meet people, whether it be past, present, or future, we always make an impact on their life. Always."

Leo nods a bit, using his arm to dry his eyes. "Yeah. You are right. Thanks, Master Splinter." The young turtle smiles up at his father, in awe of the continuous wisdom the rat was always willing to offer.

"You are very welcome my son." Hamato Yoshi responds, squeezing his son's shoulder supportively.

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19 Years later

Leo sighs, sitting on a rooftop. He looks up to the midnight sky and his eyes follow the trail of blinking lights from a plane. He smiles and looks down at the city below his feet. A lone shadow creeps on the blue masked leader. Slowly edging towards him with a bright grin. 

"Boo!" 

Leo jumps as two hands clamp down on his shoulders. "Did I scare you?!" The orange banded turtle asks. Leo shakes his head. "Mikey! Seriously! Arent' you getting too old for tricks?" The younger turtle grins and plops down next to his brother.