TMNT The Fallen

Chapter Twelve Shadow

As I brought April back to the lair. I witnessed her bruises. The cuts on her arms and legs. The dried blood all over her body. I started to tear up. Why had they done this? I almost too weak to do anything else. I laid her on the couch, untied her, and passed out from exhaustion. The numbness from my body put me to sleep. The floor seemed to be a nice to rest my head for the night. But there was just one problem. I had a dream. A dream so realistic, it couldn't be real. It was Leo. He was himself. My brother. I reached out to him. But as I reached out to him. He slashed the side of my face. Why? Was this all real or was I having a nightmare?

I woke up. With my eyes bloodshot. Tears rolling down my face. And something else. My eye and cheek stung like fire. I got up sleepily, walking by April, glad to see she was still where I left her. I walked into the bathroom to see that the nightmare I had. Was only a flashback. Last night. Everything happened so face. I must've been so numb that I didn't realize it. Leo had slashed the side of my face. And karai. She left a scar on my neck. These wounds were a sign. A sign that this was all real. This war between me and my brothers. This war between me and karai. But what about Leo. I remember pouring some kerozine on him. It seemed to strike him like acid. I wonder where I laid it down. Then I walked back into the living room. And I saw April sit up. I heard her moans of agony. It hurt her to move. I ran to her. I laid her back down and said, "shh. April. It's okay. Just Back down." She smiled. Then had a look if horror on her face. She touched the scar on my face. I shut my eyes so tightly. My eyes started to burn. I opened them back up to see her beautiful face. "April." I said. "I'll tell you later. You need to rest now." She just closed her eyes and went back to sleep.

I paced back and forth in the living room. Wondering how I had missed this before. The scar on my face. The cut on my neck. Maybe it was the numbness. But one thing I knew for sure is that I had to find out what had happened to Leo. So I kissed April goodnight and headed out the door.

I walked through the sewers, wondering where I should start. I didn't have my staff because it got destroyed during the fight. I was weapon less. If I were to come up against my brothers. I would be defenseless. But then I realized. I wasn't alone. Somebody was following me. A dark figure in the shadows was stalking me. He seemed only slightly taller than me. I strained my eyes at him. Then I gasped. I ran as fast as I could from him because I knew exactly who it was. He ran after me. I thought I could lose him in one of the tunnels. I couldn't fight him since I was weapon less. But he still found me. I yelled, "no please! Don't kill me!" As I backed up. I fell with a splash into the sewers. He said, "Donnie, it's me." Then I realized who the disfigured shadowy figure that was chasing me was. It was Leo.