Okay guys. I'm almost finish with my short story and I wanted to bring out this lovely idea, please don't hate me for it XD

I love Athese, I totally recommend her stories! So I dedicated this one for her cause she's awesome and a great writer!

Please enjoy the prologue, which should hopefully tell you if your interested or not.

Leo's P.O.V

'How did it end up this way?' I thought desperately as I stared down at Raphael. I woke up a little while ago and saw us both in a cell together. Across the hall in another cell in front of us was Donnie and Mikey, they were separated from us but at least they were together. The Foot took all of our gear, weapons, and masks, leaving us basically naked and vulnerable. I hated it.

The cells were rusty and it was obvious nothing in this hall or in any of the cells had been clean. The musty smell of rust, water, and grime attacked my beak and at one time I almost gagged. It's worse in here than in most parts of the sewers, ironically. I first checked the locks to see our chances of escape but my heart fell into my stomach, it was thumb scanner lock. He must have upgraded them or something.

Then again, I don't think we are at Shredder's lair, I have no idea where we are. Nothing feels right in this pace, which I guess it's not supposed to. I'm just glad the Foot or Shredder didn't fully separate us or I might have gone crazy.

"Raph, please wake up!" I pleaded while tapping my little brother's cheek impatiently and full of worry. He hit his head pretty hard and I really don't know what that means right now. I can't think, well I can obviously but at the same time my thoughts are racing with just one impertinent thought. We were captured…we were captured! God, we were captured by Shredder!

"Nrugh…" I nearly jumped as I looked down. Raph was shifting his head and I watched his hand travel to his head. I was holding Raph closely to my plastron with his legs stretched out, his head resting on the crook of my shoulder. He opened his green eyes dully and searched my face. "L..Lee..Leo?"

"Hey Raph…" I gave a small smile, too relieved to care if I was sappy. "How are you feeling…?" My smile faltered and was replaced with a serious frown. Raph blinked in confusion and realization dawned on him. He shifted up fast but my grip was tight and he couldn't leave my arms. He searched the cells with wide eyes and groaned again.

"No…" He groaned and squeezed one of my hands. "I-I….uhgh….noo…"

"Raphael?" I asked with a lot of worry. Raph looked up at me and the light shimmered in his eyes. "It's going to be okay Raph. Don and Mikey are okay too, but they haven't woken up yet."

"Why are they ova there?" He asked quietly, still not looking me in the eye.

"To keep us separated I guess.." I said frowning over at my two youngest brothers. I would give anything to be over there with them too.

"We got captured." Raph muttered quietly again, surprising me. I figured by now he'd be beating the bars and yelling. I checked over the bruise on his head.

"Yeah, but don't worry. We'll break out the second we can." I avowed and watched him smirk. "Then we can repay the Foot." Raph's smirk widened and then he grimaced, holding his head.

"I hit ma head pretty hard, huh?" He snorted and I frowned, nodding my head. "This is all ma fault, I didn't listen to ya….." More light in his eyes. I pulled him closer and was surprised he allowed me to. Everyone knows Raph's tough exterior but soft interior complex.

"No Raphael, it's my fault. I should of done something sooner.." I grimaced with pain. I was sore, but it was nothing compared to Raph's bruises.

I watched as Raph looked at me like I was retarded and looked away, letting my mind drift to how this all happened anyways.

"Uh …uh huh! Uh huh!" Mikey danced around on the rooftops before jumping. I narrowed my eyes as we ran and jumped across rooftops. I heard Raph hit Mikey's head. "Ow! Raph!" I shook my head and heard Donnie groan as we came to a stop a few miles from TCRI. "STOP IT!"

"Will you guys just,..SHHH?!" I yelled as silently as I could, feeling my eye twitch. Raph looked on in amusement which made me want to steam. Mikey smiled apologetically before turning to poke Raph, who threw him across the roof. I groaned and held my face.

"Don, help a turtle out!" Mikey complained while rubbing one of his elbows. Donnie just looked down at him.

"Better you than me." He said and I rolled my eyes at Mikey's dramatic gasp and fall over routine.

"You guys need to seriously be quiet! You never-"

"Yeah yea we neva know who's out here, blah blah more words and blah!" Raph groaned while doing the hand signal to demonstrate. Donnie snickered and Mikey giggled. I turned red with both anger and embarrassment.

"Shut up Raph!" I growled and clenched my fists. "We just need to figure out if anything's happening with TCRI and we can go home!" Raph rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, scowling.

"Aw, dudes! I thought we could get some pizza, sit somewhere and talk and stuff!" Mikey complained. I rose an eye ridge and Donnie looked bored and confused.

"Why?" He asked after sharing a look with Raph.

"Cause if we go back now you guys will just go separate ways again." Mikey groaned while doing a half pout. "I wanna hang out with you guys! We've haven't done it since we freed New York!"

I saw Raph and Donnie look surprised. I opened my mouth to say something to Mikey when something down below made a sound. We all narrowed our eyes and they crouched down beside me. We saw some Foot marching in the shadows and I immediately was suspicious. Why are they doing that? Why so close to us? Don't tell me it's a-

"Alright, tha Foot! Let's crack some skulls!" Raph grinned eagerly, punching a fist in his other hand and interrupting my thoughts.

"No Raph, something's wrong with the picture here." I whispered while narrowing my eyes. He glared at me and looked back down.

"It's only a group of ninjas! I could take em all down myself!" Raph growled and spun his sai. I went wide eyed and pushed past Don to try and stop him but he jumped down in the shadows and began fighting anyways. I groaned and Donnie face palmed.

But more Foot came from the shadows and I cursed inwardly, glaring at Raph. I saw Don shift with determination.

"Meathead!" Don yelled as he jumped down and landed on one of the robot Foot ninjas. I blinked in surprise and almost went to jump too when Mikey's arm cut me off.

"Leo!" He cried and I whirled my head at where he was pointing. Foot bots were rushing towards us both and I grabbed my katanas immediately. "What do we do boss?" I could hear the slight nervousness in his voice.

"Hold our ground up here and hope Raph is as good as he says." I said rather loudly, almost yelling. Mikey's eyes were wide as we began to fight and Raph yelled, 'I am!'.

I cursed out loud when more Foot bots kept coming as soon as we almost finished a batch. One got lucky and nicked my arm making me hiss. "Leo!" I gave Mikey a look so he knew it wasn't serious. But then I gaped in surprise, my baby brother was being swarmed by 5 bots at a time.

"Rahh!" Raph jumped onto the roof and used the butt of his weapons to practically destroy the swarm around Mikey, who smiled cheerfully.

"Don?" I called out loudly, almost smiling because Raph was now a raging bull. The one thing me and Raph have in common is the need to protect our younger siblings.

"Hee-yah!" Donnie surprised me while flipping onto the rooftop, a trail of bots behind him. We were closer to each other now and he looked at me. "Leo, it looks like they just keep coming!"

"I know.." I gritted my teeth and heard something in the distance. I turned too late and watched as Tigerclaw jet rocketed and pushed Raph over the edge of the building.

"Raph!" We yelled when we heard the thud of his body on the dumpster below. I glared at Tigerclaw and rushed after him with anger fueling me. He blocked all my attacks and got a few good punches in around my shoulders and plastron. I only got a good kick on his side before he grabbed that foot and twisted it so I fell on the ground.

Tigerclaw grabbed the back of my neck and forced me down on my knees. I heard the gun load as he lowered it to my head and my eyes widened. I saw Don and Mikey look on in horror.

"Lower your weapons now, or I shoot him." Tigerclaw growled and pressed the barrel to the back of my head. I narrowed my eyes but felt very afraid, not wanting it to show.

"Don't hurt him…" Donnie glared but slowly put down his bo staff. One of the bots hit the back of his head hard and Don fell to the ground. I gasped loudly.

"Donnie!" Mikey cried in surprise before throwing his weapons on the ground, watching me with fear in his eyes. They proceeded in tying Donnie and Mikey's hands behind their shells while I tried not to move. I heard Tigerclaw growl and watched as the Foot fly on the roof with Raph in their arms. I barred my teeth at them and almost hissed. Raph was unconscious or I'm sure he'd be fighting like hell.

"Raph.." Mikey whimpered in surprise and I heard Tigerclaw growl louder before my eyes widened.

"Shut the little one up." He demanded and my mouth parted. Mikey blinked in surprise before being hit rather harshly on the back of his head. He dropped like a fly and I cried in protest but Tigerclaw pushed the gun further onto my head. "We are much planned for you four." He whispered in my ear before I felt the handle on his gun hit my head hard.

Then the world went black.

"Shell…" I muttered while Raph looked at me in surprise and confusion.

"What's wrong?" He asked while sitting up straight, biting a groan. I let him go so he move around and I looked at the cell across from us.

"Nothing." I lied while messing with my wrist and fingers. Raph narrowed his eyes and opened his mouth to speak when we heard Donnie groan.

"Don!" I cried while rushing to the end of the cell and gripping the bars. "Donnie, you okay?!"

I noticed Raph staring wide eyed but he was right beside me, gripping the bars harder than I was. His knuckles completely white.

"L-Leo..? Ugh…where are you?" Donnie asked sitting up. He looked around the cell he was in and he gasped. "Mike!" I watched him pick Mikey up and examine his head. Then he looked up again. "Leo?"

"Over here Don." I said almost quietly, feeling self-hatred course through me. My brothers are hurt…Donnie looked over and relaxed when he seen us.

"Thank god he didn't kill you. I was so scared…" Donnie muttered while looking down at Mikey's face. Raph's wide eyes pierced into my head and I shifted.

"What is he talking about Leo?" Raph asked his voice dangerously low. I saw Don look surprised. I sighed, knowing there was no way around it.

"Tigerclaw had me on the ground at gunpoint." I muttered while rubbing the back of my head absentmindedly.

"What?!" Raph demanded in anger, his glare could scare an army.

"Ah!" Mikey yelled and made us all jump. Donnie put a reassuring hand on his plastron. "Donnie!" He hugged him and I allowed myself to smile a little.

"It's okay Mike..you're okay."

"Leo?! Raphie?!" He yelled moving his head around impossibly fast in search for us. I waved to get his attention.

"Don't call me that." Raph snapped while crossing his arms. But I could tell he was relieved Mikey was awake. He was still pissed looking. I stood up and gripped the bars again, smiling at Mikey.

"Oh thank god. I was so scared when Tigerclaw had you and they hit Donnie a-a-and Raph fell and-"

"Shh, it's okay Mikey." Donnie put his hand over Mikey's mouth. But Mikey was still looking at us with overwhelming relief.

"I wouldn't say that yet Donatello."

Every one of us shivered and turned towards the end of the hall with surprise. Shredder was walking towards our cages. You couldn't see his face well behind the kabuto but you could tell he was smirking. I bared my teeth and hissed at him.

"Now Leonardo, that is not polite. Especially towards the person who has control over your brothers' lives." He said low. My eyes widened and I then glared again, not taking my eyes off him. But I felt Raph go rigid and growl.

"Leave them alone, Shredder. You want me, not them." I replied with my own low voice. I heard Raph and Don protest without words.

"On the contrary Leonardo. I don't just want you. I want your brothers too. How can Splinter hide when I have all his 'children'?" Shredder replied with disgust at the last word. My glare intensified.

"Here are the rules." Shredder cracked his fingers and I heard Mikey whimper quietly. "Each day I will take one of you with me and only one. I will ask where Splinter is, either you tell me or face the consequences."

"We would never tell!" Raph growled and Shredder glared at him. He walked up to our cell and neither of us moved to get away from him. We both glared and stood our ground.

"You see Raphael, I bet your wondering why you and Leonardo share a cell?" He asked with a certain tone of voice that made my blood run cold. Raph looked uninterested. "Because if either of you try anything or disobey me it is easier for you two watch your younger siblings suffer."

We both gawked in horror when he walked to Donnie and Mikey's cell. Both of them were close to each other, glaring at Shredder. Me and Raph reacted nearly the same.

"Stop!" I yelled with a furious expression. Shredder turned back and chuckled. Raph was still gawking a bit but had his fists in the air like he was ready to attack.

"I thought so. Now, maybe one of you wants to go ahead and save yourselves the trouble and tell me where Splinter is?" He asked deviously looking at each of us. I almost thought I imagined that he looked at Mikey longer.

"We will never tell!" I snapped while crossing my arms. Raph bared his teeth while Mikey and Donnie looked just as determined. Shredder did not falter though.

"Very well. Then I shall announce who gets to spend the morning with me." Shredder frowned hatefully and I felt my blood run cold again.

"Take me Shredder, you leave them alone!" I protested. Shredder looked at me. Panic pumped into my system at the thought of any of my little brothers in the hands of the Shredder.

"No, shut up Fearless! Stop! Take me if ya dare!" Raph yelled through clenched teeth. I glared at him and he glared back at me. "I'm not letting ya do this ta us!"

"As amusing as this is, its makes it all the more fun to announce that I have already chosen Donatello." He laughed manically. Me and Raph choked on our surprise and horror.

Donnie's eyes were wide and Mikey was obviously freaking out, clutching Don's arm hard.

"No!" I roared as Shredder whistled and a couple of Foot came out. I shook the bars and briefly heard Raph doing the same but stringing curses at Shredder.

"No! Donnie!" Mikey cried loudly when the Foot ripped them apart and pushed Mikey into the wall. Shredder just grinned after Donnie was dragged away, trying to comfort us that he would be okay.

"Be back later, freaks. Oh and I hope you like the audio system" Shredder scowled as he, too, disappeared, leaving us short a turtle. We could hear everything that happened in whatever room they took Donnie in. It sounded like they were strapping him down onto a chair or a table.

Raph was still cursing, beating at the rusty bars until his hands bled. I slid down to the ground and stared at it uselessly. Mikey was sobbing his little heart out, clutching his knees and hiccuping.

I failed. I failed them. I failed Donnie. I failed myself…

DUN DUN DUN! No, but I'm so sorry turtles! D: It get's worse after this though *sniff* Damn Shredder.

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