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Chapter 4: Welcome Back
By the time Mikey and Raph had finished their trip home, Raph's nerves were about to snap. As soon as he stepped into the lair he yelled for Don and Leo. He hurried to the dojo and lab.
Both were empty.
He was on his way to their bedrooms when Splinter stepped out of his own room, a fine wisp of incense trailed behind him.
"My son," he called after Raph. "What is the matter?"
His eyes turned to Mikey. The orange clad turtle looked as if he could be sick at any moment.
"Did Leo and Don make it home?" Raph asked. He tried to hold down the panic in his voice.
Splinter shook his head. "No, Raphael. Is there something wrong?"
Raph turned and walked back down the steps. He stole a glance at Mikey and then kept his eyes on the floor.
"We ran inta the foot tonight."
"On your way to Miss O'Neil's?"
Raph bit his lip and shook his head slightly. "We didn't go to April's, Sensei."
Splinter's eyes darkened and his tail swished rapidly back and forth.
"Where were you?"
Raph took a deep breath and started to explain about Starcher. How Donny was supposed to take Leo to the junkyard.
"Michelangelo," Splinter said. "Call Miss O'Neil and see if she has heard from your brothers. Ask her and Mr. Jones to come to the lair. If Donatello and Leonardo are missing, I fear we will need all the help that we can get."
"Hai, Sensei." Mikey took out his shell cell and dialed the number.
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Leo slowly opened his eyes. Nothing but darkness greeted him. The floor that he was laying on rumbled and vibrated under him.
"Vehicle," he thought. His mind trying to break through the heavy fog that hung over it.
He shifted a little and found that his hands were bound behind him. Panic knotted in his gut. He tried to sit up and pain shot through his arm. He stopped struggling, a small groan escaped his lips.
The vehicle hit a bump and something rolled next to him, pinning him to the wall. It was warm and felt like it was breathing.
The lump groaned.
"Donny!"Leo's heart raced. Donny didn't get away. He was captured too.
"No!""Don." Leo nudged him with his shoulder. "Bro, wake up."
Don drew in a sharp breath. "M-my leg. What the shell happened?"
"The foot attacked." Leo tried to sit up again. He hissed as the pain ripped through his arm.
"We were hit...darts, I think."
Leo managed to get to his knees. The movement of the truck and the darkness was unsettling. He closed his eyes and leaned against the wall.
"Can you sit up?"
"Trying..." Don clenched his teeth and managed to sit up with his hurt leg extended in front of him.
Both brothers were quiet for a few minutes. They tried to clear their heads and get their bearings.
"Do you think that Raph and Mikey are safe?" Leo finally broke the silence.
Don's stomach did a flip.
"They were out too. What if the foot found them?"
"They were supposed to go to April's, right? To invite her and Casey over?"
"Umm..." Don's voice shook as it trailed off.
"Donny? What's the matter?"
Don didn't get a chance to answer. The truck lurched forward and then rolled to a stop. They heard footsteps and murmuring outside and then the back door of the vehicle rolled up. Leo and Don squeezed their eyes shut at the sudden light that poured into the small compartment.
Leo cracked his eyes open and saw a shadow standing outside of the door.
He scooted closer to Don, a low growl rumbled through his throat.
The soldier hesitated at the door. "They are awake!" he shouted to someone behind him.
Another soldier shoved the other out of the way and climbed into the compartment. He purposely strode up to Leo and crouched beside of him.
A flash of fear crossed Leo's eyes, but he positioned himself in front of Don.
The soldier chuckled. "Welcome back, kame."
The soldier thingyed his head to the side when he noticed the confusion on the turtles face. "You don't remember me?"
"Should I?" Leo's eyes narrowed. He tried to place the voice. It sounded familiar. A hiss of a voice, in a nightmare. Something that had woke him out of a fitful sleep.
He swallowed thickly.
"Your pathetic escape attempt," the soldier spat.
An angry, bloodied face came to his mind.
Leo's lips twitched into a smirk. "How's the nose?"
The punch was quick and hard. Leo's head snapped back and he fell into his brother.
"Leo!" Don tried to sit up again.
Leo blinked rapidly, his vision started to blur.
"Carter!" A voice from outside yelled. "Are the prisoners ready for transport?"
The soldier stood up and glared at the turtles. "Yes."
Leo spit the excess blood from his mouth and rolled back to his knees.
The ninja laughed. "I told you, freak! You will die within these walls."
He moved to the side as two other soldiers climbed into the back of the truck and hauled the turtles to their feet.
"Let's go," Carter barked.
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Leo and Don were shepherded down the hall with a soldier on each side of them. Two soldiers marched in between and two soldiers followed. When they reached the end of the hall, the ninja used an access key card to open the door. It slid open with a hiss and the two soldiers beside of Don threw him in the small room.
Don stumbled a little on his sore leg and spun around to face the door. He thought that they would shove Leonardo in behind him. Instead, several soldiers blocked the door and they pulled Leonardo back.
"Hey!" Don protested. "What are you doing?"
0ne ninja threw a dark hood over Leo's head. They pulled the struggling turtle backward away from the room. Leo's shouts were muffled by the material.
"Leo!" Don yelled. He tried to push past the soldiers, but they shoved him back into the room.
He landed hard on his backside.
"You didn't think that we were going to house you two together, did you?" One soldier laughed.
The door slid shut and sent the room into darkness.
Fear clawed it's way up his spine. He swallowed thickly and prayed that Raph and Mikey were alright.
And that they could rescue them in time.