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Shadows in the night	By : selfless1978 Category: +S through Z > Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Views: 2281 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Vicky knew there was something wrong when Leo came to bed that night. She knew him well enough that she could see it on his face as he stripped his gear off. Once he settled into bed he pulled her close, not saying anything, and just held her as if he just needed her presence right now. There was something simmeing in his eyes. Yes there was definatly something wrong. "Are you going to tell me or do I need to pester your brothers to no end about it."
Leo sighed. "Someone showed up who I was hoping would stay in Japan."
"I take it you found answers tonight?"
"Yeah, and I'm not liking it."
"Are you going to tell me about this mystery person?"
"Her name is Karai, she is Shredder's adoptive daughter. We have had dealings with her before."
"Good or bad?"
"Both."
"I see. So why does this worry you?"
"She has honor but it gets fuzzy when the Shredder is concerned. There was a time when we were friends."
Something in his tone caught her attention. "Just freinds? Or was there more to it than that?"
He was quiet for a moment, struggling with himself she felt. "We had grown close, closer than usual friendship, but it was never meant to be. If she could have just gotten past the fact that Shredder is her Master and see that he is an evil being and abandon him maybe something could have blossomed. But any hope of that was crushed when she relised we would stand and keep standing in his way. No doubt our last encounter with him has brought her back from Japan."
"So you had feelings for her. Is this why you are having hard time with this?"
"Yes, honestly. I can't just ignore the friendship we once had but there is also the fact that she knows us so well. She is going to be hard to take down."
Vicky propped herself up on an elbow and looked down at her love. "She doesn't know everything, Leo. She don't know about me."
"You are no where near ready to go up against her, Vicky. You are getting good, remarakbly quickly, but she has been fighting since childhood. You just arn't ready for her."
Vicky didn't take offense to that, he was right after all. Hell she couldn't even match the brothers yet in speed not to mention if she tried to do their roof top stunts she would be splattered on the ground. But that wasn't what she was getting at. "All I'm saying, Leo, is that if you need me, for anything, let me know. If you think I can help, I will. I never said I was going to go after her."
He looked at her. "I could never use you like that...."
"And why not? You have no problem setting Mikey up as bait on a regular basis. Don't deny it either, I heard all the stories."
He grinned. "But he makes such wonderful bait. He manages to annoy everyone."
"It's that king sized kid in him. He'll never grow up. Seriously now, please Leo, if you need my help let me know. It's the least I can do."
"All right. But you better listen to me, don't be pulling any crazy stunts. I don't need another Raph."
"I promise." she said laughing.
She felt him wrap his arms around her and he pulled her into a kiss. "I love you so much." He whispered, then kissed her again. The rest of the night he didn't worry about it any more...He was to busy.

Donnie was frustrated. He knew he was overlooking something but he just couldn't figure out what. One more time he looked over the research results, one more time after countless other times. He knew the mix was very unstable because of the different DNA stands, it didn't bond as firmly together as the normal mutagen mix. If he could just find a way to dissolve the chemical bond of the substance, then the body would be able to cleanse itself of the harmful substance. There was something nagging at his mind, something he just couldn't put his finger on. He knew there was something here but he just couldn't find it! Frustrated even beyond his almost unlimited patience he kicked his chair across the lab. It smashed into the wall with a loud crash.
"Uncle Donnie? Are you ok?" Dennis walked into the lab. Instantly Donnie felt stupid. He let his temper get to him and lately Dennis has been helping him in the lab a lot. What if the boy had been standing there?
"Yeah, I'm fine kiddo. Just lost my cool there for a second."
"You must have been really mad. You broke the chair pretty good. You cut your foot too, Mommy is going to yell at you."
Donnie looked at his foot then at the little boy, then something clicked.......He found the answer. There was a possible cure to this new muation. But it crossed a morale line he didn't want to cross. He slumped onto the floor and put his head in his hands. Now what should he do........

'Daddy, something is wrong with Uncle Donnie." Dennis walked up to him and said.
Leo looked up from where he was reading on the couch. "Oh?"
"He got mad and kicked a chair. I thought Uncle Raph was the furniture breaker."
Leo was stunned, Donnie was usually so cool headed. "I'll go talk to him. You wait here."
"Ok."
Leo walked over to the lab and looked in amd found his younger brother sitting on the floor next to his desk. He knew right away something was bothering the smart turtle. He went over and sat next to Donnie and silently waited. Donnie was the kind you had to draw out carefully, he hated to burden his brothers with anything as not not worry them. Leo had figured out years ago to just sit and wait, Donnie knew his big brother wouldn't leave him alone until they had at least talked about it. For a few moments they just sat there quietly, then Donnie spoke up. "I don't know what to do, Leo." he whispered.
"How about you tell me what's wrong first. You got Dennis pretty spooked."
Donnie laid his head back onto the desk he was sitting next to. "Yeah, I bet he is. Not often I lose my cool, that's Raphs department."
"Think of how your poor chair feels."
Donnie smiled, then he sighed. "Leo, I think I might be able to make a cure.."
"That's a good thing, right?"
"Yes....and no."
"Talk to me, Donnie."
"From the looks of the research files we uncovered the mutagen is very unstable. This unstabliity has made it so it didn't really completly bond with the human DNA. Our mutagen DNA mix is stable and it has firmly bonded together but this unstable mix in Brian we could still knock it loose from his genetic code."
"Bringing him back to human form." Leo said.
"The problem is, because of the violatile mix they used, once we seperate the cells they will be severly damaged, beyond normal means of repair. We could cure him but it would kill him in the process."
Leo looked at his brother. He knew there was still something that he wasn't being told. "But you think you found a way around that."
Donnie leaned his head back onto the desk he was leaning on. "There is one way. He needs a quick regernation process to be introduced into his system. If I can inject him with anitmutagen and have the healing agent at the same time, he might stand a chance."
Leo sat quietly, he think he knew where Donnie was going with this.
"Leo, there are only two sources I know of that have that kind of regeneration we need." He reached up to his desk and grabbed a picture frame, then handed it to Leo. Leo looked at the frame in his hands. It was a picture of Dennis and Amy on the boy's last birthday. He had just opened his present from Donnie, a handmade remote control car, and was grinning as he led it up. Amy was next to him smiling and Donnie was kneeling with them explaining the controls. Vicky had snapped the shot and then had givin it to Donnie a few days later in a frame and it had been on his desk ever since. "I can't do it. " Donnie whispered "I'm not Bishop....I can't use them like that." Donnie dropped his head.
And there it was. This was the dilemma Donnie was facing. He had the possible cure walking around in Dennis and Amy, who both could reheal themselves thanks to the same genetice makeup that allowed Mir to be, passed down from their mother. But to use them like that, like human labrats, violates Donnie's code of morality. Honestly Leo could fully understand, if the situation were reversed he wouldn't do it either. But if they didn't do it another individual will loose his sanity and be a threat to anyone he comes around. For once in their lives the brothers were stuck in a choice that goes against who they are.
"No, you are not Bishop." came Vicky's voice from the doorway. She walked into the lab with Dennis and Amy behind her. "And before you even think you are even close to being him, let me remind you of something I said to Leo that night we first met. You are more human than most humans." She walked up to Donnie and knelt down in front of him. Her arm reached out and her hand gently lifted Donnie's gaze to meet hers. "Listen to me, Donnie. You to Leo. You have done so much good here. You use your knowledge to help, to heal and to make things better. Bishop is a ruthless monster to use anyone he wants for his own personal misguided gain. He takes without asking you. You are nothing like him. Do you hear me, Donnie? Nothing like him."
The younger turtle looked at her and Leo could see him struggling with himself. "Vicky...I..."
"Donnie, you have a chance to save someone. His wife is down here with us and needs your help to get him back. In this case it would be selfish of us not to help if we can." Vicky told him gently.
"It's OK, Uncle Donnie. We aren't scared. We can help you just like we helped Daddy that day. We want to help." Dennis told him. "Yup." Amy piped in.
Donnie looked at them, then took a deep breath. "You guys never cease to amaze me..."
Vicky smiled back at him. "If your so worried about it, after you made a cure then destroy all your research. No one will ever stumble across it then."
Donnie closed his eyes a moment and when they opened his face had went from agonized indecision to calm determination. "Allright. I'll make a cure but there is one major thing I need to do it."
Leo looked at him. "And that would be....?"
Donnie returend his look. "I need a blood sample from him."
Leo closed his eyes and sighed. This was going to be fun.....
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