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Leo's Legacy	By : KerryAnne Category: +S through Z > Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Views: 1773 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE TMNT.And no money/profit is made from this story. It is purely for fun.

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Leo had wanted to run after Raphael, but Don had said Raphael needed space and would come home. Leo had reluctantly agreed and then called his family to sit around the kitchen table. "Guys, I need to tell you something," he'd said. "What I have to say isn't easy."

"What is it, my son?" Splinter said, concern in his brown eyes.

"I have colon cancer. Stage four. Don says I have months, maybe even weeks."

Splinter's jaw dropped, he pressed a hand to his stomach and let out an agonised moan. Then clutching his stomach, he fell onto the floor.
"Quick. Help me," Don screamed, racing to Splinter's side. His brothers stared at him in shock and disbelief.
"What happened?" Leo asked, rushing over to Don.

"Dad just had a heart attack," Don said. "Leo, get hold of Raph. He needs to be here." Don started CPR, tears running down his cheeks. Please make it, Dad, he thought.
Leo called Raphael and getting voicemail, said, "Raph, Dad just had a heart attack. Come home. We need you." He ended the call and went over to Don. "Any luck?"

Don shook his head. "No, Leo. I'm doing the best I can. Mikey, call April and Casey. Leo, stay with me."
Mikey called April and said, "April, Dad's sick. Please come as soon as you can. The babies are sick too. We need your help."
There was the sound of a baby wailing coming from one of the bedrooms. "I'll go," Mikey offered. He hurried to where the sound was coming from. Leo and Raphael's bedroom. Going inside, he picked up a sobbing Troy. Mikey pressed a hand to his forehead. Shit. He's burning up and it doesn't look good. Raph jr woke up, too, and started to cry. Mikey picked him up and checked his forehead. He, too, was hot. No, no. I have to get them to Don. He'll know what to do. Mikey hurried to Don and said, "The babies are burning up."

"Give one to Leo...."
"I'll look after them," Chloe said. "Mikey, you and Leo stay with Don." She took the babies from Mikey, got cloths and tried to cool the babies down, talking soothingly all the while.
"And how is he now?" Leo asked, dreading the answer.

"His pulse is fainter," Don said. "Mikey, did you call April and Casey?"
"Yeah." Mikey said. "I'll try Raph again." He pulled out his T-phone, dialled Raphael's number and getting voicemail said, "Come home now. Dad's had a heart attack and the twins are very sick. We need you." After disconnecting the call, Mikey said, "Chloe, how are things over there?"

"Not good. I'll take them into the infirmary and monitor them. Hopefully their fevers will break soon."
Don worked frantically on Splinter for a long time. Then shaking his head sadly, he said, "I'm sorry, but he's gone. The shock of Leo's illness was too much for his old, weak heart."

Don stood up, threw his arms around his brothers and they embraced for a long time, tears shed by all. Their father was gone and the impact of his death hit them all hard. Life would never be the same again.
The entrance to the lair opened and Casey and April entered, calling, "Guys? We were out to dinner when we got Mikey's call."

"In the kitchen," Leo said.
Going into the kitchen, the humans took in Splinter's prone body. April bit her lip and asked the dreaded question, fearing the answer. "Is he dead? Mikey said he was sick, but now he's dead? We were too late. I'm so sorry." Hot tears glistened in April's eyes and she folded Don into a gentle hug.
Don pulled apart gently and said, "Leo told Dad about his terminal illness and he keeled over. It was too much for him to bear."
"You're sick, Leo?" April said in horror.

"Cancer. Stage four."

"I'm so sorry, Leo," April said, wrapping her arms around him. "Does Raph know?"

"Raph knows."

"Where is Raph?"

"He bolted when I told him the news. I don't know where he is."

"I'm sure he'll be back soon, Leo."

"I hope so. I need him. We need him."
"I'm sorry, guys," Casey said. "Your old man was a good guy. I'll miss him."
"What now?" Mikey asked sadly.

"I'll get Dad cleaned up," Don said. "And then we have to take him to the farmhouse where he'll be buried. While I'm cleaning him up, you guys call Raph. Keep calling him."
The brothers helped move Splinter into the infirmary and set him down on the stretcher. April and Casey went with them.

Leo checked on his babies. "They any better, Chloe?" he asked anxiously.

"Not much, but I've got it under control. You boys focus on getting Raphael home."
Leo kissed his babies. Then he and Mikey made several calls to Raph and left several texts. Going into Don's lab, Leo said, "Can't get hold of Raph."

"I haven't started cleaning up Dad," Don said in a small voice. "It's too hard. I can't believe he's gone." Don choked out a sob. "Dad's gone. Things are never going to be the same again."

"Don, take a break. Mikey and I will sit with Dad."
Don made a couple of calls to Raphael and sent a few texts. Getting no answer either, he said crossly. "Nothing. Raphael's just not answering. Selfish ass. Running off like that and abandoning Leo. What a time to pull his temper tantrum!"
Chloe, who was a friend of Mikey's, went over to Leo, fear and exhaustion etched on her face and said, "Leo, Raph jr's doing a bit better, but I don't think Troy's going to make the night. He's really burning up and nothing helps."
"Leo, go be with your babies. I'll stay with Don," Mikey said. "Now."
Leo went with Chloe, his heart feeling like it would shatter. No, no. Don't take my babies. I've lost Dad. I can't lose them too.
Mikey pulled out his cell, dialed Raphael's number and expecting voicemail, was ready to speak, but the phone rang. "Raphael," Mikey blurted before his hotheaded brother could talk. "I've been patient with you. We all have, but you're starting to piss me off. Running off like that when Leo needs you. We all need you. Dad's dead and your babies are sick. When you get this message, get your fucking butt home!"

"Mikey," Raphael croaked, his voice barely above a whisper.

Mikey's anger quickly turned to concern as he took in Raphael's raspy voice. "Raph, are you hurt?"

"Stabbed," Raphael said, and started to wheeze, as a coughing fit took hold of him. "Can't breathe. Tell Leo I love him and I'm sorry."
The line went dead. "No," Mikey screamed. "Don, boot up your tracking device. We need to track Raph's phone. He's hurt."

Leo had taken his kids upstairs to the bathroom, hoping that that a cold bath would help break their fever. "Do I call Leo?" Don asked.

"No. Do as I ask."

Don booted up the machine, typed in Raphael's phone coordinates and said, "Got it. He's at Casey's apartment."

"Good. We'll go now."

"What about Dad?"

"Don, we can't help Dad, but we can help Raph. Move it."
"We're going with you," Casey said.

"No," Mikey said. "You can come, Casey, but April, you stay with Leo and Chloe. Please."
"All right," April said. "I hope you find him."

"We will," Mikey said. "I hope it's just not too late."
Mikey, Casey and Don piled into Casey's truck and headed to Casey's apartment. I hope we're not too late, Mikey thought, silent tears running down his cheeks. We can't lose Raph, too. We need him more than ever. Please let him make it.
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