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The meaning of family	By : selfless1978 Category: +S through Z > Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Views: 4215 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Leo awoke in the courtyard of the compound and relized he was laying on the ground on his side with his hands tied behind his back and ropes were binding his arms to his chest. His legs were also bound together and they had gagged him. He furiously tried to struggle free himself and found the bindings to tight. He was helpless. "He's awake" said a voice behind him.
Nicholas bent down to where Leo could see him. "What's the matter? Don't like your current situation?'" he asked. "Well that's just to bad. Maybe this will teach you to mind your own fucking buisness."
Leo stared at him defiantly, refusing to let him see anything but hatred for him. Nicholas then kicked him in the side and Leo groaned into his gag in pain. "And I owe you that for that nice cut you gave me. It's a pity I need you alive. I would take great pleasure in killing you for the trouble you have caused me. That and once I get my hands on my darling wife and children, I promised to give you to Shredder here to play with. It seems he has a bigger grudge against you than I do."
"And believe me, Turtle," He heard Shredder say from not far away "I will greatly enjoy that pleasure."
Vicky...No. They were trying to lure her in...using him as bait. Leo tried again to struggle free and one again he found he couldn't. He heard the men laughing around him as they watched him try to free himself. Exhausted he gave up and closed his eyes. He wished he could hold her again. He wished he could be with his family. He felt so helpless, and so alone.

It was shortly after one in the morning when Vicky woke up to the feeling of someone sitting on the bed next to her. "Hey you made it back." she whispered still half asleep. "Come to bed, Leo."
"Vicky wake up. I need to talk to you..." She frowned, that didn't sound like Leo. The figure reached out to the nightstand and turned the small lamp on. She looked up to see the figure sitting on the bed not to be Leo, but Raph. She was awake instantly. "Raph, where is Leo? Is he alright?"
Raph took a deep breath then looked at her. He had tears in his eyes and seeing that a sense of uneasyness filled her. "Raph...what happened?"
"Vicky, I'm sorry, god I'm so sorry, but your husband has him." Raph told her. "He wants us to give you and the children up to get him back..."
"No..." She whispered. Her eyes filled with tears she couldn't hold back. "No."
Suddenly another set of arms took her into a hug. "It will be alright, my child. You must calm yourself for the sake of the unborn child." Splinter's soft voice said as she cried into his chest. "What happened, Raphael?"
"We got ambushed while on patrol. Leo, sensed a trap and led us away from it before the Foot could spring it. We tried to evade them in a gutted out building when Mikey got hit by Shredder's honor guard. Leo, took them on so we could get Mikey out of harms way. I tried to go back for him, Sensei but they were already gone. All they left behind were his katanas and a note saying to give them up for him if we wanted to see Leo alive again."
Vicky listened quietly. Leo did what he always did, protected those he cares about, and got taken himself to save his little brother. She knew Nicholas would never keep his word. He would kill Leo the first chance he got. That kind, gentle soul, her lover, the father of her unborn child, mentor to her children, leader to his brothers and son to Splinter was now in the hands of that monster. She came to a resolve she had never known before. A quiet confident calm. No more will she cry, no more will she run, no more would he ruin her life. It was time to take a stand, for Leo. "I won't let them take you, Leo." she said quietly. She took a deep breath and raised her head from Splinter's chest and looked around to the others gathered in the room.

Raph sat on Leo's bed and saw the change come over Vicky. Something awoke inside her and wiped the grief off of her face and replaced it with determination. "Well then I guess we are going to have to get him back." She told them.
Raph looked at her and nodded. "And I agree. Donnie go pull up all the blueprints of the house. We still have some time to come up with something. Vicky go with him and tell him everything you can about the layout. We never had the chance to explore the whole compound so that info might come in handy." They nodded and went to Donnie's lab. Raph then looked at his little brother. "You OK, Mikey?"
"Yeah. I'll be ok. My head just hurts. I'm sure Donnie has something to fix me up though." He smiled "I should be used to getting smacked upside the head."
Raph chuckled. "Yeah, the difference is though I don't hit that hard. Go ice that noggin of yours before your head swells up and makes you uglier than you already are."
Mikey laughed and left the room. Splinter walked out with him.
After they left Raph looked around the room. He saw Leo's influence everywhere he looked. The various swords hanging on the wall that were always dusted and taken care of. Books filled the bookcase all placed into alphabetical order. He even noticed some children's books mixed in with his old collection. Leo had been so happy earlier. To have a child was something Raph knew his brother had always wanted but never dared to dream of. Now he finally gets that chance and his life could be snuffed out before he can see the dream come true. "Hang in there, Big Brother...We are coming for you." he whispered and quietly left the room.

April was shocked awake from the sound of Casey's phone ringing on his nightstand. Casey groaned and reached over to grab it. "It's Raph," he said as he looked at the caller ID. "I'm gonna kill him..." April giggled as he answered the phone. "Raph its 1:30 in the-" he cut himself off as he listened. April turned over to look at her husband. "What?...How?...Yeah. Give us some time to get ready. We will be there soon." He hung up and looked at her. "Leo is in trouble. They need our help."
That's all he needed to say. April got out of bed and went to the closet to put her gear on. "What happened?"
"The guys got ambushed on patrol earlier. Apparently they were able to snatch, Leo. They want to trade him for Vicky and the kids."
"Shit." April spat as she got dressed. The poor couple, first finding out a miracle happens, then this. Leo had always been there for her if she needed someone to talk to, usually after her and Casey had one of their fiery arguments. Leo had helped Splinter train her. 'Think of the blade as an extension of your arm. Once you learn how to move with the blade, then the blade will move with you.' he had told her once when she was tired and frustrated because she couldn't seem to master it. He then practiced with her outside of Splinter's set training schedule, patiently guiding her and helping to unleash the swordswoman hidden inside of her. He had done so much for her, now she was going to return the favor. "We're coming, Leo." April whispered as she sat in the passenger seat of the van as Casey drove them to meet up with the others. Casey heard his wife's whisper he knew what she was thinking. He laid a hand on hers. "We won't let you down, Buddy."

Dennis and Amy had woken up because of all of the noise. Dennis knew something was wrong, he just felt it. His sister did too because she put her hand in his, she never did that unless she was scared. Together they walked out of their room and noticed everyone up and dressed. Even Splinter looked like he was getting ready to go out, Splinter never went anywhere...
Then he noticed that Leo wasn't there. And he grew even more scared. Then April and Casey came in. She looked ready to kick some butt and so did Casey. "Where are we supposed to make the trade for Leo?" April asked.
"At my husband's house." Mommy said.
"What about the kids?" Casey asked.
Mommy took a deep breath. "I can't risk bringing them...they are just children."
Suddenly Dennis knew. Daddy had Leo. And he wanted them in return. With a knowledge beyond his young years he knew what he had to do. "Mommy," all conversation broke off as they all looked at him "please. I have to go with you. I have to go help, Leo. I know Daddy will hurt him if I don't go."
She looked at her son with tears in her eyes. "Me too, Mommy." Amy said from next to him.
"Mommy, it will be OK. Daddy can't hurt us. I'm not scared."
She looked at the others. "What do I do..."
Donnie was looking at them with thoughtful eyes. "He's right. They can't get hurt really. Nicholas might do something rash if they aren't with you. And it gives me a solution to a problem that has been bugging me."
Vicky looked at her children for a long moment. "Please, Mommy. We want to help. We gonna do this for, Leo. It will be OK. I don't know how I know, I just know we can help." She walked over to them and gave them both a hug. "OK. Listen to what Donnie wants you to do while I go get you some clothes to wear."
After the kids were set up to go. Raph looked at all of them. "Let's go get him back."

He was still laying in the same spot where they had left him earlier. He had given up on trying to get free. Leo was exhausted, frustrated, aching and, for the first time in a long tome, he was afraid. The feeling of being alone scared him more than anything else ever could. The feeling of emptiness inside him was almost more than he could bear. It ate at his will to fight.
Leo then felt something change. Something inside him kindled the fire, pushing back the darkness and despair and giving him hope. They were with him, he could feel their presence. They may not be there physically but they were with him all the same. Leo was not, and never will be, alone. He felt himself grow calm. He quietly watched and waited.
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