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Because of preview image, this fic is under strict gore/violence!", "writing": "Since his panic attack Leonardo had been beside his 2 younger brothers more than ever before, feeling safe and secure with them but it didn’t make Raphael’s words, what echoed repeatedly in his head, go away. Donatello had been watching his older brother a while, finally deciding to speak out and tell him and Mikey the truth about Klunk and the way he thought where Raph’s mutation was going. He also had invite Splinter to hear what he had to say.\n\n“I know this isn’t easy for any of us, specially to you, Mikey, to hear this but I think it’s time to speak out what’s going on. I know I promised Raphael not to but things are getting out of hands if we all are not on the same page and know what’s going on.”\n\n“I agree with you, Donatello. I have seen how you all, my sons, have start to have cracks more or less in your spirits.” Splinter said calmly and while he meant all his sons, his eyes were on Leo.\n\n“So what’s going on exactly?” Mikey asked and while he kind of knew the answer, he wasn’t sure did he want to hear it. Sighing deeply Donatello started.\n\n“First of I think we should talk about Klunk.” Taking a fast look of his youngest brother and making sure he was ready to hear whatever he had to say, Don continued. “There’s no easy way to say this and I don’t like to circle around so I just will spit it out – It was Raphael who ate him. I don’t know the reason why but I assume he had a bleeding scratch or something but Raphael have some faint memories about it happening.”\n\nSilence filled Donatello’s little sanctuary as his eyes scanned them all, looking for any sights why he should be concerned and they should stop here but when his eyes met his father’s eyes, he received small nod as an encouragement to go on. He trusted Splinter’s ability to sense the state of their minds and spirits and it seemed they all were balanced to go on.\n\n“… How are you doing, Mikey?”\n\nKeeping his gaze on his ankles what he held with his tight hold while sitting on the floor, Mikey only nodded. “I’m okay. I… I kinda had the feeling and a thought it was him since Klunk would never disappear like that and only part left of him was his leg.”\n\n“I understand if you carry anger towards your brother, but we must remember he wasn’t himself when this action happened.”\n\n“I know and understand that, father, and I can say I’m not angry at Raph. He did something bad what hurt me greatly but I can’t hate or be angry at him still. It’s---”\n\n“How can you not be angry at him and hate him?!”\n\nEveryone’s shocked wide eyes were on their leader and son who had stood up, fear and anger shining so clear in his eyes.\n\n“Leonardo, sit down and let’s keep this conversation on with calmness.”\n\n“I can’t sit down and be calm!” Leonardo never protested against his father so it was another little shock when he did.\n\n“Your mind and spirit are badly unbalanced, Leonardo. Sit down and we will keep talking. It may not be the most pleasant conversation what we ever have had but this is necessary in order to help all of us deal with this and heal.”\n\n“I’m damn fine! It’s Mikey here who’s unbalanced! He isn’t angry at Raph! His brother ATE his cat! He should be furious and wanting revenge!”\n\n“Leonardo Hamato!”\n\nDespite Splinter’s old age, he still moved so very fast as he stood up straight in front of his son, giving deadly strict look to his son who had start to slip too much into the road of anger and fear.\n\n“That what your brother feels and thinks is not your concern. In this situation your brother, Michelangelo, has shown even greater ability to remain calm and have more thoughts and balance in this than you have. He seeks no revenge towards your brother since he understands Raphael wasn’t able to control himself. I believe the situation would be totally different if Raphael willingly would had hurt and kill Klunk.”\n\nSitting down Splinter sighed deeply, keeping still his eyes on Leo who’s shoulders had start to drop slowly.\n\n“You must keep a hold of yourself in any situation, my son. Your anger blinds you and stops you from seeing this from others point of view. Your own fear and what you would had done cannot be put on others. Now sit down and let Donatello go on. He must have more information to share with us.”\n\nRolling his father’s words in his mind Leonardo slowly made his way back on the floor, sitting down all quiet. However he turned to look Mikey and whispered; “I’m sorry, Mikey.” Small smile spread on Don’s and Splinter’s faces as they heard Mikey replying everything was okay and he understood Leo’s feelings and point of view but Mikey himself never didn’t want to go on anything with anger, fear or revenge. Small smile had sneak on Leo’s lips as he secretly admired his little brother, the only one of them who always managed to be and keep his positive attitude up – even in this situation.\n\nNow that everyone were quiet once more, Donatello continued.\n\n“I have come to conclusion that Raphael’s memory and control of his mutation has start to improve with our training session. I’m not one hundred percent sure but I think he might be able to control himself more than he shows, maybe, or then that’s something what’s very near to come. I also sent his blood example with Bishop’s notes and researches to Leatherhead and he returned back to me yesterday with some answers.”\n\nEven that Leo hated to ask it, he had to; “Is there something wrong?”\n\n“I hope not but as you know I have been studying more about that serum what we gave to him and Leatherhead confirmed my thoughts. That serum keeps making Raphael’s mutations stronger each time he mutates.”\n\n“What does this mean exactly?”\n\n“It means there might and most surely will come a time where he won’t return back to himself, sensei.”\n\n“So he will stay as mutated monster the rest of his life?” Sorrow in Mikey’s eyes was heartbreaking.\n\n“No if I can help it.”\n\n“Then what we do?” Mikey asked while keeping his light blue eyes on Don's brown ones.\n\n“Leatherhead and I are working on an antidote for him but it might take time so we should try to keep Raph from mutating as much as possible.”\n\n“How about his training then?”\n\nDonatello sighed deeply. “That’s the problem. He kind of has start to ignore blood more or less even in his mutated form but I fear he will become that blood thirsty being what he once was if we stop training him.”\n\n“So our choices are to train him and let him mutate and hope you guys come up with an antidote what would cure him, even in his mutated state, or just let him become that… that thing.”\n\nAs sad fact as it was, Don nodded. His hands were kind of tied but he still would do what he could with Leatherhead but it seemed pretty hopeless and that was something what Don didn’t want to admit to his family. He wanted to keep that hope up what he saw in his family members eyes.\n\n–\n\nAfter their meeting Splinter had asked Leonardo to come with him and they had kept short and private talking in Splinter’s room. Splinter had encouraged his son to meditate, to find a root of his fear and now raising anger toward his uncontrollable brother. The last thing what Splinter wanted was his sons really turn against each other and break their spirits.\n\nTaking his words into his heart Leonardo had spend rest of the day meditating but he always stopped when he came across with mutated blood thirsty Raphael in his mind who attacked on him and stared to eat him alive. Sweat covered his trembling form and it was exhausting and almost too much to bear. Deciding to call it for tonight Leonardo blew his candles and went to sleep.\n\nWaking up on the sound of hiss what froze his very being Leonardo snapped his eyes open and his greatest fear stood at his bed’s side looking down at him with those red hungry eyes. Hearing and feeling his heart hammering all around his body Leonardo started to reach for him katana but Raphael leaped on him, sinking those long and strong teeth in his neck, shaking his head violently and ripping off half of Leo’s neck.\n\nSpine chilling scream behind the wall from Leo’s room woke Michelangelo up instantly and he never hadn’t got off from the bed so fast as he did now. His running steps took him in Leo’s room in few seconds. Normally Leo would had woke up at least on the sound of his door being slammed against the wall but no, he kept screaming from the bottom of his lungs in most horrible way and it froze Mikey on his place for a second. Shaking his head Mikey returned his mind back in this moment and instead of just going to shake his brother up, Mikey sat on him and started to slap his face hard over and over again.\n\n“Leo, wake up! It’s only a nightmare! Come on, bro, wake up!”\n\nIt took few more slaps and hard shakes from shoulders before Leo finally jerked up in sitting pose, letting out last and long scream. He was panting heavily sweat covering his body while staring into emptiness until his normal senses started to kick in. S-someone was sitting on his legs hugging and rocking him slowly. Seeing a slightly bluish green skin and smelling the scent of his youngest brother Leonardo relaxed, resting his head on Mikey’s shoulder, perfectly allowing himself to be rocked and comforted by him.\n\nSounds of hurried steps brought Don and Splinter soon at his open doorway but none of them said a word. It was obviously clear what had happened and hearing Mikey whispering comforting words to Leonardo was even more than good evidence of it.\n\nHearing other steps Leo’s body started to tense since he recognized them. Soon dark green skinned brother of his appeared behind Don and Splinter rubbing his eyes tiredly.\n\n“What’s going on? Is everything alright?”\n\nBefore anyone got to reply to him, Leonardo was trying to get free from Mikey’s hold, eyes wide with fear.\n\n“S-stay away from me!”\n\n“Huh?”\n\n“Get away! Don’t come near me or I’ll kill you!”\n\n“Ya moron! I ain’t gonna hurt ya!”\n\n“I won’t let you eat me!”\n\n“I---!”\n\n“Raphael, enough. You and Donatello with me, now. Michelangelo, you stay with your brother.”\n\nLuckily Splinter was there to take the lead as he left his 2 other sons behind, escorting other two with him downstairs so Leonardo wouldn’t hear them and would have time to calm in his little brother’s arms.\n\n“My sons, we must be honest here. If we can’t cure Raphael soon, Leonardo will lose himself totally in his fear.”\n\nLooking down at his feet Raphael was so sad, shoulders dropped as down as they just could.\n\n“… And it’s my fault. I had ta go and scare him more by threatening ta eat him… Splinter, I --- I didn’t mean any of it!”\n\n“Calm down, my son. I know you would never hurt your brother in such or any other way. Instead of worrying what has been done and said, we have to keep our gazes focused forward. If I may suggest, I think our best choice now is to keep training Raphael and we will deal with his mutation later.”\n\n“What mutation?”\n\n“There’s a chance that when you mutate too many times, you will stay in that form for good.”\n\nOn top of all now than ever Raphael felt like a carpet would had been pulled out beneath his feet. Not knowing how to react or what to say he simply lowered his golden orbs down, feeling as sorrowful as a person can feel. 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He would never hurt us like that.”\n\n“But he ate Klunk too… … How you have been able to deal with it? Why you’re not scared of him or angry at him?”\n\n“I know in your mind and eyes I should have lots of reasons for both of those feelings but… I don’t feel any of them towards Raph. I was hurt when I realized he had ate Klunk but like I said before, it wasn’t really him so it brought me comfort. And you know what else? I love Raph. He’s annoying big brother who I love to tease. The bond between us brothers is stronger than anything in this world and I mean anything. Besides I think, in your case, talking with him would be quite helpful since you like to collect information so why not collect it from him straight? Just go and face him head on in conversation battle. I’m sure it will help you deal with your fears of him.”\n\nListening his little brother’s open minded wisdom Leonardo came to understood one thing – He had stopped caring and loving Raph the way how he used to. 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", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "Since his panic attack Leonardo had been beside his 2 younger brothers more than ever before, feeling safe and secure with them but it didn’t make Raphael’s words, what echoed repeatedly in his head, go away. Donatello had been watching his older brother a while, finally deciding to speak out and tell him and Mikey the truth about Klunk and the way he thought where Raph’s mutation was going. He also had invite Splinter to hear what he had to say.

“I know this isn’t easy for any of us, specially to you, Mikey, to hear this but I think it’s time to speak out what’s going on. I know I promised Raphael not to but things are getting out of hands if we all are not on the same page and know what’s going on.”

“I agree with you, Donatello. I have seen how you all, my sons, have start to have cracks more or less in your spirits.” Splinter said calmly and while he meant all his sons, his eyes were on Leo.

“So what’s going on exactly?” Mikey asked and while he kind of knew the answer, he wasn’t sure did he want to hear it. Sighing deeply Donatello started.

“First of I think we should talk about Klunk.” Taking a fast look of his youngest brother and making sure he was ready to hear whatever he had to say, Don continued. “There’s no easy way to say this and I don’t like to circle around so I just will spit it out – It was Raphael who ate him. I don’t know the reason why but I assume he had a bleeding scratch or something but Raphael have some faint memories about it happening.”

Silence filled Donatello’s little sanctuary as his eyes scanned them all, looking for any sights why he should be concerned and they should stop here but when his eyes met his father’s eyes, he received small nod as an encouragement to go on. He trusted Splinter’s ability to sense the state of their minds and spirits and it seemed they all were balanced to go on.

“… How are you doing, Mikey?”

Keeping his gaze on his ankles what he held with his tight hold while sitting on the floor, Mikey only nodded. “I’m okay. I… I kinda had the feeling and a thought it was him since Klunk would never disappear like that and only part left of him was his leg.”

“I understand if you carry anger towards your brother, but we must remember he wasn’t himself when this action happened.”

“I know and understand that, father, and I can say I’m not angry at Raph. He did something bad what hurt me greatly but I can’t hate or be angry at him still. It’s---”

“How can you not be angry at him and hate him?!”

Everyone’s shocked wide eyes were on their leader and son who had stood up, fear and anger shining so clear in his eyes.

“Leonardo, sit down and let’s keep this conversation on with calmness.”

“I can’t sit down and be calm!” Leonardo never protested against his father so it was another little shock when he did.

“Your mind and spirit are badly unbalanced, Leonardo. Sit down and we will keep talking. It may not be the most pleasant conversation what we ever have had but this is necessary in order to help all of us deal with this and heal.”

“I’m damn fine! It’s Mikey here who’s unbalanced! He isn’t angry at Raph! His brother ATE his cat! He should be furious and wanting revenge!”

“Leonardo Hamato!”

Despite Splinter’s old age, he still moved so very fast as he stood up straight in front of his son, giving deadly strict look to his son who had start to slip too much into the road of anger and fear.

“That what your brother feels and thinks is not your concern. In this situation your brother, Michelangelo, has shown even greater ability to remain calm and have more thoughts and balance in this than you have. He seeks no revenge towards your brother since he understands Raphael wasn’t able to control himself. I believe the situation would be totally different if Raphael willingly would had hurt and kill Klunk.”

Sitting down Splinter sighed deeply, keeping still his eyes on Leo who’s shoulders had start to drop slowly.

“You must keep a hold of yourself in any situation, my son. Your anger blinds you and stops you from seeing this from others point of view. Your own fear and what you would had done cannot be put on others. Now sit down and let Donatello go on. He must have more information to share with us.”

Rolling his father’s words in his mind Leonardo slowly made his way back on the floor, sitting down all quiet. However he turned to look Mikey and whispered; “I’m sorry, Mikey.” Small smile spread on Don’s and Splinter’s faces as they heard Mikey replying everything was okay and he understood Leo’s feelings and point of view but Mikey himself never didn’t want to go on anything with anger, fear or revenge. Small smile had sneak on Leo’s lips as he secretly admired his little brother, the only one of them who always managed to be and keep his positive attitude up – even in this situation.

Now that everyone were quiet once more, Donatello continued.

“I have come to conclusion that Raphael’s memory and control of his mutation has start to improve with our training session. I’m not one hundred percent sure but I think he might be able to control himself more than he shows, maybe, or then that’s something what’s very near to come. I also sent his blood example with Bishop’s notes and researches to Leatherhead and he returned back to me yesterday with some answers.”

Even that Leo hated to ask it, he had to; “Is there something wrong?”

“I hope not but as you know I have been studying more about that serum what we gave to him and Leatherhead confirmed my thoughts. That serum keeps making Raphael’s mutations stronger each time he mutates.”

“What does this mean exactly?”

“It means there might and most surely will come a time where he won’t return back to himself, sensei.”

“So he will stay as mutated monster the rest of his life?” Sorrow in Mikey’s eyes was heartbreaking.

“No if I can help it.”

“Then what we do?” Mikey asked while keeping his light blue eyes on Don's brown ones.

“Leatherhead and I are working on an antidote for him but it might take time so we should try to keep Raph from mutating as much as possible.”

“How about his training then?”

Donatello sighed deeply. “That’s the problem. He kind of has start to ignore blood more or less even in his mutated form but I fear he will become that blood thirsty being what he once was if we stop training him.”

“So our choices are to train him and let him mutate and hope you guys come up with an antidote what would cure him, even in his mutated state, or just let him become that… that thing.”

As sad fact as it was, Don nodded. His hands were kind of tied but he still would do what he could with Leatherhead but it seemed pretty hopeless and that was something what Don didn’t want to admit to his family. He wanted to keep that hope up what he saw in his family members eyes.

–

After their meeting Splinter had asked Leonardo to come with him and they had kept short and private talking in Splinter’s room. Splinter had encouraged his son to meditate, to find a root of his fear and now raising anger toward his uncontrollable brother. The last thing what Splinter wanted was his sons really turn against each other and break their spirits.

Taking his words into his heart Leonardo had spend rest of the day meditating but he always stopped when he came across with mutated blood thirsty Raphael in his mind who attacked on him and stared to eat him alive. Sweat covered his trembling form and it was exhausting and almost too much to bear. Deciding to call it for tonight Leonardo blew his candles and went to sleep.

Waking up on the sound of hiss what froze his very being Leonardo snapped his eyes open and his greatest fear stood at his bed’s side looking down at him with those red hungry eyes. Hearing and feeling his heart hammering all around his body Leonardo started to reach for him katana but Raphael leaped on him, sinking those long and strong teeth in his neck, shaking his head violently and ripping off half of Leo’s neck.

Spine chilling scream behind the wall from Leo’s room woke Michelangelo up instantly and he never hadn’t got off from the bed so fast as he did now. His running steps took him in Leo’s room in few seconds. Normally Leo would had woke up at least on the sound of his door being slammed against the wall but no, he kept screaming from the bottom of his lungs in most horrible way and it froze Mikey on his place for a second. Shaking his head Mikey returned his mind back in this moment and instead of just going to shake his brother up, Mikey sat on him and started to slap his face hard over and over again.

“Leo, wake up! It’s only a nightmare! Come on, bro, wake up!”

It took few more slaps and hard shakes from shoulders before Leo finally jerked up in sitting pose, letting out last and long scream. He was panting heavily sweat covering his body while staring into emptiness until his normal senses started to kick in. S-someone was sitting on his legs hugging and rocking him slowly. Seeing a slightly bluish green skin and smelling the scent of his youngest brother Leonardo relaxed, resting his head on Mikey’s shoulder, perfectly allowing himself to be rocked and comforted by him.

Sounds of hurried steps brought Don and Splinter soon at his open doorway but none of them said a word. It was obviously clear what had happened and hearing Mikey whispering comforting words to Leonardo was even more than good evidence of it.

Hearing other steps Leo’s body started to tense since he recognized them. Soon dark green skinned brother of his appeared behind Don and Splinter rubbing his eyes tiredly.

“What’s going on? Is everything alright?”

Before anyone got to reply to him, Leonardo was trying to get free from Mikey’s hold, eyes wide with fear.

“S-stay away from me!”

“Huh?”

“Get away! Don’t come near me or I’ll kill you!”

“Ya moron! I ain’t gonna hurt ya!”

“I won’t let you eat me!”

“I---!”

“Raphael, enough. You and Donatello with me, now. Michelangelo, you stay with your brother.”

Luckily Splinter was there to take the lead as he left his 2 other sons behind, escorting other two with him downstairs so Leonardo wouldn’t hear them and would have time to calm in his little brother’s arms.

“My sons, we must be honest here. If we can’t cure Raphael soon, Leonardo will lose himself totally in his fear.”

Looking down at his feet Raphael was so sad, shoulders dropped as down as they just could.

“… And it’s my fault. I had ta go and scare him more by threatening ta eat him… Splinter, I --- I didn’t mean any of it!”

“Calm down, my son. I know you would never hurt your brother in such or any other way. Instead of worrying what has been done and said, we have to keep our gazes focused forward. If I may suggest, I think our best choice now is to keep training Raphael and we will deal with his mutation later.”

“What mutation?”

“There’s a chance that when you mutate too many times, you will stay in that form for good.”

On top of all now than ever Raphael felt like a carpet would had been pulled out beneath his feet. Not knowing how to react or what to say he simply lowered his golden orbs down, feeling as sorrowful as a person can feel. Assuring Splinter said there was always hope but in this situation it was very small comfort to Raph but he took it.

At the same time in second floor Leonardo had calmed down but Mikey still kept himself sitting on Leo’s legs, stroking his shoulders in comforting and calming way.

“You feeling better, dude?”

“Y-yeah, thanks Mikey.”

“You know for a Fearless leader you sure as heck make very scary sounding screams.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Njah, don’t be! If you wouldn’t had screamed like you did, I wouldn’t had woke up and you still might would be having that dream. … Um, was it about---?”

“Raph eating me? Yes. Mikey… I never wouldn’t had believe or even think about it but… I’m so damn scared. So afraid of him. Constantly waiting him to appear with surprise attack and eat me.”

“Dude, you know Raph says a lot of stupid things what he always doesn’t even mean and eating you was one of them. He would never hurt us like that.”

“But he ate Klunk too… … How you have been able to deal with it? Why you’re not scared of him or angry at him?”

“I know in your mind and eyes I should have lots of reasons for both of those feelings but… I don’t feel any of them towards Raph. I was hurt when I realized he had ate Klunk but like I said before, it wasn’t really him so it brought me comfort. And you know what else? I love Raph. He’s annoying big brother who I love to tease. The bond between us brothers is stronger than anything in this world and I mean anything. Besides I think, in your case, talking with him would be quite helpful since you like to collect information so why not collect it from him straight? Just go and face him head on in conversation battle. I’m sure it will help you deal with your fears of him.”

Listening his little brother’s open minded wisdom Leonardo came to understood one thing – He had stopped caring and loving Raph the way how he used to. He had let his traumas from Raph’s first mutation took over him and it had leave long mental scars in his spirit. Leonardo now knew what he had to do but still… It wasn’t going to be easy.

“I… I will try to talk to him but not yet. I feel I’m not ready.”

Tapping Leo’s bigger shoulder Mikey smiled at him getting off on him. “Just the words what I wanted to hear. You can do it, Leo. You are braver and stronger than you think and believe.”

Walking at the open door Mikey halted to spin around with a smile on his face. “Things will get back to normal. I know they will.”

Smiling back at peace Leonardo just nodded to his happy little brother and he was glad about it how easily Mikey’s happy mood and smile could make him smile too, set his soul in peace in someways in this situation. Only way from here was up and Leo would had to struggle with himself to get out of his fear hole but he would do it. ", "pools_count": 1, "title": "Secret Serum - Ch7", "deleted": "f", "public": "t", "mimetype": "image/png", "pagecount": "1", "rating_id": "2", "rating_name": "Adult", "ratings": [ { "content_tag_id": "5", "name": "Strong Violence", "description": "Strong violence, blood, serious injury or death", "rating_id": "2" } ], "submission_type_id": "12", "type_name": "Writing - Document", "guest_block": "f", "friends_only": "f", "comments_count": "8", "views": "105" }