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Leo knew sometimes his dad would sometimes get bad days and a couple of them would last for a while, like for a few weeks or so.
Which that wasn't really the thing that was bothering him the most, unfortunately when his father was like this his siblings ( and him ) were very much affected by this. But Leon doesn't like whenever everyone is acting weird and sad, and if these days weren't bad enough, his twin Donnie would get upset the most and Leo doesn't know how to help him, so all he could do was wait.
Wait it out…
And hope it doesn't last long, for Leo to run out of things to do, because he couldn't help, but that doesn't matter because Leo was helpful, even if they don't think he can help.
Besides Leo was careful and sorta responsible, if he says so himself, which he does. So to prove that, he decided he was gonna watch Mikey all by himself, without any help from anyone. Just him and Mike playing around, and he couldn't believe that Ralph actually allowed him to help with something!
( And it wasn't totally because Ralph had to help Donnie…
With something…
totally not! )
Leo decided to not let his little brother know that their dad is having bad days again, so with that said, Leo wasn't going to keep his mind on the situation by playing some fun games and stuff with Mikey.
“ Hey Mikey! I know you're as bored as I am right now, so~ I got some bored games we could play! “ Leo said as he dropped down some different types of games like Sorry or Snakes and ladders.
And of course Mikey's only brain cell was like ‘ Omigosh yes! That's an amazing idea! I was pretty sure I was gonna die of boredom! ‘ and he agreed.
After a few rounds of many different types of games, of course soon enough they kinda got bored, and as Mikey kept asking if Ralph and Donnie could join, and of course that wasn't really helping Leo with his situation. Leo, as the ‘ smart ‘ older brother he is, he quickly suggested tons of other games, and really none of them peaked any interest to Mikey. Leo's brain quickly sparked out one of the best ideas he could get, he glanced over at Mikey, whose head was already wandering off to whatever seems fun.
As soon as Mikey realized Leo was looking at him, his brain cell proceeded to give Mikey the same idea in his head.
The small box turtle was ready to get up and start playing the game they had decided, and by all means it was one of their favourites,
a game of tag! A great way to keep themselves distracted!
Mikey said that he wanted to be the tagger, which Leo also wanted to, but he remembered what Ralph said about
‘letting the youngest go first. ‘
Which wasn't Leo's ideal choice but he really wouldn't want Mikey complaining to Ralph about it and probably ruin his chance to show he could be responsible, so with that said he let Mikey be the tagger.
So as Mikey and Leo switch back and forth, versus tagger and taggie. Leo decided he would try to trick Mikey and dodge him around a corner.
You know just a simple slide and run, so as the plan worked out, which leaves Leo giggling as he dashes away!
‘ Thud ‘
With the sound Leo was a little worried about Mikey, but he knew the sewers always makes some weird sounds. But this sound is different,
so Leo stopped running and went back to see Mikey weeping on the floor.
“ Mikey, are you okay? What happened!? “
Leo gasped.
As much as Leo wanted to go and get Ralph, he didn't want to, because this was his only chance to be able to show he's responsible and plus it was only a small scrap, how hard could that be to fix?
Mikey started to cry out to Ralph, while Leo was trying to help him and make him feel better.
But unfortunately Leo didn't know what to do, he tried using a little piece of his shirt to use as a band-aid. Even though it kept slipping off, he still tried to tie it around his leg and keep it in place.
Leo decided to go and get Ralph, so he told Mikey he's getting Ralph as he got up, but when he was about to turn the corner, he noticed something about Mikey's spots.
Leo panicked and rushed back over to Mikey and he tried to help him, but when he got closer to Mikey, his spots were already glowing up the whole sewer hallway.
“ Mikey…? Something's up with your…um… well... “ As Leo was finishing saying, he pointed towards the refracting light bouncing off the sewage water, although Mikey didn't even get the chance to look over because the second Leo finished talking, a golden glow flashed.
leaving a frightened little Mikey all by himself.
“ L-lee…? “
He quickly looked around, all there was was empty sewer tunnels, the small turtle continued to look, but he would not find any young red-ear slider in his sight.
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( XXXX )
Dizziness and nausea struck Leo before he could fully wake up, he felt like he just got hit by a truck driving in full force.
Well whoever hit him, it doesn't seem like they cared about the mess they knocked Leo into, because literal Leo could feel himself stuck under a fuck-load of debris.
he slowly squinted his eyes open, some rubble above him left only a peak of the sky…?
( Did the sky always have a red-ish color? )
He tried testing how heavy the debris was and how much was on him, dirt, metal and all sorts of shit fell as the rubble shifted, making him even more enclosed in the already tight space he was in.
Leo didn't know what to do, he was stuck in a pile of debris, in an unknown location, and didn't know how or if he could fix the predicament he was in.
All he knew was he was struggling to even breathe and he was probably outside, aboveground.
Some dirt and stuff got into his eyes, which he quickly reacted by shutting his eyes as strongly as he can, but luckily luck was on his side as he was able to get a bigger opening than earlier.
( Granted it was still small, but a least he could be able to breathe better now )
Leo gasped for air as soon as he got that small air pocket, as soon as the air came in, he immediately spit it back out, making him coughing all the ( toxic ) air out. But still he tried to get his lungs be able to breathe the air, even though the air was fucking up his lungs.
He would rather be choking on the weird air, than him being dead.
Cause Leo didn't even knew where he was, and he ain't going to give up so easily, just a second ago he was trying to prove himself useful and now will be the perfect opportunity. He was supposed to watch Mikey and make sure nothing bad happened, but he already fucked that up, he didn't know where he and Mikey were, or if Mikey was even here.
As the feeling of something pouring down Leo face, he came to realize that he could be crying or bleeding. Whichever it was he was still glad that he was only injured and not dead considering the situation he was in, it would be
be hurt than just… you know, dead…
Which he isn't so that's a good sign… or at least it should be, not like it felt like it.)
And even if he was crying, Mikey could be in even more trouble than him right now, as he pushes the concrete and shit off of him, he wasn't going to lay here with the possiblity that Mikey could have been injured or worse from the…
Whatever! It was!
He tried harder to get a good grip on some rubble and stuff, and he actually managed to move some pieces to see what was above him.
Red lasers, fire and debri wasn't really a normal sight to see, especially for Leon, as he wasn't calm at all.
Currently struggling trying to get out of the horrifying scene he was put in front of, but he had only gotten his situation worse, as more rubble and ashes fell on top of him. It was only until he heard something shuffling from outside of his little rubble pile, made him feel nervous and afraid about who or what it was. He heard someone say something above him, but it only came in a couple of mumbles, which gave Leo the conclusion that it was another living being as if Leon was already feeling defenceless against everything and anything, as he got more ash and dust in his eyes than he would've wanted. As much as he wanted to run away from wherever he is and go back to the lair, he couldn't do anything, but sit there and hope they don't harm him in any way possible,
Or worse.
So Leo tried what any 10 year old child will do if stuck underneath stuff, srim and wiggle their way out, before he can get caught by the person that was above him. He would not get caught. Until he finds Mikey. More light started peeking through the debri ( not that Leo could see that, with all the dust in his eyes ) as someone was moving the mess that was on top of Leo.
As soon as all the debri was moved out of the way, as soon as Leo got all the dust out of his eyes.
He saw an adult mutant box turtle along with a young human child both in old, dusty, and wrecked clothing. Both of them were staring back at him.
Leo had been unconscious for a few hours and life thought it was a good idea to wake him up now. He wouldn't have guessed that he would've been in for a weird adventure. ( if he would call it that )
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( 2038 / a few minutes earlier )
Since it was getting closer and closer to the cold season, many scavenging missions were set up cause the motto was “ More supplies, The better “
Even though it has always been switched up to fit multiple scenarios, it still has been used for years and now no one really remembers the original, as much as Casey Jr asked, he never gotten a straight answer.
Although Casey was only 9 years old, ( almost 10 ) he had been taught about the Krang, the apocalypse, and how to survive without the need of supervision from a proper adult. ( Well, for at least, like 11 minutes. But still he had the ability to. ) Most of the time Casey wasn't allowed on missions, and the only reason he was able to this time was because they were getting low on people. Well the area they went to was already classified as not being in Krang territory, so it was safe for Casey to come and help on the mission.
while Casey was paired up with Master Michelangelo, like he usually is.
Since this scavenging mission required lots of people, since they were searching an old destroyed mall, some stores actually survived the Krang’s terrorism and careless behaviour.
Michelangelo says that the allys that were supposed to lead the mission that they just got ambushed and is now laying low, but Casey knows that's not the case, he knows they got ambushed alright, but they're not alive anymore.
Which is why they've been avoiding a specific part of the mall and one of their other teammates were, with them getting more and more supplies trying their best to not cause any suspicion to Casey.
Casey Jr had heard stories of before the apocalypse, there was no Krang, no resistance, nor having to fight to survive every single second of life. People would fight with each other, whether it was for entertainment or just a common little fight, that would change their opinion on their perspective, not like it would even matter though, in the end everyone is on one side now. Doing their best to be able to survive to the next day, ( some people aren't that lucky… unfortunately ) the most anyone can do is just scavenging or scouting out Krang bases, survivors, food.
It was normal for people to search big abandoned buildings from time to time, especially since it was getting closer to the cold season and they needed all the supplies they could get.
Although what was not normal for Casey though is hearing loads of shuffling and shallow deep breaths, so Casey went to Master Michelangelo to report the sound, it could be a struggling survivor or just some rats, it didn't matter which one it was, they were going to check just in case.
Once Casey got a better look at the pile, it became more obvious that it was a person, maybe even a yokai, whoever the fellow was, they were small and had green skin and were struggling to push the concrete off of themselves, seeming more urgent to get out than a couple of seconds ago. Casey tried to reassure the yokai that they were fine and they were in a safe place “ Hey, it's alright, we're a part of the resistance, we'll get you out of here. “ Casey was still trying to find an opportunity to make a big enough exit in the rubble, As the concrete shifted a little gap appeared making a perfect spot for an opening.
Casey was just about to dash over and grab the rubble before the opening disappeared, but it seems like Michelangelo was quicker to respond, as he proceeded to make an opening for the small yokai.
At the end, the mission turned out to not only be a scavenging mission, but also a rescue mission as well, no one knew what discovery both of them were going to find. Except for Michelangelo, as soon as he saw the red stripes on the little turtle’s face, he knew it was a long awaited reunion.
He didn't expect to find him, as the same little kid, as the day he lost him.