Work Text:
“Mikey!!!!”
“Donnie!!!!”
With the few seconds it took for Leo to see his trapped brothers encased in the goo and held prisoner either side of Kraang. Leo’s twin katanas were swiftly knocked from his grip and with a quick sucker punch to the face the impact had him seeing stars. His slow reaction was also all it took for Raphael to reach out and grab the slider in his large arms.
“Please Raph stop, you can fight this.” He kicked out with all his might to try and throw the larger turtle of balance and maybe give him a small window to escape.
“Bring him closer to me.”
Panicked Leo enhanced his struggles in the brothers strong vice like grip as the larger turtle obeyed his new master. Bringing him forward in front of Kraang who smugly observed the mutant.
“Your stupidity in trying to delay the enviable I must admit is somewhat amusing. But clinging onto false hope of defeating me has run it’s course and it is now time to accept your fates.”
Leo ceased his movements to sneered at the pink creature directly in the eyes.
“I am too stubborn to quit and will never accept anything from you. Not until my family and the world is safe from a deranged alien parasite. No matter what it takes I will save Raph and then me and my brothers will all kick your sorry ass.”
“Ah yes your other two brothers.” Kraang looked between the two bound turtles. “ Tell me are you all brothers bonded by mere loyalty to each other or by blood?”
“By both if you must know but it doesn’t matter. I will always protect my brothers to the end and they will always do the same for me” Leo again began thrashing in his older siblings grip as he desperately wanted to break free and tear this alien freak a new one.
Kraang let out a menacing chuckle.
“Well unfortunately this will not make the decision you are about to make any less easier. Tell me, out of these two who is more valuable to you?”
Leo watched as his captor stood from his throne and advanced towards him. His mind screamed at him in fear to cower away from this threat coming towards him. But he sure as hell wasn’t going to give this dick the satisfaction of showing how scared he actually was.
“They are not objects and you will never be able to make me choose if that is what you are implying.” The blue clad turtle spat back in defiance. Not letting his facade down even as the mecha suit stood imposingly in front of him.
“Oh we will see about that.”
Without warning the Kraang’s own slimy tentacles shot out and wrapped around Leo’s head. He screamed in sheer agony as he felt the fleshly appendages morph over his face and crawl it’s way into the crevices between his eyes. Pushing there way in and feel as if it was sucking on his brain. He could of sworn he can hear the distant shouts of his brothers but in that moment all he can see is what seemed to be his whole life flashing before his eyes and the unimaginable electricity that coursed through his skull.
Back in the throne room the two younger brothers were watching the whole ordeal unfold and were screaming for the inhumane treatment of their leader to stop.
“NOOOO!!!! LEO.”
“GET OFF HIM YOU MONSTER FREAK!!”
Satisfied with himself Kraang then retracted and let the blue turtle’s head slump forward. He watched him for a moment as the youngsters body shook and heaved before speaking.
“Fascinating you are all but mere children. How weak this planet must be to allow minors into the battlefield. No matter if you play in an adults war you will be treated as such.”
“Go to hell you son of a bitch.” Leo wheezed out.
The alien huffed before retreating back to his seat. He then proceeded sit back and cross his robotic legs.
“Such a pathetic childish response. Regardless I managed to do a bit of digging into your mind but still it is somewhat of a mystery which brother you are more than willing to let perish first.”
This caught Leo’s attention who in turn lifted his head back up and glare at the monster before him. He scowled.
“Like I said before you will never make me choose between my brothers if anything I nominate myself.”
“Or I could choose for you, how about that?. But I can promise you if it is left to me your precious baby brother and younger twin will not be shown any sort of mercy.”
Kraang paused for a moment to observe his prisoners reaction before continuing.
“I have looked into your memories and I know all about you and your siblings. Their strength along with their weaknesses. How easy it would be to slowly rip apart your youngest brothers tiny body until there is nothing left. Or how about I can crack open your soft shell twin like an egg. You can then watch on as I dig out his spinal cord and other organs.”
It was at this moment all rational thought left Leo and thrashed and kicked like an animal but to no avail.
“You demented son of a bitch. I said I nominate myself.”
Kraang caressed his chin with his metal hand. Knowing now he had officially struck that sensitive nerve with this creature. As clarified by delving into his memories his weakness was indeed his brothers.
“Come now where has your spunky, care free attitude disappeared too. You are the leader and it your decision alone to make on my terms not yours. Your alone are responsible for their fates.”
“Don’t Leo, you do not have to choose between us. Let it be me, Mikey doesn’t deserve that. You don’t have to play this sick fucks twisted mind games.”
The unexpected outburst that echoed through the room not only drew Leo but Kraang’s attention also.
“SILENCES you little pest. I don’t want your input.”
He waved his metal arm and suddenly a tentacle burst from the side of Donnie’s slimy pillar and circled around his head and mouth gagging him.
The alien then glanced back to Leo now feeling frustrated.
“My patients is worn thin so I am going to make this easier for you and help speed up your choice. Slave” he gestured to the larger red clad turtle who was still tightly securing his brother to his chest.
“Remember you brought this on yourself.” He spat before again engaging with Raphael.
“Choke the little ones but reframe from crushing their windpipes.”
“NO DON’T DONNIE, MIKEY.” Leo struggled in the broad snappers grip who subsequently dropped him. But before he could make a break for it, two new vine shot out from the floor and entrapped Leo’s wrists subduing him and bring him to his knee’s.
In turn both sets of tentacles holding Donnie and Mikey descend downwards in front of Raph. Both turtles themselves were lashing out and screaming out in pure panic. Mikey bellowed in fear and please for his big brother to snap out of it. Hot tears already falling free down his flushed cheeks. While Donnie screams were also loud enough to not be completely muffled out. A few mix in profanities directed at Kraang could also be semi made out. But it was all in vain as Raph soon had his large hands wrapped around his bound brothers throats.
“Please Raph don’t do this, you don’t want to hurt us. Please fight it.” Mikey pleaded but was soon abruptly silenced when the pressure around neck tighten. Making him let out choked, strangled sobs as his air supply was immediately cut off. All he could feel in that moment was the thumping of his small heart rattling against his ribcage. The pain increasing not just physically but emotionally being fully aware how his big brother was being used as a weapon to hurt him.
Donnie’s who was going through the same ordeal could also feel his heart hamming accompanied by the burning sensation of his lungs screaming at him. Unfortunately for the soft shell he did not have as much opportunity to gulp down a larger amount of air with his mouth being obstructed.
“NO PLEASE STOP, DO IT TO ME NOT THEM. I AM THE LEADER THEY WERE ONLY FOLLOWING ME. PUNISH ME!!!.” Leo who was shouting throughout could no longer bare to watch his brothers suffering and couldn’t stop his own tears escaping. The sight of watching his only older brother choking out the life of their two younger siblings was pure torture. And in his despair he felt completely weak and utterly useless that he could do nothing to stop it.
“How touching sacrificing yourself to spare them pain, what a noble yet pathetic gesture. Unfortunately that is not how this works. So like I said before....choose.”
Leo looked between his brothers but stopped when he noticed Donnie piercing gaze on him despite his clouded tear filed eyes. He could see his twin was trying to stay conscious and also desperately try and communicate with him through his stare. Leo could tell what Donnie was implying even without words that it was ok and to make the right decision. It then dawned on him his twin had accepted his fate. Begging for it really just to spare their youngest brother the suffering.
This stopped Leo dead in his tracks but could also see it was becoming to much for his purple brother to keep his focus on him. His eyes slowly began to roll back into the back of his head. But not before giving one last weak nod to Leo.
“Donnie.”
“Sorry I didn’t quite catch that.”
Leo cleared his throat but still couldn’t stop his voice from breaking “I choose Donnie. Now release Mikey.”
Kraang let out a slow chuckle “ Ah so you have chosen the baby over your smart twin. Every well, now that wasn’t so difficult was it?”
He waved to the mind controlled turtle who straight away loosened his grip allowing both turtles to take in a big gulp of air. Donnie’s gag also retreated allowing him to let out a wet splutter with his breathing coming in and out as sharp intakes. His moment of relief didn’t last long as his bindings retracted and he crumpled to the floor with a loud thud.
He laid there panting on the ground with his air deprived chest heaving for a few seconds before slowly and shakenly rolling onto his side. “ Fucking degusting.”
“Donnie are you ok?”
Being only a few steps in front of him now Leo looked at his battered brother in concern. His younger twin perked up to the sound of his voice who in turn met his worried gaze.
“Yeah I am ok.”
Leo looked down being unable to glance at his brother in the eyes.
“I am sorry Donnie I have failed you. I have failed all of us.”
At first Donnie was taken back not understanding what Leo had to be sorry for when it was his decision. His mouth formed a small smile.”
“Hey don’t blame yourself Leo none of this is your fault. Just save Mikey and Raph. Save the world and remember you have nothing to be sorry about. Just do me two favours first I want a 10 foot bask replica made in my honor for everyone to admire. And two stab that blob of shit in the face on my behalf.”
It was in that moment a sinister voice broken the two boys sombre moment.
“Another rude big talking brat I see. Your parents really should of taught you better manners.”
Donnie growled.
“Give me my tech bo and I will show you what sort of manners I have. By shoving it down your throat and out the other end.”
Kraang grinded his teeth in irritation before composing himself once more.
“Fighting spirit boy, I can definitely see the similarities between twins and their middle child insolence . Yet I have also heard the rumour of twins being able to feel each others pain. Shall we put that to the test?”
He again notions to Raph who takes a threatening step forward towards Donnie who in turn couldn’t help but try and shuffle back.
“What the hell, this wasn’t part of the deal.” Leo pulled against his restraints as he put together what their captor was planning.
“My dear boy I never actually stated that your brother will die by my own hands. Besides this makes the whole event a lot more entertaining.”
“DONNIE RUN, GET OUT OF HERE!!!”
Mikey who had recovered and was also watching the scene unfold also picked up the effort again to shout and free himself. But it was no good his restraints did not give an inch.
Donnie who was still feeling the effects of his strangulation was not quick enough to scramble out of the way. Before his big brother kicked him hard and squarely in the ribs and sending him flopping onto his back. Raph then picked him up by his carapace and held him in the air to meet his face.
“Raph please snap out of it.” He winced as he felt his carapace beginning to crack under the larger turtles brute strength. Seconds later and with a cry he was unmercifully again thrown to the floor. Raph’s giant foot then stomped down and pressed onto his exposed soft shell and the unprotected part of his neck.
Neither Leo or Mikey could take it anymore as Donnie’s pained gasps rang in their ears. Twice in the space of a few minutes their techy brother was again being crushed and suffocated.
“Raphie stop please come back to us.”
“ Your family needs you, Mikey needs you, Donnie needs you. I NEED YOU!!!!”
Kraang watch on with sick satisfaction.
“It is useless to he is my slave for now to eternity. You Leonardo along with your dear brother Donatello will die by his hand. But rest assure I will spare your baby brother. He will live out his days as my pet.”
He leaned forward from his position to get a better view.
“Now slave rip out this prisoners spine I want to see what creatures such as yourselves vertebrae looks like in this light. But do it slowly I want to savour this moment.”
“YOU SICK BASTARD.” The turtle leader was now in full feral mode being reduced to biting and clawing at his binds but his efforts did nothing and they still held strong.
As ordered Raph took his foot of his other smaller brother who was by now to weak to move in his current state. He didn’t even flinch as the larger turtles instead used his free hand to pin him down. While using his clawed one to begin cutting a long jagged line across his soft shell from the tip of his right shoulder blade to the top of his left hip. Although it wasn’t to deep the more delicate cartilage split open easily and drew up more blood the more he sliced.
By now Donnie couldn’t hold back a scream and began thrashing around under his brothers tight grip. His wails echoed through the chamber making both Leo and Mikey’s blood run cold and tears steaming down both their faces in anguish. They were both stuck in a joined nightmare which was real and without the hope of just being able to wake up and it all being over.
Then to his astonishment Leo took note of Raph who had seem to pause in his actions and was looking some what confused as he gazed down at the purple clad turtle.
Seizing the opportunity and the moment Leo put everything into one last forceful lunged forwards and bit down hard in to Raph’s uncovered calf.
The mind controlled turtle let out and almighty roared and turned to see the source of the pain finally taking his focus of Donnie and stepping of him. When he spotted the slider clamped down on his bleeding lower leg he unleashed his craws and cut the tentacles around Leo’s wrists and grabbed him by his ankles and then put all of his strength into throwing his brother over his shoulder. The momentum caused the poor turtle to bounce a few feet down the catwalk.
Kraang studied on at the new turn of events.
“And still the brat persists. Very well I will humour you and let you die first.” He turned his attention to Donatello and summoned the tentacle restrains to again entrap the him. Knowing from the blue turtle mind how much damage his brother could technically unleash if giving the chance to escape. The trembling youngster couldn’t help but let out a yelp as the new binds pressed and tightened around his fresh new wound and probably cracked ribs. Donnie then found himself once again hoisted into the air.
From his new position Leo could see his oldest brother prowling menacingly towards him with a new target located in his predatory mind.
Leo winced and looked down to the floor, whipping the small smear of his brother blood from his chin “I don’t want to fight anymore.”
He then on shaking legs stood up to face the approaching Raphael.
“I was fighting you because I didn’t understand you, but I get it.”
The larger turtle let out a blood churning roar and jumped into the air giving Leo only a few seconds to dodge the attack. Yet the slider struggled to dodge the continues lunges and strikes of his brothers mutated arm.
“I always figured you were mad because you didn’t like the was I did things.” Leo continued whilst still trying to move out of way of the unrelenting whips of the alien arm.
Raph’s extended his arm once again which Leo quickly leaned backwards to avoid. But lost his balance in the process and smacked backwards to the floor. Seconds later the pink tentacle wrapped around his neck and he was hoisted into the air.
Leo scrunched is eyes and grunted from the tightening grip. But used all the strength he could muster to look down at his brothers snarling face before continuing. “ But when I see what’s happening to you.”
He then looked between Mikey and Donnie who were also painfully squirming in their bindings.
“What’s happening to them. I realised it wasn’t about me.”
Leo felt himself tense as he then saw Raph’s mutated hand morph the three sets of claws again which were now poised to deliver the final blow.
“You didn’t yell because you were mad, you yelled because you were scared.”
By now the youngster could feel his voice breaking from not just the strangulation but from his inner anguish. “Its scary to be responsible for the lives you protect. Your team....your family.”
From across the room Mikey and Donnie looked on at their two older brothers. Mikey could feel his emotions bubbling there way to the surface once more and lets out tears of sadness from the utter hopelessness of the situation. While Donnie couldn’t stop himself scrunching his eyes closed and hanging his head in pure despair.
By now it was getting harder for Leo to talk as the pressure around his throat was becoming to much to bear. “But we do it anyway because that’s what it means to be a hero.”
Leo let of one last pained choke. “ If this is it I want you to know I finally understand.”
He loosened his grip from Raph’s larger wrist, letting his arms fall to his side as he accepted his fate. “And I am sorry.”
Time seemed to stand still and although he was still letting out a deep heavy growling the snapping turtle didn’t move an inch. His glaring held strong as if he was paralysed and thwarted from carrying out the next move by a deep inner battle with himself.
Suddenly a shift seem to happen in Raph’s left eye and the pink hue was replaced by it’s original natural colours.
Kraang face dropped in astonishment as his newly required slave then dropped the turtle leader to the floor.
Leo gasped as soon as his body hit the ground but quickly recovered himself to look up at his brother. From his position he could see him wail out in anguish before clutching his head in pure agony.
“Raph, Raph there you are. Come back! Your family needs you.” He willed his older sibling on to try and break free from the mind control.
After a few more snarls of pain the snappers body soon relaxed and his broad tense shoulders loosened. Raph slowly turned his head with his gentle compassionate eyes gazing back at the slider.
“Leo?”
Relief immediately shot through Leo and his chest felt as if it was going to burst open in utter joy.
“Yes!” He bolted forward.
Infuriated Kraang’s claws scrapped against the side of his stone seat and hollowed in anger. Tentacles burst forth from each side of him and shot at speed direct at Leo. He didn’t have time to react as they encircling him before he could reach his brother and pulled him of the ground a few feet away.
For a second time the turtle could feel the stinging sensation of branches creeping and digging into his green skin. Although this time it was on a much larger area as the smaller vines crawled their way down his arms and his across his face. But Leo could no longer hold back his screams as they began working their way into his mouth. He gritted his teeth and flung his head forward in defiance.
“Mikey, Donnie we can do this. Raph’s doing it for us so we do it for him.”
From across the chamber his brothers could also feel the vines digging and wrapping their way under their skins. But upon hearing their leaders loud prompting to keep fighting. They could all feel the locked away powers within begin to return.
“That alien jerk face thinks we are weak.”
Mikey could sense the pulsing of that familiar energy wash over him emitting an ever increasing bright orange glow that intensified as his mystical powers grew.
“Because he hasn’t seen what we can do.”
Purple zaps of energy were also sparking of Donnie who like all his siblings could feel his power increasing and course through his body.
“WHEN WE FIGHT TOGETHER.”
Each of the brothers spirit colours burst fourth and encased them in their own column of energy. Bolts of multicolour lightening radiated in all direction Illuminating the whole chamber and causing the pink alien to watch the scene in shock.
“It’s pointless trying to resist Kraang, give up. You will be consumed like everyone else on this pathetic planet.” Venom lanced his every word.
But the threat fell on deaf ears as each turtle fought on against one of his most powerful weapon. Not relenting in their struggles to tug, rip and tear away the alien goo trapping them.
“Fat chance.” A glowing Leo countered as he pushed forward and finally managed to free his left arm. “ We ain’t like anyone else on this planet....we are.”
Finally the last reminisces of the alien tentacles shattered like glass as each turtle shouted out to their
nemesis in defiance.
“THE TEENAGE!!!”
“MUTANT!!!”
“NINJA!!!”
“TURTLES!!!”