Leo was in the living room watching Raph and Mikey play *need4speed: undercover* but they crashed their cars instead while Donnie walked around with pen and a notebook in his hands and his shell cell between his ear and shoulder talking to April about stuff they needed for Leo and then he ended the call "Okay, now it's off my mind and now...I have no clue of what to do..."

"You can save me from boredom!" Leo pleaded and got up but the second he got on his feet he lost his balance and almost crashed if Raph and Mikey hadn't dropped the controls and caught him, all four was shocked of what just happened and Leo's eyes grew wide when he tried to move his legs "Guys...I-I lost the feeling in my legs...guess that's just the cancer freaking me out..." He said but Donnie order them to get Leo into the lab which was now a habit. donnie used a needle to make Leo feel it but he didn't react to it "maybe if we wait a while and see if it wears of on it's own...It could be that Leo got up to fast.." Mikey said and got confused looks from his brothers but Leo agreed.

It was about an hour later that Leo got the feeling back in his lags and carefully walked around the lair to make them more used to it, but they were still confused "Has it happened before Leo?" Raph asked when they walked to the kitchen to have some lunch that Mikey made, Leo shaked his head and got to his seat just as Mikey placed the lunch on the table "Donnie! Lunch or I'll get Raph to carry you here!" Leo raised his eye bone and Raph chuckled and got up just as Donnie came in "Don't you move Raph!"

Raph shrugged and sat down and started to devour his meal while the others talked and got a update on Leo's condition but it was more to the cancer that Leo hadn't told them so Raph waited until the late hours before he surprise hugged a reading Leo from behind, Leo wasn't ever ready and would have jumped is Raph hadn't hold him "Raph you little..." "Hehe, hey Leo can I go top side for a 2-3 hours? Casey saw something that he wanted to check out but he need someone with harder knuckles"

"Which describes you perfectly! sure but don't get hurt" Leo chuckled and watched Raph head towards the door.

"That why I told Donnie to have the aid kit ready!"

"Just stay out of code 5!"

Raph stopped and turned around in confusion "Huh?" " 'Stay out of trouble that screams *back up!' " Leo said and smiled when he saw Raph's face now had a understanding look before he waved and the door closed "Was that Raph leaving?!" "Just missed him Mikey!"

"Aww!"

The second the door to the lair closed Raph ran through the sewers and didn't stop until he reached a special arch tunnel and the he started to look for the hidden door *Gezz Leatherhead! Your place it better hidden then ours! I'm gonna have to call ya!* Raph thought and grabbed his shell cell and found Leatherhead, it took a few rings before the crocodile answered.

"Raphael, I haven't heard from you in a while...Only been reciving some updates from Donatello. How are you?"

"Well I ran the whole way here and now I forgot where your door is! Heck is better hidden then our place!" Raph said and heard a gentle laugh in the other end.

"I'll come outside...One moment"

Raph leaned against the wall and suddenly he yelped as he fell backwards and hit the floor, when he looked up he saw the crocodile still holding the shell cell and a hand on the lever "See what I mean by 'better hidden'?" Raph asked and got up while Leatherhead had a huge smile on his face "Forgive me my friend! I haven't realised it was so well hidden but it makes me feel much safer now, what is the cause of your visit?"

"Is it true that Leo went to you about a month ago and found out he had cancer?...I-I just want to know what I can do or get to cure him!" Leatherhead sighed and sat down at his desk while Raph remained standing and tried to find the right words to tell him the horrible truth "I think he already knew but he came to me just to be sure and when I told him he just said 'Figures'...He knew he was dying and he said he had suspected it for a month before coming to me" Leatherhead looked up in time to see Raph almost hit the floor in shock and placed him in a chair but he wouldn't stop shaking "All this time...He didn't tell us...was he waiting for it to hit full force?!" "He wanted to know if there was time to treat it and he still has 5 months! We might be able to find something...But I would rather do it with out Donatello knowing" Raph looked up at him and nodded.

"Why are we still sitting here?"

Both of them got to work and Raph wrote down what ever was needed and then he got to work...But he didn't know that two of his brothers were out on patrol.

"Leo can I take Mikey with me to the junk yard? I swear we won't be gone long!"

Donnie waited for Leo to think about it and after a few minuets Leo nodded "It's okay, maybe you'll run into Raph on the way there or on the way home! Be careful you two" Leo said and Donnie hugged him before running to get his list and bag "Mikey let's go! Leo gave permission!"

"NOOO! Of all places why there?!"

Leo collapsed on the couch in a major laughing fit and Donnie was trying not to fall in the same fit "We can get those comics that just got out too!...which are about 3 or 4 if I bother to remember" He muttered the last and Leo just laughed worse but Mikey did come down and hugged Leo too before they both went out but now Leo had a bad feeling.

*Should I risk my health and follow? Or should I be smart for once and stay til they get back?...I know they can handle them selfs but I'd feel much more relieved knowing they are okay* Leo though but finally chosed option 2...But the first one still remained.

At the junk yard Donnie was looking for the part he needed and Mikey played on his phone but sometimes he got up and helped out and he found more part then Donnie did "Donnie, how is Leo really? Is he getting worse every second and day?" Mikey asked to brake the silence that had fallen over them and Donnie sighed before moving to another spot "Worse I'm afraid...But he keeps fighting like he said and that is something I'm surprised about! sure Leo is a fighter but he can't do that forever, one day the cancer or he will win"

"Let's hope it's the later"

The two kept on looking and soon they had found everything Donnie needed but Mikey was still confused "What is this all for anyway? You never said that..." Donnie turned around and hugged Mikey gently "It might save Leo...But we need alot more then this" Donnie said and suddenly a shell cell started ringing and when he checked it wasn't his. Mikey picked up and saw the ID "It's the best big bro in the world!...Hey Leo?...Come again?!...Ya we're done and we got the truck...Sure where did you say it was again?...And no answer from Raph i take it...We'll see if we can snatch him on the way and check it, repeat the address so i can write it up...Okay see ya!"

Donnie stood confused as Mikey wrote down the address and gave it to him "Mind wanna tell me?" "All I can tell you is that there's a brake in at some place that has TONS of medicine and stuff, someone seems to think they don't have enough money and needs so they take it the criminal way" Mikey said and started to load the things they had collected and then they headed towards the brake in.

"Raphael, I believe we have everything that is needed to treat the cancer cell to disappear! We should leave now..."

"One sec! I'm just gonna turn the cameras on and..." Raph stopped when he heard a truck pull up at their exit...The Battle Shell! Raph and Leatherhead froze on the spot when their first thought was that Leo had found out but they both breathed out when the one jumping out of the driver seat was Mikey and he looked kinda shocked "Raph have you lost it?! And Leatherhead of all mutants!" "What?!" Donnie jumped from the side door and his jaw his the ground at the sight of his big brother holding steeled things, but Raph didn't care as he stuffed them in a bag and took the things from Leatherhead.

"Before you start yell at me this is all for Leo! It's going to wipe the cancer from where ever it's hiding and I will not let him waste away" Raph said and started to leave when donnie blocked his way "So you steal this just to cure Leo?! The cancer is to strong and I'm still surprised Leo is still fighting!" "He's been having it for 2 months! He's lying to us about not being in pain yet because he already is in pain! And he tries to hold on through the episodes but I can see that he's suffering so you don't have to tell me!" Raph finally admitted and tossed the bag in the back of the truck and sat down while Leatherhead and Mikey climbed in the back with him and Donnie took the wheel. the ride was quiet and donnie was updating Leo about the brake in and made up a story that sounded like what ever was taken there was lots of it and there were crates on stand by and no sign of the robber.

The rest of the ride went on questions that donnie wanted answers and when Donnie ran out of it Raph turned his mask over his eyes and leaned against the truck wall, Mikey climbed to the front seat and sighed "I know Raph wants to help Leo but this time he went a little over his own head! And I don't think Leo bought your story..." Donnie shacked his head and finally reached the garage "Wake up Raph, I'll start getting the stuff out...Including Raph's..." but the second Donnie got out he slammed the door shut with such force Raph flew up "What! What is it!?" "Leo is pissed! I think he really didn't believe me...April must be behind it" Mikey yelled and peaked over Donnie's shoulder. Casey stood with his baseball bat ready and April cracked her knuckles but Leo feel on his knees and the pain in his face was clearly showed...Raph had been right, Leo had been in pain the whole time but fighted so that they wouldn't know. Mikey grabbed what ever Raph had taken and bolted out of the truck "April look through there and give it to Leo!...and why didn't you tell us?!" He yelled just as Leatherhead grabbed Leo to keep him still so April could inject the morphine.

Raph stood beside donnie just as Leo knocked out "Now you believe me? Ever time I asked he said that I was either scared out of my shell or that I was so scared losing him I was seeing things...For a while I started to believe that my self and let it go until last night when I woke you up" "Sorry I didn't...Believe you at the time but...I do now, let's get him to my lab and see what you got from that store" They all moved down to the lair and Raph explained it all to April, Casey and to his horror:

Splinter.

Mikey and Donnie kept their mouth shut when they saw their father's angry form and they thought they were going to witness a state of anger that couldn't match either Raph's or Leo's...All thou Leo was scarier then their father when he was angry "I'm gonna have to explain in detail...Don't I?" Raph asked and looked into Splinter's eyes and wished he didn't as it made him almost deep frozen on the spot but Leatherhead was the one that told Splinter the whole truth which took about half an hour. Once they all knew Leo's condition slowly got worse by the minuet and that his pain episodes could get more painful they all felt their fears rising and when Mikey tried to get to Leo Leatherhead grabbed him to keep him from going.

"LH what are you..."

"Your brother needs to rest and I fear the sight of him will send you into a world of nightmares for good" "I'm not scared of my big brother! Now drop me before I kick you tail in the wall!" Mikey roared in anger and they all swore they saw his blue eyes flash red and Leatherhead dropped Mikey without a second thought, even splinter stepped put of the way as Mikey moved to the lab.

Leo woke up about a day later and slowly walked around just as Raph stepped in and after a moment talking Raph suddenly warped the blue turtle in a careful hug and buried his face in his big brother's neck, he felt like he was ready to cry as Leo hugged him back with what ever strength he had left in his arms.

"What's wrong Raph? Are you worried or is it something else?..."

"Mikey reminded us all of something that we didn't want to know right now..." "What was that?" Leo asked and sat down on the bed again as he felt his legs almost giving up and Raph noticed that too, once Leo was siting on the bed Raph took the deepest breath ever.

"The fucking Cancer might kill you in March..." He said and he saw how Leo turned pale and his breathing almost stopt.

"But that's..."

"...Ya...You might die on My birthday" Raph sighed, taking one look at Leo and leaped just in time to catch his big brother...Who now HAD passed out.