Happiness and Rainbows
I was shaken awake the next morning, with an extremely loud ringing in my ears. Ugh. It was too early for this. Obviously, it was 7:30. Time to wake up. I opened my eyes to see Spike shaking me awake reluctantly. I was not in the mood to talk, or even look at him at the moment. I was not a morning pony. I turned over, closing my eyes once again as I faced away from the baby dragon.
"Go away..." I mumbled, almost unintelligibly. Spike let out a soft huff as he kicked my back.
"Come on, Leo. We have breakfast ready." He argued, sighing. My gut turned at the word. I almost felt sick to my stomach at the thought of it. I gripped my abdomen and shook my head, not even bothering to open my eyes.
"I don't care." I deadpanned. I really didn't. I was tired and I had barely gotten any sleep the past night. Raph's words were killing me, to the point where I thought I might've been losing it. I'm not...broken! That's not me! Calm and collected! That's always been Leonardo! The leader of the siblings, the eldest! Sure, things have been going awry, but that still didn't mean I'm losing control of anything!
Once the smell of some sort of food hit my nostrils, I almost gagged. But unfortunately it woke me up as well. I just wanted to sleep a little longer. Not having a choice now, I opened my eyes and sat up, only to see Spike shuffling into the kitchen, as he had finished his task of waking me up. I did a small stretch before actually getting to my hooves. There was a loud commotion going on inside of the kitchen, well, my brothers were definitely up. I actually could have figured that out by the fact that I was the only one left in the room.
I sluggishly trotted into the kitchen area, to see everypony gathered around a round table, hunched over a plate off what appeared to be...square shaped pancakes?
"Morning sleepyhead!" Twilight chimed, using her magic to cleanly cut her pancakes into pieces, only to stick them in her mouth a second later. "Spike made haycakes!"
...Haycakes?
"Leo! This stuff is better than pancakes! It's like someone took a rainbow, and mixed it with happiness. And out popped this thing!" Mikey was so flabbergasted he wasn't speaking right. Actually, that was normal for him. He eagerly began to cut into his haycakes.
Raphael was going to town on his plate as well, loudly smacking his lips and pouring a thick helping of syrup on them. He refused to even glance in my direction. Donnie seemed to be having trouble. Loads of it. He still hasn't figured out how to use his hooves, or use magic, much like myself. He resorted to just digging into it and biting off large pieces with his mouth like some sort of carnivore. I wanted to ask Twilight about magic later. We could both use a hand...hoof...dammit.
"I'm not very hungry..." I groaned, walking out of the kitchen. A few of the ponies gave me a concerned look before I actually turned around to leave.
"Well, he sure is acting syrup-titiously this morning. Am I right?" I heard Mikey crack just before I was out of earshot. Once again, nothing but groans coming from the very same room.
I wanted some fresh air, but I was afraid of vomiting if I did so. I'm not sure what it is anymore. The stress? The realizations? Homesickness? I didn't know, and I really didn't want to know either. I simply took a seat on the floor again, where I was just sleeping a moment earlier. I just wanted a few more moments of peace...please...
I was rudely interrupted just a second later. How was I not surprised? This time, instead of dragon, a different purple entity was standing over me. Its horn lit up brightly, flipping the covers off me. I shot out of bed, angrily. Remembering to practice what I preach, I chilled out before I got any more irritated.
"Leo, get up. We have to talk." Twilight dropped the blanket over on the recliner. She had that look in her eye, the one that burned with a strong intensity. One would call it determination, others would call it torment, others would call it insanity. I let out an annoyed sigh.
"What is it?" I grunted as I stood up, stretching and cracking my back. Ah, that felt nice. Twilight stomped over to me, until she just just inches from my face. She seemed a little angry...
"I know you are lying to me." She mumbled, barely above a whisper. It was obvious that she had to keep herself from screaming. "Both you and your brothers." I furrowed my brow. What was she talking about? It's too early for things like this, I couldn't think straight.
"What the shell are you talking about?" She narrowed her eyes at me as I spoke.
"That right there. I did research on the mythical creatures called "humans". They don't have shells. So why do you keep talking about them?" She asked. Ha, she was trying to corner me. How cute. No way I was going to let that happen, though. I smiled.
"Oh, it's just a slang term." I replied, confidently. "All humans say things like that" Okay, so lying wasn't going to help the situation, but it's not like she was going to find out. She growled at me when she realized that she had no proper or purposeful rebuttal.
"Just know this, Leo," She took a few steps away from me, her lips twisting into a smirk. "Different species are either stupid, or gullible. It's best to learn which applies to whom." She patted the back of my neck, before she trotted back into the kitchen, humming a very familiar tune.
Heh. I could get used to her. She's smart, and she definitely knows her stuff. Hopefully she didn't learn the truth on her own.
Or at all...
***
A little while later, Twilight was generous enough to try and give Donnie and I magic lessons. Finally. I was getting really tired of being useless, and I was pretty sure Donnie felt the same way. We trotted outside into the front yard of the library. I was still pretty tired, but I forced myself to listen to Twilight's rambling. I'd pay more attention, but she's simply going on and on about things that aren't relevant to the topic at hoof. Ha, caught myself that time.
The more I inspected Donnie, the more nervous he seemed to get. "You...think this is a better idea than just learning how to use our hooves?" He asked. I nodded, completely sure.
"Of course! It'll save time, energy, and let's face it. We have the opportunity to move things with magic. How are you not excited?" I replied. He simply shrugged, turning back to Twilight as she finished her monologue.
"You boys ready?" She asked, to which I eagerly nodded. Donnie was just a little more hesitant, but he nodded as well.
"While we're at it, do you know any multi-dimensional spells? It'd save us a lot of time and energy." Donnie asked. Hm, not a bad question. Although I already knew the answer. Surely it couldn't be that simple. It never was.
"No, that's impossible..." She deadpanned. "Not even I can do that..." Donnie, now having made the situation a little awkward, began to shuffle nervously.
"Oh."
"So, how does magic work, anyways?" I asked, I wanted to know exactly what I was working with here, and I wanted Donnie to know as well.
"Well, it's an inner phenomenon that revolves around your mental state." She explained. Hm, she almost reminds me of Master Splinter in a way. Strange. "Your mental balance and state of mind, along with IQ in some cases, will determine how strong your magic is. I'm going to teach you the exact way that I was taught as a filly." I saw Donnie perk up. He's going to have fun with this. I thought I heard him say that his IQ is somewhere over 500, which is to be expected. Dude can make technological junk like it was nothing. Well, portals, those he had trouble with.
I still didn't know how to feel about that. That meant I was going to have to quit stressing, and it's not something that I can do easily. But I didn't really have time to "relax" right about now. If I needed to blend in around here, then I needed to learn magic.
"I'm not able to teach you if your mental state isn't...up to par. I hope you both know that." She stated, to which we both nodded. As she was speaking, I was attempting to clear my mind. I really wanted this. I wanted so much just to be able to help in whatever way I could. "First off all, I want you to feel your horn on your head." At first I thought she meant literally, luckily I didn't follow my first thoughts. I would have looked completely stupid.
I numbed myself down, until the only thing that I could possibly feel was my mind, and my horn. I phased every other body part out. I managed to keep my eyes open, for the most part. Donnie simply shut his tightly. "Feel the air around you, feel everything."
I tried my best to focus. I ended up having to close my eyes along with Donnie to help myself out. I...I could hear everything. I could feel almost every single change in the air as it grazed passed my emerald coat. I heard the birds chirping loudly. I wasn't even that close, but I could hear the chatter of ponies in town! I never knew that unicorns have such good hearing...this is incredible! I felt as if I was an eternal state of bliss, and I never wanted it to end. Twilight spoke up once again, putting the calm moment to a brief halt.
"I want you to concentrate everything inside of you on your horn. Muster up everything." She trotted over to me specifically, almost whispering to me. "Determination, courage, strength, willpower. Everything." What did that mean? I tried my best to do what she had asked. If this is the way Twilight was coached when she was younger, then I wanted to meet that pony who actually taught her. I felt my horn begin to tingle a little bit. I realized that I was squinting so hard that I was starting to get a small headache, a light blue hue appeared shone through my eyelids. "Good. It's working. Open your eyes." She demanded. Wow, pushy.
I opened my eyes and looked over at Donnie. His horn was glowing a bright shade of lavender. Darker than Twilight's coat, but lighter than his mask. He smiled at me confidently. So, this is what using magic means? I looked up at my horn. Instead of a purple, it shone like sapphire, almost the same color as my own mask. I almost felt like laughing, this was incredible! I was using magic!
From out of nowhere, Twilight dumped our weapons in front of us, almost causing me to yell at her. Didn't anypony ever teach her to be careful with other pony's things? "Pick them up." She ordered, smiling the whole time. Really? She isn't even going to give us any tips or anything? Okay, now the resemblance between her and Master Splinter was uncanny. It's so strange.
I tried to do this how the actors do in the movies. I stared at the swords in front of me, pointing a hoof at it and half expecting it to work. Hey, the force never fails, right? I wasn't surprised to find that it didn't work, and that the glow coming from my horn simply sputtered a few times.
Donnie was having much better luck. The glow was actually surrounding his bo staff, and he was trying desperately to pick it up. It would get about an inch or so in the air before falling back down onto the soft grass. I looked back at my own swords, why couldn't I do it? I did best back in New York, so why was I so...ugh. I felt depressed.
I wasn't useless, was I?
Twilight put a hoof on my shoulder comfortingly. I knew exactly what she was going to say. "Yeah, yeah, practice makes perfect, I know..." I sighed. I've been told a thousand times before, but the phrase never meant much to me.
She simply smiled at me, showing me a little bit of her pearly teeth. "Practice doesn't make perfect, practice reduces the imperfection."
"Ha! Got it!" Donnie cheered. Twilight and I both turned our heads in his direction. He was beaming excitedly, with a bo staff to his right, covering in a dark purple hue. "I actually did it!" Donnie lifted his bo staff in the air to try and twirl it, something he took great joy in doing. It made two rotations before he lost focus and ended up smacking himself in the face. I let out a small chuckle.
"Good job, Donnie." She looked back at me and my unmoving swords. She turned tail towards the door of the library. "Let's practice a little later." She muttered as she, using her hooves, opened the door and trotted inside. I helped Donnie to his feet, who now had a small gash on his chin. He smiled meekly.
So, that just left me. Every other one of my brothers were helpful in some way. Donnie could use magic, Raph had his hooves, and Mikey could fly. Where did that leave me? It left me alone, unable to help. Even if my life depended on it. I gritted my teeth and turned back towards my swords, closing my eyes and letting the glow surround my horn again. I felt a new spark. Something of which I've never felt before. It was as if something had unlocked. I narrowed my eyes, determined.
I refused to be useless!
***
Later that day, I was still outside. I was still trying to telekinetically pick up my swords. It was almost lunch and my stomach was growling uncontrollably. I was so hungry...but I refused to eat. Not until I figured out how to do this. I didn't want to look...ridiculous, having to eat without using any utensils. I dismissed it without giving it a second thought.
I'd be out here all day if I had to. I didn't care. I'd rather starve to death. Dehydrate, pass out, whatever. I saw myself making some progress. The glow would surround the swords, but they refused to move an inch afterwards. I was starting to get extremely frustrated, and I almost felt like quitting. But, no. Not yet.
Master Splinter would be ashamed of me right now. Terribly disappointed, and I wouldn't blame him one bit for thinking so. I was running out of time, options, and patience. With an angry yell, I picked up one of my swords in my mouth and hurled it as far away from me as I could. My face turning red from frustration. I felt like collapsing. Now I had an idea of how Raph felt to be angry. What was happening to me?
I heard a scuffle behind me. Shocked, I turned around abruptly. I came face to face with my youngest brother, who was standing outside of the library door with a half eaten cookie in his hoof. He was...frowning? Mikey was frowning. That's new. He looked down at the ground, and then back at me, breaking eye contact for a simple second. I felt slightly embarrassed. I didn't have time to tell him anything before he barged passed me. I could hear his hooves clopping softly on the grass below him. He picked up my sword and gingerly flew back to me. I stood there, not being able to say a single word. He placed the sword in my hooves, which I had to keep from rolling off onto the ground once again. He also gave me a silly grin, before taking another bite of his cookie and walking back inside.
I was speechless. I felt like breaking down right then and there. But I didn't. I simply tossed my one sword with the other one the ground. Wait. Where did it go? My other sword was gone! I looked left and right, only to see that it had indeed disappeared. Great...I knew this place wasn't all sugar and spice...
"Nice job." I heard yet another voice say, piercing my eardrums and almost causing me to jump. I turned around, once again, to see an unfamiliar face. She was glaring at me hard with rosy colored eyes. Her body was that of a light indigo. She had her foreleg bent, as if she was just about to take off. What really put me off was that her mane and tail...it was a rainbow. I'll be frank, I barely got a good look at her. The next series of events went by a little too fast.
"What? Who are you?" I squinted at her, tilting my head just slightly. Instead of answering my question, she simply smirked and pointed behind me. Confused, I looked, only to have my face contort into a large smile. In a light blue hue, my sword was above me, levitating. I actually did it.
"No way! Haha! Finally!" I celebrated. I was so excited that I had almost forgot the mare behind me. There was a loud "Fwoosh" as I actually turned back to speak with the mare. She had disappeared. I ran over to the spot where she just was, and began to search. But she was nowhere to be found. Strange...
Soon, I didn't even have to focus that hard to carry things. I practiced carrying EVERYTHING. I picked up both of my swords at once, swung them around for a bit, as well as some sticks, a rock or two. I'll admit, I had a blast. Levitating things is almost like riding a bike, so I had the hang of it after practicing for a little longer.
I couldn't wait to show Twilight.
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Okay, looks like I was wrong in the speculation game again.
But then again, there isn't a romance tag, so it doesn't matter.
great chapter, keep up the good work
Loving it so far keep up the good work
Considering how cold and distant Leo became in Season 4 when he lost to the new Shredder his reaction here made perfect sense.
Also just wait until Twilight finds out Leo lied to her, Raph will look time by comparison.
Magically should be magic.
Cool, knew that he would get better again! :D
He should still practice with his swords.
Random off topic stuff, if Leo is so good with his swords then can he magically enchant them?
Or maybe even create his own out of pure magic when his usual ones aren't nearby?
That would be pretty cool.
*Imagines Leo floating around 50 magical swords*
Fucking amazing...
"Leo! This stuff is better than pancakes! It's like someone took a rainbow, and mixed it with happiness. And out popped this thing!"
the first time I read this I misread 'out popped' as 'pooped out'
I'm just wondering why none of the ponies have asked why they where those masks yet, just a thought.
2178870 Because masks are cool
Dis chapter be good mate. Bring me another!
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three v. one
Hah. Eat that, Raph. Two bigger sharp things, plus full mobility. What'chu got?
2179245 I don't see a problem
If you have enough reason, you can change the mindset of anyone.
short, but*
there are*
2179628 Goddammit.
2175050 buck yeah! SHOW ME YOUR WAR FACE!
Oh god who was that Rainbow maned pony that Dashed away ?! the suspense is killing me!
Also Raph is kinda being a dick here i never really watched the series but is this normal for him?
2179943 He's known for being hotheaded and fairly rude, so I'd say yes.
I knew you could do it.
9 hours was enough to make this wonderful chapter!
2180001 Worth it. I don't back down from a challenge.
You hear me, world? I hope they heard me.
2180025 i hope they heard you too my friend
I shall watch you!
Just watch. Donnie is going to be able to move his bo staff with complete precision while Leo will be swinging his swords about like he's in Minecraft.
Good, Leo is not depressed or disappointed in himself anymore. Now they are back with the skills to face the forces of evil which try to take on Equestria. Can't wait for the next chapter!
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Sorry, you brought this upon yourself
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I want to up vote your comment...but I don't want be viewed as a Hitler lover...
*Shrugs and upvotes*
They can use their weapons.....
They can USE their WEAPONS......
BUCK YEAH!!!! THEY CAN USE THEIR WEAPONS!!!!!!!!
COWABUNGA!!!!
Hey...you know what this calls for?
Pinkie Pie & Me: A PARTY!!!!
2180427 I WILL BRING THE MARES AND THE HOT SAUCE.
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I've learned from Debate teams that all arguments can be taken to Hitler. It is really hard to dispute extremes. It is also very easy to take everything to Hitler once you realize it can be related.
Noice. Glad to see that Leo's not gonna be all pissy too. Now all we need is a villain...hmm, yes...that would do quite nicely...
2179628 Took the words right out of my mouth. Or rather, right off of my keyboard.
2180025 Do not tempt the world. It has a tendency to roll those who do.
I was half expecting her to add "I did do a time travel spell once, but... ugh. Let's never speak of that again."
lol. Rub it in
Some corrections:
> It's horn lit up brightly
"Its"
> feel everything.
There seem to be two spaces between these words.
> Not until I figure out how to do this.
Wrong tense. Should be "figured"
> I don't want to look...ridiculous
Wrong tense. Should be "I didn't want to".
Also, as I said before... you should add a space behind an ellipsis ("...") to allow it to wrap correctly at the end of a line.
Side note: I just posted a blog post giving a bunch of hints to new writers. You may want to read through it :)
http://www.fimfiction.net/blog/133802/concerning-selfediting-stealth-mountains-and-regicide
2179641It happens. I only pointed those out in humor, because it was an apology for grammar mistakes.
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I deliberately ignored those... thought it'd just be too mean to point them out too
2183621He is a good writer, though. If he isn't using pre-readers, it's quite impressive, and if he is using them, he should get either new ones or one dedicated to grammar nitpicks.
2183687 I probably wouldn't be here reading the story if he were a bad writer
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Enjoying what I've read so far for, damn sure. Should we expect the story to be told completely from Leo's point of view though? Not to sound like I'm complaining, but even the comics/cartoons/etc. usually explored all four brothers. That said, you do a good job of portraying them in a third-person based on how they interact with the turtle currently in the first-person perspective.
I wish you had the power to think and write automatically and quickly so we have an equal share
We get the AWESOME FICTION and you enjoy the fame and popularity because of your awesome writing 
also we won't be like BIATCH HURRYUP WITHTEH FICTION IT TAKING FOREVER!!! I don't mean tone impatient though sorry if it somehow offended you in a way!