Alrighty, Friendos! This is my new Fanfiction! I mean, obviously. Lol. I was surprised at how many of you seemed excited about this… hope I don't disappoint you hehehhhhh. Before we start with this, I need to tell you that there is some really heavy stuff in here. Abuse, mentions of abuse, etc. I just want to be sure I don't surprise anyone and catch them off guard, so I'll try to put warnings in every chapter if needed. Alrighty, that's that. Sorry for the long AN, I'll try to keep my rambling short for this prologue.

Disclaimer: I don't own TMNT

And now, enjoy!

Leonardo stared at his hands, numb at what he was hearing. This couldn't be true, it couldn't be. Beside him, his baby brother Michelangelo was shaking in silent sobs, while Donnie put a lanky arm around his shoulders.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Hamato." the man said softly, looking at the grief in the family's eyes. "There was barely anything left...no remains of him...we only found his wallet; which was scorched so that we could barely see the ids. I'm afraid that your husband is dead." Leo looked up at his mom when he finished speaking, she was holding a hand over her mouth in an attempt not to cry, but silent tears still tracked their way down her weary face. After two weeks, two weeks of their father's disappearance, they knew. He was gone. Leo's breathing started to quicken and he clenched his fists. Nothing left of him in a fireball car accident thrown from the road in some canyon, his wallet found fifty yards away… It wasn't fair.

"P-P-Pap-p-p-pa!" Mikey hiccuped, burying his head in his arms. Leo looked over at his nine-year-old brother with a blank expression on his face, what was he supposed to do? How could he help his brother if he was just as broken?

"We express our deepest condolences." the officer said, standing sadly. "It appears to have been an accident, a twist of fate, it could have happened to anyone." Leo clamped his eyes shut. Not anyone, it didn't happen to anyone. It happened to his father, to his dad. He was only eleven, he wasn't supposed to have to deal with this!

"A-are you sure?" Donnie asked. Leo glanced over at his twin brother, who watched the Officer with wide eyes behind his glasses. "M-maybe...maybe he got away...maybe he's still out there…?"

"Donatello, it's been two weeks." The man said softly, pulling on his coat. "I'm sorry. If we do find anything, we'll be sure that we'll alert you to it. I'll leave you…" he walked softly to the door of the house and left, as soon as he did Leo's eyes widened when his mom burst into sobs. He glanced at Mikey and Don, who seemed stricken with grief, and then stood to walk over to her.

"M-mom…" he said softly, sitting next to her and wrapping an arm around her shoulder. To his surprise, she allowed him to hold her as her shoulders shook in sorry. "I…" he trailed off again, what could he say? What could he possibly say to make any of this better in any way? Nothing he said could bring their father back, nothing he said could heal the jagged wounds in their hearts. The family reduced to four sat in silence, if you could count the miserable sobs throughout the room as silent.

I'd say I was sorry for this heartbreaking prologue…. But I'm really not. *shrugs* I know I said this is Raph-Centric, just chill. Wait for Friday. Then you'll see. Anyways… yeah. Sorry, the prologue is short, but it gives you plenty of feels for the next two days! Lol 3 Thank you for reading and please review!

Until Friday,

-Jelly