Chapter 1

Raphael was on his way back to the lair after getting some air, and stopping a robbery, he had also noticed some foot ninjas following him so he beat them up too. Everything was going great, well Raph's version of great anyway. Then he got back to the lair.

"Where were you Raph? I thought u were just getting some air." Leo asked.

"Yeah and sup big guy?" Mikey added.

"Well I ended up stopping a robbery, then I realized some foot ninja following me so I knocked them out." Raphael replied with a smile.

"Foot ninja?" Leo asked puzzled.

"Um yeah foot ninja, evil, bad, excuses for ninjas that work for Shredder."

"WORKED not work. Why would they be causing trouble? Shredder, Baxter Stockman, and the rest of the leaders are dead."

"I don't know, who cares?"

"Yeah I mean they're only for practising ninjutsu on anway." Mikey interrupted.

"There must be some reason..."Leo said pondered and then ran out of the lair. Mikey and Raph just looked at each other and shrugged.

The next day when the turtles woke up Leo still strangely wasn't back since he left the night before. Donny who was probably working on some mechanical thing and didn't know what happened sat up and said,

"Where's Leo?" But Raph and Mikey where still snoring so he got his stick and gave Raphael a whack making him jump straight up.

"AHH Donny what are you doing?!" Raphael's sound affects also woke Mikey.

"Isn't it a little early?" Mikey yawned, but Donny just ignored that and turned to Raphael.

"I asked you a question Raph."

"What?" Raphael groaned rather annoyed.

"Where's Leo?"

"You mean he's not back yet?"

"Back yet? Why did he leave?"

"Yeah last night he just ran out of the lair after I told him so foot ninja were following me and I beat them up." Raphael finished with a snicker.

"Last night? Shouldn't he be-" just then Leo walked staring at the ground.

"Leo! Where were you?!" Raphael asked.

"Yeah spying on Karai?" Mikey giggled, but he just walked right into Splinter's room.

"That was weird." Donny remarked.

"Yeah he didn't even get annoyed with Mikey's joke." Raphael said.

"Joke?" Mikey giggled again.

"Oh please Mikey that's not important right now." Donny replied slightly angrily.

Then Leo and Splinter walked out. Splinter had his travel bag too.

"What's going on Leo? And where are you going Master Splinter?" Raph asked.

"Everything's fine... Splinter's going to... um...-"

"I'm going to see an old friend. I'll be back in a few weeks." Splinter lied.