Sapphire93, mav32, and Kyaserin Marii, thank you so much for your reviews. This is my first fanfic and they mean a lot. Also, I forgot to say anything last time but as much as I wish I did, I don't own the turtles.

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By the time Leonardo and his brothers reached April's lab, there were no signs of the Purple Dragons anywhere… or April and Casey for that matter. Leo felt the all too familiar nervous feeling growing stronger as he cautiously entered the dark laboratory. It had been growing stronger ever since they left the lair, and now the nausea came in waves.

Donny came up behind him and whispered in his ear, "You okay, Leo?" Leo looked at his brother, who had a slightly concerned "I told you so" look on his face. Leo nodded, not trusting his voice. The older turtle ignored Don's exasperated sigh and kept searching for any clues as to what happened.

Don pulled his shell cell out of his belt and dialed April. Hopefully she was okay…

"Donatello? Where are you guys? We couldn't hold the Dragons off anymore so we had to abandon the lab. Is it…?"

"The lab's fine, April," Don said in reply to her mostly unspoken question. "A few windows are shattered and some of your instruments are broken, but the damage isn't too bad."

"Good. You all should probably get out of there. I don't know what the Dragons wanted, or if they found it. They could be back."

"All right, April. We'll just check to make sure everything's okay, then we'll leave."

"Okay, bye, Donny."

"Bye, April." Don hung up the phone and turned just in time to see Leo sway and almost fall.

Raphael caught Leo just before he collapsed to the floor. "Leo! What's wrong, Bro?" Mikey and Donny joined them quickly, both wearing worried expressions.

Leo looked up at them, panic written all over his face. "We have to get out here, quick!" Leo yelled, shoving his brothers toward the door. Raph was confused. What the shell was Leo carrying on about? "Come on," their leader screamed, looking more scared than Raph had ever seen him look in his life. Raph followed his brothers back toward the front of the lab, wondering if Leo really had gone crazy.

Michelangelo was totally lost as Leo practically dragged him toward the door, screaming for them to hurry up. He was still reeling from the shock of his normally calm oldest brother's outburst. What was going on?

Mikey didn't have to wonder for long. Suddenly the whole front end of the lab exploded in a ball of flames. All four brothers were thrown to the back of the small building, followed by pieces of April's beloved lab. The last thing Mikey saw before darkness engulfed him was a piece of brick flying at his head.


Sorry this chapter was so short, but I wanted to get something up to set up the rest of the story. I promise, the next chapter will be longer AND more exciting.