***DISCLAIMER!

I do not own TMNT nor the characters, the storyline is altered somewhat to fit my insanely complex need to show my love for Donatello. ***

~LRDM~

Leo dodged the attack from the last Kraang droid before splitting it in two with his katana. He watched as it fell before him and the small squid like alien screeched before running off. He turned to the others who were frantically trying to enter the warehouse. "The window!" he shouted and instantly the two younger brothers moved on his command. He was worried. There wasn't a single sound coming from the place and Donnie had not emerged. His heart pounded wildly in his chest. If something happened to Donnie…how could he face their father? How could he ever face himself again?

Rage, pure unadulterated rage. That's all Raphael could call it as he plowed through the Kraang droids. How dare they! How dare they attempt to take his brother, to take the kindest of them! He yelled as he watched the last of his droids fall, the head still sparking from where he had impaled it on his staff. Leo was still fighting so he opted to heading over to Mikey to find a way in. The orange clad turtle was terrified and acting clumsier then ever as he tried to force the door open. "We got to get him! We can't let them take him!" he shouted, fear clear in his voice. "Move o'er!" he said as he smashed his sai into the key hole. It broke instantly but the door remained unmoved. "Damn it!" she shouted as he bashed his shoulder into it, hopping it would budge. It held its own. "The window!" he hear their fearless leader shout. Without hesitation he made his way up to the open window.

Fear. That's what Mikey knew he was feeling. Not for himself but for his brother. He looked at the two Kraang droids that surrounded him. He didn't have time to mess around. Extending the hidden blade he swung it in a quick circle before calling it back to his hand. Both Kraang fell, their heads severed. He ran for the door frantically kicking at it and barreling into it in hopes of dislodging it. His small body was useless, he couldn't get in. "We got to get him! We can't let them take him!" he shouted sounding pitiful as he did. "Move o'er!" his hope flared as Raph, the strongest of them, moved his sai into the key hole. He had broken into buildings before doing this, so in no time they would be in and rescuing Donnie. Tears pricked his eyes as he saw the lock brake. Raph cursed and bashed the door with his shoulder, it didn't work. "The window!" Leo called and he was the first to make his way up and through the opening.

The tree brothers noted the lights coming from a truck, lighting up just enough for them to see their unconscious brother arms bound tightly his legs tied even tighter. His bo was in the hands of and exposed Kraang droid, the kind lacking the human face. "Kraang must move swiftly if Kraang wishes not to encounter the ones known as the other turtles." He said as they moved to collect the fallen terrapin.

Raph jumped down, yelling viciously as he cut the hands from the droid that had laid his robotic hands on his sibling. "Don't ya eva touch 'em!" he shouted standing protectively in front of his younger brother. Leo and Mikey joined him as they took out two others.

"Raph, take him and go!" Leo ordered. He and Mikey were going to buy them time.

"No! They ain't get'en off dat eazy Leo!" he practically screamed. "I'm gonna kill 'em! They gone too far this time! I'm gonna kill 'em all and send a clear ass message to every one!" he shouted as he took a step forward.

Leo extended his katana blocking his brother's path. "I understand but right now Donnie is exposed! He can't fight! Neither of us could carry him for long, you have to go, now!" he ordered. "Don't make me pull rank on you Raph."

The red clad turtle knew Leo was right. Donnie was vulnerable. If, during the fight they lost track of him...He growled out as he pointed his sai at one of them. "Next time, I ain't hold'en back!" he retracted his weapons and scooped up his brother bridal style. He looked down at the peaceful expression on his brother's face. "Why you?" he whispered as he made his way out the door.

It was getting colder in New York, winter was fast approaching and the turtles were going to be slowed down but that wasn't today. Raph had made it far enough away that he laid Donnie down for a moment. He never took his eyes off of him as he moved to the hanging clothes and pulled down the blanket hanging there. He took out his sai and cut the ropes. The angered turtle then leaned against the wall, pulled his brother into a tight embrace and wrapped them in the blanket. It was warmer this way. Emerald eyes looked down at the face that rested on his muscular shoulder. His mouth was slightly open and his breaths were warm and wet as they tickled his skin. He cupped his brother's face and stroked his cheek with his thumb. "I almost killed 'em…" he whispered. "Would ya have hated me if I did?" he wondered. Donnie had always been against killing, that's why he used a bo. It's true the hidden blade could kill someone, but it was used more for cutting through the robotic bodies of the Kraang droids. He himself would never turn it against another living being. Donnie sighed in his sleep and nuzzled closer to Raph. The other chuckled. "Either that's a yes or ya try'en ta get warmer."

"Donnie!" April ran over to them her tessen in hand. "I-Is he…" her worried look was enough to make him wince internally.

Casey smiled as he put a supportive hand on her shoulder. "Look." He said pointing his finger at the rising and falling of Donnie's chest. "He's okay, see breathing." He himself was relieved by it.

"I was so worried that they got to him! I didn't know what to do!" she was shaking softly. "Where are the others?" she asked looking around.

"Right here." Leo jumped down and moved directly to Donnie. He frowned at the marks on his wrists and ankles from where the ropes had been. "We can't stay, the one called for backup before we took him down."

Mikey fidgeted in his place. "Oh, he's okay right?! Tell me he's going to be okay?!" he clearly couldn't handle it. That had been too close for comfort, way too close. He watched as his brother took a breath and smiled in triumph. "I knew he couldn't be taken down so easily!"

Raph carefully stood up. "Here." Leo said as he handed his brother the bo. "Use it to support him." He nodded as Leo and Mikey put Donnie on the larger turtle's back and onto the bo. It was the same way Donnie had carried April safely out of the Kraang ship during the invasion. The olive turtle's hands draped over his brother's shoulders. "Put da blanket on 'em." He said. He wasn't happy about taking someone's blanket but he would be sure to return it when they were done.

~LRDM~

Upon seeing his sons running into the lair he had felt relief. His sons, as well as April and Casey were all safe. It was when his eyes locked onto his genius son's lulled head that the true panic set in. "What happened?!" he asked moving quickly to the couch where Raph had begun to lay Donnie. "Is he…" the quick shaking of his youngest's head was enough to ease his nerves if only slightly.

"Master, we were on a mission. There were Kraang and mutagen. April said she thought they were experimenting on humans so we called Donnie to meet us there." He watched on as their Master checked over their fallen brother's body. "He went in alone, we don't know why but it's not like him. Then April said that they were after Donnie, we broke through their defenses and found him like this." He bowed lowly to their master. "Forgive me! I have failed him!"

Splinter sighed heavily. "No, you did not. Had you abandoned him then yes you would have but you did not. You acted like a true leader Leonardo, I'm sure your brother will tell you himself when he wakes." He held his son's hand as he rubbed his head tenderly.

"You mean he's gonna wake up!" Mikey said happily.

"Hai. He was shot by a seishin antei-zai. He will awake in a few hours." He said softly.

Casey rubbed the back of his head and smiled brightly. "I'm new ta all this and well frankly I don't speak Chinese…"

"Japanese, Casey." Leo corrected. "And it's a tranquilizer dart."

Raph began to shake in fury. They drugged him…they had drugged his brother and were going to take him to some god forsaken place for whatever reason and they were almost too late to save him…he was almost too late.

"Calm yourself Raphael. You are upset as we all are." He didn't even turn from Donatello. "Miss O'Neil, can you tell us anything?" this time he turned and stood up. "Any information at this point would be helpful." He moved to the Kitchen to fill a bowl with cold water and grabbed a rag.

"He broke a fever hasn't he." Raph asked.

"A slight one, a side effect." Their father replied as he took his place beside his son again and placed to cool rag there.

April thought hard, pushing herself past her normal limits to remember. "I…I can't recall it all…so fast…" the pain was unbearable and she was forced to stop. "All I can say is that they want him, badly."

The old rat stroked his beard and nodded. "Thank you, that is enough for me to make my decision." He lowered his head and he looked at his son. He was already regretting this, but what choice did a father have?

Leo looked at him intently. "Decision, Master what decision?" he was getting worried now.

Splinter stood up and put on his serious face. "As of this moment, Donatello cannot be allowed to leave the lair, under any circumstances." He looked at the shocked faces of all before him. "Is that clear?"

~LRDM~

Chocolate eyes fluttered open. At first he couldn't make anything out, just blurry lines and smears across his vision. His head was pounding and his mouth was dry. He felt like that moment between sleep and awake, that hazy weak feeling that he hated so much. He felt like he was in water, the sounds were muffled but he knew somehow that they were familiar. He turned his head slowly, softly to the side. He smiled softly when his eyes, even though blurred, looked on at the unmistakable color of red.

"He's awake everyone! He's up!" Raph shouted as he moved over and gripped his brother's hand tightly. The others moved to them quickly, smiling and breathing a sigh of relief. "Hey Donnie-boy, how ya feeling?" he asked.

Said turtle's face dropped as he moved quickly to the side of the couch and vomited. There was little in his stomach as it was and all that come out was yellow goop. April ran to get a bowl as Mikey rubbed soothing circles on Donnie's shell. They watched helplessly as Donnie rid his body of any and all nourishment he had. "Leonardo, fetch him some green tea quickly!" splinter said fearfully. Leo did as told and even added some honey to help sooth his throat.

They watched him heave for what seemed like hours, the mere force of it was bad enough to produce tears which ran down his face. Raph clenched his fist tightly. Leo shouldn't have interfered. He should have let him kill those bastards. This was too far, for anyone. A hand touched his and instantly he turned to see those soft chocolate eyes that could melt his heart like butter. He was smiling at him, as best he could. "Relax Raph, I'll be fine." He said his voice scratchy due to the dryness of it. He laid his head back on the pillow and let out a soft exhale. Leo put the cup to his lips. "I know it's not your favorite, but it's better than coffee at the moment." Donnie wrinkled his face. It made everyone laugh, knowing he preferred his caffeine. He drank it without much more of a fuss.

The olive-skinned terrapin closed his eyes, relaxing his body. "Guess I messed up huh?" he asked. He was the only one who seemed to have been hurt beyond the normal bruising.

"Dude, why did you go in there alone? That's usually Raph's thing." Mikey said softly, concerned at what could have possessed his brother to go in alone. For the Raph comment said turtle smacked him upside his head.

Donnie chuckled. "I thought they were gonna mutate a little girl. I didn't know when you guys were going to get there." He opened his eyes. "Turned out it was just a Kraang droid." He looked at them all. They looked angry but more so relieved that he was okay. "I'm sorry."

"Don't be! Any of us would have done the same!" Casey shouted out. "You got guts Gaptooth!" he looked to the others for approval.

He smiled softly before closing his eyes again. "Thanks…" he sighed, his body relaxing and he drifted off to sleep.

"Let him rest. Raphael, take him to his room. He will be fine tomorrow." Splinter stood up and shook his head. "My sons, your brother will need your support now more than ever. This will be hard on him, he will not be able to go with you on missions. Fear will be his down fall." He took a deep breath. "Do not give him reason to fear."