Chapter 4

It felt like I only slept for 30 seconds when a loud boom woke me up. Mine and Donnie's heads jerked up and at the same time and we turned around to see a brick, which was part of their home, got blown right off! Leo, Raph, Mikey and Splinter all came running in. A big cloud of black smoke was taking over the lair. The turtles all pulled out a weapon. Leo pulled out two swords, Raph pulled out what looked liked over grown garden tools, Donnie pulled out a big stick and Mikey pulled out the only weapon I recognized, nun-chucks.

A dark shadow emerged from the smoke along with other more miniature shadows. When the smoke cleared up there was this man wearing a mask of metal on his face. He had a chest plate of amour and what look like to be some kind of metal gloves on hand with two giant spikes on them. Beside this metal man was about 10 other littler men all dressed in black. They looked like ninjas. On their ninja mask was a weird symbol that looked like a pointy circle with three spikes on the top. That's when I heard the four turtles and Splinter yell all at the same time...

" Shredder!"

" Shredder? Who Shredder?" I screamed.

Donnie threw his arm across me like he was trying to protect me and said that they'll explain later.

" Attack!" Yelled the Shredder.

The other ninja's started charging towards the turtles but Leo started yelling commands.

" Sensei, grab Taylor and get out of here. The rest of us, take Shredder down!"

Splinter grabbed me and threw me over his shoulder. I guess it was the fastest way to go. It was kinda weird being carried by a giant rat but at this time I didn't mind. I looked back when Splinter was running and I seen that the turtles were largely out numbered. Mikey and Donnie were each taking on 5 ninjas while Leo and Raph were taking on the guy in metal. I wanted to stay and see if they would win the fight but I knew we had to get out. As Splinter was running farther and farther away from his sons I was worried. Worried that they might get hurt, worried that they might even be dead. I was worried about all of them but I realized that I was worried for Donnie the most.

Splinter and I were well away from their home and the Shredder. So he put me down and we started walking to who knows where. It was silent for a brief moment but that's when we heard approaching footsteps. We turned around only to see the four turtles running towards us. They were yelling something I couldn't quite make out. My ears were ringing from all this chaos. One thing led to another and the next thing I knew was that we started running again but this time Donnie was carrying me. Like a prince carries his princess in a fairytale. I have to admit I enjoyed it very much.

I could tell that they lost the fight. The way that they all looked beaten up. Donnie's eyes glowed with pain. He was all scratched and bruised. Mikey had a pretty nasty cut on his face and Raph was holding his arm like it was broken. Leo was probably the worst of them all. His head was down, his arm was bleeding and he had a very bad limp. And the thing that gave it away the most is that they were being driven out of their own home.

We slowed down the paste when we thought we were safe. We were staying at a big wide open space in the sewers. Probably were all the pipes connect to one big pipe that goes into the ocean or something like that. Donnie put me down and was just looking down at his feet. Like he was ashamed that they lost. I would be sad too if I just lost my home. Speaking of which how am I'm gonna get home? What will my parents say? I've been gone for a whole day. Those thoughts quickly slipped my mind when I heard a thud. Leo had just collapsed on the floor.

" Leo!" the three brothers yelled.

We all went rushing over to him. To see if Leo was okay. He was just lying there on the floor not moving, but still breathing. My head was pounding and it felt like my brain could explode at any second, this was because of my minor concussion but I ignored the pounding, I wanted to make sure Leo was okay first.

" Boys, bring him over here. Quickly!" Master Splinter called out.

Donnie, Mikey and Raph carefully picked up Leo. Donnie had one arm, Mikey had the other, and Raph got the legs. They set him down gently near Splinter.

" My sons, go fetch some moss for a soft bedding and other materials you think we'll need. I have a feeling we'll be staying here for the night." Instructed Master Splinter.

" I want to go too. I want to do all I can to help. After all, you helped me." I pleaded

The turtles looked at Master Splinter for approval. Splinter nodded his head. So I went with the turtles to gather supplies.

" I think we should split up into two teams and meet back here in an hour or so." suggested Raph.

" Agreed." replied Mikey and Donnie.

" I'll take Mikey, Donnie you take Taylor." Raph instructed.

And at that note, we set off in two different directions. Raph and Mikey went south Donnie and I went North.

It was really muggy in the sewers so there was moss growing on the side of the walls. Donnie and I started picking off the moss for soft bedding so Leo could have something more comfy to lie on. It was silent for a few moments. I didn't think Donnie would feel like talking especially since his brother might be dieing. We don't know for sure what will happen with Leo. Anyway it was silent until I hear a small thunk. Donnie was lying his head against the wall. I could see tears starting in his eyes.

" Hey, Donnie you okay?" I said in the most comforting voice that I could. I couldn't tell if Donnie was in pain or if he was sad that Leo was badly hurt, or both. There was no response. I dropped the moss that I collected and went over to see if Donnie was alright.

" Donnie, it will be okay. Leo gonna be fine, you'll see." I whispered while hugging him. I could see tears running down Donnie's face. I could tell he was upset but trying not to cry. I looked up at him while he looked down at me. I wiped the tears from his eyes.

" Come on, lets keep gathering up some moss and supplies, okay?" I said.

" Okay." he whispered.

It was kinda silent after that but it wasn't awkward.. It was sort of peaceful. At the end of it all Donnie and I gathered each two big chunks of moss, a damp ripped up blanket and a ten dollar bill. Along with a few Canadian quarters that dropped down the grate.

Hopefully Mikey and Raph did a bit better then us. I thought to myself.

We were walking back to the place where we said we would meet in one hour. I had no idea how much time had passed but it sure felt like an hour. Donnie and I were the first to arrive.

" Taylor?" asked Donnie.

" Yeah?" I responded.

" D-do you th-think Leo will be okay?" he stammered.

" Of course I do Donnie. He'll be fine. I know it. Why would you ask such a question?" I hushed back.

" Well I-I'm scared that he won't be."

" Donnie. He'll be fine, I promise."

" How do you know though? You weren't there. You didn't see how, how Shredder hurt him!" his voice started to rise. Then suddenly he just broke down.

I hugged him once again. Stroking the back of his head trying to calm him down. I never really thought Donnie was the crying type. I can't really blame him though, his brother might die,his home got destroyed and who knows what else will happen?

" I promise you that Leo will be fine and that I will do everything I can to help him be fine." I whispered. After a few moments I felt his breaths slowing down. We heard distant footsteps. I stopped hugging Donnie and he immediately wiped his eyes. Raph and Mikey was approaching. I could tell they were upset too. They were both looking down and Mikey looked like he just finished bawling. When they came I asked," So did you find anything useful?"

" Yeah," replied Raph, " We found a lot of moss, some coins, old rags, and two old blankets. What about you guys?"

" Donnie and I found each two big chunks of moss, a ten dollar bill, some Canadian quarters and an old blanket."

And with that. The four of us headed back to the temporary home.