Some time had passed and the gang grew uneasy. Raphael started feeling cramped within the basement and kept pacing in and out of the ship. Leo sat on the bottom step of the basement, his hands cupping his face. He was lost in thought and was going over options on what to do when they get out of here. Casey sat on the floor and leaned against the ship; he got bored and quickly fell asleep. April was in a conversation with Mikey about an adventure he had with Icecream Kitty. She had assured him earlier that she was fine in the freezer, as it was made to be sealed pretty tight.

Inside the ship, Donnie was still at his work. He would occasionally walk away from the laptop and get into what looked like a compartment; where he gathered up a bunch of wires and weird electronics, then brought them back to the control console. Once he sat them down, he returned back to his typing. He chewed at his lower lip in anticipation. The movements of his eyes kept flickering as he was absorbing in all the data before him. An occasional "Hmm" or "huh" would escape from his throat. There was no doubt that he was hard at work.

Raph eventually stopped pacing. "It feels like we've been in here forever!" he announced.

Looking over at Donatello, he walked up to him to see what Donnie was looking at now. Noticing his brother, he opened the tab with the radar map and the storm was three-fourths of the way gone.

"The storm will have fully passed in roughly half an hour. Now, I recommend we wait it out an extra thirty minutes, just to be safe." Donnie told him.

Raph sighed and decided to go chill out next to Casey. Bothering Donnie wasn't going to make their release any faster. He felt like a caged animal being confined in a small space. In the sewers there was room for him to wander, in here…there wasn't. He missed home; he wouldn't deny himself of that. However, he was one of the few who enjoyed it out here in the woods. To be able to go out while the sun was out felt nice to him. Glancing over at Casey, he nudged him. This shocks Casey awake and laughter erupted from Raphael.

"Hey bonehead, wake up. We get out in an hour." Raph announced to him. He really didn't need to wake Casey, but since he was his best-friend he felt like it would be funny to.

Casey nudges him back and calls him a jerk and then they begin to mess with each other. The basement filled up with different voices once again, which Donatello blocked out. He had a bunch of different ideas swimming through his mind, each crazier than the next. However, this didn't stop him from creating them. Sometimes, crazy is the only thing that works against the back on all their encounters he remembered some of the crazy things that have happened. With another thought, he realized his mind was trailing off and with determination, he refocused himself.

Time seemed to drift by slowly and the air became tense. It wasn't fun being cramped down in a room with hardly any light except for the purple and pink glows. They didn't have time to bring in flashlights, so their eyes had to adjust to the darkness.

However, Donnie's reddish eyes were beginning to strain after staring at the screen for so long. You could see the blood vessels as even the whites were turning red. His pressed expression was only hardened as time went by. Standing back, Donatello decided to stretch; a yawn broke free from him. After stretching, he paced out of the ship and looked at everyone.

"Well…it's been an hour. It should be fine to leave…However, I would still hold your breath and don't open any windows or doors outside until I can verify it's safe." Donnie announced.

Everyone looked relieve and Leo was the first to stand up. Walking passed him; Don made his way up the steps. He had to unseal the door before it could open. He looked back and gave the warning to hold their breath. Then using his strength, he shoved the door open. Light came shining into the dark basement, hurting everyone's eyes. Donnie blinked and stepped out into the living room. The room looked the way it was when they had escaped into the basement. A soft cry came from the kitchen and turned his attention where the sound came from. The sound was then accompanied by soft mewling.

"She must've heard us open the door." Donnie thought to himself.

He then heard light creaking, along with soft footsteps from behind. Don looked down and saw that Leo was next to come up. Offering his hand to brother, Leo grabbed the edges of the entrance way instead. However, meeting his indigo colored eyes, he knew Leo appreciated the sentiment.

Once everyone came out from the basement, they couldn't hold their breaths anymore. Donnie nodded his head to show that it was safe. The house had time to air out while they were down there. They all let out gasps as they wanted to fill their lungs back up with air.

"Well, the house is safe for the most part…however I'm not sure if it's safe to open the doors and windows. I don't know how toxic everything is out there." Donnie told everyone. He then looked to Leo.

"Alright...thanks Donnie. By the way that was quick thinking you did back there by sealing us up in there. I'd hate to die from breathing Kraang air." Leo said. He had realized he didn't give Donnie the proper acknowledgement for his quick thinking.

"Well I'd hate to die that way too, Leo." Then he looked over at April. He would hate for her to see him die that way…he'd hate to see his brothers go out that as well...even Casey. Donnie then sat on the couch and then looked up at Leo waiting for him to speak. Keeping his word that they would expand on the plan, Leo then sat down next to him

"So do you have any plans Donnie? You said we need to stop that storm…but how? Leo asked.