"What …" Mikey began to ask but was rudely interrupted as their front door came flying towards them.

Donny immediately bent over Leo in an act to stop any debris that might cause further harm to his brother; exposing his hard shell as a shield. Raph and Mikey barely had enough time to adopt similar positions. Chunks of concrete, bricks, and other rubble showered down around them… and on them. Grinding could be heard every time a piece of debris hit one of the exposed turtle shells.

Donny heard Mikey groan, which was probably due to a piece of debris that made it past Mikey's defense; landing on an unprotected arm or leg. Donny made a mental note to check both Raph and Mikey over as soon as he got the chance. After about only a few seconds the only thing left in the air was dust and sediment; the lair became bone quite.

Raph was the first stir. He sat up with rocks rolling down off of his arms and shell; sounding like little pebbles being dropped onto glass shards as they hit the ground. Opening his eyes proved to be useless, seeing how the air was still so thick he could barely see his own legs. Closing his eyes to stop the stinging of the dust, he called out to Mikey and Donny…

"Mikey?... Donny?... Are you guys alright?" he yelled, before inhaling which caused him to start coughing. It then crossed his mind that he probably shouldn't be yelling giving away his position but he really didn't care. He was just worried about his brothers and wanted to know if they were okay. 'Besides, if the Shredder or some other whack job was here to capture us wouldn't they have already surrounded us?' Raph thinks to himself.

"M' good," Mikey answered back also coughing on the thick air; "But I could use some oxygen," he voiced out loud still coughing and waving his hand infront of his face. The dust was now further settled, giving Raph the ability to see Donny and Leo laying in a heap only a few feet away. He flipped over onto his hands and knees, and began crawling as fast as possible towards them.

"Donny?..." Raph said as he approached, reaching forward to grab Donny's shoulder. But before he could reach them, Donny brought his head up and looked towards Raph...

"You alright?" Donny asked; though he was still angry at Raph for attacking Leo the way he did.

"I am fine."

"Yeah? Well I will be the judge of that."

"Donny what the shell happened? And, why hasn't any sort of deranged psycho barged in here to take us hostage or something? I mean, the sewer spontaneously exploding is not a normal occurrence," Mikey said as he got up and began to make his way towards his other three brothers while aimlessy brushing himself off. Before Donny could answer Leo did...

"We have to get out of here," the low voice could barely be heard from under Donny. Donny instantly sat up, not having realized that he was still bent over Leo.

"Um, what did you say Leo?" Mikey asked now standing behind Donny looking concerned at Leo's bloody and bruised face. Leo pushed himself up, barely being able to hold down the bile that rose in his throat. For a second the only thing he could see was a bunch of different color flashing in front of his eyes. He was about to make an attempt to stand when Donny reached forward grabbing his arm.

"Don't even think about it," Donny warned.

Sitting a moment longer with his eyes closed, Leo tried to get control of himself. He knew that it was vitally important for them to get out the lair; right now! He had to push his own pain aside and clear his head. 'Too bad it feels like my head was trampled on by a stampede of… who knows what,' he thinks to himself. He slowly began to open his eyes as much as possible, 'I wonder how much they are swollen?'

He still felt Donny holding onto his arm, he knew that what he said and how he acted next would be the deciding factor in Donny believing that he could handle himself. He also felt Raph's and Mikey's eyes burrowing into the back of his head. Slowly turning to the right to be able to see all of his brothers, he pulled on his most 'I am in charge look'…

"Guys, we have to leave. Once we get someplace safe we can take stock of our injuries," he said looking directly into Donny's and then Mikey's eyes. Donny's only showed worry and confusion, while Mikey showed worry, confusion, fear, and sadness. Leo then quickly glanced at Raph before beginning to stand. Mikey jumped up and was standing beside him within seconds.

'He's ignoring me,' Raph thought to himself. 'Though I don't blame him. I attacked him like a savage animal with no mercy'. Raph grunted as he stood but only got a slight look of concern from his youngest brother and no reaction at all from his oldest brother.

"I am going to run and grab as many medical supplies as possible. Mikey come with me," Donny said as he began to take off towards his lab. But a worried look from Mikey stopped him in his tracks. He knew exactly what his little brother was thinking. He looked to Raph and then Leo, who gave him a slight nod.

"Come on Mikey, they will be okay," Donny told Mikey encouragingly once again heading for his lab. Mikey slowly let go of Leo's arm, looking directly into his eye as if to ask if he was sure.

"Go Mikey," Leo answered back softly and with that Mikey took off after Donny. Leo's gaze looked on after his little brother until he disappeared into the other room and then fell to the ground. Raph looked around nervously, occasionally glancing at Leo who was still looking at the ground.

"Leo…" Raph started but was cut off by Leo looking up directly at him and saying…

"Not now Raph. We will go over things and I will give you answers as soon as we are all safe," Leo said almost caringly, Raph noted. Raph also played with the word 'all' for a second, sturning it over in his mind and trying to decide what his older brother meant by it.

"But Leo…" Raph tried again but was once again cut off.

"I am not mad at you Rapheal," Leo said and then his attention was captured by Mikey and Donny who were just coming out of the lab.

'Why? Why does he have to do that?' Raph screamed at himself. 'First he forgives me, which he knows I will not believe, so then he enforces it by using my full name and his big brother 'caring tone'. Oh, and how did… never mind… it doesn't matter.' Raph finishes thinking as Leo says…

"Let's go, follow my lead," and then he takes off stumbling at first but then gets control of his balance. Donny took off right behind him, prepared to help him if he faltered.

"Come on Raph. It's okay, we will figure this all out," Mikey says encouragingly to Raph as he comes up behind him and grabs his shoulder. Raph glances at him and nods, giving his brother a slight smile of thanks. They then, together, follow Donny and Leo out of their, 'use to be', lair door.

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I know it was short but the next chapter will hopefully be up soon. Thanks for the reviews, hope you are enjoying it.