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Chapter 4.

Raphael's point of view:

I led my brothers and Master Splinter into the living room. A giant, home made banner was hanging from the ceiling and blue, grey, purple and orange balloons were everywhere. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw it. The banner read, 'many congratulations and welcome, you are now in the home of the most awesomely epic person ever, me Kathryn.' Only Kat would do something like this, actually... Mike might.

I quickly motioned at the others to get in position. Leo coughed impatiently. I untied Master Splinter's blind fold, then Mikey's, Donnie's and finally Leo's. Mikey grinned as soon as he saw the banner.

Master Splinter and Mistress Misty just gazed at each other before Mistress Misty offered Master Splinter some tea. He accepted and they both left for the kitchen. I got stuck with the job of introducing everybody.

"This is Michelangelo, Leonardo and Donatello" I pointed to each in turn.

"Call me Mikey!" the youngest piped immediately.
"Nice to meet you, you can call me Donnie, if you want." he waved at the girls awkwardly. I was impressed that he had spoken, since he's really shy. But, then again, it'd been five years since I last saw him.
"Just Leo," the eldest finished.
"This is Rosetta, Elizabeth, Victoria and Kathryn" again, I pointed to the right turtle.
"Don't call me Kathryn, call me Kat."
"I'm Rose." Rosetta walked over to me, and I put my hand around her waist.
"My name is Elizabeth, but I would prefer it if you called me Liz or Lizzy." Elizabeth mumbled, Yep, she's shy too. It took me ages to get her to stop being so shy around me.
"Vicky or Vic. I'm called Vicky or Vic." Victoria nodded with the words, as if affirming them to herself. She looked at me, bouncing her chin in the directions of the spare bedrooms.

"Oh right, come on guys, I'll show ya to your rooms." I lead my brothers up. Each bedroom was decorated to suit their personalities. I showed Leo his bedroom first. "Vicky helped me with your room, Leo." The wooden door was painted white, Japanese symbols that read 'Leonardo' were carefully written in black paint.

The walls were royal blue. All the furniture was white, the bed, desk, and seat, bookcase and selves. The duvet and pillow cases were sky blue. There was also a place for Leo to hang his two steel katanas. The floor was wooden and had a big blue circular rug. The closet held a few clothes, so we could go topside without being caught by humans. The room screamed 'organised'. Just the way Leo liked it.

"This is incredible" Leo carefully placed his katanas in their assigned place.

Don's was next. The door was the same except, of course, it was Donatello that was carefully painted on the white door in Japanese. I opened the door and grinned. "Liz, helped me with yours, but wait until you see her lab. Two brainiacs in one place? it's a invasion." I joked. Mikey laughed while Donnie just stared at his room.

A metal framed bunk bed sat against the wall, the bottom bunk replaced by a computer desk. The lavender sheets were topped with electric purple pillows and covers. The walls were plum. There were a few wooden selves, most empty, but some filled with beakers and other science equipment. There was a special place for Donnie to leave his bo staff. But he had already zeroed in on the computer, all but running to it. He sat down and started typing frantically.

With a grin, I left my geek of a brother to lead Mike to his room. His bedroom was closest to mine. The white wooden door had Michelangelo carefully painted on it in Japanese.

The walls were white with a orange rim. Orange rugs were scattered over the wooden floor. The bed was an extra bouncy king size, clad in pumpkin orange bedding. There was a wooden wardrobe, and matching selves full of games and dvds. There was also a TV stuck to the wall. Mikey radiated excitement, finally giving in to rushing across the space and bouncing on the bed.

I turned to leave when he called me back.

"Wait, I want to talk to you!"
"What do you want to talk 'bout" I closed the door.
"Anything! I've missed you so much, we've all missed you. Leo went mental after you left, bro. He made us train twice as long as before. And Donnie started checking the security stuff everyday." he paused in his ramble, then: "How could you never come back? We were so worried when you didn't return. We looked everywhere, but the Purple Dragons and the Foot didn't know where you were. We even tried Bishop!" tears sprang into Mike's eyes.

The next second, the door opened to Leo and Don.

"God Mikey, I'm sorry. I didn't know it was like that. I was in a coma for a month and suffered from short term amnesia. I was lucky to get my memory back at all. But when I did, I had to go through physio therapy. And once I was finished with that, I found out that our ol' friend has been seen here. I just couldn't leave 'em to fight him on their own." I took a breath, rubbing the back of my neck. "I missed you guys, too and I'm really glad that you're here now. But I won't ask you to help us fight him. I couldn't ask that." I coughed, embarrassed by my mushy speech.
"Raph, we're your brothers," Leo said, "We'll help you fight this 'he'."
"Yeah." Mikey and Donnie agreed.

"Dudes, get your asses down here now!" Kat screamed from the sitting room.
We raced down. "What's wrong?" I asked. I flopped down on my favourite armchair, my bros doing the same on the sofa.
"We need to pick a movie and it's your turn to pick it up. We were going to wait till later, but Kat here got impatient and wouldn't stop bugging us." Vicky explained, casting a glare at Kathryn.

"What?" she said innocently.

"Anyway... what type of movie do you want to watch?." Lizzy spoke up in an attempt to stop a potential fight.

"Doesn't matter to me." Rose shrugged, balancing on the arm of the chair I sat in. After five minutes of arguing we all finally agreed on a movie.

I pulled on my disguise and shoved money into a pocket before I made my way to the lair door.

"I'll be back soon." I yelled as I ran out the door.

Once topside, I walked to the dvd renting shop, found the movie and paid the renting fee. I climbed up the roof, a run sounding way better than street walking. The feeling of jumping from building to building was freedom. I loved it. But then I saw him. I tossed the dvd case away so it wouldn't get damaged.

"Shredder," I growled. "Come to pick another fight?" I gripped my red leather hilted sais.

I fell into a battle stance. Two seconds pass, then he rushed me at full speed. I released a battle cry, side stepped him, and managed to strike him with my sai. A moment later Shredder turned, crouched low and struck my thigh as I was doing a backflip away from him. I bounced back, charged at him and struck the metal armour around his chest, cracking it.
I ducked low to avoid a cut to my head and swiped my sai at him. It missed by mere inches and I punched him in the face. He clawed my arm, blood spilling from the wound. I struck my sai at his chest plate, cracking it again. He punched the sensitive area between my carapace and shell. I think he broke a few ribs.
Shredder threw a smoke bomb then, and vanished into the cold night air.

"Dammit, I'm bleeding pretty bad." I limped over to where I threw the dvd case earlier, snatched it off the cement and broke into a run. I scaled a building down into a rancid back alley, then dropped into the sewers.

I limped through the front door, calling out "I'm back!"

"Well, it's about time." Rose grinned at me. Her eyes fell to the blood, face paling in a flash. "What happened? Are you okay? Did he do this to you?" Rose ran to my side, looping her arm around me as she lead me towards the armchair.
"I got in a fight. I'll be fine. 'Nd yeah, it was him." I coughed, wincing at the sharp pain in my ribs.

"Come on, let's get you

"I'll help." Donnie jumped to his feet. He pulled my free arm over his shoulder and helped me to the lab. I got twenty stitches in my arm and forty in my thigh, but by the time the wounds were closed, the blood loss was too much.
I blacked out.

Leo's P.O.V.
I watched Raph fall unconscious, and then I snapped "Who is this 'he' everyone's talking about?"
"Yeah" Mikey chimed in.
"He needs a blood transfusion." Donnie spoke, sterilising a needle. I shot my arm forward. So did Rose.
"I've given blood to Raphael for the past five years, every time he's needed it. And he does the same for me." Rose said, re-offering her arm with a glare.
"And I did it every time up until then." I stuck my arm out even further.
"He's my boyfriend!" Rose mimicked me.
"And he's my brother." I snapped at her.
"Done. Who's giving the blood?" Donnie asked.
"I am!" both Rose and I said at the same time.
"How about this, Rose can give the blood, and Leo can get his answers. Sound fair?" Vicky stepped between us.
I considered it. "Fine, start talking. Who's this 'he'?"
Rosetta flinched when the needle pierced her skin.
"The Shredder." Kat answered me. Lizzie finished bandaging Raph's broken ribs. Donnie momentarily looked at Kat, his face clenched in anger. With a quick, calming breath he set to giving Raph Rose's blood.
"No, not him." Mikey breathed.
"That's impossible." but dread was in my voice.
"I thought he was dead?" Donnie asked.
"Yeah, it's just too bad be doesn't stay that way." Mikey groaned.
"Well, we answered your question, are you happy now?" Rose stood up to face me at eye level.
"Shh, Rose, don't be rude." Vicky reprimanded her.
I meet her glare, "No, I'm not. And I won't be until Shredder is gone for good."
"Does that mean you're going to help us?" Kat said hopefully.
"Of course." Mikey hugged her.