There was dripping water from the ceiling. 'I think the ceiling is going to break!' Leo said 'we have to get out of here! Don, get on Mikey's back. I'll take Raph, because he's heavier' Nobody complained and off they went. They ran as fast as they could while trying not to trip or fall into another pit. When they arrived at the beginning of the tunnel, they stopped running and looked around.
At the other end, the tunnel started to fill with water. 'What if the water gets here?' Mikey asked a little scared 'than we will still drown' Everyone was looking at each other, hoping somebody else had a solution. Then, Don had an idea.

'Mikey, put me down' Don ordered. As soon as he was on the ground, he limped over to what looked like an ancient pipe. There was a wheel connected to it, probably to arrange the water in the pipe. But Don looked behind the pipe and found what he was looking for. He pulled and after a while a sort of huge stone door appeared. 'This was made when these tunnels were constructed' Donnie explained 'I don't know the exact reason, but it might just work for now' Leo put Raph safely on the ground and he and Mikey ran over to Donnie to help him pull.

But the tunnel filled quickly and the door was extremely heavy. When they had almost closed it, the water started to come from the small opening that remained. Soon, they were standing in a puddle of water. 'Pull harder!' Leo ordered. 'I will help you, my sons!' master Splinter proposed, but Leo declined it. 'You have to look after Raph, sensei!' Their father obeyed and stayed with his son.

Raph's POV

I feel so useless! I can't even stand on my own two legs properly, let alone help them save all of us!

Nobody's POV

When they finally had closed the door, the water was still coming from underneath the door. 'I don't know how long this is going to hold it' Donnie said. 'Then let's move it!' Mikey yelled. Leo kneeled in front of Raph to let him jump on his back again. He expected a comment about being able to walk himself, but instead he felt the weight of his brother on his shell. I really hope that this is all muscle, Leo thought Or otherwise: no more pizza for Raphael.

Mikey waited for Donnie to hop on his back, but Don refused. 'I'm okay again, I can walk' Don said.
Mikey just stared at him with big eyes 'Dude, you have got to be kidding me! You almost fell of a roof, hurt your knee, saved Raph and now you say you are going to run the entire distance from here to the lair yourself?!' Don stayed silent '…I don't want to be a burden' 'You're not heavy! You're quite skinny actually' Mikey answered with a smile. Don rolled his eyes 'not THAT kind of burden…' Mikey thought about this, then he got what Donnie was trying to say.

'Donatello', his father said 'it is okay to accept some help from time to time' Donnie smiled, but still refused. Even a stern look from Leo couldn't convince him to hop on. So they let Don be stubborn and ran off, but much slower than they normally would have done.
When they were half way there, Don tripped and fell to the ground. Everyone stopped and turned to Donnie. Mikey was at his side in an instant to help him sit up.
Donnie was gasping again and starting to look a little white. 'I think we're safe now' Leo said 'let's take a little break, shall we?' Don looked at Leo and smiled a little. Leo helped Raph to sit down and winked at Donnie.

This break gave master Splinter the chance to have another look at Donnie's knee. The fall had probably done nothing, but just to be sure he examined it again. 'You have been very lucky today, my son' master Splinter said 'you could have torn your muscle completely. But I think nothing has happened, aside from another bruise' He helped his son on his feet and then the two of them went to check on Raphael.
After a small examination, they found that he wasn't hurt very bad aside from some scratches and bruises. He was still a little weakly on his legs, though. Probably from the hit he got to the head.
After the break, they continued. This time, Mikey took Raph and Leo took Donnie. This time, he didn't complain and just sat on Leo's back.

When they arrived at the lair, Raph and Donnie sat on the couch while the others went to kitchen to make some tea. It had been a heavy day. When everyone had finished their tea, master Splinter retreated to his room to meditate. 'And now' Leo announced 'We are going to have a little talk about the current situation'. 'Do we have to?' Don complained 'Can't it wait? I'm tired and…' 'No, it can't wait!' Leo interrupted. Raph had become very silent. Mikey was looking pretty much everywhere except at this two brothers on the couch.

'Okay, who wants to start saying something?' Leo asked
Everybody was deadly silent. Then the most unlikely person to say a word, opened his mouth
'I want to' Raph said