Nethrak looked like Mars. Red, dry, and sandy. The only difference was that they could breath, and there was a building a few feet away... wait what?

Leo looked at the building and wondered if that was where his brother was. "We need to head there." Leo ordered, pointing to the building.

"How do you know?" Mikey asked, clearly not getting the idea.

"Because it looks cool." Leo said sarcastically. "You shell brain, it's the only place here!" He finished, smacking Mikey on the back of his head.

"Ow... what was that for?" Mikey wined, rubbing his head.

"Because you were being stupid." Donnie answered.

"Sorry Master Splinter." Leo said.

"Sorry." Mikey and Donnie said.

"So, how are we gonna get in there without getting caught?" Donnie asked, trying to figure out how they can get in.

"Maybe we can sneak in through the windows..." Leo said, looking around for a window. When he found one he motioned for the others to follow. Leo pulled on the window but it wouldn't budge.

"Let me try." Donatello said, grabbing his bow staff and unsheathing his hidden blade. He then jabbed the blade through the lock, prying the window open.

"Well done Donatello." Splinter complimented, climbing through the window. The others followed him him through and down a hall. "My Sons, we must be quiet. Try not to draw any attention."

"Um Sensei, how are we gonna find Raph? This place is huge!" Mikey asked, whispering in a panicked tone.

"Yeh Sensei," Donnie added, "we shouldn't split up, we might get lost."

Splinter closed his eyes and sighed. "We will not split up, but we must move swiftly and silently. We will check every room we find, and hope we find Raphael in time. We must hurry."

(with Raph)

Raph groaned in pain. Shadow was looking through a box, trying to find something to pull the crystals off with. So far none of his attempts have worked, making him even madder.

"What does it take to remove a crystal from a turtle's shell? Can't a Nethrakin get a break?" Shadow asked himself.

Raph was still trying to wake up fully and not think of what that creep was doing. His head was pounding and his chest felt like it was being stabbed by burning knives. Raph wanted to go back to sleep where he could ignore all this pain. He wanted to run from reality and escape back into the peaceful world of dreams.

But at the same time, he wanted to stay awake. He knew that if he went back to sleep, he would wake up in more pain, or he might not wake up at all. With that thought in mind, Raph was able to fully wake up.

Raph hesitated before looking down at his chest the best he could. His shell had blood all over it, mostly dried but some fresh. His crystals were still cracked, and they still hurt, but the wires were gone.

Raph still had all the symbols on him, and he still couldn't do anything about it. Raph looked back over to where Shadow was. Shadow was still looking through his boxes, he hadn't looked back at Raph yet.

"You know, I'm not giving up just because you're making this difficult. You're honestly just making it worse for yourself." Shadow said, turning around to face Raph.

"What...do you want?" Raph asked weakly.

"I thought I already told you. I want your crystals." Shadow replied, sounding more annoyed than earlier. "You know, I never thought of what might happen if I killed you now."

Raph wasn't paying any attention to what Shadow was saying, he felt as if he was going to pass out again. But just as he was about to slip back into the darkness of sleep, he heard an all to familiar voice call out his name. That was the last thing he heard before he blacked out completely.