Meanwhile back at the lair, Mikey, Donnie, and Splinter have waited for the others to return hoping nothing serious happened to them. Mikey had little Rosie with him and also grabbed a little to eat thanks to his unborn baby wanting some food. Donnie was bottle-feeding little Jiro while keeping a close eye on the kids in case they wondered off or so while they watched the television.
"I sure hope they come home soon." Donnie said.
"Me too." Mikey agreed. "I'm worried about Raph and the others. I just hope nothing bad happened to Leatherhead."
"I don't think so, taking down a gator his size is kinda hard. But I hope Shredder didn't do anything to them while we were gone..."
"I swear if he did, I would put Shredder down in his place if I wasn't in this condition."
"Yeah, you better not get so jumpy with your emotions, you got a little one on the way again." Then the turtle in the purple mask took the bottle out of Jiro's mouth and placed him over his shoulder and patted his shell gently. The little turtle infant moaned until he let out a small burp. He later cooed when he was all better and looked over to his Mommy after Donnie heard his little burp and smiled to him. "That's a good boy." Don said and kissed his chubby cheek with Jiro cooing and letting out a small smile.
Their Master Splinter had been looking over to the entrance keeping an eye out carefully making sure their lair wasn't going to be invaded. After a while, Kotaro left the TV area and went over to their grandfather as he gently tugged on his kimono.
"Gampa? Where Daddy? He come home?"
Splinter looked down to his eldest grandson and said, "He will be home soon. Don't worry, Kotaro. Your father will return safely."
Kota stared at him for a bit and nodded. "Ok... Daddy Cap'n Wyan."
"Yes, your father is just like Captain Ryan." The rat smiled softly to him.
Little Kotaro smiled at him, but then when he heard rough footsteps approaching their way, he got up in hopes of seeing his dad again with his uncle and ran off to the subway to greet them. "Daddy!" However, what he hadn't notice was the loud footsteps from a giant silhouette coming his way. When Kota soon saw the large figure, he suddenly freaked out gasping fearfully coming to a stop and ran back to Splinter screaming and close to tears as he hid behind him covering his eyes.
Curious, Splinter looked down to his frightened grandchild until he heard the footsteps getting louder. But once those footsteps were getting nearer, the first one to come in was Leonardo when he finally appeared from the entrance. "We're back, the others are safe and sound." He said.
After his return, Donatello saw him from afar and got up with Jiro in his grasp. "Leo! Oh thank goodness you're back. And you saved the Mutanimals!"
"Wasn't so hard when you have two goofballs on watch!" Raph laughed at them when he too appeared.
Kota still trembled behind Splinter when the Mutanimals made their appearance into the lair. He hadn't forgotten their faces the last time they encountered them before Jiro was born.
"Is everything alright with you and the kids?" Leo asked Donnie.
"Yeah they're all good, just fed Jiro and the twins are watching TV."
As they talked, Leo then noticed Kota hiding behind Splinter and wondered. "Hey Kota, what's wrong sweetie?"
The tot who inherited Donatello's gap looked up when he heard his voice and quickly ran to him hugging his legs and taking small peeks at the Mutanimals. The ninja leader then turned around and saw Slash after they came in along with the other Mutanimals.
"Sorry, I guess I must've scared the little one when he heard us coming." Slash said.
"Oh don't worry, he's just a little nervous at times." Donnie spoke, "He'll get over it soon I hope." Then he began to bounce Jiro on his shoulder.
"So that's your new baby?" The giant mutant turtle asked. "He looks just like his father."
"Hehe, so I've been told." Leo replied.
Soon Amedea heard her father as she ran up to him. "Daddy!"
When he heard his daughter, Leo turned and saw her coming as he picked her up and hugged her in his arms. "Aww Amedea, you missed me?"
"Yes. Me and Kota worried you got hurt."
"Daddy home now! Daddy safe." Kota said nuzzling his leg.
Once when Leo and Donnie's children were settled with Leonardo's return, Rosie dashed by them and tackled Raph's leg. "Daddy!" She kept punching his leg as her way to show affection.
Raphael then knelt down and rubbed her head saying, "Hey, princess! Did you miss me? Cause Daddy missed you."
"Wove Daddy!" Then she ran over to the Mutanimals happy to see them again. "Unckies!"
"Rosie!" Slash greeted her. "Good to see you again!"
Raph smiled as Rosie greeted the rest of the Mutanimals again and then headed towards his mate with their little baby on the way. "Hey babe. How were you while we were gone?"
"A little lonely, but I'm glad you're back." Mikey replied, thankful to have Raph home safe. "And I feel so relieved that everyone else is alright."
"Of course we'd come back." Raph slightly hugged him. "We always do." He smirked and placed a hand to his stomach and said, "...and now I will even more."
The young ninja in the orange mask smiled to him giving him a kiss on the cheek and then turned to his friend, Leatherhead. "Hey, I have a little bit of news for you, LH."
The giant gator turned to him and smiled, "Michelangelo, my friend. It is good to see you once more. You had me worried why you didn't come with your brothers. What is it you have to tell me?"
"Well, the reason I couldn't come is that I'm already expecting another baby." Mikey announced. "Raph and I finally did it. But hearing what happened to you and the others made me want to come help, but I can't now in this state."
"Another child? My friend, I am happy to hear this news!" Leatherhead exclaimed.
"Indeed we are!" Rockwell responded with enthusiasm. "Your clan is growing more and more each time. Congratulations to the both of you, really."
"Thanks guys, it means a lot to us after finally being successful." The turtle in the red mask replied.
"I can handle the morning sickness and the cravings for at least once more." Mikey said. "Besides, having another child is a blessing in my book!"
"It's great to see my boy, Raph is having another kid." Slash added. "Maybe it'll turn out to be more like you once the baby gets older."
"Thanks, Slash! Yup our families growing and who knows, maybe it'll be a tough little one!" Raph chuckled at the thought.
"Just hope Rosie and the baby don't rough house like you used to." Donnie chuckled.
"I doubt it, I bet it's gonna get the good stuff out of me." Raphael lifted his head with pride.
"Think like that and all the good stuff will be sucked out of you in seconds, hehe!" Michelangelo let out a laugh as his strong mate laughed with him along with the others.
Donatello laughed with them until a stench came to his nostrils. Jiro began to grunt as the stench was coming from him. Then Leonardo suddenly took a whiff of the unpleasant odor in the room and knew where it was coming from instantly. "Ahh, someone sure needs a changing."
"Pee-yew! Come on little mister, how do you turn formula into that?!" The tall intellectual ninja giggled and took him to the nursery.
Rockwell chuckled at the moment that happened and then turned to both Leo and Raph. "Well, thank you again, friends. I don't know what would've happened to us if you didn't come in time."
"As long as none of you were harmed, we're good seeing you still in one sitting." Leo said to him.
"Yeah, I was worried for a second that Shredder may have brainwashed you guys again with those brain worms he had planned on you!" Pigeon Pete mentioned. "But sake's alive nothing happened to you!"
"Yes, we got out in time before he planned to do anything worse." Leatherhead responded. "But now we worry if he might want something with you or your children."
"And it would be more risky than it is now if he found out about your new child and that Michelangelo's expecting once more." The psychic monkey added.
"If he found out I'd whack him so hard that he'll be half brain dead if he were to come after me!" Mikey said showing his motherly instinct. "The Mikester shall not prevail when it comes to family!"
"Yeah the problem is that you can't do that when you got a big belly on your way, Mikey..." Raph said with concern.
"I know, but you will protect your honey from big meanie Shredder and his nasty goons, right?" Mikey was all wide-eyed with his bright blue eyes glistening with a sad puppy-face expression.
Raph instantly fell for his look and smiled to him. "No doubt I will! If there's one thing I'll make sure of is that he stays away from my family!"
The others felt some relief that they got their comrades back from Shredder unharmed. Or so they thought. They weren't aware that their lives and most importantly, their children's lives were already exposed to the mutants they least expected and when they least expect it.
"Well, it is getting late. We should be going back and clean up what those idiots left us." Slash said. "But we'll see you around again soon, guys."
"It was an honor in saving you, and you're more than welcome to come back and visit anytime." Leo replied back.
"Thank you, friends." Leatherhead said. "We will meet again soon, until then, farewell." He then walked out with the others following Slash but before he left he turned to Mikey and Donnie who just came back from the nursery. "Take good care of your children and newborn. Also Michelangelo, congratulations once more."
"Thanks, dude! We'll see you when my belly gets bigger!"
And before Master Splinter had anything to say, he was not aware even though everything was alright for now, he still felt something wasn't right in the atmosphere with the other mutants. "Farewell, Mutanimals. Please come again soon."
"Will do!" Pete yelled out. "Hope you all take care, now!"
And after they bid their farewells, the Mighty Mutanimals left the Turtles' and their sensei's lair to head for home to their lair once more, and to pick up the rubbish that Shredder's henchmutants left behind. Once they had left, Donatello sighed and stood next to his mate after he had changed Jiro's diaper, returning from the nursery.
"It's good that they're out of harm now, once I'm back in shape we'll take care of Shredder and his men." The purple banded turtle said to him.
"I feel we haven't seen the last of them considering we haven't confronted him in three years." Leo added.
"I got that feeling sometimes too, mostly after he threatened it wouldn't be the last we see of him. Which he fulfilled."
"Well, we'll make sure of it that he'll never get his hands on any of our kids again. He won't do what he did to Splinter when Karai was taken by him."
With a frown forming, Donnie looked down to their kids and baby feeling worried for their safety. "I wouldn't know how to live at the thought of having one of my babies taken... but that's why we're here. To protect them."
"We almost lost Amedea, but Raph luckily saved her, thank goodness." The turtle in blue remembered that memory the day their brother saved her.
"The scariest day of my life by far! And still thankful with you, bro."
Don soon turned to Raph as the emerald green turtle smirked, "I'm pretty sure you would've done the same if it were Rosie."
"Just happy my Raphie-Waphie is still with us." Mikey happily said hugging his strong brother by the waist.
Raphael brought him close and said, "I wouldn't leave you all by yourselves. Never."
He then nuzzled his cheek to his with Michelangelo returning it before he would speak. "Um, Raph?"
"Yeah, babe?" Raph looked to him curiously.
"You wouldn't mind if you got me a pizza with my favorite topping on it? The little one is starting to feel hungry again."
"Oh! Sure, whatever you want. Then I'll make the call for Antonio's, be right back!" With that said, Raph quickly ran over to the phone to get a meal for his mate.
"Wow, Mikey, now that you're pregnant again, it's like you grown a second stomach!" The leader exclaimed. "But I can say the same for Donnie. Little Jiro made his Mommy so hungry, I'm surprised he turned out so tiny." He looked to his little son seeing how small their third child was.
"I know, it makes me think that most of the food didn't go to him." Don said then later placed a pacifier on Jiro's mouth and watched his own belly. "I guess most of that food went to me... got a lot of baby fat left."
"Hehehe, a little fat never hurts." Leo teased him a bit with a smile.
"Hmph, easy for you to say. You're not walking around with it." The tall turtle placed a hand on his hip.
"Oh, I love you, Donnie." He chuckled more.
Donnie had then couldn't help but blush at his words and giggle at him. "I love you too, Leo."
But then, just as they were having their sweet moment with each other and their three children...
"Raph! When's the pizza coming?!" The youngest turtle bellowed when he asked for his dinner.
"Oh boy..." Leo had notice by then that Mikey's mood swings were starting to kick in so soon.
"Easy, Mikey, I just finished making the call!" The red turtle came back rather surprised after hearing his brother yell. "It'll be here in thirty minutes or less."
"Aww... Thirty minutes?! I'll die if I don't eat something now!" Whined the baby of the Hamato family.
"Uhhh... you can get a snack from the fridge while we wait?" He replied with a sweat drop appearing from his head and smiled awkwardly.
"But I specifically want pizza!"
"Alright I'll see if we have some leftover pizza somewhere." Raph sighed and left to go check in the kitchen after he turned to Leo and said, "Well, we came to a wonderful start..."
"And only nine months to go." Leo chuckled at the scene.
"Yeah, thanks for reminding me, bro. Appreciate it, really do." The second oldest smirked to him as the sword wielder laughed more and shook his head before he looked to his mate placing a hand to his shoulder.
The bo wielder smiled back and leaned his head on Leo's with the leader smiling in return and hoped that everything was going to be alright with the Mutanimals safe from harm from Shredder... or so they thought...
Six months had passed and Donnie was sitting in front of the kids in the living room to keep an eye on them while they played. Jiro, now six-months-old, had already learned to crawl a few months earlier as he crawled around the area to try and play with his older brother and sister at whatever they were playing.
Once he spotted his older siblings he crawled over to them, curious at what they were doing as he then goes to touch one of Kota's action figures, which was his Captain Ryan figurine and looked at it before he goes to chew on the head. When he knew his figurine wasn't at his side, Kotaro turned around and when he saw what his baby brother was doing, he gasped out loud and dashed over to him.
"No Jiwo! That mine!" Kotaro yanked it out of his little hands until the poor little infant turtle began to cry when the figure was pulled from his mouth and his cheeks turned red.
Soon, the mother of the three turtle tots instantly reacted when he saw what happened and dashed over to Jiro. "Oh sweetie!" He bent down and picked him up in his arms but then turned to his eldest son. "Kotaro, don't pull it out of his mouth like that! You could've hurt his jaw!" He stood at full height and gave him a strict look.
"My Cap'n Wyan!" Kota yelled as Jiro cried more until boogers came out from his nose.
The parent of his children wiped his baby's nose with a rag he had and then turned to Kota with a softer tone. "Honey, be more gentle with him, he's just trying to play with you two. He doesn't mean any harm in any way." He sighed and later walked off with him to the nursery saying, "C'mon Jiro, Mommy's got you."
And as he watched them leave into the other room, the little tot who had his father's eyes crossed his arms with his action figure in hand, feeling very upset, and most of all jealous. This got the attention from his sister when she noticed what was happening after she put her dolly down.
"What's wong Kota?"
"Mommy wove Jiwo more..." He looked to her trying to fight back tears. "He no wove us no more. Jiwo Mommy baby now."
"I feel too." Amedea pouted. "Yesterday he got books and wip page!"
"He twoble! Mommy n' Daddy no think so!"
"Daddy mad I yell at Jiwo fo' ruining book!"
"N' Mommy at me fo' Cap'n Wyan!" Kota then got up from the floor and picked up all his toys. "No want Jiwo get my toys!" Then he turned back to Amy and said, "Baby go 'way!"
"I no wike baby 'round!" She agreed with him. "He get all attention!"
Kota pouted and his eyes filled with tears once more. "Want Mommy n' Daddy wit us..."
"Me too. I miss havin' dem wove us."
Then the oldest brother rubbed his eyes and wiped his tears away with a sniffle with Amy saying to him, "We get Mommy an' Daddy again."
Little Kota looked to her and nodded. "Mm-hm... miss Mommy an' Daddy..."
And just as this was happening, Raphael walked by the living room and saw the twins rather sad and Kota crying in front of her, wondering what was up with them. "Hey kids, what's wrong?"
When she heard her uncle call to them, Amy turned and looked up to him with a mad look. "Kota and I no wike baby bwother. He take Mommy an' Daddy away from us."
The muscular turtle became surprised by her words that they would think that about their only youngest brother that way. Before he reasoned with his brothers' children, he knelt down to them at their level to talk to them face to face.
"Hey whoa there, that's not true they love you both too."
"Nuh-uh!" Said Kota. "They wove baby more, they yell an' get mad at us!"
"Jiwo get 'way wit what he do!" Amy added.
Seeing that this was not getting through to them, Raph then sat in front of them and took them both into his lap to explain things clearer to his niece and nephew. "Look guys, don't take it that way. He doesn't "get away" with everything, he's a baby. He's exploring and discovering things he hasn't seen before. So that's why he grabs your toys or books. Because he sees you two with them and he wants to know what they are." He smiled down to them. "And you know, you along with Rosie all did the same thing."
"Weelly Uncle Waph?" Amy was eye-widened as she looked up to him hearing what he said.
"Yeah, how many things didn't you guys chew on or break that belonged to us?" He chuckled at the memories. "And do you see us mad at you?"
Kota had thought for a second and shook his head. "No."
"See? It's because we love you all and we can't stay mad at you because of small things like that." Raph later put them on the floor and got up. "Just take it easy with him, you're his role models so he's learning from you two. Be patient with him, ok?"
"Ok, Uncie Waph say it twue." Amy nodded slowly.
Kotaro looked to her still a bit doubtful about it but nodded. "Ok Uncle Waphie."
"Good kids. Now stay here and play nice, gotta check on your Uncle Mikey and see how he's doing."
Little Amedea nodded again and didn't say anything and turned to Kota. He looked to her in return, still not sure about their brother Jiro.
"You think he say twue?" Amy whispered.
Kota shook his head. "No..."
"I don' too." Amy replied as Kotaro crossed his arms and looked away.
Meanwhile, Raph made it to their room, where Mikey and Rosie were sleeping for the past few hours. They should've gotten up by now which made him wanna check on them if they were fine or needed anything. He opened the door slowly and peeked his head in to see his growing family.
Mikey, who's tummy was now getting bigger after six months passed, was sleeping soundly while Rosie was sleeping on top of him resting her head on his tummy. The father of their daughter and soon-to-be baby to arrive gave a small smile and tip toed his way into their room. He crawled into the bed with his family giving a quick look at Mikey's sleeping face and resting a hand on his lover's now big belly.
The mother turtle moaned a little in his sleep as the growing baby inside him kicked a little while Rosabella shifted in her sleep letting out a yawn. Raphael shushed his beloved mate and brother softly and rubbed his belly, whispering. "Everything's alright..."
Michelangelo snored softly not realizing that Raph was in the room when he suddenly put a hand to his belly in which he ended up placing on his hand. Raph felt his warm hand on his and smiled to him, nuzzling his cheek thinking he was awake. The small ninja in the orange mask hummed softly as he let a smile draw on his face as he felt the warmness and nuzzled into his as well.
"Man, Mikey you're so lovable..."
And after that small little moment, Rosie suddenly rubbed an eye and woke up, giving out a yawn and lifting her head up when she saw her father. "Daddy?"
"Hey, baby girl. Had a good nap with Mommy?"
Rosie nodded and looked to Mikey who was nuzzling Raph until he slowly began to wake up. As he opened his eyes, he saw his strong, handsome brother as he began to smile more. "Hey there, big guy."
"Huh? Hey, babe. I thought you were already awake."
"Aww, I knew you were around when I felt you."
"Nothing sure gets by you, does it?" He chuckled and kissed his cheek.
Mikey giggled as he returned the kiss and said, "Nothing except you and Rosie."
"So you had a good nap?" Raph chuckled. "Because from what I saw I think you did."
"I think I'm good and all rested. I am starting to get a little hungry after that."
Raph smiled and then turned to his growing stomach saying to their unborn child, "You getting hungry in there? You want Mommy to give you some num-nums?"
And just for the fun of it, Mikey pretended and answered for the baby in him. "Yes, I am most certainly hungry and want a nice big sammich and maybe later some ice cream with fudge and pickles and cherries."
Raphael laughed at Mikey's little act and kissed his stomach. "You sure make your Mama have some tall orders, little one!"
"How baby eat?" Rosie leaned closer and poked his belly.
"Well, sweetie when I eat all the nutrients, they go into the baby and that's how they grow."
"Ohhh... that why you fat?"
Raph after what their kid said tried to hold back his laughter by covering his mouth and snickered. "C-C'mon Mikey, let's go... make you something to eat!" He sat up while Rosie got off the bed. But this did not go too well for the pregnant turtle on the bed...
"I'm so blaming you for this Raph!"
"Hey, what'd I do?" The ninja in red smiled at him teasingly while he helped him up.
"I know you told Rosie about this! You think I am fat!"
His smile faded when a nervous one replaced it. "Whoa hey I didn't tell her that, she got that from the twins when Donnie was pregnant!"
And very soon when his emotional breakouts were kicking in, Mikey started to tear up in the eyes a little. "You're lying! How could you do this to me?! It's your fault I'm like this!"
Raph then felt a sweat drop run down and tried to calm him down. "No, no wait Mikey it's not like that, I'm not lying to you! You're beautiful! You look so beautiful carrying our second child!"
"You're just saying that to make me feel better..." Mikey sniffled. "I know I'm like a bloated turtle to you and I'm not getting any thinner!"
"That's not true, babe." Raph hugged him close. "You're gorgeous to look at and even if you don't get thinner in the next months, you're still a view to look at any time, any day!"
Then Mikey started feeling more tears well up as he began to cry loudly. This made Raph panic and quickly brought him into a tight hug patting his shell as the wailing ninja yelled, "I'm ugly! Admit it! I'm hideously fat and unfit to do stuff 'cause I'm chubby!"
"Mikey I'm serious here, you're not ugly! You're cute and sweet!" The poor sai wielder had prayed in his mind that something would happen until he thought of something else that would lighten him up. "Hey Mikey, I was planning on asking you later on but... I think now's a good time. You wanna find out if we're having a boy or a girl?"
He hoped it would cheer him up until Mikey suddenly stopped crying and said, "Well that would be really nice."
In an instant, the bigger ninja was very surprised at the sudden change of emotions, but shook it off before he started his tear fest once more. "Yeah, so we know how to decorate its side of the nursery it'll share with Jiro. Sound good to you?"
"Ok." He nodded. "Seems fair enough. But I still need food first."
"Yeah we can go once you're done." Raph rubbed his belly. "Then we'll know if we're having another missy or a little fella. And we can ask the guys if they wanna go with us."
"We can do that."
"Alright! Then let's get you a meal and we'll leave after." The crimson turtle smiled and wrapped an arm around him.
Mikey had soon sniffled a little forming a small smile on his face and suddenly hugged him. It made Raph's eyes widened by the sudden surprise and looked down to him saying, "What's wrong, babe?"
"I just love you Raph!" Mikey nuzzled in his chest.
Raph rubbed his shell and smiled as he replied, "I love you too, Mikey." Then after he led his impregnated mate and lover towards the kitchen to get him a quick bite.
Meanwhile, Leonardo was doing some training with Master Splinter until Donatello then walked into the dojo as he already put Jiro down for his nap, coming to see his mate's progress with their sensei. Unfortunately for Leo, something had been distracting him for quite some time and as much as he tried focusing on his training, his moves weren't quick enough to go after Splinter while their master dodged every attack he could throw at him.
"Very good, Leonardo, but you're still lacking on speed." He said to his eldest son. "You have to be much quicker with your movements when attacking the enemy if they dodge you alone. "
"I'm trying, Sensei." The blue leader said has he hastily goes and try to attack him again, but Splinter, of course still managed to dodge it.
"You must clear your mind and focus on the person in front of you, my son." Splinter told him noticing something was bothering him. "I sense something is troubling you and you're not setting your mind while it's lingering in the back of your head." He said to the blue turtle as Donnie saw them sprawl nearby and overheard what Splinter was starting to refer to, he didn't feel like he should interfere, but it was also his mate's sake and stood to hear what the sensei had to say.
"I am focused!" Leo yelled as he makes a shot with his sword, but again Splinter dodged it too.
"No, you are not. You are not thinking clear because I know when I see it in your eyes."
"Look, Master Splinter, nothing's wrong and I'm giving it my all. Can we please just continue with the training?" The turtle in from of their rat master was already getting annoyed as he made a strike with his sword once more. But Leo had been clouded by his judgment knowing something wasn't right when Splinter once again dodged with his walking staff.
"Do you possibly think I don't know what is happening when I have clearly raised you and the others for the past 18 years? You will not get this training done proper unless I know what is going on, Leonardo!"
And then suddenly, Leo finally snapped. "I SAID NOTHING IS WRONG!" And with his fury rage, he threw one his katanas at him which Splinter luckily attempted to dodge as it pierced through the large tree behind him.
The ninja in the purple mask gasped out loud witnessing his aggressive behavior and ran to the leader with a worried look crying out, "Leo!" He reached for him and placed both hands on his shoulder. "What's gotten into you?! What's wrong?!"
Leo stood there in silence in the middle of the dojo until he point blank turned to Donnie and then back at Splinter. He was very stubborn to say what had been going on in his mind until he turned back again to Donnie and said, "Just leave me alone, alright?"
Donnie said nothing after what he said and then gave him an angry look. "I don't know what's going on with you right now, but letting it out on others won't solve anything! And don't think almost stabbing Sensei will do any better!" With that said, Donnie later walked to the entrance of the dojo giving him a stern look and left.
And as Master Splinter watched Donatello leave, he turned to his eldest son concerned, yet calm as he approached him. "My son... what has got you so tensed? Something is wrong and I can feel it."
Leo looked down in anguish, but didn't say anything as he let out a low sigh. "I..."
"Yes?" The rat listened wondering what he'd might say.
Then Leo looked up to him and said with an apprehensive look and his eyes burrowed, "I'm worried about my kids and Jiro. It's been six months after we saved our friends from Shredder and his mutants, let alone the Kraang. And it seems during this time, there has been no sign of activity except for the Purple Dragons. I just feel something is not right after our victory. Seeing after Shredder is back after a few years, I have a feeling he's onto something much more than that."
While they talked Donnie made it back to the nursery to at least calm himself down with watching the baby sleep or tend to him when he wakes up. But Kotaro saw him come from the dojo and decided to take a small peek at what his Daddy was doing although they were not allowed in there in training hours. He made it to the door and saw his grandfather and Leo talking about something, something important by the looks of it.
"I'm very sorry I didn't tell you this sooner, Master Splinter." Leo said to him. "I didn't want Donnie to worry what was really the matter. I guess I got a little carried away lashing my emotions on you."
"Well," Splinter began as he strokes his long beard. "I must say, your angle hasn't changed when you threw your katana at me, but seeing how you feel has too got me in a worry since Saki's return."
"Really, Sensei?" Leo looked up to him rather surprised.
"Yes. I haven't said this in over those months but, seeing something about the Mutanimals didn't seem right after you and Raphael rescued them."
At the mention of the Mutanimals, Kotaro flinched in his place at just remembering them as he curled into a little ball right behind the entrance of the dojo.
"What do you mean, Sensei?"
"Knowing Saki, he wouldn't have let go of your friends as easily as he did once with Karai. I believe too that he is up to something, but I don't know what. However, as your dilemma to think something were to happen to your children, remember this... Always be prepared for the unexpected. You may not know what will happen when that moment comes. Always stay alert and do what is right to protect your children and your loved ones."
Before the conversation between the other two could continue, the red banded one came into the dojo in the look for the others also with little Kota holding his hand wearing a smile. But before he did say anything he felt like he was interrupting something important between them.
"Oh uh... am I stepping into something?" Raph cut in as Kota looked to them with a little frown while sucking his thumb.
The leader turned and noticed his brother was here saying, "Oh, hey Raph." And then as he looked down, he saw Kota was with him.
"Hey uhh... well I just wanted to pass by and let you guys know that I'm taking Mikey with Rockwell and the others to find out if we're having a boy or a girl. You guys wanna come?" The second eldest suggested.
"Thanks for the invite, but I'll have to turn down that offer." Leo replied. "I need to talk to Donnie. I've been so distracted lately with this Shredder thing that it's been months after saving the guys. And I've been very worried something is up and the battle's not over yet."
"Mm, alright. Well we'll be back in a bit. In case something's up I'll let you guys know. I'll be taking Rosie too."
He then left and patted Kota's head until the little one ran over to hug Leo's leg trying to erase the image of the Mutanimals off his very young mind. As Leo watched his brother head out when he then looked to his son and cracked a small smile and picked him up. "Hey, sweetie." He rubbed his nose against his.
Kota looked to him too but with himself smiling slowly at his dad's affection towards him and giggled a bit.
Splinter chuckled lightly saying, "I can see how devoted you are to your family just as much as I am."
Leo smiled and then looked to his sensei and said, "Yeah, I can already see. But I do need to find Donnie so I can explain everything. Just hope he's not too mad."
"You'll never know until you see him, hehe."
