Donatello and Michelangelo worked on ideas on how to get natural gas pumping into the building. Raphael came out to the barn where the other two were talking and joined in on the conversation.

After about half the day had gone by, Raph finally asked them, "Why don't we get a trailer hitch, and a trailer and get one of those large white gas things that we have seen in yards and take that with us?"

Donnie looked up at his older brother and told him honestly, "Raph, for starters it would be obvious of what we are doing; two, no you can not do that. Then we would have natural gas in the air around us and then we would all get sick."

Mikey tapped his pencil on the makeshift desk and looked between his brothers lost in thought. "What, about um, pipe lines?"

Looking Donnie in the eyes, he continued. "Would that work somehow?"

Mikey had been unusually serious for a couple days now. It was weird for the older three Hamato brothers to see their baby brother so serious.

Donnie looked into his little brother's blue eyes and could see that he was adamant about this idea, though he had a good point.

Leo had felt left out so he half limped into the barn and saw how quiet his brothers were being. "Is something wrong, guys?"

The three jumped, not realizing their eldest brother had entered the barn. Raph cleared his throat and said, "No, we are just thinking. Do you have any ideas, Fearless?"

Leo took the seat that Raph offered and asked them, "Well, what do you all have so far?"

Donnie told his oldest brother. "Mikey suggested tapping into pipes to get to the natural gas. Trying to get it could turn out to be harder then expected."

Mikey piped up again. "Dudes, are there any other types of explosive gases out there? If natural gas is too hard to come by, are there any others?"

Donnie could see the shock on Raph and Leo's faces. Leo spoke before Donnie had the chance to. "Did you knock something in place or something? Because you're really coming through thinking of ideas and not goofing off."

Mikey frowned and told his oldest brother in a hurt tone, "I do know when to be serious Leo. I am not as stupid as you may think I am. At least one of you guys appreciate my ideas so far."

Leo rolled his eyes and said, "Mikey, that's not what I meant. I am just saying that..."

"That I am a goof off? Is that it, Leo? A stupid goof off? Is that how you really think of me? Do you know how hard I am trying to control myself? Yes, there are times that I do not even try. It's killing me to sit still right now, but Donnie's been teaching me to control my thoughts and it is working. Right now I am trying so hard and you do not even give a damn!"

With that said Mikey got up, throwing the pencil he had in his hand aside and stormed out of the barn not bothering to look back. Raph looked at his oldest brother and with a nod from Donnie, whacked the leader over the head, hard enough he nearly made him fall off his perch.

"Leo, you're the idiot here. Mikey was actually doing some good, thinkin of all these good ideas. Ya had ta go and open yer big mouth. No, he is not the smartest one of us, but he does have feelings, an ya just hurt 'em. He didn't do nothin wrong, now yer gonna go get his ass and haul it back in here, an I don't care if ya have ta drag 'em back in here. We need his ideas."

Leo rubbed the back of his head and stood up, taking a hold of his crutch, he walked out of the barn. He knew he asked for that, and the no nonsense tone in Raph's voice left no room for argument. Leo hobbled out of the barn in search of his baby brother.

Raph turned to Donnie and said, "That idiot. Anyway, back ta Mikey's question, are there any other types of gas?"

Donnie looked to the barn entrance and shook his head, then looked back at Raph. "Yeah, there's several different kinds. We could actually go with Mikey's original idea."

Raph looked off to the side and noticed the long since forgotten, old, dirty propane cylinder. "What about propane?"

Donnie followed his brother's gaze over to the propane tank and smiled wickedly. "That would be much easier to transport then trying to tap into pipes."

They could hear footsteps outside the barn, Raph looked out the small window and saw April coming their way. Once in the barn, Donnie asked her, "April, I have a request?"

April frowned and asked him, "What's that?"

Donnie smiled at her and then asked, "Is there any way to get a large amount of propane gas?"

April pointed out the barn door and said, "That's what's in the big white tank in the yard. It's still full. Take it all if you need it."

Donnie and Raph looked at each other knowingly. Now they just had to find a way to transport that much.

Leo caught up with his baby brother out by the pond. "Mikey, stop. Come on, I didn't mean to say it like that."

Mikey spun around, tears glistened in his blue eyes as he said, "Oh? And how DID you mean it, Leo?"

Leo sighed in frustration and said, "Mikey, look. You're smart, we just don't get the chance to see you use what is between your ears too often. I just... said the wrong thing... it came out wrong... Everyone has an important role on this team, and I guess everyone has labeled you as the one to be the goofball. I am sorry if I hurt your feelings."

Mikey could never stay mad at his brothers for long. "Thanks, Leo. Come on lets get back, so I can use my awesome skills to come up with more plans!"

Leo rolled his eyes as his little brother jogged ahead of him, following him as fast as his leg would allow.

The two brothers made it back to the barn. Once inside, Leo could see Raph pointing to the propane tank by the far wall.

"So you're saying that propane gas is the same as natural gas?"

Donnie looked over as Leo entered and answered Raph. "Yes, now what I was thinking, was we need to find a way to transport a large amount of it into the building. This stuff is way more flammable than your normal run of the mill natural gas. So our best option is to find a decent size carrier for the gas to be in. April and Casey will go to separate ends of town, or two different towns and get 50 gallons of gas each. The four of us can handle the other gas, and then once we get to the building, we split up into two teams. You and Leo will take to the rooftops while Mikey and me get the natural gas pumped into the building. April and Casey will be a block away as the getaway drivers. Once the six of us are together, we will sit back and watch them suffer."

Mikey smiled wide and said to his immediate older brother, "Like ants under a microscope!"

Donnie shook his head and corrected him, "More like under a magnifying glass, Mikey, but you get the idea. So, Leo how does the plan sound?"

Leo smiled at his younger brother and said, "Sounds good to me."

...

Two weeks seemed to fly by quickly. In no time, Leo got the splint taken off his leg, but before they could go stake out the building, Donnie wanted to make sure Leo was good to run as he would have to be quick to get off the building before the explosion.

Leo stood before his family and did a series of sprints across the yard of the farm house. Donnie even had his other two brothers act as obstacles to jump over or fight. Once his eldest brother passed the test, Donnie said proudly, "Leo, you have healed up nicely. Now its time to head upstate to go stake them out."

While April and Casey went separately to get the gas, Splinter stayed in the truck waiting on his sons while they staked out the building. The plan was that Splinter would stay in the shadows just in case he was needed.

Mikey and Donnie prowled around the two story structure while Raph and Leo took to the rooftops to scout out escape routes.

Raph looked over the edge of the building with Leo standing beside him. He saw men coming in and out the side door. Anger boiled inside him when Leo told him, "That's one of the guys that stabbed me with the arrow!"

Leo saw his younger brother's fists clench in anger, putting a hand on Raph's shoulder, he said, "Calm down, Raph."

Raph spun around and said sharply, "Calm down? CALM DOWN! Those guys tried to kill you! Did you forget about that?!"

Leo covered his brother's mouth and said sharply, "Shh! Do not blow our cover!"

Raph scowled at his older brother but kept quiet. They watched as the men all went into the building. The Giant Assassins had no idea they were being watched by the very turtles they had been sent out to kill. Now the tables had turned; they were the ones being hunted.

Mikey and Donnie walked on the darkened sidewalk and scouted around the building. Mikey was looking above him at the air conditioning unit when Donnie tapped him on the shoulder. "Mikey, I think this building used to be some kind of home at some point, whether it be apartments or whatever. But look down here, its a vent shaft."

Mikey smiled at his brother and told him, "We can pump the gas in there, can't we?"

Donnie nodded and told him, "Yes, now come on. We need to meet back up with the others."

Donnie and Mikey jogged to their meeting place after scouting. Leo saw his brothers and asked, "Well?"

Donnie caught his breath after jogging and said, "It's doable. We found a place in the wall near a darkened ally we can get in and get out with out being noticed."

Leonardo nodded and said to his younger brothers, "Splinter just left with April and Casey to get the gas filled up in the tubs. They left us some propane tanks behind with a hose to hook up."

Raph listened to his brothers talk then asked, "Can we go ahead and pump some gas into the building? That way, it is nice and thick before we torch the place."

Mikey was only half listening. His attention span was wearing out. He looked over by the side of the ally wall they were in and noticed a beer bottle. A sly smile crept across his face. "Donnie? Do you still have an oily rag in the truck?"

Donnie looked over at his little brother and asked, "Why?"

Mikey walked over and picked up the beer bottle and found it to be half full. He smelled it and he found that it still had beer in it. "Cause I have an idea..."

Around half an hour later found Donnie and Mikey pumping the propane into the building. Raph had found a nail gun outside a man's apartment on a work bench. After filling it, he went around and nailed the front door and back door shut so no one could escape.

Leo found a cellar door and used a heavy chain he found in the truck and a heavy duty lock and bolted the door shut. All this while his two youngest brothers were pumping propane into the building.

The plan was that Leo and Raph would get onto the roof after the other two were done, just in case someone lit a match from the inside. Once the perimeter was secure and the propane was inside, Donnie and Mikey stood back and watched from a distance as their two eldest brothers pored gasoline over the roof of the building. They were glad that they found there was no sewer entrance near them so that they didn't get gas down below.

Mikey's plan with the beer bottle and oily rag came from way too much movie watching... once the gas was pored, Mikey met up with Leo and together, Leo watched his little brother throw the bottle at the window as hard as he could.

It twirled as the ball of fire from the oily rag and bottle sailed into the window. Like slow motion, the fire erupted once it hit a curtain hanging nearby. Then, by some stroke of miracle, it lit the gasoline that was running down the window ledge on fire.

Mikey and Leo had little time to run as the place went up in flames. Men were yelling and alarms were sounding, and then, just as Leo and Mikey were about half a block away, an explosion rocked the ground they stood on as the building exploded loudly.

Mikey smiled wide and then looked over at Leo, "Was that justice enough?"

Leo smiled at his baby brother and said, "Yes, you did good little brother. Now the next faze is to get Hun. He was not in the building at the time so when we get back to New York, we will go after him next."

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