next chapter :) I be on a roll!

"Bre! Where are they! We gotta find her! Where'd they take Leo!" Raph demanded, turning his attention to the shocked teenager. She knew where they were. They were at the Winters guy's company. But what about Kayla? She feared the worse.

"Raph... I don't know... I..." Bre was at a loss for words. She knew the stone creatures took Leonardo because he was clearly not the thirteenth monster but definitely not human to try to trick their brother. So... what did they do with Kayla. Tears started forming in her eyes. Raph saw this and he felt fear strike his heart.

"Bre?" he asked, feeling his breathing speed up.

"I don't know Raph. They had no reason to take a human. I don't know what they did with her... I don't know where she is." she said, hanging her head and feeling the tears fall. She didn't want to lose Kayla. Not like this. Not now.

"Kayla!" Raph started calling in the night.

"Kayla, where are you!" he yelled, running down the alley they had found the bracelet in.

"You got the final monster without trouble?" Winters asked.

"We had a witness but... we took care of her." replied one of the generals.

Kayla's head throbbed.

"Where am I?" she muttered. She was surprised to hear her voice echo. And it stunk like crap. It took all her power not to gag. She also noticed how tiny the space was that she was in. Warm liquid trailed down the left side of her face.

"Oh, please don't be nasty... please don't be nasty..." she muttered, feeling the side of her face. It was... she felt higher above the liquid to find a wound on the side of her head.

"Shit." she muttered, realizing what must have happened. She had passed out after that knock out toxin crap entered her system. They must have dumped her body and when they had, she hit her head on the side of the trash can. She shifted, realizing the garbage was rather full and hard to move in... and the lid was latched down.

"Great!" she exaggerated, knowing no one was around to hear her anyways. Then, she heard the sound of... hope.

"Kayla!"

"Kayla! Where are you!" She heard two separate voices. One was male and the other was clearly female. It didn't take long to figure out it was Bre and Raph.

"Bre!" she screamed.

"Raph! In here!" she hollered, kicking the lid with her leg that wasn't bunched up to her chest.

Bre felt the tears stop as hope struck her.

"Raph, did you hear that?" she asked, stopping him in their tracks. They listened for 5 seconds before hearing thumping on a nearby trash can.

"You think..." Bre asked, trailing off.

"Come on!" Raph said, running over.

"Raph!" came the muffled cry from inside.

"Kayla!" he said relieved, lifting the latch. He reached in, pulling her up and into his arms. Once she was on the ground, she remained in his arms. Their eyes locked for a second and their gaze softened on each other as they leaned closer to each other.

Kayla cleared her throat, letting go.

"I can walk, thank you." she sassed, getting out of his embrace. He looked almost dumbstruck for a split second before getting back to the situation at hand.

"You're hurt." he said, turning her face to look at him.

"Just a scratch." she insisted, reaching up again to touch the wound on the side of her head.

He shot her a concerned look before shrugging it off. Fine, let her bleed out if she wants. He tried to pretend like it didn't bother him, but it did.

"Who did this to you? Was it the statues?" Bre asked.

"Yes. Did they get Leo?" Kayla asked.

"Unfortuantely." Bre muttered, shaking her head.

"Come on guys. We gotta get back and tell the others." Raph muttered, turning them towards the sewers.

All the way back, Kayla could see Raph's thoughts circling in his head. He was thinking about how they had lost Leo. How maybe if he had stayed on the rooftop, he wouldn't have been taken. By the time they got back, Raph had conjured up all that guilt and put it to anger. He threw down a weight rack and kicked it a little before walking over and swiping some objects off the table. Splinter had been sitting on the ground meditating when they walked in.

"Raphael! What is the matter!" he scolded, standing up. Kayla and Bre hung back.

"I was out and I... I did something... something happened..." he walked over, knocking down another weight rack.

"Raphael. Kneel." he said, beckoning him over. Bre hadn't even realized Raphael had grabbed the broken katanas until now.

"I did something... I did something real stupid master Splinter." he said, kneeling. "I know there's a reason now. I know there's a reason why he's the better son and I'm not." he added. At about that time, Donnie and Mikey peeked around the corner and came to stand by Bre and Kayla. They said nothing, only observed.

"Raphael. You always bear the world's problems on your shoulders. It is an admirable quality when you are a protector of others. But you must realize that while at times you might not be my favorite student, it doesn't mean you are my least favorite son." he said, resting a hand on Raphael's shoulder.

"You are strong, passionate, and loyal to a fault. These are the merits of a great leader as well. But only when tempered with compassion and humility." Splinter finished.

"But Master Splinter... I messed up big tonight. I mean, big..." Raphael trailed off, reaching behind on his belt where he had put the handles of the katanas. "They took him." he said, placing the handles at Splinter's feet.

Kayla walked forward, kneeling beside Raph and placing comforting arms about him.

"It's not your fault Raph." she tried.

"I shoulda listened to ya." he muttered, not looking at her.

"Leonardo." Splinter said almost hypnotically. His eyebrows creased. "then the time for hiding is over. It's time to return to the surface." he then turned his attention to Donatello who stood in the background.

"Donatello. Get Kayla a bandage for her head. We'll need all the help we can get. I hope you are ready for a fight." he said, turning his attention to her.

"I'm always ready, sensai." she said, placing a fist in her palm and bowing. He smiled. A fatherly smile.

Donnie came over with a roll of gauze.

"Michelangelo. Call April and Casey and let them know what has happened. They will want to know, no doubt." he said. Mikey ran off towards the phone.

Bre sat behind Kayla, braiding her hair so it would be out of her face for the fight. No doubt Splinter would have her wear the bandage into battle. As soon as her hair was braided, Donnie easily wrapped the bandage around her head before taping it.

Everyone sat around a table, Casey and April now present.

"Long have we been in hiding, perhaps too long." Splinter addressed.

"Well, we've been here for like a year and a half." Bre muttered to Kayla.

"Yeah, I'd say they've been hiding for a while now." Kayla muttered back.

"Well, what do we do now?" Mikey asked.

"I'll tell you what we're gonna do." Raph said stepping forward. "We're gonna save our brother. And then, we're gonna save New York City." he ordered, and Kayla had to admire the leadership Raph took on in the absence of his brother.

"Let's do it." she said, meeting his eyes with a confident smile. He returned her smile with a confident smirk.

"Let's go."

Well, got another chapter up... it probably sucks cause I'm tired but... on the bright side, I've only got half an hour left of the movie to go so... keep cheering me on! :D love you bunches Bre. Hope you like it so far.