The next morning all four Homato brothers over slept, so Raphael didn't have a chance to talk to their father who arrived home around 7 am to find his sons had not woken up yet. He proceded to wake them all and gave them all a firm talking to about not getting up on time.
The four quickly hurried off to school, Leonardo checked in with the office and found he was good to go to the gym, and to his luck Matt had choosen Baseball as the sport for the day. Or in this mans case torture sport.
Matt and Leonardo stood beside each other and Matt told him.
"Son, you and I will be team captains, since you know these boys best I will let you go first."
Leonardo looked up at him and said.
"Ok sounds good."
Leonardo stood several feet away looking at the crowed he said a few names before Matt choose some as well.
Leonardo was happy he had not choosen his brother yet, so the next name he said had Matt's eye brows go up.
"Donatello Homato."
Donnie's eyes lit up and he tried to hold in his excitement at being choosen to be on his brother's team.
Once all the boys were in their respective places Leonardo lead his team out to the makeshift diamond.
He put Donatello on second base while he was pitcher. To Leonardo's surprise Matt was first up to bat.
Leo smiled evily inward as he wound up and threw the ball as hard as his right arm would allow a loud crack could be heard as Matt hit the ball. Sailing directly at Donatello, Leonardo winced as he could do nothing for the fly ball headed for his little brother.
But what took him by surprise was when Donatello got in front of it and caught it with his bare hand.
Matt watched in horror as the small boy caught his fast fly ball.
He growled in anger as he realized he was out.
Going to sit down he watched as his team got no runs and three outs.
He smiled wickedly when Donatello was first up to bat, but he had no idea of the power the boy had when he was in his element.
Donatello held the bat firmly in his grip and set it against his shoulder and waited for the pitch, he saw that it was Matt who was playing pitcher.
Leonardo knew that Matt could try and throw the ball to the left and it would hit his brother, but he prayed that Donatello would see it coming in time.
The pitch came and like Leonardo feared it came sailing to Donatello's left.
Donnie knew he couldn't hit it from where it was coming so he prepared for the hit that never came, he opened his eyes to see his older brother standing there with the ball in hand.
Leonardo threw it back and said.
"Throw this ball at my batter again, and you and I will have some words."
He threw it back, and on perpos hit him in the chest with the ball.
The hit knocked the wind out of him slightly but he just scowled at Leonardo and wound up again.
Leonardo stepped out of the way as the pitch came, this time a loud crack rang through out the gym as the ball sailed directly at Matt.
Both brothers watched as the ball connected with Matt's abdomen, knocking the very large man to the ground.
Donatello stood there, bat in hand and jaw on the ground as well.
Leonardo looked over at his brother with his arms crossed and said through a chuckle.
"Now that is what I call sweet revenge."
Donatello looked over at his older brother as the boys behind him laughed and patted him on the back.
Jeremy laughed and told him softly.
"Now he knows how you felt."
Donnie looked over at the large man who was groaning on the ground, after several moments Matt stood up.
Leonardo watched from a distance with his arms still crossed as Matt stalked up to Donatello and said as he towered over the boy.
"What the hell was that! Who taught you how to hit a ball! You don't aim it at the pitcher boy! 30 laps! Now! And if I see you slow down you wont even know the meaning of the word pain!"
Leonardo stepped in just as Donatello stepped away to begin his laps.
"Now you hold on just one damn minute! I heard about what you did to Raphael, forcing him to run laps for standing up for our little brother. Besides that, it was an accident! You sure as shit didn't give two flips for tackling him as hard as you did! Or for hitting him so hard he now has bruised ribs! Now your luckly I don't turn your ass in! Donatello! Stop! You will not make my brother run 30 laps! That is an impossible number to complete with only 15 minutes left of class! You ever threaten my brother with bodily harm again I will make sure the principal knows about what you have done so far!"
Donnie had started to run his laps when his brother shouted at him to stop, the entire class listened to Leonardo's rant to the Coach.
Matt towered over Leonardo trying to intimidate the boy with his size, but it wasnt working, Leonardo was too strong willed to back down.
They continued their staring match for some time before Matt huffed and walked off to his office.
All the boys cheered as Leonardo let out a long breath he didnt know he was holding, Donatlello wrapped his arms aorund his oldest brother and said.
"Thanks Leo."
Leonardo knew he could be in trouble for speaking out of line but if no one would stand up for his little brother then he would.
The principal came in moments later and said.
"Leonardo, Donatello, come with me."
The two brothers looked at each other then followed the principal out of the gym.
Donatello sat next to his oldest brother as they waited out side the office. Raphael passed by on his way to check up on Mikey. He saw his brothers and asked.
"What happened?"
Leo looked up at his brother and said.
"Well, Matt didn't too much like getting hit with a ball in the chest, and really didn't like being talked back to. So now we are sitting here waiting for dad to show up. I got detention but Donnie got suspended for two days. I am going to explain everything to dad when he gets here. That is why I am still here and not in class."
Raphael looked down at Donnie and asked.
"You OK?"
Donnie looked up at his brother and said.
"Yea, Leo stopped a fast curve ball from hitting me. He tried to do it again with a fast ball but I hit it... maybe a little too hard. He went down like a sack of potatoes. It was great."
He smiled up at his brother, then that smile faded as he saw the angry face of their father walk in the door.
Leonardo put a hand on his shoulder and said reassuringly.
"Let me handle this OK."
Donnie nodded as Leonardo stood up and meet their father half way.
"Dad let me explain."
Yoshi put his hands on his hips and stared his eldest son in the eyes and said.
"Yes please explain to me why you mouthed off to a teacher? And why Donatello hit the same teacher with a bat!"
Raphael moved in to say something but Leonardo beat him to the punch.
"It wasn't a bat dad, Coach threw a curve ball and Donnie hit it. It went out of control and hit Coach in the chest. Donnie didn't mean for it to happen it was an accident."
Yoshi looked angrily over at his second youngest then back to his oldest and said.
"Then why did he tell the principal that it was a bat?"
Raphael mumbled under his breath.
"Cause he's an idiot..."
Yoshi looked over at him before saying to Leonardo.
"SO your telling me that he lied?"
Leonardo nodded and then said.
"He tried to hit him with the baseball, Coach I mean. He threw a ball too hard towards Donnie, if I had not been there to catch it he would have gotten hurt. And besides um, Coach has hit Donnie before..."
Just then the principal came out of the office and said.
"Ah good, Mr. Homato. I am changing Leonardo's punishment, he is suspended for one day and gets detention when he gets back."
Donatello shot up like a bullet and said.
"Why? He didn't do nothing wrong!"
Mr. Carter looked down at the 12 year old and said.
"He is lucky I am letting him even come back after threatening a teacher."
Leonardo spun around at this and said.
"I never..."
His father silenced him and said.
"I think you have said enough Leonardo. Go get your things and lets go."
Leonardo gave his father an angry look before storming off to his locker, Raphael was hot on his heals.
"Leo what the hell?"
Leonardo spun around so fast that Raphael nearly ran head on into him.
"I didn't threaten him Raph."
Raphael sighed and said.
"I know, I believe you, I will try everything on my end here OK? I will clear your name and Donnie's. It will be OK."
Leo nodded and said.
"Don't bother, no one will believe you anyway they don't listen to us, you know what you better hurry up if your going to keep an eye on Mikey. Study Hall is almost over."
Leo stormed away with out a second glance at his younger brother.
After Yoshi got home with his sons he ordered them to their rooms.
Yoshi tried to think of how to approach this situation, Leonardo has never done anything like this before.
Standing up he walked up the stairs and to his eldest sons room, opening the door he saw his son laying on Raphael's bed with a magazine in hand.
From what Yoshi could tell his son was not even looking at it he was just flipping through pages.
Not even speaking to his father Leonardo continued to ignore him.
Yoshi sat down at the desk and scooted the chair closer to his son.
"Leonardo, tell me what happened? What were you trying to tell me?"
Leonardo looked over at his father then back to the magazine in hand.
"What does it matter, you wont believe me any ways."
Yoshi leaned forward and said.
"Try me."
Leonardo looked over again and saw the expression on his father's face, it was one of understanding.
He sat up a little and said.
"Coach, he hit Donnie on Friday with two inflated hard balls, that is why when Raph tackled him it hurt. Its because his chest and back are hurt. His ribs are bruised but nothing is broken. Yesterday Coach tackled Donnie... Raph defended him that time... please don't be angry with him... but Raph and I cut class to find out what was going on with Donnie."
Yoshi sat back in the chair and said with a deadpan face.
"SO your telling me that this new teacher is bullying your brother?"
Abuse is more like it...
Leo thought to him self and said.
"Yes."
Yoshi asked his son.
"What exactly was that fight about you and Raphael had?"
Leonardo looked down at the floor before saying.
"It was about weather or not Matt Smith looked like their natural father."
Yoshi looked at his son seriously before saying.
"Raphael and Donatello's father was a man named Greg James. Are you sure that you believe that this man could be their father with a different identity and has some how over come being paralyzed?"
Leonardo looked down and said.
"Yes father I do believe it."
"You can over come it dad..."
They both jumped when Donatello spoke from the doorway.
He had his laptop in hand and showed his father the research he had been looking at.
"Says here that you go through months sometimes years of physical therapy to regain the use of limbs after becoming paralyzed."
Leonardo spoke up next.
"He walks with a slight limp dad..."
Yoshi looked between his sons before saying.
"Boys, I am not sure..."
Donatello told his dad tearfully.
"Dad please, believe us... Raph recognizes him! I don't because I was a baby but Raph was old enough!"
Meanwhile at school...
Raphael was fuming mad that his older brother got into trouble because of a lie, he went to his gym class and got ready.
As he was leaving the locker room a strong hand grabbed him and pulled him back.
He looked up into Matt's face and said.
"Let go of me."
Matt yanked the shorter boy back into the locker room and told him with pure venom in his voice.
"Listen here you little shit, you do not talk back to me, non of you three will talk back to me do I make my self clear? If not then try this one on for size: I am your youngest brothers teacher as well. The more the three of you fight back against me, the more I could do to him..."
Raphael felt him self grow pale.
"You wouldn't?"
An evil smile played across Matt's face as he said.
"Oh I could Raphael, and keep in mind, every Wednesday is dodge ball day? So think about what could happen tomorrow? Keep in mind that I could easily replace the soft balls for the harder ones... wouldn't want little Mikey to get hurt now would we?"
Raphael was seething mad and said.
"You wouldn't..."
With a sinister look he said.
"Oh but I would... you had better give THAT message to your back talking older brother."
He ruffly released Raphael's arm and sent the shorter boy to the ground.
Raphael looked up at the man but could find no words.
Matt looked down at him and told him.
"Get your ass out there, and your going to run Donatello's 30 laps that your older brother got him out of."
Raphael's mind raced as he got up off the floor and started for the door. He went into the gym and saw the other 10 guys that were in his class. He began running, he counted his laps, by the time he had reached 30 his lungs were on fire, but he was not going to show Matt that this actually wore him out.
Matt watched with great satisfaction that he could control the boy the way he could. Just like he did when he was younger...
