A/N:Thank you all for the review and the alerts. I really am appreciative of them. I have a twist in here that I hope you like. Here's ch 11 for ya and as usual see ch 1 for disclaimer. Enjoy.
Ch 11 Finding What was Lost
"Raphael?" Splinter said, putting his hand on his red masked son's shoulder. "Are you alright my son?"
"He's gone," Raphael whispered. "Donnie's gone. Like really gone."
"You don't see him anymore?" Michelangelo asked softly. Raph shook his head as he put his hand to his face.
"Well maybe it was time," Miwa said gently. "I mean Donnie warned you of the trap and told you he forgives you. Maybe that was all he needed to say before he crossed over."
"What so now you believe me?!" Raphael snapped, taking his hand away from his face and glaring at his sister. "Psh what a bunch of shit. Look Miwa don't fucking patronize me. You know I hate that. I know you didn't believe that Donnie was really here so just shut the Hell up!" Miwa blinked in surprise, shocked at the words her brother was saying.
"Raph Miwa was just trying to be nice," Leonardo said, a hint of anger to his voice. "Why do you have to be such a jerk?"
"Shut the Hell up Leo!" Raph snarled, glaring at his slightly older brother. "I don't wanna hear anything from you!"
"Hey!" Leo snapped back. "Don't yell at me Raph! I'm not the one that made Donnie disappear. I was just pointing out a fact."
"I know," Raphael said, looking down at the ground. "I'm sorry Leo. I'm sorry to you too Miwa. I..I didn't mean to...I just..." Raph trailed off, not quite sure what he should be saying.
"Its ok Raph," Leonardo said with a small smile. "I get it."
"Do you?" Raphael said, his green eyes rimmed with tears. "Because I sure as Hell don't. I'm so damn confused. And I hate it. I fucking hate feeling like this. I ain't an emotional person. Never have been. And now I'm cryin' like a baby one minute then mad as Hell the next. I think I see Donnie then he's gone again. I..I think I'm goin' crazy or somethin'."
"I believe you are quite sane Raphael," Splinter said with a smile. "You just need rest and a proper meal. You all do. Come I will fix us some supper then we will retire for the night." Without saying another word the family headed into the kitchen to get some food.
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Later that night everyone was about to head to bed when suddenly Casey and April came into the lair followed by Slash and his team, all of them looking worse for the ware. "What happened?" Leo asked, his blue eyes wide with shock.
"It was a damn ambush," Casey declared as he limped to the couch and sat down.
"Yes we barley managed to get out of there with our lives," Dr. Rockwell said, as he sat beside his dark headed friend.
"Looks like you were right 'bout it bein' a trap Raphael," Slash said, looking at Raph.
"Yeah," Raphael whispered. "Guess I was. Glad you guys are ok though."
"Thanks to your warning," Mondo said, wincing slightly as Dr. Rockwell applied pressure to his head wound, which was seeping blood. "I think if we'd be dead right now if we weren't expecting something big."
"It was Donnie's warning really but that ain't important right now. But aren't you glad you didn't go?" Raph said, looking at Miwa and Leonardo, whose eyes were huge.
"Dude I'm sure glad we didn't go," Mikey chimed in, his own blue eyes huge with the thought of what could have happened.
"Guess you were right Raph," Leo said after a few minutes. "I'm sorry I doubted you."
"Yeah same here," Miwa said.
"Don't be sorry," Raphael said with a smile. "I'm just glad everyone's alright." Just then Shinigami came bursting through the lair door.
"Sorry guys," the dark headed teen said, sounding out of breath. "I..uh had somethings to take care of. Ya know how my father can get. What'd I miss?''
"A lot," Michelangelo declared. The orange masked turtle explained what had happened recently to his friend.
"Donnie didn't happen to tell you where his secret hiding place is did he?" Shinigami asked, looking at Raph.
"Its not a fucking joke Shinigami," Raphael growled, glaring at the dark headed girl.
"I was being serious," Shinigami declared, rolling her golden brown eyes. "Its been driving me crazy trying to remember where Donnie said he hid the important thing. Can you ask him?"
"Wait you actually believe him?" Casey said, his black eyes wide with surprise.
"Well yeah I do," Shinigami said, looked at her dark headed friend. "I happen to know for a fact that you can communicate with the dead. I've communicated with my mother before. Its very real. But the spirits usually don't come around unless its urgent. Like life or death urgent."
"Like warning us about the ambush," April said, her blue eyes wide.
"Exactly," Shinigami said with a smile.
"So I'm not going crazy?" Raph said, feeling slightly relieved.
"No way," Shinigami said, still smiling. "You're just as sane as I am."
"Yeah like that says a lot," Casey muttered. Shinigami shot him a dirty look and he let out a nervous laugh. "Look all I'm sayin' is this shit is too crazy for me to believe."
"You're not the only one," Leonardo muttered. "I just can't wrap my head around this."
"Well you don't have to," Shinigami declared. "Not everyone is spiritually inclined. So Raph can you ask Donnie?"
"He's gone," Raphael said quickly. "He left last night. Haven't seen 'im since then."
"That makes sense," Shinigami said with a nod. "He delivered his message and now he's gone."
"Man this is some heavy shit," Mondo remarked, scratching his head. When he drew back his hand the orange skinned gecko saw it smeared with blood. "Damn," he muttered.
"Come with me," Dr. Rockwell said, motioning for Mondo to follow him. "We'll go to Donatello's lab and get the proper medical supplies." With that the gecko and the monkey headed into Donatello's lab. A few minutes later they returned. "I believe I found what you were looking for Shinigami," Dr. Rockwell said, holding up a flash drive.
"Where'd you find that?" Shinigami demanded, taking the drive from the mutant monkey.
"It was in Donatello's desk draw," Dr Rockwell said. "One of the bottoms had fallen out and it landed on the floor."
"This is it!" Shinigami exclaimed, holding the device in the air. "This is what Donnie was talking about! We need to watch this!"
"Then lets do this!" Casey said, trying to snatch the device away. But Shinigami quickly pulled the device back.
"Hands off Jones!" she snarled, glaring at Casey, who backed up a step. "This is my responsibility and no one else's. Got that?!"
"Ok ok sheesh bite me head off why don't ya?" Casey muttered, crossing his arms.
"There's a lap top in Donnie's room we can watch this on," Leo said. "I'll be right back." With that Leonardo headed into Donnie's room. Seconds later he returned, lap top in hand. "Ok," Leo said, opening up the lap top. "Anyone happen to know his password?"
"Try 'hands off Mikey 1234'," April suggested. "Donnie told me once he used that password."
"Not cool bro," Mikey said, crossing his arms and making an annoyed face. "Not cool."
"Heh nice one nerd boy," Raph said quietly. Then he instantly felt guilty for saying those words. But he pushed the feelings of guilt aside as he waited for the lap top to be ready.
"It worked," Leonardo said, his blue eyes wide with surprise. "Hand me the flash drive Shini." With that Shinigami handed Leo the device and the group anxiously awaited for it to upload, knowing it would be the final message from the genius turtle.
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Donatello and Tang Shen entered a room that looked very unfamiliar to the purple masked turtle. "Where are we?" he asked. But Tang Shen didn't get a chance to respond when Donnie heard a very familiar voice.
"Bring those supplies over here my friend," Leatherhead was saying, short, slightly overweight Asian man. Donatello's eyes went wide as he instantly recognized the man.
"That's Shinigami's father," Donnie informed Tang Shen. "I wonder what he's doing here?"
"Are you sure you know what you're doing Leatherhead?" Nakamura Tosha asked, in his accented voice as he placed the supplies on the table.
"I admit I am not entirely sure of anything," Leatherhead said as he riffled through the box of supplies. "But I have to try. I owe it to him. And I thank you for your help my friend."
"I will do anything for Yoshi," Tosha declared. "He would do the same for me. So whatever assistance you need I will provide. I just hope this works."
"It will," Leatherhead said as he grabbed some tubing from the box.
"That's weird," Donatello said, scratching his head. "I wonder what Leatherhead and Uncle Tosha are doing?"
"Mite, miru (Watch and see,)" Tang Shen said, pointing over to where Leatherhead and Tosha were heading. Just then Leatherhead's communicator began to beep.
"Hello Slash," the mutant alligator said into the device. Then after a few minutes of silence he said, "I know I haven't been around and I apologize. But I have something very important I need to take care of. Yes I will let you know. Yes I understand. Goodbye." With that Leatherhead hung up. "Always something," he muttered as he grabbed a vial and headed into the other room.
"I know what you mean," Tosha said as he followed his friend into the other room. "Between my work, my daughter and now this I feel I am always on the go." Leatherhead said nothing, concentrated on the task at hand. Donnie and Tang Shen followed them and what Donatello saw shocked him.
"Th..That's impossible," the genius turtle stammered, his brown eyes wide with shock.
"Anata wa monogoto o miteinai Donatello (You are not seeing things Donatello,)" Tang Shen said. "Sore wa tashika ni anata ga soko ni neru kotodesu (That is indeed you laying there.)"
"B..But how?" Donnie stammered, still trying to process the information.
"Anata no wani no yūjin ga anata no karada o koko ni modoshimashita (Your alligator friend brought your body back here,)" Tang Shen explained. "Soshite, kare wa anata ga tekisetsu ni anata o iyasu koto ga dekiru made jinsei shien ni yotte iki tsudzukeru (And he is keeping you alive via life support until he can properly heal you.)"
"Leatherhead has always been a quick thinker," Donatello remarked with a smile.
"Hai, kare wa kanari tensaidesu (Yes he is quite the genius,)" Tang Shen said with a nod. "Anata no yōna monodesu. Shikashi, watashi wa sore ga jūbunde wanai kamo shirenai koto o osoreru (Much like you are. But I fear it may not be enough.)"
"Why not?" Donnie asked, looking at the dark headed women.
"Tokidoki karada ga sore kara modotte kuru koto ga dekinai hodo no gaishō o keiken suru koto mo arimasu (Sometimes the body goes through so much trauma that is may not be able to come back from it,)" Tang Shen informed the purple masked turtle. "Shikashi, sore wa sugu ni tsutaeru kotodesu (But it is to soon to tell.)"
"Well at least its something," Donatello muttered. "And with Uncle Tosha's connections with the medical community he'll be able to help Leatherhead out with the supplies."
"Tashikani (Indeed)," Tang Shen said. Then suddenly a mournful look came across her face.
"What's wrong Shen?" Donnie asked, concerned written all over his face.
"Watashitachi wa anata no kyōdai-tachi ni sugu ni modorimashou! (We must return to your brothers right away!)" she exclaimed, her dark eyes wide with worry and fear. "Watashi wa osoroshī nanika ga okoru koto o osoreru! (I fear something dire is about to happen!)"
"Then lets go!" Donatello exclaimed. Tang Shen grabbed his hand and she and Donnie disappeared into the air.
A/N well there you have it folks ch 11 done. Hope you all enjoyed it. Review please.