Previously:
"He'll be out for another hour or two. You should be good to go," he heard a voice say that sounded miles away.
That was the last thing he heard before being brought back under the arms of the unconscious.
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Raph's POV
Everything was white, my ears were ringing consistently, and I groaned as I opened my eyes. My body strained as I pushed myself up from the floor. I stood up and looked to the floor. My mind blanked, then remember what happened. I looked around me at my family unconscious on the floor. I turned to my side to see Shadow unconscious next to me.
I gently rolled her onto her back and picked her up bridal style. I turned to the rest of my family and walked over to them. I knelt down beside Sensei and removed one hand off of Shadow. I gently shook Sensei's shoulder.
I watched for a sign of his waking up. He did not move nor did he utter a sound. I looked down at Shadow in my arms and decided it might be easier to wake her up. I patted her arm and gently bounced her.
"Shadow. Hey, Shadow. Wake up," I whispered.
I heard a small, childlike groan come from her as she shifted and opened her eyes. She looked around for a bit. I think she was looking for Leo. When she could not see him anywhere, her eyes widened and she panicked. She started squirming in my arms, so I tried to calm her down.
"Shadow, it's okay. Me and my family will go look for him. I promise we'll get him back," I told her, making her eyes dart to mine.
I think she noticed the look of fierce determination in my eyes because she calmed down slightly. Shadow gave a nod and I set her on her feet. She helped aid me in waking up the rest of my family. She woke up Don first, while I woke up Mikey. Splinter woke up on his own.
"Ugh, what happened?" Mikey groaned out as he sat up, rubbing his head and glancing around him.
I growled as I thought about the people who took Leo away. I just knew it was them. I quickly reminded Don, Mike, and Splinter about what had transpired earlier before we passed out. I paced the living room with my arms crossed over my chest and my eyes to the floor. I grew more and more frustrated and guilty at not being able to save Leo.
"GODDAMNIT!" I screamed, turning to punch the wall.
I felt something building up within me just before my fist hit the wall. Right when my fist made contact with the wall, something happened. Don, Mike, Shadow, and I watched in bewildered fascination as fire and ice exploded on the wall where my punch landed. I took my hand off the wall and slowly backed away, stopping when I stood next to Sensei.
"You're like Leo," Shadow whispered, her wide eyes landing on me, her comment directed at me.
My eyes widened. I glanced back at the wall the ice and fire were still on. Fortunately, the fire was not burning the house down. My eyes narrowed with a new fiery determination. I turned to my family, Shadow included.
"I think it's time ta save Leo," I declared.
"I agree. It is time we get back your eldest brother and my eldest son, my sons," Master Splinter agreed.
"Alright. Don, I need ya ta try ta track Leo and hack inta whateva security they have and shut it down. Mike, grab whateva ya can ta use ta distract whateva guards they have guardin' wherever Leo is. Smoke bombs, paint bombs, anythin'. Sensei, I believe ya want in on tha action as well," I ordered, turning to Sensei at the last sentence out of my mouth.
"Agreed. I would like to help in getting my son back. I have not seen him for thirteen years. I finally found him. I shall not lose him again," Master Splinter sighed.
I nodded and watched as everyone went and gathered what to bring with us on our mission. I looked around the room and grabbed Mike's, Don's, and my weapons. I glanced up at the ceiling and frowned, dead set on making sure we succeeded on this mission.
Hang on, Leo. We're comin' ta get ya outta there, Raph thought to himself with a hopeful and grim expression.
He felt something attach to his leg. He looked down and saw Shadow hugging his leg and giving him a happy and hopeful smile. Raph gave a smile back and placed a hand on Shadow's head, ruffling her hair. Shadow giggled and placed her hands on top of his, keeping his hand trapped on her head.
Raph grinned. Yeah, he would definitely make sure they succeeded. If not for them, then for Shadow.
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TBC...
