Hey guys, I actually started writing a sequel to my other fic Happiness is Bliss, and I've been thinking about trying to find a beta to help me with characterization. It's been so long since I've watched the 2k3 series I want to make sure everything is as spot on as possible! Anybody know how I find one?

Enjoy!

Leo leapt into the air, flipping until he landed in front of Raph's mostly unconscious form. He held up both of his katanas, striking a defensive position. Okay, Leo, he thought to himself, scanning the aliens. Only nine. Easy. You could do that in your sleep. Raph groaned behind him, and Leo felt a nervous thrill run up his spine. He just wasn't quite used to defending his unconscious, disabled brother, that's all. He bounced on his heels, determined.

"It is another one of those which we call 'the turtles.' 'The turtle' must be destroyed." A Kraang bot turned its eerily blank face towards the others, and they all cocked their blasters. Leo narrowed his eyes, putting his weight on his back foot.

With a sharp cry, Leo ran towards the Kraang, tunneling all of his anger and frustration from the last few days into slicing up the enemy. Everything from Raph's accident, to the guilt he felt at letting it happen under his leadership, to his sadness at watching Donnie and Mikey try to deal was channeled into swinging his katanas, and his mind cleared into an almost meditative state.

Before he knew it, he was standing and panting in the middle of a pile of destroyed Kraang. He leaned forward and rested his elbows on his thighs, trying to calm his breathing. He looked over his shoulder at his brother. Raph was still crumpled in a heap at the back of the alleyway, and several holes in his shell seemed to be steaming. Leo winced; that had to hurt. He straightened up and walked over to him, kneeling back down and putting two fingers against his neck.

"Raph?" Leo said. "Can you hear me?" He flipped Raph over onto his shell and shook his shoulder to try and wake him. Raph groaned but otherwise didn't respond. Grunting, Leo bent and hoisted Raph up over his shoulder, wincing under the weight.

Guess we'll have to take the long way home, he thought to himself, already imagining how sore his arms were going to be tomorrow. He headed off.

Donnie and Mikey had been sitting on the couch, waiting in the lair for Leo. The TV was on, but only Mikey really seemed to be listlessly watching it. Whenever Mikey wasn't looking, Donnie kept giving the back of his head worried looks. He really hadn't taken Raph's words well, and his eyes were still red and puffy from crying.

When Leo finally stumbled in with Raph, Donnie jumped up to help carry him in.

"What happened?" Donnie asked, eyes wide as he took in Raph's beat up shell and arms. He grabbed Raph's legs and helped Leo carry him over to the couch.

"The Kraang ambushed him," Leo said under gritted teeth. Man, his arms were about to fall off! "I made it just in time." Mikey jumped up as they laid him down, watching impassively. Donnie ran off to go get his medkit, and Leo moved his arms to stay on the couch.

"Roll him to his plastron!" Donnie called over his shoulder before he disappeared into his lab, leaving the others listening to several loud thumps and bangs. Leo shifted Raph into position before stepping back next to Mikey, chest heaving. His arms felt like jello, and he shook them out with a wince.

Mistaking Mikey's blank stare for a worried one, Leo rested a hand on his shoulder. "He'll be okay," Leo said reassuringly. "Raph could pull through almost anything."

Mikey shrugged off his hand and stepped away, a look of disdain on his face. "For all I care, the Kraang should've taken him away!" Leo's jaw dropped. Without bothering to hear what else he had to say, Mikey headed off to his room. He didn't look back.

Leo stared after his retreating back. Oh, no... he thought. "Mikey?"

R&R! Oh, and we'll be hearing from a new character next chapter. Got any guesses on who it's gonna be?