Author's Note: Enjoy.

Leonardo had grabbed Donatello's neck as soon as they had returned to their home, "Take us back Donny!"

Raph held Leo, "Stop it Leo!"

"I can't! The watches have short-circuit. They won't work now Leo" Donny said as fear creeped into his voice. His eldest brother never lost his temper like this.

Leonardo threw his brother down and stormed out of the room.

Splinter shook his head at his eldest, "Forgive him my sons. He's heartbroken at the moment."

Donny shook his head, "I just don't understand why the watches malfunctioned like they did."

"Maybe Lori will figure out how to transport like us" Mikey said with hope.

Donny nodded, "I hope so, for Leo's sake."

In Leonardo's room, random things were being thrown against the walls. His life seemed to darken with every moment without her. He already missed her presence. Angry tears streamed down his face as the fact of never seeing her again creeped into his mind. No! He'd see her again even if he had to go to Illinois on foot!

His door slowly opened. Raphael wondered if this was what he was like when he was angry. But Leo, he never was like this. He kept all emotions in check. But ever since they had meet Lori, all that changed.

A katanna barely missed his head, "Get out Raph! I don't want to talk."

Raph shrugged, "If you need to I'll be in the living room. Try to cool down okay?"

A lamp hit his chest as the answer. Raph disappeared again.

Leo laid down onto his destroyed bed. He started to devise a plan as his eyes fell. He had a dreamless sleep.

Though in the morning it was any better. Leo had locked himself in his bedroom, not eating, not training, he did nothing at all. Anything he did reminded him of Lori. Even breathing started to hurt his heart.

His family had kept their distance. They had huddled in the living room when the sewers quaked. It was loud and in the middle of the room a light began to glow.

Leo had ran to his family as the quake had started. The united family went into defensive positions. The light grew stronger and stronger then started to fade. A form was in the light, shadows danced on her form.

In a split second a blonde being was racing to Leonardo, who caught her in disbelief. Lori stood in his arms, tears streaming down her face. She was human but Leo didn't care what she was as long as she was in his arms. He hugged her close as his family ran to her, enveloping her in a group hug.

Lori stepped back with tears in her eyes, "I thought I had lost you all."

Leonardo hugged her closer again, "We thought you were gone forever."

Raph blinked a tear away, "Yeah Leo here had gone crazy after one day without you. He's got a temper and that's me talking."

Lori snuggled into Leo's chest, "There's one more thing I have to do though."

Again she stepped out of Leo's warmth and lifted her wrist. A single push of a button transformed her into her turtle form. She fiddled with the watch and it fell to the floor. It made a clank sound but that wasn't enough for Lori. She stomped her foot on top of it. A spark danced around the broken watch as Lori wore a victorious smile on her face.

Splinter looked at his new found daughter, "What of your life in Illinois Miss Newmark?"

Lori sighed as she explained, "I left my home to Alycia and Ria along with their family. Winston was left in their care. They said they want me to visit once a year...on my birthday."

Leo noticed her backpack on the floor, "So you're here to stay?"

Lori nodded happily. Leo picked her up and spun her around, their laughter mingling.

The rest of the day was moving Lori into Leonardo's room. They argued about what went where but his brothers, now her brothers as well, watched as the two bickered. Finally things were back to a norm.

Splinter turned to go back to his room and whispered to himself, "She might be the one to finally give me a grandchild. Hmmm only time will tell."

THE END

Author's Note: Whelp. Its finally done. Not my best ending mind you but never-the-less what I wanted. Thank you for the reviews and ideas. Yes there will be a sequel...no I don't know when. Don't ask. Time to start the dual Ria.