Later
The Lair
The large group of mutants made it back to the turtle's home for a much needed rest and a place to treat and injuries. But first, they had to address the question on everyone's minds.
"So, what do we do now?" Raph asked.
"You stay together. You are a clan after all."
Everyone looked over to see Splinter standing in the lair.
"Father!" Mikey cried and ran over to hug him but passed through him. "Father?"
"I am merely here in spirit, my son." Splinter shook his head. "I told you I'd never truly leave you."
"It's good to see you again, Father." Leo said. Splinter smiled.
"That will scar nicely, my son." Splinter gestured at Leo's face. Leo's hand went to his face, he'd forgotten about that. "I suggest you clean your wounds. Especially those left by the Shredder. He doesn't clean those claws of his. They've got more diseases on them than a street rat."
Leo smiled. He was glad Splinter was here.
"What are you all waiting for?" Splinter asked. "Go clean your wounds, go sleep. I'll be here when you return. Then we can talk about your futures, when your rested.
They escaped without too much injury. Donnie, who was surprisingly was pretty unhurt, made a list and taped it to the refridgerator. This was the list he made:
-Leo: cut on face, scrapes and small cuts on arms, raw hands from gripping his swords, scuffs and bruises on shell.
-Mikey: lots of scuffs and bruises on shell. Also he is cold for some reason.
-Raph: cuts on shell and arms, cut on jaw, raw hands like Leo's from gripping his sai, scuffs and bruises on shell
-April: April is totally fine. She ran comms, she was nowhere near the fight
-Rockwell: bruised rib, headache from overuse of psychic power
-Rahzar: torn ear, missing a few teeth from biting people, broken claws, missing some fur, minor scrapes and bruises, dislocated fingers where broken claws were
-Tigerclaw: Tigerclaw is pretty much okay since he was above the fight the entire time. Missing some fur and minor cuts from throwing stars
-Rocksteady: he has very thick skin so he's fine
-Karai: missing some fangs from hand snakes (what are those things called anyway?), venom levels low, other injured healed due to increased healing speed
-Fishface: robotic parts need repair, webbing on hands is torn as well as fin, minor cuts
-Casey: missing several teeth but those may have already been missing, cracked knee, light sprains, minor cuts, lots of bruises
-Slash: he is indestructible
-Mondo: lots of scrapes, lots of cuts, lots of bruises, black eye, broken hand, hand webbing torn, lost his voice from screaming so much
-Bebop: Bebop was on Tigerclaw's back the entire time. He has no injuries
-Leatherhead: he's not called Leatherhead for nothing
Within a few hours, all injuries were treated to the best of their ability and everyone was able to get some sleep. Now, they all sat in the living room to see what Splinter had to say.
"I'm very proud of you, my sons." Splinter said then looked up at everyone else. "And I am equally proud of the rest of you. I thank you for ending this clan war."
A murmur rippled through the room along with several nods.
"I'm sure you are all wondering what you should do now. In fact, I know. You said it earlier." Splinter said. "You could return to your old lives or stay here. If you choose either, there are still choices you must make. Its entirely up to you. Just remember you are always welcome in my clan."
"Father, what will you do?" Leo asked.
"I will go where all spirits go." Splinter told him. "But I will always look out for you and come whenever I am needed. For now, I must go and you all must make your decisions. I suggest you break off into the groups you arrived in and discuss it."
"We are so staying." Casey said. "New York is so metal."
"I agree." Raph nodded. "There's so much here! And I'm sure at least some of the others will stay. I want to stay with them."
"Think about all we're leaving behind, Raphael." Fishface told him.
"Nature? We can find that pretty easily. It's time for some change." Slash said. "And besides, do you really want to travel all the way back?"
"Good point." Fishface said. "Alright, I'm on board."
"So we've all agreed?" Raph asked. Everyone nodded. "We're staying then.
"We are staying, no discussion." Bebop said. Mondo nodded, unable to say anything, not wanting to strain his throat.
"I'm finally with my brothers again!" Mikey shouted. Leatherhead smiled.
"This is a wonderful place." Leatherhead said.
"What do you guys want to do?" Leo asked.
"What do you want to do, comrade?" Rocksteady asked.
"I want to stay here with my brothers but I don't want to leave you guys." Leo said.
"Then I'll stay." Karai said. "I don't want to leave you either."
"I shall stay as well." Tigerclaw nodded. "I wish to stay with you and it's likely that some sort of pseudo Foot Clan will try to rise again."
"Rocksteady?" Leo looked to the rhinoceros.
"Rocksteady go wherever you go!" Rocksteady told them. "Always has, always will."
"New York is nice." April said. "I love it here already. I think I want to stay."
"Me too." Rahzar smiled. "It's warm here."
"There's so much here that I've never seen." Donnie said. "And I want to stay with my brothers. Rockwell, what do you think?"
Rockwell nodded. "Studying climate change in antarctica is a bit boring. It may do us some good to move out here."
Each group walked back into the living room.
"Have you all decided?" Splinter asked. Everyone nodded.
"We're staying." Leo said.
"Us too!" Mikey added.
"You guys are stuck with us!" Raph smiled.
"We're staying as well." Donnie said.
Splinter smiled. "Well then, all of you welcome to the new Hamato Clan."
Author's Note: This story is now complete. But don't worry, I plan on writing a sequel/ follow up story in the coming months. Personally, I love interactions and I really want to see how the brothers interact after being apart for such a long time and it'd be neat to see how the others form friendships and feel about everything.
But that's not for a while. In the meantime, I've started a prequel of some sorts. Its basically a series of oneshots that take place before this story's chapters 2-5. Its really just a story that gives more context to this AU. You can find it by heading to my profile and going to my stories. Its just called Four Corners of the Earth: Prequel.
This story was originally written to take a break from another story I'm working on (but haven't published). Its really not my best work but I'd love some reviews to hear what you guys think of it!