i know that it has been a long time since i have updated this fic but i'm in school for 25 hours a week and next term i'll be in school for 31 hours a week. i am in a college program that takes up a lot of my time. Monday's and Wednesday's i am busy from 7:30am to 11:30pm. Tuesday's, Thursday's, and Friday's i am busy from 7:30am to 6:30pm. next term my Monday's and Wednesday's will be from 5:30am to 11:30pm. and my Tuesday's, Thursday's, and Friday's will be from 5:30am to 4:30pm. these times do not include homework and studying hours. i know that this is no excuse but it is hard to update this fic when i want to. i will update this fic as much as possible probably during my breaks. i will hopefully have this finished over winter break, that is 1 month and 2 days for me. if not finished i don't know when it will be finished since i have a 70 hour job shadow over spring break and a 400 hour internship over summer break. but do not worry i will finish this fic no matter what just please be patient. for now here's the new chapter i hope you all enjoy!

(Leo's pov)

"Master Splinter it's been a week don't you thinks it's time for Tim to no longer be sedated and restrained." it's been a week since the incident and we all have been bugging master splinter for the last few days to let Tim off the sedatives and allowed to roam around the lair again. Splinter has refused our requests everyday but hopefully today will be different.

"Are you boys ready to keep an eye on Timothy for the next few weeks or even months making sure that he doesn't escape your eyesight for even a second." Splinter glares at Raph, Donnie, and me.

"it'll be easy he's doing much better than before." Raph answers the wrong way.

"that may be so but you never know how dramatically his mood may change. You remember how drastically his mood changed a week ago don't you." If i didn't know better i would have assumed that Splinter was trying to glare a hole through Raph's thick skull.

"Right, sorry sensei." Raph backed a few feet away.

"what Raph means is that none of us not even Mikey will let Tim out of your eyesight no matter what... we promise." I look at splinter who sighs and relaxes his muscles.

"Alright then I'll go to the lab and talk to Timothy, if he want's to be released and taken of the sedatives than he will, if not we will wait. i will need to talk to him for a while before i let him out of the lab about some new rules that will be in place. After April and Casey get here i will talk to you boys about new rules and when I'm done talking to you boy's then i will talk to April and Casey so Timothy will never be alone." Splinter said this so matter-of-factly that it came of as if you don't do what i say you'll die.

"Why not talk to all of us at the same time?" Donnie has a good point there that would be easier.

"Because Timothy will have some different rules than April, Casey, and you boys will have."

"makes since."

"very well then i will go talk to Timothy and send Michelangelo out. in the mean time you all should get some breakfast."

"Hai sensei" My Donnie, Raph, and i say this at the same time.

(Tim's pov)

I hear the door open and turn to try and see who's there but Mikey sees them first.

"Master splinter good to see you." Mikey jumps up from the spot that he was sitting in.

"good to see you too Michelangelo, i need to talk to Tim in privet for a while why don't you go and get some breakfast i know your brothers are." Splinter walks up to Mikey and I. Mikey looks down at me then back at splinter before answering.

"sure thing," Mikey puts a hand on my good shoulder, "I'll see you soon." with that Mikey leaves the room.

"he's been in here more than anyone and has never failed to keep the closet look out on you." Splinter sits the the chair next to my bed.

"I know." i look up at the ceiling trying not to think of the hardships that i have been causing everyone.

"The boy's think that it's time for you to leave this room and to be taken off of the sedatives." I turn my head sharply to look at splinter. "I have to say that i agree with them on that."

"Really?"

"Really but that's only if you want to that is."

"I do, but..." Splinter looks at me waiting for me to finish. "but I'm just not sure if i'm ready to be taken off of the sedatives. well not completely anyway.

"How about we keep you on them but give you a lower dose. how does that sound?"

"that sounds good. how long will i take them for?"

"until you don't want to, this is all up to you i won't make you do what you don't want to do, if it's in reason of course." we look at each other for a few seconds before he continues. "Have you had any of your medicines this morning?"

"not yet Mikey wanted me to wait."

"ok lets give you your depression medicine and a lower dose of the sedatives." Splinter goes and gets my medicine and a glass of water. he helps raise me a little bit so i can swallow the medicine and water without troubles.

"Thank you."

"you are very welcome. now before i take the restraints off of you we need to talk about some new rules and policys that you will need to know and follow." Splinters voice gets very serious.

"ok"

"First: you will still be continually watched 24/7. as you know this includes when you are in the restroom and bathing. as time goes by you will gradually be able to go to the bathroom by your self and bathe mostly alone. once you have been in the bathroom for a certain amount of time you will be checked on. if you lock the door even once you will not be allowed to go alone for a week or longer.

second: if someone finds that you are acting in anyway that could harm yourself or others you will be sedated and restrained until i see fit.

third: if you feel like you are not ok in anyway shape or form you will tell someone immediately no matter what time it is or how busy anyone seems to be.

forth: we will continue to talk for one hour a day and this will be moved to every other day, every few days then once a week until we both agree when it seems fit.

fifth: as time goes by you will be left alone for gradually increased amount of time. i don't know when this will start and you probably wont either. when i find that the time is right i will pull everyone out of the room for a few minutes while you are busy doing something then have everyone go back in. this will go one for a week or so before i start pulling them from the room when you are not busy and you will notice. though you will never be alone for more than an hour at a time we may do this exercise multiple times a day.

six: speaking of exercises we will exercise your shoulder every day to regain as much motions as possible and teach you new moves to do with limited motion.

seventh: you will need to eat at least twice a day and sleep for 10 hours. if you don't cooperate with this rule you will be given a feeding tube to eat and heavily sedated to sleep no exceptions. you will also take your medicine when told to or you will be forced to take it, the only exception is the sedatives you'll stop taking them when you want to stop taking them.

eighth: you will need to keep following these rules for a while and if you are able to go home before we stop this then you need to continue it at home. you may not want to but it's something that you will need to do.

ninth: you will under no circumstances leave the lair until i say that you are allowed too.

tenth: you will not be doing this alone we are all here to help you and remind you of the rules. we will also help you with what ever you need i don't want you too feel like you are bothering anyone because you are not under any circumstances. we all love you and want to do whats best for you so remember that if we ever have to do something that you do not like it's for your own good."

"Is that all." that's a lot of information but i can't wait to get out of here and start getting my freedom back.

"Yes that's all are you ready?"

"Yes i am." I wait until splinter undoes all of my restraints before i try to sit up.

"You can get up now."

I sit up and slowly swing my legs to the side where splinter is sitting. i wait for a minute or so before i finally stand up, i wait there for another minute before i start to walk with splinter out of the lab.

"Now lets go get some breakfast." Splinter opens the door to the lab and i'm almost blinded with light. he waits for my eyes to adjust before we head to the kitchen. i wholeheartedly believe that i will start to get better with everyone helping me out and i can't wait to get better.

i know i skipped a week in the story i just feel that it will flow better this way. if you really want to know that happened during that week all it was, was Tim mostly sleeping the turtles, April, and Casey talking to him and them helping him go to the bathroom, getting washed up, helping him eat, and giving him oral and liquid medicine. not a whole lot of stuff happened plus Tim was very out of it because of the sedatives the only reason why he was clear minded in the beginning of this chapter was because he had been off the sedatives for over 12 hours.

plus i should add that their heavy sedatives are in liquid form while lighter sedatives are in pill form.

thank you guys for the patients or maybe your silent inpatients i do hope to post at least another chapter during my thanksgiving break that is from 11-19-16 to 11-27-16

hopefully i'll see you all then