Anonymous: You will find out what Mikey is doing in this chapter. And...exactly what are your conclusions about Usagi and Leo? I...I hope they're good conclusions...

I updated...about two days later than the last one...Hallelujah! Yes! And on 9/11 no less...well, I think we all could use a chapter like this for days like today. Oh and as a heads up, you may want to get a tissue box ready.

I don't own TMNT and only Koumori partly.

Mikey sighed as he walked down the hallway, silent but keeping his eyes peeled for any sign of Usagi. But he saw nothing that gave him a clue to his friend's whereabouts. Unless…I count that rabbit's foot…After knocking the Bishop henchman out and putting his clothes on, Mikey had only been walking around in disguise for a minute or so when the alarm started blaring like mad.

Thinking that the alarm was for him, Mikey quickly went into a supply closet-Mikey thanked the stars that it was unlocked-and stayed in there till the alarm finally turned off. When he left the safety of the closet, his eyes grew wide when he saw many unconscious soldiers lying on the floor in front of him. After a few moments of shock and wondering what the heck happened, Mikey shook his head and continued his search, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. But after a few more minutes of just walking, Mikey's helmet, which had been uncomfortable ever since Mikey had put it on, just became too uncomfortable.

So Mikey shrank to the wall and when he made sure no one would see him, Mikey took off his helmet and had the scare of his life when he saw the rabbit's foot inside the helmet. Remembering that Usagi was a rabbit, he threw it away, thoroughly disgusted and horrified. But no sooner than he did, he realized that the foot very well could belong to Usagi. Even though he knew the rabbit foot was probably just the soldier's lucky charm put in a really weird place, Mikey picked up the rabbit foot and put it in his pocket before going back to finding Usagi.

Well…things could be worse I guess. Somehow, no one is after me and heck, I haven't even seen anyone yet…maybe they all got knocked out. By who though? Intruders like me or prisoners like Usagi who escape and now are part of a big and epic prison break? Either way, I have to find Usagi and hope that his foot didn't get cut off. As well as hope that my luck holds. Right at that moment, Mikey heard someone calling his name. And immediately after that, he took off his helmet.

TMNT

Leo sighed in relief when the last soldier was defeated with a sound whack from the katana he had given Usagi. We stopped them before they could call reinforcements…thank goodness that we have some luck on our side. Speaking of which…

"Are you two alright?" asked Usagi as he turned towards Leo and April. Leo smiled slightly and nodded. He had given Usagi one of his katanas because he could tell the rabbit was a fighter and Leo didn't want him to be defenseless. But when Leo saw how the rabbit fought with the grace of an eagle and the determination of an honorable warrior, Leo's respect for him grew tremendously.

"Yeah," muttered April as she bit her bottom lip and closed her eyes. "Yeah, I'm fine."

"Are you sure?" asked Leo with concern as he got beside her, not believing April's last statement. April sighed before opening her eyes, which was full of disappointment.

"I have been mentally searching for him since we found Usagi, but I can't sense him anywhere near here," she admitted sadly with a soft tone. "Of course, my psychic range isn't far at all so he should still be in this facility but…I was really hoping that he was close by."

Leo didn't have to ask who he was. Leo sighed in regret and in understanding, because he also wished that they were very close to Koumori. If you are not here Koumori…then where in this forsaken underground lair are you? And where are you, Raph, Donnie, and Casey? And…and where are you Mikey?

"Did you come here to rescue someone?" Usagi asked with sincere concern in his voice.

"Yes…" confirmed Leonardo with a curt nod. "But we can't seem to find…wait. You were about to tell us something earlier before we were attacked. What is it?" Maybe…just maybe it's a clue to help us find Koumori or my brothers and Casey… Usagi then breathed in deeply, like the news he was about to reveal was indeed very important.

"You see…"

"It…It can't be!" interrupted April with her hands over her mouth and her blue eyes wide with shock and disbelief.

"What April? What is it?!" exclaimed Leo worriedly. What is it now?

"I…I sense him! I really do sense him!" exclaimed April happily as she took her hands off her mouth and her eyes began to glisten with unshed tears.

"You sense Koumori?!" exclaimed Leo, hope and relief rising within his weary heart.

"Koumori?!" cried Usagi like he knew that name but did not expect to hear it at this moment. But before Leo could ponder on Usagi's response, April answered his question.

"No, Mikey! I sense Mikey! He's here! He's in this building! Mikey is really here, in our dimension and he's alive!" April can sense…can sense Mikey?

"Michelangelo is here in this building?!" Usagi cried again. Leo was too stunned to even notice that a practical stranger knew the full name of his baby brother. Mikey is alive…and he's here…and nearby…

"I know it sounds crazy, but…" April, with tears of joy falling down her face, had managed to say before Leo grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her so that they were looking at each other face to face.

"Where?" he asked bluntly as his heart began to pound heavily and his spirit began to feel just a bit lighter. "Where is he?"

"Over there…" answered April as she pointed to the right. Without waiting to see if she was going to say anything else, Leo ran in that direction like his life depended on it. Which in a way to Leo, it did.

"Wait Leo! I still have to lead you to him!" cried April as he turned and left the prison hall. But Leo had been waiting to see his beloved baby brother for two weeks now. Now that he knew that Mikey was alive and was way less than a mile away, Leonardo just couldn't wait anymore.

"MIIIIIIIIKEEEEEEYYYYY!" Leo yelled as he ran, not caring if a villain heard him. For a second, there was no wonderful reply, only deadpan silence. Then suddenly, came the most beautiful sound in the world.

"LEEEEEEEOOOOOOOO!" Leo couldn't help but joyfully laugh as he ran even faster. That's Mikey's voice! That's his voice!

"MIIIIIIIKEEEYYYY!" cried Leo as he reached the end of the hallway where Mikey's voice came from. I'm almost there…I'm about to see Mikey again!

"LEEEEEEOOOOO!" Leo heard Mikey shout. Leo skidded to a stop, but not because there was a wall right in front of him. Because Mikey sounded like he was really, really close. Leo turned to his left and saw a heavenly sight. His dear baby brother, Hamato Michelangelo, was right there and running towards him with a giant and bright smile on his face.

"MIKEY!" Leo cried with a great and euphoric grin plastered on his own face as he turned and ran towards the orange-masked turtle.

"LEO!" Mikey cried as he ran even faster towards Leo. Then, when they were only a few feet away, Mikey leapt towards him, his arms wide open. Leo instantly held his arms wide open as well and in one long but glorious second, the Mikey had landed into his lovely embrace.

The force of Mikey's leap made Leo fall to the ground but Leo didn't even notice that he had even fell, let alone if he had felt any pain in his bottom. All he was aware of was the fact that Mikey, a brother that Leo had once thought he was never going to see again, was with him again. And even if he had felt any pain, Leo wouldn't have cared one single bit. All he cared about was hugging Mikey like he was the most precious treasure in the multiverse. Which, at least at that moment, Mikey was the most precious treasure in the multiverse.

"You…you really are alive…," stuttered Leo through his joyful tears as he kissed the top of Mikey's head a couple of times.

"And you really are okay…" replied Mikey as he hugged Leo tighter and snuggled against his chest. "I…I missed you guys so bad…"

"And we missed you something awful," stated Leo with all of his heart which was now threatening to burst out of his chest and fly around in happiness.

"I'm sorry about that… but…," said Mikey as he looked up at Leo, happy tears falling out of his baby blue eyes like a waterfall.

"Sorry for what? It wasn't your fault that Bishop transported you with that gun!" Leo interrupted him, alarmed that Mikey would blame himself for their separation. It's mine…

"Oh, so that's what happened…" murmured Mikey in realization. Then he gave Leo a comforting grin, almost like he could read Leo's thoughts. "So it's Bishop's fault that I got sent away huh?" Though he didn't say it, Leo could hear the subtext as clear as a bright cloudless sky: I don't blame you bro.

"But I'm back now…" said Mikey with his familiar bright smile. "I'm back! I'm really back!" And then for the first time in weeks, Leo's guilt left him as light and soothing peace filled his soul. The heavy and guilt-laden burden that Leo had made himself carry on his shoulders finally left his shoulders. And once again, Leo felt confidence in himself. Once again, he felt hopeful that everything really will turn out alright.

"Yes you are Mikey," assured Leo as he squeezed Mikey even tighter and planted one more kiss on the top of his little brother's head. "Yes you are." They stayed like that for what seemed like an eternity to Leo. And he loved every bit of it.

WAAAAHHHHHHHHH! I'm so happy! Yay! While this fanfic isn't over yet...I do think things are definitely looking up...so what will happen next? Well silly, I'm not telling you! You have to read the next chapter to find out! So till then, please tell me what you thought (don't worry, I can never get tired of reviews) and have a great day/night. And...may we never forget what happened on 9/11, but yet find the courage to move on.