The Turtles enjoyed learning about the different sounds that they could make. Through churrs, chirps, and trills they could express a range of emotions and desires or even fears. It was a language among the Kame that all depended on the pitch and length of the noises they made. Some Kame seemed to have entire conversations using just noises. It was becoming less of involuntary response for the Turtles and more of an intended expression; Mikey was the only one who could rumble, though.

Despite all that they were learning, they all hated it there and wanted to get through it and go home.

On their first day in the village, Haru gave his demonstration on instinct and Donatello agreed to be a father. The second day had their conjugal visits and their first view of where the children were being held. Their third day they had a visit from the Kame's captors and Usagi had to be hidden to keep the invaders from suspecting anything. It took Leo every ounce of control he had to keep from reacting to the actions of the Inu warriors. They liked to make examples of the citizens and any alpha that had attempted to protect their omegas or children were dealt with in a violent manner.

It was strange for Leonardo to see how much he and his brothers had changed in the few short days they were in the Kame village. Michelangelo seemed to be on edge especially around other alphas, though he tried to cover it up with humor. Donatello couldn't stop trembling and was only getting worse. He would curl up at night close to Mikey and have fitful dreams. Raphael was frightened and dealt with it the only way he knew how, his wall had come up again and he had pulled away from the others. And, Leo would see him tense up every time Ookin was around. Leonardo felt unsure of himself and had a hard time focusing his mind. Meditation was out of the question and that was having an effect on him.

On the morning of the fourth day Leo woke to see Mikey holding Raph close. The hothead was trying to pull away, but Mikey held him tight, "I won't let anything happen to you," Mikey tried to reassure him.

"Each day that passes is one day closer to when Ookin comes," Raph said through gritted teeth. "He's planning something I know it. You should have seen the way he looked at me last night."

"He's doing it to get under your skin. He won't act; he knows Momorin will rip the shell from his body if he did. I know you're scared but you don't have to pull away from us as a result," Mikey argued. "You know we won't hurt you."

"I don't like it when you rumble," Raph admitted. "I don't like the way it makes me feel."

"The way it makes you feel?" Donnie asked, crawling closer to them.

"It fogs my mind, like the drugs did," Raph explained. "I don't like it."

"Then I won't ever do it to you," Mikey kissed his head. "I promise. I will never force you. I only want you to want me."

"I do want you, Mikey," Raph stopped fighting. "I just hate needing you to protect me. I hate being so afraid so… vulnerable. I'm the protector of the family."

"I know back home, you're our protector," Mikey soothed. "But, here, I'll keep you safe."

"That's laughable," Ookin said entering the room. "You are a young, weak, pathetic alpha. You cannot protect them."

Donnie and Leo move away from the door to sit behind Mikey. Leo had to agree with Raph on hating being vulnerable. Mikey let go of Raph and stood to face Ookin, "If Haru or Momorin catch you in here…."

Ookin laughed, "They are elsewhere on official business. And don't expect that rabbit to come to your rescue, he's all tied up too." Ookin slid the door the rest of the way open and four more alphas stepped up behind him. "The emerald one's mine," he declared and the four alphas surged forward.

Mikey fought to protect his brothers, but despite his skill he was no match for the larger alphas and was wrestled to the floor. Two of the alphas pinned him plastron down and turned him so that he could see his brothers. Leo tried to fight, but the alpha on him rumbled him into submission pinning him to the wall. Donnie went into a fit of panic and his feral cries for help were heart breaking to hear as he tried to escape. The alpha on top of him slammed himself down pinning Donnie to the floor, carapace down. A few deep rumbles had the panicked cries fading into churrs as he fell into a trance.

Raph took a swing at Ookin and the large alpha only laughed. He toyed with Raph for a while letting the hothead wear himself out before grabbing him and pulling him in close. Mikey struggled on the floor trying desperately to buck the two alphas off, "If you hurt them we'll leave. You can stay under the servitude of the dogs."

"No you won't," Ookin smiled. "You won't leave those children, the whole village to suffer on the actions of a few."

"You proved your point," Raph's fingers dug into the arm that was holding him. "I'm sorry. Please don't to this. I've learned my lesson."

"This is about more than just your sharp tongue. I was willing to let that go. But, you four have upset the delicate balance of our small secluded community," Ookin growled. "The omegas can't stop talking about the four of you. How strong you are. How skilled you are. How you sat before Momorin and spoke to her. They talk about the omega that won the Nexus tournament and has… mated," he spat out the venom filled words. "How you're here to save us when the alphas of this village can't. They all wish to be with that pathetic, weak alpha of yours. Some even expressed desire to be fathers. They need to be shown that you are nothing special. You've made it personal."

The alpha that pinned Leo rumbled again eliciting a churr from him. He vaguely heard Mikey call out his name. He looked to his favored and saw the fear in his eyes, "I'm sorry," Mikey cried as he struggled against the two holding him down.

Leo's eyes darted up when a cry of fear escaped from Raph. Ookin guided him to the floor, pinning him plastron down, the rumbles sending Raph into a trace as his glazed eyes watched Donnie. The lovers reached for each other, but the alphas pulled their arms down.

The alpha on Donnie reached down and encountered the tail guard. "What's this?" he pulled down on it until it broke free. "A fake bit of shell?" he held it up to look at it then shrugging, threw it aside. He then reached up and grabbed Donny's tail sending the genius turtle in to another fit of panic. With the alpha not fully on him, Donnie managed to flip onto his plastron and he tried to crawl away. The alpha grabbed Donnie by the tail and pulled causing him to shriek in pain. The alpha fell back on top and rumbled Donnie back into a hypnotic state.

Leo's feet left the floor as the alpha pinning him to the wall wrapped his legs up behind his carapace. Leo's eyes shifted back to Mikey who was now glowing with the orange mystic symbols. Despite the added energy, Mikey couldn't move against the two alphas pinning him to the ground.

Leo reached desperately into himself searching for the mystic energy that was there. He drew upon its strength and began to glow. He moved to push the alpha off of him, but another rumble had him losing control again. The instincts were too new and he didn't fully understand them yet. In time Leo would find a way to master them, but for now he would fall victim to them. Another rumble sent his mind into a fog and he felt the alpha's tail on his and the tip of his assailant's penis searching for his opening.

Leo's attention was shifted back to Raph as the hothead grumbled something. "What did you say?" Ookin hissed. Leo saw Ookin thrust a few times against Raph as he rumbled again. Raph churred, but sifted under Ookin.

Ookin churred as he set a fast pace. Leo could see the faint red glow on Raph skin. "I said," Raph growled. "Get the fuck off of me!" His elbow came up and slammed into Ookin's face staggering him. "I don't want you in my tail." In one fluid movement Raph was out from under Ookin and pinning the alpha down on his plastron. Raph pulled both of Ookin's arms behind his back and began to lift up. He pushed Ookin's arms past the point of natural rotation, muscles tore and the joints popped out of socket causing Ookin to howl in pain. Raphael's fist came down colliding with the back of Ookin's scull rendering the alpha unconscious.

All of this happened in a matter of seconds and in the span of those few seconds, Raph bright red glow faded until Raph's mystic symbols were radiating darkness, the only red was now in his eyes.

Leo dropped to the ground as the alpha holding him up went to attack Raph. The alpha threw a punch at Raph, but he ducked under it and came up slamming his fist into the larger turtle's jaw. The alpha's head snapped back and he landed on the ground in a daze.

The alpha on Donnie stood and charged Raph who dropped to the ground and brought his legs around tripping the alpha and sending him to the floor plastron first. He then brought his leg up and slammed his heal on the back on the alpha's head. The alpha did not get up.

The two on Mikey stood, took one look at Raph and bolted out the door. Mikey slowly got to his feet, his eyes locked on Raph. Raphael's muscles were tense and he was poised to fight.

"Raphie," Donatello's voice was weak. Raph's muscles relaxed and his face softened as he turned to look at his favored. "Raph?" Donnie sobbed sitting up. "Please."

Raph took a deep breath and looked down at his hands. His eyes went wide and his breath hitched in surprise. He looked back down at Donnie, the redness fading from his eyes, "I… I'm in control," he stuttered. Donnie was up and staggered towards Raph, but as the mystic pattern faded, Raph's eyes rolled back into his head and he fell to the ground unconscious.

Mikey rushed to Raph's side and held him close. He looked over to Leo, "Are you okay?" Leo nodded in response and Mikey turned to Donnie, "You?"

Donnie nodded, "He only entered my tail for a brief moment."

Mikey cried, "I failed you."

Leo struggled to get his body to work and made his way over to Mikey. "There was nothing more you could have done."

Haru rushed into the room and took in the scene, "What happened?" He stepped forward and looked down at the unconscious Ookin, "I came back to find Miya-ko tied up. He told me of Ookin's intentions. I rushed here, hoping I wouldn't be too late."

Mikey's head spun around to look at Haru, "Ookin and four of his friends came in and attacked us! They pinned me down and tried to rape my brothers." Tears were streaming down Mikey's cheeks, "Raph got all scary and beat them down then passed out."

Donnie was sitting next to Raph on the floor. "He was getting better," he sobbed. "He has been struggling with his darkness for years, now…." He started to cry, "Oh Raphie." He leaned forward touching his forehead to Raph's

Leo looked at Haru, "Was Usagi hurt?"

Haru shook his head, "Ookin knows better than to hurt him. He was just tied up."

"Leo!" Usagi rushed into the room. "What…?" he looked around the room. "Are you okay?"

Leo nodded getting to his feet, "That mystic woman from the other night, can you get her?"

"I'll get her now," Usagi nodded heading back out the door.

The alpha that was simply punched in the jaw was starting to come out of his daze. Haru walked over to him and pulled out a knife. Leo feared he was going to kill him. "What are you doing?" he exclaimed.

"Marking him," Haru answered. "He's too aggressive to breed." Haru opened the moaning Kame's kimono and engraved a symbol on his plastron. "Now no female will choose him." Haru got up and walked over to the other alpha. "Ookin already has a mark." He flipped the still unconscious alpha over and opened his kimono. "So does this one." He turned to the Turtles. "Once they wake up, I will find out who the other two were and they too will be marked, if they aren't already."

The old mystic woman entered the room followed by Usagi. She looked over to Donatello. "May laid her eggs this morning, two girls and an omega."

"Two girls?" Haru sounded shocked. "Not possible."

"It was hard to believe, so I had another mystic double check," she nodded. "It is true, two girls and one is filled with mystic energy."

"Why is this so surprising," Donnie looked between the two of them.

"There has never been two girls hatched to one family, and it's rare to have one hatched in the first batch," Haru explained. "And to have no alpha is equally unheard of."

"Curious isn't it," the old one smiled. She looked over at Raph and indicated the mattress closest to her, "Bring him to the tatami."

Mikey scooped Raph up in his arms and placed him on the bed. With help from Leo the mystic sat on the floor next to Raph and placed a hand on his chest. Donnie's hand shot out and grabbed her wrist.

"You're not going to remove his sprit are you?"

The mystic looked at him, "I can't do that."

"Good," Donnie breathed a sigh of relief, letting go of her wrist. "Raph didn't like the feel of it."

The old one laughed, "I'm just going to 'feel'." She steadied her breathing and her hand began to glow. "The mystic power has fused with the darkness and his soul, which is what I had expected to happen. He is still in control of it."

"Why did he pass out," Leo asked.

"It took a lot out of him," she explained, "to overcome instinct like that. His body is exhausted."

Donnie placed a hand on Raph's head, "Will he be dark like that whenever he taps into his mystic powers?"

She nodded, "Most likely, yes."

"He was scary," Mikey stated. "I was afraid."

"Love," she said placing a hand on Michelangelo "is what keeps the evil at bay. So long as he loves, you do not need to fear him."

Mikey lied down next to Raph and snuggled close. A gentle rumble sounded from his chest. Raph sighed and his eyes cracked open, "What was that?"

"Sorry," Mikey answered in a whisper. "I know you don't like it, but it just came out."

Raph shook his head, "That felt different." He shifted a little and wrapped his arm over Mikey, "It was comforting. Like…, love and not desire. It's nice."

"That's because it wasn't the one used for mating," Haru explained, "but, to express love. That one won't cloud your mind. We also do that for our young. When you collect the egg from Yuri, rumble like that for it while it develops. When he hatches, he will know you by your sound."

Mikey nodded, "My feelings at the time were of love, not lust."

"Then you can do that one all you want, Mikey," Raph practically laughed. Mikey rumbled again and Raph chirped in response nuzzling his beak in the crook of Mikey's neck. "I love you"

Mikey kissed Raph, "You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear you say that."

"I still favor Donnie," Raph added.

"I know," Mikey chuckled. "I never wanted to change that."

Leo got up and walked over to Haru. "Will you help me?"

Haru nodded, "What would you like me to do?"

Leo lifted his chin, "I need you to do the lustful rumble on me, so that I can learn to resist it."