Two years had passed.

Leatherhead had kept the tube frozen for a couple of years, and finally, Don was ready to have another baby. He knew it was again, unnatural, but with a lack of females, this was the only way there were going to be some more baby turtles in the lair.

Leatherhead implanted the tube back into Don's abdominal cavity and let things take its course.

Within a month, Don began to experience symptoms like he did with his first two little ones.

His family watched over him and felt bad that he had to go through this sickness again, but Don knew it would be worth it if he got Jade at least one sibling.

Jade was now 2 years old and quite the rambunctious toddler. She was always curious and loved to play. Her Uncle Mikey was the best one to give her someone to play with.

She was close with all her uncles, grandfather, dad, and aunt. April and Casey were her adoptive aunt and uncle. And even now, April and Casey were now parents to a son, Adam. He had mostly Casey's looks, but April's eyes.

A lot of the time now, Jade's uncles had to take more care of her while Don often felt like down in the dumps with the morning sickness.

They all spoiled Jade in some ways, but they also had to make sure that she obeyed the rules.

Mikey had watched some kid raising shows on TV, one of them being called Super Nanny. And the others were even intrigued with it. They wanted to get started as early as possible with discipline so Jade wouldn't cause big trouble later on.

They wanted to try something different than what their dad had done on them growing up, which had been hitting at times. Don didn't want his daughter hit, or the kids that were coming.

From what had been left in that tube, there had been three left, and this time, Don got pregnant with all 3 of them. And three was much harder to deal with.

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Don was quite uncomfortable while carrying all three. He was glad when he stopped being sick, but now he had a growing appetite and his stomach was much bigger than it was with Jade at month 5.

Jade had been told by now that she was going to be a big sister. Daddy would still love her as always, but she could learn to help care for her younger siblings too. But things were going to be changing when her siblings were born.

One more crib was made so there would be a bed for the triplets. Don and his family had to think up three names this time instead of just one. And he was more than willing to accept their thoughts. But only he would decide what names he liked best.

As Leo and his two brothers watched Don going through this beautiful and yet, hard time, he had an idea. He got them together and they had a private talk.

"Hey guys, I was just wondering, we know we all love Jade and take care of her, but since Don told us of how all his babies had been made, what if Don might let us consider adopting his other three? If that is you want kids. This might be our only chance for having one of our own. They would still be Don's of course, but do you guys want one of your own?"

"I know I do!" Mikey nearly shouted with excitement.

"Shh! Keep it down Shell for Brains!" Raph scolded.

"Sorry."

"Sure Leo. But it's only if Donny's agreeable to it." Raph said.

Leo had just been thinking about this as he really wanted kids of his own and didn't think it was ever possible otherwise. If Don would let him adopt one of his, it might be a miracle.

They kept it quiet for awhile till they were sure they had prepared enough to talk to their pregnant brother. They knew he could be rather emotional right now.

Finally, the trio went to him.

"Hey Don." Leo greeted him. Don was in his lab.

"Hey guys. What's up?" Don replied.

"We wanted to ask you something. We hope this doesn't upset you, but since you have Jade, and with the three that are coming, would it be possible, since we know that the triplets are going to be a lot of work, would you let us adopt each one of the triplets? So we could have one to care for too? You would still be their dad, but we might like to raise a child nearly like our own too." Leo explained.

Don gave his brothers an instant shocked expression.

"You would be like their mother, Donny. Which you are that too. But we just thought it would be a good experience to raise one of our own each too. And it's next to impossible for us to have one. So we just wanted to know if you would let us?" Mikey added on to Leo's explanation.

Don looked down.

"Donny?" Raph said.

"I- I need some time to think about this, guys." Don said.

"Sure, take all the time you need. We just wanted you to maybe consider it. We are all the parents of your kids. You being both parents in one of course, but we are helping you raise Jade and will be helping out with these three too." Leo said.

"Please go away for now. I need to be alone." Don said.

Leo, Raph, and Mikey could see that Don was getting upset. So they quickly left the lab.

"Man, it was just a suggestion. He seemed to be starting to cry." Mikey said.

"Mikey, if you recall, he did miscarry his son awhile back. Maybe that's why its hard for him. But just give him his space and let him think it through. He might change his mind, but if he doesn't, we'll be there for him and just help him out with them." Leo said.

Raph then spoke up, "Well, if Don wants to keep one, then I'll let him have the one he would let me have. But for now, we jus' got to wait for his decision."

Mikey and Leo were really wanting a baby to raise as their own. They could see why Raph might have some objections to be like a father, but he at least had been open to it.

In the lab, now that his brothers had brought it up, would it be okay to let his brothers adopt his offspring?

After losing his son two weeks after Jade had been born two years ago, he hadn't taken that well at all. It was amazing these fetuses had made it as far as they had. Why had Niaz died and these three lived? But Don wasn't doubting them. He just wondered.

He thought very carefully for the next several days over the matter. Anytime he was near his brothers, he could see the question in their eyes if he had decided yet.

When Don thought about it, the way the babies had been made with the special blend of DNA, maybe his brothers could be a part of it too. They were all great caretakers of Jade, even Raph. They did deserve chances at being able to attempt fatherhood now that they had some experience. This might be their only chances to be dads since finding girls who loved them was next to impossible.

It was a hard decision, but one day, Don finally gathered his brothers in his lab.

"I have come to a decision. If you guys think you are ready for this kind of commitment, and I know you want kids of your own, and raising these three is going to be a challenge for me alone, and I do have Jade to worry about as it is, I'll let you each raise one of my kids as your own, but I also have a condition." Don said.

"Condition?" Mikey asked.

"Yes. If you want to be considered their fathers other than me, and of which since I know my babies are unique in their making from how they were made, maybe a part of you can be put into them as well." Don explained.

The trio's eye ridges raised. Was he saying what they thought he was?

"So, what are you saying, Donny?" Leo asked.

"I'm saying that when my babies are born, and the one each of you choose, is that I take some of your DNA and put it into your chosen baby. That way, you all will have a part of a child too, just mixed with mine and the other DNA already in the makeup." Don said.

This was something serious to think about. But it was like a way of how they could be dads too, but they would still be Don's babies. But mixing the DNA would be like as if they had reproduced with each other, and Don had considered that his brothers deserved a part of themselves to be passed on too.

Though Don just hoped that there would be nothing wrong with blending of the DNA of his brothers', his, and the other DNA in the babies.

For right now, the DNA merging would be kept secret from their father and their friends. But it was let out that Don was going to let his brothers each have one of the babies. Their friends were happy that Don was letting this happen, as his brothers would probably never have a chance at true fatherhood otherwise on their own without finding a woman that could carry any babies for them.

Don did tell his brothers that if they were dealing with a smart child though later on, they would know it was definitely his. But he wanted his kids to carry a part of his brothers too. And with the DNA combination, maybe they would.

He did think about what could happen after the merging, as would maybe one baby might inherit Leo's love and focus for Ninjitsu, the one with Mikey might inherit Mikey's very silly personality and short attention span, but maybe with his DNA in the mix, maybe Mike's wouldn't have the problem. But the main other thing with Raph's he was concerned about would be the hot temper. But maybe Don's level head would be more seen in Raph's chosen child.

So many things to think about.