a/n Thank you all so much for your kind words and for all those alerts. I really appreciate the support Here's ch 21 for you all. Enjoy

ch 21 An Unhappy Finding

"Whoa," Michelangelo breathed, his light brown eyes wide. "That can't be good."

"Yeah no kidding stupid," Raphael snapped, rolling his dark brown eyes. "An army of mutants is never good."

"Hey!" Michelangelo cried out, glaring at his second oldest brother. "Don't call me stupid Raph!"

"Ah shut up," Raphael snapped.

"That is enough Raphael!" Shen cried out. "Apologize to your brother right now!"

"But Mom," Raphael began. But the look on his mother's face quickly mad him change his mind." "Fine," he grumbled, knowing he had lost. "I'm sorry I called you stupid Mikey. I shouldn't of said that. 'Specially since you nearly died and all that."

"Its cool bro," Michelangelo said with a smile

"So Donnie how do we counteract this mutagen?" Leonardo asked.

"Well see that's the problem Leo," Donatello said. "Without knowing exactly what chemicals were used and in what quantity there's really no way for me to make any kind of anti mutagen."

"Well that sucks," Raphael grumbled. "So we've basically gotta wait for Shredder to make his army before we can begin to stop 'im."

"Looks that way I'm afraid," Donatello said with a sigh. "Unless we somehow manage to get an inside person then we've gotta wait."

"Yeah like that'll ever happen," Raphael grumbled.

"It may just be possible," Shen declared, causing her children to look at her with surprise. "I have been getting these strange texts," she explained, pulling out her phone and pulling up the texts. "Someone is warning me of these activities. That is how I knew about the robbery at TCRI before it happened."

"I wonder whose sending them?" Donatello wondered.

"I bet its Karai," Michelangelo said, causing his family to look at his with surprise.

"Mikey Karai is the Shredder's daughter," Leonardo pointed out as if anyone needed a reminded. "There's no way she'd help us like that."

"She might," Michelangelo said with a shrug. "When I was trying to escape she went after me and caught up with me. I told her all about how her Dad tried to burn us all alive back in Japan. She seamed really shocked. I don't think her dear old dad told her about that."

"That don't mean she'd help us," Raphael pointed out.

"Well she did let me go after that," Michelangelo informed his family. "I mean she could've taken me back to Shredder but she didn't. Besides who else could know all this info and be willing to help us?"

"I bet Mikey's right," Leonardo declared. "I just bet its Karai. Mom will you text her and see if she's willing to help us? But don't let her know we know its her."

"I will do that," Shen said as she began typing. A few minutes later her phone beeped. "She is willing to help us but she said it will take a little time," Shen informed her family.

"That's better than nothing," Leonardo said.

"Now that that has been settled," Yoshi said. "I think it is time for you and Raphael to settle your differences Leonardo."

"I'm willing to try if he is," Leonardo said, looking at his twin.

"Pass," Raphael said, as he turned and began to leave.

"Raphael," Yoshi began.

"Father you may as well save yourself some time and effort," Raphael said. "Cause nothin' you or anyone else can say is gonna make me change my mind. I can't take orders from Leo. Period. End of discussion. And I'm well aware that means I can't go topside but so be it."

"Raph please just hear me out," Leonardo began. But he was interrupted by Elizabeth sticking her head in the door.

"Sorry," the blonde headed women said, realizing she was interrupting. "I was just going to check on Michelangelo."

"We're done here anyways," Raphael said as he stormed out of the room.

"Raph hold up!" Leonardo said as he went after his twin.

"I had better make sure they do not get into another fight," Yoshi declared as he followed his sons.

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Raphael stormed into the living room followed closely by Leonardo. "Raph just hold it right there!" the oldest turtle cried out, grabbing his twin's arm.

"Get the Hell off me Leo!" Raphael snarled, shoving Leonardo off of him. "I said I'm done with this conversation!"

"Well I'm not!" Leonardo declared. "Look Raph please just listen to me. You don't even have to talk back if you don't wanna but at least respect me enough to listen to me."

"Ugh fine," Raphael groaned, rolling his dark brown eyes. "Talk." By now Yoshi had caught up with his sons. But the brown coated rat decided not to intervene just yet. So he hid behind a corner and listened to his oldest sons talk.

"I'm willing to compromise," Leonardo was saying. "Ya know get your opinion on things before I make any kind of decision. I want us to work as a team. Which means I need to be willing to listen to what you, Donnie and Mikey have to say instead of doing things my way all the time."

"You'd really be willin' to do what I want?" Raphael asked, giving his twin a skeptical look.

"I'd be willing to hear you out yes," Leonardo said with a nod. "But you have to be willing to hear me out too ok? I know that's not an easy thing for you Raph but if we're gonna work as a team we've all gotta listen to each other."

"Yeah I know," Raphael grumbled, avoiding eye contact with Leonardo. "And as much as I hate to admit it: you're idea is pretty good. And I'm willin' to give it a try."

"Even if that means you've gotta do things my way sometimes?" Leonardo asked.

"Yeah even then," Raphael said.

"So we're cool then?" Leonardo asked, holding out his fist.

"Yeah we're cool bro," Raphael said, giving Leonardo a fist bump.

"I am glad to hear that my sons," Yoshi said, emerging from his hiding spot. Yoshi walked up to his sons and put his hands on their shoulders. "I knew that you two would be able to work out your differences," Yoshi said with a proud smile. Leonardo and Raphael smiled back at their father. But before either one of them could respond Leonardo's T-com began to beep.

"April what's up?" the blue masked turtle said. After listening for a few seconds he said, "We'll be right there." Leonardo snapped his T-com shut and said to Raphael, "We've got trouble."

"Shredder again?" Raphael asked.

"Looks that way," Leonardo said as he grabbed his katanas and put them in their holders. With that the two turtles ran to get Donatello.

"Donnie lets go!" Raphael cried out, bursting into Michelangelo's room. "We've got trouble."

"I'll grab my bo and meet you and the Shell Raiser!" Donatello cried out, running full force put of the room.

"Wait!" Michelangelo cried out as Raphael and Leonardo began to leave. "I wanna come too!"

"Absolutely not!" Shen cried out. "There is no way you are going Michelangelo! You are still injured!"

"But Mom," Michelangelo began. "Dr. Turner said I was better."

"I said you were healing nicely," Elizabeth pointed out. "You are no where near ready for a battle Michelangelo."

"Ah man," Michelangelo grumbled, crossing his arms. "This sucks."

"Sorry little brother," Raphael said as he and Leonardo left leaving a disappointed Michelangelo behind. A few seconds later the Shell Raiser was heard leaving the garage. As soon as it was gone Shen's cell phone beeped. When she read the message her black eyes got wide.

"What is wrong Shen?" Yoshi asked.

"This is terrible," Shen cried out. "The boys are walking right into a trap! We must warn them!"

A/N well folks there you have it ch 21 done. I thought we were nearing the end of the story but I think we've still got a few more chapters to go. Hope that's alright lol. Please review and thank you in advance.