April wasn't sure how to respond to all of this. That each of the brothers had gone to Donatello and confessed their feelings and desire to…breed with him. It was so wired and like one of those fucked up omegaverse fanfictions she read once in a while. While it was interesting to think about she found the real life equivalent to be…less then glorifying.

What is worse is that Splinter had asked that they not tell the others the truth about Donnie. That he was actually a female and still had female anatomy. Even worse is that the turtles had asked that they not tell Splinter about their confessions to their brother, wanting to keep him from knowing that there was incest within his family. Yet was it truly incest? Donnie had said they were all from different clutches. That's at least what the diary said.

She bit her lip. What would they say if they knew she was reading something so privet? Even after she swore she wouldn't? In it she could see his true feelings. So much different than how he acted with everyone else.

He felt inferior to the others, feeling he could never catch up to them. He had been sick a lot when they were younger. Having to sit out of training or take on less active tasks such as repeating katas while he watched his brothers work with weapons. That he would never be as stong as Raph or as quick as Mikey…yet it was clear he idolized Leo. Seeing him as the ideal turtle that he wished he could be. Stong, smart, skillful…he was even envious of the relationship he had with their father.

'I snuck out tonight, alone. I know in my condition I shouldn't have. I know that if I was caught I would be denied training, yet I had to see it…I don't know when it will ever happen again and I didn't want to miss it.' She turned the page, having borrowed it from his lab. She was still in his youth, still within his childhood. She had found so many of them, listed by the years hidden away from the others. 'Leo caught me, I should have suspected he would. He didn't yell at me as I had thought. He sat beside me, looking up at the shooting stars by my side, letting me see the one thing I wanted to do enough to disobey father who refused to let me. I have never been so close to him, Leo…He is the greatest!' she turned the page. Nothing really, just what they did, what they learned and the katas they performed.

She set it down and picked up his early teens. 'I found my purpose! I can build and fix things that we need! Mikey brought home a cat cookie jar. It was broken and he wanted to make it meow. Master tried but couldn't get it to work, I gave it a try and it worked!'

A few months later. 'I was finally able to give us hot water. With the help of the others, I got a hot water tank from the dump and was able to hook it up. Master was so pleased to finally have a hot bath to relax his body. I really could see it in his eyes when he told me how proud of me he was. For the first time ever, I earned such praise!'

'I got a heater, all of us crowded into father's room. We were able to keep warm in the winter nights. Father was so proud!'

She smiled as she was able to read how he made break throughs. There were brilliant sketches of so many things, some of them quite familiar as they were fully functioning in the lair. 'I swear if I have to fix that toaster again! I honestly don't understand how it keeps getting broken. Ughhh I have other things to research! I want to finish the medical template for our anatomy…'

She grew bored with his findings, grabbing the book that mentioned her. 'I don't think she likes me. She heardly knows me and is keeping me are arms length away, as if I would hurt her. I would never dream of laying a finger upon her that she did not ask for. Does she think me o desperate? No, perhaps it is because of how I act. I cant help it. When I see her my heart melts. When I look in her eyes I dream of the sun. When I smell her perfume as she walks by I crave a field of flowers. My mind goes numb and I utter foolishness. Can she not see what she does to me? If she can what cruel games she plays.'

'Why does she look at him like that? Why does she look at him as I do her? Why does it hurt so much? Why does it feel as if the very breath I breathe grow heavier to longer I look at you? Why is it that when you are in love that you look your most beautiful, even when it is not with me?' she bit her lip. He was such a dork. A cheesy hopless romantic.

'We will never be together.' She closed her eyes, turning away. 'I know that. No matter how I try to deny it, I am not human. She deserves so much more than me and what I can give her. A life in the sewers? No, she deserves the world and I can never give it to her. I am only a mutant and not even the strongest of my kind. It is better…I know what I need to do.'

'It hurts. It hurts too much! I thought I could handle it but I can't. I feel like I am dying. Locked away in my lab burying myself in my work and research to try and distract me, but it is hopeless. Watching them kiss…I felt as if my very life was draining from my body, that my heart was ripped from my chest still beating but broken. Why would love exist if this is what it feels like to lose the one you love so dearly? Perhaps it was a mistake to push Casey into asking her out…'

April narrowed her eyes. "Donnie…what did you do?" she clenched her teeth. Did he tell Casey to ask her out? Was their relationship simply to let Donnie live out some sick fantasy of them being together? Or was Casey reporting to Donnie about what they did?

She pulled out her phone only to see that Mikey was calling her. "Hey Mikey." She was barely able to get that out before she heard him.

"April…It's about Donnie…" she didn't hesitate, she got up and left, grabbing her bag and the book she had and headed out the door.

~LRDM~

Donnie panted as he blocked Rahzar's claws with the pipe. "Why so silent Donatello?" he asked, pressing harder with his claws. "Out of shape? We have only begun!" he kicked the turtle back and swung his other claws. The others were taking care of the big one. Keeping him distracted as he slowly moved him away, getting him in the perfect position to launch the net. Once he was caught, it would be Rahzar who carried him off, handing him over to Rocksteady and escape to the hideout where everything was waiting.

The purple turtle stumbled back, barely dodging the claws that came his way. He was not prepared for this. The pipe in his hand felt too heavy. His legs felt like jello. This was not good. There was no way to fend him off long. He had to get to Slash, they had to get out of there. Rahzar stopped, stepping back. This was confusing, why would he back off if he clearly had the advantage?

A net wrapped around the pipe as he threw it, falling with a heavy thump just before them. He looked at it before he saw Bebop on the other rooftop.

"Fool!" Rahzar snarled as he ran at the unarmed turtle.

Donnie struggled to dodge Rahzar. Clearly they had this planned for some time. Orders from Shredder, no doubt. Yet why would Shredder care about them being mutants? Even so, how did they know about the retromutagen? He thought a moment before his eyes widened. The only way they could know was that April got her father back! There was no other way they could have known! His brother's must have gotten the retromutagen and restored her father!

"Why are you smiling?! We clearly have the upper hand, why don't you give up!" he snapped. "We will let the other turtle go if you come quietly."

The smaller turtle looked to Slash, he was struggling against Fishface, Stockmanfly and the dozens of foot ninja. It was clear they didn't want to hurt him but they were not holding back when it came to Slash. How was he going to make things right if he lost Slash? No, he had to hold out. Slash could do it! Slash was stronger than them! Wasn't he?

The large turtle growled as he threw another foot ninja off the roof. There were about ten more not including the mutants. He gasped for breath, this was too much too fast and he couldn't focus on them if he was worrying about Donatello. There was too much shit for him to deal with right now. "You're fast for your size!" the mutant fish ran at him, robotic leg out. He wasn't able to dodge. It hit him hard and he fell to the ground hard. They were being overrun and he couldn't protect himself let alone Donatello.

"Slash!" Donnie cried out. He looked around, thinking of away they could get out of that mess. That's when he saw the water tower. A chirp escaped him, they locked eyes and he motioned for him to go to a different roof. Donnie lead Rahzar to the water tower on the roof, effectively causing him to slice it open. Water spilled forth, knocking the other mutants away from the larger turtle.

Slash took the chance, jumping to the other rooftop as he looked on at his mate. "Donatello! Hurry!" he cried out, watching as his mate took two of the shuriken that had been thrown before and severed the power line just as he jumped to the other rooftop.

His heart raced, beating in his chest like a drum as the wire hit the water and caused all on the to become electrocuted. With the other shuriken, he severed the other side of the wire, stopping the electrical assault. No one on the roof would die, but it was enough to knock them out of commission.

Donnie landed on the edge of the roof, looking back at Slash, smiling softly. They had done it. Against all odds they had defeated their enemies and were able to escape. Slash stood up, smiling back as he made his way to him. God how he looked beautiful in the moonlight, as if he himself were glowing, as if he were ethereal.

"We need to…" he couldn't finish. A thick heavy chain net wrapped around him, the weights in it pulling back on him. He reached out his hand, trying to grab for Slash. Yet try as he may, the dark turtle was not fast enough.

It happened so slowly. He could see Slash the whole way down, surrounded by the bright stars and even the moonlight. Slowly he fell, watching as Slash got smaller and smaller. Something in him panicked. Something told him he couldn't die, not now. A strange feeling that warned him that if he passed…something else would go with him. Tear filled his eyes. Would this be the end? Would he never see his brothers again? "I'm sorry…"

Slash watched him fall, helpless to stop it. It had happened so fucking fast! He was so close to catching him! If he had been but a second quicker! If only he were faster! "DONATELLO!" he screamed, watching in a panic as his mate fell from the building. He could see the other mouth the words 'I'm sorry…' why? Why was he sorry when he had done nothing wrong?!

There was a sickening crash as the shell of his mate hit the car below. His breath quickened. "No…" he wasted no more time and made his way to him, not recalling much of the decent, only when he was near his beloved.

Donatello laid on his back. One are out stretched and the other across his body, one leg folded behind him and the other bent back. His lovely eyes were closed and head lulled to the side off the car. The thick metal had cut into much of the skin it touched. Slowly he removed the net. Careful not to hurt him any more then what he was. He gently lift him up, removing the net for good.

His mate was not responding, he was barely breathing and he was scared. He was terrified that he was going to lose him because…blood was oozing from a crack in his shell. It was diagonal across the Carapace shell, covering his hands in the thick warm liquid. His brows furrowed in pain and agony. Terror soon set in, his bottom beak quaked as he looked around. Where was he to go? Who could help them…He grit his teeth, there was only one place they could go…He had no choice, if he wanted him to live.

~LRDM~

Two chapters in one day?! AM I FUCKING CRAZY? Maybe.

So where is he taking Donnie?