Disclaimer: I wish I did. Then I could finally buy that ninja turtles T-shirt....sigh. Oh well. Thanks for being so patient everyone. Oh, and a special note to SaphireCat: yes, exactly like in the Silver Sentry episode. You'll see why.

Donatello looked up from his spot on the floor. Michelangelo was dragging an unconscious Garron behind him.

"Mikey...I hate to burst your bubble, but that's the bad guy, remember?"

Mikey propped Garron up against the wall and turned to face his brother. "I don't think so, Donnie." He pulled out the bug thing and showed it to Don.

"Weird," Don muttered, turning it over in his fingers, "I've never seen this before...."

Mikey looked up. "Um...I have."

Donnie stared at him. "What?"

"I said I've seen that thing before. But I really don't think the same guy's behind it..."

Mikey wandered off, muttering about superheroes.

Don shook his head. He's getting weirder and weirder everyday.

Leonardo and Raphael were about to give up when all the ninjas suddenly vanished.

Raph spun around, growling. "Where'd they go? Foot ninja don't just retreat like that!"

Leo sighed. "They do if they're told to, Raph. Shredder or whoever's in charge must have called them back."

Raph shrugged. "Yeah, whateva. Let's go get Mikey and Don and get outta here."

Leo nodded. "Good idea."

Once more gathered in April's apartment, the turtles and Master Splinter grouped around the couch where they had put Garron for the time being, except for Donnie, who was sitting in the armchair next to the couch.

April pulled Leo aside once everything was back in order. "Leo...something about this stinks."

Mikey looked up from the eggs he was cooking. "Wasn't me!" he said, then went back to what he was doing.

April groaned at Mikey's bad joke, but then went back to Leo.

Leo sighed. "April, I know, and I'm sorry we have to stay here for now. I know you don't like Garron here after what he did, but we can't risk the Foot finding our lair."

April sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "I know that Leo. You can stay here as long as you like, but Garron..."

She trailed off. Leo knew April didn't trust Garron anymore. And neither did he.

April shrugged. "Oh well. I'm going out to get painkillers for Donnie. You guys need anything?"

Leo shook his head. "We're okay for now."

April smiled and left.

"Hey Leo!" Raph's voice came into the kitchen. "He's wakin' up!"

Leo came into the living room where Garron was starting to wake up.

Garron's eyes popped open. He seemed confused and disoriented. "How...how did I get here?"

"We were hoping you could tell us," Master Splinter said.

Garron looked mystified. "But...the last thing I remember is...Michelangelo showing me his drawings, and now suddenly I am here."

"Don't give me that!" Raph yelled. "You attacked my brothers! You stole Don's research! And you don't remember any of it!?"

Garron looked taken aback. "No...I am sorry."

"Stand down, Raph," Leo ordered, and Raph retreated to the kitchen to cool off.

Mikey scratched his head, and whispered something to Donnie. Don nodded.

"Garron, do you recognize this?" Don asked, holding out the metal bug.

Garron stared at it, and shook his head. "It seems familiar, but I cannot place where I have seen it before."

Don looked at Mikey. "Mikey. You said that you had seen that thing before? Where?"

Mikey looked down. "Ah...well, remember when I had that whole superhero thing going on?"

Don and Leo nodded simultaneously.

"Well, I hooked up with the Silver Sentry...kinda. The bad guy he was fighting was controlling people with it. It's a mind control device."

Don nodded. "That makes sense. Garron had no reason to attack us before, but whoever got their hands on the mind control bug did."

Leo frowned. "I still don't trust him."

Don shrugged. "That's up to you."

In the kitchen Raph paced back and forth, trying to calm down. Not what he usually did, but he thought it probably wouldn't be best to leave right now.

His shell cell beeped suddenly. He opened it, and the video screen on the inside was filled with the guy he hated most. Shredder.

Raphael scowled. "What do you want?"

Shredder smirked. At least, Raph thought he probably was.

"I need an audience with your brothers. Immediately."

Raph raised an eyeridge. "Why? Not enough action in your life as it is?"

"Stop being foolish turtle, and gather your family."

Back in the living room, Mikey and Leo were fighting about what they should watch on television.

"Batman!"

"Superman!"

"Batman!"

"Superman!"

Suddenly Raph's voice cut through the argument. "Hey guys," he said, coming in through the doorway, "Somebody wants to talk to us."

"Who is it?" Mikey asked curiously.

"See for yourself. Open your own cell."

Mikey took out his shell cell and opened it. "AHHHHHHHHH!"

"What? Who is it?" Leo asked frantically, taking out his own cell and opening it. "Oh. You."

"Yes, Leonardo, it is I, Shredder."

"We can see that," Don said dryly, looking with distaste at the video screen on his cell.

"What do you want?" Leo asked flatly. Shredder wouldn't have taken the time to contact them without a reason.

"I want him back." Shredder said bluntly.

Mikey's eyes narrowed in confusion. "You want who back?"

"The cat man. I believe you all know him as Garron."

All four turtles looked slowly at Garron, who had been sitting quietly on the couch the whole time.

Leo looked back to Shredder. "Has...has Garron been working for you?"

Shredder sighed in annoyance. "And here I thought you turtles knew everything. In a way, yes, Garron had been working for me. But not of his own free will. I swiped that mind control device from some old crazy man wandering around. And now I want Garron back."

Don frowned. "If he wasn't working for you of his own free will, what makes you think he'll come back?"

Shredder smirked. "Because," he said, "I have her." At that, he pulled on someone's arm. April came onto the screen, struggling. Shredder's smile turned back into his usual scowl. "It is up to all of you, especially Garron. Save your own life, or hers."

All four turtles turned and looked at Garron. He just stared at the floor.

"Guys," Leo said, "It's time to plan a rescue mission."

A/N: Isn't it cool how one thing always leads to another? I mean, this story started out with there being no food in the pantry. I just think it's interesting.