Note: Yayness for April and Casey moments in the episode this mornin'! ::grins stupidly:: I taped it. Hehe. Ahem...oh yeh, sorry this chapter's kinda short. And this is the last one too!!!! x-0 That's so sad. Hope you guys like anyways!

The Good Guys Aren't Invincible: VI

Present Time...

Raphael's mouth gaped open as he watched Dragon Face preparing to strike Casey with the lead pipe. "AAARRRGHH!" he shouted to distract the two goons as he leapt down from the fire escape platform, delivering a side kick to knock Dragon Face away from Casey, causing him to smash the pipe down into the pavement instead.

A bewildered Andre was left standing there dumbly, staring at this strange green creature with his arms dropped by his sides.

Taking the moment to his advantage, Raphael unleashed his sais, twirling them in his hands and thrusting the handle of one into the goon's forehead, effectively knocking him unconscious. He grinned momentarily at the easy victory, then, sensing Dragon Face from behind, he flipped backward and smacked the butt of his other sai into the back of the thug's head, also knocking him unconscious.

The pained groan from the pile of cardboard boxes reminded the turtle why he was there, and he rushed beside his fallen friend. "Casey! Hey, you alright?"

Casey groaned again, clutching his ribcage as he started to sit up. "How'd..I do?" he mumbled softly.

Raphael smiled a little, helping him to his feet. "Ya did good Case, ya did good. But you're a bonehead." he smirked briefly, then glanced around at all the fallen members of the Purple Dragon and started helping Casey walk away as quickly as possible. "C'mon, we better get you outta here."

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Upon their return to the lair, Raphael and Casey both discovered that they weren't the only ones awake. It wasn't quite 1 a.m. yet, and a worried-looking April was waiting, along with Master Splinter who always had a calm demeanor, though he stared at Raphael and Casey both with fatherly concern as they came forth.

"Casey!" April called out, running toward him and unburdening Raphael by taking on Casey's weight and allowing him to lean on her. "What were you two thinking?!" she nearly screeched, leading Casey toward the lab with Raphael and Splinter following.

Raphael figured it might be wiser if he explained what had happened, rather then Casey. "Well," he began, gaining Splinter's full focus and clearing his throat almost nervously. "Case was gonna take off ta deal with the Dragons with or without my help, so I decided he'd be better off if I gave 'im a hand." he sighed. "Master Splinter, I couldn't risk him goin' off on his own an' gettin' hurt."

"I understand my son." Splinter finally said, putting a hand on Raphael's shoulder. "You were just helping a friend, I find that very honorable."

"You do?" Raph asked, surprised.

"Yes," Splinter began slowly.

Raphael grimaced a little preparing for the "but...".

Splinter continued, "But you should have alerted the rest of us and not endangered yourself and Casey further."

Raph sighed. I knew that was comin'. He stepped into the lab, watching Splinter walk away as April made Casey lay down on the bed.

Casey obediently laid back as April instructed, fearing that if he upset her any further she just might try to kill him herself. "I hadda do somethin' April," he began explaining softly. "They told the cops it was me who robbed that bank. They were the witnesses." he grimaced a little as she lifted his shirt and began gently prodding his ribs.

April was glad that the bandages from his broken ribs were still there from before, offering a little protection from any blows he may have received. She carefully put more pressure on his ribcage and Casey hissed in pain.

"That's not where I was kicked." he told her, grimacing again. He brought up a hand and lightly tapped at his right side. "Here," he said. "I'm okay."

Smiling a little April pulled his shirt back down. "You're lucky you were hit on the opposite side than where your ribs were broken. They've already started healing, it's a good thing you didn't re-break them." she shook her head, frowning a little as she realized something when he sat up. "Wait, these guys framed you for the robbery, and that's why the cops are after you?"

Casey glanced at Raphael a second before looking back at April. He raised an eyebrow. "Yeh, didn't I tell you?"

April rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips. "No."

"Oh," Casey smiled a little sheepishly, then shrugged. "Well...I meant to."

Sighing, April turned to the turtle standing in the lab's doorway. "Did you know about this?"

"Nope," Raphael shook his head. "I jus' found out when those thugs started goin' at 'im an' said it."

Leonardo soon walked into the lab, hiding his tired yawn as he was just woken up. "I heard what happened," he said as he approached the trio. "Splinter told Mikey and Don too, but Mikey just went back to bed and Donnie said he wasn't going to lecture Casey anymore if he didn't listen anyway." he smiled a little and shrugged, then his expression turned serious as he looked at Casey. "You should probably lay low for awhile. Atleast until the police catch the goons that really pulled the robbery. Don told me that he did some digging through the police files and found out that they sent in a team to check everything out because the witnesses that fixed you as the robber were acting very suspiciously. Those witnessing being the actual robbers themselves."

Casey nodded and stood up. "Yeh, I was plannin' on headin' out of here anyways."

"You were?" Raphael asked, staring at him skeptically.

"Yeh," Casey partially shrugged. "After what happened jus' now, I could use some down time an' stuff before I beat down those Purple Dragon punks again. They're probably still gonna be after me."

"Oh," Raph smirked and crossed his arms. "So you really jus' wanna lay low so you can be back to a hundred percent an' kick some butt." he laughed a little.

"So?"

"Where are you gonna go?" Leonardo asked, interrupting.

"My grandmother's old farmhouse. It's a good place for some time away from the city if I needta stay outta sight, as you guys already know." Casey nodded, then picked his bag of sports weapons off the floor and slung it over his shoulder.

As he started to walk away, April ran up to him and grabbed hold of his arm. "Wait," she said, getting Casey to stop and turn to her so that his bright blue eyes met her green ones. "I'm coming with you." she said, not taking no for an answer. "You could use someone around to look after you."

Casey gave a crooked smile, then shrugged and looked off to the side like it was no big deal. "Okay babe, let's get goin'. We takin' your ride?"

"Sure," April said, glancing back at Leonardo and Raphael with a wave. Then she turned back to Casey and began walking alongside him as they left the lair. "Just as long as you stop calling me 'babe'." she told him with a wry smile.

Casey just grinned, then raised a hand in a backwards wave. "See ya 'round guys."

Leonardo turned to his brother as the two walked away. "Um, is that such a good idea?"

Raph smirked and nudged Leo. "Ah, I give it a week before she's ready to kill 'im."

"Yeh," Leo nodded. "Maybe we should check up on them in a few days."

"Good idea."

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Note: That's it, hope you guys liked it! Thanks for all the reviews. Oh, and don't worry 'cuz hopefully I'm gonna get started on a sequel. I've promised some sequels for other fics I've written, but hopefully if I start on this one right away an' go with the flow I won't lose my momentum and I can get it out soon. ::crosses fingers:: I also want to get into the Casey/April relationship more in the sequel. ::grins:: They're so good together!