"This is all my fault Sensei," Leo said bowing to Splinter. The old rat looked at his oldest son taking responsibility for Donatello's disappearance. He placed a hand on Leo's head.
"It is okay my son, it is not entirely your fault," he said. Leo nodded and stood. Mikey and Raph were standing behind Leo.
"What are we going to Sensei?" Mikey asked. Splinter looked up at his sons, all of which looked worried sick about their brother.
"We wait," was all he said. "And pray that he is alright," Splinter thought to himself.
Sasha burst into the room, waking Donny violently out of his dream world. She pulled out her swords and cut the ropes binding him. "Get up please," she said hurriedly. Donny hopped off the bed and the other two girls rushed in carrying Judy. They laid her down on the bed and began cleaning her wounds. Donny looked at her.
She had cuts all over her body, as well as several bruises on her face and arms. One eye was swelled shut and she had a bump on the back of her head. She looked like she had taken a beating from someone.
"What happened?" he asked. Kia turned to him. "She attacked Master," she said. Donny noticed Kia's cheek was forming a bruise. Not thinking he lifted his hand and gently caressed her cheek. Kia's pulse quickened at his touch, and she could feel the blood rushing to her face.
"You get this from attacking too?" Kia looked up into Donny's kind face. "No, I disobeyed him. I asked a question I shouldn't have asked."
Donny's eyes filled with shock. "You get hit here for being curious?" Kia nodded. "At least curious about Master's methods."
"Kia, we need your help here," Autumn said working on one really nasty cut on Judy's left arm. Reluctantly Kia pulled away from Donny and began to help her sisters. Donny watched the girls work. He knew enough about first aid and medical things from taking on the unofficial role as group doctor in the lair.
Once the girls were finished cleaning and dressing all the wounds, Autumn turned to Kia. "She's going to be okay?"
Kia looked down at Judy studying her. "I think she'll be fine." Sasha grabbed Kia and turned her towards her. "What do you mean you think?"
"It is a little hard to say because we don't have the proper stuff here to clean the wounds and we have nothing to give her for pain."
"I do," Donny said. The three girls turned to Donny. He looked directly at Judy before turning his gaze to Kia. "You need hydrogen peroxide, ace bandages, band-aids, ice, something to bring down the swelling, and aspirin right?" Kia nodded. "I have all that stuff back at the lair."
Sasha looked at Donny and shook her head. "Big deal. What good is it going to do us there?"
"I could go and get it and bring it back." Autumn shook her head. "Right, and when you don't come back we will get punished for letting you escape. Good thinking there, Donny."
Donny nodded. "Good point. So come with me." The three girls looked at Donny like her was nuts. "I can carry Judy and take you to my home. Kia and I can fix her up there and you won't be punished for my disappearing act."
Kia smiled and shook her head. "Your brothers and Sensei would never allow us there. We know that." Donny sat by Kia and looked her in the eyes. "Not if I tell them you guys can be trusted." He looked at Sasha. "Can we trust you?" She nodded. He turned to Autumn and got the same result. His gaze returned to Kia.
She looked into his deep gray eyes filled with hope and sincerity. "Can we trust you?" he asked her. She nodded. The girls gathered what little they would need and helped Donny pick up Judy. They headed out of the small building and into the garbage dump. The Foot never even heard them leave.
Once outside the dump, they found the closest manhole, removed it, jumped into the sewers, and disappeared before anyone even noticed they were there. Donny took the lead with Judy in his arms and Kia right behind him, keeping an eye on her sleeping sister and on the handsome turtle holding her, and headed off towards home.
It has been two days since Donny's kidnapping, and everyone in the lair was feeling the tension. Raph spent most of his time in his room pounding away on his punching bag, right now though he was sitting on the couch twirling his sais. Mikey sat next to him staring at the floor, thinking. Leo was doing flips in the back to keep his mind off of what he thought could be happening to his brother right now. Splinter was in his room meditating.
Suddenly they heard a noise from the door, someone was trying to get in. The brothers didn't take too much notice cause they were expecting April, but when the door opened and a turtle walked in, all three struck battle poses.
The girl didn't notice. A second turtle appeared and Raph lost it. He turned to the first turtle who had entered and took aim, throwing his sai at her.
"Autumn, look out," the other turtle yelled. Autumn looked up and grabbed the sai before it hit her. She turned to the red bandana turtle and shook her head.
"If you can't play nice, then don't play at all," she said before placing Raph's sai on her belt and turning her attention back to the door. By this time there were three girl turtles in the room. The one called Autumn was looking at something outside. Raph was just about to go pound the girl into nothing when Donny walked in. He was carrying another girl turtle and looking very tired.
"Hey there guys," he said his brothers before turning his attention back to the turtle in his arms. "Kia, follow me. I'll show you where everything is." With that, Donny walked down the steps, across the living room, and into his lab. Kia followed and shut the door behind them.
After witnessing that display, the other boys turned their attention back to the remaining girls. Fire flew between them, and a fight would have ensued had Splinter not entered the room at that moment.
"What is going on here?" he asked calmly. Five sets of turtle eyes turned to him. Leo was the first to react by putting himself between the girls and Splinter, swords out and ready. Raph walked next to Sasha and held his remaining sai close by. Mikey stood close to Autumn, loosely holding his nun chucks. The tension in the air was thick.
Sasha's blue eyes turned to Raph's brown ones. Sasha was taken aback. They reminded her of Shredder's horrible eyes, filled with anger and murderous impulses. Sasha was actually afraid of this turtle in front of her, actually afraid for the first time in her life. The fear built up until she couldn't take it anymore. She fainted.