A/N: Cliffhanger in this chapter…

Eyes lowered to the floor. He wouldn't look Oroku in the eye. Not after what this man had put his sons through. How can one be full of so much hatred? This man, starting with Master Yoshi, now wanted to destroy the lives of young teenagers. This man, this Oroku Saki, he did not deserve any of Splinter's respect. None at all.

He knew it was coming, felt it. His time had come, the time to end his life. His poor son, forced to watch this, witnessing the death of his father. He couldn't bare it.

Saki raised the blade, the metal shining from the brightness of the lights. It would be coming soon, the final hit.

"Any last words?" Oroku's deep voice suggested.

Splinter kept his eyes lowered, not giving in to this and spoke from his kneeling position. "My only wish, is that my son forgives me for my mistakes."

A small laugh, disrespectful laugh escaped from Saki's masked lips. Shredder held strong, to the sword, taking two aiming positions before finally... The worst was seconds away, Splinter felt it...his sons, so young, so much they needed to obtain.

'Forgive me, Leonardo.' Master Splinter meditated, finding his peace in his son. Hoping Leonardo understood that none of this was his fault. 'Forgive me.'

The sword raised a little higher...

"WAIT!"

Heads turned at the sound of Leonardo's voice, an uneasy smile on his face. Behind him stood his two, once captured brothers.

"What is this!" Saki bellowed.

"Oh, this?" Raph asked, his hands lingering at his sai's. "This would be us gettin' ready to kick your ass!"

"Yeah!" Donny chimmed in.

"Just the three of you?" Hun looked amused, apparently unconvinced by their statement.

"Nope." Raph smiled. "Not just the three of us. Them too."

The glass shattered as Casey's white van ran through the window. Michelangelo hung out of the door, yelling, "KAWABUNGA!"

The van chased the Foot and Purple Dragon around the room, finally stopping in front of the turtles. Mike stepped out. "Hey dudes, thought you'd have a little fun without me, huh?"

"Man, am I glad to see you!" Raph ginned, pulling Mikey into a headlock and giving him a noogie.

The brothers rejoiced in the well being, and well entrance of Mikey. But the guys were soon snapped back to reality at the sound of Shredders voice. "SEIZE THEM!"

Foot and Purple Dragon fighters attacked from all angles. Casey exited the fan and took part in the action.

"I thought...BAM! I told you...SMACK!...not to let him...KICK! outta your sight!" Leo said to Casey while trying to fight off two of the Foot.

"Hey! Ducks...What can I say? JAB! He talked me into it!"

Several feet away, Mikey and Don were trading people to fight with. "Hey Don!" Mikey called, 'chucking a guy upside the head. "Did yah miss me?"

Don swung at a Foot member's ankles, taking him out. "You know it, bro!"

Raph fought next to Casey against a Purple Dragon. Glancing up, he frowned at what he saw. "LEO!"

Leo frantically looked at his bro, and then switched his gaze in the direction Raph was pointing at. Splinter and Shredder were fighting one on one above them.