A/N: Sorry for the somewhat long wait. I've been busy with evil standardized testing and the like. Anyways, here's your chapter. Thanks for being so patient with me.

The days at the farmhouse passed relatively quickly, until before you knew it, a whole month had passed by. Leo had been keeping himself busy, perfecting both old and new katas and continuing on his spiritual journeys to find inner peace with himself. Unfortunately when you are a teenager with three other teenage brothers, there is a fat chance of finding inner peace.

Leo was in his usual chair in the kitchen, reading a newspaper that Casey had picked up for him from his last trip to the general store. Leo was the only one awake, and he reveled in the early morning quiet, which he knew would not last.

As he was folding up the newspaper, he heard a pair of feet approaching the kitchen. Smiling slightly to himself, he turned to greet his brother, and was mildly surprised to see Mikey entering the kitchen.

"Hey, Mike." He greeted quietly.

Mikey looked up, as if he hadn't noticed Leo there, then gave him a small smile and went back to rummaging in the fridge. Leo frowned as Mikey made his way from the fridge to the counter. He was still walking with a slight limp, the break in his leg having healed completely about a week ago.

"You okay?" Leo asked.

"Yep." Mikey said, plopping down heavily in a chair, and drinking straight from the orange juice container.

Leo wrinkled his beak. "Other people live here, you know."

Mike looked at the container, then back at Leo. He set the container down and got a glass. "Sorry."

Leo rolled his eyes. "It's okay, Mike. So, did you-"

Leo was cut off when a tornado came bursting into a kitchen. A.K.A., Raph.

Raph didn't bother to greet his two brothers, but sat down heavily across from Mikey. Leo had to duck his head to hide somewhat of a grin. Raph never was a morning person.

"Morning, Raph!" Mikey said happily. Raph may not have been a morning person, but Mikey was.

Raph grumbled and muttered a little, then grabbed a piece of toast off the counter.

They were soon joined by Don, who while wasn't a morning person either, was a lot more pleasurable in the morning than Raph.

As soon Raph and Don had gotten over their morning 'leave-me-alone-or-I'll-kick-your-ass' mode and everyone had eaten, Leo cleared his throat.

"So…I was thinking that we ought to get back to our regular practice schedule today-"

Leo was cut off by a series of loud groans. "Oh, come on guys. We need to get back in shape."

"We're just fine, Leo." Raph grumbled. Leo sighed. Obviously this was one of Raph's bad days.

"We need to be ready for anything," Leo persisted. "Mikey especially." He said, looking at his youngest brother. "You need to get back on that leg."

Looking around, Leo saw he wasn't getting anywhere.

"If we want to get revenge on Shredder," he said calmly, "We need to be in top physical condition. If we work hard, then we can go back to New York in about a week-"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute." Raph interrupted. "The whole time we've been here, I've been sayin' that we needed to go back to New York immediately and kick Shredder's metal ass. Now you're saying we have to wait another week? We've been waitin' for four weeks already!"

"And that was so Mikey could get back on his feet," Leo said lowly. "We need to make sure we're prepared before-"

"Leo, we're just givin' the Shredder more time to prepare to beat us!" Raph yelled across the table.

Mikey and Don looked at each other nervously. They knew from years of experience that a fight was heating up between their older brothers. "Let's get outta here before the other shoe drops," Don whispered to Mikey.

Mike nodded, and the two silently made their way out of the kitchen.

"Hey guys!" April said cheerily as Don and Mikey swiftly escaped from the kitchen. "What's up?"

"April, I strongly advise you to stay out of the kitchen for the next fifteen minutes." Don said.

April blinked. "Why?"

There was silence, and then Leo's and Raph's raising voices echoed into the hallway. "That's why," Mikey said, taking April's hand and pulling her away. "Let's go watch TV, shall we?"

"We should be preparing too, if the Shredder is planning something!" Leo yelled, trying everything in his power to keep control. "We would have a better chance than just rushing in there without a plan!"

"You know what?" Raph growled. "You're right. We'll just sit here all happy and safe at the farmhouse, and give Shredder the opportunity to find where we are and kill us."

"THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING!" Leo shouted. "I'm just saying we should be ready!"

"Whatever, stumpy." Raph hissed. "I'm outta here."

That was the last straw for Leo. With a yell, he threw himself on top of Raph, pinning him to the ground with his knees. He raised his fist and punched his brother in the face. Leo drew his hand back to hit him again, when a pair of hands grabbed his hand, making it impossible for him to swing his fist down again.

"Leo, chill." Don's soft voice came from behind him. Don let go of Leo's hand, and Leo got off of Raph, letting his arm drop to his side.

Both breathing heavily, Raph and Leo glared at each other with murderous stares until Mikey came and suggested he and Raph take a walk, literally dragging him out the door.

Don waited until Mikey had Raph far away from the farmhouse, then turned to Leo. "What the shell was that?" he said.

Leo sighed and looked at the ground. "I lost control, Donnie." He said, "I just couldn't help it…Raph was being so stubborn…and I just want the best for this family, you know? I don't want Shredder to hurt anyone else."

Don nodded, and took a seat next to his brother.

&

Karai walked through the private aircraft hanger that was situated in Foot headquarters. She stopped in front of a black jet with the red Foot insignia painted on it. Pulling out a remote, she hit a button, and the door to the jet hissed open, a set of stairs descending from the open doorway.

Karai was halfway up the stairs when a deep voice cut through the air. "Karai."

Karai turned to see Hun lumbering towards her. Mentally rolling her eyes, she sighed. "Yes, Hun?"

"The master wants me to accompany you on this mission," Hun said, smirking.

Great, Karai thought to herself. "Very well then." She hopped up the rest of the stairs, and held the door open for Hun. "If you do not mind," she told him, as he entered the body of the jet, "Could you sit in the middle?"

Hun gave her a confused look. "Why?"

Karai shrugged. "I do not want the jet tipping over." Hun growled, and the jet took off.

&

Mike walked silently next to Raph as they made their way through the woods surrounding the farmhouse. Raph growled and kicked a pine cone.

"Hey, what'd that pine cone ever do to you?" Mikey said light heartedly, but fell silent when his brother didn't answer. "Raph…" he started.

"Can it, Mike." Raph said. "I'm not in the mood."

"Mood for what?" Mikey pressed.

"For your bullshit." Raph said harshly.

"My bullshit saved you from being killed by Leo back there," Mikey said.

"Whatever, Mikey." Raph growled. "I just need to be alone."

Mikey watched his brother jump into a nearby tree, and then disappear.

"I'll save some dinner for you then…" Mikey grumbled, making his way back to his house.

&

"We are here," Karai said, lightly kicking a sleeping Hun as the jet began to descend.

"You don't have to kick me." Hun grumbled.

"I am sorry," Karai said. "But it does not matter. We are here." She pulled out a small remote looking device. She pressed a few buttons, and it began beeping.

"What's that?" Hun asked.

Karai slipped the device back into her pocket. "That is for me to know. Now let us go."

The stairs to the jet came down, and Karai and Hun stepped into the forest of upstate New York.

A/N: Sorry it's shorter then usual.