Okay Everyone, here's the next chapter, late as it may be. Many, many thanks to Lunar Ninja for proofreading and tweaking. Big Thanks Chica. Read and enjoy everyone and as always, review please.

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It was a full day at the restaurant. News of Raphael and his brothers had spread. Every one had come to see the heroes who were once just legends. Again, Raphael was content to stay in the kitchen, as all the attention and noise made him uncomfortable. As much as Mike liked the attention of the customers, he was pulled (not kicking and screaming, which would've made a good story later) into the back to help cook. Donatello, Akio, Leonardo, and Ren served customers. Leonardo asked the people he met as many questions about Ryu as possible. Splinter sat at a table with some of the elders and animatedly discussed philosophy and martial arts. His sons would not allow him to work.

As the last customer left, Ren locked the door and slid to the floor with an almighty sigh of content weariness. "Whew!" she stated, wiping her forehead as though it were gushing sweat. "I believe that is the busiest we have ever been, Father." She eyed her new friends and smiled at them. "Thanks so much for helping out guys. I know we couldn't have done it without you."

"Yes. Thank you," Yasuo added with a nod of agreement. "Now that we have the place to ourselves, what would you like for dinner?" he asked.

Michelangelo started to say something about pizza but Splinter's gaze stopped him short. The turtle grumbled indignantly about pizza being his very life force and subsided when another glare from his master bored into him.

Raphael broke the silence. "I for one would like more of the gyoza."

"Sounds good to me," chimed in Leonardo enthusiastically.

"Very well, if you are all in agreement, dumplings it is. I will also cook up some rice and vegetables to go with it." Everyone nodded at Yasuo's menu choices and began cleaning up the rest of the restaurant. Mike amused Ren by picking up all the plates he could manage and balancing them on every free limb he had, excluding one foot. She giggled incessantly until one of the plates took a tip. The girl dove for it, catching it an inch above the floor.

"Michelangelo, you will kindly take the china in a more reasonable fashion and not risk our hosts' possessions with your antics," Splinter scolded. The turtle gave him a sheepish grin and put several of the plates back on a table that Leo had cleaned off as Ren got to her feet. Don shook his head in exasperation and gave his table one more swab with a damp washcloth.

"Mike, quit 'cher clowning around and help me wash the dishes," Raph called from the kitchen. The turtle sighed and took the plates he was allowed to carry away to the kitchen.

"You'd think our training would've broken him of that," Don muttered irritably, pushing in a chair that an errant customer had forgotten to place.

"Nope," Leo said with a rueful grin. A startled "whoa" and a thud came from the kitchen.

"Mike, I told ya not to splash water all over the floor!"

"Sorry Raph!"

Ren smiled, taking a tablecloth and absently folding it.

As Akio began sweeping up by the door, a brick came crashing through the window. Ren screamed. It missed his face by a mere foot, the reason being that he had moved to the right a second before. The glass shards however, found their way to scratch his arms. He stood there, stunned for a moment, as several other fragments tinkled to the floor like fallen stars.

"You okay kid?" Raphael asked, poking his head out of the kitchen. The turtle made his way over to the boy. He looked Akio over to make sure there weren't' any larger wounds. He glared icily out the broken window into the darkness. "Three guesses who that was from," he growled venomously.

Yasuo came running around the corner at the sound of breaking glass. "What happened? I heard a crash and…" Then he spotted Akio's limbs and gasped. "Akio are you alright?"

Akio bit back a few tears and nodded his head. "Come my son. Let's go look at your scratches." Yasuo gently took his hand and led him into another room.

"Donatello, would you please go help Yasuo with his son?" Splinter asked, inclining his head.

"Of course Sensei." Donatello left the room and was followed by Michelangelo. As Donatello helped Yasuo tend to Akio's cuts with iodine, Michelangelo kept him entertained.

Splinter turned towards his other two sons to find one had gone out the door. "Raphael! Wait!" It was too late. Raphael was down the street and making his way to the rooftops, up fire escapes. He was determined to find the creeps who hurt Akio. He was going to make them suffer.

"Leonardo," Splinter pleaded, "Please go retrieve your brother!"

Leonardo bowed and left quickly. He knew, like his father, that this could be a trap. Raphael, on the other hand, didn't think about such things. True to his nature of being temperamental and emotional, he left without help. Leo tried to catch up to his brother but was having trouble. Raphael, when powered by things such as rage and anger, could be incredibly quick. It wasn't long before Leo lost him among the rooftops. He began to search frantically for his brother, going back to the last place he saw tracks.

Raphael was staying close on the trail of the thugs who broke the window. He was so mad he wasn't thinking very clearly. He soon followed the two into an alley. As soon as the two men stopped, he jumped them. The two men were surprised but not unprepared as one pulled out a gun.

Raphael eyed him and a small smile came to his lips. The look on his face scared the two men he had been chasing. "You wanna' play?" he asked mockingly. "C'mon, Let's go." He motioned with his right hand for the one without the gun to attack first. They circled each other for a moment, then, as the guy ran towards Raphael, he pulled out a lead pipe. He raised the pipe over his head and screamed, racing closer towards Raphael.

It wasn't enough. Raphael sidestepped and tripped the guy. He grabbed the lead pipe as the thug headed for the ground. When he did, Raphael hit him in the back with it. The thug groaned in pain but could do nothing more. Raphael was about to turn around and deal with the one with the gun but before he could, he heard it………….

Click. Click. Click. Click. Click.

A chorus of the dreaded noises caused him to turn and look. He was staring at five other guys, all carrying loaded weapons and all ready to shoot him at a moments notice. He could hear someone move behind him and pick up the lead pipe.

"Aww man," he groaned, temporarily closing his eyes. " I should have known it was a …………"

He never finished. A lead pipe smacked him on the back of the head, causing immediate blackout.

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Leo heard noises of a scuffle and headed in the direction they were coming from. By the time he got there, the alleyway was empty. Carefully, quietly, he climbed down into the alley to get a better look at what had happened. Scanning the alley he could see signs of a struggle and a small puddle of blood. He could also see where something or someone large had been dragged. The marks led towards a doorway. Not knowing what was on the other side, Leo decided to go back and get reinforcements.

Returning to the restaurant, Leonardo saw that the window had been boarded up while he was gone. He hated having to return without Raphael. He knew that everyone would be worried about his brother. He walked in and eyed his Sensei. Splinter had been waiting, hoping that Leonardo would be successful in returning with his brother. Leonardo walked over to Splinter and sat on his knees.

"I'm sorry sensei. I didn't get there in time."

"Do not worry my son," Splinter patted Leonardo on the shoulder trying to ease his son's fears. "Raphael is very rash in his behavior. This was not your fault."

When they heard voices, Donatello and Michelangelo came running in. They stopped quickly when they saw only one brother. Both of them eyed Leonardo questioningly, not knowing what to say.

"Where's Ren?" Leonardo asked suddenly.

"She's outside in the garden trying to find Raph," Michelangelo responded. Leonardo just eyed him with a strange look.

"I think it's some kind of telepathetic thing."

"You mean TELEPATHY." Donnie interjected, crossing his arms.

"Whatever,"

"Guys, enough." Leo interrupted. "I think I know where they're holding Raph. Gear up. We've got to go get him."

"I'm going too."

Everyone turned around to see Ren standing at the doorway. They wanted to tell her no and to stay but they didn't. It was futile. She could be just as determined as Raph if she wanted.

"Alright Ren. Stay close though. Raph would never forgive us if anything happened to you. Alright guys, here's the plan……."

Leo didn't get to finish what he was going to say. A scream broke the silence outside and was followed by even more. The sounds of breaking glass was everywhere. Donatello slowly walked to the window, staring out into the night.

"Um Leo, you might want to put that plan of yours on hold. We've got trouble," and he pointed out the window. The streets were filled with Ryu's men. Each well armed, breaking and entering homes and storefronts, taking what they wanted.

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Okay, cliffhanger. It's mean I know but hopefully I will have this all wrapped up with the next chapter. I've got it written out but I just got to find it. I tried to go for a real sense of the dramatic with the last one too. So as soon as I find it, it's up.