Chapter 5: The Plan

Leo walked in the room into the room with Mike, Don and Casey and sits next to Mike, facing Don.

"Donnie, how are you feeling?" Leo asked.

"Eh, let me just say that I've felt better." Don looked at Casey. "And I'm hoping that Casey will be alright, too."

"What happened out there?" Leo asked and Mike slurps on his hot chocolate.

Don's eyes looked at Mike. "I'm trying to talk here, mind keeping it down a bit? I think you need to hear this too, Mikey…" Don said.

Mike looked at Don and then Leo. "Whoops… sorry." Mike blushed and put down the hot chocolate.

"Well… like I was saying, I was still where you two were talking to me, but then I heard sound, as if there was a fight occurring. I went closer to the sound and I thought I heard Raph. I looked to see if I was right, and I was… too bad, too. Raph was already knocked out so I jumped out and tried to help him. At first there were only three foot ninjas, then came another three, luckily by then Casey showed up and helped me out. After we finished off those ninjas like, at least ten more showed up and started to attack. I'm guessing I got smacked behind my head because I have a major headache now… and I guess that knocked me unconscious, and leaving Casey with the rest of the foot ninjas." Don said, holding his chocolate with one hand and in the other rubbing the back of his hand.

"Mike, go get Don some medicine to help stop that headache." Leo looked at Mike.

"But… I don't feel like moving - -" Mike said.

"Go." Leo replied.

Mike frowned and stood up. "Awwwwe, fine…" Mike went to go fetch some medicine.

Leo looked at Don. "So you didn't see the Shredder?"

"To my knowledge, no." Don replied, taking a sip of his hot chocolate.

"Hmmm… when Mike and I showed up, I found Raphael's sai going through Casey's hand." Leo said.

Don spit out his hot chocolate. "What?!"

Don looked down. "That's what happened to Master Splinter…"

"Don't remind me." Leo commented.

Mike walked back in, humming 'it's raining men' to himself.

Leo and Don stayed in silence, looking at Mike.

"What?" Mike asked, "I heard that song earlier… and it's kinda catchy…."

Leo and Don stay silent still.

Mike looked at Don. "Oh, here you go, bro." Mike handed Don the medicine.

"Thanks, Mikey." Don said and swallowed the pill.

"So, it was the Foot who attacked you and Casey… but why did they take Raphael and not you or Casey? Leo asked.

"I was wondering the same thing, Leo." Don said.

"You think Raph's hiding something from all of us?" Mike asked.

"Heh, I doubt it, we all know one another pretty well." Don replied.

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The next day, Mike's in his room, listening to his headphones and Leo's at the table, looking at Raph's sai.

"Hey there." Don walked in the room with Leo.

"Don…" Leo stood up and brought a chair to Don. "You should be resting…"

Don smiled and sat down, "Nah, let me make the choice for what's good for me and what's not."

"Sorry, Donnie." Leo said.

"No need for apologizing, bro. You're just looking out for me, that's all." Don said.

Don looked at Leo. "So… has Casey woken up yet?"

"Heh, did you hear anything break yet?" Leo replied.

"Nope… hopefully he's going to be okay." Don said looking at Leo.

"Hopefully… I want to know what happened back there with him after you got knocked out. I'm hoping it isn't the Shredder…but it could, a good chance of it." Leo said.

"Well, if it is, then we'll beat him, once and for all!" Don said, trying to make Leo more positive than he is negative.

"Donnie… all four of us were fighting the Foot and Shredder, and we were in perfect condition. But now… you and Casey are hurt, and Raph is missing." Leo paused, "That's the first thing we need to do, we need to find Raph, as soon as we can."

"Well, why don't one us go spying around, follow the foot clan back to their hide out after they attack or rob a public place. And if we do that, then that way two of us will be here, watching out for Casey. The Foot might know where our lair is, but not attacked yet, making plans to hit us with a well thought out plan. They aren't dumb ninjas, which is a shame." Don said.

Leo is thinking about the plan that Don just introduced.

"So… if we do this plan of yours… Mike or I will have to be the one to go out and spy, because I don't want to risk you getting hurt again." Leo said.

"Leo, you're the best one here at being stealth, I say you go." Don proposed.

"Yeah… I should." Leo stood up. "Looks like we need Mike to get in here… we shall find Raphael.