(1st POV)

"Mikey, where the hell did you go?!" Raph yelled the moment he saw me.

"Look, right now, we need to get Donnie some help" I dismissed his question. "From what I can tell, he is only banged up. The reason he is out is that they had him tranqed to keep him quiet." At that moment Leo came out the kitchen and saw Donnie on my back. During the trip back, I found it faster to carry him piggyback. Leo ran over wordlessly and took Don from me. He looked at me.

"You will wait for me in the dojo. Raph, get the lab ready" He ordered. Raph and Leo rushed to the lab with Donnie, leaving me by myself. Yay, no good job, you found our missing bro. No it is going to be a lecture. I sighed and walked to the dojo. I looked around with a small smile, remembering all the times training as we grew up. Too bad I won't be able to come back. Leo walked in not a few moments later.

"Hey Leo" I smiled.

"No. What in your head made you think it was okay to leave in your condition? You are lucky that you found Donnie and got out safely. You both could have died. I expect this sort of behaviour out of Raph, but you? I am so disappointed Michaelangelo." He said sternly. I flinched when he used my full name. "Raph is right, I have been to soft on you. All you have been doing is lazing around instead of working on your training. That will change today."

"Leo, you are right" I said seriously, startling Leo. "I have been naive, thinking that all the big badies were gone. I will be stronger. I was so scared when I woke up by myself. I couldn't call you guys, my Tphone had been smashed in the fight," well, that's a lie. I had smashed it so they couldn't follow me. "I can't lose you guys, you are all I have left. It is time for me to grow up some." I told Leo resolutely.

"Well... as long as you understand. You scared us when we couldn't find you" Leo gave me a soft smile.

"Leo, I am sorry. This year has been so hard on you, with Sensei being gone. I haven't helped you at all, and I realize that now." I said as I gave Leo a hug. He was stiff for a moment before he hugged me back. This is the closest to a goodbye that I can give. Wiping my eyes I pulled out of the hug. " I am going to go check on Donnie before I go to bed. It's gonna be a tough training tomorrow." I said and left the dojo. I looked at Raph who was punching away at his bag. I felt my throat choke up. I ran over to him and gave him a back hug.

"Hey! whatcha doin? Let go of me" Raph pushed me off of him.

"Raph, I am sorry. I wish I was as strong as you, then Donnie wouldn't have gotten taken" I cried. And I wouldn't be leaving. Raph looked at me in surprise at the outburst, but then his face softened.

"Bonehead, you were plenty strong. You got him back, didn't ya?" He rubbed my head.

"I will stop with the pranks and focus on my training instead. I don't want it to happen again" I told him boldly. Like with Leo, it wasn't a lie, exactly.

"You don't have ta give up pranks altogether, just not any on me. It is funny when you prank Leo and Don" Raph chuckled. "Look, why don't you go and get some sleep, you have done a lot today." Raph gently nudged me off towards my room. I nodded and went to my room. When I heard the door click, I glanced at the clock in my messy room. 3:30 am. I had an hour and a half before I had to leave. I decided to clean up a bit. I couldn't leave my brother's to clean up this mess themselves. For the mess, most of it was trash, so I was done in half an hour. I looked around my room, trying to decide if I wanted to take anything with me. I removed the gear I was wearing and went to my dresser. I opened the bottom drawer and looked at the gear I had one for the final show down with the Shredder. Then I looked at the one I had used on my spiritual training in the woods. I decided I would take that one, minus the wooden parts. After changing, I set my orange mask gently on top of my dresser, along with my sketchbook and my kurisama. I didn't want to take the precious weapon that my father had made for me. Not when I was leaving the family. I silently crept out of my room to see that my all of my brothers were in the lab, two of them waiting for the third to wake up. Glancing once more around the lair, I went to the freezer.

"Take good care of my bros, Ice cream kitty. I won't be here anymore" I licked her gently and gave her a hug. She meowed sadly, understanding that this was goodbye. I dropped my half bear, half duct tape, teddy on the couch gently. Then I jumped over the turnstiles and raced through the sewers to a manhole close to my destination. A chinese restaurant. What was it with the bad guys and asian food? Wait, now I am one of the bad guys, I guess that means no more Pizza. I sighed sadly and entered the building.