Slowly Mikey blinked at Donatello who continued to look at him. Next to Donatello, Raph was staring at his genius brother, making no attempt to hide his mouth which was hanging open in shock at what Donatello had said. On Donatello's other side Leo sat in stunned silence, his eyes regularly flickering between his brother and Mikey while Jas was seated next to her brother as she was extremely confused at what they were just told by the genius turtle as it made her want a better explanation to make better sense of it all right now. Swallowing nervously Mikey spoke. "You…think were…. from another dimension?"

Across from him Donatello nodded. "Yes. It's the only explanation I can think of that is supported by all the evidence I have." Jas shook his head. "What do you mean?" Donatello shrugged. "Well for one thing his blood type is different. Our Mikey had 'O' blood. That's why we always used his if we needed a transfusion. But your Mikey's blood type is AB-. It's a completely different blood type as for our Jas she had B+ blood which we had to get from one of our friends when she needed it but you have A- blood which is different but the same as Leo's blood. But it's more than just that." From his spot in his seat splinter spoke. "Speak plainly Donatello."

Sighing softly Donatello smiled weakly at Jas before continuing about Mikey while looking at him. "Both of your blood have antibodies to diseases I've never seen before. Not only that but the trace amounts of mutagen that is in your Mikey's blood, it's more complex than the traces in all of ours. I'm sure if I ran other tests, I could find more ways that you're different but those are the big ones. And because of them and what you've both told me, it's my conclusion that you're not 'our'…." Donatello gestured to Leo and Raph as well as himself. "…Mikey and Jas but instead from a parallel dimension." Swallowing again Mikey spoke while looking over to her sister. "So…so what now? How do we get back?" she then asked him.

Across from him, Mikey watched as Donatello sighed sadly before shaking his head slowly. "I…I don't know." Mikey felt his heart clench as panic rippled through him. "W…what do you mean? What do you mean you don't know? We've got to get back!" He didn't mean to shout the last bit. It felt like the chair he was sitting on had been jerked out from under him. his mouth opened and closed but no words came out as he struggled to understand just what he'd been told. Across from him Donatello leaned in trying to reassure him as his sister was not able to right now, she was scared from his tone of voice. "Obviously I'll do some research and see if there is anything, I can do but…for now…I think you're gonna have to-"

But his words were cut off as Mikey stood up suddenly. Donatello's eyes widened in shock as he watched the small turtle pant and gasp his sides shaking and heaving as he struggled to breath. Tears were trickling down the sides of his face and Donatello could not help but notice just how pale his skin had gotten "N…no…." Mikey's voice was weak. Slowly he began to shake his head, the rest of his body began to shake too. "no….no….no….NO…." This was all a dream. That's what it was, it was one really long really detailed, REALLY horrible dream. None of this was real. Any moment he'd opened his eyes and be back in his room in his lair with HIS family. He clamped his eyes, willing himself to wake up from the dream. It wasn't the first time he'd forced himself to wake up. but when he opened his eyes nothing had changed, he was still here, sitting in a kitchen that wasn't his being stared at by creatures who may have looked like his family but….

*SMACK*

Pain lanced through the side of Mikey's face as he slapped himself. Forcing himself to work through the pain Mikey moved, readying to slap himself again when he felt someone grab his wrist "WHAT THE SHELL ARE YA DOIN'!?" He struggled against the grip, trying to throw off Raphael who had grabbed his arm and the back of his head and was now restraining him from hitting himself again. He couldn't stop the tears that were running down the sides of his face "This is a dream. It's not…. IT'S NOT REAL!" He shouted the words, continuing to struggle as Raphael's grip on him tightened as his sister started to panic a little from what she was seeing him doing right now. He had to wake up. His brothers would be mad at him if he slept for too long and his sister would get worried about him for it. It was all a dream. He had to wake up. He…. had…

Raphael grunted in surprise as Mikey's body went limp, seemingly to crumple in on itself. Nervously Raphael looked to his brothers unsure of what to do, but his attention was drawn back to Mikey as the young turtle let out a sob "No…no…. this is wrong…it's all wrong…." Chewing his lip Raphael made up his mind, pulling the young turtle's body against his own in what he hoped was a reassuring hug "Hey, listen. Everythin' will be ok" He felt Mikey shake his head "No…it's all wrong…." Biting his lip Raph shifted, pulling back while at the same time kneeling down so he was level with Mikey's face "Hey…. listen to me…." When Mikey didn't respond Raphael gave him a gentle shake before speaking in a firmer voice "LISTEN TA ME"

He watched as Mikey's eyes flickered up to connect with him. Smiling at the small turtle Raphael continued "I know…I know things seem pretty bad right now. But…but we'll fix this ok? I promise we'll fix this. We'll get you back home where you belong. Ok?" He watched as in front of him Mikey sniffed loudly but nodded "O….ok." Raph's smile widened "Good. An' in the meantime we'll do whatever we can ta make ya and your sister feel welcome. Ain't that right guys?" As he spoke Raphael glanced up at Donnie and Leo who both nodded as they tried to calm Jas down from all of this happening right in front of her own eyes. Looking back to Mikey, Raphael had been about to speak when he froze. Raphael swallowed, his throat having gone suddenly dry as he continued to look into the startling blue eyes that were gazing up at him. Those eyes…. they were….so similar to Michelangelo's; same shade, same shape, even the flecks of dark blue that dotted them were the same. It almost…looked like….

Biting his lip Raphael forced himself to think. No, no this was not Michelangelo; not THEIR Michelangelo at any rate like Jasmine wasn't their Jasmine "Why…." Raphael's voice shook slightly "Why don't we show ya around the lair?" He watched as in front of him Mikey looked nervously around before nodding slowly "O…. ok" Smiling at the smaller turtle Raphael stood up, his eyes connecting with Leo's for a moment, passing a silent communication between them. Will you do it? In response Leo stepped forward, reaching out to touch Mikey's shoulder "Follow me. I'll show you both around" Raphael bit his lip as Mikey glanced nervously at him, the young turtle's face filled with uncertainty and a small amount of fear before nodding and moving to follow Leo as Jas stood up to follow who walked off in the direction of the dojo.

Slowly moving Raphael stood up, leaning against the kitchen counter slightly. He felt Donatello move in, his hand coming to tentatively touch Raphael's shoulder "Hey…. What's wrong?" Donnie's words were filled with concern. Continuing to lean against the kitchen counter Raphael remained silent for a few moments; his head turned as he watched Leonardo leading Mikey away. Once he was sure the small turtle was out of earshot he spoke "Ya… Ya really think of them from an alternate dimension?" Next to him Donatello nodded "I do. At least that's the most logical answer I can come up with. Given the limited evidence I have to go on" Biting his lip Raphael struggled to find the best way to word the question that was occupying his brain "Do… Do ya think…. their…like…our…. how ALTERNATE do you think they are?"

Continuing to grip the kitchen counter for support Raphael watched as his brother sighed softly "I…. I don't know. When they're both calmer maybe we can gently question them about their dimension? But…. As it is right now, I don't think they have the same relationship we have with each other. In fact, I… I get the feeling their brothers don't treat them very well" Raphael bit his lip again, watching as across the lair Leo led Mikey and Jas out of the dojo and towards Donnie's lab "But…. But they look so similar. I mean…. yeah he's shorter and she has longer hair but…his eyes…" Next to him Donatello sighed again "Raph, this is not OUR Mikey or OUR Jas. This Mikey and Jas is a completely different person, with their own set of hopes and dreams" Raphael sighed sadly "I know…. I just…"

Next to him Donnie shifted, leaning in to take Raph's hand into his own, while pulling the red turtle into a gentle hug "I know Raph. We're all struggling with the same thoughts right now. We all want this Mikey and Jas to be exactly the same. And I'm not saying they aren't close to our Mikey and Jas; but until we know more about them…. we can't assume anything" Raph nodded slowly "O….ok. I just…" Donnie cut him off, leaning in to gently nuzzle Raph's neck. He knew what Raph was going to say. In truth they had all been thinking it once the shock of Mikey and Jas stumbling back into their lives had worn off. But now was not the time for such questions, not only was it unhelpful but it could quite possibly scare Jas and Mikey and make them both feel uncomfortable with them around. For several moments Raphael remained silent before speaking "…. I really…. really…. wanted it to be them. For this whole thing to end and to have Mikey and Jas back"

Nodding, Donnie pressed in, nuzzling Raphael's neck in a reassuring and loving way "I know Raph. I did too. But our Mikey and our Jas are gone, and now another Mikey and Jas needs our help. Ok?"

Raph nodded "Ok"

MEANWHILE with Leo, Jas and Mikey

Following behind Leo, Mikey and Jas stopped as they came to a small row of 5 doors "And these are our rooms. Donnie's is first…." Mikey nodded as he looked at the well-kept door while Jas simply walked over to it "…and this is Raph's…." Mikey could not help but smile as he found Raph's door had a few small cracks in it while Jas simply nodded. most likely from the times Raphael had been mad and slammed it in anger "…. this one is mine…" again Mikey smiled, Leo's door looked exactly as he expected it to be, polished and well-kept without any signs of damage "….and this is…." Leo's voice trailed off as they came to the fourth and final door in the group. Mikey watched as Leo slowly reached out, running his hand along the wooden surface of the door. After a moment Leo turned to look at him "This…. will be your room Mikey while...the other one will be yours Jas. Ok?"

Mikey nodded with his sister "O….ok" They watched as Leo glanced back at the two doors, before opening the one that Jasmine would be using she simply placed her hand over his to let him know she could do it and would come into the other one later on when she was done looking around making him nod as she opens the door to get inside making his eyes roving over the simple wooden surface for a few moments before reaching out to touch the handle. Following Leo inside Mikey found himself standing in a small room that for the most part was empty. A bed had been made up and pushed against the far wall. Next to it a small lamp and nightstand had been set up, but other than a few boxes stacked in the corner, the room was bare "Sor…. sorry it's kind of…. depressing" Leo's voice was sheepish as he spoke "I…we don't get many guests down here"

But Mikey shook his head "No….no it's perfect. Thank you…" Walking past Leo as Jas came in to take a look, Mikey touched the blankets that lay on top of his bed, noting they felt pretty close to how his own blankets felt; even if they weren't adorned with the images of comic book superheroes. Turning back Mikey smiled to Leo who remained where he was as Jas walked over to him to look around the place, watching him. biting his lip Mikey tried to think of something to say that would end this uncomfortable silence that had fallen between them all "so…." this made the two siblings look at Leo as he was almost looking at them "Can I ask you both something?" Leo's words were calm and cool. Nodding Mikey and Jas watched as Leo shifted a little before speaking "What…what are we…I mean me and Donnie and Raph like….in your dimension?"

Mikey bit his lip as he considered the question for a few moments "Well…you're all a bit…well for one thing you're all shorter" Jas smiled as Leo chuckled at her words. It was true; in Jas and Mikey's home dimension Leo was still taller than him but only by an inch while she was taller than them only shorter than Donnie. But the Leo standing in front of them now was easily 2 inches taller than they were "And…well…. Leo's very calm. He never loses his cool. He is always meditating or training. Raph…. he's…." Leo watched as Mikey's shoulder slumped slightly as he spoke while Jas was looking away from this "He's always angry. He's always yelling or wanting to fight something. He and Leo fight all the time…but they get mad when…when I try to break them up" That last part came out so softly that if Leo hadn't been able to read Jassie's lips he probably would not have heard what she'd said. He watched as Mikey's shoulders slumped a little bit more "And Donnie…he's a genius. He can build anything. Sometimes…. sometimes he gets mad at us. Tells us to go away cause were bothering him…. or cause were too stupid to help"

Leo bit his lip, his hands balling into a fist at Mikey's words. But he forced himself to relax, to not show the anger that welled up in his gut as he watched Mikey's shoulders slump a bit more while Jas was simply shaking while trying her best to hold in her tears. Taking several deep breaths Leo moved, walking forward to pull the sad girl and turtle in front of him into a soft hug. He felt Mikey tense up for a moment as Leo's hands wrapped around his shoulders. But after a few moment Mikey relaxed and Jas started to tremble even more as she sniffled trying even harder to not cry right now after a few more moments returned the hug. Giving Mikey's body a gentle squeeze Leo spoke "Well…we're not like that. Well ok, I'm pretty much that way. And Raph and I do fight sometimes…. but Raph won't get mad at you two, and Donnie will never call either of you stupid. I promise you both that" He felt Mikey shift, pulling back slightly to look at him "Are…are you sure?"

Leo nodded "Yeah. I'm sure" He watched the complex waves of emotion ripple through Mikey's face. Watched as hope, fear, uncertainty, and affection crossed Mikey's face while Jas was now crying making him hold her tighter than he was at first to let her know he was there for her right now. After a few moments they spoke "We promise we won't be in the way. we won't bother or annoy anyone. we promise" Sighing softly Leo pulled Mikey and Jas back into another hug "Mikey…. Jas" it started Leo to realize that he was shaking, his grip on the smaller turtle's body quivering slightly as he held him. He squeezed Mikey tighter while Jas was still crying, partly to help reassure the small turtle and girl but also to hopefully hide just how emotional Leo was feeling at the moment. He could feel Mikey shaking to, as the smaller turtle spoke "I'll be good. I…. I promise I'll be good"

He squeezed Mikey tighter, willing the smaller turtle to understand. He wished his other brothers were here. They would be able to hel- As if on cue Leo felt two bodies press against theirs, adding to the hug as two pairs of arms wrapped around the three. They stay like this for a while, gently hugging Mikey and Jas, willing them to understand just how much they loved them both, despite all that had happened. Slowly Mikey's shaking stopped and Jassie's sobbing calmed down, his sides becoming calm. He did his best to breathe like his sister was, inhaling and exhaling as master splinter had shown him to do whenever he was overly upset or emotional. This…this was nice. The hug…it felt good. Their brothers normally didn't hug them much. Yes, when they'd been young, they had all hugged and cuddled together, but as they had grown older such physical connections had dwindled until they were almost nonexistent. Now the only real contact they had with each other was during sparring, or if one of them got injured and had to be helped to the infirmary. In truth the only HUGS Mikey and Jas could regularly count on was the one-armed hugs they got from his brothers on their birthdays.

His eyes drifted closed as the scent of the brother's washed over him. In some ways they were very close to how Jas and Mikey's brothers smelled. Leo's scent was still musky with a tinge of sweet, Donnie still smelled like the pages of an old book, and Raph still had the sweaty musk about him. But in other ways they were VERY different. Leo's scent had some kind of flowering air about it, perhaps lavender of ginseng? Donnie carried with him a faint smell of chemicals. And Raph's scent was mixed in with the smells of gasoline and oil. He inhaled again, filling his lungs with those scents, making another soft churr ripple through his body. He felt them shift, pressing in just a little bit tighter, making their scents just a bit stronger as they filled his nostrils. Almost as if he were in a dream, he opened his eyes. Next to him he could feel Leo's breath ghosting across the side of his face and neck. Slowly he shifted, turning to look sideways at Leo, who had turned his head so he was looking at Mikey.

Gently Mikey bit his lip. Leo looked so…perfect. It might not have been HIS Leo, but…. Again, Mikey bit his lip. Leo's lips were so close. It would have been so easy to lean in and touch them, to kiss them as he'd always secretly wanted to do. Vaguely he wondered; were Leo's lips soft or rough? Would Leo pull away from him in disgust or would he…. He felt his body move on its own, his head moving forward. He felt Leo's gaze upon him, watching him; and silently he prayed. Let me have this…. just this one……. please. But the rest of Mikey's thoughts were cut off a loud growl came from Raphael who blushed slightly as everyone pulled apart and turned to look at him. Smiling sheepishly Raph spoke "Sorry…. it's almost dinner time and I haven't had anything since breakfast"

Instantly something in Mikey's mind clicked. It was almost dinner time, which meant he needed to start fixing dinner! "S…sorry Raph. I'll have dinner ready soon. I promise" Leo felt his eyes widen as Mikey rushed past them and out of the room making even Jas surprised at the sudden change in the atmosphere around them, as though desperate to leave. Glancing at Donnie Leo noted that Donnie too seemed surprised by Mikey's reaction to Raph's comment. Without saying a word, the brothers move, leaving Mikey's room and moving to watch as the small turtle rushed into the kitchen and began to pull open cupboards and drawers, only to freeze when he found that things were not where they expected them to be. They watched as Mikey's began to panic, rushing to pull open more cupboards and drawers with greater urgency. They could see the look of fear beginning to spread across Mikey's face.

Nervously Donnie looked to Leo and Raph before stepping forward "Mikey?" He turned at the sound of his name, his heartbeat pounding as he found the brothers all looking at him. He bit his lip, it was wrong, it was wrong; he should have had dinner ready by now "S…. sorry Donnie. I'll hurry. Ok?" But Donnie shook his head "No….no I was just…. would you like any help?" His body seemed to freeze, at Donnie's words as his brain struggled to understand "H….h…. help?" In front of him Donnie nodded "Yes. Would you like some help in fixing dinner?" He watched as Mikey's mouth opened and closed without any words coming out. Donnie felt his heart clench slightly as he watched the young turtle struggle to speak. Seizing the moment, Donnie slowly moved forward so he was in the kitchen with Mikey who watched him, his eyes wide as though he were afraid.

Kneeling down Donnie spoke again "What are you looking for Mikey?" He watched as Mikey swallowed a few times before managing to speak "The knives and cutting board" Nodding Donnie moved, reaching back to pull out the cutting board which they kept tucked between the wall and the microwave, before pulling open a drawer and producing a small knife before turning to set them both down on the counter "Here" Turning to look at Mikey Donnie spoke again "Doesn't…. Don't your brothers ever help you fix dinner?" Such an activity was common amongst the brothers. At the end of the day they all pitched in to help make dinner. But Mikey was shaking his head "No. Leo….is normally off training with Splinter. Donnie is always working in his lab. And Raph…. doesn't like to be bothered only Jas helped me out but it wasn't often since she had extra training most of the time making it hard for her to help me"

Again, Donnie bit his lip, this time out of anger instead of sadness. It was really starting to bother him just how much the alternate versions of him and his brothers seemed to take advantage of Mikey and Jas. Taking a deep breath Donnie did his best to hide his anger, instead smiling down at Mikey "Well, WE'RE…." Donnie gestured to himself, Leo and Raph "…. different. We always cook dinner together. So how about we help you?" He watched as Mikey swallowed nervously before nodding slowly "O…. ok…. but…. are you sure?" Behind him Donnie felt his brothers move in, nodding as they stepped into the kitchen "We're sure Mikey. Now…. what is it you were planning to make?" Again, Mikey swallowed nervously "Um…. I was thinking of spaghetti. But only if it's ok with you"

Raph nodded "Yeah. We all love spaghetti" They all watched as Mikey shifted nervously, looking at the brothers "O…. ok" Smiling down at Mikey Leo spoke. "Just tell us what to do." He watched as Mikey shifted, before speaking softly "um…Leo why don't you get the water ready and boiling? Donnie…. could you get out the sauce and start mixing it up? and Raph, why don't you start cleaning the noodles?" The brothers all nodded and moved, going to the tasks Mikey had given them while Donnie decided to get Jas to help him with his task a little as she was curious and confused at what they were making right now.

45 MINUTES LATER

Mikey watched nervously as in next to him Leo, Raph, Donnie and master splinter began to eat. Mentally he prayed everything tasted good. It had been awkward to have help preparing the meal. Several times he had been forced to examine their work to be sure things were the way they needed to be "Mikey…." Flinching slightly Mikey turned to find Leo watching him. biting his lip Mikey spoke, doing his best to sound calm "Y…yes?" He watched as Leo smiled at him "It's really good" A wave of relief washed through Mikey as Donnie and Raph both nodded in agreement while master splinter nodded in agreement. Letting out a small sigh of relief Mikey looked down at his own plate before slowly moving to eat.

As he took his first bite of pasta, he could not help but wonder; just because things were different here…. did that mean they couldn't be…better? Jas was actually almost smiling from this as she never really got to cook much or even help out with anything since she always had training to do with sensei making it hard for her to help her little brother with food making but now Donnie helped her understand as she was at first scared of doing something wrong but as she was having a hard time with some things Raph was able to make Leo get made and made her smile a little to them "Jas?"

She looked up to Raph who said her name "Do you like the food?" he then asked her to look down at her plate to see that she had already eaten what was on it, making her turn red at how embarrassed she was from that just now. But she nodded to him before looking away from them making Raph look at her with a simple smile "You like it then that's good" he said to her as she smiled back to him a simple but weak smile to him before they went back to eating together something she always wanted to do in her whole life time with her family since she was old enough to make her own decisions in life.

Leo looked at her as she was simply drinking the water she had in her glass as he wondered how things were for her since she didn't talk much about any of them but Mikey making him wonder about it "Hey? Jas?" he asked her as she looked over to him "Do you have... friends in your dimension?" he asked making her look at all of them "We do actually... four of them, April was someone we rescued from the krang since they wanted her for some type of powers, she has but she doesn't want me and Mikey close to her things... saying we would just break them or were useless in understanding them. Casey came in the lair after following Raph but he... he" she was having a hard time finding her voice since this was harder for her than anything else "He hits me with his hockey stuff and only in my room and when he leaves he makes it look like nothing happened and if I ever try to tell the others it only gets worse" she sobbed as this was something she never spoke about other than to Mikey about.

"We saved Leatherhead from the krang as they mutated him by force but he... he sexually harasses me! He would touch me when no one was either looking or there and when he asks for me it's only so that I could... I could" the rest was caught in her throat as this was something not even Mikey knew about this but one person. Sadly, the others didn't know what the rest was that she wanted to say "Lastly there's Slash he used to be Raph's pet turtle but he got mutated and became Slash instead of Spike, he is always there for me when I need him the most and is always there to listen to me and try to help me when I need it" they were listening to her the whole time her cracked voice turned to a softer tone as she told them about Slash making them wonder if there was one here as well.