Chapter 13

The cyber portal was fired up with a roar and everyone held their breaths as the cyber portal began to slowly put Master Splinter back together from the bottom and upwards.

A couple of minutes later, the process was finally complete with Master Splinter opening his eyes seconds after the procedure had finished.

"FATHER!" "Pappi!" Everyone cheered before Leo and Raph went over to the platform to get their father and sensei down from the scanning platform, whilst Mikey and Donnie stayed where they were and looked on with relief in their hearts.

"You did it, Donnie…" Mikey said, laying his head on his mate's shoulder.

"No, Mikey…We did it together, as a family..." Donnie replied with a warm smile before he laid his head on top of Mikey's to return the gesture.

"I am alright, my sons, even though I'm a little light-headed, it is good to be back home…" Master Splinter said as he looked at his two older sons when they were asking if he was okay. Kane was also happy to see his 'Pappi' again and he showed this by giving him a warm loving hug, which Master Splinter happily returned.

Leo and Raph then took their father to see Donnie and Mikey, who hid slightly behind his mate due to still feeling nervous about how their father would react to the news. Splinter noticed this straight away when he looked at them both.

"Michelangelo? Are you alright, my son?" Splinter asked him softly before Leo spoke up.

"Master Splinter...Mikey and Donnie have some exciting news to tell you!"

Donnie looked at Leo with a grateful smile before looking at his mate with a supportive look on his face.

"It's okay, Mikey, we're all here for you..." He said lovingly.

Mikey looked at him and nodded before he took a deep breath and made eye contact with Master Splinter before he spoke.

"Master Splinter…You're going to be a grandfather again...!" He stepped slightly away from Donnie to show his large rounded belly with a shy smile on his face.

After processing what he just heard from his son, Splinter gasped when he saw Mikey's belly and he slowly developed a smile on his face before walking towards Mikey, who had knelt down to his sensei's level for him to see.

"Oh, my son…you and Donatello have made this old rat so proud…!" He said before giving him and Donnie a gentle hug.

"Congratulations, my sons…" Master Splinter then said, his voice cracking slightly with tears of joy gathering around the edges of his eyes before letting go to look at both Donnie and Mikey, who both had a teary but happy look on their faces. Master Splinter then placed a hand on his son's belly and looked at it in awe with loving eyes.

Suddenly, he felt something move underneath his hand and gasped before Mikey smiled at him and said, "The baby's saying 'Hi' to Grandfather!"

Master Splinter chuckled and looked down at his son's belly.

"And hello to you as well, little one, we hope to see you soon..." He said whilst stroking it gently and everyone else laughed to the way their father and the unborn baby were greeting each other.

Then, Serling appeared out of nowhere at a fast pace with what seemed to be a pile of clothes and cases in his arms. "Sorry to interrupt this reunion, but we need to pack for tomorrow's wedding at the farmhouse. Oh, and welcome back, sir…"

"Wedding?" Questioned Master Splinter.

"Yeah, April and Casey's! About time, right?" Answered Raph with a smirk.

"My sons, let us celebrate our reunion and new addition-to-be by joining April and Casey before their special day!" Splinter proposed, which all his sons agreed to with joyful smiles before they set off to prepare for their journey to Casey's farmhouse later today before the wedding tomorrow.

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Two hours later…

The Hamato family reached the farmhouse after a rough ride across the bumpy rural road, which Raph quickly drove on so that he could help Casey with teaching him how to do his tie properly since he was his best man for the wedding, much to the other's disapproval on his fast driving with Serling having to securely hold on to Mikey since too much heavy movement could trigger an early labour.

As soon as they stopped outside the farmhouse entrance, April and Casey appeared out the front door and rushed to greet the turtles and Master Splinter.

"Master Splinter!" April said before giving him a welcome-back hug, whilst Casey approached him and gave him a handshake.

"Splinter, ya look like a million bucks!" He said with a smile, which Master Splinter happily returned to him.

Once they all went inside, they gathered on the sofas and chairs in the living room before they started to talk about their adventures in Cyberspace, as well as Mikey's feelings and surprise pregnancy, which resulted in Mikey blushing and looking away from everyone with guilt and humiliation on his face.

"I'm sorry, guys, for everything that's happened and for not being there for you a lot these past nine months…and I also wanna say sorry to you too, father, for causing you to be scattered and lost in cyberspace…" Mikey said before starting to tear up. Donnie, who was sat next to him, gathered his mate in a hug before he spoke.

"Mikey, we already told you; none of the events that happened back then was your fault. Calm down now, it's ok…"

"Donatello is right, my son..." Master Splinter said as he walked over to Mikey from his seat and held his son's hand with his own before continuing.

"I moved in front of the blast because, as your father, I wanted to protect you and your brothers from harm. No matter what, my son with a heart of light, I will always love you and your brothers equally..."

Mikey's eyes widened after Splinter finished his speech.

"Thank you, dad…that means a lot to me…" He said with a watery smile before giving him a hug, which Master Splinter happily returned.

When Splinter sat back down in his own seat after parting from the hug with Mikey, April asked Donnie and Mikey a question.

"By the way, you two, have you chosen any names for the new baby yet?"

Mikey and Donnie looked at each other before Donnie answered the question. "Well, we've been discussing suitable baby names for the past 5 months, and we've managed to narrow down our choices for both boys' and girls' names."

"Oh, yeah? Then spit 'em out already, we never heard what ya chose until now!" Casey said impatiently before being punched in the arm by April.

"If the baby is a girl, we thought of the names Reina, Hannah, Rose, Yuki, and Tang Shen to remember Master Yoshi's true love..." Mikey explained before moving on to the boys' names. "If the baby is a boy, we thought about David, Rohan, Hiro, or Yoshi after father's master..."

Everyone smiled warmly after hearing those the names Donnie and Mikey had chosen for their baby.

"They're great names, I like the names Hannah or Rose for a girl and David for a boy..." commented April.

"I like David as well, but I like da name Johnny for a boy though, and I like da name Shannon for either gender..." Casey said.

"Not happening, Casey!" Mikey said firmly, whilst Donnie chuckled at the way his mate told Casey off.

"I like da names Reina and Rohan best..." said Raph with Leo agreeing with him.

"Reina is a beautiful name. Doesn't it mean 'pure' or 'queen' in another language?" Leo asked whilst looking at Donnie.

"Yes, that's why we chose it with Rose as the top names on our girls' names list, as well as Yoshi and Hiro as our top boys' names, if you're ok with that, Master Splinter..." Donnie answered.

"I am happy to allow you to honour my Master Yoshi with his name if your child is a boy, Donatello..." Splinter replied with a proud smile on his face before noticing that Mikey was looking deep in thought. "Michelangelo, what is it?"

"Reina Rose…that has a nice ring to it for some reason..." Mikey said softly with a smile whilst looking from Donnie to the others, who all thought the same thing and nodded with agreement.

"It's perfect for a little girl's name, Mikey…and I think any of the boys' names are perfect too...we'll just have to see what our baby looks like when it comes..." Donnie said before placing a hand softly on his mate's belly.

"Yeah…" Mikey agreed before doing the same thing as Donnie by placing his hand on top of Donnie's that was still on his belly and then looked into his eyes.

Everyone who was sitting around the couple just sat and proudly stared at them in silence, before they were interrupted by a knock on the door.

The turtles and Master Splinter immediately hid in various places in the living room before April answered the door. After seeing who it was, she backed up in surprise to see that it was Casey's mother and cousin Sid, who somehow knew about the turtles and Master Splinter as they appeared from their hiding places with a promise to keep their existence a secret, and then they were shortly followed by Angel and the Ancient One!

"Casey, did you put the correct date on the guests' wedding invitations?" April asked with an amused smile.

"Err, oops…" Casey replied with a blush before coming over to greet them whilst April went to get some extra blankets for their early wedding guests.

"You see? This is why I love weddings!" Said Mikey happily.

"Yeah, gettin' together and spendin' time with those we love and care about!" said Raph in agreement as he wrapped one arm around Mikey and another arm around Donnie before they all joined April and Casey to greet everyone before they all turned in for bed, with the excitement of tomorrow's big day approaching building up within their spirits.