Chapter 14

Next morning...

It was a beautiful morning to wake up to on the day of April and Casey's wedding, and everyone was busy with their tasks in preparing the couple for the big moment at the altar.

Donnie was in the barn, where the service was going to be held and was helping with making sure that everything was in order for the wedding service.

Leo and Raph were tasked with helping Casey prepare in his dressing room by making sure that his tie was done properly and that he was calm and collected for when April walks down the aisle, but every time Casey thought about that, he kept fainting, with Raph catching him each time and smiling at him and Leo in amusement.

Mikey was helping April in her changing room, currently ironing her veil whilst she was getting her wedding dress on.

"Okay, April; your veil is ready, and I've also set up all the guests' table names too!" He said proudly.

April peeked her head out from behind the changing board and said, "Thanks Mikey, you're the best bridesmaid I could ever have!"

"Bridesmaid!? Give a turtle a little respect! I'm the Maid of Honour!" He shouted back proudly, resulting in almost dropping the veil in the process.

A moment later, April appeared fully from behind the changing board with her white wedding dress now on and her hair tied back in a bob whilst holding a flower bouquet.

"Well, what do you think?" She asked Mikey, who looked at her in awe with sparkling eyes.

"Beautiful!" Mikey said before placing the ring of her veil through April's bobbed hair, and she turned around with a smile on her face, showing that she was ready to go.

But then, just as Mikey was set to put the iron and ironing board away, he suddenly felt a sharp pinching sensation in his stomach, which he responded to by letting out a surprised hiss and placing one hand on top of his rounded plastron whilst keeping himself steady by placing his other hand on the wall.

"Mikey, are you ok?" April asked in a concerned tone.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine...The baby just kicked me really hard out of nowhere, that's all..." Mikey answered back to her with a reassuring look.

However, he knew that this wasn't the case and that it was possible that this was the first sign of labour, but he couldn't let anyone know about it straight away in case it was just a false alarm. Besides, he didn't want to spoil an important day like this since he had a history of doing something like that before in the past.

"Ok, but if you start feeling uncomfortable or if your labour does start at any time during the service, let someone know right away, alright?" April told him, still wearing an uncertain but concerned look on her face.

"I will, April, I promise. Now, let's get you married!" Mikey replied as he left with April to their separate positions before the service could begin.

Soon, Mikey, his older brothers, and Casey took their places in the barn and all the other wedding guests were seated and waiting for the bride, and Master Splinter went out to go fetch April since he was chosen to walk her down the aisle.

Whilst he and everyone else waited for Master Splinter to return with April, Mikey put a hand on his plastron as he felt the same sensation in his stomach again, but it was slightly more painful than before. Donnie noticed Mikey's look of discomfort first.

"Mikey? What's-"

But just before he could complete his sentence, some uninvited guests appeared in the barn entrance with an unconscious Splinter; it was the Foot clan, Khan, and the Cyber Shredder!

"Greetings, Turtles! Did I interrupt an important event?" Cyber Shredder said mockingly.

"What da Shell!? How did they get here uninvited!?" said Raph in shock and anger.

"Master Splinter!" Shouted Leo as he caught Master Splinter after being thrown towards him and his brothers before the Cyber Shredder explained how he modified a line of code in Splinter's data bits in order to be brought back to the real world in the same method as the turtles used to bring their father back.

"Foot ninja, destroy the beams, and kill the turtles' friends!" He then shouted before he moved and kicked the turtles out of the barn, where Donnie had to grab hold of Mikey whilst in mid-air to prevent him and their unborn baby from getting hurt when they landed firmly on the ground.

Meanwhile, Khan and the Foot ninja aimed and attacked at the barn's beams to cause the roof to collapse before they fled outside to watch as the barn collapsed on top of the wedding guests, much to the turtles' horror.

As the dust cleared, however, the turtles saw that Leatherhead and Master Hisomi had managed to stop the roof from collapsing by holding it up long enough to allow everyone to escape before they could drop it with the rest of the destruction. Serling ran towards the turtles with Kane unharmed and safely inside him, and with Master Splinter who was still out cold in his arms.

Seeing that his plan had failed, the Cyber Shredder commanded Khan and the Foot to attack the wedding guests whilst he slowly began to approach the turtles.

"The Cyber Shredder is heading our way! Get ready, guys!" Leo said whilst preparing himself in a battle stance.

Just then, a hand was placed firmly on his shoulder and he swiftly turned around to see that he was grabbed by a concerned-looking Raph, who then pointed to his younger brothers.

As soon as he saw his younger brothers, his eyes widened; Mikey was laying on the ground with his upper body being supported by his mate, who had a worried look on his face, and he was holding his rounded belly whilst his eyes were closed and started groaning in pain.

"Mikey? What's wrong!? Did you get hurt from the landing!?" Leo asked as he got closer to his little brother.

Mikey shook his head slowly before opening his eyes and looked up at his brothers, who were staring at him with worried and anxious looks before he said something that would shock them instantly.

"Guys…I-I think…the baby's coming!"