It isn't very often that Silver Sentry and Turtle Titan patrol together, let alone go on missions. But when they do get together, everyone else can rest easy.

It was slow, mostly because of Silver Sentry. Not to say there wasn't any action; his powers made things a whole lot easier. I got to admire the stars, so I didn't mind so much. After choosing what rooftop to rest on, I updated my family of my whereabouts.

"This is nice. I rarely get to just relax." I smiled up at SS, and gave him another cookie. He immediately munched on it.

"Yeah. Adventuring can lose its appeal sometimes. I figured you'd want an easy night with your favorite turtle."

"I appreciate it, Turtle Titan. You are a good friend." He clapped my shell.

"Your family doing okay?"

"Yes. My nephew is recovering well, and just in time for my sister's birthday. I think things will be alright. What about you?" I laid on my shell, naming a few constellations.

"They're better. Leo's really trying. Everyone's in a much better mood." He laid down beside me.

"What about you? Are you doing alright?" I could feel him frowning."You've been quiet." I rolled onto my side.

"Just doing some reflecting." He rolled over too.

"Michelangelo. Give me a bit more credit." 'Shell. Can't keep anything a secret these days.' I knew I had to talk then. Being a hypocrite wasn't much fun.

"It's my fault. If it wasn't for me, they wouldn't be going through this. Maybe Karai would've made the right choice. All because of my stupid, fat mouth-" he grabbed hold of my shoulders and steadied me.

"Take deep breaths, Michelangelo. Deep breaths...Now please. Start from the beginning." I didn't want to but the look he was giving me left no room for argument-same one my bros would give me.

"You are not supposed to be here." I glared at the woman, dressed in a fitted gown with matching red lipstick.

"There are a lot of places I'm not supposed to be. Never stopped me before." She walked further into the shadows, making sure her departure went unnoticed.

"What warrants you coming here of all places?" I marched right up to her, getting in her face.

"You need to make up your mind, Lady. You say you don't want to hurt us but you've been doing the opposite." She glared right back.

"I am honorbound to serve him. He save-."

"He took you in and all that junk. I get it." She narrowed her eyes.

"Do not pretend to understand, Michelangelo. Does Leonardo know you are here?"

"Leo's one of the reasons I am here," I nearly yelled, hands balled into tight fists. "He still believes in you, even though you always go back to the Shredder. Every time you help us, he gets hopeful, only to get shot down over and over." At least she had the decency to look ashamed.

"I do not wish to hur-"

"Playing ping-pong with his emotions is hurting him. Not one of us knows where you stand. One minute, you're an ally; the next, you're attacking us with swords blazing!" She opened her mouth. "I understand better than you think, Karai! Going down this road will get a lot of people killed, most likely you. Or us. OR BOTH!"

"I won't let it come to that."

"Then make a decision already! Help us out, or just stay out of it!"

"I have told you all before. I cannot abandon the Shredder. It will go against my Honor," she growled out through gritted teeth. I punched her in the face, knocking her down on her ass.

"If you feel that strongly about it, then go ahead and serve him! But don't go acting like you care about us! It's either him, us, or yourself!"

"I didn't want to hurt anybody. She made me so mad though. I couldn't let her mess with us anymore, but it backfired on me and my family got hurt." SS looked on solemnly, clenching and unclenching his hands.

"You are a very bright person, Michelangelo. I often forget what you've been through. I'm sorry you are feeling this way."

"It's not your fault. I'm the one that decided to yell at her. I always seem to mess things up." Silver Sentry went rigid, then grabbed my chin gently.

"Everyone makes mistakes, and I've never seen someone take them with such grace. You keep going and try to help your family do the same." I couldn't help a small smile.

"I don't like dwelling on stuff for too long. It happened and there's no changing it. All I can do is move on and get better." I bowed my head. "But sometimes I can't let go. I don't want them to hate me."

"They could never hate you, Michelangelo. Just like you couldn't truly hate them." The superhero wrapped an arm around my shoulders. I leaned in.

"I'm being a hypocrite. Leo's been learning how to share his feelings again, yet I've been doing the opposite. It can be hard to talk to your family."

"Yeah, it can." I would've fallen off the roof if Silver Sentry hadn't caught me. I immediately whipped around to see my eldest brother, chipped shell and all. "The idea of your family hating you is just as painful as the feelings." Another set of arms wrapped around me. I sent SS a half hearted glare briefly.

"I'm sorry that I messed up. I just wanted her to stop. I-"

"You were looking out for us, Mikey. That's what matters. Don't forget we can get impulsive too. You're not the only one, Little Brother." I buried my head against his plastron.

"It's still my fault that you all got hurt. If I hadn't-"

"True, you may have influenced her choice." He cupped my face and rubbed his thumbs over my tear stains. "But you may not have. Regardless, it was her decision to make. You are not responsible for her actions, you hear? The only thing I fault you for is thinking you messed up." Our eyes met.

"You really mean that? You don't think I'm a screw-up?" He chuckled and pecked my forehead lightly.

"None of us do, Mikey. You're just a tad too hard on yourself." The stormy cloud above my head went away.

"Says you!" We both laughed and held each other tighter, until we heard an audible click. SS was grinning like the Cheshire Cat, happily admiring the picture on his phone.