Raph followed suit, and the two were drowned in silence.

"Guys. We have a problem." Donnie said, walking out of his lab.
"I too have dire news." Splinter said.

"Leo and Raph are missing, but I-I don't know where they are." Donnie said, looking down at his fee.
"I think I may be able to help with that." Splinter spoke up.

"Leonardo's contacted me through meditation and he has notified me of their situation and where they are." Splinter finished.
"Great! Let's go get them!" Mikey yelled as he headed towards the subway tunnels. Until he stopped suddenly and turned around.
"Uh...where are they exactly?" He asked, slightly smiling.

"Leonardo and Raphael are located in the Community Forest. You must hurry, I sense that any wrong move can lead to a life long mark." Splinter warned as the two youngest raced out to get to the surface. Once they got above ground, Donnie brought out his T-phone.
"Okay, I've got Leo's location, well, his T-phone anyway. Hopefully they aren't too far." Donnie said, mainly to himself. He didn't know what kind of trouble his two older brothers were in, but he sure hoped they were alright.

"H-how's your f-foot?" Leo asked, looking down at his immediate younger brother.
"F-feels great. N-never been b-b-better." Raph answered sarcastically. Leo gave a slight, strained chuckle. Even while he's freezing to death, he still has his smart quips.
"H-how's your sh-shoulder?
Raph asked back, looking up at the leader.

"I'm f-fine. D-don't ev-ven feel it" Leo replied. The reply hung in the air for a while. Leo was still trying to find a way to get out, or at least find a way to get Raph out while still trying to keep him and his brother warm.
Raph on the other hand was trying to find a way to apologize, but not sound weak or soft at the same time. He had been doing some thinking while he was grounded, and he had remembered the words that Leo had said.

'You think I chose to be leader?' and 'I only do it to protect you, Donnie and Mikey' Raph hadn't been paying attention in the moment, but now that he was remembering back, he could've sworn there were tears in Leo's eyes.

He hadn't thought about it much, but whenever he and Leo fought, Leo always seemed to lead his words out of sadness instead of anger.
"uh...L-leo. I hav-ve to tell you s-someth-thing." Raph stuttered.

"D-don't. S-save your en-nergy." Leo replied.
"I-I'm sorry." Raph said, not listening to his older brother.

"I wasn't think-king and I did-dn't-" Leo cut him off before he could say anymore.
"Come h-here." Leo said quietly.
"Why?" Raph asked as he moved closer.
"Jus-st do it" Leo said, holding his arms slightly out so Raph could use him as a blanket.

Leo became even more concerned when his quick tempered brother didn't say anything, but instead wrapped himself in Leo's arms.

Raph had never been one to show his affection and love for his brothers. He thought it made him look weak, or soft, but it was just too cold for him to care anymore. He had no more energy to keep up the tough-guy act.
Leo let out a shaky sigh and wrapped his arms tighter around Raph's shivering form. The eldest silently hoped that the rest of his family was close, he wasn't sure how long they would last. He looked down to find that Raph had fallen asleep. Leo had to squint and lean in a bit closer, but he swore Raph's lips looked faintly blue.

As he was looking down, he also noticed that both he and Raph's fingers were tinged a light blue as well.
Leo was at a loss, all he wanted to do was hug his brother and take him away from the cold. But he knew he couldn't, and that's what hurt the most.

All he could do was close his eyes and hope for the best. He didn't know if Raph was feeling what he was feeling, but his lungs were hurting. Leo sucked in a small breath of cold air and tugged his little brother tighter. A few more minutes passed and Leo hoped he wasn't going crazy.

"-over-past. Thellb ine."
Leo looked up and tried to call out, but it only came out as a hoarse whisper-shout.
"In h-here!"

The voices disappeared, and Leo closed his eyes again and swallowed hard. Had he just missed his chance? He heard a bump on the door in front of him.
"D-donn-nie. M-mik-key" Leo whispered. His eyes were heavy and his hands and shoulder were numb.
Three small beeps were heard, then a loud boom. Leo blinked and rested his head on his shoulders. Smoke made it's way to his mouth and he coughed.

"Raph!? Leo!?" A voice called. Donnie called out with a shiver. God! It was so cold in here!
"Leo!" Mikey yelled, running forward. Donnie followed the youngest and landed on his knees in front of his two older brothers.

"Leo, oh gosh. What happened!? No. Never mind. We gotta get you guys outta here." Donnie stuttered.
"Mikey, take Leo. I got Raph." Donnie instructed. Mikey nodded quickly and buried his arm under Leo's. Donnie lifted Raph up onto his shoulders and over on his back.

"Leo, you gotta lean on me." Mikey grunted as he stood up.
"Wh-what ab-b-bout R-raph" Leo shivered.
"He's okay, Leo. Donnie's got him" Mikey assured.

"Come on, Mikey. This way." Donnie's voice commanded. A few steps was all it took to drain the last of the leader's energy.

Mikey yelped as an unexpected weight pulled him down.
"We have to hurry" Donnie said as he helped his baby brother get a better grip on his older brother. The walk was short, but not as short as Donnie or Mikey would have wanted.
They made it to the lair to find Splinter waiting for them.
"We have to get them warmed up as soon as possible." Donnie said, walking towards his lab. Mikey followed suit while Splinter wondered off to find blankets and heating pads.

Clearing two spaces on his desk, Donnie quickly but carefully placed Raph down and helped Mikey put Leo down as well.
"What do we do, D?" Mikey asked.
"Perhaps these will help." Splinters voice rang though the lab.

The two turtles looked back to see their sensei carrying blankets, heating pads and warm water.
"Cover their cores with the heating pads and their arms and legs with the blankets." Donnie ordered.
Mikey took the blankets from his fathers hands and placed them where his genius brother had told him to. While his brother and father were working, Donnie quickly found his only thermometer and walked to his hot headed brother.

He swiped the knob across Raphs forehead and watched the tiny screen as it processed the new information. When the device beeped, Donnie took in a big breath. His temperature wasn't as cold as he had anticipated, which was a good thing. But it wasn't a healthy or safe temperature either.
Donnie hit reset and took Leo's temperature.
It was around the same as Raphs, point three lower. At least they had a chance.

Once everything was taken care of, Splinter left to meditate in the dojo, leaving his youngest sons to care for his oldest.