Carefully Donnie stood up and crept towards the sound. Maybe not the best move, but he wanted to know if the noise meant trouble before it hit him. Donnie winced at the soft crumple of the leaves underneath his feet. Not helping.

He rounded the tree that hid whatever had made the noise. There, snoring softly was Raph. He looked terrible, lacerations covered his body, but Donnie couldn't help an excited gasp escape his lips. He stepped closer, gingerly holding his shoulder, and accidentally snapped a branch.

Classic.

Donnie winced as Raph woke with a start, jumping up. Widely looked around, Raph's eyes met Donnie's. He stared for a few moments. Donnie thought he saw tears in his eyes but the moonlight made it difficult to confirm. He smiled, breaking the spell Raph was under. Raph whooped and grabbed Donnie into a tight hug, lifting him off the ground.

"You're here! I found you!" Raph exclaimed.

"Technically, I found you," Donnie replied, smiling. "And would you let go? My shoulder's injured." With that Raph dropped him, returning to a serious expression.

"You okay? What happened?"

"Nothing really. I was traveling in the trees and misjudged the distance. It's probably only a sprain," Donnie avoided eye contact with Raph but he could still feel his disapproval.

"What were you doing jumpin' around in the trees?" The judgment stepped easily into Raph's question.

"I had a better vantage point up there and it was safe from potential dangers." Raph raised an eyebrow. "You don't look to good yourself." Donnie added in defense. Raph shrugged, arms crossed.

"Ah well. Guess we both ran into trouble," Raph punctuated his point with a gentle punch on Donnie's uninjured arm. A small smile played across his lips. "Here let me wrap it up for ya then maybe you can sleep it off for a few hours before the sun comes up." Donnie raised an eyebrow at Raph's helpfulness but let it slide.

"Yeah, but I'm gonna have to check out those injuries of yours. They're not looking good." Donnie could see that some of the deer wounds were still bleeding. He'd have to make sure to check for infection.

Donnie's assessment was abruptly cut off by Raph forcing him to sit down. Donnie seceded for the moment, allowing his his mind wander as Raph began to work. He began trying to piece everything together as best he could.

They were in a forest, not native to New York at a time of year that was different from back home. So far there was no indication of a human presence here so it must be pretty isolated. He had no memory of how'd they'd gotten here but wherever here was they'd landed with their weapons and together. Probably.

"Hey, Raph." He looked up to meet his brothers bright green eyes. "You haven't seen the others, have you?" Raph met his question with a frown.

"No." He said curtly, going back to wrapping Donnie's shoulder. Donnie continued, even though the question was redundant, "Mikey?" Donnie saw Raph's shoulders tense but he didn't respond, he didn't have to.

"Don't even remember how we got here." He whispered.

"Me neither." Raph responded without looking up. His voice held a tinge of annoyance. Donnie sighed and went back to thinking.

"All done." Raph said after a few quiet moments. "You should get some sleep."

"Not before I check those wounds."

"Tomorrow. There's not enough light right now." Donnie was about to protest but Raph had crossed his arms and set his mouth in a straight line. Donnie knew there was no use trying to win that fight. He was tired anyway and a few hours sleep could help his mental processes.

"Wake me up as soon as the sun rises." He commanded. Raph nodded in agreement.

Satisfied, he curled up next to the same tree he'd found Raph sleeping against earlier. The bark scratched against his shell, the chilled air pushed into his lungs. Donnie relaxed.

Raph sat a few feet away, staring off into the forest. His green eyes swept back and forth across the landscape, intent and restless. Donnie suppressed the sympathetic reaction building his throat and forced himself to close his eyes. Tomorrow. Tomorrow they'd find them. Tomorrow they'd find Mikey. For now, he had to sleep.