Trouble at home

Raphael cradled the silent, limp form of his goddess close to him and strode rapidly through the sewer tunnels on the most direct route home. The strain of the night had finally caught up with Luna as they were about halfway back and she had surrendered to sleep,secured tightly in his arms, absolute in her trust that he would see her safely home.

The sun was rising as Raph located the manhole cover nearest the short path and adroitly maneuvered himself, and the sleeping girl, down the ladder. They had stayed out too long and Raph knew he was lucky that nothing untoward had found them. Leonardo was probably going to tear into him the moment they reached home. But it had been worth it.

Raphael shifted Luna to one strong arm as he approached the front door, preparing to pull the hidden lever that opened it, but before he could touch it, the door swung inward. There was a loud gasp and Raph glanced up surprised, as the dark form of his brother blotted out the light shining from the common room.

"Give her to me," his voice snapped.

Raph took a step back, pulling Luna closer to him and blinking quickly to clear his eyes of the light, thinking he must be tired and mistaken. This angry voice didn't belong to Fearless.

"Now."

It was an order, the like of which he'd never heard coming from his quiet, reasonable, logical brother. Donatello never gave orders unless it was an emergency where his expertise was required.

As Raph hesitated in the corridor, Don huffed in frustration and cleared the doorway. In two strides he was at their side. Raphael could see the hardness in his eyes and the angry set of his jaw as he clenched his teeth.

"Donnie," Raph said surprised. "What...?"

But Donatello wasn't even looking at him anymore. His eyes were running over Luna from head to toe, over and over again, searching for the damage. Behind his brother's anger, Raph sensed an undercurrent of panic.

"What happened?" Don demanded, as he reached out to take her pulse.

"Woah, Donnie! She's just sleepin'," Raph replied, pulling her away. "Keep ya voice down."

Donatello visibly took hold of himself, took a deep breath, and nodded once sharply.

"We have to talk," Don said and stood aside so Raph could come through the door.

Raph entered and turned toward the infirmary, thinking to put Luna to bed first. He stopped abruptly.

The living room was in shambles. Parts of the sectional had been overturned, the recliner was on it's side, the TV lay on it's back sending sparks into the air, the lamps were knocked over, and their possessions had been strewn all about the room. There were long scorch marks across the walls and the larger overhead lights flickered ominously.

Weapons were discarded all over the space. Splintered wood and Nunchucks littered the floor. Throwing knives were embedded in the wall, and Leo's favorite katanas lay in pieces near what was left of the couch.

This did not look like a sparring match that got out of hand, though the brothers had experienced a few of those over the years. This looked like all out war had been wielded in the living room.

The only upright piece of furniture left was the coffee table and rising from it's center was a larger than life golden arrow which had been stuck through the surface like a dagger.

Raph's head snapped back around to Don, adrenaline hitting his system.

"What da hell happened, Don?" Raph said, angrily, then after a beat added, "Is it safe for Luna ta be here?"

Luna came awake with a jolt as Raphael's panic hit her through the bond. As she opened her eyes, he looked down at her and she saw fear and concern in his gaze. She looked past his face to see the familiar ceiling high above.

They were home, why was that cause for panic?

She struggled to get down and after a quick squeeze, that Luna thought was more to reassure himself than her, Raph set her on her feet. She looked around the living room in surprise, taking in the destruction, then her eyes narrowed as her gaze focused in on the golden arrow.

She drew in a breath with a sharp hiss and turned to Donnie.

"Everybody ok?" she asked intently.

Don shook his head wearily, "Mikey's got a torn hamstring and a broken arm, Leo…"

As soon a Donnie shook his head, Luna was reaching through the bond for Leonardo. Her heart skipped a beat, then two. She couldn't feel him. She turned on Don a sick feeling in her stomach.

"Where?" she demanded.

"The infirmary," Don said quietly.

Before he had even finished speaking, Luna spun and ran for the hall. No longer able to contain her anxiety and anger, her skin burst into a silver glow so bright Raph could barely stand to look at her and her hair erupted into flames. The brothers followed on her heels.

Luna shot through the door of the infirmary as if fired from a gun but stopped short just inside, as Michelangelo raised pain filled eyes to hers from where he lay on the stainless steel table, his leg propped up and his arm in a sling.

His eyes widened in awe, as he caught sight of her face within the glow. Last time she had been so infuriated, he'd been out cold. But he smiled weakly in relief at seeing she was ok, and tried to get off the table to go to her.

Don pushed past, ignoring Luna's flames and laid a hand on Mikey's shoulder, pressing him back down, as Raph slipped in behind them, watching it all unfold with confused eyes.

"Sit tight, Mikey." Donnie said. "Let her have a look at Leo first."

At that comment, Luna's head whipped up and her eyes searched the room until she spied Leonardo standing oddly in the corner. He was frozen in place, his face a mask of rage, his body coiled tightly in an offensive fighting stance.

"Sol?" she asked Don, over her shoulder, as she went to examine Leo more closely.

"She took it," Donnie said, apologetically.

"We tried to stop her, Luna," Mikey said, his voice full of sadness at their failure.

Raphael had past confused and moved into extreme anger.

"Somebody betta tell me what da hell happened!" Raph growled.

Don eyed him warily, but thought he was contained enough to hear an explanation, since he wasn't yet on fire.

"I couldn't sleep, so I decided to put in some extra hours examining those new blood samples I collected from you and Leo," Don began. "I'm trying to determine if your extra abilities are linked to our mutation."

Raph made an exasperated noise and a hurry up motion with his hand.

"Anyway," Donnie continued, "Leo was sitting on the couch alone when I came through on the way to the lab. Since he was supposed to be with Luna," Don's eyes flicked to where she was staring carefully into Leo's face, "I asked him what he was doing."

Raph made a grimace that said he was going to start beating on Donnie if he didn't get to the point soon.

"Long story short," Don said, hurriedly, "Leo said Luna had gone out. She managed to convince him she was meeting an ally, but it was another god, and she didn't want us to be seen."

"It was freakin' Zeus an' he wasn't in da best mood. She only called on him, cause she promised d'ose shades she would send 'em home. He didn't touch her physically but he practically destroyed her emotionally. Da' stuff he said ta her, I wanted ta kill 'em." Raph said in an angry undertone.

Mikey's face hardened at this news, his eyes turning cold, but Don nodded sagely. That explained a few things.

"Well," Don continued, "Right about then, Leo shot to his feet and said Luna was in trouble. But before he could get out the door, we had a perimeter breach."

"A goddess," Mikey chimed in quietly, "One we haven't met. She made with the glowing and echo-y voice and all."

"She wouldn't let us leave." Don said, lowering his voice further, still eyeing Luna. "Leo was freaking out, trying to get past her but this girl just laughed and kept the doors sealed. She cut off communications too so we couldn't get a message to you, or even Casey."

He frowned. Don hated having his tech messed with. It seriously annoyed him.

"Leo threw a few of those cool blue lightening things at the door and walls, trying to make a hole," Mikey added, "but it didn't work. When goddess girl snagged Sol out of midair, we had no choice but to attack her to try and save the li'l guy."

"Leo threw a couple of plasma bolts directly at her," Don said. "It pissed her off. She waved her hand at him and he, well... froze. She tossed that arrow, took Sol, and disappeared. We could finally get out, but none of us were really in any shape to go and the com units were, are, still shot." he grimaced.

Raph grunted.

Luna had been listening as she examined Leo. Now she rested a glowing hand gently on his arm and sighed, extinguishing her light and flames. She turned to face the room and, as the brothers watched expectantly, she raised her eyes toward the heavens and spoke very firmly.

"Diana Selena Heliades, get your ass back down here right now."