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Chapter 21: Secrets

Raph and Donnie were in the center of the dojo. Circling each other with their weapons in hand. To Donnie's disappointment he had to spar against Raph. However, he might finally be able to impress April with his fighting skills.

"Don't worry Donnie, I'm in a good mood today. I'll go easy on you." Slightly embarrassed by the comment, he did not want to look weak in front of April. The purple-masked turtle snuck a glance at the red-head beauty who was watching the two turtles intently giving him a small smile. His heart melted but then he noticed Leo sneaking glances over at her. Come on Donnie. Think of something cool.

"Don't do me any favors Raph. Umm, in fact, maybe you'll be the one gets gone easy on by me. So yeah." How lame was that. He mentally slapped himself as Master Splinter yelled hajime. Feeling confident he did manage to get Raphael off his feet. "Hey! I got him! April, did you see?" Again, she smiled at the turtle and then Raph once again kicked his butt and embarrassed him in front of the girl he loves.

"What the heck was that? April was watching!"

"Wait you still think you have a chance with her?" Donnie looked so sad, he is a good guy but hopelessly in love. "If you want to impress April you better leave me out of it and by the looks of it Leonardo too." Raph motioned over to the pair sitting on the couch. April was on her laptop and Leo eating a slice of pizza with his arm across the back of the couch behind April. Her head was slightly turned and Donnie witnessed her sweet laugh as he too observed the cheese fell onto Leo's face as he held it above his head to eat. April gently removed the cheese from the turtles face and passed him a napkin to wipe off the grease. Donnie watched as she gave Leo her special smile. The one Donnie wanted for himself. Once again his blood boiled. Suddenly strange music began to play.

"What was that?"

"I don't know, some random e-mail I got. It just started playing by itself."

"Sounds like some sort of telemetric sine wave sub carrier." He received multiple confused looks, even across April's. He slapped himself mentally, why did he have to be so smart sometimes?

"Uh, dumb that down a notch." Leo replied.

"It's an interference modulation used to encrypt covert transmit..."

"Not enough notches." Mikey interrupted.

"A SECRET MESSAGE!" he replied with sarcasm dripped from his voice.

"A secret message? Who would be sending me a secret message?"

Donnie was up late, he was finally able to decode the secret message. It was from her father, asking to send help to a new secret facility. "Guys?! Listen to..." Raph's voice suddenly echoed if you want to impress April you better leave me out of it and by the looks of it Leonardo too. "We'll see whose sadorable." Donnie grabbed his bo staff from his room. He could hear whispering voices. Who could that be? Everybody is asleep. Silently he crept to where the noise was coming from, Leonardo's room.

"Leo, I think we need to tell Donnie."

"No April not yet. I hate doing this to him but once we get your father back and the world isn't in terrible danger it would seem less…"

"I know but the longer we wait who knows what could happen."

"I know. Soon. I promise."

Good night Leonardo." He watched April cup his brothers face and give him a small peck on the lips.

"Night April." The turtle left the girl's room and he felt a small breeze on his face.

A/N: Lines taken from "Operation: Break Out".