A/N: I'm so very glad everyone seems to be enjoying this fic so far. A special thanks to Wolfjade28. I just love your great reviews!


New York

Raph threw another foot soldier across the roof. "What is goin' on? It's like they don't care if they capture us or not."

Mikey blocked a katana blow. "Maybe they're waiting on someone else to get here."

Donnie swung his bo up to knock another robot soldier out. "I don't think so, I think it's something else." He suddenly gasped as panic shot through him. Sarah! "No, this was just a distraction! Something is happening at home!" Donnie shot through the Foot that stood in his way.

"Wait, Donnie we can't lead them back to the lair!" Raph bounded after him with Mikey at his side.

"We can lose them in the sewers. We just need to get below." Donnie jumped down the next fire escape available, leading his brothers down into the sewers.


Sarah rushed to a small closet, setting Mira's trembling form inside. She kissed her daughter's head. "You have to stay here, Mira. Be very quiet and do not come out, no matter what you hear."

Tears streamed down her face and fear reflected in her eyes. "Mommy?"

"I love you, Mira. You'll be safe here. He doesn't know about you." She hugged her once more before closing the door.

Cat and Kala were standing near the door, which they'd locked. Kala looked pale and even Cat looked frightened. Sarah ran and pressed her shoulder against the door along with her sisters-in-law. Someone jiggled the handle outside and the three held fast against the door. "Break it down." The familiar male voice called.

The girls felt their bodies jar with the impact on the other side of the door. But they continued to hold it shut. The next blow sent the lock skidding across the floor. The three grunted, putting all their weight against the door. But the three of them combined barely matched that of one turtle when it came to weight. Another blow and the door came off its hinges sending the three sprawling on the floor. Cat rolled to one side, knocking over a box of tools.

Kala scrambled backwards as the large man blocked the doorway. The man laughed. "What? Aren't you glad to see me?"

Cat got to her knees, her eyes narrowed. "What the hell do you want?"

His eyes narrowed on her as well. "Still alive little wretch. I thought I took care of you last time."

Sarah glared coming to her feet, defiance flaring in her eyes. "How dare you come into my home and threaten my family!"

The man took two long strides into the room grasping her by the throat and lifting her off the floor. "Who do you think you're talking to woman!" In a flash, Sarah swung up her arm, jabbing the screwdriver she picked up into his bicep. The man gasped, releasing her. She continued to glare as she rubbed at her throat. "Little bitch!" He growled and backhanded her, sending her flying back into the room.

"Sarah!" Kala and Cat scrambled to her side. Kala pulled Sarah into her arms.

Cat turned brilliant green eyes full of rage on the man. "Bastard!" She shot forward intent on inflicting as much damage as possible, but she was thrown to the ground as well with one blow from his large hand.

"Cat!" Kala felt like she was paralyzed as his eyes landed on her once more. She'd felt those hands hit her too many times to count. She knew the damage they could inflict.

The man laughed pulling the screwdriver from his arm. "You put up more of a fight than I thought you would." He spoke to the Foot soldiers behind him. "Take them away."

As her hands were tied behind her back, Sarah prayed that Mira would stay quiet and still until they were gone. Even if they were taken, Mira would be found. She could feel Donatello getting closer.


Japan

Leo watched Amaya speak with the young boy that had come running down the path from his place high in the Sakura tree.

"What is it Haruki?"

"Master Shinta sent me to find you. A man from the village has fallen ill."

Amaya nodded. "Very well, take me to him." The boy grabbed her hand and they ran back up the hill towards the shrine.

Leo frowned. For some reason he felt he needed to follow them. So slipping along in the darkness, he kept his eyes locked on the young woman. The shrine was built in the old style with shoji screens that opened easily to the outside world. It was through one of these open doors that he watched Amaya kneel beside a man laid out on the floor. The man seemed quite ill. He sweated and twitched uncontrollably.

Inside the room, Master Shinta spoke. "He fell ill earlier in the day. I cannot find any physical reason for his ailment. I thought perhaps he was besieged by a demon."

Amaya closed her physical eyes and opened her spiritual ones. She could see the spirit of the man lying prone on the floor before her. His inner light flickered with varying shades of color, revealing his indecisive soul. This man is weak like most men in this day and age. She could also see a darkness looming over him, sucking away his spirit. "It is as you feared, Master. An evil spirit has attached itself to him." She stretched forth her hand and narrowed her eyes. "Be gone demon!"

Leo gasped as a bright light filled the room. "What was that?" He watched as the man that had seemed close to death only a moment ago began to sit up. How did she do that? He followed her with his eyes as she stood and left the room. He sighed. The master of this shrine was not kidding when he said she'd have been a great priestess. After a few moments she slid open another shoji screen. He moved quietly closer, still not letting the light from inside reveal him.

"Leonardo?" Her voice was low as to not attract attention. He didn't dare a response. "I know you're there. Meet me beside the tree in the morning. I will tell you where the other village once stood." She bowed slightly in his direction and he was once again mystified that she knew where he was. "Good night." She slid the screen closed. He felt a sudden loss at her disappearing form.

He let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding. It was the best he could have hoped for. He found a place in the tall grass away from the village and gazed up at the millions of stars that twinkled there. You'll be at rest soon, Father, just a little longer. He rolled onto his side, trying to get comfortable. That woman, Amaya…Why do I feel the need to stay with her? And why did I feel so lonely when she left, like a piece of me was suddenly missing? He closed his eyes. Maybe he'd understand things better in the morning.


New York

Donnie slowed his pace as he pulled his cell from his belt intent on dialing Sarah's number. They had weaved their way around the sewers, losing the Foot that followed. He stumbled as he felt something strike his mate across her face. The blow had been quite hard and he growled in response to the pain that seeped into him through the bond.

Raph stopped and turned to look at him. "Donnie, what is it?"

"We have to hurry!" He stopped to press the speed-dail and something caught his attention in the phone's screen. His brothers gave a cry as he spun to block a sai that was descending towards his head. He gasped as a sharp pain entered his side in the same moment. In an instant, Mikey was wrapping his arms around him as Raph's howl of rage echoed off the tunnel walls. The lone Foot soldier crumpled to the ground.

"I've got you, bro." Mikey slipped Donnie's left arm over his shoulder. Blood trickled down his brother's right side.

Raph was in front of him a moment later. "Donnie, are you alright? Can you walk?"

Donnie shook his head. "Don't worry about me. We have to hurry. They're in danger."

Raph nodded. They were no more than two blocks from home now. And the lone Foot soldier wasn't like to say anything with his mechanical guts spilt on the tunnel floor. So they headed straight for home.


Sarah crumpled to her knees inside the elevator. Pain seared her side. Donnie? Oh, no! What happened to you! A Foot soldier silently jerked her back to her feet. She gasped as the pain still echoed inside her body.

"Leave her alone." Cat growled, only to be rewarded with gag. Her green eyes still bore holes into the men that held them captive.

Kala had finally regained her voice. "You won't get away with this, when Mikey finds out he'll come for me. They'll come for us all."

Kassic turned to glare at her. The man that had once been her lover stared down at her with cold penetrating eyes. "I'm counting on it. Your new boyfriend can't save you now though."

"He's not my boyfriend. He's my husband!" Kala snapped, making Kassic's eyes go wide.

If it were even possible, his eyes seemed to grow colder still. As if in some way he had finally cut her off completely. "Gag that one as well." He turned his back on her as dirty rag was shoved into her mouth.

The girls were dragged from the garage and thrown into the back of a van. Sarah bit her lip. Donnie was in a lot of pain, but he was still conscious and surprisingly enough still getting closer. Every part of her wanted to cry out to him. But it would do no good, the van was pulling away. There was only one thing she could do now. It was a long shot. She kept her face stoic as she slipped her hand into her back pocket and pulled out the small round metal device.

If Donnie was incapacitated and unable to lead his brothers to them through the bond, then this small device was now their lifeline. I just hope someone back home notices it before the battery runs out.


Raph and Mikey cautiously entered the lair, weapons drawn. Donnie trailed slowly behind them, leaning on his bo. A deathly silence filled their home. At once the two brothers began calling out.

"Kala!"

"Cat!"

"Sarah!"

The two ran through the lair looking for any sign of life. They paused when they came to the busted lab door. "Man, what happened here?" Mikey stepped over the door. "Kala?"

Donnie leaned against the doorframe. He shook his head and regretted as it made the room spin. "They're not here." His knees began to buckle beneath him.

"Whoa, easy bro." Raph helped him to one of the cots. "First things first, let's get you fixed up. Then we'll go find the girls."

Mikey knelt to examine the broken doorknob. "Yeah, they're probably just hiding somewhere."

Donnie closed his eyes, his breathing a bit labored. "No. Sarah's scared." His eyes shot wide. "Mira! Where is Mira!"

This sent his brothers into a new level of panic mode as they began searching franticly for the toddler. After running about tossing nearly every room in the lair, they returned to the lab to start tossing it as well. Raph paused. "Mikey, stop."

"What?"

"Shh, listen." Raph squinted. He could hear something, but it was very faint. He ran to a closet and flung open the door. His whole body sagged with relief. There on the floor with tears streaming her face and soft sobs racking her small body was Mira.

She stared up at him with unadulterated panic in her big brown eyes. "Uncle Raphie!"

He knelt and scooped her into his arms. Her little body trembled. He rubbed her shell gently. "It's okay. I've got you."

She sobbed louder. "Mommy said….Mommy said to be quiet…..She said to…to….stay there." She opened her eyes to see Donnie lying on the cot. "Daddy!"

Raph moved to his brother's side and laid her on his chest. Donnie snaked his left arm around her, a heavy sigh of relief leaving him. "You were a very good girl, Mira."

She clutched at his plastron. "I want Mommy." She sobbed.

He shut his eyes again. "So do I."

"I wish Leo was here." Mikey stood beside the cot with downcast eyes.

Raph growled and slammed a fist into the table beside the cot that held all the medical supplies. "Well, he ain't! He took off, Mikey! The first chance he got, he ran out on us!"

Mikey's eyes narrowed on his brother. "That's not true! He said he'd come back!"

Mira began sobbing hysterically and Donnie's arm tightened around her. "Stop it. You're frightening Mira."

Both turtles stopped and turned their gazes on the small innocent turtle, clinging desperately to her father. Raph's eyes softened as guilt swamped him. "I'm sorry, munchkin. I didn't mean it." He touched her head. "Uncle Leo will come back."

Donnie shuddered and Raph frowned. "Now, we need to get you fixed up, bro." He looked up at Mikey. "Call April and see if she'll watch Mira for us."

Mikey met Raph's gaze and knew he didn't want their niece to see the damage done to her father. So, he picked her up and headed into the living room to call April, where she continued to cry.

Raph moved to the right side of the cot and moved his brother's arms so he could see the damage. The wound bleed from the single puncture wound, but it didn't look too bad. "It don't look too deep. Does it feel like it hit anything major?"

Donnie kept his eyes closed and his face passive. "No, but it still hurts pretty bad." He frowned. I'm sorry Sarah, I know you must be in pain too.

"Of course it hurts! You need to be more careful! Letting that stupid Foot soldier get the best of you!" Raph growled and then his tone softened a bit. "He got you just above your bridge."

"Does it look like it needs stitches?"

Raph examine the wound a bit. "I don't know, but it's still bleeding." He really wished Splinter was there at that moment. He'd never had a good bedside manner, that's why he'd always left the medical stuff up Donnie and Sarah. He sighed inwardly. But neither of them could help right now either. And the only other person that really got this kind of stuff was half way around the world. Leo where are you?


A/N: So this chapter is kind of short and not a whole lot of Leo/Amaya yet, but it's coming. -dramatic music playing- Chapter 7 got quite a bit and 8 is all for them, and its really yummy. Uh, yeah and keep those lovely reviews coming!