After three months Leo12's been in a coma, he finally awakens to discover about what happened to New York and Splinter. Despite what his brothers said, Leo12 refuses to believe their sensei is gone and April agrees with him saying Splinter's a great ninja master, with Raph12 admitting he's the greatest in the century. Not long after that, there was a blackout and Raph12 went out to get more firewood, only for him to be gone for hours.

Now, Leo12's in the farmhouse waiting to see if Raph12 might come back after splitting the others into teams of two to look for his hotheaded brother; Casey and April go one way while Don12 and Mike12 go the other way.

Limping over to the couch, Leo12 suddenly felt a wave of pain coming from his right leg, causing him to fall flat onto the floor, his makeshift walking stick drop a few feet away from him. Leo12 groans and pushes himself up, desperately trying to reach his walking stick without making the pain on his leg worse. When he finally got back the walking stick, Leo12 use it to get back on his feet and slumps onto the couch.

After getting himself a bearing, Leo12 couldn't help slump in defeat at what happened to him and said, "Raph's right, I have gotten super weak."

Leo12 had to stop and register that the deep foreign voice is now his own. Placing one of his hands at where his throat's located, Leo12 can feel a faint scar over it, one of the damage Shredder had done to him. He then slowly moves his hands at where his Twin Katanas are supposed to be, only to feel nothing but air. Hesitating, Leo12 also touch his face, only to feel his skin and not the soft fabric of his mask that he's used to feeling. Leo12 remembers how Raph12 admits he burned Leo12's old mask and that none of his brothers could find his weapons before leaving the city.

Leo12 sighs again, feeling very vulnerable and useless since his identity as a ninja, as a leader, has been taken away from him, making him wonder if there's even a point of moving on. A small crash could be heard coming from a bedroom got Leo12's attention. Curious as to what causes the noise; Leo12 slowly got up and enters the room.

When he got in, Leo12 sees nothing out of the ordinary except that the closet door is slightly open, with something blue sticking out of it slightly.

"What is that?" wondered Leo12, limping towards the closet.

Leo12 opens the closet door to see that the blue object is actually a blue wrapping paper wrapped around something long. Noticing a piece of paper attached to it that's addressed to him, Leo12 takes the object and put it on the bed and sits down before reading what's on the paper.

""I don't know when you'll be awake, but I know that you'll be very broken when you do. This was supposed to be your Mutation Day present since I place it in that closet you found it in on that day, but it's better late than never I suppose. Anyway, I know what happened to you back at New York."" That causes Leo12 to stop reading and couldn't believe what he just read and said, "He knows about what happened to me? Then why didn't he help me when I needed it the most?"

Knowing the answer might be somewhere in the note, Leo12 reads from where he left off, ""You have no idea how much I want to jump in and block Shredder's attack from making contact with you, but like how you and your brothers don't remember that month, I can't. I know you're feeling down since what Shredder had done to you is very bad that you feel like giving up, but that's exactly what Shredder wanted. You just have to remember that you can overcome this physical and mental pain you're feeling. All you have to do is believe you can do it, and that you have the full support of the friends and family you have with you now. Not to mention, you still have my support even if I couldn't be with you no matter how much I want to help you through this recovery. The old Leo may have been killed by Shredder back at New York, but it's only an opportunity for the new Leo to rise. You just have to find him, and I know you can. Until you do, I hope this present in blue can help you reach it someday. Sincerely, Aniki.""

Leo12 looks at the present next to him and slowly rip the wrapping paper off. Once he got a look at what the gift is, Leo12 couldn't hold back a gasp in shock and carefully lift the gift before him.

"My Katanas," gasps Leo12, examining one of the swords carefully to make sure they're really there, "the one I lost in the Foot ambush."

When Leo12 starts examining the other sword, he notice that this one is missing half of its blade, with a small note attach to it stating, "Sorry about this sword, but I didn't have time to mend them after I retrieve them."

Placing the half sword together with the other one, only now that Leo12 notice a blue mask tied up to one of the handles. Tracing a finger over the mask, Leo12 felt the familiar touch of the fabric and was about to untie it and place it where it belongs when he suddenly stops himself.

"I don't feel worthy enough to wear a mask again," said Leo12, before a determine look creeps onto his face, "not until I'm a bit stronger at least."

Making up his mind, Leo12 place his Katanas in their sheath before walking out of the house towards the tree where a sack that acts as a punching bag is located. Taking his swords out, Leo12 starts attacking the tree by slicing it repeatedly until his injured leg gives in, making him drop to his knees, panting heavily while keeping a firm grip on his Katanas that are struck to the grown.

"Get on your feet Leo," Leo12 said to himself, struggling to get back to his feet, "Stop whining and get, up."

Once he did however, a sharp pain coming from his left arm causes him to winch in pain before hearing April groans coming from the woods. Curious as to what happened; Leo12 spotted April slowly walking out of the woods clearly exhausted and scared.

"April?" Leo12 called out, before noticing some sort of vine grabbing April by the ankle, causing her to fall.

"LEO!" cries April, trying to reach out to him.

Knowing something's wrong, Leo12 moves as fast as he can to reach her, but his injured leg is slowing him down. April tries to crawl away from whatever it is that got her, but the vines have a very tight grip on her, making it impossible to escape.

"HELP!" cries April as she's dragged back into the woods.

"APRIL!" Leo12 cries out before collapsing to his knees when he realizes he's too late to save her.

"It's my fault, I failed them all," Leo12 whispers to himself, "I shouldn't have split them up. None of this would have happened if I let the four of them stay together as a group."

A sudden presence from behind him causes Leo12 to quickly look over his shoulder at where his Katanas are located. When he got a good look at what that presence is, Leo12 couldn't help release a gasp in shock.

Standing in between his Katanas is a blue spirit that Leo12 only saw in fragments of his dreams that he believe are memories of what happened to him in the spirit realm starting from his 10th Mutation Day. The spirit gives Leo12 a gentle smile and walks up to him.

"Aniki?" breathes Leo12, as the spirit kneels next to him.

The spirit grabs Leo12's hands with one of his own and uses the other to lift Leo12's head up to make eye contact with him. Gently rubbing Leo12's cheek, the spirit smiles and said, "You know what you have to do."

"Aniki…" started Leo12, not noticing a tear running down his cheek until the spirit rubs it away with a finger.

"We'll see each other again someday," said the spirit, giving Leo12 a gentle kiss on the forehead, "Until then, stay strong and always believe in what's right, Ototo."

As soon as those words came out of his mouth, the spirit starts fading away, leaving Leo12 all alone again. Leo12 tried reaching out to him, but the spirit's already gone. After staying there for a brief moment, the spirit's words echoes in his head.

"Stay strong and always believe in what's right, Ototo."

Looking down at his hand, Leo12 notice that when his Aniki grabs his hands, he places the mask he gave Leo12 with his Katanas on them. Leo12 looks back at where April was reaching out to him earlier and notice a trail that can help him lead to where whatever that had April is.

Staring at the mask in his hands, a more determine look creeps onto Leo12's face and he said, "I will Aniki, I will."

END FLASHBACK

"…After that, I tied my mask on and grab my Katanas before following the trail all the way to the small cabin I found you guys in, and you know the rest," concluded Leo12, seeing how his brothers are very eager in what Leo12 told them.

"So that's how you got them," said Raph12, "I was curious as to how you got your mask on when I woke up from being turned into a plant since I remember burning the only mask you got out here."

"Dude, I can't believe you have an Aniki," admitted Mike12.

"To tell you the truth, I didn't remember having one until I read the note he wrote to me on our 16th Mutation Day last year," admitted Leo12, "After I read through it, the memory of when I first met him comes rushing back into my head."

"Uh Leo, I-I have a confession to make," started Don12, "I, sort of, kind of, read the note you're talking about."

"What?" asked Leo12, not believing what he heard Don12 confess.

"Don't get mad ok," Don12 said quickly, "I-It fell out of the scrapbook as soon as I picked it up back at the lair a-and I couldn't help but see if it's worth bringing along with the book."

Leo12 just look at Don12 in silence before giving his genius brother a smile and said, "I was going to tell you guys about that note on our Mutation Day this year anyway, so I'm not mad at you Donnie."

Don12 let out a sigh in relief upon hearing that, before hearing Raph12 saying, "You know something, I think I already know about this Aniki of yours, Leo."

"You have?" Leo12 asked, looking directly at Raph12.

"Now that I think about it," started Don12, getting Leo12's attention, "I believe I also already know about it before reading that note."

"Same here," admitted Mike12.

"I'm not entirely surprise," said Leo12, turning his brothers attention to him, "I first met Aniki early in the morning of our 10th Mutation Day, but only know who he is during that month. Maybe after I found out who he really is, you guys know all about how we first met and everything."

"Possibly," said Don12, before something glowing caught the four brothers' attention.

Seeing that it's coming from the scrapbook, Raph12, who's the closest to it, grabs it and opens at the page that's glowing. When the page is being shown for all four of them to see, they notice that this page is during the end of week three and before the last week of that month begins.

"Wow, we're so used to seeing memories that happened during week one and a bit of week two," admitted Don12, "It's rare for us to remember memories beyond the second week."

"Hey look," Mike12 points at a picture that now shows an image of Leo12 lying down on a bed with a blurry figure that has a hint of blue on it looking after him, "That looks almost like what happened when you were in a coma for three months, except you were in a tub instead of being on a bed."

"Look at this one," Raph12 points at another image of the same figure telling Raph12, Don12 and Mike12 something while Leo12's looking away slightly, "Why were you like that Leo?"

"I was a bit embarrass and worried about what you guys think of me having an Aniki," admitted Leo12, making his brothers look at him in slight shock.

"Leo, are you starting to remember something?" asked Don12, which Leo12 nodded in reply.

"I remember that during that time, something happened to me that caused me to knock out like that," started Leo12, "I was all alone and was about to give up until Aniki help me through and I was at the safety zone. After I woke up, he helped me confront the three of you about the secret I've kept to myself for almost six years."

"Whoa," was all Mike12 could say after Leo12 explaining his trip down memory lane based on those two pictures.

Don12 looks back at the scrapbook and said, "You know what, something tells me this means we're going to remember a big chunk of that month while we're out here."

"You really think so?" asked Raph12.

"I just have this feeling, but maybe," said Don12, "Just maybe."

/ (In another Turtle Dimension,)

Don? looks away from the screen of his computer to look at Leo? and said, "I can't believe you managed to do what you did back there Leo."

"Yeah," agreed Mike?, "I knew you're the best out of all of us when it comes to meditating, but man did I didn't see that coming."

"Guess that explains why you suddenly had the urge to meditate as soon as we heard your Ototo said he wouldn't be much help to look for Raph," said Raph?, "You just wanted to give him the final push needed to snap him out of it."

"Yeah," confirms Leo?, looking back at the screen towards Leo12, hoping that the feeling Don12 had is right so that they'll be reunited again a whole lot sooner.

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And that's the end of this chapter. Now there's only one left, and I'm not sure when it'll be written I admit. But all I could say is that the last present in green all depends on what will happen in either the next episode that's coming out on the 10th, or a few more episodes later.

Until then, see ya!