Show: TMNT

Rating: T for safety just now

Warnings: Experiments, possible slash (we'll see)

Inspiration: Hey Brother by Avicii

No Flamers!

First TMNT fanfic so be nice!

Chapter One

Splinter glanced sadly towards his three remaining sons, none of them had the drive, the energy to do very much anymore. Without their eldest brother the youngest two seemed to just implode quietly into themselves. Donatello rarely left his lab now and Michelangelo had stopped pigging out on pizza! He missed his eldest and had torn Raphael a new one when he learnt what had caused Leonardo to leave them. To leave his home. He could see how the eldest brothers absence affected even Raphael. Poor boy no longer fought, nor did he lift his weights or trained as hard as he used to. Did his remaining children think the same as he did? Did they all believe that Leo would never return to them? April had been round since that fight keeping the turtles on their feet and training. She seemed so hopeful so determined that the boys would find their brother. Was it that simple? Where was he?

"Sensi?" Ah that was his youngests voice, little Michelangelo. He turned his eyes to Mikeys tear filled red rimmed eyes, his heart sank at the sight of the boys slumped shoulders. Mikeys voice shouldn't sound so scratchy, he shouldn't be crying so hard either. The boy used to be made of sunshine and happiness! "will he ever come back?" Mikeys question broke Splinters heart a little more. How could he tell his youngest that he wasn't sure? That he doubted that Leo was even alive?

"We will find him my son, Leonardo will come home to us don't you worry" he said trying to sound confident and reassuring. Even though he could hear the shake in his voice, the unsteadiness of it would have been picked up by Raphael or Donatello but not Michelangelo. He heard a growl coming from Donatellos lab and turned with Michelangelo to watch as April dragged the purple banded turtle from said lab.

"Donnie you can't stay locked in there forever! You got a location so lets go and check it out!" Aprils voice gathered the attention of everyone around her with the exception of Donatello. "This is the best clue we have to what happened to Leo!" Splinter could feel his heart and whiskers pick up. They had a lead!

The reaction from his sons was instantaneous. All three of them geared up and stood by the entrance way of their lair with April standing... where Leo would normally stand before a mission. He glanced at each of them as he prepped them for their mission. Find as many clues as they could. His children all piled into 'Donatellos baby' with himself following behind the children. Michelangelo blinked at him but seemed to accept his need to come with them, April took Leos spot in the Shellraiser. His heart felt as though it broke somewhat more at the sight of it.

The journey to the location was tense, Donatello only speaking to give directions. The warehouse (what was it with villains and warehouses?) was almost bare, the place held the tall tale signs of a struggle. Broken boxes and even blood littered the floor. A quick test from Donatello confirmed his growing fear. The blood was a mixture of human and turtle! They searched the entire building only finding Leonardos katanas and mask.

A low growl reached his ears along with the sound of flesh hitting pure concrete, Raphael was breathing heavily his fist still within a very nice dent in the wall. His sons broad shoulders shook with barely suppressed desire, the need that Raphael would be feeling would overwhelm any of his brothers. With the little that they had he went to place a comforting hand on the muscular form of his son only to be shaken off.

"I'm fine Sensi, its whoever took Fearless tha ya need ta worry about!" his sons voice held hatred and determination and, he would never admit to this, fear and worry. They all dragged themselves back to the Shellraiser, back to the safety of lair. What could they do now? They only found some of Leonardos possessions right? Though if that were the case then why was Michelangelo talking vividly with Donatello? No matter he turned his attention to to the others. Casey and April had been so silent, for her it wasn't that worrying but for him it was beyond a worry!

"Casey?" ah there was Aprils voice, albeit it was quiet, soft almost as though she was frightened to break the silence but at the same time unable to stand it for much longer. "you ok?" he never missed the tensing of Donatellos shoulders as April expressed concern for the only other human there.

"I'm fine red… shouldn't you be comforting Donnie? Afterall it is his brother thats missing no mine" Casey said not seeing him nodding behind him. The boy had a point, for once. The rest of the evening was devoted to devising a plan on finding Leonardo from what little they knew. He vowed silently that until they brought him home either alive or as a corpse he would not rest, would not allow himself to pass on into deaths realm until he was sure that he knew what had happened to his eldest child. He walked slowly into the dojo and got ready to meditate. Perhaps he could reach out to Leonardo in the astral plane this time? Maybe he'd be lucky and would find his son this way? He had to remain hopeful. He had to be strong. He just had to be...

Cold, thats the first thing he felt. Cold metal table underneath him. His mind was fuzzy, fleeting. His eyes were too heavy to open not that it helped to stabilize the room around him. He could feel himself spinning though logically he knew that he was stationary. Voices floated around him though he couldn't make out what was being said. He groaned lightly trying to wake up though he slipped further. He could hear the beeping of a heart monitor, the sounds of water dripping. He could feel a needle in his arm providing him with what he assumed was water and nutrients. A warm hand ran itself over his cheeks, soft fingers caressing his flesh in an almost motherly way. Did he even have a mother? Obviously he had a mother but did he have a mom? He could feel his eyebrows knitting together, voice floated around him. Some he felt that he should know and yet others were new to him.

"Is he alright mom?"

"yes Mary dear he's fine, just sleeping"

"I can't believe it… that jerk finally found our baby brother!"

"Thomas you knew that he would"

"I didn't if I'm honest" the voices seemed to be coming from all around him, two women and one guy. He could feel warm hands touching his arms and face. Were they being honest were they his family?

Aag: Chapter one done... hope it was good...