Mike fidgeted, and then brought his eyes up to meet Don's.
"But… don't you want a mother?"
Don stood up and enfolded his brother in a hug. Mikey accepted it gratefully.
"Of course I do. We've all felt that at some point. But this little turtle isn't it."
"Why did you go and find her, then?" Mike's voice was slightly accusing. Don sighed. How many times had he asked himself that same question since bringing her home? Heck, since opening that search engine?
"I don't really know. I was just… curious."
Mike chuckled. Donnie's curiosity could kill a million cats.
"Raph, you can't be serious. She didn't raise us. She doesn't love us. Heck, April is more like our mother than she is."
"What happened to Leonardo the Japanophile?" Raph said nastily. Leo knew he was going to keep pushing his brother's buttons until he stopped calling him Leonardo. "Respecting your ancestors and everything having a spirit? She don't need to be intelligent to be our mom."
"I just don't think it's healthy, the way you're acting. What do you want to do next, have Splinter marry her, make him our legal guardian?"
There was that punch in the face.