The turtles entered the living room while discussing the orange and green ninjas that came to the rescue. They also noticed that the living room was empty so they figured that Chloe and her grandparents had gone to bed.
"I thought we were ready to go back on patrol but now I'm not so sure," Leo admitted.
"Just because we had a bad night doesn't mean we weren't ready," Donny said.
"We're really lucky those orange and green ninjas showed up to help us," Raph said.
"Maybe we can find out who they are," Mikey said and his brothers nodded in agreement.
The turtles chatted for a while longer. Eventually, they said good night to each other and headed for their rooms.
The next morning, Leo woke up to find himself missing Splinter who died two weeks after the turtles turned eighteen. He decided to go find Chloe and see if they could have a grief session.
He heard Chloe and Mikey chatting and figured that they were cooking breakfast. On the way down, he came across Raph and walked over to him.
"Where's Donny?" Leo asked.
"Probably still sleeping," Raph said.
"We should let him sleep."
"Exactly what I'm thinking."
After breakfast, Leo was sitting on the sofa in the cat area. Just then, Chloe entered the room and sat down next to him.
"Everything all right?" Chloe asked with concern.
"I thought my brothers and I were ready to go back on patrol but now I'm not so sure," Leo confessed.
"Was it because of what happened?"
"My brothers and I might've been toast if the orange and green ninjas hadn't shown up to help out."
"Any idea who they are?"
"No, but I want to find out."
Just then, Mikey and Raph appeared in the doorway. Both of them had worried looks on their faces.
"Chloe, any chance you could check on Donny?" Mikey asked.
"He didn't come down for breakfast," Raph chimed in.
"I can wait for a bit," Leo said.
"I'll be back as soon as I can," Chloe said and then left the cat area.
Donny was sleeping in his bed. His head was hurting, his nose was stuffed up, and his throat was sore.
"Come in," Donny said when there was a knock on the door. Chloe entered the room and walked over.
"You don't sound so good," Chloe said.
"My head really hurts, my throat feels sore, and my nose is stuffed up," Donny admitted.
Chloe placed a hand on Donny's forehead and said, "You feel really warm. I need to get a few things and then I'll be right back."
Leo, Raph, and Mikey were sitting on the sofa in the cat area. Raph and Mikey stood up when Chloe entered the room.
"How is Donny?" Raph asked with concern.
"He has a headache, stuffy nose, sore throat, and a 100.4°F fever," Chloe said. " I left him a pitcher of water with a cup and I gave him some cough syrup, nose drops, and pain medication."
"Will we be able to see him?" Mikey asked.
"He needs to rest right now but you might be able to see him later," Chloe replied. "I would recommend putting on a face mask and rubber gloves so you don't catch his cold."
"Chloe, would we be able to talk?" Raph asked.
"I'm fine with it if Raph wants to join us," Leo said.
"I would," Raph said.
"I'll take care of Donny," Mikey said, leaving the room after Chloe nodded in agreement.
"Sorry about that," Chloe apologized and then asked. "What did you two want to talk about?"
"I've been having nightmares the past few nights," Raph admitted.
"I woke up and found myself missing Splinter," Leo admitted.
"What kind of nightmares?" Chloe inquired.
"In my dream, I see Leo about to jump off the roof," Raph exclaimed, sounding choked up. "I run to stop him but I don't make it in time."
"It was a dream," Leo assured Raph. "In reality, you stopped me from making a big mistake."
Leo wrapped his arms around Raph who returned the gesture. They stayed in that position for a while.
To be continued…