"I don't believe this."

Raph was standing, body tense like he was ready for a fight. Leo stood up slowly to match him. April, who had just told a story she'd heard while in the village where she'd found Leo, sank down into the couch to make herself smaller, and was relieved when Mikey put an arm around her protectively. She knew Raph and Leo would never hurt her, even accidentally, but they could be very scary when they wanted to be. Right now they were terrifying.

"Don't believe what, Raph?" Leo asked in a soft voice, one that could be either soothing or menacing depending on the context. Raph bared his teeth. He'd heard menacing.

"You. I don't believe you, Fearless. Jungle Boy. You're an effing hypocrite."

Leo folded his arms over his chest.

"You're going to have to be a little more specific, Raph."

Raph flung his hand in the air sharply, giving a short chuffing sound that might have been a laugh.

"Ghost of the Jungle, huh? You," he shouted, jabbing his finger well into Leo's personal space, "Were a vigilante. You. Mister I-Gotta-Take-Down-The-Nightwatcher-When-I'm-Supposed-To-Be-Looking-For-My-Brother."

Leo bristled. "I was looking for you. I just found the Nightwatcher first. And you were the Nightwatcher, so it's kind of a moot point anyway."

"Oh, no, no, no." Raph shook his head, grinning like he was amused, though there was nothing funny about the way he was nearly standing on his toes in readiness for battle. "It is most definitely not a moot point. And you don't get to change the subject like that. You killed people, didn't you. Out there in the jungle. There ain't no effing police station to drop them off at down there. Knocking out people like that don't do anything but make 'em mad. So you musta killed 'em."

Donnie leaned over to Mikey as Leo and Raph's voices got louder and louder.

"Fight?"

"Fight," Mike said flatly.

"Kitchen?" Donnie offered. Mike was silent for a moment.

"….No."

He stood up, relinquishing April to Donnie, and stepped between his brothers.

"Both of you SHUT UP."

They did, mostly in shock. Mike's eyes were hard, like he was in a tough battle that would not afford jokes. His mouth was a thin line.

"Raph, I know you're upset that Leo abandoned us," Leo flinched, "and I understand. Obviously, I do. But you abandoned us too!"

Raph's eyes went wide, and he rocked back on his heels, floored by the words. His younger brother went on.

"And I'm not even talking about the fact that you were out all night and asleep all day, man. Even when you were here, you weren't… here. You weren't Raph." He pinned his brother down with an almost sorrowful look. "As far as I'm concerned you're both hypocrites."

Then he went to the kitchen.