A short yet necessary chapter...

Don let an hour pass before he tried getting Leo up, fortunately Leo awoke as soon as Don shook him a little. Still a little out of it Leo rubbed his eyes slowly, "Don, what happened?"

Don was hesitant to answer, he didn't want to trigger anything. "Well...we were in Mikeys room and we found the note and...Raph and Mikeys weapons, and you sorta went into shock."

Leo sat and let the memories sink in, Don saw his eyes register as if it all clicked back into place. "Alright...I remember, I'm sorry I wasn't there for you Don." Leo said looking down in shame.

Don put a hand on his shoulder, "it was a natural reaction Leo, not your fault at all! Don't blame yourself over this."

Leo nodded and smiled. "Thanks Don, now let's get this show on the road!" Leo hopped up but quickly regretted it as a wave of dizziness came over him, he immediately leaned on the table for support.

"Take it easy Leo, take some breaths and walk."

Leo smiled sheepishly. "Yea...uh...thanks Don."

Don smiled and exited the lab, Leo followed. The two made there way through the lair and into the dojo where Leo opened the portal like Splinter had taught him when they first traveled to the distant dimension for the whole battle nexus ordeal.

As soon as the two reached the other side they found themselves face to face with Master Splinter, on instinct they both bowed.

"Please come my son's we have much to discuss." Leo and Don both followed there sensei closely, soon they found themselves in a huge open room with several soft mats littering the floor.

A few more steps in the room and they were meet with the sight of the damiyo laying limp on on of the larger mats.

"Wow, he really is out of it! So...you suspect..." Don looked around him to see just who was all listening, thankfully no one but Leo. "Poisoning?" Don whispered.

Master Splinter only nodded, a grave look upon his face as he look down at his friend. "Come, let us go somewhere more private to chat."

Splinter led them down a few corridors and into a small bamboo style door, inside was a small yet very comfy mat in the corner of the rather large room. A beautifully made wooden cedar chest stood at the end of the mat and a simple wooden table was in the middle of the room.

Around the table sat five pillows, the table held the same amount of cups and a gold and silver lined kettle. Splinter sat on one side of the small tea table while Leo and Don sat on the other.

Splinter poured some tea into each of there cups then looked up at both of his sons. "I have been in deep meditation ever since my talk with Leonardo. I had a feeling Raphael and Michelangelo were in danger, so I tracked down there weak souls down and found that they are strangely close by. They are in fact in this dimension."

Don nodded his head. "Yes, I tracked one of there shell cells here. Do you have any idea where they could be in this area Sensei?" Splinter nodded. "I believe they are in a ancient ruin near this building. The ruin is an old pyramid, it makes me uneasy that the creature has retreated there."

Leo nodded, "right...me and Don will not fail. I will make a plan tonight and we will move out tomorrow...but Master Splinter I have a question."

Sensei nodded. "Very well Leonardo what is it?"

"You said weak souls...are they...hurt?"

Splinter sighed, "unfortunately...I believe so my son. They are far from death though. They are very much alive, they are strong and will pull through. Now, get some rest my sons you have a long day ahead of you."

With that Leo and Don bowed and left the room to there own regular rooms when they came to the damyios dimension.

"Goodnight Leo." Don said.

"Night Don." Leo replied.

As both turtles went to here beds they couldn't help but think about the struggles the next day would bring and what kind of shape they would find there brothers in. Finally within two hours...the two turtles finally found tranquility and fell asleep.