Chapter 18: The Bomb

A/N: Booyakasha! Another chapter is up! Now we'll see the aftermath of what happened to Leo and what Raph's going to do about it. Thanks to all of those who have read and reviewed thus far. Your kind words are the fuel that keeps me going and motivates me to finish this story.

Disclaimer: TMNT and all related characters belong to Nickelodeon. I only own the plot and nothing more than that.

Raph was watching TV when his T-Phone went off with the panic signal. He looked at it and saw that Leo was signaling for help. He jumped off the couch, yelled for his siblings, and bolted out of the door as fast as his legs could carry him without waiting for the others. If Leo was in trouble, he was going to get there to help him. He tracked Leo's phone signal to the woods and made his way to where Leo was lying at the bottom of a hill.

"Leo, are you okay, bro?" Raph asked him.

"Well, since I sent a panic signal, it's obvious I'm not," Leo replied.

"Hang on, I'm comin' down!" Raph barreled down the hill at top speed until he reached his brother. He knelt down and checked for serious injuries.

"I think I twisted my ankle," Leo told him.

Raph checked and deduced that the ankle was indeed twisted but not broken. He helped Leo to his feet and was about to climb the hill when the others arrived.

"Raph, why did you bolt out like that?" Don scolded. "You should have waited for us!"

"I had to make sure Leo was okay," answered Raph. He helped Leo up the hill, and then Miwa grabbed Leo's hand and hauled him up the rest of the way. They headed back to the farmhouse and settled Leo on the couch.

"What happened, Leo?" Donnie asked as he checked over Leo's ankle and then wrapped it.

"I was just minding my own business when someone pushed me and I fell," replied Leo.

"Did you see who it was?" asked Mikey.

Leo shook his head. "No, they were dressed in black and when I blinked they were gone, so I'm not sure if I imagined it or not."

"Do you think it was Robyn?" asked Miwa.

"Who else would push me like that?" Leo countered. "I mean, Mikey might do it for a joke, but I don't think he'd want to hurt me like she does."

"So Robyn had to be there and pushed you," concluded Raph. "I say we go back to the woods and see if we can find any prints. If we can, then we can follow them and see if Robyn's there."

"Count me out," Donnie said. "I've got some repairs to do."

"I'm gonna stay and keep Leo company," Mikey said.

"I'll go with you," Miwa offered.

Raph's eyes lit up. "You will?"

She smiled. "Sure. Someone has to keep you in line and be a witness if we see Robyn."

"Guys, I don't know about this," Leo said. "It could be too dangerous. And what if she is out there and tries to hurt you?"

"Leo, we're both ninjas," Raph reassured him. "We can handle ourselves. The sooner we solve this the better off we'll all be."

Leo sighed. "Okay, but be careful, you two. And if you run into trouble, signal with your phones."

Raph saluted. "Got it, Chief."

Miwa rubbed her hands together. "Let's go hunting."

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The woods were filled with all sorts of noises as Raph and Miwa trekked through them, but they barely paid attention to them as they walked.

"So where should we start?" Miwa asked her brother.

"I say we start where Leo was pushed," Raph answered. 'There might be some prints there."

Miwa nodded and followed Raph to the spot where Leo had been pushed. They combed the ground until Miwa spotted some footprints leading away from the hill. She pointed them out to Raph, and his green eyes lit up in excitement.

"Now we're getting somewhere," he said. "Let's go."

They followed the footprints, taking care not to miss any of them as they traveled through the woods. The footprints led to an abandoned shed that sat alone in the woods. None of them had seen the shed before, and it filled Raph with excitement. Could this be where Robyn was hiding out as she spied on them?

"Let's check it out," Raph said and started toward the shed, but Miwa grabbed his arm.

"Wait! It could be a trap."

"So? This is our chance to find out if Robyn is here or not."

"And what if she isn't? Then we've pretty much hit a dead end. Let's call Donnie and Mikey and have them come out here, too."

"No way," Raph said. "We're gonna do this my way." He started toward the door, and with a sigh of frustration, Miwa followed him. They approached the building cautiously until they reached the door. Raph looked at Miwa, silently counted to three, and opened the door. It creaked on its hinges but nothing else happened. As they surveyed the shed, it didn't look very impressive. It was scattered with various tools that people used for various projects.

"Well, this was a bust," Miwa grumbled.

"Wait, what's that?" Raph asked. He pointed to a chair where something or someone was tied.

Miwa gasped. "Is that a person?"

"I don't know, but if it is, I'm getting them out of here," Raph said. He slowly approached the chair so as not to startle whoever was tied to the chair. The person never made a sound even as they were talking. Upon closer inspection, Raph noticed that the occupant in the chair was a doll made to look exactly like April. Then he noticed the device strapped to her back.

It was a bomb.

"We need to go," Miwa said.

"Maybe I can disarm it," Raph said.

"No, let's get out of here," Miwa insisted.

The clock began ticking faster as Raph fiddled with the bomb. He gasped and immediately fled the shed with Miwa. They ran as fast as they could and took cover just as the shed exploded.

"Man, that was close," Raph muttered.

Miwa glared at him. "You think?" she groused.

Raph was about to retort when his phone chimed that he had a text message. He opened his phone and read the message, his face contorting with anger.

Don't you just hate it when a plan blows up in your face? Nice try, but you'll never catch me.—A.

A/N: Yeah, I know it was a short chapter, but sometimes that happens when I get everything out that I want to. Feel free to leave a review and have a shelltastic day.