"We're going to have to go straight to the Kraang," Future April told them, tilting her head in question. "The Kraang are here right?"

"Uh...Yeah?" Raph answered, looking puzzled himself at the question.

"Good, good," April sighed in relief. "So anyways, we go straight to TCRI and try to get into their databases and see if they have any known information on their portals to their different worlds."

"Then, if we find it?" Raph asked, liking the plan already as breaking into TCRI meant fighting Kraang...Lots and lots of Kraang.

April smirked at Raph's enthusiam, "Then hopefully we'll find a way to reverse the portal, meaning I'll get sent back to my timeline and once I'm back there, I can reopen the portal for Donnie."

"Everybody, get ready now!" Leo ordered, smiling up at older April, "Give us all some time and then we're leaving right away!" he added before rushing off with Mikey and Raph.

"April," Splinter called quietly, stepping out of the training area and chuckling lightly as both younger April and older April looked up at him at the same time. "The older April," he said quickly before turning on his heel and heading back inside. "May I speak with you?"

Future April knelt inside of the training area, holding a small mug of green tea that Splinter had prepared for the two of them. He sipped his tea, glancing at April every now and again to study her body language.

"You are agitated, April," the wise teacher stated calmly, sipping his tea once more before setting it down in front of him. "Are you troubled about your world?"

"I'm scared, Master Splinter," she responded, looking at Splinter sadly before raising the mug to her lips. "I'm worried about my friends; some were in bad shape..." she didn't want to tell Splinter about what had happened to his son but if Donnie hadn't survived...She inhaled sharply and knotted her brows together. "Master, Donatello got...hurt," the last word was a mere whisper as she watched the calm rat's expression change slightly before he closed his eyes, sighing.

"Hurt? How, April? Are you able to explain?" Splinter's tone wavered a little as he spoke, April sensing his worry straight away.

"One of Shredder's mutants tried to attack Raphael," April answered slowly, watching Splinter very carefully before continuing; "Donatello stepped in front of Rahzar and took the hit for Raph and got injured badly. The portal opened up right after he got wounded and I was scared that the portal could take him to a different dimension...I came through it so that Donnie could have had the chance to live," she rearranged her seating position and brought her knees up to her chin. "I swear I had no idea that I'd come back to the past, Master. If I knew, I never would have jumped through. I'm sorry-"

Splinter held out his hand, a gesture for April to be silent as he smiled down at her proudly before placing one of his hands on her shoulder, "Do not apologise for trying to protect my son, April O'Neil," he said, his voice firm yet kind. "You were looking out for him and for that, I thank you."

"Master..." April buried her head in her knees, her heart feeling as if it were ripping apart once again. Why did fate have to be so cruel and send her back to the past? She made no effort to stop a few tears leak out of her eyes; her family were all safe, alive and happy. The playful and worry-free faces of everybody hurt her greatly, as she knew that the future would change each of them.

"I won't..." she lifted her head up defiantly and stared up at Splinter, not caring that her tears still stained her cheeks. Splinter blinked in confusion as she stood herself up and nodded slowly at him. "I will protect them," she promised, her voice clear and honest. "I refuse to let them lose their smiles."

That's because...because I love them all.

A/N: Hello everybody! Thank you for all of the support! ^^ & Happy Guy Fawkes Night! :D:D