A/N: Aww, thanks guys. I appreciate the encouragement.

The turtle van burst through the metal garage door and slammed into the back of the white truck. Donnie couldn't suppress his groan. Why did they always have to be so rough with his inventions? Luckily he at least had several pairs of hands to help him with repairs to vehicles these days. An alarm rang out inside and two men immediately appeared at the double doors in front of them.

"Come on!" Leo was already jumping out to greet the gang members. K-three and Donnie quickly followed. Within moments more men were flowing out of the double doors and the three were swept up in the mayhem.

The flow of men seemed to be unending. Even Leo found that although the men were untrained and single minded in their attacks, the utter number would overtake them given enough time. They needed an advantage. "Donnie! We need cover!"

Donnie glanced around as he fought off the horde. Across the room was the main breaker box. "K-three! The box!" He pointed at it before blocking another attacker.

"Got it!" K-three punched a man sending him to the floor and pulled an arrow from his quiver. He loosed it and it flew true, striking the box. Sparks few and the lights went out. The alarm stopped its incessant wail and to their surprise the men around them stopped their attacks as well. Although their eyepieces continued to glow a pale blue in the darkness, they had stopped receiving the signal that was controlling them.

Leo frowned as they regrouped. "Donnie?"

"That ultrasonic signal must have been being used to control their minds. Without it they're just normal people." Don frowned at the men and teens around him. They seemed even more disoriented than they should have. He watched the man that was closest to him.

The guy pulled off the eyepiece and stared at it in confusion. "What's going on? Where am I?" He looked down at himself. "Who am I?" He touched his face and winced at its soreness. "And why does my face hurt?"

K-three frowned. "You don't know who you are?"

The man squinted at them in the darkness, not being able to make out more than mere shapes. "No, do you? Who are you? Can you tell me where I am?"

Leo gasped sharply. These people were brainwashed. Their memories apparently wiped clean. Kaz had been right after all. Whoever had done this had been planning something big, because he had grown an army of mindless soldiers, most of which were just kids. He felt his heart ache for them. "It'll be alright sir. If you wouldn't mind helping. Take everyone outside, we'll get help to figure out who each of you are."

The man nodded in the darkness. "Yeah, help sounds good." He turned to the others and began explaining what had been told to him.

Yoshi watched in horror as a man stabbed his cousin and he collapsed. "Kaz!" His cry was swallowed by the girl's scream and the simultaneous screech of an alarm. Without further thought he leapt down into the crowd, crushing three men to the floor upon impact. He was followed down within seconds by his father and uncle. The three turtles began tearing their way through the mob towards their fallen family member.

Ona scrambled for a Taser that had been abandoned on the floor and stood up holding it defensively in front of them. "Stay back!" She set her jaw, fighting the sting of tears.

Mikey was throwing men to the side even faster than Raph and Yoshi, plowing his way through the men to his son's side. When at last he glimpsed his fallen figure, his blood ran cold. "No! Kaz!" The girl standing over his son swung the Taser around as he pushed his way past the others. He threw up his hands. "It's okay. We're the good guys. He's my son."

She blinked at him and moved back to kneel beside Kaz's head. Mikey watched as if the world were playing in slow-motion as she lifted Kaz's head gently into her lap. The pain and fear in her dark eyes when she looked up at him was almost heartbreaking. "Please, help him. He saved my life."

Raph and Yoshi were with them now keeping the throng at bay. Mikey slowly knelt beside his son. He took in a sharp breath as he touched his face. "Oh, Kazzey… What have you done?" He watched the slow rise and fall of his son's chest and he knew he was at least breathing. "Hang in there, Kaz. We'll get you home. Everything will be okay." Mikey's voice choked a little as he fought the lump growing in his throat. He lifted one of Kaz's hands and squeezed it. "You'll be okay. You'll be okay."

Ona pointed at the knife. "Should we take this out?"

Mikey shook his head. "No, it could be keeping him from bleeding out."

Suddenly the lights went out and they were plunged into darkness. The only lights in the room were the glowing eyepieces. Raph and Yoshi suddenly found themselves not fighting anyone as the men stumbled away from them and did not attempt another attack. Mikey fumbled for his cell with shaking hands. The light it cast made Kaz look incredibly pale. He hit the speed dial button and rested it against his head, swallowing hard. "Donnie, you better get down here. We're three floors down. You better hurry. It's bad…. really bad."

Mikey hung up but kept the phone on. In its light he watched girl wrap her arms around his son's head, her tears falling on his face. "Please don't leave me." She whispered softly.

Mikey bit his lip hard, fighting his own tears. Raph's hand landed on his shoulder as he knelt beside his brother. "Oh, God. Kaz…" Mikey almost broke at the emotion in his voice. Raph squeezed his shoulder tightly. "He'll be alright, Mike. He's strong. He'll make it."

The room that had been filled nearly to the brink with young men and teens was almost empty when the others arrived. Don gave Ona a quick look as he knelt beside her and began his examination. K-three had to turn away, not able to stand the sight of the boy that reminded him so much of his younger brother treading so close to death. Leo paled at the vision of Kaz with the knife sticking out of him. He turned and walked back out of the room.

Raph cursed under his breath as he stood to follow him. Yoshi took the spot beside Mikey, his whole body trembling. Mikey opened and closed his mouth several times before he was able to force out his brother's name. "Donnie….?" The world was contained in that single word. His son's life was sitting on a razor's edge and his brother was his only hope.

Donatello looked up at his younger brother, trying not to let his own worry show in his eyes. It was never wise to show uncertainty to him. Mikey had a tendency to overreact in these situations. So, it was best to keep him calm. "We need to get him home. He's breathing, that's a good sign. It means his lungs and airway are clear."

Beside him, Ona lifted her head to look at him for the first time. "What about…?" Her eyes shifted to the knife.

Don frowned. "We'll need to leave it in for now. Once we get him home, I can take it out. Hopefully it didn't hit a major artery."

Raph left the large room and paused to listen to the destruction happening in another nearby. He followed the noise to find Leo rampaging through a room that was apparently some type of sleeping quarters. He watched him throw a cot across the room and smash a small dresser into shards. Raph continued to watch as his elder brother completely ripped apart the room. Leo let out a roar and then fell to his knees, his shoulders quaking uncontrollably. There had only been a few times when their calm and collected leader had lost his cool like this.

Raph frowned as he moved around to kneel in front of him. "This ain't your fault, Leo."

Leo's blue eyes were full of barely controlled rage. "Yes it is!" He ground out through clenched teeth.

"No, it's not. Kaz was the one that chose to storm out. I should know, I've done it enough." Raph pointed out.

"It is my fault! I let him leave! I let him walk away! I left him unprotected! It's my responsibility, Raph! Father left me to make sure our family was safe!" Leo's head dropped. "And I've failed him. I've failed Kaz too."

"No you haven't!" Raph growled. "You've done everything possible to keep us safe. And whether you like to admit or not, you can't control everything and everybody. Mistakes are gonna be made, we accepted that a long time ago."

Leo's head shot up, that dangerous edge in his eyes again. "Mistakes! You call Kaz getting stabbed a mistake! He could die, Raph! That's one hell of a mistake!"

"But he's not dead yet." Leo and Raph turned to stare at Mikey in the doorway. He was pale and shaking, but trying desperately to keep his composure. "But we have to get him home so Donnie can save him."

Leo pushed himself to his feet and crossed the space between them. Their blue eyes met and Mikey suddenly found himself in Leo's embrace. It had been such a long time since his brother had hugged him that for a split second Mikey wasn't sure what to do. Then he wrapped his arms around him, dropping his head to Leo's shoulder and choking back the sob that wanted to leave him. Leo's arms tightened around him. "He won't die, Mikey. We won't let him. I swear it on my own life."

When the four brothers lifted Kaz slowly out of Ona's arms, she felt strangely cold and empty inside. She followed after them as they carried him the three flights of stairs back to their van, tears continuing to streak her cheeks. K-three turned to her as they were climbing inside. "You should probably stay with the others and let the medical team check you out with them." They had already called the police and emergency crews anonymously and explained the situation. They would be there shortly.

Panic crossed her round face. "No! Please! I have to stay with Kaz!" She wasn't sure why, but she felt so secure when she was near him. Somehow in just a matter of minutes he had become her anchor. The idea of leaving him nearly tore her apart. She didn't know who she was, or where she was, or anything else for that matter. But she knew him. Not in the sense that a person knows someone's favorite show or color or food, but she knew his soul – his heart. He had saved her, risked his life for her, and had asked nothing of her in return. He deserved her loyalty at the least.

K-three glanced over his shoulder at the brothers. He wasn't sure what they wanted to do. This girl was a stranger. But then again she had stayed with Kaz and held him so tenderly that it reminded him of the way Mira held him. Mikey looked up as he knelt beside the cot in the back of the van. "Let her come K-three."

The Turtleoid nodded and offered her hand up into the van, which she hurriedly took. She knelt beside Mikey, immediately reaching out to touch Kaz's cheek. She let out a shuddering breath as if the contact released some great pressure inside her. Mikey couldn't help but smile a little. She obviously cared about his son. He wrapped one of her small hands in his, making her look at him. "He'll be okay. You'll see." He squeezed her hand. "I think he really cares about you."

She blushed slightly, wondering exactly what her and Kaz's relationship had been. But how could she know that, when she didn't even know her own name. She looked up at Kaz's father tentatively. "Do you know my name?"

Mikey frowned. "Kaz called you Ona. I'm not sure if that's your real name or not though."

"Ona." She repeated the name, but it held no meaning to her – stirred no emotion or memory. However, if it is what Kaz chose to call her then it was her name, whether it was true or not.

The van clinked and clunked but made it to the garage. Leo backed it right up to the back door and Raph hopped out to shut off the alarm. Donnie had been keeping an eye on Kaz. He'd called ahead and told Sarah they had wounded. He hadn't elaborated, but he knew she could feel his fear. The young turtle was beginning to sweat profusely and his breathing had become shallow and fast. He was starting to go into shock. Don bit his lip, worry seeping into his tone. "We need to hurry guys."

Raph, Leo, Yoshi and K-three carefully carried Kaz through the garage and into the elevator. Ona hung close to them, not wanting to leave Kaz, while Don and Mikey followed. They could hear shouting even before the door opened. "Let go of me!" It was Kala, struggling in Cat and Mira's arms.

Mikey was the first out of the elevator, grabbing her and pulling her away. "No, Kala. You don't want to see him like this!"

She fought him, trying to see around his larger form. "Kaz!" She pounded her fists against his plastron. "Let go of me Mikey! I need to see him!"

"No, you don't!" Mikey wrapped her tightly in his arms, his voice cracking.

Kala continued to freak out, trying desperately to get out of her husband's death grip. But she suddenly stopped when she felt the dampness in her hair. She lifted her head to look at him. Tears streamed freely down his face. "No…" She whispered. When Mikey finally opened his watery eyes to look at her, she felt like she'd been kicked in the gut, all the wind being knocked out of her. "No…" She whispered again. Her voice rose in pitch. "No! No! No!"

Sarah was waiting as they carried Kaz in and laid him a cot. She paled, spinning away from them a hand pressed to her mouth muffling the silent scream that wanted to rip its way out of her. She'd been somewhat prepared. After all she could sense everything her mate was feeling, all his anxiety and fear. But she hadn't been prepared for the knife sticking out of her nephew's chest. Donnie's hand landed on her shoulder and she took several steadying breaths before daring to look at him.

"He's still alive, but I'm going to need your help. We're going to have to open him up to make sure the blade didn't strike anything major." He explained. Then turned to Leo. "Clear the room."

Leo nodded. "Everyone out. We need to give Don and Sarah room to work." Everyone began to move out, but when Leo went to urge Ona out she pulled away from him.

"No! I want to stay!" Tears ran freely down her tan cheeks.

Mira stepped into the doorway, she knew she'd be needed to help with Kaz. She frowned at Ona. "She's scared." Leo glanced at Don and his brother nodded. Mira nodded as well. She took Ona by the elbow and the girl started to panic again. "You can stay." Mira assured her as she led her across the room and sat her in a chair. "But you have to stay out of the way."

Ona nodded. "Okay, just don't make me leave."

Mira smiled slightly. She could feel the girl's protectiveness of her cousin. She hurried back to the cot as Leo closed the door behind him. Her eyes locking on the hilt. She was glad to possess her father's logical mind at that moment. Instead of focusing on the chaotic emotions running rampant in the next room, she focused on preparing Kaz for surgery.

Cat rummaged through the medicine cabinet in the bathroom, finally finding the bottle she was looking for. Her hands shook a bit as she dumped two pills into her hand. Hurrying back into the living room, she met Jamie coming from the kitchen with a cup of water. She took it from her and hurried to where Mikey sat on the couch, Kala cradled in his lap. She was hyperventilating. "Here take these." Cat offered them the pills. Mikey frowned at her. "It's a sedative, just to calm her down." Cat explained, her eyes soft.

Mikey nodded, lifting Kala's head. "Try to take them, babe. It'll make you feel better."

"I want….to see….Kaz…" She wheezed.

Mikey stroked her hair. "You will, but not yet. Let Donnie work his magic first." He took the pills from Cat. "Now, please take these." She tried to slow her breathing and gave the slightest nod. Mikey helped her take the pills and water. Then they sat about the room in a seemingly impenetrable silence.

"Damn it!" Yoshi's voice broke as he rushed out of the living room into the dojo.

Cat stood as if to follow him, but Raph shook his head at her as he trailed after their son into the adjacent room. Yoshi was already slamming his fists into the large bag, cursing under his breath with every blow. Raph stood and waited. He knew the helplessness his son felt. He knew the desire to do anything to ease the pain and fear. Yoshi hadn't been exposed to nearly the amount of danger and near-death scars they had been through. But just because Raph had experienced more of them, didn't mean they were any less terrifying. He waited until Yoshi's blows slowed and then approached him, catching his fist.

The teen looked up at him with damp eyes. "I should have been with him! I shouldn't have let him go off by himself!"

Raph didn't say anything at first, just pulled him into an embrace. Yoshi gripped his father tightly as his shoulders shook. Raph took a deep shuddering breath. "You sound like Leo. This isn't your fault either."

"But it is." Yoshi protested, not lifting his head. "If I had been with him…"

"Then you might be in there with him right now." Raph's arm tightened around him. "Or worse…" As selfish as it was Raph couldn't help but be glad it wasn't his son in there shadowing death's door. At least you're safe. And I'll tear the Earth off its axis to keep you that way.

Cat stepped into the doorway, her green eyes soft as she watched her boys. Raph opened his eyes to gaze at her and she slowly crossed the space between them. She stood on her toes to kiss him softly. He lifted a hand to stroke away the hot tears on her cheek. Then he pulled her against them, wrapping her in his embrace as well. He let out another shuddering breath. At least his family was safe.

Leo leaned on the counter, his eyes clenched shut, trying his best to center himself by taking long deep breaths. Shinta's soft frightened voice came from behind him. "Dad?" Leo took another deep breath and gaining his composure before turning to look at his son. But the cool look didn't last long under his son's next question. "Is Kaz going to die?"

Leo felt himself choke, tears burning the backs of his eyes. "No." He tried but the lie stuck in his throat. The truth was he didn't know. But he couldn't say that to the innocent blue-gray eyes that stared up at him full of fear.

Jamie entered the kitchen, her expression tight but calm. She knelt beside Shinta. "Your uncle is doing everything he can to save him. And I've seen him do amazing things in the past few years. I think he'll be able to help Kaz, don't you?"

Shinta watched her for a long moment before nodding. "Yeah, I do." He looked up at Leo for confirmation. His father gave a slow nod of his own. Shinta turned and hugged him tightly around the waist. Jamie smiled lightly as she stood, cupping her turtle's face. She kissed him on the lips, then the cheek.

Leo pulled her against him as he buried his beak in her neck and hair. "I do too."

A/N: So, I've been trying to come up with the next one, but having a hard bought of writers block. Any suggestions? I'd like to do one for Raph, Cat, and Yoshi but am drawing a pretty big blank...