"Give it back!" Leonardo's bottom lip began to tremble as he stood in front of his brother.
"Whatcha gonna do about it 'eo?" Raphael taunted, holding a small Captain Ryan action figure and swaying it mockingly in front of Leonardo; a large smirk on his face.
Leo watched his toy for a moment, "I'll…" A sudden smile appeared on his face. "I'll tell!" He shot; turning around and running towards the kitchen.
Raph's eyes widened as he watched Leo disappear. He quickly tossed the toy behind him and ran, arms out-stretched, towards the kitchen. "I didn't do it!"
Donatello sat in his lab; his tongue stuck out as he twisted two wires together. He then turned slightly and placed the new wire into a small blue ray-gun looking device.
Donnie hardly flinched at the huge crash the came from the kitchen. He was already getting used to the fact that two toddlers now lived in the lair. It was like having three Mikey's.
"Aw! Come on guys!" Michelangelo's groan came audibly from the kitchen.
Donnie rolled his eyes and stood up. He went over and grabbed the door to his lab. "Keep them under control Mikey!" He shouted.
"Would if I could dude!" Mikey replied; poking his head out of the kitchen doorway. Donatello groaned and quickly shut the door to his lab. Mikey smiled before pulling back into the kitchen. He placed his hands on his hips and sighed; an irritated scowl replacing his smile. "You two are in so much trouble." He stated, looking around and the broken glass that scattered the floor.
"He did it!" Leonardo and Raphael said in union, pointing their fingers at the other.
"You both did it!" Mikey groaned. "I watched you!"
"Maybe…" Leo started as he began climbing the drawers to the countertop, "You shouldn't watch us." He reached up and pulled himself up onto the counter; knocking over the salt in the processes.
Mikey gasped and went to go catch it, but was too late. The glass hit the ground and exploded. Raphael screamed and covered his face with his arms.
"Opps." Leo stated as Mikey let out an over exaggerated groan and Raph started to spit out salt. Mikey went over and picked up Leo off of the counter.
"What the heck am I supposed to do with you?!" He asked as he bent down and picked up Raph who was knowing vigorously wiping his tongue off with his hands.
"Put him in the fridge!" Raph spit on the ground and then glared at Leo.
"I should put both of you in the fridge." Mikey grumbled. He looked around at the messy kitchen and then glanced at his younger brothers for injuries. When he didn't find any, he sighed. "Do either of you know how to use a broom?"
Leonardo and Raphael both looked at each other and then looked back up at their brother before shaking their heads.
"Figures." Mikey sighed again. He walked out of the kitchen and into the living room. "You two get to play in here until I'm done cleaning up, ok?"
Leo patted Mikey's head. "Ok." He smiled as Mikey set him down.
"Don't tell Daddy what we did though." Raph added as he was set on the couch. Mikey pressed his lips together and took in a deep breath.
Michelangelo placed the broom back into the closet and let out a relieved breath of air. He looked around the now clean kitchen and smiled.
"I DID IT!" Mikey jumped at the sudden yell of Donnie's voice. He sprinted out and collided with Donatello. Donnie yelped and held the device close to his chest as he fell to the ground. He quickly examined the machine and let out a relieved sigh.
He took Michelangelo's extended hand and was helped up to his feet. He gave a toothy grin at Mikey's confused gaze and showed off his device. "I did it!" He said again. "We can turn them back!"
Mikey's confusion turned into excitement as he grinned.
Donnie looked behind Mikey and then frowned. "Soooo…" He looked at Mikey. "Where are they?"
"Oh yeah!" Mikey raced to the living room; quickly followed by Donatello.
Leo sat on the floor; his thumb stuck in his mouth as he gazed wide eyed at the TV screen.
"Captain Ryan and Commander Grundch have been turned into a mere children! What do we do?!" Crankshaw shouted as he started to hyperventilate.
"What do you mean they've been turned into children?" Rodriguez questioned. He looked around. "And I only see Captain Ryan…" He added.
Crankshaw looked around and then threw his hands up into the air. "We're all going to die!" He shouted and continued to ramble and then suddenly paused. Crankshaw's eyes grew wide. "And theres no Captain to calm me down!" He added quickly.
The TV suddenly turned off. Leo spun around; ripping his thumb out of his mouth as he glared at the two older turtles. "Hey!"
"Leo," Donnie eyed him while Mikey looked under the couch and then behind the TV. "Where's Raphael?"
"I can't find him." Mikey said, running towards the dojo. Donnie returned his attention to Leonardo who just shrugged.
"I don't know." He stated. He shifted from foot to foot. He looked away from Donnie and towards the lair door. Donnie followed his gaze; his eyes widened and he quickly looked back at Leo.
"Leonardo." He narrowed his eyes. "Where is Raph?"
Leo looked at his feet. He was quiet for a moment and then his shoulders started to shake. He sniffed and rubbed at his teary eyes. Donnie sighed and knelt down in front of Leo. He placed a hand on the young turtles shoulder. "Please… don't tell me he left the lair."
Leo began to bawl. He covered his face with his arms and nodded quickly. "I-I-I... t-old him…" Leo breaths quickened as he constantly wiped at his tears. "T-th-at h-he was a b-baby!" He sobbed, he shook his head. "I-I didn' mean to!" Donnie pulled Leo into a hug and let the turtle cry into his shoulder. "He w-wan-ted to p-rove that he c-could be b-brave!"
Mikey came back just in time to faced palm while Donnie picked Leo up and placed him on the couch. "We might as well have one big turtle so we can split up and look for Raph."
Leo's watery eyes gazed up at Donnie as he took the ray gun off of his belt.
Then, a red flash lite the lair as a red beam zoomed out and went straight towards Leonardo.
Raphael breathed heavily as he pulled himself out of the manhole cover. He looked at the lid that had taken him half an hour to finally push off. "No way 'm I moving that again." He said in between gasps. He looked around at the alley. He grabbed his head as it began to pound.
"I'm not a baby!" He said through clenched teeth. The pounding began to die down and an idea appeared.
"Leo thinks he's so smart!" He laughed. "Well look at me! Not a single scratch!" He smiled at himself as he left the alley and started to run. "He won't get to visit Auntie April either!" He said to himself happily. Not noticing the black van that begun to follow closely behind.