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Donnie ducked behind an old broken down car as one of the Shredder's patrol vans drove toward him. He waited until the van drove completely out of sight before rushing toward the long alleyway that he and Raph had stood in not too long ago. He breathed out and then walked along the narrow, dark and damp path stealthily until he found himself stood opposite the Shredder's large skyscraper base once again.

"It's now or never," he muttered to himself, pulling out his Bo staff and allowing the secret blade of the staff to unsheathe. He darted across the road and kicked open the metal wired gates as hard as he could, cautiously stopping as they easily swung open. He tightened his grip on his staff before walking through the gate, jumping in fear as they suddenly swung shut behind him. "He knows I'm here..."

"DONATELLO!"

...I'm in trouble.

"Just wait 'til I find him!" Raph yelled running through the woods with Mikey. "I'll make sure that he'll never run off again!"

"Technically, Raphael," Mikey replied, running after his older brother. "We're kind of doing the same thing."

"Yeah but we're older," was Raph's reply. "Donnie's only been here for a short time; the Shredder will kill him, Mikey!"

"I don't think he will," Mikey said, frowning as he spoke. "As much as we know; Shredder needs Donnie alive so I don't think he'll order his execution any time soon, Raphael."

The two turtles ran through the city, heading into a small alley and jumping up and over the metal staircases that lead to several apartments. Mikey and Raph the began leaping over the rooftops, both of them feeling old nostalgia about their teenage years of hanging out on top of the city's buildings.

"There he is!" Mikey yelled, pointing towards a small figure as they kicked open the main gates of the Shredder's base. "Why isn't the alarm going off?"

"He's waiting for Donnie!" Raph shouted worriedly as they jumped down in front of the metal fence. Raph stormed towards the open gate, his gaze turning anxious for a moment as the gate doors swung shut. "DONATELLO!" he yelled, not at all amused with the younger turtle.

Raph and Mikey climbed over the fence and headed towards a nervous-looking Donnie. Before the turtle could open his mouth to explain, Mikey grabbed him by the shoulders. "What are you doing, Donnie?" he scolded. "Are you trying to put yourself in danger?"

Donnie pulled away from Mikey, "I'm the reason why Angel and the others are in danger! I have to help them, Mikey!"

"Donnie, what happened to Angel is not because of you!" Mikey shouted, sounding exhausted. "She chose to help us on her own free will. Angel knew the risks but did so anyway because we're a family!"

Donnie's eyes widened after Mikey had called them a family. He turned away, feeling unwanted tears start to dampen the eye holes of his mask. "You know..." Donnie croaked, turning to look Mikey right in the eyes. Mikey blinked in shock as Donnie smiled at him despite the tears that began to fall down his face, "I'm glad that after all that's happened to you all; that you still see us as a family."

Mikey gasped a little at Donnie's words before he felt a weight in his throat and his eyes began to brim over with his own tears, shocking himself and Raphael. He bit his lip and pulled Donnie into a fierce hug, his arms shaking as he held the younger Donatello tightly, as if he was afraid that he'd lose him. Not again.

"Aw," a voice cooed in mock pity. The turtles all looked up and found themselves surrounded by armed gang members from the Purple Dragons. They all pointed their guns at the three turtles as Fishface walked through the small crowd and stood in front of the turtles with his arms folded triumphantly. He pushed a button on the metal band around his wrist. "We've got them, Master Shredder."

Angel sat in her small cell, leaning against the cold brick wall with her legs propped up to her chin. She stared at the ground miserably, her full concern for her precious friends who were trapped with the Shredder's scientists. Her thoughts were interrupted as she heard footsteps approaching, which she guessed was going to be either Fishface or Rahzar gloat that they won to her again.

Rahzar did appear at the door of her cell along with the Shredder and Angel shrunk back before she could stop herself. She stared defiantly at them as Rahzar entered several digits on the security lock of her cell, causing the thick glass panel to slide open, allowing the Shredder to enter.

"Come to rub my defeat in my face?" Angel asked, not caring the slightest as Rahzar growled at her from behind his master. Before she could react, he suddenly lunged forward and yanked her into a standing position, she bit her lip to stop herself from crying out as he slammed her into the hard brick wall.

"Not at all, wench," the Shredder finally answered, giving a slight nod to Rahzar before turning his back on Angel and walking out of the cell. "I've come to reunite you with the turtles."

"The turtles..." her heart began to race as she struggled against Rahar's grip as he began dragging her out of the cell and through the hallway. "Don't you dare hurt them!" she spat as she was shoved into the elevator along with Rahzar and the Shredder, wishing for time to slow before they reached the ground floor to where her friends were waiting...