A/N I love those great reviews. Keep 'em coming and to my guest reviewer I've seen both TCRI and TGRI used but I'm more used to TGRI so I used that one. Here's ch 17 for ya and see ch 1 for disclaimer.

Chapter 17 Returning "Home"

The next day Michelangelo awoke and to his surprise he found himself looking into the faces of his family. "Geez!" Michelangelo cried jumping up suddenly his blue eyes wide. This caused Splinter to wake and he rubbed his eyes. "What has happened?" the brown coated rat asked with confusion.

"Geeze Mikey why so jumpy?' Raphael asked.

"Sorry," Michelangelo said after her had caught his breath feeling bad he had startled his family. "I'm just not used to being here. How are you feeling Raph?"

"A lot better," Raphael said with a smile. "Head hardly hurts at all."

"Good," Michelangelo said with a smile of his own. "How's your arm Leo?"

"Better," Leonardo said with a smile. Then he noticed the guilty look on his youngest brother's face. "Hey Mikey I don't want you to feel bad about this," the blue masked turtle said putting his hand on Michelangelo's shoulder.

"I can't help it," Michelangelo said with a guilty smile. "I just feel so guilty. This is all my fault. Not only what happened to you Leo but what happened to you Raph as well."

"Hey that's in the past little brother," Raphael said putting his good arm around Michelangelo and squeezing his shoulder.

"Yeah we're just so glad to have you home," Leonardo said giving his little brother a hug

"I'm glad I'm home too," Michelangelo said returning Leonardo's hug. Then he turned towards his slightly older brother. "And I'm especially grateful to you Donnie. After all you were the one that set me straight."

"Happy to do it Mikey," Donatello said giving Michelangelo a hug as well. "I'm just glad to have my best friend back," the purple masked turtle whispered. Michelangelo said nothing just returned his brother's hug while thinking, "I just hope I don't let you all down."

"I think we should all have some breakfast," Splinter said after a moment.

"Sounds great to me," Michelangelo said his blue eyes wide. With that the group headed into the kitchen where April was already cooking.

"Hope you all are hungry," the red head said. "Because I made my special breakfast pizza."

"Breakfast pizza?" Michelangelo said with confusion.

"Yep," April said with a smile. "It had cheese, eggs, bacon and tomato sauce on it. Here try it." With that April put one on Michelangelo's plate. Picking it up the turtle took a bite. Then his blue eyes went wide.

"This is the best thing I've ever tasted!" he cried his blue eyes wide. "This stuff is awesome!"

"Glad you like it," April said with a laugh.

"Like it?' Michelangelo said. "I love it! Thanks April." With that the rest of the morning was spent eating and catching up. Then suddenly Michelangelo looked up at the clock and saw that it was nearly noon. Michelangelo turned to his family and said, "I'd better go. Wish me luck."

"You're going now?" Donatello said his brown eyes wide with surprise.

"The sooner the better," Michelangelo said. "This way I can get Karai back a lot sooner." Michelangelo looked over at Splinter, who nodded.

"Wait," Raphael said running over to Michelangelo. "Uh you are comin' back ain't ya?" Raphael didn't want to say that he was worried his youngest brother would be lost again.

"Of course I am," Michelangelo said with a smile. "Don't worry I'll never leave you again Raph. I promise." With that Michelangelo gave his second oldest brother a hug which he gladly returned.

"Be careful my son," Splinter said putting a hand on his youngest's shoulder.

"I will Father," Michelangelo said giving the brown coated rat a hug. With that Michelangelo left leaving his family and friends hoping and praying he would be successful in convincing Karai.

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Meanwhile Dog-pound and Snakeskin were searching for Kenshen to no avail. But the black masked turtle spotted them first. "What the..." he gasped his blue eyes going wide when he saw the wolf and snake standing before him.

"There you are," Snakeskin hissed narrowing his yellow eyes at Michelangelo.

"Where have you been?" Dog-pound growled.

"Bradford is that you?" Michelangelo said softly. "And Xever? Wow that mutagen is powerful stuff."

"Never mind that," Dog-pound barked. "You didn't answer my question."

"That's because I don't have to answer to you," Michelangelo said with annoyance. "But for you information I was captured by the enemy."

"And where exactly is the enemy?" Dog-Pound growled. "You must know that if you were with them all night."

"Like I said before Bradford," Michelangelo said glaring at the wolf. "I don't have to answer to you."

"But you do have to answer to Master Shredder," Snakeskin hissed glaring at Michelangelo. "And it just so happens Master Shredder has been looking for you."

"Well I'm going to him," Michelangelo declared as he began to walk towards the Shredder's room.

"No," Dog-pound said. "We'll bring you to him. Come on." With that the wolf grabbed Michelangelo by his arm and led the turtle back to the Shredder's lair with Snakeskin right behind him. Michelangelo rolled his eyes but went along with it only because he didn't feel like fighting with them.

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A little while later Michelangelo was back at the Shredder's lair and was entering Shredder's room. "Master Shredder I have found Kenshen for you," Dog-Pound said giving Michelangelo a slight shove.

"You mean we found him," Snakeskin hissed.

"Whatever," Dog-Pound said rolling his eyes.

"It matters not who found him," Shredder said roughly. "Kenshen I trust you are unharmed?"

"Yes Father I'm unharmed," Michelangelo said giving Shredder a bow. Just then Karai came running into the room. When she saw Michelangelo a smile went across her face. "Kenshen!" the teen cried out happily running over and throwing her arms around the black masked turtle. Michelangelo smiled and wrapped his arms around his sister. "I'm so glad you're ok," Karai said pulling away from Michelangelo. "When I saw those turtles carry you away I thought..."

"Those losers were too easy to get away from," Michelangelo said waving his hand.

"If they're so easy then how come you were gone all night turtle?" Tiger Claw growled eyeing Michelangelo suspiciously.

"Well for you information Tiger Claw," Michelangelo said with irritation. "It takes time to convince them to untie me. Those idiots actually believe I'm on their side. I even threw in a story about how I remembered a past memory. And they fell for it like the fools they are."

"So you know where their lair is then?" Shredder asked looking at Michelangelo.

"Well no," Michelangelo said quickly. "They took me somewhere else. Not really sure where it was all I know is it's in the sewers. But it sure as Hell wasn't their lair." Michelangelo looked at Shredder hoping he'd buy his lie. Luckily for him Shredder believed him.

"Well done Kenshen," Shredder said. "I'm proud of you my son." When Michelangelo heard Shredder call him his son he had to fight back the urge to glare at him. Keeping a clam face Michelangelo merely bowed to his "master" and said, "Thank you Father. But if it's alright with you I would like to go to bed. I'm pretty tired."

"Of course," Shredder said. "But I want you back here at 9 tonight. I have a mission for you and Karai."

"Yes Father," Michelangelo said bowing as he exited the room. When he was gone Shredder turned towards Dog-Pound and Snakeskin saying, "Xever I want you and Bradford to take turns guarding my son. I don't want anything else to happen to him. I want him kept safe."

"But Master," Snakeskin began. But the purple skinned snake was interrupted by Shredder's shout, "Do not question me Xever! You do as you're told! Understand?!"

"Yes Master," Snakeskin said with fear. "I understand."

"Good," Shredder said. "Xever you take the first watch. Bradford will go with Kenshen and Karai tonight. Now go."

"Yes Master," Dog-Pound and Snakeskin said together as they left the room. Once they were gone Tiger Claw turned towards the Shredder and said, "Master forgive me but I fell I must say something."

"You may speak," Shredder said.

"I think Kenshen is lying," Tiger Claw said. "I think he knows where the turtles are hiding and he's not telling us."

"Tiger Claw I grow tired of you always questioning my son," Shredder said with irritation. "Need I remind you that I am no fool. I can clearly tell when someone is lying to me."

"And do you think Kenshen was lying?" Tiger Claw asked. Shredder looked at Tiger and opened his mouth to respond.

A/N well there you go folks ch 17 complete and as always please review