A/N Here's another chapter for you. Hope you all enjoy it and the usual thanks to my reviewers and those who put my story on alert. You guys probably get sick of me saying the same thing but I just gotta say it lol. Here's ch 17 for ya and see ch 1 for disclaimer.

Chapter 17 Confrontation

Donatello had gathered Bebop and Rocksteady and the trio were heading to TCRI to steal the mutagen. "You two keep an eye out for trouble," Donatello ordered as he went to work on the computers to disable to alarm system. Bebop and Rocksteady had already taken out the guards.

"Hey man how come you get to give the orders?" Bebop demanded, glaring at Donatello over his sunglasses.

"Because," Donatello said with irritation. "Master Shredder put me in charge. Now shut up and do what I tell you!"

"I don't take orders from little baby turtles," Rocksteady snorted, steam coming out of his nose.

"Look horn head," Donatello growled, glaring at the rhino. "I'm clearly smarter than both of you combined. So unless you want me to take one of these beakers and shove them up your ass and make you explode then I suggest you quit complaining and keep watch!"

"Don't piss him off Rocky buddy," Bebop whispered, a little bit of fear in his voice. "He can do it." Rocksteady said nothing. He merely snorted again and went back to keeping watch. Little did the trio know that they were being watched themselves. April and Casey had seen them enter TCRI and had alerted the others. Leonardo and Karai were there along with Slash, Mondo and Leatherhead. Michelangelo was there against the wishes of Leonardo and Leatherhead. But the youngest turtle was determined to help and had informed the group he would follow them anyways. So they reluctantly let him come. Raphael had stayed behind despite his protests and Dr. Rockwell was working on the antidote. Once the group was in position Leonardo signaled them to move in. But unfortunately for the group Bebop and Rocksteady had become aware of their presence and the rhino and warthog moved in. Nodding to each other the pair attacked. Bebop blasted April, Casey, Mondo and Karai with his lasers while Rocksteady rammed Leatherhead and Slash sending them flying backwards. But Michelangelo managed to dodge both attacks and he helped Leonardo to his feet.

"Distract them!" Leonardo commanded the others. "We're going after Donnie!" With that the group went into action. Karai and Mondo took on Bebop while Leatherhead and Slash took on Rocksteady. April and Casey were fending off the Foot Bots that had appeared out of nowhere. By now Donatello had finished with the computers and he looked up and saw Leonardo and Michelangelo coming towards him.

"You two again," the gapped toothed turtle said, rolling his brown eyes. "I guess being blown up once wasn't enough for you." With that Donatello took a beaker that was filled with a chemical and threw it at his brothers. The contents exploded on contact causing a blinding flash of light to appear. Leonardo and Michelangelo shielded their eyes from the light. Donatello then kicked the brothers hard, sending them sprawling across the ground. Letting out a cruel laugh Donatello raced for the mutagen and grabbed it before anyone could stop him. "Lets go you two!" he shouted. "We've got what we came for!" With that Donatello threw the mutagen to Bebop, who went racing out the door with Rocksetady right behind him. April and Casey had succeeded in taking out the Foot Bots so they weren't going to be a problem Leatherhead and Slash made a grab for Donatello in an effort to stop him from leaving. But Donatello was to quick and jumped out of the way. He then grabbed two more beakers and mixed them together. "Have a nice nap," he snarled as he threw the beaker. The room filled with a red cloud sending Leonardo and his friends into total darkness.

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Leonardo awoke to a familiar scene. He was home in his bed with a cold cloth on his head. "What happened?" the blue masked turtle asked, taking the cloth off his head and sitting up.

"Leo thank God you're awake," April said from her place beside Leonardo's bed. "You've been out for hours."

"April what happened?" Leonardo asked again. "How'd I get here?"

"That gas Donnie threw knocked us all out," April explained. "Luckily it wasn't for very long. A few minutes later we were all awake. Except for you and Mikey. We carried you both back here."

"Is Mikey ok?" Leonardo asked, concerned for his youngest brother.

"Yeah he's fine," April said, causing Leonardo to let out a sign of relief. "He came to about an hour later. But we were really concerned about you. You've been out for three hours. Leatherhead said you were the closest to the gas and probably inhaled a lot more than we did." Just then Dr. Rockwell came into the room to check on Leonardo with Splinter right behind him.

"Ah Leonardo," the mutant monkey said with a smile. "I'm so glad to see you awake. How are you feeling?"

"Fine," Leonardo responded. "How's Mikey and Raph?"

"Your brothers are fine," came Splinter's even response. "But I see that you did not bring Donatello back with you. Leatherhead informed me that he was the cause of the trouble."

"Yes Sensei he was," Leonardo admitted, his voice having a hint of guilt to it. "We tried to bring him back but its like this mind control drug makes him even stronger than he already was."

"Well let us hope that there will be a cure soon," Splinter said, his voice still having no emotion to it. "And perhaps next time you will not fail to bring your brother back home and be so foolish as to put your family in danger once again." Then without saying another word Splinter turned and left the room leaving a stunned Leonardo and April behind. Leonardo could feel the tears forming in his eyes and April threw her arms around the oldest turtle, hugging his tight.

"He's just angry right now Leo," the redhead said softly as she rubbed Leonardo's shell.

"I know," Leonardo said softly, trying his best not to cry. Just then the door opened and Leatherhead entered the room.

"Forgive me," Leatherhead said. "But there is something that you should see Dr. Rockwell."

"What is it?" Dr. Rockwell asked, the concern clear in his voice.

"Its with Raphael," was all Leatherhead said as he turned and left the room. Exchanging looks of concern Dr. Rockwell left with Leonardo and April right behind him.

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A few minutes later the group was in Raphael's room. To their surprise they saw Michelangelo and Mondo in there as well. "We heard somethin' was goin' on with Raph," Mondo explained. "So we came to check it out."

"Yeah and its somethin' major," Slash declared. The snapping turtle had one of his rare grins on his face so the group knew it was something good.

"Well don't keep us in suspense," Casey cried out. "Tell us what's goin' on."

"I'll do better than that," Raphael said. The red masked turtle had the same grin that Slash did which was also a rare thing. "I'll show ya," he continued. With that Raphael pulled back the covers and Slash leaned down so Raphael could put his arm around him. The group watched in amazement as Raphael slowly pulled himself out of bed. Then the most amazing thing happened. Raphael let go of Slash and stood on his own without any help. Smiling at his shocked family and friends Raphael continued to amaze them by taking a shaky step forward followed by another. But his shaky legs soon gave out on him and he sat of the bed. But the smile was still on his face.

"Raph that was amazing!" April said, throwing her arms around her friend.

"B-but how's that even possible?" Leonardo asked, still trying to process what had just happened.

"When he shell was cracked again it jostled his spinal cord," Dr. Rockwell informed the group. "Seams to have corrected the problem thankfully."

"Unbelievable," Karai muttered shaking her head. "Its a miracle."

"Indeed it is Miwa," Splinter said as he went over and embraced his second oldest son. "I have been praying for this for a very long time."

"Yeah you and me both Sensei," Raphael said the smile growing bigger.

"Yes well as wonderful as this is you mustn't do to much at once," Dr. Rockwell said. "After all your muscles in your legs are still very weak and will require a lot of therapy before they're back to their normal strength."

"Hey Doc I'm just happy to be able to feel 'em again," Raphael declared. "And I'm willin' to do the therapy."

"I think," Splinter began. "That for right now you should all get some rest. In the morning we shall begin your therapy Raphael." Everyone nodded in agreement and headed off to their beds.

"Sensei," Leonardo began, hoping to be able to talk to his father. But Splinter paid him no attention and walked right past him. Letting out a heavy sigh Leonardo left the room and headed to his own bed hoping Splinter would be more willing to talk to him in the morning.

A/N Well folks there you go we have completed ch 17. Go ahead and press that review button. You know you wanna.