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Nightmares and Bad Blood

It was a normal day in the city and the entire Hamato family were out for a walk. Mikey would occasionally make a joke or pun that would cause Raph to try to punch him, so Leo would have to hold him back. Miwa would laugh at her brothers while Donnie looked annoyed at them. Yoshi and Shen smiled as they all walked together through the street. Everything seemed perfect until they turned a corner and heard a sinister laugh in the shadows.

Yoshi and the children took fighting stances and waited for the mysterious enemy to show himself. Before anyone could do anything, something grabbed Shen and pulled her into the shadows. The rest of the family heard her scream and rushed to help her, but were too late.

Mikey was pulled into the shadows next, screaming just as his mother did. Donnie was pulled in as well, also screaming. And then Raph, and then Leo, even Miwa; all of them screaming. Finally, Yoshi was all alone.

"Where are my family?!" Yoshi demanded to the shadows, "What have you done with them?!"

Suddenly, a sinister, yet familiar, voice laughed and said, "You fool. Did you really think that you could keep them me?"

Yoshi turned around and found himself face to face with the man he once called his brother; Oroku Saki, the Shredder. And close behind him were six Foot ninjas holding his wife and children in their grasp.

Yoshi glared at the Shredder and said, "Let my family go, Saki!"

"They're not yours anymore, Yoshi," said Shredder. He then walked over to Raph and said, "This one in particular was never yours to begin with. I am merely taking back what is truly mine."

"Get away from my son!" Shen shrieked, trying to get free from the Foot ninjas' hold on her.

"I have no intention of harming him," Shredder said to Shen whilst looking at Raph, who was glaring at him. Shredder grabbed Raph's face and looked deep into his eyes for a moment and then said, "I can see a fire inside of you. You will be a great leader for the Foot Clan. Once you've had proper training."

Yoshi's eyes went wide with fear at that statement.

"And I can see that your siblings will make excellent additions to the clan as well," Shredder added, "With any luck, they could even be your generals."

"No!" Yoshi screamed.

He them charged at the Shredder and tried to punch him. Unfortunately, the Shredder blocked his punch and delivered several punches and kicks of his own. Yoshi was quick to counter with his own moves, this time he got a good hit in. The Shredder then struck back quickly with speed and agility that Yoshi could not track or block in time. The Shredder continued to beat Yoshi until he was down on the ground, bruised and bleeding.

"Yoshi/Dad!" Yoshi's family cried out in fear.

As Yoshi coughed up blood, the Shredder approached him with his blades extended. He knelt down to Yoshi's level and spoke to him.

"How pathetic," said the Shredder, "Did you really think you could stop me? I'm far greater than you'll ever be. You've lost. You're family and your life!"

Yoshi's eyes widened in fear as the Shredder raised his gauntlet in the air and shouted, "Now, die!"

Shen and the children screamed in horror as the Shredder brought down his gauntlet to end Yoshi's life. Yoshi wanted to move out of the way, but his body would not respond and the blades were coming closer and closer.

Yoshi woke up with a start and shot up from where he was lying. He panted heavily as he looked around and saw that he was in his and Shen's bedroom in bed, sweating bullets; it was nothing but a dream. He looked next to him and saw that his wife was not next to him. Worried, Yoshi got up and exited the room in search of Shen. He found her in the living room sitting on the couch by herself. She appeared to be lost in thought.

"Shen?" Yoshi said, getting his wife's attention.

Upon hearing her name, Shen looked up and saw her husband standing not far from where she was sitting. "Oh, Yoshi, hi," she greeted him.

"What are you doing out here this late at night?" Yoshi asked, walking over to his wife.

"I could ask you the same question," said Shen.

"I had a horrible nightmare about the Shredder," said Yoshi, sitting down on the couch next to Shen, "He found us and I was unable to protect you or the children."

"I couldn't sleep at all," said Shen, "All I could think about was the fact that we almost lost our children by his hand. The only reason he was willing to spare them was for information. Had he unmasked them, he would have figured out who they are just by looking at them."

As she talked, Shen started crying. Yoshi pulled his wife into a warm embrace and allowed her to cry on his shoulder.

"I'm just so scared," said Shen, "Not just for myself, but for you and our children too."

"I understand, my love," said Yoshi in a soothing voice, "I'm scared too."

"Yoshi, you know as well as I do that the children won't last against the Shredder," said Shen.

"I know," said Yoshi, "Despite what I said before, there is no way they can fight against the Shredder."

"Then you will agree that the city is no longer safe," said Shen, "We have only one choice."

"Yes," said Yoshi, "We must take the children and leave the city. As soon as possible."

What Yoshi and Shen did not know was that they were not the only two people having trouble sleeping. Raphael could not stop thinking about how the Shredder was causing all of those problems over him; all because he thought he was dead. He was going to get a drink and a snack from the kitchen when he heard his parents talking. He was rattled with guilt as he listened to his mother cry; he could not stop feeling like her sadness was partly because of him. When he heard them talking about moving away from New York City, Raph was taken aback. He could not believe what he was hearing. He did not want to leave the city and knew that his siblings would not want that either. He spent the rest of the night wondering what to do.

The next day, the kids all had their breakfast and got ready for the day. Raph yawned loudly as he did not get enough sleep the night before; he was too busy worrying about what his parents had talked about. After finishing up his cereal, Mikey got up and put his bowl in the sink and went to his and Donnie's room. He came with his skateboard, helmet, and padding.

"I'm headin' out to hang with Jason," said Mikey, "We're gonna record each other doing some rad tricks on his half pipe and post 'em online. It's gonna be awesome!"

"That's sounds cool," said Leo. He pouted as he added, "Miwa's dragging me to see this "Alpha Girls" movie at the theater."

"Hey, you owe me for talking me into seeing that "Space Heroes" movie," said Miwa, "Besides, it's more fun than what Donnie's doing today. All he's just going to work."

"I happen to enjoy working on my Inventions!" Donnie retorted, "This particular invention is going to be quite useful when it's finished."

"You mean the go-kart you have in the lair?" Mikey asked.

Donnie rolled his eyes and said, "It's not a go-kart, it's a turbo patrol buggy with detachable side cars."

"It still looks like a go-kart," said Miwa.

"Well, it's not!" Donnie snapped, slamming his hands on the table.

"Donatello!" Shen scolded.

"Sorry," said Donnie as he sat back down.

"D, all you ever do is work," said Mikey, "You're always working on your schoolwork, your homework, and even your science projects. You need to relax."

"Everyone has their own way to relax," said Donnie, "Working on my inventions is what I do to relax."

"Well, I relax by doing fun stuff," said Mikey, "Like the skateboarding I plan to do today."

Leo then turned to his immediate younger brother and asked, "What about you, Raph? What do you have planned for the day?"

"Me?" Raph asked, "Nothing really. Just helping out around the shop."

Miwa laughed a little and said, "And I thought Donnie's plans were boring."

"Before any of you go anywhere, we need to talk to you about something," said Yoshi.

"Please sit down, Michaelangelo," said Shen, "You all need to hear this."

Mikey sat back down at the table with his family and asked, "Are we in trouble?"

"No, sweetie, no one's in trouble," said Shen, "What we have to tell is very important."

"We're moving," said Raph, to his family's surprise, "I heard them talking about it last night when I was having a hard time sleeping."

Leo looked at his parents and asked, "Is this true?"

Yoshi sighed and said, "Yes. Last time you fought the Shredder, you all barely escaped with your lives. He could have killed you if he wanted to, but he needed information about our family's whereabouts. Imagine what might have happened if he discovered who you are."

"Last time, we weren't ready," said Miwa, "But next time we will be."

"There won't be a next time," said Yoshi.

"Dad, you were the one who said to prepare ourselves because we're at war," said Mikey.

"That was then," said Yoshi, "I have changed my mind. Your mother and I have decided that it will be safer to leave the city."

"But, dad, what about April and her dad?" Donnie asked, "The Kraang might still be after them. We can't just turn our backs on them."

"If I recall correctly, there is a league of heroes that are just as capable of facing the Kraang," said Yoshi, "They are called the Avengers."

"What we need to do is resume our training and make our stand here," said Leo.

"Enough!" Yoshi yelled, slamming his fist on the table, "This decision is final. This week will be spent packing your things. We will leave the city as soon as possible. I will continue to train you so that you may defend yourselves. But it will be done in our new home."

With that said, Yoshi got up from the table and walked away. Shen got up to follow him, stopping only to tell her children, "You best use the time you have to break the news to your friends."

Leo grabbed her shoulder and said, "Mom, please, reconsider."

"I'm sorry, honey," said Shen, "But this is for your own good."

And with that, Shen left to start working on advertising a 'going-out-of-business' sale, leaving the kids to think about what she and her husband just said.

"This can't be happening," said Mikey, in disbelief.

"They can't actually be thinking that running away is the only way," said Leo, "Dad's a ninja master. He has to realize that we need to make our stand here."

"He's also a father," said Miwa, "And right now, that part of him is saying that we're not safe."

'And it's all my fault,' Raph thought to himself, 'All because the Shredder thinks I'm dead and blames dad.'

"What do we do?" Donnie asked.

"I guess there's only one thing we can do," said Leo, "We'll just have to find the best way to tell our friends."

"Can't we just convince mother and father that there's another way?" Mikey asked.

"I'm sorry, Mikey," said Leo, "But I don't think that's gonna happen. No matter what we do or say."

Raph then got up from the table and said, "I'm going to the lair."

"To do what?" Mikey asked.

"What do you think?" Raph called, and then left the house, shutting the door behind him.

"He's gonna go punch the dummy, isn't he?" Miwa asked.

"He always does that when he gets mad," said Leo, "So, yes."

"Better he takes his anger out on the dummy than me," said Mikey.

"You best be off, Michelangelo," said Shen, "You don't want to keep Jason waiting."

"Oh right. Jason!" Mikey remembered, "Gotta go, guys."

And with that, Mikey grabbed his gear and left the house. Leo looked like he wanted to try once again to convince Yoshi to change his mind. Unfortunately, it seemed like that might be impossible; he said himself his mind was made up.

Meanwhile, in the lair, Raph was punching away at the training dummy; the whole time thinking about his father's decision to move away and the fear that both his parents shared. He then thought back to the fight against the Shredder and how all four of his siblings got very badly hurt. And it was all because of him; because the Shredder believed he was dead.

As Raph stopped punching and caught his breath, he started to wonder if he could make their suffering stop by facing the Shredder. It seemed only right, seeing as the Shredder is his biological father.

"There is a better way," a familiar voice said.

Raph turned around to see Donnie at the entrance to the lair. "What are you doing here?" Raph asked, "And how did you know I was thinking about that?"

"1) I came down here to check on you and work on my invention," said Donnie, "And 2) I can read minds. Remember?"

"Oh right," said Raph, "Well, can you blame me? The main reason the Shredder's doing this is because of me. You guys are right that we need to make our stand here. But I don't want you guys risking your lives battling my biological father."

Donnie sighed and said, "I can tell your heart was in the right place, Raph. But that idea seems pretty drastic."

"Maybe you're right," said Raph, "Tell you what, I'll sleep on it tonight. And then see if I feel any different in the morning. How's that sound?"

"That sounds fair," said Donnie.

"Cool," said Raph, "And, Donnie, could you do me a little favor and not mention this to the family? I don't wanna worry them."

Donnie thought about it for a minute and then said, "Okay. I won't."

"Great," said, "Thanks, man."

"Anytime, big brother," said Donnie.

With that, the two brothers parted ways to do their own things. However, Raph could not ignore the fact that the Shredder had to be stopped if his family was ever going to be safe. And if anyone was going to pull it off, it might as well be him, the Shredder's son.

At the halfpipe, Jason was skateboarding with his pet Gecko, Lars, doing some amazing stunts, while Mikey recorded it on his phone. After his big finish, Jason signal for Mikey to stop recording and then got off to let Mikey go next.

"Your turn, Mikey," said Jason, "I'll record you now."

"Okay," said Mikey, grabbing his skateboard and heading over to the halfpipe. After he climbed to the top, Mikey got into the starting position and called to his friend, "Ready, Jason?"

"Almost," said Jason, who was getting his phone ready for recording. Once he got the video camera up, Jason called to Mikey, "Okay, Mikey, let 'er rip!"

"Right," said Mikey, preparing to skate, "Booyakasha!"

Mikey started skating down the halfpipe. He started out well enough, but then he remembered the events of the morning and things started to go downhill. Mikey started to become so focused on the fact this may be the last time and Jason get to do stuff like this together that he was unable to concentrate on controlling his board properly. Mikey became so out of control until he finally fell off his board and crashed into the ground. Jason immediately stopped recording and rushed to help his friend.

"Hey, Mikey, are you okay?" Jason asked in concern.

Mikey groaned abd said, "Could've been worse."

"What happened back there, man?" Jason asked, "One minute you're totally radical and the next minute you're all over the place; and not in a good way. That's not like you."

"I know," said Mikey, sitting up, "I guess I'm just a little distracted right now."

"By what?" Jason asked.

Mikey sigh sadly and said, "My parents wanna move the family away from the city."

"What?!" Jason asked, causing Lars to nearly fall, "Are kidding me? Why?"

"They think that the city isn't safe anymore," said Mikey, "The wanna take my siblings and me someplace safer."

"You can't leave," said Jason, "Nobody gets me like you do. I'll be all alone. Can't you tell your parents not to move."

"My brothers and sister and I tried," said Mikey, "But their minds are made up."

"Great," said Jason, "So what do we do?"

"I guess all we can do is enjoy the time we have left until the moving day," said Mikey.

"This doesn't sound like you at all," said Jason, "You sound like you're giving up. The Mikey I know never gives up so easily."

"What else can I do?" Mikey asked, "I wanna stay in New York, but I have to stay with my family."

"Mikey..." Jason said, trying to comfort his best friend.

"I'm sorry, Jason," said Mikey, "But that's just how it has to be."

In response, Jason sighed and said, "I guess there's not much more I can say." Jason then put on his best smile and said, "Except maybe suggesting that we go catch a movie instead of this skateboarding stuff."

"That might be a good idea," said Mikey, "My head's not in the right place right now."

The two friends then left the halfpipe and went to the theater. What they did not notice was that a shadowy figure moved swiftly past them.

The Shadowy figure appeared to be searching for something, a person or maybe a place. He then laid eyes on the Bradford Dojo. He smirked and swiftly ran towards it. The figure stealthily made his way inside through the skyline and left a note on one of the Chris Bradford pictures.

'That should get his attention,' the figure thought before leaving.

After the mystery person was gone, the Foot Clan ninja that was put in charge of the Dojo went inside the office and found the note on the picture. He took the note and read it. He then gave an excuse to the students and rushed to inform his master, the Shredder.

At his lair, the Shredder was contemplating how to find Yoshi and his family, as well as what to do about Bradford and Xever's current "condition", when the Foot ninja he left in charge came running into his throne room. Once he was in front of the throne, the ninja bowed before his master.

"Rise and report," said the Shredder, "I assume you had a reason to come here during today's lessons at the dojo."

"The very dojo you're only in charge of because I got turned into a freak!" Bradford emphasized.

"I went into the office and found this attached to one of the pictures," said the ninja as he stood up and presented the note, "It was addressed to you, master."

The Shredder took the note and read it.

I have the information you want, plus some additional that you might be interested in. Meet me on the roof of the fortune cookie factory tonight at 9:00 p.m. and I will negotiate with you. Come alone.

-Hamato Clan ninja Kurogane.

"Interesting," said the Shredder.

"What is it Master Shredder?" Bradford asked.

"One of Yoshi's students claims he wants to give me the information I want and more," said the Shredder.

"A Hamato Clan is actually willing to betray his allies?" Bradford asked.

"Of course not," said Shredder, "He is clearly trying to bait me into a trap. But I think we can turn his trap for me into a trap for him. And I think your new appearance could help with that."

"Really, Master?" Bradford asked, intrigued, "Tell me."

Back at the antique store, Shen was working on some fliers for a 'going out of business' sale, when she heard the bell ring. She looked and saw that a man had entered and went to see if he needed help.

"Excuse me, sir, do you need any help finding anything?" Shen asked.

"I'm just looking for something for my girlfriend," he answered, "She has a birthday coming up and I wanna get her something nice."

"Well, I just might have what you're looking for," said Shen, "I have a variety of items from jewelry to nicknacks. I'm sure you'll find something that will make her very happy."

"Thanks," said the man.

"Mom, are your designs ready?" Donnie asked, as he entered the store, "Not that I'm all that crazy about."

"Donatello, we talked about this," said Shen, "It's what's best."

"I know," said Donnie. He stopped in mid walk when he saw the customer. His eyes went wide in shock and all he could say was, "Hi."

"Hi," said the customer.

Donnie took out his phone and asked, "Could I get a picture of us together for my myface page?"

"Sure," the customer, shrugging, "Why not?"

The customer stood next to Donnie as he got his phone camera ready and took a picture. Pleased with the picture, Donnie said, "Thanks, Mr. Stark."

"No prob," said the customer. He looked at the picture and said, "Hey, that looks great. You should definitely make that your new wallpaper."

"I'll think about it," said Donnie, star struck.

"Hold on," said Shen, "Donatello, how do you know this man's name? Do you know him?"

"Mom, this is Tony Stark!" Said Donnie, still star struck, "He's the owner of Stark Industries! And he's in a relationship with the current CEO, Pepper Potts!"

This took Shen by surprise. The customer, Tony Stark, simply held up his hands and said, "You got me."

"Well, then I think I should turn your attention to something more fitting," said Shen, "Follow me."

Shen led Tony to the display case of jewelry. She picked out a necklace. It had a gold chain and held a pink stone in the shape of a heart.

"Pieces like this are not easy to come by," said Shen, "The heart is a way to tell her you love her and the stone is a pink sapphire; which more rare than a diamond."

"Perfect," said Tony, "Wrap it up. I'll take it."

"Right," said Shen, "I can tell this is going to make your lady friend very happy on her birthday."

"Thanks," said Tony. When Shen went to put the necklace into a box for him, Tony noticed the papers behind the counter and that they were drafts for fliers to advertise a 'going out of business' sale. "I don't mean to seem nosy, but what's up with the going out of business sale?"

"Oh, that?" Shen asked, "We're planning to move away."

"Really?" Tony asked, "Why's that?"

"My husband and I are worried that this city might not be the best place for our children," said Shen.

"You have other kids?" Tony asked out of curiosity.

"Five," Donnie said, "I'm number four. I have an older sister, two older brothers, and a younger brother."

"Yes. Exactly," said Shen, "Donatello, would you mind taking those flier ideas to the back?"

"Sure," said Donnie, unenthusiastically, as he picked up the papers and went to the back.

"He doesn't seem to enthusiastic about the move," said Tony.

"None of the children are," Shen said with a sigh, "But my husband and I really want to do what's best for them."

"And you think leaving New York is that?" Tony asked.

Shen thought about it for a second and then answered, "I'm really not sure. I just want my family to be safe."

"I know it's not my place, but in my experience, you can find something bad about just about any place," said Tony, "If you and your family are happy and you have a life in a place, that place is your home. And home is worth fighting for."

As Shen took in his words, she started to wonder if leaving really was the right choice. She then thought back to the conversation with her children; they were right, if they moved away, the Shredder would just find them there and they would move again. Before long, they would be forced to move around all the time and never find home again.

She was brought out of her thoughts by Donnie's voice calling, "Mom? Are you okay?"

Shen immediately snapped out of her trance and said, "Yes, Donatello. I'm fine. Just thinking." She looked back at Tony and said, "Let me ring up this necklace for you. Will you be using cash or card?"

"Cash," said Tony.

After paying for the necklace, Tony thanked Shen and left with Pepper's present in hand, suggesting that Donnie sometime in the future get a picture of him in his iron suit. Shen thanked him for shopping at her store and to come again, while Donnie said he would the iron suit picture idea in mind. Needless to say, Shen and Yoshi had a lot to talk about later.

Along the way back to where he was staying during his time in New York, Tony dialed a number on his cellphone.

When the person on the other end answered, Tony said to him, "Hey, Cap, Stark. Listen, I think you might be starting to rub off on me. Cause I just said something to someone that sounded more like something you might say. Also, I think I might have a lead on those ninja kids."

At the theater, Leo and Miwa were just leaving after seeing the "Alpha Girls" movie and saw Mikey and Jason leaving as well.

"Mikey! Jason!" Leo called.

The two boys turned around and saw Mikey's sister and oldest brother waving to them. Mikey smiled and called back, "Hey, Leo! Hey, Miwa!"

The four kids joined together and Miwa asked, "What are you guys doing here? I thought you were skateboarding."

"Mikey's head wasn't in the game, so we decided to catch the new "Galaxy Wars" movie," said Jason.

"Lucky you," said Leo, "I got stuck watching a chick flick."

"It's not a chick flick, Leo," said Miwa, "Alpha Girls" is about a team of teenage super hero girls."

"Like I said, chick flick," said Leo.

Miwa groaned at Leo and then asked Mikey in a nicer tone, "Is something wrong, Mikey?"

Mikey frowned and then answered, "It's the move."

"Oh," said Leo, "I'm sorry, little brother. I wish we could convince mom and dad to change their minds. But they're only trying to do what's best for us."

"I know, Leo," said Mikey, "I just wish it didn't have to be this way."

"We all do, Mikey," said Miwa, hugging her baby brother, "Believe me, we all do."

"Even me," said Jason.

After that tender moment, the kids decided to head home for the evening. Miwa, Leo, and Mikey decided to walk Jason home before heading back home themselves. Upon entering, they were greeted by a smiling Donnie.

"What are you so happy about?" Mikey asked.

"You guys are not gonna believe who shopped in our family's store today," said Donnie, still smiling.

"Judging by how happy you are, I'd say it was someone famous," said Miwa.

"It most definitely was!" Said Donnie, excitedly, "Today, I just met Tony Stark! Aka, Iron Man!"

"What?!" Leo asked in shock as Miwa's eyes went wide, "You met Tony Freaking Stark?!"

"You met Iron Man?!" Mikey asked.

"You bet!" Donnie happily said. He pulled out his phone and showed his siblings the picture as he said, "Here's the proof. I just posted this on myface a little after taking it."

Miwa, Leo, and Mikey looked at the picture and could tell, without a doubt, it was real. Miwa, Leo, and Mikey could not help but feel a little bit jealous.

"How come you got to meet Iron Man?" Mikey asked, pouting.

"He was shopping for his girlfriend," said Donnie, "I just happened to be here at the time. He bought really beautiful pink sapphire heart necklace."

"What was he like?" Leo asked.

"He was pretty nice," said Donnie, "Didn't seem to mind a fan of his taking his picture."

"Can't say I'm surprised," said Miwa, "I hear that guy loves attention."

"Yeah, it's true," said Donnie, shrugging, "He even suggested I get a shot of him in his iron suit if I see him in it. He also said I should consider making the picture of him and me my new wallpaper."

"You're not actually gonna do it, are you?" Leo asked.

"I don't know," said Donnie, "Maybe."

"Hey, where's Raph?" Mikey asked, noticing his hotheaded brothers' absence.

"He said he was to practice hockey with Casey," said Donnie.

"It's too bad he's not here," said Yoshi as he and Shen entered the living room. "We were hoping to talk to all of you together about something."

"What is it?" Leo asked.

"Well, after Mr. Stark came by, I talked to your father," said Shen, "And we've been thinking-"

Shen was interrupted by a knock on the door. She went to answer it and found, to her surprise, Casey.

"Casry?" Shen said.

"Hey, Mrs. K," said Casey. He presented a helmet and continued, "Raph forgot his helmet at practice."

"He called me earlier and said he was going to be late coming home," said Shen.

"What?" Casey asked, "No. He left before me saying there was something important he had to do."

"He did?" Shen asked, clearly shocked; the rest of the family was just as shocked.

"He didn't come home?" Casey asked, also shocked.

"No," said Yoshi, "He told us he was with you, so we had no reason to suspect otherwise."

"Oh my God," said Casey, "Does this mean he ran away? Should we call the cops?"

"I don't know," said Shen.

"This doesn't make sense," said Miwa, "Where would Raph go?"

Everyone tried to think of where Raph could have gone. That was when Donnie remembered his talk with Raph earlier that day.

"He wouldn't. Would he?" Donnie asked in a whisper, "Maybe."

"Do you know something, Donatello?" Splinter asked.

Donnie looked up and said, "I might have an idea where Raph is going. At the time, I didn't think he was serious."

"You know where he is?" Casey asked.

"It's just an idea," said Donnie, "But, right now, it's the only lead we have."

"Good enough for Casey Jones," said Casey, "Let's go there and talk to him."

"Sorry, Casey, but I think it's best if you leave this to us, Raph's family," said Donnie.

Are you serious?!" Casey asked, "Raph's my best friend! I'm not abandoning him!"

"We're not asking you to abandon him," said Miwa, "It's just that there are some things only a family can help with."

"But don't worry," said Leo, "As soon as we find out what's wrong, we'll call you and let you know."

"In the meantime, I'll take you home," said Shen, "We don't want your father to worry, do?"

Casey sighed and said, "Okay. But don't forget to call me."

With that, Shen took Casey outside to her car to drive him home, leaving Yoshi and the kids.

"Where do you think Raph went?" Miwa asked.

"Forgive me, Raph," Donnie muttered and then told his family, "I think he went after the Shredder."

"What?!" Leo asked.

"Are you kidding me?!" Miwa asked.

"Why would he do that?!" Mikey

"Are you sure that's where he is going?" Yoshi asked.

"I'm sure of it," said Donnie, "Raph feels that it's his responsibility to deal with the Shredder because they're blood. So he wants to handle it alone."

"He can't be serious," said Leo, "He must not be thinking clearly."

"He is not," said Yoshi, "We need to find him before it's too late."

"But how?" Mikey asked, "We don't even know where he is? And this city's huge!"

"I might be able to track his phone," said Donnie, "But we'd still need a way to get to him fast. It might take too long to get him on foot and we can't risk the Foot Clan seeing dad's car."

"You invented a way for us to get around," said Leo, "It's sitting in the lair right now."

Donnie had no idea what Leo meant at first. However, it was easy to figure it out. "Oh no," said Donnie, "No, Leo, not the Turbo Patrol Buggy. It's not ready!"

"Our brother is out there right now and he's not thinking straight!" Said Leo, "It's ready enough for the four of us."

"Five," said Yoshi, "I am coming with you."

"Dad?" Mikey asked.

"For all you know, the Shredder could already be there," said Yoshi, "But, more importantly, my son needs me."

The kids looked at each other, wondering if letting Yoshi come was best. On the one hand, he could get hurt worse than with Snake. On the other hand, they were no match for the Shredder, and Raph needed their help. They all nodded, making their choice.

"Alright," said Leo, "Let's move."

Meanwhile, Raph was waiting on tbe roof of the fortune cookie factory for Shredder. He was starting to become anxious. Any moment now, Shredder would show up and Raph would take him down. He was positive that the Shredder could not resist the bait he had laid out for him.

Raph was brought out of his thoughts by the Shredder's voice saying, "I take it you are Kurogane."

Raph swiftly turned around and found the Shredder standing not too far away. Raph gave a look of determination as he watched the Shredder stride closer to him.

"Yes, I am," said Raph.

"Do you have the information you promised?" Shredder asked.

Raph held up a binder full of paper and said, "Inside this binder is all of the information I have on Hamato Yoshi, my fellow apprentices, Tang Shen and her kids, and other secrets. Everything you want to know and more is inside here. All I want in return is for you to swear on your honor that you won't harm my loved ones, whoever they may be."

The Shredder seemed to be considering the idea. Raph was inwardly hoping he would take the bait, otherwise his plan would be for not.

"Your terms sound reasonable, boy," said the Shredder, "Very well, give me the information, and I swear not to harm your loved ones. No matter who they turn out to be."

"That's all I needed to hear," said Raph. He held out the binder and said, "Take it."

The Shredder waljed over to Raph and took the binder from him. He opened it, expecting to find information. However, to his shock, the binder held only blank paper. He looked up in time to find Raph preparing to stab him with his sai. Shredder quickly blocked the blow with his gauntlet.

"You little brat!" The Shredder spat, still blade locked with Raph, "You lied to me!"

"You're darn right I did!" Said Raph, "Why would I ever betray my master? I had to get you out here somehow. And I knew you would never be able to resist a chance get info."

"I'll teach you to double cross the Shredder!" The Shredder yelled and then pushed Raph away.

Raph stood up again, both sais in hand, and roared as he charged the Shredder. He tried stabbing and slashing at the Shredder, but the Shredder was a ninja master and easily countered his every move. Raph tried again, earning the same result. Raph tried once more, only this time, he found himself caught by a giant hand. He looked up and saw the mutated Chrus Bradford.

"Bradford?" Raph asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Master Shredder wanted to bring back up," said Bradford, "You see, he was pretty sure you were lying the entire time."

"And I was right," said the Shredder, "However, I must praise you for efforts. It was clever of you to use my desire for information to your advantage. Your trap was near perfect. You remind me somewhat of myself."

"Don't say that," said Raph, "We're nothing alike!"

"Let's agree to disagree," said the Shredder, "However, I was promised information, and I will have it."

"I'll never talk," said Raph.

"We shall soon see," said the Shredder, "Bradford, bring him."

"Yes, master," said Bradford, he looked down at his captive and said, "Let's be off."

Bradford and the Shredder were just about to leave with Raph in tow when they heard a voice shout, "Let him go, Shredder!"

Shredder turned around and saw four ninjas on the rooftop. Shredder knew right away realized who the older ninja was.

"It's been too long, Yoshi," said Shredder, "How are Shen and the twins these days."

"They are not your concern, Saki," said Yoshi, "Let Kurogane go now. Your fight is with me."

"I'm afraid I can't do that, Yoshi," said Shredder, "You see, I still need to find Shen and the twins. If I end killing you now, I will need to get that information some other way."

"Let him go!" Yoshi demanded.

"You and your remaining apprentices are welcome to rescue him if you can," said Shredder.

Yoshi growled and then said to Leo, "Ryu, I'm going to fight the Shredder myself. I want the rest of you to rescue Kurogane."

"Hai, sensei," said Leo, "Guys, go for the dog!"

The four teens ran at Bradford, while Yoshi unsheathed his sword and charged Shredder. The two masters clashed blades with one another, while the teens surrounded Bradford, weapons at the ready.

"Let him go, Dogpound!" Mikey shouted.

"Dogpound?" Leo asked.

"Kinda fits, don't you think?" Mikey asked.

Leo looked him over and then said, "You might be right."

"If course I'm right," said Mikey, "I'm awesome at naming stuff. Even mutants."

"Could you forget about his nickname and help me?!" Raph shouted, struggling in the newly named Dogpound's grasp.

"I'd like to see you try," said Bradford, "Try to attack me, and you might end up hurting him."

"How about this?" Miwa asked and then swiftly kicked Dogpound in his crotch.

Dogpound whined like a dog and dropped Raph. Raph himself took the opportunity to punch Dogpound in the face before he walked away to rejoin his siblings. He was suddenly punched in tbe arm by Miwa.

"Ow!" Raph exclaimed, "What was that for?!"

"For being a stupid reckless idiot!" Miwa shouted, "What were you thinking?!"

"Yeah, man!" Mikey added, "Trying to take on tbe Shredder alone?! All of together barely made a dent in him!"

"You've done reckless stuff before, but this takes tbe cake!" Leo yelled.

"I'm sorry," said Donnie, "I had to tell them."

Raph groaned and then said, "I had to. It's my responsibility. We're connected."

"It doesn't matter," said Leo, "You're one of us. We stick together."

"And right now, our master needs us," said Donnie.

"Right," said Leo, "We'll talk more about this later. Let's move!"

The teens immediately rushed to their father's aid. At the same time, Yoshi and Shredder were still clashing weapons. Yoshi with his sword and Shredder with his gauntlets.

"Why must you insist on this vendetta, Saki?" Yodhi asked, "Why can't you just leave my family in peace?"

"You don't deserve them!" Shredder declared as he kicked Yoshi in the stomach, sending him flying across the rooftop. He stalked over to Yoshi, blades ready as he said, "You never did. You stole Tang Shen."

"Shen chose me out of love," said Yoshi as he stood back up, "You could have chosen to be happy for us and we could have been a true family. Shen, myself, Miwa, Leonardo, you, and even Sousuke."

"Never speak of my son!" Shredder shouted, "It's because of you that he is gone!"

Shredder tried to strike Yoshi down, only for Yoshi to dodge and grab his sword again. He charged at Shredder and the two started clashing weapons and moves once again.

"If you had just left us alone, Sousuke would have a mother, a brother and a sister!" Shredder shouted, "However, I am willing to forgive Shen and the children. After, Shen was not involved, and children can't help who their fathers are."

"You will stay away from them!" Yoshi shouted, charging once more.

Yoshi came close to cutting Shredder when he briefly remembered who the Shredder used to be... Saki. Part of him still cared for his brother and could not bring himself to take his life. Unfortunately, the feeling was not mutual. Shredder used his gauntlet to stab Yoshi in the side.

Yoshi gasped as he fell to tbe ground, holding his wound. As the blood came pouring out, Shredder looked down at Yoshi and said, "Once you're gone, everything that was once yours will be mine."

As the Shredder prepared to make the killing blow, Yoshi closed his eyes and waited for it to come. When it did not come, Yoshi opened his eyes and saw that Raph had charged him and knocked him down. Miwa, Leo, Donnie and Mikey soon rushed over to their father's side to help him.

Raph glared at the Shredder and said, "Stay away from my master." Which was his way of saying, "Stay away from my father."

"You little-" the Shredder said as he stood back up.

"We need to get him out of here," said Donnie as he and Miwa supported Yoshi, "I won't last long out here in his condition."

"Right," said Raph, "Naoto!"

"On it!" Mikey shouted, "Seeya, sucka!"

Mikey threw a smoke bomb on the ground, creating a huge cloud of smoke. By the time the smoke cleared, Yoshi and the teens were gone. All the Shredder could do was roar in anger. However, he mentally swore that he would find them again.

After the fight, the teens hurried to change out of their ninja clothes and get Yoshi to the nearest hospital. When the doctors took him in and asked about his injuries, the teens said that it was caused by the Purple Dragons. The police had to be called as well.

Shen arrived just as the police finished getting statements from all five of the Hamato siblings. Upon seeing Raph with his siblings, Shen pulled him into an embrace and kissed him.

"I'm so glad you're safe," she said. After the police left, Shen looked him in the face and asked, "What were you thinking?!"

Raph was silent for a moment and then he answered, "I guess I wasn't. Not clearly anyway."

"Raph, going after the Shredder alone was both reckless and stupid," said Miwa.

"At the time, I thought I had no choice," said Raph, "Tbe Shredder's doing this because of me. He thinks I'm dead and is using that as an excuse to hurt people! I couldn't stand by and do nothing!"

Leo put his hand on his brothers' shoulder and said, "You didn't need to do it on your own."

"The Shredder is my blood," said Raph, "That makes him my responsibility."

"But we're your family," said Miwa, "That means we always have each others back."

"We're stronger together than we are apart," said Mikey, putting his hand on Raph's shoulder.

"The Shredder may share your blood, but we grew up together," said Donnie, "We always stood by you. And we always will. Ni matter where we are."

"Which reminds me," said Shen, "Your father and I had a talk. And we decided that we've changed our minds."

The teens were surprised to hear that. And then Mikey spoke up, "We're staying in New York?"

"Yes," said Shen.

"How?" Raph asked, "When did you decide this?"

"After Mr. Stark talked about how home is worth fighting for, I realized that if we moved away, we would keep on doing that over and over again. And we would never have a home," said Shen, "The only way we can have a home, is to make our stand here."

"Thanks, mom," said Leo as he and his siblings hugged their mother.

Raph then realized what name his mother said, "Wait a minute. Mr. Stark? As Tony Stark? As in Iron Man?!"

"Yes," she said, "He was shopping for his girlfriend's birthday today. He even let Donatello take a picture with him."

"What?!" Raph asked.

"It's true," said Mikey, slightly jealous, "We saw it."

"Here it is," said Donnie, presenting the picture on his phone, "Pretty cool, huh?"

"I am so jealous right now," Raph grumpled.

At that moment, the doctor came out and called, "Are you Mrs. Kurama?"

"Yes, I am," said Shen, "How is my husband?"

"His condition is stable. But he'll have to stay for observation," the doctor explained, "You and your children can see him now."

"Thank you, doctor," said Shen. She looked at her kids and said, "Let's go see your father."

The kids nodded and followed their mother to the room that their father was in. He was lying in bed breathing steadily. He opened his eyes and smiled when he saw his family.

"Are you all alright?" Yoshi asked.

"We're supposed to ask you that," said Miwa, "But yeah. We're alright."

"I'm sorry, dad," said Raph, "This was all my fault. All because I was reckless and wanted to take care of the Shredder on my own."

"It's alright, Raphael," said Yoshi, "Your intentions were pure."

Raph smiled as he said, "Mom told us you changed your mind."

"Indeed," said Yoshi, "This city is our home. If we allow the Shredder to chase us away from our home, we will never be free."

"That's why we need to make our stand here," said Leo, "It's the only way."

"I was so afraid of losing you, I could not see that running away would not help," said Yoshi.

"We'll be sure to keep up our training on our own until you get home," said Miwa.

"As well as our homework," said Donnie, "And our chores."

"That's good to hear," said Yoshi. He then looked at Raph and said, "Oh, and Raphael, you're grounded for a week."

Raph's jaw dropped and his siblings started snickering at his misfortune.

Author's Note:To those who are wondering, I imagine Alpha Girls as a Sailor Moon type of thing. And Galaxy Wars is supposed to parody Star Wars.