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Brownie Blues!

Krysta came over to check on everyone the next morning. Fortunately, everyone was healing well. Donnie was even working on a nose sense, for Shelldon that would let him filter out smells he didn't want. She noticed Mikey and Lizzie talking.

"Raph kind of went crazy last night." Lizzie said to Mikey. "Is he worried about everything."

"Yeah, as the leader and our Big brother. He's kind of responsible for us. But he loves us and wants to keep us safe." Mikey explained before huffing. "Leo's forgotten to think about that. Probably because…" he muttered trailing off.

"Gram-Gram?" Lizzie asked. Mikey nodded. "Should we be worried about Meat Sweats being with other villains?"

"Yeah, if they decide to Team up that is. I'll look into that though don't worry!" Mikey assured.

"OH NO!" Splinter suddenly said coming out of nowhere. "Blue stressed you out too Mikey! So, you're going to stay here! I Am grounding you to do nothing but watch TV And play video games!" he declared. The awkwardness of that grounding set in.

"That's not how this works." Lizzie asked, blinking. "Daddy probably broke his brain doing that."

"Probably." Krysta admitted.

"You can't ground me from that. What about duty!?" Mikey argued.

"YOUR DUTY NOW IS TO RELAX!" Splinter bellowed authoritatively.

"That's not a duty!" Mikey shouted.

"It is now because I said so." Splinter shouted back. The two just began arguing as things got more awkward.

"Can I leave with you Krysta?" Lizzie asked.

"You absolutely can. I'm gonna check on Casey. Then maybe I'll relay to Tiger Claw about a possible villain team up."

"Okay!" Lizzie declared ecstatically. Then they immediately left the lair.

X X X

Lizzie was watching areas like a hawk to try and remember landmarks. She was also happily sporting a bright Pink Hoodie with the Hood up. "See any place you recognize Lizzie?" Krysta asked.

"That store there!" Lizzie declared, pointing to a small convenience store a block down from where they were heading around the corner. "And Carol's car should be coming up!"

"Well done. Do you know any of New York's special landmarks?" Krysta asked. "Because I'm going to make it so one of you does." she added under her breath.

"Uhhh Lady Liberty? And the Munson Bridge!" Lizzie declared.

"Lady Liberty is another name for the Statue of Liberty. But the Bridge and River are called the Hudson." Krysta replied.

"Got it!" Lizzie chirped happily. "So, where's Casey? Is she still at Tiger Claw's?"

"Yeah," Krysta replied as they entered and took the elevator to Tiger Claw's floor. They knocked on the door. The Door opened to reveal Casey looking much better. And no longer sickly and pale from what Mikey described. She had even back on some of the weight she lost. Her heard had also gone from shaved to having a tiny bit of length. Krysta could also see some bandages bulging where she had been stabbed. Which was still healing. The Girl immediately noticed Lizzie and blinked and gasped.

"THERE'S FIVE NOW!?" Casey gasped.

"Indeed," Krysta replied. "Long story."

"I didn't know my grandma. Now she's dead." Lizzie said bluntly to the shock of the older girls.

"Is she….holding a grudge?" Casey whispered to Krysta.

"I don't really know…." The Fox Mutant admitted her ears drooping.

"Regardless!" Casey declared. "I will make right all the wrongs I have committed against the Hamato Clan!" Casey declared.

"Well, I'd rather you do it here. Than out on the streets of New York. Where you'll end up Mugged again." Tiger Claw said from within.

"EXCELLENT! So little Turtle." Casey began.

"Lizzie, Pink or Hamato Elizabeth." She happily.

"Yes! What can I do for you?" Casey asked.

"Well, apparently the Foot Clan made it so Raph and Leo fight all the time." Lizzie pointed out. "No one likes it. I can tell Mikey and Donnie especially hate it."

"Then I will go right now! And make them, make up!" Casey declared.

"Yay!" Lizzie declared.

"No. No Yay yet! You can't just force them to make up!" Krysta argued.

"OF COURSE I CAN!" Casey madly declared.

"Oh, great another Donnie." Tiger Claw huffed.

"WAIT, WHAT TIME IS IT!?" Casey gasped.

"Uhh, Quarter after Ten?" Krysta asked looking at her Phone only for Casey to whip past her and almost knock her down. Krysta sat up. And rubbed the back of her head. But within minutes the three Mutants had caught up to Casey. They noticed her body go rigid.

"Oh, right you made them part of the Foot Clan." Tiger Claw hissed sympathetically.

"WAIT WHAT!?" Krysta yelped but went ignored.

"Yes, I have to tell them everything…" Casey muttered sounding a bit sickly. "Here it goes!" Casey shouted screaming and rushing over to them. They seemed excited to see her until Casey started talking. Krysta could hear what she was saying. And the absolute fear in her voice. They watched for a few seconds before the Lead Julia slugged Casey flying back towards where the three were as they yelped in shock.

"Ooof! Yes, she punched my knife wound…." Casey groaned.

"They're really sad and angry." Lizzie muttered looking at the girls who were now talking amongst themselves. Lizzie could sense it. But for Tiger Claw, Krysta and Casey it was easy to see. There was even a Scout who pulled out a canvas painting of Shredder and threw it away.

Casey immediately erupted into tears. "I'M A DESCIPABLE HUMAN BEING!" she wailed tears flying wildly splashing Tiger Claw and Krysta.

"Ehhh….no….there are worse people…..You just have to work for their forgiveness. Like you are with us!" Krysta assured, patting her back.

"BUT IT'S WORSE!" Casey sobbed. "I let them into the Foot Clan. Because they were like me! No one wanted to deal with them! Ya know those guys. The Foot Leaders. They didn't always treat me right. But sniff they put up with me! I Wanted to give them that! AND I CORRUPTED THEM!" she wailed again. "AND NOW MY BETRAYAL IS WORSE FOR THEM BECAUSE I TOOK THAT AWAY!"

"I know how that feels…." Krysta muttered to herself.

All she knew was that no one wanted her around. She was only six. But people hated her. She thought people liked cute things. But not her. So, she stole food and bit anyone that grabbed her. She even kicked and punch.

This woman however was trying to invite her to eat?! "Come on it's alright little one I promise I won't hurt you." The woman replied. Compelled by hunger, she went forward and started eating. Surprisingly nothing happened. Except the Woman, Carina just brought her to her S.O.S Village and helped clean her up. After that she had met Mondo and the others. She had a home until…..

A Familiar car they all knew drove up. They gasped Carina quickly got in front of them. Firmly marching forward unafraid. "What are you doing here?"

Unlike what they were expecting a monstrous cross between a Kimono Dragon and a man pulled himself out of the car. Immediately towering over the woman who was quickly trying to keep her composure. More beast men came out as well. "Is that….the Tiranno family?!" Mondo asked.

"I….I'm not sure…" Krysta muttered in horror.

"This is a place to adopt is it not?" Tiranno's voice from the Komodo Dragon asked.

"None of us want to go with you!" Krysta snapped.

The Monster then looked right at her. He smiled, "How nice of you to speak up young Krysta." He said as the men all went towards her.

"STOP!" Carina shouted only for her to be knocked aside hard.

"CARINA!" Krysta cried.

"You all know what to do." The lead monster said to the others.

Suddenly Krysta felt herself being violently shaken and screamed at by Casey.

"FOX ONE! BE IN THE NOW! I NEED YOU!" Casey shrieked at her.

"Ow….Also my name is Krysta! Not Fox One!" Krysta growled annoyed. "Why don't you, start with an apology to them? Maybe even tell them what you told us?"

"HA!" Casey scoffed her eyes unfocusing. Then refocusing to see Krysta giving her an annoyed look. "Oh, Crap Baskets your serious!"

"Yeah, kind of with Casey here. That might not work for them." Tiger Claw hummed thinking back to when he was attacked by them in Central Park.

"It's Better than nothing." Krysta replied before realizing a lack of Pink. "Wait, where's Lizzie?" Krysta asked. They looked over to see the Young Reeves Turtle Mutant cautiously approaching the angry Girl Scouts. "Lizzie no!" she hissed worriedly but they didn't attack her.

"Uhhh hi…." Lizzie muttered cautiously. "Are you going to be mad at Casey forever?" Julia snarled crushing whatever metal she had so tightly in her hand that it actively whined under the strain and was reduced to a crushed piece of scrap. "Oh my." Lizzie muttered flatly but shocked.

"YES!" Julia snarled getting right up in Lizzie's face. "We are going to be mad at Cassandra Jones. FOREVER!" she shouted.

Casey began thrashing and wailing in despair as the girls stormed off Julia making sure to shove Lizzie and Krysta on her way. "Well, that was unnecessary." Lizzie grumbled. Her expression then softened she went over to the others. Careful not to step on Casey who was now curled up into a tight ball rocking back and forth. "Hey, Krysta Raph and Leo. Aren't also going to be mad at each other forever? Are they?"

"Of course not, but…." Krysta hummed trying to think of how to proceed. "Emotions are….complicated. So are brains, which is what makes them work. Carol's the only one that can understand them. Since she took special classes for it."

Lizzie gasped "Then we've gotta talk to Carol!" Lizzie shouted, rushing in the direction of Carol's Hospital.

X X X

"So, Leo." Carol asked, looking annoyedly at Leo who was slouching in the chair ahead of her. His body pretty much sprawled all over it. "According to Mikey, who sent you in here to talk to me. You found out the Pizza Puffs were poisoned."

"Yup." Leo replied nonchalantly.

"And then kept eating the Pizza Puffs despite that. You know I had the excuse, of Ignorance for much longer with the Mystic Fried Chicken?"

"They were delicious though!" Leo whined. "And we're fine now, aren't we?"

"You stressed out Mikey and Raph." Carol deadpanned.

"Oh yeah, didn't really think that through." Leo muttered sheepishly rubbing his arm. "I might have to make it up to Mikey."

"What about Raph?" Carol asked.

"What about Raph?" Leo asked. "He needs to learn to take a chill pill. He's not traumatized like Mikey is."

"Are you sure about that?" Carol asked knowingly. This made Leo think back to a few months ago. He looked put on the spot. "What about what happened?"

"Okay now it's not about Raph. But me, right? I'm fine! We beat Shredder the World was saved! There's nothing we can't handle."

"What about how you feel?" Carol asked.

"I feel great! And Beautiful as ever!" Leo replied making two finger guns before grinning. He then turned on his heel and went out the door. "Thanks for the session! We should totally do it again sometime! If need be!" Leo declared haughtily waltzing out with a whistle. Mikey groaned as he watched this from the door.

Carol put a hand on his shoulder. "He's in denial. But I can't help him more than that. But I can help you. Don't forget about our session tomorrow, okay?"

"I won't…I just…." Mikey muttered, looking sadly back at Leo.

"We can't force help onto him. He needs to want it. Maybe I'm not the one he'll open up too." Carol replied.

"Yeah….I can tell you it's not Raph either though." Mikey sighed.

"Carol!" They suddenly heard Lizzie scream. "Carol, I need help!" she shouted rushing over. Krysta and Tiger Claw who was carrying a balled-up Casey under his arm following. "I can't figure out emotions! Because Casey has angry scouts, she doesn't want to be angry anymore! And Raph and Leo could be angry like them forever! And Mikey says Leo is like an angry Racoon guarding a clogged toilet! And, And, And-"

"Lizzie breathe." Carol instructed as she Reeves Turtle took a breath.

"YOU COMPARED ME TO A TOLIET!?" Leo yelped at Mikey.

"Technically you're the Racoon. Your emotions are the Toilet."

"But that's still me!" Leo groaned insulted.

"Lizzie, are you worried about your older brothers?" Carol asked.

"Yeah, they're fighting a lot." Lizzie said. "Mikey doesn't like it! And now that I've seen Casey and her scouts. I'm starting to get worried." Lizzie replied to Carol a bit sadly.

Mikey hung his head. "Maybe it was a mistake to have her home. While Leo and Raph were fighting." Mikey muttered sadly to himself. "What if I was selfish and thought they'd get distracted with her. And now I've hurt her?"

"Mikey…" Krysta muttered. "I don't think that was your-" He ears suddenly twitched she looked up. She gasped. "An Oozequito!"

"What?!" Mikey, Leo and Tiger Claw yelped together. They looked up and there it was zipping out the window. Missing several other People that were there. "It's looking for a Target….that's never happened before! Even when Draxum…."

"Oh no…." Krysta muttered. "We have to kill it now! Tiranno's trying to build up his numbers again!" Krysta shouted following the Oozequito everyone else following. Even Casey who pulled out of her fetal position. As they chased it down. Tiger Claw gasped when he saw what it was going for. He could see clearly in the Shadows even if the others couldn't.

"Stop don't get any closer!" Tiger Claw shouted rushing out forward. He reached for the bug only for it to immediately dive away from him and quickly bite the man he saw. "Damn it!" Immediately a bright green light appeared contorting a figure wildly. Tiger Claw immediately turned to the others.

"GET OUT OF HERE NOW!" Tiger Claw shouted immediately tackling the new Mutant as they dove, towards the east River. Falling inside of it.

"TIGER CLAW!" Mikey called as the Box Turtle raced after them. Leo grabbed him.

"Wait! Work smarter not harder!" Leo said, opening a portal with his swords. Which had a soaked Tiger Claw falling out of it. Then they smelt him.

"EWWW! Dude why the East River!?" Leo moaned.

"Eewww Yuck!" Mikey groaned making an effort to keep his vomit down. The smell was wreaking havoc on his senses. Krysta held her nose.

"You need to leave that thing to me! He's gonna come back any minute. He's a Bull Shark Mutant!" Tiger Claw quickly replied. "He used to be a Serial Killer. That I took out a while back! He's very dangerous."

"Wait, how come we haven't heard of him." Leo asked.

"I let you kids have the low-level thugs! Like hell I'm letting you all go up against scum like that!" Tiger Claw replied as there was a powerful splash and landing in front of them was a large Shark Mutant with his pants almost completely torn into shorts. He had a large tail. He was a dark grey fading into a Dark Cream. He had human arms with sharp looking fins on the elbows. A large mouth that almost encompassed his torso and made up almost all of his shoulders. He had shortened human legs but they still looked powerful. It was then they noticed a certain feature on his face. Four claw mark scars as the new Mutant looked right at Tiger Claw.

"Night Watcher…." He snarled.

Mikey gasped and looked at Tiger Claw he went to pull out his Nun Chucks only for Tiger Claw to shove him away. "Leo, Krysta take Mikey and run!" Leo seemed to reach for Mikey, but he had already jumped up and landed a flaming kick between the eyes. He then used his nun chucks to tie up the Shark Mutant and slam him hard into the pavement several times only for it to break free instantly. Then charge in the moment the Nun chucks were repairing themselves.

Tiger Claw, however, rushed between them and stabbed the Shark with one set of his Taser claws then went to slash with the other. Only for the shark to snap at them. With his jaws he had crushed them instantly. Tiger Claw gasped and jumped out of the way of another snap.

Mikey sent a couple of Meteors at him. Leo immediately noticed that Mikey wasn't really thinking. In how he fought. Which got Mikey pinned down again only for Krysta and slam her tail frozen into the monster's gills. It roared in pain as Leo pulled Mikey out.

"Mikey you're not focusing you have to run!" Leo said seriously.

"NO! I AM NOT LEAVING HIM ALONE AGAIN!" Mikey shrieked back. Then going to charge at the Shark Mutant. Leo however opened a couple of Portals. One summoning a large diamond rock into the Shark Mutant's mouth. While the other swallowed Mikey and sent him back to Leo. Who immediately grabbed him and held him tight.

"Now's our chance!" Krysta shouted as she rushed with a large Icicle spear only to be shocked and have to jump away from the flying shards when the Mutant snapped through the large diamond ball like it was nothing and spat several shards and teeth out. They regrew immediately.

"He can bite through anything!" Casey gasped.

Lizzie gasped. "Casey, we have to help! Neither Mikey nor Leo are focusing! I can tell somethings wrong with their brains."

"Oh no!" Carol muttered. She rushed over to the boys as they fought against each other.

"We need to immobilize him! THEN CLEAVE HIM IN TWAIN!" She grabbed two of the largest diamond shards she could find. Then rushed for his skull jumping into the air. She sucked in a huge breath. "WAIT I NO LONGER HAVE A NAME TO SCREAM!" she yelped. She flailed when she saw the Mutant opening his mouth to swallow her whole. Tiger Claw however Punched him away. Then attacked him relentlessly.

Casey landed on her feet as Tiger Claw's stripes shone a bright silver as his eyes began to glow. Slashing away at the shark monster. The Shark roared biting Tiger Claw in the shoulder. Tiger Claw shrieked in pain. Prompting an explosion from behind him. Mikey had gone into his corrupt mode. Silver fire engulfed his shell as he flew into the air out of Leo's arms and into the monsters head. Knocking him out completely.

"Mikey NO!" Tiger Claw shouted weakly. This caught Mikey's attention. Mikey gasped, focusing as much as he could. Turning to Tiger Claw. The Tiger Mutant's torn shoulder and gasped. Rushing over he immediately started healing Tiger Claw as the others rushed over. The Shark Mutant meanwhile was slowly pulled into a portal. A Familiar Portal that neither Mikey nor Leo saw.

X X X

When the Shark Mutant awoke again, he snarled looking around before realizing where he was. "The World Trade Center?"

"You know your places pretty well." King Komodo said as he Overdrive, Dog Pound, Raptor, Manbun Wingnut and Draxum came out of the Shadows. The Shark looked up at the bugs. Before looking at his hand.

"Yes, I was the one that granted you your new power." Draxum replied.

"I see…." The Shark muttered.

"Not much of a talker, is he?" Overdrive asked.

"Maybe not but those scars seemed to have an interesting story." King Komodo pointed out.

"Night Watcher…" The Shark growled.

"Dudes I don't think his vocabulary is that expansive." Man-Bun pointed out only to scream and jump away as the Shark snapped at him.

"Oi as delicious as Rabbit is. I'm afraid you colleagues are off the Menu compadre." Overdrive pointed out.

"Well, that being said. How do you like the name Armaggon?" King Komodo asked. The shark smirked nodding.

X X X

Tiger Claw sat with his shirt off fixing the bite marks in his neck and shoulder now visible. Since Mikey had healed him completely. "Back when Mikey was looking for Klunk. I had heard how he brutally murdered a family. And thinking about my own situation. I was furious. Then I saw him going after Mikey and saw red. I Slashed his face apart then tossed him out for the police to find. I didn't know if he survived. Nor did I care." Tiger Claw told Carol. Who nodded solemnly.

Over to the kids. Krysta was currently trying to calm an anxious Casey. Who was now able to focus on her problem again. The three turtles were asleep. Exhausted. Leo was holding onto to Mikey and Lizzie tightly. He actually looked like he was in pain. "Leo just flat out completely dropped Character. They both got a nasty scare. I think that monster might have taken them back to when their home was destroyed." Carol sighed.

"What does he have against just telling us how he feels anyway?" Tiger Claw growled. "Things would be a lot easier."

"Leo?" Carol asked.

"Yeah," Tiger Claw sighed.

"He might have picked up the influence from Splinter. He's a bit emotionally distant. If not Emotionally negligent. But he is trying to improve. He's also got his own baggage." Carol pointed out as Tiger Claw nodded in agreement. "Not only that, Jupiter Jim and Lou Jitsu might've also been outside influences. In Leo's mind Heroes are not vulnerable."

"Right, they're from a few Decades ago aren't they." Tiger Claw hummed. Nowadays shows and movies touch on mental health more. And we've gotten male characters who are more vulnerable." Tiger Claw hummed.

"It was weird in a lot of cultures back in the day to get Therapy. Now it's recommended." Carol replied. "Times sure do change quickly." Carol replied. "But I'll tell you what I told Mikey. I'm not the one he's going to open up too. And only he can decide who he'll confide too."

Tiger Claw nodded. But he was still visibly annoyed and leaned back letting out a loud huff with a slight growl. "Crap-baskets."

So that conversation is based on a headcanon/Analysis of Leo. Sorry this took so long I've actually had a terrible couple of weeks.

To be continued…..