Unexpected Gift

Chap 29

Leo had gotten out of bed and walked with his bros to the exit of the lair. "Good luck guys." He said.

"We'll be back with Mikey soon." Don said.

Raph was going too, but the plan was that he was to stay out of sight unless a fight broke out. Don would go in alone, posing as Leo. They knew that 'Leo' would have to go alone to where the Foot was. He couldn't have company, so Raph would come, but stay back and watch, and stay hidden until his help was really needed.

Don wasn't used to doing voice disguise, but he had to make sure his voice sounded like Leo's to make the Foot think he was Leo. He was already wearing his lead bro's gear. He had to convince the Foot that the baby had been miscarried.

Raph and Don flew over the rooftops at lightning speed down to the docks. It was late and there were no crew workers in sight. That was good, but the Foot were down here somewhere, hiding.

"Ok Raph. You stay here and be ready for anything" Don ordered.

Don and Raph hopped down to the ground. "Got it. Good luck, genius. You're so gonna need it." Raph said.

"Thanks Raph." Don said. "Yeah. Man, I still don't get how Leo can carry his swords this way the whole day!" Don commented, trying to ignore the backache because of the weight of the swords.

"Years of training, Don. And... I guess he was born to be the sword guy, like you were born to be the stick guy." Raph teased.

"Ha, ha, very funny." Don rolled eyes and made his way to the warehouse.

Raph stayed behind, watching.

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Back home, Leo and Splinter were waiting anxiously. Leo wouldn't be able to sleep when his bros were in trouble. Splinter had to be awake right now too because he knew his pregnant son would want to try to go after the others if the plan didn't work. Or he would just take off. Someone had to be awake and watch Leonardo.

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Back to the Foot area; the ninjas were getting impatient. They had no news or at least a little sign that the blue masked ninja was coming to the meeting place. Mikey hadn't been harmed; what the ninjas really wanted was Leonardo and his baby.

"What's taking him so long?" A ninja asked while pacing.

"Perhaps the baby is making him slower." Another ninja said.

"I wish that was true, Foot scum!" A new voice joined them. The ninjas took their battling positions.

From the shadows, a blue masked turtle appeared. Mikey recognized that wasn't his brother Leo. It was pretty obvious.

"Don..." Mikey called. With a deathly glare, Don sent Mikey a message: he had to play along.

"Don...-'t tell me Master Splinter let you come alone, uh... Leo?" Mikey figured a lie.

"What... who... but you..." The ninja was speechless. "Leo" wasn't pregnant anymore.

"What? You look... Shocked." Don raised a brow.

"What happened to the baby?" The ninja demanded.

"Well, where should I start? Hmm... first, you have to release my brother." Don said.

"Not until you talk, Turtle." The ninja demanded.

"Fine. I lost the baby a few days after I was rescued from Springfield. Maybe it was from all the stress... and one of the officers that was looking for me in the bushes hit me accidentally. My brother Donatello and a friend did the surgery and removed it." Don explained.

"And... he was supposed to stay in bed since... uh... he... he lost a lot of blood!" Mikey added. Don smiled mentally; his little brother was a good liar when he had to be.

"If the baby was removed from you, where is the scar?" The ninja asked.

"Leatherhead made the cut right through my plastron line so the scar wasn't visible and it'd be less painful. Now, release my brother. It's me who you want!" Don said.

"Change of plans, Turtle." The ninjas grinned evilly.

"Since you lost the baby... and your brother said you're weak... it'll be easier to get rid of you and then we'll take care of your brother!" The ninjas prepared for battle.

"Not on my watch, boneheads!" Raph interfered and the fight began.

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Meanwhile in the lair, Leo couldn't relax knowing his brothers were out without him.

"Leonardo, you must stay calm." Splinter tried to calm his son.

"I don't know, Sensei. I feel something is wrong." Leo said.

"You can not move, my son." Splinter reminded him.

"But... what if they're in trouble?" Leo insisted.

"Believe in your brothers, Leonardo. They will be safe." Splinter smiled.

"Still, I'd like to call some reinforces. Can I, Father?" Leo asked.

"Of course, my son." Splinter nodded.

At least that was something Leo could do for his brothers.

April picked up the phone and Leo told her the whole story as fast as he could. The red haired woman understood and called Casey. Minutes later, both humans were following Don's coordinates: April in the copter and Casey on his cycle.

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The guys struggled and fought hard; the ninjas couldn't believe "Leo" was that strong after losing a baby and some blood. They started to think all was a lie, but the similarities were almost exact! Even the way the turtle fought. On the other hand, Don had memorized Leo's katas and moves in battle; he knew that would be useful someday.

Even during the fight, Don had managed to reach Mikey and cut his ropes. Now even he was joining in the fight. But there were too many of the ninjas. They now had all three of them surrounded.

"Now we will finish off all of you!" The ninja said evilly. All the ninjas were waving around dangerous sharp weapons.

But just as it seemed it was going to be all over, they all heard the sound of a helicopter and a motorcycle. April and Casey were coming to the rescue! Leo had to have called them.

Casey rounded the warehouse and instantly rammed into a bunch of ninjas with his bike to clear a path for his friends. The ninjas either ran off to the side or were hit and flung into the cement, dazed.

"Casey!" Raph said happily.

"I see you got Mikey back, now climb aboard!" Casey said.

That was when a rope ladder was thrown down from the chopper. Raph, Don, and Mikey were more than thrilled to climb aboard. Then it was pulled up, and the chopper and bike roared out of the docks area.

The ninjas were ticked off as they had missed their chance to finish off the turtles. Especially 'Leonardo.'

Now they would have to answer to the Shredder, who they knew would not be pleased.