TMNT: I Fight Alone

Chapter 16: Hug Goodbye

Thought I found a way
Thought I found a way out (Found)
But you never go away (Never go away)
So I guess I gotta stay now

Oh, I hope someday I'll make it out of here

Even if it takes all night or a hundred years
Need a place to hide, but I can't find one near
Wanna feel alive, outside I can't fight my fear

Isn't it lovely, all alone?

Heart made of glass, my mind of stone
Tear me to pieces, skin to bone
Hello, welcome home

Walking out of time

Looking for a better place (Looking for a better place)
Something's on my mind
Always in my head space

But I know someday I'll make it out of here

Even if it takes all night or a hundred years
Need a place to hide, but I can't find one near
Wanna feel alive, outside I can't fight my fear

Isn't it lovely, all alone?

Heart made of glass, my mind of stone
Tear me to pieces, skin to bone
Hello, welcome home

Woah, yeah

Yeah, ah
Woah, woah
Hello, welcome home

Three days since (y/n)'s capture, and the team was just about ready to carry out their plan. They had spent several restless nights going over the plan from beginning to end, finding any possible scenarios and finding a solution for them. They had their weapons, their strength, their lives... but the one thing they didn't have that was at arguably the most important thing of all was,

Their confidence.

It had been a rough couple days for everyone, especially Raph and Leo, who had spent the first day arguing, and the second ignoring each other and shut in their rooms. It wasn't until the third day that Mickey had finally convinced Raph to the kitchen along with Leo, which had respectably taken an hour and a half to do so.

And that is where they were now, fixing the final details of their plan, adjusting equipment and tossing yet another empty pizza box to the bottomless pit of trash that had piled up.

"All set, Leo" Donnie declared, heaving a huge, satisfying sigh. He smiled weakly at his brother-leader, who gave a quick, assuring nod, then turned back to the map that was sprawled out over the wooden table.

"I've taken dna tests of the sewer line running underneath the Empire State Building, it is almost completely free of any mutagen or any other toxic chemicals Donnie had listed before," he rubbed his forhead almost out of habit, using his right hand to draw out the endless maze of sewers running underneath New York.

Raph stood beside his brother, standing instead of sitting. Even the thought of sitting down made him sick to the stomach.

"Right, and the others enter here..." he reached forward with his left hand that was hanging behind his back and jabbed a point on the map.

Leo nodded slowly, studying the blue sheet of paper closely, as if it was about to jump up and attack him. Just as the kraang had done to them,

"Pizza anyone?" Mickey stumbled into the living room, another steaming pizza box balanced in his right arm, while a couple sodas hung from his other. Raph stiffly stood straight once more and stretched his back, sore from leaning over the map all day, and made his way over to Mickey.