Mᴜᴛᴀɴᴛ Aᴘᴏᴄᴀʟʏᴘsᴇ 4: Tʜᴇ Tʜʀᴇᴇ Tʀɪʙᴇs ❪✓❫

26 || 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐒𝐇

𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝗼𝐫'𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕
𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 1 & 2

Harlow's cries alarmed her father, uncles, and the rest of the family to get up from their cots inside the tents. Leonardo left early this morning on Streak to go find more clues about where Criss may be. No one knew about this, not even April.

Raphael yawned and carried his infant outside the tent to be one of the first members of the community awake. When he came to the horses, he noticed that Streak, the black horse was gone. Raph narrowed his eyes in confusion and walked to Mikey's tent. "Hey, bro." He peeks in, seeing his little brother was already awake.

"Yeah, man?" Michelangelo came outside. "What's up?"

"Did you see Leo this morning?" Raphael asked him.

Mikey put his hands on his hips. "Leo? No. What's going on?"

"One of our horses is gone." Raph pointed out as he fed Harlow her morning bottle. She suckled and grabbed the bottle, taking in her nutrients.

Mikey sees Streak is gone and so are Leo's belongings that sat inside his tent. "Leo probably took Streak to go find Criss. Maybe we should ask April."

"Ask April what?" Faith asked with Clementine and Patience right beside her. They came from their tents, yawning and stretching from their night's sleep.

Raph and Mikey exchange looks, unsure of how they're supposed to break the news that Leonardo left without anyone knowing. "Uh, well..."

Then another voice interrupts. "Hey! Where is my horse?" Regan complained and jogged up to Raph and Mikey?

Now they had to give the girls a straight answer. "We think Leo took Streak so he can find Criss." Said Mikey.

"Leo went outside the walls alone?" Faith snapped. "April knows about this?"

"Nope..." Raph replied, still feeding his daughter. "Clem, go find April. Leo being out there with one arm isn't the best idea."

Clementine groaned and nodded at Raph. "On it." She ran from the conversation.

Raph sighed. His wish right now is for Leo to get through his head that he can't be going outside on his own and not letting anyone know. Leo could run into murderers if he isn't careful. Raph would go out there to find Leo, but for now, he has a place here as a new dad to take care of his daughter. "Girls." He said to those who were ready for another search and rescue. They all look up to him. "Go find my brother, please."

Faith and Patience look at each other, nod once, and gather their supplies for a search. Clementine returned moments later with April. "What's happening?" The leader of EdgePort asked.

"Leo is gone, April. I have to stay here so I sent the girls out to find him." Raph told her, rocking the infant side to side.,

April blinked in confusion and laughed mockingly. "You sent your friends to find Leo without my permission?"

"April, I am sorry, but I have to look after Harlow. Leo needs to be found! Who knows what kind of men have Criss and he is going right for them." Ralph explained emotionally.

April shook her head in disappointment. "Whatever, Raph. I just thought you'd obey my rules when it comes to situations like this." The leader of EdgePort walks off, leaving Mikey, Raph, and Clem in their place by the tents.

Clementine replays what she heard from April's mouth, unsure of what was said to Raphael. She looks up at him. "Whatcha make of that?"

"What?" Ralph questions.