Kidnapped

Three

Two weeks. That's how long Raph had been gone. Two long weeks. Mikey was slowly losing hope. Leo was slowly turning into the most irritable turtle, snapping at everyone, constantly beating on the dummy and groaning all the time. Donnie had been unusually quiet. Sitting in the dojo with Sensei and April, waiting for her to make contact. Or hoping that she'd make contact. Did Raph even think they were looking for him? Was he still.........don't think about that! He's fine! He's alive! April sat on the floor fingers on her temples, doing her best to find Raphael's wandering thoughts so she could grab onto them and let him know that they were looking.

"I'm sorry, I can't find him." April sighed. Donnie placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled.

"You're doing your best. That's all that matters."

"Yea well my best isn't finding your brother!" Donnie looked at her, heartbroken. She bowed her head and sighed.

"Donnie, I'm sorry."

"No, no, it's okay. It's alright." The lanky turtle pushed himself off the floor and trudged into his lab.

"He is worried, April. Believe it or not but Raphael and Donatello are the closest."

"What? They almost never talk."

"When you are here because well, Raphael is Raphael and it bothers him how Donatello acts."

"Because of his crush on me." April sighed.

"You know about that?"

"He's not very good at hiding it." She giggled.

"Yes well, Raphael and Donatello were always the brothers that went into the sewers to go exploring together while Michelangelo and Leonardo stayed behind. I've often times caught them in the lab together, working on the ShellRaiser and things like that. An interest in cars had always been a mutual thing they shared."

"That's cute."

"Yes, while Michelangelo and Leonardo are concerned, Donatello is taking this to heart because there is no technological way or scientific way to save his brother."

"That must run in the family." April giggled. Sensei looked at her confused.

"Well, when something happens to any of the boys, they all blame themselves, like it's their fault."

"Those are my boys." Sensei sighed.

"That's what makes their bond so strong."

"Yes it is."

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Karla just gave up on her torture thirty minutes ago. She had left for a meeting with SubPrime. Raph was all alone in a cell, his skin stained with his blood. He opened his eyes and looked around, all he could hear was the ringing in his ears. When he looked into the corner of the room, he noticed Leo standing there, waiting.

"Leo?"

"Hey." Leo said, stepping into the light. He walked over to the table where his brother was strapped down and smiled at him.

"You gotta get me outta here, man. Please." Raph whimpered.

"Why? Why would I do that?"

"That's why you came isn't it?"

"No." Leo scoffed.

"Then why are you here?"

"I'm here because I had to see it for myself. And it's true, you're on the verge of death. Oh! This is great!" Leo cheered.