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Thank you for putting up with me during this difficult time.”\n\n“I love you,” Leatherhead replied and wrapped his arms a little tighter around Donny. “I would do anything for you.”\n\nDonny watched Snow sleep and a soft smile spread across his lips. “Do you want to have anymore?”\n\n“More children?” Leatherhead asked. When Donny nodded his head, Leatherhead answered, “I’m still not sure.”\n\n“We would be able to prepare ourselves for it this time,” Donny said. “And I would hate for Snow to grow up alone.” His hands rubbed along Leatherhead’s arms and he tilted his head back to kiss the underside of Leatherhead’s law. “We don’t have to decide anything now though. But we can practice.”\n\nLeatherhead chuckled softly as Donatello turned in his arms. Donny continued to lavish Leatherhead’s neck with kisses and his hands began to roam. Leatherhead scooped Donny up and carried him bridal style to their bed, on the other side of a curtain. \n\nIt was a large tatami mattress that was surrounded with pillows and Donatello hoped that the Foot would let them take it home with them. It was so much more comfortable than the nest of pillows and blankets they had had now. \n\nLeatherhead set Donatello down and moved over him. “It’s been a while.”\n\n“It has,” Donatello agreed. “Way too long.”\n\n“I guess you have to be inside me,” Leatherhead said, rolling off to the side. “We don’t want to risk creating another child… yet.”\n\n“You can top,” Donny smiled and rolled over to grab the pack of condoms. “I asked Doctor Chaplin for these. So we’re covered. So to speak.” He moved to straddle Leatherhead’s tail and ran his fingers along the large croc’s cloaca. “Let me get you ready.”\n\nLeatherhead hummed as his cloaca opened and Donny leaned down to suck on the sensitive flesh inside. With a deep moan, Leatherhead’s tail swished and thumped on the floor under Donatello. Showering Leatherhead with attention, Donatello licked along the croc’s length as it emerged. \n\nHe knew that the condom was going to kill some of the sensation for his lover, so Donatello continued to suck Leatherhead’s cock for a while. He would have done it longer if it wasn’t for the fact that he was eager to feel Leatherhead inside of him. So Donatello opened the condom and carefully unrolled it over Leatherhead’s penis. \n\n“Ready?” Donny asked, wiping his chin. \n\n“Get on,” Leatherhead husked, nodding his head. “I want to watch you.”\n\nDonny flushed. He knew what Leatherhead wanted. He got off watching Donny pleasure himself, especially while riding him. It was something Donatello used to do for Leatherhead often, even though it was a little embarrassing for him. He would rather do it missionary in the dark. But he loved Leatherhead and wanted to make him happy. Sometimes Don’s nerves got the better of him and they would do it his way. Leatherhead wasn’t selfish and tended to Don’s needs as well. \n\nPulling his bottom lip through his teeth, Donny nodded and moved up Leatherhead. Donny stimulated himself enough to get his penis to emerge before lining himself up and pushing down. His body protested the intrusion at first but not enough to make Donny pull back. He simply rocked his hips as he ran his fingers along his penis. He moved to make sure Leatherhead’s penis entered into his rectum and not the other entrance that led up to his alien uterus. Even though Leatherhead was wearing a condom, Donatello did not want to take any chances. \n\nLeatherhead’s hands stayed on Donny’s thighs. The rough scales were too much for the sensitive flesh of Don’s penis and tended to hurt. So Leatherhead knew to keep his hands off and occupied elsewhere. \n\nTrembling, Donny leaned back and opened his legs so that Leatherhead had a good view. The large croc rumbled and his hands squeezed Donny’s thighs. A nervous giggle bubble up out of Donny and he played with himself while his body adjusted. \n\nLeatherhead’s tail swished back and forth, indicating his desire to move but otherwise he held still. Donatello had to be the one to start moving first. The last thing Leatherhead wanted was to cause Donatello pain. \n\n“You’re so beautiful,” Leatherhead purred, running his finger down Don’s cheek. There was so much love laced within the words and simple touch. Don’s cheeks heated further as another giggle erupted from him. Leatherhead had that effect on him. Turning his head, Don managed to kiss Leatherhead’s finger before it dropped away. \n\nDonatello leaned forward and kissed Leatherhead’s snout. “I love you, Kroki.” He then leaned back once again and started to move himself up and down. Donatello had missed the feeling of having Leatherhead inside of him. \n\nTemporarily forgetting about his inhibitions, Donatello lost himself to the pleasure. With his head turned to the side, Donny pumped his cock as he rode Leatherhead. His thighs burned but Donatello continued to move, he was so close. “You feel so good, Kroki.”\n\n“Look at me.” Leatherhead cupped Don’s cheek with one hand. “Look at me while you finish.”\n\nDon nodded and looked down at Leatherhead. The heat in his cheeks intensified. He felt exposed and a little embarrassed but he trusted Leatherhead and he opened himself up completely to him. “I love you,” Donny whimpered, a churr cutting off his words. He churred again as he finished and the sight of it had Leatherhead orgasm as well. \n\nA smile parted Don’s lips. It felt good to know that after all this time he still had that effect on Leatherhead. After kissing Leatherhead once more, Donny lifted up and turned around to remove the condom. He then wrapped it in a tissue and placed it in the trash can. \n\nDon looked over his shoulder back at Leatherhead. “Was it oaky with the condom?”\n\nLeatherhead nodded and smiled. “It helped me last longer but the orgasm was just a wonderful as ever.”\n\n“Good,” Donny chuckled and turned back around to snuggle on top of Leatherhead. “There was a little bit of a different feel for me too but it wasn’t bad.”\n\n“I’m just glad I have you back,” Leatherhead mumbled as he rolled over and curled around Donny. \n\nDonny snuggled up against Leatherhead and closed his eyes. In the silence that followed they could hear Snow sleeping in her crib. Donny sighed in contentment and drifted off to sleep. \n\nDonny’s dreams were about home at first but they soon shifted to Bishop’s compound. He was strapped down to a bed with Bishop standing over him. Stockman was hooking Donatello up to a machine and in the bed next to him he could see himself, sleeping. \n\nDonny tried to cry out but fear had taken his breath away. His heart hammered in his chest causing him pain. He struggled to breathe as the pain in his chest intensified, causing him to wake up. \n\nIt wasn’t just a dream. The pain was real. His muscles rippled under his flesh, making it feel like something was crawling around. \n\nLeatherhead’s eyes snapped open and he sat up. “Donatello?” Panic filled the large croc when Donatello couldn’t answer. He reluctantly left Donny’s side and ran to the door. “Somebody help!” he called into the hallway. “Please. Something’s wrong with Donatello.”\n\n..…\n\nDonnie had managed to stop crying but he remained curled up in Raph’s arms. He was numb, unsure what he was going to do next. He was glad that he wasn’t alone but he missed his brothers dearly. Would he ever be able to feel at home in this new world? Did he really belong? He was so different from them and yet he felt a kinship with them. \n\n“Donatello?”\n\nDonnie lifted his head to see Karai. Her eyes were filled with tears as she knelt down next to him. Glancing to the side, she saw the remains of their family and started to cry. Donnie moved out of Raph’s lap and pulled Karai into a warm embrace. “Did the orb work for you?”\n\nShe nodded her head against him. “I got to see my mother.” Pulling away so she could look at Donnie, Kari forced a smile. “And my father was human again. He told me that he was going to be reborn in this world soon.”\n\nDonnie nodded, “He told me the same thing.”\n\n“So we’ll see him again someday,” Karai mumbled through her tears. She cupped Donnie’s face in her hands and looked him in the eyes. “I want you to tell me everything you can about him.”\n\nDonnie brought his hand up to grab hold of Karai’s. “I will.”\n\n“I’m glad I still have you,” Karai whispered, leaning her forehead on his. “Thank you for saving me.”\n\n“I’m sorry it took so long,” Donnie replied, once again taking her into his arms. They remained on the floor, embracing each other for a while. Donnie ran his fingers through Karai’s soft hair. “You look like your mother,” he whispered. “I didn’t see it before, when you wore all of that make up. But now that your hair’s longer and your face is clean, I can see it.”\n\n“Father said the same thing,” Karai mumbled. \n\nSplinter entered the lab and looked down at the pair. “If you would like,” he offered, “we can set up a shrine, to honor your family, in one of the smaller, unused rooms.”\n\n“That would be nice,” Donnie said as Karai pulled out of his embrace and stood up. Donnie managed to get his wobbly legs to support him enough to stand. He wiped his hand across his face and looked at Splinter. “Thank you. For everything.”\n\nDonnie and Karai supported each other as the others collected his family’s remains and led them from the lab. Leonardo opened a door to what was probably meant to be a janitor’s closet. “This should do.” He turned to look at Donnie. “It’s big enough but not too big. We can set up your family’s remains in here or we can burn them but, I’m sure you know, that burying them is not an option.”\n\nDonnie nodded, “I know.” He looked over at Karai. “The shells won’t burn but the pelt will. We could cremate it and save the ashes. And, maybe, place the carapaces on the wall. Would that be too morbid?”\n\nKarai shook her head. “You would do it in a way of respect and not as trophies like Shredder.”\n\n“We can help you,” Mikey offered. “Whatever you want to do. We’ll set it all up and make it look nice.”\n\n“I have something nice that you can put the ashes into,” Leo said. “It’s small but there won’t be a lot of ashes since it is only his pelt.”\n\nDonnie nodded, “Thank you. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around all of this.”\n\nSplinter placed his hand on Donnie’s shoulder. “You don’t have to make any decisions right now. Take some time to think about what you want to do. For now, we can place the remains in here as we gather up all that will be needed.”\n\nDonnie rung his hands together, “Are you sure that will be okay? It feels like we are tucking them away in a storage closet.”\n\n“It will take some time to get everything sorted out.” Splinter kept his tone even and Donnie found it to be soothing. “We are not disrespecting your family in any way and we are not going to stuff them in there and forget about them. It is only temporary.”\n\n“Okay,” Donnie sighed. “You’re right. I need time to think.”\n\nKarai grabbed his hand in both of hers. “We’ll work this out together.”\n\n“For now let’s sort through all of the items from your home and see what can be used in the shrine,” Splinter said. “It might help to ease your mind if you are occupied.”\n\nRaph, Leo, and Mikey carefully placed the remains in the closet. Donnie tried not to think of it as a closet but it in all honesty that is what it was. As Leo moved to close the door, Donnie let out a slight gasp. More tears filled his eyes and he couldn’t pull his gaze from what was left of his family. \n\nLeonardo thought for a moment and then got to work removing the door from its hinges. Raph caught on to what he was doing and stepped in to help. The two removed the door and leaned it against the wall. Leo knocked on the wood and then looked over at Donnie. “We can probably use this as a shelf in the shrine for any pictures you have.”\n\n“That is a good idea,” Splinter nodded in agreement and then turned to Raphael. “After dinner, I want you to figure out a way to mount the door to the wall.”\n\n“I think I have some things I can use to set that up.” Raph turned to Donnie. “I saw some pillows that could be used for kneeling and one of those rugs you brought over would fit in there too. And we got a curtain that we can use in place of the door.”\n\n“I’ve got some candles and incense,” Leo added. \n\n“I can go make us dinner,” Mikey chimed in. “I don’t have much else to offer in all of this. I’m also gonna call April so she can bring over some clothes and other girly things that Karai might need.”\n\n“Alright,” Splinter agreed and Mikey turned and headed down the stairs. Splinter then turned to Donnie. “All of your things are this way,” he pointed back in the other direction and started to lead Donnie down the path. \n\nEverything was neatly stacked in a clearing by the stairs with his bag placed on top of it all. “Let’s get all of this sorted.” Leo said, walking up to the pile. He stopped midstride and pulled what looked like their version of a T-phone from his belt. “Hello?”\n\nLeo stood silent for a moment while he listened to who had called. “Is he alright?” Leo asked and there was an air of tension that filled the room. “We’ll be right there.” He closed his phone and looked at the others. “Something’s wrong with Donny. Doctor Chaplin is looking at him now. Karai said that it didn’t look good but didn’t go into detail.”\n\n“Raphael, get Michelangelo. We are going.” Splinter ordered. \n\nWith a slight nod, Raphael bolted down the stairs. Donnie rushed over and grabbed his bag from the pile. “I’m going with you. 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Leatherhead walked up behind Donny and wrapped his arms around him. “Doctor Chaplin thinks that you should be able to go home soon.”

Home. The thought of going back actually frightened Donatello. Going home meant that he would have to go back to work. He was comfortable and worry free in the Foot compound. Despite his reservations, Donny nodded his head. “It will be good to get back home.”

“Raphael will be happy to see Snow again,” Leatherhead added as he nuzzled Donny’s neck.

With a sigh, Donny laughed. “The doctors here got Snow sleeping through the night, in her own bed. I will be so mad at Raph if he lets her sleep in with him, undoing all of that work.”

It took several long, sleepless nights for them to get Snow to finally sleep in her own bed. For a while, Donny thought that it was never going to happen. The doctors were a huge help during the whole process. They would watch her during the day so Don and Leatherhead could sleep.

Leatherhead chuckled, “I agree, my love.”

Keeping his eyes on Snow, Donny leaned back against Leatherhead. “You are too good to me, Kroki. Thank you for putting up with me during this difficult time.”

“I love you,” Leatherhead replied and wrapped his arms a little tighter around Donny. “I would do anything for you.”

Donny watched Snow sleep and a soft smile spread across his lips. “Do you want to have anymore?”

“More children?” Leatherhead asked. When Donny nodded his head, Leatherhead answered, “I’m still not sure.”

“We would be able to prepare ourselves for it this time,” Donny said. “And I would hate for Snow to grow up alone.” His hands rubbed along Leatherhead’s arms and he tilted his head back to kiss the underside of Leatherhead’s law. “We don’t have to decide anything now though. But we can practice.”

Leatherhead chuckled softly as Donatello turned in his arms. Donny continued to lavish Leatherhead’s neck with kisses and his hands began to roam. Leatherhead scooped Donny up and carried him bridal style to their bed, on the other side of a curtain.

It was a large tatami mattress that was surrounded with pillows and Donatello hoped that the Foot would let them take it home with them. It was so much more comfortable than the nest of pillows and blankets they had had now.

Leatherhead set Donatello down and moved over him. “It’s been a while.”

“It has,” Donatello agreed. “Way too long.”

“I guess you have to be inside me,” Leatherhead said, rolling off to the side. “We don’t want to risk creating another child… yet.”

“You can top,” Donny smiled and rolled over to grab the pack of condoms. “I asked Doctor Chaplin for these. So we’re covered. So to speak.” He moved to straddle Leatherhead’s tail and ran his fingers along the large croc’s cloaca. “Let me get you ready.”

Leatherhead hummed as his cloaca opened and Donny leaned down to suck on the sensitive flesh inside. With a deep moan, Leatherhead’s tail swished and thumped on the floor under Donatello. Showering Leatherhead with attention, Donatello licked along the croc’s length as it emerged.

He knew that the condom was going to kill some of the sensation for his lover, so Donatello continued to suck Leatherhead’s cock for a while. He would have done it longer if it wasn’t for the fact that he was eager to feel Leatherhead inside of him. So Donatello opened the condom and carefully unrolled it over Leatherhead’s penis.

“Ready?” Donny asked, wiping his chin.

“Get on,” Leatherhead husked, nodding his head. “I want to watch you.”

Donny flushed. He knew what Leatherhead wanted. He got off watching Donny pleasure himself, especially while riding him. It was something Donatello used to do for Leatherhead often, even though it was a little embarrassing for him. He would rather do it missionary in the dark. But he loved Leatherhead and wanted to make him happy. Sometimes Don’s nerves got the better of him and they would do it his way. Leatherhead wasn’t selfish and tended to Don’s needs as well.

Pulling his bottom lip through his teeth, Donny nodded and moved up Leatherhead. Donny stimulated himself enough to get his penis to emerge before lining himself up and pushing down. His body protested the intrusion at first but not enough to make Donny pull back. He simply rocked his hips as he ran his fingers along his penis. He moved to make sure Leatherhead’s penis entered into his rectum and not the other entrance that led up to his alien uterus. Even though Leatherhead was wearing a condom, Donatello did not want to take any chances.

Leatherhead’s hands stayed on Donny’s thighs. The rough scales were too much for the sensitive flesh of Don’s penis and tended to hurt. So Leatherhead knew to keep his hands off and occupied elsewhere.

Trembling, Donny leaned back and opened his legs so that Leatherhead had a good view. The large croc rumbled and his hands squeezed Donny’s thighs. A nervous giggle bubble up out of Donny and he played with himself while his body adjusted.

Leatherhead’s tail swished back and forth, indicating his desire to move but otherwise he held still. Donatello had to be the one to start moving first. The last thing Leatherhead wanted was to cause Donatello pain.

“You’re so beautiful,” Leatherhead purred, running his finger down Don’s cheek. There was so much love laced within the words and simple touch. Don’s cheeks heated further as another giggle erupted from him. Leatherhead had that effect on him. Turning his head, Don managed to kiss Leatherhead’s finger before it dropped away.

Donatello leaned forward and kissed Leatherhead’s snout. “I love you, Kroki.” He then leaned back once again and started to move himself up and down. Donatello had missed the feeling of having Leatherhead inside of him.

Temporarily forgetting about his inhibitions, Donatello lost himself to the pleasure. With his head turned to the side, Donny pumped his cock as he rode Leatherhead. His thighs burned but Donatello continued to move, he was so close. “You feel so good, Kroki.”

“Look at me.” Leatherhead cupped Don’s cheek with one hand. “Look at me while you finish.”

Don nodded and looked down at Leatherhead. The heat in his cheeks intensified. He felt exposed and a little embarrassed but he trusted Leatherhead and he opened himself up completely to him. “I love you,” Donny whimpered, a churr cutting off his words. He churred again as he finished and the sight of it had Leatherhead orgasm as well.

A smile parted Don’s lips. It felt good to know that after all this time he still had that effect on Leatherhead. After kissing Leatherhead once more, Donny lifted up and turned around to remove the condom. He then wrapped it in a tissue and placed it in the trash can.

Don looked over his shoulder back at Leatherhead. “Was it oaky with the condom?”

Leatherhead nodded and smiled. “It helped me last longer but the orgasm was just a wonderful as ever.”

“Good,” Donny chuckled and turned back around to snuggle on top of Leatherhead. “There was a little bit of a different feel for me too but it wasn’t bad.”

“I’m just glad I have you back,” Leatherhead mumbled as he rolled over and curled around Donny.

Donny snuggled up against Leatherhead and closed his eyes. In the silence that followed they could hear Snow sleeping in her crib. Donny sighed in contentment and drifted off to sleep.

Donny’s dreams were about home at first but they soon shifted to Bishop’s compound. He was strapped down to a bed with Bishop standing over him. Stockman was hooking Donatello up to a machine and in the bed next to him he could see himself, sleeping.

Donny tried to cry out but fear had taken his breath away. His heart hammered in his chest causing him pain. He struggled to breathe as the pain in his chest intensified, causing him to wake up.

It wasn’t just a dream. The pain was real. His muscles rippled under his flesh, making it feel like something was crawling around.

Leatherhead’s eyes snapped open and he sat up. “Donatello?” Panic filled the large croc when Donatello couldn’t answer. He reluctantly left Donny’s side and ran to the door. “Somebody help!” he called into the hallway. “Please. Something’s wrong with Donatello.”

..…

Donnie had managed to stop crying but he remained curled up in Raph’s arms. He was numb, unsure what he was going to do next. He was glad that he wasn’t alone but he missed his brothers dearly. Would he ever be able to feel at home in this new world? Did he really belong? He was so different from them and yet he felt a kinship with them.

“Donatello?”

Donnie lifted his head to see Karai. Her eyes were filled with tears as she knelt down next to him. Glancing to the side, she saw the remains of their family and started to cry. Donnie moved out of Raph’s lap and pulled Karai into a warm embrace. “Did the orb work for you?”

She nodded her head against him. “I got to see my mother.” Pulling away so she could look at Donnie, Kari forced a smile. “And my father was human again. He told me that he was going to be reborn in this world soon.”

Donnie nodded, “He told me the same thing.”

“So we’ll see him again someday,” Karai mumbled through her tears. She cupped Donnie’s face in her hands and looked him in the eyes. “I want you to tell me everything you can about him.”

Donnie brought his hand up to grab hold of Karai’s. “I will.”

“I’m glad I still have you,” Karai whispered, leaning her forehead on his. “Thank you for saving me.”

“I’m sorry it took so long,” Donnie replied, once again taking her into his arms. They remained on the floor, embracing each other for a while. Donnie ran his fingers through Karai’s soft hair. “You look like your mother,” he whispered. “I didn’t see it before, when you wore all of that make up. But now that your hair’s longer and your face is clean, I can see it.”

“Father said the same thing,” Karai mumbled.

Splinter entered the lab and looked down at the pair. “If you would like,” he offered, “we can set up a shrine, to honor your family, in one of the smaller, unused rooms.”

“That would be nice,” Donnie said as Karai pulled out of his embrace and stood up. Donnie managed to get his wobbly legs to support him enough to stand. He wiped his hand across his face and looked at Splinter. “Thank you. For everything.”

Donnie and Karai supported each other as the others collected his family’s remains and led them from the lab. Leonardo opened a door to what was probably meant to be a janitor’s closet. “This should do.” He turned to look at Donnie. “It’s big enough but not too big. We can set up your family’s remains in here or we can burn them but, I’m sure you know, that burying them is not an option.”

Donnie nodded, “I know.” He looked over at Karai. “The shells won’t burn but the pelt will. We could cremate it and save the ashes. And, maybe, place the carapaces on the wall. Would that be too morbid?”

Karai shook her head. “You would do it in a way of respect and not as trophies like Shredder.”

“We can help you,” Mikey offered. “Whatever you want to do. We’ll set it all up and make it look nice.”

“I have something nice that you can put the ashes into,” Leo said. “It’s small but there won’t be a lot of ashes since it is only his pelt.”

Donnie nodded, “Thank you. I’m still trying to wrap my mind around all of this.”

Splinter placed his hand on Donnie’s shoulder. “You don’t have to make any decisions right now. Take some time to think about what you want to do. For now, we can place the remains in here as we gather up all that will be needed.”

Donnie rung his hands together, “Are you sure that will be okay? It feels like we are tucking them away in a storage closet.”

“It will take some time to get everything sorted out.” Splinter kept his tone even and Donnie found it to be soothing. “We are not disrespecting your family in any way and we are not going to stuff them in there and forget about them. It is only temporary.”

“Okay,” Donnie sighed. “You’re right. I need time to think.”

Karai grabbed his hand in both of hers. “We’ll work this out together.”

“For now let’s sort through all of the items from your home and see what can be used in the shrine,” Splinter said. “It might help to ease your mind if you are occupied.”

Raph, Leo, and Mikey carefully placed the remains in the closet. Donnie tried not to think of it as a closet but it in all honesty that is what it was. As Leo moved to close the door, Donnie let out a slight gasp. More tears filled his eyes and he couldn’t pull his gaze from what was left of his family.

Leonardo thought for a moment and then got to work removing the door from its hinges. Raph caught on to what he was doing and stepped in to help. The two removed the door and leaned it against the wall. Leo knocked on the wood and then looked over at Donnie. “We can probably use this as a shelf in the shrine for any pictures you have.”

“That is a good idea,” Splinter nodded in agreement and then turned to Raphael. “After dinner, I want you to figure out a way to mount the door to the wall.”

“I think I have some things I can use to set that up.” Raph turned to Donnie. “I saw some pillows that could be used for kneeling and one of those rugs you brought over would fit in there too. And we got a curtain that we can use in place of the door.”

“I’ve got some candles and incense,” Leo added.

“I can go make us dinner,” Mikey chimed in. “I don’t have much else to offer in all of this. I’m also gonna call April so she can bring over some clothes and other girly things that Karai might need.”

“Alright,” Splinter agreed and Mikey turned and headed down the stairs. Splinter then turned to Donnie. “All of your things are this way,” he pointed back in the other direction and started to lead Donnie down the path.

Everything was neatly stacked in a clearing by the stairs with his bag placed on top of it all. “Let’s get all of this sorted.” Leo said, walking up to the pile. He stopped midstride and pulled what looked like their version of a T-phone from his belt. “Hello?”

Leo stood silent for a moment while he listened to who had called. “Is he alright?” Leo asked and there was an air of tension that filled the room. “We’ll be right there.” He closed his phone and looked at the others. “Something’s wrong with Donny. Doctor Chaplin is looking at him now. Karai said that it didn’t look good but didn’t go into detail.”

“Raphael, get Michelangelo. We are going.” Splinter ordered.

With a slight nod, Raphael bolted down the stairs. Donnie rushed over and grabbed his bag from the pile. “I’m going with you. Maybe I can help.”

“Alright,” Leo nodded and then turned to Karai. “Will you be coming as well?”

“Yes,” Karai answered.

“Let’s go,” Splinter said, heading for the stairs and Leo, Donnie, and Karai followed after.
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