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It’s best not to risk it.”\n\nMichelle’s hand paused and she looked down at him, making a face. “Really?”\n\n“Don’t give me that look,” Mikey teased before bringing her down into a kiss, the sensation making it hard to resist the urge to mount her. Pulling out of the kiss, Mikey looked up into her eyes. “I’ve had more experience in the way this crazy universe works. This isn’t easy for me. I want you so much it hurts. It’s just, I want to be able to enjoy a little more alone time with you before we add kids into the mix.”\n\n“We start having sex after this next clutch?” Michelle pleaded. “That would give us at least another year if a condom does end up breaking.”\n\n“Okay,” Mikey agreed, placing his hand over hers to encourage her to start moving it again. “Until then, we’ll keep doing this. This is good.”\n\nTaking the hint, Michelle redoubled her effort to get Mikey off. As good as it felt, it was getting harder for Mikey to climax this way; his body demanded more. Damn you, universe, he thought to himself. \n\nTo help things along, Michelle licked along the petals of Mikey’s tip. Mikey churred at the soft addition to his most sensitive area. She really was the best thing to ever happen to him. \n\n“I’m cumming,” Mikey warned her, white knuckling the sheets as he neared his peak. \n\nMichelle pulled her face back and placed her hand over his tip in an attempt to contain his ejaculate. Cum coated both of her hands and trickled down his shaft. The sweet release of the orgasm helped calm his desires, for now. \n\nAfter a quick cleaning at the sink, it was Michelle’s turn. Mikey settled between her legs and licked her tail, tip to base. She hummed as his tongue flicked across her cloaca. Pressing his lips against her slit, Mikey penetrated her with his tongue and got to work stimulating her clitoris. \n\nHer feet rested on his shoulders and her toes gripped the lip of his shell. 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She walked into view with a scrub brush in hand. “I’m scrubbing his shell and hit a tender spot.” It brought a smile to Mikey’s face knowing that Raph and Donna had gotten closer in the weeks since they started to share a room. They spent a lot of their free time together. \n\nIt led Mikey to wonder if they were taking a morning shower for the same reason he and Michelle were. If they didn’t, the scent that lingered would broadcast to the lair their actions of that morning. \n\n“Mind if we join you then?” Mikey said, heading back towards the shower. Glancing over towards his brother, he noticed that Raph didn’t look well. “You gonna be up for the fight today, bro?”\n\nToday was the day that they were to head into the Nexus. Mikey was beside himself with excitement and nerves. He had a championship to defend and a new girlfriend to impress. \n\n“I’ll be fine,” Raph waved him off. “I’m just a little stiff. Nothing a good soak in the hot tub won’t fix.”\n\n“I am so excited to go into the Nexus,” Michelle said as she turned on the shower. “I know we’re not gonna be able to fight but it’s going to be awesome watching you guys and seeing all the different kinds of people. Mikey tells me that the Daimyo is a super big guy.”\n\nRaph chuckled. “He is impressive.”\n\n“What’s more impressive is the statue of me,” Mikey boasted and struck a pose. “I’m the only one out of my brothers who has won the Battle Nexus Tournament.”\n\nRaph groaned. “It was six years ago, and he still won’t shut up about it.” He turned to face Mikey. “The only reason you won was because Leo was poisoned and knocked out of the running.”\n\n“I beat you though.” Mikey grinned as he stepped under the water. “Fair and square. And if you don’t get yourself loosened up, I’m gonna kick your tail again this year. Don’t think I’m gonna go easy on you.”\n\n“Oh, I hope I get paired with you,” Raph growled. “Give me a chance to smack that grin off your face.”\n\n“Come on, Raph.” Donna tugged on his arm to get his attention from Mikey. It was amazing how quickly his features softened at the sound of her voice. “Don’t let him get you worked up. Let’s get you soaking in the hot tub.” \n\nIgnoring Mikey, Raph allowed Donna to guide him to the hot tub. Who’d have thought that it would take such a soft voice to get Raph to listen? \n\nAfter their shower, Mikey and Michelle headed to the kitchen for breakfast. It was Leo’s turn to cook so Mikey knew it was gonna be something good. Due to the fact that there were more of them now, they doubled up on their kitchen duties. So, Rachael was also in the kitchen, helping Leo with the task. \n\nMikey stood back and watched them work. In his mind, it was perfection. Leo was the one in charge and Rachael followed his instructions to the letter. There were times she questioned him or offered a different option. He would listen to her and take her words to heart. She helped to make him think beyond his routine and see things in a different way. He kept her from making a mess of it all.\n\nIt was good for them. Leo was the kind of guy to get stuck in a rut or would bind himself to the instructions set before him. While Rachael was the type to think outside of the box but sometimes to the point of being reckless. Their personalities were supposed to clash but as long as they both kept a level head, they could help each other grow and improve. \n\nBreakfast consisted of several different quiches and a fruit salad with a tangy yogurt dressing. The conversation focused mainly on the Nexus and what to expect. \n\nMikey playfully made a jab at Donny for deciding to get pregnant so that he would have an excuse not to participate in the fighting. “Got tired of getting knocked out in the early rounds?”\n\n“Very funny,” Donny replied snidely. “My priorities are different than yours. I have no desire to ‘prove’ myself in an arena.” \n\n“If you say so,” Mikey shrugged. \n\n“Oh.” Raph snapped his fingers as he remembered something. He dug his shell-cell out of his belt. “Casey sent me a pic of the twins early this morning.”\n\nAfter pressing a few buttons, Raph passed his phone to Donny, on his right. “They’re beautiful,” Donny said, looking the image over before passing the phone to Leatherhead. \n\nThe phone made its way around the table and back to Raph. As he tucked it back into his belt, he said, “We have to go see them as soon as we get back from the Nexus.”\n\nDonny nodded. “Barring any complications, April and the babies should be released from the hospital by then.”\n\n“She’s probably going to insist that we are all spotlessly clean,” Donna pointed out. \n\n“There’s a shower we can use when we get there,” Leo said. “We’ll have to go in one at a time but that’s the best we can do.”\n\n“It’ll keep us from crowding around the babies,” Leah said. “We’ll have to draw straws for who gets to go first.”\n\n“Raph’s Casey’s best friend,” Mikey stated. “He should get to go in first to see the babies then Tello since they are reincarnated from his friends. The rest of us will draw straws for who gets to follow after.”\n\nLeah smiled. “I was more concerned about the hot water.” Her comment earning a few hearty chuckles. \n\nAfter breakfast, it was Mikey and Michelle’s turn to do the dishes. While everyone else headed off to do their own thing, Mikey and Michelle collected the dishes and headed into the kitchen. \n\nThe best part about cleaning up after Leo was that he was tidy and usually left minimal mess. They were able to make quick work of the dishes and were off to enjoy their free time before it was time to head into the Nexus. \n\nAs they headed up to the entertainment room to play some videogames, the sounds of Snow’s laughter echoed down the stairs. They entered the room to find Raph and Snow sitting on the floor with a mess of toys surrounding them, including trucks, princess dolls, and plush toys. \n\n“It’s looks like a princess versus plush warzone,” Mikey teased as they carefully made their way across the room to the television array. \n\n“She just likes to play with an assortment of toys,” Raph said and picked up one of the plush bunnies. “But, they’re not at war. Right, Snow? The princess loves the bunny.”\n\n“The princess loves the truck,” Snow said as she crammed a princess doll into a Tonka truck. \n\n“That’s my kind of princess,” Michelle giggled, patting Snow on the head as they passed. “You two have fun. Mikey and I are gonna play a game.”\n\n“Nothing too violent,” Raph requested. “And keep some of the TVs on PBS. Please. Snow’s favorite show is about to come on.”\n\n“Sure.” Sitting on the sofa, Mikey turned and smiled at his brother. “Grand Theft Auto isn’t too violent, right?”\n\nRaph let out a sarcastic laugh. “Don’t be a smart as… aleck.”\n\n“Smart aleck,” Snow repeated over and over, demonstrating why Raph had to watch his language around her. \n\n“That’s enough,” Raph said, picking Snow up. He blew on her cheek and neck, eliciting a squeal of laughter from her. \n\n“Stop it, daddy,” she shrieked. When he held her out, Snow began to squirm. “Put me down. I wanna play.”\n\n“Okay.” The second Raph placed her on the ground, Snow scooped up an arm full of her toys and sat down in his lap. \n\nShe held out a toy for him. “You take this one.” Grabbing a fluffy bunny plush with her tail she held it up. “This one’s the bad guy.”\n\nMikey leaned over the back of the sofa and laughed. “Deceptively cute bad guys are always the worst.”\n\n“Kids aren’t so bad,” Michelle whispered to Mikey as she sat next to him. Draping her arm on the back of the sofa, she rested her head on it as she watched them play. “They can be fun.”\n\n“I didn’t say I never wanted them,” Mikey whispered back as he watched Raph play with Snow. “Just not right now.”\n\nRunning her bottom lip through her teeth, Michelle sat up and looked over at Mikey. “Let’s forget video games and play with them.”\n\n“Okay,” Mikey replied, vaulting over the sofa. He sat down on the floor across from Raph and looked down at Snow. “Can we play too?”\n\nWith a big smile on her face, Snow grabbed a toy with her foot and held it up for Mikey. “You can have this one.” When Michelle sat down, Snow grabbed another toy and handed it up to her. “Here.” Holding up her own doll, Snow declared, “This one’s the leader. You do what I say.”\n\n“Oh, she’s your daughter alright,” Mikey quipped and grinned up at his brother. \n\nIt had been a long time since Mikey had played with toys but he remembered how it was done. They allowed Snow to guide the action and simply played along. The theme of play changed constantly as Snow’s mind wandered to other things. She moved from sitting in Raph’s lap to Mikey’s and then Michelle’s. Snow loved the attention. \n\nWhen Leatherhead entered the room, Snow held up a toy. “Papa, play.”\n\nLeatherhead shook his head. “It’s time for you to eat.”\n\n“I’m not hungry,” Snow said in protest. “Play.”\n\nLeatherhead smiled. “I guess I will have to eat your chicken nuggets myself.”\n\n“Chicken nuggets?” Snow got to her feet and toddled over to Leatherhead. “I’m hungry.”\n\nLeatherhead scooped her up. “First you need to wash your hands.”\n\n“They clean,” Snow argued, holding her hands out.\n\n“You also need to try to go potty,” Leatherhead stated as he turned to leave, not even bothering to argue with her. \n\n“I don’t have to,” Snow pouted. \n\n“I want you to try,” Leatherhead replied. \n\n“She is so cute,” Michelle cooed as they vanished out of sight. “And, he is so patient with her.” She got to her feet and stretched. “I hope all the kids end up as well behaved as her.”\n\nMikey laughed. “That’s wishful thinking. Some of them are bound to turn out like Raph.”\n\nRaph threw a plush at Mikey. “I wasn’t the only one who was a handful.”\n\n“You and I had fun,” Mikey said with a grin as he remembers some of their antics. \n\n“And, your kids will have fun.” Raph grunted as he got to his feet. “I’m glad that the one I got turned out to be a good one.”\n\nThe stiffness in Raph’s movements gave Mikey cause for concern. “You okay, Raph?”\n\n“Yeah,” Raph said with a nod. “I’m fine. I’m just a little stiff. All I need to do is warm up and I’ll be ready for the Nexus. Don’t worry about me.”\n\n“If you say so,” Mikey said with a shrug. If Raph wanted to get his shell handed to him, it was not any of Mikey’s business. The Nexus had safe guards up so they didn’t have to worry about Raph getting hurt beyond his pride. \n\nWhen it was time to go, the whole family gathered on the platform. 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“Mikey,” Michelle hummed. “Your penis is touching my leg.”

“You know you have that effect on me.” Mikey licked her neck and the rolled on to his carapace. “Help me out before we go to breakfast?”

Every morning was the same, not that Mikey was complaining. An orgasm every morning was nothing to gripe about. He would wake up with an erection and Michelle would jerk him off. It was enough to satisfy the desire. In return, Mikey would go down on her. It was win, win. And, it was worth getting up early for.

“You know we can have sex,” Michelle pointed out as she turned to her side and grabbed hold of Mikey’s cock. “This is fun and all but I wanna know what it’s like to have you inside me.” She pouted and pressed her body against his. “Please.”

Mikey churred, instinctively bucking his hips. “No. I’m not ready to have kids.”

“Thanks to Donny, we have condoms,” Michelle argued in sing song.

“Thanks to Tello, we know that there are Turtles from across the multiverse, including Tello’s brothers, who want to be given a second chance at life. The universe or fate or whatever is making it so we do that for them.” Mikey shook his head. “We have sex, that condom will break. It’s best not to risk it.”

Michelle’s hand paused and she looked down at him, making a face. “Really?”

“Don’t give me that look,” Mikey teased before bringing her down into a kiss, the sensation making it hard to resist the urge to mount her. Pulling out of the kiss, Mikey looked up into her eyes. “I’ve had more experience in the way this crazy universe works. This isn’t easy for me. I want you so much it hurts. It’s just, I want to be able to enjoy a little more alone time with you before we add kids into the mix.”

“We start having sex after this next clutch?” Michelle pleaded. “That would give us at least another year if a condom does end up breaking.”

“Okay,” Mikey agreed, placing his hand over hers to encourage her to start moving it again. “Until then, we’ll keep doing this. This is good.”

Taking the hint, Michelle redoubled her effort to get Mikey off. As good as it felt, it was getting harder for Mikey to climax this way; his body demanded more. Damn you, universe, he thought to himself.

To help things along, Michelle licked along the petals of Mikey’s tip. Mikey churred at the soft addition to his most sensitive area. She really was the best thing to ever happen to him.

“I’m cumming,” Mikey warned her, white knuckling the sheets as he neared his peak.

Michelle pulled her face back and placed her hand over his tip in an attempt to contain his ejaculate. Cum coated both of her hands and trickled down his shaft. The sweet release of the orgasm helped calm his desires, for now.

After a quick cleaning at the sink, it was Michelle’s turn. Mikey settled between her legs and licked her tail, tip to base. She hummed as his tongue flicked across her cloaca. Pressing his lips against her slit, Mikey penetrated her with his tongue and got to work stimulating her clitoris.

Her feet rested on his shoulders and her toes gripped the lip of his shell. She whimpered softly and caressed the back of his head, occasionally gasping as he brought her closer to completion. He could feel her pulsate against his tongue when she climaxed and her legs trembled as he continued to stimulate her throughout her orgasm.

When he felt her start to relax, Mikey pressed a soft kiss to her inner thigh before pulling away. “Good?”

Biting her bottom lip, she smiled up at him and nodded. “Yeah.”

Mikey got off the bed and then assisted Michelle up. Then, after a quick look to make sure no one was around, the pair made a mad dash up the stairs and too the showers.

Upon opening the door, they were greeted with a deep groan. “You better not be having sex in here,” Mikey called out, entering the bathroom. “You have a room for that.”

“We’re not,” Donna called back, sounding perturbed. She walked into view with a scrub brush in hand. “I’m scrubbing his shell and hit a tender spot.” It brought a smile to Mikey’s face knowing that Raph and Donna had gotten closer in the weeks since they started to share a room. They spent a lot of their free time together.

It led Mikey to wonder if they were taking a morning shower for the same reason he and Michelle were. If they didn’t, the scent that lingered would broadcast to the lair their actions of that morning.

“Mind if we join you then?” Mikey said, heading back towards the shower. Glancing over towards his brother, he noticed that Raph didn’t look well. “You gonna be up for the fight today, bro?”

Today was the day that they were to head into the Nexus. Mikey was beside himself with excitement and nerves. He had a championship to defend and a new girlfriend to impress.

“I’ll be fine,” Raph waved him off. “I’m just a little stiff. Nothing a good soak in the hot tub won’t fix.”

“I am so excited to go into the Nexus,” Michelle said as she turned on the shower. “I know we’re not gonna be able to fight but it’s going to be awesome watching you guys and seeing all the different kinds of people. Mikey tells me that the Daimyo is a super big guy.”

Raph chuckled. “He is impressive.”

“What’s more impressive is the statue of me,” Mikey boasted and struck a pose. “I’m the only one out of my brothers who has won the Battle Nexus Tournament.”

Raph groaned. “It was six years ago, and he still won’t shut up about it.” He turned to face Mikey. “The only reason you won was because Leo was poisoned and knocked out of the running.”

“I beat you though.” Mikey grinned as he stepped under the water. “Fair and square. And if you don’t get yourself loosened up, I’m gonna kick your tail again this year. Don’t think I’m gonna go easy on you.”

“Oh, I hope I get paired with you,” Raph growled. “Give me a chance to smack that grin off your face.”

“Come on, Raph.” Donna tugged on his arm to get his attention from Mikey. It was amazing how quickly his features softened at the sound of her voice. “Don’t let him get you worked up. Let’s get you soaking in the hot tub.”

Ignoring Mikey, Raph allowed Donna to guide him to the hot tub. Who’d have thought that it would take such a soft voice to get Raph to listen?

After their shower, Mikey and Michelle headed to the kitchen for breakfast. It was Leo’s turn to cook so Mikey knew it was gonna be something good. Due to the fact that there were more of them now, they doubled up on their kitchen duties. So, Rachael was also in the kitchen, helping Leo with the task.

Mikey stood back and watched them work. In his mind, it was perfection. Leo was the one in charge and Rachael followed his instructions to the letter. There were times she questioned him or offered a different option. He would listen to her and take her words to heart. She helped to make him think beyond his routine and see things in a different way. He kept her from making a mess of it all.

It was good for them. Leo was the kind of guy to get stuck in a rut or would bind himself to the instructions set before him. While Rachael was the type to think outside of the box but sometimes to the point of being reckless. Their personalities were supposed to clash but as long as they both kept a level head, they could help each other grow and improve.

Breakfast consisted of several different quiches and a fruit salad with a tangy yogurt dressing. The conversation focused mainly on the Nexus and what to expect.

Mikey playfully made a jab at Donny for deciding to get pregnant so that he would have an excuse not to participate in the fighting. “Got tired of getting knocked out in the early rounds?”

“Very funny,” Donny replied snidely. “My priorities are different than yours. I have no desire to ‘prove’ myself in an arena.”

“If you say so,” Mikey shrugged.

“Oh.” Raph snapped his fingers as he remembered something. He dug his shell-cell out of his belt. “Casey sent me a pic of the twins early this morning.”

After pressing a few buttons, Raph passed his phone to Donny, on his right. “They’re beautiful,” Donny said, looking the image over before passing the phone to Leatherhead.

The phone made its way around the table and back to Raph. As he tucked it back into his belt, he said, “We have to go see them as soon as we get back from the Nexus.”

Donny nodded. “Barring any complications, April and the babies should be released from the hospital by then.”

“She’s probably going to insist that we are all spotlessly clean,” Donna pointed out.

“There’s a shower we can use when we get there,” Leo said. “We’ll have to go in one at a time but that’s the best we can do.”

“It’ll keep us from crowding around the babies,” Leah said. “We’ll have to draw straws for who gets to go first.”

“Raph’s Casey’s best friend,” Mikey stated. “He should get to go in first to see the babies then Tello since they are reincarnated from his friends. The rest of us will draw straws for who gets to follow after.”

Leah smiled. “I was more concerned about the hot water.” Her comment earning a few hearty chuckles.

After breakfast, it was Mikey and Michelle’s turn to do the dishes. While everyone else headed off to do their own thing, Mikey and Michelle collected the dishes and headed into the kitchen.  

The best part about cleaning up after Leo was that he was tidy and usually left minimal mess. They were able to make quick work of the dishes and were off to enjoy their free time before it was time to head into the Nexus.

As they headed up to the entertainment room to play some videogames, the sounds of Snow’s laughter echoed down the stairs. They entered the room to find Raph and Snow sitting on the floor with a mess of toys surrounding them, including trucks, princess dolls, and plush toys.

“It’s looks like a princess versus plush warzone,” Mikey teased as they carefully made their way across the room to the television array.

“She just likes to play with an assortment of toys,” Raph said and picked up one of the plush bunnies. “But, they’re not at war. Right, Snow? The princess loves the bunny.”

“The princess loves the truck,” Snow said as she crammed a princess doll into a Tonka truck.

“That’s my kind of princess,” Michelle giggled, patting Snow on the head as they passed. “You two have fun. Mikey and I are gonna play a game.”

“Nothing too violent,” Raph requested. “And keep some of the TVs on PBS. Please. Snow’s favorite show is about to come on.”

“Sure.” Sitting on the sofa, Mikey turned and smiled at his brother. “Grand Theft Auto isn’t too violent, right?”

Raph let out a sarcastic laugh. “Don’t be a smart as… aleck.”

“Smart aleck,” Snow repeated over and over, demonstrating why Raph had to watch his language around her.

“That’s enough,” Raph said, picking Snow up. He blew on her cheek and neck, eliciting a squeal of laughter from her.

“Stop it, daddy,” she shrieked. When he held her out, Snow began to squirm. “Put me down. I wanna play.”

“Okay.” The second Raph placed her on the ground, Snow scooped up an arm full of her toys and sat down in his lap.

She held out a toy for him. “You take this one.” Grabbing a fluffy bunny plush with her tail she held it up. “This one’s the bad guy.”

Mikey leaned over the back of the sofa and laughed. “Deceptively cute bad guys are always the worst.”

“Kids aren’t so bad,” Michelle whispered to Mikey as she sat next to him. Draping her arm on the back of the sofa, she rested her head on it as she watched them play. “They can be fun.”

“I didn’t say I never wanted them,” Mikey whispered back as he watched Raph play with Snow. “Just not right now.”

Running her bottom lip through her teeth, Michelle sat up and looked over at Mikey. “Let’s forget video games and play with them.”

“Okay,” Mikey replied, vaulting over the sofa. He sat down on the floor across from Raph and looked down at Snow. “Can we play too?”

With a big smile on her face, Snow grabbed a toy with her foot and held it up for Mikey. “You can have this one.” When Michelle sat down, Snow grabbed another toy and handed it up to her. “Here.” Holding up her own doll, Snow declared, “This one’s the leader. You do what I say.”

“Oh, she’s your daughter alright,” Mikey quipped and grinned up at his brother.

It had been a long time since Mikey had played with toys but he remembered how it was done. They allowed Snow to guide the action and simply played along. The theme of play changed constantly as Snow’s mind wandered to other things. She moved from sitting in Raph’s lap to Mikey’s and then Michelle’s. Snow loved the attention.

When Leatherhead entered the room, Snow held up a toy. “Papa, play.”

Leatherhead shook his head. “It’s time for you to eat.”

“I’m not hungry,” Snow said in protest. “Play.”

Leatherhead smiled. “I guess I will have to eat your chicken nuggets myself.”

“Chicken nuggets?” Snow got to her feet and toddled over to Leatherhead. “I’m hungry.”

Leatherhead scooped her up. “First you need to wash your hands.”

“They clean,” Snow argued, holding her hands out.

“You also need to try to go potty,” Leatherhead stated as he turned to leave, not even bothering to argue with her.  

“I don’t have to,” Snow pouted.

“I want you to try,” Leatherhead replied.

“She is so cute,” Michelle cooed as they vanished out of sight. “And, he is so patient with her.” She got to her feet and stretched. “I hope all the kids end up as well behaved as her.”

Mikey laughed. “That’s wishful thinking. Some of them are bound to turn out like Raph.”

Raph threw a plush at Mikey. “I wasn’t the only one who was a handful.”

“You and I had fun,” Mikey said with a grin as he remembers some of their antics.

“And, your kids will have fun.” Raph grunted as he got to his feet. “I’m glad that the one I got turned out to be a good one.”

The stiffness in Raph’s movements gave Mikey cause for concern. “You okay, Raph?”

“Yeah,” Raph said with a nod. “I’m fine. I’m just a little stiff. All I need to do is warm up and I’ll be ready for the Nexus. Don’t worry about me.”

“If you say so,” Mikey said with a shrug. If Raph wanted to get his shell handed to him, it was not any of Mikey’s business. The Nexus had safe guards up so they didn’t have to worry about Raph getting hurt beyond his pride.

When it was time to go, the whole family gathered on the platform. Splinter had brought a large bowl of water and set it against one of the walls. “I will take the others in first,” he stated as he started to draw the symbols on the wall. “The incantation for spectators is different than it is for the competitors.” He looked up at Leo. “Once the portal closes behind us, move the bowl of water to another section and open the portal like I taught you.”

“Yes, father,” Leo said with a slight bow.

“Good luck, my sons,” Splinter said before turning to recite the incantation. The portal opened and Splinter began ushering the others through.

“Love you, Mikey!” Michelle said with a small wave before stepping through the portal.

Rachael followed, grinning ear to ear. “Kick but, Leo.”

“I’ll be rooting for you, Tello,” Leah said, following her sisters.

Donna walked over to Raph. She looked like she wanted to say something but she didn’t, opting instead to lean against him. Wrapping his arms around her, Raph kissed the top of her head. “I’ll be okay.”

Nodding, Donna pulled away from Raph and headed through the portal.

“Good luck, guys,” Donny said before heading through with Leatherhead and Snow.

Finally Sliver passed through, followed by Splinter and the portal closed behind them. Leo moved the bowl and got to work drawing the symbols on the wall.

As they watched Leo work, Raph placed a reassuring hand on Tello’s shoulder. “Remember, this first round we fight together. After that, you’re on your own.”

“I’m ready,” Tello replied, clutching his bo a little tighter.  

“You don’t have to hold back,” Leo reminded him. “You can’t kill anyone in there. Even if you tried.”

Tello nodded. “I understand.”

“Okay.” Leo turned to the wall and recited the incantation. When the portal opened, they stood in front of it for a moment. Leo pulled out his swords and took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. “Let’s do this.”

Stepping through the portal, Leo led the way to their first challenge.
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