Casey took a piece of pizza from the box Leo was holding. "So this is 'grabbing a slice'? I don't get it."

"Wait for it..." Mikey smiled.

Casey moved the slice closer to his mouth and took a bite. His eyes sparkled. "So much better then rats!"

Everyone nodded.

"He-" Splinter stopped himself.

Leo put his arm around Casey. "Hey, the rest of the world we saved is pretty great too." he winked.

April pulled Splinter by his tail and wrapped it around her phone. "Alright everybody, look up here!"

Splinter moved his tail up high and the camera flashed. Casey now looked down at the picture on April's phone. Mikey laughed from on a stack of pizza boxes and Casey looked up with a smile.

Suddenly, a tiny message bubble appeared in the top left corner of April's screen.

"April, you just got a message from someone named Cassandra?" Casey handed her her phone back.

April took it, hit the bubble and scrolled through the pictures that were sent. "Woah!" She faced the screen toward everyone else. "Looks like our friend Cassandra here has been busy!"

Casey shook his head in shock. "That's my mom!" he exclaimed.

Donnie widened his eyes and stared straight ahead. "There goes the space-time continuum."

Mikey and Splinter widened their eyes too.

Raph walked over to where Leo was dangling his legs over the side of the building with pizza in their hands and sat beside him. "You did it, little brother. You really did it." he turned to him. "I'm proud of you."

Leo swallowed his pizza and looked out over the city. "This wasn't about me. It was about all of us, doing what needed to be done. Because we're heroes."

Raph laughed. "You said heroes." he held his pizza up.

Leo smiled and touched his pizza to Raph's.

Everyone stood up now and looked over the city before them.

"There it is, gentlemen." Donnie smiled. "Our home. What a town."

"Beautiful." Mikey whispered wistfully.

"And if it needs defending, we'll always rise to the challenge." Leo finished.

"Speaking of which. You know which challenge I'm gonna rise to?" Raph looked down at Leo and pushed his head down playfully. "Beatin' that record!"

"Yeah!" Everyone followed after Raph.

"No way!" Leo laughed a little. "Okay fine." he followed too.

Donnie dropped a bunch of pizza boxes onto Raph's head and he stumbled and turned around, making his way toward the thin rope connecting the platform they were on to a much higher platform above.

"Raph Raph Raph Raph Raph Raph Raph!" Everyone encouraged him.

Raph tried to steady himself and continued on the rope up. Everyone still encouraged him and shouted his name. Halfway up the role, Raph's clumsy nature got the better of him, and he tripped. Nearly half of the boxes fell off the top.

"Darn it!" Raph grumbled. "And I was really close to the top too."

"Well...it looks your attempt to beat me didn't work!" Leo smirked. "Better luck next time, big bro!"

Raph folded his arms. "Yeah sure. I know I'll get it next time. For now, let's just get back to the lair, alright guys?"

Raph made his way back down the rope and dropped the rest of the boxes at Leo's feet before leaping off the side of the platform and leaving.

"He seems a bit more...flustered then usual." Donnie remarked.

"Tell me about it." Leo agreed. "But he's right, we should be heading back to the lair." Leo followed Raph off the platform.

"What's the rush to get back to the lair?" April wondered.

"We saved the world, we should be out celebrating! Not hiding." Splinter added.

"Celebrating does sound nice...but Raph and Leo will miss it..." Mikey trailed off.

"Purple, Orange, go get your brothers and meet us at Hueso's after. Got it?" Splinter told them.

"On it." Donnie's battle shell opened and four helicopter-like blades came out spinning. "Come on, Mikey."

Mikey followed his brother to the edge of the platform and lifted his arms. Donnie grabbed his arms tightly and they left.

"Now that they're gone, let's get to Hueso's before they get do. Casey?" Splinter turned to him.

Casey nodded and the rope flew out, latching onto something a few feet away. April grabbed onto Casey's arm and Splinter climbed onto his back. Casey ran and leaped off the side of the platform, swinging them back in the direction of the city. And toward Hueso's with Splinter's weak directions.

Donnie dropped Mikey down on the tracks and the four blades disappeared. "All we have to do is get Leo and Raph." Donnie said.

"I'll check Raph's room." Mikey said.

"Oh please let me check Raph's room, I beg you!" Donnie shouted.

"No, you're checking Leo's room, I'm checking Raph's. That's it. Then we get out with them and go to Hueso's." Mikey stated.

Donnie groaned. "Ugh fine. Meet back here when you have Raph, got it?" he told Mikey.

"Got it!" Mikey rushed off in the direction of their big bro's room.

Donnie headed toward Leo's room. He peeked inside and saw him on his bed facing away from the entrance.

"Leo?" Donnie called.

Leo shifted but didn't turn in Donnie's direction.

"Leo." Donnie said again, going closer to the bed.

"Uh, Donnie?" Mikey poked his head into Leo's room.

Donnie turned around to him. "What is it?" Where's Raph?"

"That's the thing." Mikey laughed nervously. "Raphs not here."

"What do you mean he's not here? Did you check the arcade? The skateboarding ramps? The kitchen? The... the uh..." Donnie paused. "Where else could Raph possibly be...?"

"He went to Metro Tower." Leo whispered.

"What? He went where?" Donnie spun back around.

Leo had sat up on his side of his bed. He looked up at Donnie. "Raph went to Metro Tower. I saw him heading that way when I was heading here. I don't know why he went, he just...did."

Donnie started pacing. "Okay, well if Raph is at Metro Tower, then we'll just have to get him there." He decided. "And for the record Leo, Splinter will be worried if you don't show up at Hueso's with us like he planned." He added.

Leo sighed. "If it's to celebrate, then I don't feel like it. Tell Splinter I was too tired." he laid back down and faced away from his brothers.

"Look Leo, I get you sacrificed yourself and were almost beaten to death by that Krang guy, but we got you back with Mikey's mystic hands and the world is back to normal so it's time to stop sulking and go to Hueso's for more pizza, got it?" Donnie grumbled.

"Leo, please." Mikey whispered.

Leo grabbed his bed covers and scrunched them in his hand. He pulled a piece of paper from his invisible pockets and stared at the picture of everyone Casey had brought with him. He wiped away the tears starting to drip from his eyes. "I said I didn't feel like it...and I meant that."

"Leo, come on. Do it for us, please." Mikey begged.

"I said no, Mikey." Leo waved his hand for them to leave.

Donnie turned and headed for the door. Mikey stayed where he was. Donnie stopped and turned his head to Mikey.

"I didn't save you for nothing Leo." Mikey said. "So, if you're going to act like _this_." he paused and motioned at Leo. "I might as well have not saved you at all." Mikey turned. "Let's go, Don."

Donnie left with one last glance at Leo. A worried one at that.

Leo hadn't taken his eyes off the picture in his hands. More tears ran down his face as he listened to his brother's foot steps fade into the distance.

Donnie's battle shell had released the blades again and he was holding Mikey's arms. "Mikey, did you really mean that back there?"

"No! I was just...worried..." Mikey whispered.

Donnie sighed. "So am I, Mikey. So am I."

The duo flew quickly toward Metro Tower and spotted Raph sitting with his legs dangling on the top. Donnie flew them down and dropped Mikey before retracting the blades again.

"Raph?" Mikey called.

Raph jumped up and stepped out of the shadows. "M-Mikey? And Donnie? What about... Leo?"

Mikey rushed forward and hugged Raph tight. "I'm so glad you're okay!"

"Yes yes, everyones glad Raphs okay. But we better get to Hueso's now. Who knows what Splinter is doing. Or saying. As for Leo, he just needs some time alone." Donnie told them.

"How are we going to get there now though?" Mikey asked. "Oh right."

While Donnie flew over all the buildings, Raph and Mikey jumped from each of them to reach their destination.

"There." Raph said eventually, pointing to the graffiti wall. "Dad, April, and Casey must be inside already."

The trio headed down to the alley and went into the restaurant. They spotted the other three quickly and went over to sit down.

"Good, you three made it." April said.

"Where's Blue?" Splinter demanded.

"Oh uh he's..." Mikey trailed off.

"He said he was tired." Donnie replied a little too quickly.

Splinter narrowed his eyes. "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Donnie said.

"Good the pizzas I ordered for us should be here in a second. Or so says that guy." Splinter told his sons.

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Leo sat up and dangled his legs over the edge of his bed. He stumbled up and out of his room, leaving the picture behind.

Someone clears their throat behind him as he heads down some steps. He turns around to face whoever it is only to see Baron Draxum.

"Oh it's you." Leo turned away and stared into the darkness of the train tunnel before him.

"I heard everything your brother's said and I agree. Leo, you-" Baron Draxum was cut off by Leo.

"You don't know me or my brothers, okay? Just because supposedly you and Splinter are both our dads doesn't mean you know who we are." Leo growled.

Baron Draxum took a deep breath. "You didn't let me finish. And I know you don't want to listen to me like you didn't want to listen to your brothers. Mikey was especially right. He and the other two saved you by opening that portal. Mikey could have died if he opened it, you know. But he didn't. He lived and is still here to tell the tale. Leo, go to Hueso's. Be with the people who saved you. Who you sacrificed for. If not for the city, go for them, okay?" the Baron asked.

Leo sighed and looked up. "You really have a way with words. Don't you, Baron Draxum?" he turned his head to the guy behind him.

Baron Draxum smiled slightly. "If only to get people on my side. Or to convince them to do something."

Leo laughed and left the lair. He swiftly made his way to Hueso's and inside. His family spotted him before he could see them.

"Leo!" Mikey exclaimed. "You came!"

Leo looked towards everyone and walked to the table. "What can I say? Celebrating with my family is worth it. No matter what happens."