Nexus, Mundubbera Valleys. Partially swamp forrested valleys sparsely populated.

Crimson's frighteningly spinning world came to a soft landing flumpth!



The little turtle had not known anything but white walls and floors and shiny pointed  painful things and big mean humans...


So ...like all little kids faced with the new and all alone... he discovers as he sits up slowly in the pile of leaves where he'd landed... there were no brothers... however his beginning cry cut off as he takes in scents, and sights of the place around him. But no brothers! his big red eyes watered.


The tot had never seen to much greenery. And didn't know he was in in a large forrested place, under a clear sky beyond the canopy of leaves far above, nor did he understand the scents filling his snout, of water and damp earth and trees and grass... but he did see-

Brothers!! A loud happy squeal when he sees a shell! He knew that! And scrambled to toddler feet hurrying over, hands on the large shell... Then backing up... none of these shell wearers were his brothers... much bigger than him! one had hand a color on his head nearly the same color as his own skin. Another one like his brother Cyan. And a third a color he wasn't sure what the name was...

He whimpers backing away from the biggest shell he touched, tripping over the one with the something on his head that was the same color as his brother Cyan's skin, sprawling in on the ground showering dirt and other Forrest floor matter onto the face of the one with the color of his brother Cyan on his head.

Leo and his brothers were out for a late-night patrol.  It was an unusually quiet night, and no one knew that was about to change.  It was just the four brothers tonight.  Their human friends had other engagements.  After a fairly lengthy rooftop run, Leo stopped at the edge of a building and looked out over the city.  It sure was quiet for the Big Apple.  Maybe some sirens could be heard in the distance, but that was about it.  Leo smiled, glancing over the cityscape.  Even without having a weekly threat, Leo enjoyed coming up here to get some fresh air.  All of them needed it after a while.  

With Splinter gone, Leo had taken up the mantle of being the Sensei and therefore was a pain in the backside for the rest of his brothers more than usual.  But Leo didn't see it that way.  With all of their main enemies defeated, these nightly patrols were used more for just getting out of the lair for a while.  After hearing  Raph and Mikey arguing over who won in their little race, Leo just rolled his eyes.  'Well, it's mostly quiet, anyway,' he mused to himself and glanced over the city again.  

Suddenly, the four were surrounded by a strange blue light which soon encased them all in some kind of dome.  The floor of the dome looked like water and they began sinking into it! The brothers had no time to react before the liquid was dragging them into who knows where.  This wasn't anything like the portals from Renet or the one that took them to that strange 2D world after 'turtlenapping' them from the Fugitoid's ship.  This was something completely different.  Seeing that struggling did them no good, Leo took a deep breath as he was pulled under by this dome thing.

Now, Leo had been in dimensional portals many times before.  Thanks to the Kraang, he had plenty of experience.  But this portal felt different.  However, it never failed that the abrupt stop at the end always seemed to be a constant - the portal dropped him from above.  But there was more to it.  Once he finally landed, his brothers were nowhere to be seen.  He barely had time to call out their names when his own voice was cut off and an "Oof!" was the only thing to make it out of his mouth when a little guy stumbled over him.

Leo didn't know what hit him...literally!  Not until he managed to right himself and saw a small figure in front of him and his eyes widened.  It was a little turtle!  Well, sort of, anyway.  He had more spikes on him than Leo and his brothers, but it was almost like he was looking at a little clone of himself or one of his brothers.  The only real difference was this one was red all over.  Leo smiled softly at the little turtle, offering his hand out to him.  "Hey, little guy.  Are you lost?  Where's your mother?"  He glanced around a little, wondering who the little one belonged to.  And also to figure out just where the heck he was!

Crimson was...

a little afraid...

his lower lip was stuck out as far as he could and he didn't understand the word mother... but it sounded close to "brudders?" his shoulder slump and he looks around sadly then back up at this bigger turtle with the... same as his brother cyan around his eyes. " nooo brudders…." so very sad about that and fat tears threatening to fall from his ruby red eyes that looked into those blue ones -

taking the offered hand.

" I haaaaate inter dimeeeeensionaaaaal travel!'


Yelled Raph all the way to the ground, for a moment quiet unaware as he growls and rolls onto his back to sit up he had briefly been touched by a small hand and that he wasn't alone.

He huffs and grunts shell to the child and the other turtle at the moment testing all his toes and fingers and his limbs. Nothing felt broken but still he had a sensation of disorientation.

A noise, a voice and he looks over his shoulder.... exasperated. " oh seriously?!" he got to his feet and strode over towards... a Leo.

Not his Leo clearly, the guy was perhaps as tall as them but not as board and appeared young. " hey ya a Leo right? have any idea whats going on here?" he demands much like he would demand of his own Leo.

Leo still didn't know where he was, and to be honest, he felt a bit disoriented.  Especially with the strange turtles.  Not just the little one in front of him, but a more gruff version of his brother in red.  He turned his attention back to the smaller boy after he took his hand.  "Brothers?" he asked softly then lightly shook his head.  "I haven't seen them."  Oh, the poor little guy looked like he was getting ready to cry.  Leo quickly gathered him into his arms and shushed him quietly, now glancing up at the other red-banded Turtle.

"Who wants to know?" Leo asked cautiously, keeping the boy protectively against him.  "That's what I would like to know."  He glanced around again before slowly getting to his feet with the boy in his arms.  "You look like someone I know," he added, encouraging the bigger Turtle to introduce himself.

Annnnnd the wail came, the tears too - but it was brief cause the big turtle had gathered him up!

It shocked the little guy he'd...never... been held like this!...

And so the loud WAaaaah turned into a Huh and hiccup annnnd eyes wet reopened to focus on big turtle witht he Liam color about eyes... pressing his wet cheeked face into neck and both small arms finding their way around shoulders, a sniffle but no more wailing. and from here he could eye the other one with... his color about his eyes... shyly and curiously one hand retracting to go into his mouth sucking it.

Raph held back a grin.

He liked the slightly leaner smaller Leo's response to his abrupt approach. And refusal to be intimidated by the sudden approach.

He eyes the small turtle glad that would have been loud noise was soothed. " I wanna know," voice still rough but he wasn't trying to tower over the slighter turtle no more. a tad bit of a grumpy huff at the other uncertaintly about where they were. " I'm Raphael. he responds to the sort of asked question, nodding to the small turtle, " knows that ones name?.. is he ya kid?"of course the turtle in front of him in truth seemed a little young to have a kid but one never could be sure.

Leo grimaced when the brief but very loud wail started, but thankfully his soothing tone calmed the smaller turtle. He glanced up at this Raph again and shook his head. "No. I have never seen this little guy before." But one thing was certain, he needed to find the boy's parents...whoever they were.

With a small, relieved sigh, he addressed Raph's question again. "Yes, I'm Leonardo. And my brothers must be around here somewhere. And...where are yours?" Because if this was a counterpart of his own Raphael, then this Raphael's brothers couldn't be too far away...right? Apparently the little turtle had brothers, too.

He didn't want to be put down! he chirped and sniffled when they mentioned brothers, not sure of what else was being said and for the moment distracted from loud wails. Now there was just soft sort of hiccups, eyeing the big red clad turtle and snuggling into this other one further unwilling let go right now

Raph shrugs a little, looking about and sniffing the air. " I couldn't even tell ya where we are... yet... I have a feeling I know the place... we should look around ya know? hey there is some hills maybe if we get higher for a view we might spot some sort of brothers?" As far as he could guess there was at least twelve turtles on the loose, four toddlers, this Leo's brothers and his own.


He offers arms out for the toddler, " want me heft for a bit? he's cute... um so I'm guessing you and he both came here through a portal too right? was doing something else then got yanked away?" He asks the Leo could give him the snuggling boy or take a hand to get up and they could trek to the top of a hill and try and get a sense of the land.

He came back, relaxed, looking slowly around. Raphael was on guard watching their tiny camp. Their small fire, now only coals and ashes was under an over hang of bushy rocks in hopes it would hide the smoke. They'd chewed on some sap and mint like leaves and fish Leo had managed to sword slash.


But they needed more.


The other Leonardo's were right, they needed local help.


With Raphie on watch the red toddler was curled up in Lee's lap. He scoops him up against his plastron lightly and moves over to the guarding turtle. " I am sick of simply following, we know from the climbing hills this group is heading towards a village along the way, possibly to destroy it like the others let's go ahead. Warn them. Help them..."


Maybe get a better idea of what's going on, and make a more formal plan to rescue their brothers.

Everything was mostly a wild blurr...


The hanging with his bros, the sudden falling and landing and being stuck with something -


soooomething he recalls his world fading into fantasies he was sure he'd only had that one time two of his older female clients gave him 'cookies'...


mmmmm they had been some fantastic cookies...


Still he was sure he'd not had such a monkey in need of spanking since that time as he had now - and what the heck was he chained to?


He had come to a little now and then - but for most the part was sure he'd spent unknown amount of time high as a kite and sedated!


Now though he was getting used to the dose - and wow why was he soooo hard?


oh right he had to take a race horse sized piss!


And he heaves himself to his drunken feet eyes bleary and the beasts he was chained to grumbled, sort of like camels but they looked like giant birds...


" hey where do you think you are going..." oh was this one of the guys that kept sticking him with those darts and kept him high?... Michelangelo could make out the weird pee shooter in the guys hand... yep that's him - sooo he didn't feel bad for letting loose on him.

Raph is only vaguely aware. He is vaguely aware of another turtle. Doesn’t seeeeem to be one of his brothers, but strangely he can’t quite bring himself to care who it is. He’s too out of it.

In moments of greater clarity, he has realized that every so often his dose of... whatever he’s being given is being increased.

Then there had been the fucking dancing cockroaches and the singing locust who couldn’t decide if he was Barry Fucking Manilow or Ozzy Osborne... and his captors seemed to figure out that maybe they shouldn’t give him as much as the other one needs. A good bit of damage had been done to their cart, probably more to himself, but he’s healing up nicely. Pretty sure he’s traumatized.

But hey, they were stopped for awhile. He's too out of it to walk, and the cart is too damaged to move until these assholes can repair it. So... at least something good came of it.

True, he was now chained to a camelbird, but... whatever. At least they were stuck for awhile. Or it might have just been a camel. Or a bird... or... Hell, it might be a standard ox for all he knows. Stupid drug... Whatever it is. Maybe his tripped out brain just created the camel birds like Barry Osborne the Locust.

But at the moment, Raph is almost not completely unconscious.  Probably time to eat, piss and be dosed again.

And speaking of pissing... his cell mate seems to be a step ahead of him... and doing so on the guard.

Raph is sort of drunk snorting at the scene.

Grumble Grumble.


On the plus side they seemed to have found local help. In the form of nomadic valley living people eager to fight back against the barbaric raiding camp that held other turtles captive. A camp of about fifty good fighting.... what the heck where these things again?


Some sort of anthro cow.... bison... people he could never get the terminology right?


The crazy Lee with him was really embracing motivating the peoples, they were waiting at the narrow point of a valley for the raiders, the large steep sides purchase for the few archers and a few to cover them and the rest waiting - it would slow the number of attackers able to get at them.


Raphael rubs Randal's shell. He was on point to watch for the oncoming raiders, waiting for them, the child with him in this hidden spot. Lee came and went now and then to check in, relieve him for sleep and to play with the little boy, who over the past week to Raph's immense delight was becoming little less shy and more toddler shaped.


And he wont deny he was forming a strong bond with the boy, as was Lee.


Ooooh he could see the raider camp, and their brother and interdimensional brother trapped between the beasts now the cage was wrecked and left somewhere in a heap. He narrows his eyes watching waiting for the column to come in closer. If the two turtles there put up a escape attempt or the camp progressed past a point he'll blow three blasts on a reed instrument in ascending notes to alert the fighters waiting to spring into action.

His fellow chain buddy was stirring. He can hear the laughter of the captors buddies and the what he assumed was curing at being peed up... welp - Michelangelo grabs the guy in a head lock, leaning on him as the stream finally slows... made no effort to pull cock back into his tail though, heck after being down so long Michelangelo was not entirely certain her could do it!


"duuuuuue whathhheverrr shhhh it yaaaaa giveeen ussth issss craaaaap..... could aaaat leasssssth be a fuuuun highhhh." he complains to the poor guard his buddies content Michelangelo wouldn't be able to actually hurt him still laughing at his predicament.


the orange clad guy shoves his victim away and staggers the few steps back to the other ignoring the complaining beasts either side of him and pulled up a little short on the chains but close enough at least he can kneel and reaching to touch the guys shoulder - missing once. " duuuuuude, ya okay maaans?" slurring half drunk still on the sedation but he was getting to the point his mutagenic cure all body would not longer be so easily put under the current dose.

“Ainnn’t dead y’t.” Raph mutters at the question. He even managed to understand it, so as that goes he’s doing pretty well.

Probably notable that he doesn’t think the other turtle is Gregor Samsa at the moment either.

Fuck this shit these guys were doping them with. Worst high ever, and a bit jealous he didn’t get to piss on a guard.

He also starts getting up. It’s slow, and off balance, but he’s capable of moving... mostly. Thankfully the guards weren’t trying to give him the larger turtle’s dose anymore. He probably wouldn’t be moving now.

He is frowning, watching the group of raiders, counting them, trying to gauge their weapons and beasts of burden and anything else he can tell Lee about them that will further help secure a win here. Rubbing the little red shell curled up in his lap.


He'd done little to hide his quick attachment of the little guy, Lee hadn't made an effort to hide his either - and well the strange oxen like beings they'd fell into adored him.


It was heartening to see the two chained turtles moving, actually moving - getting to feet and all - Raph waits a bit more when they are staggering less and maybe on the move with the troop if they move he will prepare to drop the signal for attack. Randal breathing deep

Michelangelo reached out drunkenly to help his fellow turtle up - missing a few times and ignoring the hoots of laughter, " glad to hear thaaaaaaaannnnn hey if you... needs.... there is a dude behind you to pee on...." one who's come to make sure all there think heavy chains were all still in place and making the big camel birds grumble and watch them.


A little bit of a blush when he realises he was still dangling out of his tail... " mmmmaaaaaaannnnn go away Mickey diiiissss not plaaaay tiiimph." he tells the appendage off trying to focus and suck back in.

He appreciated the help. And really, it was probably the difference between him peeing elsewhere, or all over himself... again. Sooooo not admitting to that later, but when you’re that messed up? Well, even if he had been able to care, he hadn’t been able to stand, so...

Well today he is standing! With help, mind, sort of... but standing. He turned around and looked at the guard by the camel bird.

“Cammmmel birrrrd thiiiiings. Theeeyyy reaaal, riiiight?”

And he lets loose on the guard.

The second guard tried to run but had a hold of the chain and maaaaybe Michelangelo yanked back on it so hahahaha it copped it worse by falling over!


Michelangelo snorts, he is feeling slowly more and more clearer headed - or so he thought was that three ascending .... recorder notes?


Naaaaah - but the laughter of the other guys, and Raph's words made him giggle, " yeeeep man those are some camel sized and temperament dino nightmare birds..." when he was less drunk he could probably chuck the giant drumsticks around.

Raph took the opportunity to sort of spread it around. Not that he could really aim straight anyway. Still, it was sort of satisfying to make sure there was piss aaaallllllll over, and not just in one spot on the guy.

He wasn't done when he responded about the camelbirds.

"Oh good. Worrrr'd 'bout thaaaaat."

Had he heard... that sounded like something Leo would do... Maybe?

"Heeeaaaarrrrrrin' craaap..." At least he's pretty sure he is.

And In his vantage point lowering the reedy instrument back to his belt he can see the big shapes of the oxen like people moving into position, a few with Lee moving closer to the camp - to draw an attack back to the defended position - and what was that? He thinks he can feel Leo... somewhere - but is not exactly trying to pay close attention, antsy wanting to head down there and get into the thick of it but he had Randal to protect. He would no doubt find himself fighting some that came up this way but for most the part it was the oxens folk and Lee on the valley floor moving closer and something white was in the air circling... he shuffles back under the tree he was keeping out of the sun under snuggling the little boy close for the moment soon he might have to put him down and behind him but not yet. However he was ready!

" hah meeee too like I'd stepped into some serious weird ass game... but nope their there and real and hahaha these guys think this is a free show and sport." thumbing back at the laughing creatures watching and hollering at the second guard being piddled on... all over... McMikey is impressed hah!


And he also - " If you think you heard a weird badly made recorder just blew three notes - nope you heard it and so did they..." his words were clearing up and so was his vision and his hearing the laughter and amusement of the camp they were among was fading, they were growing serious and listening - then order were hollered and shouted and growled and a scurrying of activity as weapons where being gather.


" feeling any more... stable and yourself?" he asks his fellow captive, " I think there is about to be a fight..."

Oooooh he heard the reed blasts and looks at the Fuilcré warriors and points, They lookedlike mythical minotaurs, even the females had wide sweeping horns and full faces, and whilst mostly placid they'd had heard of fellow heard nomads like themselves being hunted through the valleies and some of the villages living dwellers being raided and plundered so when Leo and Raph came among them with Randal they'd believed they could have been next, and the entire camp of some individuals numbering up in the three hundreds had moved on. Of course the majority of those were not fighters and half were left with those to protect them whilst this half of about eighty remained with Lee and Raph - now it all came down to this, a chance to free their trapped fellow mutant turtles, or Genio Innocuo!


the blasts and the signal and their off!


the heavy large bodied Fuilcré racing away. Lee among them but keeping lower and less noticeable for now, there was a plan... this part of the strike team would hit fast and then appear to run for it, drawing the raiding pillaging creatures after them, chasing them back to the battles lines line up at the end of the valley, into the storm of arrows too...


Lee meanwhile had Randal and Raph stay well out of the way, he'd rather have the Raph fighting - but he was the little boys best line of defence should anyone head that way. He Lee was heading for his brother and the rather large Michelangelo trapped between the large long limbed camel birds.

Free show and sport, huh? Well, he could work with that. Once finished, but before bothering to tuck anything away, he stumbled toward the guy he’d pissed on.

“Boo!”

Raph hadn’t really intended any sort of attack, but... it still felt good. And with those music notes, things seemed to be happening.

He wasn’t sure what it was, but it felt vaguely like Leo, and he accepted what was offered.

“Dunno what that was, but... yeah.. Gift horses and all. He’s ready, and things are happening. So hell, he does kick down the guard he just peed on.

Lee had a better idea what gave him a sudden rush of more energy!


There were shouts of "Fuilcré !Fuilcré !" and fight and get em! but Leo was running and dodging and staying out of sight, flipping onto a rock and using it to gather more momentum and over the back of the weird emu looking very large bird with the humps and " yeeeeeehaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwww!!" his swords slamming down on chains, one on Raph and one of the big buff Michelangelo, he even pretends not to notice being sort of flashed by his brother and the big guy beginning to lightly shove the two, " Come on... we can catch up in a moment - come on climb up on the birds guys and lets get out of here..." He is helping Michelangelo get onto the one he was still chained to - they can deal with that when the fight was over for now. And as he clambers up Leo moves towards the other his brother was still chained to and begins to pull him up with him, " come on Raph lets get out of here - sewer apples!" some of the raiding hundjagers was turning back to come at them.

“Leo!” He does manage to pull everything back inside his tail, and tucks his tail back inside his shell. If they’re going to be riding camelbirds, he wants his tail safely tucked away.

He follows Leo up onto the beast.

As the hundjagers run toward them, Raph uses the chain as something between a lasso and a whip. His aim isn’t great, but the weapon is still effective!

Raph can see from this angle Lee's plan play out in full scope, the attack of the oxen like people and their seeming fumble as the raiders and various types of creatures fought back, they then ran for it with most of the raiders on their tail back to their waiting main force!


Even from here he can hear the whistle of the first arrows taking flight - he turns his attention to the left over camp, a mere half dozen surging upon the ...


three -  yes he could make out Lee from this vantage point trying to get the two turtles onto the birds as the remaining critters down there tried to stop them. Raph tenses and untenses, breathing waiting, so far he'd not been called to battle for his little bit of real estate here and the precious little boy sleeping in the shade but he had a feeling Lee would bring the remaining critters his way to be dealt with if they are not during the mount and ride off. So he prepares as best he could. Feeling his brothers in the back of his mind and brushing back against them thankful no one was distracting him.



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Lee grins, " hey Raph - been following you guys for ever... lets get out of here..." he makes sure massive Mike is up on his bird and as Raph was using a chain effectively enough the coming at the group of sort of hound dog, cat and snake like beings kept back. He cha! chas! the massive birds into a a weird gaited long strided run, " We will explain more after this fight lets get back tot he other Raph and dispatch these guys."


He is actually rather enjoying the ride! " hiii hoooo Feathers!"

Finally!


She was beginning to think she would never find these genio innocuo not genio innocuo!


But here they were! and she watches from above the fighting for a moment the tactics and the execution of the strategy admittedly very impressed, then flaps and gets a little high - twirling mid air tracking below her... tracking - and folding her wings zooming down ward and her 'roar' was not a scary one really soft and musical and with a bit of a trilling note to the end her wings wide thoughand that was enough to encourage the stubborn helcrons to move faster in the direction the almost Leo like one in the blue was trying to get them to do, she plucks one of the snake men off the ground too - far too heavy for her to gain any real altitude with him, but still he would suffer a sprain or break at least when she released and flapped harder to fly above the racing now helcron and their riders. up towards... a genio innocuo not genio innocuo in red.... or um another one!

“I hear that!” Raph exclaimed as he swung the chain at a couple of creatures that got too close. He is listing a little, but managing to stay on the camelbird, and even stable for the most part.

Hey, that is a step up at the moment!

And if he happened to smell his brother as soon as he got a chance to convince himself that Leo’s not a hallucination, well, so be it. Screw whatever Leo might have thought about it. So far, he hasn’t hallucinated smells... At least not that he remembers.

Raph is somewhat startled by the white dragon girl! And her roar was a little distressingly... tiny and musical? A roar like that, she’s going to get destroyed by these things. Seemed a strange sort of thing for what was apparently a battle cry? Weird. Has to be a hallucination, right? Bizarre enough.

“Leo... is the dragon/bat girl thing real...?” Because really... at this point he sort of does need to check.

He is shocked but grateful for the aid in getting the stubborn bird things to shake their tail fathers, and really he'd been more shocked by the scenting thing if he'd not just spent time around the heavy bodied fulcre of late -


And he intented to gather more - fight the reinforcements he has heard that the Drakko dragon thingie is expecting to get to the capital to solidify his position... Lee knew from the oxen beings there were other large number herders here and well he intended to find them and make use of whatever fighters he could find -


For now though getting his brother and the bigger Mikey to Raph was the ticket he angled away from the skirmish lines up into the hilly terrain in the direction he knew he'd left the red clad large Raph on guard of the precious little red turtle and to be their signal man. He'd expected more push back from the Raph for being sidelined to child protector but he supposed they both were very fond of the little guy. there was just something about being a part of his developing language and coordination and bringing the shy tott out of his shell.


He grins over his shoulder watching the dragon thingie, she was not all that big, actaully without her wings she was probably smaller then Raph! " ooooh she's real and seems to be helping us soooo I'll take it...' actually he would ask her to help him find the sheep, horse and goat and maybe some predator types of the beings from herds and villages to join the rebellion on the forces heading to help the Drakko. He is making sure to keep a hold of Raph, and when BigM listed a little shoved him back with a foot, there! Raph was ahead waiting for them, hunched low ready to fight their followers until they could dismount and join the frey or stay back.


Erica trilled another call, alarmed and rolling in the air barely to avoid a spear... thankfully there were not many of those! she flaps up to get out of range just encase and to the tree above the red wearing turtle ahead.

Though this is almost as weird as most of his hallucinations, Raph is just going to sort of roll with it. Leo says the dragon's real, and Raph's pretty sure Leo's real, so... Alright.

He's still really fucking high though... Luckily at the moment, there's something else covering it that's at least letting him have a little ability to move and sort of focus and fight.

It's only recently that he's sort of put together that his cell mate was a Mikey counterpart, and... they seem to be heading toward another turtle who's probably one of his counterparts. But where are Donnie and Mikey?

And for that matter, where the Hell are they?

Raphie lets a much more impressive roar like Leo's a little brassy sounding though a little deeper than his brothers would sound and charged towards the pursuers -


Lee grins reaching over to pull BigM's cratures up with their own - slowly not sure of how to do so but slowly they circled the tree, maybe offering the two still lightly high turtles a chance to help Raphie crush the opponents as they pull up slowly, Lee patting Raphs shell. " I'm thinking whatever questions are on your mind brother - both of your minds can wait until the battle is done and you guys are not so high still... come on lets hop down." finally! the beasts stood blowing and shifting but still - even as the female dragon thing climb down through the tree to watch them, she had pretty scales... and not the flat white of Karai's scaling more a mother of pearl white. " Hey there, if your not going to be trouble to us could we have the water skins there?" chuckling a bit and leaning down to look as Big M flopped sideways off his ride.


"oooomph! heeeeey I think I am super high.... there is a little turtle looking at me." he comments from the dust and grasses... and even if he was hallucinating still it was soooo danged adorable his big tail, unluckily he wasn't able to tuck it away with the rest of him and it wagged a little.



Indeed the noise and sudden rush had started the napping toddler. At first he pulled into his shell hidden where Raph had tucked him in, and he was just beginning to come back out.



Lee chuckles careful to keep an eye on Raph and the fight - smiling when the white female brought the water skins over. ' his name is Randal, and he's about three and very real." waiting to help Raph down to the ground with them hopefully a bit more elegantly than BigM's dismount. Randal heard his voice and peaked from his hiding spot. " stay Randal... stay there -" firm making a gesture with his hand to enforce the soft order for the boy to stay, a open palm that he slowly lowers, stay little one. Stay.

Crush opponents? Great! Raph can do that! The intended leap and roar at a critter that has gotten too close is more of a drunken shout and flop, but it is no less effective.

He might not be the heaviest turtle ever, or even in their group, that distinction probably goes to Mike, but he has some momentum and a shell on his side! Which he makes use of! Dropping onto the enemy creature, and knocking him out effectively.  Raph hasn’t yet noticed the toddler or the conversation regarding Randal, he's busy falling.

“Dooonnn’t suppoooose ya foouund our gear?” He’d like his weapons back. But in the meantime, the club the guy he just smashed dropped will do. Even if he’s comically bad at using it... and that he’s still high is not helping the situation at all.

There was angry shouting from the few remaining ... things. One rushing up and being side kick away by Lee who is grinning, " unconventional you two but very effective." he is amused - then not so much one of the dog like guys scooted around them and is getting closer to Randal!


Randal crouches away from the snatching hand an angry young screech sounding from him. Something like a puppy Tasmanian devil.


Raph and Lee both shout angrily moving towards the being weapons drawn their eyes white and gleaming.


Erica was closer though dropping lightly to the ground her tail whapping the aggressor hard, crouching over the little boy wings out ready to beat at the being with those knobby elbows and her tail again if he came back. A screeee of her own when he does, this time the whap of her tail came with a charge and her wings beating at him.


the camel birds a little startled and moving away a little.


Raph stopping to cough up a laugh and reasonably assured Randal was safe now he turns to reach down and try pulling BigM to his feet. Hearing his counterparts question and looking at Lee.


Lee shakes his head, " not yet.... we can go and pick through the remains of the camp once the fulcra have finished, they get dibs on usuable wagons and beasts of burden. We all share the food and sellable goods with be divided up your weapons we will surely find among the stuff... man Mikey was onto something, we do look weird without bandanas" He assures Raph bending to help him to his feet and speaking of the first peoples of his army he is helping Raph up but glancing about to check on the battle int he valley floor - it was all but over, the achers taking care of the few runners.


Lee does not want word of this victory getting out, best keep his army under wraps as long as possible. " We will join them in a moment. Thanks... um -"


" Erica."


" Erica, thank you for shielding Randal.. Randal you were so brave and a very good boy for standing your ground and staying there." His last words soft and gentle for the little boy who crept out of the shrub he had been hidden in.


BigM woooowing a little, " I am glad I am not hallucinating the sexy dragon gal.... and the kid - eeeeeee who made him? he is soooo cute! has to be a Raph kid - that's a Raph kid for sure... I mean the red gives it away - what are full creams? ... do those cowboy things call themselves full cream?" getting to him feet thanks to this.... almost him sized Raph and confused by the giggling.

As the creatures are dispatched, Raph throws the club after one of them. Had he been sober, it probably would have brained the thing, as it was... he probably at least messed up it’s back pretty effectively.

And this is when he really notices Randal. And he joins BigM in cooing over the child.

“Eeeeeeeeeeeee! Oh, aren’t you just the most handsome little guy. Yes, you are, oh yes you are! Definitely a Raphy-kid aren’tya. Oh, you are SO CUTE!” And yes, he’s still far too high to care about keeping up any sort of appearances... and really... he’s a total sucker for babies. Especially baby turtles.

He looks panicked at Leo.  Because... if this baby is here... ”Chompy! Where’s he?”

Lee was about to, so very reluctantly and regretfully tell Raph he didn't know the answer to the Chompy question when the bulgy bag hanging between the dragon girls breasts squirmed and a familiar head popped out making his usual sound for his dad.


Huge sigh of relief, though tinged with this bursting out of him question. " Chooompy oooh I am soooo glad but hoooow?" Raph is gently scooping up the bashuflly allowing and scruffing his stubby toes Randal and Erica taking off the bag to help the alien turtle baby out, hesitating a second then holding him out to Raph.


"I found him in a low gully between valleys squeaking and burning the brush... I think he was scared and worried, I... got a burn... but after a little bird meat he trusted me and let me pick him up.... And I... Will always protect these little genio innocuo not genio innocuo." she explains holding the excited baby out and indeed she spotted a shiny pink burn over spreading from hip to point to belly button but it was not a bad one and her were already growing back there.


Raph smiles, "thanks... Hey Randal, don't be shy these are uncles Raph and BigM they friendly just like us. Annnd right ? He is a Raph kid by just how handsome." proudly making as little effort as his counterpart to hide his delight in the kid...


BigM offers Randal a cuddle but is eyeing Chompy in delighted curiousity... [color:9bd1=FF4500]"he breaths fire?" ooooh cooool all over his face

Raph had almost been about to get to his feet and demand that Leo help him look for the little guy, when there Chompy was with the dragon girl! Whose name... if he had heard it, he has completely forgotten.

"Chompy!!" Raph is scrambling and stumbling and basically crashing his high ass over to the dragon and the tiny Vorkathian fire turtle. Anything in his way that can be smashed will be. Anyone in his way, with the exception of Randal who he would definitely take steps to avoid, will be plowed.

As he scoops up the little creature, he happily calls the little guy's name again and begins to coo over him. "Chompyyy! Oh, Daddy missed you so much, did you miss Daddy? Are you okay? Still all good?" He checks on the little turtle, looking, gently prodding. "Oh yeah, you're good. You're a strong little guy, aren't you. Yes you are. Oh Chompy!" He then snuggles the baby fire turtle.

Raph plops down on his butt, still snuggling Chompy and responds to BigM's question.  "Of course he breathes fire! He's a Vorkathian Fire turtle." And his tone changes to all baby talk as he turns back to Chompy. "And it'd be pretty sad if a fire turtle didn't breathe fire, wouldn't it. Oh yes it would. But you're my big, strong guy, and you breathe fire, and Daddy is soooooo happy to see you."

He will get around to properly thanking Erica for saving Chompy, but... he's busy at the moment.

Huh!


Erica nods at Lee - noting his stance and bearing resembled the other Leo she met - if he appeared younger and the shell looked more flexible. " You's are welcome... I figured with all these genio innocuou not genio innocuo about he belonged with someone." she smiles simply happy to see the little guys immeasurably over the moon as much as Raph, He'd managed not to burn the pouch he was in but there was a bit of charring, and the letter for these turtles from their brothers. But most was still fine, and she'd had hunt for the both of them, which she was pretty good at it turned out - true he preferred his stuff mostly crisped and she preferred raw or cooked but she'd had plenty of food and he did.


Annnd well she is admiring how paternal all these genio innocuo not genio innocuo seemed to be, they adored and protected the little turtle around them. It filled her with warm fuzzies thinking about the sweet Mike she'd had to leave to continue on this journey. She watches the bigger red one with the little child, this one had to be Mikes brother.


Chompy meanwhile is all squeaks and chirps and happy sounds, not those crying sounds he'd been making whenever he wasn't sleeping in the pouch, or eating. Nuzzling for all he is worth. All attention on his raphie... his daddy! Little tail going crazy.

Raphie is laughing softly, but in a manner than he was glad for his counterpart. And Lee - Lee had fretted about Chompy to no end, and what was going to up when they figure out the little guys is as lost as the rest of them...


Now that would be solved and he churrs, churrs because Randal is snuggling into him and half hiding his face even though there is a bit of a grin and one large ruby like eye peeking at the curious BigM. Churring because he can feel the energy of the BigM's brothers and with that the vibration and warmth of his own brothers. Leo and Mike and Don! all there and even Don! Mike had been there but sort of ... away? Raphie wasn't as sufficient at meditation to know what that was. But Don had faded...and made Raphie sick to worry a lot!!


So he was more than happy to just revel in the sensations or them.

"Chommmmpyyyy..." Raph is finally winding down, and relaxing. The high feeling is still sort of vaguely there, but much more controlled. It had been wearing out of his system before they had received the help, and the aid had definitely helped him be able to stand and make it through the fight.

He was more himself, but not quiiiiite there. Still, he snuggles and churrs for Chompy a moment longer before turning to the dragon girl.

"Thanks for... ya know... finding him."

As he thanks the dragon girl, whose name he can't remember, he tucks Chompy onto his shoulder.

Now that the ruckus seems to be winding down, he's hoping he can either get an explanation or his gear back! Or... both! Both would be good. He moves to peer down toward where the camp had been.

"So... anyone wanna tell us where the hell we are?"

She purrs a little and her tail curls around her as she sits, maybe looking hopefully at the little turtles - she sooooooo wanted a huuuuug with one of them! annnnd would wait to bring out the letter for these turtles until they were more relaxed.

Leo grinned he reaches a fore finger scratching Chompy gently under his chin and using the finger to run over his little head, glad to see his nephew alive and safe and most importantly back with Raph. He glances back at the battle in the valley below and pats his brothers shoulder, " I'm going to go help our allies in a moment - but furst to make you guys comfortable... no more fighting for yous just yet, recover first." this part firm as she steers Raph now with Chompy and BigM more into the shade of this tree, encouraging them to sit.


Raphie rolls his eyes a little at the mother henning but it felt good and familiar and he is missing his own Leo... geeze who'd have ever thought that? ... so he follows - hesitating and glancing down at the shy sort of big toddler in his arms, then at the dragon girl. And shrugs a little opening his arm but allowing the tot to make his own choice whether to go to her or not. Meanwhile he looks at his counterpart again, the amused if 'naaaaaaaaawwwww' sort of grin came back, " This place is called Nexus, its a... dimension between dimensions? or somefing like that. My brothers and myself have been here before in a time of less turmoil... sortof anyway... twice now to take part in The Battle Nexus Tournament. This time I thiiiink someone summoned us somehow - and either meant to call extras or something went wrong and instead of just my brothers and myself they managed to summon about twenty... one mutant and alien turtles toddlers included." he is explaining whilst trying to help Lee get them seated in the shade more comfortably against the tree - made easier when shyly Randal accepts the invit into Erica's arms and is being snuggled by the white batgirl, dragon thing....it was hard to tell if she or Randal were enjoying it more - just like it was hard to tell if Chompy or Raph were more chuffed at their reunion, the little alien turtle was all happy chirps and squeaks and tails wagging, still nuzzling and licking his Daddy's cheek.


BigM blinks a little, " well, that explains that I guess.... wow -  well lucky summoner heh? they got three times the amount of turtles warriors they called for." he is chuckling still from having nawwwed and squuuuued and giggled at the display by Raph and Chompy and now offers the little alien a head rub as Lee offers him and Raph food and water. He couldn't care what the food is he is eager for it, though Lee gives him small bits.


Lee grins at the dissapointment on BigM's face, " take it easy on yourselves, slow abd small bits of food those creeps had you guys on a liquid diet and barely enough water and sedated so just give your bodies time to recover and expel the last of the drug and bbecome used to digesting again okay?"



Randal meanwhile like Malcolm had discovered... milk!


Erica was mostly delighting in snuggling the little guy, she wanted to the other one too but she knew she'd just reunited him with his papa and didn't want to ask for snuggles again this soon, a grin and nod at Raph for his thanks. Though perhaps she was saving this part of nexus too from the adorable little fire hazard. And she is not worried nor pushes Randal away when he like Malcolm learns, rather quickly that milk is goood and how to get it! - She is however wriggling off the little a bit crisped pouch and telling these genio innocuo not genio innocuo, " I have messages from a collection of all your brothers."

"'m Fiiine, Leo." Raph insisted, batting his brother's hands away, even as he let Leo sort of 'encourage' him down against the tree. Raph can barely stand, and it's probably for the best, but part of him knowing that is not going to stop him from attempting to bat away his brother's attempt to make him sit and keep him out of the fight. "I liiiike fightin' and we owe them big time!" No, he can't function, but he's gonna try! And he does!

But standing is really hard right now, and he's back on his butt by the tree.

"Betweeeeen..." Raph is looking at his counterpart dubiously. "You sure you're a Raph, ya sound like a Donnie. Term-oil and Twen'y... whatever..." His head is starting to hurt. He blames Donnie-Raph. Mostly because he can.

Oh... his head hurts... He decides to just focus on Chompy for a moment. Nuzzling the little guy on his shoulder. Very happy to be reunited.

Raphie pretend growls out a "oh hoooow dare you say such a thiiiing." and completely faking taking the offence of course. Then as he plops down with the seated turtles and eaves a hand at Lee who was becoming restless to check on the army he'd started to collect, " actually echoing some of his words if ya can believe dat! His rousing speech to those ox like people down there - about not running not more from the Raiders or allowing them to pillage and plunder and destroy and ruin their homes, their lives and some blah blah blah that made em all fierce and what not.... But yeah between is definitely a Don thing." he shrugs and gives Lee a shrug. " go... go check on them, I know you want to, and they did help us and all. Come get us when it's time to pick through the spoils of victory." he grunts a bit looking about for their water skins to give to Raph and BigM.


Keeping close eye on Randal and the female ... " wat de heck are ya?" but she was not objecting to Randal poking at her and then we'll nuzzling and - oh geeze


Raphie becomes flustered, " aw geeze I'm sorry is that milkshake for your own kids? handing his fellow turtles the water skins and reaching to draw Randal away. Trying NOT to stare now he just realised she is naked.

Welp, BigM had been openly staring, and sniggers a bit. He doesn't mind behind fussed over but boy sort of feels like he should be the one fussing over this young... cute looking Leo. But as it is he was still regaining full control of his body and yep echoed his fellow once sedated turtle, his head was starting to hurt a bit. But not too badly and it will pass.


So he is happy to just stare... a bit more at the girl and then at Raph and Chompy. " mmmm soooooooo what exactly were we summoned to nexus for?.... with adorable turlings?" he wonders eyeing the two Raphs with him suddenly glad he was actually bigger that a Raph for a change - ha!

In any other time Leo might get grumpy at being battered away and the stubbornness of his brother to get back to his feet, but in this case he is relieved and happy and tolerated it because it told him he that his brother was recovering. And was okay. He chuckles when for now the war of will against recuperation is won in recuperations favour and rubs Chompy's shell. The wee alien turtle is a very happy little fellow now -


All snuggles and nuzzles and acknowledging Lee with a sort of churry squeak tail wapping a little harder against Daddy's shell.


" I know your tough Raph - but rest cause Chompy looks like he needs it -" a glance at BigM and pat to his shoulder - a big shoulder... man it was so weird seeing a much bigger Mikey! " to help our fellow turtles and this world win a war against a bad guy...." simply put but Raphie will fill them in more he nods a bit and squeezes Raph's shoulder heading away quickly to help the fulcre.

Raph watches his counterpart's explanation and the blah blah blah is definitely familiar. He chuckles. Okay, maybe he'll believe this guy is actually a Raph.

There's a soft snerk that he doesn't do a very good job of hiding as his counterpart realizes that the red tot has discovered milk. And apparently likes it! HA! He rubs Chompy's head and watches in amusement. Oh... maybe he shouldn't laugh like that. His head feels like it's on a spoon.

Once more he's batting Leo's hands away, but when his brother says Chompy needs rest, Raph actually accepts that, and does start to settle and relax. Strictly for the little fire turtle, of course...

Though once Leo gives his explanation and heads off, Raph watches him with one raised brow. Then mimics the words, but he does it is more of a Captain Ryan accent.

"to help our fellow turtles and this world win a war against a bad guy..."

He then returns to his normal tone of voice and mutters. "Friggin Space Heroes..."

Ooooooh he had not had milk like this! and churrs tail wagging when he feels Raphie's hands on his shell -


Erica though is lightly catching those big green hands and shaking her head Randal not quiet sure what she was saying and not caring... he can smell Malcolm on her... also Mike but he didn't understand that or the faint scents of sand and sex or the sooty smell Chompy gave her. All he knew was Malcolm had been there and he was very happy to get this drink!



" no no it's okay I have no little ones yeeet but plenty of milk to go around." she was content and not discouraging the little boy.

“Yeeeet?” He’ll ask! No qualms. Especially still high, and kinda hurting.

There’s an honest if sort of drunken laugh at the question about Leo’s behavior.

“Like you wouldn’t belieeeeeeve. It’s this dumb show hero boy is toooootallllly obsessed with called Space Heroes. He is constantly imitating ” Raph put on the terrible, over-acted accent again. The great Captain Ryan.