Iluka Islands. Many sea faring peopls a major township in this collection of tropical islands.

A giggle as she waggles her furry brows at him, " that damonfeuer, Erica... she wants her own lil Genio Innocuo... I know that look she had when she saw Duncan. I hope she'll be one of my future crew members. damonfeuer make natural carers and the excellent milk on tap.' musing a bit adding with a purr. She is watching him openly this time so catches the looks and is still not sure what he wants of her, or if anything he wants her to do about the glances.


Not that she could do anything just yet, her shoulders and down were still melted yak butter.


Chuckling hard at his answer about the shy thing. Interesting. she does drag her jelly self a bit closer with arms to pat his shoulder and rest paw against plastron at the mention of his brother Don he knew he had worried so very hard about that one. " Hopefully Erica will fly back to us some time with news about your don. And it's amusing to think some of your brothers might be as eager as those two..." She briefly again thinks over Raph and his brothers but that was a question to field to him another time.


Giggling again when he promises more Leo musk and nods, " Good - quiet a unique smell, and pleasant... even when strong." she only lightly continues the tease half compliment and purrs more still watching him.

I’m sure there is someone out there willing to do that for her...” Leo commented. If no one else, one of the two here would probably adore making one with the little damonfeuer.

”They had better not be that eager.” He commented of his brothers. Leo will have their shells in traction if they leave a couple dozen fatherless hybrids around. Even if the mothers are okay with the situation.

At the mention of Don, Leo sighs and looks over at the two larger turtles. Leonardo seems to have handed Duncan off, and started washing up. He will go over in a minute.

He chuckled at Addy’s appreciation of his scent. “Mikey once called it bitter leaf water and leather.”

Raphael was fast with the soapy bush stuff, if anything because he was eager to hold the little guy again, felt nice.


And he and Leonardo shift carefully, Raphael rinsing off entirely before moving to switch the boy from arms to arms once Raphael was settled back and low enough in the water that the little guy was not made cold by lifting him above the water.


Now Rapahel's turn to nuzzle the little bald head and grin churring. " Now wash up cause MamaLeo over there is right you smell like a beast man." Juuuust loud enough to carry so Leo would get the full effect of his teasing both of them.

Raph allows Lilo to resist. He's not going to force, and he's perfectly content to let her lead.  

"Rrrrrreptile." Raph reminded her with a grin. They might not be your typical turtles, but they're still reptiles.

Raph lingers when she hums, and is occasionally distracted when she finds a sensitive spot. The minty flowers smell nice and they complement her scent in a way that's going to be difficult to ignore later.

Most of Raph's sensitive areas are around his shell, but there's one hiding on the inside of his left upper arm. When Lilo finds that one, she's treated to another deep, growling churr.

Raph had honestly had no idea that fur could be this fascinating! Though... it's stuck between his fingers. That's going to be obnoxious later, but he can't bring himself to care right now. And he washes Lilo's collarbones. It's gentle but firm.

" She might prefer one of these big boys maybe... after all among damonfeuer size and color matters, it's why her own over look her being small... and white." Still plotting her future vessel and it's purpose as the home for all mini genio innocuo hybrids and their mothers and whatever males decide to bring them up as their own. " I transported a Ronin wilhara once, Usagi, maybe he will join my crew." hopeful - a long hope but she could use a strong fighter.


It felt good to share hopes with Leonardo about it, to plan for something rather than wallow in the loss of her old one which would never have been big enough admittedly for what she has in mind.


Chuckling a bit at Leo's next words, purring, " Well there are ways for males here... a potion they can drink that will render them sterile for a while, length of sterility depending on brew time I think... I've never made one myself, but I know it's not a difficult one, just um gathering the ingredients can be difficult. But most healers and herbalists have all the ingredients. And your pretty responsible... would your brothers think that far ahead?... that is if they found themselves some locals to help them too.


Her explanation and amusement become softer and she shifts a little more some more strength hers to use again and pulls herself closer still, " I'm sure you Don will be okay." But she was still to goopy to do more than nuzzle his cheek lightly smiling at the contact and as she had before. Purring. " mmmm yes hot leaf juice and leahter, mmm find it a good musky smell."

He can't help but smile as Addy explains her idea, and starts fleshing it out. Shell, he wants to be part of her crew...

Leo was blowing a raspberry at Raphael for the teasing and is shocked into looking to Addy at the mention of Usagi. It's almost belatedly that he pulls his tongue back in. "Usagi, really? What a small multiverse... He chuckles softly at his own joke. What are the odds? Even if he did meet Usagi here. He's a good friend of mine. He came for Christmas last year. Along with the Daimyo, actually... I wonder if he knows what's going on..." Because Usagi would be a wonderful ally in this fight.

Leo listens to Addy's explanation of the sterility brew, and before he can stop himself he hears himself say "Don would..." Another frown, this time at himself for bringing up that brother. On the other hand, even if he knew Don was healthy, he wouldn't worry about that particular brother leaving baby Genio Innocuo everywhere. Nope, his concern is definitely more Raph and Mikey.  "I don't know. I guess if someone told them about it. Otherwise, they'd have no way to know. We don't exactly... uh... get out much..."

He just nods when Addy reassures him, and once again glances over at the larger turtles. They don't look ready to move yet though, so he puts his arm around Addy and sighs, slipping down slightly lower in the warm water. Letting it, and Addy's presence next to him, soothe away his concerns.

Raphael does the oooh sooo mature thing of making a face back at Leo. Leonardo smirks and with a snort finds himself some 'soap' and begins to scrub with a grumble, " where are all the soft hands for shells when you need them?"


grumble and ignoring his brothers teasing, 'dawwwwww I got some in need of pampering toes to scratch ya shell' knowing if he lent down his brother might boot him in the backside.

Brothers ya know?


He is taking a little longer than Raphael, giving Leo time to just chill and he seems to be somewhat holding Addy and not just in sleep mode.


Cute.


A bit longer, cause he was keen to touch base with his brothers.

He liked her hums she knew so giggling a bit she moves her lips to ear whole offering with the hummmm his hands over her collar bone caused, " Rrrrreptile?" not entirely sure what that meant but she had a fair idea, even so testing out how'd he'd react to maybe a more flirtatious than teasing move like that enjoying going back to places under his carapace edge that made his churr or growl, and especially tracing her fingers along his bridging - thumb sticking out on the left side to brush along that spot that made hi churr growl again.


She wasn't too worried about furr stuck to him, she could show him out to ride himself of that after the washing and some teasing fun. her tail brushing tip against his - mostly it curled and uncurled and showed the way his touch made her gasp or shiver. And hum deep at some points, like now over her collar bones.


Her own hands moved lower again to thighs where she hadn't ventured lower before. moving slowly fromt he lower edges of his bridging to brush his 'ships' and lower to those thighs.

Hahaha she is sniggering softly watching the raspberry and tempted to return the tongue poke amused it still hung out for a moment. Nodding. " Usagi mmm hmmm I gave him a ride across to the ice prison he was escorting a criminal for detention there. And back to the main land, not long before this madness started last I knew he was heading back to the capital. Nice guy, respectful, like you helped out sailing when and however he could. Kind of unusual wilhara usually do not stray outside their demographic of farmers. Usually vegetable farmers at that. And having large families, but he's one that went in a completely different direction..."


If a little awed by Leo's words he knew Usagi, but was also - " Friends with the Daimyo.... woooow - I ... wow... the closest I ever came to meeting him was taking my first lot of warrants in to be paid...."


She nods a little at his thoughts on the brothers and learning about the method of male contraception, curious, " could yooou tell them.. you know in those moments of meditation you and Leonardo do, or put the idea in the minds of brothers?" she didn't know quiet how that thing worked so her question was part unsure suggestion and part curiosity about the limits of this spirit or mind touching the Leonardo's did.


Feeling Leo's arm and moving her jelly body off it's shelf, his hold let her rest a warm soft mass against him and she was sure he still wasn't ready to take up that rain check of a massage but she could purr, deep and loud and pressed to him it vibrate nicely. pausing when she grins a little, " Think Usagi would join my crew? Would you ... visit to come sailing too?" purrs purrs, soft words and resisting the urge to give him a lick.

Raph's sentence is a little broken up, because Lilo keeps making him churr growl! Not that he's complaining, mind... "Yeah... turtles are reptiles...  And you... are a warm... warm, mammal..."

He pauses in his washing of her to pay attention to what she's doing, as she dips lower, reaching his thighs. There's another growling churr and it takes a bit of control not to just wrest her up out of the water and pull her to him. Instead, he runs his hands down her front, washing as he goes, but definitely in search of anywhere that might be sensitive. To her sides slightly as he moves lower, reaching her hips.

Raph is taking his time, enjoying the moment, and her presence and those amazing little hums she makes.

Leo smiles at the description of Usagi. It's just what he would expect of his friend.  And apparently he should explain...

"The Daimyo and I were both in the infirmary at the same time during the last tournament. Usagi was able to treat the poison I had been infected with, but before I was up and around there was an assassination attempt on the Daimyo by Draco... and the Daimyo's son... Don and Usagi were fighting the assassin off when I came to. Master Splinter had been his friend before, though I don't know how. Other than I know Master Splinter was a previous champion." And he's back to the one brother he couldn't contact last time! Shell. There's yet another glance over to Leonardo. Is he about ready?

Leo considers Addy's suggestion. "You know... I don't know what they can hear from me. I've felt Raph and Mikey, but I haven't had either of them reach back at all. Though I suppose it doesn't hurt to try." And Don did respond to his contact once, but that had been a slightly different connection. He's not sure Raph and Mikey would be in a position to accept that sort of enveloping from him.

"i have no idea what Usagi would say in this case, though it does sound like a noble cause. And of course I'll visit." The next words are out of his mouth before he realizes what he's saying. "I want to sail with you forever." Oops! Oh shell! It takes him a moment to recover. "But I have to..." What does he have to do? Go home? To what? A world where they have to hide in the sewers? "I have to uh... go check on my brothers... now..." He's not going to be able to like this. He's completely wound up. He slides his arm away gently and starts getting out of the pool.

Addy likes to listen, ears twitching and just relaxing, trying to absorb it all. She thinks back to if she had ever heard of a Master Splinter. but she hadn't. " Brother to a Nexus Champion, son to a good friend of the Daimyo, Genio Innocuo, and the wild famous wilhara ronin Usagi... you are a unicorn Leonardo Splinterson. A unicorn."


Because they were special mythical rare critters here too.


She grins a little, " patience Leonardo, your two brothers will reach for you when they can." of that she was certain from all she had learned from watching Leonardo and Raphael, and the way Raph and Leo spoke of their brothers and all four trying to foster a sort of brotherly connection with the ones they have found themselves with, even not if smooth, they were all in close knit brotherhoods.


She was about to playfully interrupt to ask him to guess what the fighter Usagi would say.


But instead she is blinking in shock - was that half an admission, and with how close to the plastron Leo played things she had certainly not expected that kind of confession to spill forth. And she is reaching legs uncoordinated still half jelly, for his shoulder - paw landing there lightly, but she wouldn't and probably couldn't stop him is he was determined to pull away

Leo actually stumbles on his way out of the pool. It’s brief, barely there, and he recovers quickly, but it happened. He feels her hand on his shoulder and freezes, unable to move. It takes a moment for him to actually look up at her.

He doesn’t say anything, he can’t. He’s just frozen there on the edge of the pool.

And thoroughly enjoying doing so! soft chuckling and nodding before pressing a few mostly teasing kisses to his cheeks then forehead and lips, " mmmm hmmmm.... we are... both.... wet and warm... nooow..."



She grin in his pause her fingers light right over the swell of thigh muscles and more teasing slowly, teasingly slowly up the curve of muscles between thighs, slowly tickling and caressing because she really enjoyed those growling churrs and stirring more of them!


though as they were she could only reach down so far and she had noticed the pull back before so wasn't sure if she should clean tail -


and it was hard to think! especially when her own humms had risen in volume her turn to pause when his strong fingers washed, teased down her front, and baring her reactions fully for Raphs delight, her hummed groans when touch was near her breasts, shudders near nipple, light cause his touch was, giggling hums when the washing nears the lower end of her rib cage and around her belly button, the prominence of her hips would draw out more hummed groans, she shifts parting her own legs in the water inviting his hands lower as hers had gone.

Leonardo was... mostly done, he'd found a long stick to use some soap bush and scrub his shell. But boooy he so preferred soft lightly small hands doing that for him!


And had yet to convince Raphael to offer a hand.


Still he was at least clean! and smelled like pretty white flowers instead of beast boy so there was that.


He waits patiently for Leonardo to call out to him and announce he is ready, not wishing to rush whatever enjoyment his counterpart was hiving in the moment with Addy.

She shifts, clumsily, a contradiction to cats everywhere usually graceful. A little bit forward.


Eyes very green searching his when they finally rose to her own, free hand dropping to brush light over his hand. Struggling with a moment and what she could say, not entirely sure why he felt regretful or scared having voiced his wish to sail.


With her.



" Don't feel torn between home and here Leo. Sailing forever can be a one day. Sailing now and then can be after this mess."


Purr in her tone.


Just like he didn't have to be Duncan's parent, he also didn't have to choose between Nexus and home.


Her lips brush his, just soft and reassuring hand moving off his shoulder encase he wanted to go. Fingers brushing over his knee encase he scraped it in the slight stumble.

Leo watches Addy the whole time as she speaks. He closes his eyes briefly and ever so slightly, he nods.

"Addy... I--"

Briefly, he presses into the kiss. Just long enough to respond to it. Just long enough to make it obvious that he did. Obvious that he wants it.

Then he suddenly ninjas off, and slips over to where Leonardo has just finished washing his own back with a stick. And Leo's too much of a hot mess to care or even be amused by this.

There's another deep churr as Raph nuzzles into Lilo's neck. He whispers, softly, right in her ear. "I still get to dry, right?"

Raph keeps his touch light, gentle as he continues his downward movement, slowly moving over the top of her hips, slowly sliding down her thighs. Oh he wants to just stop thinking, and just follow where her hums take him. But he doesn't. He keeps his hands light, playful. He relishes those hums and the way her tail curls when he finds a spot she likes.

And he turns to catch ones of those kisses near his lips, pressing into it.

Leonardo looks over as Leo joins him. He eyes the younger counterpart for a moment, dropping his stick on the sniggering Raphael's foot which had been poking him and making it harder to scrub his shell.


" you look tense... come..." Leonardo observes and smiles and hops up so he was out of the kiddie pool and dripping in front of Leo. Moving back towards the hotter by shallower pool. tone light and brotherly. slipping into this lower shallower but hotter pool. " this seems a sessions we may need to ease slowly into.' because the kind of meditation they did was best done when not wound.


He sits crossed legged and ready but not yet meditating just waiting for Leo and at first he'll just breath with him. Or... and making it clear by having chosen this pool that Leo could talk to him or just sit beside him in comfortable silence...

She was still sort of mid kiss when he is gone. puckered and blinking a bit, glad for her fur for the blush that came, but also just a bit of a smile. He didn't look much reassured or calmer.


And she hoped for good news with his brothers. Any news... a sign they had touched base with Erica.


Of course there was the possibility the little damonfeuer had been killed on route or taken captive or injured and unable to continue. But she hoped not and hoped hard. Shifting out of the water herself and giving herself a shaking before moving to check the fire and food and swap about the jerky bits for pieces that needed jerkifying, placing done pieces in pouches. The stretching out beside the fire to dry off and watch the Leonardos.


Or the Leo with the big guy who seemed genuinely concerned but not overbearing.

At the 'tense' comment, a sarcastic response crosses Leo's eyes, but not his lips. He follows the larger turtle, not sharing his thoughts verbally. He does sort of nod at needing to ease into the session. He knows that much. 'Wound' is probably an understatement. Only in a moment that he's absolutely certain Addy isn't looking, does he look back toward her.

He joins his counterpart in the water that's almost too hot for him, but Leo slides into the pool anyway not showing that the temperature is just a little too much for him. He's pretty sure he'll adjust to it momentarily anyway, and he's not disappointed as the burning shifts to a relaxing warmth. Leo opts for silence and focusing on breathing. He probably should talk, but he's just not comfortable talking to his counterpart like this.

It's taking time to clear his mind, and he's struggling with what is normally a simple exercise.

Raphael watches them go and relaxes back into the watch lightly botting away the stick Leonardo dropped on his feet. Smiling as the cat girl moves about. Sure he couldn't act on the sweet smell but he could look, and did for a bit admiring the lean muscled form that was more noticeable without her usual fluff of furr.


Tempted to go and help her with the food but he had the toddler. She after a moment he grins and lets himself sort of drift of. Not really asleep just napping in the warm water.

Their prey had given them the slip - for now... some time ago the sounds of attacking Spinutods had drawn them on. Then the Blutbaden and Coyolt in their groups had found thick scents to follow, but maybe their prey had become aware of being followed and headed in the water ways that washed down the mount sides?


It slowed their progress looking for a trail again, having to search each side of the banks for a sign of exits.

Leo's inability to settle was also tugging as Leonardo's.


But he is waiting patiently.


Mostly.


He choose this pool for the heat, but also because it did give them a view of the others, well save for Raph and Lilo, if they wanted. And were a little apart from them so if they spoke they could do so quietly.


And he holds the peace for a bit longer. " Wanna tell me whats on your mind?" a gentle nudge but put in a way his counterpart could tell him to nose out like his brothers do from time to time.

Leo sighed and sort of gave up for the moment.

Not really. Because you'll tell me the same thing he did, and I've already heard it." Leo gestured toward Raphael as he snuggled Duncan. Ugh, that probably came out a little harsh.

Also, he's not about to admit what he's sure will be perceived as a weakness to Leonardo. Not to that larger alpha. Even though he does seem genuinely concerned... They're not going to get anywhere with Leo acting like this.

Sorry. It's just something I need to decide on my own."

Though Leo isn't particularly interested in Leonardo's opinion on the matter, his hang ups are holding them back from what they need to do. No... no they won't. Leo forces thoughts of Duncan and Addy aside. He can focus on his brothers!

At least for now...

Ah! he knew how much right there his voice and breath made her wriggle and moan hum loud, her tail uncurling then flicking into another curl a grin on her lips and shiver as his light touch shifting moving a little closer her own fingers light cleaning, light brushing over the skin under the very bottom edge of his plastron, and that junction of thighs and tail.


finally through her hums finding her voice, " mmm hmmm ooof course - can... not think of ... a better way to - d dry off.." or indeed think very much at all at the moment enjoying the wash and clean and half making out half heavy petting going on right now.


And her moan into his kiss eyes closing this time and opening her lips to make it deeper invite him deeper.

Well that was a 'nose out' if ever he heard it. So he focuses on the other bit, " Raphael tried to give you advice? Wow, I'm sorry if it was unhelpful. But good for him for trying." impressed with Raphaels attempt none the less.


He shrugs just a tiny bit.


If he knew anything about being told to butt out by his brothers, it was best not to pry.


" I get that - however if you need to bounce some ideas or just rant at me- go ahead." He offers in a way promising to not give any unwanted thoughts or advice on anything said. And also an indication he was otherwise ready.


Breathing deep.


Slow.


Becoming entirely still slowly. Well okay mostly entirely his tail wagged a little in the hot water slowly becoming stiller.


Keeping his focus, so Leo could match him if he wanted to.

Leo takes a breath, and another. slowing his breathing, and this time he aaallllmost clears his mind and what the shell...? Uuugh. There is an exceptionally brief thought considering stabbing through Leonardo's tail into the rocks to KEEP. IT. STILL! before Leo manages to push it out of his mind too.

Slow the breathing, clear the mind... and focus... Leo finally follows Leonardo so they can seek out their wayward brothers once more.

And this time when he reaches out it's different. This time, Don's presence is almost blinding, there's something slightly different about it too, but Leo can't quite put his finger on it. It's ever so slight juuuust around the edges. But mostly he's just relieved to have found his brother's essence. Leo laughs. Grateful before reaching out to see if he can find his other brothers.

Duncan squirms feeling the 'touch' but like his brothers still too young to understand this, but he is a bright spot of energy. But he thought he felt the familiar sense of them! his "bruuuu ffers...." he mumbles happily.


Raphael's big hand on his stop him squirming more and the big thumb flicked the bandana tail against his small snout sending the boy back into the much needed sleep.


though he only needed some more hours.


Far away a happy Liam's glow was felt, much happier than he had been in past contacts, and a contented Malcolm. Even Randal was quiet happy feeling. Or at least that's the sense their warm bright glows would give off.

Leonardo doesn't know his finally still tail almost suffered another cut. Although he sensed some of the aggression. And chooses not to react to it. At all.


He kept in mind that Leo had feelings for the cat woman who smelled particularly alluring right now - well she would always smell alluring. Female, sweet, warm and enticing. But right now she also smelled tantalisingly fertile.


Also what had to be plaguing his younger counterpart about his brother, the one they could barely barely feel last time.


And well they were both alphas, so Leonardo decided to not let it bother him that Leo seemed short tempered particularly with him, if his younger self wanted to talk he would listen, if not that was fien.


And instead of reaching for his own brothers though they would be able to sense him if they were paying attention He instead reached his energy out to Leo - giving it over, boosting the younger counterparts ability to his own brothers further. He might even be able to speak to their minds or maybe even them speak back so boosted? who knew?


And right now Leo needed the contact more than Leonardo did. Even though he was relieved to feel Donatello and Michelangelo and 'sense' the blinding bright sparks of he assumed where the little boys. One of who was brighter being closer. Funnily enough did Leo's Don feel likewise as bright?


previously other brushes with Leo's brothers had revealed a Raph that was in good health it seemed and reasonably content with whatever situation he has on his hands. So that was good news?


And previously Mike's had pulsed with pleasures and delight so maybe that was good too? it had been Leo's Don that had been worrying.


So Leonardo forwent doing more than assuring himself his own were alive and dedicated his strength and energy to Leo's use.

Mike and Raph still seemed to be in good spirits, and Leo moved onto Duncan's brothers. He smiled at the bright bundles that seemed to be currently contented and happy. Even Liam, who Don had once managed to influence Leo to check on. Liam seemed almost ecstatic compared to the last couple of contacts.

And that brightness around Don... Looked an awful lot like Liam's energy. Leo's not distressed by this necessarily, but he wishes his brother could tell him what happened. He can't help but feel that whatever has caused this is Good. It's... strange though. None of the other older turtles that he's reached at any point on this trip seemed to have the same sort of brightness around them that the kids all seemed to. None except for Don this time.

Leo turned his attention to Raphael, nearby with Duncan curled up on him. Raphael definitely didn't have the added brightness.

Leonardo smiles, waiting quietly, he could sense his Donatello was not as stressed, there was still nervousness and unease but not as worried as he had ben before. Not as overwhelmed and worried.


It felt good.


He focuses for the moment on just being a well of energy for his counterpart.

She is switching more meat over, and her fur was slowly fluffing back out as she dried, blinking toward the two Leos in the hotter pool. She wouldn't be able to handle that one she could tell from here.


She wonders what Leo was going to say before just dashing away like that and again felt bad she might have crossed some line.


thoughts pushed aside when she hears Duncan's voice and grinning looking over at him and Raphael and touched, he seemed happy there for now.

He pats the small shell of the boy, feeling Leonardo's and Leo's brush of presence and amused with the thought the two would be treated to the necking Raph and Lilo.


pat patting the little shell to settle the boy once more. Churring loud with him and chuckling after peaking at him the huge happy smile.

Leo sort of glances at his counterpart within their meditation. Don seems to want them to wait for... something? He's not sure what it is, Don seems distracted, like he's trying to get somewhere that he can make better contact. And he wonders if Leonardo is seeing the same sort of thing. Leo is content that his brother is okay though. In fact, if he's not very much mistaken, Don's relaxing and very much content about... Liam poking at them? Leo sort of chuckles at the child and pokes back.

Don definitely seems much more content about the closeness he's clearly sharing with Liam than Leo is about Duncan. Leo still wants to know what's up with the glow though! Maybe Leo should follow his brother's lead this time. There's sort an internal deep breath as he relaxes, both knowing that his brother is safe, and feeling like he can at least relax about Duncan's attachment.

Content that his brother is at least okay, he starts turning energy back toward Leonardo and outward, searching for other turtles and doing what he can to spread the connection so they can all feel each other. Leo's secure in the knowledge that when Don gets where he's going and can make a stronger contact, he'll notice and be able to refocus his attention.

And now there's a crowd in his head... Stupid Leos. Thanks. a LOT. JUST what he wanted. He huffs a slight sigh of frustration and settles his chin on Lilo's shoulder, wrapping his arms around her.

"Leos and their stupid mental connections... I got my brothers in my head now."

Talk about a mood killer...

He's pretty sure it's Little Blue's fault. Big Blue would have been more discrete. Little Blue is the one who would show Raph's Leon what was going on in his absence.

Raphael grins and nuzzles little Duncan, enjoying the way the little guy was obviously being reminded whilst he couldn't see them and play with them his brothers were alive somewhere.


Alive and happy.


He Raphael couldn't actually pick up on the happiness he just assumed so cause Leonardo's energy felt calm and soothing and ah he could feel Leo's now too. his own was a brute force of energy he wasn't aware of but as yet he wasn't real good at sharing it himself.

Lilo wasn't sure at first what happened, then Raph sort of explains and she breaths her own frustrated sigh sound but it was long and came with a half grin as she kisses the closest cheek to her, " I'm sorry... wish they were not, was enjoying that..." she grins brushing lips down pulse, no kiss just a brush of her warm wet mouth and damp fur brush him.


She really doean't mind despit ethe frustration, her tail uncurling to wrap around Raph's left leg lightly, not to tigh, her arms about his shoulders fingers teasing the skin as she rest and relax away from the high of quiet happy arousal to a just as happy initimacy for the moment in cuddling.

Annnnnd as Leonardo accepts the energy he feels another join them.


"Leonardo I presume?" the astral Leo that materialized looked... about fifteen or sixteen and frankly rather adorable like the smaller Raph with them.


The other Leonardo kneels with them his presence being distant was... faint and he seemed to phase in and out but he was there at least. There was a nod that made the Leo blue bandana tails fall over his shoulder.


but his response was too faint to hear so he was either not focused, tired or and this one Leonardo thought most likely very far away. But he was with them... and definitely alerted Leonardo that there was at least four sets of teenaged turtles running about and one toddler.


One of the toddlers was clearly with this other Leo maybe not as attached yet as Leonardo could sense through Leo as Liam is to Don. But close.

With the food cooked and dried Addy packed the food and built the fire up a little to help her furr dry off naked and damp still she rolls onto her belly to watch the Leos.


Or mostly just Leo trying to catch changes in his face and guess what was happening.

Leo hadn't quite caught what the new counterpart was saying either, but he nodded in greeting, and was about to try focusing on the new presence to see if they could perhaps reach him a little better. But... Leo was distracted from that task by his brother.

And Leo finally knows what Don was trying to get them to wait for. Apparently he found somewhere that would work for... however he pulled this off.

”Hey, Leo.” Leo laughed along with his brother at the contact.

“Donnie!”

(And off to: Scrying Mirror )

Churrrrrrr


He relaxes as Duncan does.


Feeling his poor close counterpart and Lilo - hehehe to have all them in Raph's head and each others.


He concentrates on the moment and connection not quiet as good at it as the Leo's... oh boy there was another....


Leo...?


Well it felt like a Leo...


Raphael concentrate on mostly feeling his brothers - not sure he was... but some ... felt more familiar than others.

As it fades Addy is pulling her leather hard tube towards her and untying the cap before popping it off to unroll the map her hands and the old smooth parchment brushing Leo's knee checking over the waters thinking over all she'd ever heard rumoured about Nexus's Genio Innocuo.


On her behalf it was not a whole lot.


But maybe it would be enough?


Glancing up at Leo from time to time hoping to see him when he and Leonardo come back to them fully.

Duncan for a few moments is a little withdrawn, he is watching the steam and pouting resting against Leo's plastron his large purple eyes blinking slowly.


Too young to understand half of all he felt not seeing his brother any more.


But he did understand sitting in Leo's lap and the light touch to his shell before, and Addy close was making the separation easier to deal with again.


He is drawn from his looking upward and watching Leo with a ponderous more 'Don' expression on his face when Addy is shuffling paper about he shifts to watch her curiously.

Leonardo lets the contact slip away, pleased to have helped, but doesn't return yet to normal being seeking out that other Leonardo they'd felt.


Feeling the other them slowly open up once more.


Amused as he welcomes the two smaller and younger than he Leo's either break this contact or pull him further into some astral plane of their choosing to talk.


And to be honest he would be curious as to what those places would look like for the other two..

He is relaxed.


Still in a mingled congratulatory and wondering mood about genius Donatello becoming a young husband. And adoptive father, amused that he sensed it was Don's taking Liam under his wing so to speak that probably half inspired the move.


Glancing towards his counterpart feeling the connection to the other turtles Nexus wide retreat a little, though he can sense Leonardo and Leo are still focusing a bit. A smile at his smaller self. " Wow what a ride that contact was yeah?" beaming at him and the furry lil monkey lady.

Leo also stays in his partial meditative pose. He is still holding Duncan though, and pulls the child against his chest. So long as the boy isn't moving much, he can probably keep holding the session, but he's hesitant to go too deep.  

That said, he's not quite somewhere that he can access another plane and simply wait for someone else to create a location where one does not yet exist, so... out of necessity he does so. It's a smallish, round room that looks like it could be part of their lair, but it's not a true location. The walls are the yellow brick of the lair, and an occasional glowing crystal adorns them. The ceiling is domed. Far more than in the actual lair. A light teal alien script runs around the top most layer of bricks on the walls. There's a smaller version of the pool in the center of the room, aside from that, it's fairly devoid of furniture. It is merely a space that the others may fill with whatever they require.

He is focused and still and breathing so deep and slow he seemed not to be the excitement and rush of glee seeing Donatello, Don, Leon, Raph and that other little cutie Liam and a niece!


A Niece!


Stilled and slowed focusing on join Leo's head space, reaching for that other Leo.


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She enjoyed the arm tightening around her and with a soft sound lightly presses her snout into his neck crook so he will feel her breath and the vibration of the sound.


her tail tip teasing the bridging under that arm around her. " your brother and bunny make a cute pair..." soft not questioning why he couldn't say love you too, some just couldn't she knew.

Raph looks over at his counterpart. He chuckled. “No joke. Though I think more for you than me.

Not that Leo finding a girl wasn’t a shock! But nothing like Donatello finding himself stuck in an arranged marriage!

He then looked to Lilo with a smile and squeezed the arm around her slightly. And there was a brief churr at the playing with his bridging. However, he sort of wants to check in with the Leos before they run off again.

“Yeah, they kinda do. Leave it to Leo to fall for a cute, fluffy bunny.”