Quiet Lair.

Mikey grins and is snuggling Malcolm, "hahahaha never heard that song that way but I like it... Interesting way of describing us, and the way you say it." he is amazed though the young young lady was spot on.


He took the bowl Leo got back from Elena and is three thirds filling it with more of the soup giving it to Splinter with a smile. They had not brought out lots of bowls and spoons just four to share around with the two pots, brother and soup, taking up most of the tray with the water.

Mike sniggers, " gonna have to sing it more often." he chuckles and helps Mikey with refilling the soup bowl his own belly grumbling, but after the boys it was fitting Ratpa went next, a chur and he nuzzles Duncan.


" yeah lil guy up for a pee...?" and glancing at Haley a bit, hehe the topic might have changed subjects be he was sooo flirting some more soonish.


Just needed a new opening on the so cute blending.

Annnnd Raph cant help muttering a bit under his breath, " Pluuush..." but it is thoroughly impossible to be indignant at all with the small girl on his lap still and looking happy at Leo's response, all their enjoyment in her short sing song.


Smiling at Randal's squirm and nod and mmm hmmmm. "soon little guy sooon."

Leo snuggles the little guy in his arms, hoping to keep the child awake just a little longer. He does want him to use the toilet, and it sounds like Elena has just been tasked with rousting Don and Erica out of the bathroom. He's sort of curious how she'll go about it. Leo does not mention that they're going to go try to use the bathroom just yet because he doesn't want that in Liam's head just yet.

He is chuckling at Raph's muttering now. Though it's less at the original plush comment and more Raph's hanging onto it.

"Hey... could be worse." Leo is grinning. "You could be a cute, little fluffy wuffy bunny wabbit."

And Leo has every. single. intention. of making exactly that happen when Raph comes to the magical world. But that is something he hopes will be kept between the small group that knows about the animal teas for now.

She would not have minded less behaved... though was glad for the good cause they probably had to leave the bathroom soon.


Erica at first had been oooohing and almost eagerly joining in brushing water off of Don's shoulders and biceps chuckling a little, " that is handy, do yous need a little moisturizer every now and then or is it like soap and not so good?" her eyes and voice giving away how fascinated she was, learning about him both as a mutant turtle and as Don.


Taking the offered hand to step out of the tub, "thanks-" brief cause she was still much more fascinated by him, letting most of her dry naturally under the towelf or the moment.


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Elena, giggling at the nose boop, thanks Lee for taking her very quickly emptied bowl and she thinks about his request, then nods after a few moments, " okie dokie artichokie..." she beams and gets to her feet. Skipping over to the bathroom door and -


tap tap tapping three times, " Ee?... Mr. D? can you please pause the k i s s i n, somefing, somefing, somefing, collecting honey for cakes and teas so I and my little friends can go pee pee?" oh so very sweetly to the door.


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Erica giggles a little at the young loud voice coming thought the door, glancing at Don hoping he wouldnot feel too embarrassed by her sisters weird little song. And to see if he was ready of course, leaving it to him to answer just encase he wasn't yet. She herself was mostly ready to head to the bedroom to get dressed.


And it was adorable Elena called him Mr. D. Though with a bitof a grin she does move a little closer and briefly peck Don's cheek, " guess that is the call to get our butts out..." Siiigh she had enjoyed it, and would so so again as he had agreed to more time like this. " joining me in the room or going over to the kids?"

Don is amused by her fascination. Though he supposes that most people would have little reason to know how a turtle's skin works. And he wouldn't admit aloud that the attention is nice... but it is. And ever the curious turtle himself, he absolutely appreciates the trait in others!

"Um... usually overly dry skin isn't much of a problem. Most human moisturizers are chemical based or have extremely strong scents, and therefore like soaps. Makes us sick. Food oils are typically okay though if we're desperate."

He was about to say something else when Elena knocked and her rather spectacularly reworded rhyme came through the door. Had it been any of his brothers, or if she had said it properly, he probably would have been embarrassed. Elena has cute on her side though, and Don is still pretty relaxed after the shell scrubbies. He finds himself laughing and covering his mouth at the call out.

"Yes, Elena. Sorry about that."

And he's a little curious where she got Mr. D from. He hasn't noticed her calling any of the others something like that. Ser Raphie has a little name as well. Don isn't sure he's heard her call Leo or Mike anything like that yet.

"Tempting." Don admits. And he means it. "But if we're being called out, I have a feeling I should get back to the kids." He is somewhat disappointed about that, though he's pretty sure she will join them momentarily.

"And I should probably start a load of towels..."

" Isokay Mr. D... was my sissy a good helper? Lionturtle over there says she was helping... and LionCub might needs to pee too." that one she was not sure of.


She is waiting patiently at the door her hands behind her back and looking up at it rocking a little on her feet. Humming happily.

Erica if filing all she could away, she found it all so fascinating and nodded a little, she understood it all. " I make mine own moisturizer... well I had a jar, but it got... burned - um Aloe mint ... it has - I mean uh I can tell you later..." She grins sheepish as Elena's voice comes through again. And she is chuckling at the names.


She guessed LionTurtle and LionCub was Leo and his counterpart and she was so very very wishing she could see the only slightly younger ones reaction to that hahahaa! Still it was worth missing to be here these few moments longer and just in Don's company.

She catches Don's hand and winks, " I;m tempted to temp you some more - but I agreed probably should go over to those adorable tots." Yes she made no effort to hide she adored them. That she wanted to mother them as much as she did Elena. And she knew Don like his brothers wanted to be close too, form bonds with them. " I hope they save some of that soup and last nights sweets for us. Cause I wont be far behind you. I'll fold finished washing." Determined to do her bit.


And it was time, she makes her own heart skip a beat - kissing Don lightly, but this time her lips a little parted - maybe a tease for different sorts of the same action next time - and she steps back, in her towel to the door pulling it open enough that they could see Elena, brushing her fingers through the soft golden curls. " I too hope I was very hopeful to Don. Sorry for locking the bathroom up Elena, be patient with Mr. D okay? I'm going to get dressed and join you all back at the tots." slipping away from them. Reluctant but the sooner they did do their bits they could be back together at the toddlers and family. And if she lingered any more with Don she'd be tempted to really follow through with tempting him with her to the bedroom.

Haley spent most of these parts of chatter listening, amused, and proud of Elena, the lil mama did often have a good sense on people.


The dragoness shifts more of her dragon features over, lowering her snout to sniff the sons, touch them with a sensitive snout that could tell most of the fever had receded from Malcolm and Randal, even his spots and rash seemed to have stopped spreading over his thighs and arms. Duncan was cooler and Liam. He was still warmest but he was at least less lethargic than before and actively seeking Leo's attentions, clearly comforted by the nuzzling.


Giggling at Elena's repeat of her version of kissing in the tree and the added bit at the end and the description of the Leo's, especially at Lee's.

Mikey grins and a cheeky look at his brother, " hahaha you got the Lioncub man..." totally teasing and offering Leo a fist bump as Lee mock glares at him.


Mock cause really the nickname made him laugh softly as he is sorting out other bowls for the big turtles to eat.

Mike harumphs playfully shifting Duncan in his arms as the little guys finishes up the cup of water. " Leo gets LionTurtle... that is so awesome... so jelly." maaaybe adding to the slight teasing to the only vaguely younger Lee.


He looks over and turns the auto wolf whistle at the pretty lady heading from the bathroom to the guest room into a sort of 'you are my sunshine' tune!

Liam feels the snuggles, the bump of snout. His hand moves, brushing over Leo's plastron edge and collar bone towards his cheek, tired and a little ick feeling still he was happy enough, fed and watered.


Malcolm was wriggling and his tail hanging low.


Mike seeing this recalls the first night. " quick Mikey that's his last warning before you get hosed!"


Splinter snorts around a mouthful of soup, whispering to Leo and Lee as he swallows it. " Ithink that's the quickest lesson Michelangelo. Um our Michelangelo has ever learned."


Raph, over hearing this chuckles and is getting to his feet slowly seeing as Mikey was rolling to his the golden boy in arms hurrying towards the bathroom. Raph doesn't hide the look over the towel clad Erica. But like Mike keeps it brief. And is thoroughly amused by the whistle cover up.

Don is watching Erica fondly as she describes her moisturizer, and laughs softly at Elena's words before responding to her question. LionTurtle and LionCub? Had to be the Leos. Fitting. ...also hilarious.

"The best, Elena." He's still watching Erica as he says it.

He smiles again at her determination to help. Though, he doubts anything is dry and ready to fold, and he will probably make the current loads of wash disappear before she gets to them.

"They're pretty particular about saving something for everyone." Don says instead. If they didn't he'd almost never eat. And if anyone checks, he probably has an alarming amount of leftovers still in the fridge from the last couple days...

He was surprised by the different kiss, and... truth be told... didn't know what to do with it. Though he probably would have figured it out if it had lasted any longer. But it didn't! And he's left wondering! He doesn't feel like he can ask her... His own brothers won't know... Lee or Mikey probably would, but no way is he asking them. He doesn't feel like being treated to the tale of two girls or risk hearing about making out with Casey Jones... Uuuuuugh... No. Anyone but Casey Jones. He would probably ask his own counterpart, but... he's not here anymore. Well... Don will just have to figure it out later... Maaaaybe Haley...? He doesn't feel like he knows her well enough to ask that sort of question. Later. He'll figure it out later. Because the door is open now and the girls are talking. When they're finished he adds. "Sorry, Elena."

And he spots his mask on the door knob. Still pretty sure it means something. Still no idea what it was. Still thinks it was a terrible movie. He puts his mask back on and heads off.  "Sorry, guys. It's free now." He calls as he passes closer to the main area on his way to the laundry nook.

There's a space on the second level... on the end. Near Mikey's room. It's pretty close to the kitchen. He should be able to plumb that space relatively easily... When he gets a few free hours, there's going to be a second bathroom there.

Leo is chuckling again as Elena repeats her rhyme. He sort of wishes he could see Donnie's reaction to it, but has a feeling that it would have been different if his brothers had been physically present in the room.

And he's somewhat delighted by the LionTurtle and LionCub thing. He chuckles and glances to his counterpart. Leo sort of suspects that maybe his counterpart is maybe not quite as thrilled about the names, though it is amusing so... points for that. That's pretty well confirmed with the mock glare as he returns Mikey's fist bump. His counterpart does have a sense of humor. And that's a good thing.

Leo knew that Erica was there in nothing but a towel, but he definitely didn't really look. At least no more than he glanced at Don leaving afterward, and grabbing his mask off the doorknob. Leo doesn't do as well at hiding a snort at that, and wondered if his brother remembered what that sort of thing meant. Probably not. Leo is pretty sure Don never would have allowed it if he did. And frat party movies weren't exactly his genre.

Standing up, with Liam in his arms, Leo carries the tired, still warm little guy to the bathroom. He does make sure to allow Mikey to run off with Malcolm first. And probably let Randall go too. Randall had been fidgeting for awhile already.

"Need to use the potty, Little Guy?" Leo asked softly.

He spotted Don coming out of the laundry nook as he crossed to the bathroom. Don had paused in an open space on the first level and was looking at... something. He seemed to be scanning the space between the kitchen on the first floor and the end of Mikey's room on the second. Those were gears turning if Leo ever saw it, and he wondered what Don was thinking. Had to be something. It always was.

Unawares of the questions she'd left the poor turtle with, and if she did she'd answer them easy enough non verbally. Erica ignores the looks and wolf whistle turned tune with some amusement, though she did move a tad faster into the guest room. Her and Elena's room?


She wasn't going to worry about putting her hair up or tying it back. Even if the boys grabbed and yanked it. Though she does recall Don's one wish of seeing her eyes so she tucks behind her ears.


Finding a cami and pulling her work sarong around her hips tying it up to make long elegant skirt. Hanging the towel on the back of the chair at the desk then heading out and grinning seeing Don. " thinking hard?" tone soft moving closer.

Elena giggles up at Don, " it's okay Mr. D you needed help." she beams and is just intime when finishing up on the loo to avoid Mikey rushing in - he doesn't bother getting the little guy to stand he simply sits him on there.


Elena giggles and leaves the bathroom with damp fingers. Seeing her sister and Don and that skirt - it instantly put in mind of islands and coconuts and Lilo! she giggles and dances her way island style back towards Leo grinning up at him. " Mahalo nui ia Ke Ali'i wahine
'O Lili'ulani 'O ka Wo hi ku
Ka pipio mai o ke anuenuehi
Na waiho'o lu'u a halikeole'e
E nana na maka i ke ao malama mai
Hawai'i akea i Kaua'i."

Malcolm wooo hooos a bit during the ride and it is just in time to make it! he lets loose with a loud siiiigh.


Randal tilts his head listening, and is wriggling, squirming. Raph chuckling and lifting him up to pat him on the back of the shell following the pathway Mikey blazed.

Amused by Elena dancing her way back to them and looking up at Leo and Liam.


Liam's head tils upwards as he hears Leo's voice churring his little churs and nodding, whispering, ' yesth pwease."


Duncan squirmed not as much as Randal but more than Liam.


All boys - the now returned and pee free hands wet Malcolm tilting their heads next towards Elena's voice, not sure what she was singing but liking it none the less and they could pick up her movements but could make no sense of it.

Haley watched the turtles go and realised that was probably a chore she would have to try sometime too. For now she watches them go - until Lee holds out a bowl of soup to her. A grin and thanks and Haley thanks him settling to eat fairly quickly so the big guys could use the bowl and spoon when their back and the boys are again resting under her wings.


Especially Liam.

Realising he wasmissing the loo line up and with a grin as Lee had the soup distribution inder control and with a further tease of " Simba..." ahhahaa as in LionCub... if their world had a version of the lion king for that matter. And he is on his feet smiling at Haley moving away to join his brothers and arm lods, chuckling at the reappearance of Mikey and Malcolm who look much much relieved. Duncan was not squirming as much so Mike though he was possibly able to hold on a bit.


Surely he wouldn't get tagged twice?


Right/

Glad Leo was clearly letting him go first with the fidgety Randal Raph breaths out in relief when Mikey reappears and it is his turn before there was a sight of the little tail stiffening.


Yes! he made it!


Only just had the little guys feet on the stool and facing the right way before the slightly larger tot just couldn't hold no more!


Ahhhhhhhhh Randal siiiighs sagging in relief making Raph chuckle, Raph not caring no more now the initial awkward demonstration had passed and standing off to the side to join in. Finishing up about the same time. Two birds one stone and all. " that was pretty urgent indeed... good job hanging on short man. Come on Liam and Leo's go.' scooping the kid back up as both of them tuck themselves back up into their tails and went to the sink to wash hands, forgoing flushing cause there were more to go yet. " loos free Leo."

Don isn't exactly startled when Erica comes up. He'd heard her, but it does take a brief moment to pull him back from where he'd wandered off to in his own head.

"Hmm?" He turns and actually looks at her. It takes just a moment to actually process what she had said. And his response to the comment is still semi-distracted. "Preliminary blueprints, Papillon." As though that might explain what he's doing to someone else. And yes, starting out a little game with a language he's sure she'll catch.

Well... to him the vague description does explain it. He's fairly well aware of the structure within the walls of the lair, and he's trying to map out plumbing in his head before he pulls out the actual blueprints and finalizing a path and getting it on paper.

Don chuckles and fully comes back from his mental mapping as Elena dances back toward Leo singing and dancing. He then actually looked at Erica. There's a slight smile as he notices her hair down and out of her face.

"Oh! I have something for you. Why don't you go back to the living area with the others, and I'll go get it." There's another attempt at a peck on the cheek. Well behaved, especially since there are so many others wandering around.

Leo chuckles softly as Elena makes his way over with a dance and a song.

"Very nice, Elena." He would clap softly, but that is complicated to do around poor, little Liam, so he settles for the verbal praise this time.

"Thanks, Raph." Leo hugs Liam and takes him into the bathroom. Since he's still wearing the eel skin on his eyes, Leo sets Liam down on the potty this time. Probably a little hard for the tot to aim without being able to see.  Also... Liam is still seeming a little lethargic, so... sitting just seemed the better option.

"Alright, little guy.

Leo himself will wait until the kids are done. he will shuffle Liam through as quickly as possible since Duncan hasn't gone yet.

A year ago Lee might have taken some indignant issue with being called Lion cub. now... he just accepted it like he did Fearless, Splinter Jr and Lameonardo.


He felt happily accepted by the child if she is calling him a nickname like the others. He is first making sure the others get food!

Happy with his bowlful Splinter takes the moments to watch his sons and their new ones, the girls, Elena and Erica, dragoness Haley who it seemed along with sharing a bowlful of soup too was also beginning to accept and step into mothering the small boys.


It did fill the old rats heart with delight to see the lair so full.


And it would become more so when Casey and April pop down to see the boys. Maybe after this passes. he straightens the towel with his towel waiting for little ones to return with his boys.

Liam was listening, not sure what Lea was doing but he was enjoying the song.


then he felt the movement and shifting again feeling the slightly warmed smooth seat under his thighs and wriggling a bit, blindly looking upwards at Leo, Or at least the blank eel skin covering was gazing up at him. His tinkling followed and he siiighs soft and low as he manages a sort of tired smile. " Eoooo? feeelbeeter? mee better?" he didn't feel good butnot as out of it as before. And a chirp from Duncan made him nuzzle against Leo's arm and lick.


It was partly why he was a bit sicker than his brothers, he'd been trying to cool them by licking them and making himself hotter and a bit sicker.

Elena does her best islander curtsy and beams,
Thanks LionTurtle... me wait here for my little friends." she beams and does just that plonking herself down beside Splinter, he was nice and soft furred!

Erica giggles, she was lingering a bit, and knew she had to return to the children. To Haley and Elena. Maybe have something to eat. She is not sure if he is referencing a building company or a person but she figures Papillon sounds French. " Ne travaillez pas trop durement maître constructeur." tone playful but gentle. She did worry he seemed to have a lot to do.


And on that note, and the singing and dancing her sister was doing and ooooh sear she thought she could see what Mike could, he was not going to make it -


She feels thesoft peck and grins eyes finding his and she grins pointing at Mike and duncna, just as Randal and Raph have left the bathroom and - oh dear - there was a oh no and disgusted sort of sound and ...


Yep Mike gets hosed by Duncan.


" ooooh I will be looking forward to the something ... um I should help your brother get himself and Duncan cleaned up - ooooh deaaar. We'll see you there." she winks and is giggling her brush of her finger tips over his cheek in return for that light and soft kiss so brief but lingering and it was a delight moving off towards the Mike and Duncan, noting Liam and Leo still here too.


Raph is snorting with laughter at this second mishap and nuzzling Randal, who has no idea what is going on but is giggling too.


Mike is grumbling, but it fades quick enough when it cuase Duncan to whine a little worriedly, almost frightened. " shhh shhh it's okay Duncan you just couldn't hold it ... its okaaaay - yeah thanks prety lady -" hard to be flirty flirty when dripping in pee. "just uuum stand outside the curtain and once I rinse on Duncan I'll hand him back out."


Erica had glanced back at Don, following Mikey carefully around the puddle and footprints he left to wait where he wanted her, the little boys whine in her ears. " okay Mike.'


Liam was finishing up and wriggling, waiting for Leo but could hear his brother.

Don chuckles. His French is decidedly limited. Basically what he's picked up in passing a couple of episodes of what seemed to be a French version of Sesame Street that he came across. He does, however, speak Spanish and has picked up enough Italian (thanks to the street gangs they spend far too much time around.) to have caught at least the gist of her statement. Never mind that English itself is the bastard child of some small town, and related to pretty much everyone...

Right language, but she hasn't caught onto his game yet. And he did catch the light, almost playful scolding. His smile is gentle, his eyes are amused. His response is in English.

"I don't know any other way."

He doesn't get a chance to come up with another language just yet, because Mike got hosed... by Duncan... Which Don feels makes him guilty on two counts. First taking too long to clean up, and second... though Mike doesn't know it yet, Duncan is Don's son. Erica seems to already be on getting them cleaned up though. So...

"I'll get the mop." He goes to do exactly that.

Leo smiles at the little guy as he starts asking questions.

"You look better than you did earlier, but you tell me. Do you feel better?" Leo asked.

He heard Mike's oh no and grumbling, and stifled a chuckle. Poor Mike. Though... it forced his brother to shower a little more often, which was nice... No one wants to smell Day 5 Mike pit stank.

Once Liam had finished, Leo picks the child up and takes him to the sink to wash his hands. Letting Mike and Erica pass with Duncan as he does so.

About the time Liam is finishing with his hands, Don is returning with the mop and a bucket.

Raphael stops by the door and he is laughing a bit at Mike's mishap offering Leo a fist bump, Randal on one shoulder. " Hahah hahaha tagged by two boys - annnnd second shower this week. Mike is doing well."


He is amused and moves aside watching Don. Moving back a little waiting for Leo but making sure he and fearless were heading off because they didn't want to crowd Don in there with Mike, Duncan and Erica. But hovering a bit amused and enjoying the show of Mike getting hosed again -

Mike can hear the sniggers and he protests a bit, " not funny guys..." but he is in the shower and rinsing himself and the little guy, Duncan was still making the soft distressed sound and Mike forgoes more back answering his brothers to nuzzle the little guy and churr.


" shhhh it's okay... I promise I'm not mad... accidents happen..." dawwww small dude was cute and he liked the cuddle, warm fuzzy feelings galore! it wasn't a long wash all told, just enough to soap himself and Duncan and let them rinse off.

Gently bouncing the little golden boy in his arms and grinning Mikey is still chuckling and moving back towards Splinter and Haley. " joining the peed on Mike club- haaah classic."]


Plonking beside them all and beaming at Haley. " this little guy is all bouncy and wriggly he seems to be feeling much better." a grin at Ratpa.

Haley sniggers around her last mouth full as Leo chuckles with her. And places her empty bowl aside, nudging Lee with it firmly to eat too but she sensed him and Leo would probably both want to make sure all the rest of them ate first before themselves.


" Lets see shall we?" she grins and dampens the dried eel skin over Malcolms eyes and rinsing off the residual goop, most was dry and simply flaked off and a good lot had absorbed away and taken away the membranes swelling and foggy covering. The bright golden eyes beneath. " well well he does look muuuch better. he might be able to sit around for a bit." kissing the small sparkly gold snout.

Leo stepped outside the bathroom and moved to fully Raph before returning the fist bump. He is smiling, but not quite laughing at Mikey’s predicament.

“You do know that by doing this, we’re sealing the deal that one of us is next, right?

He gives Don space to get where he needs to be with the mop.

There’s a brief moment where Leo smiles and shakes his head before heading back into the main area with Liam. Looks like Malcolm is ready to play, so for now, Leo settles on the couch with the still ill blue child in his arms.

Don came through with the mop unobtrusively. Even surrounded by ninja as he generally is in his family, he’s in and gone, he’s quiet, and aiming for barely noticed except that the piddle puddle has vanished. He’s efficient, and out as quickly as possible.

Task complete, Don moves to his workspace. He picks up Erica’s phone and a tablet. He tucks the phone in one of his pockets. Returning to the main area, Don sets the tablet on a coffee table. He had said he had something his family and Haley needed to see after breakfast, but since they’re eating in the main room, he will hold them to it now. His tablet is currently displaying a black video screen, but not yet playing. He then addresses the counterparts with them.

”Um... I apologize for sort of taking over the room. You don’t need to watch, and your brother was a bit uncomfortable, but my brothers, Haley and Master Splinter... They need to see this.” He doesn’t mind if they’re there or not, personally, but full disclosure.

Lee grins a little and nods looking up as Don explains. He thinks about it and nods, " then I am assuming it is more a this family matter than interdimensional family too. I think for now it might be prudent for myself and Mikey to return home. Take stock of activity on our end and see if Donnie has done more than hang with April in the time he has been home." a bit of a playful note in his voice. And... he might even get some sleep.


He would try to meditate but had a feeling he was about to pass out somewhere in any case so he might as well make it home and in close proximity to his bed.


He nods and even as Mikey pouts behind him and snuggles Malcolm a bit more he is moving towards a spot between this worlds Master Splinter and Leo addressing them both formerly. " I thank you both for allow my brothers and myself timea mong yous as welcomed distant family and hope to put an end to the kraang trouble as soon as possible, but I'd like to head home with Michelangelo for now and see what my team has for us. I know we have an interdimensional phone operational so I, uh Donnie will no doubt send up dates when he has something or we all do, and ask yous do likewise." a deep sort of bow.

Erica is wondering about Don. And it is finally occurring to her she might have gotten the wrong about her response. though she is not regretful for the somewhat teasing or pleading reminding Don to at least attempt to take it easy on himself a little.


however she is unawares of his brief return tot he bathroom for a moment sorely focused on Mike and Duncan.


Okay no... Duncan.


She'd delightfully bounced away to her room moment before to gather the towel and now waited for Mike to give her the boy once he was wash. And boy did the Mike give him?!


It was after a few moments and the briefist hint of bubbles and smelly soap that the curtain ruffled and first Mike placed the washed off and wet again eel skin on her bare shoulders, one patch each side. then he held the little boy out to her, the purple eyes to Ericas joy were open. not as red and puffy looking anf when she took the cool dripping boy he felt almost as normal as the first time she had held him.


Ah! he was sooo cute!


And thus she wrapped him up and took him out of the bathroom and happily succumbed to treating the tot to all her love.


" ooooh eeee who looks much better - do you feel better Duncan?" and in between smoochies as she travels towards the lounge area and the occupants them.


Making the boy quiet 'smoochied out' as she is mostly drawn towards the general space of Don and only half listening to Lee.

Elena yays seeing Leo and Liam and scurries over but mindful not to touch as instructed this time she beams at Leo, " all my little friends be better soon LionTurtle, they will will will..." she is more than confident of that - giggling and looking up at her sister coddling Duncan.

Liam had yawned a bit, mmm hmmmming to Leo's question nodding, but his still big feeling head was drooping after some time and even if he did like the hand washin he was happy to be nuzzling against Leos shoulder and sleepily stretch his body out when the big turtle stopped a sleepy sort of grin hearing Elena's voice and Duncans happy sounds, Malcolms more excited tones.



But the little gold boy had only just reached his better state so he was still quiet tired no matter how much he didn't think so and was wriggling eagerly in the hug from Mikey and exchange to Haley, becoming still and wide eyed gazing at her in amazement.


Her scent was familiar. And he felt he knew her -but... did he?!

Randal was most comfortably cradled, and made no efforts to either hide his yawn or that he was enjoying being carried everywhere. He was itchy still - but Raph was already spreading a fresh coating of the lotion to stop his fingers and with the cool relief the little turtle was happy to just chill. No more fever and he was feeling better around his eyes.


Duncan meanwhile was being doused with more affection than he'd had in his entirely life aide from his few short days here in the lair! Or so it seemed!! and he was happy squirming and churring and giggling and though he was holding her cheeks he wasn't really fighting Erica's smoochies - tail going crazy. His eyes better than they had been, and his fever all but gone and now becoming dry in the toweling. Erica mindful of Don's words kept it minimal, just enough when she stopped and unwrapped the boy he wasn't slippery enough to go shooting out of her arms if he wriggled too much!

Leo noticed that Don looked chagrined at Lee’s announcement that they should probably head home for the family matter. It was a fair point though, and maybe for the best. Lee looked exhausted.

Leo returned the bow. You and your brothers are welcome here. We will keep you updated on anything we find, and let us know if you need anything.”

And his tome suggests Leo isn’t going to discount interdimensional travel. They need the Kraang gone for the kids to be safe.

Speaking of, he laughed softly at Elena as he snuggled Liam.

”Yes, Warrior Princess, they’re getting better quickly.”

Mikey was reluctant to hand Malcolm over, but the look on the kids face - absolutely priceless! hah! he grins and bounces up, over to Dona nd hugs him before the guy could even formulate some sort of dodge, a squeeze, " Lee's right we should check things back home dude, thanks for having us." And then he is bouncing over to Leo, though he doesn't hug cause there is a kid in his arms.


He had caught the look on Don's face and so had Lee by the gentle, almost Master Splintery smile his older brother was giving Don. Beside his brother now and waiting eagerly, yet reluctant. And poking Lee's shoulder. " And I am soooo asking when Shinigami and Karai and April plan on giving us turtle tots." Skipping away with that!

Mike ..... stayed in the shower - rubbing soap all over, enjoying the washing and showing it through the song he was now singing!


" i'ma barbie girl! inna barbie worrrrld-!!"

For some strange reason, Don is surprised by the hug. It's only afterward that he realizes he shouldn't have been. Mikeys are huggy. His own Mike is huggy, even that pudgy Mike had been huggy. Black and white Mike... not so much...

Black and white Mike... Source Mike. Didn't Lee during that first conversation with them mention source turtles...? No... the Kraang trying to find the Shredder that knew of the source dimension. Oh shell.

Don's response to the hug is almost automatic. His mind is elsewhere.

His words are soft, barely muttered, almost more thinking to himself than actually talking to anyone.

"Shredder with knowledge of the source dimension..."

Oh SHELL! And he repeats it more loudly for the others to hear. He doesn't know if Master Splinter or his own Leo will remember the comment from their first meeting with Lee.

"Back in our very first meeting with you, with that army behind you... You said the Kraang were looking for a Shredder with knowledge of the source dimension, right?" He's looking at Lee then looks to his own Leo and to Master Splinter. There were two Shredders he could think of that would know that, though hopefully theirs had been destroyed.

Though Karai firmly believed otherwise...

Master splinter chuckles at Erica and Duncan offering his arms out to her for his grand baby.


A serious look over the Lee, it was a burden to be in charge, something his own Leonardo understood. " you are tired, and possibly looking forward to being home for a little bit, but please focus a little longer you did mention it. And an impressive display of force that small army was by the way."


A bit a of proud smile. Both for Lee and Leonardo, if Leonardo so desired he could pull together his own force, and had on the Tengu Shredder occasion.


Annnnd Erica gave him Duncan reluctantly so he snuggles the little guy - a pleased sound when the small hands fist in his furr.

Lee's 'Sensei' stance melted and he blushes sheepishly, " Impressive maybe but it was a total show off. I wasn't sure what to expect, what Don had encountered and I wanted to sure the support he had. I now know it was entirely unnecessary. But thanks Splinter, and yes please Leo lets stay in contact..."


His gaze returns to Don and he hums a little. " Yes there was some chatter among the Kraang about rediscovering a way to the source. not entirely sure why yet. Or what it would have to do with the boys... Or the turtle world with the 'cure all'... I suspect whatever Donnie finds with playing around with the mutagens will give us a better idea all over." Tired but with the conversation.

Haley realises she only has half a story here regarding source turtles, but the talk is interesting and coupled with the happy Malcolm in her lap she is content to learn though raising her eyebrow at Lee teasingly, "no rush to stop your brother in demanding turtle tots on your end?"


Lee snorts and sniggers, " naaaaah - though I hope Raphes and Donnie get video recordings of the girls responding... I have a feeling I may have to rescue him from Karai. Shini will probably think he's telling her a joke and April with splutter and blush. Mona will probably analyse such an offer seriously and then ask Raphie." Amused. Very very amused about that.


Haley is giggling silently too and smiles as the now bereft of Duncan Erica sits beside her. She can literally smell the combination of Don and shower all over her friend.

Don is getting a little agitated as he starts to explain their history with the source dimension.

"Our Shredder once accessed the source dimension. I don't think any of us realized how many ninja turtle dimensions there are out there. Turns out there are scores of them."

Don starts pacing, clearly getting more agitated as he goes on.

"And by going to the source dimension he was almost able to destroy every one of those dimensions in a single blow. It nearly succeeded Take out the source, you take out every subsequent dimension. And... they might not even have to destroy the source turtles to cause whatever change they want. It might be enough to just alter the source dimension slightly. And that could set off a domino effect altering every single one of the other ninja turtle dimensions instantly. Terraforming Turtle Prime could potentially terraform scores of other dimensions along with it. And without being there, we wouldn't know it was happening until it was too late."

Leo calmly walked over and put a strong hand on Don's shoulder, halting the pacing and the run away rambling.

"Donnie, calm down. That's a worst case scenario. The source turtles are more than competent. We saw that before, remember?"

He kept the hand there, preventing his brother from moving, and watched as Don sighed, relaxed a bit and nodded. They both knew that the Prime turtles were good. Primes kicked their shells, really, though Leo and his team hadn’t wanted to fight them in the first place. He took over the story from there, far more calm than his brother had been.

"Our Shredder was potentially destroyed. There was another Shredder though. Sort of a goofball. As were the turtles of his dimension. Shorter, kinda pudgy guys." Leo sighed and shook his head. "Strange fighting style..." He chuckled slightly. That crew had been more likely to throw garbage cans than use their weapons.

"Their Shredder would be no match for the Kraang."

Lee was glad Leo stopped Don.


He moves a little closer but - wow Erica could move as quietly as any ninja! - she was closer without being too close and he saw her hand brush Dons.


An invitation to take or ignore he could see she wasn't pushing it.


He too steps back a little rubbing his chin. " Kraang Prime might have thought of something so ruthless. But wouldn't go for it... Our Shredder - would have done so and gleefully. He cared only for destroying our father not for anything else and once at the cost of our world." his voice falters, that had been an untold nightmare that he and his brothers all shared and still had on occassions.


He'd endured watching his father die at the hands of Saki twice!


" but Subprime and Prime would want world's as they are to conquer so the source dimension should be relatively safe. If anything they will probably want access to keep it safe...." the haunted look left his face and he grins a little. "yes I have had the delight of trying to train those turtles you speak on. Um went oookay. Maybe give them a heads up about their Shredder?" he suggests if anything all to reassure Don the Kraang might not have conquest or destruction in mind for source dimension.


And really he could not help the appraisal of a glance the pretty brunette got, she might never be a fighting ninja but she could move so quiet.