A/N: This is very important to read!! Those of you reading my other TMNT fic, do not worry, this is a side project I've been working on. Shakey idea, but I like it and after all it's fan fiction, nothing can limit me. I don't know how often I'll update for this story, but I'll be sure that they aren't too far apart.
Warnings: Rated M for language, adult situations, and possibly other stuff not for the youngin's
Disclaimer: I do no own the TMNT; they belong to Mirage, Kein Eastman and Peter Laird I believe. I do own the plot, and OC's. Want to use them? Ask!
Music:
The End of Fraud - Armor for Sleep
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"Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Prologue: Parting ways
"Does everyone have their disguise pieces?" Donatello asked, his voice loud trying to cover the sounds of the various jet planes.
"Yes." Leonardo replied, "If they malfunction we'll head back to the City, and try to get a hold of you."
"Take care of Mikey," Raphael said sternly, "an' Splinter."
"You know I will." Leonardo nodded and gave a small smile to his brother, "I'm going to miss you Raph."
"Im'a miss ya' too, Leo," Raph snorted and shook his head.
"Donnie, everything will be okay." Leonardo looked to his purple-clad brother, "I can promise you that."
"Be safe." Donatello said softly hugging his brother, "Now, go, before the plane leaves."
The blue-clad turtle nodded once before taking off. The two turtles he left watched as he jumped into a plane, using the wheels to get in. The other two looked to each other before turning for another plane. They stealthily moved into it, and peeked out as the plane their brothers and father prepared to take flight.
"So, are these disguise things gonna work?" Raph asked his genius brother.
"They should." The purple clad turtle responded, "How long do you think we'll be separated?"
"Splinter said we'd all come together when the time was right," Raph said, "I just hope we can contact each other before then…we don't know how long it's goin' to be."
"We'll find a way." Don said soothingly, "I just…can't believe this happened."
"None of us can." Raph's voice was dark.
"Mikeys going to be a wreck."
"Yeah, but he'll bounce back." Raph said, "He always does." Raph shook his head, "It's Leo that's gonna be the wreck."
"What about you?" Don asked, "How are you?"
"I'm different from Leo." Raph said, "Leo's goin' to be and anal pain in the ass for a long time after this, Don."
"He really let his guard down…" Don said softly.
"We all did." Raph said, "Mikey'll be first to bounce back, as usual, then you, then me, and then Leo…a long time from now."
"I'm glad Splinter's not mad." Don said saidly as their own plane began to move.
"He trusted 'em just as much as we did."
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"How is he doing?" Leonardo asked moving over to his father, and his brother.
Michelangelo lay on his stomach, his arms patched up, his head wrapped and his body bruised. Splinter gave a soft smile, telling his son that his little brother would be just fine. Leonardo gave a sigh of relief and sat next to his sensei who had begun meditating. They felt the plane jerk and begin to move, so they began moving for the pet holdings. Where they would be able to breathe.
"I would feel better about this if we knew where we were going…" Splinter said tiredly.
"We didn't have time to check, but I understand how you feel." Leonardo replied, "I hope Raph and Don will be okay…" He added softly.
"It is a shame we could not travel as family," Splinter said soothingly, "but sometimes in order to save something you care about, you must distance yourself from it for a time."
A/N: There you go, prologue! Chapter One coming up in like ten minutes. Um, please give some feed back on this chapter or you know, the next one!
-- Whispered Lies