A/N: This is the final chapter in this story. I would like to thank you all for your nice reviews so far. I hope you enjoy the ending - I had a blast writing it.

Chapter 5: Pan Fire

It was nearing 7 AM, and they had been on the Sacks estate for well over 6 hours when they heard a large bang, followed by the roar of an engine approaching. With a squeal of tires, there was the sound of doors swinging open, and both Donatello and April could hear the welcome voice of Raphael shouting out his name, and Leo telling him to 'shhhhhhhush' in case there were Foot ninja about.

'DONNNNIEEEE', Raphael roared even louder, and this time Mikey joined him.

'Over here', April shouted, sitting up and crawling over Donatello to get out of the crevice, 'Donatello has broken both his legs, and we had to hide in there all night'.

Suddenly, Donatello felt the strong arms of one of his brothers grabbing onto his shell and heaving him sideways out of the crevice. It was Raphael doing the pulling, and Donatello had time to look up at his worried face and then Leo's before Raph hoisted him up and he passed out from the overwhelming pain which had been almost forgotten for the last few hours.

Epilogue:

Almost a week had passed since the rescue, and Donatello was sitting with his legs plastered and propped up in front of the television awaiting the arrival of his brothers with April, as well as a couple -or four- pizzas and a DVD. So far, he had been lucky enough to avoid punishment, but he had no doubt that once his leg healed he would be in for it in the Hashi.

Donatello had been unconscious for the quick exit off the Sacks estate but had woken up to spend most of the journey with April beside him holding his hand, his brothers glancing at him with faces filled with a mixture of both relief and anger. He hadn't seen April at all in the week since, but he knew she had been busy with her job hunt.

Suddenly hearing voices, Donatello turned to see Mikey jumping down from the high entrance-way with April in his arms, followed by Raph jumping down with an armful of pizzas, and Leo landing gracefully beside him with a stack of DVD's in one hand.

Mikey rushed over and turned the tv on, but Donatello's eyes were drawn to April who moved over to him and plopped down beside him on the couch.

'How have you been?' she asked politely, taking his hand into both of hers, pulling it onto her lap.

'I'm almost healed – I heal faster than a human because of the mutagen in my blood', Donatello told her.

'That's great', April replied with a warm smile, relief clearly showing on her face. 'Sorry I haven't visited'.

'That's ok, I have been quite busy this week anyway', Donatello confessed.

April quirked an eyebrow at him, clearly wondering what he was talking about.

Donatello wasn't about to tell her one of the things he'd been busy with – that of hacking into her computer to ensure that she couldn't research his 'squeaking'.

Raphael slumped into his armchair off to the side, having just come back from a quick trip to the bedroom, and in his large palm was the red slider turtle Donatello had rescued.

'Had to test Spike here', Raphael interrupted, causing her to look over. 'Don reckons he didn't get dosed enough times with mutagen, so he will remain a turtle. So… I'm keeping him'.

As Raphael pulled a leaf from his pocket to feed 'Spike', Donatello explained to April how he tested Spike's blood when they got back, and he didn't detect any mutagen. 'If they had even started the dosages, then it hadn't taken effect', he concluded, 'but Raphael seems quite taken with Spike, and has set up a tank beside his bed to take on the responsibility'.

April beamed at Raphael whom she thought looked adorable for being so caring and protective of such a tiny turtle still no bigger than a two dollar coin.

As Mikey struggled to set up the DVD player without help from Donnie, whose job it usually was, they all tucked into the pizza.

Mikey finally sat down, and as they waited for the initial screens to finish so they could get to the main menu, he snagged a piece of pizza and turned to address April.

'So what did my little sweetcakes do with Donnie while you waited for us to rescue you the other night?' he asked.

'MIKEY!' Leo roared, deplored that Mikey would even ask such a thing. Leo had no doubt that Mikey was jealous, and absolutely nothing untoward had gone on between Donatello and April.

'Ya gotta admit', stated Raph, looking towards April curiously, 'Donnie was the calmest I've ever seen him after an accident. He's usually the world's most trying patient'.

Donnie huffed in offense, and April stroked his hand soothingly as he grew frustrated at his brothers and their probing questions.

'It's alright, guys; it's fine to ask' April replied.

Then, before Donatello could stop her she calmly added, 'I just made him squeak for me all night long'.

All three heads whipped around to stare at Donatello, with eyes roaming down to his hand on her lap. Mouths dropped open. Donnie froze and his blood turned to ice, while his face suddenly burned with humiliation. Mikey dropped his pizza.