Today was my first day of college and WOW! It's so different, but I seriously loved it.

R&R please!

"Come on, Raph! We need to hurry!" Leo slowed his pace ever so slightly to turn and shoot a pointed look at his younger brother. The sky was brightening with each passing moment, and each second the chances of being seen were even higher; it was stressing him out a lot. Mikey was still staring at the turtles on Raph's shell with wide, amazed eyes. Donnie was on his other side, rolling his eyes at Leo's urging.

"I can't go any faster," Raph grumbled, and he waddled awkwardly after them. The twins had fallen asleep soon after leaving the lab, and Raph was doomed to waddle to keep the children hoisted up and asleep.

"Don't you just love having your hands free?" Donnie snickered, and he and Mikey exchanged low high-threes, ignoring the annoyed looks on their older brothers.

"Just you wait," Raph threatened, as quietly as he could. One of the twins shifted, burrowing its head further into his neck, and Raph grew quiet again, his gaze darkening in a promise to Donnie.

"Look," Leo breathed a sigh of relief. "We're almost there."

"I've never been so happy to see a manhole cover in my entire life," Raph muttered, watching as Leo lifted the cover. "My arms are killing me."

Leo snorted. "I'm sorry you're the one who was determined to show off your prowess with kids." He hopped down the hole, leaving Mikey holding the cover behind.

"Who knew Raphie-poo would be so good with kids," Mikey cooed, and he ignored the glare Raph shot him. Donnie helped Raph gingerly make his way into the bottom, hearing the thud as Raph dropped and was steadied by Leo. In a flash, the last two jumped down, the only sign of life the glint of sets of blue and brown eyes.

"If we're lucky, Splinter won't be up yet," Mikey said hopefully, and Donnie snorted, shaking his head.

"Are you kidding? He's probably been sitting in the dark waiting for us for hours."

"We're totally screwed," Leo moaned, and for once, Raph had to agree. Leo paused, holding up a hand that lightly brushed across the twins' shell to stop Raph from moving forward. "Wait," he whispered, voice more hushed than before. "Is Master Splinter-"

"BOYS!" An uncommon, angry roar echoed off the sewer tunnels. The turtles winced; Splinter was very annoyed. Or worse, pissed the shell off!

Leo looked back to his siblings and nodded his head to wave them on.

"Shell no, Leo!" Raph cursed. "You are going first. You're the leader, as you love to remind us so much."

Mikey nodded his head wisely. "Can't argue with that, bro." Leo scowled, but he turned and marched hesitantly through the door; his brothers trudged in behind, filing into a line from eldest to youngest. The light flicked on, and Master Splinter was standing before them, towering above. All four wore matching sheepish smiles.

"Do you even realize how late you are? It's dawn outside!" Splinter lectured, and Leo lowered his gaze bashfully, and Mikey shifted his footing. "Explain," he ordered, voice eerily calm. His gaze swept over onto the two-headed turtle still asleep in Raph's arms.

"Well," Leo said, rushing to explain, "we were on-"

"Raphael!" Splinter interrupted, gaze narrowed and fixed. Raph's gaze snapped up in a heartbeat, startled, eyes wide. "Why do you have... two children in your arms?" Raph chewed on the inside of his cheek, and Splinter clamped his eyes shut, pinching the bridge of his snout. It was obvious he was trying to remain calm. "Please... please tell me they are not yours."

Leo stepped forward to explain, hands held out in a conciliatory motion. "But Sensei, they're-"

"Enough, Leonardo." Splinter held up a hand to silence him, and Leo clamped his mouth shut, exchanging looks with Raph. "I would like to hear this story from Raphael."

"Donnie - somehow - stumbled upon another Kraang headquarters. I dunno, he tried to explain how he found it, but I wasn't really listening." Raph shrugged, and Donnie looked a little offended standing next to him. "So, of course, we infiltrated it, obviously-"

"Obviously," Splinter repeated drily. Leo crinkled his beak at Raph's lack of eloquence.

"We infiltrated it to shut it down. But what we didn't know was that there was a mutagen lab on the inside. By the time we got there, the Kraang had completely demolished the lab, so we couldn't take anything." He shifted his grip on the twins, grimacing. "It looked like the Kraang were trying to make more turtles. We found these guys underneath all the rubble. They were the only two left alive."

Mikey shuddered, and Splinter let out a heavy sigh, anger slowly draining away. "I see. My sons, I am vey sorry you had to witness what was in the lab. I can only imagine, and I wish you never had to. However, I am glad you were able to save the children, even if it was just these two."

"They're actually kinda one," Mikey spoke up. Splinter turned his gaze to him, and Mikey shrugged, throwing out an arm wildly. "See? One shell."

Splinter blinked, and he turned back and stepped closer, bending down to get a better look. His eyes grew wide. "Donatello?"

"I've never seen anything like it, Sensei. I mean, I knew that occasionally a rare two-headed turtle might be born in the wild, but it is incredibly rare. And I haven't even been able to examine them yet; they refuse to let go of Raph. We don't know their lifespan, how old they are, if they're hurt in any other ways. They're old enough to understand us, but they haven't shown signs of talking. And as far as I can guess, I'm guessing their DNA was taken from Leo or Mikey. Or both. I don't know yet." He threw his hands up in frustration. "We'll just have to try again in the morning."

Leo and Mikey both blinked and stepped back, shocked at the fact that these children might share some of their DNA. Splinter stroked his beard.

Raph grunted, trying to lift up the twins again. "Can I go sit down now?" he complained. "They're heavier than they look." Without really waiting for a response, he trudged over to the couch and tried to lower the twins down. However, they refused, one whimpering in their sleep, the other tightening their hold around his neck. Raph groaned, instead just sitting back slowly until they were still lying on his stomach.

From a distance, the rest of his family watched in silence. "Well," Donnie said, looking at Leo with a raised eye-ridge. "This changes things."