A/N: Welp, this is it…

Mikey heard it. Or at least he thought he did. Was his mind playing tricks on him? Was Splinter sending meditation messages to him from the other side? From heaven?

Or was his sensei really alive?

Michelangelo watched as Leo took out his double katana, they shined from the light. His brother was scaring him. Leo had this...look on his face, in his eyes. He wasn't going to let this go. Mikey knew it. His brother was going to go insane on the Foot and Purple Dragon.

"My...sons..." There it was again, this time Mikey definitely heard it.

Mikey listened again, intensely waiting for the voice to return. The others were oblivious to it, but he knew it was there.

"Guys," He tried for their attention. "Guys!"

Don and Raph turned to look at him, but Leo remained on the hunt.

"Guys, there's some one in here." Mikey said as he circled around the pile of fallen concrete.

"It's probably a Foot Ninja, leave 'im." Raph shrugged it off and continued to closer watch Leo, just in case.

"No." Mikey shook his head. "Dudes, I-I think it's...Splinter."

That got Raph's attention back, as well as Leonardo's. The others ran towards Mikey and the pile, picking up and throwing pieces to the side. Dust filled the room. Casey joined in the search.

Soon, a hand was seen. A small brown hand with fur. Leonardo filled with joy and fear. Perhaps it was a dead hand?

Don lifted one more rock and each one of the turtles face lit up to see their master's eyes flutter up to see them. "My sons."

Mikey's tears were gone, and instead he leapt onto the pile, which was very shaky. "Sensei!"

"You're alive!" Don still looked a bit shocked.

Raphael clamped a hand on his brother's shoulder. "You did good Leo, you did good."

Leo could only stare at his master, his eyes filling with joyous tears. He listened as Mikey continued to rejoice in Splinter's return.

"Sensei's alive!" Mikey sang. "Sensei didn't die!"

"You're wrong, Mikey." Leo said, sniffing away tears.

His brothers and Casey looked at him.

"He's not our sensei." Leonardo was very aware of the odd looks given to him from his brothers and friend. Splinter too looked a bit curious. "He's our father."

THE END