Okay, so I finally got the courage to do this. I never really like the way that the 2007 movie ended. I always thought that there wasn't enough closure between Raph and Leo. And I always thought that after the fight on the rooftop, being drugged, and then being unconscious for a few hours, there was NO WAY that Leo was able to be that good in a fight. In my opinion, Leo should have been out for the count.

But that's just me. And so, since I am powerless to change it, I wrote an alternate ending :)

I also don't know what to title it, so for now, the title sticks. If anyone has any ideas, then let me know :)

On with the story!

Disclaimer: The TMNT are not mine. The beginning and the ending of this story are straight from the 2007 movie. I did NOT write them originally. I just borrowed them :)

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Raph, Don, Mikey, Master Splinter, April, and Casey turned around after the giant door blocked the onset of Foot ninja that were about to be right on top of them, cheering. Mikey and Casey high fived, and then did a little dance, while April slapped him on the side.

"Nice work, Jones," she said, smirking and walking away.

Casey ran a hand through his hair, smiling. "I have my moments," he replied, turning around as a gasp ran through the rest of the group.

"Whoa," Raph breathed.

"That must be the swirling vortex, to another world, I assume," Don said.

"Cool!" Mikey exclaimed. "I want one."

The three brothers ran to the many tube-like cages that surrounded the outside of the swirling vortex. Mikey hoisted himself up to peer through the caged window at the top of the tube.

"Leo? That you?" he asked, looking through the bars.

He screamed and jumped back as a gorilla-like creature roared in his face. "Sorry! Wrong cage!" the turtle yelped, scurrying away from the angry beast.

Raph glanced at his younger brother, then peered into the cage next the one Mikey had looked in. "Leo?"

Inside, the eldest turtle sat, eyes closed and breathing slow, completely unaware of what was going on around him.

"I got 'im!" he cried, looking over his shoulder at his friends and family.

"Out of the way, please!" Don said, running over and putting a device on the cage as soon as his brother jumped down and stood back. He hit three buttons on the side of the triangle-like gizmo and one in the middle, making them illuminate green for a few seconds, before blinking rapidly and then exploding, making a hole for them to grab their brother who was contained inside.

Raph hurried forward and leaned inside, putting an arm under his barely conscious brother's and pulled him up.

"Hey there, buddy. Come on, man. Here we go," Raph coaxed, bringing his elder brother out of the cage. He helped him stand up and released him, only to have the blue-banded turtle fall forward after a slight coughing fit. Raph caught him again, helping him keep his balance.

"Raph?" Leo asked, eyes glazed over.

"Right here, Leo," Raph said, still supporting him.

Leo opened his mouth to speak again, only to have another coughing fit. Don stepped forward, trusty duffel bag already open. He had a small pack of gauze and bandages ready. He motioned for Raph to gently help Leo sit, and then kneeled next to them.

"Okay, Leo," Don said. "Tell me what hurts."

Leo tried to focus on Don, but it seemed the elder turtle was having trouble seeing, as he looked at the spot between Don and Raph, eyes scrunched in confusion and concentration.

"My… arm… I think…" Leo mumbled.

Don looked worriedly at Leo, then his friends and family, who were staring at him. Mikey's eyes were wide, and their father was looking at him with a mixture of worry and hope. The same thing could be said for April and Casey.

"Which arm, Leo?" Don asked gently.

Leo looked like he was thinking hard on the question just asked. "Um… my left? And the back of my… neck…"

There was a loud scream and everyone, save for the confused Leonardo, turned their eyes upward as a large man came flying through the air and landed a few feet from where the turtles, rat, and humans were standing. He lay there, unmoving.

Don looked at the rest of his family. "You guys go check that out," he said. "I'll take care of Leo."

Raph nodded and stood up, going with everyone else to see what had happened.

As they all stood around the unmoving man, Don looked over Leo. He found a few small holes where he assumed a needle had been injected, and then on the back of his neck, he found a few more.

"Aw, bro," he whispered. "What did they do to you?"

"Donny?" Leo asked, dazed.

"I'm here, Leo," Don said soothingly.

A startled scream from the nearby group caught his attention and Don looked over. He saw that Winters had awoken, frightening his friends and family. He turned back to see that Leo was out again. Sighing, he set about dressing up his brother's wounds and patching him up.

"You're time is up, Winters," April said to the man.

"Miss O'Neil, I must have hit my head pretty hard. I'm seeing… giant turtles," Winter's said, looking at the sight before him.

"We know what you're up to, Winters. We know about the portal, and we think that's it time that you sent all these monsters home."

It was at that points that the Foot clan was were able to get the doors that were initially blocking their path, open. They flew in like a flock of buzzards on their prey, surrounding the people and creatures in the room.

"I couldn't agree with you more," Winters replied, looking April in the face. "It is time to put an end to this curse that I have brought upon myself, and this world. That is what this is about, Miss O'Neil: Penance. I must return all thirteen beasts, or our curse will continue, and that is a torment, I can no longer bear."

"Then you should be put out of your misery," a deep voice said. Everyone raised their heads and looked up to see the shadow of Aguila, along with the other three generals, approaching.

"Uh… Don? How's it going on with Leo over there?" Mikey asked, glancing quickly over his shoulder at his immediate older brother.

Don shook his head, looking at the scene before him. "Not so good," he replied. "I don't think he'll be waking up any time soon."

"The time has come to re-open the portal, and rain destruction upon the earth."

"Nothing will stand in our way, when we have an army at our command" Gato continued.

"My brothers, I-" Winters tried to reason, but he was cut off by Agulia.

"We are no brothers to you!"

"With one monster still free, the curse will never be broken!" Gato exclaimed.

"And we shall finish what we began all those years ago," Serpiente said. "And we will finally have our victory!"

Aguila looked over his shoulder at Karai. "Join us! Join us, Foot, Clan! Swear your allegiance to us, and no harm will befall you."

There was a pause in time as Karai thought for a minute, and then spoke. "The Foot ninja, is not without honour. We work for Winter's, not you." And then she gave a signal, and the Foot ninjas behind turned and ran out the way they had just come.

"Okay… what does that mean?" April asked, looking thoroughly confused.

"It means we are going to help you," Karai responded. "My ninja will find the last monster. And you will bring back here. Go with them; we will stay and fight with you. With one of your brother's down, you will need someone to fill in for him."

April nodded and followed them out. Casey stood there for a minute, registering what had happened. The he turned and followed his girlfriend out. "I get shotgun!" he cried.

Raph turned to his brother in purple as he took out his sais. "Don, get Leo somewhere safe, and then get back here!"

Don nodded and lifted his brother's arms up, dragging him over the side where he would be safely hidden in the shadows. Then, he returned quickly, aware that his brothers already had their weapons out.

"By the time they return, the portal will already be closed… with you inside it," Aguila threatened, aiming the last part at Winters. The man glared at his former "brother."

"Let's do this!" Mikey cried, and the three of them, along with Karai, lined up and each took a stone general, weapons twirling and aimed. Karai had a single sword.

"Hate to rain on your parade, pal, but we thought we'd even the odds!" Raph said, spinning his sais menacingly.

"We're going to enjoy this," Aquila said, smiling. And he and his brothers and sister drew their weapons and the fight began.

Winters made a move to intervene, but Master Splinter stopped him with his walking stick. "If you please," he said, and Winters looked at him. "They can defeat them. They have faith on their side."

"Let's hope so, because if not, Aquila will use the portal to draw forth an army of evil, and this world will be lost," he said, as a cage was sucked up, swirling, into the vortex before it disappeared inside it forever. He smiled at Splinter. "More beasts. Let's send them back where they belong!"

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... Or do we? O.o

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