Here's the conclusion! Sort of…

Epilogue

Don's POV

I couldn't help but smile at the pouting eleven-year-old as I rewrapped her arm. I had been fussing over her ever since she had returned to us, and boy did she HATE it. I mean, I know that she was okay, but clearly, I was still worried. If I asked her how she was feeling, she'd roll her eyes and say, "The same as when you asked two seconds ago, Doctor Don." I didn't ask THAT frequently.

But right now, nothing could dampen my mood. You see, I knew something D didn't…

"Awww, come on, kid." I said sweetly, "Aren't you excited to see Leo's surprise?"

She sighed, "I AM, so stop wrapping me like a mummy so we can go!"

I chuckled, "Impatient, much? But you are done, so…" I didn't finish before Dani jumped down and ran out the door of the farmhouse, calling, "LEEEEOOOOOOOO!"

I ran after her, and saw her jumping around Raph and Leo, saying, "Canwegocanwegocanwe…" Raph placed a hand over her mouth as he and Leo chuckled at her, "Chill, lil sis. Yea, let's get in the van."

She jumped into the van, and the rest of us followed. I was driving, Mikey had shot gun, and Raph, Leo, and Dani were all in the back. Master Splinter, Casey, and April were waiting at the 'surprise'.

Dani looked around at us impatiently and asked, "So, what's this big surprise?" She turned to Leo expectantly, knowing that he is incapable of saying no to her.

Leo smirked, "Well, you know how, for the last three weeks, we've been living in the farmhouse since our lair was trashed?"

Dani winced, "I MIGHT have noticed, yea."

Raph sighed, "If we have to tell you ONE more time that it wasn't in ANY way your fault, Dani…"

Dani sighed back at him, "ANYWAY… Leo?" She snapped her head from Raph to Leo.

"We obviously need a new home." Leo explained, "It's just not safe for us to go back. So, we've been looking around…" He trailed off and covered Dani's eyes.

As I turned the corner into an alleyway, we all jumped out of the van, Leo helping a bouncing Dani.

We jumped into the sewers, and walked a few feet. I held the switch to a secret door and laughed, "Ready, Leo?"

Leo nodded, "Okay, Dani. One, two, THREE!" He shouted as I pulled the switch and Leo uncovered Dani's eyes, revealing our new home.

Dani gasped. "This is AWESOME!" She and Mikey ran to look around. Sensei, April, Casey, Raph, Leo and I all laughed as our two youngest family members explored the house. Mikey excitedly showed Dani her room, our rooms, the kitchen, the living area, the dojo, and the entertainment center.

Dani walked over to us beaming, close to tears even, and said, "This is mega cool, bros, how did you do it?"

Raph smirked, "Three weeks of ninja stealth, recovering stuff from the old lair, and MAJOR heavy lifting."

Leo smiled, "So, you like it, honey?" Dani nodded and threw her arms around first him, then all of us got a hug.

"Thanks, big bros." We all hugged her back and Mikey said, "Yeah, and Don already hooked up the movie system, so to celebrate, let's have a party!"

Dani grinned and nodded. The two of them, Raph, and Casey all ran, calling out various movies titles and genres.

April, Splinter, Leo, and I lingered a moment, and I blurted out the question in my head, "Do you guys think it's over?"

Sensei looked down and sighed, "No, my son. I fear that it has only begun. Not only must Danielle master her powers" we all gazed longingly at the little girl who was jumping on Raph, smiling like she didn't have a care in the world, "But I believe that he will return for her."

Leo stepped forward, "Well, it doesn't matter, because no matter what happens, we will do WHATEVER it takes to protect Dani. The Shredder may be strong, but our family is stronger." He smiled at me, "Now let's try to savor our current victory and have some fun. No sense watching them have all the fun. "

My oldest brother winked and, as we ran over to our siblings, I couldn't stop myself from thinking of not only the challenges that lay ahead… but also of the victories yet to come.

Hun's POV

The Foot tower was, fortunately, only moderately damaged. It was my master I worried for.

The Shredder had been out for weeks since his defeat. I had been ruling the Purple Dragons, and Karai the Foot clan, in his place. We were currently having a… discussion regarding our next move regarding the turtles.

"We MUST destroy them all!" I snarled, slamming my hand on the desk. Karai didn't flinch, "We haven't a clue where they are. And the young girl and her family are NOT my prime concern right now."

Suddenly, a voice behind us said, "You will MAKE it your concern starting now, Karai."

WE both turned to see the Shredder in all his armored glory, looking as deadly and calm as ever. "We WILL find the girl and the turtles."

I smiled smugly at Karai, and turned to bow to my master, "Yes, Master Shredder."

"And this time", he grabbed a coffee mug from the table, "None of them will leave here ALIVE!" He crushed the mug in his hands.

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