And then there was one

The same day that Leo and Raph woke up captured in Shredder's pad, Michelangelo woke up not long after nine and sauntered into the kitchen. Don appeared soon after. "Morning, Don," Mikey said.

"Hey," Don said. "You seen Leo and Raph? Unusual that the coffee machine isn't on."

"No, I haven't. Maybe they're sleeping in."

"Leo never sleeps in and if Raph is still asleep, we'd hear him. You know how loud his snoring is."

"You have a point." Alarmed, they checked out their brothers' rooms. Finding no one, Mikey said, "What do you think happened to them?"

"Leo spoke of taking Raph up country for a few days. Their relationship's been taking strain and he hoped a few days alone together would give them time to talk. Maybe that's where they've gone."

"Maybe we should call them to be sure?"

"Nah. If it's true, they won't want to be bugged."

"I don't care. I need to know they're okay, Don. I have a funny feeling that something bad's happened."

"Fine, but if Raph's pissy, don't blame me."

Michelangelo dialled Raph's number, but getting only voicemail, he sighed. "Nothing, Don. Voicemail." He left a message and said, "Don, I hope they're okay."

"I'm sure we have nothing to worry about, Mikey. They're probably fine. Let's have some breakfast."

The turtles breakfasted. Then Mikey said, "Maybe you're right, Don. I'm worrying for nothing. They'll contact us when they're ready."

Two hours passed. Don went to his lab and Mikey read his comic books and tried not worry, but he couldn't shake the uneasiness he felt. He went to Don's lab and said, "Don, even if Leo and Raph wanted some alone time, they'd have left a note, a message, something so we wouldn't worry."

"You're right, Mikey."

"Something must have happened to them. I think they've been captured and can't contact us. Maybe by Shredder. He's been quiet lately, which is unusual."

"So what do you suggest we do?"

"I'll go out..."

Mikey's phone rang. The caller ID said private number. "Hello?" Mikey said, answering it.

"Greetings, turtle," Saki said.

"Canhead."

"Now, now, be civil, turtle. I have two things you want. If you want to see them alive again, come to the corner of 5th and Main at an abandoned warehouse."

"An abandoned warehouse. How cheesy. Can't you villains be original?"

"Enough wise cracks, turtle. Meet me there in one hour. I'll be waiting."

After Saki had disconnected, Mikey swallowed hard and relayed to Don what Saki had said. "We have to go there, Don."

"Could be a trap."

"Yeah, but we have to go. If we don't, Raph and Leo will die. You know that Leo's expecting, Don."

"I didn't know," Don said, widening his eyes in shock. "Does Raph know?"

"I don't know. But no time to talk. We have to go."

Don and Mikey hopped onto their sewer jet skis and made their way though the sewers until they came to the manhole just under the area Saki had mentioned. They parked the jet skis and went topside. "How many months along is Leo?" Don asked quietly.

"Only a couple of weeks. Hurry, Don."

They walked towards the warehouse and went inside. "Hello?" Mikey called.

"So you made it," Saki said, appearing from behind a large crate. "I have something special for you." He was holding some kind of weird weapon. It looked like a gun." Saki pressed his hand on it and pulled the trigger. Mikey and Don dodged the rays Saki was directing at them, but while Saki was keeping them busy, they failed to see Bebop and Rocksteady standing above them at the top of the stairs. They fired, too, hitting Mikey and Don and they collapsed in a heap on the ground.

"Victory," Saki said. "I have all four now. Haha haha. For once you morons did something right."

"Do we get a reward?" Rocksteady asked. "A day off?"

"After we've taken these reptiles back to my place, I want you and Bebop to take my son out. He's never seen the city and I want you to escort him. Can you do that and keep him out of trouble?"

"No, boss. I'll clean my room. Anything but that." Rocksteady disliked kids, especially Troy, who always managed to outsmart him and made him feel stupid."

"That's an order, cretin. Buy him whatever he wants." Saki handed over his credit card. "And have him home by five. If you can manage that, you'll get a day off."

"And when are you going to do turtle damage?"

"Tonight."

The villains loaded the turtles into their van and drove back to Saki's mansion. Going down into the dungeon, they deposited the two passed out turtles into two cages. "Hahaha. My collecton's complete," Saki thought triumphantly. "The reptiles are mine to play with as I please and I have some fun games in mind. Hahaha. When I've killed them, I'll hang their shells on my wall as a souvenir