[and donatello is tempted to keep leo up, to jostle him and use the concussion as an excuse. not out of spite, but just for-
just to make sure.
but leo really does need the rest, and so long as donnie can nudge him every so often and get a grunt out of him, it's fine. so as the van trundles and swerves about, donatello holds leonardo as carefully still as is possible, caging his brother in and holding his head and neck still with april's jacket in his hands. raphael is somewhat awake, glancing over at him and down at leo, obviously desperate for an update but donatello can't give him one just yet.
they finally arrive at the access, thankfully an incline without a ladder so they don't have to struggle through that, and the doors are flung open. raphael shakes mikey awake and starts to reach for leonardo before donatello shakes his head and jerks his chin to a stumbling mikey. the last thing they need is another concussion to deal with if mikey were to faint, which he looks about two steps away from doing. whatever that portal thing was, it must have taken a lot out of him.]
Leo, [don says softly, tapping against his shoulder.] We're going into the tunnels.
no subject
just to make sure.
but leo really does need the rest, and so long as donnie can nudge him every so often and get a grunt out of him, it's fine. so as the van trundles and swerves about, donatello holds leonardo as carefully still as is possible, caging his brother in and holding his head and neck still with april's jacket in his hands. raphael is somewhat awake, glancing over at him and down at leo, obviously desperate for an update but donatello can't give him one just yet.
they finally arrive at the access, thankfully an incline without a ladder so they don't have to struggle through that, and the doors are flung open. raphael shakes mikey awake and starts to reach for leonardo before donatello shakes his head and jerks his chin to a stumbling mikey. the last thing they need is another concussion to deal with if mikey were to faint, which he looks about two steps away from doing. whatever that portal thing was, it must have taken a lot out of him.]
Leo, [don says softly, tapping against his shoulder.] We're going into the tunnels.