Movie. From 27:45 to 38:56. Obviously discounting the parts Donnie wasn't there for.
The scene starts with Donnie holding onto a Mikey, April is supporting a currently dazed Splinter, and Casey Junior is looking disheartened. Which is when a flying pod arrives and lands between them. Its large and colored red. When it opens, its Leo who comes stumbling out, looking extremely scared and panicked.
Wait, Leo?
"Where's my other pod?" Donnie asked. Pod > Family safety > pod missing > family missing > where pod? = Where family?
"Where's Raph?" Mikey asked right after.
Right, simplify-
"I mean, where's Raph?"
Leo doesn't respond at first, focusing on Casey.
And then lunges at him, Mikey and Donnie quick to grab him.
"Did you know this would happen? Why didn't you tell me?" Leo demands and it is taking BOTH Mikey and Donnie to hold him back. Its clear that Leo is absolutely enraged and its a shock because Leo is never this mad.
"What are you talking about?" Asks a shocked Casey.
"Easy! Leo, what's going on? Where's Raph?" Mikey asked, trying to sooth and concerned.
"Leo, what happened to Raph?" Donnie asked. The confusion is starting to turn to fear as Leo shoves off Mikey and Donnie's arms, looking ready to throttle Casey.
"Leonardo?" Splinter says and that is the thing that stops Leo short. Full name from dad is always listen time.
"They. They got him," Leo finally says.
"You left Raph?" April asked, shocked.
"He left himself!" Leo insists and even Donnie can recognize the amount of anguish on his face. "He used hi pod to save me, all because I went after this stupid thing!" Leo explains, shoving a carved cylinder into Casey's arms. The pod, his pod, the pods he made for his family, the pods Donnie gave Raph special permissions for to make sure everyone got out, but he didn't-not like this-
Not that Donnie has time to focus on the rush of guilt because Leo is certainly having a time.
"You got it! Nice," Casey said, his own relief obvious.
Also obviously not the thing to say. "'Nice?' They captured Raph!" Leo snaps and then he turns accusatory. "He's from the future! He knew this would happen!"
Now its Casey's turn to be defensive. "No, I didn't! This didn't happen in my time! We changed the past, and you got the key. That means there's still a chance to stop them!" And defensiveness turns to hope for future boy.
"No, we have to save Raph. Come on," Leo insists, stepping away from everyone as he draws his swords.
Oh no. Oh no, Leo is absolutely off the rails. "Leo, wait," Donnie said. He's mad, he's absolutely furious, he's never seen him like this.
"If you won't come, I'll go myself," Leo said and swings his swords, trying to portal. There's flicking light on his blades and around Leo that seems somewhat painful, and the portal doesn't happen.
"We've lost our mystic powers," Donnie reminds him.
He's worried, he's scared for Raph, Leo is so angry, they have an enemy they can't defeat, they don't even have their mystic powers, most of his tech is still in shambles from the Shredder, their resources are so lacking-
He can be the voice of reason, because that is way too much feeling and it all slips into the void easily enough. Logic. Rationality. At least someone is.
"We don't have a plan!" Mikey adds.
"We don't need a plan. Remember, 'I'm the greatest ninja the world's ever seen,' his words," Leo says, pointing to Casey briefly between swings of his swords to try and portal.
"Shouldn't we talk about this before we run off all half-cocked, willy-nilly, pell-mell?!" Donnie insists.
"Look, I keep being told I'm doing this hero thing wrong, but I got the key, didn't I? I get results, so now we're doing it my way," Leo said, still angry, stubborn, domineering.
"My son, listen to your team," Splinter said, reaching out to grab Leo's hand, to try and calm him. "This is not about you."
"They made it about me when they took my brother!" Leo snaps, utterly blowing off Splinter as he turns and throws a sword into a desk. Which...well, that is definite proof no one is talking Leo down. They don't ignore sincere and earnest Splinter. The level of rage Leo has to be at to blow off Splinter is very unprecedented.
"Trust me, I got this," Leo insists, walking away from Splinter, grabbing his sword, and heading for the garage. "Donnie, you're driving." Donnie looks to Mikey. Neither one of them thinks this is a good idea, but Mikey is looking for him to make the call on what they're doing. There is an understanding, a feeling of being used to this at this point.
...Leo is going no matter what, there is no choice, but to go. Plan or no plan, so Donnie turns to follow Leo and Mikey comes with, Donnie putting his hand on his back, an offer of comfort. They'll figure it out.
They head to the garage, Casey joining them shortly after. So there is a brief look around the new lair, which is an abandoned subway station. There are boxes everywhere. While some things have settled, they're clearly still moving in.
They get to the garage and Casey is quite impressed with the turtle tank and no matter how worried or afraid Donnie is, he can ALWAYS brag about his baby.
"What is this thing?"
Donnie laughs a little maniacally. "Hold on to your gluteus maximi!"
They go tearing into the street. "The turtle tank, baby! Its how we roll in the past. I mean, the present? I mean...ugh, time travel is confusing," Mikey said.
Donnie glances to a screen on the dash, and reaches out to project a holographic display. "They're on the move. According to the subcutaneous tracker I put on Raph-" Donnie starts.
"Wait," Leo started. "Does that mean you put trackers on all of us?"
Everyone is looking at him. Oh.
He hadn't planned on them finding out about that fact during such an intense scenario. Hm. This seems like a bad time?
"Nnnno?" They're still looking. "Nooooo? Of course I did-" he looks to the road, still clear. Looks back to them, oh that is definitely some judgement faces. "-n't?" ....
Change the subject, this is not a now conversation.
"Based on their trajectory, they're headed..."
"To the tallest building in the city," Casey finished.
"That's right. Metro tower," Donnie confirms.
"I heard the story so many times as a kid, but I never thought...'and behold, from their perch atop New York City, the Kraang ripped open the sky itself. What came out was terror, and what rained down upon us was worse than death.'" Casey repeats.
Good lord. No pressure, right? They could handle this. They could handle this.
H-hahaha.
"They told that to kids?! Man, the future is harsh," Mikey said.
"Well, I'm not gonna let that happen. We need to get into Metro Tower without being spotted? We'll take the subway tunnels," Leo said.
"Subway tunnels don't offer much in the way of an escape if we need it," Donnie said, re-engaging with the situation. "Are you sure about this?" They needed to escape last time. He didn't even have time to collect his escape pods. Getting trapped underground wasn't ideal.
"Yeah, maybe we should-" Mikey started.
"Guys, we're doing it my way. Remember?" Leo said, domineering again.
Donnie meets Mikey's eyes again. He sees Mikey's worried. He's worried too. This is stupid and reckless and dangerous, but this is definitely 'learn the lesson the hard way' for Leo.
Either they got through this, or Leo's anger cracked and he would listen.
Even if its hard to be sure he would. Leo isn't ever this domineering. Usually when he wants them to do something, he finds the way to say things that are convincing, oddly reassuring, gets into a groove until they no longer think about actually listening and are just doing. This is-
This is more like Raph.
Well, if Raph stopped listening, because he was fairly good at that, usually able to determine what they were saying was of value even when he was angry with them.
...
Hm.
Donnie still drives underground the first chance he gets, heading towards the tower.
"See? Smooth sailing. We'll have Rpah in no time," Leo said.
"I hope he's okay. How are we gonna find him once we get there?" Mikey said aloud, worried.
"I have a lot of questions regarding 'once we get there,'" Donnie said. Like how they're getting Raph out, are they going to fight the Kraang, what kind of situation are they walking into, what's been done to Raph? He's alive, the tracker tells him that much, but why did they keep him alive?
"Relax guys. We'll do what we always do. Ninja in, ninja their faces, ninja out," Leo said.
"That's exactly how you free all those families from the Kraang labor camp!" Casey said excitedly.
"Yeah, that sounds like me," Leo said.
No, that still sounds like Raph. Point A to point B. Leo may say simple, may even start there, but his plans usually starts throwing in the other letters pretty quickly if A to B isn't viable and he's pretty quick to understand when it isn't viable.
What in Tesla's name was Leo doing?
"In the future, you guys are beyond amazing! The mystic power you're able to harness from within are on a whole other level," Casey said.
Does he try to figure out what is happening in the steel trap that is Leo's mind?
Or does he find out what he's been doing in the future?
Future sounds less stressful.
He engages autopilot. "Of course! How have we not asked about my future? Don't let me down, I'm expecting big things from me! How many Nobel prizes do I have? No, don't tell me, I wanna be surprised," Donnie asked, moving around Casey like an excited puppy.
"Donnie, you were the most brilliant, innovative mind of all time," Casey said.
Not a present thought, an overlay, a delayed realization in hindsight.
Were were were were were were were were-
Donnie preens. "I'm shocked, I am. Go on, continue to meet my expectations," Donnie said.
"What do I do in the future?" Mikey asked hopefully.
"You are the most powerful mystic warrior the world has ever known. With those two hands, you sent me back in time," Casey said.
"Wow," Mikey said, extending his hands as if to try.
"Actually, there is something I should tell you," Casey started.
Until the turtle tank suddenly stop and Donnie smacks face first into the windshield.
...ow.
"Auto brake, engaged," the computer version of his own voice said.
"Wow," Leo said as Donnie pulls back from the windshield with a grunt. The space in front of them is covered in goopy viney pink tentacles. "Think we're in the right place?"
"Looks like the Metro Tower station is on the other side of those vines," Donnie said, checking the map and Raph's tracker.
"Great, let's hoof it," Leo said.
Is he serious?!
"Through the disgusting, drippy slime jungle?" Donnie demanded, only to get an incredibly annoyed and irate look from Leo. They're STILL on this then and Donnie sighs. "I know, I know. Leo knows best! But I'm not sharing my hand sanitizer," Donnie protested with an eyeroll, following the others out. Activating lights form his battleshell as they step out into the dark.
"Feeling a lack of rush, in this rush hour, right?" Leo said. Well, at least he's making SOME kind of joke.
"I don't know, Leo. Something feels...off," Donnie said. There is that feeling of being observed. He's sure he's catching movement from the corner of his eyes.
What happened to all the people?
Then Mikey jumps on him, pulling a small yelp from Donnie. "Don't worry! I won't let us die. I'm a mystic warrior," Mikey insisted, trying to sound hopeful.
"'I feel better already,' he said without a hint of sarcasm," Donnie said very sarcastically.
"Look, the stairs. Sneaking in from below was the right move. Those slimeballs will never see us coming," Leo said, and at least now he's getting back to his usual arrogant air instead of the rage he's been at for most of the trip.
Except as Leo says that, a whoooooole bunch of eyes open up along the wall behind him.
And suddenly the stillness is gone as everything starts moving. There are eyes and vines are lashing out everywhere around them. They're doing their best to fight them, swinging weapons, but the numbers are not going down.
"I knew this was a bad idea!" Donnie protests.
"Leo, there's too many! We should go back!" Mikey yells.
"No, we're gonna get to those stairs!" Leo declares and oh, great, the aggression is back.
"Leo, we're not gonna make it! We have to turn back!" Donnie shouts. Every time they strike something down, another slimy tentacle appears to lash out at them. They simply do not have the fire power for this. If Raph was there to bulldoze, or if he had any heavy duty tech available, but they simply didn't have the ability to take on these numbers without mystic powers with their resources!
And that's if there isn't more INSIDE the building, where are the people?!
"We push forward, get Raph, that's final!" Leo tries to just push his way through.
Damnit Leo, he was supposed to see reason by now!
Only for Leo to be thrown back down to them and a larger vine separates Donnie and Mikey from Leo and Casey.
And now they get to see the Kraang aren't just vines, but in fact parasitic. A subway car has been turned into a monster, the whistle echoing in the tunnel as it looks to Leo and Casey.
Mikey gasps and is on his feet. "Mystic hands!" Mikey yells, trying to do whatever it is Casey thought he could do and Donnie looks to Mikey in horror. He doesn't know what he's doing, he doesn't know how to make it work-
The train turns to them and Mikey's powers still aren't working, and its coming for them-
Donnie shoves Mikey down, throwing himself on top of him as the train comings crashing down.
Donnie buckles under the weight, catches himself on his arms, forces himself to stay up just above Mikey through pure adrenaline, keep Mikey safe keep Mikey safe keep Mikey safe is the only thing running through his mind as he hears metal and fiberglass groan and grind and buckle against his back, a familiar, horrifying pressure at his back.
He's going to feel it, piercing, horrifying metal in his back, the web of bones breaking, but he needs to give Mikey enough space to survive-
But the train pulls back up again. He hears Leo screaming their names, feels the remains of his battleshell fall of his back, the armor lasting just long enough for the train to think its done its job for the moment.
His limbs are shaking, his back aches, but its intact. He's still in tact.
"Oh no, Donnie, your soft shell!" Mikey said, fear on his face. "You're exposed!"
Donnie moves off him, his body aches, and he feels his back and yeah, his battleshell is completely wrecked, fully fallen off. And he may be stronger than most beings-
But what they're dealing with, his natural enhancements aren't going to be enough, and they both know it.
Then the Kraang realizes they AREN'T dead and there comes more horrifying tentacles and Mikey is grabbing his arm. "We have to find shelter!"
They run back to the tank, Donnie making sure Mikey was on first before following him inside, slamming button to close the door. Only to see a tentacle get cut off and explode in a gooey mess.
Well, at least all the fear and stress and pain just gets to be an overwhelming bout of nausea. "Keep it down, Vomitello. Keep it down, Donnie!" He tells himself, as the tank shifts into the air with a groan.
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Leo Goes Feral
The scene starts with Donnie holding onto a Mikey, April is supporting a currently dazed Splinter, and Casey Junior is looking disheartened. Which is when a flying pod arrives and lands between them. Its large and colored red. When it opens, its Leo who comes stumbling out, looking extremely scared and panicked.
Wait, Leo?
"Where's my other pod?" Donnie asked.
Pod > Family safety > pod missing > family missing > where pod? = Where family?
"Where's Raph?" Mikey asked right after.
Right, simplify-
"I mean, where's Raph?"
Leo doesn't respond at first, focusing on Casey.
And then lunges at him, Mikey and Donnie quick to grab him.
"Did you know this would happen? Why didn't you tell me?" Leo demands and it is taking BOTH Mikey and Donnie to hold him back. Its clear that Leo is absolutely enraged and its a shock because Leo is never this mad.
"What are you talking about?" Asks a shocked Casey.
"Easy! Leo, what's going on? Where's Raph?" Mikey asked, trying to sooth and concerned.
"Leo, what happened to Raph?" Donnie asked. The confusion is starting to turn to fear as Leo shoves off Mikey and Donnie's arms, looking ready to throttle Casey.
"Leonardo?" Splinter says and that is the thing that stops Leo short. Full name from dad is always listen time.
"They. They got him," Leo finally says.
"You left Raph?" April asked, shocked.
"He left himself!" Leo insists and even Donnie can recognize the amount of anguish on his face. "He used hi pod to save me, all because I went after this stupid thing!" Leo explains, shoving a carved cylinder into Casey's arms.
The pod, his pod, the pods he made for his family, the pods Donnie gave Raph special permissions for to make sure everyone got out, but he didn't-not like this-
Not that Donnie has time to focus on the rush of guilt because Leo is certainly having a time.
"You got it! Nice," Casey said, his own relief obvious.
Also obviously not the thing to say. "'Nice?' They captured Raph!" Leo snaps and then he turns accusatory. "He's from the future! He knew this would happen!"
Now its Casey's turn to be defensive. "No, I didn't! This didn't happen in my time! We changed the past, and you got the key. That means there's still a chance to stop them!" And defensiveness turns to hope for future boy.
"No, we have to save Raph. Come on," Leo insists, stepping away from everyone as he draws his swords.
Oh no. Oh no, Leo is absolutely off the rails. "Leo, wait," Donnie said. He's mad, he's absolutely furious, he's never seen him like this.
"If you won't come, I'll go myself," Leo said and swings his swords, trying to portal. There's flicking light on his blades and around Leo that seems somewhat painful, and the portal doesn't happen.
"We've lost our mystic powers," Donnie reminds him.
He's worried, he's scared for Raph, Leo is so angry, they have an enemy they can't defeat, they don't even have their mystic powers, most of his tech is still in shambles from the Shredder, their resources are so lacking-
He can be the voice of reason, because that is way too much feeling and it all slips into the void easily enough. Logic. Rationality. At least someone is.
"We don't have a plan!" Mikey adds.
"We don't need a plan. Remember, 'I'm the greatest ninja the world's ever seen,' his words," Leo says, pointing to Casey briefly between swings of his swords to try and portal.
"Shouldn't we talk about this before we run off all half-cocked, willy-nilly, pell-mell?!" Donnie insists.
"Look, I keep being told I'm doing this hero thing wrong, but I got the key, didn't I? I get results, so now we're doing it my way," Leo said, still angry, stubborn, domineering.
"My son, listen to your team," Splinter said, reaching out to grab Leo's hand, to try and calm him. "This is not about you."
"They made it about me when they took my brother!" Leo snaps, utterly blowing off Splinter as he turns and throws a sword into a desk.
Which...well, that is definite proof no one is talking Leo down. They don't ignore sincere and earnest Splinter. The level of rage Leo has to be at to blow off Splinter is very unprecedented.
"Trust me, I got this," Leo insists, walking away from Splinter, grabbing his sword, and heading for the garage. "Donnie, you're driving."
Donnie looks to Mikey. Neither one of them thinks this is a good idea, but Mikey is looking for him to make the call on what they're doing. There is an understanding, a feeling of being used to this at this point.
...Leo is going no matter what, there is no choice, but to go. Plan or no plan, so Donnie turns to follow Leo and Mikey comes with, Donnie putting his hand on his back, an offer of comfort. They'll figure it out.
They head to the garage, Casey joining them shortly after. So there is a brief look around the new lair, which is an abandoned subway station. There are boxes everywhere. While some things have settled, they're clearly still moving in.
They get to the garage and Casey is quite impressed with the turtle tank and no matter how worried or afraid Donnie is, he can ALWAYS brag about his baby.
"What is this thing?"
Donnie laughs a little maniacally. "Hold on to your gluteus maximi!"
They go tearing into the street. "The turtle tank, baby! Its how we roll in the past. I mean, the present? I mean...ugh, time travel is confusing," Mikey said.
Donnie glances to a screen on the dash, and reaches out to project a holographic display. "They're on the move. According to the subcutaneous tracker I put on Raph-" Donnie starts.
"Wait," Leo started. "Does that mean you put trackers on all of us?"
Everyone is looking at him.
Oh.
He hadn't planned on them finding out about that fact during such an intense scenario. Hm. This seems like a bad time?
"Nnnno?" They're still looking. "Nooooo? Of course I did-" he looks to the road, still clear. Looks back to them, oh that is definitely some judgement faces. "-n't?"
....
Change the subject, this is not a now conversation.
"Based on their trajectory, they're headed..."
"To the tallest building in the city," Casey finished.
"That's right. Metro tower," Donnie confirms.
"I heard the story so many times as a kid, but I never thought...'and behold, from their perch atop New York City, the Kraang ripped open the sky itself. What came out was terror, and what rained down upon us was worse than death.'" Casey repeats.
Good lord. No pressure, right? They could handle this. They could handle this.
H-hahaha.
"They told that to kids?! Man, the future is harsh," Mikey said.
"Well, I'm not gonna let that happen. We need to get into Metro Tower without being spotted? We'll take the subway tunnels," Leo said.
"Subway tunnels don't offer much in the way of an escape if we need it," Donnie said, re-engaging with the situation. "Are you sure about this?" They needed to escape last time. He didn't even have time to collect his escape pods. Getting trapped underground wasn't ideal.
"Yeah, maybe we should-" Mikey started.
"Guys, we're doing it my way. Remember?" Leo said, domineering again.
Donnie meets Mikey's eyes again. He sees Mikey's worried. He's worried too. This is stupid and reckless and dangerous, but this is definitely 'learn the lesson the hard way' for Leo.
Either they got through this, or Leo's anger cracked and he would listen.
Even if its hard to be sure he would. Leo isn't ever this domineering. Usually when he wants them to do something, he finds the way to say things that are convincing, oddly reassuring, gets into a groove until they no longer think about actually listening and are just doing. This is-
This is more like Raph.
Well, if Raph stopped listening, because he was fairly good at that, usually able to determine what they were saying was of value even when he was angry with them.
...
Hm.
Donnie still drives underground the first chance he gets, heading towards the tower.
"See? Smooth sailing. We'll have Rpah in no time," Leo said.
"I hope he's okay. How are we gonna find him once we get there?" Mikey said aloud, worried.
"I have a lot of questions regarding 'once we get there,'" Donnie said. Like how they're getting Raph out, are they going to fight the Kraang, what kind of situation are they walking into, what's been done to Raph? He's alive, the tracker tells him that much, but why did they keep him alive?
"Relax guys. We'll do what we always do. Ninja in, ninja their faces, ninja out," Leo said.
"That's exactly how you free all those families from the Kraang labor camp!" Casey said excitedly.
"Yeah, that sounds like me," Leo said.
No, that still sounds like Raph. Point A to point B. Leo may say simple, may even start there, but his plans usually starts throwing in the other letters pretty quickly if A to B isn't viable and he's pretty quick to understand when it isn't viable.
What in Tesla's name was Leo doing?
"In the future, you guys are beyond amazing! The mystic power you're able to harness from within are on a whole other level," Casey said.
Does he try to figure out what is happening in the steel trap that is Leo's mind?
Or does he find out what he's been doing in the future?
Future sounds less stressful.
He engages autopilot. "Of course! How have we not asked about my future? Don't let me down, I'm expecting big things from me! How many Nobel prizes do I have? No, don't tell me, I wanna be surprised," Donnie asked, moving around Casey like an excited puppy.
"Donnie, you were the most brilliant, innovative mind of all time," Casey said.
Not a present thought, an overlay, a delayed realization in hindsight.
Were were were were were were were were-
Donnie preens. "I'm shocked, I am. Go on, continue to meet my expectations," Donnie said.
"What do I do in the future?" Mikey asked hopefully.
"You are the most powerful mystic warrior the world has ever known. With those two hands, you sent me back in time," Casey said.
"Wow," Mikey said, extending his hands as if to try.
"Actually, there is something I should tell you," Casey started.
Until the turtle tank suddenly stop and Donnie smacks face first into the windshield.
...ow.
"Auto brake, engaged," the computer version of his own voice said.
"Wow," Leo said as Donnie pulls back from the windshield with a grunt. The space in front of them is covered in goopy viney pink tentacles. "Think we're in the right place?"
"Looks like the Metro Tower station is on the other side of those vines," Donnie said, checking the map and Raph's tracker.
"Great, let's hoof it," Leo said.
Is he serious?!
"Through the disgusting, drippy slime jungle?" Donnie demanded, only to get an incredibly annoyed and irate look from Leo. They're STILL on this then and Donnie sighs. "I know, I know. Leo knows best! But I'm not sharing my hand sanitizer," Donnie protested with an eyeroll, following the others out. Activating lights form his battleshell as they step out into the dark.
"Feeling a lack of rush, in this rush hour, right?" Leo said. Well, at least he's making SOME kind of joke.
"I don't know, Leo. Something feels...off," Donnie said. There is that feeling of being observed. He's sure he's catching movement from the corner of his eyes.
What happened to all the people?
Then Mikey jumps on him, pulling a small yelp from Donnie. "Don't worry! I won't let us die. I'm a mystic warrior," Mikey insisted, trying to sound hopeful.
"'I feel better already,' he said without a hint of sarcasm," Donnie said very sarcastically.
"Look, the stairs. Sneaking in from below was the right move. Those slimeballs will never see us coming," Leo said, and at least now he's getting back to his usual arrogant air instead of the rage he's been at for most of the trip.
Except as Leo says that, a whoooooole bunch of eyes open up along the wall behind him.
And suddenly the stillness is gone as everything starts moving. There are eyes and vines are lashing out everywhere around them. They're doing their best to fight them, swinging weapons, but the numbers are not going down.
"I knew this was a bad idea!" Donnie protests.
"Leo, there's too many! We should go back!" Mikey yells.
"No, we're gonna get to those stairs!" Leo declares and oh, great, the aggression is back.
"Leo, we're not gonna make it! We have to turn back!" Donnie shouts. Every time they strike something down, another slimy tentacle appears to lash out at them. They simply do not have the fire power for this. If Raph was there to bulldoze, or if he had any heavy duty tech available, but they simply didn't have the ability to take on these numbers without mystic powers with their resources!
And that's if there isn't more INSIDE the building, where are the people?!
"We push forward, get Raph, that's final!" Leo tries to just push his way through.
Damnit Leo, he was supposed to see reason by now!
Only for Leo to be thrown back down to them and a larger vine separates Donnie and Mikey from Leo and Casey.
And now they get to see the Kraang aren't just vines, but in fact parasitic. A subway car has been turned into a monster, the whistle echoing in the tunnel as it looks to Leo and Casey.
Mikey gasps and is on his feet. "Mystic hands!" Mikey yells, trying to do whatever it is Casey thought he could do and Donnie looks to Mikey in horror. He doesn't know what he's doing, he doesn't know how to make it work-
The train turns to them and Mikey's powers still aren't working, and its coming for them-
Donnie shoves Mikey down, throwing himself on top of him as the train comings crashing down.
Donnie buckles under the weight, catches himself on his arms, forces himself to stay up just above Mikey through pure adrenaline, keep Mikey safe keep Mikey safe keep Mikey safe is the only thing running through his mind as he hears metal and fiberglass groan and grind and buckle against his back, a familiar, horrifying pressure at his back.
He's going to feel it, piercing, horrifying metal in his back, the web of bones breaking, but he needs to give Mikey enough space to survive-
But the train pulls back up again. He hears Leo screaming their names, feels the remains of his battleshell fall of his back, the armor lasting just long enough for the train to think its done its job for the moment.
His limbs are shaking, his back aches, but its intact. He's still in tact.
"Oh no, Donnie, your soft shell!" Mikey said, fear on his face. "You're exposed!"
Donnie moves off him, his body aches, and he feels his back and yeah, his battleshell is completely wrecked, fully fallen off. And he may be stronger than most beings-
But what they're dealing with, his natural enhancements aren't going to be enough, and they both know it.
Then the Kraang realizes they AREN'T dead and there comes more horrifying tentacles and Mikey is grabbing his arm. "We have to find shelter!"
They run back to the tank, Donnie making sure Mikey was on first before following him inside, slamming button to close the door. Only to see a tentacle get cut off and explode in a gooey mess.
Well, at least all the fear and stress and pain just gets to be an overwhelming bout of nausea. "Keep it down, Vomitello. Keep it down, Donnie!" He tells himself, as the tank shifts into the air with a groan.