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imagionationstation · 10 hours

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Incorrect TMNT Quote:

Casey: You’re your own species! You’re, like, automatically endangered! How cool is that?!

Donnie: That is not cool.

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imagionationstation · 12 hours

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Just a quick FYI, i love your blog and content 😁👏

Keep it up! 🎉

Thank you!

Everyone’s kind words and interest in my silly nonsense is what keeps this blog amazing. Every single like and reblog and random ask from a mystery person or long-time follower gives me dopamine like nothing else. 2012tmnt needs people like you supporting it.

You guys are the best <3

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imagionationstation · 13 hours

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I expanded a bit on the separated au with Shinigami. Here’s extra if you care. I’d love to have your help in expanding this more…if you want to help. No pressure

But here’s basic stuff from my notes app

All turtles are 16 y/o. Leo, and Mikey are raised by Splinter. Raph is raised by Casey’s family. Donnie is raised by Shredder, than later “kidnapped” and raised by Shinigami.

While exploring the sewers together, Raph and Donatello were swept up by a flood or something and were separated. Raph is found by Casey’s family after they thought it was hurt and lost child. Donnie is found by Shredder.

Shredder over works Donnie, with both his tech stuff as well as training. He’s also juts an asshole. Shinigami becomes Karai’s friend and sees how Shredder is treating Donnie and sneaks him home with her. Karai is distraught and betrayed that her friend took her brother. But Donnie left willingly and is doing great with Shinigami’s family. He’s even taught Magic by them.

After learning about the (idk) Donnie and Shinigami return to NYC where they meet Splinter, Leo, Mikey, April, Casey and Raph (who has already been told what happened and all that).

Donnie begins staying with Splinter and everyone though he does visit Shinigami (‘s family) quite often or at least he video calls.

He helps them fight Shredder, but tends to struggle when fighting karai (as he still typically sees her as his sister, though estrange).

B-days and zodiac: (I chose random dates. Idk remember when their actual b-day is)

Leo - February 10th - Aquarius

Raph - April 2nd - Aries

Donnie - August 13th - Leo

Mikey - October 11th - Libra

Turtle Species:

Leo - Red-Bellied Cooter

Raph - Red-Eared Slider

Donnie - Red-Eared Slider

Mikey - Golden Thread Turtle

Heights:

Leo - 5’4

Raph - 5’4

Donnie - 5’7

Mikey - 5’2

“Donnie begins staying with Splinter” How dare you split up the family. They raised him like their own and Shini made him her familiar and this is the thanks they get? His brothers can be the ones to do videos calls, you monster. /playful /joking

I imagine Shini stays in New York when he does. So she basically just enters the series earlier and makes herself a part of the family. Then Karai sees both of them and is like, “Leo, we cannot be friends until Shini gives him back” and Leo’s just “This is between you two, m’kay, I will do a lot for you but I have no control over that one.”

I love imagining that Donnie can do some of the stuff Shini can do (but she has the natural talent, obvi) like appearing out of nowhere and acting like he’s been standing in the room the whole time (the brothers can’t decide if he transports, is invisible, or something else entirely) and it always catches his brothers off guard.

How on earth did Splinter manage to adopt three different turtle species of the exact same age. Did he do that on purpose? Interrogate the pet store about all their ages to pick-and-choose possible pets? I mean, I know this is an unnecessary line of thought but I’m thinking it anyway.

Casey and Shini tolerate each other. The “my little brother evidently has an extended family that we had no idea about and I’m okay with that as long as the other family remembers that he was mine first” vibes are shared between them and it leads to rooftop conversations and bonding. Shini still won’t teach him magic, tho.

Donnie would die for that cat.

Headcanon lore: He actually almost does.

Other headcanon: Raph has the hardest time getting Donnie to like him until he gets cat toys. She had a hard time adapting to new surroundings and she relaxes for the first time in weeks.

Donnie instantly has a favorite brother.

Donnie: This is my only friend. I love her more than life itself.

Mikey: Oh, neat! Mine tastes better.

Donnie: What.

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imagionationstation · 18 hours

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random idea I had.

so y’know those role swap aus? Where like…Mikey’s the serious leader, Raph’s the tech guy, etc etc.

what would it be like if we added April and Casey?

like…swap Donnie and Casey? Or something like that? Idk bro. It’s a random idea I had lol

Role swap AU: An AU where characters swap their roles for a period of time with the subsequent story exploring how plot events alter, diverge, or stay the same because of this swap.

So…

I’ve never been one for role swap au’s tbh. I think there was only one that ever caught my attention, but the characters were so insanely on point that I could envision the show in my head. In all the body swaps that I’ve read, it’s Splinter being like “ya’ll could benefit from being in someone else’s shoes. Here’s what we gonna do”

I prefer a character being forced to manage in another’s brain/body for some time. There’s so much potential in those 🤩

What are April and Casey’s roles?

I suppose Casey is more muscle, but April seems to tilt between brains/muscle as it pleases her. She absolutely wants to be seen as a warrior, but she works with Donnie in his lab during research and making connections and whatnot.

“Added April and Casey” implies that the role swap includes everyone, so just swapping Donnie&Casey feels shortsighted. (I don’t mean that to be offensive in any way. I’m thinking outloud.) We could give Casey’s role to Donnie, but with the wide group of people, I feel like Donnie’s role should go elsewhere. If that makes sense?

Yk what April’s taking Leo’s role, I’ve decided. Not because “haha she’d probably be bad at it” but because I think she’d find a potential to be a leader when given the chance and that would be neat.

Mikey can take April’s place bc it would give him the chance to be more involved in things. “You never question April when she says she has a feeling about stuff! “You always let April help out in the lab!” “You let April check out leads solo!” He wouldn’t care that she’s a human or that she has psychic powers. She got to when it came to helping the team so that’s what he gets to do.

Raph can take Mikey’s role because he deserves to know what it’s like for his main role on the team to be bait. He can’t always fight mutants head on because he has to keep them busy so his brothers can take the baddy down. He can’t protect his brothers because he’s meant to headed in another direction. That would drive him nuts. (I’d think it’d be cute if he demanded to know how Mikey could stand it and Mikey’s all chill like “I just trust that my big bros have it covered like they always do” and then he’s utterly humbled.) He’d also be put in the position of having to be the “face man” (of sorts) and make friends with optional allies. Stop being grumbly and glaring for five minutes to hold a conversation. It’ll be his ultimate struggle.

Casey can take Raph’s role because it’s basically his role except he’s not able to play the loner game anymore. The fam always kind of lets Casey do his own vigilante thing during the series, but now that’s not allowed. And Raph makes it very clear on day one. His job is to be by their side when something big is going down. And if being the leader’s second is the way to accomplish that then he has to deal. He can complain, he can whine, he can make the leader’s life impossible- but he has to be there when they need him. PERIODT.

Donnie can take Casey’s role because he deserves to not have to be a big part of the game for five minutes. There’s no monumental role, no impossible task, the fate of everything is no longer on his shoulders- he can just, fight. And when not on the field, he can do as he pleases. He’s not expect in the lab, in the dojo, in any kind of strategy planning- he can pick one or he can hang out. He can snack, he can videogames/shows, he can read comics, he can run away the surface- he has essentially free range when he’s not actively on a mission. (The only downside is that he actually does like having people rely on him and look to him for answers. He likes keeping his hands busy with purpose. And punching baddies 24/7 gets kinda old.)

Leo can take Donnie’s place. He’d be the most capable of taking on the role of genius since there have been scenes where he pays attention to his brother because the mission depends on it. He admits to helping out in the lab on occasion, or he’s seen with Donnie discussing blueprints, and he’s probably the most likely to be able to actually listen to Donnie’s written instructions or notes and not blow up the lab because he got frustrated or decided to wing it. (Plus, Leo should see the kind of stuff Donnie has to deal with on a daily basis.)

But anyway. That’s just my thoughts on the matter.

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imagionationstation · 1 day

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Well I didn’t notice this but since I’ve been given permission

I think 2012Bishop was a fun take and I wish we could have gotten more of him because he was really interesting and cool and a sweet heart who is nothing but helpful and constantly has the turtles backs even when they break into and attempt to steal from a military area that they are absolutely not supposed to be at or stealing from.

I’ve loved him since he showed up and stalked the boys from his sleek vehicle before leaving an alleyway image as an introduction knowing FULL WELL that he looked like one of their biggest enemies ‘cause he’s a theater kid who rides alligators away from the massive explosions that he causes because ships are for losers

He’s nothing like 2003 but that’s what makes him perfect

Hehe. I have unpopular opinions that I keep in a safe underground in a haunted forest because most of the 2012TMNT community would murder me without hesitation and bury my body where no one would find it for simply contemplating them. I feel like a rebel

#I’ve had so many people get SO mad at me for this #you may think it’s not a big deal but ig people care deeply #i am not allowed to like him but I DO HE’S GREAT so take that #tmnt 2k12 #tmnt 2012 #tmnt fandom #teenage mutant ninja turtles 2012 #2012 bishop #bishop tmnt #tmnt utrom #2012 utrom

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imagionationstation · 3 days

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this is a dumb au I really wanna make for the soul reason that I love Shinigami

so basically…

separated au.

Leo and Mikey are raised by Splinter. Raph is raised by The Purple Dragons. And Donnie was originally raised by Shredder and is later raised along with Shinigami. Cause I love them both and there’s not enough Shinigami out there.

It’s just a dumb lil au I have that I need to expand on.

Plz don't feel like you gotta respond :)

I hope you’ll forgive me because I’m about to overthink this way more than absolutely necessary because that’s who I am.

Shini is great. She deserved more screen time.

Wait I’m a fanfic writer why haven't I fixed that-

“Donnie was originally raised by Shredder and is later raised along with Shinigami-”

DID SHINI’S FAMILY- LIKE- KIDNAP HIM???

DID THEY LIBERATE THE ABUSED TURTLE!?

IS SHINI’S FAMILY ACTUALLY AWESOME?!

NO, wait, even better- Shini came into Karai’s life long enough to kidnap her brother. She’s a sneaky child, but we don’t have any proof that she’s evil. She just vibes. It fits her profile, I’ve decided.

An eight-year-old Shini just comes home one day holding hands with an anxious green child with a shell like, “I HAVE A BROTHER NOW” and her parents go with it because they’re used to her doing as she pleases and Donnie (maybe a year or two younger) goes with it because Shini and her parents were nicer than the Sakis ever were.

*OKAY SO THE WIKI SAYS THAT SHINI LEARNS MAGIC FROM HER FAM WHICH COULD EXPLAIN HOW SHE MANAGED TO KIDNAP HIM SO YOUNG- (Is it kidnapping if he goes willingly?)

AND DONNIE IS NOW FAM TOO

MAGIC WITCHCRAFT DONNIE ANYONE???

If anyone asks, Donnie is her Kappa familiar. Her family is weird and the Japanese are superstitious so absolutely no one questions it.

(He still tries to stay out of sight.)

How does he get back to New York tho? 🤔

I can’t imagine Raph being raised by the Purple Dragons. Those dude can barely crime- raise a kid? Nah. Naaaaah.

I can imagine some crazy things but THIS?

Okay, okay. I’ll give it a try.

-I tried and it didn’t work. I failed you. The cringe is real.

Purple Dragons of another series, maybe, but 2012? Nah. Nah.

Now, to clarify. I’m NOT saying it’s a bad idea. I’m NOT saying I dislike the idea. And I’m NOT saying you shouldn’t play with this idea to your heart’s content. Totally do it. Absolutely go for it!!!

The prospect amuses me. I’m just not built for that level of imagining. As it is your AU, I will leave that up to you. *salutes*

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imagionationstation · 3 days

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I’m sharing this with you cause none of my friends like Tmnt and I wanna share this.

Two of my dumbest headcanons.

Both Raph and Donatello are HUGE musical theatre fans. Raph’s favorite is Heathers, Little Shop of Horrors or Sweeney Todd. Donatello’s favorite is Hadestown, Be More Chill or Nerdy Prudes Must Die.

I like to imagine Raph is huge on self-care and has a skin care routine that’s like…20 steps (maybe not that but it’s a lot lol) and when his brothers are having a hard time (ex. Donnie stays in his lab too much, and doesn’t take care of himself, Leo is feeling down maybe about Splinter etc etc) he forces them to do a self-care day with him.

idk I think these are silly lol

It’s so ironic that you’re commenting about having to share your stuff elsewhere because the people around you don’t get it because MAN I have had a night. Let’s just say that being the only person you know with an interest in something can be difficult.

I love dumb headcanons <3

My favorite part is how difficult they are for me because I am the poster board of every meme of everything needing to make sense:

If anything feels SLIGHTLY off in my headcanons, my brain makes stalling noises. BUT THESE AREN’T MINE.

So take that brain.

I enjoy a few musicals, but I haven’t heard of half of the ones that you listed, so I wouldn’t know for sure if it would be up their alley or not. It’s amusing to imagine them sitting in Donnie’s lab, trading musical preferences to see which ones match up. Their brothers will never heard the end of it when they do. 🤣

NAH WAIT. I can’t get the image out of my head of them tied up as Raph helps them “relax.” One of the few ways that he knows to say “I love you you need to take care of yourself” is by sharing what he enjoys, even if they don’t care. He will make them care.

THEY WILL BOND.

And the worst part is somehow it always works.

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imagionationstation · 4 days

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Hey you guys have been mentioning a love for Donnie books

I have a suggestion for an underrate story in progress 👀

something's lurking...

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imagionationstation · 5 days

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Incorrect “A Foot Too Big” Quote:

The Finger: I’m going to kill one of you, and I’m going to let you guys decide who that’s gonna be…

Mikey: You’re not going to make us pick-

Donnie: You can kill me. Just let him go.

Mikey: And if you kill him, you’re going to have to kill me too.

Donnie: *frazzled* Well, no- cau- no, if he’s willing to die; I’m willing to live. I just thought I’d step- *looks at him* What are you doing?

Mikey: We won’t let him get away with this!

Donnie: He’s going to get away with it… Double now.

Mikey: Well, if you’re going to live, I want to live too

Donnie: *more confused about the semantics to be concerned with the danger* You can’t go back on what you just said. If you’re willing to die, who cares what happens to me? You’ll be dead.

Mikey: But what if there’s, like, an afterlife we go to together?

Donnie: We are so not getting into this right now…

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imagionationstation · 5 days

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Am I really going to be the first author to write an A03 2012&Rise crossover where Leo&Donnie get thrown into another universe and find everything different and weird and kinda depressing and have to rely heavily on each other for some normalcy while dealing with the dysfunctional family they’ve found themselves stuck with until they can get found/go home?

Huh?

No, I meant 2012Leo&Donnie in the Rise ‘verse, obvi.

What could possibly make you think otherwise?

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imagionationstation · 6 days

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Heyo! I'm the person that wrote that one-shot about your's and ellestrade's au! I'm not sure if you read the comments I made on your comments, but in case you didnt I wanted to come into the ask box and just say thank you for leaving such a playful comment! I'm glad we got to bounce ideas off each other and that you had fun with the fic!

I also wanted to ask: Would you be okay if I post this on my AO3? I’m also asking ellestrade and I would link the credits to you guys’ posts and accounts (if that’s okay with you). I tend to loose fics if I leave them on Tumblr and I like to keep proper organization of all of them in ao3. But only if you’re comfortable with it. I know fan ideas and boundaries can be hazy area sometimes.

But yeah! Thanks again for the fun dude! (also feel free to answer private or dm if you don't want your answer to be out in public. I don't mind it being out there, but I want to make sure your comfortable as well!)

GASP. I know you!

I did read it, but I am about as good at answering Reblogs or responding to Mentions as I am with Asks. My favorite part about myself is that I either have very little to say or I absolutely can’t shut up. You received a Neko who can not shut up. Good for you 🤣

(Kinda why I don’t answer Asks immediately when I get them. Sometimes I WANT to rant but don’t have the brainspace/time. I refuse to answer an Ask in two sentences. If I ever do that, I promise you that I’m exhausted beyond belief or it’s not me.)

ANYWHO

As long is credit is given where credit is due, feel free!

You wrote it. You absolutely reserve the right to share. I can see where you’re coming from. Very wise course of action. If I didn’t write so little on here that tags organize them well enough, I’d probably do the same thing. Honestly, I think I do have a story or two on both platforms. I tend to bounce stuff around 🤔

#imagionationstation #IS Asks #tmnt fanfiction

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imagionationstation · 7 days

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HE'S JUST A SAD CHILD, YOU SEE

Comic belongs SOLELY to @cupcakeslushie!

Song by Lydia The Bard

I'm just adding to it's greatest with vibes and music. Literally couldn't think straight until I made this video. Go check it out!

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imagionationstation · 8 days

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Ooooh, gotta love it when people think of you <3

I appreciate the thought, @invisiblehoodie14, @lordshroom, and @visible-bread! Now time to go invade one-to-many inboxes

In order:

Reading/Writing

2012TMNT

My music playlist of the week

TMNT in general

All variations of cats 🐈🐈‍⬛

No Pressure Tags for my chosen peeps:

@nitghowl1600 @shantechni @craacked-splatters @cry1ng-at-m1dnight @raphaelesbian @ellestrade @maddys-nerd-blog

@donatellokinnersinner @disastertwins9000 @xxlea-nardoxx

fun ask game thingy

List 5 things that make you happy, then ask this question to the last 10 people who liked/reblogged stuff from you

i love ask games !!! >.> these aren’t in order or anything but yea

i didn’t really know if i could list actual things or people so i’m doing both 💪💪💯 (sorry)

people: my mom, my siblings, my boyfriend, my friends, and my cousin 👅👅

things: drawing (except when i SUCK ASS), music, going out, sunsets/sunrise (they’re basically the same thing i’m squishing them together LOL), and my little interests 👶😙🧏🤫

now it’s time to pass it on 🤑 @goopyskele @cherryscvre @gothmomsforever @leeyacy @that-one-enby-ranger @coquettejohnny @terminally-outsiders-obsessed @rileyh20 andd ummm widewy that’s it

thanks gangie 🤓🤖

#imagionationstation #tmnt fandom #Already doing likes/reblog for a different ask so Imma just choose humans instead because Imma cheater <3

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imagionationstation · 9 days

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One of the Many Weekly Conversations between my Writing/Research Selves

Honestly, though. Imagining the two of them having a conversation like this while Donnie is obliviously his lab working on helping an injured Mikey surrounded by blueprints of things to keep them alive and safe is hilarious to me 🤣

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imagionationstation · 10 days

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Screaming Into The Void

Maybe I’m just tired, but I have to air this out before I take out this frustration on real world problems and people who don’t deserve it.

Maybe I’ll regret it. I dunno. Just-

Okay. Look. I get it. I get it! I get that a wholesome Lou being an endlessly supportive and devoted father is some of the the best, most fluffiest writing ever and I can’t help but bookmark that kind of material every time because MAN it’s a fluffy take on his character and I FEAST on it- BUT! BUT!

That. Does NOT. Make. IT CANON.

For those in the back-

THAT. DOES NOT. MAKE. IT CANON.

Random AU? Absolutely. Creative iteration? You go for it!

Ten years in the future type AU where you acknowledge that he’s made mistakes but he’s trying? Full support!

I swear to you now, I eat that kinda character development up.

But the second- THE SECOND- that you act like he’d make a better father to the 2012 kids than their own dad? During canon series events or even just a few months after the movie? Acting as if he has never been neglectful and has zero faults while entirely making him the opposite of canon because “the 2012 need a better dad who lets them be brothers instead of soldiers” like WHAT?

I promise. I am burning that book. (Mentally, obvs)

You wanna fix it? Tell us you have an AU Lou who would better take care of them. That you’ve created a Splinter based on your favorite parts from the Rise Splinter that they deserve. Even go as far as claim that the brothers will immediately realize how much less ignored or belittled they feel under the AU Lou’s care.

But DO NOT act like you’re writing a canon character.

Watch the shows. Both of them.

And stop pretending that Lou is everything that Yoshi should be.

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imagionationstation · 10 days

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Okey-dokey :)

We've all talked about Leo and his affinity with being thrown through windows, but has anyone else notice how frequently Raph get eye trauma?

#wdym I took it to literally #Its a pirate raph #cant be more clear in a request than that #2012 tmnt #2012 raph #raph hamato #raph tmnt #raph 2003 #tmnt raph 2012 #raph 2018 #rise raphael #rise raph #rottmnt raph

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imagionationstation · 10 days

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so I would like more ideas on the whole “2012 Donnie ends up in prison dimension” au thing.

if you don’t have any it’s completely okay!

just maybe…how are the 2012 turtles (and Splinter) holding up? And how would the 2018 turtles react when 2012 Donnie has to go back home? Does he? Or does he stay? I think it’d be fun if their were two alt endings. One where 2012 Donnie stays in the rise universe and one where he doesn’t. Idk

Srry I’m yappin’ lol

Oh, don’t worry. I’ve been poking at this AU all day.

I have, like, five scenes overlapping each other. Because I’m normal.

*ahem*

“So what if instead of merely erasing him, she decided to put him somewhere that no one could ever reach him? A dimension from where things are known never to return? A place where April could never get him back without her assistance?”

Lil’ miss overpowered demon would have wanted April to know that she shipped Donnie off somewhere instead of outright murder. Then, she could hold it over her head you need me to get him back to prevent her from ever shattering the Crystal. But considering that’s blackmail and April knew that the longer that freak was in her brain, the more likely it was that she’d obliterate New York- well, she was determined to find Donnie back without her help.

And so April assures that brothers that he’s alive. And they immediately begin a search ✨

I’m sure that there would be a lot of tension, fear, and worry, but they KNOW he’s alive out there somewhere, (probably suffering if Za-Naron’s vague taunts were true), so they’re going to get him back, and the sooner the better. *Insert car chase music*

And the best part is that the 2012brothers have never actually been separated for more than a few hours. Like, in any episode.

Imagine days apart not knowing if Donnie is even alive.

At least they have each other. Donnie, on the other hand…

I think how the Risebrothers react to their arrival to bring Donnie home would depend highly on how long Donnie remains with them. However, it’s not through an “we adopted him” standpoint.

Remember, Leon and Donnie were stuck in a crippled dimension for weeks. They were barely surviving, avoiding Krang at every turn, convinced that they’d never see their families again. Leon would have told Donnie about the prison dimension’s purpose and how no one could ever risk coming. How his family had to see to it that no one ever came through for the sake of everyone in his dimension.

They had to live with that knowledge for a time period that probably felt like an eternity.

A seed of doubt was planted and they coped in different ways.

Donnie, keeping them both alive and his flickering hope burning through each passing moment, holds to the stubborn belief that if they wants to make it out, he only needs to, “Try harder.”

And Leon, willing to fight for Donnie but unwilling to surrender to the pipe dream of getting freed, assists the fight with a timid, but unbudging, “It’s not about me.”

Then, when they get out, their perspectives will be entirely different.

Leon will be home, but a part of him, the part that was counting down the minutes ‘till he dies, will still be in the prison dimension.

Donnie will be safe, but everything in him, every minuscule cell in his being that prayed for release, will be yearning for home.

So, we have two options. And no, I do not believe one of them involves him permanently living in the Rise verse. (Many apologies.)

Option one: Angst ending (They find him fast.)

Okay, so, if the 2012brothers were to arrive within days of Donnie getting free, I have no doubt that a desperate Donnie would go home without a second of hesitation and Leon would lose his anchor. He’d be stricken at the thought, aware of how much Donnie needs to leave, crippled under the looming weight of that sacrifice. He only suffered lived so Donnie wouldn’t be alone in that hellhole nightmare, and now Donnie is abandoning him leaving.

He’d be stiff, silent, barely managing a weak “okay” when Donnie shares the news. The conversation distracts anyone from really noticing his state of mind. It’s only once the 2012 gang leave the room that Raphael makes the mistake of touching his shoulder. After they barely calm a flash-back induced panic attack that leaves him wheezing and pale, crying and bleeding on the floor where he’d attempt to flee from them, the Risebrothers decide that they can’t let Donnie walk out. Raphael and Michael are torn, because Donnie needs the familiar sights of home as much as Leon needs Donnie, but Don has no such limitations. I almost want to say the same for Lou. He sacrificed the world for his kids. This is nothing.

As you can imagine, family fights for custody never go well.

Option two: Happy Ending (Finding him takes time)

If the brothers were to arrive several weeks/month or so into the future, long enough for Leon to readjust to society and no longer need Donnie as a reminder that he’s home and not completely delulu in the brain, it would go much smoother. Obviously, Donnie would be more desperate than ever to get home. The kind of desperate that leaves him broken in their arms when they finally appear, promising through sobs that he tried so hard to get back to them he did he swears he never stopped he tried-

And considering the Risebrothers don’t have a single cruel bone in their body, they wouldn’t hesitate to let him go home. He’s welcome any time, of course, and Leo makes him promise to find a way back during one, big goodbye squeeze, but they accept that right now, he needs to go. Donnie kept their brother alive and helped truly bring his scattered brain home. Why shouldn’t they return the favor?

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