For all of the cacophony that built up, there's a strange pause. Raph expects something to come from the ravens, but it doesn't happen the way it usually unfolds. The appearance of the ball of light forces him to skid and break, the color itself warning him that this may be a lot worse.

And it's definitely worse when he realizes Donnie suddenly isn't moving. "Donnie?" His head whips around, teeth grit as he bristles at Maleficent. "What are you talking about, lady? What'd you do to my brother??"

The drop of the order makes him balk, but Aira's visceral reaction encourages the spiking need to protect and catapulting action into his limbs.

"Yeah! What she said!" Raph yells, bull rushing the horned woman at the same time with a sai pointed directly at her, surrounded by a clenched fist. "Better yet, leave 'em both alone!!"