A faint smile crosses the lower half of Raph's face as Donnie recalls the memory, immediately thinking about how often he sparred with his brothers at home. Wondering if they were just as troublesome as they were in this realm. "Bet you guys put in the hours. You held your own out there."

Plus his father sounds just like his dad. There were plenty of odds and ends Splinter had in his possession and Raph only noticed how out of place some of them were once he was older.

The second Donnie looks down, Raph already regrets saying anything about what he and his have been through. At the same time, he needs to tell him. Needs to reassure him despite how awful it is. "Hey," he says, lowering his voice as he gets up, taking a few steps to sit next to his younger not!brother. "You did what you could. That Maleficent lady, she had an unfair advantage." He slings his arm around him, resting his hand on a shoulder as he pulls him in sideways for a hug. "It's normal to be scared. Things are just scary sometimes."

He may not be the best at explaining, but he tries his best speaking from experience.

"When we faced the Krang for the first time, they were too strong for all of us. When dad got hurt bad, I was scared he wouldn't make it out alive. An' when Leo didn't listen or take his job seriously, I was scared he'd get hurt, too."