Silent Partner

Donatello's Role
Overall Involvement - Major

Leo crashes in unconscious through a window in April's apartment, where he is surrounded by his worried brothers. Don asks if he's okay, to which Raph says he's alive, but barely. Foot soldiers enter through the window. Don tells Splinter and April to take Leo, and that he and his brothers will protect them. While Leo is too weak to lead them Donatello mostly takes control of the situation.

In the ensuing battle, Donatello is knocked to the floor. Foot soldiers lunge at him, and he evades with his staff and uses it to toss them away. He later tells Splinter and April to go find a way out and to bring Leo. Splinter deduces the Foot have the building surrounded, so he tells Don and Mikey to help Leo, April and himself downstairs while Raph covers them. Don then sternly tells Raph just to cover them, and "no heroics", in anticipation of his rash behaviour.

On their way downstairs, April is attacked. Mikey protects her and Don asks if everyone's okay. Mikey leads Don and rest down some steps, telling everyone to come on. Don spots some Foot soldiers hiding under them, so he hits them with the range of his staff and tells Mikey to get them. Mikey scouts ahead and Don asks him what he sees, but it's too dark. Don enters the room after Mikey and Raph. When the light turns on, the Shredder joined by an army of Foot soldiers are revealed. Casey Jones who was established in the Raphael one shot is there to help, and Don asks who he is.

Don fights with his brothers, bashing one soldier in the face with his foot and batting another. He even takes a crack at the Shredder, whacking his staff on his helmet. But the end of his staff snaps on impact and the Shredder kicks him away. Don smashes into a shelf and then fights back against the Shredder. April and Splinter find a way out the back, so Don tells Casey and the turtles that they're leaving.

They manage to escape, but April's apartment bursts into flames. Don shields his eyes at the sight. Casey drives them out of the city and to a house in the countryside.

Quotes

 * "What happened!!? Is he alive ...?"
 * "The Foot!"
 * "Master Splinter, April--! Grab Leo--we'll cover you!"
 * "Splinter, April--take Leo and go for the stairway ...we'll follow when we secure this floor! Looks like the junk shop is our best way out!"
 * "Just cover us, buckwheat--no heroics! Got it?!"
 * "Holy!!!"
 * "Yikes--everyone O.K?!"
 * "Jackpot!"
 * "How's it look, Mike?"
 * "Who ...?!"
 * "Wrong!"
 * "You forgot one thing--our teamwork!"
 * "Definitely!"
 * "Hey, guys--we're outta here!"