As Leo was carried by Mikey, his memories started to come back to him. He finally remembered what led up to this moment...

Past: leo's pov

Being as silent as possible, Leo stealthily made his way into Donnie's lab. He crept towards the unsuspecting brother in purple, Donnie is sitting in a rolling chair in front of his desk...

"Don't even try it Leo." Donnie had said in a stern voice, without even looking at him. Leo froze mid-step before letting out an annoyed sounding groan. "What? How did you know it was me? I was super quiet!" Leo crossed his arms and a pout appeared on his face as he walked over to his brother.

"I didn't need to hear you,since I could see you, idiot." Donnie said in a now amused tone as a small smile tugged his lips before disappearing just as soon as it appeared. "Saw me? Oh! Did you install new cameras around the lab or upgrade the previous ones that needed to be repaired???" Leo said out of curiosity as he places a hand on Donnie's desk to hop onto the edge & sit with his legs hanging off.

With a sigh, Donnie stopped what he was doing to turn & give Leo an annoyed face "No, for once... I saw you in the computer's reflection and-" Donnie seemed to have gone quiet for a sec before his face changed to a shocked one.

"Leo, how did you know I had cameras in my lab? What did you mess with this time?" Donnie spoke before abruptly standing up from his chair to lean closer to Leo, giving him a harsh glare.

Before Leo could get the words out his mouth Donnie cut him off & said "You know not to come into my lab much less mess with anything in here. You could have been hurt or worse! Are you even listening to me!?!".

Leo let out a whine as he was forced to lesson to his older brother who was either lecturing him or scolding him, fidgeting with his fingers as his eyes tried to focus on anything to distract him.

A ruff hand squeezed his left shoulder, bringing Leo back into reality & he looked up again to be staring into his brother's eyes. "Leo, hey focus," Donnie said a bit softer as he noticed the nervousness in Leo's face & body posture.

Taking a deep breath Leo tried to focus before speaking "I'm... I'm fine Donnie, just kinda got a bit... U-um" Leo seemed to forget the words Donnie spoke up once again "Overwhelmed?".

Leo gave a small nod while still looking into his older brother's eyes. "Y-yeah, um... As I said I'm fine now really Donnie " Leo spoke before Donnie removed his hand from Leo's shoulder only to lean back & cross his arms, giving Leo a raised eyebrow to show he didn't believe him.

"Right ~ I totally believe you right now, even after the fact you seem to be almost set into a panic attack" Donnie spoke sarcastically, glaring down at Leo from his slightly taller height.

Leo took this moment to collect himself before his face broke out into a huge grin, hopping off the desk with a leap into his step as he made his way towards Donnie who now was slowly backing up as he advanced towards him.

"Come on don-tron," Leo said with open arms as he continues to advance towards Donnie now having a shit-eating grin on his face from ear to ear "I think someone needs a hug ~!".

Leo then started to charge after Donnie as he tried to avoid Leo's attacks of affection, Leo couldn't help but start giggling as he continued "I just want to cuddle dee, come on~!" he said playfully as Donnie let out a non-threatening hiss back as he dodged his arms.

Upon hearing the door to Dee's lab open, Leo turned to see Mikey lean against the doorway, shaking his head in amusement. "Leo, give Donnie a break, I'll cuddle you if you really want some-!" Before Mikey could finish his sentence, Leo suddenly appeared before tackling him with a hug, which Mikey returned.

Leo let out a squeak in surprise as he suddenly felt mikey pick him up in the hug & turned to leave the lab "Noo -! My revenge, mikey-!!!!" Leo whined as he noticed this & saw Donnie waving them goodbye before he went back to his experiment.

Mikey couldn't help but chuckle when Leo faced mikey again with a pout on his face before he puffed out his cheeks, glaring at Mikey to which Mikey tried his best to not let the smile trying to appear on his lips.

"What's wrong Leo, I thought you liked my hugs & cuddles the best hmm ~?" mikey said playfully towards his littlest brother who was now sticking his tongue out at him in response.

Mikey let out a laugh as he sat down on the couch in the living room now holding Leo on his lap, who was still sticking his tongue out at him. "Oh no~ I would put that tongue away or else someone deserves to be punished," mikey said as a wicked smirk stayed on his face.

Leo's eyes opened wide as he realized what he meant only a little too late as his big brother started tickling his sides, making Leo burst into a laughing fit before he tried to get away but was failing miserably.

Everything in Leo's option was going well today that was until... He heard his eldest brother scream "O-oh shell! Donnie-!!!" & before he could even move or rely, his vision was blinded by a bright white before everything faded into darkness....