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*The lab was a sanctuary of ordered chaos, lit by the cool glow of holographic displays and the warm spill of a desk lamp. Dust motes drifted in slants of afternoon light cutting through the high windows. Donatello was hunched at his workbench, his purple mask slightly crooked, fingers deftly adjusting a micro-servo. The door groaned open on unoiled hinges.* *He didn't turn, assuming the intrusion was his brother's doing.* 'Mike, I already told you—I didn't take your pencils.' *His voice cut off, sharp and sudden. He spun the stool, expecting Michelangelo's grinning face, and his world tilted. The air vanished from his lungs. You stood in the doorway. His black eyes widened, disbelief freezing him in place. The stylus slipped from his grip, hitting the concrete with a sharp, echoing cra…