MIKEY'S POV

You'd pretty much wonder how I ended up in the newly rebuilt TCRI with a bunch of new (they look the same, honestly) Kraang people who locked me in this chamber.

I'd pretty much say that it's my fault. But let's not get into that.

Well I guess we could start this long tale with that one stormy night. Not exactly the stormy night you'd imagine with a lot of strong winds and all that. It was more of just lightning and thunder. Rain was hard, sure. But other than that, the most noticeable things on that night were lightning, thunder, and us. And by us, I mean me and my bros.

Normally, we wouldn't go out for patrol on a weather like this. But ever since our father's death and the discovery that the Triceratons have been working with a newly built Kraang army (wonder what happened back in Dimension X and outer space), we've been training and patrolling nonstop. And it kind of sucks when you have Leo for a sensei and leader. I don't even know when was the last time I played one of my games in my T-Phone, even for at least thirty seconds. Meals were always being prepared and eaten in the dojo during training. Even I, who has a lot of energy, am starting to get tired.

Now here's the thing about me.

I may have "accidentally" discovered what I really was when I was around six or seven. It was a secret that Sensei and I have kept between ourselves. And he was the only one who actually helped me control it.

It may sound weird but I have psychic or spiritual powers.

I'm not even kidding here. I don't know where they came from. Sensei and I were just looking for scraps of worms and algae when this huge metal thing just fell into the sewers and I suddenly blocked it with some of my weird powers so it wouldn't hit us. The next thing I knew, it went flying outside.

Of course, Sensei was shocked and worried and so was I. I didn't even know that I could do it! It was crazy. Master Splinter ended up rushing us back home so he could do some research. And I remember Sensei saying that he couldn't understand what it was either. Then he told me that we were going to have secret training for this and it kind of stopped when my brothers and I started going out. The last thing Sensei said about these kinds of things is that I need to conceal it all in. People can do terrible things to me if I do. And I don't think my brothers can understand.

I mean, I was captured for a reason.

Wait. We were talking about what happened before I ended up here, right?

Oh! Sorry, dude. I usually jump from one topic to another without even finishing the first one.

Where was I? Right.

So obviously, I hid my powers because I didn't want my brothers to get all freaky on me. It actually hurts hiding them in. It's like something's eating your guts and who would do that? That's just gross! But yeah. It really hurts just to hide them in. Back when Sensei was alive, I could just release it all in special training. But with everything that's happened, hiding them all in was so hard. Probably when nobody's around me, I'd just discreetly lift anything with my powers. Anything, really. Even a rock would do. But with Leo's harsh training, it's becoming worse and I needed to find a way to release it.

But if there's one thing I mastered in Sensei's training, it's the power to hide the truth.

April would've already known, considering that she's a crazy psychic. But for some reason, I have this ability to block some powers other psychics can do to me. One of which is going into my actual psyche. That's why, even up to now, despite going into my brain, my bros still don't know the truth. I made an imaginative world to cover up the real things going on in my head unconsciously. That's also why the Squirrelanoids only saw pizza in my psyche as well. Even my brain is hiding behind a mask. And as long as that mask does not break, all is good.

Anyways, Leo spotted some Foot soldiers going into the bad side of town. So he yelled, "Let's go, boys!" and we followed them.

Thing is, hiding them in for more than twenty four hours came with a price. While we were jumping from roof to roof, my head started hurting. I felt so dizzy. It was like the whole world was spinning. And it's like something is forcing me to release all my powers out. I wanted to cry. But I couldn't.

How I ended up surviving the trip is, up until now, a mystery.

Those Foot soldiers went into this kind of small arena. And not just less than a block away were Rahzar, Fishface, Newtralizer, and Tigerclaw. I think it was Fishface who was a carrying a box.

Now we were, for once, shocked.

"What the shell is that vermit doing there?!"was Raph's first response to this whole fiasco.

And then I sensed something.

There was a Kraang in that box...which was weird because we wiped them out, right? Something probably happened back in Dimension X.

Also, wasn't the Newtralizer an enemy to the Kraang?

But that was not all.

A Triceraton opened the door of the arena.

Long story short, Donnie screamed because of panic and Leo just gave him a good slap in the face.

"Guys, be quiet! We don't know what they're up to this time,"he whispered rather angrily. And while the three of them were arguing about what to do, the pain I was experiencing got worse.

It's like I was having a heart attack. I tried to get a grip on myself. But I couldn't, for some reason. It's like there's an explosive in me and somebody's trying to activate it. I got more dizzy. I wanted to puke, man. I could even feel myself turning pale and colder.

But I had to conceal it. Even if it hurt.

Even so, it was too hard for me to handle.

Once they were done, I had to focus on listening to the plan. But it's like my brain was having a civil war. One wanted to listen while the other screamed, "Dude we're suffering here!"

How I still managed to understand all that is still a mystery.

The plan was simple. We sneak in, plant gas bombs around the arena, let Donnie do the exploding work, then attack the bad guys while the fog was still there before we snatch the box and go away.

Although, I wasn't really sure how to explain to my brothers that there was a Kraang inside. But that would mean risking my secret. So I said nothing.

We were given twenty bombs each. Raph and Leo were assigned to do the upper parts while Donnie and I were to plant them at the lower parts. Being desperate in stopping the pain and hiding it at the same time, I used my powers to plant ten of them. They just simply flew around and attached themselves to random parts of the walls. I just stuck the other ten, not caring where I was actually placing them.

To my relief, Donnie just assumed that I was quick.

But did it stop the pain?

No.

Well it kind of did. But it still hurt. I felt so nauseous.

And yet, I still remained stable. I had to focus.

We finally reassembled at the upper part and wore masks. Donnie had just finished calling April and Karai when he sent the bombs off.

And it worked. The others were coughing and they couldn't even see a thing. We jumped down and attacked. I used my kusarigama chains in holding Tigerclaw before giving his face a well deserved kick. Fishface got me and I just elbowed him before punching the lights out of him repeatedly. Soon, April, Casey, and Karai came and joined us in taking down the Foot soldiers. In a matter of minutes, everyone, even Rahzar and the Triceraton, was knocked out.

Well, almost everyone.

The Newtralizer just hit us to the wall using his tail. Leo got up and tried to attack him. But there was something that prevented him from doing it.

It was after I realized that Newtralizer felt somewhat different that he electrocuted Leo using his lightning powers.

"Leo!"

Raph snarled then ran to attack, only to be met with the same fate. The others followed but ended up being electrocuted.

At that point, they were coughing out blood. They tried to stand up, ready to attack. But Newtralizer won't give up.

After the third strike, something broke my mental shield. I was furious. My family was dying.

I was shaking. I felt the power controlling me. At that point, I didn't care about what my brothers would think about me anymore.

I ran.

I jumped and attacked him with my powers. Blue-white light came out of me and it just consumed the Newtralizer before I heard him screaming. The light can act like fire. So it would feel like he's being burned alive.

My pupils were gone, only replaced with nothing but light. I felt myself flying after attacking him with light.

I was really really pissed.

"No one...messes...with my brothers!"

Chairs were ripped out from the upper part of the arena. Rocks and a lot of other things like crates just came crashing to him. And before I knew it, the light that surrounded him exploded.

Newtralizer was no more.

I landed, happy that I managed to release all of it before realizing something.

I turned to my brothers and friends, who were shocked as shell. My brothers' jaws just dropped to the floor and April, Casey, and Karai just stepped back, fear and surprise and amazement in their eyes.

"How come..."I looked at April, who was staring at me with shock and disbelief. "How come...I couldn't sense it...?"

"Mikey..."Leo looked at me with some kind of mix of emotions that I couldn't point out. He made an attempt to walk towards me but I stepped back.

Before I knew it, the Kraang came out and attacked me. I used my powers to block his attack before sending more deadly light to it.

I had to run.

I had to escape.

So I did. I flew away.

The last thing I heard from the arena was my brothers screaming my name.

I couldn't anymore. My secret was exposed. I couldn't live with them anymore.

I knew that they would be in danger if my secret was found out. Now that they did, there was no turning back to them anymore.

How was I going to explain that I knew more about the Kraang than them?

What would Sensei think of me now?

Somewhere in the middle of my flying escape, a light shone upon me.

It was a Triceraton spaceship.

I landed, ready to fight.

But it was no use anymore. A fleet of spaceships had surrounded me.

I felt tired. My powers were draining me.

And then I think I passed out. The next thing I knew, I woke up in this chamber. And in front of me, aside from glass, of course, were Kraang and Triceraton scientists. I had wires and tubes around me. And around me was some weird liquid. It's like those superhero movies where freaks were locked up in chambers shaped like long pills and they had tubes on them with that weird liquid and there were computers and other techy stuff below there and then the mad scientists were just testing them out.

I can't escape.

It's no use.

The universe will be gone...because of me.