Suffocating Silence

Whoever said 'Silence is Golden' never knew Michelangelo. Don't get me wrong; Mikey annoys the shell outta me more times than not, but seeing him lying there – still and quiet – it shakes me to my core.

I mean – Mikey – he's our baby bro; our laughter; our conscience; our light – even in the darkest and dire of situations. Always ready with a joke or quip – no matter how lame or how scared he is – just to break the tension and to make sure the rest of us take a step back and think.

He knows how to make Leo relax when he's training too much; he knows how to get Donny out of his lab when he's overworking himself; he knows how to calm me down when I get into one of my moods; he just brings a calm to the whole lair that brings us all back together no matter how spread out we become.

But just like that, Mikey gets hurt and we all blank – even Mastah Splintah. We're all just standing here, listening to the retreating footfalls and screaming of Leather Head and fearing the worst. Just like that, Mikey can kill us with his silence.

"Mikey. Come on bro."

I can no longer just stare at him. I drop to my knees and lift him inot my arms, prepared to shake him and demand that he stop fooling around. However, when I feel how limp he is in my arms – his deadweight threatening to cripple my shaking limbs – I loose all determination to do so.

"Oh no."

I want to be angry, but I know this was no ones fault. LH hasn't been himself after whatever Bishop did to him, and it's Mikey's nature to help those in need – ergo 'The Turtle Titan'. I guess when you think about it this was bound to happen sooner or later.

"Please bro, say something."

It's tense for a few moments. No one breathes, save for Michelangelo. I can feel Donny behind me ready to spring into 'Doctor Mode' any second now. Suddenly. . .

"I guess I'm lucky he didn't give me mouth-to-mouth."

Everything is still for a moment longer until we all sigh internally. I hide a smile behind a slight scowl as I fight to pull him into a tight embrace. I drop him to the floor only a couple feet below – something he can handle now that I know for sure he's okay.

"Ugh. . .He's fine."

I grunt as I stand and walk behind my advancing family. I bask in the noise that is Michelangelo, as I catch my breath that I didn't realize I was still holding. It is at this moment that I once again vow to die before Mikey; for Death is a far kinder Mistress than Michelangelo's Suffocating Silence.

This is Raph's POV when LH has a nightmare and throws Mikey in the lair - knocking him out in the episode 'Hunted'. The italicized text are verbadim from the episode while regular text is what's going in Raph's head. R&R. Thanks! XD Enjoy!
Oh...I'm sorry for not uploading very much. I've recently lost my second computer due to the power cord diying on me (since the battery sucks). So I'm only able to use my mom's computer when she's not on it, which is usually late at night. I have a lot of things written down, I just don't have them typed up. Hopefully one of my computers will get fixed soon.

PS: This is purely fanmade. Not for profit.