The Quiet Earth
Plot: What if you woke up…just to find out you were the last person on Earth…alone. What would you do? For one turtle, he's about to find out.
Chapter 1
It was like any other day. Nothing special. Trotting rooftop to rooftop, playing his own special role as the resident hothead. They had just stopped a small time burglary…nothing special.
Raphael searched over the noisy streets of New York. Appreciating the nightlife…and yet the deafening noises of cars screeching, crowds shouting, cabbies swearing, babies crying…it kind of took the beauty out of it. But it was nothing special. Same old, same old.
Raphael and Leonardo had gotten into another fight. Nothing big or major. It all seemed routine…what was it about this time?
"Raph you need to work a little bit more during training tomorrow…that cut could have gone deeper."
"Listen Fearless, it's all right. I got 'em, didn't I?"
With a huff, Leo whispered, "Raph…that's not the point."
Mikey and Donny looked at each other and rolled both of their eyes. Raph looked at them and couldn't help but do the same. They knew what was coming. Another fight, another argument. Nothing special.
"Leo could you please get off my ass this time? I don't need yet another lecture about this shit."
"Now Raph…."
"Okay and break," Mikey clapped his hands, getting in between the two brothers as they entered their home. "Don't make me put you both in the corner…at least get some boxing gloves or something. Make it official!"
Mikey beamed…and Raph couldn't help but smirk a little. Always the one to brighten their day,. And although he wouldn't admit it, Raph always appreciated it.
'Not that I'd ever tell him that', he harrumphed.
Donny stepped beside him and commented, "Perhaps we could pick up this enticing and intellectual conversation tomorrow? I mean we all need a rest. And Raph, please let me look at that cut before you go."
"I'm all right Brainiac, don't worry!" He hated it when he was treated like a baby.
"Yeah, Raphie's tough as nails, although not as sharp as o….owww!"
Mikey rubbed the backside of his head from Raph's little slap. Both narrowed eyes at each other, but in a playful way.
"Raph…I could always tranquilize you." Don's eyes narrowed at him, and Raph couldn't help but admit that a mad Donny can be a scary Donny. So he nodded and conceded.
Mikey couldn't help but snicker as Raph glared at him, before following Donny to his lab.
"Remember Raph, tomorrow training begins early," ordered Leo, stern face prompt and ready.
'Just like always, nothing special.'
"Yeah, yeah Fearless," Raph growled, following Donny as he patched and stitched his cut up pretty damn quickly.
"Not bad Donny-boy…I guess you're used to it considering all the shit I do. Heh"
Donny gave a little 'narrow of the eyes' as he shook his head.
"Not gonna lecture me Donny-boy…ya know like 'don't get hurt again' and shit?"
Donny was silent for a minute and shook his head 'no'.
"Thanks," Donny whispered, half grinning in a shy way.
"For what?" Raph was a little confused about that.
"For getting my back…it's why you got cut…cause of me." Donny scrunched his face a little bit, before feeling a quick, hard slap on his shoulder by the bigger turtle.
"Knock that shit off Donny. I got your back remember? Just like we all got each others. Sides…you've patched me up enough times that, well…" he just hunched his shoulders, indicating and yet not being able to say the precise words that should have followed.
'You got my back, and I got yours…nothing special.'
As the stitching got done, Raph got up to leave before Donny squeezed his shoulder, smiling at him.
'Thanks.'
Raph didn't have to hear Donny say it, he could see it in his eyes. The bigger turtle chuckled and rolled his own eyes.
"Yeah, all right brainiac, go catch some zzz's already. Ya know, before ya decide to kiss me or something."
"Raph!"
Raphael couldn't help but chuckle as Donny got frustrated and shook his head, looking like he was ready to throw something. The last thing he saw of Donny was a roll of the eyes and Donny saying "Oh yeah you're welcome…you know for the patching and…."
"Niiiight nerd-boy," Raph commented before closing the door.
He liked getting Donny riled up once in a while. That guy needed to get out of the lab more.
'Hey, Mikey ain't the only one who likes to rile up his brothers.'
Speaking of which…
There was Mikey, by Raphael's door. Raph couldn't help but smile. Not smirk, but a soft smile. He knew Mikey worried when any of them got sick or hurt. Even if it's a little scratch.
Mikey looked up to him in those soft, blue eyes.
"You okay Raphie?"
Rolling his eyes, Raph replied, "Of course Mikey it's just a scratch. Ain't nothing too it. Don't worry about it, ya little numbskull."
After rubbing his head, then giving him a thorough noogie, Mikey laughed and giggled his way out of it. Mikey looked at him and his smile faltered just a touch.
"You know that Leo just says stuff like that cause he doesn't like to see you hurt. We all don't want to see you hurt."
Mikey softly grabbed Raph's wrist.
"I don't wanna see you hurt, Raphie."
Shaking his head, Raph huffed, "Mikey calm the fuck down, will ya? It's just a scratch okay…a scratch! Nothing big, or major, or anything even remotely near that. So will you stop bugging me before I knock ya out?"
Mikey nodded then looked into his eyes, mischievously smiling.
'Was that A challenge?'
The bigger turtle nodded. Yep, he could read it in those blue eyes. Just like clockwork, nothing special or new…but Raphael couldn't help but smile.
"You knock me out? You knock out the Battle Nexus Champion? Yeah right Raphie-boy, I'd love to see that happen."
And with that Mikey stepped up to him…Raph smirked and stepped up until they were toe to toe.
"Okay ya little midget, when and where?"
"Right there Raphster. Living room. Tomorrow. 3 PM. Got it?" Mikey raised his hand up, beaming in a challenging way.
Raphael couldn't help but laugh as his baby bro's antics. Shaking his hand he declared.
"Hell yeah, you got it. It'll be a pleasure kicking your sorry shell all over dat living room hehe."
"Suuuree Raph. In your dreams."
As they shook their hands and released, they both parted ways getting ready for bed.
Before Raph closed his door, getting ready for his slumber, he heard:
"I'm glad you're okay though Raphie."
He turned around to see Mikey. Mikey, innocent and smiling like the sun. Raph shook his head, then nudged it towards Mikey's room.
"Go to bed ya idiot. See ya in the morning."
Mikey walked up and hugged Raph, as Raph hugged him back.
"Nite Raph," as Mikey beamed once more and headed to bed.
Raphael shook and rolled his eyes for what must have been the hundredth time.
'Mikey always gets so damn sentimental at times.'
'Sometimes I wish I could be like that…not that'd I'd ever tell him that. Even if I was the last man alive.'
As Raphael settled down for bed, yawning and getting ready for slumber. He mused over the happenings of the day.
As he slept, the same thought went through his head…same old, same old. Nothing special.
But when he woke up?
