I Had A Nightmare: Leo
Darkness. That was all the turtle could see was darkness. No matter where he looked there was no sign of light or his brothers. The young turtle felt around the area he was at. He felt rock. He must be in a cave of some sort. The turtle hesitated before going the way the cave walls seem to be leading him. The farther he went down the tunnel, the darker it seemed to get. Was it even possible for it to get even darker when at the beginning he couldn't see his own hands a centimeter away from his face? After what seemed like years walking in the tunnel of the cave he saw a light up ahead. He ran towards it, thirsty for light instead of the darkness that covered him like a blanket.
The turtle burst into a small cavern of some sort. He looked around at his new surroundings. The light was from a small lightbulb that was hanging from the ceiling. Now that he was under the light, the bulb seemed to be getting dimmer. It was still light enough to see around the cavern, but it was still dark enough to scare the turtle. Scratching sounds started to fill the whole cavern. The turtle covered his ears (or whatever they use for hearing) to block out the noise. It didn't help for the sounds started to sound like they were in his head and they started getting louder, louder and louder. The turtle looked around franticly. He wanted his brothers. He Needed his brothers.
Suddenly the scratching sounds stopped and all that was heard was the turtle's whimpering and laughing. He looked around all over for the laughing. Then, just like the scratching noise, the laughing stopped and three figures jumped off from the ceiling and landed in a circle around the turtle. Their red eyes gleamed evilly in the dim lit room. They started laughing again and pulled out their weapons. One with two Katanna Blades, another with Sais and the last one with a Bo Staff. The turtle stared at them with horror in his blue eyes.
"Please no! Don't do this bros! Please! No! Leo! Raph! Donnie! Stop! Please!" The turtle's cries seemed to pass over his brothers' heads as they rounded closer to him. "Please! Remember me? I'm your youngest brother Michelangelo! Don't do this! Master Splinter, help!" Mikey's brothers laughed as they moved aside to show Michelangelo a sight he did not wish to see.
Chained to a wall was Splinter. His eyes wide and lifeless. Blood covered his gray fur and robe. Cuts and bruises were everywhere on his body. What really scared Mikey though was the long cut on his throat where most of his father's blood was pouring out onto the cavern floor and the hole in his chest where his heart was ripped out of his body.
Mikey dropped to the ground. He stared at his father's still form, even as his brothers came closer to give him the same fate. Soon he received a kick to the chest from Raphael. Mikey landed on his shell and screamed in pain when Donatello hit him hard on the face with his Bo Staff. Mikey put his left hand on the area Donnie hit him at. It stung real badly from even a small touch. Then Leo did something Mikey knew that the real Leo would never do. Leo leapt forward and slash Mikey's throat like that done to Master Splinter's. Mikey struggled to gain a breath of air as his brothers laughed and finally said things, but those were also things he did not want to hear.
"USELESS!"
"LIABILITY!"
"STUPID!"
"A NOTHING!"
"FREAK!"
"SPOILED!"
Mikey cried as he heard these words. He could feel his life slipping away from the attack on his neck. He tried to hold on to life, to help his brothers remember who they are so they can help him.
"-IKEY! -KE –P!"
Mikey's brothers continued to say those harmful words at him. He started to feel his eyes closing. He needed to give up before life becomes too painful.
"MIKEY! -GE –UP! COM- ON!"
Mikey opened his eyes. That voice sounded like Leo's. But this Leo was still shouting those awful words.
"YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP MIKEY!"
Mikey gasped as he woke from his dream. He bolted upright, knocking down the figure that was on him. Mikey looked around franticly to see where he was. He realized that he was in his room. Mikey looked on the floor where he saw Leo laying on the floor. He sat up into a sitting position and rubbed his head.
"Glad to know you are okay little brother." Leo told him. Mikey stared at him before remembering the dream a.k.a nightmare he had just awoken up from. Mikey started to whimper and cry softly. Leo saw this and stood up. He went over to Mikey and pulled him into a much needed hug. Mikey cried into Leo's plastron while Leo rested his chin on the top of his little brother's head. "Ssshhhh, it is okay Otouto. Want to tell me about it?"
Mikey looked up at his brother. "It was awful! I was in a dark tunnel when I finally entered a cavern. There were these scratching noises and when they stopped you, Raph and Donnie surrounded me. Your eyes were red and when I tried to get you to your senses, you guys only laughed. I called Master Splinter, but he was already gone. His throat was sliced and his heart ripped out!" Mikey whimpered as he recalled the state his father was in. "Then Raph kicked me onto the ground while Donnie smacked me with his Bo. You were the one who sliced my throat like Master Splinter's."
Leo looked sadly at his brother. He wanted to protect him from these dreams he seems to have once in awhile, especially when he is depressed about something. Leo cupped Mikey's face with his hands and made his Otouto's blue eyes look into his dark brown ones. Mikey sniffled a bit but did not fight his way out of his big brother's gaze.
"Mikey, you know we would never do that to you right?" Leo asked. Mikey nodded his head. "Good. We care about you Mikey, all of us. Even Raph. We would die for you. You're the youngest and the most precious. You are the one important person we need to survive. If one of us goes down, we all go down. But if you go down, the whole universe goes down. Remember that Mikey because it is true."
"Thank-you Leo." Mikey then remembered something. "Do you think I'm useless or a freak?" Leo gaped at the question. His mouth opening and closing so fast that he looked like a fish out of water. Mikey almost laughed but remembered the seriousness of the situation. Leo finally found his voice.
"OF COURSE NOT! WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU THINK LIKE THAT?" Leo shouted. Mikey looked down. Leo finally understood. "We were saying that in your dream weren't we?" Mikey nodded. Leo sighed. "Well you're not okay. Everything in that nightmare was a lie."
Mikey hugged Leo tightly. "Could you stay here for the night?" Leo nodded. "Thank-you." Mikey made room for Leo in his bed. Once Leo was situated, Mikey pulled the blanket over them and snuggled close to Leo for warmth and comfort. Leo watched Mikey slowly fall to sleep before dozing off himself.
In the doorway, Splinter watched his sons. He was saddened to hear that Michelangelo would have dreams that would feed him these lies. He did freeze at the part when Michelangelo said that his throat was cut opened and that his heart was ripped out. Other than that, he was happy that Michelangelo is happy now and that Leonardo has shown the truth to Michelangelo. Splinter walked down to his room, only stopping once to put his hand around his throat and sighed before going to bed himself.
