I DON'T OWN TMNT!

CHING! The sound of metal hitting metal, and wood , was the only thing you could hear in the old abandoned alley way, well that and the annoying comments and yells from Mikey!

"That the best you got? C'mon I've had worst beat downs by my cat!" Yelled Mike, nearly dodging what would have been a stab in the torso.

"Man I would have to fight about 3 hours with you dudes just to break a sweat!" The 5 foot ninja fell one by one as Mike semi gracefully swung his nunchucks at them.

As they fell Mikey did a little victory dance, "Michelangelo does it again! What can I say? You can only expect excellence from THE BATTLE NEXUS CHAMPION!"

Little did Mike know that there was a foot ninja swiftly sneaking up on him, sword raised, the ninja charged at Mikey and swung his sword aiming towards Mike's throat.

Mike turned to late and waited for pain, lucky Raphael had been keeping an eye out for him (as usual) and saw what was about to happen. He quickly threw his sai at the sword that was making its way towards his baby brothers throat.

Upon hearing the ching of metal in front of his face and not feeling searing pain Mike opened his eyes, chuckled and flung his nunchucks at the foot in front of him ,taking the foot ninja down on impact.

"Heh! Thanks Raph!" The only response Mike got was a grunt. "I...Will take that as a your very welcome Mike!" Mikey said as he went to his next opponent, making fun of him as well.

As Mikey kept making fun of this one ninja, three were sneaking up on him! Don saw this time and quickly finished off his 3 foot ninja, swinging his bo staff at a record breaking speed, after this he charged towards the 3 sneaking up on Mikey and knocked them all out the same way as well.

Mikey did not even notice what had happened, he was to busy taunting the same ninja!

Meanwhile a foot ninja on the roof was aiming a bow at Mikey!

This time Leo saw, he took out the five foot around him and ran jumped (doing a impressive flip in the air) and caught the arrow that would have made a clean shot in the back of Mikes head!

"Woo! Thanks bro!" Said Mike finally taking out the foot ninja in front of him.

"MIKE LOOK OUT! He's shooting another!"

"Huh?- whoa?!" An arrow came through grazing Mike's shoulder. "Ah!" Mike instinctively put his hand over the wound.

"MIKE are you alright?!" Yelled Leo.

"Y-yea bro! I'm good! Go help Raph!" Mikey said seeing Raph getting over run with foot ninja. Leo looked behind him and nodded then ran towards the main fight.

"Alright tough guy,lets go!" Mikey said as he jumped up and started climbing the fire escape to the lone foot ninja on the rooftop.

With one swing the ninja was out cold. "That'll teach ya!"

A few minutes later the fight was done and the 4 turtles were safely back in the sewers and in there lair.

"Man is it just me or is the foot getting easier and easier to beat?" Asked Mikey as he and his bro.s all entered the kitchen and sat at the table waiting for a call back to say there pizza was done and they could pick it up.

"Mikey, are you crazy?! You almost got killed three times! THREE! If it wasn't for Raph,Don and me you would have been! All you did was taunt them and make them even more angry!" Yelled Leo looking as if he could flip the table and strangle Mike himself.

"W-wha? Leo I-"

"Mike I wouldn't deny it ,ya acted like a complete numb skull out there tonight." Said Raph, arms crossed.

Mike looked down then at Donnie with a questioning stare.

"Huh... sorry Mikey but I agree with Raph and Leo on this one. You just need to not joke around as much in a fight. It's going to get you hurt or worse!" Said Don, he hated seeing Mikey so...betrayed looking, but this was for his own good, he needed to hear this.

"Plus one of us could get hurt protecting you to ,Mikey, I know you don't want that. You just need to grow up! Your jokes might be the death of you and if one of us goes down we all go down." Added Leo.

"He's right Mikey, just... grow up, enough is enough." Don said looking down.

"It's for da best bro. We don't wanna see ya get hurt." Said Raph in an actual soft voice.

Mike was almost in tears now, "I- uh yea bro' s I understand... I'll try harder on...that." Mikey said with a fake smile that came out like a pained grin.

"Um...well I'm going to turn in for the night guys." Said Mike voice cracking.

His older brothers looked at each other Leo shrugged, he was still mad that Mikey didn't take the fight seriously.

"Aren't you going to wait for the pizza?" Asked Don.

"Uh ...nah I'm not that Hungry."

Raph and Don could both hear the clear strain in Mike's voice, he was trying so hard not to cry.

"Just don't be late for morning training Mikey." Said Leo in a harsh voice.

"Mhm" With that Mike quickly went up the stairs to his room and shut his door quietly.

"Leo what the shell?" Said Raph.

"What?"

"Leo he was nearly crying!" Said Don, cutting in.

"Guys he needs to learn." Raph grunted and went to his punching bag.

Don sighed and went to his lab, the phone rang and shortly Leo left for the pizza.

Meanwhile Mike laid in his bed, cuddled up in blankets, and holding a pillow close, sobbing.