Some of the grammar sucks I know, but hey, what can I say.
Anyway, please R&R and enjoy...
Conviction Chapter 2
"Yup…he's gone nuts…he's actin' like me," Raph said.
"No Raph, something is really wrong with him," Don said. His scientific brain was going through several theories behind Mikey's strange behavior and unnatural outburst, but, as emotions were never his strongpoint, he couldn't come to any viable solution besides really wanting his computer. The next best thing besides looking up psychology on Google?…Master Splinter. "What do you think Sensei?" he asked.
Splinter already seemed to be on the same train of thought as Donnie was. He was deep in concentration, claws pulling hard at his chin hairs, "I to have noticed a change in Michelangelo over these last few days. There is clearly something troubling him, though as of yet, the reason still eludes me." He turned to the blue clad turtle that now sat beside him, "Leonardo, was there anything out of the ordinary that occurred during your last encounter with The Foot which could have caused such a dramatic change in Michelangelo's personality?"
Leo shrugged and shook his head, "No, nothing big happened honestly. We never even had to fight."
"Heh, lucky for them," right on cue Raph, "They were bein' their old Footy selves and Leo over here decides to just follow 'em!"
Splinter gave Raph a silencing glare then turned back to Leo, "Continue Leonardo, without any further interruptions I hope." Raph shrunk down in his seat like the scolded child he was, even with a matching pout which Donnie found quite entertaining. He made sure not to laugh though, now was not the time to laugh. Instead, he focused back on Leo. Maybe there was some little factor he had missed that night that could help him discern what happened to Mikey.
With everyone now quiet and attentive, Leo continued with the details of their night two days ago, "Well, we were coming home from April and Casey's when we noticed a group of Foot heading towards downtown…"
"Ya know…April and Cas have a pretty cool pad," Mikey said with his huge smile as they crossed the rooftops, "Why can't we visit more often?"
Raph growled in front of him, "Cuz we gotta give their ears some rest once in a while Mike! Ya 'bout talked 'em off in there!"
Mikey egged him on, "Well sorry my mad videogame skills are too much for ya…"
It worked like a charm, "Oh I'll show you mad!" Raph yelled with a smirk, turning on his heel with a well-placed fist aimed at Mikey's face.
Just before the almost hit and obvious dodge, Don stopped them still, "Guys…we got company," he said, pointing at a building across the street.
Leo had just landed on the building across the ally but quickly turned around and flipped back, "What is it Donnie?" he asked as he ran up beside the purple clad turtle.
Donnie crouched down with a smile, "Oh, just a couple of your friendly neighborhood Foot Ninja out for a Saturday night stroll to grandma's."
Raph smirked, sais out and ready, "Perfect! I was needin' to catch up on my quota."
Leo waved him back with authority, "No Raph, we don't need to start anything right now. First, we need to find out where they're heading and then decide if we should intervene or not. If there is no threat, there is no fight."
"Well then what'r we standin' around here for?" Raph said as put away his sais and leapt off the three story building, leaving an annoyed Leo, an amused Don, and an excited Mikey on the rooftop.
"Ya know, the dude's got a point," Mikey said quickly. "Besides…you've been sayin' I needed to burn off some energy!"
"Mikey, don't you d…" Leo didn't get another word out before Mikey was off the roof and sliding down a drain pipe like a fireman's pole.
"Now's as good a time as any!" He yelled back, "Smell you cats later!" And with that, he disappeared around a corner.
Leo rolled his eyes and stared at the sky, "Why me?" he said to himself. No matter how hard he tried, those two would always be the ones to not see the necessity behind strategy. Lucky for him, at least he wasn't alone in his frustration.
"Well, guess since the Mikey go-go button's been pushed we should probably get going," Don's voice hinted at his annoyance but his smile was relaxed.
"Yeah," Leo sighed, "no stopping them now."
Don jumped off the roof, "Better hurry before we lose them completely. You know Raph. He won't wait for anybody."
"Right behind you Donnie…"
"Like we thought," Leo continued, "Raph and Mikey had gained considerable ground on us. It was at least ten minutes before we caught back up with them. They had lost track of The Foot and Mikey really wanted to go home, so we decided to head back since it was late. Apart from being quiet, Mikey was fine. I…just assumed he was tired."
Donnie could see the confusion on Leo's face and honestly felt it to. Running around for ten minutes was tiring, even for Mikey, but it was in no way a reason behind what happened to him. As per protocol, he knew Raph's side of the story would be coming up, however, he wasn't quite prepared for how his brother started his side of the story off.
Raph hunched over in his seat, his face looked like a puppy that had just been caught chewing up a hundred dollar pair of shoes, "Uh…Leo…did I ever tell ya that I…uh…lost Mike for a little while after we ran off?"
