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Chapter 1
Awake
Mikey wearily opened his eyes and sat up. Almost immediately, he spotted his brothers. He frowned at them. They were all connected to these weird devices… he shook his head. They had just saved his life and gone into his head. Of course they had to be connected to machines to do that!
He stiffened as he realized something.
They… they were in my head. Mikey's brow furrowed worriedly. Did they see Pain?
Well, he'll just have to wait until they wake up.
As if encouraged by that, his brothers' eyes flew open. They spotted him sitting up on the bed, and hurried up to him.
"What…" He managed to croak out, "What happened?"
"Well," Donnie started, frowning at Mikey, "These neutrinos invaded your mind to steal information and basically make you a zombie."
"What?" He exclaimed, fury rising up inside.
Donnie nodded his head silently as Mikey looked around the ship for the neutrinos. After a few seconds, he spotted them. Standing up, he ran until he was next to them. He put his hands out and pinched the tiny ship they were in, stopping them from escaping. A low growl made it out of his throat as he hurried off to the airlock to dispose of them.
As soon as they were in the void of space, Mikey went into his room to contemplate how close his brothers came to discovering Pain. He shuddered at what they might have done if they had found out.
Ugh, come on, Mikey! He thought furiously to himself. Pull yourself together!
Mikey sighed as he pulled out the one thing that made Pain go away. He stared down at the familiar comic: Wingnut and Screwloose.
He opened the comic and turned it to a random page. After all, he's read this about a thousand times. A smile formed on his face as he started to read and leave Pain behind.
The words stared up at Pain, taunting. He briefly felt fear as he started to fade away. But, no. He should be gone. He should not exist.
If he had no brothers, he wouldn't exist.
He smiled as he completely disappeared, fading into his one safe zone. The place where he can hide from himself.
A place made of comics and pizza.
"Mikey?" Donnie hollered, banging on Mikey's door, "Food's ready!"
His head jerked up from the comic he was reading. A sigh escaped his mouth as Pain returned. Why did Donnie have to take him out of his happy place?
Then again, it won't matter if the food is pizza. His mouth watered at the thought.
"Coming!" He yelled back, putting his comic away and hurrying to the door.
As he opened it, the tantalizing smell of pizza wafted into the room.
Don't worry, Pain. He thought as he hurried towards the kitchen. You'll be gone soon.
As Mikey reached the kitchen, he sat down and spotted his pizza. He grinned and took a slice. He didn't hesitate as he took that first bite of Pain-free heaven.
If only. He mused, chewing on his food thoughtfully. Who knows? It might just happen.
But it will never happen. Not with his brothers alive and teasing him. If they stopped… maybe. Maybe he could make them stop. They could either decide themselves to stop… or he would make them.
"Mikey, stop eating like a pig!" Raph exclaimed, throwing his brother a disgusted look.
No. The Pain surged up. They will never stop. They will never stop!
Mikey clenched his teeth and put his hands into fists. They won't understand! All the pain… all the pain… it's too much.
He picked up the plate the pizza was in and walked into his room. With a sigh, he plopped down onto his bed and pulled out a random comic. He frowned at the title. He's never read this one.
Mikey shrugged and opened it to the first page. He held up a piece of pizza and started to eat it.
As Pain completely disappeared for the first time in years, he found himself craving it.
I've had it so long, I need it. Panic roared inside him. I-It's like a drug.
He put down the pizza and frowned. So… he needs Pain. It makes him strong. Mentally and physically. It makes him… him.
He shuddered at the realization and continued to read the comic.