Chapter 2: Raphael the Psychopath

A/N: And I'm back with another chapter. This time we'll be exploring Raphael's psychopathic tendencies and what his intervention is like. I don't believe that Raph is really a psychopath, but there are some writers who seem to think in that direction. So, here we go. I hope you guys enjoy it. Thanks a million to those who have read and reviewed this story so far. Your support means a lot to me.

Disclaimer: I don't own the TMNT, though that's probably a good thing. They're owned by Nickelodeon. I do own this plot though.

Raphael woke up feeling really angry. Then again, Raph was always angry. It was just the way he was every day. He got out of his hammock bed and opened the door. He could hear his other brothers waking up as well, ready to start a new day. As he exited his room, he saw Michelangelo coming out of his own room. Mikey had a dumb smile on his face like always. It really ticked Raph off to see it. Then again, Mikey was nothing more than an annoying idiot in Raph's eyes.

"Good morning, Raph," Mikey said, giving his angry brother a cheerful smile.

"Shut up, you pathetic idiot!" Raph roared. Then he punched Mikey in the face and began beating up on him for absolutely no reason. It felt good to abuse his brother in this way, and he would have continued on in this manner if Leonardo hadn't stopped by and witnessed Raph's antics.

"Raph, let Mikey go!" Leo ordered in his best Leader voice.

Raph stopped punching Mikey and glared at his older brother. It was no secret that Raph hated Leo more than anything. Leo just got on his nerves even more than Mikey did, and that was saying something as Mikey was super annoying every day from his surfer voice to his idiotic grin.

"Leo, stay out of this," Raph replied.

"No, Raph, you have no business beating up on Mikey like that," Leo said. Meanwhile, Mikey was still on the floor sobbing about how Raph didn't understand him and how he was going to kill himself because of it.

"Oh, shut up, Leo!" Raph snarled. "I hate your guts, you know that? You just act like you're so superior to me. I should be the leader, not you!" And with that, he stabbed Leo with his sais right in the abdomen. Then he stormed downstairs where Don was in his lab tinkering away at something.

"Hey, Raph, what's all the yelling about?" the purple-clad Turtle asked him.

"None of your business, you dumb geek," Raph replied. He stormed past Donnie and made to go outside but was intercepted by Master Splinter.

"Raphael, what is the meaning of this?" his father asked him.

"Go away, old man," Raph answered. "You suck as a teacher. I should be the teacher because I'm better at ninjitsu than you or Leo." Then he punched his own father in the face and left the Lair.

It was dark in New York City because everyone knows the Turtles operate on a nocturnal schedule like vampires. Raph loved being topside. It was just so glorious and wonderful. He decided to see a movie since there wasn't anything else to do, but then he saw that none of the movies playing really sounded good, so he decided to go to a bar instead.

Just as he was waiting to cross the street, he saw a young woman with a baby in a stroller. The baby wouldn't stop crying, and it was irritating Raph to no end. "Lady, can't you shut your kid up?" he asked her.

"No, I don't know what's wrong with him," she replied.

With a cry of rage, Raph stabbed the baby with his sai and left the woman screaming about a psycho baby killer. Then he went to the bar and began drinking himself into a stupor. He got into three bar fights and won two of them. After he was done, he went out into an alley and saw a woman getting ganged up on by some guys. He took out the guys and then beat up the woman for being such a coward and having him do all the work. He decided to go home because he didn't feel like being out anymore.

When he arrived home, his family was waiting for him as well as April and Casey. He was a bit surprised to see them and wondered what this was all about.

"Raphael, I am glad you are home," Splinter began. "We have gathered here because we are concerned about your behavior."

"My behavior?" Raph repeated. "What's that got to do with anything?"

"We're concerned for you, Raph," Leo replied. "This isn't like you at all. You beat up on Mikey, and he almost killed himself. You stabbed me for no reason at all, and I almost bled to death. You called Donnie a geek, and he stopped inventing things. Heck, you even punched Master Splinter in the face, and now he thinks he's failed as a parent. Something's going on with you, and we want to know what it is."

"Nothin's goin' on with me, Leo," Raph replied. "So butt out." He tried to punch Leo but missed and ended up falling flat on his face.

"See? There's something wrong with you," Leo responded.

Raph answered with a snore as he was passed out from drinking so much.

"I'll take care of this, Leo," Casey said. He carried Raph upstairs and laid him in his hammock. "I think I know what's goin' on," he said. "Raph's not actin' like himself. Maybe if he sleeps it off, he'll be better."

So they let Raph sleep it off and waited until morning, hoping that Raph wouldn't act like that again.

As it turned out, Raph was fine the next morning. Casey talked to him and told him that anger wasn't the answer. Raph didn't remember what happened, but he made sure to channel his anger into other things. He took up boxing and even fought in an underground league thanks to Casey. It wasn't much, but for Raph it really helped him get rid of the anger that was clouding his judgment. He apologized to his brothers and never acted that way again. He even gave his father a card that said, "Sorry I hit you. I love you, Dad." Splinter was touched, and as a reward, made Raph the temporary leader for the day. Leo was happy about this and allowed it to happen since Raph deserved it. Of course, Raph wasn't like Leo, but he did a pretty passable job anyway. Then he helped Don with his inventions and played video games with Mikey. So, all in all, Raph learned his lesson, and the Hamato family lived happily ever after from now on.

A/N: And, that's the end of that chapter. I couldn't stop laughing as I wrote it. I know it was short, but that's all I could think of. Next, we'll tackle Donatello and his pacifism. Will he give up ninjitsu for good, or will April's intervention help him to see the light? Find out next time. And in the meantime, feel free to leave a review, and have a shelltastic day.