"You...can't get up?" Donnie looked stressed beyond belief at this point.

Mikey shook his head, he looked very uncomfortable as he tried to get up again, he didn't like the way his brothers were looking at him. The three elders were giving him sharp and uneasy stares, it was as if Mikey had grown another shell or something!

Raphs sharp eyes took in Mikeys apparent frail and shaking form, he couldn't stand to watch his baby bro attempt to get up any longer. "Here Mikey, ya obviously need some help." Raph declared as he rounded the table and simply picked Mikey up bridal style.

Mikey chuckled lightly. "Jeez Raph y-you-"

"Mikey ya crack one joke bout this and I'll drop ya!"

That comment alone shut Mikey up for a good time...at least until he was safely seated on the medical table, as soon as he felt the table under him he grinned a bit. "T-thank you sir Raph."

Raph simply grumbled, it took every ounce of him not to slap Mikey, he would never admit it to anyone but he was actually quite uneasy about Mikeys condition. It had only been about an hour that Mikey was out getting the food then he came home all weak, it just wasn't natural.

Raph couldn't wait for the others to enter any longer so he just asked a question that he had wanted to know for a time now."Mikey, did anything happen when you were out?"

Mikey shook his head. "I w-went straight topside to get the food and c-came right back down to the sewers! I saw no one suspicious or a-anything topside!"

Don came in just in time to hear, "are you absolutely sure that's ALL that happened?" Don asked.

"I swear t-that's all that happened! The reason it took me a little longer w-was because I ate like half my pizza when I got to the m-main sewer tunnels."

Don put a hand to his head in thought completely ignoring the disapproving stare Raph was giving Mikey. "You ate your food right in the middle of the tunnel of the sewers? Bro..."

Mikey huffed. "Awh shut up Raph! W-we live in the s-sewers so why not?"

Raph shook his head, the disgust still evident on his face.

"Wait..."

Raph and Mikey both turned there heads to Don. "Maybe...something was on the pizza...did it taste any diffrent Mikey?"

"A little tangy b-but I just thought they added a little to much of the s-sauce or something."

Don left quickly to retrieve the half eaten pizza, as he entered with the box he took a small sample of a slice then disappeared in the corner of his lab. "I'll be right back i'm going to scan this for any trace of possible poison."

As Don said this Leo entered. "I told Master Splinter about what happened and he seemed...kinda troubled he started meditating as soon as I left...how are you feeling Mikey?"

Mikey tried to smile but it came more a small pained grin. "I-I'm...doing great! Heh!"

Leo frowned and turned towards Raph who just shrugged.

"Where's Don?"

"He w-went to go scan some of my pizza...keep an eye on him...he might end up eating it...c-can't have that."

Raph frowned as he stared at Mikey, the turtle kept swaying in his spot as if he was struggling to just stay awake. He was also sickly pale and looked as if it took tons of energy to just talk to Leo. As Leo walked over to Don Raph stayed in his spot beside where Mikey sat, he could tell Mikey was just trying to keep strong for the three of them because just as he thought no one was looking he closed his eyes and let his 'happy' mask crack. His eyes closed tight and he managed to bring his shaky hand up to his face.

"Mikey."

Mikey visibly jumped as he turned his head towards Raph trying to keep a smile despite how weak he was. "Well hi Raphie, when did you get there?"

Raph hid a look of concern. "Mike I've been here in this same spot, remember? I carried you in here."

Mikey shook his head weakly. "Of course...my bad, haha!"

Raph shook his head in disapproval, "Mikey stop that."

Mike looked genuinely confused now. "Stop...what?"

"You're trying to be all happy and carefree, it's ok to just...well...relax. You're proly feeling like crap right now, I saw it clear on your face when you thought no one was looking."

Mikeys shoulders dropped, "sorry Raph."

Raph growled, "just relax Mike, ok? Now here..." Raph took a strong hold of Mikeys shoulders and slowly lowered the shaky turtle onto the medical table until his head met with a pillow. Mikey already looked more comfortable, "thanks Raphie." It had came out in a whisper but Raph caught it. "Anytime bro."

"Alright got it! It appears that there was in fact a good amount of poison like substance on Mikeys pizza! Although I'm not sure what it actually is doing to him yet..."

At that time Master Splinter decided to walk in. "I think I may be able to answer your question Donatello. From the moment Leonardo told me about Michelangelos condition I meditated on his physical plane and found that he had in fact consumed a unsettling amount of a type of poison that contains small fragments of black magic within it."

Raph shook his head in confusion. "So...I know dats bad and all...but...what does that really mean?"

Splinter put both if his hands on his staff in slight sadness. "It means that we are dealing with something that could very well effect Michelangelo in...a very...deadly way if it were to go on too long."

A domino effect of gasps came across the room then a shaky voice of Mikey broke the silence that loomed after.

"S-so whatever this is...is...k-killing me?!"

Master Splinter nodded gravely. "Do not fret my son I shall meditate more and see if I can recognize the origin of where this poison could be coming from."

"I will run some blood tests and see what exactly this poison is doing so I can find a way to possibly slow it down while we find the antidote!"

Raph put a comforting hand on Mikeys shoulder, "don't cha worry Mikey you're in good hands."

Mikey nodded weakly trying not to let to much panic seep through his already chipped 'happy' mask.