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With that Don and Leo made there way down quickly to the lab, stumbling in when they got there.
Mikey jumped a little. "Uh...hey guys...what's u-"
"Mikey were not going to let you go through with this promise of yours." Leo said.
Mike crossed his arms, "Why not? Who's it hurting?!"
Leo and Don looked at each other then back at Mike, as if trying to decide how much they were going to tell him.
Don stepped in making his mind up. "Look Mikey...it isent healthy, you can't just sit here for shell knows how long waiting for Raph to wake up! Plus...you know Raph wouldn't want that."
Mike sighed putting his head in his hands. "Look...I know it might sound stupid, what I'm trying to do...but you guys need to understand that I need to do this!"
"Why? Why do you think you absolutely need to do this Mikey?"
"He took the hit for me..."
"Wha- Mikey. Listen. Did you make him do that? No. It was his own decision!" Leo said, he felt like a huge hypocrite at the moment.
He blamed himself for everything, especially his other brothers taking any sort of hit for him.
But there was also a huge difference here, Mikey was the baby of the family. That basically meant that he was the one to be protected. It was just a unspoken promise between all three of the older turtles.
Protect Mikey, even if it means getting hurt, but sadly Mikey would never get this promise and think that he was some sort of liability or weak link. That was Mike though, just assuming.
"Look guys...can I please do this? Please. I need to. Just let me watch him! He'll be up in no time!"
"Oh? What if he isent?" Don questioned.
"Then I'll just wait for him to."
Leo and Don looked at each other then back at Mike, both giving there answers at once.
"No."
Mike struggled against them as they dragged him out of the lab.
"No! No! Please! C'mon guys! If you never do anything else for me do this! Let me stay by him!"
Leo and Don both tightened there grip on Mike's arm.
"No! I'm sorry Mikey but this is for your own good!"
"But Leo! You of all people should understand! PLEASE!"
Leo hesitated and looked to Don for support.
"Sorry Mikey still no."
The two turtles sat Mikey on the couch, careful not to let him go. They both sat on each side of him. Leo to his left and Don to his right.
"So what, we are all just ganna sit here?! C'mon guys! Let me do this..."
"Mikey..."
Don sighed.
"You know we would Mike but- huh...look I wasn't going to tell you this yet but...Raph has a 40% chance of not waking up."
Mikey flinched at the news, then said something that both brothers weren't expecting.
"How is that going to keep me from Raph? Or from him waking up?"
"Well...the numbers just read out and-"
"Yea. I know that Don but have you calculated all this and his condition besides using the machines? Have you factored in the fact that Raph is strong and that he won't let it happen?!"
Don pondered this for a moment then sighed, he released his grip a bit.
"Mikey. Can you at least explain why your going to go through with this? I mean I know you already kinda have explained but could you just go a little more in detail? I have a general idea bu just to be sure."
Mike tried to cross his arm but failed on doing so.
"Sure but...could you guys let go of my arms now? I'm not going to run."
Both older turtles looked at each other, talking with there eyes. Mike smiled as there grips loosened.
"Okay...Huh... when the purple dragons attacked most of them actually came over to me and Raphs side of the alley!
So while you and Leo fought your ten me and Raph were cornered by fifteen! Usually it wouldn't be a biggy but one got a lucky shot and had me on the ground."
Don cut in. "Wait...you got hit? Wha-"
"Don, it wasn't serious, chill."
Don nodded. "Right...sorry, go on please."
"Right...so I recovered quickly and got up but when I did there was three purple dragons rushing at me, each on a opposite side of me.
There wasn't much I could've done...I mean...well there was actually alot I could have done but I couldn't move! I guess I just froze up, huge mistake in battle, I know.
So I just stood there froze up waiting for instant hurt at any minute, but it never came...I heard a smack...and-and Raph was on the freakin ground!
All because of my stupid, mistake!" Mikey shouted out the last sentence and put his head in his hands.
Don and Leo were silent, they didn't have much to say.
They two had been through the same thing, they also knew that when ever someone thought something like that you could rarely change there mind about it.
But you could try.
Don got in front of Mikey, he had to kneel down because Mikey was still on the couch, he put his hands on Mike's shoulders, making him look up.
"Mikey...we're going to let you do this, but you have to understand that if it gets to bad me and Leo WILL intervene. Got it?"
Mike nodded. "Thanks guys, like a lot."
Don and Leo both gave a small smile then Leo spoke. "No problem Mike... just don't push yourself to far? Alright?"
"No problemo! I better be getting to the lab then...see you dudes later, I guess!"
Leo and Don watched as Mike walked off.
"So...we really just let him do that..."
Don sighed. "Don't worry Leo...I'm keeping a very close eye on him."
"Good, I will be to, I'm going to go train for a while Don. I'll be in the dojo if you need me. If you have any more updates on Raph please tell me."
Don nodded and headed to his room to catch up all the latest inventions he had somehow fallen behind on.
I know, I know...not much Raph in this chapter...mah bad. Im kinda getting there!
