The DreamCatcher
Dannie's P.O.V.
(gasp) What was that? It felt like was in my mouth and then it was in my head. Whatever it was, it knocked me out in an instant and I fell asleep again. When I woke up, I looked around and saw that I was still in the bedroom with Leo. Thank goodness.
"Hey Leo, do you know what time it is?" I asked, but when I reached out to him my hand went right through him.
"What The-?"
I couldn't believe what just happened in front of me. I must be dreaming. Just then, the door opened up, but nobody was there.
"Hello?" I said nervously. No response from anyone. So I got up, slowly walked over to the door and peeked around the corner only to see nothing anywhere.
I went out to the living room and found that everything was in its place. Nothing had been disturbed.
"Okay, Donnie. If this is a joke, it isn't funny."
I had the feeling Donnie was using his psychic abilities from a while ago, but I didn't hear from him. I went back to check on him, and in his bedroom he was there. He was still in bed sleeping.
"What?"
I checked Raph's room and Mikey's room, both of them accounted for.
"What's going on here?"
This isn't a coincidence, something weird is going on here. But what? Right away, I heard knocking on the door and went to answer it. I opened it and then something ambushed me by bagging me up.
"Hey! Let me out of here."
I felt myself being carried somewhere and then i was put down. I heard then heard a door open and close before an engine start up.
"Hey! Where are you taking me? Hey!"
I kept screaming and screaming for someone to hear me, but it was no use. We drove for what felt like half an hour before the vehicle came to a complete stop. A door opened then closed. I could see light and felt myself being grabbed. I was carried somewhere and set down. The bag was then opened up and I was blindfolded.
"Hey, what's going on? What are you doing?"
"Shh. Don't shout. You'll ruin the fun."
He then tied up my hands and feet and dragged me somewhere. He then set me down and tied a chain to me.
"Don't worry, I'll enlighten you soon."
I then heard a door close and locked. I took the opportunity to remove the blindfold and saw where I was held captive. It was at the city's abandoned factory. I was located in the production area space. There were machines and conveyer belts everywhere.
"Welcome."
I looked to my right and saw Po trapped here too!
"Po? What's going on here? Who did this?"
"It was that bull!"
A bull? Couldn't be the same one that was working with Shen, he's in jail.
"Why would he be doing this?"
"Don't know, don't want to find out either. When the door opens, put the blindfold back on so he doesn't get suspicious."
We couldn't just sit here and do nothing, so I tried to break free from my restraints. But then, the door opened and I had no choice but to put the blindfold back on. He then walked in.
"All right, whoo! Time to have some fun bros."
"Fun?"
"Hold up Po. What makes you think this will be fun?"
"Oh don't worry about that. You just leave that to Thunder Tow here. My name in this dream world though is DreamCatcher."
"I think Thunder Tow would be a better name than DreamCatcher."
"My own brother Mikey would think so."
"But first," he said and started walking towards us. Couldn't make out who he was walking to. "A little gift from me."
"What's that?" I asked not knowing what was coming. I then felt a sharp pain enter my neck.
"Aaah!"
"Dannie, what's wrong?"
I tried to fight it, but the harder I tried the harder Thunder Tow kept me still. Eventually I felt myself... getting... weaker. Everything's fading away... sound getting... quieter.
"nny!"
Ugh...
Third Person P.O.V.
"Dannie, hello? Dannie."
"Nice try Dannie, but you're not fooling us. Get up!" Raph said
"Raph take it easy! He's probably just too sleepy."
"He's been like this for 3 hours since we woke up, Fearless. He's trying to trick you."
"Isn't that my thing?" Mikey asked
"Forget about that, I think we got ourselves a little problem."
"What do you mean by that, Donnie?"
"Look." He opened up Dannie's eye and it showed that he was zoned out.
"That's just creepy and weird." Raph pointed out. Donnie used his psychic powers and tried to find out what's wrong with Dannie. Once he found the problem, he couldn't believe it.
"What... the... shell?"
"What?" His brothers asked in a worried tone.
"Someone possessed Dannie from inside his head. He's trapped in a dream world and can't get out."
"Who would want to possess Dannie's mind?" Leo asked
"Don't know, but if we don't figure how to get there and find him, we could lose him."
"Donnie, how can we even possibly get to this so-called 'dream world'?"
"Maybe Sensei can help us out."
So the brothers carried Dannie to Splinter and they told him about their dilemma.
"I see." he said while examining Dannie's body and mind. "It is dire indeed. You must figure a way to recover Daniel before his mind is wiped."
"Wiped?" they all asked.
"His memories are being slowly erased. If they're all gone, your brother will be lost forever."
They all paper at the thought of losing their brother for good. They had to do something.
"But sensei, he's in some kind of dream world. We don't know how to get there." Donnie explained
"If you and I can open a portal to the dream world, you can hop in and rescue Daniel before it's too late."
"Can you actually do that Sensei?"
"Not on my own, but with Donnatello's help it's a possibility."
"Okay Sensei." Donnie stood up with Splinter and Splinter started doing hand signs. Donnie followed along and when they were done, a portal opened right in front of Dannie's chest.
"Whoa!" They said in unison
"Uh guys," Donnie spoke. "You might want to hurry and jump in! We can't hold it for very long!" So Leo, Raph, Mikey jumped in the portal and were sent to the dream world. Donnie and Splinter tired out and collapsed, thus closing the portal.
"Guh!" Donnie gasped. He was like an injured animal on the ground. He was breathing like he was suffocating.
"Well done, Donnatello."
"Thanks Sensei, I just hope the guys can save Dannie." he said and looked at his unconscious brother. All he could do was hope for the best.
Meanwhile...
The Furious Five were in the training hall with Po lying on the floor.
Tigress: "Is this really a problem?"
"He's been like this for hours." Monkey answered
"We tried waking him up several times, we even tried dumplings and sticky buns. He just won't budge."
"That's strange, since Po never turns down food."
They turned and saw Danny, Serena, and Shifu walking into the training hall.
"If Po can resist food, that's a problem." Serena said
"What's going on here?" Shifu asked
"Po hasn't woken since this morning and we think something's wrong with him." Crane spoke
Shifu examined him and found something alarming.
"Crane's right. Po is in a trance, suspended animation."
"What?" Mantis asked
"It means that he is possessed." Viper told him
"Well, isn't there something we can do?" Danny asked
"I can create a gateway to a dream world where Po is, but you'll have to find a way to bring him back into his right mind."
"A dream world?" Tigress asked
"There are remnants of the dream world in Po's head. I can use those to create a portal to the same area. But it will only last for a few seconds."
Everyone nodded their agreement and decided on who should go. Once that was taken care of, Shifu opened a portal big enough for 2 people. Monkey and Danny jumped in and were transported to the dream world. The portal then closed behind them.
"Best of luck, big brother"
In the dream world...
The turtles woke up and found themselves in a city. But not just any city.
"Hey, this is where we live." Mikey said, only to receive a smack to the head.
"We know that, idiot! Focus!" Raph snapped
"We could ask around for some help on where to find Dannie." Leo stated. He walked up to a female panther to ask for help.
"Excuse me miss, have you seen-?" His hand went through her and she didn't notice a thing.
"Huh?"
"What the heck?" Raph freaked
"Dudes, did you see that? Its like we're ghosts!"
"Mikey we are not ghosts!"
"Exactly!"
"What the-?"
"Donnie!"
"The one and only. I was able to tap into the dream world and now I can communicate with you. As far as the whole hand going through thing, you're in a dream world. Nobody can see or hear you but yourselves and me. Also, you can't touch anybody except each other."
"Well that makes it easier for a nice stroll." Raph said pleased
"So what's the plan?" Mikey asked
"We'll split up and look around town. If you see anything suspicious, contact either either of us or Donnie. Whoever took Dannie is probably in the dream world with us."
"Right!" So the brothers split up in different directions and scoured the city in search of their lost brother.
"Dannie! Dannie where are you? Answer me!" Raph yelled. "Whoever took my brother is going to answer to my fists." He ranted as he beat his hands together.
He then heard something around the corner and prepared himself.
"Well, well. It's time." He approached the corner and peeked around the corner only to see that it was Monkey and Danny nearby.
"Guys?" They turned around and saw Raph behind them.
"Raph!"
They ran up to him and boy were they surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"Same thing can be said to you. How did you guys get here?"
"Shifu opened a portal for us so we could save Po. He's trapped in here somewhere." Danny answered
"Really? How did you know?"
"Po has a weakness for food. The fact that he was able to resist the temptation, something was immediately wrong." Monkey stated
"What about you?"
"Same reason. Dannie was zoned out back at the dorm and he was in trouble. Me, Leo and Mikey are trying to find him."
"Except for Dannie, aren't there 4 of you?"
"Donnie stayed behind to open the portal for us. But he is able to comunnicate with us from the real world. Right Donnie?"
"Yeah, I've been listening the whole time."
"Whoa." Monkey and Danny said
"If you guys help us, we might be able to rescue Po and Dannie much faster."
"Gladly."
"With pleasure."
So the 3 of them split up and expanded the search. All over the city the guys were calling names.
"Dannie!"
"Po!"
"Where are you bro?"
"Come on Po buddy!"
"Dannie, if you can hear me give me a sign!"
While this was happening, Thunder Tow was watching from the factory rooftop.
"Looks like we got visitors. Family and friends by the looks of it. That just makes things much more fun."
He hopped down and headed inside. He went to where Dannie and Po were and they were both unconscious.
"Let's get this party started!" He pulled out a drink jug full of a special liquid. He opened Dannie's mouth and poured some of it down his throat. He made him swallow and did the same thing to Po. Once he backed up, both of them woke up and their eyes were completely white. They were possessed and under the control of Thunder Tow.
"Alright dudes. I'm Thunder Tow, your master. We're gonna have some fun with a few people. A monkey and tiger have come to take you away panda, where they will treat you with no respect what so ever. As for you turtle, 3 other turtles are here pretending to be a family to you. These turtle imposters and abusive enemies will be apprehended and taught justice."
"Yes master!" They said blankly. Thunder Tow grew a big smile on his face because his handiwork is just beginning.
Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed the chapter and please review.
