Donnie's Pov:
After Mikey had left, the lair had become uncomfortably quiet (except for the tv). We all stood in stunned silence. The tension that had filled the room earlier was now replaced with confusion. It was very unlike Mikey to leave like that without cracking a joke, being over dramatic, or being kicked out. Looking over at Leo I saw a slight look of concern and guilt in his eyes, Raph too, his rage had turned to regret. It was true, Mikey was very immature and was the weakest of all of us... But it still didn't justify what we had said. I looked down at the ground feeling guilt well up into me as well.
"I think we went a little too far guys..." Leo said quietly, barely audible over the sound of the tv.
"Yeah..." I replied in agreement, there wasn't much to be said in this kind of a situation.
Mikey's Pov:
After leaving the lair I went topside, moving out of the safety of the sewers. It was a little early for me to be out, the sun had not yet completely set making the sky appear in an array of colors. The winter air stung my face and the thin layer of snow froze my feet. It was now mid December, almost time for my favorite holiday... Except... With the way things were at home lately, I doubted this would be a Christmas worth remembering. I payed no mind to the things going on in the streets below me nor to the shadow that followed.
I continued jumping from roof top to roof top heading for my favorite place. I had only discovered my new secret hangout a few days ago after my last one was blown up by the Kraang (funny story about that actually). My new hang out was at an old abandoned warehouse. The view from the rooftop was amazing and looked over the entire city (not to mention I could be as loud as I wanted since all the surrounding buildings were vacant).
What makes them think I'm a weak fighter? I'm just as strong as any of them! It hurt to think my brothers thought I was a liability. I loved my brothers a lot, so hearing that broke my heart. My cheeks were stained with tears and my sight was a bit blurry. To top it off my head was pounding and i felt dizzy... Not to mention my shoulder was screaming in pain. I can be strong too! I thought about it for a moment. Actually... They have a point... I sighed. I was always joking around, but the reason I did that was because it gave me a sense of safety.
Buried in my thoughts, i was too busy to notice the shadow closing in on me.
I heard a loud crash, drawing my attention out of my thoughts. I stopped in my tracks, hearing the sound of aggravated yelling bellow. Carefully I snuck towards the edge of the roof top I was currently inhabiting, peaking over the edge and down into an ally way.
Foot soldiers! Looking down below I estimated there to be about thirty of them. Crap! I should call Raph! Reaching for my shell cell I suddenly remembered our previous fight... Weak... He had called me weak... I looked down at my Shell cell before decidedly putting it back and peaking back over the edge.
"Why haven't you caught any of the turtles yet? It shouldn't be that hard for you to capture them! Aim for the weak orange bandana'd one if you have to! Just find them!" It wasn't hard to tell to whom that voice belonged.
Karai! This was getting more and more serious. And really? even SHE thinks I'm weak? It made me a bit mad.
I unknowingly leaned closer trying to hear the conversation a little better after her voice hushed some. As I strained to hear Karai, I felt something brush against my shoulder, but I had no time to react... I was falling...
To be continued...