Mikey was on his way to the kitchen to cook dinner when he came across Evil Chloe. He decided to ask her if she wanted to help.
"I wanted to ask you if you wanted to help out with making dinner," Mikey said.
"You're old enough to make dinner yourself," Evil Chloe snarled.
"I thought we could make dinner together," Mikey said, the floodgates opening. "You usually enjoy that."
"Stop acting like a baby and grow up!" Evil Chloe snapped. "You're nineteen not two!"
Evil Chloe walked away. Mikey headed for the lab.
Donny was working in the lab when he heard a knock. He turned and saw Mikey standing in the doorway and noticed that his brother's face was soaked.
"I need to talk to you," Mikey said, his voice breaking.
"You all right?" Donny asked with concern, walking over to his brother who shook his head.
Both turtles walked over to the cot and sat down. Mikey explained what had happened when he came across Evil Chloe. Donny wrapped his arms around Mikey who returned the gesture and broke down completely. Donny gently rubbed his brother's shell and rocked him back and forth.
"Why would Chloe act like that?" Mikey asked once he'd calmed down.
"I'll go ask her and find out," Donny said.
"Would it be all right if I stay here for a bit?"
"Sure."
Mikey and Donny released each other. Mikey laid down on the cot while Donny got up and left the lab.
Evil Chloe was hanging out with Raph in the living room. Just then, Donny entered the room.
"Chloe, I need to talk to you alone," Donny said.
"Fine," Evil Chloe said.
"I'll be in the dojo," Raph said and then left the room.
Donny asked Evil Chloe what she had said to Mikey. Evil Chloe repeated what she had said earlier.
"Why would you say that to Mikey?" Donny wanted to know. "You know how sensitive he is."
"He needs to grow a thicker spine," Evil Chloe said.
"Splinter used to say that it's not healthy to bottle up our emotions."
"You need to forget about Splinter!" Evil Chloe said harshly. "He's dead and buried so get over him!"
Evil Chloe stormed out of the room. Donny took several deep breaths to calm himself and then left the room to find Leo.
Leo was in his room when he heard a knock. He went over to the door and let Donny in and the two of them went over to the bed and sat down next to each other.
"How's it going?" Leo asked.
"I was wondering if you'd noticed anything different about Chloe," Donny replied.
"What do you mean?"
"Mikey told me that Chloe blew him off when he asked her if she wanted to help him make dinner and she even told him to stop acting like a baby and grow up."
"Anything else?"
"When I told Chloe that Splinter used to tell us that it was unhealthy to bottle up our emotions, she told me that I need to forget about him, that he was dead and buried, and to get over him."
What's gotten into Chloe? Leo wondered as Donny got up and headed over to the window. I know she's not the emotional type but she isn't heartless.
Leo went over to Donny and put a hand on his shoulder. Donny looked up and Leo saw that his brother's face was soaked.
Leo wrapped his arms around his brother who returned the gesture and broke down completely. Leo gently rubbed his brother's shell and rocked him back and forth.
To be continued…