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-Dark 3
Raph had gone back to his room in hopes of avoiding any more of those sad and guilt written looks he had been receiving from his brothers all night. He knew they worried for him, for they knew how much Spike really meant to him. That doesn't mean he needs his brothers to feel sorry for him over the matter.
Yes! Spike turned into Slash! He turned into a giant mutant turtle who was bigger than him and his brothers, and then decided he wanted to kill them to make Raph 'free'. Spike did what he thought was best for Raph because he thought the turtle in red hated his brothers, which for how many times he had vented to Spike on his annoyances with them, he could not really blame his friend for thinking such.
It was all his fault that Spike turned evil. It was his fault that his brothers got so hurt tonight. It was his fault that he almost got his brothers killed tonight. It was his fault that Spike was now gone.
A hiccup was heard, and then two. The emerald turtle was not usually one for crying, but the tears began to form in the corners of his eyes. Waters streaks soon made their way down green cheeks as eyes clenched shut from the pain.
Everything bad that happened tonight was all his fault, and he had no idea what he could have done to stop it. Maybe he shouldn't have been so angry with his brothers all the time, or maybe said more positive feedback on them. There was nothing he could do now because his best friend was dead and it was all his fault.
The darkness of the room seemed to fit the mood perfectly for how Raphael was truly feeling at that moment. His heart felt black as he thought of all of the night's events over and over again in his mind. It was like a tape that continued to rewind and start all over again but multiple times. The many words of Slash ran through his head. Darkness seemed to take over as he slowly began to fall into slumber.
"This is amazing, but, what am I going to tell the others?..." Raph had asked, partly to Spike, partly to himself.
"Tell them you have a new partner. Someone who knows the true meaning of being a warrior."
Raph looked over at his friend before he stood from where he had been sitting. "A new partner?"
"Yeah, you and me. No jokin' around. No goofin' off like your brothers." As this had been said, Raph had turned away in thought, not fully realizing his friend approaching him until he was directing behind the smaller turtle. "We'll be the ultimate ninja team," Spike had said as he placed his hefty hands on Raph's much smaller shoulders.
Raph's eyes looked back briefly before he spoke, "That would be… awesome!"
"We'll crush our opponents," Spike exclaimed as he raised a fist in the air while keeping the other on Raphael's shoulder. "We'll fight evil together, nonstop."
At the time, it had seemed like an amazing opportunity, but as Raph fell closer to slumber, he began to think that perhaps he should have thought more into the deal offered to him. Maybe no one would have been hurt.
*Hello again. Here's number three. I hope you all liked it. I really want to dive into how Raph is feeling about Slash. I feel like the show didn't do it justice, which is one of the reasons I began writing this. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading it and I'll see you in the next chapter. Thanks for reading!
