Chapter 2: Run, bro, run
Donnie's P.O.V.
For a short guy, Raph. Is. Fast.
"Raph! Slow down!"
"Buzz off, Donnie! Before I hurt you!"
Raph's voice isn't strong. It's weak and sharky. I look to my left. The sun is coming up. I have to get Rpah back home.
Rpah slows when his foot catches on a lege. He flips onto his back. I pump my legs harder.
As Raph gets back up, I tackle him. Rpah yelps as his beak bounces off the ground. I hold in a yell as my hands are crushed between the roof and Raph's plastron.
"GET OFF ME, STUPID!" Raph screams.
"Who you callin' stupid? You're the one running out here when the suns risign." I object.
"Let me go. You can't make me go home!"
"I think you don't want to go home."
"What are you talking about?
"You really think Leo doesn't want you home? Well, he does, Raph, despite what you think."
"How would you know? You're not Leo."
"I know that! Nobody can be Leo, because he loves us and cares for us, even you. If I was him, I would have hit you a long time ago. But because Leo's the way he is, he kept his patience till now- WHY ARE YOU CRYING!?"
Raph is sobbing under me. My hands are going nub so I pull my hands out from under him, then stand. Raph sits up but doesn't attempt to run. He knows I've got him.
He speaks," He hates me. You're right. He should have hit me forever ago. Maybe if he had, he would actually love me."
I don't know what to say to that. So I just lightly grab his arm and say," Look, Raph, lets just go home-"
"NO!" Raph shoves me away from him. I flap my arms as I'm about to fall over the edge of the building. I get my balance back as Raph screams, "Why should I go home?! Leo doesn't want to see me! You heard him! He told me to get out!"
"Not forever, Raph. Look, Leo said he was doing his best. The only thing you've done wrong is drag his dark side out."
"His darkside?"
"Yeah," I say, patting Raph's cheek roughly," Why do you think Mikey never sits near Leo when he's watching TV. Leo's not a perfect angel, Raph. He has a darkside just like us."
Raph looks away from me, wincing," Don't tell me that, Donnie. I prefer seeing him as a perfect angel. It reminds me to be better."
I frown as I follow Rpah back to the lair. I watch hi as we walk so slowly. Poor Raph. I wish I could convince him Leo doesn't hate him. But only Leo can do that. This is their relationship to fix, not mine. I just hope they do it soon.
We take the long way back home, so Raph can feel a little better. Instead, as we draw closer, he feels worse.
"Donnie, I can't do this."
I look down at him. He has his arms around his stomach. He looks like he's going to puke. "Raph?" I ask.
"I can't face him, Donnie. I shouldn't be here."
"Raph, this is your home. Besides, Leo doesn't hate you. He'll forgive you. His heart is just that good."
Raph glares at me, disbeleif in his eyes,"Whatever."
We march the rest of the way. I stop when I see the garage door wide open.
"Funny," I say, "I don't remember opening that."
"No surprise," Raph growls," You crowd your brain with so much crap as it is, no wonder you can't remember."
Raph enters our home first, but then stops. "Somethings wrong."
I step in, "What do you...?"
Blood. The stench is everywhere in my lab. As we walk through my lab, I see my glass equipment, shattered on the floor. Feet from my table is a giant crack in the floor, spider-webbed every which way.
"What happened?" I whisper.
"Leo! Mikey!" Raph yells, jogging to the door. I turn just slightly to my left and gasp.
"Raph," I choke," I don't think their home anymore."
The minute Raph lays eyes on the bloody wall, he faints dead away.
Mikey's P.O.V.
My head is pounding. It's like someone is pounding a rock against my skull. As I open my eyes, I realize that not only is my head spinning, but my older brother is shaking me.
"Mikey! Mikey, wake up! Please, wake up!"
I blink, then shake my head. My neck pains so I yelp. "Leo, stop! You're hurting me!"
Leo lets me go and I flop to the floor. Leo is above me, his eyes are frantic. His bandana tails that drap over my face are dark.
"You alright, Mikey?" he asks.
I sit up and take in my surroundings. We are in a cage in a very cold place. How long have we been out?
"Yeah," I say finally looking at Leo, "I'm- Leo, you're head!"
Leo reaches back and winces as he touches his head. There's a big gash in his head that is slowly dripping blood. His face is swollen. His beak is huge. His cheeks are bigger than my hands. But his eyes, although punched black, are shining.
Leo ignores the injurys he has and points to the back of my head. "Don't worry about me, Mikey. Worry about yourself."
I feel my head, too. I can feel a cut in the back of my head, and it is very raw.
"I'm okay," I say, "better than you. Where are we, Leo?"
Leo looks away from me. He looks ashamed. "Mikey…we're with the Shredder. I'm so sorry, Mikey. I've failed."
I frown," At what?"
Leo just looks at me for a moment. "I was suppost to protect you. Instead, I put you in the greatest danger of all."
I think about that for a minute. Yes, we're with the Shredder. Yeah, I'm starting to get scared. But…at the same time, looking at Leo makes me not so scared anymore.
"you are protecting me, Leo." He looks at me in confusion."You never want me to be scared, right? Well, you being here with me makes me have…um…that word…um…courage. You let me be brave."
Leo's eyes flicker in the dark like candles. His hand pats my head and smiles, "If it makes you feel better, Mikey, then I'm glad we're in this together."
I smile, ignoring the pounding in my head. I hug Leo. He groans when I lay my head on his shoulder. Despite the cold, I am warmer than the sun. He hugs me back andn my smile never leaves.
It feels like we are in that position for hours and I don't mind it. Our moment ends when Leo says," Mikey, you need to run."
I look up at him in confusion," What?"
Leo looks me straight in the eyes, "Mikey, the moment you have the chance, you have to promise me to run. Run as fast as you can."
"What about you?"
"Don't worry about me. Don't think of me and stay that way till you get home. Promise me, Mikey."
"Leo…" I almost whimper, "I can't-"
Light blinds me as a door swings open. It slams into the wall making a loud banging noise ring.
Shredder, Dogpound and Fishface wander in. Leo stands. I follow his action, staying close to his side. Shredder crosses his arms as he stares at us through the cage. He looks directly at Leo. Leo glares right on back. It's like their having a conversation with their eyes.
Finally, Shredder growls, "Welcome. I hope you were…comfortable."
Leo spurts something out in Japanese. I didn't catch it cause he said it so fast.
Shredder glares, "You're lucky you're valuable to me, Yoshi's eldest. Dogpound, take Michaelangelo. Make my deal…solid."
"As you wish," Dogpound growls. He smiles evily at me, "But keep in mind, you never said what state exactly."
I gasp. As Dogpound enters the cage, swiping his thump over the electronic lock, Leo grabs my arm then runs forward.
"LEO!" I howl.
Dogpound stops in shock. Leo yells then throws me under Dogpound and threw the door. The minute I hit the brick wall, I jump up and run.
I look back to see Leo kicking a still shocked Dogpound into the cage bars. He take a look at me, then yells, "RUN, MIKEY, RUN! RUN!"
I turn away, not wishing to see what Shredders gonna do to him. The last thing I saw was Shredder lunging into the cage. Leo is screaming.
I'm tempted to turn back, to save Leo. I mean, he's saved me so many times. It's my turn to save him, right?
I would have done it. Should've, could've, would've. Right as I was about to, I turn a corner and run smack into Raph's old pet. After that it was good-night Mikey.
A/N: Hey, I'd like to wish a Happy Birthday to ThatGeekyG1rls sister. This chapter is for you and I hope you have a great b-day. Till next time, The Next Authors oath. ;)
