Hey guys! I told you I'd be back very soon! I know I normally update almost daily, but the idea just hit me, and it just took me a while to type .It's also a lot better than what I was going to type. Oh and when I said 8 minutes in the last chapter I meant 25 I messed up, and don't ask me how. So anyway, when we last left Donnie he was trying to figure out what had been going on the past few days, but sadly found zilch to go on. He did however become slightly obsessed and frustrated, but like I said before he will be okay, and he'll have composed himself in this chapter and it will definitely be longer, I can assure you. Sorry if it seems kind of weird if I updated and it seems rushed, but my inspiration is weird what can I say. Anyway I don't have much to say, since this chapters going to be a bit overwhelming. Sorry if it seems rushed, but I have to tie this all into the same chapter otherwise it won't turn out the way I want it to. Oh and shout outs to Kuronique Misaki and special shout outs to Liliana Dragonshard for reviewing! Again thanks for reading and reviewing, you guys rock! On with chapter 4! Onward I say! Lol.

(Donnie's P.O.V)

After nothing came up in my investigation, and I was beginning to lose my cool, I decided I should take a little break so I can keep my sanity. I just still can't believe after everything I tried I found out nothing! Zilch! Nada! But that hasn't stopped me yet, and not by a long shot! At least I know what it's not, and I guess that's better than nothing.

So after the many days I invested into my little "project" I finally had a long sought after break. When I deemed by break to be over and was about to go back to my "Fortress of Solitude", when I caught a whiff of dinner . Letting my hungry stomach be my guide I soon found myself in the kitchen, but I wasn't the only one. My brothers were sitting at the dining table and began to help themselves to the meal, leaving an empty chair and plate for me.

The others noticed me come in and glanced up at me but only for a second, and went back to engorging themselves on their feast. Smiling to myself I sat down and began to help myself as well. Most of dinner, lucky for me, went off without a hitch. But my good luck came to an abrupt end as soon as we got to seconds, and Mikey asked me "Hey bro, can ya pass the salt?" It was such a simple and innocent question too, so without a second thought I did what he asked without hesitation. After I did this I went right back to eating, but soon found myself the center of attention when I glanced up from my plate.

Looking at my brothers the same way, I said what was on my mind. "What?" But this didn't seem to help me in any way and just made my brothers curious. Exchanging glances for a minute until Leo finally spoke for them "Um… Donnie?" "Do you have a reason for wearing those gloves exactly?" After he said this I stopped in mid bite, with the fork inches from my face. This just peaked their curiosity . But this time Raph spoke up "You know Donnie, the things that are on your hand right now?" "Ring a bell?" My silence wasn't helping either, I had to say something. But unfortunately, this was one thing I hadn't counted on this soon, I mean it's only Sunday! (Note from author: I didn't want all this going on in like three days, so I added on a few to make it seem somewhat consistent. Plus, his little break would have to be a while; I mean this is Donnie we're talking about! Don't want him going all cuckoo now do we? :);))

What should I say? Ugh, think Donnie, think! After going over possible explanations to say for a minute, I managed to think of a semi-good lie that should be good enough to tell my brothers. Without wasting another moment I finally spoke "I'm wearing these gloves because it gives me a better grip on my Bo, and are durable enough to let me work on my inventions without getting hurt, increasing my progress in training and inventing, and productivity in general by 28.654732%". They all looked at me for a few more minutes and then shrugged, and went back to eating. I can't believe all I had to do was throw around a random number and they believed me!(Random Note: If you do not like this version, I 'am making an alternate version of this story you will like better.)

After I finished my dinner I excused myself and was about to enter my lab, when I overheard one of my brothers mention my name. Pressing my head to the wall I managed to hear my brothers conversation. Raph started the conversation by saying "Man, can you believe that?!" "Donnie needs gloves to be better at fighting, and I hate to say it, but that's just pathetic, even for Donnie, I mean the guys friends are all machines for pete sakes!" This caused my breath to hitch in my throat but didn't stop me from listening to the rest of the conversation. Leo replied "I know, it's a little... strange but if it helps make Donnie a better fighter, then why should that bother us?" "Besides, Donnie could use a little extra help, he has been slacking at training lately, and that's going to put him way behind the rest of us." Did they really think I was that bad of a fighter? My own brothers think I'm a weakling and that I'm pathetic. What's worse is that they say these things about me behind my back! Last but not least, Mikey voiced his opinion "Bro's do you think he'll really get better at fighting with gloves?" 'I mean I'm not trying to be mean but this a little weird, even for him, and besides dudes, how will gloves help him?" " I hate to agree with Raph on this one, but it is kind of pathetic." I don't believe it...my...my own brothers think I'm weak... and pathetic?! That made me see nothing but red so to speak, and I silently ran to my lab quietly locking the door behind me.

I just can't believe they think I'm weaker than them, that I'm pathetic and not good enough to fight alongside them?! What's worse is that they didn't even bother saying it to my face! Do they really think that less of me?! I knew I wasn't as strong as my brothers, but I never knew I was so weak that they actually thought that less of me. At that point, I felt sadness like I never had before, and it actually hurt, as though my heart was literally ripping in two."If they actually think that less of me, then why should I try working with them?" " Why should I bother telling them what I'm up to, when it's obvious they don't care!" " Sure, they said they weren't trying to be mean, but the only tones in their voices was pity and annoyance." " As far as they're concerned, they only care about getting stronger!" After I said those things out loud, it just made me even more upset. But thankfully my lab had soundproof walls to block out the sound of explosions. I just never thought one of those explosions would be an explosion of my emotions. (Note from author again: They did say they thought he was weaker, and needed all the help he can get, and that he's a little pathetic, and Donnie's just taking it extra hard since he heard from his brothers and they said those things behind his back so yeah, he's a "little " mad and upset, and assumed some things.. poor Donnie! Anyway, he's definitely going to have some outbursts, who wouldn't?)

I began to take out my anger on unfortunate spare parts and broken machines, somehow making them even more broken, if that's even possible. After I while I stopped tormenting my inventions and slid down to the floor on my knees, burying my face in my hands. When the anger left my system I began to mull over what had happened. Not only had I openly lied to my brothers to their faces, but my lie caused them to think I was pathetic, and so weak that I needed "special" gloves to help me fight! Did they really think I needed all the help I can get, even if it was this ridiculous?

It hasn't even been a week, and already, I hate to say it, I'm in over my head with this whole mess. At this point I don't even know what to think anymore! I can't even wrap my head around my situation anymore after all this. First, I find a strange glove at the junk yard, then I just had to put it on... and now it's stuck! To top it off I had to find the other glove, that somehow got stuck on my other hand. But of course the icing on the cake had to be me lieing to my brothers and hearing them talk about how I needed all the help I can get at fighting!

These past few days can't get much possibly worse! I began to get anxious, and started pacing around what little space in my lab that wasn't taken up by all the clutter I created in the past few days trying to figure out what to do next. No matter what I thought of, none of it would be able to help me in any way. Ugh this day is by far one of the worst I've had in a while, can't anything work out for me, just once!? (Note: Here is where it gets overwhelming, you have been warned! Like I said, this chapter might seem rushed, but if I don't put this all in the same chapter then it won't turn out the way I want to.)

I began to lose my cool again, and walked over to a nearby wall in my lab. My hands clenched into fists and I was so upset that my entire body was shaking. I raised my fists in front of my face towards the wall, and while I brought them down on the wall I cried out, " Ugh, why can't I do anything right!" When my fists made contact with the wall, a high-pitched hum began to reverberate off the walls.

I expected the sound to get quieter and eventually stop altogether, but it did just the opposite. It got louder and louder, until I couldn't even hear myself think anymore. I hadn't taken my eyes off the floor the whole time the outburst occurred, but eventually I had to so I could see why the vibrations hadn't stopped. But when I glanced up at my fists that were still touching the wall, I almost passed out.

The strange text on the gloves was now the color of gold, but that wasn't the strange part. The strange part was that the text was also glowing, and it wasn't just a reflection from the lighting, that much I was sure of. The wall that I was still touching was doing something even more strange. The same glowing text identical to the ones on the gloves began appearing left to right on the wall, as if someone was typing it rapidly on a computer. When it had completely covered the wall, the part of the wall I was standing in front of disappeared, leaving in it's place an entrance to who know's where. My fists were now just touching air in front of the unknown entrance. The entrance was pitch black and I couldn't figure out the depth that it went.

Stepping back a few feet, I found my mind was at a sudden blank, but only for a moment and soon found my mind overloading with questions. How...Why? This...this can't be happening, this can't possibly be happening! But if it is then...did I really do that? My confusion was just causing me to panic even more. Just to try and find answers, I grabbed a small rusted bolt by my feet and chucked it into the entrance to see how far it went. After listening for several minutes I heard nothing but dead silence instead of the metallic clatter I should have heard when it touched the ground.

Since that just gave me more questions and still no answers I tried to see if I could somehow penetrate the darkness. Grabbing a flashlight from one of my desk drawers, I clicked it on and shined it into the entrance, but found nothing but darkness, it was like the light wasn't even there. Suddenly, a breeze from the strange entrance began to fill my lab, causing the tails of my bandana to gently blow around but oddly enough, everything else around me seemed unaffected like the breeze was non-existent.

If things weren't already weird enough, their was a voice carried by the breeze, a soft, raspy whisper that was saying "Come...come here...come he-r-re Donnie...you have to come here..." But the voice didn't creep me out though, it just made me anxious. The voice just kept repeating, over and over almost like it it was whispering directly into my ear.

I felt overwhelmed with everything that was happening, so I bolted to the door, and locked it shut behind me. I didn't concern me that I didn't have a key, I could always pick the lock later, and flopped onto the couch in the lair. But for once I found the living room to be empty. It was strange not seeing my brothers playing on one of the arcade machines, or all of them glued to the T.V in front of me or Raph trying to teach Mikey a lesson for pranking him. I got up from the couch and began searching everywhere around the lair. The kitchen, bathrooms, and everyone's rooms proved to be empty as well. I began to grow worried, even though they thought I was weak, that didn't mean I didn't care about them anymore, it just made me want to be a bit more secretive with them.

When I got to the dojo, relief filled my mind when I found my brothers doing exercises with Master Splinter. Leo seemed to be doing the best out of all of them, and he wasn't complaining, unlike Mikey who was busy whining and was saying out loud "Guuuyyysss... come oonn!" "Can't we take a break, pleeaassee?" That just earned him an annoyed glare from Leo and a smack upside the head from Raph. "Oww!" "What was that for Raph?" Raph just glared at him and replied " If you keep whining Mikey, the only break you'll get is when I smack ya upside the head again!" Master Splinter just sighed at their bickering, it wasn't anything new after all. Then Splinter said " My sons, you must have patience, the sooner you finish your exercises, the sooner you may go back to doing whatever you'd like."

I just stood silently watching my brothers bicker, until I grew tired standing, and sat down. I didn't want to join them, not just yet. I just wanted to feel at ease watching my family train, and having a moment where no real fighting went on, instead just friendly bickering amongst family. After a while, Leo glanced over towards the entrance where I was standing and called out to me "Woah Donnie, when'd you get here?" This caught everyone's attention and soon found all eyes on me.

It was then that Master Splinter spoke up "Yes, how long have you been here, my son?" I began to turn red from embarrassment and scratched my head. I found my voice and replied "Not long... maybe fifteen, twenty minutes at the most." After that comment they all exchanged glances, but it was Master Splinter that spoke up again "I must say I' am impressed my son, you were able to go undetected for quite a while, your stealth is very impressive." The compliment from Master Splinter made me swell up in pride and gave me a smug-looking grin on my face.

My brothers each had an expression that looked like a mix of surprise and admiration. Mikey looked at me a little weird for a moment and said to me "Jeez, Donnie creepy much?" I just chuckled nervously at the statement as my face began to heat up once more. Master Slpinter turned to my brothers and to my surprise said "Now my sons, since your brother has proved to be practicing his stealth, he has been able to gain an upper hand, and I suggest you should practice as well, so that you will be able to move just as quietly as him." I silently gaped at what he just said, and my brothers just looked at me with jealousy and shock written all over their faces.

After Master Splinter said that he quickly dismissed practice and let us all go back to doing who knows what. After everyone left I soon found myself alone in the dojo in dead silence. Suddenly, I heard an all too familiar voice from before in the lab that said the exact same thing as before " Come...come here...come he-r-re Donnie..." I just couldn't believe that I was hearing the voice from before, but this time it didn't stop. The voice kept repeating in the same raspy whisper in the back of my head. Why hasn't it stopped? I can't believe this is happening again! Once was more than enough. It's bound to stop soon... I just have to wait a day or two...

Well, I was wrong. Over the next three days the voice hadn't stopped once but, it gradually increased in volume and by now felt like it was talking normally in my head, getting on my last nerves. But by day four, the voice was practically shouting inside my head and I figured that by now it wouldn't stop until I did exactly what it wanted. I couldn't take the voice in my head anymore, and I knew that if I did go back to my lab, that some of the questions I had about my current situation could be answered as well.

I found myself walking at a fast pace towards the lab, and while looking side to side to make sure I wasn't being watched, picked the lock and slipped inside. The strange entrance was still there and so was the voice, but this time began to say something else other than the same words on repeat for the past four days. 'Enter...enter...come on Donnie...come in and get your questions answered... you know you want to..." I began to slowly walk towards the entrance, but stopped myself. Was it going to be worth it? Could I really risk doing something this rash? Yes it's worth it, I need answers, and soon...besides, I can hold my own against most things I come across, I'll be fine.

I pushed aside the rest of my doubts and with a deep breath went inside. It was pitch black just like before and I couldn't see my own hand in front of my face. I tried feeling around for any sort of wall and managed to find a wall on both sides of myself, and allowed my hands to glide over the smooth stone wall. When my hands came in contact with the wall, the stone began to glow a light purple, illuminating part of the tunnel. Leaving my hands on the wall I walked deeper into the tunnel dragging my hands on the stone, lighting the way.

The tunnel wasn't as straight as I thought, and soon found there were more twists and turns than I could count. After a while I lost my sense of direction from all the twists and turns in the tunnel and suddenly came to another opening, that was as dark as the entrance was. With a bated breath I walked inside, but to my surprise, felt no walls and saw nothing but the inky blackness. I just kept walking, to see if I could get somewhere where there was light. I just kept walking, that's all I wanted to do and that's all I could do. I knew it would eventually get me somewhere.

The only problem is, I don't know what somewhere it will take me to!

Wow, I can sum this chapter up in one word: Hectic! This chapter is pretty hectic, but like I said before this needs to be tied into one chapter or it won't turn out the way I want it to. Again shout outs to Kuronique Misaki , and Liliana Dragonshard! Don't worry I'll update sooner than I did with this chapter, but I didn't reveal too much with this chapter and left you with a lot of questions so this didn't seem too rushed. So what will happen to Donnie, where is this strange tunnel taking him? Will it give him answers? Will he ever tell his brothers? All I can tell you is yes, it will answer a lot of his questions and most of your questions that you probably have too. I hope you liked this chapter even though it is rushed, and I hope you comment and review, I would love to hear your comments and opinions on the story and hope you guys like it! Again sorry it took so long to update and will update sooner and hope you liked this chapter. I don't have anything elso to say, so I guess I'll see you on the web! Bye!