Friends from down below.

Chapter 3: Protecting the protector.

I don't own SRMTHFG or TMNT.

Raphael pov

It's been a week since Leo brought the kid and he was still a bit skittish. I mean, sure, he trained with us and stuff, but still. We didn't know much about him beside his name. And believe me, I'm glad we have that.

I looked at Chrio as he sat in a corner. He was constantly there. Meditating, trying to communicate with Antauri again. So far, he had no luck. Today seemed, at first, to be different. That is until the poor kid suddenly flew against a wall. We all quickly ran to his side. "You okay, kid?" he groaned then shook his head.

"I need to go." he muttered getting to his feet and wincing. Don was at his side at once. "Oh no you don't. I just got that ankle to stop swelling." he sat the boy don't and crossed his arms. "But, if I don't..." my turn to be stern "What's going to happen? Some evil goop is gonna come in and attack us trying to get to you?" I joked. But, Chiro looked wasn't listening. His eyes were behind us and he looking terrified "Actually, that's a bit closer then you would think."

Leonardo pov

We turned to see who had spoken. It was a rather creepy looking demon-like orange monkey. Chiro shrank as far as he could into the wall behind him. I was on high alert almost at once. I drew my sword and my brothers quickly followed suit. "Who are you?" I demanded.

The creature smirked at the cowering Chiro and ignored me. "It's been sometime, my hairless monkey. You look better then you did after our last encounter." I felt rage build as I realized what he was saying. Chrio tried, and failed, to put on a brave face and spoke in, what he must of thought was, a calm voice. "What do you want, Mandarin?" he growled.

A blue lazor like blade appeared where his hand once was and Chiro gave up any attempt to look brave. His eyes got wide and he pressed himself hard into the wall. My grip tightened on my blade and I glared at the creature. His intentions clear now, we surrounded the boy protector in a circle. He looked at us in shock. "You want him you go through us." Growled Mikey in the most dangerous voice I had ever come from him.

Chiro pov

I'm the leader of the super robot monkey team. Who cares, I'm still just thirteen! I'm fearless. Where'd they get that?! I'm too mature for my age. YEAH, RIGHT! When Mandarin came in I was so scared I didn't think I could speak. Then, the turtles formed a protective ring around me. I was shocked. They barely knew me. Michelangelo glared at the former leader of the hyper force's clone. I stopped shaking as I realized where I had seen this before. The day I woke the hyper force from stasis.

Flash back

Running. That seemed to be all I was good at. I was running from B.T. and Glenny again. Those to really didn't like me. I ran faster as I heard them get closer. I shed my backpack in a hope that the lose of the excess weight would help me be faster. Soon, I reached the outskirts of the city. I kept going not stopping until I slammed into something. I felt back panting and looked up. Before me was a huge super robot. It looked like it hadn't been touched for years. I stood and pressed a leaned on the cool metal for support. But, it gave way and I fell inside. I turned just as the door snapped closed.

I pulled a flash light out of my pocket and looked around. "Hello?" I called into the dark. I walked farther into the robot and was suddenly yank off the ground. I yelped and tumbled out of something and breaking my flash light. I felt around for anything that would turn on a light or something. I found a switch on a pedestal and approached it. I hesitated for a moment. I had a feeling something wonderful would happen if I pulled it. Something that would make my miserable life a million times better. I set my face and pulled the switch. At once, power surged through my veins. It hurt a bit, but at the same time it was soothing. Like being hurt, but having a friend there to soothe you through the pain. I felt tired and fell to the floor weakly. The last thing I saw were five multicolored forms coming out of tubes.

I awoke groggily and looked around at my surrounding. The thing that really caught my eye, oddly enough was the time. "SCRAP!" I yelped "I'm late for school." I jumped out of the bed. If I was fully aware, I would have known it wasn't mine or that I wasn't in my little apartment or that, as I ran out of the room, five cybernetic monkeys stared at me as I vanished down and out of the robot.

I was almost to school when I spotted my abandon backpack and my activities of the night before rushed back. So did the fact that it was Saturday. I groaned and picked up the bag. I walk back to my place slowly, giving myself time to think. "Hey, Chango!" yelled a voice. I froze in horror 'Uh-oh.' I though not even looking back. I just dropped my bag again and ran. The sound of the bullies giving chase followed quickly. Running. That was all I could ever do. I can't fight, can't stand up for myself, only run. Sometimes I couldn't stand myself.

I turned into an ally and froze when before I could hit a wall in front of me. I turned quickly only to come face to face with the bullies. I pressed myself into the wall in horror. "You've been avoiding us, Chiro. That's no good." Glenny said cracking his knuckles. I began to shack and pressed into the wall even more. "C-come on, fellas. C-can't w-we do this like tomorrow?" I stuttered. "No." said B.T. before pulling back his fist to hit me. I closed my eyes and waited for the blow. It never came. I chanced a peek and was shocked. Five multicolored cybernetic monkeys surrounded me in a protective circle. The black one was glaring at the two boys who seemed frozen in place. He raised his hand and they flew into the air. They yelled in shock and fear. "We're only gonna say this once." said the red one. Then, they all spoke as one "Back off of him."

Present day

I looked at the circle again. I smiled and felt my courage sky rocket. I stood and felt the power I had when I pulled the switch. I walked passed the four turtles and stood between them and Mandarin. "It's been said before, but not by me." Mandarin backed away in shock at my sudden courage. "Back off me, back off my family, and back off my friends. Or else," my inner primate burst out and surrounded myself and my new friends. "It won't be pretty."