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Whilst Raph was with Mikey, don thought he should try to figure out what was wrong with Leo. Slowly he walked over to his eldest brother and sat down in front of him.
Leo didn't even take notice of him, he sat with his legs drawn up to his chest, his harm hugging them whilst his head rested on top of them.
Don didn't talk to him for a coupled of minuets, he just looked Leo up and down, examining his body, stopping when he reached his fists, all of Leo's knuckles where either broken, bruised or cut, he really didn't hold back on hitting Mikey.
Donnie cleared his throat, "um Leo? Leonardo?" Leo looked up and smiled, "yeah Donnie, what's up?"
Donnie was really taken by surprise, "w-w-what?" Donnie stuttered, "you, you attacked Mikey!"
Leo nodded, "what's new?" Donnie blinked, "what's new!? What the shell has gotten into you Leo!? Why are you acting like this!?"
Leo looked confused, "like what don? And whatever it is I'm not acting, nothing's changed"
Don frowned, "yeah ok sure nothing's changed, just the fact that yesterday you ATTACKED, yes, ATTACKED our little brother! That's what's new Leo!"
Leo snickered then side-smiled, "Donnie, bro, Michelangelo isn't our brother!"
He almost laughed out the words.
Don's frown deepened, "Leo...WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!? Of course Mikey is out brother! We've known each other for 15, nearly 16 years!"
Leo rolled his eyes, "I thought you were supposed to be the smart one?" After a couple seconds past of don's silent confusion, Leo spoke again, "all you need to do is like at him, he's different, he isn't a worrier like the rest of us, his small, he has freckles and he doesn't stop messing things up!"
Donnie huffed, "no he doesn't! Mikey is so much more than that! He is faster and more athletic than all of us! He lightens up our home! He, he's Mikey! He's irreplaceable! Sure, sometimes he messes up, but we all do sometimes! But Mikey, he learns from his mistakes, like we all do, he, he, he's just more spirited than the rest of us"
Leo frowned, "say what you may, I still wouldn't think twice of ridding the world of his useless form"
Donnie had to try his hardest not to strangle him there and then, "WHAT!? ARE YOU SAYING YOU WOULD KILL...KILL! Our little brother!?
Leo laughed again, "don, you and Raph are both my brothers, yes, but not Mikey, Mikey isn't...they say blood is thicker than water, yes that's true, but there isn't even water there between me and Michelangelo for me. He, Is nothing to me, nothing but a threat to my family"
Don growled, "you're sick Leo! Sick in the head! What the shell is wrong with you!?" And with that Donnie stormed out of the room their captive was in to go and check on Mikey and Raph.
...
Don was just about to enter the lab, but stopped in the door way when he saw his big brother sobbing, actually sobbing over his little brother. 'Wow' Donnie thought, 'Raph took the blow harder than I thought, well, I guess he and Mikey were always close'. Don watched as Raph began to talk to the limp body on the bed.
"Mike," he said, "Mikey, listen, Leo- he doesn't hate you! He never has! I don't know what's gotten into him, but that monster that attacked you, twice, isn't Leo. Something's happened to him, and I'm gonna find out what! Don't you worry little brother I am gonna get to the bottom of this and bring back our Leo"
Raph then pulled up the bed covers to Mikey's chin so that he kept warm and planted a small kiss on his forehead, then he likes down and smiled as he saw Mikey's face relax more, as if he had felt some sort of comfort.
Watching the whole thing bought a tear to Donnie's eyes, Raph really did care about Mikey. Don smiled and then headed into the room fully. Once Raph saw him his eyes immediately widened, "uh-um d-Donnie! H-how long have you been standing there!?"
Donnie almost laughed, but decided to spare his brother from humiliation, "not long I only just got here, just finished talking to Leo" Raph relaxed and then say back, ready to here what Donnie had to say about their older brother. Don continued, "he seemed...normal...At first, but then we bought up the conversation if Mikey, he is completely convinced that Mikey isn't our brother"
Don paused and closed his eyes and took a deep breath ready for the next part, "Raph, he said he wanted to kill Mikey" Raph's face changed almost instantly, the former calm Raphael has now became the oh-so-famous hot head they all knew. "WHAT!?" He burst out, "WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS!?" Raph stood up sharply and went to storm out of the room, no doubt to kick Leo's head in, but Donnie stopped him.
"RAPH! STOP! Look, you and I both know that whatever that is tied to the tree in the room isn't Leo! At least not the one we've grown up to know, but one thing's for sure, hitting him isn't going to bring our Leo back, and right now, I need your help with Mikey" Raph's anger left as quickly as it came at the sound of his little brother's name.
"Why? What do I need to do to help him?" Raph almost pleaded, "I just need you to keep two fingers on his wrist whilst I connect him to the equipment he'll need to be on to survive, to make sure he has food, water and oxygen in his system" Don replied. Raph nodded and sat back down on the chair next to his brother. He then placed two fingers on Mikey's wrist and felt the steady, comforting feeling of Mikey's pulse.
After Don had finished connecting Mikey to the various machines, he sat down on a chair next to Raph, Who now had hold of Mikey's hand. The two brothers sat in silence for a good ten minuets, looking at the steady rise and fall of Mikey's chest.
The silence was only broke by the sound of Leo, "RAPH!? DON!? GUYS!?" Raph and Donnie looked at each other, then Donnie left the room to see to Leo. Once Donnie had left Raph stood up and planted another little kiss on his baby brothers head, "I'll be back little brothe, don't worry" he then released Donnie's hand and ran after Donnie to see what Leo wanted.
TBC...