A/N: 2007 movie

Mikey sighed, the party was done. "Bye, Dominic!" he called out to the birthday boy.

"Bye Cowabunga Carl!" the six-year-old called out running to give him a hug.

Mikey waved back as he walked over to his van. Once in the van he pulled off the turtle head he wore. Mikey flipped on the radio. They were talking about the vigilante called the Nightwatcher. He sighed, he missed protecting the city; he was envious of this Nightwatcher.

Raph put on his Nightwatcher helmet and went topside. He knew Mikey would be coming back from his party soon. Raph jumped on his motorcycle and sped down the street. Raph pulled into an alleyway and climbed to the rooftop. He was going to watch and wait for Mikey to come home, something he always did. With Leo gone, he was the oldest and he felt a duty to make sure that his youngest brother came home safe.

Donnie smiled, he was home alone. Raph was off in the sewers and Mikey was at a party, and Leo, well he did not want to think about Leo. His IT phone line had been quiet for the past two hours, and he was grateful for that. Donnie sat down and flipped on the TV to watch the news for a little bit.

Mikey was drumming his fingers on the steering wheel to the beat of a song. Across the road a small car swerved in front of a large truck, causing the truck to swerve too. Mikey tried to get out of the way, but it was too late. The truck collided with the driver's side of Mikey's van.

Mikey's head and left side of his body slammed against the window, and his world went black.

Mikey was late and it was concerning Raph. He started to head in the direction Mikey would be coming from. He saw the large turtle head on the van that Mikey used for Cowabunga Carl, and then he heard a loud crash. The faux turtle head spun in the road.

"Mikey...no…" Raph could hardly feel himself breathe. He had to get Mikey out of that van before the paramedics came. No one could know Cowabunga Carl was a real humanoid turtle named Michelangelo. Raph ran faster than he even knew he could. The humans were trying to help, he could hear sirens coming. He had to be quick, and hoped no one would notice. Time to put his ninja skills of being unseen to the test.

Raph jumped down from the roof and pushed his way through the crowd of people. They parted for him, and he could hear whispers as he walked by. Raph opened the passenger side door and climbed in. Being in his Nightwatcher suit, it was awkward. He went to unbuckle Mikey, but the seatbelt was jammed. Raph pulled out his sai to break it.

Raph gently pulled Mikey into his arms, and the orange clad turtle moaned in pain. He picked up the fake turtle head he used and placed it on his brother's head. If they saw the blood on his head they would know he was real. Raph wanted to say something, but he was afraid to expose himself as the Nightwatcher. He did not want to reveal himself unless it was completely necessary.

"The Nightwatcher has Cowabunga Carl," someone said as Raph passed.

He scoffed to himself. "If they only knew," he let out a hallow laugh. Raph was blocked in; he needed to get Mikey out of there. The ambulance was there. While the people were making way for the paramedics, Raph saw a window of opportunity to take Mikey away.

Raph sighed. He did not know what he was going to do. The nearest entrance to the sewer had a vehicle parked on it and there were too many humans around to get him to the next one.

It was awkward, but he got Mikey to the rooftop. He laid his brother down and pulled off the fake head. He placed a gloved hand on his brother's head injury. Mikey shuddered. He started to cough, and Raph gently rolled his brother onto his right side. He could also see a large bruise on his arm. Gingerly, he placed a finger on Mikey's shoulder.

Mikey let out a cry of pain.

"….and the popular children's entrainer 'Cowabunga Carl' was involved in the accident, but Carl is missing…."

Donnie's head snapped up. "Mikey!" he jumped up and ran to the phone. He had to call April.

Mikey's eyes slowly opened. "N-Nightwatcher!" he tried to squirm away, but his entire left side of his body was in pain. He quickly realized he was not wearing his Cowabunga Carl head. He brought his good hand to the cut on his head. "Aww shell," he moaned as he could feel the Nightwatcher pull his mask off his head; he used it to try to stop the bleeding. "Don't-why…uh…"

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone," the Nightwatcher said. He looked down at his brother. It was going to be difficult to keep his secret with Mikey like this.

"You-you won't give me to science?" Mikey pushed himself weakly to his feet to get away.

Raph could tell Mikey was panicking. "Don't worry," the Nightwatcher reached out his hand to try to steady the injured turtle. Mikey's legs shook and gave out under him and he fell forward. Raph caught his younger brother in his arms.

"D-don't...leave me...alone…" he whispered before falling unconscious.

Raph brought his brother close to him. "I won't," he whispered back.

"Mikey was in an accident…" Donnie's voice trailed when he called April.

"I saw that on the news," April sighed. "I will go look for him. He is probably hurt."

"We can't let anyone get to him. It would be dangerous. I knew this little business of his was a bad idea…" Donnie's voice trailed again. All he could picture was scientist dissecting Mikey.

"Donnie, don't worry, we will find him," April said.

"Thank you," Donnie sighed.

Mikey had fallen sleep in the arms of his brother. Most of the humans had left the area, but the van was still in Raph's way. It would be too awkward to jump across the rooftops with Mikey in his arms, so he would have to use the closest manhole.

Raph heard a engine starting; the van was moving. He removed his Nightwatcher costume. It would be too cumbersome to carry Mikey back in, and he would risk exposing himself to Donnie.

April easily found the location of the crash site. The van and the other vehicles were moved and traffic was already moving down the street as if nothing had happened. April looked up into the moon lit night. She saw some movement on the roof, so she ran over to the fire escape and climbed up.

"Mikey is that you?" she called out.

Raph froze. He was glad that he already had his costume hidden. He lifted his head up, and looked at April.

"No Ap, it's me Raph. I 'ave Mikey."

"How did you find him?" She asked.

"I knew Mikey was almost home, so I waited, then I heard a crash and…" Raph stopped. "Let's jus' get him home."

"Let me see his arm first," April said, slipping the strap of her messenger bag over her head. The bag was filled with medical supplies. She placed gauze on his head and wrapped it. She knew it was going to need stitches. Then she examined his arm, and she sighed with relief. His shoulder was not dislocated, but it was badly bruised. "There is not much I can do for his bruises here. Just be carful when you carry him."

Raph nodded.

Donnie was pacing the lair wondering what he should do and feeling helpless.

April walked into the lair first. "Raph was with Mikey," she said.

"Where are they?" Donnie asked frantically.

"On his way. Mikey has a cut on his head and his left side is badly bruised," she said.

Donnie nodded and raced off to get the infirmary ready. They had no need for it with the Shredder defeated and Leo in Central America.

Raph entered the lair, carrying Mikey in his arms. Donnie ushered him into the room and had him lay Mikey on the bed. He got some ice to help the swelling of Mikey's arm, but other than that there was not much he could do for it. Donnie then went to work on stitching the cut on Mikey's head.

"How is he?" Raph asked.

"He is okay. Luckily nothing is broken. I just have some concerns of a concussion. We will just have to monitor him."

Raph nodded."I can take the first shift," he said.

"Okay, come get me if anything is terribly wrong."

Raph was sitting by his brother's side. He had been sitting there for three hours before Mikey made any movement. The orange clad turtle's eyes began to open and he began to moan and panic.

"Nightwatcher, where am I?"

Raph gasped. "Mikey, I ain't no crime fighting vigilante."

"Raph?" Mikey mumbled. "Sorry...the Nightwatcher saved me…." his voice trailed. "How did I get here?"

"I heard the crash and well….I found you on a roof. You must have climbed up there after the crash."

"No Nightwatcher? But I saw him. I know it was him."

"Mikey stop talking yer delusional. Ya hit yer head. The Nightwatcher did not save you."

"Raph's right," Donnie said, entering the room. "He would have turned you over to science."

"I guess you're right," Mikey sighed, "but, dude seriously I feel like I got hit by a truck."

"Ya did you knucklehead," Raph laughed.

A/N: This was my end of an art trade on deviantART