Hey everyone, well, I've moved and must admit my new school is giving me more than my old school did so I may have even less time than usual. Although science class is like, repetitive for me and will be for the rest of the year. Well school aside I'm sick today so I thought I would update with this chapter.
I have to admit, I'm still thinking about trashing this story I know the science and anatomy has been and will be difficult to follow but we're going to steer away from it soon and get into the adventure. Which I hope turns out good.
Warning: Prepare your parachutes for immediate deployment and execution!
Professor Perry sighed through the extension, "Dr. Malkin please, we have many experiments lined up, one of extensive importance to the scientific community."
"I'm sorry but the machine is purely experimental and is returning to it's previous departure point."
"And that would be?"
"We have a facility that was constructed within a jungle located in Central America. My apologies but, I can not give out any other information. Have a good day professor."
With that the line went dead. Professor Perry glanced around at his office while he placed the receiver of the phone back down. He sighed again then picked up the receiver to call someone once again.
It rang once before the line was picked up.
"Professor Perry?" a voice whispered.
"Michelangelo," the professor spoke slowly, "I'm sorry."
"What do you mean doc?"
"The machine is being recalled."
"WHAT!"
"Mikey?" a voice yelled in the background, "Something wrong?"
"Nothing Leo! Just a customer for Cowabonga Carl!"
Shuffling assured the Professor that the blue clad turtle had left the room.
"Dude what do you mean it's been recalled."
"The current team believes that the transportation would be too harsh for the delicate machinery."
"Say what?"
"They fear the machine will break when moved here."
"Oh come on! can't you do something?"
"I'm sorry Michelangelo, I've tried all I can."
"Professor Perry, please tell me that you have another idea."
"There are two other options."
"What? What are they?"
"Chemicals to produce a state of suspended animation on the heart or…"
"Or!"
The Professor sighed for a third time, mentally telling himself that he did it too often, "The other option is cryogenics."
"Cry-ah what?"
"This has been done by many people in the past. They're frozen so their bodies remain in the same physical state for years until a cure is found for whatever was wrong with them, then they're unfrozen in hopes that they will have survived the procedure and survived."
"I don't like the word survived."
"Yes, it's possible that everyone who attempts it would die from the procedure."
"Dude, that does not sound positive."
"I know. What about the chemical induced suspended animation? As for now there's nothing that can be done to 'cure' him so to speak."
"Dude, Leo's already been through that once, I don't think he'd agree to it again. Shell, the first time he didn't even have a choice."
"There's not much more that can be done my friend."
On the other end the orange masked turtle sighed, "I'll think about it. This is so lame I had the fake hospital and false papers and everything! If I ever get my hands on whoever recalled that life saving machine, I'll tear them to pieces."
"I'm sorry Michelangelo."
"Enough said dude. I gotta go get some dinner started. Bye."
"Goodbye."
"I thought he went this way," Raph thought as he scanned the area of rooftops, searching for the flash of purple he had seen about half an hour ago.
Where had that annoying genius brother of his gotten to? The red banded turtle turned to jump to the next rooftop when a siren blared in the distance. It wasn't a police car, ambulance or fire truck. It was more of an alarm. He turned and saw the lights from a factory like building a few rooftops over spontaneously brighten up the night.
Thinking it was worth investigating he hoped over the rooftops, thinking he deserved applause for not being caught by the beams of the searching lights. When he reached the rooftop next to the building he crept to the edge and glanced over it. He saw…
A wall of a building…
With no windows…
One door…
And an armored truck hidden in the shadows.
The door opened and he ducked down and out of the way of a search light. Some guy below shouted, "All clear!" Before a group of uniformed men came out of the back door, carrying a large cage between them.
"Must be transporting some animal," Raph thought with a shrug before directing is eyes to the cage.
If it this was some kind of endangered species black market transport then he was going to get busy. His hands went to his sais as one of the spotlights started wondering towards the cage. What he saw stopped his breath.
"Don."
"LEO! RAPH! DONNY!"
A heavy breath escaped Michelangelo as he scanned the rooftops of the city, "Come on guys this was funny the first two hours but now it's just plain mean!"
The orange masked turtle crossed his arms before staring out over the rooftops, searching for a flash of green, purple, red or blue.
"If this is ninja hide-and-seek I am so not in the mood!" Mikey yelled, "Dinner's getting cold."
With still no answering calls Mikey set out looking for the colors he had seen all his life until-
Mike's breath caught in his throat then escaped with relief.
"Leo! There you are bro! I've been souring the whole city."
The orange banded turtle jumped down onto a rooftop which held a garden, breathing in the rare clean oxygen it gave its visitors. The youngest turtle had thankfully spotted his brothers' green and blue form in the garden after passing it twice.
The said blue banded turtle glanced up from where he was leaning against a thin tree and sighed. He had hoped to be there alone for awhile, this was as close as he could currently get to nature without leaving the city, which his family wouldn't allow.
"Hello Michelangelo," Leo spoke in a uncharacteristic deep voice.
"What, did you come up here to meditate?" Mikey asked, walking over and sitting beside his eldest brother.
"To calm down, get away, from annoying things," Leo said.
"Oh," Mikey whispered forlornly, completely getting the hunt, "I'll leave you alone then. I just wanted to find you to tell you that dinner is ready."
Silence.
Mikey tugged on the ends of his mask tails, "It's pizza."
Silence. The silent statement to leave him alone.
Mikey's eyes narrowed as they shined in the little light of the surrounding signs and lights in the city. Leo hadn't even opened his eyes through the short but entire conversation.
The orange masked turtle frowned and got up to continue his search for the others. He was at the edge of the rooftop when Leo spoke again.
"Raph won't stop following me around, Master Splinter's always checking on me and trying to 'encourage' me and last but not least I can't have a conversation with Donny without him asking me a million questions about my health."
Mikey grinned and turned around quickly, "You mean I'm not annoying?"
Leo chuckled quietly, "Mikey, you're my baby brother, you'll always be annoying."
"Aw…."
The eldest chuckled before opening his dark chocolate eyes and raising his arm in invitation, "You're just less annoying than them at the moment. Now come on. Baby brother."
Mikey's smile seemed to light up the whole world as he rushed to Leo's side and was enfolded in the offered arm. He laid his head on his older brother's shoulder and they remained like that for a minute before Mikey's smile fell into a frown and his eyes opened in the most sorrowful manner one could imagine.
"I don't want you die Leo."
"Me neither," the blue masked turtle said with a half sad smirk.
The youngest bit his lip, "Can you promise me something Leo?"
"That depends on what it is."
"Would you try anything and everything to stay with us?"
"Of course."
"Promise me," Mikey demanded.
Leo, confused but determined glanced over at his baby brother and forced a smile onto his face, "I promise you Michelangelo, I'll try everything possible to stay with you and our family."
Mike nodded sharply, "Good."
They sat there for a fair five minutes before Mikey shot to his feet, "I have to find Raph and Donny why don't you head home and warm up that pizza?'
Leo rolled his eyes, "Sure, if I must little brother."
Mikey pointed his finger in the direction of the nearest man hole, "Go back home young one."
Leo laughed and got to his feet before shaking his head, "Thanks Mikey. You've been a big help. I'm proud of you."
When the rooftop was Leo-less Mikey did a little short dance from that last statement. He could count on one hand the times that that had been said to him. After the short celebration he continued on with his search until he stopped at a lighted factory-like building where he heard the sound of a battle below him.
He glanced down then gritted his teeth before removing his nunchucks and growling a growl that would put Raphael to shame before descending into the battle.
"LEAVE MY BROTHERS ALONE!"
Leo had arrived home promptly and was currently sitting at the kitchen table, wondering at how long it would take Mikey to find Donny and Raph.
A slight shuffling outside warned him that his sensei was entering the kitchen. The eldest bowed his head and closed his eyes. He heard the rush of water from the faucet and then the clang as the tea kettle was placed on the stove top. The screeching of one of the chairs had Leo immediately getting to his feet and leaving the room. He found himself not caring if the pizza burned, just as long as he could avoid those eyes.
All was quiet except for the humming of Don's computer in his room. Leo took a deep breath, then turned towards the couch, maybe there was something worth watching on the news. Of course, before he could take one step, the front door flew open and a from hidden by the shadows stumbled in.
"Leo!" the form yelled before falling to their knees.
Recognizing the form as one of his brothers the eldest rushed to his sibling's side, his weakened heart completely forgotten. He reached out and pulled them into the light. The face was mask-less and when the form collapsed against him before green arms were around his neck and tears were dripping onto his shoulder.
"Leo…they-"
Heavy breaths or sobs, Leo wasn't sure which, escaped the brother in his arms before he noticed the shade of green skin.
"Bro," Leo whispered, kneeling down as the other's legs collapsed underneath him.
Familiar eyes glanced up at him.
"They took them!"
"Calm down," Leo said, trying to calm down, "Who?"
Two more deep breaths before shout.
"THE BLACK WOLVES! THEY GOT MIKEY AND DONNY!"
YAY! CLIFFHANGER!
Please review or I'll like-delete this story.
Is that a fair threat?
~Moonsetta