A/N Thank you all for the reviews and remember English translation are in parenthesis. So here's ch 6 for you and see ch 1 for disclaimer. Enjoy.
Ch 6 Death is Only the Beginning
"What the Hell?!" Raphael cried out as he stormed into the room.
"Donnie's gone!" Michelangelo said, his blue eyes wide. "Dudes maybe we were wrong! Maybe Donnie's alive!"
"Mikey that's impossible," Shinigami declared. "I mean even if Donnie was some how magically alive there'd be no way he's be able to walk. Not after all that injury to his shell." Mikey's face fell as he realized his friend was right.
"But where is he?!" Leonardo exclaimed. "I mean bodies don't just up and disappear like that."
"Hey where's Leatherhead?" April asked suddenly after noticing her alligator friend wasn't there.
"Hey yeah where'd he go?" Mondo Gecko wondered. Just then Slash's communicator began to beep.
"Talk," the snapping turtle said gruffly. After listening silently for a few minutes Slash said, "Leatherhead what the Hell are you...Yeah I get it...But where... Yeah..yeah ok. See ya." With that Slash hung up.
"May I ask what that call was about?" Splinter inquired.
"Leatherhead said he took Donatello's body," Slash informed the group. "He wasn't to talkative but he said it was for the best."
"So what that's it?!" Raphael cried out. "Slash you call Leatherhead back and tell 'im to get his ass back here with Donnie!"
"I trust him Raphael," Slash declared. "And you should too."
"Yeah besides it ain't like you can do more harm to a dead person," Casey muttered. April growled at her boyfriend and elbowed his hard in the gut.
"Shut up Casey!" the red head hissed.
"Sorry," Casey muttered.
"I do trust 'im," Raph said softly, not paying Casey an attention. "I just wish..." The red masked turtle trailed off as the tears once again threatened to betray him.
"We all feel that way Raph," Leo said softly. "But Leatherhead knows what he's doing, I think, and we have to trust him." Raphael said nothing. He merely went over to the bloody spot where Donatello's body once was and knelt beside it. Leonardo was about to speak when suddenly Shinigami spoke.
"The lab!" the dark headed teen cried out. "I almost forgot! Donnie said he had something very important in his lab desk."
"Donnie said that?" April said with confusion.
"Yeah right before you all came Donnie told me his desk in his lab had something hidden in it that we need to see," Shinigami informed her friends as she ran out of the room and into Donnie's lab. The rest of the group followed closely behind her, all of them confused. "Desk draw," Shinigami said over and over as she searched the desk drawers. But she didn't find anything except for tools that Donatello used. "Damn it where the Hell is it?!" she cried in frustration. "It has to be here!" By now Shinigami was throwing papers and tools all around as she continued her search.
"Shini are you sure there's something here?" Miwa asked gently.
"Yes I'm sure Miwa!" Shinigami cried out. "Donnie told me there was! I have to find it! I promised him I would."
"Shini its ok if you don't," Miwa began.
"No!" Shinigami cried out. "No its not ok if I don't find it! I already broke one promise to him! I will not break another!"
"Shini what are you talking about?" Miwa asked.
"I have to find it," Shinigami repeated over and over. "I have to. I owe it to him." But she stopped when suddenly Miwa was beside her and put a calming hand on her friend's shoulder. Shinigami looked at her friend with tear filled eyes. Then the dark headed teen looked at the rest of her friends, who were staring at her with looks of confusion, concern and sadness. "I'm sorry guys," she whispered as the tears fell. "This is all my fault."
"Shini no," Leonardo said gently, kneeling beside his friend. "Its not your fault. Its..."
"No Leo you don't understand," Shinigami interrupted. "What happened to Donnie is my fault. I..I let him down. I can't let him down again." By now Shinigami's voice had gotten really soft and she was staring at the ground.
"Shini what do you mean?" Miwa asked gently.
"I was supposed to keep watch," Shinigami admitted, not looking at her friends. "Donnie told me to keep watch while he hacked into the security system. But I didn't. And because of that Dog-Pound and Fishface were able to sneak up on him and attack him. So it is my fault. I'm so sorry guys." By now Shinigami had tears running down her face. Miwa threw her arms around her friend and Shinigami wept into her shoulder.
"Shini," Leo said after a few minutes. "Donnie knows how you are. I'm sure he doesn't blame you."
"He said he didn't," Shinigami said, wiping her eyes. "But it still doesn't make it any less my fault."
"Well its not true," Raph piped up suddenly, causing everyone to look at him. "If its anyone's fault 'round here its mine. If I had gone with Donnie like I should've then none of this would be happenin'." Unknowing to everyone in the room Donnie and Tang Shen appeared in the room.
"The lair?" Donatello said, his brown eyes wide. "Tang Shen what are we.." But Donnie was stopped by Tang Shen holding up her hand.
"Subete no tanoshī jikan ni Donatello (All in good time Donatello,)" she said softly. Donatello wanted to say more but he thought better of it and instead watched the scene unfold with his family.
"Raph you couldn't have known bro," Michelangelo said, putting his hand on Raphael's shoulder. But to his shock Raph shoved him away.
"Don't fucking do that Mikey!" Raphael snarled, causing Mikey to jump. "Don't act like you don't think its my fault too! I know you do! I know you all do! I was being a fucking asshole to Donnie and I hurt his feelings bad. And we all know when Donnie's off his game then he's less aware and less reactive. He was obviously thinkin' 'bout what I said to 'im and that's why he didn't kick Dog-Pound and Fishface's sorry asses! So its my fault Donnie's dead! And I gotta live with that!" By now Raph was shaking at it was obvious that he was on the verge of having a full on melt down.
"Raphael you must calm yourself my son," Splinter said, putting a calming hand on Raphael's shoulder.
"Sensei please don't worry about me," Raph said, his voice so soft it was barely audible. "I..I don't deserve it. I.."
"Oh Raph," Donnie whispered, feeling incredibly guilty his brother was suffering so much because of him. The purple masked turtle walked until he was directly behind his red masked brother.
"Karera wa anata o kiku koto ga dekimasen (They will not be able to hear you,)" Tang Shen informed the genius turtle. "Karera wa anata o miru koto mo dekimasen (Nor will they be able to see you.)"
"I know," Donatello said. "I just..." But he stopped when suddenly Raphael gasped and his green eyes went wide with fear.
"Raph what's wrong?" Miwa asked, concerned for her brother.
"I...I.." Raph stammered, taking a step backwards.
"Bro you're like seriously freaking me out." Michelangelo said, his own eyes wide. Raphael looked at his Mikey then he looked at Miwa and Leonardo, both of whom were looking at the red masked turtle with concern.
"Don't you see 'im?" Raph whispered, looking over to what appeared to be empty space. Leo and Miwa gave their brother a confused look.
"See who?" April asked, looking where Raphael was looking.
"Raphael there's no one there," Slash said, his voice calm and caring for once.
"I...I see 'im," Raph whispered, his eyes still huge.
"See who my son?" Splinter asked gently. Raphael looked at Splinter then he looked back at the empty space.
"Donnie," Raph said, causing Splinter's brown eyes to go wide. "I see Donnie."
"Raph?" Donnie said, shocked that his second oldest brother could see him. But that turned out to be the wrong thing to do. Because Raphael's face paled and his eyes rolled back in his head as he hit the ground hard.
A/N Hope you all enjoyed ch 6. Reviews please and thank you.