CHAPTER 5
Michelangelo's P.O.V
I remember how hard it was for April and Casey to leave me at the Roberts. Kenny was outside and surprisingly sober, or half sober. His face was red when he saw me, but he didn't do anything to me until after April drove off.
'Where have you been you little shit?' He had fumed, Trisha right behind him looking frightened. 'You made me look like a fool! Hope you're not hungry cause you're going to stay in your room the rest of the night and all day tomorrow!'
I frowned, closing my eyes. He literally locked the windows from the outside and my door was also locked. Of course, I had snacks to eat in here and all I had to do was knock on the door and tell Trisha when I needed to use the bathroom. When it was time to call Leo I sucked up my emotions and put on a strong front. No matter what Kenny tries to pull with me he can't make me depressed because I remember, I remember my family and they promised to figure stuff out!
"I wonder what the guys are going to do when I don't show.." I pondered out loud. I was laying on my worn out bed, listening to "Thanks for the Memories", by FallOut Boys. Seemed approiate, don't ya think?
After endless minutes I finally turned the music off and stared at my ceiling. I heard Kenny's laughter downstairs and knew he was watching some MTV show again. I looked at my phone for the time. 10:17 a.m...The boys are going to be worried by now. I was so excited to tell the guys about the band FallOut Boys, since they are epicccc!
I sat up in my bed and stared at myself in the mirror across the room. I hadn't taken off my orange mask, even after Kenny told me too. When he seen it he had laughed practically in my face and demanded I take it off. We never went without them when we were turtles..so it seemed wrong to keep it off now.
I looked out the window and sighed. I clenched my white t-shirt that had black sleeves and an icon of a kitty on the front. I looked back at the window after suddenly hearing a noise and my heart jumped out of my chest.
"Raph?!" I yelled and put my hand over my mouth. He was climbing into my 'room' now, Leo staring at me behind him. They both had their same ninja black vest, respectively colored tank tops and black pants. Their belts held their weapons. "L-Leo, what are you guys doing here?!" They both shushed me at the same time, which in some way, was funny.
"Figures..." Raph muttered while looknig around the room. "I can NOT believe they locked you in here." He was slightly shaking when Leo put a hand on his shoulder and smiled brightly at me. The type of smile I immediately returned.
"Get your nun-chucks, we came to rescue you." He teased and I blushed lightly. I pouted as I got off the bed and walked to the closet. I grabbed my belt and nun-chucks. Before I left I made it look like someone was sleeping in my bed and I hopped out the window after my bros, relocking the windows from the outside.
"Let's go." Leo smiled touching my shoulder while we jumped off the roof and ran around the corner of the house. I smiled as the Shellraiser came into view. We got into our usual booths as Leo drove off and I relaxed to the familiar settings. Then I noticed a very important person missing.
"Um, where's Donnie?" I asked anxiously, darting glances at his normal seat. Raph looked behind his shoulder, his piercing green eyes boring into my blue ones.
"Sensei wanted him to stay in the lair for the week." He replied while shrugging a shoulder and turning back after studying me a moment. I decided to make light of the situation, the one thing I'm good at.
"Oh, so the genius is grounded?" I laughed and they both chuckled.
"Yeah, Mikey. Donnie is grounded for a week." Leo answered, clearly amused. I smiled and looked at the map in front of me, waiting patiently as far as that goes for me.
When I walked out of the Shellraiser I was greeted by Master Splinter. He smiled as I ran into his arms again and he gently squeezed me. "How was your night, Michelangelo?"
I was going to open my mouth when Raph basically exploded. "They locked him in his room Sensei!" Sensei looked at me in surprise and slight anger. It was there though and I stared at him in surprise to see the rare emotion. I tried to fix the situation.
"T-They..well they only locked me in all night like this once-" I blurted and instantly realized my mistake. Leo and Raph's gazes burned a hole in my back and I could not turn to face them.
"All night?" Leo asked his voice dripping in disbelief. Sensei's arms tightened around me and I felt so awkward, like forever awkward...like Donnie awkward!
"Wah?! Are you SERIOUS?!" Raph yelled and I flinched in Sensei's arms. I finally looked up at Sensei and he looked at me with feirce eyes but he was also looking at me in pity. A loud sliding noise distracted me for a second, but not them. Of course not!
"What's going on in here?!" Donnie demanded, stepping out of his lab. I smiled encouragingly at him when his gaze locked on me in a minute. I don't know what my face looked like to him but he was somehow pratically flying to my side in the next instant. "Hey Mikey, how are you?" Sensei finally let me go and only because Donnie was almost crowding me. Jeez...let the turtle have his own bubble...
"I'm-" I almost said with heated conviction.
"They locked him in his bedroom all night!" Raph blurted and I resisted to shoot him a look so instead I groaned, wiping my face with my hands.
"I'm FINE." I spat while Raph wavered back a bit. "It was better than serving and dealing with Kenny all night long." Leo seemed to have calmed himself down and looked more confused than ever while Donnie was blowing off steam, obviously, for once, not knowing what to say.
"Mikey? You said this 'Kenny' guy wasn't like this when he adopted you, so why is he like that now?" He asked curiously. Donnie and Sensei leaned in while Raph slightly turned, his arms crossed. I looked down and tried not to let it show how much it bothered me. The two years without them...
"It's kind of a long story..."
"We have time." Leo replied giving me that look. That leader/older brother look. I sighed in annoyance.
"Well, to make a long story short...he was an okay guy when he adopted me, but it was mainly Trisha who wanted me since she couldn't have children. But when he got laid off his construction job he said we'd make it. Well a month and a half later Trisha is diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and all kind of other stuff I don't understand...I obviously didn't make her feel any better..." I paused to find them somewhat patiently waiting for me to finish. Raph had turned to give me his full attention. "Well even after that Kenny was only a bit snippy, it wasn't until his car got totaled and his Dad died that he began to become violent. He noticed that the stuff happened right after he had adopted me and then he became agressive towards me. He said I was bad luck and that I was gonna pay by serving him to make up for what I did.." I looked up, feeling my eyes burn slightly but I forced it to stop. Leo and Donnie were exchanging woeful looks and Raph was plain pissed.
"Well dammit!" Raph cursed and Sensei wacked him with his cane. If the moment hadn't been so serious I'd of laughed.
"But you don't blame yourself right?" Donnie aked carefully. Bullseye... Why does he have to be so smart?! "Mikey.."
"Nope, not at all!" I lied with a smooth smile. Leo's gaze darkened and for a moment I thought he saw through me. Wouldn't surprise me at all if any of them did.
"Well, don't worry. Donnie will get us fixed up, right Don?" Leo then slightly smiled at the purple masked brother.
"Sure Leo, I'll try my best!" Donnie smiled in a reply while Sensei hummed with a fond smile.
"Anythin' we can do ta' help then?" Raph asked quietly, still pissed at the world. I smiled and grabbed his arm and he blinked down in surprise.
"Uh, nope." Donnie thought carefully. I smiled at him and looked around the lair. The boys seemed to have a conversation without me and I decided to but in if I could. "I'll tell you guys if I need help."
"Do you have the resources my son?" Sensei asked putting a hand on my head. I smiled up at him.
"I have some of the resources. I need more mutagen canisters." He sratched his head and looked towards his lab. "I'm still not certain of the variables nor am I confident that it won't turn us into normal turtles." I gulped at that last.
"Do you have any idea to believe that it will?" Leo asked with full seriousness. Donnie looked down and sighed, rubbing his face.
"I-I don't know Leo. I just don't know. Last time we mutated into humans because Shredder touched us before the mutagen touched our skin. We were already half humanoid so it turned us full human. A retromutagen will either take half of it back or all of it." Donnie explained slowly, trying to dumb it down for us but I was still sort of lost.
"What's a humanoid?" I asked with a smile while they face palmed.
"A half hybrid of-" I shook my head and he gave a fustrated sigh. "Um, a thing that has human characteristics but is not a true human." I cocked my head.
"Oh, heh heh.." I chuckled while Leo rolled his eyes.
"Synthesizing retromutagen will take awhile, like a couple of weeks at the earliest." Donnie added and I felt my heart skip a beat. A couple of weeks? Raph seemed to sense the change in me as he grabbed my head and rubbed his fist in my hair.
"Ah, Raphie!" I groaned while trying to push away. I briefly heard Leo and Donnie chuckle.
"Then you must get started right away Donatello. Your brothers will make sure you have what you need." Sensei smiled while slowly walking off to his room.
"Uncle, UNCLE!" I cried as Raph began to squeeze me hard. "Ahhhh!"
"Raph, c'mon cut it out." Leo warned and Raph let me go, facing him. "We need to figure out where we can find more mutagen for Donnie."
"Yeah!" Raph smirked, punching a fist into his hand while I scooted to Donnie's side. We gave each other a look.
"Actually, there could be some in Dr. Falco's old lab. He had alot there the time he mutated Dr. Rockwell into a monkey." Donnie pointed out, his index finger up. I smiled.
"Dudes, this totally means we have a mission!" I said stricking a pose. "I'll call it, Retrieving Mutagen Mission!"
"Orignial." Raph said with a smirk while Donnie chuckled. Leo shook his head as he turned to Raph.
"Raph and I will look there, Mikey will stay here with Donnie." He ordered, crossing his arms. Raph smirked at us as my mouth went to the floor.
"What? Why?" I asked my eyebrows raised and Donnie looked annoyed. "Oh yeah, Donnie's grounded. But why me?"
"Someone has to keep Donnie company." Leo grinned while I groaned. Donnie then looked at me with a hurt expression and my eyes widened.
"You don't wanna be with me Mike?"
"No, that's so not it, it's just-" Donnie chuckled, the apparent hurt going away while Leo and Raph shared a hard laugh.
"It's okay bro, just messin with you. Seems like Dr. Prankenstein is off his game, huh?" Donnie grinned while walking past me to his lab. I stared at his back in disbelief. He was never one to pull pranks like that!
"Oh darnit!" I growled while Raph laughed harder. "Shut up Raph!"
"Ooooh good times." He said wiping his eye. Leo chuckled again and put a hand on his shoulder. "Now lets go find some mutagen!"
"Right." Leo nodded and they both ran out of the lair. I puffed my cheeks out and checked my phone. It seems Kenny hasn't noticed I'm gone so thats a bonus. I frowned as I stared at the blue ocean screen that was my screensaver.
"Michelangelo?" I jolted when a hand landed on my shoulder. I looked up to see Master Splinter watching me and I smiled.
"Oh, hey Sensei!" I said smiling wide. "What's up?"
"I just wanted to talk." He said rubbing his chin with his free hand. Something in his face changed. "We have not talked with each other in 2 years." My heart clenched a little.
"Oh, yeah-yeah sure Sensei! Let's talk!" I recovered with another grin. Sensei nodded with a small smile as he put his hand on my back and I was led into the dojo. When we sat down next to each other I thought to ask, "Hey where's April and Casey?"
"Casey thought it was a good idea to take April out today." He replied with clsoe eyes. I sat in silence for a minute, but as you know silence is not my thing.
"Is Donnie alright?" I blurted and he opened his eyes, genuinely surprised by my outburst.
"What would raise that question?" He inquired while narrowing his eyes. I gulped.
"Just wondering...he didn't really seem there just a couple minutes ago and hardly talked to me..." I trailed off while looking at the door with a sad face. Or at least, I'm worried about him being 'grounded' alone.
"Ah...well Donatello wishes to help you and your brothers. He has alot on his mind so I would not take personal offense, my son." He explained while going back into regular position. I nodded and looked around the room.
Would Donnie be able to turn us back to normal? Could everything be normal? I just wanna be with my bro's, I just wanna go back to the way things were.
"I do want to know something..." Sensei said, startling me back to reality. I looked up at him with slightly wide eyes. "What are you going to do when you have to go back to the Roberts?" My heart began to race.
"H-Hopefully they won't notice I'm gone and I can just sneak back into my room." I replied while looking down. I peeked a glance to see something strange in my Father's eyes. He actually looked angry, like real anger worse than before. I blinked as took a deep breath. "D-Do you think everything will be okay, Father?" He flinched when I called him that. We only call him that when we are feeling very affectionate or serious.
"I do, Michelangelo. Do you?" He retorted and I blinked, standing slowly. I looked down at him and shook my head. He looked at me in surprise.
"Happy stuff doesn't happen to me anymore Sensei. Why should now be any different?" I asked while holding my face. Silence held for a few moments and I didn't want to cry in front of him. I don't know what happened next but I suddenly felt him hugging me. He was petting my hair and humming, like he used to when my brothers would fight when we were little. I couldn't help the choked sob that escaped my throat.
"Now is different because your brothers are alive and well, Michelangelo." He replied and I nodded, clenching his robe. A few more sobs echoed throughout the oddly quiet lair.
"Hey, is everything okay in here?" Donnie's voice reached my ears as I turned and his eyes widened a little. "What's wrong?"
"N-Nothing, Donnie. What's up?" I asked, smiling and wiping my nose with my sleeve. Master Splinter stood close to us as Donnie showed us one of those blueprint things. It had a design that, of course, I didn't understand. But Donnie seems confident...
"Are these the plans for your mutation?" Sensei asked above us. Donnie nodded with a smile.
"I have everything I need, give or take a couple of chemicals..." He trailed off and I blinked at him, cocking my head to the side.
"We can tell Leo and Raph when they get back." I smiled and he seemed to be off in his own world when he nodded. "Um, can I see what you've been working on?" Donnie smiled at me as he led me to his lab. I need a good distraction now.
Raphael's P.O.V
Me and Leo ran into Dr. Falco's old lab with much ease. I flipped into the room and smirked back at Leo, who rolled his eyes. The lab looked like it's been shut down for a long time now. But that cage was still there, it was kind of memorable.
"So where do we look first, Chief?" I asked while standing up, stretching my back. Leonardo took one confused look around and sighed.
"Okay, let's-" A loud bang had him jump on me, both of our eyes wide. After a moment I looked at him with my eyebrow raised. He got off me and put a hand on his face. "That never happened."
"Nope." I smirked while walking to the hall that the noise came from. I spun my sai in my hands and looked into the first door. Surprisingly, I found a case of mutagen, some of them long broken and dried out. "Hey, Leo! I found some!"
"Wait really?! He asked looking over my shoulder. I nodded and took a step forward until he clenched my shoulder. "Hold on Raph, it's too easy." I rose another eyebrow.
"Too easy? Look let's just get the damn mutagen!" I growled while walking in the room and touching the crate. Suddenly the door slammed behind me, effectively blocking me from Leo and the damned droids come into the room with me. "Kraang bots!" I yelled to Leo outside while I jammed my sai into it's head and tore the brain from the stomach. More bots came in from the side and I kicked them and shoved the door open. "Leo?!"
"I'm good!" He yelled back and threw a Kraang droid into the room with me. We both smirked at each other. I grabbed the good mutagen stuff from the crate and put it in the black bag I brought with us. "How many was-" He kicked another droid and closed the door, holding it closed from any other droid. "How many was that?"
"Uh, about 7 canisters or whatever." I replied while standing straight, zipping the bad and into a fighting position. "What are the Kraang doing here? Did they make this a secret base or somethin'?"
"Beats me, but when I open the door get ready to bolt." He ordered while giving me those stern eyes. I rolled mine. Mother hen, Leonardo!
"Sure sure, I'm not gonna argue this time." I grinned and he nodded, opening the door to throw one of my sai at their heads. Leo rolled into the hall and cut a few more down to size. "Let's go!" He nodded as we ran out from the hall into the main room.
"Raph watch your left!" Leo yelled and I blocked a shot from one of the Kraang bots. I gave Leo a look and threw the bag at him. "What are you doing?!"
"Go, I have something to help us disapear!" I yelled back at him while showing the ninja smoke bomb. Leo looked hesitant as the Kraang droids we're marching towards us. Leo blocked a few hits and disapeared. I kicked a couple of droids to mix them up. What I didn't expect was for one of them to shoot some dart at me that hit my bicep. "Ah!" I gasped in surprise as it didn't hurt right away. I took it out and dropped the smoke bomb, effectively disappearing and running to the roof.
"Raph!" Leo yelled and waved me over. I jumed towards him and looked at my upper arm. "What's wrong?" I felt my stomach bubble and I immediately heaved up my guts. "Raph!" I was shaking when I took out the dart and showed it to him. Black dots were dancing around in my vision as I looked up at Fearless, who looked more worried than he probably meant to.
"...g-get Donnie..." I managed to say before my vision blacked out.
Leonardo's P.O.V
"Raph! Raphael!" I yelled shaking him. He was slowly becoming pale and sweaty around his forehead and chest. I clenched the dart and grabbed my brother in my arms. My heart was racing as I jumped down into the alley and ran like hell. I couldn't care less that people were staring from the street.
When I jumped into the sewers I imediately dialed Donnie's phone but he didn't answer. My pulse was seriously racing by the possibity that Donnie might have been captured by Shredder... or that something else was wrong. I was still running when I finally made it to the Lair.
"Help!" I yelled and was immediately greeted by Master Splinter, whose eyes were wide.
"Put him on the couch. Donatello!" Sensei ordered and then yelled as I put Raph on the couch. He was paler now and shaking a little, his arm twitching every now and again. I threw the back pack down and got the dart out. Donnie and Mikey came out of the lab and was stunned to see us.
"Donnie, Raph was hit by a dart, some kind of posion!" I panicked while he went full doctor mode, coming over and staring at Raph.
"Oh, Raphie!" Mikey yelled while jumping and sitting beside me. I had Raph's hand and looked at Donnie, who was looking at the dart studiously.
"Okay, Mikey, get some water and a cold wrag, put it on Raph's head to control the fever. I have to analyze the posion!" Donnie said carefully and calmly. Mikey nodded and almost tripped to get to the kitchen. "Leo, watch him, if anything happens yell."
"Okay..." I agreed, somewhat more relieved. Donatello ran to his lab while Master Splinter seemed to be concentrating on Raph. I glanced up at him and our eyes met. "I'm sorry Sensei...he told me he'd be okay. He was covering me while I got away.. it wasn't-"
"Stop that, Leonardo. Do not blame yourself. Sometimes we are surprised in our lives, this is just one of those surprises." He explained while looking sternly at me. I let out a huge breath.
"Hai, Sensei..." I trailed off, not feeling too much better as I hung my head low. I felt him put a hand on my head and I sighed.
"I got the wrag!" Mikey yelled while putting the glass of water down beside me. He got on the couch above Raph and placed the wrag on his head. Raph moaned in discomfort, shifting just the slightest and his body gave another twitch. "Raphie, it's me Mikey!" Raph clenched my hand and I looked up. His face was contorted in pain. "Raphie..."
"Mikey, he can't hear you.." I said gloomily. He looked at me and his eyes were so sad as they locked onto mine. He crawled off the couch and hugged me.
"I-I'm scared Leo. Is Raph g-gonna be alright?" He asked and he sounded so un-Mikeyish that I looked at him and smiled.
"Hey...Mikey, you know Donnie is a genius, he'll save Raph and Raph's a fighter." I told him while rubbing his back with my free hand. Mikey nodded and snuggled into my hug. I was going to protest but now was not the moment to be against physical contact. And thats what makes Mikey feel better.
"I got it!" Donnie yelled while running back in. Me and Mikey broke the hug to stare at him. "He was poisoned with Hemlock!" We both gave him a confused look. "I can cure him, but it will take like an hour. Move him in here and keep him cool!" With that Donnie ran back into his lab.
"You two be careful when moving your brother." Sensei warned while Mikey went to his legs. I carefully picked up the top half of him and Mikey got the bottom half. We carried him into Donnie's lab where he was walking around with chemicals.
"D, should I make him drink water?" Mikey asked looking up, the glass in his hands. I put the cold wrag back on Raph's forehead and he moaned again.
"No, it will only choke him right now." Donnie answered while mixing something in a test tube. "Lucky thing Raph kept the dart or he'd be..." He stopped the same time me and Mikey cringed. Dead...he'd be dead and it'd be my fault. While me and Mikey watched Raph I finally said what everyone must have been thinking.
"How on earth does the Kraang have a chemical poison like Hemlock?" I asked out loud. Mikey shook his head and we both looked at Donnie, who was obviously stressed.
"Ugh, I have no idea! But were they always this troublesome?!" He demanded and for once Mikey chuckled.
"Yea, dude, where have you been?" He asked and I cracked a smile at Donnie's exhasperated look. "Nothing surprises me about the Kraang anymore. They've done weird stuff before." I nodded with a small smile.
An hour seemed like forever as me and Mikey continued a spree of trying to keep Raph cool. As Mikey came back in with Master Splinter, who had been meditating about the situation, Donnie cried in delight.
"It's done!" He yellled happily, the gap in his teeth showing.
"It's done?!" I cried with a smile. Donnie ran over with a syringe and injected Raph with the cure. I imediately sighed in relief and Mikey got in Raph's face.
"Raphie?!" Mikey shouted. I put a hand on his shoulder to push him away.
"It won't work this instant-" I was interupted by a loud groan. "Well, that proves me wrong." Donnie seemed equally surprised.
"Raphie? Are you okay!? Need a hug? A cover? Or A-"
"Shut up you idiot." Raph croaked with a annoyed glint in his eyes. Me and Donnie smiled when Mikey clenched Raph in a hug. "M-Mikey, get o-off!"
"Never!" He yelled rubbing his head against Raph's and Raph blushed. I clenched his hand and it was obvious he didn't like all the attention he was getting.
"Donnie cured the poison that was in your system." I smiled while explaining this to him. Raph nodded and tried to push our baby bro off him.
"Which was Hemlock to be exact." Donnie stated, a finger in the air. We rolled our eyes. "Mikey, you might want to let Raph breathe." Mikey blinked.
"Oh, okay." Mikey chuckled while getting off to sit at the end of the bed. Remembering that he needed water I put the glass to his lips and he took it from me.
"Gah, you act like I'm a baby!" Raph blushed while gulping the water down. Sensei rubbed his hair fondly. "I'm fine, really!"
"Now you know how I feel." Mikey grinned while we just looked at him.
"You are a baby though Mikey." Raph grinned and I laughed softly, the look on Mikey's face was priceless. He pouted and crossed his arms. Raph smirked.
"You got 7 canisters of mutagen?!" Donnie suddenly yelled. We looked to see him holding the bag and a wide grin on his face.
"Sure did, I even got poisoned to get them here." Raph huffed and I shook my head at him.
"This is great! Now.." Donnie was trailing off into his own thoughts again as we just watched him put the bag beside his desk and work.
"My sons, we should keep an eye on Raphael's condition." Sensei ordered and we nodded while Raph groaned. "Just in case." Sensei was grinning.
"Ugh, really?" He complained wihle glaring at me when I chuckled. Sensei patted him on the knee and walked out of the lab.
"Oh nooooo..." Mikey whispered, staring at his phone. All of us, even Donnie who stopped working, looked at him slightly worried.
"What's wrong?" I asked touching his arm. He showed us the phone and my eye twitched.
"My high score in candy crush was broken!" He cried and Raph growled.
"You idiot! Are you insane?!" Raph yelled and Mikey jumped. "Don't answer that.."
"What?" He asked confused and I let go of the breath I had held. "Dudes, how can I joke about Candy Crush?" We ignored him.
"Anyways, you good Raph?" I asked while standing.
"Of course!" Raph looked like I just insulted him so I grinned. He looked at me for a moment and took a sip of water.
"Good, cause I wouldn't want little ol' Raph to get hurt." I said in my baby voice. Mikey laughed until Raph spit his water in his face in surprise. I couldn't stop the hysterical giggles that came from me and Donnie was chuckling to himself as he worked.
"Leo! I'm gonna kill ya!" Raph threatened while getting up to chase me but he was slow. I ran around Donnie's lab, who was glaring at us when Mikey joined in.
"Raphie must really be okay to be running around. Right Raphie?" Mikey cooed and Donnie flat out laughed as Raph suddenly stopped and pounced on our baby bro. "Ahhh, no! Not my cute face!" I smirked while hiding behind Donnie.
"Guys? Guys you here?" We heard April outside and Raph paused in the middle of licking Mikey's face, who was beyond horrified. I couldn't hide the huge stupid grin on my face.
"April, in here!" Donnie smiled, looking up from his equipment. When she entered she stared at Raph and Mikey with wide eyes.
"Nothin' serious is happenin'." Raph said with a straight face while I held back my hysterical laugh. Mikey was pushing at Raph, struggling to escape.
"Sure.." April smiled and then looked at me. "Is everything going okay?" I calmed myself before answering.
"Sure, but hey-I thought you were with Casey?" I asked confused. She looked down at her feet with a blush.
"I was worried about you guys..." She muttered and I grinned. Raph stood up, letting Mikey fall, and put a hand on her shoulder, leaning to her.
"Shouldn't be worried all the time April, it'll give ya gray hair." He smirked and we laughed as she rushed to the mirror.
"Bully..." April muttered looking at Raph in the mirror.
"That's what I'm screaming!" Mikey groaned while laying on the ground, glaring at Raph.
"But you weren't screaming." Donnie stated with narrowed eyes and I blinked at him.
"Seriously?" I asked him with bored eyes. "You just had to say that?"
"Hey, where is Casey anyways?" Raph interupted, ignoring Mikey's glare. April smiled again.
"I'm about to go meet up with him again, I just wanted to check in to see you guys." She replied while holding her hands. "So, everything's good?"
"Yea, we'll call if we need you." I said smiling. She nodded and waved to us as she left. Then I looked at Donnie, who was knee deep in thought.
"Donnie, anything we can do?" I asked and he shook his head, frowning. Getting the hint I ushered Raph and Mikey out of his lab and into the dojo.
"What are we doin?" Mikey questioned while looking around. I drew my katanas and smirked. "No...no way!"
"Yep, training!" I chuckled and he groaned. Raph didn't protest as he smirked back at me and spun his sai in his hands.
-2 hours later-
"C'mon Raph, or do you wanna give up like Mikey did?" I asked smirking. Raph's emerald gaze locked onto my deep blue gaze with a hardened glare. We were both slightly panting while Master Splinter was watching us. Mikey took a break to get something to eat a few minutes ago.
"I ain't givin up nothin!" Raph yelled and charged at me. As our weapons clashed and a new fight begun, I noticed him sweating on his forehead and I could have taken him out from the side. Suddenly as I dodged instead of hitting him, Raph fell onto the ground with a rough cough settled within his chest.
"Raphael!" Splinter ushered towards him as he coughed violently. I was there in the next heartbeat. Raph glared at us when he finished.
"I'm...okay. I just...my lungs felt funny for a minute." He answered while allowing me to help him stand up straight.
"Hm, perhaps it was too early for this, my son. After all, you just got the poison out of your system." Splinter commented while rubbing his chin. "Take a break now Raphael." Said turtle bowed in respect and groaned after Splinter walked off.
"I hate restin!" Raph complained while I smirked beside him. Raph rolled his eyes as we walked out of the dojo together.
"WAAHHHH!" Mikey suddenly wailed and I nearly fell on Raph at the last step. We imediately ran to him as Mikey went running from the kitchen, our rooms and Donnie's lab. His tear filled eyes were wide and horrified.
"Woah, Mikey, whats-"
"Donnie's gone! He's not here! He's gone!" Mikey yelled anxiously. My eyes went slightly wide as I ran to the lab.
"What?!" Raph yelled as he looked around. I looked behind my shoulder at him and nodded. He was not in his lab. "Where did he go?! Is he insane?!"
"W-What if he was t-taken by S-Shredder?" Mikey asked, completely pale stricken. My breath hitched at the pure thought. No...no way!
"No, that did not happen Mikey. Shredder doesn't know where we live." Raph simply said and I nodded. Mikey wasn't budging from this fear as he began to wail that quickly turned into uncontrolable sobs. "Ugh, Mike...don't cry!" I knew no matter what Raph hated Mikey crying more than anything else.
"We have to find Donnie." I told Raph while he nodding, sending a half distressed look to Mikey, who was holding his face in his hands. "Where should we start?"
"Let's see..." Raph seemed to think about it so I did too. Would he go to any old lab by himself? After what happened to Raph? A loud sob caught our attention to Mikey, who was looking more scared by the second. This started to worry me. I'm worried about Donnie too, but for all we know he could be just walking around. Why was Mikey breaking down so easily? Mikey was standing in the lab, looking around again.
"Mikey, will you...c'mon Mikey..." I said while grabbing his shoulders, pulling him away from staring around the lab. "Just take deep breaths Mikey."
"Guys?"
All our eyes widened and we whirled around to face the entrance. Donatello was looking at us blankly confused and worried, seeing how Mikey was sobbing his heart out.
"Donnie!" Mikey yelled and it sounded like he was underwater as he ran out of my hands and into Donnie's arms. "Douunie dunt lueave aguain!"
"Huh? What? Mikey, are you okay?" Donnie asked in surprise. He looked up at us but Raph was already marching forward before I could stop him. Oh great..
"And where the shell you been?!" Raph demanded making Donnie flinch. Mikey was still sobbing and hugging Donnie so hard I could tell he was uncomfortable.
"I-I was just in the tunnels finding some stuff..." Donnie trailed off looking at the back pack to his feet. He looked at me and I knew I was frowning my disproval.
"You can't just leave without telling us!" I scolded and he looked very confused.
"You never care about where I go anyways and you were sparring!" Donnie protested on the defensive.
"That ended when Shredder tried to take you, idiot!" Raph yelled while I stood beside him. Mikey hiccuped really loud, making Donnie look down at him.
"Mikey, please stop crying-ah ew! You're getting my shirt wet with snot!" Donnie complained. Mikey let him go and snifffed, wiping his eyes.
"I-I thought the S-Shredder taken you a-again and y-y-you could b-be dead w-when he's finished w-with you!" Mikey cried wiping his nose and eyes on his sleeve. I looked at Raph and we both shared a worried look. Donnie seemed to be surprised.
"Oh...no, no bro I didn't go topside, I promise. Please don't cry. I-I'm sorry." Donnie smiled while hugging Mikey again. He looked at me and Raph. "Sorry guys."
"Well I didn't want to be bothered by Mikey and Leo's obsessive worrying." Raph said crossing his arms and looking away. Mikey laughed softly and I rolled my eyes.
"Whatever, just no surprises anymore, okay?" I said pushing past Raph. Donnie nodded with a small smile.
"But, hey! You guys wanna see what I found?!" Donnie asked excitedly.
"No." Me and Raph said and Donnie frowned. Mikey was cocking his head to the side.
"Sure, D!" Mikey grinned, his eyes bloodshot. Donnie smiled at him and I just looked at Raph, who was bored looking.
"Well I found some new equipment that I can repair to help me synthesize retromutagen!" Donnie explained while a grin.
"Ooooo I can't wait!" Mikey giggled in a nasally voice while I sighed, shaking my head with a smile. After a few moments of Donnie and Mikey talking I noticed Raph just looking around.
"What time is it?" Raph asked while walking around me to peer into the kitchen with a scowl. "Oh, it's almost 4:15." I jumped in startled surprise when a loud clang had me and Raph turning to look at Donnie.
"Mikey?" Donnie asked with a frown. Mikey dropped something Donnie handed to him with wide eyes and his face white as a sheet.
"4:15?!" He yellled and Donnie flinched in surprise. "Oh, no! Oh god!" I was worried now. "Kenny is going to flip his shit when I'm not back!" Mikey was rushing around now. I tensed up at his false 'Father's' name.
"Relax, Mikey...if you really need to go we can take you." Raph said surprisingly calm. I stared at him in belated shock and found Donnie was too.
"I gotta...oh I gotta run! It will be so much worse if you guys are there!" Mikey fretted while handing Donnie back a broken euipment. "Love ya bros, bye bros!"
"Wait, Mikey!" I yelled as he was running towards the entrance. He turned back with a worried look. "Are you sure we can't drive you?"
"Are you sure you have to leave?" Donnie asked with worried eyes. Raph was only keeping his mouth shut so he wouldn't vent on Mikey.
"Yeah, sorry! But I'll be back tomorrow, I'll be ungrounded then! Tell Sensei bye for me!" Mikey yelled with a fake smile as he ran out. It was quiet...too quiet as none of us could say anything.
"We could kidnap him ya know." Raph suddenly said and my eyes widened. Donnie was gaping at him. "What? That would work until Don could make retromutagen." I looked at Donnie.
"I don't want him there anymore than you do but..." Donnie seemed to pause and think.
"But what?! It's simple, kidnap our brother." Raph was grinning in amusement now. I put a hand on my forehead and sighed. "It won't matter when we're turtles again." If it works...I added in my head.
"He already left though..." Donnie protested in annoyance. "I mean...I don't know how long it will take me too...and he..well he would have to stay in the sewers."
"He had to stay in the sewers for 15 years...I'm sure he can do a couple of weeks." I teased while Raph nodded beside me. "I agree with Raph, if we kidnap him then it will just blow over in the 'real world' or system whatever you call it. He'd never be found cause he'd be a turtle and down here with us." Donnie seemed to realize and grinned, his gap showing.
"Okay, fine, you won me over."
"Let's get our bro." I ordered and they nodded with smirks.
Michelangelo's P.O.V
I was out of the sewers and into an alley before I knew it. What should I do? Just go walking the streets in my orange ninja mask and nunchuku? I giggled to myself as I jumped on a fire escape and flipped onto the roof. I began running across the rooftops and it reminded me of better days.
When I reached close to my foster home I stopped. I really hated to be going back and I need to prepare myself. Okay...wait...now...no...now-
"Don't take another step fool." A deep voice rumbled. I froze instantly and my heart pounded hard. I looked around, in a protective stance. Nothing...there's nothing there...Shredder? Has he found me?
"Yeah, don't take another step!" Another deep voice said and I felt my arms lock onto my weapons.
"Don't draw those weapons either, or we'll knock you off the roof." A even deeper voice said and my mind was racing a mile per second. What? Where are they?! Who-
"Who are you?!" I asked out loud, my voice shaking. I heard a low laugh to my right and glared.
"Lay your weapons on the ground kid or we'll shoot ya." The deepest voice said and I was blinked in surprise when I heard a click.
"I-I don't know w-who you are b-but I-" I was shaking when I stuttered and bit my tounge. The three voice laughed but they were higher pitched now.
"Mikey, it's us!" Donnie's voice reached my ears. I shot up in surprise, my nunchucku clenched into my hands. Raph and Leo came out from the sides laughing. Donnie evenutally showed up too. I glared at them.
"SO NOT FUNNY!" I yelled louder than I meant to. I flinched and turned my back on them, not wanting them to know how much they scared me.
"Aw Mikey, it was a joke." Leo said still laughing but there was a softness there. I huffed and didn't turn around.
"What are ya guys doing here?" I asked in annoyance, closing my eyes. "Donnie isn't supposed to be out." That little realization had me feeling scared for him.
"We came to kidnap you." Raph replied and I knew he was smirking. My eyes opened in disbelief. This had me spinning around and something in my face wiped the playful grins right off their faces.
"What?! Are you guys finally crazy?!" I asked with a loud voice. "They will hunt for me!"
"They won't find you when you're a turtle." Raph smirked while leaning across the beam of a satalite dish. I blinked while shooting a gaze at Donnie.
"Well true...but the human me is just gonna disapear?" I asked, my brow knitted in confusion as I looked to Leo. Leo nodded with a smile. "Ain't that bad?"
"Who cares? We will be turtles and everything will be as it was." He said and I just stared at them. "It would happen anyways, so why not?"
"Plus, they will think you ran away." Donnie added with a grin. I seemed to consider something as I looked at my feet. "The case would eventually go cold."
"So you guys are okay with becoming mutants again?" I whispered. I looked to see them all tensed up with surprised eyes. I knew none of us had thought about the bad things in becoming our old selves. "We wouldn't be normal anymore."
"We aren't normal now." Raph added while narrowing his eyes. He stepped close to me and I almost flinched back. "C'mon bro, you know we don't need anyone else." I nodded while smiling. Raph's way of being sentimental.
"Good, now...let us complete our mission boys." Leo smirked at me and I blinked in surprise. I wailed when Raph picked me up and thew me over his shoulders like I was nothing but rice cereal.
"Damn Mikey, do you even eat?" Raph teased but I heard the slight anger in his voice. Donnie was now scanning me. Great...
"Of course!" I lied while smiling. They weren't convinced of course. I looked back at the way to my foster home. I couldn't imagine anyone just disapearing until I remembered that one famous case of Natalie Hallowway, who still hasn't been found. Is that what my alter ego Justin will turn into? I gulped. "I hope you guys know what you're doing..."
"We do little brother." Donnie grinned while they hopped down to the nearest sewer opening. I sighed but smiled. My brothers just saved my life...and just kidnapped me...
Yes! I finished lol! Baby brother will be updated soon, I promise I'll try my best! They just kidnapped Mikey and hey, why not? They are going to be turtles anyways lol Good day and nights to everyone! Thanks for all the support! You guys are amazing!