Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle:
Mikey's Dart
Master Splinter made his way to the med lab to see how Raphael was doing, but first stopped in the kitchen for some special herb tea, Splinter planed on giving it to Raph. The old rat may have been getting on in his years, but he seem to have the wisdom of a thousand life times, for every time something happen to one of his sons Splinter always knew what to do, it seemed. From being sick to an open wound, Master Splinter had every thing. But the remedy Splinter make the most was tea, any kind of it counted. From relaxing kind a tea, to the tea for getting someone energized. Waiting for the water to boil, Splinter looked to see what his two sons where up two. Leo was in the dojo, and Donny was in the Med. lab, that doubled for his lab for tinkering, and Raph was asleep. From what Splinter had heard, Raph put up little resistance when Leo had told him to rest, for it would take everyone to get Mikey bad, and if one of them wasn't at their best, then all they could give wasn't there.
WHEEEEEE!!
The sound of the old, bent kettle told Splinter that the tea was done. He grabbed an old, rusted up tray from the cupboard, placed two, small glasses on it as well as the steaming kettle, then headed back to his room. Placing the tray, and its contents, on to the table he had in the middle of his room, it had two pillows on either side of it, both old and worn. Master Splinter left to fetch Raph as it cooled. Crossing the large living area, and making his way into the , he found Donatello working at his computer, from the looks of it he might have been surfing the net. Master Splinter could never tell, since it was all to confusing to stay on the same page as the young generations with their new toys. Donny must not have heard the old rat enter, for he stayed glued to the PC screen.
"Ahem." Splinter made his presents known by clearing his throat, which made Donatello jump a bite since he didn't hear his master enter. He spun around lickedity split.
"Oh? Master Splinter, I didn't hear you come in." Don grinned sheepishly, then gave a half hearty bow.
"Yes. How is your brother, Donatello?" Asked Splinter looking to Raph, then back to Don. Don was quiet for a moment, gathering his thoughts.
"As Leo may have told you, Sensei, now as good as he could have been. Raph hit his head twice, which left two big knots on his head; he may have torn some muscle tissues in both his arm and calf, since he fell and hit the rung of the ladders on our way down here. Other than that he should be fine. Leo may have told him to sleep, but just in case I gave him a dose of anesthesia, in case Raph wasn't telling us of any pain he was in, of course now that I think about it I never did ask if he was." Explained Don holding his hand up to his beak.
"Well ya shouldn t ve. Cause....I'm...Uhh...not. came Raph's deep gruff voice as he awoke. Splinter and Donny turned to him. He tried to sit up, but the anesthesia keep him from doing so.
"Ahh. Raphael, how do you feel my son?" Questioned Splinter as he walked over to his son's bedside. Raphael turned to his father.
"Still tired, cold an...An-BLAH!!" Stated Raph before he vomited all over the floor.
"That would be the anesthesia at work." Don stated as he placed the trash can beside Raph, Master Splinter stepped back as his son emptied his stomach contents. Raph leaned over the trash can, ringing every drop, all but the frist spill
"I'm going ta-" Raph's threat was left unfinished as he once again vomited.
"Seems you re not feeling well Raph." stated Don sarcastically.
"If that is the case Raphael, then you are to have some herbal tea with me in my room." came Splinters voice. He was standing off to the side, so that he would not be hit with the stuff in the trash.
Over the years the guys could tell when Splinter wanted something done, when he didn't directly say it. This was one of those times. He must have something Important to talk about with Raph alone, otherwise he would have said to go to the dojo. But in his private quarters, it was serious. Every now and then one of teh guys would be talked to alone in their Master's quarters, even more rarely did they go in there all together, that was when things seemed to be the worse. The sitchuation they were in right now was bad. One of their own was missing, and they have yet to even know who took him.
"Yes, Master Splinter." Replied Raph as he sat up with the help of Don.
"Your mind may be willing to work, Raphael, but your body is not." said Splinter waiting patiently for his son. Raph swung his legs over the edge of the bed, his mind dizzy from the anesthesia. He hoped off the bed, using the wall for support, it didn't help though, for he started to fall face forward. Donny caught him, letting Raph lean on him, but without Raph realizing it, he was letting the techno turtle take all the extra weigh. Slowly but steadily, they made their ways to their master's room after crossing the large, long room that they called the living room. Don and Raph had to take the ramp, for the hotheaded turtle couldn't jump. His body was under the effects of the anesthesia, his mind may be willing to work, but his body couldn't keep up. Upon entering Master Splinter's room Don helped Raph to one of the sitting pillows. He made sure his brother was alright, before leaveing.
"Leonardo has told me what has become of your brother." started Splinter passing Raph some tea that had a minty smell. Splinter sat on what most people would call their knees, while Raph, accepting the tea, sat cross legged, for the anesthesia had yet to were off.
'How much of dat stuff Don give ma?' thought Raph to himself really wishing the stuff would wear off. He sat there as well thinking about what his sensei had just said.
"Tell me, Raphael. Start from the beginning, after you left that night." Splinter spoke gently yet commandingly for his son to explain, once again, what happened.
"Well ya see, Mast'a Spint a. After I took da elevator, and Aft'a reaching the roofes-" Raph began, recalling the night events in his head. He began to explain his story from the time he left until he woke the next morning.
Flash Back
Raph ran across roof top after roof top, recalling that he had hit his little brother across the face, leaving a red three fingered make across green cheek. He could see it in Mikey's eyes that he was sadden by the face that He, the older brother, had raised a hand to him. Mikey may have tried to hid the fact that he was a bite surprised by his brothers reaction, but he couldn't hide the fact that his eyes showed everything he was feeling at that moment. Sadness, shock, fear, lost, confusion, all these emotions where shown thourght Mike's eyes.
Those big blue eyes could never hide anything from anyone in the family.
That fact alone that Raph had lashed out at his little brother made him angry at himself, so he did the only thing he knew to do when he felt angry. Bash some skulls. After he did that he would have as clear a head as Raph could get, for someone so full of rage, anger, passion, fire. he could think about what he had done, how to work it out and apologize to Mikey. He was never really good at things like that, so he keep what he could locked up, not showing any emotion but any form of rage or anger.
Lucky for Raph he remembered, from one mission from many weeks ago, that the Purple Dragons were going to be busy with something at the docks that very night, but it was unlucky for them, cause Raph was in a bad mood. He made his way across the tops of buildings, heading toward Casey's. He was going to see if his friend wanted to go bust some skulls, as they put it. He found the Vigilante and Techno Girl making out on the couch, surrounded by nothing but beer bottles, beer cans and Chinese take out boxes. Casey lived like a pig, never cleaning up, hardly. Not even for April.
'I'll let him be.' thought Raphael as he watched his friends for a minute. He'd never know the feeling of having a lifelong company, a lifelong mate. Ahh who was he kidding, he didn't have time for one, they'd always be in endanger. His, their, lives where to hectic for it anyway. The guys had long ago deicide to try and forget such things. But they never stoped wondering what it'd be like. Once Mikey had even subjected that suggested they ask Bishop for some help if they gave him some of their DNA. But Mikey was kidding then, Leo and Donny had gotten on to him about it. Raph tried to forget it, but the more he thought about it, the more he wished for it. His brothers wouldn't be too happy if he came home one day totally changed. He might be human or more monstrous, or even worse, never even coming home.
The dark green turtle left, pushing the thoughts to the back of his mind, hoping they never resurface, making his way over to the docks. Landing on a warehouse roof top, Raph spotted his target.
A whole group of Purple Dragons where loading up several transfer trucks with who knows what. Looking around, trig to find the perfect spot to begin, he scanned the area. The north part of the warehouse was perfect, it had the most of the whole group. Raph made his way over to the area above the unsuspecting men loading computer tech. Raph watched as one man passed on a box to the next man waiting, then turned back to receive the next box. Raph made his move.
"Mind if I drop in?" asked Raph punching out the guy in front of him. The rest of the men just looked as the Turtle as though he was crazy. They stood there as thought they didn't know what to do, like a mindless pieces of machinery waiting for the next command. And it came...
"GET HIM YOU FOOLS!!"shouted Hun as he pointed to the terrapin before them. Hun hated the turtles. They always messed things up for him when tring to get on the Shredders good side. From stopping them from stealing anything to stopping them from killing off people who aren't paying their dues to stopping them from selling anything. They've stopped every operation since they found out. Hun was failing, which cause the Shredder to become ill-tempered, which Hun was trying to avoid. The Turtles had even killed a large number of Purple Dragons or Foot Ninja. Of course this only proved to Hun that the Turtles where nothing but untamed animals, just awaiting to be captured and trained. Hun had thought a lot about captured them, one at a time it didn't matter to him, but one thing keep popping up in his mind, 'How was he going to do it?'. He'd one day come up with a full proof plan, but right now, He'd just try and kill'em off. Their shells would pitch a heavty price on the black market or scientist.
"Let's dance!!" called Raph taunting all the Purple Dragons in his Brooklyn accents, waving his two fingers in the way of saying 'Come and Bring it on!!'.
The Dragons reacted almost immediately, they decided to try something new. Surrounding the terrapin, all the forces, armed with some type of weapon, circled him, tring to make him confused as ta who would attack first. Raph, being the hot-headed one, was the first to act, jumping into any of the crowd landing a punch, kick, slice to the throat or limb, any blow he could to dwindle the numbers, as well as take out his anger on the unforgivable punks. maybe even turn some of their lives around, he hand before by only beating them almost to death, and Leonardo called him merciless. Raph could be, when he wanted to, for he found fun in beating the crap out of them, if it meant that he was happy and as long as the innocent didn't get hurt in anyway possible, then he was fine. Dodging as many blows as possible, Raph made a roll for it behind the group of punks. He then drop kicked a group making a 'strike'.
"OH YEAH!!" cheered Raph to him self as he jumped, one leg pulled up, the other out stretched, both arms clenched into fists, one held high, the other held by his side. Raph was always 'in a good mood' when fighting. He felt powerful, invincible, he felt on top of his game, he felt himself. But it didn't last long...
Hun hammer armed Raph across the back of his shell, sending him into the nearby metal column. Raph landed with such impact, that when he slipped off, the column was bent, making it unable to be bent back. The big dragon known as Hun walked over, picked the fallen terrapin up by his shell.
"Any last words turtle?" asked Hun sarcastically taunting him. Raph hung limply in Hun s grasp, head hung low, arms and legs dangling, sais loosely held in his hands.
"Actually, I do." said Raph as he plastered a smirk on his face.
"Huh?" questioned Hun to the turtle before him confused, holding him close to his face.
"Take a breath mint. Oh and take this!!" said Raph as he jabbed Hun in the chin with his fist, then stabbed him the forearm with one of his sais.
"AHHHHHHHHH!!" screeched Hun as he let go of the terrapin shell, cradling his arm in the other hand. "KILL HIM!!"
"Heh!!" laughed Raph as his trade mark smirk still lingered on his face. He was waiting for the battle to finally 'start'. The purple Dragon crew moved in once again, weapons ready. Charging in on the 'freak', ready to kill him.
That was when Mikey appeared without out Raph knowing it. he too help take down the rest of the Purple Dragons, Hun long gone. The battle continued for no more the at least five mins, the Purple Dragons dropping like flies. When it was finally over, a hand touched Raph's shoulder. He twisted around; fist ready to deliver the finial punch. But to his surprise Mikey stund there again, hands covering his face, protecting himself from the blow.
"Mikey?! Ya bonehead! what are you doing here?" questioned Raph crossing his hands over his plastron.
"Come here often?" asked Mikey grinning sheepishly.
"What are you doing here, bone-head?" asked Raph again, letting Mikey hear the venom like tone in his voice.
"I came to get'ya. Stay out here all night, Master Splinter's going to be mad, and also we got an early training session in the morning, Dude. So here I am!"Explained Mikey as he waved his arms in the 'TA-DA' way, to show he was here.
Raph didn't reply. Here was his baby brother coming to get him, like old times, even after he'd hit him. That was what some people called brotherly love. Mikey could see his brothers' frowning beak, his eyes shifting from him to the ground.
"What's wrong Bro?"asked Mikey a frown now upon his beak, his big blue eyes pleading to know what was on his mind.
"'Bout earlier. I'd didn't mean ta hit ya like I did. M'sorry 'or it, Bro." said Raph as he looked into Mikey's shinnying eyes.
Raph was taken aback when his brother hugged him. For a moment he did nothing, then he returned the hug, knowing he was forgiven. Raph then gave Mikey a nuggy, but didn't responded.
"Mike? This an't funny Bro!"stated Raph as he held Mikey up from falling over.
"I feel so tired all of a sudden br-uh."Mikey started to say, but fell unconscious.
As Raph scanned his bros' body head to toe, he came across the dang cause of the trouble. A dart was lodged in his leg, already empty of the fluids it contained. Raph tossed the thing over the edge of the building they were on. He heard a 'SMASH', it indicated that the thing had broken and was of no more use to anyone. The bigger turtle scanned the area, looking at roof tops, fire escapes, and anything else that could hide or give access to a sniper place. Mind working into overdrive, scanning the area left to right, makeing sure it was clear.
CURPOW!!
The sound of the bullet like abject coming out of the barrel was all the warning Raph needed to take off making a mad dash for cover. Leaping, jumping, and hoping over obstacles as fast as his leges would carry his and Mike's weigh. He may have been in great shape, but he couldn't keep it up forever. Landing on the next building he spotted a storage building. Raph made it their cover. Raph layed Mikey down behind him, as he took his fighting stance, sais ready and willing to kill and take down whoever it was that was after them.
As if the people where reading his mind, the sound of heavy combat boots reached his ears. Slow as they were, they couldn't treed softly enough for him not to hear. Suddenly the door was slung open, a blinding light was cast into teh reptiles eyes, blinding him, even stunning him for a sec. It was all they needed, for they shot him twice, pumping him full of tranquilizers. They didn't work to well when one has adrenaline pumping through their system.
Raph knew he had charged at them, but he didn't remember it. Before he knew it, it was all over. All he saw was Mikey getting loaded into the back of the helicopter, reaching for him and then blackness.
End Flash Back
Splinter listened to his turtle sons' tale, as Raph spoke every word, and detail. He imagined what was happening as the story was told. The feelings that where happening as they were spoken. The pain that was felt as a family member was taken.
"It is alright my son." Splinter spoke to Raph, looking at his sons posture. His head was low, his shoulders slumped, arms hung loosely, muscles tense, he was shaking as though he was cold, but he wasn't, he was upset.
"But Mast'a Splinta, I didn't do everything possible-" started Raph he still low.
"Did everything you could Raphael? Think my son, you're sure you are not missing anything?" Splinter encouraged, sure he would get the message across to Raphael's thick skull.
Thinking a moment, going over the details in his head. Running the info through his brain, going through each scene. Splinter was tring to tell him something, but what. Raph gave Splinter a confused look,
he didn't understand what he wasn't seeing or thinking about. splinter didn't say anything, he just held his walking stick in his lap.
Raph studied the way Splinter's stick looked sideways. He saw an arrow. An arrow. why an arrow? what did it mean? Why was it so familiar? Then it clicked.
"The dart, Sensei? what does the......dart...have to do-. The dart! Master Splinter Donny can use the dart to track whoever made it, they have to be the ones who must have taken Mikey."exclaimed Raph, his hopes becoming high. He stookd up, giving a bow."You're the best sensei!!"
"Yes, yes I am." spoke Splinter being funny, smiling. He watched as Raphael raced off to tell his brothers.
Raph raced out the Splinter's door, across the living area, to the dojo, he knew Leo had to be in there, either meditating, or working on perfecting one of his moves. Raph's spirits were raised, with a little help, he had found out a way to find Mikey, and he wasn't about to waste time.
"Leo?" exclaimed Raph as he disturbed Leo from his meditation. But what caught his attention was the way his younger brother hand said his name. Usually he always say it sarcastically, or as thought venom was coating the words as he said them, oh not this time, he'd actually sounded happy, or as close o happy Raph could get, in saying his name.
"What?!"was all Leo could say.
"." Raph spoke to fast for him to understand. He sounded like Mikey high on sugar, or worse.
"Raph slow down. I can't understand a word your saying." said Leo putting his hands on his brothers shoulders.
"The dart!! Mikey's dart!! Dart Mikey!!" Raph babbled as he tried to get his words out, only turning them in to babbles.
"Raph!! Slow down. What about Mikey's dart?" asked Leo more confused than ever.
"What's Raph all excited about?" came Don's voice from the doorway, as he entered.
"Something about Mikey's dart." said Leo turning to the turtle in purple.
"Yeah, Mikey's dart. We-" started Raph before Don interrupted
"His babbling?" asked Don knowing the answer, his hand to his beak.
"Anesthesia?" came the turtle in blue, as he crossed his hands over his plastron.
"Yup. replied Don, hand still on his beak.
They both nodded, thinking the anesthesia was still in effect. They knew it had to be because Raph would never, ever babble like Mikey does sometimes when his sugar high rush is gone. They useualy put him to bed and his fine in a few hours. They were going to do the same to Raph, going to make sure the anesthesia was clear of his system. Both grabbing an arm, lead the turtle in red out the dojo door,
Said Turtle still saying something about Mikey's dart.
"Hey! Let GO!!"exclaimed Raph as he struggled, the anesthesia making him more easy to handle.
Leo and Don both ignored their brother, but didn't make it very far, for standing in the door way was their beloved Father.
"Are you not going to listen to Raphael's statement?" asked the wise rat looking into his eldest son's eyes.
"It s just a bunch of babble, Sensei." stated Leo as he still held onto his anesthesia-inducted brother.
"Is it? or Is it a clue into what your missing the entire time?" asked the Old Grey Ninja Master before them.
"It could be possible." chimed Don quietly, looking between Leo and Splinter.
"Should you not Listen? Or are you going to ignore a brother?" asked Splinter more to Leo then Don."Listening is the key, Leonardo. Stress is the enemy to one who is such a young leader. And Donatello, get your brother out of that state. Raphael has something to tell you both, my sons."
Master Splinter left his sons to do as told. Leo and Don took Raph to the Med. Lab, setting him back on to the bed in the sitting position. Don retrieved a needle with brown liquid in it.
"It'll take a minute to get into his system. but this should get rid of the anesthesia problem. said Don as he gave the shot to Raph.
"Sisssss!!" hissed Raph as the needle was injected, and removed. He never cried out of shouted out in pain, now hisses of pain and moans where a different story.
"What the shell, Don. I though' I was caught up on all da shots?" questioned Raph as he looked at the techno turtle.
"Never mind that Raph. what did you remember when you were with Master Splinter?" asked Don in returned.
"Uh?" was Raph's reply as he racked his brain for the answer he could not produce.
"You said something about Mikey's dart when the anesthesia was messing with your head." said Leo now curious.
"Mikey's dart." repeated Raph as he muttered the saying to him-self. Then it clicked."The dart! The dart that was shot at Mikey that I pulled 'ut. I threw it off da building, herd a crack. It could lead us to Mike."
Donny and Leo gave Raph a look. The chances of the dart still even being there were slim, but all the pieces being there, where even slimmer. The thoughts raced though the techno turtles head. If they go,
try to find the pieces, wind up finding some of the pieces, wouldn't that give them at least some of the info they needed to find Mikey?
"It's a shot, but very slime. Very slime."Donny said stressing the word very. he knew the chances of finding the blasted thing where slime, but he didn't won't to give up on a one shot that they had. Other then it they had none.
"Well, what ya wait'en for, an invitation?"came Raph's voice already at the door.
"Now hold on Raphael! You re not coming in the condition you re in. Just tell us where you and Michelangelo where speared and will find the dart." said Leo trying to reason with the hot tempered brother.
"'M going with or without you. Come on Donny." stated Raph as he grabbed Don by the shoulder. Donny didn't see a problem with Raph coming, even if he had told said turtle, earlier, that he needed rest.
There was no way he was going to stop him, so he went along with it.
"Coming Leo?" asked Don as they headed up the elevator.
"But-!Hey, wait up!!" called Leo as they left without stopping.
Exiting the warehouse in the Battle Shell, driving down Main Street, through alleyways to Apirl's antique store, 2nd Time around. They arrived in no time. Leo called them on their way over. Don parked the Battle shell in the ally way next to the apartment/store, and then made their way up the fire escape, with a little bit of trouble for Raph, since his tendons had been hurt during a previous fall,
knocking on the window, which April opened, welcoming them in.
"Raph!! Your alright and awake!!" exclaimed April as she gave him a hug, which he returned half the way.
"Yeah. We're he-" Raph began to speak but was interrupted by Casey coming in and seeing him. The big guy gave him a playful punch in the shoulder.
"Well, if it ain't sleep'en beaudy. Awake'en from your sleep?"Casey teased his reptile friend.
"Shut it, Ya bonehead. replied Raph as he returned the punch.
The fight was on. Casey jumped onto Raph, toppling them both onto the clean floor of April's second floor. Both males punching each other, trying to get the other to cry out uncle. Leo and Don both laughed as the fight continued. April, on the other hand, was becoming frantic. They always break something, from vases to china cases, they've broken them all. She had had enough, but to her horror...
CRASH!!
"Uh-oh. 'Orry Ape!!"Both Raph and Casey said at the same time. They had broken one of April's porcine dolls, one that she had just recently acquired.
"Mmmmmmmm."April growled annoyed, as she garbed the nearby dust pan. "So what are you guys here for anyway?"
"We came to see if you could help us find the pieces to a shattered dart over near the building from where Mikey was taken. Raph remembered where he threw it. explained Leo as April handed the dust pan and brush to both Casey and Raphael.
"But the chances of finding the pieces a...a..are a thousand to one."said April as she leaned on the couch arm, looking between Donny and Leo.
"We know. but it s the only lead we have." said Donny watching his brother and friend clean up the mess.
"Alright. Let's go." said April as she headed for the door. Casey, and the guys following after her.
"We have to wait until dark. Remember?" stated Raph.
"Oh Yeah?!" replied April as she put her hand to her face, blushing at her mistake.
So they waited until night Fall.
Later that night.....
"Is this the roof top?" asked Don as they arrived at the scene of the crime. Leo scanned the area, after makeing sure it was alright he gave the motioned for the all clear.
"Jeez, Brainy-yak." replied Raph in a hash whisper."Over dere in dat alleyway."
Raph pointed over to the west alley. He was sure he'd threw it in that was, course it was hard to remembers when you where drugged. He lead the way down the fire escape.
"Careful, Raph. The glass might be everywhere. warned Leo as he pointed out the obvious.
"Get Leo. I would'a never thought of da." replied Raph sarcastically. He was the first down, followed by Leo, Don, Casey, then April.
"Start looking. Don't leave any stone, trash can, any place unturned." ordered Leo as he watched the others get to work looking for the small lead they had. This was something that none of them wanted to lose.
So the search began. They overturned trashcans, looked behind dumpsters, tour open trash bags, hoping the dart landed in one of them. Cars pasted by every now and then, they'd hide, then get back to work. They were not losing the slim chance to finding Mikey. The group of friends and family spent the next couple of hours into the night looking for the stupied little piece of glass and metal that they needed, that was the key to finding Mike.
"I don't think it s here."said Casey using his two cents.
"No kidding Sherlock." Replied Raph angry at him-self. He'd gotten his hopes up for nothing. he'd gotten every ones hopes up for nothing. They couldn't even find a single trace of glass anywhere in the alley.
"Well, we tried." said April as she shifted another bag of garbage.
"Your giv'en up? Just like dat. Well, get then. I don't need help finding Mikey anyway." stated Raph venom in his words, as he looked over to April as she stepped out of the trash pile she was in.
"Raphael!! That's enough. You knew there was a bigger chance at not finding it, then finding it. Don't blame April." said Leo as he
Raph didn't say anything. He knew what he had said was wroung. He'd just got his hopes up to high. He really wanted his little brother back.
"'Orry Ape. I didn't.....I mean..."sighed Raph as he fumbled for words. He wasn't even looking at her. A gentle touch told Raph that she was cupping his beak, lifting it up so that he looked at her.
"It's ok. We all miss Mikey." stated April giving the bad ass turtle a hug. He didn't do anything to stop her, or to return the favor.
"Come on, We'll make sure ya get home April." said Casey as he pointed to the ladder.
"Don't give up hope." she whispered to the terrapin before going up the ladder. Casey, Donny, then Leo started up the ladder. Everyone Stopped at the top, looking over the ledge, waiting for the last one of them to come up. they watched as raph slowly made his way to the ladder. he scanned the area as he went, tring to make sure they hadn't missed something.
"Come on Raph!! The night airs getting to us." called Leo to his behind brother down on the ground.
True the November air was getting worse as the nights and days each pasted. It was getting close to the time for snow to fall, and the season of sickness was already at their doorstep. Both, Leo and Donny, had just gotten over a cold, a close case of the flu that could have turned for the worest. Raph set his hand on the ladder rung, getting ready to climb up. One foot, the other, the other hand. Slowly he began to climb, looking down he gave one more check. Nothing.
'Come on. Just a hint.' thought Raph s he looked up, watching the others, one by one, start heading to April's.
SPARKLE!!
Out of the corner of his eye, Raph saw something twinkle. He squinted his eyes to get a better look, craning his neck, turning his head to get a better look. Was the moonlight playing trick on him? Was it his imagination.
SPARKLE!!
No. something was definitely there. Raph climbed quickly up the ladder rungs about half way, keeping his eyes on the prize. Making sure it never left, as if it could.
Another twinkle was seen. Raph grabbed a clothes line, he swung back and forth, gaining momentum, with each swing. When he was high enough he could see something blending in with the brick window seal. He made a jump.
"Wonder whats taking Raph so long." questioned Casey as they all waited for him.
"I'll go get him." stated Leo as he turned to go back.
"HEY GUYS!!"Raph called before Leo could take one step in his direction. Raph's voice sounded like a mixture of thrilled and panicked. everyone rushed to the side of the building. No one saw anything below them.
"Where is he?" exclaimed April as everyone frantically searched.
"Guys! Over 'ere." called Raph off to the side.
Everyone turned their heads to the left, where the sound came from. And sure enough, there on the ledge was Raph. He held something out in his out stretched hand. Everyone squinted to see. They all gave a gasp at what they saw. In his hand was what they were looking for, Mikey's dart. Everyone gave a cheer.
"Guys, a little help." called the turtle in red
Now the only question was how?
Arther's Note: So how will they get Raphael down? What secrets will the dart contain? will it even lead them to Michelangelo? stay tuned?
BTW, if you see anything thats hard to read, let me know by PMing me/in your reiveiw. i'll try to fix it. hope you enjoyed this chapter. i'll update as soon as i can. :D please R&R!!! till next time.
