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Donny was quiet as they walked back to the lair and his brothers were quickly noticing something was wrong with their tech savvy brother. He refused to say anything to them until finally Raph threatened to beat it out of him. After he finally explained what was bothering him, the remaining brothers could see how genuinely hurt he was. None of them teased him or rolled their eyes at how ridiculous their purple masked brother was being.
Leo came over pulled his little brother into a half hug before he said, "sorry you saw that bro."
"Ya but hey maybe it's not what you think. Maybe they just hang out sometimes like Mikey and Maya do," Raph added.
Donny scrunched up his face and shook his head sadly before he replied, "you didn't see the way they were looking at each other…"
The two older turtles thought desperately of a way to cheer up their little brother. They hated seeing either of their A- team looking so destroyed especially when there was nothing they could do about it to fix the problem.
Suddenly Mikey popped up in front of his big brother's face with a big smile on his face. The orange masked turtle rubbed his brother's head affectionately making Donny a little irritated.
"April is just on a date bro, she's not getting married. Besides it bro night and guidelines pacify that no bro will be sad on bro night…or talk about bro night," Mikey said.
For the most part the smaller turtle was completely crazy spurting nonsense. Sometimes though when you needed him to be Mikey the wisest person in the world using his insanity to say just what you needed to hear.
Donny stared at his baby brother for a minute before smirking at him as he shook his head and replied, "specify not pacify…thanks Mikey."
With that four brothers made their way back home and were greeted at the entrance once again by their father.
"So what do you guys wanna do? Pinball competition? Cartoons?" Leo asked.
"OH! April left her wii and video games here," Mikey said completely forgetting about the situation that took place only moments ago.
Leo and Raph glared at their little brother when they saw the look on Donny's face. Immediately Mikey realized his mistake and visibly started to look guilty.
"Its ok guys you were right. She's probably just hanging out with some guy…even if it's a date that's all it really is right?" Donny said trying to fool his brothers into thinking he wasn't upset.
"Go ahead and set up the game ok I just need to do a couple tests on the mutagen and I'll be right out," the tech savvy turtle said with a smile.
Soon he disappeared into his lab leaving his brothers behind to figure out what to do about their heart broken brother.
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When the purple masked turtle entered his sanctuary he finally felt it was safe enough to let himself feel miserable. He really didn't want to complain about it in front of his brothers since for once they weren't teasing and instead trying hard to cheer him up. Donny sighed and rubbed the back of his neck before he looked up and noticed the mutant blob staring at him.
"Hey Timothy," Donny said as he walked over towards his equipment and began messing with a speaker box that he had found in a dumpster.
"You are never gonna believe what happened to me today. I saw April but…she wasn't by herself," Donny said anger seeping its way out of him bit by bit until finally something snapped.
"Can you believe it? On a date! With some punk kid no less…What is she thinking going on a date with a guy like that!" Donny ranted at the mutated blob man.
"…and she looked at him you know like…oh take me I'm yours," he added in a high pitched voice as he batted his eyelashes before becoming disgruntled again.
After some tinkering and ranting on Donny's part the speaker was ready to be hooked up to Timothy's tank so that he could communicate.
"Alright Timothy let's see how this goes," the tech savvy turtle said as he plugged the speaker in and tucked it into a pocket on the front of the liquid filled tube.
"Is it working?" Donny asked the creature.
'Speaking to you…Donny' came through the speaker making the turtle smile at his success.
"Alright it works! Let's see April's boyfriend do that," Donny said proudly.
'I like April Donny' the blob replied through the speaker.
"You and me both Pulverizer," the purple masked turtle said and he tapped the glass of the tank affectionately.
"Guess I'll have to face it…April will never want to be friends again," Donny added setting up his equipment to start working on the retro mutagen.
"Donatello," a voice said and the turtle looked u to see the owner of the voice was Master Splinter.
"Come my son I wish to see you for a moment," the sensei said.
"Sure Master Splinter," Donny replied as he got up and followed his father into the dojo.
When he entered the dojo he immediately stood in front of Master Splinter and bowed to him respectfully.
Master Splinter mirrored his son's bow before he stood before his son calmly and said, "Today I'm going to teach you to enjoy falling down."
Before Donny could react his father kicked his legs out from underneath him using his walking stick.
"Did you enjoy that?" Splinter asked.
"Not really," Donny replied a bit surprised.
"Let's try again," the rat replied
Master Splinter continued to knock him over again and again and again. No matter how many times Donny got up his father would just knock him down again and he most certainly was not liking any part of it.
"Do you like it yet?" Splinter asked helping his son to his feet.
"No sensei not at all," Donny replied.
"Hmm perhaps one cannot make someone like something," Splinter said stroking his beard thoughtfully.
"Well of course no one wants to be…" Donny started to say when it finally dawned on him what the lesson was about.
"Oh I get it…you're talking about me and April," Donny finally said.
"My son for someone so intelligent the obvious often eludes you," Splinter replied staring at his son sympathetically.
Donny sighed in defeat before he replied, "I-it's not that I don't know it, I just…don't want to see it. Being who we are I think we were always prepared to never really have anybody outside of our clan…but when April came into our lives it just felt like suddenly it was possible. Have a life, friends…love."
Not for the first time Splinter felt a tightness in his chest knowing the kind of life his sons would have. He never wanted them to lead lonely lives but he feared for them in the world above and the dangers it held for those like them. Silently Master Splinter placed his hand on Donatello's shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"My son you were not dealt a fair hand in this life but you must be strong. Difficulties will be common I'm afraid however I do also believe that you were destined for great things Donatello," Splinter explained smiling kindly to his son.
Donny barely spared a glance to his master for he said, "I wish I could have what Mikey has with Maya"
Splinter smiled before he replied, "your brother found true friendship and happiness within it by being strong enough to still see the good in others even after being betrayed."
The purple masked turtle clenched his hands as he recalled how devastated his baby brother had been after Bradford had used him. He still had an itch to make that jerk into a piñata and pay for all the hurt he put Mikey through.
"What he has with Maya however is different then what you want with April," Splinter said eyeing his son.
Donny smirked at his father before he asked, "you honestly don't think those two will be more then friends?"
"It may be possible in the future, however now they both still have the innocent minds of children. They only know that they do care for one another but do not know how deeply," Splinter replied.
"Sensei do you…do you think that might be a possibility for me?" Donny asked hopeful.
The rat smiled down at the purple masked turtle before he replied, "my son every day you and your brothers surprise me by creating your own possibilities. Watching you fills me with hope that perhaps your future may not be filled with as much challenge and despair as I have feared."
Donny smiled gratefully at his father before a loud boom filled the lair shocking the Hamato family. Immediately they were all on guard.
"What was that?" Splinter demanded.
Donny ran to his room and saw that the canister he had left behind was bone dry and Timothy was missing. There was also a large hole leading out into the sewers in the shape of a large tank with limbs which seemed very odd to the brothers.
"Timothy," the tech savvy turtle said when he realized his friend was missing.
Looking over at his photographs Donatello noticed one of them missing, his picture of him and April.
'Oh no' he thought as his brothers came barreling into the lab to see where the source of the noise had come from.
"Guys we gotta go Pulverizer is after April. I'll explain on the way," Donny said before taking off down through the hole in the wall followed by his brothers.
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"So you told your thoughts and feelings to a jar," Raph said to his brother.
"Hey Timothy is a good listener," Donny replied as they ran across the roofs of New York City.
"Well April's t-phone is still off so we can't track her signal," Leo piped in.
Donny huffed before he explained, "she's probably at the park…on a date."
"Alright, Donny you and I will check April's place while Raph and Mikey go check the park," Leo commanded.
Soon all four brothers were off in a desperate search for their friend.
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"Well we didn't get a whole lot done tonight," April commented.
"Do not be troubled April it was fun," Maya replied.
"Ya Red study dates aren't just straight studying. You need to cut loose once in a while," Casey said as he walked his bike down the street.
"Hey I cut loose. You wouldn't believe some of the crazy stuff I do," April replied.
"Like what being a science Olympian?" the boy replied with a smirk.
April just smirked at him and replied, "You like pushing buttons don't you Jones?"
A noise from down the alley caught the group's attention and all three teens looked shocked and horrified to see a creature coming towards them.
'April friend!' it cried out.
'Donny's monster!...Can't I go a month without being attacked by a mutant' April thought to herself annoyed as she tugged Maya behind her.
Before she could think of a plan an arm reached across her face and turned and gave an annoyed look to Casey Jones.
"What do you think you're doing?" April asked.
"Whatever that thing is its completely evil and cool looking…I handle this sweetheart you ladies just hang tight," the black haired teen said before he ran at the creature.
"Sweetheart?" April replied annoyed before looking behind her at Maya who still looked scared.
"Just stay here ok I got this," April said pulling out her fan and running after Casey.
The boy had been chucking garbage at the creature before he ran and slammed the metal pipe into the glass hoping it would shatter. He noticed it didn't even make a dent before he was suddenly picked up and thrown across the alley slamming into the wall. He heard the sounds of another battle cry and looked up to see April holding her own against the mutant using a fan of all things.
"I like what I see," Casey said impressed.
Maya who had been standing back thought desperately of a way that she could help her friends without exposing herself. Finally an idea came to her, she took a deep breath before a look of pain overtook her features. Forcing the transformation from her arm Maya looked down to see her hand to her elbow were bluish grey. Holding her hand up to her face she concentrated on making her sharp nails grow several inches until they looked like claws When she was satisfied with the length Maya used one to prick the palm of her hand and cover her nails in her own blood before pulling her sleeve down.
Maya quickly ran at the creature before jumping on his back and stabbing her nails into the creature's arm. Immediately the green mutant began to feel sick as he grabbed the girl on his back and threw her down the alley.
Both April and Casey were lying dazed on the ground not realizing that Maya was even there until they heard her cry out as she was being thrown.
"Maya!" April cried before she got up as fast as she could and ran over to her friend.
When she got to her all she saw was the monster standing over the tiny girl and blood all over Maya's hands.
"Get away from her now!" April cried before she kicked the creature away from the silver haired teen.
Maya had worked fast to make sure she changed her arm back before April had gotten to her. The silver haired girl smiled silently as her friend fussed over her making sure she was ok.
"Do not be troubled, this one is fine. This one landed on a rock," Maya explained picking up a sharp blood covered rock.
April breathed a sigh of relief before she smiled at the smaller girl until the sound of the creature returned. Instinctively April wrapped her arms protectively around Maya trying to think of a plan when suddenly the mutant was sent flying and Casey stood before them.
Swinging a pipe in one hand and holding his bike up in the other he smirked at them and said, "Your chariot m'ladies."
The teen steadied the bike between his legs as he helped Maya to sit on the handle bars and April climbed on back. When Casey was sure both girls wouldn't fall off he peddled as fast as he could leaving the crumpled heap that was their enemy behind.
Pulverizer stood up screaming April's name, as he tried to run after them something stopped him. He had just enough time to stare down at his arm before his whole right side gave out on him and he dropped to the ground like a ton of bricks. Mikey and Raph who had not been far behind found Pulverizer in the alley. The first thing they noticed was that the mutagen in his right arm looked like it had swirls of red in it turning the mutagen a greenish orange colour.
Raph noticed his little brother started sniffing the air and raised an eyebrow as he watched Mikey walk around the alley sniffing until he stopped and knelt in front of something.
"You find something there Scooby?" Raph asked sarcastically as he stood near Pulverizer.
"It's blood…Maya's blood," Mikey replied uncharacteristically serious.
Raph's eyes turned into dinner plates before he replied, "Why the hell would Maya's blood be here…or in him?"
"That's a good question," Mikey replied before he walked over, swung the blob mutant over and slammed his foot down on the glass looking furious.
"What did you do to my friend?" the orange masked turtle demanded as he pulled out his nun chucks.
'Friend…April…' it replied.
Mikey slammed one of his weapons into the glass causing a slight crack in the thick glass before he said, "you tell me where she is now or…"
The small turtle stopped when he saw the puncture holes in the mutant's arms and all at once he started to calm down.
"Come on Mikey this isn't helping," Raph said trying to pull the smaller turtle off the creature.
Slowly the younger turtle listened to his brother and stepped away from the mutant. Suddenly the mutant burst up knocking Raph to the ground and sending Mikey flying into a dumpster that flew onto its lid trapping the turtle inside.
"Mikey!" Raph cried before he turned to face his captor as the sounds of acid dripped down melting the ground around him.
Before Pulverizer could hurt Raph Leo ran by slicing the mutant's hand off. Leo went to attack the creature again but Donny stopped him.
"Don't hurt him it's not his fault. He was just trying to make April our friend again," Donny said.
'NO! April my friend! Turtles hurt April…hurt me…destroy turtles!' the creature said as it created a new mutagen hand and went to attack the four brothers.
Before he reached them the red swirls of Maya's blood spread through Pulverizer's arm seeping into the mutant's tank that held his body. The turtles watched in shock as the blood changed the colour of the water in the tank and the sound of chocking could be heard through the speaker.
Without thinking twice Donny ran at the creature and hit a button draining the fluid from the tank. As it released the life preserving liquid it also released the poisonous mutagen that was hurting Pulverizer.
"Quick we need to get him back into the shellraiser," Donny said.
The four brothers quickly got to work grabbing the creature and putting him into the back of the van. They all drove in silence as Donny quickly filled Timothy's canister with the liquid he needed to survive in the tank.
"Why are we bringing him back to the lair?" Raph asked annoyed.
"He's still a living person Raph and it's our fault he's like this," Donny replied sitting beside his friend.
"What was that in his arm that made him go loopy," Leo asked curiously.
"Maya's blood," Mikey answered simply making his brother's turn to him in shock.
As the brothers spoke no one noticed Timothy using his limb to slink across the vehicle to where Donny's had mutagen sitting on the counter of his lab secured in a vile.
"What was Maya's blood doing in Timothy?" Donny asked feeling scared that Timothy might have hurt someone.
Mikey looked like he was hesitant to answer until finally he explained, "mermaid blood is like poison to anything it touches if the mermaid doesn't give consent for it to be used…Defense mechanickel."
"Defence mechanism Mikey…do you think she's ok should we go look for her?" Leo replied concerned.
"Let's get Timothy where he can't hurt anyone else and then go after Maya," Donny said.
The tech savvy turtle looked down and his face became horrified when he looked at his friend. Timothy had tried to get himself more mutagen and ended up drinking a failed retro mutagen that froze the creature frozen solid.
"Timothy no!" Donny cried.
The other three brothers looked back to see Pulverizer was completely frozen solid on the floor of the shellraiser. Thankfully Timothy was moving his eyes around indicating that he was indeed still alive inside the canister.
'Donny…help'
"Its ok buddy don't be scared. I promise I'm going to find a cure," Donny said to him gently as he stared at the creature concerned.
Silence filled the vehicle as they drove back to the lair to get Timothy back into the lab where he could get some help. As they drove Pulverizer looked up at the tech savvy turtle and saw how scared the teen was for him. Somewhere deep inside the mutant he could feel his human emotions telling him that he among friends…and he had tried to hurt those friends who were trying to help him.
'Donny' Timothy said.
When his purple masked friend looked at him he said 'Sorry Donny'
Donny smiled at the mutagen creature before he replied, "Me to pal. I'm gonna get you better I swear it."
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The four turtles found Maya by tracing her phone and were relieved to see that she was ok with only a black bandanna wrapped around her hand. They were surprised to see her sitting on the handle bars of a bicycle with April and a teenage boy with black hair.
"Thanks for walking us home Casey," April said giving the boy a warm smile.
"No problem Red…seemed right after everything," the boy replied.
As she started to walk up the stairs to her home Casey called out her name and she turned to face her friends once more.
"We made a pretty good team tonight. You're a hell of a tutor," Casey said smiling.
The red head chuckled before she said, "Well thank you very much."
"Now you make sure she gets home safely Jones. Anymore scratches on her and I'm coming after you and kicking your but," April said.
"Yes Ma'am," Casey replied saluting before looking down at the girl on his handle bars.
"We're going off every ramp on the way to your place Gidget," Casey said before he started peddling as fast as he could.
"HEY BE CAREFUL WITH HER!" April screamed but all she heard in reply was Maya yelling 'wheee!'
"It's like human versions of Mikey and Raph," she chuckled to herself when she felt a tightness in her chest once again.
Pulling out her t-phone she gazed longingly at the picture of the five of them on her display picture before it was flooded with missed calls. The red head stared at them in shock and realized they were all from tonight.
'I said all those awful things to them and they're still watching my back' she thought to herself feeling a bit guilty.
Looking away from the phone April looked up at the stars with a sad smile before she whispered, "Thanks guys…I miss you."
A beep caught the girl's attention and she looked down to see a text message.
'Anytime. We miss you to.
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Poor Donny I feel for the bro in the friendzone :( Anyway that's all for now don't forget to review :)
