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Bittersweet world
Chapter 11
Mikey looked up at the sound of the sirens and alarms that were blaring through every speaker. He flinched, looking around.
"What the shell's going on?" He muttered
"Well it aint an emergency drill."
Mikey whirled around at the wry comment, "Raph!" He took in his brother's appearance. It was Raph from his time. He sighed in relief, "Bro, I've had the absolute weirdest day!"
"Yer telling me…" his brother muttered, "Come on, we've gotta find somebody who actually knows what's goin' on in here." He pulled Mikey along the far corridor,
"Where's that doppelganger of yours?" He said
"You mean Michelangelo? Dunno. He sent me on an errand." Mikey pouted, "And He didn't say where he was going either."
Raph snorted, "Typical."
"Well what about you?" Mikey argued, "Where's Raphael."
"At the car port. I was looking for Leo when the alarms sounded."
"What do you think they mean?" Mikey looked around as they approached the branch off in the passages. Raphael took the right one, pulling Mikey along with him by the strong grip he had on his wrist.
"No clue." He growled, "But I swear if this is just some stupid drill I'm gonna rip someone head off."
"Someone?"
"Probably me." He gave a wry smile, "For sending me on this freaking errand. And I still don't know where Leo is."
Mikey just shrugged, "You got any idea where we going?" The sirens were really starting to grate on his ears.
"No."
Mikey didn't know what to say to that. His brother didn't know where they were going, and Mikey was even more clueless than Raph was, having spent so much time outside of the base. He allowed himself to be pulled along, eyes scanning the corridors. It was then he noticed something very disconcerting.
"Raph?"
"What?"
"We're the only ones here."
"No shit Sherlock. That's why we're looking for someone to ask for directions."
Mikey shook his head, "No, I mean, this side of the base is completely abandoned. Even in a drill, the people had to go somewhere. And this just doesn't feel right."
Raph stopped dead, Mikey almost crashing into him. He cursed under his breath.
"What?"
"I think you're right…" He muttered. He glanced once behind him, "Let's go!"
He took off back the way they had come, sprinting down the corridors. Mikey let himself be dragged, running hard to keep up with his brother who was sprinting like a bat straight out of hell, in Mikey's opinion.
"Raph, what's going on?"
"I just realized something. The reason everyone's gone. It can only be one thing… crap."
"What?"
"Don't you get it?" He shouted over his shoulder, "The Shredder's forces!"
"But then we would have seen them."
"Not if the alarm was just a distraction by them- to lead everyone out to the exits and then..."
Mikey's eyes widened, "They'd all be in one place, perfect for capture or…"
"Capture." Raph finished stubbornly.
"Yes. Right, of course."
"We didn't know where the exit was." Raph shook his head, "I wonder if they know
we're here."
"Do you think they have Don and Leo?"
Raph shrugged, "It depends if they were with the others."
Mikey didn't have to question what Raph meant. The others- their doppelgangers- would have known where the exits were.
"They don't know that we're here though." Mikey ventured
"There are…Damnit." Raphael pulled Mikey close to the wall, glancing around fervently.
"What?"
"Shhh!" Raph looked around again, "We forgot about the cameras!"
Mikey cursed under his breath, "Of course."
"Let's just hope they haven't tapped into the system yet." Raph whispered
"What if they see us?"
"Then it's over Mikey." He looked at his brother seriously, "We're strangers in this world. We don't know where nothing is, and we don't got no one to help us. If they get us- it's game over."
Swallowing hard, Mikey nodded, "Got it."
Keeping to the shadowed areas now, Mikey and Raph made their way against the wall and through the corridors, keeping up their swift pace until Raph stopped rather abruptly.
"What is it?"
"Light switch." He muttered.
"So push it!"
"I don't know if we should."
"It will give us more cover!"
"Yeah and if they didn't know we were here they'd know now!"
"I thought you told me to keep out voices down!"
"I am!"
"You're not!"
"Neither are you!"
"So?"
"Urg. You're impossible. Just shut up."
Grudgingly, Mikey complied.
"I'm gonna shut it off." Raph said after a moment, "That okay with you?"
"Yeah."
Raph's fingers found the switch and he pressed down. Moments later they were plunged into darkness.
"Main power core." Mikey muttered, "Nice."
"Yeah I know. Let's keep going."
A few minutes past and then, "Raph, where are you?"
"Right here."
"Where's here?"
"Geeze I thought you were suppose to be a ninja!"
"A ninja not a bunny!"
"… I should hope not Mikey."
"No, you know they eat carrots so they see well?"
"…right. Just come a bit forward."
"Like this?"
"Like this? What the hell? Keep moving till you feel me. Just don't run."
"Okay…"
"Ow. Damnit. I told you not to run."
"Sorry, but at least I found you."
"Whatever, just give me your hand."
Raph snagged Mikey's wrist, "Okay, let's go."
They kept moving in relative silence, the only sound the shuffle of their feet against the
cement.
"Mikey?"
"Yeah?"
"I think we're getting closer."
"What makes you say that?"
"I think I see a light."
"Raph! Whatever you do, stay away from the light- Ow!"
"Not that kind of light idiot!"
"Sorry."
Raph walked a few tentative steps forward, looking towards the source of the light. It was then he saw them, shrouded in dim lighting. Everyone from the base all huddled together. He couldn't make out anything else but he could hear voices.
"Lets get them loaded already, I can't stand the sight of these resistance fighters."
"Son of a-" Raph's head turned at the voice. He knew that voice.
"Raphael- doesn't…"
"What the hell. Ya just gonna let them-"
"Yes! I'd rather have these people, my family, my brothers, alive than continue with your stupid debate."
Finally Raphael ground out, "Fine."
Raph shook his head, a small smirk on his face. So they had gotten caught as well, but somehow they still managed to fight back. At least he hadn't lost that.
"Ha. So sweet. Just shut up and get into the truck."
Raph clenched his fists and beside him, he felt Michelangelo tense up, "Later.." He whispered, forcing back the part of him that wanted to run out and save everyone at once.
He felt Mikey nod, "Soon. Hang on, we'll get you guys out."
Yes, Raph thought, all of you. Leo and Donnie, but you too, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo. We'll save you.
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