Author's note: This chapter is longer then it was going to be by one POV. Multiple POVs again. The next chapter is when things really start getting bad. I actually completely knocked off the whole second part of Leo's first POV (which only consisted of one paragraph) because I just didn't like it. I know the POVs are mostly all short. It happens like that sometimes. That's why there is more then one of each!
Disclaimer: Turtles & company do not belong to me. OCs and plot are mine.
Leo's POV:
I don't know how many day's it's been since we started writing the messages on the wall of the trench. It doesn't matter to me anymore. It has been too long to count anyway. The plan is slowly forming, but it isn't ready yet. I'm looking over all our past messages. Some are written to encourage us while others are our plans for escape. I can see how much this experience has changed us over time through our writing. We have to do something quickly. I must find a way to find a way to save my family and friends.
Donny's POV:
It's getting late and it's almost time for me to head back to the bunk-rooms. I spot Hun as he bullies a worker who doesn't seem to be capable of working anymore. I still haven't got my full revenge on him yet. My fists clench as I glare at the back of Hun's head. Anger fills me and I can't stop myself from walking forward, not that I want to anyway. I pull my fist back and slam it into the back of Hun's head. He jerks forward and then turns back to me, angrily. I kick him before he can react and he falls to the ground. I knock the remote out of his hands before he can electrocute me and then I punch and kick him continuously. He manages a few punches in return, but I don't feel them. I feel someone grab my arm and try to pull me away, but I manage to pull my arm out of the person's grasp. I don't how long it was, but the person finally manages to pull me back. I fight against the hold on me.
"Don't do this, Don," Cliff's voice says, "Ya got yer revenge. Calm down."
"I want to kill him!" I say with my teeth clenched.
"You will, but not now. Another guard come by any minute now and they might kill you."
"I don't care anymore!"
"If you get killed, how will yer brothers react?"
I stop struggling then and look up at Cliff. "You just had to bring them into this, didn't you?" I ask, sighing, "That was low."
"I know you care about them. If you don't stop this for yourself, stop for them." Cliff says to me.
"Alright," I say, grumpily. Cliff releases me and I look over at Hun. He hasn't moved since Cliff pulled me away from him. I take a calming breath and walk over to him. Cliff moves toward me, but I hold me hand up. "I'm just checking his vitals." I say. Cliff gives me a worried look. I can't blame him. It's hard to resist punching Hun again. I kneel down beside Hun and carefully look him over. He's not dead and I can't resist wishing he was. He is only unconscious. I smile to myself sadistically. At least I almost managed to kill him. I stand and walk back over to Cliff.
"Is he dead?" Asks someone behind me. I turn and see the guy Hun had been bullying before. I shake my head at the guy and he says, "At least you brought him down for me. I wasn't sure what he was going to do to me."
April's POV:
I awake abruptly and it takes me awhile to find out why. Annie is shaking me with an amused expression. When she sees I'm awake, she smiles. "April!" She says, excitedly, "You wouldn't believe it, but I just saw that big guy with the girly braid! He was being supported by two other big guys!"
"What do ya mean?" I ask, tiredly. She sits on the edge of my bed and sighs.
"The big guy with the braided blond hair got his butt handed to him." She says.
"Really?" I ask. I sit up and try to wake myself up.
"Yeah! Ya gotta see it!" Annie says, eagerly. She hops off my bed and begins pulling me off of it.
"How come you're all energetic in the morning?" I ask. "It should be a crime!"
"I usually am," She says, "Come on! He's in the room right next to the one at the end of the hall. Maybe we can find out who did that to him!"
"Just let me get dressed first." I say.
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A half hour later, Annie and I listen at the door to the indicated room. Well actually, she's listening. I'm just standing next to her. "Awe! He's not up yet!" Annie says. "He's still out of it. Whoever did that to him really banged him up!"
"If I had to guess, I'd say one of the guys did it," I say, "Most likely it wasn't Don or Mikey. Maybe Leo, but it's a better chance it was Raph."
"Ya never know," Annie says, "Places like this could change anyone." I look down at her, curiously, before she continues, "I just wanna know who did it so I can congratulate him!"
Mikey's POV:
I can't believe I'm still in this place. It's been way too long! Our so-called plan is only, like, half-planned! It's getting really annoying. I want out of here now. I don't want to do this anymore. I can see Joe watching me and I try to ignore her. It's getting harder to tell when she's glaring at me or seriously worried, but I'm too upset to look. I drop what I'm carrying into the fiery pit below. I hate how it's so hot and stuffy in here. It really reminds me of the movie Life is Beautiful. That one place the father worked at is very similar to this place. I walk down the stairs to get more things when I hear a scream. I'm not all the way at the bottom yet so when I turn, I can see what's happening clearly. A man is falling over the edge and into the fiery pit below. He wasn't able to hold on like I was. He disappears under the liquid-like surface and I watch for him to come up. The guy swims to the surface and I cringe as I see his skin is literally melting off his bones. He struggles and slowly falls under again with only one of his hand above the surface. It's like a scene from the Terminator. I quickly turn away just as the guards push their way through. I grab onto the railing and let them squeeze through. I watch as the guards start to ask questions and drag away anyone who could be involved. It seems carelessness here is punished severely. I move on, hoping to be left unnoticed.
Raph's POV:
I have to think of a way to help my bros with their plan. I want out of here as much as they do and without my help, I don't know what will happen. As I slam my ax into the wall of the mine-shaft, I try to think of a way I can help. There has to be something. I think about our past messages to try to find out what still needs to be down. I remember my bros talking about ways we can get stuff passed from one to the other. It's hard to do that when we are kept separate all the time. I hit the wall again and a crack appears. That's when I get my idea. I stop working and turn towards Trek. "Trek, can ya do me a favor?" I ask. He looks over at me, curiously. "I need ta get in da trench. I have something important ta do."
"Like what?" He asks.
"Just help me out here?" I ask. He sighs and nods. We wait until the hourly guard to come into the mines. When he arrives, Trek and I stage a fight. We start arguing loud enough to draw the guard towards us. Trek pushes me hard to the ground. I quickly stand back up, and prepare to punch him when I feel electricity surge through me. I collapse and the guard begins to drag me away. For the first time, I do not struggle as I let them take me away. I lift my head and smirk.
As soon as I am in the trench, I look for a week spot in the trench. I find one and punch my fist into the wall. At first it doesn't budge, so I try again. Eventually the brick is able to slid out. I use my other hand to dig into the hole to make it wide enough to hide something in, then replace the brick. I write a message to my bros describing it's location.
Donny's POV:
Two days after beating up Hun, the guards approach me while I'm working. They electrocute me and I fall to the ground as they surround me. "Usually the punishment for trying to kill a guard is execution," One of the guards say, "That wasn't just any guard either. We're told to make an exception this time." Three guards lift me between them as the guard says, "The trench is now empty and waiting."
April's POV:
I leave Shredder's domain rubbing the top of my head and see Annie waiting for me. She never seem to leave my side for too long. "I found out who beat up Hun!" She says.
"Who?" I ask as I continue to walk to my room. She follows behind me.
"Donatello," She says. I instantly turn back towards her, shocked as she continues, "He was sentenced to a week's imprisonment in the trench for it."
"This place really does change people," I say, "Don just doesn't seem like the one who would do that."
"Well according to my information, he wanted revenge because Hun almost killed him before I had arrived here." She says, "Did you know that the usual punishment for that is execution. They were actually nice to only send him to the trench."
"Where do you get this information?" I ask.
"I listen and sometimes Donatello tells me himself."
"You are one sneaky girl," I say, smiling, "Just be careful, alright?"
"Of course!" She says, "No one can touch me!"
Leo's POV:
I have learned that Caden can't sit still for a moment. I roll my eyes as I watch him run off on an errand I gave him. My eyes land on Master Splinter. He looks worse today and I have to force myself to not rush over to him. The banner behind him with the Foot insignia on it reminds me this is all the Shredder's doing. I am surprised I haven't seen the Shredder since that first day. I subconsciously place my hand on my right shoulder where the Foot insignia was burned into my skin. I have to find a way to get my friends and family out of here.
I turn back to Caden as I hear him return. He looks at me and smiles. I have a bad feeling he is planning something. It turns out I am right. I watch as Caden walks over to the edge of the platform, sits down, and then leans back so he's hanging upside-down by his legs. "Everything's much more interesting upside-down." He says, "Come and hang upside-down with me, Leo!"
"Caden, you shouldn't be doing that." I say, "You could fall."
"What's life without a little risk?" He asks, "It's no fun if ya stick to the norm, dude. You'd blend in to well and disappear in the folds."
"Ya know, you really confuse me sometimes." I say as I walk over to him. I reach over the edge of the railing and pull him off. He crosses his arms over his chest and gives me an annoyed look. I chuckle at him and ruffle his hair a little. He fixes his bandana and smiles, slightly.
Raph's POV:
It surprises me that they had only left me in the trench for a day. I'm not complaining of course, but I know it's usually two days. The guards either just gave me a lighter punishment or they got me out to put one of my bros in instead. Whatever it is, it doesn't really matter to me. Not now anyway. I lazily twirl the axe in my land in thought. Why am I actually working for the Shredder again? I don't care what he'd do to me if I don't work. It's not like they'll find out that I'm not working anyway as the stupid guards are too scared to stay in here for longer then a few minutes. There's other more important things for me to think about right no. Like getting out of here for one. When I do, I'll make sure I take out as many guards as possible as I leave. I'll enjoy making them pay for this.
Mikey's POV:
I can't get the image of that dude falling in the fiery pit out of my mind. I keep thinking that could've been me. I can't work here. It's too dangerous! What if I end up like that dude? There would be no way I could survive that! I can't test fate too many times. Eventually I'll end up dead. I don't want to end up like Henry the Skeleton!
"Michelangelo!" I hear Joe yell. I look at her and notice the annoyed look on her face. "Are ya even listenin' ta me?"
"What?" I ask. Night has fallen and Joe and I are in that cave again. I can tell Joe is annoyed at my confused look as she sits down next to me.
"What's on yer mind that's keepin' ya from payin' attention?" She asks me. I shrug, not wanting to tell her of my fear. She's too tough to be scared of anything. If I tell her, she'll just laugh at me. I stare off in the distance, not really looking at anything. I feel Joe place her hand on my shoulder and I instantly turn towards her.
"Tell me, Mike," She says. I think I see a concerned expression on her face, but I must be imagining it.
"Nu'in' ta tell," I say, barely moving my life. She continues to look at me and then she seems to give up. She smiles and pushes me to the ground.
"Yer makin' this too easy." She says as she pins me to the ground and looks at me. "Come on!" She says, "Where's yer annoyin' boundless energy?" She sits up, still on top of me, with her arms crossed across her chest. She looks at me and says, "Can ya at least smile?"
"What's there ta smile 'bout?" I ask.
"You're hopeless," She says, "I think we're done for today." She gets off of me and walks away, leaving me as I slowly get to my feet. Maybe I should've smiled anyway? Well it doesn't matter anymore. She's gone now. It's not like I can go back and fix it and it's not like I have the energy to do so anyway. I might as well just go to bed and hope I don't mess up tomorrow. The way things are going I probably will. It hasn't happened yet so I guess I can try to hope it'll end up alright even though I know it probably won't. I'm always the one to mess things up…
Donny's POV:
I don't know how they expect me to work after a week in that trench. The water they gave me after they brought me out didn't help. It wasn't enough. I haven't moved since they took me back to the mountain pass.
"You okay, kid?" Cliff asks me as he helps me up. I look at him and he says, "Yeah I know: stupid question…"
"A week…" I say and I instantly start coughing. My voice sounds weak to my ears.
"At least yer still alive." He says.
"Ya call this living?" I ask. I try to stand on my own, but I have to lean against the wall of the mountain in order to stay standing. "I can't wait to get out of here."
"Yer closer ta getting' out then most people are here." Cliff says.
"There's still some things we need to work out," I say, "Cliff? Can you do me a favor?"
"Of course," He says.
Author's note: Alright, as you can see, Mikey's really starting to lose it and Donny's becoming more vengeful (What happened to my poor little Donnyness!). Raph and Leo are so far keeping it together (but not for long! Mwahahahaha!)... April's fine. Casey you don't know about, but how long can someone like him stay in a cell with no obvious chance to escape?? Splinter really needs a POV soon... a few more chapters 'til he gets one though. NOOOO! The next chapter will be even longer then this because of Mikey's (notebook-size) three page POVs!They just HAVE to be so in-depth because it's all about Mikey's tragedy... Do I HAVE to write the next chapter?This is going to take SO long to write... I WILL need encouragement if you want me to write it...So PLEASE leave a lot of little reviews!I don't know if I can write all that... AND it will make me all depressed when I DO write it...