The turtle who cried monster

Chapter 10, The end of the mess

A/N: Okay, we're closing in on the end of this story. To bad actually, cause I like writing it for you! But I'll keep on writing other stories, and feel free to give me ideas. This might be the last chapter, but if I feel nice, I will upload an epilogue. We'll see if I think it will be necessary. Anyway, on with it.

(Leo's P.O.V)

I couldn't believe it. After all trouble we had gone through getting to Donnie and just when where about to get out, we find out the cure we had fixed for him hasn't started to effect yet. It was just unbelievable. And then, to make the problem worse, the Shredder show up and has his henchmen with him on top of that. Great! Just great! But instead of thinking to much about that, I draw my swords and I see in the corner of my eye that Raph and Mikey do the same thing. And we step in to the shredder-area again, getting into a fighting position.

"Come on guys! Let's take them down!" Raph and Mikey seemed ready and was all for a fight to make the Shredder pay for what he had done to our family. But Donnie grabbed my shoulder before we could start fight.

"But Leo, I don't have a weapon! What do I do?" I rolled my eyes and raised my swords. I didn't have time to discuss this right now!

"You just stay behind us, this isn't your fight! Besides you are in no condition to fight anyway!" When I said that I meant that Donnie was covered in bruises and minor injuries. I saw him roll his eyes, but didn't waste time arguing with him. I flew forward and sliced my swords at Dogpound, but he dodged it and punched me in the gut. All air was knocked out of me and for a second I felt like I couldn't breath, but recovered fast enough to jump out of the way as Dogpound punched his biggest hand at ground where I was lying. But he missed, obviously, but he kept on trying to get me. Mikey came assist me, and Raph was busy fighting Fishface. As we fought I thought that they didn't give as much as they could do, but I was to busy trying to fight off the giant mutated dog to think about it to much. Mikey swung his nunchucks and Dogpounds head and eyes, but didn't get many hits, and Raph struggled to keep himself away from Fishface's venomous teeth, but still within reach to fight him. No one of us noticed that Shredder was playing with a little with some kind of box and let his thumb dance over the button. And when we did, it was to late. He was already going to press it. Just as he was about to press the red button, something flew through the air and kicked the device right out of his hand! And as my brain still tried to figure out what the eyes had seen I heard a voice. A pretty familiar one too.

"Oh no you don't! I wont let you make me destroy my family! Not tonight, and not any night!" Donnie? Taking on the Shredder?! Was he crazy or something? But as the Shredder tried to stab his throat he jumped out of the way. Then the whole scene went fast. He jumped behind the Shredder so fast it was just a blur of green and purple, then jumped on Shredders back and wrapped his legs around his waist and arms around his throat.

"What the devil are you doing turtle?!" The sudden weight made Shredder fall forward and landed face down in the ground. And Donnie put both hands on the back of Shredders helmet and used the rest of his body to keep him down on the ground. The rest of us, including Dogpound and Fishface watched the scene with our jaws hitting the ground and our eyes a mile out of their their sockets. But Dogpound recovered first and ran up to our brother and grabbed him by the waist.

"Nice move turtle, but not good enough." He said and chuckled when Donnie struggled to get out of his grip. Raph made a move to get to Donnie's aid, but I help out my hand in front of him making him stop.

"No, I want to see how this is going." I kept my eyes on Donnie, who seemed to have a plan. Though not as complicated as his plans usually was. He opened his mouth and dug his teeth into Dogpounds arm, where it wasn't armed, and the big dog let out a howl of pain. And Donnie saw his chance, he grabbed Dogpound by the wrist and threw him over his shoulder and let the mutant moan on the ground. And he just managed to duck before Fishface flew over his head in kick that was meant for the young turtles head. And as Fishface missed and flew through the air Donnie managed to grab the foot of one of those robotic legs and twirled him around over his a little then threw him into the wall. The big fish groaned and then fell unconscious. Donnie panted a little, then turned to us.

"I don't think they'll be much of a problem now." Then he noticed our looks of astonishment and raised an eyebrow. "What?" Mikey was to stunned to speak and just stood there with a dropped jaw and wide eyes. Raph brought his hand up to Mikey's mouth and closed it. He was just stunned and none of them could talk. I guess I looked just as stunned as they did but I found my tongue before they did, and said something that would sound wrong.

"When... did you get so strong?!" I realised I almost screamed and heard my voice go pretty high. But I didn't care at the moment. At first Donnie didn't look like he understood, then smiled foxy and raised his hands.

"At the same point as the claws got longer." He wiggled his fingers a little in front of us."Or have you forgot that I told you that before?" And then I remembered that night the both of us argued and he left the lair.

(Flashback)

"Arrgh... This is so unfair!" He groaned and jumped down from the couch and down in the pit where the tv stood. I couldn't help but scoff, and at the same time I felt confused at this statement.

"Huh... Unfair? I think you have to explain that statement." I said but barely managed to end the sentence, Donnie started to talk again.

"You are never listening to me anymore! I haven't had a say in this 'overprotectiveness' from the beginning. All you do lately is telling me what do and what not do, and trying to make me obey your every single order. But I don't want to be your little robot, that you can control all the time." Donnie said, part explanatory, part frustrated.

"Ugh... You are acting like such a hatchling." I said and I was growing tired from this. I started to grow sick of fighting, but Donnie didn't seem to be done just yet. He practically flew on me and nailed me to the ground. I tried to struggle and squirm out of Donnie's grip on my arms, but they wouldn't budge from anything I did. The arms of my brother where like a pair of vices. After a few minutes I stopped struggle and panted after all the effort.

"When did you get so strong?" I asked in surprise. Donnie was one of the weaker fighters on the team. And now seeing him nailing me to the floor, it was a surprise to say the least. But Donnie didn't seemed the tiniest bit surprised. "At the same point the claws got longer" He said, answering my question.

(End of flashback)

Yeah I remembered and I couldn't help but chuckle. Was he really that strong? Really amazing. But we soon got other things on our minds.

"Well played turtle. But your new found strength will not save you now." The Shredder had raised from the ground and had gotten his hands on that box again. We all knew what it would do, since Donnie had said out loud before.

"It is almost dawn. Time to go work, you monster!" And with that he pressed the button and Donnie tensed and put his arms and hands over his face in a reflexive move and closed his eyes, waiting for what would happen.

(Raph's P.O.V)

We watched as Shredder pressed the button, but a few seconds after he did nothing happened. Donnie opened his eyes and slowly lowered his arms and looked at them. They looked normal and didn't show any sign of changing a bit. Shredder pressed the button again and again and nothing happened.

"What is this?! What is wrong with the device?!" Then I remembered what Donnie had said before. That the cure hadn't started to effect him yet. And now since the button didn't work maybe... both Leo and I grabbed Donnie's shoulders and dragged him through the force field.

"Woah" Escaped through him, but he went through the force field, and before the Shredder could get an army of footsoldiers and make them follow us, we ran. We ran through the city and jumped down into the sewers through the first best manhole. Well down we ran bit more and didn't stop until we where sure that we weren't followed. We stood there and panted and tried to catch our breaths for a few minutes. Mikey was actually first to talk, and he hadn't said much in a while.

"Well, that was a little close. That cure sure wanted it to be in the nick of time." I couldn't do anything but nod when he said that. I was still out of my breath. Leo had his hands on his knees and panted.

"Well, the important thing is that we made it. And that Donnie is alright." He glanced at Donnie who was leaning against the wall and he looked back.

"Are you okay?" I couldn't help but smile at him. Here he had been through the toughest months in his life, and the first thing he did when it all was finally over was asking if we were okay. He was just amazing. I stepped up to him and caught his head in a headlock and rubbed his head. He laughed and tried to squirm out, but didn't use all of his strength to do it.

"We're fine. And we're glad you are as well." After a few minutes I let go and he looked at me with a gleam in his eyes I hadn't seen in such a very long time. A gleam of happiness and intelligence. How I had missed that look in his eyes. Then he remembered something and turned to Leo.

"Hey Leo?" Leo turned to him and smiled a little. "I'm... I'm sorry about what I said before. And when I was such a pain in the neck before I left. I was really immature and childish. I'm really sorry." He looked down in the ground, then looked looked under the pile at him. Leo looked surprised and then smiled sympathetically at Donnie and put a hand on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry too. I was really tough on you, and I didn't see you were alright. I was trying to protect you, but did it the wrong way. I'm sorry." Donnie smiled at Leo and they both hugged each other. Both apologies was accepted. But when Leo pulled away, he looked a little confused.

"But why didn't you tell us you had gotten stronger? That you could handle the things that where up there?" Donnie's smile fell and he looked under the pile at him again.

"Why didn't you trust me enough to let me out of the lair?" Leo looked a little guilty and tried to smile a little. But Donnie wasn't done yet. "I was to stubborn and immature to see the light. As where you. I told you why I was acting the way I did, and you told me why you where acting the way you did , so what's the problem?" Leo blinked, then smiled and nudged him in the arm. This whole scene was getting sappy.

"Come on you two. Let's go home! I've hade enough for one night!" I said to them. I sounded more irritated then I wanted to, but I couldn't help it this time. I was tired from not getting any sleep this night and when worry goes away you get even more tired. And when I'm tired I get cranky and grumpy. Donnie nodded and turned to Leo again.

"Yes, I need to get my energy back. After all, I have a lab to build up... again." Leo smiled sheepishly and slightly embarrassed. And with that we all turned around and walked to our home and to out waiting Sensei who waited for us. Mikey, Leo and I laid, without really noticing it, one of our arms around Donnie's shell. He looked at us and rolled his eyes, but let them stay there. I bet it felt good to know having your whole family protecting you from harm. I knew I would protect him, and my other brothers and father, from anything and everything.

And that was it. The whole story, but if you want I can write you an epilogue where Splinter and April greets the turtles. But only if you want me to do it. But I might do it anyway, if I don't feel satisfied with the ending. But if you want me to, ask me in my reviews or in PM's. Anyway, I have my other story 'Adventures in the Milky Way' and I'll keep writhing one shots. And I have another story in my mind, where the turtles are human teenagers. But, to keep it short, I'll keep on writing. So keep on following me if you like my writing. See you in my next update. T.T.F.N, Ta-ta for now!