So Not My Day
By ilovemyboys
Epilogue
Authors Note: The final chapter! I love it!
MIKEYS POV:
Awww…man…I feel really groggy…what happened?
I slowly open my eyes to see the "oh so familiar" look of the infirmary.
Glancing around I notice no one is in here.
Huh. I must be okay enough not to be watched.
Getting up, I walk toward the door and out into the hallway. I hear chatter from the kitchen and the smell of pancakes. Wait. Make that burnt pancakes.
"Can't anyone cook around here besides me?" I say lightheartedly, entering the kitchen.
They all stop talking at once, looking over at me.
"Hey Mikey! How are you doing this morning?" Don asks me happily.
"Okay…." I say, still a bit groggy.
"Yeah you sound like it," Raph snorts.
"Ha, ha ha," I remark, sitting down by the table. "Seriously though. Don't any of you know how to cook?"
"Hey! We aren't perfect here," Don defends, smiling.
"Yeah…" I sigh. "I should have known you guys couldn't live up to me…" I trail off.
"Shut up goofball. We just got other things more important than cookin',"
"Oh yeah?" I give him a sly look.
He was sooooo asking for this.
"How about this. Raphael cooks all our meals for one week. And we'll see how "important" good cooking really is," I grin widely.
"Hey! I didn't say that!" Raph gets up angrily, looking pretty scared at possibly being forced to cook.
"I vote-NO," Don says.
"Hey! I'm not that bad."
"Yeah dude…you kinda are. Not as bad as Leo, but-"
"Hey!"
"You all seriously need to up your skills. I think it'd be a great learning experience! Master Splinter always says to be a student of evvvverything…"
"If that's the case then you should work on your ninja skills Michelangelo," Leo counters back.
"Hey! My ninja skills don't suck!"
Leo gives me a glare.
"Haha. Sorry bro, but…you know…"
"ANYway…" Don interrupts, as he looks over at me. "How do you feel Mikey? And I don't want any of that I'm fine business. Tell me facts," he says seriously.
"Uh…okay I guess…" I say.
"Ahem!"
Whoops. Guess that falls under the same line as "I'm fine."
"Uh…well…" I begin. "I feel pretty normal, just a little groggy, that's all."
"No dizziness? Lightheaded?"
"No."
"Nothing at all?"
I shake my head. "No."
"Good," he relaxes back into his chair.
Wait a second.
"Am I supposed to feel those things?"
"No," he looks at me again. "Not supposed to, but they are possible side effects of the antidote."
I shake my head in understanding-WAIT WHAT? ANTIDOTE? WHAT THE SHELL HAPPENED! Oh man…Donnie's gonna totally freak if I tell him I can't remember what happened! Um, um, um…Better see what I can get out of Don without him getting suspicious…
"So uh…since I'm still recovering an all, I really don't think practicing Ninjutsu today is such a good idea," I say.
"Why is that?" Don asks.
Oh come on Don! Seriously?
"Well…I mean I was…drugged and all…"
Hey! I remembered that!
"And according to you, you have a full recovery," Leo spoke calmly.
"Yeah but…I mean…aren't their like…side effects of moving around too much…or something?"
"Well considering you came here from your room and said you have no side effects whatsoever, I think you should be fine," Don added with a smile.
Aw, come on bros! Give me a break here!
I notice Raph smirk as he drinks his water.
"Hey! What's so funny?"
"Nothin'…" he shrugs.
"Yeah right RAPH! I saw that smirk!"
"And we saw that confused look ya gave us when tellin' ya the antidote worked," Raph replied.
I gape my mouth wide open.
Ohhhhh…shhhhellll…..
"Mikey, disorientation is common when things like this happen," Don says. "But you should have told me anyway," he says, turning serious.
"But dude! I thought you'd totally freak out!"
"And if I did it would be for good reason. We were all concerned about you Mikey," he says softly.
"Yeah…" I say. Wow, I'm uncomfortable right now. Like REALLY uncomfortable right now. I've decided I do NOT like this kind of attention.
"So! Uh…thanks guys!" I try to lighten the mood with my signature cheeky grin. "Thanks for the pancakes Leo!" I get up. "I'm just gonna-"
"Sit down Mikey," Raph warns.
"What! Come on bros! Can't I just-"
"Later," Leo says firmly, crossing his arms. "We need to talk."
GULP.
….
I slowly sit myself back down on my chair and look down, avoiding ALL possible eye contact…Yeah! That will make this easier…Oh shell! What are they gonna say to me!
"You don't need to freak out so much. It's like you're in trouble," Raph grumbles. Then his eyes widen as he asks me, "You DIDN'T do anything right?"
"Raph! Come on bro! I just woke up!"
"I wouldn't put that past you…"
"Awww, come on Raphie boy…" He leers at me for calling him my favorite nickname for him. "I've only got up really early in the morning a few times to do some…extra curricular activities…"
"Like pranking my room!"
"Raph! Cool it bro…That is not language for the breakfast table."
"Mikey…."
"Guys, cut it out," Leo interrupts and sighs, turning to me. "What we wanted to say Mikey, is that we were worried about you, and we need you to tell us anything that doesn't feel right."
"Okaaay," I say.
Is that it?
"On that note…" Don adds.
Oh great. Here it comes…
"Mikey."
I look over at him.
"How much do you remember?"
"Well…I remember feeling really weird…and…I think you guys were carrying me back to the sewers or something?"
"Yes, we were," Don says.
"Uh…I think I ran away from you. Haha. Wonder why…"
I see them give each other a look.
"What?"
"Nothing," Don says quickly. "Go on."
"But Donnie…if I'm telling you what I remember, you should tell me what you remember-"
"This ain't about Donnie, Mikey. Now go on," Raph says roughly.
I'll have to think about that later then.
"Alright…then…we came back…and…uh…Donnie!" I scold.
"What?" He asks surprised.
"Donnie…you tried to hide a NEEDLE from me!"
"Yeah cuz you wouldn't have FREAKED out if you saw it!" Raph grumbles.
"Yeah well…so!" I defend myself. "Wouldn't you?"
"Ahem! Go on Mikey…" Leo adds.
"Um…oh!"
I totally pushed Donnie to the ground. Hahaha.
"Um…I may have pushed Donnie…"
"I'd consider that more than a push…" Don commented.
"And then…uh…some time went by….I was with Leo and Raph…"
I look up at them. Both look uncomfortable. Especially Raph.
Oh man! I GOTTA figure out what I did!
Suddenly I noticed Raph's face get angrier.
Oh man! This is TOO good! I GOTTA remember! What would Raph get mad about…his bike, wrestling, wait! His bike. I must have done something to his bike! Hahaha. Priceless…And I didn't get in trouble for it cuz I was drugged…Man, that's an ideal situation…
"Do you remember anything? Don asks.
"Um…well I was hanging out with Leo and Raph…and then…I ran away…and…"
I'll leave my knowledge of Raph's bike for later…I think I could use that to my advantage somehow…
"Uh…I…was topside?" I ask, confused.
"Yeah…" Don says, not too happy about that. "You were trying to get from the garage to the lair's entrance."
"Why didn't I just use the door?"
"Um…" Don glances at Raph.
They must be trying to cover up for him or something. Or at least help him not feel too embarrassed, hahaha…
"You uh…never mind. It'll come to you in time. Go on. What happened next?"
"Well…I was...in Leo's room?"
"Yeah…for a short time…" Don added. Leo fidgeted for a second.
Huh…interesting…
"Um…and then…you gave me the antidote?" I shrugged.
"More or less," Don said. "We took you to the infirmary but you ran away. Then found you sleeping on the couch."
"Really? Hahaha. That's funny. Wonder why. You guys were chasing me right?"
"Yeah, we were. It must have been the drug in your system that got you sleepy or was a side effect. It's fine now though," Don gave me a light smile.
"That's good…I don't want to sleep through any of my TV shows!"
Leo and Don rolled their eyes.
"So…will everything come back soon?" I asked Don.
"Well…the type of drug used was meant to slow you down, and doesn't have much of a memory loss side effect, so it's probably just cuz you're groggy that you can't remember everything. It'll come back to you soon."
I sighed in relief. "That's good. I wanna remember as much as I can from what you've told me! Sounds like fun."
My bros all shared an "ughhh" look, saying they didn't find it that fun at all.
Oh well! Too bad for them! ^_^
…
As I watch TV on the couch some memories come back to me. Like that I was chasing a fairy in the sewers? Hahaha. That is too funny. I can only imagine what Don's responses were to that…Let's see…and then…oh yeah! I totally was holding onto Leo's sword. I remember the face he gave me was of sheer terror, like I was threatening to break it in half. Hahaha…ahhh…let's see…oh man! They were trying to hold me down to get me to take that syringe and I TOTALLY threw them ALL to the ground! Ha! Beat that ninja training Leo! Hahahahahaha. Aw man…I definitely gotta pretend to do that next time…Now I got an excuse! "Oh bros, I'm sorry! I was totally spaced out then…"
Hehehe…I cackled menacingly in my head. Now…for Raph…that's the only memory I don't remember that well…I was with Leo and Raph…Leo…and Raph….
Nothing.
Geez! This is probably the best thing that happened! Wait a minute. Maybe I can do that meditation exercise Master Splinter showed us. Let's see…take deep breathes…
I take them.
Focus on my breathing…
I focus.
Concentrate on the last memory before the one I'm trying to remember…
Leo and Raph are with me…
Raph! I'm hugging him! Hahaha! Hmmm….that's probably what got him that uncomfortable look, but how about the angry one…Come on Mikey, you can do this. YOU are the Battle Nexus Champion…
…...Tag! We played tag! I ran away….I hid…in the garage! I locked the door cuz they were chasing me…then…Raph's yelling…
I think, even in the state I'm in, how can I provoke him…haha…I see his bi-THAT'S IT! Wait, wait, wait! Here it is!
Concentrate…
I see his bike…I go toward it and crash into something nearby. Raph screams threats at me but I don't care about…I head away from the door and see the large garage door….
That's when I leave! And then meet up with Leo…ahhhh…I get it…
I think that covers everything but I just gotta use this to advantage somehow! Hmmm….
Wait! I remember Raph saying he didn't want to see even a "scratch" on his bike…
A devious smile spreads across my face.
…..
I looked around. No one in sight. Making my way quietly over to the garage, I peek my head in.
Excellent! No one here either.
Shutting the door quietly behind me I make my way over to Raph's bike.
"Ha ha ha…"
Looking around I see the supplies I'm looking for and start to work.
I wouldn't put any serious scratches on your bike Raph…just one HUGE fake one…
Getting up I smile at the work I have done.
No one will ever know this was done after the fact…My ultimate prank finally came to me…
I leave the garage quietly, and go back toward the couch with a grin on my face.
This…was a good day.
THE END!