D.T.: well this story is coming close to an end

M: wow already

D.T.: yeah pretty much this is my first fic and even I didn't expect it to be this long lol

M: really?

D.T. nope.

M: well alrighty then

D.T.: yeah I don't own anyone or anything associated with the TMNT

Don's Pov

Darkness surrounded me, Confined me, "Damn where am I". I woke up to find myself in a dark place. It was so dark like a gloomy land of doom and despair. I don't know where I was but it scared me the instant I realized there was nothing but darkness it also scared me that I was alone. "Am I still sleeping? No it's highly unlikely for someone to know they are dreaming within a dream. Or is it? Maybe if I close my eyes? I did just that for a few seconds and when I opened them I noticed my surroundings it was night time, I was on the ground clearly not hurt yet for some reason unable to get up. But the thing that scared me the most was Mikey he was fighting alone "no it can't be." I said out loud to myself. "Please tell this isn't happening, not again" I begged the heavens... at the moment I saw Mikey fighting I knew what it was I knew what was happening... I knew what was going to happen "Mikey Behind you!" I screamed but again... for the second time I was unheard... BANG... "Not again" I whispered "GYWAAAAA!" I cringed at the sound of my brothers screams of pain. It was a horrible sight blood oozing out of his shoulder it pained me to see it it pained me that I was too scared to help him when he needed me the most. "No I refuse to watch this". Somehow some way I was able to get to my feet and rush through Mikey. "come on Mikey get up bro get..." while frantically trying to get Mikey up I realized my hands were going through him and Hun was above me and Mikey. I turned and faced Hun but it was like he wasn't looking at me at all almost as though he were looking past me. Scared and out of my mind I spread my arms wide in a desperate, though thoughtless of the situation was. "You have to get through me to get to Mikey" Hun raised the gun and I closed my eyes and looked the way. BOOM... It was louder than the last shot yet it didn't make my ears ring and it didn't hurt Hun had missed. I opened my eyes back up hesitantly to find myself back in the complete darkness again. And again I was alone. I turned to look at my brother and my eyes grew wide. "Mikey?" I whisperer, Mikey laid before me on what was the roof of a building not a dark ground of an abyss. He laid there, his eyes staring back at me but no soul in them no feeling or movement what's so ever. Those soulless eyes stared at me yes but when I looked again I saw it a hole oozing blood directly in between both of Mikey's eyes. It took me a little while to let it sink all in blinking at him at least several times before the work roared out of my mouth "MIKEY!"

"MIKEY!" I gasped as I shot up off my computer after hearing myself scream. In the process dropping a few things .panting and scared out of my mind I looked over at the medical bed. "I'm the...Batt...champ... skittles.." I sighed with a relief it was just a nightmare, just a horrible nightmare and Mikey was in the bed sleeping. And apparently dreaming about him being the battle nexus champion and skittles... I didn't want to know. I guess the nightmare was of me still feeling a little guilty because Mikey got shot. Either way it was good to hear my brother snoring, Even if he sounded like a lawn mower.

I bent down to pick up some of my stuff that had fell, my keyboard, my notepads, my bible, my... wait a flipping moment... why was there a bible in my room. And where did it come from. I don't even own a bible. What is it doing in here? Bewildered and confused I picked up the book examining it Leather exterior, medium sized, about 1 inch thick but with thin pages, and purple. The book was purple. I thought about It for a second the book, the bible I had in my hand felt exactly like the book I gave to Mikey, Except a different color. Well he did tell me not to worry about the book and I guess this is why. But I just needed to be sure. I walked over to Mikey and picked up the book he had been reading the night before and looked at the title, HOLY BILE. I simply placed the book back with Mikey and walked out the lab thinking to myself "since when did Mikey start believing"

{1 week later}

Ok now on my check list in order (1. Mikey fully healed yes luckily it was a small bullet that shot him.(2. security system upgraded check. (3. recurring nightmares of different scenarios in which one of my brothers, yeah, ... check. ( 4. And curiosity of what brought Mikey to start reading the bible check.

Yeah for like the last week I've been having nightmares of bad things happening to my brothers. It sucks because I do want to sleep but I'm afraid too because if I wake up and my brother are gone I would be devastated. I don't know why I keep having these dreams but it scares me in so many ways. I'm going to try my best not to think about it but it's been a week of nothing but nightmare and I mean quite literally.

On the other hand I've been reading this bible and I must say it's quite interesting to say the least. I just made it past genesis and there are a lot of questions I got about it but I don't want anyone knowing that Mikey and I are reading about Christianity. Although almost everything in this book is well completely fictional and unreal. But it does give me some sense of well... comfort when I read it despite all the bad stuff that happen in it. It really isn't that important to me though it's more of a side project if I do say so myself, until master splinter indirectly gave me a different idea one that helped me out...ALOT. And it happened one day while making me some breakfast

It was a Saturday very sunny morning peaceful almost tranquil if it weren't for master splinter fussing at the television about his soaps, besides that though everything was pretty good. Mikey was reading a comic in the corner possibly trying to drown out the noise or maybe trying to hide the smile I knew he had after I heard him snickering. Leo and Raph were at the table giggling at master splinters expressions and reactions over a television show. It was quite entertaining actually. Our master expert of the ninja arts, our father who raised us our entire lives, our sensei who taught us to control our emotions...yet couldn't control his when it came down to a television show. Oh yeah it was indeed funny. Ahh! Family moments you got to love them.

I got my cereal and grabbed a seat next to master splinter who was now crying. I made a slight glance at him then raised an eyebrow. "Master" "yes Donatello?" he said blowing his nose into a tissue. "You do know that these shows aren't real, Right?" I then heard a slight giggle and when I turned it was no other than Mikey trying his best not to bust out laughing... his shoulders were shaking and his face behind the comic he was holding. "i know my son... it's just a sad story and a great twist just occurred." fearing the curiosity but letting it take me over I asked "well... what happened" bad mistake "well... Mary's sister Laura just started dating Jonathan who is pretending to be in love with her who just so happens to be Roberts evil clone who was created by Mary's jealous friend Alice who is after Mary's families wealth. But it was just found out that Alice is actually Mary's long lost sister. And now Alice as just kill Jonathan because she claims he no longer is needed." I blinked in complete confusion and dared to ask "master what is the name of this show you are watching?" he smiled at me thinking I was taking an interest of the soap opera "All My Happiness." he replied. And then there was a roar of laughter being heard from Mikey he was literally rolling on the floor laughing. Possibly at the contradiction of he shows name and the story plot. While in mid laughter the shows credits started to roll Mikey then regained his composure and then went back to reading.

Master splinter changed the channel to only come across a television show that had already started. "what's this one" I asked master splinter.. I have got to stop asking questions about the show's splinter watches. "Tyler Perry: House of Payne... it's a very good family show care to watch it with me" I looked at splinter in confusion. A show called "All My Happiness" with a depressing story line and a show called "House of pain" that has a lighter story line and feeling to it... oh the irony. I paid attention to the television. A women right now was talking excitedly

Curtis! Malik has been having nightmares again!

"Hey! More irony" I laughed to myself quietly

That boy is 13 he shouldn't be having nightmares anymore, Ella!

A boy brought a gun to school Curtis! He's probably still a little shaken because of it. The women on the TV said softly

Wow! Scary irony, That Ella women scared me too power in her voice he was big and yet seemed to be tender that is indeed a scary combination.

Tell him to do what I did when I was a kid then Ella. The man said getting up and walking away until the women put her hands on her hips

And what would that be? There was a pause

He turned around and looked at her stupidly PRAY! He yelled as if it were the obvious answer in the world

This show must have been reading my mind because it's like the story plot is mimicking my dilemma at the moment. As I paid more attention to the show I couldn't help but to feel a little weird about all the ironic stuff happening. Maybe it was a message. I wasn't sure from were but the characters in the show seemed to be talking to me... well it felt like they were talking to me. "My son are you ok" splinter looked at me as I had that sickly look on my face "yeah sensei I'm ok... I think I'm gonna go to my lab now" splinter continued to look at me almost staring e down but after a few seconds of no responding he finally let it go then went back to watching television. And I went into the lab computer.

I decided I was going to look up information on if praying before bed had some kind of effect on dreams before bed. And wow, did I find my answer rather quickly coincidentally on yahoo answers. I was skeptical at first but I'm pretty sure I can make this work. I can rid myself of these nightmares and actually get a good night sleep and that was indeed my plan. But how was I gonna go about it what was I going to say. Now bear with me I'm not the religious type heck I didn't even have a religion so I was kind of nervous. But I didn't know why.

{later that night 11:32 pm}

Everyone had gone to bed early and I was about to too. I went into the kitchen and poured me some milk and heated it up in the microwave. I found on the net that this helps sooth the mind or something before bed, Warm milk. While drinking the milk I read more of the bible. It just seemed like something right for the situation I was in. the closer the glass came to being empty the more butterflies I got in my stomach. And I only get butterflies in my stomach when I'm meeting someone new or I'm scared stiff ... don't ask. I finally finished the glass of milk. "ok let's do this" I said to myself. I turned off my computer. But also turned on my bedroom light, I set the glass on my dresser and got on my knees in front of my bed. I saw this on TV so I still wasn't sure if I was doing it right. I put my elbows on the mattress and cuffed both my hands together. I closed my eyes... And took a deep breath then started.

"Hey umm... god. How you doing... up there? Good I hope. Umm, yeah... I don't know if you know about us or not." I stopped for a moment and though about what I had just said. " I mean I know you know about us but. Where do I begin? Well first of all thank you. Thank you for giving us life. I read your book and I must say you out did yourself. It's amazing what you did what you do. And... and" I stopped again to gather my thoughts. "Look" I paused "I'm not entirely sure if you're really up there or not and I'm sorry if this is well... offending in any way but please tell me why the world is like this?." I felt so blunt cutting to the chase. "Well what I mean is. I save people on a daily basis. And it hurts seeing what I see. Poverty, pain distress, crime and all that other stuff," I realized I was rambling on and stopped myself. "Ok... this is my first time praying to you and at the extent of sounding selfish I'm going to ask you." I paused for about a minuet then continued once my thoughts were gathered.

"Please. Make them end, please... I beg of you. My brother was almost killed right in front of that night keeps appearing in my dreams. Please I don't want these dreams of that night anymore." around now my eyes started to sting from my tears. "They hurt so much. In reality I... I.. I see and feel so much pain... when I sleep it's like... it's like I'm happy... god." my knees in the position they were in started to hurt so I turned to sit down on the floor and looked up at my ceiling and tried to regain my composure. "Look I don't care what happens to me but please watch over my brothers... ok... just... I don't know if you're really up there but please protect my brothers. I have no other request but to please watch over my brothers. Keep them safe... I love them too much... I'm not strong enough to protect them...not as strong as Leo or Raph. Even Mikey seems stronger than me that's why I'm asking you to please help me protect my brothers." my tears were tickling down my cheek as I was talking to absolutely nothing in my room. Yet it felt good. "Please make these dreams end protect my brothers protect my family. Thank you" and with that I gave a single nod to my ceiling and climbed into bed and turned off my light. But before drifting off to sleep I whispered to my self

"Please god watch over them"

Yeah I decided to Chang up Don's Pov to give it a little bit of a more serious tone but I think it's all good there will be 3 more chapters coming up until the very end so yeah with that being said

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