Disclaimer: Repeat after me: Kazriku does not own TMNT and Ben 10.
A/N: Things get crazy in my head that it's getting difficult for me to concentrate on writing. When my imagination goes wild, I could see some characters doing crazy thing in my head. Like now, I can see Wrath and Mikey wrestling while Raph was cheering his baby bro. There's Leo teaching Gwen some Katas. Splinter, April and Max were watching soap operas. Donnie and Cody fixing an unknown invention and Casey was teasing Klunk with a string. Bishop was laughing triumphantly about something I don't wanna know… Okay, on with the story!
Chapter Fourteen: Things Get Worse
Everyone in the dojo stared at Cody. Raphael shook his head, 'Mikey? ALIVE in year 2105?!'
Cody scratched his head, 'Well you guys ARE turtles, don't you like can live more than a hundred years?'
Gwen shook her head, 'Never mind that! What about Mikey? What do you mean by the future? Who are you anyway?!'
'Oh, I'm Cody Jones, descendant of Casey Jones and April O'Neil. I own the O'Neil tech company and I'm from the future! Year 2105. Umm, who are you?'
'I'm Gwendolyn Tennyson. Now tell us about Mikey!'
'Well, future Mikey just appeared out of no where and began terrorizing future NY with a bunch of unknown bio-mechanical beings.'
'Bio-mechanical beings? You mean androids?' asked Gwen.
'Not exactly. They're like… monsters,' Cody shuddered, 'They look like the result of a failed attempt of human creation, failed clones attached with high tech organic parts keeping them alive.'
Leonardo frowned deeply, 'Is it that bad?'
'Yeah, it's bad. Really BAD. The Peacemakers can't stop them, even your clones were defeated and killed in the raid.'
Splinter took a shuddering breath. He couldn't imagine his innocent young son would grow up to be a dangerous being in the future, 'W-what do you want us to do Cody-san?'
'First of all, I'm sorry.'
Raphael raised an eye ridge, 'What for?'
Cody stuck his hand in his blue coat and took out some papers, 'These are… some of the pages I ripped off from April and Casey's diaries. I don't want you guys to read it… but I guess that's a mistake.'
Leonardo cautiously took the papers. Gwen and Raphael crowded over him to see what was written. Splinter stood waiting with anticipation. He watched their faces changed from confusion to anger, sadness and horror. The blue banded turtle looked up at the redheaded boy, 'C-Cody… This can't be…'
The boy sighed and shuffled his feet uncomfortably, 'T-that's why I don't want you guys to know…'
Gwen held back tears, 'This isn't going to happen! Right?!'
Raphael suppressed himself from screaming in anger and sorrow. He turned away, facing the wall, 'H-he's going to die? And then Donnie'll revive him with technology?!'
'And we… all agreed with this?' asked Leonardo, the papers almost slip from his fingers.
Cody avoided looking at them in the eyes, 'That's what they wrote. Isn't it?'
'AAARGH!! I can't believe this!' cried the red clad turtle furiously.
Splinter's eyes were wide when understanding sank into him. His youngest son will die and then they agreed to let Donatello revive him using technology. This is not right! He turned to the door when Donatello and Ben ran into the dojo, Michelangelo trailing behind.
'Guys!What's wro- CODY?! What are you doing here?' asked Donatello.
Leonardo and Raphael stared at him regretfully. Gwen was sobbing silently and Splinter was silent but he looked as if he had aged ten years. Michelangelo's eyes narrowed when he saw the boy from the future, Is he here to tell them about me?
Cody shivered when he saw Michelangelo staring at him dangerously. The two eldest turtle saw the blond shifted and they lunged forward to protect Cody when the blond tried to kick him in the head. Ben was shocked that he had fell on his butt.
Donatello stared at the blond, horrified, 'MIKEY! What are you doing?!'
The blond didn't reply and took out his Nunchukus. He glared at Michelangelo's brothers who had their weapons out, ready to fend themselves and protect the future kid. Donatello was confused and he stood there doing nothing but stare.
With a roar, the blond swung a chuck at Raphael who swatted it away with his Sai. The turtle swung a fist at him but he leaned back and it missed. He did a back flip to avoid Leonardo's Katanas. The Fearless Leader narrowed his eyes and rushed forward, Raphael following his lead. Michelangelo's eyes never left Cody but he managed to dodge and counter attack with ease as if he has danger sensors on him telling him to dodge when he's going to get hit or sliced.
The purple clad turtle rushed to his father's side, 'Master Splinter! What's going on?!'
'THAT is not Michelangelo,' said Splinter firmly.
Donatello turned to the blond who was busy fighting against the two older turtles, 'What do you-' he paused when he finally noticed something different about his baby brother. His eyes were no longer blue but bloody red.
Bishop scowled as he stared at the sudden change of Michelangelo's readings. His heart rate spiked, so does his adrenaline level and his brain activity was strangely high as if he was doing a very complicated Mathematics. He turned to Crowley who was also disturbed by the change, 'What is going on?! Explain Dr. Crowley!!'
Crowley stuttered, never in her life has she speak like so, 'I-I don't know!! This isn't… t-this isn't supposed to happen at all!'
'He'll become unstable if this keeps on! Shut him down!' said Whitaker.
'You FOOL! We'll lose him!!' said Crowley, regaining her composure.
Bishop growled and leaned close to her pale face, 'Do something Doctor.'
Her green eyes darting around as she stared at the screen. He brain working for a quick solution, 'We bring him in.'
Whitaker stood up abruptly, 'WHAT?! Are you insane?! He's out of control at the moment and you want him here?! He'll kill us all!'
'We bring him in. I need to do some tests to figure out what's the cause.'
Bishop stood up straight and took out the remote, 'Fine.'
'What?! NO!!' cried Whitaker fearfully but Bishop had pushed the button.
There was a piercing ringing sound in his head and Michelangelo dropped his weapons to grab his head in agony. He screamed; trying to fight against the control slipping from him, DAMN that Bishop!!
Leonardo and Raphael stopped attacking and stared at him worriedly as he continued to scream painfully. Ben cringed at his painful ears, he clamped his hands over each ears and prayed to God that the blond would stop screaming. Splinter's eyes flattened, his heart ached so much at his son's agonizing scream. Gwen buried her face into the crook of the rat's neck, not wanting to look at the blond. She shut her eyes tightly, hands over her ears. Cody did the same thing as Ben was doing.
Michelangelo opened his eyes, his vision was blurred and that infernal sound is still ringing in his head, he growled irritably. He knew if he stayed, they'll subdue him. He grabbed his Nunchukus and ran out of the dojo. He heard the others calling out Michelangelo's name. He didn't stop, even when his legs felt like jelly. He quickly pulled the lever and as the exit of the lair opened he rushed out running blindingly into the sewers.
'Mikey!' cried Donatello worriedly as he rushed after the blond. His brothers following him after the blond however they lost him when they stepped out of the lair. He was too fast for them and they had no clue where he went.
Donatello's eyes stung with tears, 'Mikey…'
Raphael held his shoulder firmly, 'We'll find him Donnie and we'll help him heal. Help the real Mikey free himself.'
Michelangelo ran from one rooftop to another. Heavy rain drenched him and the sky rumbled from a thunder. The blond suddenly lost his strength and fell onto the roof face first. He growled angrily and tried to move but he was numb, 'That bastard! He'll die for this! I'll KILL him!!'
He pushed himself and he rolled over to his back. He stared at the dark clouds above him and scowled at the rain pelting his skin. He groaned. His head hurts so much as if it's going to split in two. His vision blurred as he began to lose consciousness. He saw two shadowed figure looming above him, 'No…'
They found me! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! DAMN IT! He thought alarmed but his ranting stopped when he heard them talking, 'We found him Mistress Karai.'
'Good, bring him to me!' hissed Karai's voice through the communicator.
'Yes ma'am!'
The Foot?! Good… I'll get to bathe in their blood! I'll finally get rid of that vile woman! Though the blond. A grin crept onto his face; to the two Foot Ninjas it looked like he has succumbed to his defeat. They picked him up and brought him toward their headquarters, not knowing what the blond had in mind.
From a distance, a man in knight armor was spying on the trio. He took out a communicator, 'My Lord, he was taken by the Foot Ninjas!'
'Let it be, for now. They didn't know they're bringing a time bomb with them.'
'As you say my Lord… Should I continue scouting?' the knight asked, sounding nervous.
'No. you may return now. I'm sending No. 9 to recruit him.'
The call ended and the knight let out a sigh, 'The kid must be tough if the King is sending No. 9 to retrieve him. I'm glad it's not me who's going to face him.'
He packed up some of his gadgets and then left the rooftop. Moments later, the three turtle brothers stopped at the rooftop. They looked around desperately for their missing brother but their heart sank. They had realized that the blond had left his Cell Shell in his room so they can't track him down.
Leonardo was panting, 'Let's spread out. Maybe we'll be able to find him faster.'
'Be careful you guys,' said Donatello as he ran off Northward. Leonardo took the East and Raphael took West. This is going to be a long day for them.
Ben approached the papers on the deserted dojo's floor. Gwen and Cody took Splinter to his room because he was getting very depressed. The boy's green eyes trailed over each word, each sentence and each paragraph in the paper. The handwriting was horrible but yet legible. His eyes widened:
24th July 2007
We know this ain't a good thing to do but we all really want to see the little jokester smile again. We all agreed to bring him back to life. Everybody's world crumbled when he died two weeks ago. It was too late when we found out that that bastard Bishop had a brain-damagin' chip attached to Mikey.
We believed him when he said it was just some normal headaches. He's gettin' those headaches a lot lately since we bust Bishop's new headquarter 2 years ago. But we don't think it's serious, so does he…
I really can't believe Mikey's gone… he was like the little brother I ever wanted. The funny, trouble makin' brother.
Ben skipped the page and read the other with nice but shaky handwriting as if the writer was struggling not to cry:
22nd July 2007
Mikey's… gone. He's gone. Our happiness along with him.
He was always a nuisance to us but yet we all loved him because he just knows how to cheer us up with that bubbly personality of his. I'm such an idiot. I should've asked Donnie to check on him when he said he's getting a lot of those 'brain wrecking' headaches, as he said, lately. It was unsuspected. It seemed like a harmless headache which would go away after taking some aspirins. We were fooled by it.
It was all Bishop's fault! He put that chip in Mikey's head! Mikey was just another lab rat to him!! I hate that man! I loathe him! I wish he would be imprisoned in hell when he dies. He deserved it!
24th July 2007
Today we made a decision. We know it's not right but we all so dearly want to see his smiling face again. To hear him laugh and make stupid jokes to make us laugh. Donnie said he had worked on a machine that would 'revive' Mikey. At first we thought he's lost his mind but we were all hoping… to see Mikey alive again.
It hurts to live without him.
If only we have the technology to build a time machine… we could go back two years and would still have the chance to remove that damn chip! He would live and we would all be happy. We worked so hard to get Mikey back from his other self, his Wrath, but to see him die a couple of years later…
It was too bad too that Rennet couldn't help us either. Her time scepter was never accurate when it comes to time traveling. It often brought trouble to us. Raph and Leo tried time traveling with her but they ended up too far back in the past. We don't want to risk changing too much of the past so we stopped using the scepter. We also didn't want her to get into trouble for using her time scepter to change the past. She has laws to abide.
If wishes would come true, I wish Mikey is still alive now…
Author's Little Corner:
Woah... a slightly long chapter... I was beginning to have the writer's block at this moment. but don't worry, after a goodnight sleep, I'll be refreshed and ready to write more!!
Kazriku: Yeaaah… sad eh? But it'll get exciting! Ah, angsty stuff makes me happy.
Wrath: AAAARGH!! Make that infernal sound stop!
Kazriku: You can stop doing that you know… --
Wrath: Huh? Oh, is it over? sigh I think I'll lose my voice if I have to scream all the time. Ugh, my throat's dry. Someone give me a bottle of water please!
Mikey: Here ya go.
Wrath: Thanks… spat out water W-what are you doing here?! Aren't you like trapped inside here?! points head
Kazriku: Man, I think he forgot we're acting here…
Gwen: He got carried away… --
Max: Lunch is ready!!
Nobody moved from where they are. They stared at him oddly and Max scratched his head: What? I'm making Spaghetti!
Casey: Spaghetti?! Lemme have some! I'm starved.
Kazriku: poked something wiggling in the bowl What the hell is that?
Max: Oh, they're fresh white maggots! High in protein.
Everyone went green and left. Casey ran toward the toilet to throw up what he just consumed. Max shrugged: Oh well. More for me then!