The Cat.

I'm back, this is a quick warning that part of this may not make sense for a while, but all will be (hopefully) made clear later on and it doesn't have a great deal of detail for the same reason, enjoy, oh and thanks for all the great reviews (especially to Pretender Fanatic), oh and yes she is kind of like batman and yes I loved batman too, although I have to admit any likeness wasn't intentional.

Chapter 4: Mikey's Dream.

Mikey lay in his bed, despite his many objections he was still restricted to it until his genius of a brother was satisfied that his leg was strong enough to at least walk on. At least his brothers carried him down sometimes so he could watch the TV but it was embarrassing having to rely on them that much. He was reading a comic book and found his eyes were getting heavier as he read and eventually the comic slipped to the floor and he was asleep.

Mikey found himself walking through a large corridor in a building that looked like a hotel there was a misty unrealistic look to it that reminded him of another dream he'd had just before he met their friends, and victims of the foot, led by Quarry. He gulped fearing this was going to turn into one of 'those' dreams where he ended up screaming and worrying his brothers and sensei half to death, he hated the looks on their faces when they woke him up he didn't like anyone to worry. But he could never work out how to wake up until the dream had more or less finished and the freaky thing was more often than not parts of the dream would come true although he'd never told anyone else this let alone what he dreamt about. He sighed to himself and followed the corridor and opened a door. Behind was a party, a fancy dress ball full of kids and a few adults, everyone was having and blast and he felt that horrible jealous feeling in his heart. He could see it all but there was only muffled sound. Out of the corner of his eyes he saw something green and he spun around, his mouth dropped as he saw Rapheal dancing and having fun with a local rich kid he'd seen on TV. Mikey gaped at his usually grouchy brother smiling and acting like a normal kid for once, as normal a five foot two mutant turtle could get anyway. Then all of a sudden a wall exploded and armed men dress in black entered and the majority of the party scattered and rushed to the nearest exit as far away from them as they could, Rapheal and the girl he'd been dancing with were hiding behind a turned over table watching the men, Mikey got closer to try and hear what they were saying;

"We have to get out of here Raph!" The girl pleaded with him.

"I can take 'im!" Raph said looking straight at her.

"But you're supposed to be a normal kid wearing a costume, if you fight them they'll know you're not!" Just then Mikey saw a canister thrown and gas was filling the room, then his brother and the red head were coughing and spluttering and eventually lying unconscious on the floor. One guy came up to the two and spoke into a radio on his shirt;

"Sir we have the target but there's a guy with her in a turtle outfit."

"Bring him along, if I'm right then that's no outfit!" said a voice from the radio. They picked up the girl and his brother and the scene changed to a place out in a forest somewhere, he flew like a bird threw the air and into a building that was like a prison he stopped at a large room and his feet touched the ground as he went through the door. Inside was a huge cat like creature that reminded him of Sabertooth from the X-Men comics, the only difference was this guy looked more like a tiger than an ancient cat. In one corner of the room he saw Raph covered in slash marks all over his body and struggling to get up and the red head standing in a battle stance that was similar to the cat's, she too had her fair share of marks all over her body. One particularly nasty one ran down her back making what was left of the dress she was wearing almost indecent, there was blood dripping from it and it looked like she could fall any minute but who ever she was it looked like she was stubborn enough to keep fighting until the job was done. She lunged at her attacker and connected but he didn't even flinch and batted her out of the way like a rag doll and advanced on his brother;

"RAPH!" he yelled instinctively and looked on in horror as the humanoid tiger raised his razor sharp claws and was about to deliver the final blow, "RAPH! NO . . .DON'T HURT HIM PLEASE, RAPH! FIGHT BACK BRO!"

Leonardo was reading in his room beside Mikey's when he heard Mikey yell out, he was the first there, then Raph, then April and Donny and lastly Splinter. Splinter went to the side of his son and gently nudged him.

"Michealangelo?" Mikey started to cry in his sleep, "my son what is wrong?" Mikey started to thrash in his sleep and Splinter dodged an arm as Mikey dreamt the ending and stared to see the monster attack him, Raph looked on wondering why he of all of them was the one Mikey was calling out to and then he saw the blood on the sheets, his wound had opened again.

"Ah Crud, guys he's bleeding!" He yelled over Mikey's screams.

"We have to hold him down till he calms down or he could really hurt himself!" cried Donny, Splinter stood back as the three brothers held down the fourth gently but firmly until Mikey eventually calmed down and his eyes slowly opened, he took one look at Raph and burst into tears. April who'd been watching all this happen rushed over and hugged him when none of her other surrogate family seemed to know what to do. He sobbed into her shoulder and she rocked him back and forth slightly as the others looked on, until he finally fell back to sleep and she lay him back down. Donny checked on his leg, changed the bandage and they all went down to the lower levels to talk.

"Poor Mikey," said April accepting some tea from Leo, "has this happened before?"

"A few times, actually." Donny answered looking at the floor.

"But he'll never tell us anythin' about the nightmares." Raph added.

"If that is what they are." Splinter said and then took a sip of tea.

"You're not sure sensei?" asked Leo looking worriedly towards Mikey's door.

"From the words he says in his sleep these dreams seem far too real, but I cannot be sure unless he describes them to me and that he has never done."

"He's never mentioned any of our names before," Donny continued, and looked over at Raph, "but he shouted you're name like you were in trouble or something."

"No change there then!" Leo said earning a look of warning from his brother.

"We will discuss this in the morning, it is late," Splinter said as he rose, "it is time for bed my sons, April." He nodded good night to her.

"Good night Master Splinter." she replied. She watched the boys go to their rooms and looked over to hers, she still hadn't found a new job and since her father's shop's explosion had been caused by a criminal act the insurance company were refusing to pay leaving her almost homeless, but as usual the turtles had come to her rescue and she was staying with them till she got back on her feet. She got up and went to bed praying that Mikey didn't have anymore dreams like the one he just had.

Yes I know a little weird but I can assure you all will be revealed at a later date, besides it'll tie up with a certain character later on! Hope you enjoyed it, Toodles Angel!