"Hey, Donnie?" Mikey called from the kitchen.
"What Mikey I am busy here." Donnie answered rudely most unlike the calm, nice, smart turtle.
"Geez, be mean why don't yeah." Mikey walked out of the kitchen with a pout on his face and a slice of pizza in his hand.
"Sorry, Mikey I am tired of fixing all of Raph's little temper tantrums. When Leo gets back I'm gonna have him talk with Raph. Not that it would help, but he won't even bother listening to me." Donnie looked up with anger in his eyes at he stared at Mikey.
"Hey bro don't take it out on me, I didn't do anything. He got angry at a commercial of all things, threw his sai and that was that. He then stormed out and hasn't been back since. But, the real reason I called you was because of Leo. He hasn't been back since after dinner. Ever since Sensei got sick Leo's been going out more and more, and not eating. I'm worried Don." Mikey sat on the couch not eating his pizza but looking at his brother with a sad worried expression on his usually happy face.
"I'm sure Leo's fine. Besides Sensei is getting better, so I'm sure Leo will be back to his usual self in no time." Donnie didn't really give it much thought, Mikey did have a point though, but he didn't want his already worried brother to worry even more. "Anyway back to the T.V."
"Donnie, I really think you should talk to Leo or maybe I should." Mikey said seriously still not eating his pizza."Ok, Mikey when he gets back I will talk to him. I'm sure he is just worried and needs to be alone." Donnie gave Mikey a small smile and turned back to working on the T.V. Just as Donnie was gonna ask Mikey to give him a tool the Lair door burst open and in ran Raph with a still turtle over his shoulder.
"DONNIE!!!!" Screamed Raph.
"Raph, my God. What happened?" Donnie rushed over to Raph to help him with Leo.
"I don't know. I found him like this still not moving not doing anything. I shook him and he still didn't move. What is wrong with him?" asked a very scared Raph.
"I don't know, lets get him to the couch." Donnie helped Raph place him on the couch as Mikey jumped up to help. "Raph, get some blankets, Mikey get my first aid kit." Each turtle said "OK" and ran to get what was needed. Donnie knelt beside Leo. Leo just lay on the couch his eyes open, breathing shallowly, not moving. Donnie put his head on Leo's plastron to check his heartbeat. "What the shell happened to him?" Donnie asked nobody. His brothers came back with the requested items and sat next to Donnie on the floor looking at their still older brother.
"Donnie?" Mikey asked fearfully.
"I don't know Mikey, lets get the blanket around him. He feels cold, and Raph tell me everything." Donnie placed the blanket over Leo and listened to what Raph said. It didn't explain anything and as Donnie checked him over he couldn't find anything wrong with him. They needed Master Splinter. "Raph, I think you should go see if Master Splinter is up. I don't find anything physically wrong with him. His breathing is a little slower, but other then that nothing."
"Ok, Donnie." Raph got up and went to check and see if Master Splinter could help Leo. He knocked on the door receiving no response. "Sensei, may I come in?" Still nothing. Raph opened the door a crack peeked in saw Splinter on the bed. "Sensei, I don't mean to disturb you, but we have an emergency. Leo isn't doing well. He is just lying on the couch with his eyes open and not moving. Donnie says we need you." Raphael walked over to Splinter's bed and noticed that his sensei wasn't moving. "Sensei." Raph gently nudged his Master, nothing no movement nothing. "Sensei?" Raph shook him harder. "NO! DONNIE!" Raph screamed and shook Splinter harder trying to wake him.
Donnie came running into the room leaving Mikey with Leo. "Raph, what is it?" Donnie looked towards Raph and Splinter and knew immediately. "Oh no." Donnie whispered. He grabbed Raph by the shoulders and pushed him back.
"Donnie, he's not waking up." Raph said sadly.
Donnie went to Splinter took his pulse. There was none, their Sensei was gone. "Raph, he isn't going to wake up." Donnie told his brother as he cried. "He was sick, I thought he was getting better, but he must of took a turn for the worst he didn't say anything. I... there is nothing that is going to bring him back. We need to concentrate on Leo." Just as Donnie put the sheet over Splinter there came an ear splitting anguished cry of "NOOOOOOO!" Donnie and Raph looked at each other and ran towards the living room. There was a sight each wished they would never have seen, Leo was sitting up screaming "No" over and over again, tears streaming down his face, rocking back and forth. Mikey was there his arms around his brother trying to calm him down.
"No, No, No, Please No." Over and over again, Leo said this as the tears flowed. Mikey looked over at his brothers with a look of terror.
"Guys, what happened? Why is Leo like this? What's going on with Splinter? Guys help me." Mikey desperately asked his brothers. Donnie ran over to them. Raph stood where he was looking at his "fearless" brother with a shocked expression.
"Leo, it's Donnie. Leo you need to stop. Listen to me Leo. This isn't going to help. Please Leo you have to stop." Donnie kept repeating this over and over trying to get his brother to stop. He took a hold of Leo's hands and let Mikey move off to go towards Raph.
"Raph, what happened?" Mikey looked at his brother in red.
"Splinter's dead Mikey. He's dead." Raph looked down at Mikey with tears in his eyes that did not flow. Mikey looked at Raph with denial on his face.
"No. No he's not. Your wrong." Mikey ran towards Splinter's room to check for himself. "They had to be wrong." He ran into the room and stared at the sheet. His Sensei, his father was under there. "NO!" Mikey sank to the floor crying. Raph walked up behind him sank on the floor and hugged Mikey. "Please say its not real Raph, please." Begged Mikey.
"I'm sorry Mikey, so sorry." Raph whispered to his crying brother as silent tears fell down his eyes.