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Ape grabbed onto the side of the ridge. She reached for my hand as I reached for hers. I fell farther away, so far that we couldn't grab hands. As I fell I looked around, ledges were everywhere yet with broken arms, I couldn't grab on to save myself. I looked down and saw molten lava far away down. /Shit!/ I was headed straight for a ledge that stuck out. /At least I wont be burnt to a fuckin' crisp./
I hit the ledge with a great force. The impact of the hit made me winded. I couldn't breathe for a while. I was force to look up 'cause I landed on my shell. /I hope it ain't cracked...or split in half, or my head for that matter, I think that I hit it pretty hard./ Quite a distance up, I saw Case pull Ape up to the top of the ledge. They looked at me with wide eyes. I guess it was 'cause I wasn't movin'.
They started to talk to each other. /What are they talkin' 'bout?/ Ape nodded, looked at me and pulled out the Shell-cell. She pressed a button and started to takin' to someone. /What's Ape doin'? Did she call the others for help? God, why can't I move!/ she hung up and nodded to Case. He smiled at Ape and then cupped his hands around his mouth. "RAPHIE, ARE YA ALRIGHT? CAN YA MOVE OR SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT? HELP IS ON THE WAY! YOU 'K? HOLD ON!" Case yelled; I barely heard what he said.
I kept lookin' at them as they gave one another a worried look. The others showed up in a few minutes. It looked like they ran the whole way. Ape and Case said somethin' and pointed to me. The others looked down at me and went wide-eyed. Mikey started to ask Case somethin'. He just shrugs.
Donnie pulled out a rope. He pointed down to an area near he. He talked to Case. Case nodded as Donnie gave him my Shell-cell and threw down the rope. It landed next to my left arm. Donnie, Leo, and Mikey held on to the rope as Case climbed down it. He landed right next to me. "You 'kay Raphie?" Case asked in a quiet, worried voice. Since I couldn't talk and barely move, I slightly nodded. "Can ya move?" I shook my head even slower.
Pain was runnin' through my body, mostly my head. I can't move any more, the pain is way too much for me to handle. Case musta seen this in my eyes 'cause he pulled out the Shell-cell Donnie gave him. He pushed the button and started to talk to one of them. "Guys ya need to pull me and Raphie up, he can't move and I don't think he can talk. Yup. No. Will do, Leo." Case said as he hung up.
I looked up and saw that the others had tightened their grip and Master Splinter and Ape grabbed on the back of the rope. /What are they plannin' up there? They better not tie that rope around me 'cause if they do...I'll beat them down for it when I can move./ "Try not ta move 'kay Raphie," Case said to me as he tied the rope around his waist. He made sure that it was secure. /What the fuck is he doin'?/ He put his arms around my shell and picked me up bridal-style. He whistled up to the others.
They pulled the rope. We moved up quicker than I thought we would. If Case weren't holdin' me I probably would've fallen down into the lava. We were 'bout halfway there when another earthquake struck. Somehow, the others kept there ground even though this one was larger than the last. They kept pulling Case and me up through the earthquake.
It suddenly stopped, as if it was never there. They started to pull us up even faster. It was as if they though that another one was gonna happen. And it probably would. We finally reached the top. Case put me on the ground, probably so Donnie and Ape could look at my injuries. When we did, everyone, even Master Splinter hugged me at the same time. The pressure started to hurt my ribs more. I started to cough as the pressure increased.
"Oh man we're so sorry. Did we hurt ya Raph?" Mikey asked as he and the others let go of me. I kept coughing and I felt blood go up my throat. It flowed out of my mouth as I kept coughing for air. I felt like I could breathe anymore. I felt someone roll me to my side and pat me on my shell.
"Are you feeling any better Raphael?" master Splinter said as I stopped coughing. He helped me sit up. I managed to get part of my voice back.
"Th...anks" I said to Master Splinter. He smiled, or somethin' close to that, and nodded.
"You are welcome Raphael. Donetello, Miss O'Neil, you can check for his injuries back at the lair. I'm afraid that staying here would be a bad idea if another earthquake should strike."
They nodded as Donnie lifted the front half of me; Leo lifted the bottom. "Hey, can you guys keep Raph awake? I don't know if he has a concussion." Donnie said to Mikey, Ape, and Case.
"Will do Donnie-wonnie," Mikey said is a voice that someone would do to a baby. I started to laugh at the thought of Donnie in a diaper but I was stopped when another coughing fit took me over.
I heard a loud series of smacks, one of them sounded like it was with wood. /Master Splinter did that one./ "Do not make Raphael laugh Michelangelo, blood could fill up his lungs, which could kill Raphael slowly, plus you are supposed to keep Raphael from sleeping," Master Splinter said to Mikey.
"Sorry," Mikey said as he rubbed the sides of his head. "But did ya all hafta hit me?"
"Yes," Ape said in a voice that said not to mess with her. "We already almost lost Raph many other times, we don't want to lose him because you made him laugh."
"Do......n't be mad at Mik...ey, I laugh...ed 'cau...se of wh...at I was thin...kin' of," I said in a low, raspy voice from coughing so much. I yawned shortly after.
"Keep him awake you guys," Donnie warned them. I could hear the concern in his voice. We turned a corner. From what I could see, we were almost there, but we stopped. Mikey apparently didn't notice and walked into Donnie. Mikey fell on Donnie who, in turn, fell on me.
Realizing that I was underneath them, they got up quickly. "Why'd we stop?" Mikey asked Leo.
"That's why," Leo said as he pointed ahead of us.
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