It's been two weeks since the Kraang attack. Leo still trains me. Raph is still grumpy and I still have a mental connection with April and Donatello. The turtles won't let me go on patrol, even though I was doing it before I met them. Sometimes I regret coming down here because that means that they'll leave me behind while they go on patrol, leaving me stuck with April training with Splinter. I know that they don't want me fighting until they're sure my burns have healed but it still sucks. It got better though after they started to leave Michelangelo behind.
But I got worried. I didn't want Mikey to feel like he got excluded from patrol. We were playing Goldeneye 007 on his Wii when I asked him about it. "How come you're done here while they're up there?" Mikey shrugged. "I don't know. I guess they don't want me. They always complain about how I'm a goofball all the time." I gave him an incredulous look. "Of course they want you. You're their brother." Mikey's eyes were still glued onto the screen. "Doesn't seem like it. Raph was the one to suggest me staying at home." I couldn't believe what had just come out of his mouth. "They probably wanted you to stay at home to protect us if anything happened." Mikey shook his Wii remote and I heard an explosion come from the TV.
He had exploded me. I would have reacted back but I was still upset by what Mikey thought his brothers thought about him. "I doubt that," he said, "Splinter could take care of himself without any of our help." He turned to smile at me but it wasn't a true smile. It was one of those that you use on people to signal the end of a conversation. I turned back towards the TV. "Mikey, your brothers love you. If you won't believe me fine, but don't become a villainous mastermind because you didn't understand their feelings." "If I do, I want an evil cape with a mask. And then my voice would be really low like this."
I laughed. "Or maybe I'll have a voice like this," he said as he imitated Christian Bale's Batman. "Sure." We played video games until Mikey's brothers came home. I could hear them clumsily walk into the kitchen. For ninjas, they were like a herd of elephants. "So, why are you guys home so early," I asked. I dared not look to talk to them because Mikey was on my tail. I needed all of my attention on the TV. I heard someone grunt. Probably Raphael. "We had a situation," Leo said. Mikey paused the game. "Aw, but I was so close to killing you." I heard a large thump and I jerked my head back. Mikey was already in the kitchen.
The guys looked horrible. They were all cut up and were covered in bruises. Donnie's staff was in pieces. I saw that Raph was on the floor. I got scared. I never saw them beat up before. I practically ran over to help Raph. "Thanks," he grunted. "Did a train hit you guys," I said. Raph looked like he was going to break into tears. I never saw him looking so vulnerable before. "It was Spike," Leo said at last. He winced as Mikey began to wrap up his injuries. "That wasn't Spike. It's Slash. Their different," Raph said.
He began to wipe his eyes. He really must have been crying. Everyone grew silent. The only sound was the occasional hiss from pain. "Who's Slash," I said after the awkward silence. "No one, he's no one," Raph yelled. He stormed off into his bedroom. I gave Donnie a look. He waved at me and shook his head. "Later." I didn't want to wait. I try not to do this but since no one was telling me anything I delved into Donnie's memories, looking for anything related to Slash. It was horrible. Slash almost killed Donnie and his brothers. All because he wanted to make Raph happy.
I looked further into his mind looking for a memory of last night's attack. Slash looked like a living nightmare, someone I hope not to meet. He almost beat them within an inch of their life. I couldn't help but feel rage. I wanted to hurt Slash for almost killing my friends. "Stop doing that," Donnie shouted at me. "What?" "Stop reading my mind!"
How did he know? Donnie was glaring at me. I picked up a roll of gauze and alcohol. "I'll go see how Raphael is doing." I jogged to Raph's room. I don't know what it was about Donnie's gaze but it sent chills up my spine. I knocked on Raph's door. I didn't hear any reply but I came in his room anyways.