This one was suggested by Fictionalfox: how about a sleep-deprived Donatello having to find Raph in the city after the ninja in red went rogue and was mad at Leo and Mikey?

Hope this is what you were thinking of! Sorry it's late!

Enjoy x

Red Rogue

Donatello really hated himself sometimes. He also hated Raphael sometimes. Tonight, he hated his entire family including himself. Leo and Mikey were idiots, Raphael is also an idiot but a rash one... Donnie? Less of an idiot more... careless?

Yes. He was careless.

Who in their right mind goes 72 hours with only 1 hour's sleep?

Him apparently.

Not only does he go without sleep but he's also gone OUT as in TOPSIDE without sleep.

Topside. With foot ninjas, humans, gangsters and various other villains.

He really needed to find Raphael.

Donnie has now been out for about 3 hours.

"Wait... haven't I been on this rooftop before?" he frowned, he stumbled forward and quickly lifted his foot with a disgusted grimace, "Yup, there the chewing gum again."

He shivered and looked around. The lights were too bright and fuzzy for his liking, he fought a yawn as he turned on the spot.

"RAPH?" He called, he paused to yawn and rub his itchy eyes, "Raph!"

He listened for any response.

Nothing.

He groaned and slowly lowered himself down onto the rooftop. He was really crashing now. His body drooped as he thought about the coffee he had hours ago, he really wished he had brought one out with him.

His eye lids were so heavy, his mind tried to remind him he should really be on alert but another part of him told him to relax. They haven't had any issues with the foot for months – hence the restlessness and irritability of the red banded brother.

He thought back on what had happened to cause Raph to storm out the lair.

Mikey had been squabbling with him again, their youngest brother had borrowed Raph's comic without asking and dripped ice cream on it. Mike had gone to Donnie first, worried what his fate would be if no one could clean the sticky treat off the thin paper. The genius couldn't help him. Mikey had then done the right and honest thing and admitted to Raphael what he had done. Then they had started arguing and, inevitably, Leonardo joined in standing up for Mikey saying Raph was immature for caring when both Raph and Donnie knew Leo would've had the same reaction if it had happened to one of his Space Heroes comics.

Raphael had then stormed off, Donnie followed after about half an hour.

Donnie's eyes flew open as icy rain drops hit his skin, he looked up slowly and chuckled.

"Oh yeah... rain... that's why I came to get Raphie."

He giggled at himself a bit more before shaking his head at himself and trying to push himself onto his feet. He swayed where he stood for a bit.

When did he last eat?

He blinked as he looked around blankly, where should he go now?

It was then he noticed someone climbing onto the rooftop, he froze, his brain completely blanking in panic as 4 more humans joined the first.

"Look" the first slurred, "I told you I heard somethin'!"

Donnie stared in shock.

"What the fuck is it?" the blonde one cringed as he crept closer, "It looks gross"

"I think it's a giant lizard?" the largest man suggested,

"We should catch it and take it to the zoo" One of the men at the back announced gleefully, "I bet it would get named after us and we'd get a ton of money from discovering a new species!"

"You sure it's new?"

"Well, have you ever seen one before?"

"No but I've never seen a rhino either."

"But you know what a rhino is."

"Yeah."

"So that's my point, we don't know what it is so it's new."

Donnie just stared; he didn't like the way this conversation was going. He began to back away but fell over his own feet and ended up on his backside again. He then started shuffling backwards but this just gained the groups attention.

"It's getting away!" one of them yelled. Donnie cringed as all five men pulled knives from under their clothing, they rushed forward.

Donnie spun round and got to his feet before running away but by now his vision was dimming. No sleep, no food and no liquids since his coffee that morning. The boys easily caught up and he froze at the poke of a sharp knife against his neck.

"It has a shell!" One of the men gagged, "It's a turtle, I can't do turtles man."

"What? Why?"

"Dunno, just *gag* got a real phobia of 'em." The man full body shuddered and turned away from Donnie while the other four gathered around.

Donnie raised his hands in surrender as they poked and prodded him with their knives, they stank of booze.

"I don't want any trouble-"

The men yelped.

"It talks!" the blonde one gasped. "Holy shit! We're gonna be rich!"

"N-No! Look, just let me go and everything will be ok" he promised but the men weren't listening.

"It actually speaks English... that's so weird!"

"It sounds like a person! Like an actual dude!"

"Make it say something else!" One of them grinned

"Hey," The man to his left pressed his knife against Donnie's arm, "say something."

Donnie gulped.

"Let me go?" he squeaked the men laughed giddily.

"That's dope!" the blonde grinned,

Donnie was shivering now from fear and the cold rain. He desperately wished he was at home.

His world suddenly tilted and he fell to the side, the men yelped in surprise before gathering around him.

"What the hell?" One of them frowned, "is it dead?"

Donnie felt a boot poke him in the side.

"Nah... maybe its sick?"

"Ew!"

"Maybe it's dying?"

"If it dies, we make no money out of it."

Donnie cringed as his head pounded, he just wanted to sleep.

Suddenly he heard someone sneaking up to them, he tilted his head to peek passed the blonde to see Raph's head appear, he watched his brothers face go from confused to realisation to concern then finally to anger.

"What the fuck did you do to my brother!?" Raphael growled. The men jumped before facing much larger Raphael.

Donnie almost laughed as he watched the colour drain from their faces.

"Shit there's two of 'em? It's a fucking infestation!" the biggest guy blanched. "Nah I don't want anything to do with this, ain't worth the money!"

The others seemed to agree as they all scurried away from Raphael as quickly as they could, Raph went to follow them but Donnie grabbed his leg.

"Let them go Raph," he smiled weakly, "they didn't do anything."

"Then why are you lying on the ground?" Raph frowned as he crouched next to his brother.

"I'm on the roof, not the ground."

"Don't get smart." Raph warned, "Why're you not on your feet?"

"Got dizzy..." Donnie mumbled as another yawn escaped him, "Tired."

"Did you hit your head?" Raph checked his brother over in concern, "Why are you out here anyway?"

"Came to get you before it rained." Donnie allowed his brother to help him back up. "Wanna go to bed... haven't been there for a while."

Raph sighed, his brother was sleep deprived, that's all. Not injured, drugged or poisoned just tired.

He thanked whatever God was up there before dragging his brother homebound.

"Let's get you to bed little bro, then I'm gonna tell Leo to give you a lecture on why sleep is a good thing." Raph smirked at Donnie's groan.

"That's cruel." Donnie mumbled. "Thought you were supposed to protect us."

"I am protecting you. I'm saving you from yourself by letting Leo drill self-care into your head," Raph shrugged, "you really need the lessons."

"Boo." Donnie yawned, "You suck."

Raphael just laughed and shook his head.

"Thanks for coming after me, I'm sorry you had to." he tugged his brother closer, Donnie just smiled.

Together they slowly wandered home.

Thanks for reading! All requests welcome! x