Chapter 7

'I hope that's everything...' Donnie thought to himself after finishing the preparations in the infirmary for Mikey's arrival.

15 minutes ago, Donnie got a call from Leo explaining that he and Raph had found Mikey safe and unharmed, which made him feel relieved. However, the moment was cut short when Leo told him that Mikey had passed out just before they were about to head back to the lair.

Donnie understood why and responded to Leo by stating that the combination of lack of food in his system due to nausea in his pregnancy and a high level of exercise was the main cause of Mikey's fainting spell. He also let him know that he would prepare the infirmary for Mikey for when they all returned.

He double-checked to make sure that the heart and vitals monitor, IV fluid bag and needle line were ready and the bed was set up properly so that he could provide his mate with the best care he could give him, especially if he was going to make up for the way he had been treating him lately.

'What was I thinking!?' he thought. 'How could I let myself get so caught up in trying to get Master Splinter back that I was ignoring and pushing away the family I have around me in the real world, including Mikey!?'

As soon as he mentally said his mate's name, he froze and tears began to develop in his eyes.

Ever since they were turtle tots, Donnie and Mikey were close and they continued to be close as they got older. Mikey would always come to him to see what he was inventing or whenever Leo and Raph had a heated argument, and he would also make sure that he had enough to eat and a decent night's sleep before taking care of himself. He may not be as smart as him, but Donnie knew that Mikey would do his best for both his team and family, no matter how many mistakes he made.

Now, Donnie was worried that his little brother, best friend, and mate would not want to see or speak to him ever again because of how harshly he had spoken to him earlier.

'I have to fix this, somehow…' He thought after calming himself with a few deep breaths.

"Donnie!"

Suddenly snapped out of his thoughts by Leo's callout to him, Donnie ran out of the infirmary to see his older brothers running towards him with a pale and unconscious Mikey in Raph's arms.

"Bring him in here, everything's ready for him!" Donnie said urgently.

Raph did what Donnie asked, with Leo closely following him from behind, and placed Mikey gently on the infirmary bed before they both left and waited anxiously in the TV area to give Donnie some space to check him over.

After half an hour of checking his temperature and vitals, Donnie exited the infirmary and went to the TV area to update Leo and Raph on Mikey's condition. When he got there, both Leo and Raph rose from the sofa together and looked at Donnie with worried looks on their faces. Leo was the first to speak.

"How is he, Donnie?"

"Mikey's blood sugars are low, but that can be fixed by giving him some food later. He is also dehydrated due to the fluid loss caused by nausea, so I inserted an IV fluid drip into his arm to help rehydrate him. He's asleep and comfortable at the moment..." Donnie explained in his 'Doctor Don' tone.

Leo and Raph blew a sigh of relief after hearing that their youngest brother was going to be ok.

"And da baby?" Raph asked anxiously. Donnie looked at him and smiled.

"Doing fine too. In fact, I took some samples of Mikey's blood for analysis and it states that Mikey is around 2 weeks pregnant..." He answered back.

Again, Leo and Raph sighed in relief knowing that their new niece or nephew was doing well too, but they then noticed Donnie's face change from happy to serious in just a matter of seconds before he turned to Leo and spoke.

"Leo, I know you updated me about Mikey's condition health-wise when you found him earlier, but I need you and Raph to tell me what happened before he passed out."

Knowing that they have no choice, Leo and Raph took turns with explaining to Donnie about how Mikey felt about his position and role in the family and team, how he thought he was useless and a walking disaster to everyone he cared about, and how he should be the one lost in cyberspace as data bits instead of Master Splinter.

During the explanation, Donnie looked as if he was slapped hard in the face and, after Leo and Raph finished explaining, he covered his face with both hands and let his legs give out in devastation to what he had just heard.

"What have I done!? How could I have done that to him!?" He said in a muffled voice due to his hands covering his hands.

Leo and Raph immediately knelt down and hugged him to try and give him comfort.

"Donnie, it's okay, calm down. We all made him feel like that, which is why we need to do everything we can to help Mikey see that he really is important to all of us, no matter what!" Leo said calmly.

Donnie removed his hands from his face, revealing a teary and guilt-stricken face, and looked into Leo's eyes with uncertainty. "But… What if Mikey doesn't want anything to do with me? Especially after what I did to him earlier…!"

Before Leo could answer that, Raph had beaten him to it. "We all know da little Knucklehead by now, Brainiac; his good heart and positive nature won't allow him ta hold grudges forever, and he knows da reasons why ya were actin' da way ya were lately. In other words, Mike will always love ya, no matter what ya say or do!"

"That goes for me and Raph too, because we also made him feel like he can't do anything right for anybody, but we still love him deep down..." Leo added.

Donnie smiled at that and gave Raph and Leo another hug, which they both returned happily. A moment later, they broke away from the group hug.

"So, what shall we do until Mikey wakes up?" asked Raph. After doing some thinking, Leo had an idea.

"Why don't we throw a little surprise celebration for the new family member-to-be? We can order some pizza and Chinese food later. We should call April and Casey and invite them over with Kane so that they don't get left in the dark over the news. I'm sure Mikey would love it!"

Both Raph and Donnie smiled at the idea.

"Totally agree with ya, Fearless!" Raph said happily and nuzzled his beak against Leo's affectionately.

"It would definitely cheer him up and bring a smile to his face again, but I need some time alone with him first so that I can talk to him and tell him how sorry I am for being so horrible to him earlier..." Donnie said to Leo, who understood and agreed with him, before heading back towards the infirmary after telling them that he would look after Mikey until he wakes up.

As soon as Donnie disappeared into the infirmary room, Leo looked at Raph before saying, "Well then, let's start planning the surprise party!"

Raph smiled upon hearing this and took a hold of his hand.

"Lead da way, Fearless!"