Hey I'm back! So first off – thank you to Datninjaturtle, BakaClara + animifairi for reviewing the last chapter.
This chapter is kinda a 'setting the scene' sort of chapter.
For those of you familiar with my previous stories this is kinda where the over-all arch of my story for the turtles starts to fall into place. Hopefully you'll see what I mean. When I finish this one I'm planning to post an extra chapter just explaining the chronological order of my previous stories so you have some idea what I'm on about.
I hope that hasn't been too confusing or that I've lost to many of you.
See chapter 1 for the disclaimer and let's crack on.
Donnie had a plan. It was a slightly crazy plan, one that he was sure his brothers [read: Leo] would take exception to, but it was better than having Leo being up every. Single night. For the rest of the foreseeable future.
"Alright losers, listen up." He said loudly as he walked into the living room. Shame they didn't have a door, it would make for a much more dramatic entrance. "I have a plan."
Leo, Mikey and Raph were on the settee watching TV. They looked up with a hint of alarm when their brother spoke, but other than that made no move to lay out the red carpet or anything.
Purple frowned and cleared his throat. "I SAID I have a plan."
Raph and Leo looked at each other. Mikey, taking pity on his brother, said. "What plan, Dee?"
"We are going to get medicine for Leonardo."
Now it was all three of his brothers looked at each other.
Donnie felt his irritation growing. "Look, it's not rocket science. Leo has Insomnia. There is medication that can help him. We're going to get the medicine, and Leo's going to take it." Purple saw the look of alarm on his twin's face and hasted to add. "After I've done some experiments to make it fit for Turtle consumption of course."
"Ok…" Raph leaned forward and linked his hands. "And where are we going to get this medication from? It's not like we can just rock up to a pharmacy and buy some, is it?"
Donnie mirrored his brothers position and said. "Now…this is the part you might baulk at-"
"Baulk?" Mikey asked.
"Dislike. We're going to have to break into a pharmacy – well. The one on Twenty-Sixth avenue to be specific. I spoke to April, she said it's a small, relatively new, pharmacy run by one man in a good area." Seeing the looks on his brothers faces, he said defensively. "Look, it's our best bet. Unless you want to be up forever more?" He aimed the last bit at Leo.
Said brother leaned back into the sofa and said. "I'm not sure, Donnie. It seems a bit mean. What's the pharmacist ever done to us?"
"Well nothing. But that's not the point, Leo! The point is you can't live like this forever, can you? You have to go to sleep at some point and I seriously think you may require medication to do so, after all nothing else has worked, has it? Hot drinks, watching TV, drinking water-"
"Or Hot Chocolate." Raph cut in.
Donnie steamrolled on. "None of its worked! So medication is the next step and if we have to commit burglary to get it then-" He shrugged and looked his twin dead in the eyes. "-So be it."
Leo inhaled sharply, thinking it over. He didn't like it. He didn't like it at all. However, he thought logically, his twin was right. If they couldn't buy it legitimately, then taking it was the next best thing, surely? And he was getting a little bit sick of being all up night.
Realising his brothers were all waiting for his verdict, Leo cleared his throat. "Okay we'll do it." His brothers high-fived and Blue held a hand up. "As long as we don't use un-necessary force and we're stealthy. That means no breaking down walls, no 'Booyakasha-ing' and no mad scientist cackles, got it?" He said looking at Raph.
The big guy shrugged. "As long as you don't fall over we'll be good. Shall we go?"
"Not now!" Donnie said, in alarm. "Are you mad? It's only four PM!"
"Yeah, Don;s right." Leo said, linking his hands together. "We'll go at eight. We'll tell dad we're having a go at patrolling the city. And we'll be as quick as we can, deal?"
His brothers all nodded solemnly.