Chapter 40: Fort Turtle
Michelangelo laughed as he threw another blanket over the couch, stretching it over one of the chairs from the kitchen. From the giggles coming from under the fort, Mikey could tell that Donnie was enjoying their playtime. "Niichan! Aren't you going to come in?"
"Hai, Donnie," Mikey smiled, getting on his hands and knees to join his brother. "I was just adding the final touches to Fort Turtle!"
Donnie's head popped out from under a blanket inside the fort, a big smile on his face at his brother. "It's awesome, Niichan!"
"So, what should we do, Donnie?" Mikey asked, reaching over to pull the blanket back over Donnie's face. The giggles returned as Mikey held the blanket to the floor, trying to keep Donnie trapped as the little turtle crawled around the blankets trying to get out.
"You should let me out, Niichan! You big meanie!"
Mikey rolled his eyes and lifted up the blanket. "I'm no meanie. I'm the funniest brother ever! Have any of our brothers created an awesome fort for you?"
"Nope!"
"Exactly!"
"We should play castle!"
Mikey sat down next to Donnie and asked, "And how do we play that?"
"Well, we are knights and we've gotta protect the castle from invaders and dragons and….. and…. And…. Raph!" Donnie exclaimed.
"Geez! You guys made a mess!" Leo's voice echoed in the room.
"Sir Donnie! The horrific Leonardo is coming to destroy Fort Turtle! What should we do?" Mikey asked, pretending to be scared at the thought of their big brother.
Donnie narrowed his eyes in determination, sitting up on his knees and placing his hands on his hips. "We must go out and fight off the evil…."
"Wizard," Mikey whispered.
"Wizard!"
"On the count of three?" Donnie nodded in agreement. "One….. two….."
"Mikey? Donnie?"
"Three!"
"Charge!"
Mikey and Donnie, burst out of the fort with a yell, tackling a surprised Leo to the ground. The three turtles rolled onto the floor, laughing as they tumbled along. Leo carefully grabbed onto Donnie tucking him in his arms so he wouldn't get hurt. Mikey quickly sat on top of Leo, pinning him to the ground, alloying Donnie to wiggle out of Leo's arms and sit with Mikey.
"We beat him, Niichan!" Donnie exclaimed.
"Way to go, Donnie!" Mikey smiled, sliding off of Leo.
"Why are we beating me?" Leo asked, sitting up and cuddling Donnie.
"You were gonna attack the castle!" Donnie explained, trying to escape Leo's arms.
Leo rolled his eyes. "Oh really? And who told you that?"
"Niichan."
"Of course," Leo sighed. "But Sensei says it's time for some training."
Donnie's smile instantly faded. "Do I really have to go, Aniki?"
"Hai, Otouto," Leo answered, placing Donnie on the floor and getting to his feet. "Don't worry, I'll be right there along with Raph, Mikey, and Karai." Donnie looked down at his feet, rubbing his hands together as he bit his lip. Leo leaned down and gave his brother a smile. "You're going to be just fine." Donnie slowly nodded as Mikey took the little turtle's hand, leading him over to the dojo.
"What's wrong, little guy?" Mikey asked as Leo disappeared into the dojo.
Donnie slowly shuffled his feet along. "I'm not very good at fighting."
"What makes you say that?" Mikey asked.
Donnie stopped in his tracks, looking up at Mikey with big brown eyes. "I've never been good at fighting. You all are so much better than I." Mikey's eyes widened at the words as he stopped in his tracks. That sounded so much like his older brother. It made his heart ache. Mikey knelled down and pulled his smaller brother into a hug, holding the trembling boy close. Soon Donnie would be back to normal and everything would be fine, right?
Author's Note: So sorry for the long time since the updates! Life happened. I went from work to school and just haven't found a moment to write. I know. So sad! But thanks to all those who have kept reading! You guys are who I write for! For your enjoyment! I hope you like this next chapter. Special thanks to Kamechan98, Fever To Write, Andraia452, YellowOnix, CuriousHeather, Juanita27, Sonic155, Vocalros, Pilyarquitect, AngelNites, and RobinGibbDonnie for the wonderful reviews.