No Voice Chapter 3

Previously: "Booyakasha!" Mikey yelled in sarcastic glee. That word and that word alone brought back some sort of memory for both Raph and Don, they knew that word. It was a word someone they once knew used to yell all the time, but who was it? And why was it so impotent?

"What did you just say?" Donnie asked in shock.

"Booyakasha." Mikey said again with a shrug.

"Do ya no wha' tha' even means?" Raph asked a bit stunned.

"No, but it's fun to yell." Mikey said with a smile, the lights turned green and Donnie continued to drive in shock. "Why?" Mikey asked, fearing he'd done something wrong.

"It's just…I feel and I know Raph feels the same but…I feel like I know that word." Donnie stated.

"Like it's been said before. Almost like we knew someone tha' once said tha' word." Raph finished, still a bit stunned.

"Well, what's your full name?" Mikey asked, the two brothers could see where he was getting at. If they had met before, maybe a last name to go with the first would spring up some memories.

"Hamato. Donatello and Raphael Hamato." They say in unison, Mikey seemed to really think about the names for a while.

Mikey eventually shrugs. "Sorry dudes, your names don't ring any bells." He confesses.

"What about you?" Donnie asked, needing to know for certain that they didn't know him.

"Michelangelo Splinterson." Mikey stated, looking a bit worried. Raph and Donnie thought about the name, and then the name rings a bell. Michelangelo Splinterson, they knew that name, he was…a friend! Before either of them could say another word. "That's my house there!" Mikey shouted as he pointed to the house, they pulled over and Mikey couldn't have got out the car any quicker, Donnie and Raph had really scared them. He didn't know why he was getting so scared about weather or weather not they knew his name.

Before the boys could ask why Mikey ran off, he knocked on his front door and it was answered almost immediately by tall rat. The boys frown at seeing that Mikey was an adopted kid, the rat asked Mikey what happened and he was able to explain it in seconds. "Outside waiting, drunk dudes, fight, Raph and Donnie saved me, brought me home." He said simply. "I explain in detail later." He said quietly, the rat looked and Raph and Donnie and shock crossed his face.

"Michelangelo, go upstairs now." Mikey didn't bother arguing and went inside, the old rat pulled the front door to and walked up to the boys.

"How did you find him?" The old rat asked, a hint of panic in his eye but a face stern and serious.

"What do you mean?" Donatello asked.

"Do not play dumb with me Donatello, I know my son well enough to know that he said something that has triggered your memories about him." The rat proclaimed, able to keep his voice level.

"Your Splinter, dads old friend." Raph stated, recognizing the old rat now.

"Yes I am, and as your fathers friend I will say this nicely. Stay away from Michelangelo." He said, not in a threatening way, but they could tell this was dead serious.

"Why? Why should we stay away from him?" Raph demanded.

"Please keep your voice down." Splinter said quietly. "You must stay away from my son, if you don't it could end up going terribly wrong and hurting everyone, including Michelangelo." Splinter stated trying to make the boys understand.

"At least tell us why." Donnie stated, feeling it was only right that they knew why they couldn't be near Mikey.

"Because he won't remember you." The boys look at Splinter in shock, Splinter signs. "Michelangelo got into a terrible accident when he was younger, causing the cut on his throat I have no doubt you've seen, and a horrible hit to the head…that day he not only lost his voice, but all his childhood memories. Doctors evaluated Michelangelo for a while, they say that if Michelangelo's memories are to come back it would be to traumatizing for him. He'd remember the accident, he'd remember the fact that he could talk one in the past but it's been taken away from him, he'll remember his mother dying in front of him, and that is too much to take in, even for someone my age. If you stay, you would have to live with the fact that Michelangelo will never remember the friendship you all once shared, but you can't be around him because you, yourselves are possible triggers to unlocking his past. I can't watch my son suffer from gaining his memories, and I can't watch my best friend's sons get crushed by someone who can't remember who they are." Splinter explained, the boys look at him in shock finding it hard to take all the information in. if they found it hard, imagine what it could do to Mikey?

"Ok, but ya gotta no tha' Mike's a great kid. I don' remember wha' he used ta be like, but ya should know tha' I'd be willin' for Mike ta never remember me if it mean' I could get ta know him now." Raph states, making sure Splinter understood he would actually do it. Donnie agreed to Raph statement, he'd also take that if it meant that could get to know Mikey the why he is now.

Splinter chuckles. "You have the spirit your father did…you both do." Splinter states the signs. "If you really wish for this then I cannot stop you, but the consequences of this are yours and your alone." Splinter explained, the boys understood the consequences of becoming friend with Mikey again, they were willing to except whatever came their way and would face it together. "You may come over tomorrow if you wish, but for now I must speak with Michelangelo, he looked fearful when I answered the door." Before the boys could say a word Splinter said. "I'll be sure to let you both know how he is doing tomorrow if you decide to come over. Splinter bids them goodbye and goes inside to talk to his son, Donnie and Raph go home, promising themselves they'd try and come back tomorrow.

To Be Continued