"Why are you so slow, turtle?" Fishface taunted. Even though his brothers were gone, that did not mean that Mikey would just give up. He did what his brothers would have wanted him to do, which was to protect the city. "Is that all you got? Pathetic." Fishface kicked him aside, causing Mikey to collide on the wall. Mikey grunted due to the impact. "Say goodbye, pathetic turtle." As he was about to raise his fist, something kicked him aside. A figure came down from the rooftop, grabbed Mikey and ran off. By the time Fishface regained his senses, Mikey was gone. "Curses!" Fishface yelled.
The hooded figure felt Mikey's forehead. It made him gasp in surprise. Mikey was having a fever. "Oh, Mikey..." Donnie whispered. "Why would you sacrifice your health and welfare? You should stay in the lair." He put Mikey down and took out his bag. He sneaked into the lair once and took a few of his supplies from the lab, when everyone was asleep. He was preparing to insert the antibiotics into the syringe when he heard a noise. He turned around to see Mikey waking up.
"Uh, where...where am I?" "Oh, uh..." Donnie attempted to make his voice sound deeper. "I saw you battling with a gigantic fish. You were in trouble, so I came to rescue you. Are you alright?" Luckily, Mikey did not seem to notice a thing. "Uh, yes. Yes, I am. And if you will excuse me, I must get back home." Mikey walked a few steps before falling onto the ground. Donnie caught him just in time. "I suggest that you not move. You will just fall onto the ground. It won't be good if you hit your head."
"Uh, yeah, I-I guess..." Donnie put Mikey down before preparing the syringe. "So, why are you alone? Surely, you have friends or even, family." "Y-Yeah, I...I have friends, but they were too busy. They needed to study for some test tomorrow. I...I used Donnie's stuff...that's my brother, by the way...and found out that Fishface was doing something suspicious in the warehouse, so I went..." "What about your family?" "Well, I have 3 brothers...but they were missing after that explosion...No one knows where their bodies went to...We don't even know whether they are dead or alive, but I will just keep hoping and waiting. My bros will come...soon enough."
His eyes were filled with tears as soon as he murmured the last words. Donnie gave no indication that he heard the last words, but the way that Mikey said those words broke Donnie's heart. "So, do you know when they will come?" "I don't know, but I will wait. I will wait for them to appear." "What if they are dead?" Mikey hesitated. "I-I don't know, but..." "But?" "I-I will miss them. I will feel sad though, since I did not have the chance to tell them that...that I love them. So much." His tears fell onto his cheeks.
"Ok, I will inject you with this needle. Not to worry, it will make you feel better." "O-Ok..." Mikey sniffed. Donnie did not say a word of reply as he injected the medicine into Mikey's body. "What's happening..." Mikey fell fast asleep. Donnie heaved a sigh of relief. With this medicine, Mikey would recover from his fever. Donnie lifted Mikey up and wiped his tears away. He kissed Mikey on the cheek. "I love you too, Mikey." He carried Mikey into the sewers and put Mikey onto the couch, once they reached the lair.
He made sure that he was not seen by anyone before putting him onto the couch gently. He rubbed Mikey's forehead gently. "Goodbye, Mikey. Don't be sad, we will see each other soon." With one last smile, he left the lair silently, leaving Mikey smiling in his sleep.