Ch 5 A Monstrous Mutation.
At the lab, Donnie looked Raph's hand over, he had Raph move his fingers and after a few more tests, he determined it had not been broken but he had definitely bruised the knuckles so he decided to wrap his hand.
As Raph sat there, allowing Donnie to exam the damage, his stomach suddenly let out a loud growl.
"Man, I'm hungry." Raph said.
"Well, it is after nine in the evening." Mikey told him, Raph looked up at him in surprise. He'd been asleep almost all day? "You missed dinner again." Mikey was saying. "Do you want me to get you something to eat?"
"Yeah," Raph sighed out. "that would be great Mike, thanks."
When Mikey ran out of the lab, Raph turned toward Donnie, a look of desperation in his eyes. "Donnie?" His genius brother looked up at him. "You checked the dart after I got hit with it right?" He asked him.
"I did Raph," Donnie finished taping Raph's hand and stood up, he walked over to a closet where he kept a variety of samples in jars, he pulled out one jar that had a small arrow like thing inside. He brought it over to Raph and showed him the small dart that had done so much to him. "I've looked it over and checked whatever is on it, but I haven't been able to determine exactly what the chemicals are and what they do." Donnie was telling him.
"I think I know." Raph responded as Donnie looked at him questioningly. "I'm losing control over my emotions Donnie." Raph told him and proceeded to tell him about the strange feelings that have been growing inside him since he awoke a few nights back in the lab. "Ever since I saw Leo when I first woke up, I keep having strange feelings toward him, I...I keep wanting to do things to him...bad things." Raph looked away, feeling guilt and shame at the dreams that burned in his mind.
Donnie looked at his brother closely. "Alright Raph, I'll look over the chemicals and your blood samples again." He told him as he laid a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "We'll figure it out."
Mikey came back into the lab and handed Raph a bowl full of spaghetti with extra meatballs. Raph looked at the plate and he felt his mouth begin to drool. "Looks good Mike, thanks." He said as he gratefully took the food.
"Raph," Donnie looked at him from his computer. "Why don't you stay in here tonight and sleep."
"Why should he do that?" Mikey asked.
"He hasn't been feeling good Mikey," Donnie told him. "I just want to observe him," He smiled up at his younger brother. "Nothing to be concerned about but I just want to make sure everything's okay."
Mikey looked at him strangely and nodded before going off to enjoy some TV time.
Raph agreed to stay in the lab as Donnie requested. He felt it might be better for him anyway as that would keep him from Leo. He finished his food and walked out to the kitchen to put his bowl and fork away, as he did he saw Leo across the way coming out of the dojo. The two stared at each other for what felt like hours. Leo could see Raph wanted to say something to him and Raph could see the look of concern in his brothers eyes. After several seconds, both reluctantly turned their eyes away from each other and went on to do whatever they were going to.
Three hours later, Donnie was pouring over his notes and working on some new information based on what Raph had told him. Raph was attempting to sleep on the small cot on the other side of the lab. Earlier, as Donnie had been going over his notes, a sudden thought had come over him. He realized Raph had been complaining about his emotions running wild and feeling out of control. He picked up the dart and began running a different batch of test.
As he did, at the far end of the room where Raph laid, a strange feeling was coming over the not so sleeping turtle. He was tossing and turning, groaning and moaning and his whole body felt like he was on fire. His eyes shot open when a sudden pain shot threw his middle, he gripped his sheets and squeezed his eyes shut tight. Every part of him felt like he was going to burst and slowly he felt his body begin to change. His arms and legs grew thicker, his hands grew and his fingers got longer. His body grew a few inches longer and teeth became fangs. His beak grew longer and his head became more round and longer. As this change came over him, his mind became lost to him and he no longer knew who or what he was. He only had one thing, or rather one turtle, on his mind.
As Donnie continued to go over this new information, it became clear to him that the drugs Stockman used were reacting to the chemicals in Raph's brain and he mentally kicked himself for not realizing it sooner. He had quickly realized he needed to make a cure before it got worse. But as he continued to mix chemicals, a sudden low growl from behind him had his skin crawling with goosebumps. Donnie turned in time to see a rather large looking lizard type creature coming at him, his large fist barreling down on him. Before Donnie could protect himself, he was picked up and thrown across the room, smashing into one of his cabinets hard.
Donnie shook his head and blinked several times to try and clear the cobwebs forming in his mind. He attempted to get up but the creature came at him again. With his large fist coming down on top of him, stunned and unable to move, Donnie cried out as he was once again picked up over the creature's head and brought down on the floor, HARD! He felt the large fist grabbing him again just before losing conscious.
As the creature threatened to lift the unconscious turtle again, the lab door opened and a loud yell caused the creature to stop what he was doing and charge.