Ch 6 Finding a Cure.

Leo had been attempting to meditate, but his mind was full of concern over his brother. He had tried to sleep but that also was difficult for him as he thought back to what his brother might be going though. After about three hours of tossing and turning and trying to get into a comfortable meditative position, he let out an exasperated sigh and decided he would go and speak with Raph.

Mikey had told him Raph was going to be sleeping in the lab this night as he was not feeling well, according to Donnie, so Leo figured now was as good as time as ever to have a little talk and figure out what was going on. He wondered if Donnie would be able to assist in checking him out as he was unaware of the real reason Raph was in the lab.

As he walked out of his room and down the hall, a sudden loud banging noise from inside the lab had him running toward the room in great concern. When he heard a loud cry from his purple banded brother, he felt his stomach turn to lead as memories from what happened the other day between him and Raph came back to him and he feared for his genius brother's life. Without hesitation, he opened the door and yelled out in fright at the sight of the large lizard turtle like creature about to attack Donnie.

He had no time to react, before he could even attempt to stop the large creature, the thing turned two large fists toward him and with a power that even out did The Shredder, brought them down upon the young turtle with great force. The last thing Leo saw was stars behind his eye lids as he crumpled to the floor with a groan.

The commotion in the lab awoke Mikey and Splinter, and as they came toward the open lab door, the first thing they saw was the usually pristine lab in shambles. The second thing was Donatello laying in a heap on the floor, unconscious and bleeding from his head and face and bruises covered his whole body.

"Donatello!" Splinter cried out as he and Mikey knealt beside him. "My son, what has happened?"

Donnie let out a groan as his father placed his hand underneath his head and slowly cradled his body. "Michelangelo, get a cold wash cloth and a bowl with water." He instructed.

Mikey did as he was told and ran to the kitchen. As he gathered the supplies, it dawned on him that Leo and Raph were no where to be seen and he was sure the commotion would have been heard by them as well, especially since Raph had supposedly been in the lab asleep. He ran back to the lab and aided his father in getting the unconscious Donnie to his lab table and gently setting him down. Splinter began to place the cool wash cloth over Donnie's head and clean him up as best he could.

While Splinter attended to Donnie, Mikey looked around the room in hopes of determining what had happened. He ran to the other side of the lab where the cot was kept and his eyes widen when he saw the cot and sheets had been torn to shreds. He then ran out of the lab and toward Leo's room, but his room was empty. Mikey began to get a sick feeling in the pit of his stomach as he remembered what had transpired between his two older brothers. He wondered if his brothers had gotten into a fight again and this time Donnie had gotten caught in the middle.

He ran back to the lab and saw Donnie was beginning to wake up. He was still very groggy and dazed but attempted to speak.

"Donatello, what has happened?" Splinter asked eagerly.

"Raph..." Donnie gasped. "Dart...monster..."He tried to sit up. "Antidote..." He pointed over toward the table he had been sitting at mixing chemicals.

"Lay still my son." Splinter told him. "Michelangelo, do you have any idea what he is talking about?"

"Not really Sensei," Mikey tapped his chin. "Maybe Raph went all crazy like and attacked him." He suddenly put a hand to his mouth as he gasped.

Splinter looked at him curiously. "What is it Michelangelo?"

"Leo's missing Sensei." He told him sounding anxious. "I can't find him anywhere!" He ran to the table and looked at the chemicals that had yet to be mixed. "I wonder if Donnie's trying to tell us that the dart crazy scientist Stockman made up and Tiger Claw used on Raph made him turn into a monster and he grabbed Leo?!"

Mikey looked back at Donnie. "Is that what you're trying to tell us D?" Mikey asked him.

Donnie gave him a thumbs up signal before collapsing back on the table. Splinter walked over to Mikey and watched as Mikey quickly went to work putting chemical after chemical into a beaker in an attempt to finish making the antidote.

"Michelangelo" Splinter began. "I don't think..."

"Hold on Sensei," Mikey interrupted. "I got this." He told him as Splinter took a couple of steps back, just in case.

The chemicals mixed and Mikey quickly grabbed a hypodermic needle, he filled it carefully as he had seen it done by Donnie many times before. He then ran to the dojo and grabbed his Nun-chucks and placed them in his belt. Now that he was ready, he turned to his Sensei. "I'll find Leo and Raph Master Splinter," He said as he walked toward the turnstiles.

"Be careful my son." Splinter told him. After he left, Splinter said a silent prayer in hopes that the antidote his youngest created did not do more harm then good.