Chapter 13
Raph's P.O.V.
I stood up to go after Leo, but I wondered if Donnie was going to stop me because my condition. I stood there watching Leo walk off. I waited for the words from Donnie making me stay. I look to Donnie and he didn't raise his head from the drawings Leo drew.
"Just make sure you watch your breathing." I heard Donnie say and I nodded even though he wasn't watching me. I ran off to Leo. I ran to him with sharp plants hitting my ankles and I didn't care, Leo needs me. I ran till I caught up with him and walked at his side. My breathing was unsteady and I coughed a bit. Leo put a hand on my back and I stopped.
"You shouldn't have followed me." Leo told me but I rolled my eyes. I stood up straight and held my chest.
"Well storming off is my thing." I teased and grabbed Leo's wrist to make him stopped walking. I stared in his eyes then realized Leo's eyes were different. They were purple, then he blinked and they were normal again. "Leo your-"
My thoughts were cut off by a shriek, I froze as the cried stopped. It was Donnie. I stared at the direction of Donnie's screams and back to Leo. We took off running Donnie's way.
"Donnie?!" Leo and I shouted. We ran through the scratchy dry grass and jumped over cacti. My breathing was becoming uneasy but I ignored it and sprinted. I came to where Donnie once was writing in the sand. I panted and stared at the drawings Leo drew, a person falling? Donnie wasn't there and I turned around to look at Leo. I gasped and found Leo was gone too. It is happening way too fast, one by one we go down. I'm next.
The sand beneath me began to rumble and shift. I soon couldn't move my feet and I struggled to free them. I made fists and tried to free my feet. Suddenly I quickly sank down in the sand so fast I couldn't get a breath of air. How did I let this happen?
Mikey's P.O.V.
I sat in the dark small space for a while now and I thought my plan through many times. Suddenly the sand door fell and a blasting light shone in the room. I shield my eyes with my hand and brought my knees closer to my chest. I whimpered and brought my hand down adjusting to the light.
"We will try again, Michelangelo. Where is the coin?" Sandir asked and I cleared my throat.
"I-I will give it to you, if you give me my brothers." I said hoping they bought it. I was thinking if I had my brothers they could help me go on from there. I watched the three guardians look at each other and nod.
"We will bring your distractions, Michelangelo. But you must give the coin to us after." Saltar said and I watched Sandir and Saltar walk away leaving me with the quiet one Salif.
Salif gestured me to stand and I did. I bit my tongue and stared at him.
"I am sorry. My brothers are not what you think. They are of evil power, I was left with no powers and if I do I haven't uncovered them yet." Salif said quickly and I felt uncomfortable, "If you give the coin to my brothers, they will unlock more powers unheard of. Maybe to take control of the world."
"Why are you telling me this?" I asked and Salif grabbed my wrist.
"Because you have the coin, chosen one, and you can't give my brothers the coin. I have to get you out of here." Salif said pulling me out of the small cell and down the hall way.
"I have nightmares of you sand people. I am pretty scared right now!" I confessed and Salif dragged me in a large room of sand stone. The room was empty and had a torch in each corner.
"Stay put and keep quiet. I will be back." Salif said quickly and left. I was left alone again in a bigger room, I crawled to one of the walls and hugged my self. Then a heard a loud beep sound and I jumped. Stone slabs fell from the wall farthest from me revealing a window. Through the window I saw the three Coin Guardians. Salif had his head down and Sandir and Saltar had smirks on their faces.
"We will bring your distractions in a minute but first." Sandir said pushing a button and the walls closed in. The torches went out but I was still able to see. I panicked and stood up. I was going to be crushed! I felt tears run down my face. I slowly walked near the middle of the room turning my body watching the walls come closer. Then the walls stopped five feet by five feet. I sat in the middle on my knees. I saw the three at the window still. I couldn't wipe Saltar's and Sandir's creepy smiles out of my memories. I heard another beep sound and from the cracks of the sand stone wall I saw water pour through.
I stood up and water poured in fast. I looked up at the Guardians and saw Salif only there. He was pushing buttons looking like he was trying to stop the water. The water was at my knees now and I shivered. The water was cold and I watched Salif continue with the buttons.
"I..I can't stop the water! It is too fast! I don't know how to get access to it!" Salif shouted from behind the window. He reminded me of Donnie the way he seems so smart. Sandir reminded me of Leo because he is the leader. Saltar reminded me of Raph because he has an attitude. I felt the water above my waist now, I must have been lost in my thoughts for a little bit. I stared at Salif hoping he can stop it.
"Help!" I yelled squeezing my eyes shut terrified of the after math.
"No one will help you now. Once your dead we can have the coin to our selves!" I opened my eyes knowing that wasn't Salif's voice. I was right. It was Sandir who said that. He was holding Salif's arms behind his back not letting him move. Salif mouthed the words 'I am sorry'. I lost all my hopes then. "Saltar is getting your distractions, they will find you dead. We will trick them and you will be powerless to do anything."
"No!" I shouted and the water was at my chin now. The top of my head hit the ceiling and I took a deep breath. I closed my eyes and didn't move my body to safe energy to hold my breath. I thought about how the others must feel right now. My chest started to ache and I wondered how long it has been. I opened my eyes and looked under the water. The window where Sandir and Salif were was empty. I heard a scream but It was not my own. My head started to pound and I couldn't hold my breath any more. My lips gave out and water poured down my throat and in my lungs. I was drowning and I sank to the bottom of the room. My eyes shut and my system shut down. My heart stopped.
Leo's P.O.V.
When I was running with Raph my foot got stuck in sand and I sank into the sand my body bolted straight into the ground. I closed my eyes and held my breath not wanting to get sand in me. I felt the sand grow loose around me and I hit the bottom of something. I was out of the sand and I opened my eyes. I saw sand right above me and I gasped. The sand never fell, I breathed slowly to keep calm. I sat up and surprisingly saw Donnie against the wall shaking badly. I smiled trying to calm him and crawled to him.
"Donnie, it's ok. I'm here." I said softly not trying to freak him out. He shook his head and leaned against the wall more. I tilted my head and stared at the scared turtle. "Donnie? Speak to me buddy."
Donnie shook his head again and scooted into a corner. I sat there and tried to figure it out.
"Donnie, what is with you?" I asked and Donnie with a shaky finger pointed behind me. I stiffened and slowly turned around. I saw a tall slender sand guardian standing a few feet away. It was the sand guardian that gagged me. I stood up ready defend and the sand guardian didn't even move.
"Don't you remember last time you try to attack me? It's pointless, little distraction." The sand guardian smirked as I lowered my fists.
"Why are we here?" I asked and the sand guardian's smile grew wider.
"Someone wanted you to be brought." The sand guardian answered and I felt uneasy about this. I went on my knee and hugged Donnie for comfort. He nuzzled his head in my neck and continued to shake. As I hugged him my fingers trail along his bandages on his shoulder. "And one more thing."
I looked up when I heard something hit the floor. I saw Raph lying on the floor and he sat up. He turned to me and saw us in the corner. He squinted his eyes probably not believing our presence. He crawled to the corner and sat in front of me.
"What is going on?" Raph asked and I shrugged. Donnie looked up and wasn't shaking as much as before. I stood up and gave the sand guardian a glare.
"Where is my little brother!" I shouted and the sand guardian just continued to give a wide smile. The sand guardian never answered but something else did.
"No!" I heard from a distance. I knew it was Mikey. The sand guardian frowned and turn to an empty wall. The guardian placed a hand on it and an opening formed. The guardian turned his head to us.
"I am Saltar. Maybe we can chat another time." Saltar said with some sarcasm in his voice. I ran to Saltar and he walked through the opening and it quickly closed. Before it closed I quickly stretched my arm out to grab Saltar, but failed. The sand formed around my hand and most of my arm. I fell on my knees right went it formed. I cried out slightly, I held in every other cry beyond that point I didn't want my brothers to see weakness in me. I put my left hand on my trapped arm and tried to tug it out, it didn't get loose. I turned my head at my shocked brothers.
"Raph, help me get my arm loose." I ordered and Raph ran over. He stood behind me and grabbed ahold of my arm and pulled. I felt the sand grow tighter and I grew a grimace face. "I-It's getting tighter!"
Raph and I pulled for my arm to budge, nothing happened. I sighed and my left arm dropped to my side.
"It's no use. We wouldn't get it out. Thanks anyway Raph." I said in defeat. Raph stopped and sat against the wall I was at. "Hey Donnie. You ok?"
"I am now." Donnie finally spoke. I smiled letting him know I was fine. "Can you move your arm at all?"
I tried to wiggle my arm, "Nope. It is stuck in place. Don't worry. I'll be fine." I insisted and at that moment I felt the wall get tighter. It was so tight I thought my arm would pop off.
"Donnie, I just noticed the bandage on your shoulder. When I woke up you told me what I missed, I have a feeling you didn't tell me all that happened." Raph said and Donnie's eyes widened.
"Hey you never told me what happened with your shoulder either." I said joining in on the confusion. I watched Donnie crawl closer to us and crossed his legs. He put a hand on top of his bandages.
"When I was looking for Raph I saw the Purple Dragon he was chasing after, but Raph wasn't around." Donnie started avoiding eye contact, "I saw the Purple Dragon holding one of Raph's sai, I him down and demanded answers for where Raph was. Then the Purple Dragon...stabbed me...with Raph's sai.." Donnie mumbled the last part but we heard it clearly.
"Why didn't you tell us?" I asked and Donnie looked in my eyes.
"It's embarrassing to be stabbed by your brother's weapon." Donnie explained and I nodded understanding now. Suddenly the sand around my arm grew even tighter, breaking my arm. I screamed and my body went limp. The only thing holding me up from hitting the ground was my useless arm. Raph and Donnie propped me up and I closed my eyes in pain.
"My arm broke.." I whispered and slowly opened my eyes. Donnie looked like he was going to cry any second and Raph looked concerned. The space around my arm was probably the width of Donnie's staff. We sat quietly and only worried what happened to Mikey.
Hey everyone! I am so sorry for the late update! I am in advanced choir and I had a concert a few days ago. Plus it was the end of the quarter so project for school, report card! So yeah, lots of stuff. But I am back! This is a pretty important chapter to the fan fiction. Everyone behavior and the settings you got to look that closely. I can't tell you how amazing it is when you guys read my fan fictions. I love to read your reviews, I love to know what your thinking. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I love you all! Thank you and Peace!
~LeonardoTheLeader
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