Chapter 14
Salif's P.O.V.
Right when I got the water down I was terrified to see Michelangelo sink to the bottom of the room. I quickly ran in and ignored the water rushing past my feet. I kneeled at Michelangelo's body.
"No Michelangelo. I didn't wish for this to happen." I admitted and put my right hand on his plastron. No sign of life. I closed my eyes. "I could have stopped my brothers from starting this mess. I could have but I was scared. I'm not scared anymore I will stop this."
Suddenly I opened my eyes from the sound of coughing. I saw a mist coming from my hand to his chest. The mist was black and had bits of purple, this mist apparently revived the young turtle. Michelangelo was coughing up water in his lungs.
"Michelangelo? Can you hear me?" I said softly, not to startle the poor thing. No reply. I sighed removed my hand from his chest. Michelangelo was breathing again. I scooped him up in my arms and was going to take him to his brothers. I know they were here, I heard a scream of pain. Michelangelo curled into my arms more.
"Chest hurts.." Michelangelo whispered and when limp in my arms slowly. I guessed holding his breath took a lot from him. I walked through the sand doorway and down the hallway a little ways. I brought Michelangelo into the room my brothers gave him. I place him on the soft sand bed.
"I'll be back in a minute. I am bringing your brothers." I whispered to the still and quiet turtle. I ran out of the room I didn't want Michelangelo to fall asleep yet, I wanted him to see his brothers. I heard the sand opening close behind me. I ran down the hallway and placed my hand on the sand wall. A doorway appeared and three turtles landed at my feet. They must have been leaning on the wall. Their heads turned to face me. The turtle with the purple mask gasped and scooted back away from me. The one in red stood help the blue one up. The one in blue was injured, by the arm. The one of blue I identified as Leonardo. The red as Raphael. The purple as Donatello. Leonardo held his arm to his body.
"I'm going to kill you!" Raphael shouted and made fists.
"I suppose you don't wish to see Michelangelo." I said simply not to frighten them but to speed up the process. Raphael let his fists disappear and Leonardo nodded to me. I saw Donatello stand and hide behind Leonardo. "Follow and stay close. If you leave my sight my brothers will find you. I do not want to see more of your kind hurt.'"
Too soon, I mentioned it too soon. I began to walk back down the hallway and looked over my shoulder to see Donatello between Leonardo and Raphael. Leonardo still held his right arm, I could tell it was broken. I stared forward again and quickly stopped at the sand wall.
"How do we know your telling the truth?" Leonardo said was a hoarse voice. I turned to Leonardo.
"I am not like my brothers. I suggest you three be careful with Michelangelo. I just..revived him." I couldn't lie during a serious matter. The threes expression hurt my heart to see.
"Show us." Donatello demanded with a look of anger all the sudden. I turned to the empty wall and placed my hand on it. The sand made an opening and we walked through.
"Michelangelo." I said and Michelangelo sat up slowly, struggling. Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello ran to the bed sides.
"Mikey are you okay?!" Raphael asked.
"He said something about revive you!" Donatello shouted.
"Mikey we were so worried." Leonardo said. Michelangelo glared turned to me and he tilted his head slightly. He looked to his brothers again. Michelangelo rubbed his forehead and started to cough up more water. Leonardo helped Michelangelo sit on the edge of the bed. Michelangelo stopped coughing after a minute or two. Leonardo and Raphael laid Michelangelo down, from the coughing taking energy from him.
"W-who are you..." Michelangelo asked and his eyes close. My eyes widen and the three stare me down.
"My brother Sandir drowned him and I brought him back. I don't know how but he is breathing.." I explained and the three turned to Michelangelo again.
"Mikey please..please remember us! We need you! We're your brothers! Please please please.." Donatello began to sob in Michelangelo's plastron. Michelangelo sat up causing Donatello to move.
"I have brothers." Michelangelo said like he remembered suddenly.
"You remember!" Raphael smiled and Michelangelo stood up. Seconds later my brothers Sandir and Saltar came through a new opening in the wall. They stood at Michelangelo's sides. Raphael's smile faded and I shook my head.
"Sandir, Saltar and Salif are my older brothers." Michelangelo said with a smile. I shook my head more.
"No..no no no! Michelangelo, remember who your brothers are!" I said not want Michelangelo to forget his dear family. Michelangelo's expression quickly change to anger.
"Escort him out." Michelangelo demanded. Sandir and Saltar grabbed my arms.
"As you wish brother." Saltar said, Saltar and Sandir began to drag me away.
"What!? No! You can't do this! I want to help you Michelangelo! Remember your place!" I said not wanting this to be real. Michelangelo gave me a death glare.
"Your a brother who did a terrible thing." Michelangelo said turning to his blood brothers. Leonardo, Donatello and Raphael stared at me like I was the cause of this. I couldn't see more I was dragged from the room and the sand door was sealed. I struggled for freedom but of course brothers were stronger. I was dragged to a holding cell. I was thrown into a sand wall and I winced. My brothers walked to me and kneeled down. They cuffed my wrists and ankles in shackles attached to the wall.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked and Sandir smirked.
"Because we finally got the brother we wanted." Sandir answered and that hurt to hear. I dropped my head and the sand opening closed after Sandir and Saltar left. I was alone. I was never cared for. I was never loved. Sandir and Saltar shouldn't be called my brothers. Tears escaped my eyes, but it didn't matter if anyone saw. I failed Michelangelo and his brothers. I failed myself.
Leo P.O.V.
I held my arm tighter to my body in fear of what has become of my brother. He just ordered our only hope out of here! Then again it all could have been planned out. Mikey no longer remembered us and that broke my heart to know. I looked towards my two clueless brothers and back to my lost brother.
"Mikey please say this is a joke." I said barely above a whisper. Mikey looked frustrated and I didn't know if he was mad at us or the fact he has no idea what's going on.
"I've never made a joke before." Mikey then made a grimace face and rubbed his left temple. Mikey's legs began to shake and he started to cough again.
"Quick grab him!" I ordered running to his side and grabbing his arm. Donnie grabbed his other arm and Raph grabbed his legs. We carried him on to the bed and Mikey kept his eyes closed. I coughing stopped but legs still shook. "Donnie?"
"His exhausted. That one sand guy who was dragged away was right. Mikey is coughing up water. Someone named Sandir drowned Mikey." Donnie sighed and placed a careful hand on Mikey's plastron. "He needs rest."
"Stop. I don't need rest! Sandir! Saltar!" Mikey shouted keeping his eyes closed. Donnie removed his hand and the two Mikey called for came in.
"What is it, brother?" Saltar asked. I shivered when he said brother. Mikey opened his eyes and my heart stopped. His eyes were black and no longer the bright blue. The others noticed as well and Mikey quickly pointed his finger at Donnie.
"Get. Him. Out. Of. My. Sight." Mikey hissed not separating his teeth. Donnie dropped his jaw and Saltar and Sandir came to his side.
"I..I didn't do anything! I swear!" Donnie tried to convince but the two sand people grabbed his arms. I stood up about to stop what was going on but Mikey grabbed my hand. I felt like I froze in time and the picture around me paused. I could only stared at the two holding Donnie's arms. I couldn't move, I couldn't speak. Raph had his head turned to face Donnie. He looked pissed but when does he not. I felt Mikey let go of my hand and my vision went black for a second. I opened my eyes not knowing I closed them. Raph was sitting above me now and he helped me sit up avoiding my broken arm.
"Are you okay?" Raph looked worried and I was confused. Raph was just on the other side of the bed with-
"Donnie!" I shouted and stood up. I looked at the over side of the bed were he was that side of the bed was empty. I scanned the room quickly. Donnie was out of sight. "What happened?!" I stared down at Raph still sitting on the floor.
"I was about to ask you the same thing." Raph said and I grew confused and stressed. I sat on the bed and saw Mikey had his eyes closed, asleep.
"I don't know what happened but when Mikey was holding my hand it was like everything froze. The two sand people holding Donnie's arms, you with a worried face. I couldn't move or speak, I just froze." I explained and Raph nodded slightly.
"Makes sense. I noticed went Mikey grabbed your hand, your body stiffened up and you didn't blink or anything. I was worried you weren't breathing. The sand people, Sandir and Saltar, started to take Donnie away and I attacked them. My attacks went through them and they threatened to hurt Donnie if I continued to try to attack them. The sand door shut after that and Mikey let go of your hand. You went limp so fast and Mikey fell asleep after that." Raph explained and I hissed in pain repositioning my arm.
Everything was silent and I crossed my legs. I felt so helpless. I could have helped. I worried why my hearing ability didn't work as good down here. I wanted to try to contact Splinter again. I wonder how the others were doing.
April's P.O.V.
I was freaking out with out the guys. It has been one painful day without them. We kept the lab how Leonardo left it. To be honest, the day I tried and tried to figure out ideas. But each idea had a flaw we could afford. I had an idea to go all the way to Arizona to find them, but that could take days and plus when we made it who knows if the turtles were already on the way back. That was just one idea to fall down the drain.
I thought we could use more help so I called up Leatherhead. He came over and examined the room. When I told him Leonardo's presence was here he didn't believe me at first until Master Splinter said it was the truth. Leatherhead insisted that it couldn't be done looking at science, but anything could be done when we live on a world where Kraang tried to take over. Leatherhead went to his home to plan as well.
For the day I also planned to write every night to shared what the day was like. I wish destiny could have move the turtle at my apartment or something. I sighed and got my mind of destiny. I stood up from a bed in the lab. I walked out to the lab and to the dojo where surprisingly Casey and Splinter were talking. I knew Casey didn't hate rat as bad as he thought. Casey turned to me.
"Hey Red. Do you have any ideas that won't blow?" Casey asked and I kept my cold.
"No..I just can't stop thinking about the guys. Like what they are up to or if Raph is finally awake. I can't imagine what it is like for them." I said feeling so defeated.
"Miss O'Neil. Today was only the first day, I do not expect a plan first minute. I also do not expect you to do the planning alone." Splinter said stroking his beard, "Today we must clear our minds of the emotions."
"Master Splinter, I was wondering how you are so calm about your sons disappearing." I asked.
"They did not disappear Miss O'Neil. We know what has happened and one can not be lost from family. Family always stays within the heart." Splinter answered and I understand Splinter was upset but calm about it.
"I was also wondering what you and Casey were talking about before I walked." I asked and Casey laughed lightly.
"Casey Jones asked me if I could teach him how to be stealth. Which is highly unlikely from the fact Casey Jones always shouts 'goongala'. That is why Michelangelo lacks stealth as well." Splinter said and knew how Mikey shouts 'booyakasha' before attacking enemies.
"Nice try Casey." I said as the mood lightened up a bit. Casey smiled and stood.
"Yeah and I was so close to convincing him to teach me too." Casey said and I laughed.
"You were nowhere near convincing me Casey Jones. Maybe another time." Splinter said smiling.
"See! There will be another time!" Casey said looking liked a child who just got a new toy.
Maybe with time we can make it through the tough emotions and to the planning easier. Splinter pulled us into a group hug.
"We will work through this together, as family." Splinter assured and I noticed Casey wasn't bothered by hugging a rat. I smiled and closed my eyes enjoying the moment.
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