To recap on what happened on the last chapter, Don had his birthday and received the necklace.
This chapter is when we learn about Dons condition and the family bond they share. Please, no flames.
Btw, sorry for giving this chapter late, but I had a serious case of writers block so I couldn't think of a damn thing to write. I'm still not even sure if I know, I'm just winging this chapter, just to let you guys know if it's horrible or not.
Btw-2, I got the idea of Don's nightmares from some pictures I found on google images that were very sad. So without further ado, here is chapter 12 of 'I Can't See'. And for making this update so late, I'll try to make it longer than usual.
Btw-3, the song I used is a lullaby you can't find on Google, I tried. This is what I could pick up from the disc itself since the tittle is 'Lullaby', so you could see the difficulties in trying to find it.
Disclaimer: I do not own TMNT, but I wished I did.
One Month Later
"WHO'S HUNGRY FOR MIKEY'S FAMOUS WAKEY WAKEY EGGS AND BACEY BREAKFAST?!" Mikey yelled, waking up all of his brothers, other than Leo and Master Splinter of course. This wasn't the smartest thing to do, since the two he just woke up aren't morning people and get very cranky.
"MIKEY!" The two cranky brothers yelled back, but Don decided to yell something also with that statement. "YOU BETTER HAVE SOME COFFEE READY FOR ME MIKEY, OR SO HELP ME…!"
Mikey then realised that he did not, in fact, have a coffee made for Donatello. 'I knew I was forgetting something when I made Leo and Splinters tea, hopefully I can make some real quick, like eight min quick.' Mikey thought while getting straight to his brothers coffee. He did not want to be on the receiving end of Donatello's wrath, he learned that if that happens, you better be prepared for the worst with that creative mind of his.
So with that in mind he gathered all the ingredients needed and worked twice as fast.
But fate wasn't in Mikey's favour this morning when he turned around and came face-to-face with his purple banded brother's very cranky face. But what made it even worse was the fact that Raph was standing right behind Don, with an even crankier face. 'Guess they were busy last night, because I've done this before they were never this cranky.' Mikey thought while slowly backing away.
"HELP!" Mikey yelled running away.
"HELP!" That was the first thing Leo and Master Splinter heard when they were meditating. Next they heard more yells and the sounds of some people running around. This continued for the next few more minutes, but then it suddenly got quite. Then Donatello yelling some things, 'most likely at Michelangelo, knowing my younger brother and from the previous yelp for help.' Leo thought.
It got quite again but you could hear some talking, but what happened next surprised the both of them, they heard crying. Leo had no clue as to whom since his brothers hardly ever cried, but Master Splinter knew. All of his sons cried at one point, mostly when they were little, but they still cried.
Each one cried differently though, Michelangelo cried really loudly as to get the most attention, Raphael tried to be as silent as possible because he didn't want to ruin his 'image', Leonardo more whimpered than cried, and finally there was Donatello; who didn't stick to one single cry, but multiple. Sometimes he tried to be the strong one, sometimes the weak one, sometimes the scared one, but they all had one thing in common, they always came from the heart whenever he cried.
So once Master Splinter heard this, he bolted right away with Leo trailing not far behind.
"Do you know how much work I had to finish last night? So much that I only got TWO Hours of sleep. Not only that, But I still had a fitful sleep because of these stupid NIGHTMARES that I have been having lately." Don fumed at his younger brother when he finally had him cornered him which was quite a feat when you're blind, but you get used to it after a while. Plus the necklace helped.
"I, ah, but, I thought, ah, nevermind." Mikey stumbled on his words for three reasons. One- HE WAS SCARE OUT OF MIND, Two- He just ran for his life around the lair, and Three- He thought that Don had dealt with his nightmares two weeks ago when he first started having them.
So he tried again. "I thought dealt with those nightmares when you first got them because you stopped yelling in your sleep." This made the angry Don pause for a second before his face turned very sad, which then led into Don crying his eyes out.
"What's the matter big bro, was it something I said?" Mikey asked curiously, but also a little scared with this sudden burst.
"M-M-My Nig-ight-mar-res a-are hor-hor-ible! Yo-ou all d-die in-in fron-ont of-of m-me. An-nd I can-can't do-o a-any th-thing a-about it-it." Don mumbled while crying into his little brother's chest, catching the attention of the rest of his family.
"My son, what happened here? Why is Donatello crying?" Master Splinter asked when he saw one of his sons crying, it broke his heart.
"I don't know why sensei. One minute he's chasing me and lecturing me of why he didn't sleep very well, but when I asked about his nightmares, he just broke down, crying." Mikey explained while trying to calm Donnie down enough for him to speak coherently. When nothing worked, he sung one of the songs Master Splinter would sing to him if he couldn't fall asleep.
Lullaby, lullaby
Do not wake and weep
Softly in the cradle lye's
Sleep oh sleep
Softly in the cradle lye's
Sleep my darling, sleep
(humming)
Everybody was quite surprised at this. They never knew Mikey could sing, and if they didn't, they never would have guessed that he was this good.
Softly in the cradle lye's
Sleep my darling, sleep
Lullaby, lullaby
Do not wake and weep
Softly in the cradle lye's
Sleep oh sleep
By now, not only had Don calmed down, but the rest of the family felt much more at peace, like nothing couldn't destroy this moment.
Softly in the cradle lye's
Sleep my darling, sleep
Sleep my darling, sleep
Once Mikey finished singing, Don had calmed down enough to speak, and everybody else, except Master Splinter, had to wake themselves out of the trance they were in. So Mikey tried to ask again with a different approach to the question. "What are your nightmares about Donnie?"
"*sigh* my nightmares are horrible. You guys fall right in front of me and I can't do a thing about it. I try to wake you guys up but you stay like that throughout the whole sequence. That's when I realise I'm left all alone so I break down. I try to go back home, but no matter what I do, I can't seem to move. I'm frozen." Donatello explained, but before he wanted to continue, he asked for a simple glass of water for his throat. So Leo went to fetch it. Once he came back, Don took it and took a sip and continued the story.
"I'm frozen, everything is moving around me, except me. Once everything stops and I can finally move again, I find myself in the lair, but it's destroyed, everything is. But I had a sense of déja vu right then. I then realised that I had been there before because when we all disappeared into different dimensions, I was sent to a future where I disappeared for good. I then found Mikey, but he had one arm missing, then Leo who was blind and Raph who had lost an eye. Casey was dead and April was old. We fight the shredder one last time, but you guys die in front of me again, that's when I wake up." Don finished explaining to his family, he broke down again.
A few hours later
"Ugh, I still can't find anything else to this ooze, nothing, natta, zip. I just doesn't make sense. This is the best machine in the nation to find chemicals in solutions and mixtures." April said quite frustrated. "It's been six months and I only found one ingredient. I don't get it; I should have at least found another chemical by now. Am I doing something wrong?"
"Babe, calm down, maybe you're just stressed, and therefore you can't focus. Keep trying another time, but at the moment you need to sleep. Look at the time, its 1:30 in the morning. You need to rest." Casey clarified to his wife who needed the rest.
"*sigh* you're right Case, I just need some sleep. Sleep is always good. I'll be there in a few, I just want to look at it for a few more minutes, I swear." April promised.
"Ok, night. Remember your promise, you better be in bed by 1:40 or else I have to get drastic." Casey replied back while wiggling his eyebrows.
This spooked April. "I promise, now go."
"Master, I have good news." Hun said with a group of foot ninja's behind him.
"Speak Hun, but you better hope this is good news or else." The Shredder threatened.
"Oh it is, I can assure you. The redheaded friend of the turtles still hasn't found anything to the ooze that was injected to Donatello, meaning he probably won't ever see again unless she can find something soon." Hun replied with a smirk on his scarred face.
"That is good news, Hun, you can leave now. Foot ninja's, stay." The Shredder ordered. "Foot ninja's, I need you to make sure she is as busy as possible so she can't work on the ooze."
"Hai, Sir Shredder. We will do as you wish." And with that, they left the Shredder to think in peace.
Well here is the twelfth chapter of 'I Can't See', hoped you enjoyed it and I will start working on the thirteenth chapter and hopefully get it uploaded by the end of the month. If not, review saying that I need to hurry. I won't hold it against you. And I hope for a bunch of reviews because I love seeing how you guys like my story, or how it can get better than what it is. I mainly have to say thanks to dondena, and a few others also. Also thanks to all those people who are favouriting, following, or reviewing my story.
P.S – it has been five months and eight days since Don has been blind just so you know if anybody out there got confused.
Until then, bye.