Chapter 4: Rushing
April shuttered as Raph gently lifted Leo's trembling body, weak moans of pain reverberating in the back of the van. They had just arrived at the lair and needed to move fast if Leo was going to make it. Don had already sprinted ahead to prepare everything.
"Easy bro, I got ya'," Raph coaxed as he cradled the trembling body of his elder brother.
A weak cry of pain made them both flinch.
"Raph," April squeaked.
Raph gave her a "I'm trying glare" before adjusting his grip and hoisting Leo up.
Another cry of pain and then more trembling.
Don had removed the blade and tightly bound Leo's plastron with gauze to prevent too much blood loss but unfortunately there was nothing they could do about the pain yet.
Raph got a good grip and backed up slowly, supporting Leo's head against his shoulder.
"I got ya' bro," Raph coaxed, "just got ta' move ok? Gotta get ya' to the infirmary. Hang in there alrigh'?"
Leo whimpered in response but remained unconscious.
April quickly closed the doors and followed Raph's nearly jogging figure.
Don looked up as they came in and helped Raph lower Leo's quaking frame onto the narrow bed he had prepared.
Raph stepped back as Don started removing the gauze and April stepped in with the needle and thread to close the wound.
"Raph don't leave I have to give him a blood transfusion and you're the closest match," Don ordered.
Raph nodded and waited as his brother and April frantically worked to suture the wound.
"Ok," Don said quickly as he grabbed a few tubes and pricked Leo's vein, "Raph sit there and get comfortable."
Raph did as he was told, gently taking hold of Leo's trembling hand as Don pricked his arm.
It was a rough transfusion, but a few minutes later some color had returned to Leo's pale cheeks and he wasn't shaking as bad. Raph waited as Don removed the needle and remained still for a few minutes, watching his elder brother struggle.
"Don…is he…" Rah trailed off at the worried crease in Don's brow.
"I…all we can do is hope…" Don mumbled.
Raph nodded mutely and rested his head on his hand as he settled beside Leo's trembling body. Don wrapped Leo tightly in blankets before going to look for April.
He found her in the kitchen, hastily whipping up something for them to eat.
"Leo?" April whispered.
"Weak," Don sighed, "Mikey's missing April…Raph couldn't find him in there…"
April placed a hand on Don's shoulder and squeezed it.
"We'll find him, he just must have gotten separated from Leo and ran when he heard the sirens or something…we'll find him," she comforted.
Don nodded and sighed, sinking into the chair beside him as April sat a cup of coffee down.
"I hope he's ok," Don mumbled.
~*~
Mikey was huddled against the alley wall, staring at the smoking building where he had scrambled out of. He was bleeding, trembling from fear and grief.
He didn't have a clue what to do and he was terrified, utterly terrified.
Sorry for the short chappie just a transition one though.
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