(A/N: Here I am with Alternate ending #1. Hope you enjoy it, and just to let you know… All alternate endings are short because I don't want to type a flashback, only a present, OR the alternate ending will have nothing to do with the flashback in the original ending chapter… Also, you already know how Don tries to kill himself, so I will not retype that.)
Mike POV
I sensed something was wrong with one of my brothers as I woke up. I shot out of bed and checked Raph's room and he was fine. I had a feeling Don wasn't in either of his usual rooms, so I ran out to the living room. I saw Don slide into the pool. I sprinted and dived into the pool.
He wasn't thrashing, and his eyes were closed, so it was easy to untie the chain around his ankle. I pulled him up to the surface and pulled him up before me. I didn't see his chest rising or falling, so I did CPR. After a few moments of hopelessness, he starts to sputter out water. I feel relief flow into my veins. He looks at me for a second, tears falling in the midst of all the water on his face. But then his eyes roll back. His face is pale, then I see the deep cuts on his wrists. I gasp and pick him up and get him into the infirmary.
I take care of the cuts, making sure not to make anything worse. Thankfully, none of the cuts hit his veins or arteries. Once he was hooked up to a lot of medical equipment and safely just sleeping, I felt myself fall into the chair beside his bed, crying.
I stayed in that chair until he woke up the next night. I hugged him tightly and he looked confused, but happy.
"I'm so sorry Don! I didn't mean what I said! I don't ever want you to be alone!" I quickly said into his ear. He smiled and hugged me tightly. I knew I would never leave him. I would always be there for him. As a brother, as a friend, to talk to, to hang out with, as a shoulder to cry on, as a hero to save his life any time needed it…
He had me.