So Not My Day
By ilovemyboys
Chapter 9: Raph Looses It Too!
Authors Note: Hey yall! It's been awhile. Computer problems and other such things got in the way, but I am here now! More importantly for all of you, my stories are here now!
"Alright, let's see…" Donatello speaks to himself as he looks under the microscope at his brother's blood sample. After observing the blood sample he managed to see what was in it. Sure enough, a drug of some sort got in his system. Problem was, he couldn't find which drug it was. But he would…
"Hmmm…this kind of thing has never happened to us before, surprisingly, but there's gotta be some clue….some trace as to….aha!"
Meanwhile…
"Mikey…GET-OFF!"
"Raph! Do you want to cause more problems for us?"
"Hey! Nothing's happening to you Fearless!"
"Raaaaappphhhieee…." Mikey speaks dreamily, keeping his strong hold on Raph's waist, as he hugs the life out of him.
"I am going KILL YOU for this Mikey!" Raph growls down at Mikey.
"Raph…" Leo warns.
"Urrrr..….what's so wrong about breaking his hold and sendin' him flying across the room anyway? He'll be fine!"
"Raph, we are not resorting to any unnecessary violence. Don said to watch him. That isn't too difficult compared to what he's doing. We don't need to bring him an injured brother to take care of as well." Leo spoke, trying to keep his voice strong and unwavering.
"Yeah well…all I gotta say is as soon as he finds out what the shell is-"
"Raph! I know! We'll figure out what to do once he gives us a diagnosis on Mike's dart."
"Hey Leo?" Mikey asks softly as looks over at his brother with a confused gaze.
"Yeah Mikey?" Leo smiles at him.
"What are we doing?"
"Huh! I'd like to know the same thing…" Raph remarks, as Leo gives him a glare.
Mikey, slowly noticing Raph just talked, looks up at him with the same confused eyes. Raph looks down at him, who's eyes in return soften at seeing Mikey's.
"Oh…" Mikey mumbles in response to Raph's statement, sadly letting go of his hold on Raph.
"Ah! FINALLY!" Raph shudders at finally being let go.
"Mikey. Do you have any more questions?" Leo asks gently.
"Oh…um….I have…um…"
Raph stares at his usually upbeat brother, now speaking like a little boy who just lost his favorite toy.
This sad Mikey is really creeping me out…it's not right!
"Well I….I…." Mikey's solemn face suddenly began to expand into a big smile as he turns his head to face Raph.
"Hi Raph…"
"Oh shell no! Don't come anywhere NEAR me! You go it?"
"But Raaaaphh…"
"NUH UH!"
Mikey tries to make a pouty face, turning to face Leo instead.
"Leeeeeooooo…."
Leo looks hesitantly at Mikey as he slowly approaches him.
"Yeah Mikey?"
"I wanted…to tell you something Leo…."
He takes a step closer.
"Yeah Mikey…what is it?" Leo watches his brother uneasily, as he comes toward him.
"I wanted to tell you something… important…" He slurs his words slightly, only inches away from Leo's face.
"Alright…What is it?" Leo asks.
"I wanted to tell you that-TAG! YOU'RE IT!" Mikey shouts, hitting Leo roughly on the shoulder, as he zooms past a baffled Raph, out of the living room.
"WHAT THE SHELL-"
"Raph! After him!"
Leo quickly pulls himself together as he and Raph run after Mikey.
...
"You see which direction he went?" Leo asks.
"Didn't you?"
"No…" Leo grinds his teeth, annoyed at himself for not noticing.
"Well he can't be far. Our lair isn't that big!" Raph shouts as they run.
"The lair isn't. The sewers are. We better check the entryway first."
"Right."
CRASH!
Leo and Raph spin their heads toward the noise behind them, wondering where it came from when Raph's eyes suddenly widen in fear, then turn to murderous anger.
"I know where that came from!"
Suddenly bolting away he yells, "MIKEY IF YOU SO MUCH AS SCRATCHED MY BIKE I'LL HAVE YOUR HEAD! BUT YOUR COMICS WILL BE FIRST!"
Leo almost lets his smile show at his brother's out-of-control attachment to his bike, as he follows him toward the noise.
THAT LITTLE BRAT! I'LL KILL HIM FOR THIS! I'LL KILL HIM!
Raph's eyes narrow as he sees the door to the garage storing his precious bike, and runs over to open it.
BANG! "Jammed!"
That shell for brains LOCKED IT!
"URRRRAGGHH!" Raph rams himself against the door with a THUD!
"URRRR….AGGGH!" THUD!
Just as Leo makes his way toward Raph, he notices his brother trying to ram the door open with his shoulder, runs toward him, and grabbing hold of Raph's arms from behind, tries to keep him still.
"RAPH! You need to cool down! You're gonna get yourself hurt!"
"I DON'T CARE! That dipstick got to my bike!"
"You don't know that Raph! Now chill!"
"Oh Raph…" Mikey calls tauntingly from the garage.
Raph abruptly becomes silent, as does Leo.
"Guess what I have..."
Leo gulps. Oh great.
LEO'S POV:
"Mikey…" Raph speaks murderously low. "If you wanna see tomorrow you better get out of there in 10 seconds…"
I can hear him clenching his teeth so loud, not doubt Mikey can as well.
"What's going out here?" Don runs toward us, concerned.
"Mikey's locked himself in the garage," I say.
Don makes a quick glance at Raph then lets out an understanding, "Ooohhh…."
"That little pipsqueak ain't respondin'!" Raph growls.
Gee I wonder why…I wanted to say.
"On a normal day he wouldn't dare get Raph this upset…" Don adds. "You have to remember he's still under the effects of-"
"I don't care what he's under the effects of-"
"Okay, okay!"Don sighs, putting a hand up to his face as he walks over to me while Raph shouts threats to Mikey through the door.
"I would recommend going through the garage on the surface since neither of us want him breaking down that door, which he will eventually, and in the process, murder our brother. If you can do that I'll keep an eye on Raph," he speaks in a low voice.
"Right…" I say, understanding.
Walking away slowly, though it's not needed given Mikey is Raph's full attention, I jog out of the lair and into the tunnels.
Making my way toward the closest manhole cover toward our abandoned garage, I climb up the ladder and peak my head up to the surface. Seeing the cost is clear, I quickly make my way over to the shadows, toward the garage.
Cling! A can is kicked nearby!
I freeze, concealed by the shadows of two narrow buildings, and listen for any more sound.
I hear nothing…then footsteps coming my way…
A figure approaches…they can't see me, but I wonder what they're doing in this alley. They aren't acting like a gang member. Perhaps a homeless person?
They get closer…They have to turn sooner or later. Nothing is here but a dead end.
They take a few more steps…then stop. I barely see their outline wobbling, then righting itself, as it places a hand to it's head.
"Ohhhh…" he groans.
My eyes widen in surprise as I come out in front of him, taking hold of his shoulders.
"Mikey what are you doing out here?"
…...
"Mikey!" I hiss in his ear.
"Leo!" He looks at me happily.
"Mikey, what are you doing out here?" I ask seriously, when in reality I want to scream, How could you be so careless!
"Going back to the lair…" He says "lair" like it's some haunted mansion filled with ghosts.
"And you just had to come this way?"
"Well yeah…" He gives me a "are you serious?" look. "Raph's on the other side."
Okay, wait. I thought he was drugged. He's acting completely normal now-
"Ohhhhh….preeeetyyyy…." His eyes sparkle as he wobbles toward a street lamp lit up nearby. I grab his arm gently, pulling him back.
"Mikey, I need you to look at me."
He does so, surprisingly.
"We need to get back. Okay?"
"Okay!" He smiles brightly.
I sigh.
This'll be a long night…
…
As I take Mikey along toward the garage, I realize it's much easier to sneak him in the way I came as I turn back around, Mikey easily drifting along for the ride.
I wonder what this is all like from his perspective? I mean he's conscious but…will he remember it all? Lucky for him he might not. Actually, given what he just managed to pull off doing to Raph without getting reprimanded is something I'm sure he'll want to remember.
"Hey Leo?"
There he goes again. Talking like nothing's wrong.
"Is something wrong bro?"
"No, Mikey, I'm fine. How are you?" I glance over at him.
"I'm okay…" He says, staring at nothing in particular in front of us.
As we get closer to the manhole cover I came in, I check for signs of anyone nearby-
"All clear-"
"WOOO! WOOO!" Mikey abruptly shouts into the air.
I quickly cover his mouth, as I crouch down, pulling him with me.
"Mikey, be quiet!" I hiss."What was that all about?"
"The birdies." He says simply.
"Birdies? Never mind, I don't care. We just need to get home. Will you please be quiet?"
"Sure Leo." He shrugs.
"Alright…" I let out a sigh, as I stand up. "You see that manhole cover over there?" I point at it.
He looks at it, nodding slowly.
"We are going down there to the lair."
When I don't get a response I assume he heard me, and holding onto his arm with one hand, I signal for us to move out with the other. As we make it I help Mikey get in first, telling him to hold on tight to the ladder. Afterwards, I come down too as we head toward the lair.
…..
Upon getting close to the lair's entrance I wait and listen.
Raph is angrily talking to Don while Don is trying to calm him down.
"He really needs to cool off." Mikey says next to me.
"You honestly think after that little stunt you pulled he will?"
"Little…stunt?" He looks at questioningly.
"Never mind…"
He at least seems to be in the right mind not to go running into the lair with Raph right here.
"Raph is mad." He remarks.
"Yes he is."
"He's really mad. Like really, REALLY mad."
"Yes Mikey…" I say tiredly.
"I just thought it'd be fun to play tag that's all…"
"Then why did you hide in the garage and taunt Raph?"
"W-what? I saw the big room filled with lots of shiny things so I went in and you guys wanted to come too but you guys haven't let me touch anything shiny all day so I locked the door. Yes…I did…"
Well what do you know…
Wait a second.
"What about taunting Raph?" I frown.
"What about Raph?"
"You were taunting him Michelangelo…" I spoke firmly.
He can't get out of this one.
"Oh!" He smiles. "That was just for fun."
I sigh. Great. This is even worse than I thought. Mikey's semi-conscious of what he's doing while also in his own drugged state, giving him an actual excuse to what he's doing.
I suddenly notice the shouting has stopped. Poking my head in I see a door open to Don's lab as he drinks a cup of coffee at his worktable. Raph is nowhere in sight. Coming in quietly, with Mikey trailing behind, I walk toward Don.
"Hey Don?" I whisper.
He jolts in his chair, almost spilling the coffee in his hand as he turns around to face us.
"Leo, honestly!" He whispers back.
"Sorry…look uh, Raph's not around is he?"
"No, thankfully." He heaves out a sigh. "Geez, he really is a hot-head."
"Tell me about it. So how's the antidote coming along?"
"I'm pretty sure I've figured out what caused it but I need to double check a few things."
"Great."
"And Mikey?" He looks at me nervously, suddenly coming to the conclusion I came in from the front door instead of through the garage.
"Right here," I say, moving aside so Don can see Mikey.
"So you took him back through the sewers?"
"Actually… I found him on the surface," I say reluctantly.
Don almost spits out the coffee in his mouth.
"WHAT!" He chokes, turning to Mikey, then me.
"Did he say why he was up there?"
"Going back to the lair believe it or not."
"Really? I didn't think in his state he'd be able to."
"Yeah I didn't either. But he's had some major mood swings, including seeming pretty normal for a few seconds."
"I guess it makes sense but…mood swings huh? I'll double check on that and make sure I got the right antidote. Then we'll get Mikey back to normal in no time."
"Thanks Don," I say.
"For now he should probably stay in one of our rooms to avoid Raph. He won't expect him there, let alone anywhere in the lair besides the garage, but, can't be too careful."
"I agree. Alright, he'll stay in my room."
I turn toward Mikey. "We're hiding out in my room until Raph cools down a bit."
"Hiding out?" Mikey asks eagerly. "Cool!"
Here it comes…