My Best Friend

Author Sfhlaadmoew

Chapter 17 (Third person)

"Raphael where are you going?" his voice demanded as the emerald teen slowly made his way to the door.

"To get help Leo." Raph snapped back at their leader, he knew this was going to turn into a fight. We don't have time for this, he thought gripping the threshold for balance.

"And who's going to help us?" the eldest was stern, worry filling him as his stubborn sibling tried to leave even though he was having trouble standing.

"Someone I met on line." Raph lowered his voice, something told him if they kept yelling then on of them might wake up. He didn't want to put Mikey threw that again, they need to help Mikey.

Donnie looked up "Do you mean Spangler?"

The emerald teen just nodded before exiting the room, leaving Donnie to explain to their brother.

Picking up his brothers computer off the table Raph shuffled his way to the sofa, glad to finally be off his feet.

Leo came out after a few minutes to join his brother. Leaning against the back of the sofa the leader stood silently, letting his brother work. He was right, we do need help. He thought. We cant do this on our own, we don't even know what's going on. The forest green turtle closed his eyes and sighed.

"You know its really annoying ta have you watchin' over my shoulder like that." Red clad eyes looked up to meet blue clad eyes.

"Sorry." Leo said as he moved to sit next to Raph. "I just want to make sure…" Raphael cut him off, knowing what his next words would be.

"Fine, just keep your mouth shut and type for me." He shoved the laptop onto Leo's lap. "You're the only one left who can still use both his hands." He held up his good arm and waved slightly.

The leader shook his head with a slight smile on his lips, at least humor wasn't completely dead in a time of crisis, "Alright, tell me what to do."

Raph looked at his brother, when did he began to listen to me? He shook the thoughts out of his head, there was no time to think about things like that, they need to help Mikey right now, that was the most important thing at the moment, Mikey. Scared little Mikey would could most likely see and feel everything that was happening while he had no control over his very own body.

The two sat and fumbled around, Raph only knowing the basics and Leo knowing even less then him. Raph would say one thing and Leo would do another; it was harder showing someone what to do than just doing it yourself. Raph sighed as he got up to switch with Donnie.

"Hey Don, why don't cha go show Leo how to get onto that chat board before we break your computer." Donnie looked a little worried for his computer as he got up and left the room where he had been watching over their baby brother.

When Donatello swiftly left he found himself standing in the room that felt colder than fresh water. Sitting in the chair next to his little brother Raph felt helpless, the memories of that night flashing threw his mind. "Don't worry Mikey, we'll help you…somehow," He took a hold of the youngest hand, giving it a slight squeeze. Pleased to find the bound limb curl around his fingers as best as he could even though he was asleep.

Closing his eyes Raph sat back, he could hear Donnie trying not to yell at Leo as he explained what to do and how to do it. He laughed to himself, bitter sweet as he got the mental image of the two sitting on the sofa, Donnies face full of worry and Leo looking confused and lost as he stared at the screen. At any other given time he would have gone out to tease the fearless leader for not knowing how to use the scroll pad on a lap top, or how to locate a url bar. But as the situation stood...

Then the image of his nearly squabbling brothers out in the front room suddenly darkened as a voice whispered behind him. "You promised me, YOU PROMISED ME!"

That wasn't Mikeys voice. Raph slowly sat up and turned, only to come face to face with a man, his hands out stretched. The next thing Raph knew was that there were fingers wrapped around his throat, tightening with every breath slowly cutting off his air.

Raph managed a strangled yell before his sight started to darken. The mans crewel eyes watching him the whole time as he started to sing a lullaby as if setting a child to rest.

To be continued…