Sorry for not posting this last night... hopefully I'll remember to post a new chapter tonight... Enjoy xx
Creep
Chapter 17
As they headed towards the lighter part of the castle Leo noticed his father looked troubled.
''Master Splinter? Is something wrong?'' Leo asked worriedly.
''Duh'' Raph growled angrily. ''Donnie's rapist is still loose and he nearly killed him because we were too slow''
Donnie coughed a little, he was still recovering from inhaling so much smoke. He could see that his family was enraged with the man, it was understandable.
But Donnie was afraid. He hated conflict and violence, he wasn't sure he could watch the people he loved kill a man who had went mad from loneliness.
He grimaced as he remembered the abuse he had received and felt angry at himself for not wanting him dead, he just hated destroying a life. He hoped his family wouldn't make him do it.
''How did he escape'' Splinter grumbled. ''I do not understand''
''He has a gadget thingy that turns him to shadow'' Mikey answered quickly, ''He's been using it to attack us''
''We have one too'' Leo nodded. ''We stole it before you came, show him Donnie''
Donnie didn't answer, the four family members looked round to see him walking with his head bowed. They could see he was deep in thought.
Mikey nudged his taller brother making Don's head shoot up.
''Hmm?'' He frowned.
''Show him the shadow thing we stole'' Mikey said, Donnie pulled the metal gadget off of his belt and held it up for his father to see.
''So you just press the buttons?'' Splinter questioned.
''You press the top button to activate it then you use thought to fly, hide, disappear and so on. You press the bottom button to deactivate it'' Donnie explained half-heartedly. ''It's really simple''
''I see'' Splinter nodded, ''I assume you'll be keeping it?''
Donnie looked down at the object in his hand, he wasn't sure. Usually he'd be all for keeping such a strange and interesting invention and taking it apart to learn how it worked, he knew he could make a load of them to keep him and his brothers safe.
But…
He really didn't feel like it. He didn't want to take it apart and he didn't want to make more. He'd seen the trouble it caused and while they wouldn't use it for the same reason it still felt wrong.
''I don't know'' He answered quietly.
His family looked at him in concern, their family genius didn't want to learn about a new invention? That was weird for him but Master Splinter seemed to understand.
''I think you should'' He smiled as he led his sons around a corner. ''While you may not feel like tinkering with it now you may want to once you're healed''
Donnie snapped to attention.
''Y-You think I'll heal?'' He asked hopefully. Master Splinter thought about this for a moment.
''In time… Maybe not completely but enough to accept what happened and be yourself'' Splinter nodded, his three other sons looked at his abused one. ''Nobody expects you to go back to being who you were before this happened as soon as we get home, we all know it will take time but until then we will all be patient with you and help you through it all''
Donnie smiled shyly.
''Thank you Sensei''
''Even the deepest scars can heal'' Splinter sighed. ''But you must try too, this isn't something only we can fix''
''I understand Father'' Donnie nodded,
''Before he can heal we gotta kick this guy's butt'' Raph interrupted loudly.
''Agreed'' They all nodded.
They soon arrived in front of the front door to find it wide open. There was a high wind blowing around the castle causing the door to bang continuously against the wall.
They edged closer to see the man standing on a lower down wall.
He was pale with red rimmed eyes, he trembled and sobbed while grinding his teeth. He was a frightening sight to see, he had officially lost it.
He stopped crying so suddenly it could have been fake had there not been tears on his cheeks, he looked up as the wind swept his hair around behind him.
He looked straight at Donnie as if he couldn't even see the other mutants. His face crumpled into a look of hopeless rage.
''You here to see what's left!?'' He screamed at Donnie but the wind made it sound quiet. ''You here to finish off the only being who ever loved you?''
Donnie said nothing, he was freaked out by the man's behaviour. He looked like something out of a horror movie!
He man turned fully to look up at his ex-lover, Donnie felt cold at the emptiness in his eyes.
The man turned to shadow and hovered in front of the door.
''All my life I have been alone'' He muttered brokenly, ''I was always shut out by my peers, everyone hated me… I thought you of all people would understand… A freak among freaks''
If Donnie wasn't so afraid we would have been offended.
''Just you wait boy… Your friends will shut you out the first chance they have'' The man came towards the mutants making them back away, the man tried to grab at Donnie but Splinter's katana appeared between them forming a barrier. ''Your family will leave you next… YOU WILL BE ALL ALONE WITH NOBODY TO LOVE YOU! YOU WILL BE LEFT TO WANDER THE EARTH WISHNG YOU WERE DEAD!''
The wind picked up even more that it billowed around the corridor.
''YOU WILL WONDER WHY YOU DIDN'T STAY WITH ME!'' The man slouched slightly. ''The only one who would understand your pain and torment…''
Donnie froze as the man looked straight into his face.
''Donatello'' He stuck out his hand. ''Join me… and you'll never be alone''
The hand was coming closer to him, the man's words echoed around his brain painfully.
Was the man telling the truth? Would that really happen to him?
''ENOUGH!'' The katana splitting the two apart shot up, cutting the shadowy hand off.
The man shot back and screamed in pained fury, he writhed as he gripped his stump before glaring at Donatello's father.
Donnie saw the man shudder and disappear out the door, up into the sky. His brothers and Sensei rushed to the door but Donnie sat on the floor panting.
That was too intense for him to handle… he was too sore and exhausted for all this. He wondered if this was how he was going to die… he wondered if the man was playing a game and trying to get Donnie to lose his mind. He had never felt so scared.
Now he feared the future. He hoped to god the man wasn't right, he wasn't that different… was he?
No… no he wasn't…
He was like Leo… maybe not…
But he and Raph… no… no they were like chalk and cheese.
Mikey? He must share something with at least one of his brothers!?
''Donnie?'' Donnie blinked at the gentle voice to see his legs and the floor, the back of his neck ached… how long had he been sitting here like this? He looked up to see his family looking down at him in concern.
He was suddenly very aware of his fast breathing and sweaty palms.
''You ok bro?'' Mikey pushed his face closer to Don's. Donnie looked into his little brothers eyes to see nothing but worry and pure unconditional love.
And at that moment those blue orbs told him everything.
He would never be alone. His family would never abandon him! After all, look at all that had happened!
After he was taken by the crazy guy his family had done nothing but try to save him, they wouldn't do that unless they truly cared for him. He knew they weren't about to leave him.
He gave Mikey a shaky smile and nodded.
''Y-Yeah… Just a little freaked out'' He chuckled breathlessly, Mikey smiled back.
''I get it'' He nodded, ''Ya really know how to attract the weirdos!''
Leo and Raph helped Donnie onto his feet.
''That was intense'' Raph patted Donnie on the shoulder. ''You barely freaked out''
Donnie raised an eyeridge, he had done nothing but freak out.
''What do you mean?'' He asked sceptically.
''I mean that guy was all up in your face and trying to freak you out and you did nothing!'' Raph grinned. ''You didn't bat an eyelid, you just looked him in the eye and refused to listen''
''That was pretty brave bro'' Leo smiled as he put an arm around Donnie. ''I can bet most people would be running for the hills if they were in your shoes''
Master Splinter stepped forward and placed a hand on his son's head.
''May I use the device?'' He asked gently, Donnie shakily handed it to his father and Splinter gently helped him sit back down against the wall. His four sons looked confused.
''Uh'' Mikey frowned but Splinter quickly answered.
''You boys have been through enough'' Their father nodded kindly. ''There is only one device, I will use it to chase after our enemy and destroy him. I want you three to stay here and take care of your brother, he could still go into shock''
The four turtles nodded and watched as their father turned into shadow and disappeared out the door.
Mikey sat next to Donnie and hugged his arm. Raph and Leo knelt either side of them.
''Don't you worry Don'' Leo nodded determinedly. ''Master Splinter's gonna kill that guy then we can all go home''
''Yeah'' Raph and Mikey nodded. Donnie stared out at the windblown countryside and hoped his father would be successful.
If he wasn't… Donnie squeezed his eyes shut, he didn't want to think about that.
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