Klunk's Missing
Chapter 7: Coming Together
By ilovemyboys
Authors Note: Later on there are two conversations going on AT ONCE. Words written in italics indicate the conversation in the background. For instance Raph and Leo hold the main conversation at first but a little fartheraway are Don and Mikey and their words are in ITALICS. Once they are all in the same conversation it looks normal again.
Raph and Mikey sat in the tunnels. Mikey leaned against Raph as he held onto his side, while Raph kept watch as they waited for their brothers to arrive.
"Raph! Mikey! Over here!" Leo called from somewhere close by.
"Leo!" Raph called, getting up and looking in the direction of his brother's voice.
"Are you guys okay?" Leo asked, running toward them with Don following close behind.
"Well-" Raph started uncertainly.
"Well what?" Don asked anxiously.
Raph glanced over at Mikey. Don noticed and immediately went into Doctor Mode as he knelt down in front of his injured brother.
"Mikey, what happened?" Don asked, his eyes filled with concern.
"Ohhhh…" Mikey groaned in pain.
"Something fell on his leg. He thinks," Raph answered.
"What do you mean you think Mikey?" Don asked.
"Um…well I…may have fallen unconscious at one point-" He stopped, seeing Don's shocked expression. "What?"
"Hold still," Don ordered as he looked over Mikey's injuries."Tell me if anything hurts okay? And I mean really hurts. I know everything does."
Mikey nodded as he let Don look him over. Meanwhile Leo came up from behind Raph.
"You don't look too good yourself," he commented.
"Alright Mikey, where's it hurt?"
"I'm fine…" Raph replied gruffly.
"Right here."
"Raph I can tell you're lying. And you're cradling your arm. What happened?"
"Ow! Donnieee…"
"What's it to you?" He almost snapped, but honestly didn't have the energy.
"What is it to me is if I have an injured brother I want to know so I can help him," Leo replied, starting to get annoyed at his brother's refusal to ask for help.
"Do you know what's wrong Don?"
"Look, it's not a big deal Leo-"
"I'm not sure yet, hold on."
Leo glared at him with his hands crossed.
Raph sighed in defeat. "Fine. I landed on my right arm," he answered grudgingly.
Leo immediately went over to Raph and placed a hand on his arm-
"OW! Geez Leo!"
"And you say I'm a baby," Mikey smiled deviously.
"Shut up Mikey."
"Raph, be quiet. You're next,"Don added irritably.
"Great…" Raph grumbled.
"Alright Mikey. You definitely landed on your ribs. Probably from a fall, and that's when you lost consciousness."
"What does that mean?" Mikey asked nervously.
"It means you're not moving a lot for awhile."
"What! You've gotta be kidding me!"
"Sadly, I'm not," Don sighed. "However, an ice pack might help with the actual pain once we get back to the lair. I'll give you some medicine as well."
"Okaaay…" Mikey sighed dramatically.
Don then got up and went over to Raph.
"Alright Raph. Hold out your arm."
Raph did so as Don gently massaged his arm. As soon he put pressure on a painful spot Raph held in a whimper by grinding his teeth together. Which Don noticed.
"It hurts here then?"
Raph nodded.
"What kind of pain is it?"
"It hurts like a-"
"Raph. Language," Leo interrupted, knowing full well what was about to come out of his brother's mouth. Raph gave him a death glare that Leo ignored.
"Raph? What kind of pain is it? Stabbing, sore-"
"Like I freaking fell on it." Raph said bluntly, not holding in his thoughts on the issue.
"Gotcha. Alright, just hold on."
As Don looked over Raph's arm once more he stood up, and with a heavy sigh concluded, "It definitely feels broken. Or severely sprained. I'll wrap it up back home and get you some pain meds as well."
"Thanks Don," Raph mumbled.
"Alright you guys. Can each of you walk with assistance back to the lair?" Leo asked, not particularly liking hanging out in one location, right under a sewer lid.
Mikey nodded.
"I don't need any assistance…" Raph muttered, irritably.
"Raph…" Don warned, giving him a "Don't you argue with your doctor or I make you're life very difficult" tone.
"Fine!" He replied indignantly as Leo came over and helped support him, while Mikey lifted an arm over Don for support.
….. Soon afterwards…..
LEO'S POV:
"We're almost home guys," I announced as we neared the lair's entrance.
Good thing too. Mikey hasn't sad a single word and Raph hasn't made a single complaint either. I noticed Don looked worried too.
As we made it into the lair Don directed me to help Raph onto the couch while he tended to Mikey's wounds in the infirmary, saying Raph would be next. However, before I could help him over he pulled away and sat down on the couch himself.
I heaved out a sigh. Why does he have to be so stubborn?
About 20 minutes went by as I sat in the living room and waited for Don and Mikey to come out. I heard the door open and turned to see Mikey, half supported by Don, with a large bandage around his torso, come slowly toward the living room.
"Whhhhhyyyy Donnnnn? Whyyyyy did you dooooo this to me?"
"Mikey, would you have preferred I did nothing?" Don replied testily. Then turned his attention to Raph. "Alright Raph. Make room for Mikey on the couch. You're next."
As Raph got up and Don helped Mikey onto the couch, he then led Raph to the infirmary as the door shut.
"So?" I asked Mikey. "Feel any better?"
"I wish…"
"Leo!" Don called. "Could you get Mikey some pain meds? Arnica works fine."
"Okay!" I called back, as I head out toward the kitchen. After finding the Arnica I got a glass of water and handed each to Mikey.
"Thanks bro. You're a lifesaver," Mikey smiled, relieved.
"No problem."
After waiting another 20 minutes Raph and Don came out as Raph sat down on one of the soft, living room chairs.
Don sighed as he looked up at me with a slight smile. "They'll heal," he answered the question in my mind.
"Good," I replied, thankful.
"Um…Leo, I need to talk to you."
"Huh?" I asked. Don was giving me a look saying, You know that fur we found?
"Oh yeah. Sure," I said, following him toward the kitchen and out of earshot of our now bickering and injured brothers. Oh this will be fun for weeks…
"So what do you think Leo?" Don asked.
I thought about that. "We still need to get back out there. If they're watching each other they should be fine. As long as you think they can handle being alone right now?"
"Ohhh they can," Don rolled his eyes.
I smiled. "Right. Let's go."
We headed back toward the living room as I asked, "So how are you guys feeling?"
"Peachy," Raph's sarcastic tone rang in the air.
I turned to Mikey.
"HORRRRRIBLE!"
"They'll be fine," Don sighed, shaking his head.
"Alright you guys. We'll be back soon," I waved goodbye and turned to leave.
"Leo! Don!" Mikey called.
We turned back to him.
"Don't give up. I know he's out there."
"We won't Mikey," I replied reassuringly.
As we made our way out into the sewer Don breathed out a sigh and asked, "You ready?"
I nodded.
We'll find the meaning of all this. And soon.