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Chapter 8: Talkin Crazy
**********"You are so smug, ya know dat?! You think da worl' revolve' 'round you don' chu? Tha' we couldn' possibly survive without da mighty and powerful Leonardo ta guid' us th'ough our prob'ms, huh?! W'll I gotta news flash for ya: we gotta along jus' fine without 'chu."
"Oh and this is what you qualify as 'just fine?' Dressing up like its Halloween every night? Risking the safety of our family? M' mean come on, what were you thinking?!"
"Don' push it Leo. You can' leave home n'come back expectin us to fall in line again, like ya lil soilda's."
"Hey I was training! Training to be a better leader, for YOU!... Why do you HATE me for that?!"...
"HATE me...HATE me...HATE me...***************
Raphael bolted up-right in bed, with bucket-loads of cold sweat dripping from his brows. The only bit of proof that shown he had woken up, was the instant change in background once he had opened his eyes. Raph searched cautiously around the new sceneary and soon realised he was in the lab and alone, again. Raphael attentively took his hands to his sweat drenched forehead and slowly closed his eyes to try and calm his hard and laboured breathing. Once his breathing was just barely calmed, he made the attempt to sit up, yet his actions were soon rejected by a sharp piercing pain in his head. Raphael instantly let his body go limp and slammed back on the bed he was placed in. Thats when he slowly lifted his gaze up to peer at different colored wires attached to his head. Raph searched rapidly about the wires with wide-eyes and began to panic.
"Don..Donnie." Raph tries to shout in a panicked yet quite, hoarse voice. He knew he was alone and also not loud enough for someone to come to his aid.
"Donnie!" Raph started to raise his voice due to the sudden feeling of panic continuing to rise inside of him. That's when Raphael "thought" that he felt the wires shock and electrocuted him which pulled him in a full out panic of not being able to move and pleading for assistance. His heart was beating at a fantastic rate and his breathing was incredibly fast. If he went even ALITTLE further with his fast pace breathing, he may even start hyperventilating.
"DONNIE!" At that moment, Raphael shouted as loud as his vocal cords would possibly expand. He didn't dare move not any part of his body, through fear of thinking the shock of the wires would struck him harder. Raph's back suddenly arched upward when he thought the shock was getting stronger, and more deadly. Donnie then busted into the lab dripping wet and panting his hardest. Donatello then landed his eyes directly on Raphael's still, yet badly frightened form. Raph shot his head to his genius brothers direction in wide-eyes and began to plead for the wires to be taken off.
"Donnie...please, take these...wires off me..."
Donnie then dashed towards Raph and noticed the unnaturally rapid heart beat he had, plus the horribly strained breathing and the twitching muscles. It seemed that Donnie had teleported from the door to Raphael due to how fast he moved. Donnie searched rapidly over the heart monitor and his computer screen to see what was happening with Raph's brain. Every measurement on both monitors were not too unstable, but unstable enough to show that something was wrong with Raphael. Donatello's quick and skilled thoughts were soon interrupted by the sound of a loud whimper of pain. Donnie spun around on the balls of his feet to witness Raph sitting on the side of his bed with his hand clutching tightly to his chest trying his hardest to calm his breathing, yet failing miserably.
"Donnie! These...wires are...AHHH!...Shocking me!"
Raphael's breathing was becoming even more laboured and hard and tears were rushing down his face. Donatello immediately ran towards Raph and grasped both sides of his head and placed his forehead to Raph's while speaking with a calming voice.
"Raphie, listen to me your having a panic attack. These wires aren't doing anything to hurt you. Their only there to monitor your brain."
Donnie glared intensely into Raph's eyes and gave him an encouraging and soothing smile. His breathing began to go back to a normal pace as he stared back. The pain from the "shock" began to subside as Raphael's breathing went back to its normal pace. Raph slowly raised his hand up to Donnies cheek and slide it across his eye and gave him a sad smile.
"'Ey, Donnie-boy don' cry."
Donnie's eyes enlarged at Raph's statement and instantly took his hand away from Raph's head while leaving his forehead on Raph's, and rubbed across his eye and down his cheek. He WASN'T crying. Donnie then brought his gaze back to Raph with his brows knotted in confusion. Raph now had a sad frown on his face and raised both hands to Donnies's face.
"Donnie, please sto' cryin'. m'ok now.""
"Ra-Raph, I'm not crying."
Donnie couldn't stop his confusion and a bit of fear from growing inside. 'What the heck is Raph talking about? I'm not crying." Donnie thought to himself as he knelt down in front of Raph and pressed his hands to his thighs. A tear began to roll down Raph's cheek and he suddenly pulled Donnie into a warm embrace which confused Donnie a bit more.
"Donnie...I'm sorry. I didn't mean ta make any of ya worry. Jus' don' cry anymore." Donatello sat in that position for a moment, started. Donnie then pushed himself out of the embrace and glared into sad and non-focused Raph's golden orbs in confusion and with a bit of frustration. Donnie reached for Raph's hand and put it to his face.
"Raph, does it look or feel like I'm crying?"
"Iz ok Don Lez go ta Leo, 'e'll make ya tears sto'."
With that, Raph gently took Donnie's hand in his and guided him, clumsily out of the lab.
Donnie was now having a severly hard time concentrating at the moment. 'Why the shell is Raph saying I'm crying? Is he ok? Did this have something to do with this weird..."shock" he thought the wires were doing? "Thought?"' Donnie couldn't keep his eyes off of Raph as they continued their way to the living room. Unfortunately, he didn't noticed they had already reached their destination during his train of thought. 'Gee, I had no idea the living room was so close.' Donnie thought to himself with an irritated look on his face.
"Don, look there's Leo. He looks pretty P.O'd, but ya can 'ork yer way pas' 'is anger." Donnie was keeping his eyes on Raph as he we was talking but soon soon turned his gaze to Leonardo when Raph mentioned he was there and angry. Donnie kept his glare on Leo to see any sign of anger in his leader, but he was sitting on the couch laughing with Mikey. Both Leo and Mikey then looked behind them and saw his two younger brothers standing in the front area of the living room and gave both of his younger brothers a smile.
"H~hey Donnie and Raph. Whats up?"
"Sup mah brothas! howsh ya dahn?!"
Raph gave them both a sad, yet reassuring smile and started to rub up and down Donnie's forearm which shot his attention directly to his hot-headed brother.
"Leo, I c'n see dat cha pretty mad righ' now but, poor Donnie won' sto' cryin and I was wonderin if you coul' 'elp 'im out."
Raph explained calmly while walking himself and his 'crying' little brother towards their 'irate' older brother. The smile that Leo held upon his face a few moments ago was quickly lowered to a tiny frown as he stared at Raph with the same confused look Donnie STILL held on his face.
"Ummmmm...Raph, Donnie's ummm..not..not crying. And I'm not...mad."
Mikey kept looking from Donnie to Raph and then to Leo. 'What da fudge?' Mikey thought to himself as Raph's explaining transferred in his mind.
"Raph, are you ok? I mean, I know you've been goin through these weird attacks in your head lately, but..." Mikey was soon cut off by Raph backing away from Donnie with his hands help up in surrender and staring at Leo with complete alarm and, was that a bit of FEAR? Donnie then turned his head to look at his frightened brother and then back at Leo. Raph kept backing away from his three brothers staring wide-eyed and had full focus on Leonardo. like Leo was going to attack him. Leo slowly got up from his seat and gingerly began to walk towards Raph with his hands held half-way in front of him and a 'I'm-not-going-to-hurt-you' look on his face, yet Raphael acted as if he didn't see the look that Leo was clearly showing in his expression. Raph finally had backed up far enough to bump harshly into Master Splinter's door and fell to the ground.
"Raph...whats wrong? I'm not going to hurt you."
"Please, Leo. I didn' come fer trouble. I...I jus' need you ta 'elp Don...I promise...I won' do anything bad. I'm sorr'."
Leonardo was now looking at Raphael with utter concern. Leo then ran over to Raph, -leaving the two youngest scared and confused- and tightly gripped his wrists.
"Raphael! Stop talking like this! I'm NOT going to hurt you!"
Raph was glaring into Leo's eyes with pure fear. Raphael then jerked his wrists out of Leo's grasp and sprinted to the other side of the living room towards Donnie.
"Leo...please, don' kill me. I..I promise, I won' be trouble no more. please...please don' kill me."
Raph was gazing at Leo from where he stood in now nothing but fear. Leo then slowly reached his hands up to the hilts of his swords and began to pull them out, which put an already horribly trembling Raphael into a full blown panic.
"NO! Leo PLEASE! I...I'm sorry! I won'..."
Raph was soon cut off by the sound of metal falling hard to the floor and had shown Leo had thrown both Katanas to the ground and the room fell oddly silent. All three turtles looked up at Leonardo in shock as he stood in front of Master Splinter's door and had his hands held out stomach level, proving he had thrown something down. Leo then began to walk his slowest and most innocent towards Raph with his hands still held down at stomach level in surrender. Once Leo reached Raph, Raph kept his tight gaze intensely on Leo but softened his alertness once he saw the tears in Leo's eyes. Leo then sank slowly to his knees and gingerly placed his hands on Raph's legs.
"Raphie, I'm...I would never...k-kill you. Why would you...think that?"
Raph was staring wide-eyed into Leo's eyes. His muscles kept flexing and un-flexing at Leonardo's touch. Raphael was about to open his mouth and say something, but was cut-off by the sound of their Master's door sliding open. All four brothers turned to their father's direction and couldn't bring themselves to say anything; Donnie and Mikey from confusion and concern, Leo from plain hurt and confusion, and Raph from fear and pain. Master Splinter knew every expression his sons were showing and began to worry.
"My sons, what troubles you all so?"
Donnie then jumps up from his spot next to Mikey and runs over to his father with Mikey following close.
"Master Splinter, Raph...he...I think he..."
"Nothin'"
Donnie was instanty cut off by the gruff sounds of Raph's deep brooklyn accent.
"Nothin's wron' Masta Splinta...we..."
Raph's voice suddenly trailed off as he fell forward and fell limp into Leo's arms which caused Leo to worry even more for his hot-headed little brother.
" RAPH?! RAPH! Donnie! Something's wrong with Raphael!"
Donnie quickly tore himself from Master Splinters gaze and shot himself towards his two older brothers and checked over Raph. Donnie grabbed hold of Raph's arm to check his pulse and sighed in relive when he felt a strong pulse and a silent snore.
"Don't panic, Leo. He just fell asleep again; he did only wake up 10 minutes ago. He's ok, for the moment."
Donnie explains as he gently takes Raph out of Leo's grasp. Leo then sighs in relieve at Donatello's explanation. Donnie then picks Raph up Bridal style and lets out a silent gasp when he realized how LIGHT Raph was getting. Donnie kept looking over Raphael's abnormally light-weight body and turned his expression into a sad face. Mikey soon walks over and examines Raph in all directions.
"Hey Don? Why was Raph acting like that not too long ago?" Mikey asks as he props his hands on Raph's plastron. Donnie lifted his head and gave Mikey a quick smile and lowered his head to look at Raphael again.
"Don't worry Mikey, Raph's just a little sleepy is all. He'll get better."
"You promise?"
Donnie shot his head up to look at his little brother and gave him no answer.
"Do you promise Donnie?!"
"Yes, I promise Mike."
Mikey gave Donnie a joyful grin and walked over to Leo who was still on his knees with a hurt and confused look on his face. Donnie glanced over to Leo and gives him a sad smile.
"Don't worry Leo. Raph didn't mean all of that. He's...He was just tired and still in 'sleep mode' if you know what I mean."
Donnie chuckles as he looked into Leo's almost black eyes.
Leo gave Donnie a smirk and waved him off to take care of Raph. Donnie turned his head to Master Splinter who was still standing at his door and gave him a nod. He then turned around to leave the living room but turned his head to give the remaining members of the room one more reassuring smile.
"Don't worry you guys, Raph is gonna be Ok."
"I Hope." he mumbled under his breath as he completely left the room.
Donnie kept his eyes forward as he continued to walk down the hall with an out cold Raphael in his arms. Donatello looked down at Raph and let out a mornfol sigh and directed himself towards his room. Once Donnie reached his room, he gently opened the door and placed Raphael on the bed. Donnie then walked over to Raph and kneeled down next to him and placed his hand on his forehead. He then formed a half-smile when he heard another soft snore.
"Sleep well Raphie, you'll be ok."
Donny then stood up and began to walk away. But before he could turn around and leave, he felt a tight yet soft grip on his wrist. Donny then turned his head to see Raph holding his wrist and looked into his chocolate brown eyes with fear.
"No, Donnie...please...don' lea'e me alo'e."
Donnie felt tears begin to form in his eyes to his older brothers begging. His usually hot-tempered brother had tears rolling down his face like Niagra falls, which broke the genius turtles heart. Donnie then walked over to Raph's side and held his hand tightly in both of his and store him gently in his golden orbs.
"Donnie, please don' lea'e me by mysel'."
"I won't, Raph. I promise I won't leave you alone, ever."
Raph's tears began to fall harder and he moved over so Donnie could get on the other side of the bed. Donnie then gave Raph a soothing smile and got on the other side of the bed and wrapped the covers tightly around both of them and pulled Raph close to his chest. Raph swung his arms around Donnie's waist and held him tight and buried his face in his chest.
"Don' lea'e me, Donnie. I didn' mean ta 'urt 'im. 'M sorry Don'."
Donatello kept quiet listening to his brothers pleading and felt tears roll down his face. Donnie hadn't the slightest idea of what Raph was talking about but, even a freaking idiot could tell it was tearing him apart. Raph was now in a deep sleep for his loud yet sleep-wise breathing filled the room. Donnie then formed a small smile as he slowly drifted into sleep.
"I'm not gonna leave you Raphie. Sleep well big brother."