Hey guys! I am so sorry for not updating like I usually do but I have been really busy. I am still working on some requests so people please bear with me. I hope you guys enjoy this story and the Broken Hero story is still in the works. Enjoy! P.S also sorry if there are any grammar errors!

*I do NOT own Tmnt! All rights go to Nickelodeon!*

0101010100101010010101010101010101010100101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010

So guys, I thought about how Mikey is expected to be happy and how much he puts his family first. But, a person can't always be happy and so this is a story on Mikey finally reaching his last straw. Enjoy!

0101010101010101010101010101010101010101001010010101010100101001010101010010101001010100101001010010100101010010100101

The Missing Piece:

It had happened like every day, his brothers criticizing him, smacking him, words of hurt applied. He couldn't take it, every word felt like a stab to the heart. The pain was endless, the words were endless.

"JUST STOP! Please Stop!" Mikey begged as he sat in the living room. He had once again screwed up like usual. But he did have good intentions. His brother Donnie had been in the way of a flying dart, and so Mikey had pushed him out of the way and taken the dart instead. Nobody knew and Mikey wanted to keep it that way. But he couldn't stand his brothers cruel words anymore, they had reached his limit.

His brothers stood shocked. "Mikey why are you yelling?" Leo asked. He still had that cold tone but an underlining tint of worry as well.

"Yeah Mikey, you jeopardized the mission you idiot," Ralph muttered as he lightly smacked Mikey on the back of the head. Feelings and hesitation sat on the bottom of Mikey's stomach, and in all reality, he was scared. He had kept a happy/fake face since he was born. He rarely had problems worth talking about with others, especially his brothers.

"Its nothing," Mikey muttered. Ralph crossed his arms, "Yeah right its nothing, you have no right."

Like that, something snapped. "I have every right, every frickan right in the world to have feelings!"

"I never said-"

"Just stop pretending you don't care! Stop pretending!"

"Dude stop, I do care but sometimes you have to learn how to control what you do," Ralph exclaimed. Ralph honestly no idea why Mikey was acting like this. Mikey had always taken the fault and now, when it was truly Mikey's fault, he wouldn't accept his actions.

Once Mikey heard Ralph's words, he went ice cold. He tried, he really tried but his brothers obviously didn't see it. All the work and the smiles and the hidden tears were apparently not enough evidence that Mikey always put his family first.

"Oh ok, I'll play your game" Mikey said coldly.

"What game Mikey?" Leo asked with curiosity. Mikey looked coldly at Donnie and kept a connection between them. Donnie shivered, he hated to see Mikey so hurt and broken, but Mikey had almost ruined the whole mission. So, maybe his little brother was at fault, it was unknown.

"So, if I didn't push Donnie, he would be unconscious and angrier than me."

Donnie pushed Leo and Ralph back; he was truly curious. What did his brother mean by unconscious and angrier?

"What do you mean Mikey?" Donnie asked.

"When you had your back turned, there was a dart coming straight for you, that's why I pushed you. I took the dart instead," Mikey said with a small grimace.

"Dart? Me?"

"Yes, to all those questions dude. "

Just like that, Donnie's anger went to worry. A huge realization also hit me. His brother had miraculously saved him and now, he and his brothers were lecturing him on screwing up. The feeling that came with that realization felt like a punch to the stomach, a thousand knives stabbing him in the heart. Just like that, all the anger left the room, replaced by worry and guilt. Mikey's brothers all started to say things all at once.

"Mikey I am so sorry."

"Oh gosh Mikey."

"Bonehead why didn't you tell us?"

No response. All his brothers turned to see that Mikey was cuddled up into a ball and that silent sobs shook his tiny, thin body. Donnie walked over and embraced his younger brother in a hug, Leo followed, Ralph came over as well.

"Mikey please don't cry," Donnie said as he hugged Mikey tighter.

"Its not that, I just can't always be happy, but I feel like I have to," Mikey said as a few more tears escaped his eyes.

"Mikey don't be afraid to show your emotions, but I am truly sorry that you feel like that," Leo replied.

"Thanks Leo"

"Of course, little brother"

"Yeah bonehead, don't forget you're a turtle with feelings like the rest of us," Ralph said as he tried not to cry himself. His love for his brothers was big but unspoken and silent. His tough love was his way of showing how much his brothers meant to him.

Suddenly, another worry popped into Donnie's head, "Hey Mikey, you said you took the dart for me right?"

Mikey nodded, "Yeah, Mr. D."

"Well, how come you aren't unconscious right now?"

"Took out the dart before it could empty all the way."

But even then, some of the dart emptied into Mikey's leg, Mikey did feel a little drowsy and lightheaded.

"Donnie, I…."

Mikey's eyes threatened to close, his entire world felt unrealistic, fuzzy, quiet.

Donnie noticed this really soon, "Ok Mikey, to my lab right now."

Leo and Ralph both grabbed one of Mikey's arms and dragged him over to Donnie's lab. Once everything was settled, Donnie was able to administer some pain meds and take some blood samples. Luckily, the dart only had a sedative in it, nothing deadly. Still though, that small sedative in Mikeys blood kept him asleep and out of it for a few days. Once Mikey was able to return back to his daily duties, his brothers would go out of their way to make sure that Mikey was comfortable and loved. And it worked. Cause, every single time Mikey would feel alone, he would just remember his brother's words.

"Mikey, you are amazing little brother."

"Don't give up, get back up."

"Your more than a small turtle Mikey."

Those words kept him going, those words were the very core of himself. The light that he produced for his family were because of those small meaningful words and gestures his brothers always did for him. And no matter what, Mikey would always protect and love his family. No matter what.

010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010

Thank you guys for reading this One-shot! Please let me know if what story you guys want next! Thx!