Sorry for a late update. I have a new job that has been draining all my energy. I work with horses and 146 kids a week for 40 hours so... *sigh* thanks to everyone who has stuck with this story this long.


Mikey struggled through the darkness that gripped him like a hand, squeezing. He could see the faint light above him and he tried to move towards it.

He could hear voices saying his name, calling him.

Why does waking up have to be so hard? He thought, groaning. He could feel something grasp his hand tightly and inwardly winced. Not so hard.

"Mike?"

The voices were getting louder as Mikey struggled towards it.

"Come on bro, open your eyes."

Mikey recognized the thick accent that laced his voice. "Raph?" he murmured, eyes flickering open.

At first, all he could see was a big green blur with a little red mixed in near the top.

"Mikey, can you hear me?" The voice asked again, leaning closer.

Mikey caught a strong smell of bike oil and gas as he shook his head lightly, struggling to focus on the green blur.

"Mikey?" a new voice asked.

Leo, Mikey thought as another blur of green and blue joined the first.

"Come on bro, focus."

"Leo?" Mike muttered, wincing as he felt pain in his shoulder.

"That's it Mike. That's it." Leo's voice crooned, coaxing him out of his drugged state.

Finally, after several times of rapid blinking, Mikey focused on his two eldest brothers, leaning anxiously over him. He had a brief thought of why Raph was there, but shoved it away. It didn't matter – he just wanted his brothers near him.

"Are you okay Mikey?" Raph asked, his voice thick, almost drowning in emotion.

"Yeah," Mikey struggled into a sitting position. Two pairs of hands helped, each grabbing a shoulder and the edges of his shell as the hoisted him up, leaning him back against several pillows. As a hand brushed against his shoulder, a sharp pain shot through.

Mikey gasped, involuntarily jerking away.

"Mikey, are you okay?" Leo's eyes scanned over him, his dark chocolate orbs taking in every little detail.

"My shoulder." Groaned Mikey, leaning against the pillows and closing his eyes. It was just too much work to stay awake.

"Don, he says his shoulder hurts." A female voice said.

"Suri?" peeking out from half-closed lids, Mikey saw the thin shape of the teenage girl. "What ya doing here?"

Suri just smiled at him, moving away so the purple clad turtle could get through. Don knelt down beside Mikey, looking at him with anxious brown eyes.

"What hurts Mikey?" he asked softly.

"S…shoulder." He moaned.

Mikey felt Raph's rough, thick hands grasp his as Don probed the shoulder with one hand. He hissed in pain, teeth clenching together as another painful streak went through his body.

"Sorry Mike." Don drew his hand away. Mikey could see confusion written on his face

"Well?" Raph demanded.

"I'm not sure." Confessed Don. "The scar," he pointed. "Is new but there's not blood or anything…odd." Studying the strange scar, he noted the slightly blackened skin around the area that could be caused by heat having contact with the skin. "Burns?" he muttered to himself.

"What?"

"Look, see the blackened skin?" Don pointed. "That would be caused by heat, or fire. The odd thing is, I can't tell why. If it was caused by a fire, the whole area around it would be swollen and a blackish color. But it's only this small area."

"So what happened?" Leo stood over Don, viewing the burn in anger. Somebody had purposely hurt his youngest brother and he didn't like it that even Don wasn't able to tell them what had happened.

"Don, look at this." Raph pointed to Mikey's face. Don leaned closer, eye ridges raising when he saw the faint pale green skin line that went from his brother's mouth and all the way around his head.

"Mikey, do you remember anything that happened?" Leo asked, not even bothering to see what had Don so upset. He wanted to find who was responsible. They hadn't gotten anything from Casey, who was still out cold on the couch.

Mikey leaned back, eyes closing. "The pizza…it was drugged." He murmured.

Raph and Leo exchanged looks as Don pulled out a set of rubber gloves and grabbed a slice of the pizza. Bringing it to his face, he gave it a light sniff. The drug smell was overwhelming.

"Ugh," Don moved it away as he pulled out a plastic bag and dropped it in then sealed it shut. "That pizza is barley pizza anymore. Whoever did this, wanted to make sure they stayed out. But why?"

"What happened after that Mike?" Leo turned to the youngest turtle.

"I'm… I'm not really sure." He stammered. His baby blue eyes were full of confusion, something the youngest turtle wasn't used to feeling. Normally. "After the pizza, I fell to the floor. I saw three…maybe more…enter the room. They started to stick needles in me…" he gave a small shudder and instantly Don was at his side, looking over him more closely for needle marks.

"Did you see what was in the needles?" Don asked.

Mikey shook his head. "No, I only knew they were in me." He could recognize the feeling of needles anywhere.

"Okay, okay…" Rubbing a hand over his head, Don let out a heavy sigh. "I'll need to do some more tests when I get home to see if they just drew blood or inserted something in your bloodstream."

"How?" Mikey gave his brother a wary look.

"Um, I'd have to take blood." His voice was suddenly very small.

"Different topic!" Leo shouted, sensing the sudden tense air in the room. He could see the scared look pass over his baby brother's face and the nervous look on his second youngest brother.

"Ugh…" Casey stirred on the couch, his head moving slightly to the side. Instantly Leo and Raph was at his side. Suri rushed into the kitchen and returned a second later with a cool washcloth. Handing it to Raph, he wiped his best friends forehead, dampening it.

"Case, can ya hear me?" Leo asked softly. He could help but notice how Suri hung back, watching them.

"Yeah…I think so." He opened his blue eyes, blinking around, confused. "What happened?" He groaned. "The last thing I remember is getting ready to complain about over-cooked pizza with Mike…Mikey!" His eyes went wide as he sat up straight, looking frantically for the youngest turtle.

"Here dude." Mikey waved weakly.

"What happened?"

"That's what we were hoping you could tell us." Leo growled, bashing one fist into the other. So far none of them really remembered enough to tell them who was responsible for what had happened.

"Sorry Leo, I got nothing."

"As usual." Raph snorted.

"Hey!" Casey shot the red-banded turtle a resentful look. "What was that supposed to mean?"

"Okay guys." Leo was getting tired of trying to tell the others to get along – to try and keep the peace. "Guys, we're heading home." Shooting Casey an apologetic look, he shrugged. "April was called and she'll be on her way here in a few minutes."

The man's eyes lit up and all the turtles knew he tough guy act would drop the second the beautiful redhead walked through the door.

"Sure guys." His voice dropped to a low, fake, moan. "Go on guys…I'll be okay." Waving them off weakly, he sunk back into the leather couch. Closing his eyes, he put on a painful face.

Suri rolled her eyes and moved closer to Raph. "Men." She muttered under her breath.

Mikey sucked in a breath as the teenage girl moved closer to Casey. Observing them almost side-by side, he was stunned at the similar characteristics.

Both of them shared the same ice blue eyes and raven black hair. While Suri had a trim body, Casey had his football build. But both of them had an oval shaped face and same chin.

Suri and Casey aren't related…are they?


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