Yes, I know I haven't updated this in forever and I apologize greatly. Writers block is a painful thing *shoos away rabid plot bunnies* and new story ideas didn't help either.
No they don't belong to me, only OC's... ask before use.
Enjoy this chap.
Before Don could even blink, Raph was out the window, no more than a streak of red and green.
"Raph!" Mikey shoved aside the covers that were covering him and leapt towards the window too, following his brothers back out.
"Mike!" Don threw one hand out, as though he was going to catch him. But it was worthless gesture as the youngest turtle vanished into the cool night. "Great, just great."
"Mikey! Raph!" April leaned out of the window. Her eyes were glazed with fear, the wild night wind whipping her hair around. "Mike! Raph!"
Throwing back the covers, Don dove towards the window.
"Donatello!" Splinter's sharp voice stopped the purple banded turtle in his tracks. "Donatello, look at me."
Clenching his teeth, Don faced his father. "Yes sensei?"
"My son," Splinter sighed. "Please... bring your brothers home safe to me."
With a short, stiff bow, Donny looked his father in the eyes. "Sensei, I swear. If it takes the last breath in my body, I will bring them home to you."
"Go."
With a nod, Don faced April and Casey. April's green eyes were wide with fear.
"Be safe Don," she whispered. Tears dripped down her face.
Brown met green.
"Count on it."
And he was gone.
"Raph!" Mikey screamed, muscles staining as he pounded after his brother. He took each roof in a single leap, keeping his sights set on the flapping bandana tails and the retreating shell. "Raph! Come back!"
A sudden clap of thunder made him look up. Black gathering clouds were bunching over the city like a wave, a huge screaming sign that a storm was brewing.
"Oh shell." Mikey moaned. "Why does it always have to rain?"
"Michelangelo!" the faint voice of his brother tore through the storm.
Sliding both feet out, he paused, waiting for his older brother to catch up.
"Mike," Don panted. "Mike, where did Raph go?"
Blue eyes wild, Mikey pointed. "He's nuts Donny... he has no idea where he's going. What are we going to do?"
Don's heart raced beneath his plastron. "We have to get him and calm him down.. we need to plan."
"Good luck with that bro."
"Mike, listen. You take the south and I'll take the west - we'll corner him at Main street. We can't let him go after Leo alone-"
"What about Suri?"
Don rolled his eyes. "Yes and Suri too."
With a nod, Mikey took off in his own direction. "Let's go then! Come on!"
Donny took a few seconds too watch his brother's shell slowly growing smaller in the distance before taking off in his own way. The storm continued overhead, relentless, unaware of the three turtles below.
Don ran, knowing every second counted. Even though Raph was the biggest, that did not mean he was slow at all. Mikey was easily the fastest while Leo and Raph took a close second. Don had no idea how he was supposed to catch up with his fastest brothers, but he swore to Splinter on his last breath.
He would bring them home.
A faint yell made him jerk his head to the right. Far off, he could see the faint green blob moving quickly across the rooftops. The only was he knew it was Mikey was the small flaps of orange behind the green speck.
As Don watched, what he thought to be Mike's fastest run, he suddenly sped up. There was another yell.
Forcing his already straining muscles to a faster gait, he went after where Mikey was pointing.
There up ahead, was Raph.
The red banded turtle was running like his life depended on it, his blood red tails flapping madly in the racing wind. Don could imagine the wild, glazed look in Raph's eyes he often got when he was scared or worried beyond comfort and the heavy, labored breathing as his heart raced beneath his pounding plastron.
It was hard to see through the rain which increased in seconds, turning the light drizzle into a downpour that had Don shivering. The rain caused a slight fog over the rooftops, which did not help Don's mood at all.
"So let me get this straight," he panted to himself. "I stuck in the middle of a storm, with two brothers in the rain where they could get sick, one brother missing, one brother in an emotional fit, and a father who is counting on me to bring my whole family home. Great... just great."
Raph panted hard, his amber eyes glazed over in fear. He could feel the small droplets of rain hitting his skin and shell, the small liquid rivers running into his eyes, stinging them.
Leo... oh gosh Leo, I'm so sorry... this is all my fault... and Suri... Suri I'm so sorry...
The puddles splashed under his feet, soaking his ankles and legs. Thunder crashed overhead, as lighting flashed, lighting up the dark New York sky.
He had to find his brother... he had to find Leo.
If that guilt wasn't enough to start eating at him, the guilt that Suri was gone was. It was all his fault... if only he had been more careful... if only he'd watched her back.
It was all his fault.
And if anything happened to either of them, he'd never forgive himself.
HEe could hear his brothers behind him, yelling his name. Mikey's voice was high with fear; Don's voice screamed out reason.
But he wasn't going to stop - he couldn't.
He wouldn't.
Leo banged his steel cuffs against the bars of his cage. His dark eyes flashed with rage as people moved around him, moving stuff out of the warehouse and to a large truck that was parked outside. People moved around him... ignoring him and his futile attempts at escaping. Leo knew that with the chains as his wrists and the heavy metal bars surrounding him, he had no hope of escaping then.
Thunder crashed outside, shaking the warehouse. Leo cringed as a large bolt of lighting totally lit the dark warehouse, glinting off his cage and and anything metal. He had no idea what was going on, but he did know who had him.
Shaun, the man's name left a bad taste in his mouth. He wanted nothing more than to take his blades and sink them in his stomach, watching the blood ooze out... the life to drain from his eyes.
He hurt Raph.
He hurt his family.
And that was a action that no one got away with.
The price?
His life.
Even though this was a painfully short chap, please review :D
