Author's note: Here's the next chapter that I had litteraly been working on for three days! I left you on a dream last chapter and I'll leave you on a dream again today! I love writing dreams... This chapter's longer 'cause I didn't want to leave you with a wimpy chapter like before.

Disclaimer: Don't own the turtles and company. I just own th plot and OC villian!

"Mikey! Mikey, wake up!"

I open my eyes slowly and look around. All three of my brothers are kneeling over me. I stretch my arms out to push two of them away as I struggle to get back to my feet. My arm burns a bit and I quickly grab for it, falling back to the ground in the process.

"Are ya alright, Mikey?" Raph asks me.

"It's just my arm," I say, "I'm fine." Leo goes to help me up, but I push him back again. "I can get up myself." I say as I get to my feet with one hand still holding my burning arm.

"What happened?" Leo asks.

"I just fell," I say. I walk over to the infirmary bed and sit down.

"Can I look at your arm?" Donny asks me.

"No," I say as I pull my arm farther from his tentative reach. "It's just burns a little, that's all. Nothing I can't handle."

"Are you sure?" Donny asks.

"Yep," I say, "Nothing to worry about." I smile slightly to prove to them that I am fine. I hate it when they worry like this. It's so annoying.

"Will ya just stop!" Raph snaps suddenly. I turn to him in a start.

"Huh?" I say. "Stop what?"

"Sayin' yer alright, snappin' at us when we're jus' tryin' ta help, everything!" Raph says. "Ya haven't been actin' like yerself since that fight wit' da Foot two weeks ago! Yer really startin' ta get on my last nerve!"

"Yeah, which doesn't take a lot of work, does it?" I ask, wearily as I lean back on the bed.

"Mikey!" Raph says. I glance up at him with my eyes only. "I'm serious. What's goin' on, bro?"

"Nothing, Raph," I say as I roll onto my side away from him, "I just want ta be left alone."

"Well that ain't gonna happen 'til ya talk ta me." Raph says, "So start talkin'."

"Raph!" I say in annoyance as I feel him sit down on the bed next to me.

"Just tell me, Mike."

"I don't know, alright?" I say, "I don't wanna yell at you guys, but I can't help it. Ya wouldn't understand."

"I wouldn't understand?" He asks, "Think about which yer sayin'. I'm most likely to understand."

"I guess," I say, trying not to laugh.

"Ah, now dat's a start!" Raph says, "Now if ya can laugh like dat some more, they'd be no pro'em."

"Raph, I… Can I tell you something?" I ask.

"Of course, Mikey," Raph says.

"There's this strange dream I've been having lately…" I say, "It's almost like a memory, but I don't remember it happening. Does that make sense?"

"What's it about?"

"There's these men and they're trying to keep me still on this table-like thing (like those table-things Bishop has?). You, Leo, and Donny are somewhere else, but I don't know where. I think I was the only one captured and I had to be young at the time. I felt younger when I was dreaming it. Maybe I was twelve or something? Anyway, it seemed so real. It was like a forgotten memory."

"I would remember somethin' like dat happenin'," Raph says, "It was just a dream."

"But what if it wasn't?" I ask. "What if it did happen? What if we just forgot about it?"

"Why would ya be rememberin' all dis now? This kinda thing sounds like somethin' ya wouldn't ferget."

"There's has to be something to it Raph and I want to find out what it is." I say as I finally turn back to look at him. "It's really bugging me."

"Well, I don't know what ta tell ya, Mikey…'cept don't even think about doin' what Don did and runnin' off by yerself." Raph says, "I'll be here if ya eva want to talk 'r sum'thin'."

"Thanks Raph." I say with a small smile.

"Hey it's no prob'em, li'l' bro." Raph says as he awkwardly rubs the back of his neck.

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After that, everything seemed fine for a long while. My arm had completely healed…finally…and I didn't feel sick or anything anymore. In fact, I felt completely back to normal! Those weird dreams I had before had not returned since my talk with Raph which is great because now I can think about other things like why I still feel so restless. Yeah, I know it's common that I can't sit still for more then a minute, but this is different, dudes! This is not my usual restlessness. If I'm not moving or doing something, it's actually painful! I haven't told my bros about this of course. They'd just start worrying again and I'd never get to go out and stretch my legs.

They're going out again tonight and I plan on going with them! I run over to Leo and put on my best pleading look. "Leo? Can I go with you guys tonight? I haven't gone topside in a-ges! Please, please, please!"

"Mikey," Leo says, wearily.

"Come on, bro!" I say, "It's not like I'm sick or hurt or anything! I'm fine now! I just need some freedom, ya know? I need to run and jump and all that! You gotta let me go out with you guys!"

"I don't know…" Leo says as he looks me over with his arms crossed in front of his plastron. "Are you sure you feel up to it?"

"Of course, Leo!" I say as a small amount of excitement edges into my voice before I can hold it back. I can't blow this now… "I'm in tip-top shape! See!" I say as I strike a pose with a big smile on my face. Leo lets out a small chuckle he couldn't hold back and I smile in victory.

"Okay, Mikey," Leo says, "Come on." He waves me to follow him over to Donny and Raph who had been waiting for him. "Alright guys," Leo says, "We're leaving."

"Mikey's comin' dis time?" Raph guesses.

"Yep, sure am!" I say with a huge cheesy grin.

"So you actually managed to convince Leo?" Donny asks.

"Sí, me hermano!" I say. My bros look at me strangely then and my grin gets wider. "Are we going or not?" I ask, already halfway out the door. I watch over my shoulder as my bros shake their head at me before quickly following.

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Why does Mikey always seem to have so much energy? Raph thinks to himself, shaking his head as he runs after his youngest brother. Mikey had already gotten two rooftops ahead of them and he wasn't slowing down. Raph grunted as he sped up, hoping to catch up to his brother, but fate didn't seem to be one his side today. He only manages to catch up when Mikey abruptly stops. "What's up?" Raph asks him, curiously. Mikey points behind him and Raph turns to see a group of Foot ninjas coming towards them.

"Not now…" Donny said as he and Leo caught up to them. Leo unsheathed his katanas and the others soon followed.

"Let's kick some ninja butt!" Raph said as he twirled his sais. The two opposing forces clashed and the fight ensued. Raph smiled as he slashed his sai through the air and hit flesh. He loved the fight. Always had. The thrill as his sais cut through flesh. The feeling of power as his fists smashed into bone. He was in his element. Time flew by like it didn't even exist and soon the number of ninjas began to dwindle. He only stopped fighting when he saw Mikey collapse out of the corner of his eye. He knocked out the ninja he was fighting and rushed over to his little brother. "Mikey?" He asked as he lifted Mikey into a sitting position. "Mikey, talk ta me." Mikey remained unresponsive and fear instantly gripped at the red-banded turtle.

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I was fighting alright for a time, but suddenly my arm suddenly begins to burn again and I feel that familiar nausea I had felt after sparing with Raph. It takes a minute before I get so dizzy I collapse to the ground. I don't even notice the fighting going around me anymore. I feel someone lift me into a sitting position, but I don't show any sign of reaction. The burning's everywhere now and I can feel myself shaking. It's getting so hard to stay conscious so I give up on trying and I let the darkness cover me like a nice, warm blanket…

…I can't move anymore. I want out; I want to go home! One of the bad men step towards me. I can't see his face too clearly because the lights are still blinding me. "You'll be perfect for my tests." The man says, "Seeing as how you are a humanoid. Your brainwaves are so similar to that of a human." I open my mouth to ask him what he's talking about, but the icky cloth in still in my mouth and my voice comes out all gargly. He laughs at me and I feel tears start to fall down my face. I'm so scared! I should've listened to sensei and stayed in the sewers. I'm defiantly going to listen to him now…if I ever get out of here that is… Why hasn't daddy come to save me yet? I promise to be good!

The man starts moving around and I follow him with my eyes so filled with tears now that I can barely see. What is he going to do to me? Why can't he pick on someone else? Why me? Why are the humans so mean? I don't like this feeling. It's like I'm having one of my bad nightmares, but I can't wake up. I want Raphie, Donny, and Leo! I want by brothers! I want to snuggle up next to daddy's soft fur until all this scary stuff goes away!

Author's note: ...And the plot thickens... More of Mikey's dream is revealed! Hope you enjoyed it. Please live a review!