Michelangelo crept along the hallway as silent as he could until he got to a metal door and opened it slowly. He peered his head in, his gaze softening as he saw a large mutant alligator sleeping on a bed with a walking crane propped up against the cabinet which held several large fiction books, a box of pills and a bottle of medicine.
Leatherhead's breathing as he slept was slow and quiet, Mikey watched as Leatherhead's scaled chest rose and dropped gently in peaceful slumber. He placed his hand on Leatherhead's arm and whispered, "Hey buddy, it's good to see you."
"M-Michelangelo?" Leatherhead opened his eyes and sleepily looked up at the turtle, a large smile spread across the alligator's face as he sat himself up on his bed, Mikey holding out his arms as if he feared this would harm his friend in some way. "My friend..." Leatherhead's scales and irises had changed colour with age and his voice was a lot more quieter. "It is equally good to see you, also."
"How are you holding up?" Mikey's voice was unusually thick, as if he had developed a sudden cold. He frowned slightly, "I was told that you've been skipping out on taking your medication."
"I am older, my friend," Leatherhead's voice sounded a little sad as he spoke. "You know I don't mean to skip it; it's just hard to concentrate on anything these days. I can't fight as well as I used to, back in the day," he chuckled softly. "It'd be good to relive those days, you know."
"I miss them too," Mikey sighed as he thought about the past himself. "It was easier being a kid. Sure, we faced enemies but we always had each other...Now, we're gradually losing each other and ourselves too."
"You haven't lost my friendship," Leatherhead reminded him gently. "I'll always be loyal to you and your family, Michelangelo," he whispered, closing his eyes and lying back down. Mikey smiled and pulled the blanket over the mutant.
"Sweet dreams, buddy."
"Like you can talk to me about losing family-" Raph's temper was about to hit full rage after Angel's little lecture but she cut him off by holding out her hand in front of his face. "Are you trying to make me angry?!"
"Raph, seriously, be quiet," Angel hissed, squinting down at the trees underneath them. Hushed voices could be heard from the forest beneath causing Raph to tense and Angel to frown angrily. "They've tracked us," she growled, thumping her fist against the railing of the balcony.
"We need to get out of here before they kill us all," she stomped over to a small box and ripped it off of the wall, revealing a small hand lever. She grabbed it so tightly that her knuckles went pale and then she yanked it down as hard as she could, the sound of a loud alarm going off could be heard clearly from a long distance. She sprinted back inside, shouting; "Move it, Raphael!"
Leonardo stabbed his katana blade into a nearby tree and began punching and aiming kicks at a smaller tree stump. He breathed out slowly and straightened his stance, preparing to do the exact same once again until the sound of a loud alarm rang through the forest, startling him.
"Angel..." he said to himself, pulling his trenchcoat straight and turning his head in the direction of the alarm. "She'd only sound the alarm if there was a serious problem-" he stopped himself and quickly ran over to the previous tree and ripped it out of the thick bark. He darted through the trees as fast as he could, begging in his head that everybody was safe. Hold on guys...I'm on my way.
A/N: Sorry for another short chapter :) I'm in the middle of writing the fourteenth chapter so it should be up some point tomorrow ^^ P.S. I find Mikey and Leatherhead's friendship so adorable :D ^^ Thanks for reading! *hug* :)