Disclaimer: I don't own the TMNT. I can barely stomach watching the season finales, you really think I would be able to write them?

I'm really sorry for not posting. I ventured out into the middle of nowhere and had to do internetless for a little while. We're good now though. I can return to posting like I was. :)

Paralyzed

Donnie stared at the results of the blood test he took. It showed everything was normal. But that had to be impossible. What had happened in the dojo certainly wasn't normal. There was something going on, and Donnie was determined to figure it out. The only thing that was coming up in his head however, was the phantom from the museum. Possession easily explained what was going on.

Donnie shook his head. No way, that was impossible…right? Donnie recalled the memories of Splinter's spirit in the fire back in the woods, and the old Chinese ghost of Ho Chan. Those experiences proved it. It was totally possible.

"So, I have a ghost inside of me." Donnie thought aloud. "How do I get it out?"

Donnie twirled a pencil. It wasn't like he completely sucked at it, but he never really excelled at the whole spiritual thing. His strengths lay in technical thinking. He had no idea what to do and ended up sitting at his desk for hours thinking about it until he nodded off.

Hours later, after night had fallen, Leo entered the lab. He smiled to himself, glad that Donnie had calmed himself down enough to rest.

"Donnie." Leo tapped him on the shoulder. He blinked awake and stretched.

"We're going on patrol. Are you coming?"

Donnie nodded, grabbing his bo staff and following Leo to the others.

Much to Raph's annoyance, patrol served uneventful for the most part, but Donnie liked it that way. He preferred nothing happen while he was still trying to figure out how to make his resident spirit leave. He casually glanced over the side of the building he was on top of, only to be met with the sinister gaze of Bebop and Rocksteady.

Donnie cursed under his breath.

He turned to warn the others of the nearby enemies, but as soon as he opened his mouth the chest pain came back, flaring to the point where it was brutal, and he found himself unable to move.

He tried to call out to his brothers as that sense of panic settled in again. Luckily, Mikey turned around. He had his usual grin plastered on his face, but his smile quickly went away when he spotted something behind Donnie.

Donnie was relieved someone had noticed him. Now if he could only move his arms to point-

"Donnie!" Mikey screamed.

Donnie jerked back as Rocksteady grabbed him by the mask-tails and flung him across the roof. He flailed wildly as he careened over everyone, and for a moment he was sure he was a goner until Raph caught him at the last second.

"You alright?"

"Yeah, thanks."

Raph nodded and dashed into battle. Donnie wiggled his fingers.

'Okay, that was terrifying.' He thought. 'But at least I can move again.'

He charged in to join the fight.

The battle seemed to go on forever, the tides turning over and over again. After being knocked away for what had to be the fifth time in close succession, Donnie found that Raph and Leo were double teamed against Rocksteady, but Mikey was fighting alone against Bebop. Donnie stood to go help him, but standing was as far as he got before he was paralyzed once again, and he was helpless to do anything but watch.

Mikey was doing pretty well against Bebop until he disappeared. Mikey stumbled around as he was hit repeatedly by his invisible adversary from all directions. Bebop reappeared behind him, ready to strike a final blow.

Donnie saw the perfect way to save Mikey from Bebop, but when he tried to carry it out, nothing.

Donnie watched in horror as Bebop brought his arm down. All at once Donnie felt the ability to move return, but it was too late to do anything.

Bebop dealt the final blow, and Mikey fell unconscious.

"MIKEY!"

Donnie charged Bebop, giving him a mighty kick into the air and using his staff to hit a home run with Bebop as the ball. He dropped to his knees and cradled Mikey in his arms. It didn't seem like it was too bad, but Donnie was too disoriented to pay that much attention.

"Leo! Raph!" He screamed.

Once glance at their unconscious little brother gave the two enough adrenaline powered strength to have Rocksteady down within seconds. They ran to Donnie. Leo hoisted Mikey onto his shell and they were dashed over the rooftops back to the lair.

The sight of Mikey getting clobbered while he was helpless to do anything played through Donnie's head repeatedly.

'Mikey's hurt!' He thought.

'I just watched while he was hurt! This is all my fault!'

End Chapter 4