Raph was wrong about the mutagen messing with Slash's head, Slash just loved the color red.
TW: Blood, gore, cursing, GORE,
"Raphiel you said it yourself, we don't need these clowns,we need to hunt that mutagen down. Now." Slash said with a slight growl.
"But what about Donnie?! We have to find him!" Mikey said, stepping closer to Raph.
Concern and fear etched in his voice.
Raph cringed looking from Slash to Mikey.
He didn't want to upset Slash.
Slash was his best friend.
But Donnie was his brother.
"Sorry Slash, my brothers come fist, no matter what"
Raph gave Mikey a smile as they clapped hands.
Slash narrowed his eyes,
"How about I make this a little easier for you?" he growled
Slash let out a terrifying roar before slamming his fist down on Mikey with all his strength.
The rooftop shook violently as the impact made Mikey bounce off the ground.
"MIKEY!" Raph screamed
Time seemed to slow as Slash hit Mikey again and again like a bouncy ball.
Then time sped back up.
Raph charged, knocking Slash away from his brother.
"SPIKE!" Raph yelled "What are you doing!?"
"I don't want to fight you Raphiel! Just go leave me to my work.."
"Your work!?" Raph yelled "that mutagen warped your brain Spike! This isn't you!"
"Told you" Slash said walking towards him, his mace dragging on the ground "The names Slash"
Slash, lifted his mace aimed at Mikey, ready to deliver a crushing blow.
Raph was quick to react, using a smoke bomb to create a cloud of smoke between him, Mikey and Slash.
Slash let out a roar as Raph helped Mikey up off the ground as they escaped.
"Ugh, what hit me?" Donnies voice was high pitched and strained "It felt like Raph only…"
he paused, searching for the right words, "bigger and meaner! Angrier but… not quite as ugly."
"It was Spike. He- he got into the mutagen-! I was gonna tell you guys bu-" Raph said
"That was Spike!?" Donnies said "Way to keep that mutagen safe, Raph." Donnie said, rolling his eyes,
Using his bō as a walking stick, Raph helped him get his battered body off the ground.
he also helped him walk along the rooftops with their younger brother a few steps in front, jumping off a small ledge while they rounded a corner.
a small ledge which Donnie tripped on, landing on his hands and knees.
"C-can't make it…" he whispered, glancing up at Raph
"Too weak. You go on without me fellas," Donnies voice shook.
"No way," Raph's words rang loudly.
"No turtle left behind! That's our rule…. I'm going to tie off your sprained arm. It might hurt, okay? Bite down on this." Suddenly, the handle of Raph's sai shoved into his mouth.
That's when he noticed.
Where was Mikey?!
Mikey had heard Leo's voice.
"Leo, am I glad you're back!" Mikey called carefully climbing down to the fire escape. "Your never going to believe this there's another turtle!"
"Thats funny" Leo said
"I ACTUALLY BELIEVE YOU"
Oh shit.
That wasn't Leo.
Mikey barely had time to let out so much as a yelp before he was yanked back and slammed into a wall.
Everything went white.
When his vision came back he was laying on his plastron.
He didn't register Slash approaching him slowly.
He didn't register Slash raises his mace high above his head.
He registered the pain.
Mikey screamed as Slash's mace came down on him with a sickening crunch.
Mikey's shell has been snapped in two.
Slash dropped his mace before digging his claws deep into the two halves of Mikey's broken shell, peeling them away from the turtle's back with a sickening ripping sound.
Mikey shrieks in agony as Slash's claws ripped into his broken shell.
The sound of his shell being torn apart echoed in his ears, making him feel nauseous.
He clenched his teeth, trying to hold back his scream but it escaped his lips, piercing the quiet air.
As Slash peeled away the two halves of the turtle's shell,
Mikey couldn't help but scream louder.
He could feel the cold air touching his exposed flesh, making it sting painfully.
Blood slowly oozed out from his wounds, painting his green skin red.
He struggled to breathe, feeling his broken ribs digging into his lungs.
Tears streamed down Mikey's face, mixing with the blood that ran down his body.
He was in unbearable agony and he knew he couldn't take much more.
But Slash wasn't finished yet.
With a savage twist, he ripped the two halves of the shell away from Mikey's body, tearing through his flesh and muscle.
Mikey's eyes widened in shock and he let out a gut-wrenching scream.
Blood gushed from the wound, painting Slash's claws a crimson red.
Slash tossed the pieces of Mikey's shell down by his head.
Crouching down he cupped Mikeys face in his blooding three fingered hand.
Mikey looked at Slash with glazed eyes.
His mask was removed before his face was let go, it t humping back down onto the rooftop
His shell hurt.
His neck hurt.
His throat was raw from screaming.
Everything just hurts.
His head started to feel light.
Almost like it was filling with air.
Gosh when had he gotten so tired?
Well if he was tired he should probably sleep.
Yea
Sleep
That sounded like a good idea…..
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Raph couldn't focus on anything except the image that was burned into his mind.
His brother, Mikey, lay on the ground in front of him, his body mangled and broken.
Raph's eyes widened in horror as he took in the gruesome sight before him.
Blood covered the ground, and Mikey's bright orange mask was missing.
Raph dropped to his knees beside his brother's lifeless form, his hands trembling as he checked for a pulse. But there was nothing, only the cold stillness of death.
He takes a deep breath and examines Mikey's body once more.
His shell had been snapped in two and ripped off his back, the damage clearly inflicted by the powerful claws.
Raph's gut twisted with anger and grief.
How could Slash do this?
He knew Slash had been angry and aggressive-
But this-?
This was fucking horrific.
How could Slash do this?!
And it was
All
"His"
Fault
Raph laid Mikey's body down and turned to face Slash who was talking to him about who great of a team they would be.
He was going to kill him.
Spike was dead.
Mikey was dead.
And Slash?
Slash was about to join them.