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“Mikey?!” someone asks.
“Get him to bed, hurry!” another voice orders from next to him.
“Is he okay?!” another voice questioned, female this time.
“He’s in critical condition! Raph, get me the bandages, Donnie, get me that sedative! NOW!” Someone yelled.
“Leo?” Mikey asks.
“Donnie, sedative!” Leo tells Donnie.
“Okay, okay!” Donnie says in a panicked voice.
What’s going on? Mikey thought. We were just fighting shredder, why are we at the base? Mikey had so many questions, he didn't even notice Leo sedating him.
“Breathe mikey…” Leo tells Mikey, while he slips away into a deep black pit of nothingness
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Mikey opened his eyes ever so slightly and was immediately blinded by the lights of the med bay. He continued to open his eyes, ignoring how they burned. When Mikey's eyes finally adjusted he looked around, hoping to find one of his brothers. No one was there. Mikey tried to yell out, but he couldn't speak. There was something in his mouth. On his face, neck, and shell.
‘Wait, what happened?! Why am I all bandaged up? How am i in the med bay, it was destroyed by shredder.’
Mikey realized something : Shredder. Shredder must still be out there. He tried to get up but fell back in pain.
“Fuck..” Mikey mumbled. ‘How do I get my brothers here? I can't speak and I can’t get up.’
Mikey thought for a while, then came up with a solution. He looked at the desk next to him, and spotted a glass cup. ‘Perfect,’ Mikey thought.
He picked up the cup and threw it as hard as he could. CRASH! Mikey heard several worried voices and feet coming his way. 3 figures bolted into the room to investigate the crash. 1 ran towards Mikey's bed, checking to make sure he wasn't injured. The other 2, one smaller and one bigger, looked at the broken cup and the wall. The turtle who came up to Mikey’s bed, looked Mikey in the eyes then asked,
“Mikey?” Mikey glanced at the figure, then realized it was leo.
“Leo-” Mikey tried to say, but ended up coughing up some sort of liquid. The 2 other figures, Donnie and Raph, ran up to Mikeys bed.
“He's awake!” Raph basically cheered.
“Someone get his meds” Leo told his brothers while he took off Mikey’s face mask and took out whatever was in Mikey’s mouth.
“I’ll get them,” Donnie mumbled.
Raph held Mikey’s hand while Donnie gave Leo a bottle that had Mikey’s meds written on it. Mikey opened his mouth to ask what they were for, but Leo shushed Mikey
“Don't speak, you’ll get worse” Leo told him, then handed Mikey a glass of water and some pills. Mikey took them, being the pro at swallowing pills. Donnie noticed Mikey looked troubled, and came up with a theory.
“Mikey, would you like to talk to us?” Donnie questioned.
Mikey nodded eagerly. “I’ll go get it Micheal, don’t worry” Donnie said while walking out.
“What’s ‘it’?” Raph asked. Leo shrugged while Mikey made a motion with his hands as if he was drawing.
“Oh! Donnie means your sketchbook!” Raph realized. Mikey nodded, happy he would be able to communicate with his brothers. After a while Donnie came back with a sketchbook and art supplies. Mikey almost jumped out of his bed when he saw the supplies.
“Looks like Mikey here likes the supplies we got him!” Leo said proudly.
“Here you go Mikey” Donnie said as he put them down in Mikey’s lap. Mikey immediately went to the sketchpad and markers. Mikey wrote a note and showed it to his brothers.
The note read : What happened? His brothers read this and their faces fell. Mikey wrote another note : WHY CAN’T I SPEAK.
In all caps, as if yelling at them.
“Mikey..” Raph whispered. Mikey’s attention immediately went to Raph. The look on Mikey’s face basically said : Tell me, I NEED to know. Raph looked broken but he managed to say,
“You got hurt Mikey, by shredder. We didn't notice until the fight was over. If we had just noticed sooner..” Raph trailed off, putting his face in his hands.
Mikey looked at his brothers, They all looked sad.
“When we noticed you were hurt” Donnie continued, “We got you semi patched up. April found us an abandoned base with a med bay and we set you down. The only thing you said throughout the entire thing was ‘Leo’ before he sedated you.”
Mikey was in shock. I got HURT?! I remember Leo saying I was in Critical condition. I almost died?!
“After we sedated you, you didn't wake up. You fell into a coma.” Leo practically whispered.
“You were in a coma for 3 months Mikey.” Donnie stated.
“3 months?” Mikey whispered, voice shaky.
“Don’t talk mikey! Your vocal cords were damaged when…” Leo trailed off.
Mikey wrote another note : Did I almost die? Raph and Leo looked shocked, then sad. Donnie looked ashamed.
“Yes.” Donnie answered.
Mikey thought for a bit, then felt sudden pain, As if he got stabbed with an electric spear In his head. Mikey dropped his marker and reached for his head with a visible look of pain on his face.
“Mikey?!” Leo yelped.
His head hurt. Why did his HEAD hurt?! He felt like he was gonna pass out. Mikey closed his eyes until the pain subsided.
“What was that?!” Raph whisper-yelled.
“I thought you said he didn't have any trauma to his head Leon!” Donnie yelled in Leo's ear.
“He didn't!” Leo said as he pushed Donnie away. “At Least.. Not when he was asleep”
Mikey picked up his pencil and wrote another note : What do you mean, Leo? What's going on?! And showed it to Leo. Leo responded with a shrug.
“We’ll have to find out, Mikey. By the way, what did the pain feel like?” Leo asked. Mikey thought for a moment then wrote : Like my head was being stabbed and shocked at the same time. It's gone now though. Mikey’s brothers read the note, concerned for their brother.
“Have you ever felt a headache like that before Mikey?” Raph asked. Mikey thought, Then nodded.
“Seriously Mikey? You have and you didn’t tell us?” Donnie asked, annoyed but concerned. Mikey wrote another note : Sorry Dee. I only have a headache like this once every month, it never really affected me before. Mikey’s brother's mouth dropped.
“EVERY MONTH?!” Raph questioned. Leo thought for a moment then said,
“Actually during the 3 months Mikey was out I found a reoccurring spike in energy. Only once a month and,” Leo looked at his calendar “Right around this time of the month”
Mikey nodded then wrote : I know when it's going to happen normally, so I can prepare myself mentally. Lol.
“Lol? Seriously Mikey? LOL?” Leo said.
“You’re one to talk, Neon Leon” Raph reminded Leo. Mikey yawned, then started drawing in his new sketchbook.
“I think we should leave him alone for now guys,'' Raph whispered
to Leo and Donnie. They both nodded in agreement and started walking out. Raph got up to follow but Mikey noticed them.
“Wait, don’t leave,” Mikey whispered “I don’t want to be alone.”
His brothers all looked at eachother and came back to his side, comforting him
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Mikey woke up, ready to get out of bed and prove that even though he's weak and (partially) injured he’s still strong and capable of doing what his brothers can. He had to both mentally and physically prepare himself for this because the last time he tried…. Didn't go well.
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It was just Mikey and Donnie in the room. Donnie had been doing his daily checkup on Mikey to make sure he wasn’t getting worse.
“Dee?” Mikey asked his brother
“Yes Mikey?” Donnie responded, not looking up from his work
“Do you think I’ll be able to get out of bed yet?”
“That’s… one of many questions Mikey.” Mikey decided then and there that even if Donnie said he shouldn’t, he would. Mikey used his arms and put them underneath him, at his sides for support. After a couple of seconds Mikey pushed up while moving his legs to the side.
CRACK!
Donnie looked over at Mikey with both concern and shock on his face while Mikey sat there, frozen.
“Uh.. Mikey?” Donnie asked while running up to him.
“
Ow” Mikey commented while falling down, back into bed.
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Mikey took a deep breath, and started his process. First, he started with his legs. He made his legs do the spinny movement around 20 times to warm up. Then he pushed himself up to some sort of sitting-lying position. He then prepared his arms. Pushing up and down with his arms wasn’t difficult, But when he added in his body It was slightly harder to do. After some time he had finally built up the courage to sit up on his bed. 3.. He put his arms underneath him and at his side. 2.. He started to turn his legs. 1! With all of his strength Mikey pushed himself up and to the side of his bed, and waited.
After a while Mikey released a breath he didn’t know he was holding.
‘I’m sitting up!’ Mikey thought excitedly. ‘Now… I just need to stand up and walk around the med bay. Or maybe I can go surprise my brothers! Gosh I’m so smart!’
Mikey Looked around for something to hold onto because he knew his balance would be off and he would probably fall as soon as he sat up. He looked at the railing at the end of the bed and decided it was perfect. Mikey shuffled himself down to the end of the bed and grabbed the bed railing.
‘Alright. The moment of truth!’ Mikey thought excitedly
He prepared himself and he just… stood up. He almost fell, sure. But he was standing! He was so excited he even squealed in joy a little bit. Mikey started walking from bed to bed, getting the rhythm of walking again. (It's been like 4 months give him a break) He heard his brothers talking in the other room and thought happily
‘They are going to be so proud of me when they see me walk into the room! Well, kind of walk.’
Mikey walked towards the med bay exit/entrance and stayed at the wall for support. When he walked out and towards his brothers voices he heard them talking about… pizza? Were they not planning on asking him if he wanted any? Talk about rude.
“So I was thinking we could get extra marshmallows today” Leo suggested
“That would be unhealthy, Nardo” Donnie responded.
“Isn’t It also unhealthy to eat pizza everyday?” Raph asked.
Donnie sighed “You got me there”
Mikey walked into the entrance of the room they were in and said, “Well I think we should get extra, extra marshmallows today! Because today Is a special day!” All 3 of Mikey’s brothers stared at him In shock
“Mikey?!” They all asked in unison.
“In. The. Flesh.” Mikey responded, proudly. Donnie got up and looked at Mikey, as if inspecting him for any faults.
“What?” Mikey questioned.
“It’s just.. You shouldn’t be able to get up yet. My algorithm said it would take 5 more months for you to be ready to walk again.” Donnie stated.
“Sheesh, glad It didn’t take that long.” Leo said while Raph nodded In agreement.
“Well maybe It's because your algorithm didn’t Include the fact that I’m badass!” Mikey stated cheerfully. Donnie put on his goggles while Mikey sat down at the table. Raph and Leo looked at each other, nervous.
“So… what do you think of the new base Mikey?” Raph asked while Leo started ordering pizza.
“Actually,I didn’t even notice this was a new place” Mikey thought “I DID notice the lack of graffiti. Shame on me for not raising you boys right.”
Raph chuckled while Leo put down the phone, smiling. Mikey looked at Donnie and swore he could see the slightest hint of a smile on his face. Mikey looked back at his brothers, glad that they were here for him, and he was there for them.
After some time the pizza Leo ordered arrived. Leo suggested that they should all go to the new living room and speedrun the Jupiter Jim movies.
“Nope. Angelo still needs to rest.” Donnie declined. While Leo and Mikey complained.
“Just because Mikey can get out of bed, doesn't mean he's fully healed,” Raph agreed. “Plus he's the youngest, he's physically weaker than all of us.”
Mikey winced. He hated whenever one of his brothers said that. Just because he’s younger doesn't mean he's weaker.
Donnie, Leo, and Raph continued to fight while Mikey opened up a pizza box. He picked up a slice of cheese pizza while his brothers argued. Mikey ate about 3 slices before he took a pizza box, The one with extra EXTRA marshmallows, and walked out of the room to the med bay. No one yelled after him, so he decided that they just didn’t notice he left. He reached the med bay and set the pizza on a table near his bed. Mikey closed the door and sat in bed with his pizza and his shell-phone.
Meanwhile in the kitchen (where they all were sorry for not clearing that up) Raph, Donnie, and Leo were all arguing about Mikey. If they should let him have fun with his brothers or rest and heal up.
“We should let him have fun! He's been in that bed for almost four months!” Leo argued.
“Yes, but In that bed he was getting healed! We could keep his pulse monitored and we knew where he was!” Donnie yelled.
“And do you know how bored he was there?!”
“That's why I gave him his cell phone and his sketch pad! So. He. Wouldn’t. Be. Bored!”
“Uh, what if we move Mikey's bed to the theater room so he can watch and… rest.” Raph interrupted nervously.
“That… “ Donnie mumbled “Is a great idea!”
“So Mikey, how does that sound…” Leo asked, but he trailed off.
“Where's Mikey?” He asked, looking at the spot Mikey was sitting at just a little bit ago. The other two turtles looked at the same spot
“I think you guys scared him off…” Raph said quietly. Donnie and Leo both looked ashamed. They got into an argument when this was supposed to be a day to celebrate. He had finally gotten out of bed and walked! A miracle considering It was supposed to take him 5 months. But he did it.
Leo facepalmed “We probably just ruined his entire day! He made such a great accomplishment and we just… fought!”
“We should apologize to him” Donnie mumbled.
“Then let's go” Raph said as he walked out of the room to the med bay. And the others followed.
Mikey was scrolling through TikTok before he heard a knock on the door.
“Hey Mikey? Can we come in?” Raph said from the other side of the door. Mikey thought for a moment. He should let them in, they are his brothers after all. Mikey was about to say yes, but hesitated.
“Mikey?” Leo asked.
“If you’re mad at us we understand…” Donnie paused. “We can leave.” There was a pause. The brothers looked at each other and started to walk away, but they heard the med bay door open.
“You guys can come in, No fighting.” Mikey said, staring into his brother's souls. Leo ran up and hugged Mikey.
“We’re sorry we were fighting! We know it's such a big day for you and It only took us 15 minutes to fight about something stupid!” Leo said through tears. Mikey didn’t know how to respond, but he hugged Leo back. The other turtles joined the hug, Raph bawling his eyes out and Donnie silently crying into Mikey's shoulder.
“It’s okay guys, I love you” Mikey whispered after a while.
“Wait- really?” Leo said. “I thought you weren’t going to forgive us!”
“Yeah I thought that too” Donnie said, while Raph nodded in agreement.
“Wait really? Why?” Mikey questioned. The brothers all looked at each other while Mikey stared them down.
“We thought you were going to go Dr. Delicate Touch on us” Raph said quietly Mikey thought for a moment then burst out in laughter. The other three looked at each other, then felt a bit dumb.
“Just because I haven’t yet” Mikey said when he stopped laughing “Doesn’t mean I never will!” Mikey then walked cheerfully back Into the med bay. The others followed sheepishly.
“Did Mikey seriously threaten us?” Leo whispered to Donnie and Raph.
“Yeah” Raph whispered back. When they entered the med bay they found Mikey setting up some pizza and blankets on the floor.
“What are you doing, kid?” Raph asked.
“Basically I’m setting up a theater so we can watch Jupiter Jim!” Mikey said proudly “Smart, right?” His brothers nodded in agreement and set down in their spots. Mikey set up his laptop in front of them all and sat down In his spot.
“Who’s ready for a Jupiter jim movie marathon?!” Mikey cheered.
“We are!” Raph and Leo cheered while Donnie just raised his hand. MIkey pressed play on the movie and they all enjoyed the brotherly bonding they had while watching.