Changed (Sequel to 'What Have We Done?')

What They Had Done

This is a late birthday gift for my sissy @mandylaren23! I really hope you and everyone enjoys it! This is kind of a sequel to my book "What Have We Done?" Please read that first!

*Gives tissues*

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Mikey sighed as he sat on the edge. He stared at the ground with tears in his eyes. A fresh bruise was visable on his head. "I messed up again, just like always..." He muttered in a monotone voice. His eyes were dull, puffy and red. The usual shine in them had faded and dimmed.

Mikey had cooked his brothers an amazing dinner, but in the process, made a mistake. He had accidentally bumped into the coffee maker, causing it to fall and break. Donnie yelled at him for that one. And Raph had smacked him. Leo gave him a lecture on being more careful.

Now, Mikey was alone in his room while Donnie tried to fix the coffee maker. The bros never even acknowledged the food Mikey had spent hours cooking. They were too distracted by Donnie yelling about not having coffee. And no one was in the mood to eat anything after.

"Nothing I ever do is good enough for them!" Mikey shouted, punching his pillow as hard as he could. He seethed with pent-up anger. Anger that he never showed because he didn't want to hurt anyone. He didn't want to be like Raph. He had to be happy and calm. All the time..

He sighed and placed the pillow down. Tears flooded his face. Mikey not only had anger issues, he had depression as well. From constant physical and verbal abuse from his brothers. But he hid it. To not worry them. To not make them feel bad. He deserved it....he was a mess up...

Right?

Mikey whimpered, burying himself under his blankets and softly sobbing into his teddy bear. He wished his brothers would treat him better. He wished they would act like they cared about him. He wished they'd love him. Or at least act like they did.

He wished they would realize what they've done...

Meanwhile, Donnie was in his lab trying to repair the damaged appliance. Leo and Raph watched from the side. "My poor coffee maker!" Donnie groaned. "Let's hope he fixes it, Donnie gets cranky without his coffee." Raph mumbled to Leo who nodded in agreement.

"I heard that." Donnie muttered with a sigh. "Mikey can't go one day without breaking something, can he?" Raph laughed. "That's cause Mikey is a mess up, always has been, always will be." He cracked his knuckles.

Leo shot Raph a stern look. "Raph, don't say that, Mikey is not a mess up, he just needs to be more careful and pay more attention on his surroundings." Donnie agreed softly at that. He knew it wasn't Mikey's fault. 

Suddenly, a strange sound caught the attention of all three turtles. They all ran to the middle of the lair. They saw...themselves standing there. The turtles and their duplicates stated stated each other in shock. "Um-" They got cut off by the future versions of Donnie. 

"What's today's date?" Future Donnie asked. "Uh...September 16th?" Present Donnie replied. "Yes! It worked!" Future Donnie jumped up excitedly before smiling. "Uh, what the shell is going on?" Present Raph crossed his arms. The present brothers looked confused as shell. 

"We're from the future, about 6 months from now to be exact." Future Leo smiled. The present turtle's eyes widened. "How?" Present Leo questioned with wide eyes. "You'll find out in the future." Future Leo said calmly with a smile.

Present Mikey cheered. "That's so cool!" Future Mikey giggled and spun around the room happily. "Wait, why are you guys here?" Present Raph asked. "Raph!" Present Leo scolded him. "I was just asking, Fearless!" Raph snapped, annoyed.