Hurt But Not Broken

Chp 10 ~ A fathers rage

Donatello's P.O.V

Rocksteady huffed and growled all the same. Yup, looks like they were going to dumb. Not surprising.

"What gives ya the power ta act like that ta us?" Rocksteady demanded as he let me go and I cried out as my butt fell on the floor against the wall and my ribs jostled slightly. 'Yup, definitely bruised.

But I didn't care as I kept my gaze locked onto Sensei. And boy, he was getting more livid by the second. I was distantly afraid he might lose control and that has never happened except for the time with the Rat King.

"Did you not hear what I said?" Sensei asked with a glare that could freeze hell over and turn Raphael forever nice. "Step away from my son this instant. I am giving you the choice to walk away."

"We have ordered from da Shredder, rat thing!" Bebop growled as he huffed in annoyance in front of me. "We want ta be human, so you back off!"

I gasped in fright as Sensei darted forward so fast that my seem liked it blurred as I tried to keep my gaze on him. Though, why am I worried? Sensei is totally awesome and a Master of Ninjitsu. A part of me hopes he is not a figment of my imagination like Mikey was.

A pain hit my heart so hard that I almost whimpered at the thought of my poor baby brother. I never thought I could hurt like this. I rubbed my chest and watched as Bebop was sent flying into the wall so hard it made cracks. He was out.

I heard Rocksteady begin to shout furious battle cries. Sensei was too fast and too angry to be handled. I almost smiled. I crawled painfully towards Bebop and found a key hanging from one of his hips on his belt. I grabbed it.

"Ahhh!" I froze as turned behind me to see that Rocksteady was desperate enough to use his horn on my Father's arm.

"S-Sensei!" I yelled with a hoarse voice. But Sensei activated quickly, turned his body in a twirl, and then used just two fingers to blow Rocksteady through a wall. I blinked with wide eyes.

"Donatello!" Sensei barreled close to me in the next Sensei. My eyes watered and I found I could hardly stand on my own.

"Ah!" I yelped when he picked me up bridal style. I found the time to blush but quickly shook my head. "D-Dad, Leo and Raph need our help! They are in that cell at the end of the hall!"

Sensei looked briefly surprised that I called him Dad. I would have been too if the situation didn't distract me. All I cared about was Leo and Raphie...wait did I just say Raphie? Oh, hell with it.

"Leonardo is not with Raphael," Sensei explained to me while darting towards the door I pointed too. My eye ridges raised in worry for my eldest brother. "He is with the Shredder currently."

I gasped and Sensei surprised me by curling my body to his comfortable furry chest. My eyes burned at the thought of Leo being mistreated. Despair bloomed in my chest to also think about Raph being alone like I had been.

I had always wanted to be alone and in silence while in my lab building things. But now I don't think I ever wanted to be alone again. Not for a while. I felt Sensei grab the key from my hand and I tiredly watched him struggled to push the door open.

The hall was dark but we instantly heard Raph's sobs. My heart dropped and my body went cold. Raphie was sobbing?! Sensei put me down and I held onto the bars to steady myself.

"Raphael, my son!" Sensei called and only the light from the open door behind us gave us some kind of view. Raph was obviously in the corner because we could hardly see him. "Raphael, where are you, my son? Answer me please."

I gawked at Sensei begging in front of me but the next thing that happened I would never ever forget.

"Oh god, I...Dad? I can't...I'm sorry...don't..go away..leave me alone!" Raph cried out and Sensei froze. I gripped the bars.