The Turtle and the Murderer

After the First Encounter

'Ugh.' Mikey thought, agitated with the pain in his arms. He tried using his arms to help him sit up, but he felt sharp pains go through them. He growled softly before managing to have a seated position on his bed. 'What happened...?' Mikey thought confused. He looked around his room. He remembered cleaning it after his Brothers told him he could get hurt in there. He saw his skateboard in the corner closest to his bed, a nightstand next to his bed, a mirror on the door's wall, and a photo of him and his Brothers on the walk by the skateboard. He looked down at his arms when they felt itchy. He saw bandages on his arms closest to his armpits. He raised an invisible brow at this. 'When did I get healed?' Mikey thought nervously. So many thoughts were running in his mind all at once. Undoubtably, he remembered the attack, the female he had met, his Brothers showing up; Everything from that night was there. Suddenly, he could hear his door open slightly. Next thing he saw was April walking in with a worried look on her face. She looked up to see Mikey staring at her with a confused, glazed look in his eyes. She began to beam and yelled for everyone. "Hey, Guys; Mikey's up!" April yelled excitedly. He saw Leo and Raph slam into the wall in front of the door. Next came Donnie rushing past April towards Mikey. Casey walked in after Donnie. Lastly, Master Splinter had walked in Mikey's clean room with his arms folded. He seemed to admire the cleaness of his youngest's room.

Donnie sat down on the edge of Mikey's bed. Everyone was basically crowding poor Mikey. He started to panic. "How are you feeling, Mikey...?" Donnie asked cautiously, unsure if Mikey could talk or not. Mikey took a deep breath before answering. "My arms feel itchy and sore. Other than that, I've seen better days." Mikey said slowly, sounding kind of raspy. He held his throat carefully. Raph seemed to get the message before anyone else, because he left the room with an, "I'll be right back." Everyone looked after Raph, and a moment later, he was back again with a glass of water. He carefully handed it to Mikey. Mikey gratefully took the glass and drank the water that was inside. He drank the whole glass within five seconds. Everyone looked at him shocked. "Well, did the water help...?" Raph asked softly, making sure he didn't scare his little Brother. Mikey nodded his head with a smile. Everyone sighed, having relieved some stress. Raph's aura suddenly changed to that of seriousness. He looked at Mikey with said seriousness. Mikey - and everyone around - looked at Raph nervously. Slowly, Raph began to speak. "Mikey... Do ya remember anything from last night?" Raph asked cautiously. Mikey paused. 'So it was last night?' Mikey thought carefully. He looked at his clock to see that it was 9:30 in the morning. He had an, "Aw Shiz" face on. He looked at April and Casey, his expression now looking serious. "Aren't you two supposed to be in school?" Mikey asked with as much sternness as a parent would use for their child. April and Casey looked at Mikey confused. Then, they looked at each other and began to laugh. Soon enough, everyone did. Mikey stared at everyone in confusion. 'Did I say something funny, without realizing it...?' Mikey thought quizzically, hoping for an answer to show. After a minute, everyone diled down. "Mikey, it's Saturday..." Leo said while wiping a joyful tear from his eye. Mikey gave him a blank look. 'Oh yeah.' Mikey thought silently.

After everyone had fully calmed down, Splinter broke the silence. "So, my son, do you remember anything from last night?" Splinter asked the question, hoping for an answer. Mikey looked down for a moment, then back up. He had a serious expression on again. "Yes, I do, Master Splinter." Mikey stated boldly. Everyone looked worried by this. Raph stepped a little closer. "Alright... Do ya remember the guy's face?" Raph asked, seemingly annoyed with the attacker and not his Brother. Mikey looked at Raph nervously while biting his lip for a moment before answering. "She was white, had black hair, and Chestnut Brown eyes..." Mikey stated softly. Nobody moved; They looked like mannequins, unwilling to move. Mikey started getting nervous and looked at the wall in front of him. He seemed to find it interesting. He heard someone sigh before speaking. "So, some girl beat ya down and cut ya up?" He heard Casey ask. He heard Casey snicker followed by a smack. "Ow..." Casey murmured. Mikey continued to look at the wall with a dull expression on his face. He didn't know what to do. Suddenly, a memory had shown up before him. It was the dead female he saw. Her lifeless eyes gave him chills.

His eyes began to water and he held his head in his hands. He was rocking back and forth murmuring. No one knew what was going on with him. Donnie slowly extending his hand as he heard Mikey get louder. "I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..." Mikey weakly murmured. He felt sick remembering those Lifeless Ocean Blue eyes. As soon as Donnie placed his hand on Mikey's shoulder, Mikey shouted. "I'M SORRY! I'M SO SORRY! I COULDN'T SAVE HER!" Mikey screamed out. His Family grew even more worried. April shouted. "Who, Mikey?! Who couldn't you save?!" April yelled desperately. Mikey was still rocking back and forth. He didn't want to remember that night, at all. Splinter walked towards Mikey and held him close. Splinter was whispering to Mikey for him to calm down, that everything was alright now. After ten minutes of crying, Mikey calmed down. He slowly looked up at everyone and sighed. Raph pushed past Leo and spoke softly. "Ya feelin' better, Mikey...?" Raph asked nervously. Mikey slowly nodded his head, avoiding eye contact. Raph took a steady breather to calm himself. Splinter looked at Mikey reassuringly. "Michelangelo, who was it that you couldn't save...?" Splinter asked cautiously, unsure of this question would trigger another Panic Attack. Mikey slowly looked up at his Father. He sighed heavily before answering.

"The female that attacked me had murdered another female prior." Mikey stated shakily. Everyone looked terrified. Mikey shakily continued. "That female once had Ocean Blue eyes. Her back was on the ground and her head was facing me. Her eyes were so dull... *Sob* A-and, her stomach was cut open with the organs and intestines cut, too! *Sob* *Sob* I could see her Ribs, Splinter! I saw her fricking Ribs!" Mikey yelled. He could hardly breathe. He didn't know what to do. Everyone turned Snow White. Leo and Donnie had their hands covering their mouths, Raph was clenching his fists, and April was crying into Casey's chest. Splinter looked most terrified. He never wanted his youngest son to see such horrendous things! He nuzzled closer to his youngest son protectively. He attempted to speak softly to Mikey, but Mikey was having an even worse Panic Attack than before. At this rate, Mikey could have a Heart Attack! Raph slammed his fist against Mikey's wall, blood oozing from his hand. Leo looked at Raph shocked. Raph turned towards Splinter. "When we see this thing again, I am going to shove my foot up its idiotic a-" "Raphael!" Splinter interrupted with a shout. Raph clamped his mouth shut. Everyone turned to face Splinter. Splinter sighed, causing Mikey to look at him with Baby Eyes. Splinter looked back at Mikey with a confused smile. "May I help you, my son?" Splinter asked playfully, attempting to cheer his youngest son up. Mikey giggled softly. Everyone began to chuckle at his cuteness. "What was Raph gonna say after, 'Idiotic'?" Mikey asked innocently.

Splinter gave Raph a stern look. Raph tried holding back a laugh. The only sound that came out was a chuckle. Splinter sighed. 'Even though he has seen a corpse, he still doesn't know the "A" word...' Splinter thought carefully. He smiled. He turned back to Mikey, who still had those Baby Eyes. Splinter's smile widened. "My son, I think it's time for you to rest..." Splinter stated softly. Mikey began to yawn quietly. Everyone gushed at this. Splinter laid Mikey down, covered him up, and kissed his forehead. Mikey smiled and snuggled his pillow before entering dream land. Splinter stood up and faced everyone else. He folded his hands in front of himself. "I believe we should let Michelangelo rest." Splinter stated softly. Everyone nodded and left Mikey's room. Splinter was the last to leave. He looked back at Mikey and sighed. 'I hope he doesn't feel such guilt for too long...' Splinter thought with sadness in his thoughts. The last thing Splinter wanted was to lose another child. He turned off the light and left the room, shutting the door quietly behind him.