Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Please Speak Mikey

Chapter 19

It's cold

Painful

Burning

And finally heart-rending

Struggling to breathe as the conflicted emotions triggered a scorching flame blistering his insides as his breathing puff out grey smoke, only to be swallowed up by the dark desolated world.

The atmosphere was hostile and antipathetic as he laid down on the frosty airspace. The sharp aura piercing the agonizing soul, tormenting the memories leaving a broken and twisted form damaged. The whispers choking and taunting him as icy water slid down passed his cheeks from despairing emeralds.

The taste for freedom was fading as they attempted to erase his mind and spirit to oblivion. But there was one speck of light embedded in his heart a fragile fragment of hope. It was tiny yet strong. He held on to this desire with belief and a chance. One more time to see those sparkly sapphire orbs brightening his universe. He half-hid his frame away in his shell looking for the warmth and happiness as he prayed to be forgiven.

"Mikey I'm sorry"

Throwing off the cover as the youngest gasped irregularly. The widened, frighten eyes absorbing his room before recognition. He relaxed his body lying back down on his side to see it was five in the morning, before pressing an arm over his face sighing heavily. It was always the same definitely not a dream...more like a prophecy or an insight of his red big brother trapped in a sea of anguish and despair. The turtle's watery vision emerged as the horrific words 'I'm sorry' remained plastered to the side of his brain. The exhaustion with a hint of light purple surrounded his eyes from infrequent sleep, which has been unorganized and distorted for some time. Mikey used to take pleasure in his afternoon naps and waiting to the countdown of when his older siblings would hammer his door down despite the constant ringing of his alarm.

Now Michelangelo has the ability to even beat Leonardo at the six o'clock jump start of a new day. Unfortunately it has been this way since...Mikey shook his head slightly slapping his face before reaching for his mask. "No point resting now, it will just return to haunt me" Yawning and stretching his limbs Mikey sauntered to the bathroom cleansing his freckled skin, checking his pupils to wipe away the tiredness before tightening his orange bandana. Despite the early time Mikey wasn't the first to venture outside his room, which was actually because his father believed his child needed a better accommodation for rest and decided to add pressure to the point on his neck. The turtle wasn't amused having discovered he slept for over four hours but it was necessary. His two brothers Leo and Donnie proved his point when he walked into the kitchen to see them with two cups of coffee. Fearless leaned on his arm while his other held the cup watching the steam float above his head, the stiff and hunched position followed by the fatigue evidential on his appearance. For the genius it was blatant, as his arm was under the softly snoring head mumbling coherently. Due to these disabilities they failed to see their youngest bro had entered. But then again it wouldn't be the first time he almost gave his family a heart attack from his quietness.

Right on cue Leo startled splashing some of the coffee on the table. "Mikey! Sorry bro didn't notice you were standing there" Mikey smiled sheepishly going toward Leo hugging him from the back. The leader's heart fluttered, the warmth radiating his body relaxing him for a few seconds touching his siblings arms. No words exchanged just comfort. Mikey released himself ambling over to his purple turtle tenderly stroking his head before squeezing his shoulder, gently shaking him arousing the drowsy Brainiac.

"Huh? Mikey when did you arrive?" Donnie looked at the clock on the wall when Mikey pointed at the smaller hand on five and the bigger one on ten. "Ah I see" he stated as the genius rubbed his weary pupils looking down at his coffee which had gone cold. He sighed ready to get up when a hand and a shake of a finger render him to stay sitting as Mikey pour another for him. Leo chuckled at the signal Mikey gave to his third brother causing the purple sibling to crimson in embarrassment and stick in tongue out in an immature fashion. The light-toned atmosphere was a blessing for the family but incomplete, no matter how much joy and laughter exploited around the lair, the sadness continue to devour the home like a blanket...especially from the lab.