Slash's Revenge

Chapter 27 - Someone to Watch Over D

*Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.

*Author's Notes: Chapter 27 of 'Slash's Revenge' is here and this one gives Mikey a much-needed chance to shine.

A gigantic thank you to all of you for reading my story. I sure appreciate it.

I hope everyone likes the new chapter. Please let me know.

CJ

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Chapter 27 – Someone to Watch Over D

When Michelangelo had volunteered to watch over his genius brother, he had never stopped to consider just how boring it would be. Donatello's room was filled with all kinds of complicated manuals and magazines and a bunch of weird gadgets and gizmos Mikey was afraid he might break if he so much as touched them. There wasn't a comic book in sight, or anything else fun for that matter.

It was like the youngest turtle's most horrific nightmare come true.

To make the situation even worse, Mikey had neglected to take a restroom break prior to everyone heading off to bed. Not his best move. He was pretty sure his bladder was about to explode.

Letting out a heavy sigh, Mikey once again stared at the digital alarm clock beside his big brother's bed and realized that only a couple of hours had passed. Michelangelo was half-tempted to unplug the stupid clock, just so he didn't have to look at the time anymore. He wasn't even sure why Donnie had an alarm clock anyway. The brainy turtle rarely slept, and when he did, he usually just passed out in his lab.

Of course, knowing his techie brother as well as he did, Mikey figured the clock probably served some additional purpose other than simply telling time. The smartest turtle was always making 'Donnifications' to the electronic devices in their home. Why not this one? Mikey was half-tempted to start mashing buttons on the clock, just to see if he was right, but knowing his luck, he'd accidentally set off the alarm, or worse yet, detonate some crazy feature Donnie had installed, like a missile launcher or self-destruct mechanism. If Mikey managed to inadvertently hurt his already injured brother, his family would crack his shell for sure. Then, there'd be two turtles out of commission.

Another sigh deflated out of the youngest brother; this one much gloomier than the previous.

"Oh, D... "

Mikey couldn't stand that his beloved brother was, in fact, 'out of commission.' It wasn't right that Donatello, of all the brothers, had been the victim of this senseless and heinous act.

It should've been –

NO! Don't think stuff like that, Mikey!

Gaze drifting down to Donatello, Michelangelo felt tears start to sting his already burning eyes for the umpteenth time since finding his broken brother. The youngest turtle couldn't stop himself from crying, even if he tried. Seeing how badly Slash had beaten poor Donnie made Mikey want to scream at the top of his lungs. Fresh bruises blossomed over the slightly faded ones that littered the entire length of Donatello's withered body, revealing that the abuse had been nonstop.

That coldblooded monster had pounded on Donnie the whole time he had been missing, like it was –

Like it was fun...

Just the thought of his beloved brother being viciously attacked, over and over again, when he was already wounded was more than Mikey could bear.

Hate began to bubble underneath the youngest turtle's skin, but he was quick to remind himself of his father's parting words...