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A/N:DID YOU GUYS SEE THE NEW EPISODEEEEEEE :D I ship Mona Lisa and Raph. :3 I can't wait for the next episode to come out :DD If you haven't watched it yet, what are you waiting for? Go watch it :D
better to watch quality television with quality work and plot compared to reading something stupid a random teenager thought of because she had nothing better to do. ..

"Oh yeah? We're not the ones who should be trying not to die. The one who should be worried is you." I snort. "We overpower you four to one."

The Dark figure of Mikey chuckles arrogantly. Oh I hate that guy so much. He thinks he's so good. We'll show him. "What are you laughing at? I'd like to see your face when we pummel you to the ground!"

Dark Mikey smirks. "I'd like to see you try." We all lunge at him, but my Sai meets thin air. Dark Mikey had dodged my Attack, quick as lightning. I growl and Attack again, only for my blows to be deflected easily. "are you even trying, turtles?" Dark Mikey laughs. None of our attacks are hitting him. This is bad.

Sweat pours down my forehead, and Dark Mikey taunts us more. Don't get mad Raph. That's exactly what he wants to happen. Even Leo looks frustrated with him.

"Ugh. You guys are boring me." Dark Mikey yawns casually. Out of the blue, my legs are knocked out underneath me, and I fall to the ground on my shell, pain shooting through my body, chest heaving and blood roaring in my ears. Everyone else seems to have suffered the same fate.

Dark Mikey appears on the wall of the maze, which is too tall for us to reach and Attack. The coward.

"You know something funny about you? You turtles seem so bonded. Such a great team, people would think if they saw you. That's if they could look past you being hideous freaks of course. While in reality, you're all broken. You're great working together on the outside, but on the inside, you're all shattered. damaged. harbouring feelings of hatred, fear and envy for each other. Sure, you may love each other like brothers but that's what you're supposed to do, isn't it? If you all weren't brothers at all...I'm sure you wouldn't even bother in the first place."

The place was quiet save Sadness's quiet sobs and the occasional mutter of an emotion. Silence hung in the air, Thick and heavy. What he said was somewhat true...were we...really like that? Yes, I did love my brothers but were those feelings genuine?

Master Splinter always told us to love each other no matter what we did as we were brothers, and I was always forced to hug them and say I was sorry if I hit them out of anger or did anything out of line. While they were forced to forgive and forget. But...did we really?

If something were to be drilled in someone's head as a child, and they reluctantly carry out the action all the time, they'd get used to it. What they were forced to believe and feel would become a routine. Something they had to do for the sake of it. Was the love for my brothers that weak? Was our bond really as thin as that?

"And you, April O' Neil. You're only the turtle's friend because you pity them. They know nothing about life above the surface, and you feel sorry for them because you know people judge them for their appearance and will never accept them. The only reason you're staying with them is protection. You're helpless on your own, admit it. How many times would you have died without the turtle's help? You don't really care for them. You're just here because if you didn't come along, no one would be there to protect you, so why not come here where it was safe and you'd be away from earthly dangers?"

"Th-thats not true!" April yells. "I...Yes, I admit I did become friends with the turtles out of pity and was kind of awkward at first but..." She smiles slightly. "They all were so sweet and so friendly. Welcoming me into their home so willingly, helping me out, training with me, even though I would be a nuisance and my presence there would endanger their safety and their peace if the Kraang attacked. They could lose their home at any time, and they know it, but they still welcome me."

"Master Splinter with his wise words and his fatherly nature. Leo with his dorky addictions and awesome leadership skills, Donnie with his awesome machines and Nerdy jokes, Raph with his impulsive attitude, his soft side which he hardly ever shows and Mikey with his big bright smile and cute ways that never failed to make me happy. They're the family I never had and I'm so happy I met them."

I grin. As cheesy as April's words were, they were sweet. Although I was going to have to disagree about the part of me having a soft side. I cringed inwardly. As if I had a soft side. I glanced over at Donnie and he was lost in the land of love. Ew. I could almost imagine hearts appearing above his head. Now is really not the time.

"Touching, touching, brings tears to my eyes." Dark Mikey says sarcastically, rolling his eyes in disgust. "This is all so disgusting..."

"April's right. Heck, we don't even know if we're really brothers. But you're wrong. We do care for each other. We may make mistakes, but doesn't everyone? We may say things that hurt each other and give off the impression that we don't care, but we do. And nothing's going to take our family away from us." Leo points his sword at Dark Mikey's throat. "And that's why we're going to get Mikey back."

Dark Mikey cringes. "What is this? Some kind of sappy television show? Oh, I love you. Me too. Let's kiss. Sorry for murdering your brother. That's okay we all make mistakes... Ugh. It sends shivers down my shell just thinking about it."

I cringe at his horrible act of a drama show. Not...that I would know what it was. "Your impression of it is waaaay off, just so you know."

Before I can say anything else, he leaps down from his perch and is at my side, pointing a dagger at my throat. Sewer apples. That was fast. I freeze and tense up, fear and adrenaline flooding through my body. The dagger is cold and puts a lot of pressure on my throat. Any more pressure and there'd be blood spilling out.

The others jump and point their weapons at him. "Let Raph go!" Leo yells. I haven't seen Leo this worked up in ages. His face is red, and he has that look he had that time when a nine year old Mikey stole his Space heroes DVD and used it to make pizza, and put said pizza in the DVD player to "microwave" it.

Simply put: He was livid. And when he's this angry, he fights like a monster. Mikey couldn't train for months after Leo beat the shell out of him. Not literally, but you get my point.

"Ah ah ah Leonardo, don't get so upset. If you make any rash movements I may just slit Raphael's throat open. Same goes for all of you. Won't it be fun to see the blood gushing out like a waterfall?"

"You're sick and disgusting." Donnie growls. His eyes are fierce and calculating. Knowing him, he's probably trying to think of a way to make Dark Mikey let me go and not kill me in the process.

"Don't forget, I am Mikey. Just a darker side of him... How would Michaelangelo feel if he knew you were calling him such names Donatello?" Dark Mikey teases Donnie, and although I can only see the side of his face, it's horrible and mad and sickens me to the core.

Donnie's eyes widen in realisation and guilt flashes across his eyes. Behind us, Sadness's bawling grew louder. I had no idea it was possible for a turtle to cry that loudly. I nearly cringed at the ear piercing volume of the shrieks and cries. Anger tries to console him, and I can see him giving Donnie a death glare.

"Let's play a game, shall we? It can end in two ways. The first way is for Raphael to die, and you can get the emotions, and I'll give you a full five minute head start before I start murdering all of you. Or, you can just give up and die together since you're so 'bonded', since there's no hope of you getting out anyway..."

Everyone hesitates. We all die either way... "You guys can go first. Get a good head start while he's busy killing me." I say. "Are you stupid Raph? Wait, let me rephrase that. You're stupid." Donnie deadpans. "We're not leaving you, or anybody behind." Leo says.

"That's nice and all, but..." The pressure on my neck increases. "The clock. Is. Ticking." Dark Mikey smiles. "Five..." April glances at Donnie and Leo. They're unsure.

"Four..." I look at them with pleading eyes. I'm willing to sacrifice myself...They can just get the heck out of here and save Mikey. That's all I ask.

"Three...." I Wince as the pressure at my neck turns to pain. Donnie's panicking. So is April. Leo shakes his head. He's not going to let me die.

"Two..." Something warm oozes slowly out of my neck. It's small, but the pain is sharp and intense. What are they waiting for. Just get the heck out. Just go. Save Mikey. Or we're all going to die.

"One..." I tense up as I feel Dark Mikey's hand ready to do the deed. He was going to slit my neck. What would it look like, I wondered. To see the blood gushing out as I slowly died. No doubt would Dark Mikey try to torture me more. Would they be stupid enough to stand there in shock as I bled my life away, and not take the chance to run? Maybe I deserved this. For being such a horrible brother to Mikey. Was my life going to flash before my eyes? I guess I was about to find out...

"Stop." Leo said, just as the dagger moved. Ever so slightly across my neck. Dark Mikey frowned. "Aw man, I was so looking forward to slitting his throat... Oh well. I guess I will have fun murdering you one by one in front of each other. Don't worry Leo, you can be the last." He grins with a smile so mad it sickens me.

That image of Mikey will be burned into my mind. I know it's dark Mikey, but it's the same face. Insane, blood thirsty and savage, the smile on his face so different from the gentle and happy one he once had. It disgusts me. So very much.

"We... We won't go down without a fight. We're going to stand our ground, and fight for our brother. We may die but at least we'd die trying. We owe this much to our little brother."

I'm pushed forward, and Donnie and April catch me before I fall onto the ground, coughing. "Your cut's not too deep. It's clotting up, thank goodness." Donnie breaths a sigh of relief. I can still feel the pressures from the dagger on my neck. It's suffocating.

"I knew you would not disappoint me, turtles." Dark Mikey grins. "I hope  you are in good condition to fight Raphael. The world does not wait for weaklings. It's kill or be killed." I get up. "Ready when you are."

"I'd suggest you hurry in killing me if you can. Michaelangelo's emotions don't have much time... As you can see," I turn around. He's right. They've been silent this whole time, and they aren't looking too good. Sadness has started to fade.

Then it dawns on me. He has been stalling us this whole time. We were played right into his little game. We don't have much time.

Dark Mikey charges. It's now or never.

"Booyakasha!"