I cradled Mikey in my arms, his blood all around me. There was so much blood.

"Mikey, oh my god. Mikey just hold on."

"Raph -is that you ?"

"Ya, it's me Mikey. Just hold on."

"Raph—the foot-they ambushed me. There were—were so many of them. I couldn't" , he swallowed, I couldn't fight them off. " He began to cough violently. He coughed up blood.

"Why didn't you call us Mikey?

"I tried to, but they broke my phone in the fight." He coughed again, coughing up more blood. He moaned in pain.

"Mikey, everything's going to be fine", I lied, "Donny's coming, and Leo too. Just hold on. They'll be here any second."

I looked at Mikey's face. It was paler than I remember.

"Rap—h-," he said trembling in my arms, "I'm so cccc-old."

No, no,no,no, this can't be happening. It should be me, not Mikey, I thought.

" Just hold on Mikey. Ya hear ? Hold on." I sob escaped my mouth. But I couldn't cry now though. I needed to be strong for Mikey. I won't cry.

"Raph, I'm—I'm not gonn-a make it. Tell-tell—them I love them. Will ya Raphie ?"

Another sob escaped my throat. My vision began to blur, and I hugged Mikey closer to me.

"You'll tell them yourself. You'll tell them yourself."

There was a slight pause. I looked at Mikey's face. It was twisted in pain.

"Raph, it-it hurts." Tears streamed down Mikey's face.

I looked down to where the sword had pierced his plastron. I could see the end of the sword sticking out of his shell.

"I know Mikey. But Don will be here soon to fix ya up. Don will be here." I wiped away his tears with my hand.

Mikey's breaths were becoming slower. His eyes were beginning to close.

"Mikey ! No, bro wake up. You got to stay awake !" I shook him gently.

"But, I'm-I'm so tired. So, incredibly ….. tired."

Mikey began struggling for breath. Blood filled his mouth, and he was choking on it. I tilted his head so he could breath. He gasped.

"Raph … Raph."

Mikey released the remaining breath he held. His eyes remained open, and lifeless. Empty.
Mikey went limp in Raph's arms.

"Mikey ? Mikey!" Raph shook Mikey. "Mikey ! Mikey wake up !" Raph shook Mikey more frantically now. Why wasn't he waking up?

That's when he realized, his little brother, Mikey, was dead. Raph sobbed. He felt as if his heart had been torn out of his chest, leaving a gaping whole which would never fully be repaired.

Minutes later, Don and Leo showed up. They didn't need Raph to tell them that Mikey was already dead.

They found Raph, rocking his little brother back and forth, and if he was rocking a small child to sleep.

Only thing was Mikey would never wake up. He was gone.