As promised...enjoy!

*45 minutes later*

"Donnie...it's been-"

"For the third time Raph, I know! He a little late on getting up, yea, but it's not like my predictions are always spot on!"

Raph huffed and crossed his arms, he gasped when he saw movement in the corner of his eye. "Mike?!"

The outburst caught Leo and Dons attention as well. "Is he coming to?!" Leo called as he ran over to Mikeys bed.

"Yea! Finally." Raph grabbed Mikey's hand and lightly held it.

Mikeys eyes cracked open then quickly shut due to the lighting which was quickly dimmed when his brothers noticed his pain.

As soon as Mikey opened his eyes all the way he let out a whimper and looked about him.

"Bros? A-aw shell...did I lose? I was supposed ta...supposed to win...I'm sorry g-guys..."

Leo sighed, "Mikey...you did win...you came out alive! But if Raph hadn't of come looking for you, you would have lost...big time."

Don chipped in as Leo finished. "Its true Mike...now I'm only telling you this because I want you to see just how close you were to 'losing'.

Mikey, when Raph found you, you were pale and-and you had lost nearly half of your blood Mike.

In all honesty there was no hope, but I tried a blood transfusion anyways, thank shell it worked...Mikey...two minutes more and we would have lost you."

Mikeys eyes widened at the news. He looked like he was getting sicker and sicker as Don finished.

After it was all said he blinked a couple of times then tried raising his hand to wipe the tears that were now staining his mask. Don stopped him as he struggled to get his hand even half way up.

"Mikey...I gatcha..." As Don wiped away Mikeys tears he sighed. "I'm sorry Mikey...but I just felt like you should know. You really scared us an-"

"And we want to know everything that happened, everything Mikey." Raph said tightening his grip a bit on Mikeys hand.

Mikey looked up and got a good glimpse of his brothers, he was met with serious and concerned stares.

'What a horrible combo of stares dude's...' Mike thought as he bowed his head. 'Maybe if I just...maybe pretend to faint or somthing they'll go away!' Mikey shook his head inwardly since he was to weak to actually do it.

A good thirty seconds later Mikey could tell they were just going to stand and stare until he told them, he just had to lighten the mood, it was killing him!

"I guess if I told you I fell you wouldn't believe me, huh? Ha..." Mikey quickly regretted his attempts in the mood change as a exchange of loud outbursts came from each of his big brothers. Ranging from angry growls to his name being shouted.

Mikey wished desperately that he could just run away and hide, he was powerless, he couldn't move or hide his face under the covers or anything of the sort.

His brothers realized there mistake as soon they were done and cooled down.

They looked down in shame as they saw Mikey grimacing and trying desperately to pull at his covers so he could make a barrier between him and them.

"Mikey...I'm sorry...we're just really worried and for that to be the first sentence when we ask for an explanation...it's not really what we wanted..." Don said.

"I understand...just thought I would lighten the mood...not the best time huh?"

Leo smiled a bit, "not really...but good try, now please explain."

Mikey sighed and explained how he had snuck out and tried to prove him self and how he was ambushed by bishop and a whole army of foot ninja.

His brothers gasped as they heard how he had to fight alone then how he had knocked bishop off the building.

"And then I snuck past you guys and tried to patch myself up...I didn't realize I was in that bad of shape...I'm so sorry bros..."

Both Leo and Don took pitty on Mikey and enveloped him in a light hug, but Raph stayed back, he had his arms crossed, he had let go of Mike's hand about half way through.

"R-raph?" Mikey called, he looked up and saw the unreadable stare Raph was giving him.

"Mikey...I...ya...look...did you learn anything from this?!"

Mikey looked down in shame... 'Raphs really mad at me...he must be...'

Mikey looked up to meet Raph stare. "I learned that I shouldn't have gone up alone."

Raph nodded, "and?"

Now Mikey was confused. "Um...and that...your the best bro ever?"

Raph shook his head then lightly seated himself beside Mike.

He spoke with a gentle voice, "Mike...we're a team...you can't just go solo, get ambushed, then just stumble home and try to hide it all!

You should have shouted for one of us! You heard Don...you could have died tonight Mikey...we're a team...and a family, we're always going to be here for you. Never forget that."

Mikey smiled and ,without meaning to, closed his eyes.

Don jumped in the conversation. "Get some rest Mikey, your still pretty weak...we will be here when you wake up!"

Mike smiled as he fell asleep. 'You will always be there...'

THE END.