Title: I Need a Hero

Summary: Donatello is the smart brother, but he is smarter than what everyone thinks. He has kept a secret from his brothers and father since he was eleven years old. Nobody knows how broken he feels, how scared he is to go to sleep every night if Mickey isn´t with him the whole time or why he hates humans so badly.

Rating: M

Genre: Hurt&Comfort/Angst

Warnings: Abuse, non-con,

Master Splinter always warned them about the upper world when they were younger. He wouldn´t tell them what to be afraid of but to be so. The first and most important rule on their home was to never go to the upper world. But the little four turtles, like almost every kid in the world, were curious about the forbidden.

And that interest started when they were 8 years old. Donatello remembered the day Leo and him found the old TV floating around the culvert. After getting Splinter to tell him what that thing was, he spend around a week trying to get it fixed and the day he finally succeeded he noticed the only thing they could see through it was static. So on the next weeks Donatello did almost did the impossible to get an image from the screen. It wasn´t until almost a month later when he was able to get some signal after putting all kind of metallic things around the TV. They only had three channels but it was enough for the whole family. While Donatello and Mickey enjoyed watching the cartoons on the children channel, Raphael liked watching the sport´s channel, and Splinted and Leonardo preferred watching the news at night even though half of the things they said during the news were incomprehensible for the young turtle.

It wasn´t until the four turtles turned eleven years old they started questioning Splinter´s rule about going up. It didn´t made sense to any of them. On the tv they saw how the kids played on the streets with other kids and how on holidays the cities turned into some colorful parades. It didn´t seemed like such a dangerous place for them so slowly, they started planning their trip to the up world.

It started like a joke from Raph but then it turned into something serious after Donnie found the map of the subway that lead to an exit to the city.

"So, tomorrow?" asked Mickey as he sat on the floor of the living room. Donatello raised his eyes from the magazine he was checking and then turned his gaze to Leonardo that was watching some basketball game on the TV next to Raph-

"I think we are ready." whispered Leonardo after making sure Master Splinter was still on his room.

"You said that the last two times!" replied Raph almost too loud. The other three turtles shushed him.

"I know, but this time I mean it."

Mickey smiled and pulled his teddy bear up as he stood up from the floor. "This is going to be so much fun."

Donatello followed his younger brother to the room they shared with his other brothers and after turning on his and Mickey´s candles he started getting ready to bed.

"Do you think I could make some friends up there?" Donatello turned just to find Mickey sitting on his bed playing with his little furry friend.

"I don´t know Mickey." he sat down next to his brother and made him lay down on his back to cover him with his orange blanket. "Remember what Leonardo said, we have to keep ourselves hidden from humans and also, we are going at night so I don´t think we are going to be able to meet other kids." He couldn´t find the heart to explain to his brother that most of the kids would be terrified only by the sight of his green skin and enormous shell on his back.

"In that case I want to go during day time. I want to have friends."

"In that case Splinter would stop us."

"I don´t understand dad."

Donatello sighed and rubbed his brother´s head.

"You don´t have to, now go to sleep."

Mickey nodded and hugged his teddy bear tighter against his chest. Donatello just smiled at the image.

"Donnie" Mickey closed his eyes and yawned before continuing. "Do you think we are going to have fun?"

"Of course little one!" he said as he tickled his brother making him giggle. "It is going to be amazing."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

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The city wasn´t as loud and full like it appeared on the TV programs. They were cars running through the streets and some people walked around the sidewalks but there wasn´t anything exciting or wonderful. Well, that was the point of view of Donatello the moment they stepped out of the subway station. On the other hand Raphael and Michelangelo were so excited they found almost everything amazing and breathe-taking. Leo was too worried and too nervous to actually have an opinion about the upper world.

"We have to be at the lair before three am so it means we still have four hours to explore around." explained Leo with calm voice. "Let´s go one last time on the rules: human can´t see us, we have to keep hidden and most important, we have to stay together no matter what."

Donatello felt a cold hand holding his and instantly he knew it was Mickey. He smiled but kept his attention focused on Leo.

"So what do we do first?" asked Mickey as he jumped up and down but never letting go Donatello´s hand.

Leo thought for a moment and then something lighted up his mind. "Let´s go to the park!" he said after two seconds making Mickey´s smile grew a little bigger (if that was even possible). Raph nodded and moved next to Leo.

"In that case, what are we waiting for?!"

The four turtles moved around the city on the shadows just guessing where the park could be. They passed through almost a dozen of streets, avoiding the few humans that were still walking around the city and sometimes climbing the light post so they could look around the city with a better view. It was almost midnight when Mickey spotted some trees and benches as he was standing over a semaphore.

When they reached the place Donatello smiled as he spotted it completely empty. He was getting scared they would encounter some humans and they would had to move to another place. On the other hand Leonardo´s, Raphael´s and Mickey´s face just lighten as they spotted all the games they always saw on the TV and never got the chance to use.

Michelangelo went directly to the swingers and so did Donatello.

Leonardo ran to the slide and Raph went to hand riel that was at one of the corner of the playground.

They spend almost two hours playing with all the games and at some point they even adventured to go on and climb some pretty tall trees. During that time Donatello and Leonardo completely forgot about time and the fact that they had to stay out of view. They were having so much fun, feeling finally like normally children (even though normal children played at the park during day time) and experiencing a whole new world. It was almost perfect.

Almost.

"Did you see that?"

Donatello, who was paying a little more attention to the surroundings, turned around and saw two men with lightings approaching the tree. He held his breath and tried to cover himself with the branches of the tree.

"Yeah, I think there were more."

Donatello heard one of his brothers break a branch and then a silent scream. Mikey.

The light hit Leonardo instead who automatically jumped back almost falling off the tree.

"What is that?!" screamed one of the cops and the light moved around the tree until it landed on Donnie. The young turtle felt his blood run cold and his mind suddenly became fuzz. What the hell were they doing? They had disobeyed sensei and now…now his brothers were in danger. One of the cops ran towards the tree while the other made a call with his radio.

Donnie

The turtle jumped off the tree and landed just in front of the policeman that just took a jump back.

Donnie

He frowned deeply and stared at the road were a big truck was running towards them. The voice, that thing that was calling his name wasn´t inside his mind anymore and now it sounded like…like… Mickey.

"Donnie!"

A hand closed around his arm and he felt himself being pulled back. His shell hit against the tree but it was the only thing necessary to make him wake up and start running next to his brothers.

"Which one is the shortest way to the lair?" asked Raph that was heading next to Leo.

"He have to keep straight all this avenue, then turn left and…"

He wasn´t able to finish the directions when a police car cut them off almost hitting them. Donnie put his arm in front of Mickey in a failed attempt to protect him. Five new policemen appeared from the car.

"Stay back!" shouted Leo.

Raph just groaned in response.

Mickey whimpered and hid himself behind Donnie.

Donnie just kept silent.

Four cops took off their guns and suddenly they were surrounded by 7 policemen, 5 of them armed and the other two with their radios on telling it something none of the turtles were able to hear.

"Donnie?" Mickey said behind him but Donatello made the sign to keep quiet.

"The car is on their way. Don´t hurt the creatures, don´t hurt the creatures."

Donnie turned to see the cop that had made the order. It was maybe the oldest of the group and he looked as white as a paper.

Creatures repeated Donnie inside his head. He didn´t say children or kids. He said creatures… like if we were… monsters.

So first chapter, hope you liked it. As always keep giving your reviews :D