Secret Serum

Wind howled through New York city at dark night, headlights showing the way on the road as turtles were heading out of the town. Their destination was Bishop’s lab far away outside the city since there had been leaking rumors online that mutation tests were done there and boys wanted to stop it right to begin with.

Turning headlights off Don parked battle shell as quietly as possible behind few rocky and sand covered hills where they could sneak in Bishop’s base. Running silently in perfect line turtles broke into the base.

“That was super easy...”

“Way too easy.”

“Keep your eyes open, boys.”

Nodding 3 youngest brother followed their leader right behind him, hearing footsteps echoing sound coming from the long hallway behind the corner. Giving fast signal with his hand, Leonardo hide with his brothers in big air tunnel, eyeing guards walking past them. One of them stopped and looked at the air tunnel’s entry but shook his head and ran to catch up with his partner.

Listening the steps fading away, Leo dared to drop out from their hiding place, looking over his shoulders seeing his siblings there behind him ready to go on. Nodding once to each other they kept on going, coming face to face with huge door.

“Is this the place, Donnie?”

Leo’s eyes kept studying iron door while Don kept staring down his device, nodding.

“Yes. According to this map Bishop’s lab should be behind that door.”

“Then what are we waiting for?” Raphael growled, his hands eagerly going to his sais already.

“We can’t just rush in. There might, and most surely, is traps. Don, can you scan the area?”

“Not from behind the door. We need to get it open first.”

“Any ideas how, braniac?”

“Um, guys…?”

All 3 of them turned to look Mikey who stood next to the door, pointing a panel in front of him. “You think this would be the key to get in?”

His brothers came to him, Raph smirking widely as he slapped Mikey on the shoulder.

“Nice job, Mikey. You’re helpful for once.”

“Hey, I’m always helpful!”

“Shh!” Leo’s strict look turned them both silence as Don was working his magic with his technology and sure thing, green light with small ‘peep’ sound appeared on the screen and the door opened. Carefully stepping inside boys stayed right in front of the door watching it closing.

“Okay, Don. Can you NOW scan the place for traps?”

“I’m on it.”

Keeping his blue eyes strictly on Don and his work he waited, and waited, and waited. Finally his olive green brother sighed with smile.

“It’s all clear. There isn’t even security cameras.”

“Then let’s move. First examine everything and collect everything what you think might be dangerous to leave here. Then destroy things what are dangerous to leave here as well and then we are out.”

All 3 of them nodded to their fearless leader as they spread all around the room, collecting whatever they though to be needed. Don ran to computers, inserting memory stick in and copying all files in it, then deleting them off from the computer. After checking all other files if there was anything else what he should take, he found none, so he dropped his data memory stick in his satchel. Digging another memory stick from his belt Don inserted it in and installed virus in the whole system what deleted everything from those computers.

Leonardo was near him and Don saw from the corner of his eye how his brother was eyeing some books, prints and notes. Part of the notes Leo folded inside of that book and some prints he rolled together, coming behind Donnie and placing them in his satchel. Silently whispering Leo leaned forward, looking at the screen over Don’s shoulder.

“Anything?”

“Some interesting information what I will read later. Right now I’m making sure the virus what April and I created will do its work.”

“Good. I go check Mikey and Raph and then we can leave. I don’t want to spend more time here than needed.”

Turning on his heels Leo approached Raph who were standing still, staring up at those huge capsules what held rotten bodies in them.

“Disgusting.”

“Indeed.”

“Why the hell he’s trying ta play some God?”

“I think he’s trying to create human mutants or super humans to destroy us and protect Earth and people.”

“But we ain’t bad guys here. We protect people too.”
“I think Bishop really doesn’t care about that. In his eyes we are mutants, nothing else matters.”

“If I may interrupt...” Don said as he came to his older brothers. “I believe he might be trying to build himself a better body as well.” Looking down on few papers in his hands what Leo had earlier place in his satchel, Don continued. “I mean all these notes are about it how his body is collapsing, falling apart, and how desperately he’s been trying to find a cure for it.”

“That sounds pretty lame if ya ask me.”

“None asked from ya, Mikey.”

Mikey pouted and leaned against a bed what had been lifted up when it suddenly made a sound and leather belts came out of it, going directly at Mikey. Mikey screamed high and loud and then his whole world was spinning and he heard Leo’s voice calling Raph with Don’s and Raph’s voice was screaming him to get away and then – Horrible and painful yell.

Snapping his eyes open and sitting up Mikey saw how those belts had captured his hot headed brother and long spikes had pierced his body, arms and legs. Only part what wasn’t pierced was his head and neck. Leonardo rushed to his brother’s side horrified look on his face as Don ran behind the bed looking at the wires.

“Hurry, Don! Do something! It’s killing him!”

“I’m trying, I’m trying! I just can’t shut it down since then those spikes would remain in his body. I need to figure how to get them out first!”

“I don’t care! Just do your thing and get him free!”

His heart was hammering so hard in his chest that Michelangelo barely heard a word what his brothers were yelling at each other. Still sitting on the floor watching in horror his brother’s suffering twisted his stomach. If it wasn’t for Raph, he would be there instead…

Finally Don lost his nerves when Leo kept pushing him and he took his bo and started to beat the wires and hard drivers and soon smoke started to float in the air. Leo feared the worst but when Raphael screamed in pain again, all those spiked withdraw back inside of the bed and he was free.

Pulling Raph on the floor Leo kept Raph in his arms, Don kneeling across him.

“Call battle shell, Don. We can’t and won’t carry him in this condition.”

Nodding Don took remote and pressed a button and while waiting their ride to arrive, he checked Raphael’s wounds.

“It seems his most important organs are not damaged… I hope… But he has lose a lot of blood.”

“We better hurry then. Mikey, you will drive us home when battle shell arrives! … Mikey?”

Seeing his little brother still sitting on the floor looking all pale and staring at his feet, Leo raised his voice. He was shocked too but he couldn’t let it take over him now. “Michelangelo!”
Blinking rapidly Mikey lifted his head meeting Leo’s strict gaze. “I need you, Mikey. You drive battle shell while Don and I will do our best to help Raph. Can you do it? Can you drive?”

“...Y-yes, I can.”

“Can you?!”

“YES!”

“Good.”

Battle Shell’s rumbling and alarm’s sounds turned more and more stronger as it approached them, finally smashing through the door. Leonardo and Donatello carried injured Raph inside at the back area but Mikey was nowhere to be seen.

“Mikey!”

“Come on, Mikey, we need to go!”

“I’m coming, I’m coming!” Mikey screamed as he ran and jumped at driver’s seat and pressing gas pedal all the way down. Looking at the mirror Mikey saw anger on Leo’s face. Their mission had been quite successful but Raph getting badly injured and Mikey himself getting too shocked about it had almost ruined everything. Leo also was angry because they had been covered because of battle shell had been needed to call for help.

Don, however, looked so worried and Raph… To Mikey it looked like he wasn’t breathing anymore.

“… Is he…?”

“Still breathing but weakly. He lost so much blood. Mikey, we have to hurry.”

“Roger.”

Thanks for Don and his updates what he had done to battle shell, its speed had increased and they were able to escape easily, leaving angry Bishop and his guards behind. Hurrying in the lab Bishop’s anger turned into a shock when he noticed all the damage what turtles had done but most importantly, his secret serum was missing from the holder.