Chapter 9:

“Donnie? DONNIE?!” Dark Raph is shouting at the top of his lungs, panicking. Dark Leo walks up to his brother and says: “He’s gone Raph… we saw him go into the lab, but we didn’t see him get out… He must’ve just left during the commotion and now knows we know what he did… We need to stop him, no matter what…”. 

Dark Raph looks at his brother and nods. His heart is broken, both that his mate has done this, not only to the other Mikey, but his brother as well. “You’re right… We need to work together and put our differences aside… At least for now…”. He turns towards the other turtles: “Alright, Donatello, can you look around here and see if you can find something to track him down?”.

Donatello looks at the Dark Raphael, surprised he is the one asking for help. He lets go of his lover’s hand and walks closer to the Dark Raphael. Dark Raphael nods at him to give him permission to look around. Donnie asks: Do you have any idea where he might have gone too, or what he took with him?”. Dark Leo responds: “He might’ve took our underground exit, we can get in the sewers from over there.” *points at the entrance*

Leo walks over to the entrance, while the other turtles are looking through the lab. Donnie is working on the computer in order to track him. 

Dark Leo walks up towards Dark Mikey. “Are you okay?”. Dark Mikey shakes his head, saying: “Not really… I… I just can’t believe that Donnie done this… not only to me but, the other me as well? I feel bad for the other you… I know we are supposed to hate them because of Darius but…” “I know what you mean…” Dark Leo says. “I feel the same… We need to find our brother and his answers… Why he did this, to us and them…”. Dark Mikey nods and goes to look through some notes from Dark Donnie. Dark Leo walks away from him.

Meanwhile Master Splinter and Leo are standing next to each other. Master Splinter says: “Are you okay, my son?”. “I’m worried, I think I’ll need to call Cody that we didn’t find Dark Don here. Excuse me, Sensei”. Leo walks away, grabbing his shell-cell. He calls Cody. 

Master Splinter watches him walk away. He hears someone getting closer to him, a voice behind him says: “I guess I owe you and your family an apology. For what one of us did to your family.”. “Thank you for your honesty, and I apologize too for your family, and your mate.” Master Splinter responds. “Thank you.” Dark Leo nods. He feels the rat master of their doubles is sincere in his apology. He just hopes this can be fixed without more victims of his brother. Or that his brother becomes the victim.

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Meanwhile in another part of town. A shade walks in the sewers, night goggles and a digital map on his watch. Then he hears a loud beeping from his watch:

*beep-beep* *beep-beep*

Dark Don grins, he is getting closer to his target. He walks on through the tunnels. The beeping keeps on getting louder. When it turned into a loud single beep, he is standing in front of some stairs. He turns off the sound, and closes the map on his watch. He climbs the stairs slowly to the surface. When he is at the top he unscrews the pothole and climbs out.

Dark Don is standing in an alley, it looks like a dead end. He is facing the street, looking around to see if he is spotted, then he faces the dead end and walks towards it, putting his hand out. It gives way, showing it is a hologram covering the entrance. He looks behind him one more time, grins and then walks through. 

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“Alright Leo… yes we are being careful… Serling and me are keeping an eye out for trouble… Yes… Yes… You too… Okay, bye…” Cody hangs up the phone and looks at Serling. “Dark Don escaped, they are looking for him now. Leo asked us to be on guard, he might come here for Mikey.” Serling nods and says: “I know I haven’t always been fond of the miscreants, but seen Michelangelo like this, it does make me think as to why the clone would do this to him”. Cody shakes his head, saying: “I don’t know Serling, but we need to make sure it won’t happen again”. They both look at Mikey, still unconscious on the medical bed. The soft beeping of his heartbeat is the only sound that fills the room.

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Dark Don walks into a dark meeting room, you hear someone breathing in the distance. He walks closer to the desk and then kneels in front of it. You hear Dark Don speak up, but his voice is different: “Master, I have failed you, the one you wanted to have has slipped through my fingers and is now being guarded. What do you wish to do?”. 

A voice in the chair speaks up: “How is it he got away, my slave?”. Dark Don looks up and says: “He got away due to one of his brothers attacking me. He cut me and was faster then I could predict. Unfortunately they made contact with my brothers as well. They now know what I did. I need advice as to how to approach this. I may need some help to deliver your request, master.” The voice in the chair speaks again: “Then maybe it is time I went after the turtles myself. They have been a thorn in my side for too long.”. The chair turns around. “They have messed up my plans for long enough, I thought when I saw you and your brothers that you were a blessing. Guess I might’ve been wrong”. 

Dark Don slightly panics: “Please master, I ask for forgiveness. I will do better in the future, I promise.”. Dark Don stays kneeling down, the figure gets up from the chair, goes around the desk and goes in front of him. “I shall give you one more chance, slave. And for this chance, I need you to do me a favor.”. Dark Don looks up to his master: “Anything. Master.”. “You must bring me your brothers… Starting with your mate, Raphael”. Dark Don looks back down and says: “Yes, master”. “Good, now… Get out of my sight”.  He walks back to the chair and the figure starts laughing as Dark Don walks out of the room. “And then… I shall finally get my revenge.”.
