Chapter 13:

15 minutes earlier…

Cody’s P.O.V.

I’m looking out of the window. Me and Serling are watching over Mikey, lying in one of the hospital beds in the med bay. I’m worried, about Mikey, about the others. I just really hope they are okay. There’s gotta be more to this than just a Dark Turtle doing this. I can’t help but to think that something feels off. 

I turn back from the window and walk over to Serling. Serling is running a health scan of Mikey. “How is he doing Serling?”. “The scan shows that the young turtle is healing fast. His brain is showing more and more activity. It is still better for him to wake up soon”. I nod my head. “I agree Serling.”. I walk closer to Mikey and sit down next to him. I put a hand on his arm and try talking to him. “Hey Mikey, I can’t even begin to imagine what you went through… I just want you to know that we are always here for you… We don’t think different of you, because it wasn’t your fault… Leo still loves you, everybody still loves you… We only want you to wake up… Please Mikey… Can you do that for us?”. I feel a twitch under my hand, and I look at Mikey’s face, his eyelids also move, but he doesn’t wake up. 

Then the shell-cell rings, it is Donnie. I pick up and answer: “Donnie?”. “Cody! Thank God! We need your help! We need Serling send over to our location!”. I am shocked to hear this so I say: “What? Why? What’s going on?”. “We discovered who’s behind all this! It wasn’t the Dark Donatello who did this, but Shukinabo!” Donnie says. “Shukinabo?! Wasn’t that…” Donnie answers me immediately: “Yes, the purple slime monster who took us over before… We need Serling to come and bring the special suits, otherwise we’re in deep trouble… I will send you the coordinates, please make him hurry!”. Then Donnie hangs up. “Donnie? Donnie! Damn it… Serling, that was Donnie, I need you to collect the special suits we made when going against Shukinabo, the guys found out he’s behind this and they need your help now”. Serling salutes me and says: “Right away, young master Cody”. “Donnie send you the coordinates, sop lease, bring them back safely!”. “I’ll try, young master Cody!”. Then Serling runs off and I turn back to Mikey. “Come on, Mikey… We now know who did this to you… we only don’t know why yet, but we need you back here with us… Please, wake up…”.

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Serling’s P.O.V.
 
I grabbed the suits and cloves for the turtles and now am on my way, flying as fast as I can to their location. I have no idea what the turtles discovered, but I hope the miscreants versions are not part of this willingly. If so, the turtles will stop things like what happened to Michelangelo. I am sure. 

Nearing the building, I see and hear people screaming for help. I also see that there is a huge hole in the ground floor of the building at the southern side. I land and ask them: “What has happened here?”. A woman answers me: “Some turtle creatures saved us. We were being controlled, our mind and body wasn’t our own. They saved us and told us to flee and call the police”. I nod and say: “It’s a good thing you did. Can you tell me where you seen these turtles last?”. “They were on the other side of the dining room in the hallway. Please thank them from us”. “I shall, they will stop whomever did this to you.” “Thank you” the woman says and I move into the building.

I know I need to be careful and not make too much noise in order to not compromise the turtles. As I make myself down the hallway, I hear a whisper coming from one of the rooms near the stairs: “Psst, Serling! This way” Donatello’s voice says. I look and spot the turtles, their master and two dark miscreants. As I walk closer I hear Raphael says: “Good of you to finally join us, rust bucket”. Before I can reply however, their master smacks Raphael on the head with his tail and says: “Raphael, Mister Serling just came to our aid with the suits to finally stop this Shukinabo, and that’s how you respond? I am highly disappointed in you”. “Sorry Sensei”. Raphael responds. I can’t help but to secretly enjoy this moment. 

Then Leonardo speaks up: “Did you bring the suits?”. I respond: “Master Cody and I have been working on some temporary suits, they are in these wristbands. If you put them on, they will automatically cover you with a suit, which is resistant to the ooze’s power to control your mind. It fits everyone, even you miscreants.”. I look at the two other dark clones as I hand one to each of them. The blue clone of Leonardo says: “And this is supposed to help us against our master too?”. “Yes, Master Cody does believe that once we will out these bands on your “brothers”, it will turn them back to normal if they are being mind controlled. He also made these special traps and weapons for you to use.” I grab the items and hand them out. “Even when Shukinabo or his subject would touch them or try to take them from you, it will not change you under his control… “

The turtles check out their weapons and some even take a swing with it. Then I see Leonardo walk closer to me and he asks me a question: “How is Mikey doing?”. “Still no change, he is still unconscious, I am sorry Leonardo that I do not have better news to share with you”. “It’s fine, Serling. I’m glad you’re here to help”. “Of course, you may have caused a lot of mess and trashed quite a lot, including me in some of the time… But no one should go through what your brother and lover has been through… So I am glad to assist…”. “Thank you Serling…”. I pat Leonardo softly on his shell and nod at him. “Now, what is the plan?”.

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After the turtles explained their plan to Serling, they all climb the stairs to the first floor. Donatello opens his map again and soundlessly shows everyone where to go. Their targets are at the end of the hallway. They slowly make their way down the hallway but are being careful of their surroundings. 

As they near the door, they do hear some muffling noises coming from inside the room. There is some rattling of chains, some raised voices further away in the room, but also some muffled shouting. Both Leonardo’s look at each other. Dark Leonardo starts to count down from 3 to 0. At 0 they both kick down the door together.

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Inside the room it is very dark. The turtles, Serling and Master Splinter slowly advance in the room. The whole room is dark and almost everywhere except the floor is covered in purple ooze. Once they get further into the room, they see 3 dark figures, 2 are on either side of a large desk and one is behind said desk. The only difference is that the one on the right is tied up and gagged.

“Raph!” Dark Leonardo shouts. Then he turns to Shukinabo and points his sword at him: “Let him go… Let them both go!”. Shukinabo laughs and says: “No, I will not… Your brothers are useful to me, as are you two! I order you to come and stand next to your brother Donatello there”. “I won’t ask you again, LET THEM GO NOW!” Dark Leonardo shouts. 

They hear Dark Raphael shout again in his gag and he is trying to escape the chains. As the rattling noise fills the room, Shukinabo brings his arm up and smacks Dark Raphael in the face. “Shut up you”. He turns back to the others. “And YOU! You have no right to speak to me that way, Leonardo. I created you, you are to do as I say!”. Dark Raphael is heard mumbling in his gag. 

Dark Michelangelo walks closer to the middle of the room before he speaks: “Master, what have we done to deserve this… This… Abuse? What have we done wrong? Please make me understand… You take our Donnie’s body over and… And… Use him to rape me and the other Michelangelo… Why?”.  “Well, Michelangelo…” Shukinabo changes shape and slowly advances towards him hie continuing: “Let’s just say that I’ve had enough… Enough of the turtles and their rat master… Enough of being controlled by my employer… And enough of you and your brothers who continue to fail me!”. Then he grabs Dark Michelangelo by the throat and lifts him up from his feet.

Dark Leonarda shouts out: “No! Mikey! Put him down!”. He runs towards Shukinabo and attacks him with his sword. The others advance as well. They all advance on Shukinabo, making him drop Dark Michelangelo. When his knees hit the floor he rolls out of the way of the violence, gasping for air. Then he runs over to his chained up brother. “Raph, you okay?!”. Dark Michelangelo tries to open the chains, but they will not open. Dark Raphael is shouting through his gag but Dark Michelangelo does not understand what he says. As Dark Michelangelo is untying the gag, Dark Raphael shouts: “Look out Mikey!”. As Dark Michelangelo looks up he gets barreled over by a large object.

As Dark Michelangelo is trying to get back up, he realizes that the object that just barreled into is Dark Donatello. He is trying to pin him down, but Dark Michelangelo is not having that. With all his power, he pushes his brother off and is quickly to stand. Then Dark Donatello starts taunting Dark Michelangelo: “Well, well, well… Guess we’re here again, dancing with each other, did you miss me Mikey?”. Dark Michelangelo is not impressed and responds: “My brother Donnie I’ve missed yes, you on the other hand, Master… I have NOT!” and then he advances on his possessed brother. Dark Donatello defends himself from the oncoming attack and then advances on Dark Michelangelo.

Meanwhile Raphael is running up to his Dark twin and uses his sais to break the chains and freeing him. As he gets up Raphael hands him his wristband. “Here, put this on big man… It will help you keep control of your own mind.”. Dark Raphael puts it on his right wrist and says:  “Thank you brother, now let’s get this bastard!”. And they both advance on Shukinabo together.

The fight continues on for a while, none of them are easily giving in. Shukinabo begins to realize that he is not winning this fight. Then he bounces away from the onslaught and says: “Fools, you underestimated me for the last time!”.  Shukinabo calls all his energy into himself and releases a mighty blast, slamming into everyone in the room down to the floor.

As everyone is trying to get their bearings, Donatello looks over to his Dark double, also being blasted onto the floor. He makes his way over quickly and puts the wristband quickly on his wrist. At first Dark Donatello doesn’t seem to notice, but when he does he grabs Donatello and puts his weapon against his throat. Raphael wants to advance but Dark Donatello says: “You stop right there, or I will cut him…”. Everyone is on edge, because it looks like the wristband isn’t working on Dark Donatello as expected. Dark Raphael walks closer and tries to talk to Dark Donatello: “Donnie… Please… I need you to snap out of it… You are always in control of your own mind… Your own body… You know this better than any of us… Try to break the control… I know you can do it… Take control…”. Dark Donatello shakes his head and is temporarily unfocused. He tries to to break the control and feels his strength getting bigger and bigger to fight of the fog in his head. Then he grips his head in pain and screams. Donatello quickly runs back to the group as Dark Donatello is fighting to take control.

Then they hear Shukinabo laughing: “Hahahaha… You really think it’s going to be that easy to get rid of the connection of my ooze? You’re mistaken! I have made some improvements to the ooze from last time… Now the mind control is even stronger than before! You will not get Dark Donatello back unless I SAY SO… Hahahaha”.

Dark Raphael tries to reach Dark Donatello again, he is still fighting with himself, screaming in pain. “Donnie, please, listen to my voice… I know you can fight this… You’re strong… You’re our brainiac… We need you… I need you… I love you… Please come back to us… To me… This wasn’t your choice… This isn’t your fault… We don’t blame you… Wake up… Please…”.

Shukinabo continues to laugh, before he is interrupted by a loud explosion of to the far side of the room. All of them look towards the whole at the side of the building, and a figure walks from the smoke and rumble into the room. All of them are shocked to see who it is.

