#yes dark Raph was redesigned for this

[terrahlee-cup]

So SOMEONE got me excited about an AU. I wonder who could possibly have done that. @mousermayhem

"Get. Out." The words had him scrambling to his feet despite the way his vision was swimming. They'd been kind enough to drop him by a door at least, so he didn't have to go far to obey the order. A glance back revealed just what he'd expected: cold eyes without a hint of sympathy or remorse. So, he made his way through the tunnels, his only company the trail of blood he left behind.

He had nowhere to go. This was probably how he died. Looking at the deep gouges in his thigh wasn't exactly stopping precious blood from slowly pooling on the floor. Thinking back to what had started all of this, maybe there was… something he could try. If his own counterpart was so willing to help people he had statues in the city then maybe...

It was a hellish trek, every last bit of his mind focused on just. Getting. There. At least his sense of direction hadn't failed him yet. Panting, claws digging into a building's wall, but he could see it. His last chance. If they decided to kill him, leave him to his fate, he wouldn't be able to make it anywhere else even if he had another place to try. He'd never been particularly lucky, but maybe just this once. Maybe just this one time.

Dragging his feet over the last bit of distance, he ground his teeth against the fire that lanced through him at every step. He was almost there. He could feel bones grinding every time he shifted his weight. He could rest soon. The adrenaline was gone.

His hand missed the pager several times as he slowly lost the fight against gravity. Legs shaking from the effort of holding himself up, panic rising until, -click-. He made it. He… made it. Mission completed, he let himself slump to the ground. His part was done. He'd never really believed in an afterlife, but maybe it would be nice. Somewhere… warm.

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Donnie jumped, the buzzing sound unwelcome so late at night. Not even Mikey seemed pleased by the noise, squinting at the small screen by the door like it had personally insulted him. It was eventually Leo who sighed and went to check who was at the building's entrance. The extended silence that followed finally drew Donnie and Mikey to their brother's side, the image that greeted them handily explaining his shock. "Uh, do I need glasses or is that Dark Raph just… sitting outside?"

"No, you're seeing it right, unless we all need our eyes checked."

"Donnie, go warn Cody and Serling, we need to see why he's here." With a nod Donnie turned to find the teen and his caretaker, leaving Leo and Mikey to watch the screen.

"He's not doing too much Leo… dya think he's asleep?" Leo shook his head.

"I don't know, Mikey. I'm worried they're just trying to lure us outside… I wouldn't put something like this past them."

"But we just fought them earlier, seems kinda quick." Leo just shrugged. Donnie returned a few moments later, so they headed down to the main entrance. When Mikey opened the door all three turtles were prepared for an attack. Instead, silence greeted them. Nothing happened. Looking to the side revealed Raph's counterpart slumped against the wall with- Donnie gasped, quickly kneeling beside the unconscious turtle to check for a pulse. The growing pool of blood on the concrete was much more obvious up close than it had been over the camera.

"He's alive, but he's not doing well. We need to get him inside. If this is meant to be some kind of trap… they've gone way too far." Getting the turtle inside and up the the penthouse ended up a quiet affair. Even Mikey stayed focused when he knew just how serious the situation was. Thankfully robots did most of the medical work. Unfortunately, that left the turtles themselves to stare at the list of injuries the bots' scans uncovered.

"This wasn't a trap, Leo. They aren't… I don't think they'd be this cruel for something they planned together." Donnie stared at the list in horror. Multiple fractures, a dislocated hip, deep gouges in his thigh and tail— it seemed more like the story of a captive trying to escape than their dark counterparts trying to trick them.

"What I don't understand is what would make them do something like this. It doesn't make sense." They had several questions and no answers, at least until the other turtle woke up. 

"I'm uh, going to get him some blankets. I'll be back." With that said Mikey slipped out of the room. Donnie watched him leave before turning back to the oldest,

"One of us is going to have to give some blood, by the way." Leo sighed.

They were playing games the next afternoon when Donnie finally got the ping that Dark Raph was waking up. Mikey was gone before he even had a chance to say anything, and the older siblings shared an amused look before getting up to follow him.

Mikey was waiting just inside the medbay, only going into the room proper when Donnie and Leo caught up. Most of the larger turtle was hidden under the frankly impressive number of blankets the youngest had brought in the night before, but the tip of his tail that was visible was flicking. Donnie took a spot in front of the computer, while Leo and Mikey hovered nearby to wait.

It took a few minutes, but eventually bleary, pale yellow eyes opened. There were several slow blinks before eyes widened and the turtle shot up, hissing when he strained his injuries. Instantly Mikey was at his side guiding him to lay back down, whereas Leo and Donnie's hands had gone to their weapons. "Woah, careful! You're okay dude. Take it easy!" When Mikey wasn't attacked, the other turtle actually listening to the instructions, the older two slowly relaxed.

When he kept panting, eyes squinted from pain, Donnie got up to give their brother's counterpart some extra pain medication. Now that the situation seemed to be sinking in, Dark Raph calmed down significantly. "You… helped."

"Of course we did! We couldn't just leave you out there like that." At that the other turtle huffed, completely melting into the nest of blankets. Mikey grinned, "Comfy right? This place has so many of them and they're so soft." Dark Raph hummed and gave a small nod in reply.

"He's probably going to pass out again with those meds kicking in, Mikey. Give him some space, okay?" Mikey made a show of pouting about it, but did back away so that Donnie could coax the turtle into drinking something before he fell back asleep. After readjusting the blankets Donnie turned to look back at the computer. "He's doing a bit better at least… he might stay awake next time? I can't make any promises, though."

"Hey, we know he isn't going to attack us now too! He didn't fight with me at all."

"That might just be the drugs, Mikey."

[onejellyfishplease]

And finally we have Leo! Our very own Guardian!

Bit of a drastic redesign (he was a charged creeper before), but i much prefer this one.

He has spines which he can extend outwards at will, they are very sharp and have a little bit of venom to them (all of his brothers have built up immunity by now)

I gave him lasers. Everyone cowers in fear. He can only make one at a time and he can technically focus them from any part of his body, but he prefers to use his hands (he thinks he looks goofy focusing them from the eye spot on his plastron)

His tail can smack you into next week. Also, you knwo how marine creatures are really heavy, so is Leo! He is almost heavier than Raph. (his running hugs are deadly)

Yes I gave him whiskers. Like a catfish. Theyre for moving in dark murky water. And looking adorable. (idk if none of the creatures he is made of have whiskers. I am god in this world and i and want Leo to have whiskers so he shall have whiskers)

He can breath underwater of course! He also has no problem breathing air, but he dehydrates really fast. He is banned from the nether for a reason.

He actually has the hardest shell exterior out of all his brothers! Its made of prismarine after all! His skin in really tough too.

This bitch is ~shiney~

Massive horder. cannot throw anything away- says it's because of his 'guardian' heritage but really hes just like that.

Donnie Mikey Raph