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Mikey sat up, gasping for breath. His body was drenched in a cold sweat from the nightmare he had just had. Nervously, his eyes darted around the room, searching the shadows as if expecting something to jump out at him. When nothing did, he quickly stood up and left the room.

Leo watched in horror as Raph was electrocuted by the huge lit sign he had just been thrown into. A few short seconds later, Mikey rolled off the edge of the roof. Donny was pummeled mercilessly before bashing into a metal pole. Leo’s heart clenched in fear for his brothers as the Shredder turned his attention to the remaining turtle.

Suddenly, something touched his shoulder, and he jumped, awakening himself in the process. The dream faded to reality as he saw Mikey cringing next to his bed. Clearing his throat, Leo whispered, “Do you need something?”

Mikey nodded, and asked, “Can I sleep with you?” Startled by the request, Leo observed his brother a bit more closely. The youngest turtle was trembling, and a single tear was rolling down his face. Wordlessly, Leo lifted his blanket and scooted over. Mikey climbed in and snuggled up to his brother. “I had the worst dream ever,” he quietly admitted. Thinking of his own nightmare, Leo hugged his brother close.

Almost as soon as Leo put his arms around his youngest brother, the door slowly opened. Lifting his head, Leo watched Donnie slink into the room. The purple-masked ninja stopped when he saw Mikey in Leo’s bed. “Oh…” he whispered, then started to leave. “Donnie!” Leo called. When his brother looked back at him, he asked, “Did you have nightmare too?” Almost imperceptibly, Donnie nodded his head. Suddenly, Mikey shoved Leo closer to the wall, and said, “Join the club, dude. We’ve got room.” After receiving an affirming nod from Leo, Donnie climbed under the blanket with his brothers.

“Think Raph will come?” Mikey asked. Donnie shrugged. “Who knows?” A few minutes later, the youngest had finally stopped trembling, when a thump on the door scared him. His started movement woke both of his brothers, who had started to drift back to sleep. Donnie rolled over to see what had caused the noise.

A loud sniffle announced the arrival of their last brother. He stumbled in the door, roughly swiping at his eyes with his hand. An emotion that could only be described as relief crossed his face at seeing all of his brothers piled in Leo’s bed. “I had this dream,” he mumbled. Nodding, Donnie indicated the turtle pile in the bed, “So did all of us.” Raph stood awkwardly by the door for a second, until Mikey spoke up. “Can you sleep with us? I kinda need to know that all of you are safe.” Appreciative of his wording,
Raph crossed the room quickly and dove into bed.

Crammed tightly together, the four brothers finally fell asleep. Each of them had a dreamless night.


Splinter looked around for his sons. The lair seemed rather quiet for being morning. Curious, he strode to Mikey’s room and peered in. The bed was rumpled, but his fun-loving youngest wasn’t in it. Each of the rooms he checked were empty, and his concern grew, until he reached Leo’s room. Opening this door, he saw all four of the boys piled on the bed.

All of them were still asleep. Mikey clung to Leo like he was a teddy bear. Donnie lay on his back, an arm around Raph and one around Mikey. Leo had an arm across all of his brothers, keeping contact with each of them. Raph lay with his back to Don, facing the room as if to keep his brothers safe.

Splinter sighed heavily. Obviously, each of his sons had had nightmares after their encounter with Shredder. After his own nightmares, this just cemented the idea that his sons needed more training. A LOT more training.
This was a random idea I had recently of the brothers comforting each other. This takes place after the 2012 episode "The Gauntlet". Please tell me what you think!
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