The Demon Inside part 14

The Demon Inside part 14


The first thing that Mikey became aware of as he began to wake up was how warm and comfortable he felt. It was like he was floating on a cloud. The next thing he noticed was how dark it was. It wasn’t just like all of the lights had been turned out. Everything was pitch black.

It took Mikey a minute to realized that everything was so dark because he had his eyes closed. With that realization came the desire to remedy the situation and Mikey slowly began to let his eyes flutter open to get used to the light.

The sight that met Mikey’s eyes confused him for a moment. The last thing he remember was being in a cabin and watching Leo possessed by the demon kill a bunch of Purple Dragons before tossing his across the room and then it all went black. Now he was in a very comfortable bedroom that didn’t look anything like the cabin and he had no clue as to how he got there.

Slowly Mikey sat up so that he could take a better look around the room and saw Don sleeping in a chair next to the bed. That was when Mikey realized that he was back at the farmhouse where Don and Raph lived and where Leo had grown up.

“Don,” Mikey whispered hoping to rouse the sleeping turtle. “Donnie.”

The olive green turtle jerked upright at the sound of his name being called. He looked around the room for a moment trying to clear the sleep from his head and focus on his surroundings. Eventually his gaze settled on Mikey as he took in the fact that the younger turtle was now awake and alert.

“Mikey!” Don exclaimed as he jumped out of his chair and rushed over to the bedside. “How are you feeling? You’ve been sleeping ever since Leo brought you home a day and a half ago.”

“I think I’m okay,” Mikey said as he pulled the covers back so that he could check the validity of his statement. When his eyes fell on his left bicep Mikey saw that the cut the Purple Dragon had given him had completely vanished. “What happened to the cut on my arm. And my neck and side don’t hurt anymore either.”

Don reached out and put a hand on the distraught turtle’s knee. “Relax Mikey,” Don murmured. “I’m going to go and get Raph and we will explain everything that’s happened since you got back here.”

Mikey took a deep breath to calm himself down as Don stood up and left the room. Things like this had never happened to him before those scientists had kidnapped him from his home in the forest. It was a lot to take in sometimes but at least he’d met two good turtles and one potential love to help him out.

His thoughts were interrupted when Don and Raph came walking back into the bedroom and took a seat on either side of him on the bed. The solid presences at his sides went a long way to helping Mikey relax and give him the assurance that he needed that he was safe.

“Hey there squirt,” greeted Raph. “Nice to see you finally awake. Did you have a nice nap?”

Mikey nodded his head shyly. “I did but I still don’t understand,” Mikey admitted. “I don’t get how I got here and why my injuries are gone. I know I don’t heal that fast.”

“Leo tracked you down while I took care of Donnie,” Raph explained. “He took care of those Purple Dragon scum and brought you home. When he got here he put you in his bed and healed your wounds before saying something about not hurting you again and leaving to go walk through the orchard again.”

Mikey hesitated for a moment before saying, “He threw me across the room. It wasn’t Leo though. The demon was in control and only because I tried to stop him from going after Hun.”

“I think I’ve found a way to force the demon out of Leo’s body,” Don announced to the other two turtles. “I did some research while Mikey and I were in town before the Purple Dragons showed up and I found an old book that talked about demon possession. It also spoke of a way to get rid of a demon.

“The body is only designed to be able to house one spirit. A demon gets around this by fusing their spirit with their host’s. If we can get Leo to fuse his spirit to someone else than that should force the demon out of his body.”

“Well how can we do that?” Raph questioned. “I’m not great with this spiritual mumbo jumbo.”

“The plan I came up with involves you Mikey,” Don said looking at the smaller turtle. “There was a spell in the book for a potion that if drunk by the possessed person and one other person, could fuse their spirits together. The catch is that this can only happen when one’s essence is at its most exposed. It would also bind the two people together for life though. I can understand if you’re not comfortable making that kind of commitment Mikey. I can keep searching if you want.”

“NO!” Mikey exclaimed. “No. I love Leo. I’m willing to do whatever it takes to bring the real him out and to get rid of that parasite that he has inside. He’s been there to protect me even when he had barely met me and if I can do the same for him then that’s what I’ll do.”

A silence settled over the room as everyone took in both Don’s information and Mikey’s admission. Life had been fairly predictable for the past fourteen years and in less than a week Don and Raph had their brother back and Mikey had met three more of his own kind and was no longer alone.

“So how exactly are Mikey and Leo to expose their essences so they can fuse them together?” Raph asked his brainy brother.

“There were three ways that the book talked about,” Don began. “They could both become intoxicated with alcohol or high from drugs. Neither of those ways are very advantageous because they could cause adverse effects when combined with the potion. The third way one’s essence can be exposed is at the point of orgasm during sex.”

Don paused to let what he had just said sink in. “I know you had told Leo before that you wanted more time so the decision is up to you Mikey.”

“I’ll do it,” Mikey said firmly. “I love Leo and I will do whatever it takes to get the real him and to get rid of that parasite that is taking over his body.”

TBC ...