Disclaimer: Ninja Turtles are not mine but Chloe is. Please do not sue and no flames.
Cold and Flu Season
Early one morning, the 17 year old turtles headed for the dojo for practice. All of them looked and felt terrible.
"I feel like I'm going to collapse," Mikey complained.
"Right now I want to eat something and have it stay down," Donny said, leaning against Mikey who wrapped an arm around his brother.
Just then, Splinter entered the dojo. He noticed that the turtles didn't look so good.
"Everything all right, my sons?" Splinter asked with concern.
"I don't feel so good," Raph said and the others nodded.
"We'll still practice if you want us to," Leo said, feeling nauseous.
Splinter felt each of the turtles' foreheads. He noticed they were burning up.
"Practice is canceled," Splinter declared. "I shall contact Miss Calls and see if she can help us out."
Splinter stepped out of the dojo. He came back a few minutes later and told the turtles that they would be staying with Chloe until they got better.
The turtles gathered some of their belongings. Then Splinter and the turtles left the lair.
At the Calls' house, ten year old Chloe Calls had set up a king size air mattress with a large blanket. When Splinter and the turtles arrived, Chloe had the turtles go on the air mattress, which they did, and she covered them with the blanket.
"My sons, if you need me to, I will cancel my trip," Splinter said.
"Don't do that," Mikey said.
"You shouldn't cancel your trip because of us," Donny said.
"Chloe did a great job last time," Raph said.
"We know how much Hamato Yoshi meant to you," Leo said.
"We'll be fine," Chloe assured Splinter. "They're in good hands."
"My sons, make sure you do what Miss Calls says," Splinter instructed and the turtles nodded in agreement.
After shaking hands with Chloe, Splinter left the house. Chloe stepped out of the room and came back with the first aid kit.
Chloe checked to see how high the turtles' fevers were. It turned out that all of them had a 104°F fever.
The turtles snuggled up together and fell asleep. Chloe stepped out of the room and came back with four cold washcloths. She put one on each of the turtles' heads. Then she headed for the kitchen to make some chicken soup and peppermint tea.
A little later, the turtles were propped up against some pillows and they each had a tray on their lap. They were eating the chicken soup and drinking the peppermint tea that Chloe had just prepared.
"How is it?" Chloe asked.
"Great," Mikey said.
"You did a good job," Raph said.
"Along with taking care of us," Donny said.
"Which we're very grateful for," Leo said.
The turtles finished the soup and tea which luckily stayed down. Chloe gathered the dishes, left the room, and came back several minutes later.
Chloe checked to see if the turtles' fevers had gone down. It turned out that they were running a 102°F fever.
"I'm going to bed now," Chloe said. "You should get plenty of rest so you feel a little better."
The turtles nodded in agreement. Chloe adjusted the pillows and tucked the turtles in. She left the room and headed upstairs. After getting ready for bed, Chloe got into her bed and fell asleep.
During the night, the turtles kept rushing to the bathroom. Everything they had that day came back up and they suddenly felt hot.
"I feel awful again," Mikey moaned.
"Same here," Donny said.
"Should we get Chloe?" Raph asked.
"We'll let her know in the morning," Leo replied since he didn't want to wake Chloe up.
The turtles finally got into bed and started getting chills. They snuggled up together so they could try to keep each other warm.
To be continued…