Donnie's Chemical Calamity
An April/Donatello TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Fan Fiction
By
P. Aaron Parent
Started:
January 14, 2017
Introduction and Disclaimer
After binge watching TMNT on Hulu these last few days, I was intrigued and saddened by the friendship/romantic relationship between Donatello and April. Then I thought of a what if, or alternate timeline story. What if Donnie got so lonely and desperate, and deep in his obsession over April he did something he'd never do otherwise? For example, make a love potion that really works. Now I don't plan on making him a total creep, this may be a comedy of errors that end up with a happy ending for both Donatello and April. We'll just have to see, as I'll be writing this more or less as the ideas come to me.
As for the standard disclaimers. I do not own Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or any of the characters, places or situations therein. They are own exclusively by Nickelodeon Studios and Mirage Comics. This is a pure work of fan fiction written for my and other people's enjoyment on the fan fiction online archive ). Please don't sue me, I don't have the money. Finally, as this revolves around a love potion of sorts, love potions generally don't work, so don't attempt anything dealing with this potion, it is fiction and probably wouldn't work in the first place.
Well, that's all, I hope you enjoy this tale. I am as ever...
Obediently yours,
P. Aaron Parent
1.
I was stupid to try this, even Mikey would laugh at me if he knew what I was doing. Donatello looked grumpily at the canister filled with April O'neil's mutated DNA while holding an eyedropper filled with a mysterious chemical. Making a potion keyed to April's DNA to make her love me is beyond stupid, and I'm supposed to be the smart one on the team. He squeezes the eyedropper into April's DNA cannister and watches in wonder as a cloud of pink smoke issues from it and makes the greenish liquid turn a bright red. A knock on his lab's door nearly makes him drop the DNA.
"Yo, Donnie, you in there?" Donatello sighs as he hears the gruff voice of his brother Raphael. "Yeah, Raph, I am. What's up?" Donnie smiles inside as he thinks of how many times he's pulled his bothers out of dangerous situations with his smarts. Kraang, Foot Ninjas, mutated horrors of science, robots, anything and everything. "April and Casey are here to join us on patrol, you coming?" Inwardly Donny growled at the mention of Casey Jones, friend of April and their ally in their fight against the Foot Ninjas and the alien Kraang. Why doesn't Casey just go and leave April alone already? He's like an annoying leech you can't get rid of. He looks at his concoction longingly, contemplating using to try to drive a wedge in between that budding relationship. He hangs his head as the horror of what he's considering crosses his mind. "Sure Raph, I'll be ready in a minute, just got to put something in the safe."
Donnie picks up his experiment and walks to the door that leads from the lab to the garage. As he walks out he doesn't notice his younger brother Michelangelo skateboarding right towards him. Unable to stop in time, Mikey collides with Donnie making him drop the cannister all over himself. "Mikey, watch where you're going, you made me destroy months of work!" Michelangelo looks at his brother sheepishly, "Sorry, bro, guess I'm excited about going out to bust some Foot or Kraang tonight." "That's all right Mikey, but that could have been dangerous." He grabs a rag from the tool chest near the ShellRaiser to towel off. "At least it didn't do anything to me, and it doesn't smell bad. Don't need another shower." "Yeah, not with April here, right?" Mikey's teasing causes Donnie to blush. "Yeah, sure Mikey, sure." he tries to hide his head to hide his blush.
Mikey and Donnie walk into the living area together teasing each other to where Splinter, their Sensei stood with April, Casey and the two other turtle brothers Leonardo and Raphael. As Donny passes by April, he didn't notice her stiffen up as the chemical concoction Donnie was working on reacts with April's body chemistry. Nor did he notice that stiff posture change into one of a gaze of love and focused lust towards him as Leo handed out patrol assignments.
"Alright guys, we got a long night tonight." Leonardo begins to give out the patrol assignments to the 'Turtle Crew' as Mikey likes to call the team that includes their teen human allies in his more goofy moments. "Mikey and I will take the docks, been hearing about some footbots, prowling around there, can't keep from keeping an eye on Shredder." Donnie starts to notice the intense stare from April and looks at her in a quizzical manner. "Raph and Casey will take the purple dragon area of downtown. They've been trying to start a gang war." Did April just blow me a kiss? Donnie looks at wonder at April's seemingly odd behaviour. It's gotta be my imagination. "Donnie, you and April, go and stakeout the TCRI building, the Kraang have been overly active lately. I'd like to know what they're up to." "Sure thing Leo." Donatello replied to his patrol duties with a smile. Perhaps I can find out why April is acting so weird. "Come on April, maybe we can crush some Kraang just to keep it from getting boring." "Sure, Donnie, let's go." Did April just wink at me? Donatello just shook his head in wonder at that thought. No, she doesn't like me like that, she's made that clear.
Donatello grabbed his bo staff, and April her razor fan as they exit the lair. They only walk a few meters through the extensive New York sewers before they said a word. "Donnie, can we talk for a minute?" April broke in on his woolgathering. "Yes, princess...oh, I'm so sorry." Blast it, I always forget she hates talk like that when I'm not thinking about it. To his surprise she smiled, "Don't worry about it, Donny, I'm used to it. In fact I'm starting to like it when you call me that." If he had been hit with one of Splinter's pressure point attacks, he couldn't have been more knocked flat. "Starting to like it? Okay then...what's on your mind April?" April takes a deep breath and takes his free three-fingered hand in hers. "Do you remember when we were hiding out at the farmhouse and that bigfoot got a crush on you?" Donnie, only nodded sheepishly at the memory of that female bigfoot teaching him a lesson about love that he never forgot. "When you said you understood how I felt about you, you didn't, not completely." "Um, what do you mean April, you're human and I'm a mutant. That part's true, how could you love me?" April rolls her eyes in exasperation. "You know something for a know-it-all ninja turtle, you can be really dense sometimes. I'm a mutant too, and you also forgot I kissed you that day." Donnie, thinks back to that day, "Yeah...but you only did that to make me feel better right?" "Ugh," April growls in frustration, "no, you shell-brained moron." She throws Donnie for a loop as she kisses him hard and passionately and hard. "I love you, and I never had the guts to tell you until now." Donatello was dumbstruck at her admission. This can't be natural...could it be that experiment, the love potion I was working on? "Come on April, what would Casey say if you acted like this?" "Donnie," April replied, rolling her eyes, "Casey's a good friend, but that's all he is, despite what he thinks. You've always been 'my mutant'." Outwardly, Donatello was accepting this, but inwardly he groaned. I know I wanted her to be mine, but not like this...what am I going to do?
(Author's Notes: This is only the first chapter, and there will be an obvious consummation, but I really don't want it too soon. If anyone reads this, could you drop me a message about suggestions where I could go. I'll take anything you like as long as it moves the reluctant romance forward. PAP)