Mickey's Wish

Disclaimer: I don't own the Turtles or other related characters. My original characters – Charlotte and Nataliah are my own creation. Enjoy.

Please note:

Set in Queensland, Australia – mainly because I haven't been to America and well – the Turtles couldn't have Rainbow Lorikeets in their garden if they didn't live in Australia. Besides - I can really see the Turtles being Aussies. This story is for us Turtle fans from Down Under.. Most of my fan fics probaly will centre around this kind of scene.

Everyone is human in this fanfic. The turtles are all the same age (I know it's impossible – but the mother had them in the same year). It makes the story work out better if they're all 10 years old and in the same class at school. Make it easier for Leo to go home and blab to Mum and Dad what his brother's did at school that day.

Characters

Splinter – is Turtle's Dad – he's a Doctor. He's got a blond beard!

Charlotte – Turtle's mother – Splinter's wife. She's Italian, who immigrated to Australia as a child.

Leonardo – oldest brother – protective of younger brothers, but also gets sick of their antics easily. Is the golden child – as he gets the best marks at school and rarely gets in trouble. He tends to tell on his brothers. Leo also plays the violin and is very intelligent in music.

Donatello – Second son. Loves science and is commonly pulling things apart. Gets on well with everyone, though tends to be shy – especially around girls. Leo is his best friend. Though he also acts up with Raph on occasions. Is very sweet to his Mum.

Raphael – Third son. Was born prematurely and thus... causes afew problems for his development. Is clumsy – feel down the stairs and cracked his head when he was four and also commonly covered in bandages – just as well his Dad is a Doctor.

He's the odd child out – he got his mother's Italian looks – Black hair and brown eyes and darker skin – whereas the other three got Splinter's blond hair and blue eyes and fair English skin. This sometimes upsets him, as some people don't think he's related to his brothers.

Has low self esteem – due to lack of physical skills and also the fact he gets into trouble a lot at school – and at home. Can have a temper, but also is very loyal to those he cares for.

He's a rebel and class clown. Spends most of his school day being sent to the school office. If not – he's working his way towards it.

He's very protective of Mickey, but also the brother who'll toughen him up. Does not get along with Leo.

Mickey – youngest son. He's the cute and lovable one. His parents have a soft spot for him – so he usually gets off lightly when in trouble. Is a real baby – still sleeps with his teddy, wets the bed on occasions and will have nightmares and go climb into his brothers' beds for comfort. Raph's his favourite brother – as he tolerates Mickey's babyish behaviour more than the older two. It might also be due to the fact that there's only seven weeks between their birthdays. Mickey has always wanted to be a big brother – just like his three big bros.

Prologue

It was a lazy warm winter's day and all four boys were lying in the sun on their trampoline. Nothing beat a lazy Sunday where they could just bum around. They had been round to the shop that morning with their Dad, Splinter to get the paper. He let them buy a packet of snake lollies with their pocket money.

The boys were talking and telling jokes to each other. It was a rare moment of tranquillity in a house full of four boisterous ten year old boys. No loud thumps of running or jumping on the wooden floor boards, no yelling and name calling, no sounds of someone getting punched or kicked and then coming crying to their mother. Charlotte was enjoying the peace and quiet. She knew it would be short lived, as she sat in her sunlounge on the back deck, watching her four sons down the bottom of the garden.

"How long do you think we'll have before world war three breaks?" Splinter chuckled to his Wife, as he sat on the chair next to hers. He handed her a drink.

"Thank you, dear. I think perhaps when they run out of snakes. Or maybe when Mikey gets too upset with Raphael's story of the big scary snake in the tree."

"Is he still going on with that story, I should never have read them that fairy tale about the big snake in the tree."

"Too late now. Besides you know our boys – they have a wild imagination."

"True."

"Oh Mickey, watch out, don't eat the mixed coloured snake. The mother snake in the big tree is watching you and she'll come and eat you if you eat her unusual baby." Raph was telling his tale of the big snake in the big old tree in the garden. This was their favourite activity when they had a packet of snakes. They would pretend to tease the big scary snake by eating her babies. Offcourse there was no such thing as any snake, let along a great big snake as big as a house in any trees – but Mickey was convinced that there could be a mother snake in the tree.

"Hey mother sny....aakkee! I am eating your babies!" Donnie called out; giving his brother's a boyish grin. The other two laughed and joined in. Mickey slide closer to Leo for direction.

"Don't be silly Mickey, it's only a game", Leo told his youngest brother.

"But a mother snake would get mad if we ate her babies".

"Oh and you know any mother snakes do you?" Raph asked.

"I do know our mother wouldn't like it if someone ate one of us."

The three oldest laughed.

"Who'd eat us? Besides we'd ninja kick them in the guts." Leo told Mickey.

"Yeah besides – can you see Charlotte eating anyone?" Donnie piped in.

Raph giggled "Na, she'd just make them do chores and not let them watch TV."

"Besides Mikey – can you see Charlotte fitting anyone into her tummy?" Leo added.

"She managed to fit us in there..." Mike told as a matter of fatly.

The other three laughed "Yeah and we were only tiny babies, der-brain." Don replied in the same tone.

"Well she can fit babies in there..."

Leo and Raph rolled their eyes. "And since when was Charlotte pregnant? Hum... lets see, when were you born again Mikey? Almost ten years ago?" Leo told him.

"But she could still get pregnant. I wish she could, so I could have a little brother. I wouldn't be the youngest then."

"Why don't you go ask her, dumbo...?" Don said to Mike.

"Okay, I will."

"Why not save your time Mikey – she'll say no." Leo said, "There's no way she would torture me more with a fourth brother."

"Who says she'd have another boy. We all know she would love a girl. Actually both her and Splinter would die to have a girl. Remember they thought one of us would have at least been a girl." Don piped in.

"They have trouble controlling us four, why have another child?" Raph interrupted.

"No Raph, it's you they have trouble controlling. They only have one bad son."

With this the silence was broken. Raph leaped up and onto his oldest brother and started kicking and punching and yelling at him.

Splinter quickly intervened by pulling a kicking and crying Raphael off Leonardo.

"Enough!" He set Raphael on the ground, still holding onto his shit. Raph wriggled trying to get back to beating up his brother.

"Stop." Splinter looked him in the eyes. Raphael turned his eyes down.

"Now Leonardo – what was going on?"

"You always ask him first...." Raph ruffed under his breath.

"Excuse me, are you called Leonardo? I don't believe you are – so keep your opinion to yourself until I am ready to speak to you."

"Why bother, you never listen to me anyways. You always take Leo's side! I hate you! I hate everyone! I hate this whole stupid family!" With this Raphael wriggled free and ran off, past his mother who tried to console him.

"Well, what happened this time, you lot?"

"Leo called Raph the bad son." Mickey piped in. The amount of times Raph had covered his back when he was in trouble, gave Mickey the courage to defend his favourite brother.

"Did you?" Splinter looked at Leo and then at Don. Don nodded, when Leo looked down at the ground.

"Please go to your room Leonardo. I want you to think about what you have done. Do not come out until you have. Go!"

Leo walked quickly towards the stairs, tears rolling down his cheek. His mother patted him on the shoulder, but he shrugged her off and ran up the stairs.

She turned to her other two sons and Splinter.

"Why did Leo say that to Raphie?"

"Because Mickey said he wants a baby brother and Raph said you wouldn't want another boy, because we cause you lots of trouble. He also said you would have loved one of us to been girls, not boys. Then Leo said that Raph was the trouble maker."

"Oh, Mickey, we're had this conversation before, darling. You know I can not have anymore babies. You were my lucky last one. And I would not change any of my four boys for girls," She walked over and cuddled her two quieter sons.

"I mean really would girls give me so much entertainment as you lot? I don't think girls would go and hide fake snakes in the freezer or leave muddy footprints on the kitchen floor? Besides even though you are loud and noisy at times- it helps me to know where you all are!"

"Yeah, I don't think I could cope with the house littered with Barbies and lots of pink frilly things! Can you imagine me having to dress up as a fairy princess and having tea parties with four daughters?" Splinter joked to his boys, who giggled at the thought of the bearded fairy in pink.