It was the middle of summer in New York City. And deep below the city in the sewers a plan was coming together.
"MIKEY!" a yell could be heard.
Donatello grimaced as he knew his little brother had pulled another one of his famous pranks on their older brother Raphael. He opened the door to his lab just as Mikey ran past with that grin on his face, the one that said 'Guess what I did'. Donnie walked into the kitchen to see a not so happy Raph tipping the contents of the sugar bowl down the sink. He choose not to ask what micky had done as he knew it would set the turtle off.
"RAPH" Leo said angrily as he walking into the kitchen, "What are you yelling about?"
"What am I yelling about?" Raph snapped back. "Mikey put bugs in the sugar bowl"
"There not real Raph" Done alerted his brother.
"See" Said Leo as he walked up to the sink a picked one up
"I don't care he knows I don't like bugs" Raph protested
"Still you shouldn't yell so load you wake up splinter from his nap" Leo informed he brother annoyed that he had to repeat himself for the hundredth time.
"Whatever" Raph spat as he left for the dojo.
"Hey Leo maybe we should go out for a training run, we've been in here for a while" Donnie asked his older brother
"I know Donnie, but for some reason master splinter doesn't want us to leave the lair" Leo replayed
"Why?" Don asked. They had been cooped up in the lair for weeks, and master splinter wouldn't tell them why they weren't allowed to go up to the surface. It is starting to make Mikey bored.
"I don't know, I wish I did truly but for some reason he won't" Leo said defeated.
"Oh ok well I'm going to go back to fixed Mikey's T-phone, again" Donnie said as he walked out of the kitchen to leave their leader alone.
"PIZZA IS READY" A call rang out threw the lair from the kitchen.
Everyone came into the kitchen to see what their younger brother had cooked up for tonight's dinner. Leo walked in and started helping Mikey make the table as Raph came in from the dojo, closely followed by Donnie with mikey's now fixed T-phone.
"Here you go Mikey don't break this one ok, because it's the last time I'm going to fix it for you" he said handing it to his brother.
"Thanx Donnie" Mikey said as he placed it on the bench, he then started to serve up everyone's dinner. "Hey Leo is splinter coming for dinner?" he asked his older brother.
"Yes Mikey he is he's just finishing up he mediation" Leo said ask he sat down and started to eat.
"Ok cool" Mikey said as he placed his father's dinner out on the table. Sometime went past before master splinter walked into the kitchen.
"Good evening my sons" he greeted them ask he sat down.
"Evening father" they all greeted him. Everyone eat quietly for some time before long everyone was almost finished.
"My sons once you have finished you dinner please come into the dojo I wish to speak with you about something" master splinter said as he got up from the table and placed his plate on the sink. "And don't worry my sons It is nothing bad" he said as he left.
With that everyone finished their dinner put their plates on the sink and left to follow their father into the dojo. Their father was kneeing with his eyes closed as his sons entered the room. "Kneel my sons" he said quietly and waited. "Now I know I have been keeping you in here for much too long not letting you out onto the surface, but I have done it for your own good"
"But master why?" Donnie quickly cut in
"Because something is going to happen soon, I cannot tell you what just yet but you will find out soon, do not worry. He said looking down at Donatello and giving him a loving smile. "And being cooped up in here has made some of you bored" he continued
"Yes like Mikey here" Raph said still annoyed at the prank micky had pulled earlier.
"Yes like Michelangelo, so I have arranged for a surprise" master splinter went on.
"Oh a surprise likes what?" Mikey asked excitedly
"That is for you to find out; I have already spoken to Miss O'Neil and Mr Jones. They have agreed to help and come along. Tomorrow we will leave now go and have some sleep" master splinter finished. With that the turtles bowed and left excitedly all going to their rooms for a good night sleep.