Mikey was picking up flea medicine for Klunk at the local pet store. He had seen a flea crawling over Klunk's eyelid that morning.
As Mikey stood in line wondering if he should get extra flea medicine for Master Splinter, rats could get fleas to you know, he spotted a blue and green parrot perched on a small stand with a sign saying on sale under it.
"Hello" Mikey said to the bird, hoping the bird would answer back.
"Hello, Hello" the parrot answered.
Mikey smiled and said, "Aren't you a pretty bird."
"Pretty bird, pretty bird," the parrot copied.
Mikey saw so many uses for a talking bird, they were endless.
"So does the pretty bird want to come home with Mikey," Mikey asked.
Raph had spent most of the morning in the dojo pounding the stuffing out of his punching bag. He and Leo had gotten into let another argument, when was Leo going to notice it wasn't his business where he went at night. He was old enough to take care of himself and he didn't need Leo telling him what to do.
Downstairs he could hear Mikey coming in.
"Hey everybody come meet me new friend" Mikey shouted at the top of his lungs. Raph stopped what he was doing, the last time Mikey had said that he had brought that annoying cat home with him.
Raph couldn't figure out of the life of him why Mikey like animals so much. If Master Splinter would let him he would have the whole lair covered with them.
When Raph got downstairs he saw Mikey standing by the door, with a large parrot sitting on his shoulder. Just when he thought his brother could never surprise him.
"Hey Raphie" Mikey said with his classic smile, "what do you think of my new friend Paulie."
"Mikey I knew you don't have any common sense, but you have a cat. Does it really seem like a good idea to get a fucking bird."
"Fucking bird, fucking bird" Paulie copied him.
Mikey gave Raph a dirty look.
"Shush Paulie don't copy what Raphie says" Mikey quietly tells Paulie.
"Fucking Raphie, fucking Raphie" Paulie answered back.
Raph looked like someone had punched him in the face.
"What did that bird say to me?"
"Fucking Raphie" Paulie answered back.
Raph charged at Paulie but he flew over and circled the lair.
Over the next few weeks it became clear that Paulie thought Raph's name was "Fucking Raphie", because he would call it every time Raph walked into any room he was in. On top of that Raph had his mouth washed out with soup when Master Splinter first heard the bird, knowing exactly where the bird had heard it.
After a little thinking Raph came up with an idea on how to get Mikey back for the bird, all he need to do was set the plan in motion.
Then one morning during training Mikey started bragging about his Battle Nexus Championship for the hundredth time that month. But this time when the words Battle Nexus Champion left Mikey's mouth…
"Shout the fuck up, Mikey. Shout the fuck up, Mikey." Paulie called from where he was perched on the couch.
"But Paulie, it me Mikey" Mikey said surprise Paulie would say that to him.
"Why did Paulie say that? Raph's the only person he says that to." Don asked.
"He said it after I told everybody how awesome I am, because I'm the Battle Nexus Champion."
"Shout the fuck up Mikey" Paulie called again.
"Hey Mikey did I ever tell you how much I like your bird" Raph said with a smile on his face as Don and Leo started laughing.