"What is that?" Raph asked, as he entered his brother's lab. There were beakers and machine parts everywhere. Raph had to walk carefully to avoid stepping on anything that might be important. Don was currently working on a strange-looking metal sphere that had wires protruding from every crevice. It was also the object Raph had aimed his question at when he walked in.

"It's not finished yet," Don began to explain, "But when it is, it's going to help me impress April."
"Really? You're still trying to get her to fall in love with you?" Raph asked him, rolling his eyes, "You do realize Casey has a better shot than you, right?"
Donnie's shoulders sank, along with his spirit, but he shot his brother a glare in an attempt to hide his hurt feelings.
"Is there something else you wanted, Raph?" Don asked him, with an edge in his tone, "Other than insulting me."
"Casey and April are coming over to watch a movie," Raph replied, "They'll be here soon." He turned and left Don's lab. Don turned back to his device and stared at it for a time. He didn't want to admit it to himself, but Raph was probably right. Now that Casey was in the picture, Don's chances at winning over April, slim as they were before, have diminished significantly. Don looked up as he heard April and Casey enter the lair and greet his brothers. He walked out to greet them as well.

"Hey, April!" he greeted, a bit too enthusiastically and quickly regretted it.
"Hey, Donnie," April returned, not seeming to notice Don's blunder, or perhaps, being used to it by now, didn't think it needed to have attention drawn to it. Don smiled, but quickly shot Raph another glare when he saw his brother roll his eyes.
"What movie are we watching?" Don asked, bringing his attention back to April, and taking a seat on the couch beside her.
"I brought Frigid, the movie that's been getting all the hype lately," April told him, "And Casey brought Bionic Officer." She sounded a bit irritated at Casey's choice.
"Bionic Officer?" Raph asked, clearly interested in Casey's movie.
"Yeah! It's about this police officer who gets blown up by the mop, so these science guys have to put him back together as part man, part machine," Casey explained excitedly.
"Cyborg," Donnie specified.
Casey looked over at him, "What?"
"They put him back together as a 'cyborg'. That's the correct terminology."
Casey gave him a look of irritation, "Jeez, lighten up why don'chya?"
"It's important to be accurate," Don shot back.
"Whatever, Donnie," Raph interrupted, "it sounds cool. My vote is Bionic Officer."
"Same," Leo agree.
"Me too!" Mikey cheered.
"But what about Frigid?" April complained.
"What's it about?" Donnie asked, trying to cheer her up, but secretly wanting to watch Casey's movie as well.
"Doesn't matter," Raph barked, "It's already four against two."
"Raph does have a point," Leo said, a little surprised that he and Raph were in agreement, "Despite being rudely stated, the majority does rule."
Raph shot Leo a frown at being called rude, but said nothing in protest. Donnie opened his mouth to say something about giving April's movie a chance, but April intervened before he could.
"It's alright, Donnie. We'll just watch Bionic Officer." She placed her movie back in her bag, as Mikey got up and turned on the TV. As he went back to get the movie from Casey, the television began playing a news channel.
"The Fantastic Four are expanding their family," Carlos Chiang O'Brien Gambe, the news reporter, chimed. An image of the Baxter Building, the current residence of the four heroes, slid into view.
"The Fantastic Four?" Leo asked, "Who's that?"
"You kiddin' me?" Casey gawked, "They're New York City super heroes!"
"Heroes?" Leo repeated, looking excited.
Casey continued, "Yeah. Bigger than ordinary celebrities. How have you not heard of them?"
"Well, in case you didn't know, we have been living in the sewers for the past 15 years," Raph told him, with sarcasm evident in his tone.
"You got TV. They're on the news all the time," Casey retorted.
"We don't really watch a whole lot of the news," Don explained, "Guess we just keep missing those reports."
"Until now, D," Mikey chimed in, pointing to the TV.

April looked over at the screen and saw an image of two teens that looked quite familiar. The teens were unmistakably brother and sister, with matching chestnut hair and deep green eyes. The girl had her hair done up in two pig tails, with bangs that fell just slightly over her eyebrows and two long hair strands that sat gently on each side of her face. Her gentle eyes showed sadness and her thin lips curved slightly downward in agreement. Her eyebrows were thin and shaped nicely, as they sat straight lined above her eyes. Her brother had many of the same features and shared his sister's unhappy demeanour. However, his hair was a lot messier and a little on the shaggy side, and his eyebrows were thick and drooping in sadness.

"Casey, look!" April called, grabbing his arm to get his attention, "It's the Grimm twins from school!"
Everyone turned to watch the TV.
"Grimm twins?" Mikey questioned, looking a bit worried.
"Grimm is just their last name, Mikey. They go to our school," April clarified.
"Wonder why they're on the news," Casey added.
The news caster continued his story, "With the recent passing of their grandfather, Kaitlyn and Kristopher Grimm have been adopted into the Fantastic Four by their Uncle, Ben Grimm, also known as the Thing." Pictures of the heroes slid on screen, with Ben Grimm's photo being the largest.
"No way!" Casey cried out as the others gawked at the television, all for different reasons, "I didn't know they were related to one of the four!"
"Casey! They just lost their grandfather," April reminded him, "they must be heartbroken."
"Dudes! Look at that guy!" Mikey exclaimed, pointing to the photo of Ben Grimm.
"Did he get mutated?" Don asked.
"No," April answered. "I mean, not really. The four of them were astronauts who got exposed to cosmic rays while in space. As a result they all got powers, but because Ben Grimm got the most exposure to the energy, he ended up with a rock-like exterior."
"But he's still famous?" Mikey asked, "Why can't we be famous then?"
"Because a ninja cannot be a ninja with the public eye focused on them," Master Splinter told them as he walked into the room.
Raph rolled his eyes and let out an irritated groan, "Can we just put the movie on already?" He snatched the video from Casey, went over to the DVD player and angrily inserted the disk. He turned the dial on the TV, changing the channel and cutting off the news bulletin. He stomped back to the couch and returned himself to his seat beside Casey. The others watched him with expressions ranging from puzzlement to slight irritation at his temper.
"Alright then," Don muttered, raising the remote to start playing the movie. Everyone took a seat on the couch, aside from Master Splinter, who returned to his room. The six friends remained quiet as the trailers began to play, but halfway through the third one, the questions could no longer be held back.
"How did the cosmic rays change their DNA exactly?" Don asked.
"What kind of adventures do they have?" Leo questioned.
"What are the rest of their super hero names?" Mikey wondered.
"Who cares!" Raph bellowed, "We've probably done just as much as they have. And without stupid powers. So just shut up, and watch the movie."
"Are you jealous that they can go out in public and get recognition for what they do?" Casey asked the red banded turtle with a sly smile. Raph said nothing and gave Casey a menacing glare. No one brought up the Fantastic Four for the rest of the evening.