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It was a rough couple of weeks for Michelangelo. He had to deal with his older brother, Leonardo, leaving for South America to be a better leader. Raphael became distant and always looked tired throughout the day. And Donnie was stuck dealing with stupid people as an IT tech support. This left Mikey with little to do as a result. He could train, but Splinter banned the turtles from training or being crime fighting vigilantes. He said it was because he thought it would be better if we all did it when Leo came back. Mikey thought it was dumb, but he didn't question Splinter about it. Mikey thought about how he was going to spend his free time, until he found the perfect solution. "I'll get a job." said Mikey.
Now jobs are hard to find, especially if you're a mutant ninja turtle. Mikey knew his options were limited, so he looked up jobs that required a costume. A costume job would be the easiest job, since people would automatically think he was wearing a costume, even though he wasn't. He searched for several minutes and found a job that he found satisfactory. The job he found was one for birthday parties and he would portray a character called "Cowabunga Carl". Although most people would frown upon a job like this, it was the best Mikey could find and the pay wasn't too bad. He filled out an online resume and waited for a response. "Maybe if they do accept me, I might as well come clean about my identity to them. It would save me a lot of problems in the future." said Mikey.
It only took 30 minutes for Mikey to get a response to his resume. The message read "Congratulations Michelangelo. You are now the official mascot of "Cowabunga Carl". Please tell us when you want to start and what hours you want to work. Thank you and congrats. Sincerely, John.". Mikey was both excited and nervous about this. On one hand, he can finally make his own money and not bother Donnie about it. On the other hand, he was paranoid about how the job was going to work (the job description was incredibly vague) and if someone would find out his identity. He then looked at the bottom of the message and saw John's phone number. "I should talk to him. That way he knows who I truly am." said Mikey. Mikey knew it was risky, but he dialed the number and waited for a response.
After 20 seconds of waiting, Mikey heard another voice say "Hello?". "Hello?" asked Mikey. "Who is this?" asked John. "This Michelangelo. The person who you picked to be "Cowabunga Carl"." said Mikey. "Ohhhhh! Michelangelo!" said John. "You can just call me Mikey or Mike or Michael. Whichever one you want." said Mikey. "Okay Michael, so how are you doing? Are you excited about the new job?" asked John. "I'm definitely excited about the job, but I have some things to tell you." said Mikey. "Alright, lay them on me." said John. "It's the reason why I turned in my resume online, instead of in person." said Mikey. "Don't worry about that Michael. Most people nowadays fill out their resumes online anyway. It's not a big deal." said John. "That's not the problem. It's just that I have an unusual appearance." said Mikey. "You're going to be wearing a mask most of the time, so I don't see why that's such a big problem for you." said John. "No, it's the fact that I'm not human." said Mikey. "What do you mean?" asked John. "(Sigh) John, I'm…..a….mutant…..ninja…turtle." said Mikey.
Hope you enjoy that chapter. Yes, I left it on a cliffhanger. This will definitely be one of my longer stories overall, so stay tuned. Other than that, I hope you all have a wonderful day. Bye for now.