"Okay Raph," Leo said as he looked at his younger brother, "you know the deal. You won rock-paper-scissors. You pick first."
Raphael nodded. He looked at his brothers and smirked, "I pick..."
The trio looked at him, and then, Donnie and Mikey looked at Leo, who Raph always picked.
Leo took a deep breath and was about to step up, when...
"Mikey."
His eyes opened, and he and his brothers looked at their red clad brother, "What?"
Raphael smirked more, "Mikey. I choose Mikey."
Mikey frowned before he smiled widely, "BOOYAKASHA! C'mon Raph, let's go win!"
The two youngest high three-ed and ran off.
Leo and Donnie blinked.
"What just happened?" Leo asked.
Donnie shrugged, "I don't know, but let's go. We can't let them win!"
Leo nodded and they ran off as well.
The turtles had agreed to a new training session from April.
It would help them work in teams of two and their communication methods.
It was a scavenger hunt.
One of the two partners had to be blindfolded and led by his partner.
It was all about trust, and finding hidden objects April and Casey hid.
Which included:
1 of Raph's sai, boy was he pissed...
A comic, whether it was Leo's or Mikey's no one but April knew.
A blank notebook with a yellow cover.
A black and gray plaid blanket.
A brown throw pillow
1 of Mikey's nunchucks.
And Donnie's microscope, which was in a box so it wouldn't be THAT damaged.
At least Casey hoped, he was the one who hid it.
Leo and Donnie walked over to Raphael and Mikey.
Leo held up four straws. The longest and shortest would be the ones blindfolded.
If one pair pulled both straws, they would play three rounds of rock-paper-scissors. Best two out of three wins.
They grabbed a straw and pulled.
Leo held up his alongside Donnie's.
They held the middle straws.
Mikey held his up alongside Raphael's.
They got the longest aand shortest.
"Rock! Paper! Scissors! SHOOT!"
Raph threw out rock.
Mikey threw out paper.
Round 1- Mikey.
"ROCK! PAPER! SCISSORS! SHOOT!"
Raphael threw out scissors.
Mikey threw out paper.
Round 2- Raphael.
"ROCK! PAPER! SCISSORS! SHOOT!"
Raphael threw out paper.
Mikey threw out scissors.
Mikey won.
Mikey took the straws and Leo and Donnie drew again.
Leo got the second longest.
Donnie the longest.
April and Casey walked over to him and Raphael, black bandanas in hand, and tied them over their eyes.
While Donnie remained relaxed, Raphael had tensed for a moment before calming down as well.
Leo and Mikey glared at each other competitively before they ran into the forest, leading their blinded brothers.
"Okay Raph," Mikey said as he stopped.
Raphael stopped, "See anything?"
Mikey shook his head. "Not yet...hmmm..."
He led his brother over to a creek, "Okay, now...we have to cross this creek."
He spotted a path of stones and smiled.
WITH LEO AND DONNIE
Leo smiled as he spotted the notebook. "DONNIE! I FOUND THE NOTEBOOK!"
Donnie smiled. "ALRIGHT!"
He walked around, his hands out, and Leo yelled out, "STOP!"
Donnie stopped an inch in front of a narrow tree. He put his hands around it.
"Thanks Leo."
Leo shrugged, "No problem, now let's win this!"
WITH MIKEY AND RAPH
Mikey bit his lips as he felt Raph tighten his grip on his younger brother's hand.
Mikey knew a few years ago, when they were kids, Raphael suffered through temporary blindness.
He had only been ten years old, they had all been ten, when it happened.
All because Mikey wouldn't listen to Master Splinter.
Because he left to explore.
Because Raphael went after him.
Because he couldn't move out of the way, so Raphael pushed him away.
Because Raphael was burried under rubble.
Because of him...he thought he lost his brother.
Because of him, Raph's emerald eyes would gaze blankly.
And he and his brothers didn't help at all, when they laughed when their brother crashed into furniture and walls. And into the pool.
"MIKEY!"
Mikey broke out of stupor and looked at Raphael, who held his missing sais.
'Don't worry Raphie,' Mikey thought as he led his brother deeper into the forest, 'I promise to guide you. And I promise. We will win.'
WITH LEO AND DONNIE
"Just one big ste-"
SPLASH!
"-p." Leo sighed and helped Donnie out.
Donnie grinned sheepishly.
He and Leo had found the comic and throw pillow.
That made three things.
"How do you think Raph and Mikey are doing?" Donnie asked.
Leo shrugged, "Okay, I guess. I just hope Raph is doing okay. He didn't protest about being blindfolded, but..."
"Yeah. Anyways, lets find more things and win this!"
WITH MIKEY AND RAPH
Mikey smiled as he grabbed his nunchuck from a tree.
Raphael had the blanket around his shoulders, a box under his left arm, and his sais was back where it belonged.
"Come on, we can find mo-" He began, when a whistle echoed through the forest.
Game over.
Mikey looked at Raphael and took hold of his brother.
"Careful, root."
"Thanks."
"Tree branch."
Mikey kept on telling his older brother of his obstacles, and helped him get around them.
BACK AT THE FARMHOUSE
April and Casey smiled as the four turtles appeared.
Though, while Mikey and Raphael were dry, Donnie was dripping wet and Leo had scratches on his skin.
"So," April said, "Leo, Donnie, what did you find?"
"Notebook, comic, and pillow." Donnie said as he took off his blindfold, "Also, Leo, next time, help me cross anything with water."
Leo smiled sheepishly, "Sorry bro."
April turned to Raphael and Mikey, "And you guys."
"My sais, Mikey's nunchuck, the blanket, and D
onnie's microscope." Raphael said as he removed the cloth over his eyes, "and Mikey?"
"Yeah Raph?"
"Thanks for guiding me."
Mikey smiled.
"Raph and Mikey win!" Casey said.
The two turtles high three-ed and turned to their older brothers.
"So
"Say Mikey," Raph said with a smug smirk, "how were we able to win?"
"I dunno Raph," Mikey said, looking just as smug, "maybe were just that awesome."
"Or maybe Leo and Donnie have just gotten slow."
Mikey laughed.
Leo and Donnie huffed and glared at their younger brothers.
But Raphael and Mikey weren't finished.
"And we make a better team! The Hot Team beat The Cold Team!"
"I like that. We are HOT."
Raphael wrapped his arm around Mikey.
They smirked smugly at their brothers, taunting look in their eyes. Leo and Donnie sighed.
They knew they were going to hear this for days to come. Who knew, maybe Raphael and Mikey would never let them live this down.
Forget it, they knew just by the looks Raphael and Mikey held, they were never gonna let this go, and they were gonna make sure to rub it in their brothers faces whenever they could.