Tricity: Hi guys, those of you who read my 'heads-up' note on my profile; as well as newcomers, I hope you enjoy this story and I can't wait till I post my next chapters in my first fic An Entity of the Cosmos as well as this one.
Please, sit back, and enjoy the read :)
DISCLAIMER- I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE TMNT CHARACTERS, AND I NEVER HAVE. BUT I DO OWN MY FICTIONAL CHARACTER LAN MINORU.
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An Overly Exaggerated Prologue Title ~ signed Mikey XD
Raphael slept on his hammock-like bed in his room, with his right hand sticking out. He snored, still fast asleep in the early morning.
Although, someone else was actually awake in this early morning waiting and watching in the shadows, knowing that the perfect time to strike, was now. He stepped out of the shadows, quietly approaching the sleeping turtle while shaking a can full of whipped cream. He grinned stupidly trying to hold in a fit of laughter as he sprayed the whipped cream onto Raphael's exposed hand.
After that was done, he took a feather from his belt he was holding onto, and ever so slightly rubbed the feather in the middle of Raph's face, then took of running laughing so hysterically, it was kinda creepy...
In a delayed reaction, Raphael smacked his face with his whipped creamed hand, getting whipped cream all over his face. Raph opened his eyes and growled with anger, knowing fully well who had pulled this so called 'practical joke' on him.
"MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!" yelled Raphael in rage, his voice echoing throughout the lair.
Michelangelo ran to Donatello's computer desk trying to stop laughing, and grabbing onto Donny's shoulder trying to tell him what he did inbetween fits of laughter what he had done to tick off Raphael this time.
Donny shook his head "What did you do this time you goofball?" asked Donny trying to hide a smile.
Mikey finally calmed himself a bit "Oh man! It was a classic! The ol' whipped cream smack to the face bit!" said Mikey about to bust out laughing again.
"You know, come to think of it, I don't think you've ever tried that trick on Raph in the past." said Don smiling a little.
"I KNOW! It was so AWESOME! The comedy! The thrill! The- "
"The buttwhup." finished Raphael walking into the room beating his fist into his other hand with a look on his face that could kill.
"Uh, hey Raphie...." said Mikey nervously, as he backed into Donny's desk.
"Just for future reference, I wasn't involved." said Donny never taking his eyes off his computer screen.
"Good, that only leaves one thing to do..." said Raph looking a Mikey grinning evilly.
Mikey screamed and ran around the lair with Raph not to far behind. Raph eventually caught up to Mikey and grabbed his headband and tugged, leaving Mikey saying "Ow" about a million times.
Raphael tugged even harder on Mikey's headband to get his attention "What have we learned?" asked Raph a little darkly.
"Um, respect your elders?" asked Mikey.
Raphael slapped the back of Mikey's head with his free hand, knowing he was just being smart.
"OW! Okay okay! Never wake up a sleeping Raph with the ol' whipped cream smack in the face bit!" confessed Mikey.
Satisfied, Raph let go of Mikey's headband and walked to the kitchen to get some breakfast.
Mikey pouted, and walked over to the kitchen as well. Raphael started to rummage through the cupboards looking for something to eat. He spotted a cereal box, grabbed it, and poured himself a bowl. Mikey sat at the kitchen table just as Raph did, and let out a sigh.
"What's up bonehead?" asked Raph, noticing his deep sigh.
"We've been cooped up in the lair for at least a week Raphie!" said Mikey a little distressed.
"And that excuses your behavior..beeecause?" asked Donny coming up to the kitchen to sit down.
"That's not what my point is!" said Mikey with a whine.
"Then what is? You should be happy with this down time. I mean c'mon, no trainin for five days, it's a dream come true for ya." said Raph.
"I am, don't get me wrong, but....It's just, I wish there was something new and interesting we could do for a change." said Mikey a little sadly.
"You mean besides video games, training exercises, and the usual pranks you pull?" asked Leo walking into the kitchen.
"Well look who finally woke up..." said Raph smirking.
"Yeah, uh, I guess." said Mikey responding to Leo's question.
"Tell ya what, why don't we hit the rooftops after dinner tonight? Maybe on one of the safer sides of town?" asked Leonardo looking at Mikey.
Mikey got up from his chair "Well, it's not really something new and interesting, but....works for me!" said Mikey as he leapt from place to place until he reached his room.
"Finally, I can eat in peace." said Raphael starting to devour his cereal.
"Your welcome Raph." said Leo as he sat down next to Donny.
"So, how long have you been up Leo?" asked Donatello.
"Just as Raph said, I just woke up....about five minutes ago." added Leo "What have you been doing Donny?"
"Come over here and I'll show you." said Donny getting up from his seat at the kitchen table and running to his computer desk.
"I've been working on a way to improve our shell cells, as well as surfing the web checking the news for one of my favorite kid geniuses Lan Minoru." said Donny as he sat in his chair typing away with Leo looking over his shoulder.
"Wait, who's this, Lan Minoru?" asked Leo.
"Only one of the most famous kids in the USA. Not only is she smart and does well in homeschooling, but she does a lot of cool stuff in her spare time too." said Donny as pictures of Lan Minoru came up on the computer screen.
"Is that her?" asked Leo pointing to one of the pictures of her pulling an awesome stunt on a skateboard.
"Yep." said Donny still typing.
"AND she's really pretty too." said Mikey from the other side of Donny's shoulder.
Leo and Donny jumped a bit, but then realizing it was Mikey, they looked back at the computer. Lan Minoru had white silky hair down to the middle of her back, and light blue eyes with a bit of a dark blue ring around her pupils. Her skin color was a perfect shade of peachish white, with a bit of a tan to it.
"Not only is she good at skateboarding, she plays all kinds of other sports too!" said Mikey looking at several of the pictures of Lan on her skateboard on the computer screen.
"And you know this how?" asked Donny giving Mikey a strange look.
"The sports channel bro. I've seen her perform multiple times on her skateboard as well as kick a soccer ball around in indoor and outdoor soccer tournaments." said Mikey smiling.
"Wait, click on that highlighted phrase Donny." said Leo pointing to a highlighted phrase that said "Lan's ninjitsu skills & training".
Donny clicked on the highlighted phrase, and it suddenly led to another fan site that had loads of information on Lan. But on the home page it told how every chance she got, she trained in the ways of bushido and ninjitsu.
"This is defiantly new information to me. I had no idea she knew anything about bushido or ninjitsu." said Donny in a surprised voice.
"Says here that the identity of her sensei is unknown." said Leo pointing to one of the paragraphs.
"Most likely to keep the poparatzi off the poor sensei's back." said Mikey crossing his arms over his chest.
"What are you guys huddled around Donny for?" asked Raph coming out of the kitchen and approaching his three brothers.
"I was just telling Leo who Lan Minoru was." said Donny.
"You mean that really smart girl that appears on the news every so often?" asked Raph.
"Yeah, and according to a reliable fan site, we just found out she trains in the ways of bushido and ninjitsu." explained Donny.
"Never would of guessed that." said Raph eyes widening a little and looking over Donny's shoulder.
"Does it say what rank or level she is in her training?" asked Leo getting more curious.
"Unfortunately, that is unknown as well." said Donny a little disappointed.
"And speaking of training...I think it's about time we start our regularly scheduled training sessions once again." said Master Splinter emerging out of his room.
"So, does that mean our break is over?" asked Michelangelo in a disappointed tone of voice.
"It means we are going back to basics." said Master Splinter.
"Back to basics sounds good to me sensei." said Leo taking out his Katana's.
"Aw man." said Mikey as he walked to the training area with his brothers.
And thus, their regularly scheduled training sessions began.
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A girl with her snow white hair tied up into a ponytail with some strands of hair hanging down near her face, opened the Japanese style sliding doors, and entered the room where her sensei sat Indian-style.
He was meditating; the lit candles around him made him look somewhat peaceful and mysterious in the poorly lit room.
The girl went and sat in front of her teacher Indian-style, and sighed a somewhat relaxed sigh as she began to meditate with him.
"You're late coming back." Her sensei said with a curious voice.
"I'm sorry, I had a few things to take care of first." said the girl calmly.
"Exploring?" asked her sensei opening one eye and looking at her with it.
"No sensei, I went to get some fresh fruit." said the girl honestly.
"You don't usually eat this time of day." said her sensei both eyes now open and looking at the girl.
"Comfort food." she said softly.
"My student, we have made it this far, why do you doubt me?" said her sensei with a concerned tone.
"No, I don't doubt you at all sensei. I've just never been this far away from, from, everything." said the girl in calm tone now looking at her sensei in the eyes.
"Do you miss everything?" asked her sensei.
"I know I don't miss all those vile 'tests' those white coated men performed on me." said the girl looking away for a moment.
"As soon as we get to the checkpoint, everything should be left behind." said her sensei wisely.
"I know sensei. Once we get there, I'm glad we'll be starting out our lives anew." said the girl.
"So, you are having mixed emotions about all this?" asked her sensei.
"Yes sensei." the girl said simply.
"Then it's time." said her sensei seriously.
"Time for what?" asked the girl trying to hide the confusion in her voice.
"Tea!" he said with enthusiasm, making the girl jump a little.
"Sensei, you're overwhelmingly insensitive sometimes...." said the girl seriously with the classic anime droplet on her head.
"Don't be like that Lan, you know I mean well." said Lan's sensei from another room, brewing some herbal tea.
"You always try to brighten things up in the room with candles, but you don't really need them with that 'incredible' humor of yours.....brightens the room all by itself." said Lan in a monotone voice with sarcasm lingering.
"No tea for you then." said Lan's sensei as if it was a punishment, only pouring hot water into her tea cup.
He walked back into the Japanese style room with two tea cups and a kettle placed onto a tray, and handed the tea cup with only hot water in it to Lan.
"Sensei, you know I can only stomach water and fruit." said Lan with a classic anime droplet appearing on her head again.
He sighed "One day I hope that changes, there will come a time when you will have no fruit or water on hand at all." Lan's sensei said a little grumpily.
"It's not all that bad sensei, I'm supposedly healthier than a lot of other people out there in the world today."
"Yeah well, junk food and herbal tea couldn't hurt once and a while..." said Lan's sensei.
Lan shook her head. Her sensei was impossible to argue with, especially if her facts made more sense than his side of the argument.
They each sipped their tea, and let out a relaxed sigh.
"Thank you sensei." said Lan bowing her head a little.
"For what?" asked Lan's sensei.
"For not giving up on me along the way.......and for the hot water as well." said Lan with a small smirk.
"No problem Lan. You take your punishments well." said Lan's sensei with a slight wink.
"Don't push it." said Lan giving her sensei an evil eye.
"Eh, sorry..." said Lan's sensei with a classic anime droplet now on his head.
Lan shook her head in embarrassment; her sensei was such a weirdo, nonetheless, a goofball. But he had his moments, he was serious when he really needed to be, sometimes. But, she new without a doubt that once they got to the New York New York checkpoint, her sensei would probably take things a lot more seriously.
"Lan, there's something I've been meaning to give you." said Lan's sensei pulling something out of his samurai type garb.
Lan looked on as he pulled out a ninja half-mask that was a darkish Teal color. The back of the ninja half-mask had already been tied in the back so that she could easily slip it on, and had the two eye holes for the eyes.
"Try it on." said her sensei kindly.
Lan nodded and took down her hair tie and let her hair fall. She slid the mask on, and it couldn't of felt more comfortable than it already was.
Lan bowed "It fits well sensei, thank you."
"Oh, wait a minute! One more thing..." said her sensei as he got up and ran out of the room.
Lan could hear rustling through drawers and a few cursing until not too long after that, she heard a triumphant yell.
Lan's sensei ran back into the Japanese style room and sat yet again in front of Lan, Indian-style.
"I knew I'd give these guys to you eventually, but...." said Lan's sensei words failing him, as he handed her a parcel. He was so proud of her...
Lan nodded in understanding. She began to open it, and when all the way opened, she was in awe as she picked up a case of shuriken needles and a pair of perfectly crafted kunai. She spun a kunai around on her thumb on each hand and caught them quickly so that they pointed toward the ground. She smiled toward her sensei, and nodded toward him with appreciation and approval.
"I can't thank you enough sensei." said Lan with a bow.
"I'm hoping the shuriken needles and kunai will prove useful in New York city." said Lan's sensei with a proud smile.
"What do you mean sensei? Why are you giving these tools to me now?" said Lan, her smile fading.
"Lan, New York is not as safe a place as people say it is..." Lan's sensei looked away for a moment, then looked back at her "I've heard rumors from a few friends in New York city, there is said to be a faction of some kind of 'ninja', and a gang that works closely with them. This faction of ninja can't be honorable ones if they're working hand in hand with some gang....which is why if we're not discreet, we could get into some trouble."
"I understand sensei, I will do my best." said Lan bowing.
"Good." said Lan's sensei taking a sip of his herbal tea "Pack up your things, we are leaving tomorrow night."
"Yes sensei." said Lan putting her tea cup on the tray, and getting up and leaving the room.
"Good day Lan." said Lan's sensei smiling.
"Good day sensei." said Lan outside the room.
Lan's sensei took another sip of his herbal tea and sighed.
"It's almost daylight, better get to sleep soon." Lan's sensei said putting his herbal tea on the tray and picking it up, leaving the room.
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Tricity: Yay! Prologue, finished! I hope you guys enjoyed it, because it won't be long until I update again.
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