KS: Hey, fellas! I know many of you people might be wondering why I delete the Nick Super Sports Stars Championship story... Well, the thing is that I couldn't come up with anymore chapters, so I decided to make it up to you with this story. It'll be a one-shot per chapter, but I got a special system.
1) Every 5 chapters, a Songfic request. (You can choose the character/s)
2) Every 10 chapters, a Disney movie AU.
3) I'll only use my OC's, but I'll use one of one of my BFFFF's (I got many) once in a while.
4) The first 10 chapters will be chosen by me, but I'll tell you when you can choose the plot of the next chapters. (this rule is temporary until then)
5) Nothing T-CEST related (even though I'd love to)
6) The story will last about 200 chapters, but I'll post them as son as I can.
7) There can be chapters where the turtles are older or younger than in the original series.
As for the OC's I'll use, I'll list them:
Kevin Standish: He's like my alter male ego, but the only thing we don't have it's the looks and age. He has Raph's temper and impatience and Mikey's immaturity and childish attitude. He has black straight hair and grey eyes, pale skin and freckles. He's 16 and is a pizza gyoza delivery guy. He wears blue jeans, grey trainers, a white short-sleeved t-shirt, a light blue plaid shirt and a Vikings of Roosvelt jacket. His weapon is a spear.
Melina Kwanson: She's a brunette judoka. She's 15 years old and Kevin's girlfriend. (one of my BFFFF's OC) She's mature and serene like Leo and smart and estrategic like Donnie. She's got wavy hair in a high ponytail, brown eyes, blue jeans, black trainers and a lilac long-sleeved t-shirt with an embroided rose. Her weapons are twin juttes.
Lotus Blossom: She's Karai's 1987 version, except that she and Leo really are a couple. Her difference with Karai is that she's got less temper and is more calm. She started her life as a kunoichi ever since she became Tiger Claw's aprentiss (you'll understand as the story goes on). She actually wears a blue sporty tank top on a white long-sleeved t-shirt, black ripped leggins and light blue tenis. She's 15 years old, has black straight hair and black eyes. Her weapon is a ninjato.
Mona Lisa Calleigh: I'm using this version of Mona Lisa a friend created. She has light brown straight hair falling onto her waist with a pink headband. Her eyes are black and is 15. She wears a black leather vest, a white long-sleeved t-shirt, light blue jeans, a pink scarf and brown leather boots. She's a boxer who was raised in California. She's some sort of combination of yandere and tsundere, since she's got Raph's attitude, but is cute on the outside and also a war machine on the inside. She's Raph's love interest. Her weapons are 4 kunais.
Logan "Ryu" Willson: He used to be one of the Foot Clan ninja squad leaders. He's blonde and has red eyes, though he hides his hair with his grey hoodie. He wears black pants and grey trainers. He's mad most of the time, kind of like a combination of Raph and Karai. He also has a piercing on his nose, one on his bottom lip, one on his left eyebrow and six on his left ear. He's 17 years old. His weapons are twin kamas.
Catherine "Nozomi" Evans: She's a mutant turtle with lime green skin like Mikey's. She's got dark blue eyes, which are usually confused with black. She also has a black wavy lock of hair on the right side of her head, since she mutated into a "Red Ear" turtle from a human. She wears a brown hoodie like the one Leo used during "Spirit Quest". She's Ryu's girlfriend. Her weapons are twin uchiwas.
Chaplin: In the same case as Lotus Blossom, he's a 2k12 version of an older TMNT generation. He's got pale skin, red hair, grey eyes and freckles. He wears glasses and is 16. He never reveals his real name to no one, since he doesn't like it. He wears a lilac shirt, a pale green tie, black pants and shoes. He's Karai's love interest. He doesn't have a ninja weapon, since he's no violence lover.
Alexandra Standish: She's Kevin's little sister. She's 8 years old. She has light brown straight hair, black eyes, wears a light blue long-sleeved t-shirt with white daisies, white leggins and white velcro shoes. She always wants to train with the rest, but Kevin never likes it when she does.
Venus de Milo: She's the turtles little sister by a few minutes. She's got an aqua mask with the tails tied in a braid, chocolate brown eyes and grape green skin. She's Casey's love interest. Her weapons are twin Kai Mis.
KS: Okay, now that all of that was stated, let's start with the story!
Summary: Leo's childhood secret is exposed to his family
Such as any day, the turtles were in their usual morning training. Now that they had saved Earth from the Kraang, they were capable of going back to their home. Besides, now the family was really complete... they had found someone in the woods. The turtles never knew that they were actually 5 and not 4 turtles. Not until then. They had found a female turtle, whose name was Mei Pieh Chi. And she was their lost sister. Karai had understood the truth and went back to her real family. All of those events had made them re-join together.
While the turtles were in their training with Karai and master Splinter close to nighttime, Lotus Blossom was cleaning the lair. Since they had gained her trust after the events that happened during the first Kraang invasion, she was accepted into the family. And, even better, now that she had accepted her true feelings for Leo, she confesed. And he didn't hesitate on accepting, since he knew what he felt for her were reciprocal feelings.
She started sweeping close to the bedrooms, and then saw a door that caught her attention.
Leo's room.
Would it be a bad idea to have a small peek? They were a couple after all, pretty sure Leo wouldn't mind. She smiled a little and opened the door. What she saw kinda surprised her. Most of the room was decorated with Space Heroes posters and merchandise. She just shrugged it off. It wasn't her buisness anyway. She started sweeping close to the bed, until something caught her eye. She took something from Leo's bed and smirked.
"Well, what do we have here?" she asked to herself. Maybe embarrassing Leo a little would be fun. After all, the funniest thing in the world was seeing him embarrassed.
A bump was heard inside the dojo. Something like someone crashed against the wall.
Raph got up from the ground and faced his little sister, who was waving her Kai Mis in front of her face gracefully.
"You think you're so funny, don't ya, lil' sis?" Raph asked with a sly smirk. Venus just smirked and closed her Kai Mis.
"I beat you, didn't I?" she answered with another question. Raph growled in response. Mikey laughed at his hot headed brother.
"Dude, I can't believe that our little sister just beat you!" Mikey exclaimed.
"Says the one who was beaten by Kevin's 8-year-old sister," Raph retorted.
"Enough guys," Leo called out. "It isn't important who wins or not, what's important is getting better in our training,"
"Hai," Venus answered with a bow. Donnie rolled his eyes.
"Venus, it isn't necessary to bow before Leo... that's for sensei," Donnie said with a chuckle.
"I'm just showing respect to Leo, Donnie. It isn't bad doing it once in a while," she answered simply. Leo smiled and patted his little sister's shoulder.
"Well, I'm glad, at least, one of my siblings respects me," Leo said proudly. Raph rolled his eyes.
"One of this days, lil' sis, we'll see who ends up on the ground and who's standing," Raph said and sat next to Mikey.
"Yeah, that will be the day you proposse to Mona, Raph," Venus answered. Raph blushed and his brothers snickered.
"Hey, guys," a voice said. They all turned around, seeing Lotus resting against the door frame with a grin and hiding her hand behind her back.
"Hey, Cutie," Leo said with a wave. "Wanna train with us?" he offered. Lotus chuckled.
"Maybe later... because I came here to ask you about this," she showed her hand to everyone and Leo turned pale.
What she had in her hand was a mid-sized blue blanket with and embroided yellow duck in the middle. It had a few stains, but it was in good conditions. It looked like a baby blanket. Mikey tilted his head in confusion.
"Dude, isn't that your duck blankie sensei gave you when we were kids?" Mikey asked, pointing at the blanket. Leo's eyes widened. He took the blanket and hid it behind his shell.
"No!" he exclaimed embarrassed while Lotus still had her grin. "This isn't mine!" he held the blanket and pointed to it. "This old thing isn't mine! I don't know how it got to my bed!"
"Leo... " Lotus said. "I never said it was in your bed," she said.
"Oh... " Leo blushed and Donnie, Raph and Mikey laughed. Venus didn't understand. Duck blankie?
"Um, why are you guys laughing?" she asked Donnie.
"That old blanket Leo's holding is something he has ever since we were babies," Donnie answered with a laugh.
"Come on, Mikey still has his teddy bear and nobody says anything!" Leo exclaimed blushing while pointing at Mikey.
"Mikey's a special case, Leo," Raph said. "It isn't worth laughing at him, since he's Mikey,"
"Hey!" Mikey yelled.
(A/N: In case you don't get, in Argentina, when someone says another person is a special case, we take as if he/she was a mind retard)
"You know what? I'm outta here!" Leo exclaimed and speeded to his room. His brothers were still laughing. Lotus looked at the direction Leo had left. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea showing that to his siblings. Leo was her boyfriend, and even though they could embarrass eachother once in a while, it wasn't nice doing that to him. Especially if it was something too sensitive to Leo.
Meanwhile, Leo opened the door of his room and then slammed it closed. Once he had made sure he was safe, he snuggled the blanket like a teddy bear. He really didn't feel proud of having it. He always wanted to make a good impresion for his siblings, which meant being the most mature, the most responsible and the one his siblings could always count on. But them now knowing that he had a very embarrassing secret made him look dumb. Even worse... lame. He hated being called that. And something he hated more was when his siblings didn't take him seriously. Like all the things he did for them was a joke... Leo didn't like being a show off or party pooper to his siblings, but someone had to be responsible. And he'd had to take that role for his family when Master Splinter wasn't there for them anymore.
He slid down the door and hid his face in his knees, still gripping the blanket tightly. His thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Go away," he mumbled.
"Leonardo?" Splinter's voice asked. Leo froze. The last thing he needed now was Splinter knowing his secret. But he could trust him, right? Sensei wasn't like all his siblings, something good could come out of it. And he could understand what was up with him and help him get over it. He slowly opened the door and sit on his bed. Splinter entered the room, serene as always. That made Leo be a little more calm. It showed that Splinter could express understandment. He sat next to Leo and placed a comforting paw on his shoulder. "Leonardo, Lotus Blossom informed me about this situation... woud you like to talk about it?" he asked.
Leo hesitated for a moment. He knew his father was trustworthy, but embarrassment always beats even the toughest victim.
"You can talk to me with all the confidence of the world, Leonardo. Nothing of what you will say will be something to laugh at," Splinter soothed. Leo sighed in relief and faced Splinter.
"Well... I... " he stuttered.
"You still have the same blanket I gave you when you were a kid... I got that clear," Splinter said.
"Yeah... but, the thing is... I never really got over it," he answered with embarrassment.
"Do you feel like explaining it to me, my son?"
Leo sighed. He couldn't play dumb. "Well... when I was about 2 years old... "
Flashback
(A/N: Leo narrates this)
When we were about two years, one day, we were all playing in the living room, waiting for you to come back from a trip to the sewers. Mikey was drawing something with an old orange crayon and a wrinkled sheet of paper. Donnie was trying to read a book of basic stuff children could learn. Raph was playing with a small and old toy car you had found him last week. I was watching Space Heroes in TV. We heard you coming in and saw you with a trash bag with a few stuff you found in the sewers. We ran to hug you. We still couldn't speak properly, so we could only giggle or stutter like babies; we were still too little. You chuckled when we hugged you. I can't quite remember what you said back then, but I know you were as happy as we were to see you.
You kneeled down to us and pulled out a few stuff we'd need. It was winter and you had to get us something to not get cold during nights, and daytime for that matter. You found us a few blankets and handed them to us. Mine was the one I have until today. You got Raph a brown one with many tigers printed on it. Mikey's... I think it was the same as Raph's. Donnie's was purple with numbers printed on them, for some reason. We thanked you and, during night, I wrapped myself with the blanket.
And, even when winter was over, I always hugged the blanket. It was like Mikey's teddy bear, I see that now. I just... didn't get used to have the blaket away from me. It's something I've grown up with. I still remember, like if it was yesterday, when I was 10 and was hugging the blanket while watching Space Heroes. Raph stepped to me and laughed at me and the blanket.
"Leo, you still got that old thing with you?" he asked me with that cocky tone as always. I rolled my eyes.
"Leave me alone, Raph," I demanded. I knew Raph wouldn't listen to that, but I said it anyways.
"If you really wanna put a good image as a big brother, you should let go of that stupid duck blankie," he scoffed. I scowled.
"Look, whatever I do with my blanket isn't of your concern, Raph!" I exclaimed and got up, facing him. "If you have a problem with it, why don't you do something about it?" I asked in a defiant tone. Raph smirked. Just then, I knew I had got myself into trouble.
"Okay," he said and, in just a blink, he pulled the blanket out of my hand.
"Hey!"
"You wanted me to do something, I'll do something, throw it into the sewers," he declared and ran away. I followed him. He ran deeper and deeper into the tunnels. I really didn't think things through, I just wanted it back. He got close to some kind of pool where all the sewage was. When he was about to throw it, I tackled him.
"I'm serious, Raph, give it back!" I yelled. He really didn't want to give up that easily.
"If you really want it, take it from me, Lame-o-nardo!" he exclaimed. I gritted my teeth and expertly gave him a unlock.
"Now, let go of it!" I ordered.
"Make me!" I twisted his arm harder and he yelled. I just though about it and said:
"If you drop my blanket, I'll let you go,"
"Like if you didn't," he muttered. I twisted his arm more and he yelped in pain. "You're gonna have to be tougher than that!" I twisted more his arm until he started feeling it numb. "Okay... Leo, I don't feel my arm!"
"Then drop it!" I ordered again.
"Grr... fine, I will!" he let go of it and I let go of his arm. He rubbed his arm and I took the blanket in my hands. I snuggled it a little. I heard a laugh and turned to Raph. "You just showed that you can almost make me not feel my arm, and now you hug your blankie like a baby!" he said mockingly. I frowned.
"You wanna laugh about it? Fine!" I snarled. "But if you ever try to take it from me again, I'll tell sensei. I'll let this one pass, but just this time,"
"Like if your threat was worth fear of when you have that thing with you," I huffed.
"... Let's go back home before sensei finds out we left," I said and I, practically, pulled him to the Lair.
End of Flashback
"So that's why I never really got over the fact that... I have the blanket and I don't wanna leave it," Leo said. Sensei stroke his beard.
"Hmm... so, you are saying that, ever since you have that blanket, you can't let go of it, since it was something you have been growing up with?" Sensei asked. Leo nodded.
"And I don't like people knowing I have it... 'cause they wouldn't take me serious," Leo said, looking down. "Less than they already do, anyway," he muttered.
"Leonardo... " Splinter said and Leo turned to him. "Your siblings may not obey you as much as you would like to, I understand that," he chuckled. "I still remember when you first started leading them during your missions. But you do not have to let go of the blanket... if you do not want to,"
"But... what if I don't earn the respect I should recieve from my brothers, just because they think I'm just a joke?" Leo asked and held his head.
"... I can always give them randori to make them understand that their leader is their leader... which means that, no matter how they behave or how strange their methods of leadership can be, they can always count on him to help them," Splinter explained.
Leo did a 'hmph'. Sensei did have point. Even if he didn't want to admit it, his methods were the weirdest... but were always effective. And yes, there were times when his siblings didn't obey him as much as he'd like to, but they did. When Karai kidnapped him, his brothers had accepted that, without a leader, they wouldn't be able to do anything. Leo was always there to help them, and they were there for him too. He had to admit it felt good to have his team to respect him. He opened his mouth to say something, but a sound stopped him.
Sobbing.
He stood up and walked to the door, for then opening it. What he found, surprised him. All his siblings, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo, Karai and Venus de Milo standing in front of the door, Nozomi and Lotus acompaning them, since they both lived with them. Mikey was crying.
"... What are you doing?" Leo asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Mikey had the 'brilliant' idea of spying on your conversation with Master Splinter," Donnie answered sarcastically.
"Oh... " Leo stammered.
"Leo, you don't have to feel embarrassed of having an object that reminds you of when you were a kid... Raph is still afraid of roaches, remember?" Venus asked, jerking at Raph with her thumb.
"Hey!" Raph called out.
"You know she's right, Raphael," Karai comented. Nozomi nodded in agreement.
"But... aren't I lame to you? Don't you think I'm a joke for having the blanket?" Leo asked embarrassed.
"Bro, we're siblings, and all of us feel embarrassed of something we keep to ourselves for some reason. You don't have to change for anything, you're still the leader of this team," Donnie soothed with a gap-toothed grin.
"Yeah, who am I gonna complain of if you aren't here?" Raph asked with a smirked. Leo rolled his eyes, but still grinned.
"You're great, bro!" Mikey exclaimed, now that he wasn't crying anymore.
"You're the best leader I've ever known," Venus comented.
"And the only one you've even known," Karai said.
"You know what I mean," the aqua banded turtle said.
"You lead us in the best and worse situations we get ourselves into, and it's something admirable. I don't think you're lame," Nozomi said.
"So... you don't mind me having the blanket?" Leo asked.
They all shook their heads in denial. Leo smiled.
"Thanks, guys," he answered. Splinter stepped to Leo and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I am glad all of you had understood this and accepted Leonardo for this small mishap," Splinter said. "But it is quite late already, go to sleep,"
"Aw, sensei!" Mikey and Nozomi whined.
"Go to sleep," sensei ordered. With no other choice, the turtles left to their rooms. Raph, Donnie, Mikey and Karai entered their's while Venus and Nozomi shared room, such as Leo and Lotus. Lotus changed her clothes to a light blue tank top and white shorts as her pijamas and floped to bed with Leo. He hugged her from behind, holding her waist with both his hands.
"Smasher... " she called out softly with his typical nickname and eyes closed.
"Yeah?" he asked with his eyes closed.
"Sorry for all the... duck blankie thing. I can't stop thinking it's my fault," she apologized. Leo 'hmphed' and nuzzled against Lotus' neck.
"Thanks to it, I now know that my team respects me for what I am... if you haven't done that, I wouldn't know that now. I should thank you," he said and kissed her cheek. She smiled with a blush and snuggled to him.
"I love you, Smasher," she mumbled, already falling asleep.
"I love you too, Cutie," Leo answered and sighed happily. He peered open one eye to make sure she was completely asleep and, steathily, covered themselves with the duck blankie.
In another room, Raph's specifically, he flopped into his bed.
"Psh, I really can't believe Leo didn't follow my advice and left that old blankie," he mumbled. Just to make sure there was no one there, he looked around his room, looking for some snoop. Once he made sure he was safe, he dived his hand inside his pillow and pulled out his brown blanket with small tiger faces printed on it. He carefully extended it over the mattress and then layed on it, on his shell. Just then, he covered his face with his forearm.
"Leo and I are a pair of babies," he mumbled. He decided to just sigh it out and let himself sleep. He had enough stuff about blankets for just one day.
KS: Ta-da! I hope you liked it! I've been thinking about this for a long while now and I really enjoyed writing it. Next chapter is about the Fellow Who's got a Way with Machines ;)