Unexpected Companions
Ch. 1
"A New Scene"
April calls Leonardo on his shell cell and he answers waking up groggily.
'Hey April, what's up, sorry I just woke up. Sure sounds good, see you and Casey around twelve Leo out.'
~At April's house~
Celeste is a 16 ½ year old girl with auburn, medium length, wavy, hair always up in a ponytail. She's about 5'9 and a jock.
"Wow April I am finally racing at Saratoga. That has always been a dream of mine and it's finally come true. I am so excited."
April laughs.
"Well Celeste you worked pretty hard and when you work hard dreams do tend to come true. Well after your race I want you to meet a few friends of mine and Casey's a little bit older than you and the others. That is why your mother let you come to New York and stay with us so you can live out your dream."
She laughed at April.
"You aren't trying to hook me up are you April? As I have told my parents, and I am telling you the same. I am too busy to really have a relationship right now. Especially my ex he was so against me racing that he tried so many times to mess me up. That's another reason I asked my parents if I can stay here in New York with you and Casey?"
Casey entered the living room.
"Yea your father had his share of trouble before he had a second chance. Look at his second chance he found a beautiful woman, married her and had a beautiful girl like you. My beautiful 16 turning 17 niece."
She giggled.
"Yes Uncle Casey he sure did. Well I am going to meet my friends to practice before the race see you all at the track wish me luck. Speaking of them there is Seraphina beeping her horn."
Celeste grabbed her duffle and ran out the door getting in the passenger seat. A girl in shades with light brown hair tips them off her nose showing her midnight blue eyes.
"Wow took you long enough, do you believe in answering your phone? I got Dixie yelling at me over voice mail, man that girl's attitude has a major problem. Also Bailey forgetting to speak a language that we understand. How she become a jock?"
Celeste shrugged.
"Well she has her jock license and was in school with us, maybe that's how. Can't believe it so young and a scientist assistant. Come on Sera, look out Dixie is on the porch with her arms crossed about to yell."
Seraphina pulls up and yells at Dixie after she rolls her window down.
"Don't you start with me Ms. Attitude! I told you I was picking up Celeste first. Your problem is you don't listen when people speak. Now get in! We have to get Bailey."
A girl with medium length black hair with a red streak down the middle and dark green eyes gets in.
"Yo well excuse me for living Sera. We just have to be at the field around 1030 and it's almost 10a. So don't you go yelling at me I am the second eldest missy."
Celeste shook her head.
"Can just once, you two don't go fighting about something stupid! Come on Sera we need to step on it and get Bailey."
Seraphina glares at her.
"I am driving as fast as I can Celeste, the damn red light won't turn green. Finally, come on Yo Dixie call Bailey and tell her to be outside. Sorry we don't got time to get coffee you and Celeste are just going to have to wait till after practice."
Dixie picks up her cell and dials Bailey.
~At Bailey's house~
'Okay Dixie I am coming stop yelling at me, it's not my fault you and Celeste can't have coffee yell at Sera not me.'
Seraphina pulls up and Bailey a girl about 5'5 with peach, dark brown short hair and light brown eyes gets in.
"Hey girls how are you this morning hello."
Dixie looks at her.
"I didn't have my freakin' coffee, how you think I am! Stop asking stupid questions!"
Seraphina pulls up and the girls run to the locker room and get ready for practice. Celeste comes out with her jock outfit that is light blue with purple stripes with a dark blue helmet and black cowboy boots and mounts her horse Midnight Flash. Seraphina comes out with a light orange and gold jock outfit and dark orange helmet with dark brown cowboy boots and mounts her horse Trixie. They take a few laps around the track waiting for Dixie and Bailey to come out.
Finally, Dixie exits with her red and black jock outfit with her black helmet and her beige cowboy boots. Then she mounts her horse Lightning Bolt and catches up with Celeste and Seraphina.
"So your Uncle and his girl are coming to see the race? Sounds great to have a family come watch you race doesn't it? At least we finally got here at the famous Saratoga Horse track. What the hell is keeping Bailey?"
Celeste looks at her watch and looks by the stables and sees Bailey's horse still. She goes back by the stables and gets off Midnight Flash to go check on Bailey. Then she enters the locker room and sees Bailey.
"Hey you what is taking you so long? Bailey talk to me please what's with you?"
She sighs.
"I just found out that the scientist I work for is in cahoots with Oroku and Karai Saki. They are both coming to see me race today and I get bad vibes by both of them. But it's a job Celeste what can I do?"
She looks at her friend in her purple and yellow jock outfit and says.
"When my Uncle and his girl come here, after the race we will go talk to them okay. Come on we made it all the way here forget about work for one day okay and enjoy what your hobby is."
Bailey smiles and puts on her brown helmet and fixes her white cowboy boots. Then she follows Celeste out to where her horse was waiting and licked her in the face making her smile again.
"Come on Brownie let's go practice before the big race. "
The four friends do several laps around the track and smiles when their trainer hands them each a cup of coffee smiling.
"Well girls a few hours till the race, go relax enjoy where all your hard work got you all. I'll be grooming the horses till it's time go on now get."
The four friends go relax in the shade under a tree and talk amongst themselves.
~At the lair~
Leonardo knocks on his brother Raphael's door.
"Yo Raph, let's get a move on. You are the one that came in late last night. April and Casey invited us to watch Casey's niece Celeste and her friends race at Saratoga. "
Raphael exits groggily.
"Yea Splinter Junior I'm coming! Casey that bonehead already woke me up at seven am and told me. Go get Michelangelo who is probably playing one of his games again and ignoring you calling him. I'll go get Brainiac Donatello."
Donatello exits.
"Hey bros, I am already coming. So Casey's niece is a jock at such a young age too. I got the perfect outfits for us too. Come on bros let's get ready."
The four brothers got their cowboy disguises on and exited the lair heading topside. They arrived at Saratoga first and Leonardo noticed Karai and her father in the stands and gritted his teeth.
"What the hell are those two doing here, since when are they into horse races? Okay where the shell are Casey and April. We are staying far away from those two dishonorable ninjas."
Raphael also noticed and looked also.
"What the hell are they up to? Since when are they interested in anything else but evil doing?"
Donatello shrugged.
"We will just have to watch them bros that's all. Let's get some seats and save them for Casey and April too."
Michelangelo stared as the jock in orange and gold and said.
"Wow she's a babe. I am going for that one."
Raphael shook his head and bopped him.
"Really Mikey, we aren't here to check out the jocks you idiot. We are here to support Casey's niece hello!"
Leonardo shook his head and buried it in his hands.
"Seriously Mikey, sit down and behave yourself. We aren't exactly human you know. "
Raphael spotted the jock in red and black and just stared.
'Whoa now she is really hot! Too bad I am not a human or she'd be just the type I am into it!'
Casey and April joined them in the stands.
"Hey boys nice of you to join us. Hello Michelangelo and Raphael u there!"
Angel ran up to the stands.
"Hey guys, didn't know you like horse races? See the one in blue and purple that is Casey's niece Celeste. She's been riding horse since she was like five right Casey?"
Casey looked.
"Yes Angel she has been and she is now sixteen in a half and already racing at Saratoga. She has accomplished a lot at such a young age. She is Sid's daughter."
April noticed where Leonardo was looking and tapped him carefully.
"Leo what's the matter, why are you looking above us?"
Leonardo sighed and responded to her.
"Above us are Karai and her father, I don't trust them. They must be up to something but I don't know what."
Karai looked over by April and Casey and smiled slyly. Then she took her seat next to her father and watched the race.
"Father, Bailey is which jock? I had no idea she was that talented."
Oroku Saki looked at her.
"She is the one in purple and yellow Karai. Also the one in blue and purple is Casey Jones' niece, and I heard that she would be a great addition to the honorable foot clan along with her friend Dixie in the red and black. But we must figure out a way to convince them they should join us."
Karai looked and nodded.
"Yes I see father, but how? Casey and April must've warned her about us. She will be very hard to convince but Dixie might not be so hard to turn on our side. I guess we will see after the race, let's watch it's about to start."
~In the stands~
Leonardo was still gritting his teeth just seeing Karai there and her father together. Casey tapped him.
"Leo calm down, and don't pay attention to those two enjoy the race will you. Your two brothers seem to be. They can't seem to keep their eyes off the one in red and the one in orange. Donnie is just watching and enjoying himself. You should learn to do the same."
Finally, Leonardo sat and enjoyed the race cheering on Celeste as she came in first with the one in orange coming in second. After the race Casey and April grabbed the brothers and made their way by the stables to meet up with Celeste and her friends.
Dixie was pissed because she didn't even come in second. She always thought she was a better jock than Celeste. She stormed off after Celeste and Seraphina had their pictures taken. Karai saw her storming off and approached her.
"Well someone seems really angry at somebody. I have a way that you can prove to Miss 1st place you are better than her. Here is the address where you can try out for the foot clan. An honorable organization that gets a lot of respect. You will learn the way of the ninja by yours truly, I am highly regarded in my ninja skills see you tonight."
After Celeste and Seraphina had their pictures taken they made their way by where Casey, April, Angel, and the guys were. Casey looked at his niece.
"Celeste these are a few friends of mine and April's."
Leonardo looked and smiled.
"Hello Celeste I am Leonardo, but you can call me Leo. You really did great and are an amazing jock so young too."
She shook hands with all four and smiled.
"Nice to meet you all. Hey did anyone see Dixie; she was just here a minute ago? Oh how rude of me these are my friends Seraphina and Bailey. I would introduce you all to our other friend, guess she is still steamed because she didn't win."
Michelangelo shook Seraphina's hand and smiled.
"Hey dudette my name is Michelangelo, but you can call me Mikey. Nice to meet you Seraphina. You were really good out there too. I was very impressed."
She smiled.
"Why thank you Mikey, It's very nice to meet you too. The shy one in purple is our timid friend Bailey. By the way you can call me Sera."
Donatello approached her.
"Hey Bailey, nice to meet you my name is Donatello but you can call me Don. The one in the red is our hot headed brother Raphael."
Raphael glared at him.
"You know Donnie I can introduce myself ya know, damn. Nice to meet you Bailey I am Raphael, but you can call me Raph. Don't mind our big brained brother Donatello. Sometimes he talks when he knows he shouldn't. "
Dixie finally joined them after she put Karai's card in her pocket.
"Nice to meet you all my name is Dixie. Sorry it took me so long to join all of ya. "
Raphael saw her and approached her.
"Yo nice to meet you to Dixie, call me Raph. You were really good out there on the track."
She smiled as she took off her helmet and let her black hair fall down.
"Why thank you Raph, been riding since I was about seven. My friends and I worked real hard to get here and I think we did a damn good job if I do say so myself!"
He couldn't stop staring into her dark green eyes and smiled.
"Well ya, you are so young but really talented. You really succeeded in something many jocks your age can only dream of achieving. I know a lot about horse races, come to a few when I got down time and saw you practice a few times with your friends here."
To be continued…...Will Bailey talk to Casey about her boss? Will Dixie take Karai up on her offer…. read the next chapter and you'll find out.