"Mikey, couldn't this have waited until later?" I asked. We were standing outside GameStop in the cold at four in the morning and I was already cranky.
"Kim, it's only the best game ever! The new Halo!" Mikey started jumping up and down in excitement. I looked at Raph.
"So remind me again why we're out in the cold for a game that's a part of a series that was just supposed to be a trilogy?" I asked him.
"Apparently Leo promised Mikey we'd all go with him to get it." Raph answered, already slipping back into sleep mode. Rolling my eyes, I checked my watch on my wrist.
"Come on, open up already." Mikey groaned, now plopping on the cold ground next to me.
"Mikey, be patient." Leo said from the other side of Raph.
"Since when is Mikey ever patient?" I asked, looking at our fearless leader. Raph grunted in agreement.
"Mikey patient equates to hell freezing over," Kyo said as he and Don drove up in the Battle Shell. Don had to go back for Kyo since someone, naming no names (*Mikey*), forgot to wake Kyo up and force him on our journey. I complained that if I had to be up then so did my twin so much that Don volunteered to go get Kyo.
"Hey, look, Raph! Someone's decided to join us!" I teased, taking a cup that Don handed to me.
"Kim, no picking on your brother," April said as she and Casey walked up behind Kyo and Don.
"I get yelled at for picking on Kyo, but not on Mikey?" I muttered to Raph.
"You got caught," was all the red clad turtle next to me said.
"Yay! They're open!" Mikey said as the line begin to move and enter the store. We followed him in.
"Why are there little kids here wanting a shooting game?" I asked as the fifth little kid passed by, a copy of the new Halo in hand.
"That I don' t know." Don answered as we watched Kyo and April help Mikey buy the game.
"Donnie doesn't know the answer to a question? We're all going to die!" Raph joked, receiving a slap on the back of his head from Donatello.
"This is why I don't bring you guys out in daylight." Leo said, joining us after his casual walk/patrol through the store.
"Kyo and I be human, thus we are allowed in daylight. It's actually recommended." I commented, bumping fists with Raph.
"Sometimes, I wonder if you act like a human." Leo answered.
"Yet you're the one who let shell-head and temper turtle spearhead my training." I teased, dodging a punch in the head coming from Raph's direction.
"Playtime!" Mikey said as he, Kyo, April, and Casey joined us. He ran outside to the Battle Shell.
"Me thinks he's going to forget about training for a day." I predicted.
"He better not. We have that test Master Splinter is giving us," April said. Remembering about the challenge through the test set before me, I groaned. I barely mastered my katas and hardly improved on my meditation techniques. The only part I advanced successfully on was the physical fighting aspect of my training, aka Raph's favorite part because it means he 90% of the time gets to beat the shell out of me.
"Kim, play with me!" Mikey begged, looking at me. I looked to Leo for help.
"Master Splinter postponed your tests so you have no choice but to" was all Fearless said. I sighed before looking at the youngest turtle.
"Fine." I instantly cringed as Mikey yelled loudly.
"Kim, do me a favor and beat him." Raph said, cringing next to me.
"Playing against Kyo better come in handy." I muttered back, hoping that all the hours my twin made me play with him had some helpful aspect.
As soon as we got to the Lair, Mikey dragged me to the couch in front of the Xbox and the mega flat screen. Handing me a controller, he plugged the game in and pressed the A button.
"This is so cool." Mikey said, having a nerd moment next to me. I glanced at Kyo on the other side of Mikey, who shrugged in response. Michelangelo headed to the Multiplayer menu.
"Pick your color," he said after making his character's armor orange. Biting back laughter, I chose brown, knowing that the majority of the landscape would be brown, making it easy for me to hide from Mikey and kill him using the various weapons.
As soon as the game started, Mikey sprinted for the Banshee. I headed to the caves. Grabbing a sniper, I positioned my character to be ready to shoot at the Banshee.
"Kim, come out, come out wherever you are." Mikey said, flying the Banshee around the map, trying to find me. I saw the Banshee fly in front of the sniper my character was holding and instantly shot, knocking Mikey's character out of the air.
"What happened? Where were you?" Mikey asked as he waited for his character to respawn.
"That is the way of the ninja. Word to the wise, Michelangelo, don't wear bright orange armor or deliberately fly the Banshee in plain view. You'll be instantly spotted by the enemy." I grinned, highfiving Kyo.
"Who's winning?" Raph asked after he got done punching his punching bag.
"Me." I answered, bumping his outstretched fist with my own.
"Nice."
"I don't wanna play anymore." Mikey complained, tossing the controller.
"What if I give my controller to Kyo?" I asked, passing my twin the controller without waiting for Mikey's answer.
"I'm game then." Mikey picked up his controller and the battle resumed.
"Lesson learned: beat Mikey slowly." I said, watching Mikey and Kyo duke it out with Halo.