Just wanted to say that, yes, there will be almost all chars from the 2012 show - as you can see by reading. That is all. Go on with the story xD
Chapter 3
It wasn't Tiger Claw's call or some random Foot soldier that woke them this time. No, it was something else and it made their hearts beat faster than before. They still had about two hours of sleep, but it was all forgotten when the explosion rocked the hall.
"What the shell?!" Raph called, already holding his sais as he rushed out of his room.
"Are we under attack?" Leo stood in the doorway, looking up and down the hall.
"Dunno bro, but it came from the lab!" Mikey pointed at the first door down as the trio could see smoke coming from under the door.
"Donnie!" they yelled, rushing to the lab. They couldn't hear anything and the leader was about to say be careful, when Raphael just kicked the door open, growling and ready to kick someone into next month.
"Donnie?" Leo called, getting over the fact his brother rushed in blindly. The whole place was covered in smoke and the lights were out. As none of them had spent much time in here, they didn't really know where anything was.
"Ugh… Guys?" the smart turtle called, followed by a coughing fit as he walked towards the light from the hall. His brothers' silhouettes were guiding him through the lab.
"D, what happened?!" the youngest panicked, seeing his brother walking towards them.
"Oh, nothing much –cough – I just, um… blew something up…" the bo staff under explained simply, giving next to no information to his brothers.
"Blew what up?" Leo looked worried as he checked the taller ninja for injuries.
"Yourself again?" the hot-heated turtle grumbled, annoyed that there was no one here to fight and that he was so rudely woken.
"No," Don shot his older brother a glare. "I was just… experimenting with something."
"And it worked fine didn't it, eh Donnie?"
"For your information, Raph, it did work," another cold glare to the annoyed sibling. "I was just testing the limits and miscalculated the dosage. The smoke is the result of that."
"What were you working on?" the leader was still a bit skeptical as the smoke started to clear and the lights were able to be turned back on.
"This," the brainy ninja smiled and pulled out a… something from his pocket. It looked like half of glasses, with a small suction cup at the end. Donnie set the contraption on the left side of his face, the suction cup sticking to his head, while the glass part was covering his left eye. His brothers looked confused as to what it was.
"I knew you needed glasses!" Mikey pointed a finger at the thingofmagic, and got a smack over the head by his hot-headed brother.
"They're not glasses! Well, not the normal kind," the staff user sounded proud and gave his 'less smart' brothers a smug look. "This bad boy is going to help me see in the dark! It's a motion tracker, accommodated with a heat sensor and even gives night vision!"
"…So, cat eyes? Tiger Claw would be honored Don."
"…" the second youngest didn't even know what to say. There was so much wrong with that.
"Speaking of which…" Leo muttered, trying to stop the fight between his younger brothers before it even started. "The racket must not have been as bad as we thought. Doesn't seem like anyone else heard it."
"Thank whoever for small favors!"
"Raph, really bro, you're gonna jinx it. Like always."
"I never jinx it! You're the one who's always running your mouth!"
"At least I can be quiet, unlike you…"
The two's argument continued, yet the calmer two of the four managed to ignore it. Leonardo sighed and rubbed his face while Donatello simply shook his head. It was nothing new really, but shell it was early. If they kept it up like this, someone might actually come running here.
"Okay, all of you, OUT!" the tallest brother had enough and literally pushed his siblings out, closing the door behind him.
"I still got two hours and I need to perfect my baby. So if you Neanderthals would leave me alone! that'd be great!"
"…What's a 'Neanderthal'?" Mikey blinked as his brothers stood frozen outside the door.
"Someone's a grumpy turtle," Raph frowned and folded his arms.
"Well, you did break down his door," Leo said matter-of-factly, giving his younger brother a 'it's your fault' look.
"I thought he was in danger!"
"Who was in danger?" the trio turned around, seeing a sleepy Xever standing in the hall. He was half naked, with only a pair of pants on, his hair a mess and he looked like he was ready to fall to the ground.
"Dude, what the shell are you doin' here?" Raph asked, shocked to see his friend here. He and Montes were actually really good friends and one heck of a deadly team up. The former thief and the hot-head liked sparring together, as they were both aggressive and had similar ways of fighting. So far, the turtle was in the lead by two points, but the human has been upping his game for a while.
"I heard somethin' get blown up…" the sleepy man answered, yawing.
"So you came here, not dressed, not focused and not even paying attention?" the oldest mutant questioned, a frown on his face.
"Well, no. I was ordered to see if you four weirdoes were fine. Hearing you yelling from the other side – I figured you were doing great."
"Where's Tiger Claw? Shouldn't he be here?" Leonardo asked, confused again. Today just seemed like a total mess…
"TC? He went somewhere with Bradford I think… Somethin' 'bout findin' someone? I dunno, lost interest half way into the report," the mercenary shrugged, letting out another yawn.
"So… no morning training?" the hyper ninja asked, his eyes going from one person to the next. His brothers were about to say something, when they realized they didn't know what to say. Without Tiger, they didn't really have anyone telling them what to do. Well, except the Shredder. They just hoped he wouldn't be in charge of their training.
"…Well, even if sensei isn't here, we can have our training," the oldest turtle shrugged, seeing his two brothers frown.
"Yeah, you guys do that… We'll be headin' out in a bit anyway," Xever added, turning around and stretching his arms in the air.
"Heading out? Us? Where? Why?"
"Someone pissed off the Shredder. He wants us to take care of them."
"Finally, we're getting some action!"
"Yeah, hopefully, not too much."
It was an hour and something later that Donnie finally crawled out of his lab, looking like a turtle zombie, as said by Mikey.
"Dude, you don't look so good," the hyper ninja poked his older brother in the shoulder.
"Ugh… I'm just tired…" Donatello slapped the youngest hand away, letting out a yawn. "Where are Leo and Raph?" he added, not seeing his older brothers.
"Oh, they're in the dojo sparring. With Tiger Claw missing, Leo thought he'd take over training. Raph disagreed. They argued. Then they started fighting. And then Leo turned that into an exercise."
"…" Don looked blankly at his brother, not really sure what he was hearing. The older duo was fighting again, that was no surprise, but Tiger was missing? Just what did he miss?
"Also we're going on our first mission tonight! How exciting is that?!"
"…How long was I in the lab…?" yeah, today was totally a mess.
After Leo and Raph were exhausted enough to calm down, and Donnie was woken up, the brothers made their way to the Shredder's room. They were called there for that missions they've heard about. And when they arrived, Xever was already there.
"Master," they greeted, heads bowed and kneeled in front of Saki.
"Everyone is here. Good," the man clad in metal looked down at his subjects. "I have an important mission for you five," the brothers looked up, ready to accept any job.
"There is a gang in this city that thinks they can steal from me. I want you to go to their hideout at the docks, and show these fools the error of their ways. Do not disappoint me. Leonardo, you will be leading this mission. I expect it to go well," the oldest turtle looked slightly surprised, but nodded in assurance.
"We won't, Master," all five of them said, giving a bow of the head and standing up.
"Xever," the said man looked up, startled. "If at all possible, try and get these thugs to see reason. I may yet forgive their idiocies, should they swear their allegiance to me."
"Understood, Master Shredder. I'll make them an offer they can't refuse."
"So, your first mission," Montes had a smile on his face as he followed the turtles across the rooftops. He and Raph were hanging in the back, covering the others. Leonardo was leading; making sure the path was safe for his brothers. Mikey and Donatello were in the middle, keeping an eye out for anything that could prove a threat.
"Yeah… It's kinda exciting to be honest… My blood's boiling," the second oldest mutant admitted, his lips twitching in a smile.
"Well, it's nothing too special from what I can tell. Don't get too wild in there yeah?" the mercenary smirked.
"Oh yeah, 'cause you're such a pro yourself."
"Better than you."
"Really now? Okay, you're on! The one who gets the most wins!"
"Great, I've been itching to get my three points."
"Guys, quiet!" the leader called from the front, crouched down by the edge of a building, his eyes narrow as they locked onto a shed by the docks.
"Is that them?" Michelangelo asked, looking from his brother to the shed.
"Let me check…" Donnie reached into his bag and pulled out the scanner he created. Putting it on his face, he pressed a button and the glass started showing him all sorts of information.
"Looks like there are a lot of them… Twenty something… All armed and there are more weapons in the shed… This must be where they've been bringing everything they've stolen," the brainy turtle explained, his heat sensor picking up the many humans there.
"How are we doing this then?" the youngest looked at their leader.
"I say we charge in and knock some sense into these guys," Raph grinned, punching his open hand with his fist.
"No, we need to be stealthy for this one… We don't know how dangerous these guys are," Leo shook his head, trying to come up with a better plan.
"Um, you might want to work harder on that plan Leo. These guys are moving," Don said in a bit of a panic, seeing the heat signatures move around.
"C'mon Leo, we need to stop them! What are you waiting for?"
"Bro, whatever you're gonna do, do it fast! I don't like the gear on these jokers…"
Leonardo had his eyes closed, forming a plan and figuring it out. He just hoped everyone could handle it and that it wouldn't get them killed.
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