Chapter 4: School
After 5 years all the hatchlings were ready to go to school.
School for them was basically a group of turtle tots and one adult in a large cave. "Good morning class." The teacher smiled as Raph stumbled into the cave. "Good morning Miss Viola." The entire class replied.
Raph sat down behind Leo and another turtle named Slash.
"Today we begin with the most important lesson you will ever learn in school. Does anyone know what it is?" Miss Viola asked. When no one replied she decided to pick someone out.
"Slash, do you know what it is?" Viola asked him.
"Is it fishing?" Slash suggested. "No it's not. Raphael?" Viola asked. "Don't eat yellow snow?" Raph replied. "No that's not it." Viola sighed. "It's our heart song Miss Viola." Leo suddenly said.
"Thank you Leonarda! Now with out our heart song we can't be truly turtles can we?"
The entire class shook their heads to say no. "But my dears it's not something I can actually teach you, does anyone no why?" She asked. "You can't teach it to us Miss Viola because we have to find our heart song on our own." Leo explained.
"Thank you Leonarda. Now let's all be very still and let your heart song come to you."
After two seconds of peaceful silence the whole class suddenly exclaimed that they had already picked a song. "Alright, Slash can go first." Viola said and Slash stepped forward.
"Don't you push me
'Cause I am close to the edge
I'm trying not to lose my head."
"Yes I like that one." Miss Viola chuckled.
"Oh I got one Miss Viola!" Leonarda called out. "Yes I thought you might." She chuckled.
"Midnight creeps so slowly
Into hearts of men who need more than they get
Daylight deals a bad hand to a woman
who has laid too many bets."
Leonardo's beautiful voice echoed through out the cave and outside, causing people peek inside.
"That's as far as I got so far." Leo admitted. "Oh yes, very lovely Leonarda." Miss Viola praised. "That's beautiful." Raphael said out of the blue. "Well Raphael, since you seem so keen to share you can go next." His teacher said.
Raph tried to make a whistling sound but it didn't come out right.
"Oh dear, I'm afraid that's not even a tune." Viola said. "It's not?" Raph asked. "No, you see a tune sounds more like 'la, la, la, laaa'!" She said. Raphael tried it but it still didn't sound right.
The sound caught the attention of Mako.
"Who is that?" He asked Yuma. "That is the offspring of Elvis and Rose." Yuma replied. Raph tried it again but it came like a high pitch white static noise, causing everyone in class to laugh at him.
"It's not funny!" Leo scolded the others...
After all of the other students had gone home with their parents Miss Viola had a talk with Raphael's parents. While Raph sat outside his parents and Miss Viola were in the classroom cave.
"In all my years of teaching I've never seen this and with you two having such fine voices it boggles me." Viola admitted.
"Did anything happen during early development?" She asked. "No, normal incubation. Wasn't it honey?" Rose asked Elvis. Elvis never told Rose he had drop Raph's egg and promised that he never would.
He didn't want to think there was something wrong with his son.
"It was probably just a harsh winter. He did hatch a little late." Elvis admitted. "To think he might spend the rest of his life alone, never to meet his one true love." Rose gasped.
"Oh please Miss Viola, isn't there something we can do?" Elvis begged.
"Well there is always the mutant Rhino, Rocksteady." Viola suggested. "Rocksteady?" Elvis asked. "If anyone can Rocksteady can."...