A/N: Salve, everyone, and welcome back to Of Gems and Mutants! I'd like to give big thanks to my readers for giving me so many ideas. I promise I'll try to put in as much as I can. Everyone has good ideas, I like them, but I'm not sure if all of them will fit. But like I said, I'll do my best. I'm writing them all down. So thank you. I'm starting off with the first idea I saw. Thank you, Mariantikagirl, I'm starting with your idea. Let me know what you all think.

Disclaimer: Steven U. not mine! TMNT, not mine either!

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Chapter 4) Sneaking and Spying

The next day, April and Casey returned to the small beach house of the Universes. As they were climbing up the hill to the house, Steven came down the stairs of the home and headed their way. "Oh, hey, guys," Steven greeted. "Hey, Steven," April said, "Where are you going?"

"I'm just going into town," he said. "Really quick, Steven, do you know someone named Ronaldo Fryman? We have to talk to him about his blog," April said. "Yeah, I know him. Come on, I'll take you to him," Steven said. April and Casey followed the teenage boy into the small city.

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Steven, Casey, and April arrived at a small shop with a cup of fries as a sign that read 'Beach Citywalk Fries.' There was a young boy in the window, who had blond hair, sticking out of his head in separate strands. He was smiling, show a gap in his teeth that reminded April and Casey of Donnie. "Hey, Steven," the boy said. "Hi, Peedee," Steven replied. "Who are your friends?" Peedee asked. "This is my cousin, April, and her friend, Casey," Steven introduced, "Guys, this is my friend, Peedee Fryman."

"Fryman?" April said. "Yeah," Peedee said, "With a name like that, my dad had to open a fry restaurant."

"Do you know a Ronaldo Fryman? We have to talk to him," she asked. "Oh, yeah, I know him," Peedee said. He turned his head and yelled, "Ronaldo!"

A teenage boy came in, staring down at his phone. He had Peedee's hair, and wore glasses, a dark red shirt with a flame print on the bottom, khaki shorts and sandals. "What is it, Peedee?" Ronaldo said. He grabbed a handful of fries that were sitting on the nearby table and stuffed them in his mouth, all without looking up from his phone. "This guys want to talk to you," his little brother said. "Okay," Ronaldo said, still staring at his phone, "Meet me in my office."

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April and Casey met Ronaldo in his 'office,' which just turned out to be the back room of the small shop. Steven left to talk to some of his friends, leaving the three of them alone.

"So," Ronaldo said, taking a drink from is cup of soda, "What did you want to talk to me about?"

"Uh, we wanted to talk to you about your blog, Keep Beach City Weird," April said. "What about it?" Ronaldo asked. "We were looking at some of the things in it," Casey said, "And we were just wondering where you get them from?"

"Sorry, I do not reveal the contents of my blog to anyone," Ronaldo replied. "Why not?" Casey asked. Ronaldo thought for a minute and replied with a shrug, "Author-reader confidentiality?" April and Casey looked at each other in confusion. "Okay," Casey said. "But, I can tell you that I get most of my articles from stuff I see on the beach," Ronaldo said. "Oh, thank you, that's actually very helpful," April said. She and Casey left the fry shop after giving their thanks and goodbyes to the two brothers.

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"All of the weird stuff in this city come from the beach?" Raph asked. "Well, he said most of the weird stuff is from the beach," April said. "Either way, I think we should set up a stakeout by the beach to find out what's going on," Leo said. "That sound like a good plan, Leo," Donnie said, "Who should go?"

"I'll do it," Mikey said, lifting his hand up slightly. "Are you sure, Mikey?" Leo asked. "Sure, dude, I'm up for it," Mikey said. "Okay, let's get you set up so you can go tonight," Donnie said. He walked over to a case and opened it, revealing a lot of gear, including cameras, walkie-talkies, and night vision goggles. "Sweet!" Mikey said with a gasp, "I'm gonna be a supa spy!"

"Mikey, you're already a ninja," April laughed.

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By the time that night fell, Donnie had Mikey set up with enough items to perform his mission. He had a bag with a couple cameras, in case one fails, a couple back-up weapons, and a few snacks that Mikey put in himself.

"Okay, Mikey, remember, you're just there to observe," Donnie said, attaching a communicator to a strap that went over Mikey's shoulder, "If anything happens, do NOT engage. Do you hear me? Don't get in the middle of it."

"I got it, I got it," Mikey said, annoyed. He picked up the bag and headed out the door. "Be careful, little bro," Raph said. "I will," Mikey said as he walked out.

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Mikey arrived at the beach and set his bag down. He quickly pulled out a bag of chips and started eating. "Oh, yeah, this is gonna be easy," he said.

"Come in, Mikey," Donnie said over the transceiver. "What's up, dude?" Mikey said. "Have you seen anything yet?" Donnie asked. "Nope, nothing yet," Mikey said. "Okay, just remember…" Donnie said. "I'm just observing, don't interact," Mikey finished, tiredly. "Try to stay awake, Mikey," April said. "Got it," Mikey responded.

Ten minutes later, Mikey was fast asleep, using a rock as a pillow.

He was suddenly awoken by a low growl. "Huh?" he said, half-asleep. He looked up in time to see a giant, orange, furry, spider-looking creature coming at him. He jolted up and screamed. He ran as fast as he could away from the beast, accidently leaving the bag of equipment behind. As soon as it touched it with one of its eight feet, the bag completely disappeared. Mikey saw this and screamed again.

He ran against the side of the cliff until he came to a corner, causing him to be trapped by the monster.

The creature approached and bared his fangs at the young turtle. It opened its mouth and prepared to come down on him. Mikey hid his face in his hands, letting out another scream. "Don't worry! I'll save you!" he heard someone say. The voice sounded like a little kid's.

He heard a noise that sounded like baseball hitting a metal wall. He uncovered his face to see a little boy, holding a pink shield against the monster's fang. "Whaaat?" Mikey said. "Just stay behind me," the boy said. Mikey did as he was told and hid behind the mysterious child.

Mikey subconsciously pulled his nun-chucks out, in case the situation got worse. "This is hurting my arm," the kid said, "Hold on!" He pushed the beast back and the shield disappeared, confusing Mikey even more. Then the boy ran over to him and a pink bubble appeared, encasing the two of them together. "Uh, what is this?" Mikey asked. "My bubble. It'll protect us from the monster," the young boy explained, "Just until my friends get here."

Mikey sat on the bottom of the bubble, watching the boy stare fearlessly at the creature biting at them. He looked at the spider thing and thought to himself, "Now that deserves the name Spider Bytez."

The boy sat down next to him. "My friends should be here any minute now," he said. "So what are your friends gonna do?" Mikey asked. "That defeat the monster. Then we can leave," he replied.

As soon as he said that, there was a light somewhere on the beach, and a warp soung. Mikey looked at the spider again and saw a black whip with purple studs wrap around it. "Hold it steady, Amethyst," he heard a woman say. "You got it," another woman said. Then he saw a white spear go through the monster's back. "Whoa!" Mikey exclaimed. Then, the monster exploded into what seemed like a cloud. "What the heck was that?!" he asked. "We're safe," the boy said. The bubble disappeared like the pink shield and the came out of the hiding place. "Steven!" two woman said as they ran up to the boy and grabbed him in a protective hug.

The one woman was tall and skinny, with pale skin, light hair, pointed up, and was wearing a light blue shirt with a tiny gold star on the top, tan shorts, a light blue bow on her butt that matched her shirt, tan stockings that matched her shorts and ballerina slippers that matched her shirt and bow. The strangest part though, was that she had a white gemstone in the middle of her forehead.

The other woman was short and a little chubby, with strange, purple skin, long, light purple hair, and wore a white tank top, black pants with dark purple stars on her knees, shoes that matched the stars. The strangest part of her was that she had a purple gemstone on her chest.

"Steven, are you okay?" the skinny woman asked. "I'm fine, Pearl," Steven said. "You sure, dude?" the purple woman asked. "Yeah, Amethyst," Steven answered.

"Uh, what is that?" Pearl asked nervously, referring to Mikey. "Oh, this is, uh…" Steven began. "Michelangelo," Mikey finished, "But my friends call me Mikey." Pearl pulled Steven away from Mikey. "Hey," Steven said. "Steven, I don't think you should be around things like that," Pearl said to him, starting to pull him further away. "Aww, come on, Pearl," Steven pleaded. "No 'buts,' Steven," Pearl said, "And I'll make sure Garnet knows about that thing, too."

"Aww, man," Mikey heard Steven say.

And just like that, the three new people were gone.

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Mikey walked into the lair the next morning. He dropped down on the couch and snore. "Mikey!" his three brothers exclaimed, waking him up. "Hey, dudes, what's up?" Mikey said tiredly. They ran over to him and Raph gave a hard punch to Mikey's arm. "Ow!" Mikey said. "That's what you get for making us worry about you all night!" Raph said. "Mikey, why didn't you answer your walkie-talkie?" Leo asked. "It was destroyed, dude!" Mikey said. "By what?" Casey asked. "A weird spider thing. It was big, orange and covered in fur!" the youngest turtle said. "What?" Donnie said, "Did you at least get any kind of recording of it?"

"No! Everything was destroyed as soon as it stepped on it!" Mikey said. "Well, we can't have something like that running around free," Leo said. "Where did the monster go, Mikey?" April asked. "I-I think it was beaten," Mikey said. "We told you not to do anything, Mikey!" Raph said. "I didn't!" Mikey protested, "This kid showed up with a pink shield. He protected me from the monster! Then he made a big pink bubble around us!"

"That's a little farfetched, don't you think?" April asked. "No, the boy's name is Steven," Mikey said. April's head jolted up when she heard the name. "His friends are the ones that got the monster!" said Mikey, "One of them was a tall, skinny girl with really white skin, a-and she had a white gem in her forehead!"

"What about the other one?" Master Splinter asked. "The other one was a short girl with purple skin and hair, and she had a purple gem on her chest!" Mikey said. "Yep, farfetched," Leo said. He pulled out a comic book and started reading. "Come on, guys, you have to believe me!" Mikey said. Leo, Donnie, and Casey ignored his plea. "I don't know, guys. Maybe we should believe Mikey," Raph said, "I mean, he was right about the Kraang."

"That's true," Leo said. "Plus, we have seen a lot of weird things before."

"Whether or not Michelangelo is telling the truth, we have to follow his word," Splinter said. "Okay, then all we have to do is find this kid again, how do we do that?" Raph asked. "I can try finding him again," Mikey said, "I can go back to the beach, I'm pretty sure I'll run into him there."

"Okay, Mikey," Leo said, "You can go back tonight. Get information from Steven then come back."

"Got it," Mikey said.

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A/N: Remember, read, review and share! I'll you all in chapter 5! BTW, I'm going back to my other fanfic, so it'll be hard to juggle the 2. Thanks for hanging in there! Vale!

-LB20