Ch3 The Berries

A/N I wanted to use mutagen as a start but then changed on to berries. The effects to this turtle though are a little bit different.

Leo was busily meditating in the other room having a peaceful time with Master Splinter. So far it has been quiet for the first time in their sewer lives and not a single noise to disturb them.

CRASH!

Well the first time in their lives for forty five minutes. Two opened their eyes and sighed, it must be Mikey and Raph, Don never, since all he does is sit at his computer all day.

CRASH! TUMBLE!

"I'll get it." Said Leo almost hesitantly, he really didn't want to but had to.

He opened the sliding door and yelled, "Guys! Can you keep it down I'm mediating here!"

"Not us." Don said with his face glued to the screen. All three sat silently reading or watching TV, and ironically there had to be only one person.

Mimi was wearing a frilly white dress on like those Lolita outfits, a big ribbon was tied on front, and on her head were a pair of bunny ears, and her face was still painted white.

"!!" Mimi gave her silent battle cry waving her toy wand. She had broken a lamp stand that had a face of a drawn monster taped on it, a rug was rumpled, and the TV was on showing Melody. Mimi had been copying her and showing examples of it to Roca, who just sat there with a vacant gaze.

"Mimi, could you keep it down?" Leo said sternly as ever to her as any older sibling should. The girl made a few gestures and pointed at the TV, Leo knew exactly what she meant.

"That's the silliest thing I've ever heard! Magical mascots aren't real. Besides, Roca is an ordinary turtle; he can't really learn anything you teach him! Ordinary animals can't learn a lot."

Mimi made very rapid hand signs at him angrily, translation: Like you're one to talk! Your concept of animals learning is all wrong! It doesn't take for him to be a mutant turtle to be smart!

"On the contrary Leo," Don said, "it's like saying that Master Splinter was a dumb rat before he even mutated. Remember he learned martial arts by mimicking it inside a cage as an ordinary rat, and taught it to us. So you might never know if Roca probably will learn something."

"Well…you see I…that is a…" Leo was dumbstruck, Raph and Mikey snickered, and the first time Leo ever stood corrected. Mimi cheered with silence and stuck a tongue at him; she crossed her eyes and made a face.

"Why you little brat!"

"Leonardo what is going on?" Splinter asked coming out of the room. Leo gasped and bowed.

"S-sorry sensei I was just having a bit of a trouble with Mimi." Leo apologized.

Mimi jumped up and down getting Splinter's attention and made hand signs. He and Casey were the only ones that understood her. Splinter frowned and looked at Leo sharply, Leo gulped at him.

"Mimi said you were telling of how ordinary animals can't learn."

"B-but Master seriously, teaching how to be some sort of magical mascot? I mean it's ridiculous! If anything that thing should learn it should be something like martial arts, but ordinary turtles can't do much"

Master Splinter's voice was calm but firm to him, "Do not judge an ordinary animal like that. Sometimes an animal can learn a variety of things just by watching its owner, so even if Roca is just a turtle, he might end up doing something unexpected."

"Yes Master." Leo obeyed, he knew better than talking back. Even if he was right that turtles don't do much but crawl.

"PEEP!" went Roca.

"?" said Mimi.

It began to bite Mimi's pant leg. It peeped again continuously chewing at the fabric. "Peep, Peep, Peep!" it sounded like a non stop alarm.

"I believe it's be feeding time for it." Splinter told her.

This made Mimi jump and panic! She forgot that her pet needs to eat! What do turtles eat? Certainly they must be vegetarians, but what vegetable should she feed him? Roca must be starving! He hasn't eaten since he got here. Mimi berated herself for being a neglectful owner and decided to take the best action a pet owner should do.

The mime waved her hands about at Splinter. What do turtles eat?

Splinter shrugged, "I don't know anything specific of what they eat."

Mimi signed more quickly, how can you not know!? You raised four turtle babies!"

"Four mutant ones to be exact." Splinter corrected

Mimi randomly picked a veggie from the fridge and placed a cabbage leaf before Roca. Roca withdrew its head within its shell.

"I don't think it likes cabbage." Mikey said, "I mean I don't even like cabbage."

Don gave cauliflower but it instantly turned its head away and gave small peep.

"Peep! Peep! Peep!" Its eyes watered and it opened its mouth drooling white stuff.

Mimi began to feel frightened, what's happening to her turtle? Is it sick with starvation? Is it gonna die? It can't die, she just got it!

She rushed with different vegetables from the fridge and a bowl of cereal, but all of it Roca rejected. Don simply shook his head. "I thought turtles were able to eat anything vegetarian."

"What do turtles like to eat?" Leo asked.

"What other vegetable you haven't thought of?" Raph asked munching on yesterday's pizza. Mimi ran around trying to think of what to feed her picky pet.

'Peep! Peep!" went Roca and crawled over to Raph. He stared down at the turtle.

"You want some of the pizza?" he asked. Roca just stared back blankly. He put it down to have Roca sniff it.

Roca just stared back blankly at them then at the pizza. "Peep…"

"JUST EAT IT ALREADY!" All yelled. The turtle then just simply turned away disinterested with the food.

"Peep, Peep, Peep, Peep!" it went on and on and on. Mimi ran a hand down to her face, seriously was it really hungry? Whatever the turtle needed or wanted she had to get it fast, because it would not shut up!

That's when a light bulb dinged on her head; she still hasn't tried everything in the fridge! A second later she came back with a huge jar sent from her friend in Geo City before she moved back to her home far away.

"What are those?" Don lifted a tag at the lid that read: To Mimi le Mime, From Xena.

She opened the lid to reveal bright pink berries swimming in blue juice. Mimi spelled the name out with her hands telling them they were Xena's special berries from her home.

All four were curious about these berries and each popped one in his mouth. As soon as they tasted the sour juice they quickly spat it back out. Don wiped his tongue, "What are these berries!? They taste like sewage mixed with a double heap of crap! " he even had tears running down his eyes from its disgusting flavor.

Mikey however rushed in full speed into the bathroom and barfed his insides out. Last thing he wanted was to hear anything grosser than what he had in his mouth.

Mimi put one berry near Roca, it sniffed it a few times before taking it into its mouth and chewing it happily. Mimi clapped. Roca would now shut up and not die. Pouring some into a bowl she gave it to Roca to eat for the rest of the day, at least it would not have to get hungry. Turning back to the TV she resumed to miming studies.

Unknowingly to her, Roca started to grow…..

A/N Love it or hate it, I know I haven't been giving much dialogue to the TMNTs. I'll try to make it up in next chapter.