"Where have you been?" Splinter reprimanded, "I was worried sick about you!"
"We're sorry, father," Leo said, "we went out later than we should."
"Of course you did! How were you ever able to hide during the day?"
"We… uh… had a little help from some new friends."
"Yeah!" Mikey chimed in, "They were cool. There was Garnet, she was cool, and Amethyst and I are like best friends now, then there's Pearl, who can be a bit of a neat freak, I don't understand that, then there's Steven!"
"Friends?" Splinter seemed genuinely surprised, "Were they humans?"
"No. They're the Crystal Gems."
"The Crystal Gems?"
"I don't know," Raph muttered, "they look like humans, but they have these weird rocks on their body, and I guess they can be the colors of the rainbow?"
"They're allies, Master Splinter," Leo assured him, "they even offered to help us if we need it."
"Okay, I'm just glad that none of you are hurt."
Later that night, Donnie began hacking the feed of text conversations. He didn't do it to be creepy or read anything deeply personal, but instead, skimmed through to see if anything interesting popped up. He eventually found what he was looking for from an unmarked phone on one of the far, sketchy side of New York.
"Hey, Hun-ie Bunches of Oats!" the messenger sent.
"I told you not to call me that." the responder sent.
"Alright, Hun-ie."
"What do you want?"
"I wanted to tell you all the information I found out about the Museum of New York City."
"Really? What did you find? Maps? Night guard positions?"
"No. I found out that it's really boring. But, there is a jewelry store just a few blocks away, and it ain't guarded at all at night."
"You're kidding."
"I swear to you, I ain't."
"Who would do that in New York City?"
"Idiots."
"Are there any alarms or security cameras?"
"None that I can see."
"Perfect! But are you sure that you don't want to try to bust into the museum?"
"Are you kidding me? That place is boring! Trust me, this place will be much easier to break into, and have much more interesting scenery. Plus, there's a few abandoned houses we could hang out in afterwards."
"How do you always manage to convince me to do something completely different from our original plan?"
"Because I'm special."
"Lol. I guess you are."