Disclaimers: For story disclaimer's, warnings etc, please see chapter one.
A/N: Italics indicate foreign words. Translations are provided at the bottom of the chapter. *Italics* indicate a flashback.
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April 2nd 2019
"Hi guys! I brought Pizza!" April chirped, as she handed the pizzas off to Michelangelo.
"Angelcakes! I love you!" Mikey dramatically swooned, as April laughed at him.
While the others quickly tucked into their dinner, Donnie took the medications from April, along with the necessary supplies for Gale.
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"Are you awake?" Donnie whispered, checking on his nest.
"Mostly," Gale replied. "Is that my medications?"
"Yes," Donnie placed the bag of medications down beside her.
"Please thank whoever got them." Gale said, trying to empty out the bag onto the bed.
"It looks like enough medications to completely stock a pharmacy" Donnie joked.
"It's a three month supply." Gale mentioned as she found the drugs she wanted.
April had provided Gale with a chicken salad, which she ate while watching Donnie eat an entire pepperoni pizza by himself. They continued their discussion of inventions and engineering until Master Splinter came in with a jelly and fruit dessert.
"Good evening Miss Hunter. I hope you are feeling a little better this evening." Master Splinter graciously handed her the dessert.
"Thank you, yes I'm feeling less like a truck has backed over me now I have my medication." Gale replied with a self-depreciating smile.
Donnie quietly took the used plates and utensils, while Master Splinter and Gale traded origin stories. Once Master Splinter had finished his visit, April came to meet their newest mutant.
"I've brought the first lot of stuff Donnie ordered," April said, as she hauled in the bag she had brought with her.
"Thanks, and thanks for getting my pills too!" Gale replied gratefully.
"It was no problem. I hear you splattered some NewTurks last night." April prompted
"They were thugs, and they were attacking me. I simply defended myself from them. Their leader will probably need dentures after last night, but most of the others will recover just fine. They hurt me far worse than I hurt them. Though Donnie took on a couple of them, so I don't know how his opponents fared." Gale told her.
"Hey I'm covering the outrigger race tomorrow, would you like to come? Donnie mentioned you paid for your sister to compete. It seems pretty mean to not let you see the final race." April suddenly burst out.
"I'd love to, but I'm not sure if there's a practical way for me to be there." Gale looked at her plastered legs in dismay.
"I was planning to let the guys and Master Splinter come out as well. That's why I chartered a boat for the day. The boat is enclosed, so you won't have to worry about getting wet, or the guys being seen." April eagerly told her.
"If it can be made to happen, then I'm definitely keen. I haven't seen any of the heats, as I had to mind Mahuika's children, so I'd love to finally see a race in real time." Gale smiled at the young reporter.
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April gathered Gale's remaining dishes, and hummed happily, as she left to convince the others of her plan.
Fortunately, by this time, Leo had come back from his sulk, and they were soon able to work out the logistics for a day on the harbour.
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While Gale had an early night, the others decided to check out the area of the race and set up surveillance over the area they would be the next day. They placed camera's everywhere they could, including on other media boats that would be covering the race.
Donnie set up background checks on all the teams and anyone else likely to be on the water watching the race. There was nothing particularly interesting about the teams themselves, but some of the sponsors were of passing interest.
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Donnie checked on Gale again when he got in, but she was still asleep. He took his shower, then headed back to his med cot to sleep. He only managed around three hours, but it was enough to have him wide-awake.
Donnie set up everything he would need for a day on the charter boat. He'd already checked the type of boat, and made sure that he would have everything ready for 3:00 am when they were due to eave.
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April 3rd 2019
Breakfast went without a hitch, with training skipped this morning due to the outing. Donnie changed Gale's dressings, before drugging her up to the eyeballs with painkillers so he could move her comfortably.
When they got to the boat, Vern was happily checking everything over. He waved at them, and beckoned them aboard.
"Welcome aboard the 'Lucky Green Turtle', I am your Captain for the day. Please observe the safety directions on the wall." Vern theatrically told them, waving at a safety notice on the wall.
"Yeah, whateva," a very sleepy Raph mumbled, making himself comfortable on a sofa and promptly going back to sleep.
Vern grinned at Leo, who he had commandeered to help him with the boat. Mikey found another sofa and joined Raph in the land of nod, leaving Master Splinter and Donnie to settle Gale in a position where she could see outside, but was still comfortable. Once she was settled, Donnie set up his surveillance equipment and Vern's production equipment. Master Splinter found the galley and went about making his morning cup of tea.
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"Ok Leo, while I'm filming the race, you will be in charge of following the boats. We need to keep out of the way of the canoes, but I'll need a clear sight of the leading canoes at all times. These events can turn into demolition derbies in the media pack, so I'm counting on your ninja reflexes to keep everyone safe. If there's a situation you can't handle call me, but otherwise, once I start filming the live action, it will be all over to you first mate Leonardo!" Vern smirked at Leo, as he beamed with happiness.
"I'll do my best. I've played around at night with a little runabout that Donnie built, so I think it should be fine. Donnie will be keeping an eye on the action, and last night he set up some surveillance on the other watercraft following the race, as well as in some other fixed locations. We scouted the area last thoroughly, and I've read up on the tides and currents for the day." Leo replied to Vern, making sure that he knew what every control did. Vern looked relaxed, and patted the larger terrapin on the shoulder before checking on Donnie and the production unit.
Vern took a look at Donnie's set up and adjusted some of the cameras. Donnie let him, as he acknowledged Vern's area of expertise. "Looks like we're ready to leave guys. Leo, get us underway. I'll cast us off. Everyone else please sit down somewhere until you're comfortable with the boat's motion."
Everyone followed Vern's instructions as they headed for the first part of the course to film the start of the race.
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It was three hours before other boats began to show up for the 7:00am start to the race. Gale kept an eye out for her sister's canoe, while sipping on ginger ale.
Typically, she hating being on the water, but the chance to see her little sister race meant swallowing her irrational fears and puting up with any seasickness.
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A/N: Leo's insanely excited about being allowed to pilot the charter boat. Even though no mutants will be able to be on deck, it's still a rare occasion where they can be active during the day, and be a part of a human event. Of course, Leo's just wants to make the boat go places. His big kid moment!
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Most translations are done using Google translate app. I don't speak Japanese myself, so I apologise in advance if the translations are a bit weak or wrong.