21.1 SAINW Verse
"Why did we never think of this before?" Mike asked as Don03 fitted him with an advanced mechanical arm to replace his stump.
The genius turtle shrugged in response. "Beats me. But better late than never, I suppose."
The two fell silent as Don continued his work.
"Do I get wifi on this thing?" Mike couldn't help but ask a few minutes later.
21.2 2012 Verse
Donnie sat down in his chair in his lab. His current project was giving him some trouble, and he knew he needed to relax for a bit before his brain exploded.
Getting comfortable, he leaned his chair back and kicked his feet up onto the table.
"Feet off the table, Donatello!" called a motherly voice through the open door of his lab.
Donnie squeaked in surprise and quickly righted himself before finding a different way to get comfortable.
Meanwhile, Leo was watching a Space Heroes rerun on the TV. The show was coming up on the best part, and he eagerly scooched forwards to get a better view of it.
"Don't sit so close to the television, Leonardo! You'll ruin your eyes!" called the voice again.
Leonardo looked sheepish, before scooting back to his original position.
Raph had witnessed all this from his beanbag chair. He rolled his eyes at the sight, and went back to the magazine he'd been reading.
"Michelangelo! Don't Even THINK About Dumping That On Your Brother!" called the voice more sharply this time.
Raph looked up at that shout and saw Mikey frozen in mid action. Apparently the younger turtle had been about to dumb a bucket of rainbow glitter glue on Raph's head when he'd gotten his warning (where he'd gotten a bucket of glitter glue was anyone's guess).
Raph snarled as he realized what had nearly happened. He jumped to his feet and raised his fist to give his brother a good thump, when the voice rang out once again.
"Raphael! Do Not Hit Your Brother!" Tang Shen called sternly from where she was teaching Karai the traditions of a tea ceremony in the dojo.
Raph scowled and lowered his fist. "Yes, Mother!" he called back, before giving Mikey a dirty look.
"Dude, how does she do that?" asked Mikey in bewilderment. From her position in the dojo there was no way that Tang Shen could have seen any of the actions that she had just scolded against.
"Didn't ya know, Bonehead?" Raph said in a grumpy tone. "Moms have superpowers."
Mikey's eyes widened in awe at the idea of a SuperMom. He ran and poked his head into the dojo.
"You're the best, Mom! I love you!" he cried cheerfully.
Karai rolled her eyes, but Tang Shen only smiled warmly.
"I love you too, Michelangelo," she replied.
21.3 Prime Verse Requested by changeofheart505
It was a weird loop for sure.
It was like the entire world had hit the mute button. No matter what Leo or the others did, not a sound could be heard.
When they tried to speak, no voice came out. When they knocked over something heavy, there wasn't a single crash. At one point, Michelangelo held an air horn up to his ear and pressed it, but not a sound could be heard.
Yet despite that, they could always tell what the other was saying when they tried to speak. Even if they weren't looking at it, they could tell when something got knocked over, and reacted accordingly. And when Mike used the horn to his ear, his ear hurt despite not hearing anything.
It was a very strange loop, and it was not at all helped by the very dramatic way other people moved when 'speaking' either.
When that loop ended and the next one started, the turtles were greatly relieved, and spent the first few hours listening to music at full volume, and shouting at each other just so they could hear themselves talk.
Master Splinter was left to wonder if his pupils had gone insane, as he searched desperately for earplugs.
21.4 2012 Verse
The entire Hamato Family sans Mikey were crowded around the TV to watching a concert.
"I can't believe he actually did it," said Raph in disbelief.
"Neither can I. It should be impossible," said Donnie, completely flummoxed by the sheer lack of logic in his younger brother's latest achievement.
"And for that matter, when and where did he get them?" asked Leo. "Did he break into the history museum or something?"
Karai huffed. "If there's one thing I've learned since joining this family it's this. Never underestimate Michelangelo."
"Indeed," agreed Master Splinter, who was equal parts amused and worried for the family's youngest.
On the TV, Mikey and his Mummy best friend finished their Hip Hop concert in Hong Kong. While waving to a roaring crowd, they climbed into their golden UFO and took off for their next concert in Tokyo.
21.5 Coming Out of their Shells Tour Verse
The Movie turtles awoke in the middle of a concert stage, surrounded by screaming fans (most of whom were under the age of ten).
Looking down the four realized they were dressed in punk style clothing, and they were all holding instruments.
Apparently they were supposed to be playing.
"Oh HELL NO!" snarled Raph, who chucked his guitar into the audience (making one screaming fangirl very happy despite the resulting concussion), and storming off the stage.
Leo was frozen in place with a deer in the headlights expression. He was clearly wishing he was anywhere but here. Unfortunately it was hard to do a ninja vanish when you were standing under a spotlight.
Donny began clutching his temple in a vain attempt to fight off the headache that was looming in his brain. He turned and followed Raph off the stage just to get away from all the noise. Taking pity on his leader, he dragged Leo (still sporting a shell shocked expression) along with him.
Mikey, on the other hand walked to the edge of the stage to wave at the screaming crowd.
"Let's Hear It If You Love Mikey!" he called out to the audience with a big grin on his face.
The resulting cheers were deafening.
21.6 IDW Verse
Casey and Raph could only gape at what they were seeing.
"You've gotta be kidding me," said Raph, vocalizing what they were both thinking.
'Well this is new,' Casey thought as realized just what he was seeing.
It seemed that this time around, Alopex had taken her 'damsel in distress' routine a step farther. Instead of being chased into an alley by some thugs, she was being hogtied to a set of railroad tracks, and the next train could be seen coming fast.
"Help!" she cried shrilly as she struggled against the ropes that were binding her. Aside from being a mutant fox, she certainly looked the part of a classic damsel in need of saving.
The two thugs laughed like cliché bad guys, and stood guard to make sure Alopex would become rail pizza.
Needless to say, they couldn't just let her die, especially since there was a good likelihood her 'allies' would just leave her there if they didn't show up.
So Casey and Raph leapt into action to save the fox girl. All the while they were fighting, Casey was wondering how he would convince Raph not to trust her once they were done.
He could always use the training collar again.
Turns out he didn't need to convince Raph of anything. Apparently tying her to the track hadn't originally been part of their plan, and Alopex was so pissed about it that she blew her own cover, and chased her 'allies' off into the night.
"I knew it was a trap all along," Raph assured Casey as they watched Alopex throw various pointy objects at the punks as they ran out of sight.
"Sure you didn't," Casey replied, not fully believing him. "Still, she could have at least said thank you."
21.7 2012 Verse Requested by Delphine Pryde, changeofheart505, and Jacen
Another dog had replaced Spike for this loop, much to Raph's irritation (though Donnie told him not to be too surprised by that, as Spike was a common name for a dog).
"Did you fall into mutagen already?" Raph had to ask as he examined his new pet.
The dog only stared back at him silently. He did look somewhat like a mutant already, as he stood on his hind legs, and wore a wide brim brown hat. He was a small white dog with black ears, and whiskers in the shape of a mustache.
However, what stood out the most about him (aside from him possibly being a mutant) was the fact that he was very skinny.
Realizing this, Raph gestured for Spike to follow him into the kitchen. "Come on, little doggy," Raph said coaxingly to him. "Let's get Mikey to whip something up that'll put some meat on your bones."
Not wanting to pass up a free meal, Spike smiled and followed the turtle.
21.8 NM Verse
When Venus woke up on the Astro Megaship, she immediately looked around for the Rangers.
However, all she saw was her fellow turtles milling around.
That's when her loop memories kicked in and she grinned in anticipation.
Mikey (who it seems was awake as well) leaned over to whisper to her. "Are we really the Power Rangers this loop?" he asked eagerly.
Venus grinned widely and nodded.
"Sweet!" said Mikey in delight.
Meanwhile within the sewers of New York, five teenagers with attitude lounged around an abandoned subway station.
Then all of a sudden, TJ stopped and looked at all of them in confusion. "Wait a minute, why are we living in a sewer?"
The other four teens exchanged glances and shrugged. There was really no reason for it.
21.9 2012 Verse Requested by nightmaster000
Karai gritted her teeth as she slipped silently through the ninja stronghold. This was by far her most hated loop of them all. It was a very twisted Variant Loop, and she couldn't wait for it to end.
In a nutshell, all the good guys were the bad guys, and vise versa. Meaning in this loop, the Foot and the Kraang were the heroes trying to save the world, and Karai's worst enemies were her own family.
It was all just so wrong.
Master Splinter was acting much like the Shredder in the baseline, a bitter and heartless ninja master, who didn't care who he had to go through in order to get revenge.
Being raised like that, her brothers had become twisted versions of themselves.
Leo had become a ruthless take-no-prisoners tactical prodigy, who's plans rarely failed, and left bloody devastation in their wake.
Raph no longer fought to protect his family or the weak, he fought just because he relished in the violence, and seemed to take great pleasure in ending lives of both opponent and innocent alike in bloody and painful ways.
Donnie had turned into an apathetic mad scientist, with no moral standing, and a nasty habit of experimenting on all those he came across (including his own brothers). He also was the manufacturer of several weapons of mass destruction that the turtles used to complete their missions, causing a high casualty count.
The less said about the warped version of Mikey the better. Karai knew she would be having nightmares about him for months.
But despite all that, they were still her family. So now, Karai was slipping into their Lair to attempt to get through to them. To beg them to come to their senses, and be the wonderful people she knew they were, rather than these broken reflections.
And if she couldn't succeed, maybe she'd get lucky and they'd end the loop for her. Either way, she couldn't stand being in it anymore.
As Karai was sneaking around, she was startled to hear the quiet sounds of sobbing coming from one of the rooms.
As silently as a shadow, Karai slipped into the room and saw the source of the crying.
Leo was in the fettle position in the middle of the room. Surrounding him were the bloody corpses of kidnapped Foot Soldiers and their families. It was rumored that her family was kidnapping them and forcing them to fight and die against the turtles as part of the turtles' training. It seems that rumor was correct.
But then why was Leo so devastated.
Taking a chance, Karai slipped out of the shadows and approached him. "Leo?" she asked softly.
Her little brother looked up at her with horrified eyes, and Karai instantly realized that Leo was now awake. He'd probably just woken up, and seen the results of 'his' handiwork.
"K-Karai," he said hoarsely. "W-what have I done…?"
He looked down at the mutilated corpses, and could not seem to look away. "This is-" he whispered, trying to find the words. "There's no honor in this… How-how could I…"
Karai knelt down next to him, and pulled Leo into a protective embrace. The turtle clung to the kunoichi like a lifeline, finally able to tear his eyes away from the dead.
"It's not your fault," she murmured comfortingly into his ear. "It wasn't you."
Leo only shuddered in her arms, and gripped her tighter.
Just then the door snapped open, and Master Splinter stood there with their remaining brothers. It was obvious none of the rest of them had awoken, leaving Karai and Leo to continue to face this horror alone.
Without the slightest hint of remorse, Master Splinter ordered the three turtles to kill them both, and they were all too happy to oblige.
Karai only held Leo tightly, and didn't even bother to try and dodge the oncoming blow. Universe breaking or not, she couldn't stand to be in this loop any more.
21.10 Equestria Verse
When Karai opened her eyes again, she saw that she was still hugging Leo, despite the fact that the two of them had been turned into ponies.
She immediately knew where they were, having heard about this loop from the other Anchors. Raph was especially not looking forward to coming here, as he'd heard he'd been signed up for therapy along with the rest of his counterparts.
Karai looked down at Leo. He was still shaken from his experiences, and being killed by his own brothers had most likely made it all worse.
Therapy sounded like something they both desperately needed right now.
As if on cue, a purple unicorn approached them (Princess Twilight Sparkle no doubt) "Bad loop?" Twilight asked, as she got closer, recognizing the signs.
"Understatement," Karai replied.
The unicorn gave them a sympathetic look. "How does some hot chocolate and a listening ear sound?" she offered.
"Heavenly," said Karai. Leo nodding in agreement, still to shaken to speak. Karai stood, and pulled her brother up along with her. "Lead the way, Hime-sama," she said gratefully.
21.11 Usagi Verse
Walking along the beach, Usagi once again saw the crabs pulling the sword of the Gods, Grass-Cutter, from the sea.
Knowing the trouble that would soon follow, Usagi snatched the sword up and pretended to throw it back into the ocean.
The crabs all snapped their claws angrily, and hurried back into the ocean to retrieve it again.
Unnoticed by them, Usagi actually slipped the sword into his subspace pocket so that it could not be stolen, and no one would know that he had it. He then quickly continued on his way, avoiding the roads so the samurai searching for the sword would not find him.
He's done this trick several times before, and now had enough Grass-Cutter swords to open his own shop.
Perhaps he should do that some loop. If everyone thought the swords were replicas, then they would not believe it when the next 'real one' was found.
At the very least they would stop filling up his subspace.
21.12 1987 Verse
The turtles gathered in Donatello's lab, as the purple wearing turtle activated his portable portal generator.
As it lit up, Hokum Hare stepped through looking eager.
"Happy Easter, Turtles!" he declared when he saw them.
Michelangelo grinned. "Happy Easter to you too, dude. How's it going?"
"Better now that this holiday had come around," said Hokum with a huff. "Being the Easter Bunny sure beats loosing races to that stuck up tortoise all the time."
"Ya still haven't beat him?" Leonardo asked.
Hokum looked annoyed. "Nope." Then he brightened. "Well, let's get on to the egg hunt, shall we."
Somehow the journey to the Channel 6 Egg Hunt turned into a race. With Hokum's eagerness to get to the job he saw as more worthwhile than racing a cheating tortoise over and over again, he far outstripped the four turtles.
It wasn't until he had reached Central Park that he realized he'd won the race.
"I Did IT!" he cheered as that realization set in, and the turtles caught up to him. "I finally won!"
"That's great, Long Ears," Raphael sarcastically said as he caught his breath. "Now get a move on. Your adoring public awaits."
Hokum beamed at them, before heading off to bring joy to the kids.
21.13 2012 Verse (Continued from 14.8) Requested by changeofheart505
As much as Raph loved New York City, there was a part of him that always looked forward to their visits up to Northampton.
He and his brothers were city boys through and through, but Raph still loved the woods. He could spend hours out exploring the forests, and just enjoying the brief moments of peace from his brothers and sister. But above all, Raph's favorite part of the forest was the wildlife.
He had always had a talent and fondness for animals. Slash's unwavering loyalty (no matter how misguided) even after his mutation could testify to that. He had also managed to make friends with a lot of the pigeons in New York, and had them trained to cover security cameras when he and his family needed to sneak past them. He also managed to train a flock to peck at the Purple Dragons whenever they saw them committing crimes.
So to be out in a forest teeming with wildlife was a treat that Raph always enjoyed (no matter how often his annoying siblings compared him to a Disney Princess, they were just jealous of how awesome he was).
The creatures of the forest seemed to share his sentiment, as they always seemed glad to see him too. They didn't get frightened or scamper off when he came by. They would let him get close to watch, and some even let him pet them.
They never did that for any of his siblings. If they came anywhere near the wildlife, the creatures would either bolt, hide, or attack them on sight (mostly the latter for Mikey).
Such was the case one spring day, when Raph had managed to come across a warren of rabbits. The small creatures were content to simply nibble on the grass as he watched them, and a brave few even came close enough for Raph to stroke their soft fur.
Suddenly, Raph got the distinct feeling that he was being watched.
He whipped his head around and saw a flash of grey fur vanish into some bushes.
He started to reach for his sai, but then he noticed that the bunnies had continued to nibble on their grass, not at all disturbed by whatever presence was nearby.
Considering that rabbits were one of the most skittish creatures that there were, their lack of alarm led Raph to relax his stance, and not pursue whatever it was. If it wasn't scaring the bunnies, it probably wouldn't be to scary for him either. Still, that didn't take away the feeling of being watched, and he didn't want anything to happen to the small creatures if he was wrong.
From within the thicket of bushes, a pair of vivid green eyes framed by grey fur watched the turtle thoughtfully.
The next day, Raph went back to the warren to make sure whatever had been in the woods hadn't harmed the rabbits.
To his great surprise, he found a basket of colorful chocolate eggs waiting for him on top of the warren when he arrived.
Though suspicious, Raph couldn't resist tasting one of the eggs. It was the single best tasting chocolate he'd ever had.
From his hiding spot, Bunnymund smiled at the sight of the teenaged turtle enjoying his googies. While he wasn't like most of the children Bunny protected, he couldn't let the kindness Raphael displayed go unrewarded.
21.14 2003 Verse
Hidden up in a tree, Usagi fidgeted with the pastel bow tie of the suit April had insisted he wear instead of his usual garb.
"I can not believe you convinced me to doing this," he deadpanned at his friends.
Mikey gave the samurai a wide grin. "Aw, buck up Usagi. It's for the kids."
Don nodded in agreement. "Trust me, you'll really make their day. They'll love you."
Raph snickered. "Besides, how often will we get to see you in a monkey suit."
Leo smiled at him apologetically, but did not offer him any way out.
Usagi sighed, and came out of hiding.
The children who were littered around them for the Easter Egg Hunt in Central Park all froze and looked at him in wonder.
Usagi held out the basket of painted eggs the turtles had given him, and said to them all, "Happy Easter, children!"
As Don had predicted, the children were overjoyed that the 'Easter Bunny' had come to visit.
Read, Review, Give Suggestions. As you can see, I took off the Easter chapter, and added those loops to the end. Sorry this is late. I had to go visit relatives in Virginia, and we've been driving all day.
21.1- I literally thought of this five seconds before I wrote it. It was a big duh moment for me, and I really should have thought of it sooner. It only occurred to me when I was reading RaphaelplusMikey's fic TMNT Loops.
21.2- How Lair dynamics might change with a mother in the house. That and it's cute.
21.3- changeofheart505 wanted a loop to be like a silent movies, and I figured the Prime Verse was black and white anyway, so why not. Thanks again.
21.4- Mikey says that this is one of his life goals in the episode Mikey gets Shellacne. I just thought I'd give it to him. The others are left to wonder how they got the UFO, and just where Mikey had managed to meet a mummy.
21.5- I never saw this tour (I wasn't even born yet when it happened), but I always thought it sounded silly. This is the turtles' reactions to the idea. Most aren't thrilled, but Mikey loves it.
21.6- I don't know where this came from, I just thought it was so cliché it was funny.
21.7- As requested by Delphine Pryde and changeofheart505. It's Spike, Snoopy's brother who lives in the desert.
21.8- Cause I love Power Rangers, and it's fun.
21.9- Yeah, that one got kinda dark. nightmaster000 wanted to see the turtles act as the bad guys for a change. I'll leave evil Mikey up to your imagination. Just know that it's terrifying. Leo woke up just as the last Foot Ninja was dying, and he saw and remembered all the terrible things that he'd done that loop. For someone as honor driven as Leo, that would probably be traumatizing. Karai gets the chance to be a good big sister.
21.10- They needed a vacation after that. Plus I haven't sent anyone to Equestria in awhile.
21.11- I like the Story about the Grass-Cutter Sword. But I'm sure Usagi would get sick of the hassle it causes after several loops.
21.12- Hokum was a little annoying, but I thought it'd be cool if he won a race. It still doesn't count since they're turtles, not tortoises, but let's not tell him that.
21.13- Thanks again for the idea changeofheart505. I thought this one would be a good idea since Easter was last Sunday. Also, I love Raph's talent with animals.
21.14- Usagi as the Easter Bunny. How could I resist.
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