Guest: Poor Donnie that was emotional ): but it was accident
Me: Yeah, poor cinnamon roll!
CC: There should be a Karai and April team up.
Me: Yeah, I might do that in the future *wink wink*
Sporter: Aww. Poor Don. I'm excited to see what you have in store for "New Girl in Town". How long do we have until that? And will we see some ghost Splinter rat daddy action?
Me: We have about until the episode comes around, so quite a few chapters. And I was thinking of the ghost idea, but the only reason Splinter could do that was because he "achieved a higher plane of existence". In this, he wouldn't have had time to do that training.
Guest: I feel bad for Donnie
Me: Me, too!
Karai: I feel bad for my brother Donnie
Me: I do, too. He's so cute and sweet all the time, but he's always treated like a joke because he's smart.
So, I think I'm gonna post these at 6 from now on.
Karai had noticed how Donnie was acting. He was sitting off to the side, staring at his feet, looking sad and lost. He was clearly feeling bad about something. And, from what had transpired only a little while ago, it was obvious.
Karai approached her brother, who only responded by looking up slightly. "Hey, Donnie." She said, sitting down in front of him. "How are you?"
Donnie shrugged. "I don't know. Iffy?"
Karai frowned. "I know you feel bad about April."
"Yeah, I know," Donnie muttered. Karai had always been able to see right through him. "I wish I could've offered to go with her, instead of making her wait until tonight."
Karai smiled sadly. Donnie didn't care how dangerous it was; he just wanted April to be happy. That was sweet.
Karai stood up and returned a moment later. "How about we get your mind off of that." She then placed down a black and white checkered board in front of him.
Donnie studied it, then looked up at her. "Chess?"
Karai shrugged. "Sure, why not?"
Donnie smiled gratefully as Kari began setting up the pieces. "I'll be black." She said.
Then the game began, the concentration of the players almost drowned out the futuristic noises coming from the tv, where Leo was watching the latest episode of his favorite show: Space Heroes.
The blue-masked turtle stared, transfixed, at the screen. A couple of episodes ago they'd revealed a new character: Harietya Onnile, the captain's newest recruit. She was an intriguing character, for one who hadn't had her own episode since her first appearance. She was a feisty redhead in a yellow jumpsuit. She did things by her own rules and could kick butt, and best yet, she had Dr. Mindstrong wrapped around her finger like a lost puppy, but she had this whole damsel-in-distress feeling about her; like someone who could barge into a situation they have no control over with complete confidence, and then needed someone to rescue them. This was that episode.
The fleet had discovered the location of the Kandraangian ship. The Kandraangians were a race of pink-skinned aliens with brains so big they stretched the skin of their heads, green eyes, and strange, tentacle-like appendages instead of arms.
They had tracked the ship circling around the sector for quite some time, but Captain Ryan ordered no one to attack. The Kandraangians may have been on a smaller ship than most in the legion, but they were incredibly smart and technologically advanced. And, more importantly, they had backup; lots of other Kandraangians in a separate fleet who could be summoned. But the fearless Captain didn't care about the risk, he only cared that they could be defeated, and then his crew, himself... he didn't dwell on the thought. They needed a better plan. The Captain always had a plan... but not this time.
Eventually, Harietya had grown fed up with this and took matters into her own hands. Against Captain Ryan's orders, she took a single-person ship out to the base and snuck aboard. The red-haired dame was currently listening in on the Kandraangians' plans.
She covered her mouth to stifle a shocked gasp; Leo mirrored her movements. The Kandraangians were going to poison the atmosphere of a lush, green, and civilized planet called Terrana!
"Oh no!" She whispered aloud to herself, the way many characters did on this show, much to Leo's delight and everyone else's chagrin. "The Kandraangians are going to poison Terrana's atmosphere! I need to contact Captain Ryan."
She quickly pulled out a cellular communication device and brought up the frequency to Ryan's ship. It was at the moment that his face came into view that Harietya heard a robotic voice shout from behind her.
"Halt!" It said. "You are not allowed to be here."
Harietya didn't even look back. She ran. "Harietya," Ryan said. "What's going on?"
"Captain Ryan, I've been caught aboard the Kandraangian ship!" She shouted.
Though the Captain's calm face never faltered, his words were surprised. "What? Harietya, I told you not to go there!"
"It doesn't matter!" She sharply turned a corner. "The Kandraangians are going to poison Terrana's atmosphere! You must stop-" But suddenly, the communication to Captain Ryan's ship was cut out into static.
Ryan stared at the screen for a moment, then sighed. "This is my fault."
Commander Crenshaw shook his head. "You know she can't be controlled." He said. "It's not your-" But the young commander was cut off when a hand from off-screen slapped him across the face.
Ryan stood up with confidence. "Gentlemen, this is my mistake," he said, "therefore, I must fix it!" He turned to the green-skinned alien scientist sitting only a few feet away. "Dr. Mindstrong, you've always been in love with Harietya, correct?"
Mindstrong blushed. "Y-yes, sir"
Ryan put an arm around the alien's shoulder, his eyes narrowing with determination. "How would you like to be her hero?"
Mindstrong blinked as if the thought had never been thought possible. "I... I would sir!"
Ryan nodded. "Good." He said, standing strong in front of his crew as they steered towards the alien spacecraft. "Myself and Dr. Mindstrong will infiltrate the Kandraangian ship." He said. "The rest of you, stop their plans to poison Terrana!"
"Aye, sir!" The crew shouted in unison.
Leo's transfixed gaze remained glued to the screen all this time. "Wow..." He whispered. "What a hero."
Little did he know, Harietya wasn't the only one in danger.
I nicknamed the Space Heroes version of April "Harietya" because, according to the 1987 show, April's middle name was Harriet.
I feel like Karai's the kind of person who would know how to play chess.
I love writing Space Heroes! You just need everything to sound extremely cliche, like character asides and a bland main character. I think I wrote Ryan well. I also gave the yellow jumpsuit a cameo. Just imagine '87 April, and you've got Harietya.
But it's not about what I think; it's about you. So review lots!