So, as promised I made another chapter. This one is actually kind of long, so enjoy.
Zoey and I walked into the dojo.
"Yes Sensei?" I called into the room.
Master Splinter walked out of his room.
He held up his arm, which had a baby Leo dangling and laughing from it.
"What am I to make of this?" He asked.
"Ha ha...um..." I started "Well, you see um...how do I explain this?"
"it's a long story." Said Zoey
"I have time." Said Master Splinter
"I see." Said Master Splinter
We had just finished telling him what had happened.
Leo sat on the floor and played with his feet.
Splinter looked at him and chuckled.
"They grow so fast." Splinter said. He inhaled sharply and stood up. "Well, good luck babysitting for me."
"Wait what?!" Zoey and I exclaimed.
"We can't babysit them!" Said Zoey "You raised them, no one knows how to care for them better than you!"
Splinter laughed. "Look at me." He said "I'm an old man, I can't possibly be expected to watch children."
"But Master Splinter!" I said, "If anything I think it's April's fault! She should babysit them while Zoey and I find a cure!"
"Let me meditate on it." Said Splinter, he walked up to his room and closed the door. A second later, he opened the door again. "You two are babysitting them." He said and slammed the door to his room.
I sighed. "Now what?" I asked Zoey
"We babysit them." Said Zoey
"But we're gonna need help." I said
Zoey had a mischievous look in her eyes. "I know exactly who to call."
April came a little while afterwards.
"I heard you guys needed help babysitting!" April said.
I had been in the kitchen at the time, Raph and Mikey had followed me. "Hey April." I said "Yeah, we need help here."
April walked up to Donnie. "Awwww!" She said "This one's such a cutie!" She grabbed Donnie and hugged him.
Then I realized, we forgot to mention who the babies really were...
April kept hugging and kissing Donnie's cheeks. "He's so cute!" She said.
Zoey walked into the room, holding blankets and some bottles. Leo followed her.
"April." She said, upon seeing her,"You do realize that's Donnie right?"
"What?" Said April.
She held Donnie out in front of her and examined him closely. She looked like she was going to scream.
But not in fear,
In embarrassment.
"W-what are you talking about?" April stuttered. "H-how can this be Donnie?"
"Remember that box you gave us?" I asked her, walking out of the kitchen as Mikey and Raph followed. "The thing inside kinda turned everyone into babies."
April set Donnie down gently. Donnie laughed and walked away.
"So, they all turned into babies?" Asked April
"Yes." I nodded
"Give me a second to process this." April said "We have to babysit them!?"
I smiled.
"Aw it's not so bad." I said "they're actually really cute."
I handed Raph a bottle on milk, which he drank.
"How long are they going to be like this?" Asked April
"A while." I said "At least until we figure out how to reverse it."
I handed April a bottle of milk. "Looks like we need to babysit them!" I said
"How are we going to babysit them?!" Asked April "They're turtles for crying out loud! I mean, how do we change their diapers?!"
"They don't wear diapers..." I said
Then, there was a bad smell in the room.
The three of us plugged our noses. "Aw!" Said Zoey "Come on!"
"I'm not cleaning it up!" I said
"Me niether." Said April
We stared at Zoey.
"No!" Yelled Zoey
I handed Zoey a plastic bag. "Good luck." I said to her with a smile.
"Shut up." She said
April and I just laughed.
A little while later, Zoey had picked up the poo and she left the lair to buy toys for the turtles, who were a little bored.
April, the others, and I all watched TV together.
Donnie was in April's lap, he didn't want to leave April.
April just smiled.
"You're right." She told me "They are cute."
I smiled at her.
"Are you saying you like him?" I joked
"No." Said April.
April laughed.
The show we were watching had a funny moment and all the baby turtles laughed.
Donnie laughed and kicked his legs. April smiled.
We continued watching TV for a while, but then I noticed the turtles yawning more often.
Donnie was falling asleep in April's arms.
"I think they're sleepy." Said April
I nodded.
Zoey still wasn't back. "Hmmmm." I said.
April layed Donnie down carefully and then helped me to spread blankets on the floor.
One by one, we layed the turtles down onto the blanket.
Mikey started sucking his thumb.
They were all nearly asleep.
Then I got an idea.
"Hush now, quiet now, it's time to lay your sleepy heads. Hush now, quiet now, it's time to go to bed." I sang.
"Oh good idea." Said April.
I continued singing and April spread another blanket on top of the sleepy turtles.
Soon enough, they were all fast alseep.
I pressed a finger on my lips. "Shhh." I said and smiled at April.
Then, a noisy Zoey ran into the room.
"I GOT TOYS FOR EVERYONE!" Zoey yelled.
"Zoey!" I said "SHHHHH!"
Too late.
Raph started wailing, followed by Mikey, Leo, and ultimately, Donnie.
"Oh! Sorry!" Said Zoey
She grabbed the TV remote. "What about some TV?" She asked.
She pressed the 'on' button, the TV blasted loud music that frightened the turtles.
The turtles all hid in their shells.
"Oh no!" I cried. I turned off the TV. "Don't cry everyone! It was an accident!"
"Yeah." Said Zoey, who lifted up one of the turtles' s shells.
She turned the shell around. "Um, which side is the head?" Asked Zoey "I don't want to bee looking at the wrong end."
April got some bottles of milk for all the turtles, who reappeared from their shells and sipped the milk.
"We need to find a way to reverse this." I said "I don't think we can go on like this for much longer."
"Yeah." Said Zoey "Kids are hard to take care of."
April sighed. "I just don't know what to do."
"I wish Leo or Donnie were here to help." I said "At least, the regular versions of them."
We all sighed at the babies in front of us.
They were so innocent. They had no idea that we, no, New York needed them.
Then I realized.
"What about tonight's patrolling?" I asked Zoey
"Oh no." Zoey said.
"I guess we need to skip it for tonight." I said
The turtles started yawning again.
"I wish they were back to normal." I sighed
"Yeah." Said Zoey "I kind of miss them."
"You guys want me to stay overnight and help you two out?" Asked April
"That would be nice." I said
"Alright." April said and stood up, "I'll be back in a little while."
Later, the turtles woke up again.
Zoey gave them crayons and things to draw with. April was not back yet, so we joined them.
"Look what I made." Said Zoey. She held up her picture.
She drew a cat that had a purple scar, it was also really big, with razor sharp claws and spiky fur. It wasn't the best drawing ever, but it was something.
"Nice." I said "Look at what I made."
I lifted up my drawing. I drew a meadow full of flowers with a beautiful sunset.
"You did better than me." Zoey said.
"Sorry." I said and just continued drawing.
"La!" Said Mikey and he handed me his drawing. He drew triangles out of yellow that had red circles inside them. It was obvious what Mikey made.
"This is really good Mikey." I said, handing the paper back and patting him on the head.
Raph shoved his paper at me. I fumbled, but looked at it. Raph had drawn a stick figure who wore a red ribbon holding hands with a tiny, green stick figure.
My eyes filled with tears. "Awww!" I said and hugged Raph "You do care, don't you?"
Raph pushed me away, but I still hugged him tightly.
Leo showed me his paper, he drew two stick figures, one with a purple shirt and another with a red jacket. The two stick figures held the hands of four other, tiny stick figures. It was cute, until I realized that the background had scribbles of sciencey laser guns and spaceships.
Donnie scribbled at his paper.
"Whatcha making Donnie?" I asked
Donnie showed me his paper.
He drew a stick figure wearing yellow and who had red hair hugging a smaller, green stick figure who had a purple line across his face. The two were surrounded by a huge heart.
"Awwww!" Zoey and I exclaimed together.
"Come here lover boy!" I said and grabbed Donnie. I rubbed Donnie's head.
Donnie laughed.
April came back.
"Hey." She said "I'm ready for our sleepover."
"April!" Said Zoey, snatching Donnie's drawing. "Look what Donnie drew!"
April stared at the picture for a long time.
Donnie walked over to April and hugged her leg.
April's face grew red.
"This is...nice." She said to Donnie.
Donnie smiled and laughed.
Then, Donnie walked away and joined his brothers.
"I don't know what to say..." Said April
"Maybe you should tell Donnie thank you." Said Zoey
"Yeah." I said
April walked over to Donnie.
"Thanks, little guy!" She said and held him in a warm embrace.
Donnie smiled.
Zoey shouldered me.
"What?" I asked
"I think this is as close as Donnie will ever get to confessing to April." Whispered Zoey
"Yeah." I said "I guess so."
"Do you think they remember?" Asked Zoey
"Remember what?" I asked
"Remember the times before this all happened." Said Zoey
"Oh." I said "Probably not. If they did, they'd probably try to help us find a way to reverse it."
"But what if they do remember?" Asked Zoey "Does that mean they don't want to turn back?"
I gave it some thought.
"No." I said "I'm pretty sure that they wouldn't want to stay like this forever. They know about their responsibilities."
"I hope so." Zoey said
A bottle of milk and a few hours later:
Everyone was asleep. Except me.
We all slept on the floor of Zoey and I's room.
My eyes were open in the dark, I was thinking.
I was wondering if we would ever bring the normal turtles back.
I was wondering what would happen if we didn't do that soon.
I sat up and stretched my arms.
"I'm thinking too much." I muttered to myself
I looked around the room.
Mikey was sleeping on top of Raph. Raph mumbled slightly in his sleep. Leo lay next to me, sucking his thumb.
Zoey was next to Leo.
And April was with Donnie.
But, when I turned, Donnie was missing.
"Where is he?" I muttered to myself.
I saw a light in the crack of the door.
I opened the door to see Donnie in his lab.
Donnie was at his workbench, like he always used to when he was, well, normal.
Donnie was laughing maniacally.
"What the!?" I started
Donnie was mixing things together, putting things in beakers and then, he stopped.
He had created his marvelous invention.
And it was...
Chocolate Milk...
Donnie sipped the chocolate milk from a beaker and kicked his legs in his seat.
He hummed the lullaby I sang for them earlier, and eventually yawned.
Donnie walked over to where I stood in the doorway.
He looked up at me and smiled a little. Then, walked over to where April slept and lay down next to her.
I was both shocked and surprised by what I had just witnessed.
I sighed and walked back to my spot.
That's when, I heard a small cry in the room.
I sat up again.
Mikey was crying.
Raph was starting to wake up because of Mikey.
I scooped Mikey up and cradled him, but he continued crying.
I didn't want him to wake anyone else, so I walked into Donnie's lab.
I sat Mikey on the workbench where baby Donnie had just been.
"What's wrong?" I asked Mikey
Mikey cried and started babbling,"Ni-Ni ma."
"Nightmare?" I asked
Mikey nodded and cried more.
I wondered what Mikey saw in his dream that scared him.
"Oh, don't cry." I said
Mikey stopped crying for a little.
"There." I said "That's better."
Mikey wiped away his tears.
I smiled. "Sometimes." I said, "All it takes to get rid of a nightmare is a good memory, and some warm milk."
I walked with Mikey to the kitchen.
I got a sippy cup that Zoey also bought and a mug for myself.
I made both Mikey and I warm milk to drink.
I kind of wished I could talk to Mikey and that he could have opened up to me and told me what his nightmare was about, but I couldn't.
When I finished my milk, I sighed.
"That hit the spot." I said
Mikey babbled and pointed at me.
"What?" I asked Mikey pointed to my bare wrist.
"Oh." I said "I kind of, gave it away."
Mikey shook his head and gave me a 'What!?' look.
"Yeah." I sighed
Mikey started babbling again. "W-w ai?"
"Why?" I said "Well, I had to save your brothers. You know?"
Mikey babbled a little angrily.
"Don't worry." I said "It was worth it." But, I touched my bare wrist, it wasn't really.
Mikey threw his sippy cup into the sink.
"I get it." I said "You're mad, but we can always get the bracelet back."
Mikey stared at me.
Then, Mikey walked back to the room all by himself.
I just sat there in awe.
Mikey was definitely a unique person.
I yawned and walked back into Donnie's lab.
In Donnie's lab, all the baby turtles were playing around.
"Hey!" I said
Raph looked at me, then stuck his tounge out at me.
"Guys!" I said "this isn't funny!"
I grabbed for Donnie, but he dodged me.
I tried blocking Leo, but he just turned around.
Raph and Mikey ran around the room, laughing. It was chaos.
I stopped chasing them and just sat in the middle of the room.
"Why?" I asked them "Why won't you guys just listen?"
Tears rolled down my face and dropped to the floor.
The turtles stopped.
"I get that you guys are babies and that you don't know any better, but don't you know how worried I am?" I cried more, "I have to find a way to reverse what happened, or else you all will never return to nornal! Do you all want to be stuck babies forever?" I cried.
The turtles had never seen me cry before.
"I try putting a smile on my face." I said "I tried being nice, but I've just been hiding my worry. If you four never turn back, New York will never be safe! That's why it's so important that you listen to me, Zoey, and April. You guys have to stay safe until we figure out how to fix this. I'm sorry I called you overprotective. I'm sorry I played that prank on you Raph, I'm sorry any of this even happened. But, please at least, for tonight listen to me."
I just cried more.
Leo walked up to me.
I looked at him.
Baby Leo smiled at me.
The others did the same.
"Guys..." I said and hugged them "I promise you'll return to normal soon."
Donnie then, pushed over the box from earlier and the sphere fell onto the floor.
"Wait..." I said and thought for a second. "Maybe if you touch this thing again, you'll all return back to normal!" Donnie nodded.
"Donnie! You truly are a genius!" I said
Donnie gave me a look that said, 'I know' all over it.
Leo touched the sphere, followed by Raph, Mikey, and Donnie.
There was a purple light that filled the whole room.
An then...
I groaned and opened my eyes.
My head hurt.
"What's going on?" I muttered.
I immediately remembered what had happened. "Leo! Donnie! Mikey! Raph!" I called out.
I heard someone groaning in the room.
"Yeah?" Said a gruff, slightly annoyed voice.
I ran towards the voice. "Raph!" I said and smiled. I hugged Raph. "You're back to normal!" I said.
"What do you mean?" Asked Raph
I let go of Raph. "You don't remember?" I asked
"Don't remember what?" Asked Raph
I just sighed. "Nothing." I said
"Dudes." I heard Mikey say "I had the weirdest dream." I walked over to Mikey.
"What was the dream about?" I asked
"Anchovies." Said Mikey, he shuddered "I hate anchovies. Anchovies used to give me nightmares as a kid."
So that's what the dream was about...
Leo sat up. "Why am I in Donnie's lab?" "No reason." I said
Donnie sat up. "Why do I feel so refreshed? Like I just drank some chocolate milk."
"Um..." I said, remembering what Donnie had done earlier.
"I dunno." I said
Zoey and April walked into the room.
"What the-?" Said Zoey "They're back to normal!"
I nodded.
"What are they talking about?" Asked Donnie "And why is April here?"
"No reason." Said April, her cheeks grew red. She was probably remembering what had happened when Donnie was a baby.
"Well." Said Zoey, picking up the sphere on the ground. "Now we know how to reverse the effect."
"Yeah." Said April, putting her hand on the sphere "And now we know how dangerous it is too."
The sphere glowed purple.
"Aw crud." Said Zoey.
And then, well, you know.
Well that's the way the cookie crumbles, anyways hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Aideu, Namaste, and goodbye! Please review!