"Perfect timing, April." Donnie regarded, seeing April who has walked into his lab. "You ready to go?"

The redhead nodded, "Mhm. Are you?"

The vampire grinned and stood from his chair, "Yeah. I'll just grab a few things. Then we're off."

The duo decided that it was a good time to finally continue Donnie's "Shellraiser" project and an excuse to waste April's time (rather than, sit on a couch) and to "introduce" Casey to April. With permission from Master Hamato and (mostly) Leo, the two were off to meet up with Casey.

"All right. I'm done." Donnie declared, strapping his tools.

The two of them left the lab, only to arrive at a familiar scene (unfamiliar to April, of course) between two turtles. The redhead, who was safely shielded by the vampire, was terrified of the heated commotion.

"Raph, calm down." Leo tried to keep a calm demeanor, despite his brother's opposite state.

The werewolf hybrid growled; his teeth bared, claws sharpened, breathing quickened, and pupils into animalistic slits.

"Raphie, listen to me. Let that anger go. You have no reason to be mad about." Mona tried to soothe the furry hybrid.

Master Hamato reminded, "Raphael, like a river over stone."

"L-Like… a… r-river… over… stone…" Raph tried to recite, his breathing slowed, his stance calmed and his eyes closed.

Mikey encouraged, "That's right, bro." He knew his brother needed them right now. "We got you."

Raph fell on his knees, controlling his breath and his demeanor back to normal. He looked at Leo apologetically, "Sorry, bro."

Leo offered the second eldest a small smile, "It's all right. I understand. I shouldn't have agreed in the first place, anyway." He and Mona guided Raph to his rightful room.

"What happened, Miwa?" The blood sucking hybrid inquired at the woman who was beside him; Master Hamato, Renet, and Mikey left and went back to their own business.

Miwa replied in a hushed tone, "They were training a while ago, trying to see if Raph would be able to keep up with training. Next thing we knew, Raph's into his feral state."

"Feral state? But, Raph's part-turtle and part-human…" April wondered aloud.

"Despite that, he still has a werewolf side and it becomes dominant when his heart rate has sped up in unusual heights." Donnie explained.

Miwa shrugged, "That's why, he needs to keep himself in check and that includes his anger… which is always his problem." She headed to the direction of the dojo, waving a hand at them, "I'll see you later. Father wants to see me for my lessons."

"I hope Raph feels better."

Donnie smiled, "He will. Mona and Leo's with him. Mikey's also there if need to be."

Casey chuckled, looking at the pair's direction. "Thought you guys wouldn't show up." He jumped from atop a train car and landed on the ground.

Donnie sheepishly grinned, "Sorry, Case. Raph was in his feral state again." He unstrapped his tools and put it on a conveniently placed table. April did the same as Donnie, placing her bag on the table.

The skeleton gaped, "Did they find out about April sneaking out?"

The vampire shook his head, "No. He was stressed. Apparently, he and Leo stupidly tried to train."

Casey shook his skull in disbelief, "Geez, they know better than that."

"I know." Donnie groaned.

"So, are we going to continue that project of yours?" April inquired.

"Hell yeah!" Both boys replied, ecstatically.

April sat nearby while the two boys continue to work on their project. Donnie's phone ringtone caught her attention.

"Donnie! You got a call." She waved his phone while calling his name.

The hybrid got up from his position and took the phone which April quickly handed over. "Donnie here." He said after pressing the "answer" button. "Oh, Mona. What's up?"

The human and ex-human looked at Donnie, waiting for him to finish.

"Hmm… That's all right... I hope so too… I think we could… Gotcha… Be there quick… All right… See ya!" Donnie smiled and ended the call.

"So, what's the rush, D?" Casey asked.

"Mona proposed that all the guys should have a 'guys' night out'." The vampire replied. "She said it might help Raph to loosen and relax a bit."

"Can't she and Raph just have se-?"

"Casey!" Donnie scolded. "They don't do that. It wouldn't help Raph after all."

The skeleton shrugged, "If you say so."

The turtle hybrid turned to the female human, "Mona said you girls are having a 'sleepover'."

The trio went back to the lair, finding Leo, Raph, and Mikey preparing while Miwa, Mona, and Renet were sitting comfortably on the couch.

"Hey, Case! Nice to see ya!" Raph grinned at him.

"Same here, Raph."

"Have fun!" Mona smiled and waved as the five boys headed back to Casey's place.

"All right. They're gone." Mona said as she entered Miwa's room. The owner laying on the bed, on her front, Renet was sitting on the ground and munching on chips, and April, who was drinking a newly opened soda, was beside Renet.

"So… what should we do? We've never had a sleepover before." Miwa raised a brow, her curiosity piqued.

"Maybe we should do our nails!" Renet's eyes glimmered in interest.

"We don't have nail polish." Miwa deadpanned.

April smiled sheepishly, "I have some in my bag but you can only choose from limited colors."

"That would do." Mona nodded.

"I'll go get it." April stood from the ground and left.

"I'll get more snacks and drinks." Renet bounced off, crumpling and disposing the emptied bag of chips.

"You really think, the guys' night out would help Raph?" Miwa asked.

"For his sake and everyone else's, I hope so…"

"Of all the places you had to choose from… it just have to be the junkyard, doesn't it?" Raph rolled his eyes at his younger brother and his best friend.

"The foot clan would least expect us here." Donnie replied.

"Point taken." Leo piped in.

"And… I need a few parts for a project I'm working on." The vampire added.

Raph resisted the urge to roll his eyes again, "What will we do here anyway?"

"We're trying to help you relax." Casey pointed out.

"Relax? Relax! This place is crawling with roaches!" Raph's temper flared again, his eye twitching as he saw a roach scurry near him. "Leo! Eat those annoying insects!"

"I don't eat roaches, you know that!"

"Eat it! You eat every insect, anyway!"

"Except for cockroaches, they're filthy."

"To hell with that, I don't care if you're disgusted!"

"Raph, calm down. It's just an insect!"

"You said it yourself, they're filthy insects!"

"Grow up, man. Just step on it if you ever see one." Casey suggested. He cursed, "Aw crap!" He saw a familiar creature which scurried in front of him. "A rat!"

The skeleton panicked and jumped into Raph's arms, who was still startled by the sight of roaches; Leo was trying his best to calm the best friends down.

Mikey and Donnie looked at each other, the older of the two groaned, "It's going to be a long night, isn't it? We better think of another place." The younger nodded in agreement.

"It's so… open." Leo said, looking around. He stood at the edge of the building, overlooking the city.

"It's the best we got right now. It's taller than normal buildings and on top of that, there's no rats or cockroaches unless you have a problem with pigeons…" Donnie explained only to be cut off by his immediate older brother.

"Nah, this is better."

"As long as there's no rats, I'm good." Casey commented, looking around the rooftop to emphasize his point.

"What are we gonna do here anyway?" The werewolf hybrid sighed, looking bored out of his mind.

"Mona did say we should have a 'guys' night out'." The genius turtle replied.

Leo proposed, "We could keep a lookout on the city while we're here."

"It looks good on you, Miwa!" Renet giggled, admiring the woman's black painted nails.

Miwa grinned, "I could say the same to you."

Mona smiled at April, who was painting the former's nails with pink polish, "Thank you for letting us borrow your nail polish."

April smiled back, "No problem." She just finished coloring her nails with a yellow hue.

"So, what are we going to do next?"

"Dude, you're such a coward!" Casey laughed.

Leo glared daggers at the skeleton, "Am not!" He sighed, "I just… I want to do it right."

Mikey looked at him, confused, "What do you mean, bro?"

"I want to propose to her and give her a ring. I even want to see her walk down the aisle. It's the most important day and I want to make it memorable for her."

"Oh dude. That's so romantic!" Mikey cooed at his eldest brother.

Leo blushed, almost similar to Raph's neckerchief, "I'm just being honest!"

"You know, I'd love to see Mona walk down the aisle either."

The remaining four looked at Raph, who was definitely daydreaming.

Mikey giggled, "Renet would look cute in a blue wedding dress."

Casey grinned and slung an arm around Donnie, "You know, I bet April would look beautiful when she walks down the aisle."

Donnie smiled back, "She's always been beautiful." He realized what he said and blushed furiously, looking at everyone who was grinning mischievously at him. "I'd love to see her when that time comes."

"And you will." Casey smiled, assuring the vampire hybrid.

He smiled sadly at the undead skeleton, "I just want to watch her because I know she'll end up with someone like her. A human."

"Let's see. Leo's a dork. An adorable dork." Miwa replied, eliciting giggles from the other three girls. "All right. Your turn, Mona."

"Hmm… Raph's a total warrior outside the room but when it's just us… He's a total softie and he likes to cuddle a lot." Mona smiled, hugging a pillow to her chest as if she's embracing Raph in her arms. The witch hybrid turned to the blonde mermaid-turned-human, "What about Mikey?"

"Mikey's a cutie. He's so innocent and a total goofball yet he has his serious moments too." Renet giggled, thinking of the freckled turtle.

"April, what do you think of Donnie?" Miwa asked, raising a curious brow at the only human.

"Well, Donnie's sweet and kind." April replied, eliciting an "awww" from the trio. "He's really smart too."

"And he saved your life too." Renet pointed out.

"Which earns him bonus points, correct?" The witch turned to the redhead.

April nodded, "Definitely. He might be different but he's nicer than most people topside."

"Awww!" The trio chorused once again.

"Would you date him?" Miwa raised a brow.

"Miwa, that's too straightforward." Mona softly scolded the lamia.

"Actually, I wouldn't mind." April smiled fondly. "But, I don't think now is not the right time."

The mermaid grinned back at her, "I'm sure Donnie knows that too."

"But, I have doubts…" April looked at the ground.

"Like what?"

"Don't say that, dude!" Mikey pouted at his immediate older brother.

"Mikey… I'm a vampire/turtle hybrid. She's human. She'll never go out with me."

Leo walked up to his brother and slapped him hard on the face.

"What was that for?" Donnie yelped, holding his sore cheek.

"I swear… That dorky show is doing you no good." Raph facepalmed, feeling genuinely sorry for the genius turtle.

Ignoring his brothers, Leo dramatically scolded his brother, "Get a hold of yourself, Donnie! Did she say that she doesn't want you?"

"No?"

"Did she say that she doesn't like you?"

"No."

"Did she say that she doesn't even want to be your friend?"

"No."

"Have you even asked her?"

"No."

"Then don't be pessimistic!"

Leo gestured to hit Donnie on the face again but the latter caught his hand and exclaimed, "No! Don't do that! I'm good!"

Mikey beamed, "Don't worry, bro. We got your back. You just tell us if you need help."

Casey grinned, "I'll help! Anything for my best friend!"

Raph raised a brow, "I thought you were my best friend?"

"You know what I mean, Raph." The skeleton laughed.

Raph smirked and turned to the vampire, "I'll be of service if you need me too. Just not when I'm with Mona." Mikey turned around and made kissing noises and hugged himself. "Mikey!"

"I don't want to put him in danger. I don't want to put you all in danger." April looked at them in sorrow.

"This isn't just your fight." The lamia pointed out. "The Black Curse has been our enemy since the beginning. If anything, we dragged you into our fight."

April shook her head, "You guys saved me. I want to help you as much as I can. I could learn how to fight."

"We appreciate your eagerness, April. Thank you but it would be better if you leave the fighting to us." The witch said, determined.

Renet smiled warmly at the redhead, "You know, Donnie would say the same thing. It's not your fault. What's happening right now is all the 'Black Curse's' fault."

"What's our next move regarding Saki?" Raph turned to the oldest of the group.

"I don't know for sure. They haven't made a move ever since the ambush." Leo thought aloud. He looked at them, determined, "But, we have to be ready for anything." Leo stared at them, earning approving nods and glances. He turned specifically to the vampire, "Donnie. I know I don't have to say it but I still will. Protect April. We can't let them get her. If they did, they'll use her as bait."

Donnie nodded, "You can count on me, Leo."

"So, how's your night out?" Mona asked from the couch, seeing her boyfriend, his brothers and friend.

"Boring." Raph deadpanned, sitting beside his girlfriend.

"Wanna cuddle instead?" The lizard grinned knowingly.

"You don't have to ask me twice." Raph returned the grin, scooping the witch and heading to their room.

"I'm gonna head out too. See you guys tomorrow!" Casey waved and went back to his makeshift home.

"I'm going to sleep too. Night bros!" Mikey went off to his room; Renet trailing behind him.

"What happened to your cheek?" April asked, looking at Donnie who was rubbing his sore cheek.

"Leo happened." The vampire replied.

Miwa hit her boyfriend on the head, "You're welcome, Donnie."

Donnie grinned, "Thanks, Mi."

The lamia dragged her boyfriend to their shared room, "You shouldn't really watch that stupid show."

Leo whined like a kid, "I was sorry!"

April shrugged it off and told the vampire hybrid, "Come on. Let's apply an ice pack to your cheek." She dragged him with her, holding his hand, and, unknowingly, making him blush.

A/N: Since the boys can't stay at the city until morning, the girls weren't exactly going to do sleepover rather they just did some cliché activities you do in one.