Part 4-Camping Begins!

The next day…

It was Friday, and after the turtle brothers had their lunch, they headed to the Battle Shell to prepare for the long trip to their camping location, which would not be far from Casey's farmhouse in case the weather changed from sunny to wet at any point during their time there.

Leo and Raph were placing the packed-up tents and bags into the back of the Battle Shell without causing anything to break or leak inside them since a couple of the bags contained some food and water that would last them for a few days.

"Ya think we got everythin' we need, bro?" Raph asked.

"Yes, April and Casey will be providing the extra food such as hotdogs and marshmallows, and the cooking equipment for us all to use so we don't need to bring our own..." Leo answered with a nod.

As soon as they finished putting everything in the Battle Shell, Donnie walked in whilst supporting Mikey, who was wrapped up in his blanket since he was still feeling under the weather.

"Hey, Mikey…Did you sleep well?" Leo asked softly to his little brother as he walked over to place a hand on his shoulder.

"Mm-hm…Can't wait to go camping, though…" Mikey answered tiredly with a warm smile.

"Well, dat's good ta hear, bro…We were worried dat ya wouldn't be well enough ta join us at one point, but ya sure are tough…!" Raph said in relief before he walked over to Mikey and gave him a gentle rub on his head, causing him to laugh a little bit.

"Yes, but remember; he still needs to take it easy whilst we're out there until he's 100% better, or he'll go right back to square one with his illness…" Donnie said in a serious but caring tone before he continued. "Don't worry, though; I've packed all the necessary first aid supplies for us all, as well as the medicines that Mikey will need to help ease his symptoms and make him feel more comfortable throughout the whole trip."

"Great! Good call, Donnie…!" Leo complimented Donnie before he saw Master Splinter enter through the door to see them off.

"Have a safe journey and a good time, my sons…" Master Splinter said with a smile.

"We will, father…" Leo said before Mikey spoke next.

"Look after Klunk for me, ok, Master?"

"I will, Michelangelo…Have fun with your brothers. I am sure that they will look after you whilst you are out there..." Master Splinter replied with a nod.

"Don't worry; we won't let him outta our sights, right guys?" Raph said confidently.

"Right!" Leo and Donnie said in unison before Mikey was guided by Donnie into the Battle Shell after he, Raph, and Donnie waved goodbye to Master Splinter who waved back at them.

"See you in a few days, father!" Leo said before he gave him a gentle hug.

"Farewell, Leonardo…Enjoy yourselves out there!" Master Splinter said as he returned the hug.

Leo broke away from the hug and nodded before he bowed towards his sensei and father and then headed towards the passenger's seat and signalled Raph to start up the Battle Shell. The garage door was opened automatically and the turtles drove off to start their journey towards their chosen camping destination to meet April and Casey there, with Master Splinter waving them off as he watched his sons go before the garage door closed slowly in front of him.

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2 hours later…

The turtles have been traveling on the road towards their camping destination for two hours now and things were not running as smoothly as they thought.

The first hurdle that they had to overcome was trying to get away from a heavy traffic jam that had started to build up as soon as they reached the main road, and it had caused Raph to nearly go into a heated rage but Leo was able to calm him down and swap places with him to take over the driving duties.

The next hurdle was making sure that Mikey was ok whilst he was laid on the Battle Shell's medical bed to carry on with his resting. Unfortunately, the bumpy roads made this job difficult as it was causing Mikey to become travel sick but, luckily, Donnie remembered to bring some sick bags with them and he gave them to Mikey as soon as he was about to throw up.

"Ya doin' ok back there, Mike?" Raph asked in concern with a grimaced look on his face as he turned around when he smelt and heard his sick little brother throw up.

"Mmm-hmm…Cough, cough…!" Mikey managed to say before he spat any leftover vomit from his mouth into the sick bag, with Donnie rubbing his arm to comfort him as he spoke.

"Why don't we sit you up, instead? You might have a lesser chance of getting sick again sitting up than laying down…"

Mikey nodded before he was slowly helped up and onto a sitting position by Donnie who sat down next to him and allowed him to lean his body against his own to keep him upright and let his head rest on his shoulder with a groan.

"Don't worry, Mikey; we'll be at our destination soon. It's not much further now…" Leo said soothingly from his driver's seat as he took a quick glance at Mikey through the viewing window before he went back to focusing on driving.

Soon, the turtles reached their camping site, which was on a grassland not far from Casey's farmhouse and close to the forest and river. They then spotted April and Casey, who were standing next to their now fully built tent and waving at them as soon as they saw the turtles coming towards them in the Battle Shell.

Once the Battle Shell was parked at a suitable spot next to the camping site, the turtles got out, with Donnie supporting Mikey as he slowly stepped out of the back, and began to unload their camping supplies from the back of the vehicle.

"Here, Mikey, you can rest in our tent until your own tent has been put up…" April said sweetly as she helped Donnie to guide him towards and into her tent, which was a double-sized tent that she would be sharing with Casey during their time at camp, to settle him in before she and Donnie left to help the others with setting up the rest of the camping gear.

"How was Mikey during the trip over here?" April asked the turtles after a moment of silence during their setting up of the camping equipment.

"Not too great; he threw his lunch back up in da back of da Battle Shell…I was tryin' ta not throw up myself when da smell started ta spread around us…" Raph answered with a grimace and a wrinkled nose over the memory from earlier.

"Well, when you're sick it doesn't help much when you're traveling on a bumpy road…" Leo said with a sigh.

"Oh, poor guy…I hope he feels better before dinner later…!" April said sadly.

"Don't worry, April; I'm sure that Mikey's stomach will settle down by the time dinner is ready…" Donnie said with a reassuring smile, causing April to smile back.

"Hey! Are ya gonna help me with da rest of da unpackin' or what!?" Casey suddenly yelled out to the group.

"Ok, ok, we're comin'! Just keep ya voice down or ya gonna wake Mikey up, ya bonehead!" Raph countered back firmly before he and the others, who were laughing at the way Raph and Casey were shouting at each other, walked over to Casey to carry on with the unpacking.

It took them over an hour, but they eventually finished putting up the turtles' tents and setting up the cooking equipment. After the group took a step back from their achievements, Leo spoke with an excited smile on his face.

"Alright, let the camping begin!"

Everyone cheered to Leo's words, but in a quiet tone since Mikey was still sleeping in April and Casey's tent before they all started to make preparations for dinner.