The Better World
Chapter Three: ~
"C'mon guys! You gotta try this food!" Mikey exclaimed as he hurried along the corridor, brothers in tow. They groaned and followed as quickly as they could.
"Slow down, Mikey." Leo panted. He was tired and still slightly sore in the stomach area, which did slow him down slightly.
"You ought to have seen him eat the first time we went in there," Donnie said, smiling as Mikey rounded the corner which took him into the cantina. "He went back for thirds! I mean, I was stuffed after firsts!"
Leo smiled at the thought of Mikey going completely mad around food. He chuckled to himself but that hurt so he winced.
Raph remained silent. He watched warily as people went by them, smiling despite that fact Raph had put on a face that clearly said look-at-me-and-you're-dead.
The three brothers walked into the cantina and found Mikey already piling food onto a blue, plastic tray. He looked up as the walked over to him.
"Hey Leo, what you want?" Mikey didn't really need and answer, he grabbed another tray and started to fill that one up as well, then he gave it to Leo.
"Um. Thanks Mikey." Leo looked at all the food. He'd never eat it all and he knew he'd feel bad for leaving so much. Then again, Mikey might eat what he doesn't.
Mikey turned to Raph, who was stood next to Donnie. "Raph? Whadda ya want?" Mikey made to pick up another tray but Raph snatched it up.
"I'll get my own food, Mikey," Raph said shortly. He didn't want anything on his plate except what he was going to eat. Mikey would have put anything that was small enough on it. Raph started to examine the food. He was picky, especially when it was food from another world.
"Why didn't I just say that?" Leo said to himself, walking away to sit at the table Mikey and Donnie were heading to. Leo's eye ridges rose as he saw Mikey's plate. ¦And I thought he put too much on mine!¦
Leo dug into his food hungrily. He hadn't realised just how hungry he was and the food was amazingly delicious. He had only started his food and yet Mikey was halfway down his plate. Leo laughed in his head. Mikey was such a guts at times!
Raph joined them a few seconds later, hardly any food on his plate. Mikey stopped eating to stare.
"Raph. Do you have a sight problem? There's hardly any food on your plate!" Mikey exclaimed.
"Yeah, well, I'm careful." Raph glared at his brother then began to munch slowly on his food, watching the people coming in and out of the cantina.
After they had eaten Donnie and Mikey showed Leo and Raph most of the places they were taken by Aniá and Anor. Leo was amazed, and Donnie was pretty sure Raph was, just he wasn't showing it. They were out for hours, and came back to the hospital when they'd finished.
"So what do we do now?" Leo asked, as they were all walking down the corridors to the cantina, where Argrio had told them to meet him once they were finished exploring the city.
"Huh?" Mikey looked at Leo, he had been smiling at people again.
"I mean, how do we get back home? When? We should start right away, Splinter will be worried about us."
"Yeah. Shame. I was starting to really like this world," Mikey said, sighing and looking around him at the people they passed.
"Ah, there you all are." A Voice brought all their attention to look at Argrio. Without realising it they had walked into the cantina. "I suppose you are all tired? Well, I have selected four rooms for you - but, er, not in here. Can't have you sleeping in a hospital! No, I got you private rooms in a building we very rarely use. It's on the edge of the city but it's very nice, and big." Argrio led them out of the hospital and across the city. Leo asked him the same question he asked his brothers.
"Ah. I have thought of that. You see, the only way to get out of this world into yours, is through the castle. But that's not all. Once inside the castle you will have to find The Pool Of Black Water. It is as it sounds. Just a pool inside the castle that, to get home, you will have to jump in. Unfortunately it isn't that easy. The room is a large room, big enough to hold a creature of enormous size that will do anything to ensure no one but it's master can touch the water. And even before you reach the room there are all the guards you will have to fight. I am sending you to leave tomorrow with some of our forces. It will be a dangerous trek. There are all kinds of beasts and things is the jungles around here." He waved his hand towards the woods.
"Well then, bring it on. I prefer a good fight." Raph balled up his fists; actually exited they were going to get a bit of action. Unfortunately not until tomorrow.
Argrio chuckled. "Not if the Lord of the castle gets his hands on you and brainwashes you. He will want you to join him. As you, Donatello, are the maker of this world and if he had you, he could do anything with this world."
Donnie gulped.
They walked in silence the rest of the way, which was only fifteen minutes. When they arrived Argrio was right when he said it was at the edge of the city. It was practically in the trees. But it was big.
"Here we are." Argrio walked up to a control panel. He motions with his head for them to come nearer. Then he opened the panel, pressed a few buttons and told them to put there finger on a sensor pad. They did so and a computerised voice sounded to confirm identification.
"Wow." Donnie said.
"Well, this is where I leave you for the night. In the morning I will send my granddaughter over to wake you and you will be on your way home. If I do not see you in the morning then I will say it now, farewell, it has been a pleasure meeting you, safe journey." With that he bowed, smiled and disappeared behind a tree, heading back to the city. The turtles watched, looked at each other and went inside.
The building was quite big. Bigger than it looked from the outside. It gave off the marble look and was, like the hospital, blue, though a lighter shade.
"Niiicceeee," Mikey grinned. He ran up the spiral staircase and a few seconds later appeared through a door behind them. "Is this cool or what?!"
"Very cool," Donnie agreed. ¦If they keep giving us things like this then we're not gunna want to go back tomorrow!¦
They all moved further into the building, checking out the rooms. There were eight bedrooms and four of these were ready and made for the turtles. Ten bathrooms, two kitchens, one massive lounge and even a training area and a small swimming pool! Even Raph found his mouth was open. They soon go comfortable. Mikey was in control of the kitchens, Donnie was checking out the TV in the lounge, Raph was enjoying himself in the training room and Leo found himself in the poolroom. The water was just the right temperature, and there was no stinging chlorine in the water, though it still managed to keep that pooly look about it. They had only been in the building an hour and Mikey had already found out how to work the kitchen. He was soon calling them in for dinner, or a late snack as he usually says.
"Food's ready, guys!" Mikey shouted through the mansion. He didn't know what he had cooked but it smelt good.
Donnie came into the kitchen. "Um. Smells good, thanks Mikey." He grabbed one of the four plates Mikey had laid down with food on, then disappeared back into the lounge to examine the TV again.
"Hey, smells nice, Mike." Leo came through, water dripping off his muscles, making squelching sounds as he walked. "Thanks, Mikey, you're a real good cook." Leo leaned against the counter, eating his food.
"Where's Raph? RAPH! FOOD!" Mikey bawled. A few seconds later he was answered by a grunt and Raph appeared round the corner, his body glistened with a thin layer of sweat. He walked into the kitchen, sniffing the air.
"Yours." Mikey pointed with a fork to the remaining plate.
"Thank," Raph murmured. He picked up the plate, eyed the food, thought it was okay and started to eat.
After the amazing dinner from Mikey, they all stayed in the lounge, where Donnie was still messing with the TV. It was raining outside now. After moans from his brothers, Donnie flicked through the channels, looking for a good movie they could all watch. They found quite a few that looked good, unfortunately they all wanted different ones on and they ended up getting into an argument. Soon Leo and Donnie were pulling Mikey and Raph apart, nothing serious, but they were getting loud.
"Okay, dudes, I know what can sort this." Mikey kneeled on the floor with Leo and Donnie. "Rock, paper, scissors!"
"But that would get us all out," Donnie observed.
Raph looked at Donnie, then Leo, then Mikey. "Arm wrestle?"
"No way Raph, you always win!" Mikey said.
"Okay, drastic measure must be taken." Donnie stood up, gripping the remote. He held it up near his face. "I'm gunna throw the remote up in the air, we're all gunna stand in a circle, and catch it. Who ever catches it can have their movie on!" He looked at his brothers. They looked back and nodded.
"Okay." Leo said.
They all stood up hands by their sides, in a circle as Donnie instructed.
"Okay, on the count of three."
Mikey kept his eye on the remote.
"One."
Leo flexed his hands, ready to catch it.
"Two.
Raph bent his knees slightly, also preparing his foot, getting ready to jump and stick it out at the same time.
Donnie hesitated for the added tension. In his head he was laughing.
"THREE!"
Donnie three the remote as hard and as high as he could in the air. His brothers jumped as one. He could just see it in slow motion. As he jumped with his brothers, they reached out for the remote, which was thrown way to hard and hit the ceiling with enough force to knock your head off. It cracked the ceiling and started to fall back to earth. While that happened, Mikey had fallen down, having tripped on Raph's out- stuck foot, and landed heavily on the floor. As the remote came down, it passed through Raph's fingers, still falling; it then just managed to slip through Leo's, still falling; it got past Donnie's cupped hands, still falling. Now the three were falling back to the floor, though the remote was further ahead. It was falling. Falling.
And fell right into Mikey's outstretched hand.
Slow motion stopped and the three fell to the floor quickly and heavily.
"HA!" Mikey jumped up, holding the remote high to show he had got it.
Leo, Donnie and Raph groaned. Mikey stuck his tongue out at Raph, who growled.
Mikey jumped on the couch and switched to his channel which showed the film he wanted to watch. The others sat back down next to him, deciding that if they couldn't watch their movie, at least they would watch something.
As the movie got into the good bit, Donnie decided popcorn was necessary. He got up off the floor where he had been sitting with Raph, and walked into the kitchen. ¦Wait. Do these people even have popcorn?¦ He was just looking through the cupboard when something told him to turn around. He spun, hands up in defence. There was no one there, yet he had the feeling there was. He took a few steps further, out of the kitchen. No one there. He looked down, something caught his eye. There was something on the floor, staining it. He bent down to look. Close up, he could tell they were muddy footprints. They were recent, too. And they didn't belong to him or his brothers. Donnie's senses told him to look up. As he did so he jumped back as well - just as an figure with a funny wooden bat swiped at him. Donnie jumped to his feet and readied himself for the fight. The man came at him again. Donnie dodged the bat, spun and kicked the man in the back. The man flew into the kitchen, but controlled himself and brought the bat round in a twirl at Donnie. Again, Donnie missed it, but his senses told him another figure was nearby. As he dodged the second bat, he dove to the ground in a roll. It was luck he had. A second man, holding a similar bat to the first, had brought his weapon down where Donnie should have been had he not rolled. ¦Where the hell Are the others?!¦ He watched the men as the slowly circled him. They were dressed in dark red clothes, almost black. A crash from the lounge told Donnie that his brothers were having their own problems. The second man came at him again; Donnie ducked to the side and delivered the man a hard thump to his head. The first man took this time to hit Donnie with his bat. The turtle dodged again but the second man had recovered quickly and swung a knockout blow to Donnie's head. The turtle was thrown to the floor, flashing lights blurred his vision but he was still conscious. He couldn't see properly, but he did see the colour green and hear a thud as one of men fell to the ground. A growl nearby told him Raph was taking care of the men. Donnie tried to clear his vision, but it was only coming back slowly. He only just saw the second man run from the building, taking the half-conscious man with him. Noises from the lounge stopped and everything was quiet. Donnie felt a hand pull him to his feet.
"You okay, Don?" Raph's face was blurred slightly, but Donnie smiled.
"Thanks, Raph."
"Don? Where's Don? S'he okay?" Mikey rushed into the hall, Leo behind him. A Nasty scar was cut into Mikey's arm.
"Yeah, I'm fine Mikey." Donnie regained his normal vision.
"Who where those guys?" Raph asked, looking back behind him to where they ran out of the building.
"I dunno, but it's a good job we're leaving tomorrow." Leo looked back as well. "I think one of us should keep watch tonight. Then switch half-way through the night."
"I'll take first watch," Raph said.
"Does that mean we still can't watch my movie?" Mikey asked.
They all groaned, but decided the men wouldn't come back. They checked all the windows and doors before they went back into the lounge to watch TV. After it had finished, they all said goodnight. Leo, Donnie and Mikey disappeared into their rooms while Raph took on watch duty. He walked around the building, listening out for anything. After a while he went to sit in the shadows under the stairs, where he stayed until Leo came down, looking for him to take over. Raph slid out of the shadows to show himself to Leo. Leo nodded and silently they switched places. Raph went to bed while Leo stayed up and watched.
(Sorry this took so long to get on, but I've been a bit behind with this story lately, same with Mysterious Shadow (The Thing). Thanks to all those who have reviewed so far.more to come, soz if they're going to be late.)
Chapter Three: ~
"C'mon guys! You gotta try this food!" Mikey exclaimed as he hurried along the corridor, brothers in tow. They groaned and followed as quickly as they could.
"Slow down, Mikey." Leo panted. He was tired and still slightly sore in the stomach area, which did slow him down slightly.
"You ought to have seen him eat the first time we went in there," Donnie said, smiling as Mikey rounded the corner which took him into the cantina. "He went back for thirds! I mean, I was stuffed after firsts!"
Leo smiled at the thought of Mikey going completely mad around food. He chuckled to himself but that hurt so he winced.
Raph remained silent. He watched warily as people went by them, smiling despite that fact Raph had put on a face that clearly said look-at-me-and-you're-dead.
The three brothers walked into the cantina and found Mikey already piling food onto a blue, plastic tray. He looked up as the walked over to him.
"Hey Leo, what you want?" Mikey didn't really need and answer, he grabbed another tray and started to fill that one up as well, then he gave it to Leo.
"Um. Thanks Mikey." Leo looked at all the food. He'd never eat it all and he knew he'd feel bad for leaving so much. Then again, Mikey might eat what he doesn't.
Mikey turned to Raph, who was stood next to Donnie. "Raph? Whadda ya want?" Mikey made to pick up another tray but Raph snatched it up.
"I'll get my own food, Mikey," Raph said shortly. He didn't want anything on his plate except what he was going to eat. Mikey would have put anything that was small enough on it. Raph started to examine the food. He was picky, especially when it was food from another world.
"Why didn't I just say that?" Leo said to himself, walking away to sit at the table Mikey and Donnie were heading to. Leo's eye ridges rose as he saw Mikey's plate. ¦And I thought he put too much on mine!¦
Leo dug into his food hungrily. He hadn't realised just how hungry he was and the food was amazingly delicious. He had only started his food and yet Mikey was halfway down his plate. Leo laughed in his head. Mikey was such a guts at times!
Raph joined them a few seconds later, hardly any food on his plate. Mikey stopped eating to stare.
"Raph. Do you have a sight problem? There's hardly any food on your plate!" Mikey exclaimed.
"Yeah, well, I'm careful." Raph glared at his brother then began to munch slowly on his food, watching the people coming in and out of the cantina.
After they had eaten Donnie and Mikey showed Leo and Raph most of the places they were taken by Aniá and Anor. Leo was amazed, and Donnie was pretty sure Raph was, just he wasn't showing it. They were out for hours, and came back to the hospital when they'd finished.
"So what do we do now?" Leo asked, as they were all walking down the corridors to the cantina, where Argrio had told them to meet him once they were finished exploring the city.
"Huh?" Mikey looked at Leo, he had been smiling at people again.
"I mean, how do we get back home? When? We should start right away, Splinter will be worried about us."
"Yeah. Shame. I was starting to really like this world," Mikey said, sighing and looking around him at the people they passed.
"Ah, there you all are." A Voice brought all their attention to look at Argrio. Without realising it they had walked into the cantina. "I suppose you are all tired? Well, I have selected four rooms for you - but, er, not in here. Can't have you sleeping in a hospital! No, I got you private rooms in a building we very rarely use. It's on the edge of the city but it's very nice, and big." Argrio led them out of the hospital and across the city. Leo asked him the same question he asked his brothers.
"Ah. I have thought of that. You see, the only way to get out of this world into yours, is through the castle. But that's not all. Once inside the castle you will have to find The Pool Of Black Water. It is as it sounds. Just a pool inside the castle that, to get home, you will have to jump in. Unfortunately it isn't that easy. The room is a large room, big enough to hold a creature of enormous size that will do anything to ensure no one but it's master can touch the water. And even before you reach the room there are all the guards you will have to fight. I am sending you to leave tomorrow with some of our forces. It will be a dangerous trek. There are all kinds of beasts and things is the jungles around here." He waved his hand towards the woods.
"Well then, bring it on. I prefer a good fight." Raph balled up his fists; actually exited they were going to get a bit of action. Unfortunately not until tomorrow.
Argrio chuckled. "Not if the Lord of the castle gets his hands on you and brainwashes you. He will want you to join him. As you, Donatello, are the maker of this world and if he had you, he could do anything with this world."
Donnie gulped.
They walked in silence the rest of the way, which was only fifteen minutes. When they arrived Argrio was right when he said it was at the edge of the city. It was practically in the trees. But it was big.
"Here we are." Argrio walked up to a control panel. He motions with his head for them to come nearer. Then he opened the panel, pressed a few buttons and told them to put there finger on a sensor pad. They did so and a computerised voice sounded to confirm identification.
"Wow." Donnie said.
"Well, this is where I leave you for the night. In the morning I will send my granddaughter over to wake you and you will be on your way home. If I do not see you in the morning then I will say it now, farewell, it has been a pleasure meeting you, safe journey." With that he bowed, smiled and disappeared behind a tree, heading back to the city. The turtles watched, looked at each other and went inside.
The building was quite big. Bigger than it looked from the outside. It gave off the marble look and was, like the hospital, blue, though a lighter shade.
"Niiicceeee," Mikey grinned. He ran up the spiral staircase and a few seconds later appeared through a door behind them. "Is this cool or what?!"
"Very cool," Donnie agreed. ¦If they keep giving us things like this then we're not gunna want to go back tomorrow!¦
They all moved further into the building, checking out the rooms. There were eight bedrooms and four of these were ready and made for the turtles. Ten bathrooms, two kitchens, one massive lounge and even a training area and a small swimming pool! Even Raph found his mouth was open. They soon go comfortable. Mikey was in control of the kitchens, Donnie was checking out the TV in the lounge, Raph was enjoying himself in the training room and Leo found himself in the poolroom. The water was just the right temperature, and there was no stinging chlorine in the water, though it still managed to keep that pooly look about it. They had only been in the building an hour and Mikey had already found out how to work the kitchen. He was soon calling them in for dinner, or a late snack as he usually says.
"Food's ready, guys!" Mikey shouted through the mansion. He didn't know what he had cooked but it smelt good.
Donnie came into the kitchen. "Um. Smells good, thanks Mikey." He grabbed one of the four plates Mikey had laid down with food on, then disappeared back into the lounge to examine the TV again.
"Hey, smells nice, Mike." Leo came through, water dripping off his muscles, making squelching sounds as he walked. "Thanks, Mikey, you're a real good cook." Leo leaned against the counter, eating his food.
"Where's Raph? RAPH! FOOD!" Mikey bawled. A few seconds later he was answered by a grunt and Raph appeared round the corner, his body glistened with a thin layer of sweat. He walked into the kitchen, sniffing the air.
"Yours." Mikey pointed with a fork to the remaining plate.
"Thank," Raph murmured. He picked up the plate, eyed the food, thought it was okay and started to eat.
After the amazing dinner from Mikey, they all stayed in the lounge, where Donnie was still messing with the TV. It was raining outside now. After moans from his brothers, Donnie flicked through the channels, looking for a good movie they could all watch. They found quite a few that looked good, unfortunately they all wanted different ones on and they ended up getting into an argument. Soon Leo and Donnie were pulling Mikey and Raph apart, nothing serious, but they were getting loud.
"Okay, dudes, I know what can sort this." Mikey kneeled on the floor with Leo and Donnie. "Rock, paper, scissors!"
"But that would get us all out," Donnie observed.
Raph looked at Donnie, then Leo, then Mikey. "Arm wrestle?"
"No way Raph, you always win!" Mikey said.
"Okay, drastic measure must be taken." Donnie stood up, gripping the remote. He held it up near his face. "I'm gunna throw the remote up in the air, we're all gunna stand in a circle, and catch it. Who ever catches it can have their movie on!" He looked at his brothers. They looked back and nodded.
"Okay." Leo said.
They all stood up hands by their sides, in a circle as Donnie instructed.
"Okay, on the count of three."
Mikey kept his eye on the remote.
"One."
Leo flexed his hands, ready to catch it.
"Two.
Raph bent his knees slightly, also preparing his foot, getting ready to jump and stick it out at the same time.
Donnie hesitated for the added tension. In his head he was laughing.
"THREE!"
Donnie three the remote as hard and as high as he could in the air. His brothers jumped as one. He could just see it in slow motion. As he jumped with his brothers, they reached out for the remote, which was thrown way to hard and hit the ceiling with enough force to knock your head off. It cracked the ceiling and started to fall back to earth. While that happened, Mikey had fallen down, having tripped on Raph's out- stuck foot, and landed heavily on the floor. As the remote came down, it passed through Raph's fingers, still falling; it then just managed to slip through Leo's, still falling; it got past Donnie's cupped hands, still falling. Now the three were falling back to the floor, though the remote was further ahead. It was falling. Falling.
And fell right into Mikey's outstretched hand.
Slow motion stopped and the three fell to the floor quickly and heavily.
"HA!" Mikey jumped up, holding the remote high to show he had got it.
Leo, Donnie and Raph groaned. Mikey stuck his tongue out at Raph, who growled.
Mikey jumped on the couch and switched to his channel which showed the film he wanted to watch. The others sat back down next to him, deciding that if they couldn't watch their movie, at least they would watch something.
As the movie got into the good bit, Donnie decided popcorn was necessary. He got up off the floor where he had been sitting with Raph, and walked into the kitchen. ¦Wait. Do these people even have popcorn?¦ He was just looking through the cupboard when something told him to turn around. He spun, hands up in defence. There was no one there, yet he had the feeling there was. He took a few steps further, out of the kitchen. No one there. He looked down, something caught his eye. There was something on the floor, staining it. He bent down to look. Close up, he could tell they were muddy footprints. They were recent, too. And they didn't belong to him or his brothers. Donnie's senses told him to look up. As he did so he jumped back as well - just as an figure with a funny wooden bat swiped at him. Donnie jumped to his feet and readied himself for the fight. The man came at him again. Donnie dodged the bat, spun and kicked the man in the back. The man flew into the kitchen, but controlled himself and brought the bat round in a twirl at Donnie. Again, Donnie missed it, but his senses told him another figure was nearby. As he dodged the second bat, he dove to the ground in a roll. It was luck he had. A second man, holding a similar bat to the first, had brought his weapon down where Donnie should have been had he not rolled. ¦Where the hell Are the others?!¦ He watched the men as the slowly circled him. They were dressed in dark red clothes, almost black. A crash from the lounge told Donnie that his brothers were having their own problems. The second man came at him again; Donnie ducked to the side and delivered the man a hard thump to his head. The first man took this time to hit Donnie with his bat. The turtle dodged again but the second man had recovered quickly and swung a knockout blow to Donnie's head. The turtle was thrown to the floor, flashing lights blurred his vision but he was still conscious. He couldn't see properly, but he did see the colour green and hear a thud as one of men fell to the ground. A growl nearby told him Raph was taking care of the men. Donnie tried to clear his vision, but it was only coming back slowly. He only just saw the second man run from the building, taking the half-conscious man with him. Noises from the lounge stopped and everything was quiet. Donnie felt a hand pull him to his feet.
"You okay, Don?" Raph's face was blurred slightly, but Donnie smiled.
"Thanks, Raph."
"Don? Where's Don? S'he okay?" Mikey rushed into the hall, Leo behind him. A Nasty scar was cut into Mikey's arm.
"Yeah, I'm fine Mikey." Donnie regained his normal vision.
"Who where those guys?" Raph asked, looking back behind him to where they ran out of the building.
"I dunno, but it's a good job we're leaving tomorrow." Leo looked back as well. "I think one of us should keep watch tonight. Then switch half-way through the night."
"I'll take first watch," Raph said.
"Does that mean we still can't watch my movie?" Mikey asked.
They all groaned, but decided the men wouldn't come back. They checked all the windows and doors before they went back into the lounge to watch TV. After it had finished, they all said goodnight. Leo, Donnie and Mikey disappeared into their rooms while Raph took on watch duty. He walked around the building, listening out for anything. After a while he went to sit in the shadows under the stairs, where he stayed until Leo came down, looking for him to take over. Raph slid out of the shadows to show himself to Leo. Leo nodded and silently they switched places. Raph went to bed while Leo stayed up and watched.
(Sorry this took so long to get on, but I've been a bit behind with this story lately, same with Mysterious Shadow (The Thing). Thanks to all those who have reviewed so far.more to come, soz if they're going to be late.)