Thankful
Chapter XVIII: Last Adventure
By: Michelle
October 12, 2001
"It's been a while since we've went patrolling together." Leonardo said as he pulled out into the street.
"Yeah." Raphael propped his feet on the dash board.
"Do you have to do that?" Leonardo complained. "It's distracting my driving."
"Then, you should have let me ride on my bike." Raphael remarked. "Plus, you should be looking at the road and not my feet."
"Do I always have to argue with you when we do something?"
"Well, if you didn't nag me all the time we would get along fine."
"I don't nag you."
Raphael wanted to laugh. "Yeah, you do."
"No, I don't." Leonardo swerved a bit off the road.
"You are now." Raphael braced his hand on the side of the car. "Just get us killed why don't you."
"Then, stop distracting me."
"Then, stop nagging me."
Leonardo slammed on the brakes, causing Raphael to side off the seat and onto the floor.
With his feet in the air, Raphael began yelling. "WHAT THE FUCK YOU DID THAT FOR?"
"I don't nag you." Leonardo defended.
"You do." Raphael said and climbed back into his seat.
"No, I don't."
Raphael looked into an alley and saw shadows moving.
"I don't nag you." Leonardo said. "Are you even listening to me?"
Raphael focused on the shadows. 'The Foot.' He whispered under his breath.
"See this is your problem." Leonardo started. "If you would just listen, we wouldn't."
"Will you just stop nagging for a minute and shut the fuck up."
Leonardo turned and faced the alley. "The Foot."
"Yeah, they're up to something."
The two of them got out of the hummer to investigate.
"You got the stuff man." One of the punks said.
"Yeah." He pulled a small disk out of his pocket. "It's 100 bucks."
"No, Problem."
"Well, look at what we have here." Raphael announced to the punks.
Leonardo pinned one punk to the ground and took the disk. "I thought punks like you had to many damaged brain cells to know what a computer disk is."
Raphael slammed the other into the wall. "What's on the disk?"
"Umm." The punk shook. "Plans."
"What kind of plans?"
"New weapons for the Foot."
Leonardo and Raphael tied the two punks to a drain pipe. "Too bad."
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October 15, 2001
"Where are you going?" Venus wobbled behind Raphael to the door.
"Patrolling."
"You have patrolled for the last few days." Venus complained. "Can't someone else go tonight?"
"No." Raphael kissed her on the cheek. "I'll be back late."
"Bye." Venus sighed. She knew something was troubling him.
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"Raphael." Splinter called to him. "What are you going?"
"Patrolling."
"Michaelangelo and Mondo Gecko already left."
Raphael sighed. He couldn't believe they left without him.
'I told them to go."
Raphael turned to Splinter. 'Why you did that?"
"I want to talk to you." Splinter signaled him to his room. "Now."
Raphael rolled his eyes, but obeyed his Master.
"Sit."
Raphael sat on the floor next to him. "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Something is troubling you."
"Nothing is troubling me."
"That's not what Venus thinks."
Raphael took a deep breath. Venus knew him too well.
"Tell me what's wrong my son."
Raphael sighed. "It's just.Venus is a month from her due date.and.it's my last month to do things."
"I'm not sure I understand."
Raphael looked at Splinter. "I won't be able to have anymore wild and crazy adventures."
Splinter smiled. "I see."
Raphael hung his head.
"Raphael." Splinter lifted his chin. "It's time to have new adventures."
"New adventures."
"Parenthood is the ultimate adventure." Splinter said proudly. "It is the best thing that will ever happen to you."
Raphael smiled. "We all were the best thing that ever happened to you."
"More than you know." Splinter smiled.
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"You're back early." Venus acted surprised as Raphael hoped in bed with her.
"Don't play dumb." Raphael kissed Venus on the cheek. "I love you."
"I have a few names picked out." Venus said and pulled out the book.
"What are they?"
"Well, I like Kyle, Nikolas, Filip ."
Raphael shook his head.
"Riki, Ali, Tai."
Raphael gave her a look. "Are you trying to traumatize our children?"
"Raili (Riley), Toni."
"Stop." Raphael sat up. "What were those last two names?"
"Raili and Toni."
"I like those names." Raphael smiled and sat back. "Raili and Toni."
By: Michelle
October 12, 2001
"It's been a while since we've went patrolling together." Leonardo said as he pulled out into the street.
"Yeah." Raphael propped his feet on the dash board.
"Do you have to do that?" Leonardo complained. "It's distracting my driving."
"Then, you should have let me ride on my bike." Raphael remarked. "Plus, you should be looking at the road and not my feet."
"Do I always have to argue with you when we do something?"
"Well, if you didn't nag me all the time we would get along fine."
"I don't nag you."
Raphael wanted to laugh. "Yeah, you do."
"No, I don't." Leonardo swerved a bit off the road.
"You are now." Raphael braced his hand on the side of the car. "Just get us killed why don't you."
"Then, stop distracting me."
"Then, stop nagging me."
Leonardo slammed on the brakes, causing Raphael to side off the seat and onto the floor.
With his feet in the air, Raphael began yelling. "WHAT THE FUCK YOU DID THAT FOR?"
"I don't nag you." Leonardo defended.
"You do." Raphael said and climbed back into his seat.
"No, I don't."
Raphael looked into an alley and saw shadows moving.
"I don't nag you." Leonardo said. "Are you even listening to me?"
Raphael focused on the shadows. 'The Foot.' He whispered under his breath.
"See this is your problem." Leonardo started. "If you would just listen, we wouldn't."
"Will you just stop nagging for a minute and shut the fuck up."
Leonardo turned and faced the alley. "The Foot."
"Yeah, they're up to something."
The two of them got out of the hummer to investigate.
"You got the stuff man." One of the punks said.
"Yeah." He pulled a small disk out of his pocket. "It's 100 bucks."
"No, Problem."
"Well, look at what we have here." Raphael announced to the punks.
Leonardo pinned one punk to the ground and took the disk. "I thought punks like you had to many damaged brain cells to know what a computer disk is."
Raphael slammed the other into the wall. "What's on the disk?"
"Umm." The punk shook. "Plans."
"What kind of plans?"
"New weapons for the Foot."
Leonardo and Raphael tied the two punks to a drain pipe. "Too bad."
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October 15, 2001
"Where are you going?" Venus wobbled behind Raphael to the door.
"Patrolling."
"You have patrolled for the last few days." Venus complained. "Can't someone else go tonight?"
"No." Raphael kissed her on the cheek. "I'll be back late."
"Bye." Venus sighed. She knew something was troubling him.
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"Raphael." Splinter called to him. "What are you going?"
"Patrolling."
"Michaelangelo and Mondo Gecko already left."
Raphael sighed. He couldn't believe they left without him.
'I told them to go."
Raphael turned to Splinter. 'Why you did that?"
"I want to talk to you." Splinter signaled him to his room. "Now."
Raphael rolled his eyes, but obeyed his Master.
"Sit."
Raphael sat on the floor next to him. "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Something is troubling you."
"Nothing is troubling me."
"That's not what Venus thinks."
Raphael took a deep breath. Venus knew him too well.
"Tell me what's wrong my son."
Raphael sighed. "It's just.Venus is a month from her due date.and.it's my last month to do things."
"I'm not sure I understand."
Raphael looked at Splinter. "I won't be able to have anymore wild and crazy adventures."
Splinter smiled. "I see."
Raphael hung his head.
"Raphael." Splinter lifted his chin. "It's time to have new adventures."
"New adventures."
"Parenthood is the ultimate adventure." Splinter said proudly. "It is the best thing that will ever happen to you."
Raphael smiled. "We all were the best thing that ever happened to you."
"More than you know." Splinter smiled.
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"You're back early." Venus acted surprised as Raphael hoped in bed with her.
"Don't play dumb." Raphael kissed Venus on the cheek. "I love you."
"I have a few names picked out." Venus said and pulled out the book.
"What are they?"
"Well, I like Kyle, Nikolas, Filip ."
Raphael shook his head.
"Riki, Ali, Tai."
Raphael gave her a look. "Are you trying to traumatize our children?"
"Raili (Riley), Toni."
"Stop." Raphael sat up. "What were those last two names?"
"Raili and Toni."
"I like those names." Raphael smiled and sat back. "Raili and Toni."