Leonardo wiped a hand across his face in disgust. The stench pervading the lair clouded his vision with tears and hovered in his lungs, making him cough. As he approached the bathroom door, he paused a moment choking on the odor. Gathering his heavy breath, he pushed it open with one hand while allowing the other to cover his nose and mouth.
"Don? We have practice now," he said even though his hand muffled it. Don was on his knees by the toilet pounding his head against the lid hopelessly.
"It's no use! I can't get it to work!"
Finally, Donatello noticed him and looked up. He was wearing one of the gas masks they had salvaged from the garbage. Though they hardly ever used them because they were rather awkward for the mold of their faces.
"Common, Splinter said to hurry," Leo managed to gasp out while quickly removing his hand and then replacing it. Don sighed and got up, brushing himself off. He followed Leo out the door and took the mask off.
"I can't stand this stench much longer! If I have to sleep in my room again, I'll pass out!"
Leo patted him reassuringly on the shell as he trudged to the training room in despair. When they arrived, Splinter opened his eyes widely from meditating in lotus position.
"Donatello, did you forget to shower this morning?"
Mike and Raph snickered from the corner near the weapon rack. Don looked at the ground nearly blushing.
"No, he's been trying to fix the...uh...plumbing problem, Master Splinter," Leo offered.
"I see. Now my sons, please join me in a circle and we will start our prefight meditations."
They all gathered around him, mimicking his lotus position. Splinter reached over and scooted a small candle table next to him, as to see their faces better in the dark.
"Now, close your eyes and breath deeply. Clear all your thoughts and focus."
They all obeyed silently, allowing their muscles to relax. Leo exhaled, but peaked an eye open as he noticed the room seemed to be getting brighter from under his eyelids. Looking towards the candle table, he noticed the flames on the wicks rising to twice their normal height. Suddenly, one of the flames expanded and created a small ember on one of Splinter's whiskers. He looked around in panic, but everyone else was calm and deep in meditation. Not even his Sensei seemed to notice. To his horror, the ember grew stronger and stronger until a weak flame was flickering with each of Splinter's deep breaths. Slowly, it caught another whisker on fire, until his whole furry face seemed to glow.
"FIRE!"
The group opened their eyes in shock. Spinter, nearly cross-eyed, fanned the flame in panic until Raph leaned over and extinguished it between his thumb and forefinger.
"Ah, thank you Raphael," he said in a strained voice. Leo got up and quickly blew the candles out, leaving them in complete darkness.
"Hhmm, those candles must have been feeding off of the excess methane in the air." Don thought out loud.
"Donatello, turn the lights on, and kindly take shower when that task is finished."
Don nodded, a bit ashamed, and got up, flipped the lights on, and trudged out moodily. Splinter waited until he could hear the shower water running, and when satisfied he returned his remaining pupils.
"Leonardo and Michaelangelo, you will spar together today. Raphael, you will be with me until Donatello returns." They all bowed to him and scattered into position, bowing also to their opponent.
"Go!"
Immediately, they erupted into action.
Meanwhile, Donatello stepped out of the second bathroom by Leo's room, thankfully in perfect working order. Polishing his head with a towel, he passed Mike's room but stopped when a familiar voice caught his attention. Curious, he opened the door and turned the lights on.
"Oh, big light, hehehe!" Doh-Doh giggled from the floor. The furby laid on his side from a nose dive off the bed. Its pursuer, Klunk, watched from the edge twitching his tail in irritation.
"Play with me?" It asked. Klunk hissed in reply. Don walked in and scooped it up into his arms. An over whelming desire to smash it to bits came over him. He was hoping that by putting it in the freezer earlier, it would be broken before Mike found it. But no, Raphael had to intervene, as usual.
"I love you," it purred. Disgusted, he held it upside down by the base.
"AH! No joke!"
Suddenly, a revelation came to him. After patting Klunk on the head, he left the room still holding his hostage. Sneaking into the training room, he placed it on the floor, next to the table. Then he replaced Splinter to spar with Raph.
They moved quickly into action.Raph made the first punch, and Don moved to the side easily and grabbed his arm.
"Hey! You're cheating!"
"Sshh! I brought you something." Raph ripped his arm away and spun into a round house kick. Donatello ducked, but did not counteract.
"Oh? And what is that?"
He reached out with his bo snagged the oncoming sias while entangling the prongs together with it. Raph jerked them out of the tangle in frustration.
"Look over there on the floor." Raph took a quick glance and grinned evilly. He swiveled one sai around in his palm, aiming at the now sleeping furby. He withdrew his arm into throwing position, stilling keep a good aim on the target. Suddenly, Splinter blocked the sai's path.
"Raphael? What is the matter?"
He looked to Don in panic, and pointed to the furby. Splinter looked towards the table, and to his dismay animal resided there. He approached it curiously.
"I do not believe I've seen this type of animal before," he said as he got a better view. By this time, Leo and Mike had stopped their spar. Mike gasped in horror and ran to save his precious toy. He scooped it up in his arms, inspecting it for any damages.
"How did you get in here Doh-Doh?" Suddenly Klunk walked in, meowing," Did you bring him in here, Klunk? You bad kitty."
Don exchange a quick glance with Raphael and observed the drama innocently. Saved by the cat. Lady Luck was on his side today! Although he wished his previous plan would have continued. Raph would have killed that thing right in front of Mike's face, and not only would it be disposed, but he'd get the entertainment of Raphael's punishment.Then Leo interrupted his thoughts.
"What is going on Mike?"
"Leo, Master Splinter, meet Doh-Doh," he held it up for them to behold.
"What is it?"
"Well, I don't know. I found him in the junk yard yesterday. Isn't he cute?"
"IT not HIM," Raph added.
"You knew about this?"
Raph and Don nodded.
" No need to panic. It's just a toy, Master," Don said.
Splinter eyed it, a little more relaxed now.
"Then you may keep it as long as it doesn't disrupt us again."
"Yes!" Mike hooted and hugged it.
"Practice is finished," he gave a rare I-can't-take-much-more-of-this look,"The rest of the day is yours." With that said, he departed to trim his whiskers. Klunk meowed again, rubbing against their legs.
"Oh! I forgot to feed you! No wonder you're being strange!" Mike leaned over and picked the cat up in his other arm while departing. Leo shrugged and left with him.
"Lets meet in my room tonight," Raph whispered to Don,"We're going to get rid of that thing for good."
*~By the way, if you're in the mood for some more humor, check out my short story "Honor Before Desire". It hasn't been read for awhile and it's getting lonely, lol. Paste this into your address bar to read it: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=787174
Thanx for reading and don't forget to review!
"Don? We have practice now," he said even though his hand muffled it. Don was on his knees by the toilet pounding his head against the lid hopelessly.
"It's no use! I can't get it to work!"
Finally, Donatello noticed him and looked up. He was wearing one of the gas masks they had salvaged from the garbage. Though they hardly ever used them because they were rather awkward for the mold of their faces.
"Common, Splinter said to hurry," Leo managed to gasp out while quickly removing his hand and then replacing it. Don sighed and got up, brushing himself off. He followed Leo out the door and took the mask off.
"I can't stand this stench much longer! If I have to sleep in my room again, I'll pass out!"
Leo patted him reassuringly on the shell as he trudged to the training room in despair. When they arrived, Splinter opened his eyes widely from meditating in lotus position.
"Donatello, did you forget to shower this morning?"
Mike and Raph snickered from the corner near the weapon rack. Don looked at the ground nearly blushing.
"No, he's been trying to fix the...uh...plumbing problem, Master Splinter," Leo offered.
"I see. Now my sons, please join me in a circle and we will start our prefight meditations."
They all gathered around him, mimicking his lotus position. Splinter reached over and scooted a small candle table next to him, as to see their faces better in the dark.
"Now, close your eyes and breath deeply. Clear all your thoughts and focus."
They all obeyed silently, allowing their muscles to relax. Leo exhaled, but peaked an eye open as he noticed the room seemed to be getting brighter from under his eyelids. Looking towards the candle table, he noticed the flames on the wicks rising to twice their normal height. Suddenly, one of the flames expanded and created a small ember on one of Splinter's whiskers. He looked around in panic, but everyone else was calm and deep in meditation. Not even his Sensei seemed to notice. To his horror, the ember grew stronger and stronger until a weak flame was flickering with each of Splinter's deep breaths. Slowly, it caught another whisker on fire, until his whole furry face seemed to glow.
"FIRE!"
The group opened their eyes in shock. Spinter, nearly cross-eyed, fanned the flame in panic until Raph leaned over and extinguished it between his thumb and forefinger.
"Ah, thank you Raphael," he said in a strained voice. Leo got up and quickly blew the candles out, leaving them in complete darkness.
"Hhmm, those candles must have been feeding off of the excess methane in the air." Don thought out loud.
"Donatello, turn the lights on, and kindly take shower when that task is finished."
Don nodded, a bit ashamed, and got up, flipped the lights on, and trudged out moodily. Splinter waited until he could hear the shower water running, and when satisfied he returned his remaining pupils.
"Leonardo and Michaelangelo, you will spar together today. Raphael, you will be with me until Donatello returns." They all bowed to him and scattered into position, bowing also to their opponent.
"Go!"
Immediately, they erupted into action.
Meanwhile, Donatello stepped out of the second bathroom by Leo's room, thankfully in perfect working order. Polishing his head with a towel, he passed Mike's room but stopped when a familiar voice caught his attention. Curious, he opened the door and turned the lights on.
"Oh, big light, hehehe!" Doh-Doh giggled from the floor. The furby laid on his side from a nose dive off the bed. Its pursuer, Klunk, watched from the edge twitching his tail in irritation.
"Play with me?" It asked. Klunk hissed in reply. Don walked in and scooped it up into his arms. An over whelming desire to smash it to bits came over him. He was hoping that by putting it in the freezer earlier, it would be broken before Mike found it. But no, Raphael had to intervene, as usual.
"I love you," it purred. Disgusted, he held it upside down by the base.
"AH! No joke!"
Suddenly, a revelation came to him. After patting Klunk on the head, he left the room still holding his hostage. Sneaking into the training room, he placed it on the floor, next to the table. Then he replaced Splinter to spar with Raph.
They moved quickly into action.Raph made the first punch, and Don moved to the side easily and grabbed his arm.
"Hey! You're cheating!"
"Sshh! I brought you something." Raph ripped his arm away and spun into a round house kick. Donatello ducked, but did not counteract.
"Oh? And what is that?"
He reached out with his bo snagged the oncoming sias while entangling the prongs together with it. Raph jerked them out of the tangle in frustration.
"Look over there on the floor." Raph took a quick glance and grinned evilly. He swiveled one sai around in his palm, aiming at the now sleeping furby. He withdrew his arm into throwing position, stilling keep a good aim on the target. Suddenly, Splinter blocked the sai's path.
"Raphael? What is the matter?"
He looked to Don in panic, and pointed to the furby. Splinter looked towards the table, and to his dismay animal resided there. He approached it curiously.
"I do not believe I've seen this type of animal before," he said as he got a better view. By this time, Leo and Mike had stopped their spar. Mike gasped in horror and ran to save his precious toy. He scooped it up in his arms, inspecting it for any damages.
"How did you get in here Doh-Doh?" Suddenly Klunk walked in, meowing," Did you bring him in here, Klunk? You bad kitty."
Don exchange a quick glance with Raphael and observed the drama innocently. Saved by the cat. Lady Luck was on his side today! Although he wished his previous plan would have continued. Raph would have killed that thing right in front of Mike's face, and not only would it be disposed, but he'd get the entertainment of Raphael's punishment.Then Leo interrupted his thoughts.
"What is going on Mike?"
"Leo, Master Splinter, meet Doh-Doh," he held it up for them to behold.
"What is it?"
"Well, I don't know. I found him in the junk yard yesterday. Isn't he cute?"
"IT not HIM," Raph added.
"You knew about this?"
Raph and Don nodded.
" No need to panic. It's just a toy, Master," Don said.
Splinter eyed it, a little more relaxed now.
"Then you may keep it as long as it doesn't disrupt us again."
"Yes!" Mike hooted and hugged it.
"Practice is finished," he gave a rare I-can't-take-much-more-of-this look,"The rest of the day is yours." With that said, he departed to trim his whiskers. Klunk meowed again, rubbing against their legs.
"Oh! I forgot to feed you! No wonder you're being strange!" Mike leaned over and picked the cat up in his other arm while departing. Leo shrugged and left with him.
"Lets meet in my room tonight," Raph whispered to Don,"We're going to get rid of that thing for good."
*~By the way, if you're in the mood for some more humor, check out my short story "Honor Before Desire". It hasn't been read for awhile and it's getting lonely, lol. Paste this into your address bar to read it: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=787174
Thanx for reading and don't forget to review!