[A/N: This story is a crossover between TMNT and the movie "It's a
Wonderful Life". I don't own anything TMNT or the idea for Frank Capra's
classic story. The only things I own are Kurai, Jaaku, and Cyrus. Hope you
enjoy this fanfic! ^.^ ]
Part II - The Wish
Raphael walked into the sewer den slowly, his face cast downward to the floor. He gazed up and saw his brothers, Kurai, and Splinter decorating the Christmas tree they had just bought. He let out a sigh and entered the room.
Kurai, who was the first to see him, smiled brightly at him. "Hey Raphie. Didn't expect you to be back so soon," she told him. "Your brothers and Splinter are teaching me about Christmas! Come and help us decorate the tree."
"I'm alright," he answered, walking over to the couch and sitting down.
Kurai frowned at his behavior and sat down beside him. She put her arm around his shoulder and asked, "What's wrong?"
He shrugged her arm off of him and shook his head, avoiding looking at her. "Nothing, nothing at all," he lied.
"Raphie. I can clearly see that something is wrong. Please, just tell me what it is," she begged.
Raphael buried his head into his hands before looking up to stare into her amber eyes. "I...the crystal...Some Foot Soldiers stole it."
Kurai's face went white and her eyes went wide. "That's not funny, Raphael."
"I'm not joking, Kurai. I'm sorry," he apologized as he held his down once more.
A shaky hand swept through Kurai's green and purple hair as Kurai turned her attention away from Raph. She stood up rather quickly and headed for her room. Raph rose to his feet to follow, but saw that Splinter had already followed her. Instead, he kicked the couch angrily and stormed out of the den. When he reached the streets again, he headed towards the Brooklyn Bridge, a million thoughts racing through his head. "Kurai's so mad at me...I lost the crystal and now everything's falling apart," he mumbled under his breath.
As he reached the bridge, snow began to fall from the sky again. He had only managed to grab his tan trench coat before he walked out of the den and he quickly found out that that wouldn't be enough to keep him warm. He walked to the middle of the bridge and peered down at the icy cold water.
"Things would be a lot better if I hadn't been born", he muttered to himself. He attention turned momentarily from the waters beneath him to look at another entity walking onto the bridge. Raph turned back to the ocean below, figuring it to be his only way out of this mess. Before he could jump in however, he saw the man climb onto the ledge and jump off.
As the man hit the water he began yelling for someone to help. Without a thought, Raph jumped over the railing and off the bridge to save the man. He hit the freezing water hard and immediately began swimming towards the drowning man.
"Grab on!" Raph shouted as he swam closer to the man. Following the order, the man grabbed onto the turtle and they began to swim to the rocky shore. Raph gripped onto a rock and pulled the both of them onto the shore. He continued climbing until they reached the bridge again. Exhausted, Raph let go of the man and collapsed onto the ground.
The man, trying to return the favor, saw a building nearby and started to drag the turtle towards it. He was able to pull Raph inside the small and apparently abandoned building and rested him on a padded chair. He walked away momentarily to turn on the furnace and made his way back to Raphael, kneeling before him. "Thanks for saving my life."
"No problem," Raph replied as he took his trench coat off. He looked strangely over at the kneeling man. "Why'd you jump off the bridge anyways?"
"Well I had to stop you from jumping in it, Raphael."
"That's a pretty stupid id-wait! How'd you know I was thinking of jumping in? And how do you know my name?! And why aren't you freaked out about me being a talking turtle?!?!"
"Oh, pardon me. I forgot to introduce myself!" The man stood up and tipped his bowler's hat towards Raph. "My name's Cyrus and I'm your guardian angel."
Raph's eyes widened before he started laughing hysterically. "You're my guardian angel?" He questioned as he continued to laugh. "If you're an angel, where are your wings?"
Cyrus looked sheepishly to the ground. "Well, you see, I haven't earned my wings yet."
"Great. My guardian angel isn't even a real angel," Raph retorted as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Look. I'm supposed to help you out and-," Cyrus started to explain.
"If you're my guardian angel and are supposed to help me out, why don't you make it so I'd never been born!" Raph yelled.
"Oh goodness, no! That's a terrible thing to say why..." Cyrus looked up and tilted his head. "You think so, Joseph? Alright." He turned his attention back to the upset turtle, a smile spreading wide across his face. "Alright. You've never been born."
Part II - The Wish
Raphael walked into the sewer den slowly, his face cast downward to the floor. He gazed up and saw his brothers, Kurai, and Splinter decorating the Christmas tree they had just bought. He let out a sigh and entered the room.
Kurai, who was the first to see him, smiled brightly at him. "Hey Raphie. Didn't expect you to be back so soon," she told him. "Your brothers and Splinter are teaching me about Christmas! Come and help us decorate the tree."
"I'm alright," he answered, walking over to the couch and sitting down.
Kurai frowned at his behavior and sat down beside him. She put her arm around his shoulder and asked, "What's wrong?"
He shrugged her arm off of him and shook his head, avoiding looking at her. "Nothing, nothing at all," he lied.
"Raphie. I can clearly see that something is wrong. Please, just tell me what it is," she begged.
Raphael buried his head into his hands before looking up to stare into her amber eyes. "I...the crystal...Some Foot Soldiers stole it."
Kurai's face went white and her eyes went wide. "That's not funny, Raphael."
"I'm not joking, Kurai. I'm sorry," he apologized as he held his down once more.
A shaky hand swept through Kurai's green and purple hair as Kurai turned her attention away from Raph. She stood up rather quickly and headed for her room. Raph rose to his feet to follow, but saw that Splinter had already followed her. Instead, he kicked the couch angrily and stormed out of the den. When he reached the streets again, he headed towards the Brooklyn Bridge, a million thoughts racing through his head. "Kurai's so mad at me...I lost the crystal and now everything's falling apart," he mumbled under his breath.
As he reached the bridge, snow began to fall from the sky again. He had only managed to grab his tan trench coat before he walked out of the den and he quickly found out that that wouldn't be enough to keep him warm. He walked to the middle of the bridge and peered down at the icy cold water.
"Things would be a lot better if I hadn't been born", he muttered to himself. He attention turned momentarily from the waters beneath him to look at another entity walking onto the bridge. Raph turned back to the ocean below, figuring it to be his only way out of this mess. Before he could jump in however, he saw the man climb onto the ledge and jump off.
As the man hit the water he began yelling for someone to help. Without a thought, Raph jumped over the railing and off the bridge to save the man. He hit the freezing water hard and immediately began swimming towards the drowning man.
"Grab on!" Raph shouted as he swam closer to the man. Following the order, the man grabbed onto the turtle and they began to swim to the rocky shore. Raph gripped onto a rock and pulled the both of them onto the shore. He continued climbing until they reached the bridge again. Exhausted, Raph let go of the man and collapsed onto the ground.
The man, trying to return the favor, saw a building nearby and started to drag the turtle towards it. He was able to pull Raph inside the small and apparently abandoned building and rested him on a padded chair. He walked away momentarily to turn on the furnace and made his way back to Raphael, kneeling before him. "Thanks for saving my life."
"No problem," Raph replied as he took his trench coat off. He looked strangely over at the kneeling man. "Why'd you jump off the bridge anyways?"
"Well I had to stop you from jumping in it, Raphael."
"That's a pretty stupid id-wait! How'd you know I was thinking of jumping in? And how do you know my name?! And why aren't you freaked out about me being a talking turtle?!?!"
"Oh, pardon me. I forgot to introduce myself!" The man stood up and tipped his bowler's hat towards Raph. "My name's Cyrus and I'm your guardian angel."
Raph's eyes widened before he started laughing hysterically. "You're my guardian angel?" He questioned as he continued to laugh. "If you're an angel, where are your wings?"
Cyrus looked sheepishly to the ground. "Well, you see, I haven't earned my wings yet."
"Great. My guardian angel isn't even a real angel," Raph retorted as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Look. I'm supposed to help you out and-," Cyrus started to explain.
"If you're my guardian angel and are supposed to help me out, why don't you make it so I'd never been born!" Raph yelled.
"Oh goodness, no! That's a terrible thing to say why..." Cyrus looked up and tilted his head. "You think so, Joseph? Alright." He turned his attention back to the upset turtle, a smile spreading wide across his face. "Alright. You've never been born."