~ This is still Christmas but it trips over into the next day as well :o)
Daydream ran into the dojo and tried to hide behind one of the weapon racks. Raphael came in and saw her kneeling behind it covering her eyes.
"If I can't see him, he can't see me," Daydream chanted over and over again. Raphael walked over, plucked up one of his practice sai's and tapped Daydream on the shoulder.
"I may not be able to see you but I can hear you," Raphael said. Daydream stopped chanting and peeked out finding Raphael standing above her. "There you are!" Raphael exclaimed. Daydream let loose a scream as Master Splinter came in.
"What is going on here?" Master Splinter demanded. Raphael stopped mid-lunge with his practice sai and looked at Master Splinter. Daydream pushed Raphael out of the way and ran behind Master Splinter.
"She put a stink bomb in my room sensei and somehow arranged for it to go off when I walk in this morning instead of when I walked out," Raphael said gesturing to the stinking smell coming off of him. The other reviewers had gathered behind Master Splinter and Donatello with his brothers had also came up behind.
"Is this true, Daydream?" Master Splinter waited. Daydream opened her mouth to protest then stopped. Nodded that she did Master Splinter turned to look at the crowd behind them. "Was anyone else involved. Four other hands went up, one being Michelangelo's. "Okay, Michelangelo, LenniluvsBrian, Danceingfae, and Ziptango please come in here. The rest of you may go." No one moved until Master Splinter added, "Unless you want to share in the punishment." The rest scattered off. Those who were left gathered in a line, Daydream at one end, Raphael at the other.
"Michelangelo, explain how you are involved."
"Well Master, this dudette," Michelangelo put an arm around Daydream, "and I were talking about pranks and I mentioned that it would be a cool prank to pull on Raphael."
"I see," Master Splinter looked at the next person in line. Lenni saw that and made Danceingfae switch places with her. "And you?" Danceingfae sighed.
"Well, Daydream wanted to but some while we were Christmas shopping and I told her to go ahead and buy one." Danceingfae added on an after thought. "She mentioned the prank to me but I didn't know she was going to go through with it."
"Ziptango." Lenni had switched places again.
"Well, she asked how to rig up trick traps and such and helped her put it into place," Ziptango said twisting her hands.
"Why you little…"
"Raphael!" Master Splinter raised his voice. "Simmer down." Raphael stood there fuming while Lenni noticed she had no other place to run.
"Lenni?"
"Well, I uh," Lenni fidgeted. " I kind of gaveherthemoneyi'msorryRaphael!" Lenni ducked trying to make the ground swallow her.
"Stand up, child," Master Splinter sighed. Lenni got up but saw Raphael glancing at her from the corner of his eyes. "Did you know that they were going to be used on Raphael?" Lenni shook her head no.
"Well then, Daydream," Master Splinter started. "You should not have pulled such a prank. Not only is it mean it could have been dangerous." Daydream looked at the ground as Master Splinter moved to the next one. "Michelangelo, as much as I enjoy laughter this prank could not have been pulled at a more wrong time, you should not have given that idea to Daydream.
"Danceingfae, you being the oldest, I trusted you to not let the young ones buy such things, for that I am disappointed." Danceingfae looked down to the ground as well. "Ziptango, you also should have known better and not lend your talents to help such a prank, and Lenni," Master Splinter paused for breath. "You should not have loaned the money for such items." Michelangelo and all the girls had their heads slumped. "But it is Christmas, so I will let you off for today, but there will be extra practice for you five in the morning, you are dismissed."
Leaving the dojo, Raphael went to take a shower, while the rest found a place to sit in the living room. Ziptango started to look under the couch and made everyone get up once looking under them.
"What are you doing Ziptango?" HexAdecimal asked.
"Looking for Master Splinter's present," Ziptango said. Letting out a frustrated growl she went to grab a blanket from the closet and squealed. "I found it!" Pulling the present down Ziptango went to give it to Master Splinter. He opened it finding meditating silk pillow bordered by gold with Japanese hieroglyphics saying "Honor".
"Thank you very much for the gift, Ziptango, but this doesn't get you out of practice in the morning," Master Splinter said.
"I know," Ziptango said. Master Splinter gave her a hug and went to try out his new meditating pillow."
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The next morning, the one's on trouble had to room together. There was a brief argument on who got to sleep next to Michelangelo between Daydream and Danceingfae until Master Splinter made it clear that Michelangelo was to sleep in his room. HexAdecimal was up first and went over knocking on the car of the sleeping girls.
"Time to get up you have practice to do," HexAdecimal sang.
"Go away," came a muffled reply on the inside. Raphielle came up with a bucket of water and pushed the half asleep Mily forward to open the door. With it open, TMNTPunker grabbed the water slashing each girl then the four ran out as the now wet girls tried to figure what side was up.
"You are all in big, big trouble," Lenni yelled as she pulled on her socks. Slowly each girl went into the practice room and found Master Splinter pushing a half asleep Michelangelo in.
"To start, each of you are to do ten flips then I will be back for the rest of the session," Master Splinter watched each start then stepped out of the dojo.
"Why is it because I'm the oldest," Danceingfae panted between jumps. "That I get in trouble too?"
"Lucky I… oof" Daydream yelped as she fell over. Hearing laughing coming from the door Daydream saw a string that was rigged up to trip her. More falling happened as everyone else tripped over the same string.
"Raphael, I'm going to get you!" Lenni yelled. Footsteps ran away as everyone went to the door, stopped by Master Splinter.
"Where are you going?" Master Splinter asked.
"Raphael rigged up a string and…" Michelangelo paused as he realized that the string was gone.
"I will deal with Raphael later, now you are to practice," Master Splinter ushered them all back in as they surpressed the urge to groan.
In the living room the other three turtles were gathered with the reviewers who didn't get in trouble. HexAdecimal was on the couch next to Raphael, Mily sat on the floor watching Sonic the Hedgehog, and TMNTPunker was sitting on the arm of the easy chair next to Leonardo strumming her guitar.
"So what do you want to do today?" Leonardo asked.
"In a minute I'm going back to the computer that Daydream got me," Donatello started.
"Yeah, I'm surprised that you came out of your lab," HexAdecimal said.
"Only because, Ziptango pulled me out to eat," Donatello said. "I have no idea how she got it down here, or out of NASA, but it is so cool. What I can do with it is…" As Donatello started talking about his computer the only one listening with half an ear was HexAdecimal. Mily was occupied by the TV and TMNTPunker seemed to be putting a new song together.