Dimensional Adventure
"Ok, here we are", Theo smiled.
"It's, er, a forest", Donnie frowned. "Oookay . . ."
Theo raised an eyebrow. "Don't you even remember where Splinter is?"
Donnie nodded, and then slowly smiled. "Ooooh", he said. "But, erm, I can't go ahead without my brothers. I don't even know if they're ok".
"Oh, trust me, they're ok", Theo said. "Which is why we're here to find them. See that mountain". He pointed to the tiniest peek far away. Donnie squinted his eyes and nodded. "Well that, my friend, is where Kida is. If we find Kida, we find your brothers".
"How do you know where she is?" Donnie asked.
"Call it a wild guess", Theo smiled. "But I just do".
Donnie nodded. "I believe you. How long will it take?"
"Well, unfortunately I don't know how to teleport like Kida does", Theo said. "But I can get us there in 7 hours. It looks really far away, but it's just a trick to fool people to turn around and go back. It - er - kinda got me once. When I was looking for mom, but at the time, of course, I didn't know".
"Oh", Donnie said. "Was that before or after you met Kida?"
Theo grinned. "It was after. Even she didn't know her way".
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"Ok, Miss Perfect. Which way?" Raph gave a small jump, and Kida gasped.
"What?! What?!" She looked down at his shell and her eyes narrowed. "Oh, God, and I was hoping it was a dream. What then?! What?!"
"Hey!" Raph snapped. "Be glad I didn't dump you when you were sleeping!! Know one said you could fall asleep on my shell. So don't let it happen again, or else".
"Are you threatening me?!"
"I'm promising", Raph hissed. "Which way?"
Kida looked around and sighed. "Keep going around", she said. "You've still gotta go another 2 hours around the mountain. This place has loads of tricks to make you believe you've finished your journey".
Raph groaned. "Oh great".
"What?" Kida asked sarcastically. "Can't the wickle turtle handle it?"
Raph growled at her. "Yes", he snapped back. "Cos the wickle turtle is carrying the wickle girl who's the one who can't handle it!"
Kida's eyes narrowed at him. "Whatever. I can walk now anyway".
"Let's see ya then", Raph smiled, and just dropped her.
Kida landed heavily on her butt and growled up at him. She stood up and grabbed his shoulders, shaking him roughly. "You do that again and I'll -!!" She didn't get a chance to finish. She grabbed her stomach in pain and ran behind the nearest bush. Raph didn't need to know what was wrong with her; he could hear her throwing up from where he was standing.
She came out a second later, wiping her mouth. It was strange to Raph that she didn't look pale or anything, just flushed in the face.
Kida sighed and clicked her fingers. A sink appeared next to her and she started running the tap, splashing her face with cold water. Raph raised an eye-ridge. She could get water out here? He watched her clicked her fingers a second time and a toothbrush and toothpaste appeared in her hands. Kida quickly scrubbed her teeth and took a breath-mint, before clicking her fingers and making everything disappear.
Raph folded his arms and stared at her.
She stared back at him.
He raised his eye-ridge again.
"What?" she asked, hands out. "At least I can walk!"
"Or run", Raph pointed out. "You cannot go any further".
"Listen!" she snapped. "You cannot stop me from going any further! I didn't ask for a piggyback, I don't want a piggyback, I'm not getting a piggyback, and so you're not giving me a piggyback!! OK!?!"
Raph shrugged. "Fine".
"Good!" She folded her arms stubbornly.
Raph sighed and walked over to her, grabbing her by the back of her legs and flipping her over his shoulder. Kida screamed, pounding her fists on his shell.
"Hey!! Put me down!!"
"Don't think so", Raph snapped.
"I don't want to be carried!" she yelled.
"No", Raph said. "You said you didn't want a piggyback, and this isn't. I am not going to let you walk if you're hurling all the way. And if you're sick on my shell then I was painfully insert my sais in you, ok?"
Kida growled angrily and tried to hit his shell with her fists, causing painful jolts going through both her arms. "Put me down, NOW!!"
Raph wasn't listening; he carried on walking around the edge of the mountain. He would of let Kida walk, but then she would have just held him up, and he knew he couldn't get rid of her, so he didn't have much of an option. Raph sighed angrily. Why did he have to get stuck with her? She was so annoying. So annoying that he just wanted to - well, the details in Raph's head were sure gruesome.
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After 30 minutes of pounding on his shell, Kida gave up, her hands practically as red as Raph's bandanna. She let out a final growl of frustration, before leaning her elbow on his shell and resting her head in her hand. She left her right arm dangling down, as that was the arm with the cut on her hand and shoulder.
"I am getting a total Shrek moment right now", she said angrily.
"Yeah", Raph said unenthusiastically. "I'll drop ya as soon as we reach a small lake. I'm surprised you get to watch movies here - it only came out about 2 years ago".
"I've got a TV in my room where I stay", she said. "Keja basically gave me an apartment to live in here. Just a bedroom, kitchen, living room, and bathroom. Speaking of bathroom I'm gonna get us in the next tree I see with one in, because you are really starting to stink!"
"Believe me", Raph snapped. "That is NOT coming from me!"
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When Mikey woke up for the fifth time he was amazed at how warm he felt. A hot breeze went throughout his entire body and he looked down at his sneaker-covered feet and gasped. Sneakers? He was wearing sneakers? Mikey pulled at the black trousers he had on and very baggy orange jumper. He smiled.
"Dimensional world, here I come!" He jumped up and ran out of the cave he had been in for so many hours, feeling useless. Mikey looked around and he could see the peek of some mountains ahead of him. Behind him in the distance was the park he had found.
Mikey made his way towards the mountains, at the same time thinking "thank you, Kida, thanks a lot".
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"Leonardo", Tiran said, stopping Leo's train of thoughts. "One of your brothers is near. I can feel it. Kida's not far away either".
Leo looked around at the tall mountain above him. After 5 hours of walking the lack of food and water was starting to get to him. He was glad for the warmth that his clothes provided but his stomach could not help but growl for food whenever he and Tiran walked. Leo closed his eyes for a second.
"I can feel it, too", Leo said. "I think its Raph".
"Let us continue around the mountain", Tiran said. They took a few steps forward when Leo's stomach suddenly let out a loud rumble.
Leo smiled. "I guess I'm - er - kinda hungry, heh".
Tiran nodded. "Do not worry. We will find food soon".
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"Hungry, hungry, hungry, hungry!" Mikey chanted softly to himself as he headed towards the mountains. He could feel his stomach begging for food. He was so hungry he was actually talking to it. "Will you stop grumbling?! I haven't got no food! Oh - I can't think about food. Not even the sweet, delicious, greasy, steamy smell of - argh!"
Mikey bashed his head against a tree and sighed.
"Oh! Food - food - food!" he said every time he hit his head against it.
Mikey suddenly tilted his head up when he heard the faint sounds of - what? Shouts? Muffled yells? It was something, but the weird thing was, it sounded like Raph!
Mikey ignored his stomach for the first time and ran in the direction he had heard his brother's voice.
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"Oh God Kida!" Raph shouted. "I am not stopping each time you do this!"
Kida cleaned her teeth for the fourth time that day and ate, yet again, another breath mint. Maybe it was the mints that were actually making her sick. She'd already - very embarrassingly - thrown up all over Raph's shell. They had to stop in the tree Kida spotted with a bathroom and clean him up. She had given him a clean jumper and taken a shower herself. Replacing her clothes with new ones. Now she was wearing black jeans and a dark green t-shirt. Her aqua one was too bright for even her own eyes. For some reason bright colours were making her feel ill.
Her hair was dry with the click of her fingers and she plaited it loosely. At least now she smelt of soap and shampoo instead of sick. She was feeling a little better after the shower. She still looked hot, but not as ill as she did before. The only problem now was that she couldn't be carried, otherwise she would be sick, so now she had to lean on Raph for support, and that just angered her more.
As they climbed out of the tree, Kida sighed, one arm wrapped around Raph's shoulders, the other dangling at her side. Raph sighed also.
"I have a feeling this is going to be a loooong night", Kida said quietly, looking up at the sky as it started to turn a darker shade of blue.
"RAPH!!" someone suddenly shouted.
Kida tilted her head back down and looked straight ahead of her. Her mouth opened wide as she stared at Leo and Tiran. Raph's mouth also shot open when he saw Tiran, but he closed it when he heard Leo say, "it's ok - he's a friend". Kida sighed with relief that it wasn't anyone bad, and her head tilted back down to the ground. She felt a force against her when Leo ran over to hug Raph, wearing a jumper and pants just like his. She heard Leo gasp when he saw her, and she looked into Tiran's shocked face also.
"Kida! What happened?!" Leo asked. "Are you ok?!"
She let go of Raph and took a few shaky steps forward, kneeling down next to Tiran. "Don't fuss, Leo", she said firmly, but with a gentle tone. "I'm fine. Just not 100% fine, that's all". She smiled at Tiran. "Hey Tiran".
Tiran green eyes studied Kida's face and she frowned.
Leo pulled away from his brother and he and Raph watched as Tiran slowly circled Kida, taking in her bandaged-up shoulder, her hand, and he was rubbing the side of his face against her back, and Kida winced.
Leo frowned. Why did she have bandages on her shoulder and her hand?
Tiran curled himself around Kida and brought his face up close to hers. Kida leaned back slightly on her knees, bringing her hands back to support herself.
"What?" she asked.
Tiran's eyes narrowed. "How did you cut your shoulder?" he asked.
Kida sighed. She never lied to him. "I got attacked when I went to New York for that day I asked you to look after Leo. I'm ok though, Keja stitched it up and it's fine".
"And your hand?" he asked, his eyes glinting.
"Cut it on glass and Raph wrapped it up", she said simply.
Leo turned to Raph with a look that said, "you did?" Raph just shrugged and turned back to look at Kida and Tiran. He raised an eye-ridge at Leo when his eyes settled back on the tiger and Leo just gave Raph a look that said, "what?"
"Kida", Tiran said slowly.
Raph leaned in to Leo. "You picked up a Mufussa", he whispered, smiling slightly. "You've got Mikey's favourite lion from The Lion King".
Leo smiled and nudged his brother. "Sssh", he said.
"How come you've got bruises on your back?" Tiran asked.
Kida frowned, along with Raph and Leo. "You don't know that I've got bruises on my back", she said.
Tiran smiled slightly. "I do now", he said. "And I can feel it when you wince".
Kida nodded and sighed. "I bashed my back into the train walls when I was on one with Mikey. I hit it 2 times going so I guess that's why. Anymore questions?"
Tiran shook his head. "You are too willing to get hurt for others", he said.
Kida smiled slightly and stood up. "I know", she said softly.
"LEO!! RAPH!!"
Kida shot around along with the others, and she got a face full of Mikey as he wrapped his arms around her. She was so shocked by his sudden outburst that she nearly lost balance. Kida frowned.
"Er, Mikey", Kida said. "Bruised back. Cut hand and shoulder. And I'm not Leo or Raph, so shouldn't you be cuddling them?"
Mikey broke away from her, not being able to wipe the grin off his face. "Sorry if I hurt you", he said. "But I wanted to thank you!"
Kida nodded. "Understandable", she said simply.
Mikey turned to his brothers and grabbed Raph, pulling him into a hug. Leo joined the group hug and even Raph seemed happy that 3 of them were together again. They all pulled away from each other, their hands on the others shoulders, and looked at each other's clothing.
"Look what you're wearing!" they all said together.
Raph laughed slightly and gave Mikey a good, brotherly punch on his shoulder. "Hey Mikey! Great to have ya back! Where ya been, goofball?"
Mikey grinned. "Only freezing my butt off!" he said. "But I see you two found people to keep you company". He pointed to Kida and Tiran, and looked at them for explanation. "Who brought Mufussa?"
"This is Tiran, Mike", Leo introduced. "He found me, actually".
"Same with Kida", Raph said. "We've only just met up with Leo and Tiran".
"Aww, is it just me and Donnie that haven't made friends?" Mikey whined.
"Sorry Mikey", a voice said. "But I've made one, too!"
Mikey spun around. "DONNIE!" He ran over to his brother in purple, and grasped him in a tight hug. Behind him stood a tall boy, with scruffy brown hair, green eyes and a green bandanna. Raph and Leo looked at him in question, but Mikey didn't seem to notice him because he was suffocating his brother. Kida noticed him, and was staring at him in shock.
Mikey let go of his brother and looked into his face. "Hey! You haven't changed a bit!" he laughed, glad his family was back together. "Where ya been?!"
Donnie smiled. "Around", he said sweetly. He put a hand on Mikey's shoulder and turned to face his brothers. "Raph, Leo, Mike - this is Theo. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't have even made it here".
Leo smiled and walked over to hug Donnie. "Thanks", he said to Theo.
Raph walked over and nodded his thanks, giving his brother a small hug.
Mikey smiled. "Theo? Cool name!"
Theo smiled back. "Thanks", he said. "Mikey".
Tiran walked over to all of them at that moment, and bowed his head at Donnie. "Pleased to meet you, Donnie", he said. "I am Tiran".
Donnie smiled at him and nodded. "Pleased to meet you, too. Do you know Theo?"
Tiran looked at Theo for a second. "I believe I know you through Kida, am I right?"
Theo nodded. "You're right. Hey Kida", he added, when Kida had finally struggled her way over to them. "Hey, what happened to you?"
"Long time no see, Theo", Kida smiled. "I hurt my shoulder in New York. Cut my hand on glass and bruised my back. So I guess you could say that that's what happened to me. Tragic, isn't it?"
Theo frowned. "Don't put on the sarcastic attitude, Kida", he said firmly, and all eyes went to him. "You never could admit it when you was ill".
"Who said I was ill?!" Kida yelled, and everyone turned to her. Leo, Donnie, Mikey and Tiran were shocked to see her shout, but it seemed that Raph and Theo had already experienced it before.
Theo raised an eyebrow. "Flushed cheeks", he said casually. "Unable to walk. Snapping at people. I think I've known you long enough to know when you're ill, don't you? We have to get you back to Keja".
"No way!!" Kida said. "Not when I can lead these guys to their Master!"
All eyes were definitely on Kida now.
"You - you know where he is?" Leo asked.
"I thought you said you didn't", Raph pointed out.
"Can you take us to him?" Mikey asked sweetly. "Please?"
Donnie nodded. "It would help".
Kida looked at all of their hurt faces and sighed. She nodded.
Tiran stood next to her firmly. "Then I'm coming with you", he said.
Theo didn't say anything, just folded his arms and looked at Kida. She looked back, her eyes pleading him not to go running to Keja to come and fetch her. She knew Theo was more mature than her. Being a year older, he did look out for her, but now she didn't want him to.
Theo sighed. "Fine, I'm in".
Kida smiled. "Good".
"I hope Little Miss Perfect can make the 2 days", Raph said sarcastically.
Kida growled and turned to Raph. "If Little Sarcastic Raph calls Little Miss Perfect 'Little Miss Perfect' one more time, Little Miss Perfect is gonna give Little Sarcastic Raph a right good, painful, kick up his -"
"Let's", Theo said slowly, "get some shelter".
Kida nodded and sighed. "Yeah. The earlier we start tomorrow the better. At least you're all together now. Ok, Little Sarcastic Raph, that tree behind you".
Raph turned around, stared at the tree, and shrugged. "Yeah, so?"
"Go in", Kida snapped. "It has a massive shelter space".
Raph shrugged again. "Fine", he said. Mikey turned around with his brother and Raph walked ahead first. Raph didn't bother to put his arm through first, but when his head connected with the tree, it let out a loud 'crack!' as it hit solid wood. Mikey snorted with laughter and Raph growled, turning around to face Kida.
Kida frowned. "Hmmm", she said sarcastically. "Maybe it was the one next to you".
Mikey laughed. "Man, she is my soul mate!" he grinned, before disappearing into the tree next to Raph. Donnie laughed and followed him, and then Leo walked in, then Tiran. Raph walked over to Kida and pointed his finger in her face.
"You better watch yourself", he snapped.
"Oooh, I'm so scared!" she snapped back.
Raph growled and turned back around. He was about to walk into the tree Mikey had gone into, when Kida clicked her fingers and a door appeared before it. Raph bashed into that, hitting his head again. He growled at Kida and she clicked her fingers. The door disappeared and Raph walked in, muttering under his breath.
Kida smiled and turned to Theo. He raised an eyebrow at her.
"What?!" she asked, raising her hands.
"You really don't like him, do you?" he asked.
Kida shrugged. "I don't like you either but that don't make any difference".
Theo shook his head, his bandanna tails flying. "Always sarcastic", he said.
Kida grinned and walked over to him, pointing her finger in his chest. "Wrong", she said. "Raph's the sarcastic one. I'm Little Miss Perfect, remember?"
Theo sighed. "Little Miss Afraid is more like it".
"Me?" Kida said. "Afraid of what?"
Theo pointed towards the tree Raph went in. "Them".
"Them?" Kida asked, looking at the tree. "No. I'm not afraid of nothing". With that, she turned away from him and walked inside the tree, leaving Theo alone.
Theo ran a hand through his hair. "Yes", he said quietly. "You are".
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"Ok, here we are", Theo smiled.
"It's, er, a forest", Donnie frowned. "Oookay . . ."
Theo raised an eyebrow. "Don't you even remember where Splinter is?"
Donnie nodded, and then slowly smiled. "Ooooh", he said. "But, erm, I can't go ahead without my brothers. I don't even know if they're ok".
"Oh, trust me, they're ok", Theo said. "Which is why we're here to find them. See that mountain". He pointed to the tiniest peek far away. Donnie squinted his eyes and nodded. "Well that, my friend, is where Kida is. If we find Kida, we find your brothers".
"How do you know where she is?" Donnie asked.
"Call it a wild guess", Theo smiled. "But I just do".
Donnie nodded. "I believe you. How long will it take?"
"Well, unfortunately I don't know how to teleport like Kida does", Theo said. "But I can get us there in 7 hours. It looks really far away, but it's just a trick to fool people to turn around and go back. It - er - kinda got me once. When I was looking for mom, but at the time, of course, I didn't know".
"Oh", Donnie said. "Was that before or after you met Kida?"
Theo grinned. "It was after. Even she didn't know her way".
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"Ok, Miss Perfect. Which way?" Raph gave a small jump, and Kida gasped.
"What?! What?!" She looked down at his shell and her eyes narrowed. "Oh, God, and I was hoping it was a dream. What then?! What?!"
"Hey!" Raph snapped. "Be glad I didn't dump you when you were sleeping!! Know one said you could fall asleep on my shell. So don't let it happen again, or else".
"Are you threatening me?!"
"I'm promising", Raph hissed. "Which way?"
Kida looked around and sighed. "Keep going around", she said. "You've still gotta go another 2 hours around the mountain. This place has loads of tricks to make you believe you've finished your journey".
Raph groaned. "Oh great".
"What?" Kida asked sarcastically. "Can't the wickle turtle handle it?"
Raph growled at her. "Yes", he snapped back. "Cos the wickle turtle is carrying the wickle girl who's the one who can't handle it!"
Kida's eyes narrowed at him. "Whatever. I can walk now anyway".
"Let's see ya then", Raph smiled, and just dropped her.
Kida landed heavily on her butt and growled up at him. She stood up and grabbed his shoulders, shaking him roughly. "You do that again and I'll -!!" She didn't get a chance to finish. She grabbed her stomach in pain and ran behind the nearest bush. Raph didn't need to know what was wrong with her; he could hear her throwing up from where he was standing.
She came out a second later, wiping her mouth. It was strange to Raph that she didn't look pale or anything, just flushed in the face.
Kida sighed and clicked her fingers. A sink appeared next to her and she started running the tap, splashing her face with cold water. Raph raised an eye-ridge. She could get water out here? He watched her clicked her fingers a second time and a toothbrush and toothpaste appeared in her hands. Kida quickly scrubbed her teeth and took a breath-mint, before clicking her fingers and making everything disappear.
Raph folded his arms and stared at her.
She stared back at him.
He raised his eye-ridge again.
"What?" she asked, hands out. "At least I can walk!"
"Or run", Raph pointed out. "You cannot go any further".
"Listen!" she snapped. "You cannot stop me from going any further! I didn't ask for a piggyback, I don't want a piggyback, I'm not getting a piggyback, and so you're not giving me a piggyback!! OK!?!"
Raph shrugged. "Fine".
"Good!" She folded her arms stubbornly.
Raph sighed and walked over to her, grabbing her by the back of her legs and flipping her over his shoulder. Kida screamed, pounding her fists on his shell.
"Hey!! Put me down!!"
"Don't think so", Raph snapped.
"I don't want to be carried!" she yelled.
"No", Raph said. "You said you didn't want a piggyback, and this isn't. I am not going to let you walk if you're hurling all the way. And if you're sick on my shell then I was painfully insert my sais in you, ok?"
Kida growled angrily and tried to hit his shell with her fists, causing painful jolts going through both her arms. "Put me down, NOW!!"
Raph wasn't listening; he carried on walking around the edge of the mountain. He would of let Kida walk, but then she would have just held him up, and he knew he couldn't get rid of her, so he didn't have much of an option. Raph sighed angrily. Why did he have to get stuck with her? She was so annoying. So annoying that he just wanted to - well, the details in Raph's head were sure gruesome.
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After 30 minutes of pounding on his shell, Kida gave up, her hands practically as red as Raph's bandanna. She let out a final growl of frustration, before leaning her elbow on his shell and resting her head in her hand. She left her right arm dangling down, as that was the arm with the cut on her hand and shoulder.
"I am getting a total Shrek moment right now", she said angrily.
"Yeah", Raph said unenthusiastically. "I'll drop ya as soon as we reach a small lake. I'm surprised you get to watch movies here - it only came out about 2 years ago".
"I've got a TV in my room where I stay", she said. "Keja basically gave me an apartment to live in here. Just a bedroom, kitchen, living room, and bathroom. Speaking of bathroom I'm gonna get us in the next tree I see with one in, because you are really starting to stink!"
"Believe me", Raph snapped. "That is NOT coming from me!"
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When Mikey woke up for the fifth time he was amazed at how warm he felt. A hot breeze went throughout his entire body and he looked down at his sneaker-covered feet and gasped. Sneakers? He was wearing sneakers? Mikey pulled at the black trousers he had on and very baggy orange jumper. He smiled.
"Dimensional world, here I come!" He jumped up and ran out of the cave he had been in for so many hours, feeling useless. Mikey looked around and he could see the peek of some mountains ahead of him. Behind him in the distance was the park he had found.
Mikey made his way towards the mountains, at the same time thinking "thank you, Kida, thanks a lot".
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"Leonardo", Tiran said, stopping Leo's train of thoughts. "One of your brothers is near. I can feel it. Kida's not far away either".
Leo looked around at the tall mountain above him. After 5 hours of walking the lack of food and water was starting to get to him. He was glad for the warmth that his clothes provided but his stomach could not help but growl for food whenever he and Tiran walked. Leo closed his eyes for a second.
"I can feel it, too", Leo said. "I think its Raph".
"Let us continue around the mountain", Tiran said. They took a few steps forward when Leo's stomach suddenly let out a loud rumble.
Leo smiled. "I guess I'm - er - kinda hungry, heh".
Tiran nodded. "Do not worry. We will find food soon".
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"Hungry, hungry, hungry, hungry!" Mikey chanted softly to himself as he headed towards the mountains. He could feel his stomach begging for food. He was so hungry he was actually talking to it. "Will you stop grumbling?! I haven't got no food! Oh - I can't think about food. Not even the sweet, delicious, greasy, steamy smell of - argh!"
Mikey bashed his head against a tree and sighed.
"Oh! Food - food - food!" he said every time he hit his head against it.
Mikey suddenly tilted his head up when he heard the faint sounds of - what? Shouts? Muffled yells? It was something, but the weird thing was, it sounded like Raph!
Mikey ignored his stomach for the first time and ran in the direction he had heard his brother's voice.
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"Oh God Kida!" Raph shouted. "I am not stopping each time you do this!"
Kida cleaned her teeth for the fourth time that day and ate, yet again, another breath mint. Maybe it was the mints that were actually making her sick. She'd already - very embarrassingly - thrown up all over Raph's shell. They had to stop in the tree Kida spotted with a bathroom and clean him up. She had given him a clean jumper and taken a shower herself. Replacing her clothes with new ones. Now she was wearing black jeans and a dark green t-shirt. Her aqua one was too bright for even her own eyes. For some reason bright colours were making her feel ill.
Her hair was dry with the click of her fingers and she plaited it loosely. At least now she smelt of soap and shampoo instead of sick. She was feeling a little better after the shower. She still looked hot, but not as ill as she did before. The only problem now was that she couldn't be carried, otherwise she would be sick, so now she had to lean on Raph for support, and that just angered her more.
As they climbed out of the tree, Kida sighed, one arm wrapped around Raph's shoulders, the other dangling at her side. Raph sighed also.
"I have a feeling this is going to be a loooong night", Kida said quietly, looking up at the sky as it started to turn a darker shade of blue.
"RAPH!!" someone suddenly shouted.
Kida tilted her head back down and looked straight ahead of her. Her mouth opened wide as she stared at Leo and Tiran. Raph's mouth also shot open when he saw Tiran, but he closed it when he heard Leo say, "it's ok - he's a friend". Kida sighed with relief that it wasn't anyone bad, and her head tilted back down to the ground. She felt a force against her when Leo ran over to hug Raph, wearing a jumper and pants just like his. She heard Leo gasp when he saw her, and she looked into Tiran's shocked face also.
"Kida! What happened?!" Leo asked. "Are you ok?!"
She let go of Raph and took a few shaky steps forward, kneeling down next to Tiran. "Don't fuss, Leo", she said firmly, but with a gentle tone. "I'm fine. Just not 100% fine, that's all". She smiled at Tiran. "Hey Tiran".
Tiran green eyes studied Kida's face and she frowned.
Leo pulled away from his brother and he and Raph watched as Tiran slowly circled Kida, taking in her bandaged-up shoulder, her hand, and he was rubbing the side of his face against her back, and Kida winced.
Leo frowned. Why did she have bandages on her shoulder and her hand?
Tiran curled himself around Kida and brought his face up close to hers. Kida leaned back slightly on her knees, bringing her hands back to support herself.
"What?" she asked.
Tiran's eyes narrowed. "How did you cut your shoulder?" he asked.
Kida sighed. She never lied to him. "I got attacked when I went to New York for that day I asked you to look after Leo. I'm ok though, Keja stitched it up and it's fine".
"And your hand?" he asked, his eyes glinting.
"Cut it on glass and Raph wrapped it up", she said simply.
Leo turned to Raph with a look that said, "you did?" Raph just shrugged and turned back to look at Kida and Tiran. He raised an eye-ridge at Leo when his eyes settled back on the tiger and Leo just gave Raph a look that said, "what?"
"Kida", Tiran said slowly.
Raph leaned in to Leo. "You picked up a Mufussa", he whispered, smiling slightly. "You've got Mikey's favourite lion from The Lion King".
Leo smiled and nudged his brother. "Sssh", he said.
"How come you've got bruises on your back?" Tiran asked.
Kida frowned, along with Raph and Leo. "You don't know that I've got bruises on my back", she said.
Tiran smiled slightly. "I do now", he said. "And I can feel it when you wince".
Kida nodded and sighed. "I bashed my back into the train walls when I was on one with Mikey. I hit it 2 times going so I guess that's why. Anymore questions?"
Tiran shook his head. "You are too willing to get hurt for others", he said.
Kida smiled slightly and stood up. "I know", she said softly.
"LEO!! RAPH!!"
Kida shot around along with the others, and she got a face full of Mikey as he wrapped his arms around her. She was so shocked by his sudden outburst that she nearly lost balance. Kida frowned.
"Er, Mikey", Kida said. "Bruised back. Cut hand and shoulder. And I'm not Leo or Raph, so shouldn't you be cuddling them?"
Mikey broke away from her, not being able to wipe the grin off his face. "Sorry if I hurt you", he said. "But I wanted to thank you!"
Kida nodded. "Understandable", she said simply.
Mikey turned to his brothers and grabbed Raph, pulling him into a hug. Leo joined the group hug and even Raph seemed happy that 3 of them were together again. They all pulled away from each other, their hands on the others shoulders, and looked at each other's clothing.
"Look what you're wearing!" they all said together.
Raph laughed slightly and gave Mikey a good, brotherly punch on his shoulder. "Hey Mikey! Great to have ya back! Where ya been, goofball?"
Mikey grinned. "Only freezing my butt off!" he said. "But I see you two found people to keep you company". He pointed to Kida and Tiran, and looked at them for explanation. "Who brought Mufussa?"
"This is Tiran, Mike", Leo introduced. "He found me, actually".
"Same with Kida", Raph said. "We've only just met up with Leo and Tiran".
"Aww, is it just me and Donnie that haven't made friends?" Mikey whined.
"Sorry Mikey", a voice said. "But I've made one, too!"
Mikey spun around. "DONNIE!" He ran over to his brother in purple, and grasped him in a tight hug. Behind him stood a tall boy, with scruffy brown hair, green eyes and a green bandanna. Raph and Leo looked at him in question, but Mikey didn't seem to notice him because he was suffocating his brother. Kida noticed him, and was staring at him in shock.
Mikey let go of his brother and looked into his face. "Hey! You haven't changed a bit!" he laughed, glad his family was back together. "Where ya been?!"
Donnie smiled. "Around", he said sweetly. He put a hand on Mikey's shoulder and turned to face his brothers. "Raph, Leo, Mike - this is Theo. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't have even made it here".
Leo smiled and walked over to hug Donnie. "Thanks", he said to Theo.
Raph walked over and nodded his thanks, giving his brother a small hug.
Mikey smiled. "Theo? Cool name!"
Theo smiled back. "Thanks", he said. "Mikey".
Tiran walked over to all of them at that moment, and bowed his head at Donnie. "Pleased to meet you, Donnie", he said. "I am Tiran".
Donnie smiled at him and nodded. "Pleased to meet you, too. Do you know Theo?"
Tiran looked at Theo for a second. "I believe I know you through Kida, am I right?"
Theo nodded. "You're right. Hey Kida", he added, when Kida had finally struggled her way over to them. "Hey, what happened to you?"
"Long time no see, Theo", Kida smiled. "I hurt my shoulder in New York. Cut my hand on glass and bruised my back. So I guess you could say that that's what happened to me. Tragic, isn't it?"
Theo frowned. "Don't put on the sarcastic attitude, Kida", he said firmly, and all eyes went to him. "You never could admit it when you was ill".
"Who said I was ill?!" Kida yelled, and everyone turned to her. Leo, Donnie, Mikey and Tiran were shocked to see her shout, but it seemed that Raph and Theo had already experienced it before.
Theo raised an eyebrow. "Flushed cheeks", he said casually. "Unable to walk. Snapping at people. I think I've known you long enough to know when you're ill, don't you? We have to get you back to Keja".
"No way!!" Kida said. "Not when I can lead these guys to their Master!"
All eyes were definitely on Kida now.
"You - you know where he is?" Leo asked.
"I thought you said you didn't", Raph pointed out.
"Can you take us to him?" Mikey asked sweetly. "Please?"
Donnie nodded. "It would help".
Kida looked at all of their hurt faces and sighed. She nodded.
Tiran stood next to her firmly. "Then I'm coming with you", he said.
Theo didn't say anything, just folded his arms and looked at Kida. She looked back, her eyes pleading him not to go running to Keja to come and fetch her. She knew Theo was more mature than her. Being a year older, he did look out for her, but now she didn't want him to.
Theo sighed. "Fine, I'm in".
Kida smiled. "Good".
"I hope Little Miss Perfect can make the 2 days", Raph said sarcastically.
Kida growled and turned to Raph. "If Little Sarcastic Raph calls Little Miss Perfect 'Little Miss Perfect' one more time, Little Miss Perfect is gonna give Little Sarcastic Raph a right good, painful, kick up his -"
"Let's", Theo said slowly, "get some shelter".
Kida nodded and sighed. "Yeah. The earlier we start tomorrow the better. At least you're all together now. Ok, Little Sarcastic Raph, that tree behind you".
Raph turned around, stared at the tree, and shrugged. "Yeah, so?"
"Go in", Kida snapped. "It has a massive shelter space".
Raph shrugged again. "Fine", he said. Mikey turned around with his brother and Raph walked ahead first. Raph didn't bother to put his arm through first, but when his head connected with the tree, it let out a loud 'crack!' as it hit solid wood. Mikey snorted with laughter and Raph growled, turning around to face Kida.
Kida frowned. "Hmmm", she said sarcastically. "Maybe it was the one next to you".
Mikey laughed. "Man, she is my soul mate!" he grinned, before disappearing into the tree next to Raph. Donnie laughed and followed him, and then Leo walked in, then Tiran. Raph walked over to Kida and pointed his finger in her face.
"You better watch yourself", he snapped.
"Oooh, I'm so scared!" she snapped back.
Raph growled and turned back around. He was about to walk into the tree Mikey had gone into, when Kida clicked her fingers and a door appeared before it. Raph bashed into that, hitting his head again. He growled at Kida and she clicked her fingers. The door disappeared and Raph walked in, muttering under his breath.
Kida smiled and turned to Theo. He raised an eyebrow at her.
"What?!" she asked, raising her hands.
"You really don't like him, do you?" he asked.
Kida shrugged. "I don't like you either but that don't make any difference".
Theo shook his head, his bandanna tails flying. "Always sarcastic", he said.
Kida grinned and walked over to him, pointing her finger in his chest. "Wrong", she said. "Raph's the sarcastic one. I'm Little Miss Perfect, remember?"
Theo sighed. "Little Miss Afraid is more like it".
"Me?" Kida said. "Afraid of what?"
Theo pointed towards the tree Raph went in. "Them".
"Them?" Kida asked, looking at the tree. "No. I'm not afraid of nothing". With that, she turned away from him and walked inside the tree, leaving Theo alone.
Theo ran a hand through his hair. "Yes", he said quietly. "You are".
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