Teenage Mutant Aussie Turtles
Disclaimer: As stated before I don't own the turtles. I also didn't make up the following movies, but I do own most of them on video or DVD – if that makes any difference.
Chapter 3
Flight of the Turtle
"Come on, watch your step," Don cooed, as he lead Michelangelo into the dojo. Mike's bandana was turned round so he could not see.
"Ta, da!" Donnie unveiled Mike's eyes and then unveiled to everyone his new invention.
"What the hell????" Raph said, "You made Mike a plane!"
"It's for all of us. I built it so we could go on holidays overseas. We can't just go and board American Airlines now can we?"
"I mean think about it, we have always wanted to see the world! And Sensei you have always wanted to be able to show us Japan. Now is our chance, with this baby we could go anywhere on this planet!"
"Cool, can I drive it?"
"No, Leo and I will drive, you, Mike and Splinter will have to be passengers."
"But Donetello, how can we fly this machine without an air stripe? I assume we would need space for it to fly up from."
"I have that covered Sensei, thanks to the genius of movies; in fact, Back to the Future technology has landed at my finger tips. This baby don't need roads or a field for it to gather speed, and I've made it so it can land in water, so wherever we go we just need to park it at a jetty."
"You make Mike a plane and he's not aloud to fly it?"
"He doesn't have a licence."
"Oh and you and Leo do?"
"Um... well..." Don looked at Leonardo, "Sought of... we took the test over the internet."
"So where you goner take us Donnie? We go to Japan?" Mike asked
"Well, Mike since it's your birthday; it's up to you where we go. Here's the globe to help you, now think really hard about this. What about Venice or Paris, you have always wanted to go there."
"I want to go to Mexico." Raphael said.
"It's Mikey's birthday, so it's up to him where we go."
"Great, I won't get too excited then."
"Raph, I know a place which you will love just as much as me. Maybe not for the same reasons, but we're all going to love it. You may want to go pack your swimmers and sunscreen boys! We're going to...... drum roll please....." Mike danced with excitement.
"Australia! Can you take us to The Great Barrier Reef, please Don?"
"An excellent choice! We've got half an hour to pack, meet back here when you got what you want to take. Oh and bring along some DVDs and books and things to keep yourself entertained on the flight," Don ran off just as excited as his brothers to fetch a suitcase and items for the journey.
"Okay, welcome aboard Turtle Airlines, flight number 1. I am Donetello your captain speaking. Please fasten your seatbelts and yes Sir Raph that includes you too. I am joined in the cockpit with my felt driver Leonardo, who will kindly offer refreshments throughout the journey."
"Ha, ha, Leo's the air hostess!" Raph laughed.
"Do we have to take Raph; can't we leave him at home?" Leonardo asked Don
"No". Came Splinter's voice.
"Suck eggs Leo!"
"Sorry Sensei," Raphael replied after being given a stern warning.
"I thought you said there would be an in flight movie?" Mike asked.
"Yes, just hold on alright, lets just get this baby flying then I'll put the movie on."
"Can you put my movie on; I don't want to be cooped up in here with Michael crying his eyes out during Beethoven."
"I don't cry during Beethoven!"
"Yes you do."
"When?"
"Last week, you were balling your eyes out when you were watching it."
"That's because you had just kicked me for stealing your chair."
"Alright, enough you two. Please let's begin Donetello."
"Almighty! Turtle Airlines preparing for take off, 5, 4..."
"3, 2, 1, start this baby up!" Mike and Raph cheered along with Don.
Don started the engine and used the wheel to mauver the plane around into eh sewer tunnel and into the tunnels outside their home.
"Say Good Bye to New York Turtles, cos here we go!"
As Don got the plane out into the harbour and into the sky.
"Can I get this belt off now, I want to see out the window. Mike's head is not see through you know!"
"Sure Raph, it's safe now to take it off for a little while."
Raphael joined Mike as they watched the skyline of New York below them and as it faded into the distance.
"See ya New York." Mike waved out the window.
"Yeah, see ya Statue of Liberty!" Raph joked along with Mike.
"Hey Splinter, the city looks really small from up here."
"Yes it does my son," Splinter decided to sit up and meditate.
"Okay back there?" Came Don's voice.
"Ready for the in-flight movies?"
"Yeah Leo, can we choose what we watch first?"
"Sure, I got Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, A Knight's Tale, Shanghi Knights and Bruce Lee."
"I suggest Lord of the Rings, its goner be a long flight, my bros." Don stated.
"Don, why are you choosing the movie? You can't watch it and fly at the same time."
"He's got a point, Don."
"Okay Raphael, what do you suggest?"
"Mike – since it's your birthday, but please please not something rated G"
"Pirates."
"Good turtle." Raph patted his brother's shell, as they both sat back as the film came on.
"Hey Mike do you think this Turtle Air is a bit slack, they put the in flight movie on and don't even provide the food and drinks!"
Mike laughed and gave his bro an evil grin.
"Do it!" Raph croaks
"Oh Air Hostess! Oh wonderful Air Hostess! Please come round with the cart for us...... or we will ninja kick you and demand a refund on our tickets...." Michelangelo sang.
"You didn't pay for them," Came Leo's voice.
"Yeah well we'll still ninja kick your butt anyways if you don't come do your job. We're hungry!"
"Yeah, and we have an elderly gentleman who requires a cup of tea and a copy of Sports Illustrated while your at it." Mike and Raph snicker as Splinter opened his eyes at them and smiled; amused at the fact they had bothered to order him something.
Leonardo came out a few moments later with a tray with a tea pot and three Chinese cups. It also had a plate of biscuits on it and he was also carrying a bag of chips.
He placed the tray in front of Splinter and throws the bag at his brothers.
"Hey, what ever happened to costumer relations?" Raph asked, as Leo left the room.
"Wise man say, never pay full price for bad customer relationships." Mike joked as he opened the bag. Raph jumped over and pour the tea for his himself and his brother and Ninja master.
"Here you go Sensei. Sorry but that slack as slack air hostess didn't even bring you your magazine. Maybe later I'll have to fish out my copy for you!" Raphael grinned at his father.
"Thank you, Raphael." As Splinter accepted the tea.
"Can I have a look at your sports illustrated Raph?" Mike asked with a mouth full of chips.
"Hey, why not, we can look at it together." As Raph went off to find it.
Hours later, the passenger section of the small light aircraft was littered with empty chip packets, soft drink and even beer cans. Splinter had even had a beer with his two youngest sons. They had watched three movies, played numerous games of go fish or monopoly and Raph had even started draw obscene pictures with Mike.
"I'm bored in here!" Raphael called out, letting everyone know what they already knew.
"Are we there yet?"
"What do you think?" Leo came in stretching.
"Thought you were helping Don to fly this thing."
"We're at a point in the flight where we can both have a rest and not be in danger.' Donnie said walking in.
"Hey Raph, how bout we go check out the cockpit!" Mike suggested.
"NO!" Leo and Don both said.
Mike put on his best puppy dog face and said "Your not even goner let your little brother look in the cockpit on his birthday?" It was the most immature little boy voice.
"Oh alright – BUT don't touch ANYTHING!" Don warned, as Raph and Mike both ran to the cockpit.
"I don't trust those two in there, maybe I should go keep an eye on them".
"Come Leonardo, you need to have faith in your brother's ability to trust they will behave. I am sure they may just surprise us all by making this the first time!"
"You really feel safe with those two in there Sensei?"
"I trust all my sons," was all Splinter said, as he returned to Raphael's magazine.
"Hey, look at all this stuff! Wonder how long it took Don to make this?"
"Don't know Mike," As Raph sat in the pilot seat, swinging round.
"Hey check this out," as Mike put on Don's captain hat.
"I am your captain speaking; today we shall be flying over lots and lots of water. Just look at all that water!!!" Mike said in the most ridiculous voice. Raph rolled in his chair laughing.
"Hey Mike, what about this. "I am Leonardo and I am the air hostess who can't even supply a copy of Sports Illustrated to my passengers. But wait there's more; I can't even wear the proper uniform and sexy black tights...." Raph said in a very gay sounding voice.
Mike leaned on the cocking his head off. He didn't realise that he had switched on the radio, where all the others heard Raphael's last sentence.
"I told you not to touch anything," Don came barging in and clapped both brothers on the head.
"Ow."
"It was him", Raph pointed at Mike.
"I don't care! Now get back out there."
Just then Raph caught site of land.
"But Don, I want to look at this island down there, please, just a little longer. I will just sit here and be a good boy."
"Yeah please Donnie, we just want to see out the window in here."
"Alright – just don't touch a thing! I'll be back in a minute, think you two can last that long unsupervised?"
They both nodded, as they looked out the window.
"How awesome is that."
"Hey what's that?"
"What?"
"Wonder if that's a whale?" Raph pointed out his window; Mike jumped up and looked out the window.
"Hey Awesome, Hey everyone, we can see a Whale!" Mike called back to the other end of the plane. Splinter and his two eldest looked out the window and marvelled at the site of yes, indeed it was a whale and in fact it was a whole pop of them swimming in the ocean.
"This is better than on the nature channel".
Just then The plane started to jolt, Mike fell into Raph's lap and the plane began to make a strange sound.
"I don't believe it you two!" Don ran into the cockpit with Leo behind him.
"Get out; get out, both of you! Now!"
"Don we didn't do anything, did we Mike?"
"Yeah, we were just looking out the window. Who ever said that was a crime!"
"Just get out of that chair, so Leo and I can stop us from crashing!"
Both Raphael and Michelangelo looked at each other, scared. They knew what to do; they jumped up and let the oldest two in so they could work out the problem.
"What is the problem, Donetello?" Splinter entered the doorway. He looked at the worried looks on Raph and Mike's faces.
"Um... I don't know Sensei, I arr, think we're running out of fuel....."
"Well that ain't mine or Mikey's fault!"
"Not Now Raph."
"Leo, if this is our last moments together, Don and you could at least admit you wrongly accused me and Mike."
"Calm down Raphael, I am sure your brother can fix this situation. Is there anything we can do to help you Donetello?"
"Get into your seat belts and use the safety equipments, I think we're goner need them."
Don fiddled with the controls, as the plane nose dived towards the open waves. Leonardo shut his eyes and began to say his last prayers and clutched the chair with his hands.
To be continued.... What will happen? Will Don save the plane; will they have to jump out at the last minute? Who knows? Stay tuned for more of this story in chapter 4.