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Part 7

"Modern technology is not the answer to happiness".

Disclaimer: I bet you people loved my cliffhanger with Don about to pounce on poor Mikey and the other two holding Mikey down for Donnie!

As stated in previous chapters – I do not own them I just love them. Though would like to mention that my toddler turtle figurines are the coolest thing out. Yeah I am working on Toddler Turtles peeps, give me time. I need to get this one home first.

Raph was originally have a swear word in this chapter, but I managed to talk him into using another "G" rated word. So thank you Raph for changing your language just for me. Splinter's lecture is centred in the middle of the page – it is a long speech, in true Splinter style.

"Yeah thanks, don't let him go. Oh Mikey as Raph said, you are so dead!" Don eyed his little brother off. His eyes darted to the couch where lay Raphael's sais. Now his bo was still in his room, so using Raph's sais would do for now.

"Hey, they're Raph's!" Mikey squeaked, as he saw Don pick up a sais.

"He's squeaking again! I told you not to stop squeaking!" Raph growled.

"You really can't stand him squeaking, can you?" Leo replied.

"Mind if I borrow these?" Donnie asked his brother in red.

"Be my guest," Raph said, if it had been anyone else, he would have knocked him or her to the ground by now.

"You're holding them wrong," Mikey pointed out. Anything to prolong whatever Donnie was planning to do to him.

"How the hell would you know?" Leo asked, looking at his orange masked brother.

"Raph don't hold them like that," Mikey said. Raph just rolled his eyes.

"That's because Raph holds them wrong," Leo replied, Raph let go of Mikey and moved in on Leo.

"What the shell would you know, sword boy?" Raph was in typical Raph mood.

"Master Splinter says you hold them wrong. You're not supposed to hold them with your fingers between the blades Raph!" Leo said in his typical matter-of-fact way.

"What the shell Splinter telling you something he should be telling me! I am the one who uses them. You're just peeved cos I'm better at a weapon that your crap at!"

"Don't be stupid! I have no intention in learning to master the sais. There are more useful weapons that I can use," Leo told his brother.

"Isn't that going against what Master Splinter says?" Raph yelled in his brother face.

"What do you mean?" Leo asked.

"He means that Master Splinter says we shouldn't just learn to use one weapon, we should try to learn how to use as many as we can. We are not being choosey over weapons. Besides I have to disagree with you Leo about the sais being useless," Donnie said.

"Pardon?"

"The sais are actually quiet useful. You can use them as a screw driver, you can peg them at things, you can use them to pull out things in tight places and you can use them to threaten Mikey," Donnie grabbed hold of his orange brother, who was about to steal away.

"Don't think you can sneak off, little brother," Donnie warned, grabbing Mikey's shell.

"Hey, not fair!" Mikey cried.

"Not to worry those two are next," Donnie informed his brother.

"What the?" Leo and Raph stoped bickering and looked at Don.

"You two have been breaking things around here too. Its not all Mikey's doing. I know Leo's the one who last touched the fridge when it broke."

"Yeah he scared the little man away," Mikey giggled, remembering the night Leo was baffled as to why the fridge light wouldn't go on. Everyone rolled their eyes at Mikey's suggestion.

"I know Raph was the one to put metal in the microwave and the power went off," Donnie said, as he looked to Raph.

"Hey that was Mikey's dumb idea, not mine!"

"I know that at least three lamps are now busted, one thanks to Master Splinter's tail knocking it over because Mikey left it lying around in the wrong place," Don looked back at the brother he was holding.

"When did that happen?" Raph looked at Leo. Leo shrugged.

"It happened when Mikey borrowed my lamp and Master Splinter came in with my lunch. I also know that Leo is responsible for letting Casey touch our hot water system. You know destruction is his middle name!" Donnie continued.

"I was desperate! Raph was sick and there was no hot water! He needed heat otherwise; he'd end up in bed like you! Then it would only be me and Mikey patrolling!" Leo defended himself.

"Oh put the violins on Leo. Raph was okay, he's tough, and you know that. He was out of bed the minute everyone left the lair that afternoon skateboarding in this very room. Yes, Raph I heard you. I also heard you when you broke that table," Donnie pointed to the broken furniture against the wall.

"I was wondering how that broke," Leo said.

"It was an accident. So I broke a little table, so sue me."

"Maybe we should, but then again you got no money," Mikey teased.

"Give me that," Raph snatched his sais back and threatened Mikey with them.

"Raphael, put those away!" Master Splinter came into the room, "Michealangelo, help your brother to that chair. I want you all to sit down," Master Splinter came and sat in his chair, as he waited for his sons to settle.

"I think this last week has taught us many things. In particular the value of how important teamwork is. Yes, you have all been supportive of Donatello by taking in food to him and visiting him. However, unlike the rest of you, Donnie's uniqueness can be taken for granted around here. I am talking about how efficient Donnie is with the fixing of things around this home of ours. Every time something breaks or something does not work, you seek out your brother."

"I sense this is going to be a long lecture," Mikey whispered to Raph. Raph kicked him and Master Splinter gave them a look before continuing.

"Sometimes we can be very demanding on Donatello at times. Because of his nature, he usually puts aside his own projects to pick up the pieces left behind from the rest of us.

Many a times I have seen you get abrupt with him, as you're patience with machines is not the same as Donnie's calmness towards them."

"I must admit, I myself am not that knowledgeable when it comes to most of these modern appliances. You have grown up with such luxuries as videos and computers, where I never had to live with them until Donatello here brought them into our home.

I think that all of us should think for a moment about the modern luxuries that we take for granted around here. For example, when you were only young I use to have to boil our water up for you all to have a warm bath in winter. Only the wonderful mind of Donatello could have provided us with the system we now have. For if we did not have Donatello, we would not have most of the items we now take for granted on a daily basis."

"Yeah, that was until Casey rocked up," Raph mumbled, looking at Leo.

Master Splinter paused to look round at each of his sons. His eyes landed on the turtle in purple and he smiled warmly at him.

"I would like us all to thank you, Donetello for your genius and for sharing it with your family. I feel that it has helped us out in far too many situations to count," Master Splinter looked at his other sons, beckoning them to do the same.

"Thanks Donnie, you're one top turtle," Raph looked up from his place on the beanbag.

"And Leo said Thanks wasn't in your vocabulary," Mikey teased, and then hugged Donnie "Yeah Donnie you're the best dude."

"Yeah without you life would be pretty boring," Leo patted Donnie's shoulder.

"Yes, Donatello, you really have made our lives more bearable," Master Splinter smiled at his son.

"Though, I want you three to think about something for a moment. I have noticed that when the power went out, Raphael was the only one to know where to locate the area for which it needs to be fixed. I think it would benefit us all, if Donatello would give us some basic electrical knowledge, so that we do not always turn to him when something stops working. It would give Donetello time to focus on issues that are more important. Michealangelo, I think it's time you learnt to replace your own light bulbs, I want you to go try replacing your light this afternoon," Master Splinter said.

"But Master Splinter," Donnie began, "There are just some things that you guys shouldn't try fixing when you don't know what you're doing. Electricity can be very dangerous when you don't know what you're doing."

"I know that my son. I do not expect your brothers to know how to build a computer from scratch, but I do think they should know how to work one without causing any damage to it," Master Splinter looked at Leo and Mikey.

"Oh right," Mikey said, "You heard that bit". Splinter nodded.

"And not to worry, I do not want you fixing any of the broken items until you are fully better. April has kindly lent us a small refrigerator, which for now is the most essential item we need for now. Your brothers have survived this long without the Xbox game; I do not see it harming them to survive a little longer. It is not an essential item. You are not to rush into it, when you go about fixing these items, my son. For I think the longer we go without them, the more we will learn that we can survive on the basic needs. For I feel this is what is lacking with this generation. I feel that modern technology is not the answer to happiness."

Okay people, we are finally home! Big Cheer! I completed this story.
I hope you all enjoyed it and thanks to my reviewers – you are all tops.