Quarter Life Crisis
Part 3
Disclaimer: As stated before – I don't own the turtles, though I am the one who made up this story with them in it. The turtles are no longer teenage ninjas, so what will they do with their adult lives. I hope people are enjoying this story.
Two turtles sat in the back of April's van as they drove interstate, they could not see the scenery outside the van, but could tell they were getting further away from a built up area by the lack of cars driving past.
"You guys alright back there?" April called.
"Yeah, thanks April."
"Well here it is guys, wow it looks a little run down…."
"You are talking to people who have lived in a sewer for 25 years, a run down house sounds like Buckingham Palace to us," Donnie said.
"So is there lots of space, April?" Raphael asked.
"You bet ya, we're going up a dirt road through a pile of trees before we even get to the main house. Oh and I think there's even a dam!"
"A dam, what the hecks a dam?" Raphael asked.
"A water storage facility – it's where our water will come from," Don informed him.
"Right, so like a storage tank?"
"No it's like a large pond, you can go swimming in it."
The van stoped, and the back doors opened, "Come on guys, I think you need to check this out for yourselves – since you'll be buying it."
Both turtles stepped out of the van and looked around. They stretched and looked around. There were trees and grass everywhere. Donnie poked his brother and pointed out the dam.
"Let's check out the dam."
They all walked over to the dam and as they drew near, they saw there was a rope hanging off a large pole.
"The water looks muddy," Raph said as he stood in a large pile of mud as he tried to get near the water.
"All dams are like that," April told him.
"And people swim in there and then drink that water?" Raph inquired.
"Raph it's perfectly safe, it's probably safer to drink that than the New York water you get out of the tap."
"Right."
"You gotta admit it's better than the sewers," Donnie said, feeling hopeful.
"Yeah, too right. I like the rope bit," Raph said, as he noticed the rope hanging off the long pole. There was even a barbeque area next to the dam with an old table tennis table.
"Before any of you go swinging off that rope and into that water you need to check the water first, promise me you will?" April looked at her friends.
"Why we need to check the water? There snakes or something in there?" Raph asked.
"No, there could be rocks or wood in there you can hit your head on. People have ended up in wheelchairs by jumping into dams and not checking the water first."
"Thanks for the advise April, we'll make sure we always check."
"Yo Donnie, there's three buildings," Raph said, looking around.
"One looks like a stable and the others would be the house and barn."
Raph laughed, "When Mikey gets too annoying we can tie him up in the stables!"
"RAPH!" April swatted him playfully, "That's not very humane."
"Come on April, it's Mikey, he's a turtle not a human. Besides, you've never lived with him."
April coughed, "I have remember."
"Oh yeah," Raph replied, "So you know what it's like living with the guy."
"If I hear that any of you have sent poor Mikey to the stables, I'm coming up here and there will be trouble!" April told the two turtles.
"Raph's the one who suggested it. Not me. Anyways, let's go check out these buildings."
Donnie walked over the barn first, he opened the door and walked in. April and Raph followed closely behind.
"How cool is this!" Donnie ran over to an old tractor.
"Yeah and look even an old truck," Raph went over to the truck that dated back to the early 1950's.
"Boys and their toys," April said, "I'm checking out the stables."
Later they all meet up to check out the house, the front veranda has and old garden chair, and a big box, which Raph peeked in and found some old boots.
Inside the house they found a kitchen with an old stove, the kind you have to put wood in and light up. The hallway had a huge grandfather clock, which was slowly ticking away and as you walked up the stairs the paint was peeling off the walls.
Raph was the first to venture up stairs, he got his foot stuck on the seventh stair, but managed to free himself and keep going. He found four large bedrooms and two smaller rooms. Donnie came up behind him, "We can install a second bathroom up here."
"Someone's goner have to share," Raph said to Donnie, "Only four bedrooms."
"No there's also a room down stairs, we can make that Master Splinter's room, so he won't have any stairs to climb up and down."
"Cool, you mind if I bags one now?" Raph asked his brother.
"Why?"
"Because that one over looks the back paddock, where we'll grow some corn and stuff."
"I didn't know that was in the plan?"
"It's in my plan now. I think I've thought of a new hobby, I want to try growing plants. I've never had the opportunity before," Raph said.
"You're going weird in your old age, you know that?" Donnie teased, "But yeah I think that's an awesome idea, I mean it'll save us in the long run if we grow some of our own food."
"That's why I want this room. I can watch the plants grow."
"Okay, I think that's fair enough, besides, it's one of the rooms that needs the most done to it. I don't see anyone else competing for it."
"Na, Leo will want to be near the front of the house and Mikey, well, he'll want to be the closest to the kitchen."
"Well, guys what do you want me to tell the real estate agent?"
"We'll take it," Both turtles said.
