Chapter 60
A week later...
"Donny?" I walked into the living room.
"Hmm?" Donny didn't look up from his book.
"Can we get a dog?"
"Can we get a what?"
"A dog."
"A dog?"
"Yeah."
"You want to get a dog?"
"I believe that that's what I asked you."
"Your kidding!"
"Does it look like I'm kidding?" I asked.
"Oh, shell...your not kidding!" Donny yelled.
"Duh! So, can we?"
"I don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know?"
"I don't know!"
"Donny?"
"What?"
"Please?"
"I don't know!"
"How can you not know?" I asked.
"Because I--look, you already have two turtles. I think that's enough!" Donny said.
"And I think it's not!"
"Sapphire, don't argue with me! Please? I don't want to argue with you!"
"And I don't want to argue with you, but I will. So, say yes or it's a cat-fight." I said.
"Sapphire..." Donny said.
"Please?"
"Alright! Fine! I don't think having one dog will be too much trouble."
"Really!"
"Yeah. But--I'll only get it for you if you stop bugging me."
"Deal."
"Good. Get ready to leave."
"I will." I left the living room and went into the kitchen. "Mikey?"
"Yeah?" Mikey turned around to face me.
"Can you take me to the mall or something to get a dog?"
"Sure. I love dogs! Though, I never had one..."
"That's good for you...but can you take me in about an hour or so?" I asked.
"What can't we go now?" Mikey said.
"Because Donny's taking me to the mall first."
"Oh. Ok..."
"Thanks!" I ran upstairs and knocked on Raph's door.
"What!" he yelled.
"Hello to you, too!" I walked in.
"What do you want?"
"I have a great idea!"
"Oh, no!"
"Don't say oh, no like that!"
"Fine...what's the great idea?"
"How about you and I hang out together at the mall and get a dog?"
"Are you crazy? Leo would kill me!"
"He doesn't have the heart to."
"Stop quoting comic books."
"Sorry. Habit."
"Habit my shell..."
"Shut up. Can we go?"
"Hurry up and get ready."
"No, Donny's taking me to the mall. After him it's Mikey and then you. So, we'll leave in about two hours, ok?"
"Tell Donny and Mikey to take their time." Raph said.
"Fine." I left. Leo walked by. "Leo!"
"What?" Leo turned around.
"Can you and I go to the mall in about three hours to get a dog?"
"Sure I guess. Why three hours, though?"
"Donny's taking me to the mall, then Mikey, the Raph."
"But why don't we all go at the same time?"
"I like car rides."
"Um, ok." Leo said.
"See you later!" I waved.
"SAPPHIRE! AREN'T YOU READY, YET?" Donny yelled.
"Hold on! I have to get my coat!" I yelled.
"It's 95 out!"
"In that case I'm ready." I ran down the stairs.
"Did you say bye to everyone?" Donny asked.
"Yep! Let's go!"
In the mall...
"What breed do you want?" Donny asked.
"German Sheperd!" I said.
"WHAT! No! Those things are way too big! Leo would kill me!"
"Yeah, I've been hearing a lot of that lately..." Ya know, it might be easier to ask Mikey for a German Sheperd...he's easy on me and can never say no to me. Ya, I'll try that.
"So? What do you want?" Donny asked again.
"Dalmation!" I said.
"Oh, fine! I hope nobody kills me..."
"They won't." They'll be killing me if they ever find out what I'm doing...
"What?"
"Huh? Nothing!"
"Ok...what dalmation do you want?"
I looked over at the little active puppy. "That one!"
"Shell..."
"No, not Shell, Rusty."
"Rusty? Your going to name a dalmation Rusty?"
"Yeah."
"Ok."
On the way home...
"Dalmations are pretty big once they grow. Do you think anyone would like it?" Donny asked.
"No, but hey, he'll annoy everyone. Think of that." I said.
"Yeah, well, just to let you know, he won't be annoying you and Mikey. He'll be annoying me, Raph, and Leo."
"I know. I wouldn't want him to annoy Mikey, anyway."
"Why?"
"He's my business partner when it comes to pulling pranks and annoying the family."
"We're in trouble..."
Back home...
"Come on Rusty...up in my room! Quick!" I said.
"We're home!" Donny yelled.
"Oh, good! I really want to go to the mall with Sapphire and come back as quick as possible. SAPPHIRE LET'S GO!" Mikey yelled.
"Ok!" I ran down the stairs. "Bye, Donny!"
"Yeah, bye..."
In the pet store...
"Which one do you want?" Mikey asked.
"That one!" I pointed.
"A german sheperd?"
"Yeah. Donny wouldn't--I mean, just, yeah."
"O-k...we'll get it. Why not?"
"Mini-Me."
"What?" Mikey asked.
"Where gonna name it Mini-Me." I said.
"But it's huge!"
"I know."
"Alright, whatever..."
Back at home (again)...
"Come on Mini, up in my room." I said.
"Finally! I want to get this over with!" Raph said.
"I know what you mean. She wants to buy everything!" Mikey said.
"You didn't, did you?"
"I'll see you later, Raph." Mikey left.
"Huh-uh." Raph glared at him.
"I'm ready!" I said.
"Good. Let's go..."
On the way to the mall...
"Out of everyone in the lair, me! Why me? Why did you want me to go with you?" Raph said.
"Because I love you." I smiled.
"Ok, I'm about to barf on the windshield! So, if you want to crash, keeping talking!"
I shook my head.
"Ok, where here." Raph said.
In the pet store...
"One!" Raph said.
"I know!" I glared at him.
"God..."
"Him! I want him!"
"A mutt? You want a mutt?"
"Yeah! We can name him Dukey!"
"Where do you come up with these names?"
"I don't know..."
"Come on, we'll get him."
"Yayyers!"
Back at home (still)...
"Once again! Up in my room! Come on, Duke!"
"Your turn!" Raph said.
"How was it?" Leo asked.
"Ahhh..."
"Thanks."
"Ready?" I asked.
"Yep. Let's go!" Leo said.
In the pet store...
"An english-springer-spainel? Whoa, that's like a togue twister!" Leo said.
"I know." I answered.
"Do you want it?"
"Yes!"
In the car...
"What are you going to name her?" Leo asked.
"Casey." I answered.
"Isn't that a boy's name?"
"It can be a girl's name, too."
"Oh, sorry."
Back at home (for the last time, in my room)...
"Now, I have you two, and four dogs!" I said. "Electric? Hello?" I raced down the stairs. "LEO!"
"He's at work." Raph said.
"Then where's Donny?"
"Work."
"Mikey?"
"Work."
"You guys are turtles, how can you go to work?"
"To make money? Duh!"
"Ok, it doesn't even matter, the point is, can you take Electric and me to the vet?" I asked.
"Ducky isn't sick already, is he?" Raph asked.
"First of all, it's Dukey, not Ducky, and second of all, did I say Dukey and me? No. I said Electric and me."
"That dumb turtle's still alive?"
I glared at him.
"Fine. Let's go..." Raph got up.
"Thanks!" I ran out of the lair.
At the vet...
"Who's sick?" Raph asked.
"Electric." I answered.
"Oh. What's wrong with him?"
"Her!"
"Oh...sorry..."
"It's ok."
"So, what's wrong with him? I mean her!"
"I don't know! Why do you think we're here?"
"Just to get medicine for her...that's what I thought..."
"Your a dork, you know that?"
Raph glared at me.
"Raphael?" the vet asked.
"Hi." Raph said.
"Hi." I said staring at Electric.
"I'm Jenny. Who's sick?" Jenny asked.
"The stupid turtle." Raph answered.
"Raph, if there's a stupid turtle in this room, it's you!" I said.
Raph glared at me, once again.
"Well, let's go into my office and see what's wrong with her." Raph and I followed Jenny into her office.
A few minutes later...
"Congrats!" Jenny said.
Back in the lair...
"Guess what?" I ran into the lair.
"What?" Leo asked.
"Electric's pregnant! Let me figure out how many kids their going to have..." I said.
"Wow. Poor little Mini-Me is going to need a mate now." Mikey said.
"I thought his name was Dukey?" Raph asked.
"Dukey? It was Casey." Leo said.
"The dalmation? His name was Rusty." Donny said.
"Dalmation? It was an english-springer-spaniel." Leo said.
"No, it was a mutt." Raph glared at them.
"I got her a german sheperd. Wait." Mikey left and came down stairs with all four dogs. "She tricked us, again..." Mikey said.
"HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII--" Raph was running around wildly.
"Shell." Leo said.
"IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIELL!"
"So, it all adds up! There is going to be seven turtles, not including you guys, and a dog! Isn't that great?" I smiled. "why are you looking at me like that?"
Mikey moved closer to me and I could see all four dogs. "I think you miscounted."
"I'll be up in my room..." I left.
"Huh-uh! You better!" Raph yelled.