A.N.: Hey y'all! *Waves* I figured since today's my b-day, I'd give y'all a new chapter to celebrate. Lol. Hope y'all like it! Enjoy!

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Day of the circus.

Daydream come flying out of her and Ziptango's room, shrieking excitedly. "CIRCUS DAY! CIRCUS DAY! WHOOO!"

"Shh! Quiet Day!" Leonardo hissed. "You'll wake Sensei!"

"But, if he's asleep we can't leave yet," Daydream pointed out. "That's why I gotta wake him up."

"Day, just listen to Leo for once, please," Donatello said. "If you make Master Splinter mad, he might not let you go. And I know you REALLY wanna go."

"Can I wake everybody else up then?" Daydream asked.

"You can wake Lenni up, alright? And Zip and Mily, no one else just yet," Michaelangelo told her. "Let 'em sleep for a few more minutes. Besides, I'm sure you'd like company when waking them up."

Daydream grinned, then ran to wake up Ziptango, Mily, and Lenore. Once she'd woken them up, they all proceeded to wake up their other sisters. Soon enough all the girls were awake, fed, and running around the lair shouting and bouncing around excitedly.

Master Splinter awoke to utter chaos. He had to try not to laugh as his sons chased after their sisters, scolding them and telling them to keep it down. He almost failed to hide his laughter when Michaelangelo finally gave up and joined his sisters in their craziness.

"Mikey, you're NOT helping any," Leonardo stated. "If Sensei wakes up YOU can be the one to explain to him why they're running around screaming."

"Fine," Michaelangelo grinned, then spotted Master Splinter watching them. "MORNING SENSEI!" He yelled over the noise. He waved, still grinning, as Lenore, Daydream, Mily, Danceingfae, and TygeroftheWynd all pounced on him.

"MIKEY!" The girls screeched. "GOOOO!"

Michaelangelo laughed and began to run around the lair with the five girls hanging off him. He smirked as Machias, Splinter, and Ziptango all tackled Donatello. He also saw HexAdecimal, and Raphiella quickly tackle Raphael. He chuckled as Arista and TMNTPunker shrugged, then jumped on an unsuspecting Leonardo.

Master Splinter shook his head as a blur of coloured bandanas whizzed by him. "Kids," he muttered, before going to get a cup of tea. He figured he'd let them be, and maybe they'd wind down before having to leave for the circus. Little did he know just exactly how wound up his daughters were.

"FASTER MIKEY! FASTER!" Lenore shrieked. "GO! BEAT LEO!"

Leonardo grunted and ran faster with Arista and TMNTPunker hanging on as best they could. Leonardo knew he had it easier than Michaelangelo, as while Michaelangelo had five of their sisters hanging off him, he only had two. He crossed their make-believe finish line and turned to smirk at Michaelangelo and his sisters.

"You chose the wrong brother girls," he informed them. "You took the slowest one."

"Mikey's not slow!" The five girls yelled. "He CAN beat you! You cheat!"

"And how did I cheat?" Leonardo asked, playing along. "Hmm?"

"You only had Arista and Punker," Mily piped up. "Mikey had all of us. You should of piled on more people and made it even."

"Couldn't three of you gotten off Mikey?" Leonardo countered.

"NO!" They girls all yelped. "NEVER!"

Leonardo couldn't help but laugh then. "I see. Why don't you guys race Donnie then? He's three of you with him."

"One of you wanna go with Donnie, so we can make it even?" Michaelangelo questioned.

The five girls hanging off Michaelangelo all looked at one another, before one finally spoke up.

"I'll go with Donnie," Lenore said, sliding off Michaelangelo's shell. She quickly ran over and hopped on his back, so that she was next to Ziptango.

"Ready?" Donatello queried. He waited for everyone to say yes before counting down. "Three, two, ONE!" He ran around the lair twice, then crossed the finish line while running backwards.

"WE WIN!" Ziptango, Lenore, Machias, and Splinter giggled.

"Aw! Nuts!" Danceingfae, Mily, Daydream, and TygeroftheWynd groaned. "Not fair! Leo was right!"

Leonardo stood tall and proud, and smirked at all of them. "I told you Mikey was the slowest," he replicated. "But did you listen to me? Nooo."

Raphael rolled his eyes. "Shaddup Leo! Mikey can win when he wants to."

"Getting defensive now, are we Raph?" Leonardo said looking at him and raising an eyebrow. "Since when do you defend Mikey?"

"Since you put him down for no good reason," Raphael retorted, swinging Raphiella and HexAdecimal around.

"WEEEE!" Raphiella and HexAdecimal cried as they spun.

"Leo, is it time to go to the circus yet? Is it?" TMNTPunker asked, tugging on his arm, as he had set her and Arista down. "I wanna go see the lions!"

"And tigers!" TygeroftheWynd shouted.

"And bears!" Ziptango added.

"Oh my!" Lenore cried, then giggled.

"Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my! Lions, and tigers, and bears, of my! Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my!" The girls chanted, as they slid of their brothers and pretended to stalk one another around the den.

"ROOOAR!!!" Lenore and Daydream screamed, chasing after their older sisters. "ROOOAR!!!"

The other girls all shrieked and ran away from them. Soon enough, their brothers became the predators, and the girls the prey. "AHHHHH!!!" The girls all screeched, running around like crazy, and occasionally bumping into things or each other.

Master Splinter came to stand in the doorway of the kitchen them. "Uh hmm!" He said loudly, clearing his throat. He watched as his children froze. Raphael froze with Lenore and Daydream over his shoulders, and Leonardo was tickling Danceingfae. Meanwhile, Michaelangelo was holding Machias upside down, while Donatello had both HexAdecimal and Mily in his arms. The other girls were hiding behind things in the den, or standing in the hallway leading to their bedrooms. "It is time," he said.

The girls' eyes went wide and they all began to talk at once, immediately running back into the den or breaking free of their brothers. They all crowded together talking excitedly, forgetting they still had to make their groups.

Master Splinter placed his fingers in his mouth and blew, letting a shrill whistle break through the ruckus. The girls all went quiet and turned to look at their father. "Thank-you," he replicated. "You must make your groups and hear the rules before you may leave."

"I WANT MIKEY!" Lenore, Daydream, Mily, Danceingfae, and TygeroftheWynd yelped.

Master Splinter sighed. "I think I shall make the groups, so that they are all fairly even."

"Aww! Nuts!" The five girls complained, crossing their arms.

"This is how it shall be," Master Splinter said. "I have made a list."

Leonardo: Lenore, TMNTPunker, and Danceingfae Donatello: Ziptango, Machias, and TygeroftheWynd Raphael: Raphiella, HexAdecimal, Mily Michaelangelo: Daydream, Arista, and Splinter

The ones wanting to be with Michaelangelo were NOT happy; well, none of them but Daydream were anyway. Daydream grinned proudly and stuck her tongue out at her sisters.

Master Splinter caught Daydream sticking her tongue out and reprimanded her. "Daydream, there is no need to stick your tongue out at your sister. Do it again, and I shall place you with someone else other than Michaelangelo. Understood?"

"Hai, Sensei," Daydream replied sheepishly.

"Okay, my group will lead, then Mikey's, then Donnie's, and finally Raph's," Leonardo stated. "This way we hopefully won't lose anyone. Remember, stay close and DON'T wander away from you group. Should you lose your group, go with the one closest to you, and return to yours once you've found them again."

"What if you don't find them?" Splinter wanted to know. "Then what Leo?"

"Stay with the group you've joined," Leonardo answered. "We'll keep in constant contact when we split up, by using our Turtle Coms."

Lenore tugged on his arm. "When will we get Turtle Coms Leo?"

"When you're old enough to go off by yourself," Leonardo replied. "Now, pair up."

Everyone paired up. They all held hands with their partner.

"Leo? Can I hold your Turtle Com? Please?" Lenore begged looking up at him.

"Lenni, you might lose it, then I won't have any way to communicate with the others."

"Oh, PLEASE Leo! I promise I won't lose it! I swear!"

Leonardo thought a moment, then sighed. "I'm going to regret this," he muttered to himself, before passing her his Turtle Com. "Here, and whatever you do, DON'T lose it."

Lenore grinned up at him. "Thanks Leo!"

The four brothers then escorted their little sisters to the circus and got in with the tickets they'd purchased through the Internet. They quickly found their seats, then Donatello and Michaelangelo's groups were sent to get the refreshments.

"Don't eat all of that at once Daydream," Leonardo told his little sister.

Daydream glared at him after taking a huge bite out of one of the two cotton candy sticks she had. She grinned smugly at him while she ate it.

"I'm glad you're with Mikey, and not me," Leonardo muttered aloud. "If you were with me, you'd lose one of those 'till later."

The order they sat in was: Leonardo, TMNTPunker, Danceingfae, Lenore, Daydream, Michaelangelo, Arista, Splinter, Machias, TygeroftheWynd, Donatello, Ziptango, Mily, HexAdecimal, Raphiella, and finally, Raphael.

The brothers had made sure to stick four girls on either side of them, so if they needed anything, help wouldn't be too far away. Soon enough, much to the delight of the girls, the circus was to start in a few minutes, but first, they announced elephant rides.

Lenore jumped up from her seat and ran to the end of the aisle they had taken up. "Leo!" She cried excitedly. "Can we go ride the elephants? Can we? Can we? PLEASE???"

Leonardo groaned. "Lenni, we don't even know if they cost money. If they do, we haven't enough for everyone to ride."

"But Leo!" Lenore protested. "Please??? I've ALWAYS wanted to ride an elephant!"

"No," Leonardo stated. "Now, go back to your seat."

"But I wanna ride the elephant!"

"Lenore," Leonardo said in a warning tone. "Sit down and STOP causing a scene!"

Lenore glared at Leonardo hurt. "I hate you!" She hissed, before going back to her seat. She sat there with her arms crossed, and pouted, her eyes welling up with tears. She'd REALLY wanted to ride an elephant.

Michaelangelo happened to look over Lenore's way, and was surprised to see her pouting. He reached past Daydream, and gently pulled her up and over into his lap. "What's wrong, Kiddo?" He asked. "Why you so down? You should be happy. You're at the circus."

"Leo won't let me go ride the elephants!" Lenore complained. "He said it'd cost too much for everyone to go!"

"Ah, I see," Michaelangelo acknowledged, nodding slightly. Luckily, Leonardo wasn't looking his way, so he knew his plan would work. "Hey, anybody have to go to the bathroom before it starts?" He asked, standing up.

Lenore slid out of his lap as he stood up. "I do," she mumbled.

"ME!" Daydream, Arista, Splinter, Danceingfae, Ziptango, and Raphiella piped up.

"Okay ladies, let's go then," Michaelangelo said, starting to usher them out of the aisle.

"Mikey, where are you going?" Leonardo demanded. "You can't take six!"

"Leo, since they've all to pee, and I've to take my group anyway, yes I can take them all."

"Take Donnie or Raph with you!" Leonardo insisted. "I don't want you taking six. You KNOW how some of them like to wander off." He eyed Daydream, Lenore, and Ziptango then.

"I'll go," Raphael piped up, before his brothers could argue it any further. "I need to pee myself."

"Fine, Raph's going with you," Leonardo said almost smugly.

Michaelangelo got the girls out of the aisle, and stood next to Raphael. "Thanks," he whispered. "I dunno what Leo's problem is today."

"I think he's just sore 'cause he got stuck with two of the ones who wanted to go with you," Raphael answered. "He wanted Arista and Punker 'cause they always follow him everywhere and don't question his authority like the others do."

"What do you think of your group?"

"Me? Hello! Mikey! I got Hex, and Elle," Raphael answered. "They're ALWAYS with me, just like Lenore's somehow ALWAYS with you. Daydream too."

"And Zip with Donnie," Michaelangelo chuckled. "Yep, Sensei sure knows how to pick the groups."

"Girls! Hold up!" Raphael called.

The six girls froze where they were and waited for their brothers to catch up. Once they'd all gone to the bathroom, they headed back for the arena area. Along the way, they realized they weren't anywhere near their seats.

"Mikey? Where we going?" Ziptango asked. "Our seats aren't here."

"How many of you wanted to ride the elephants?" Michaelangelo queried.

Seven hands shot up. Raphael laughed. "Lenni, you don't need to raise both your hands, we KNOW you wanna go on the elephants."

Lenore gave him a sheepish grin, and slowly lowered her one arm. "Heh."

"Well, AGAINST Leo's orders, we're going to the elephants to see whether or not it does cost too much for y'all to ride," Michaelangelo informed them smiling. "But NO being disappointed if he was right about us NOT being able to afford it." He eyed Lenore.

"We won't Mikey," Lenore answered, smiling an innocent smile at him. "Never. Right guys?"

"Right," the others quickly agreed.

Michaelangelo and Raphael ushered the girls into the LONG line-up, and stood there awaiting their turn. Once they were at the head of the line, the guy stated that it'd cost five dollars each to ride the elephant. Michaelangelo felt horrible as they practically had to drag some of the girls out of the line then. Arista, Splinter, and Raphiella were okay with is, as they understood, but Lenore, Daydream, and Danceingfae (though the eldest), had to literally be dragged out of the line. Raphael carried Danceingfae and Daydream over his shoulders, while ushering the other three back out to where they'd be able to talk and not be shoved aside. Poor Michaelangelo had to carry Lenore, who was throwing a tantrum, out into the open area where the refreshments were being sold.

"I WANNA RIDE THE ELEPHANTS!" Lenore screeched. "I WANNA RIDE DUMBO!"

Michaelangelo set her down before him, and held onto her arms as he crouched down before her. "Lenore, calm down," he said. "I told you we'd check, and that you might not be able to ride one. You technically promised you wouldn't give us a hard time if you couldn't."

Lenore struggled to break free of his hands, but failed to do so. She kept struggling as she continued to scream. "I WANNA RIDE DUMBO! I WANNA RIDE THE ELEPHANTS! LET ME RIDE THE ELEPHANT!"

Michaelangelo looked up at Raphael, who just shrugged. "I'll be a few minutes Raph," he told his brother. "Take the others back, and if Leo asks, she was taking too long to pee, alright?"

"I doubt if he'll believe that Mikey, but alright," Raphael replied. "You know if yah take too much longer he'll be out here looking for you two."

"I should have her calm before it comes to that," Michaelangelo responded. "I hope."

Raphael nodded, then, still holding Daydream and Danceingfae, led his little siblings back to their seats. He sat down only to be immediately questioned by Leonardo.

"Where's Michaelangelo?" Leonardo demanded. "Why did you get stuck bringing back five of them? He's not letting her ride those elephants, is he? I already told her she couldn't."

"She's still in the can, Leo," Raphael riposted. "Some do take longer than others, plus there WAS a line-up."

"Alright," Leonardo said, sitting back down, though he didn't look too convinced.

Meanwhile, Michaelangelo was still trying to get Lenore to calm down. He kept trying to talk reason with her, but she just wouldn't listen.

"Lenore, quit it or we're going home," Michaelangelo stated finally. "I'm not about to stand here and listen to you scream on and on about riding elephants."

"I WANNA ELEPHANT RIDE!" Lenore cried. "I WANNA RIDE MY ELEPHANT!"

Michaelangelo finally lost patience, and shook her until her eyes almost rolled back in her head. "Stop it!" He ordered. "Lenore, I love you, and wish I could let you ride the elephants, but we CAN'T afford it. Now, PLEASE, QUIT screaming!"

Lenore grew silent then, her tears still falling, shocked that he'd shaken her. He'd NEVER done that before. EVER. For Michaelangelo to shake ANYBODY you had to be driving him insane. She'd only ever seen him shake Danceingfae ONCE, and that had been because Danceingfae had disappeared on him and NOT come when called. But, then again, they HAD been five and four at the time.

"S-Sorry," she choked out.

Michaelangelo gave her an apologetic, sheepish grin, and pulled her into his arms for a hug. "It's alright Kiddo," he said softly. "But please, don't throw any more tantrums today, okay? Leo hears yah, and you'll be forced to go home and miss the circus."

"Okay Mikey," Lenore whispered. She gave him a small smile, and took hold of his hand. "We're missing the circus by standing here."

Shaking his head, Michaelangelo led her back to their seats, after drying her tears with his thumbs. He saw Leonardo give then a stern look as they sat down, but he threw his brother a lopsided grin to let him know all was well. No sooner had they sat down, than had the circus started.

"Hey! Look!" Mily cried. "Pink Poodles!"

"Look! Lions!" TMNTPunker shouted.

"Tigers!" Machias squealed.

"Bears!" HexAdecimal shrieked.

"Oh, my!" The girls all yelled, giggling afterwards. As their brothers shook their heads.

"Elephants!" Lenore screeched, bouncing in her seat. "Look! It's Dumbo!"

They all watched as the Ring Master announced the acts. Daydream screamed and buried her head into Michaelangelo when the clowns came out.

Michaelangelo sighed, and lifted her into his lap. "Shh. It's okay, Day," he whispered to her. "They won't hurt you." He kissed the top of her head and hugged her close.

Meanwhile, Machias had crawled into Donatello's lap, while Mily had gone to Raphael, and Danceingfae Leonardo. The four brothers cuddled their little sisters who despised clowns with a STRONG passion.

They all enjoyed the Lion Tamer with the lions; and the Tiger Lady with the tigers.

"Wow! Look at the tigers!" TygeroftheWynd exclaimed. "Whish I could pet one!"

Awhile later, Lenore stood up. "I gotta pee again, Mikey," she told her nearest brother. "Really bad too."

Michaelangelo groaned. "Oh, alright. I'll take you. See if anyone else has to go first."

It turned out that TMNTPunker, Ziptango, Splinter, and TygeroftheWynd all had to go too. Michaelangelo talked Leonardo into letting him go alone, and led his sisters to the bathroom once more. While he was waiting outside the ladies room, the girls were inside developing a plan.

"Okay, so we're all agreed that we all wanna either ride or touch the animals, right?" Lenore checked.

The other four nodded. "Yeppers."

"Quick! State your plan for once we get down to the ring where Mikey took me earlier," Lenore said.

"Find the Tiger Lady and the tigers!" TygeroftheWynd verified.

"Pink Poodles!" Splinter chirped.

"Bears!" Ziptango piped up.

"Elephants for me and Lenni," TMNTPunker stated.

"Alrighty then, all we gotta do is lose Mikey," Lenore reminded them. "How are we gonna do that? He watches us more than Leo does at times."

"What if we asked for more cotton candy, then slip away while he's getting that?" Splinter suggested.

"But that's taking advantage of his generosity," Lenore thought aloud.

"We're already taking advantage of his generosity," TygeroftheWynd pointed out. "He OFFERED to bring us to the bathroom, while no one else did."

"I dunno."

"Lenni, how bad do you wanna ride an elephant?" Ziptango asked.

"REALLY bad," Lenore replied.

"Well, then?" TMNTPunker replicated. "Let's do this already."

Lenore bit her bottom lip, starting to wish she hadn't thought of this plan to begin with. "Okay," she managed finally.

The girls talked Michaelangelo into getting them more cotton candy, then, while he was getting it, they all scattered off in different directions. They could hear him calling after them, but kept on running. They met up by the entrance way to the elephant rides, then went in together.

"That was easy," Splinter grinned.

"Yeah, a little TOO easy," Ziptango put in, looking around to see if she could spot the bears.

"It was fun!" TMNTPunker giggled.

The girls then split up to find the animals of their choice.

Meanwhile, poor Michaelangelo was trying not to have a heart attack. "Leo's gonna KILL me!" He thought, as he frantically searched for them. He searched until he walked into someone. "Oh, sorry," he muttered, then went to move around the person. He felt the person grab his arm and looked up slightly, only to find Leonardo staring back at him.

"Where ARE they Mikey?" Leonardo wanted to know.

"Um. Ah. Heh," Michaelangelo stuttered, and gave his brother a slight grin. "Hiding?"

"WHAT?!?!" Leonardo shouted. "How the HECK did you lose them?"

"They wanted more cotton candy, and since they hadn't had a whole bunch already, I went to get them some," Michaelangelo began. "One minute they were standing there waiting for their treats, and the next, they were running off."

"Argh!" Leonardo grumbled. "I knew this would happen!" He looked at his little brother. "C'mon Mikey. We'd best find them, before something happens to them."

"Where do you think they'd do?" Michaelangelo interrogated.

"Where do YOU think Mikey?"

Michaelangelo thinks a moment. "The elephants!" He exclaimed. "Argh! I told her NOT to go there!"

"And WHEN does Lenore EVER listen?" Leonardo countered.

"She listens Leo!" Michaelangelo snapped. "She's just probably in Raph mode again."

They soon find Ziptango and Splinter, who were being escorted out of the animal area by security. The two girls look sheepish when they see Leonardo and Michaelangelo giving them the evil eye. They weren't used to seeing Michaelangelo with that look on his face.

"Where are your sisters?" Leonardo inquired. "Hmm?"

"The elephants," Ziptango answered quietly. "They wanted to ride 'em."

They each grabbed one of the girls by their arms. "C'mon," Leo growled. "Once we find them, we're having a LONG talk with the four of you."

Eventually they spotted Lenore and TMNTPunker. Both girls were on top of an elephant, riding around and giggling. They didn't see their brothers until they got off; they then tried to run again, but Leonardo gave Ziptango to Michaelangelo, and caught them.

"Just WHERE do you think YOU'RE going?" He demanded. "Huh?"

"Um. The bathroom?" Lenore suggested.

"Nice try," Leonardo told her, picking them both up by the straps on their overalls. "But, somehow, I DON'T think so."

The four girls remained silent, as their brothers escorted them back out to the refreshment area. Once there, they were set before the two, who'd their arms crossed, and not so pleasant looks on their faces.

"WHY did you take off on Michaelangelo?" Leonardo questioned. "Did you NOT realize just how STUPID and DANGEROUS that was?!?!?"

"It was Lenni's idea!" Splinter exclaimed. "She talked us into it! She did!"

"Ziptango, truthfully, was it Lenore's idea?" Michaelangelo asked.

Ziptango glanced at Lenore, then nodded ever so slowly. "Sorry," she mouthed to Lenore. "Had too."

Leonardo looked at the two girls who'd gone on the elephant. "And just HOW did you manage to get the money for the elephant ride?"

"Um. We stood REALLY close to two other kids, and I THINK they're parents paid for our ride," TMNTPunker answered, not looking at him, and shrugged. "I'm not really sure. All I know is that the dude lifted us up to ride."

Just then, they heard a father shouting and the manager. "I was charged TWENTY bucks for a damn elephant ride, and I've ONLY 'TWO' kids!"

Leonardo eyed the two elephant riders. "Come with me," he said. "You've some apologizing to do."

The girls grumbled, but followed him all the same.

"Excuse me, Sir?" Leonardo began, as they neared the angry father and confused manager. "I believe I know why you paid twenty dollars instead of ten."

The man turned to look at him. "Who are you? Do you work here? How do you know why?"

"My name is Leonardo, and these are my sisters, TMNTPunker, and Lenore. I don't work here, but I know why you paid more than necessary, because I just had a story explained to me."

"Go on," the man nodded, eyeing him slightly.

"It seems that my sisters were persistent in wanting to ride the elephants," Leonardo started. "You see, they took off on my other brother, and headed straight for the elephants. They then stood in line, really close to your children. Then, instead of being honest and accepting of the fact we didn't have enough money for rides, they let you pay for them to get on."

The man looked at the two girls, who were standing there with their heads hung, then. "I see," he acknowledged.

"I'm terribly sorry, Sir," Leonardo apologized. "If you'd like, I'll give you the ten dollars you paid for them. In fact, I insist."

"Thank-you, young man," the man smiled. "I appreciate your honesty."

"You're welcome," Leonardo replied handing the man the money. He then looked at the girls. "Uh hmm!"

"Sorry," the TMNTPunker and Lenore chorused.

Once everything had been settled there, Leonardo led them back over to where Michaelangelo was standing with the other two.

"Since the four of you decided to take off, after numerous warnings not too," Leonardo began. "I see it only fair that you sit out here and miss the rest of the circus."

"But!" The girls cried.

"No buts!" Leonardo snapped. "Actually, Ziptango and Splinter may go back and watch the rest of it. They didn't do as wrong as the two of you did." He shot Lenore and TMNTPunker Looks.

"I'll stay with them Leo," Michaelangelo piped up. "You go on back and enjoy the rest of it."

"You sure Mikey?" Leonardo checked. "I know how bad you wanted to see those trapeze artists."

"I'm sure Leo," Michaelangelo sighed. "I need to talk to you-know-who." He nodded his head towards Lenore.

Lenore decided to throw another fit then. "I WANNA SEE THE CIRCUS!" She screamed suddenly. "I WANNA SEE THE TRAPEEZE PEOPLE!"

"You should've thought of that before taking off then," Leonardo retorted. "C'mon zip, Splint."

Ziptango and Splinter followed Leonardo, leaving TMNTPunker, Michaelangelo, and Lenore and her screams behind.

"I WANNA GO WATCH 'EM MIKEY!" Lenore shrieked. "I WANNA WATCH 'EM NOW!"

Michaelangelo took hold of her arms like he had before, and crouched down in front of her. "Lenore, stop it right now," he said sternly. "I'm not about to listen to you scream again."

"I WANNA WATCH! I WANNA WATCH! I WANNA WATCH!"

He lost his patience then and shook her like he had earlier. "Lenore QUIT screaming, like a spoiled toddler, who needs a good spanking!" He growled. "I'm NOT going to tell you again." He picked her up and set her in a chair, holding her there until she had finished screaming herself silly and needed to catch her breath. Tears were streaming down her face when he spoke again. "Do you have ANY idea just how bad you scared me earlier?" He asked, in a softer tone. "You've ANY idea just how worried I was about you guys?"

Lenore hiccupped and shook her head, as TMNTPunker slouched in her chair. "N-No," she managed.

"I was afraid someone had grabbed you, and that I'd NEVER see you again," Michaelangelo told her, and TMNTPunker. "That scared me MORE than ANYTHING ever has before. I love you guys and DON'T want for anything bad to happen to ANY of you. You're my little sisters, I'd be lost without you."

"I-I'm s-sorry M-Mikey," Lenore sobbed. "S-sorry."

Michaelangelo sighed and pulled her into a tight hug, then reached for TMNTPunker and hugged her too. "Shh. Don't cry. Just - DON'T 'EVER' do that again. Promise me you won't do that again."

"Promise," they both whimpered, as TMNTPunker was now crying as well.

He picked them up, then sat in the chair with them in his lap until the others came out to get them. He set them down and took hold of their hands, and noticed that Leonardo was holding onto Ziptango and Splinter as well. No matter what the groups had been, these four were NOT about to be let loose again that day. They'd already made the mistake of that once, and were NOT about to make the same mistake a second time.

They reached the lair, and by then, Raphael and Donatello were both carrying to of the girls each, as it was late. The circus had ended later than expected, and they'd had to make a few pit stops on the way home, as well as stop off at the souvenir stand. The boys had let the four who'd taken off each pick out one souvenir, but told them they couldn't have them until they deserved them. That if they agreed to that, Master Splinter wouldn't have to know about the incident. Naturally, the girls, even the ones not involved, all quickly agreed, as they all knew the consequences of taking off all too well.

Master Splinter smiled warmly at his children as they trooped into the lair. "Have a good time, my students?" He watched everyone nod, and a few of the girls rub at their eyes. "Alright. Do tell me in the morning, as I see it is time for you girls to go to bed."

The girls groaned, but trudged down the hallway slowly, and entered their rooms to change into their pajamas. The boys escorted the girls they had to their rooms, then returned, only to find Daydream still in the den. She'd run over to Master Splinter to tell him about her afternoon/evening.

"You should have seen ALL the cotton candy Master Splinter!" Daydream grinned widely. "I had two an' a half sticks of it!"

"Did you now, my child?" Master Splinter replied patiently, pulling her into his lap. She might've been eight, but her and a few of the other girls still loved to be cuddled. "What else did you have?"

"Mikey took us to see the elephants, but they cost too much so we couldn't ride them," she went on. "Lenore was upset, 'cause it's her dream to ride one. That, and to touch a killer whale, but she couldn't 'cause we didn't have the money." She paused a moment. "If I'd the money Sensei, I would've let her ride one. I really would've. But I didn't have enough. Wish I had've. Then I could've made her dream come true."

Master Splinter nodded, then kissed her head. "Go to bed, my child," he told her softly. "You are tired now, and may tell me more in the morning once you have rested. It is nice of you to want to do that for your sister."

Daydream smiled at him again, then slid out of his lap, gave a quick bow, and skipped down the hall to her room.

"Did all go well, my sons?" Master Splinter queried.

"Hai, Sensei," Donatello replied, as he didn't know about either 'Lenore' incident right then. "All went well. They had fun."

"If you excuse us Sensei, we're going to go to bed as well," Leonardo stated. "Spending a day with them wears you out."

Master Splinter chuckled. "Alright. Goodnight my sons. Pleasant dreams."

The boys bowed, then went to their separate rooms to sleep until they were to be awoken for morning practice. Little did they know, that there'd be no morning practice, as Master Splinter decided to give them a break and let them rest.

A.N.: Well, there y'all go. Hope y'all liked it. HAPPY EASTER!!!!! *Hugs everyone* Luvs y'all! Adios! Plz R & R! KTBSPA & KTNTPA & KTACPA & KTJTPA & KTKCPA & KTCPA & KTJTTPA!!!!!