Angel: Hi everyone! I thought this was episode 16, but they keep changing the order on which episode is which. Now they say that this episode is the 13th one, even though that's Mrs. Cuddles, which they say is now 16. Not exactly sure what their problem is. First they keep changing the order, then the dates, and then plots...I just don't know what is what anymore. Honestly, I'm just gonna update Hypno! Part Deux! next and then I'll decide what to do with Bug Busters and Stuck on You. This trumps (pun intended) my whole plan for Leo and Amy and now I have to figure out what the heck I'm doing now. I could care less about which episode is which unless it's confirmed and not being changed all the time.
Personally, I prefer consistency AND continuity! I still like the show, but you people at Nick need to figure out what you're doing before you tell us!
Leo skateboards into the air, Donnie and Raph watching something on their phones near the skate ramp they have in the lair. Mikey has a feast all laid out, a chef's hat on his head. He presses his hands together.
"Okay. We got pizza rolls, pizza balls, pizza tots, pizza puffs, and duck a la orange..." He lifts the lid to reveal a whole pizza...with duck a la orange on it, of course. "Pizzaaaaaaaaaaa!"
"As if today could get any more perfect," Donnie smiles as a robotic claw is holding his tablet for him.
"Live from Tokyo," Donnie turns back to his tablet as he sees a wooden skate park. "The Extreme Skateboarding Finals!" Raph slides over to Donnie.
"Hey, it's starting, guys!" Raph calls out, Mikey hollering happily. Leo skates by them, confused that they're not watching him. The turtle looks on sadly at the empty spot near his brothers. As usual, Amy was working. He wished she didn't have such a busy schedule all the time so they could spend more time together. They are planning on watching their idol, Sydney Allen, skateboard live. If there's one thing they loved as much as pizza, it was skateboarding.
"Three hours of insane tricks, and the rumors are true!" A slim 16-year-old girl with long dark brown hair like Amy's stands over the ramp looking cool as ever. "Sydney Allen will attempt a 1440 on the Mega Ramp!" A 1440 was basically 4 360s.
"Is that even possible?" Donnie asks in shock, Mikey and Raph looking surprised that a human could even do that.
"No. Way!" Mikey exclaims slowly.
"She's gotta be a mutant," Raph comments.
"Hey guys," They look up to see Leo balancing on his skateboard at the top of the ramp. "I bet I could do a 1440."
Donnie sighs at his attitude. "I will forgo my usual 'No, don't, that's four rotations, that's crazy talk, Leo' and skip right ahead to 'cover the food'."
Raph and Mikey immediately cover all the food that Mikey prepared.
"For Sydney, but mostly my lady because I love her!" Leo pumps a fist, Donnie facepalming with a small groan. He was so glad that Amy had a busy schedule so that she doesn't have to endure this. "Hot soup!" Leo flips his skateboard as he jumps, skateboarding down the ramp. He speeds right past his brothers, making Mikey and Raph look up. Leo holds his skateboard while he's in the air, but missteps, causing him to lose his balance. Donnie isn't even looking at him. Leo regains his balance, laughing.
"Oh yeah!" He does a rotation in the air. "Cowabunga!" His skateboard drops and he screams, Raph and Mikey looking up at him again. Raph has some of the food in his mouth. Leo tumbles down the ramp as his skateboard flies around. He crosses his arms as he slides down the pipe, his two brothers laughing at him. Unfortunately for them, the next moment isn't so funny as Leo's skateboard flies into the conduit for the wifi.
"The wifi!" Raph exclaims, looking at Donnie's tablet as the connection isn't working. "Wifi. Skating. Raph watch, Donnie fix, Raph happy!" Raph points out to Donnie, who pushes him away. Inside, Raph is freaking out.
"I need pre-game stats, highlights, projections of future stats, we're missing the stats, people!" Donnie does the math in his head about how much time they're already missing.
"And we're gonna miss Sydney! And the 1440!" Mikey shouts as they're all panicking.
"Everybody cool it!" Raph stops them and they all freeze. "There's worse things in the world than..." He tears up, "Oh, who am I kidding, our lives are ruined!" He then remembers one last resort, which they rarely use, but it was probably their only shot. He removes one of his hands. "No, wait. I got a fix, but it ain't gonna be pretty."
They're all kneeling in front of Splinter as he's watching his commercials using the projector. They're trying to plead with him to let them use the TV, which was a rare thing. Splinter was always sitting in that chair and he usually wouldn't let them use it by themselves. Hence, the phones and tablet. "Dad, you gotta let us watch TV."
"We'll do anything!" Mikey tells him.
"Anything?" Splinter asks in interest as he pours himself a cup of tea. He looks away as he thinks to himself. They had to pull in the stops if they wanted him to move from his comfort zone. That chair and TV was his life. "That is more than something, and just shy of everything. Go on."
"Gourmet dinners?" Mikey offers, as he was a pretty good cook. "I'll throw in free desserts from Amy." Now that was a stretch, because Amy's definitely not lenient on that. Those come out of her own pay since she's her own boss.
"Nostril waxing," Donnie cringes at the thought, but they'd do, as they said, anything. Nostril waxing was probably the worst.
"Hey, Raph will even carry you around 24/7," Leo adds, gesturing to Raph as he has a teddy bear on his shoulders. It's meant to resemble Splinter.
Mikey reaches out to the remote, but Splinter smacks it away. "Ow!" He places his hand in his mouth.
"This is quite a generous offer, but I must refuse," He smiles slightly. "We are in the golden age of commercials! I would bring disgrace on my family if I missed even one," He switches the channel onto a woman in her kitchen. The turtles move out of the way to watch.
"You ever wanted ice cubes but found pouring water directly into the freezer isn't helpful?" She chuckles slightly as she pours water inside as a demonstration. "Then you need ice trays, trays for ice! The thrill of chill in every fill!"
"I wish my pink-a-boo was here," Leo sags sadly.
The brunette is at Smith's Sweets, taking some phone calls as she's closing for the day. She sighs as she finishes writing down a custom order for a birthday party coming up.
Someone peeks around the corner, grinning evilly. Amy gets another call and picks up the receiver without looking, putting it to her ear.
"Smith's Sweets, I'm currently taking calls for another 20 minutes. How can I help you?"
"You are the owner of the store, I'm presuming?"
"Yes," Amy leans against the counter as something already seemed off. "Who are you, exactly?"
"I'm Dr. Sopher," The male voice starts off. "Is your mother a Nadia Santiago?"
"Depends, why?" Amy raises an eyebrow as she wonders how he knows this information.
"Ah, so it is true. She does have capgras delusion...well, Miss Smith, I believe that we have found a cure for this disease."
Her mouth drops as she almost drops the phone, speechless. "W-What did you just say...?" She already knows that something is wrong, as she's seen multiple doctors and they've all said the same thing: there is no cure because of its rarity. And she's been all over New York.
"You heard me right, ma'am. We can administer an antidote, which will restore her memory. It's a simple procedure. All you need to do is come to New Zealand. But I'm afraid that you'll have to leave New York permanently."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" Amy holds up a hand. "You say all of this out of the blue and just expect me to move to New Zealand?!"
"Well, if you want your mother to be cured, we need someone to sign off to approve the procedure and to monitor her health." She hears a garbage can fall and raises a skeptical eyebrow. That's coming from the alley right next to the building...
"Uh-huh..." She moves closer to the window...seeing a tuft of familiar hair standing right outside. She grabs something from a nearby cabinet. "Tell me, 'Dr. Sopher' are you sensitive to loud sounds?"
"Uh, why?"
She opens the window and presses the button on an air horn, scaring Brit Worley out of his mind. He drops the cellphone from his hand, Amy narrowing her eyes as he's stumbling around from the noise.
"I should've known you sounded too close," She shakes her head. "Give it up, you brat! The answer's no!" She slams down the window. "Unbelievable..."
She then sees a vehicle pass by and recognizes the white van. She saw that same van from when all that paper got stolen from her store.
"What?" Amy grabs her helmet and opens the back door, jumping onto her bike.
Amy chases after the van on the street, her hair flying as she speeds into a corner. The van turns sharply, knocking down some trash cans. Her eyes widen before she narrows them, turning the handlebar and revving up her bike. She uses her speed to jump over the plie and continue on with the chase. A window opens as a hand drops some oil onto the street.
"Really?" Amy deadpans as her bike forms the metal arms, maneuvering her over the puddle. She presses a button from the control panel in front of her. A gun appears from the left side, firing some pink lasers at the van, but the driver moves back and forth past them. Amy grunts as she grips the handlebar, annoyed with the progress, which is none.
"I take a risk by going after these fools and they're practically beating me?!" Amy exclaims in disbelief. "This better be worth it."
"Okay, ideas people," Donnie says urgently. "My eyes need extreme skateboarding asap."
"Maybe next time let's not put the wifi in a high traffic crash zone?" Leo suggests, Donnie glaring at him as it was technically his fault.
"Wifi! That's it," Raph puts his arms around his brothers. "I know what to do."
At a mall, Mikey flips the generator on and the lights turn on to reveal the food court. "Gilbert's Department Store after hours, an ideal per excellence, Raphael," Donnie comments as they look at his tablet. Raph laughs at his idea working for once.
"I was due."
"And, thanks to April's job here last year, we have the wifi password. One," Donnie inputs the one-number password and his tablet goes back to the finals.
"We'll be right back with more skateboarding. Brought to you by Ice Tray Grand Trays for ice."
"Yes!" The turtles cheer because they can watch it, and because they haven't missed much.
"I love you guys," Mikey tells them. "And watching this with all of you is my favorite brother bonding day of the year." Mikey hugs Donnie, Leo hugs him, and Raph hugs them all.
Later on, they're all separated, watching their idol on their own devices. So much for the bonding part. "Sydney, Sydney, Sydney!"
Raph hears a crash and looks up, turning to the others. "Did you guys hear that?"
"You mean that loud bang? No," Leo replies smugly, Raph glancing at Donnie as they make no indication that they're going to move from their spots.
"Is anyone gonna check it out?" He wonders.
"And miss skateboarding?" Donnie asks incredibly. "Sounds like a job for the guy who's always telling us he's our leader."
Raph glares at him as he brought this on himself. "Fine. I'll go," He stands up reluctantly, watching the competition while he's going up the escalator. He hoped the bang was a minor thing so he could go back to the match like they've been planning for a while.
"Sydney, Sydney, Sydney!" As soon as Raph steps off the escalator, he bumps into a mannequin and it drops onto the ground. He yelps and as he's trying to pick it up, there are three shadows in the distance. A slim shadow is watching the two intruders from around the corner, who turn out to be the Foot Clan.
"Did you hear that?" Foot Lieutenant asks Foot Brute, who's eating churros.
"You mean the loud thud of a mannequin falling over?" Foot Brute just shrugs. "No."
"Well, are you going to check it out?"
"Sounds like a job for the guy who's always telling the other guy he's boss, but it's clear the other guy should be the boss and that creates a lot of workplace tension!" Foot Brute shoves more churros in his mouth, the third shadow snickering.
"What?" The person asks in small laughter as this was even a conversation between two people are supposed to be an actual threat. Luckily the two don't hear the stranger. Foot Lieutenant stares at him and he gives up.
"Fine, I'll go," He starts walking, throwing away his snack. "Hellooooo?" He calls out as he's in a sports store. "Mr. Security Guard? I am a local school child locked in here after hours. Can you help me find my sensei-I mean, my mommy-san?" He looks down as the mannequin head is on the ground. He picks it up and throws it away, not noticing that Raph has been acting as a mannequin the whole time. He's wearing a Hawaiian shirt while holding a coconut drink. He lets out a breath he's been holding.
"That Foot Face guy," He stares after Foot Brute. "What's he doing here?"
"It's just a mannequin," Foot Brute explains to his partner after he re-joins him. "Who could've seen that coming? Oh right, me."
"Enough buffoonery. Get back to work," Foot Lieutenant holds up a torch, lighting it up with his head fire. He turns around to a store, which is locked, and starts to burn through the metal gate. Inside is a hand with a ruby ring on one of the fingers.
"Not good," Raph whispers and he hears a yell as Amy comes out of nowhere, kicking Foot Brute to the ground.
"Not you again!" Foot Lieutenant says in annoyance as he stops what he's doing. Amy narrows her eyes at them as she was the third shadow.
"Why don't you take your lame paper and go back to where you came from?" Amy waves him off, pulling out her weapon. "Don't make me say it twice," She extends her axe so that it's a spiked ball hanging from a chain.
"Cute," Foot Brute stands up, Raph watching her silently. Amy looks up, unfazed as he's clearly taller and more powerful. He slams down his fists, Amy swinging her weapon at him. He gets knocked onto the ground. Amy leaps away and spins on her back on the floor, projecting an electric shock at Foot Lieutenant.
"Don't call me cute," She looks mad at him. "I don't know what you're doing in a mall, but it ends now!"
"We'll see about that," Foot Lieutenant pulls out a thin tube and fires a dart. Amy backflips out of the way, running up a wall and leaping towards the two.
"Hot soup!" She kicks them with both her legs and they slide onto the floor.
"Aw yeah, Mellie's got this," Raph gives a thumbs up, as Amy could handle this herself and he can go back to the match no problem. The dart hits a wall, then the floor, angling itself as it pierces Amy in the back of her neck.
"Ow!" She rubs her neck, Foot Lieutenant grinning. Amy's body suddenly goes limp as she lies on the ground. "Tranq...dart." She groans as she's unable to move her limbs. The two continue what they're doing and Raph runs back to his brothers to inform them.
Mikey watches Sydney put on her helmet as she's about to start. "Guys!" Raph slides to a stop. "Those freaky flame guys are back, stealing jewelry! Mellie's down, they paralyzed her. Suit up, we gotta show how we think of that and for doing that to our friend."
"MY LADY?!" Leo exclaims in worry, standing up and dropping his phone on the table in shock. He looks between his phone and then at the escalator. Never in his life would he thought he has to choose between his pink-a-boo and his idol. "M-Maybe after we're done watching the finals? Cool, cool...my lady is fine, she's only paralyzed..."
"Come on, Leo! Crime never takes a break, so neither can we," Raph gestures to himself. "What will Mellie say if she finds out we bailed on her for skateboarding?"
"I'm not sure I follow, you mean like on commercials?" Donnie asks, Raph unamused. He facepalms at their laziness.
"Oh man, you guys are killin' me! What about our friend and her safety?" They glance at each other before they hear a crash and Raph stands up. Something could be happening to their friend and that would be their fault if he let that happen. "Look, this is serious, fellas. Okay?"
"Yeah," They all reply carelessly and Raph sighs in defeat. He had no other choice, not even Amy could get them to move.
"Fine!" They finally turn their attention to him. "We'll try to do all three. Fight bad guys, help Mellie, and watch skateboarding. Hey, we are real heroes," He places his hands on his hips, his brothers cheering in agreement.
"Let's get 'em!"
"Sydney's signing autographs for the judges before she goes!" They all turn back to their devices. The turtles use the escalator, not looking up. "If you're just tuning in, Sydney Allen is about to attempt the 1440 on the Mega Ramp!"
Raph makes sure to move past the mannequin this time. "It's the moment skate fans have been waiting their whole lives...after this break."
"My lady!" Leo runs over to Amy, whose face is planted onto the ground, bending down to her. "Are you okay?" He couldn't see her face since her hair is covering it. She lifts her head up slowly, turning around so that she's lying on her back.
"I can't move my arms or legs," She states simply as she tries to move her arm, but her hand quickly lands on her face. They hear a smack and she grunts. "Grr. I'm just peachy." Donnie helps her sit up and she stretches her right arm, hearing a pop. She rubs her left arm as Leo looks at her seriously.
"Are you sure you're okay?"
"Give me a few minutes and I'll get back to you," She replies as she tries to move her legs.
"What happened?" Mikey asks her.
"That loser duo managed to escape me when I saw their van move past my store," She starts off as she accidentally punches Donnie. "Heh. Sorry about that, muscle spasm." She moves her left leg to her chest. "Anyway, I remembered that the mall was my way, so I chased them down here. They hit me with this dart and now I can barely get up. They're trying to steal this ruby ring, I don't know what for. We have to stop them!" She places her right arm on her leg, waiting so that she can actually move.
Foot Lieutenant removes the hand, smiling as Foot Brute is keeping watch. "We've got it."
"Alright hot heads," They turn around to the turtles as Amy pops her right leg. "Hand over the ruby ring, and-"
"Sydney Allen is climbing up the Mega Ramp as I speak!" They go back to their devices, Amy looking baffled as she attempts to stand upright. The turtles cheer and Amy sits on her knees, clutching her ankle.
"What the heck are you doing?" She asks, but they ignore her AND the two Foot soldiers.
Foot Lieutenant clears his throat to interrupt their cheering, but they just listen to the crowd cheer. Amy twitches an eye. If she could get up, she'd slap them.
"Hey, be with ya in a sec, pal," Raph replies, holding up a finger.
"Since when was TV more important than an ongoing robbery?" Amy questions in disbelief, trying to balance herself on her legs. She falls back onto her knees as she still doesn't have enough strength to stand up.
"Hey, Sydney Allen is not gonna be on forever!" Donnie points at her.
"I don't care about Sydney Allen!" She snaps at them and they don't react. "Do something, I can't fight like this!" The ticked off brunette gestures to her legs. Foot Lieutenant glances at Foot Brute and Amy in confusion.
"Who?"
"But before she goes, let's learn a little bit about our judges."
The turtles groan at that.
"Boring!"
"Lame!"
"Okay-"
"Okay, look here forehead flambé, we can do this the easy way or the hard way," Leo interrupts Raph.
"Finally," Amy mutters bitterly, rubbing the back of her hand. Donnie pushes Leo out of the way.
"But we only have a quick minute till Sydney's back on, we are lobbying for the easy way," Donnie and Leo smirk at them.
"Super easy," Mikey replies, as they hoped it was a quick defeat. Raph pushes past them all.
"Less talk, more smashing." Foot Lieutenant punches Raph and he tumbles into a few mannequins, breaking them into parts. Leo looks at him and then glances at the two intruders.
"So that's a hard pass?" He asks knowingly. Raph rubs his head.
"Nice punch, Hoss. Too bad I snagged the ring!" He holds up the hand and the ring, everyone looking at him in shock, wondering how he got it.
"What?! You have no idea what you're dealing with," Foot Lieutenant threatens. "Give it back, now!" He throws five origami and they turn into the origami soldiers.
"These paper guys aga-?" Leo questions as one of them lands on his body. Donnie gets tackled by one and Raph stands up, only to have to fend off Foot Brute. Mikey turns around as the hand lands in his grasp. He runs away from an origami soldier. Amy is finally ready to fight, but she is pinned down by a soldier.
"Yo come on!" She groans in annoyance at her lack of movement. Amy kicks the soldier off of her and it dissolves into pieces like when they first met the Foot.
"Attention all bad guys," Mikey jumps, landing on the store counter. "Your villainy ends now!" He jumps off the counter and lands on a glass case, sliding off it. He leaps away from Foot Lieutenant and he jumps onto a display case. Mikey grabs a blue sweater, the hand in his mouth. He extends the sweater and pulls it over Foot Lieutenant's head.
"And now, Sydney's form-up run on the Mega Ramp." Mikey pulls out his phone.
"She's back on, guys!" Mikey calls out. "Just easy run, Sydney. Save your strength for the main event." He gets the sweater thrown on him due to the distraction and lands in an area of shirts.
"Sydney couldn't be more prime to slay that 1440," Leo tries to watch as he's ducking from the origami ninja's attack.
"Can I call a quick time-out? And I promise we'll go back to kicking your butts," Leo picks up the hand, looking at his phone. Amy is struggling with Foot Lieutenant before she looks at Leo.
"Quit looking at your phone and focus, wonder turtle!" She yells at him before she's knocked into a rack of blouses. She groans, slamming her fist against the floor at their failure. If she heard the name Sydney one more time...She sees a white blouse with three buttons lined up on the chest that has frilly shoulder sleeves. It also has a black pearl necklace attached to it. "Ooo, I wonder if they have a size 8?" She picks it up, looking at the price.
Leo gets hit and lands on the escalator before riding up it again. "And if you missed it, don't worry, cause we've got the replay coming your way." The origami soldier he was dealing with tackles him to the ground.
"Yes!" Donnie now has the hand as it's on top of his staff. He glances at his tablet while fighting a soldier.
"Sydney, Sydney, Sydney!" The origami soldier gets in his way and he tries to look past it, moving his head left and right. "Down in front! Come on, do I come to your life and block your view of your favorite show?"
Raph is tackled by Foot Brute, kicking him into the ceiling. "You don't mess with NYC! Not on our watch," he declares and they wrestle.
"Your intrusion has delayed our operation," Foot Brute tells him in annoyance.
"Nobody likes being interrupted in the middle of plans they had their hearts set on," Raph pushes him away. "Am I right? Ha! Good irony, Raph. Mic drop," He drops his phone and his eyes widen as he realizes what he did. His phone is now cracked. "Noooo! Sydney!" He bends down on his knees.
"What's a Sydney?" Foot Brute scratches his cheek and Raph glares at him. How dare he ask such a question!
"What's a Sydney?!" He rips off the arm of a mannequin, hitting Foot Brute with it in rage. He lands at a sale rack for onesies, one of which has the unicorn onesies Leo wanted so bad. An origami soldier slides to a stop near Raph and he looks to see Leo still watching the match on his phone. "What'd I miss?"
"Everything!" Leo informs him before frowning, "It's a commercial again." Raph groans at this.
"Guys," Amy walks up to them as she's defeated another soldier. "Seriously, put your phones down, you can watch Sydney later."
"Why bother when we can do both?" Leo grins, putting an arm around her as they both look at the phone. "Just wait and see how awesome she is."
"What's so great about her that you can't pay attention to a robbery?" Amy grunts, pushing him off her. Leo smirks at her. He knew that look, she was jealous. She didn't need to worry, though. Leo doesn't notice Sydney because Amy's the only girl he notices. Mikey listens to the ice tray commercial for the third time already that night. He puts a purple sweater over a soldier's head and it disappears. Foot Lieutenant goes to punch him and Mikey rolls away. He charges at the turtle again, but he blocks it with his arms. Foot Lieutenant grabs his phone and looks at the ad.
"My Sydney box, no!"
"A trade. Tell the purple one to give us back our prize, and then I'll return your precious phone," He glances at Donnie struggling with the soldier.
"Or we can do it my way," Mikey throws a hanger, knocking the phone out of the soldier's hand. Donnie's opponent is hit into pieces. "Yes! Guys, catch it!" The hanger knocks Leo's phone to the ground, breaking it. Mikey's phone also breaks.
"No!" Leo shouts.
"No!" Mikey slides to the phones. "Take me instead!"
The three turtles glance at Amy as she's dealing with Foot Lieutenant. "My lady, we need your phone!" Leo calls out.
"I'm a little busy," She grits her teeth in annoyance, "And I left it at the store." Even if she did have it, she wouldn't give it to them just so they can watch some girl skateboard.
They all groan before Mikey's eyes shine in hope. "Wait, Donnie's tablet! It's our last hope!"
"Phalange sandwich!" Donnie exclaims, not noticing his brothers looking at him. He jumps up in the air and they scream. He's about to attack Foot Lieutenant, who kicks him into Leo. Foot Brute grabs Raph from behind, while wearing a onesie. Mikey looks up as Foot Lieutenant leaps towards him. Raph throws Foot Brute off him while Foot Lieutenant is trying to grab the ring. Mikey kicks him over and Donnie looks up as the two are coming right towards him. He ducks, but his tablet suffers as the two crash into each other.
The turtles all scream, except for Leo as he's on the ground.
"What the-"
"No way!"
"Is there even anything left to fight for?"
"Yes!" Amy exclaims, throwing up her hands. "The prevention of a crime!"
Foot Lieutenant gasps, looking down at the ring. He laughs while the turtles are sagging.
"You think she got it on her first try?" Donnie asks his brothers, Amy covering her face with her hand, sighing.
"If anybody could." Foot Brute and Lieutenant sneak past them all with the ring.
"My bad, fellas," Raph closes his eyes. "I never should've thought we could watch Sydney, help Mellie, and stop them."
"You were right," Mikey opens his eyes. "We're heroes. Heroes don't wait until commercial. And we're sorry, Amy, for not helping you sooner."
"Aw guys," Amy puts a hand on Raph's shoulder. "Sydney meant a lot to you...I know how that feels." They all smile at her, engulfing her into a group hug. Amy doesn't protest as she's kinda getting used to hugs from them. "But remember this. If you ever try to pull off that stunt again, I will make you regret it until you die."
They nod slowly in fear.
"Wait, where'd they go?" Mikey looks around.
"Fools!" Foot Lieutenant holds up the hand on top of the escalator.
"They've got the ruby ring!" Leo exclaims. Amy takes Leo's hand as they stand up.
"Not for long," Amy narrows her eyes, looking down and noticing that she's holding Leo's hand. He smiles at her and she looks annoyed, taking her hand back.
"Aw nah," Raph starts off, angry, "They ruined our night, we're ruining theirs!" Raph looks at a skateboard from the sports store and takes it. "Hey Leo, another try at the 1440?" He throws the skateboard to his brother. Leo slowly grins.
"Cowabunga!" He skates down the escalator. "Ha, oh boy!" He hollers and the others watch with hearts in her eyes. Amy blinks and slaps herself to snap out of it. Leo reaches out and knocks down the two soldiers. "Nailed it!" He takes the ring, but not the hand. The others cheer as the two robbers and Leo fall down the floors. Leo lands safely on his skateboard while Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute do not.
"Yes!" The others cheer for Leo and he smiles at Amy's support.
"Not a 1440, but three rotation and a ruby ring steal, boo to the yah!" Donnie exclaims.
"Too bad, so sad!" Mikey comments. "Better luck next time."
"Thanks for the help, you guys. I feel better already," Amy smiles as she looks at her limbs.
"But no Sydney..." Raph pouts and Amy grins.
"I think I have a solution to your problem. Come on," She waves them forward. Confused, they follow her anyway.
Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute laugh as they run into the alley. "Fools. They thought we were after a puny ring." He looks down at their true prize, the hand that was holding the ring. What it was for would be a mystery, indeed...
Brit Worley approaches them, still a little dizzy from the air horn. Foot Brute looks annoyed at him. "Oh great, now what?"
"Did you get it?" Foot Lieutenant asks him.
"Heh...no," Brit explains and they both groan. Brit then turns into...a bull mutant! He has horns on top of his head as his skin is red. He has a huge nose, and also a beard as his eyes have turned green. He still keeps his hairstyle, however. He adjusts his tie as he looks up. "But rest assured, I will get it...even if I have to bulldoze that stupid place! Because as we all know..." He glances at the hand Foot Lieutenant's holding. "She has the other one."
Deep underground underneath Amy's bakery...is a spiked helmet.
Amy is driving the turtles on her bike. They're using the sidecars that surround the bike on both sides. She turns right and the turtles look anxious. Not because of Amy's driving, they knew how she could be with her motorcycle. They're worried for a different reason.
"We need to know if she did it!" Raph bites his fingers.
"I need the satisfaction!" Mikey complains, hands on his cheeks. Amy shakes her head.
"We're almost there, relax."
"My lady, mind telling me where you're taking us?" Leo wonders, putting his elbow on her leg.
"You've been asking that same question for 20 minutes," Amy sighs slowly. "Now stop asking me before I turn around."
"No, please!" Raph begs and she pulls into an alley, finally coming to a stop. The turtles scramble out of the sidecars as Amy stands up. They barge into the back door...to find themselves at Amy's bakery.
"Huh?"
The chairs have been flipped over and the windows have been covered by curtains, indicating that it's closed. The bread that's usually found on the shelf is also gone, meaning that Amy stored it away. There's also a blank chalkboard on the counter, which Amy uses to state her specials. She has a new one every week and they're usually something she came up with herself or something that was popular, like her chocolate cake or key lime pie.
Amy walks in from behind, putting her keys behind the counter. She steps up to the security system and leans in, the system doing a scan.
"What are we doing here? There's no TV around your bakery!" Mikey complains as a claw emits from the system, holding a cotton swab. Amy opens her mouth as it takes a DNA swab from her.
"Nice to see my security system's working out well for you, but what about Sydney?!" Donnie exclaims and the system beeps, setting the alarm for inside.
"Security measures on."
"Mellie, either help us out or don't, but we can't help you close up tonight," Raph picks up Amy and shakes her. "We. Need. Sydney."
"Please, pink-a-boo?" Leo gives her puppy eyes.
"Yo, stop ganging up on me!" Amy pushes off Raph. "Just follow me and you'll get Sydney." She walks over to a door next to the one for her supplies and future deliveries. She pulls out a key from her pocket, turning around to them seriously. "What I'm about to show you...you cannot tell anyone."
"Oh yeah, promise."
"Swear on our shells."
"No need to worry, pink-a-boo!"
"Cross our hearts and hope to die."
"Okay..." She opens the door to reveal stairs and they follow her upstairs, Amy turning on the lights. The turtles gasp in shock at the living room. There's a large couch, a large screen TV on the wall, and a large kitchen in the back. There's a door near the TV, probably a bedroom. They glance at Amy in shock for an explanation as Chewbacon jumps into her arms.
"This is where I spend my time whenever my mom is...agitated," She explains slowly, gesturing to the space. "It came with the building when it was purchased, but we didn't use it. I don't usually let people come up here...in fact, you're the first ones I've shown it to. But...I understand that watching Sydney is important to you, and you're my friends so...you can use my TV. My DVR records everything whether I like it or not, so you can re-watch it from the beginning." She shifts around nervously as they don't say anything, Amy patting Chewbacon on the head.
The four brothers glance at each other, slowly smiling. She trusted them enough to tell them about this secret space...cared enough to let them use her TV. They've never seen this true side of her before, but they liked it, especially Leo.
"Thanks Mellie. You're a good friend," Raph states as Donnie is setting the TV.
"We need popcorn, tell me you have popcorn!" Mikey exclaims excitedly.
"This system is amazing," Donnie looks at the TV in awe. "I am definitely recording Jupiter Jim on here. There's so much potential in this place."
"Are you sure you're fine with this, my lady?" Leo asks, placing a hand on her shoulder. "If you want us to leave-"
"No, it's okay," Amy shakes her head with a small smile. "I wanna do this. You've waited so long to watch, after all. I'll just be on the couch minding my own business."
Chewbacon glares at Leo, snorting angrily as he looks like he's about to tackle the turtle. Leo glares back and they have a stare down. He was not going to let this pig get the best of him. No how, no way.
"Chewbacon," Amy sighs at him. "Be nice to our guests or I'll have to put you in my room."
He oinks in defeat, jumping down to take his spot near the door. Amy shakes her head at him. Her pet pig could be a little overprotective.
She's about to move until Leo grabs her arm and pulls her into a hug. Confused, she hugs him back. "Thank you, Ames. We'll never forget this." He kisses her forehead and she finds herself blushing, letting go of him.
"Okay, that's enough of that!" She fans her hot face, confused on why she's feeling like this. God dang it, for the life of her, why couldn't she figure this out? Amy clears her throat and sits down in front of the couch, pulling out her phone. Mikey jumps over her, sitting down with the others. Amy lets out a small sigh as Donnie starts the match from the beginning.
"Hey..." Donnie looks at Amy. "Why don't you join us?"
"Eh?" She glances at him. "Isn't this your brother bonding time?"
"Yeah, but...it wouldn't be the same. You made this happen," Mikey replies. Leo pats the seat next to him.
"You're not gonna stop unless I say yes, are you?" She asks knowingly.
"You know us so well," Raph grins and she sighs, sitting next to Leo. She glances at him while they're leaning in excitedly to the TV. Amy feels her heart beat fast as she looks at Leo's markings. She felt drawn to him all of a sudden...
Them! The markings, not him! Wait, what? When did that appear in her mind? And about Leo of all people? The turtle who kept flirting with her all the time?
Amy covers her mouth with her fist as she remembers all those times that Leo comforted her...helped her...and he always protected her. Well, except for tonight. Wait, did she miss that? Why? Yes, she was paralyzed, but she suddenly missed Leo saving her? That dart didn't have any other side effects, right?
...Right?
She can't stop thinking about him for some reason. He's always the first one to hug her when she's sad, and he knows what to do whenever her mother was being irrational...she thought about the time he came over even though it was late. He did that for her. He woke up instead of going back to sleep like his brothers would and helped her...
Her eyes widen, mouth dropping open. No way...was she...in love with him?! Amy gulps, glancing at Leo as he's focused on the TV. She looks down at her hands, remembering how soft his touch was when they danced that tango...and when she took his hand earlier tonight...
Oh no...no, no, no...she couldn't let anyone know. Leo would never let her live it down, the others wouldn't understand or think she's playing a prank, Splinter would probably accidentally let it slip, and April would try to get them together. How the heck was she gonna explain that she might be in love with her friend?
Leo smiles that Amy's sitting next to him...until Chewbacon gets in between them rudely and Leo huffs. He tries to reach out to Amy as he can see her panicking a little, but Chewbacon growls at him. He retracts it back only to reach out again and Chewbacon growls louder. Leo smirks and plays around with this, using Chewbacon as a record.
"Leo, Chewbacon, stop it," Amy warns them and Leo does so, frowning slightly. Chewbacon rests his head on Amy's lap and Leo pouts, as that could've been him.
"Ha, Leo's greatest rival is a pig. Who knew?" Donnie chuckles and Leo frowns at him.
"Yeah well, I can do things he can't. Like call my lady all of those wonderful nicknames," Leo grins, leaning towards Amy and Chewbacon almost bites his head off. Amy pulls out a chew toy, a rabbit.
"Chewbacon~" She sings and he looks up, waving his butt in Leo's face. The turtle shouts in disgust. "Come on, boy, go get it." Amy throws the toy into her room, Chewbacon immediately running after it. He chews on it happily before realizing that it was a trick. He turns around, only for Amy to close the door in his face and he crashes against it. He slides down onto the floor, pawing at the obstacle.
"I'll let you out when you'll behave," She sits back down next to Leo and he smirks at the door.
"Leon 1, Evil pig 0."
The turtles watch in anticipation as they wait for the 1440 to happen. "So close on the first two. I bet she's gonna nail the 1440 now!"
"I believe in you, Sydney!" Donnie cheers, the turtles smiling as they've had no interruptions the whole time.
"I'll say it again. I love you guys," Mikey smiles at his brothers.
"Last chance. Can she do it, folks?" Sydney skates off, holding her skateboard as she spins. "One, two, three, fo-"
Carly from the news interrupts. Unfortunately, Amy's TV couldn't prevent commercials. "We interrupt this program to report a break-in at Gilbert's Department Store."
"Nooooooooo!" The turtles exclaim in dismay, Mikey holding his in the longest. He falls down onto the ground, his brothers looking dismayed. Something falls onto Leo's shoulder and he looks down curiously to see Amy asleep. Leo smiles widely as he feels a blush on his cheeks. He couldn't believe it, Amy was sleeping on his shoulder! He pats Amy's hair and she hums, burying her head onto his shoulder. Leo could feel the softness of her locks and the smell of her hair...strawberry. He smiles and shushes his brothers, wrapping his arms gently around the girl. He stands up slowly and Raph opens the other door to her bedroom. Her bed has a canopy around it, but other than that, it was kind of dark, so they can't see much. Luckily, Chewbacon also fell asleep. Leo places her down on her bed. Mikey clasps his hands near his cheeks at the sight.
"Aww, she looks so tiny~"
Leo chuckles, as that's not the phrase he'd use. She was...absolutely beautiful. Leo lifts her head gently so Raph can place in a pillow underneath. The three turtles glance at the TV in the living room, wondering whether or not they should still stay. Taking advantage of Amy's place didn't feel right, not when she's asleep. Raph sighs slowly and turns off the TV. They'd have plenty more to watch. Their friendship with Amy was more important than their idol, anyway. Besides, all the interruptions kinda took away all the excitement for them. Donnie, Raph, and Mikey all leave, whispering goodnight to Amy. Leo stays behind, gently moving away her bang so he could see her face.
She was truly a masterpiece. Her face like diamonds, her eyes like emeralds, and her voice like honey. Now if only he had the courage to ask her out...Ever since he first met her, he knew that he loved her. Her wit, her courage, and her spunk is what he admired the most. It never really bothered him that she was a human and he was a turtle, but...did it bother her? She did admit that she doesn't dislike them, given her hate for mutants, but how would she react to dating one. It's hard to say, because Amy is unpredictable. Like when she kissed his cheek once and said she liked him the way he is...would that mean all of him?
Leo sighs in defeat, draping a blanket over Amy. She buries herself into her blanket and pillow, falling into a deep sleep. He bends down and kisses her cheek slowly, softly.
"Goodnight, my lady. One day I'll win your heart. Maybe tomorrow, maybe a week, or maybe even a month if I have to. But someday..."
He leaves, not noticing a smile on Amy's face.
