"Hot soup!" Leo jumps into the air, holding a basketball. He gets a slam dunk, causing his brothers to groan.

"Aw man..."

Everyone except Raph are in hoodies that match their bandanas. Amy is sitting in the bleachers nearby as she claps for her boyfriend.

"Come on, you can kick his butt!" Ann shouts, pointing to Leo. She's in a maroon hoodie.

"Ann, that's my boyfriend you're talking about," Amy raises a brow at her.

"Yeah, but he's a braggart."

"No, he's not," Lily waves it off, looking away. She's in a sunshine yellow hoodie. "S-Sometimes."

"Leon's on fire tonight, boys!" The basketball is thrown to him. "Next basket's for the win!"

"Mikey, d up! Let's shed his flashy blue face down!" Raph declares in determination.

Leo just laughs, balancing the ball on his finger, and then on his arms. "You can't guard me. Double me, I dare you."

"Are you daring us to double you?" Mikey points at him.

"No, I'm double daring you to double me," Leo grins boastfully. Donnie is just on his phone without caring about the conversation.

"You did not just double dare us to double you!" Raph yells in rage. He and Mikey stand in front of him as Leo looks between them. Donnie waves his hands behind Mikey.

"I'm open! Transfer it!" Instead, Leo dribbles it between his legs, hitting the ball with his back. It smacks Donnie in the face and it goes flying into the air. The red-eared slider grabs it in mid-air.

"Victory!"

"No!" Raph shouts as he tries to block it. The ball hits the floor and goes flying.

"No!" Mikey and Raph shout in horror. The girls watch as it circles the net, falling inside. Donnie sighs as he puts a hand to his cheek. He's never made a basket while playing, ever. And everytime he's paired up with Leo, he hits him in the face to get a basket.

"Sorry, Don-Ton," Leo dances behind. "Gotta win. Tried losing once, wasn't for me. Win at all costs. Boom! Catchphrase win," he starts dancing, Mikey covering his eyes. Raph growls as he holds the ball.

"This happens every time!"

"Not the dancing. Anything but the dancing," Mikey pleads, looking away.

"You're just jealous I have a cheering section," He gestures to the girls, Amy giving a deadpan look.

"Let's get out of here," Raph grunts, waving over Ann and Lily. "Come Lily and Ann, we'll walk you home. Mellie, you coming?"

"No, I have my remote, I'll be fine," She holds up the device, waving to them as they leave. She stands up and walks over to her boyfriend.

"I'm the best, I'm the best, I'm the best," Leo sings as he sees the brunette, stopping. "Come dance with me, my lady!" He takes her hand and spins her around.

"Papi!" She laughs up at him. "I had something to show you after the game, remember?"

"Oh yeah," He releases her, an arm around her waist. "So where's this thing you wanted to show me?" Leo asks Amy as she's flipping through a baking catalog.

"It's really beautiful," She stops on a brand-new oven. "It's the Oven-Automatic! It can bake anything with the right temperatures set up by pastry and it takes less time to bake them...but it's too expensive, I can't afford it," She frowns a little. "It'd really help my business, too..."

"What are you talking about? You're loaded," He raises a brow. "Like, stupidly loaded."

"Not anymore...remember when I had to pay for damages for you guys at basically every place we visit? It's eaten up my savings account," She pinches her nose. "Along with my mom's medical bills and with your stuff, I don't have enough to buy it...maybe someday."

He frowns a bit at her sad expression. She really wanted that oven...and he wants to help her, but he doesn't know how...maybe if he saved up enough money, he could buy it for her! And then she'd be really happy.

Suddenly, the basketball goes flying over their heads, and goes into the net. "What?" Leo asks as they look up. A man steps up behind the two. He snickers, clapping as he stops behind them.

"Nice moves, man."

Leo gasps sharply as he recognizes him. "Are you all-star player, turned billionaire slash owner slash recording artist Tim Dunkman?!" His eyes shine at him.

"Call me the Dunk. I saw those sweet dance moves and I got a business proposition for you. It's no secret that my team stinks. They're losers. You know what, I couldn't buy a single sack of nickels with any of them."

"A sack of what?" Leo asks in confusion.

"Money term," Amy whispers to him. "Tell you later."

"Who's this sweet thang here?" He turns to the brunette, who has a slightly irritated look.

"Okay, I know you're a billionaire and all, but one thing you cannot do is call me sweet thang," She warns him.

"Oh, my little dove?" Leo hugs her close with a smile. "My girlfriend Amy."

"You know what? I like the pep of your pizza and the squeak of your sneaks. How'd you like to be-"

"Your new power form who makes a witting dunking game seven?" Leo imagines himself being a player.

"No," Tim whacks away the ball. "Of course not. You're just a random guy with olive green skin playing the park. What I need is someone to get my crowd hype, to get my team hype. I need you to be the mascot for my New York Daves."

"Ugh, those guys," Amy rolls her eyes. "They suck dick."

"Language, pink-a-boo," Leo turns to her.

"No, no, she's right," Tim shakes his head.

"Think about this, Leo," She whispers to him. "Are you sure you can do this?"

He takes a look at her, imaging her face when she sees her new oven. He really wants to show her how hard he can work hard, and that oven would really help her.

"Still great! Wait, I thought you were called the Vipers."

Tim simply coughs as he remembers their name change.

The audience in the basketball stadium was almost nonexistent. Some people were even sleeping. "Congratulations, you have won our contest to rename the team! What's it gonna be? Dragons? Dunkings?" He held out the microphone to a man standing there with a big smile.

He just blinked. "I'm Dave."

"Dave! Dave! Dave! Dave!" The people cheered.

That's the last time he holds a contest to change the team's name. "What do you say?" He holds out a hand to Leo. He leans in towards Tim.

"Do I get paid?"

"Of course."


"I'm in!" Leo places the Dave head over himself as he's in the costume. "Let's go!"

The team runs past him as Amy is sitting behind him.

A player throws the ball, but it somehow ends up going through the net from the other side.

"Yeah, let's go, come on," Leo does a cartwheel, one of the players landing on the ground. The referee blows the whistle.

The shortest one defends the ball, only to have it snatched away. The newspapers document their loses.

The Dunk is facepalming as the team walks past him. "Mr. The Dunk," Leo speaks up, his mascot head off. "I'm so sorry, I'm doing my best out there."

"It's not your fault," He turns around to the team. "It's these losers!"

"Have you ever thought...oh, never mind," Leo rubs the back of his neck.

"Don't hold out on the Dunk, kid. Whatcha got?" The Dunk looks at him pleadingly.

"Well, one time, I was in a rut, but I found a lucky rock," Leo holds out a rock that was in his costume.

"A lucky rock?" Amy raises a brow at him. "Does that actually work?"

"I had it when I asked you out," He grins at her. "So, yes!" She blushes, putting a bang behind her ear. "Next thing you know, no more rut!"

"So, what's so special about that rock?" The Dunk looks at him in confusion, wondering where he's going with this.

"It's not about the rock. It's about changing your mojo," Leo tells the man.

"So you're saying..." The Dunk rubs his chin.

"You need to do whatever it takes to change your mojo," The turtle starts to walk off.

"And you do that by-"

"Whatever it takes," Leo repeats to him with a big smile. "Come on, Ames, it's pizza night, and you're driving!"

"That's every night," She giggles as he leads her away. "But are you sure that was the right advice to give him? I mean, he is a businessman. He might take the easy way out. I know, I'm a fellow business woman."

"What could go wrong?" He shrugs at her. "By the way, does the suit turn you on?"

"A dopey short guy?" She eyes him up and down. "No. You look less of an idiot without it."

"Hey!" He pouts at her and he silently reminisces the time that she had to sleep in his room because of Bullhop. She said almost the exact same thing before they went to sleep. "Am I always an idiot to you?"

"Honestly?" She asks and he nods. "At first, you were this big flirt who made a fool of himself...but now, you do it less and I don't regret answering yes to going out with you."

He grins, wrapping an arm around her shoulder. "Aww, look at my lady being all sweet," He kisses her cheek repeatedly, causing her to laugh.

"You always need to put in a bakery joke once a day, don't you?" She smiles and he grins with his lips near her neck.

"That one wasn't a joke, pink-a-boo."

"I'm not even wearing pink anymore," She turns to him in confusion. "Why do you still call me that?"

"Because zebra-boo doesn't roll off the tongue as much," He says in a duh tone, causing her to smile in amusement.


The next night, everyone is there as Leo flips to a stop nearby. Donnie is on his phone again just like at their basketball game. "You guys are in luck," He takes off the mascot head. "I'm breaking out my new victory dance once we win tonight."

"Yeah right," Raph deadpans at his brother.

"Trust me, I'm on the inside," Leo turns to them with a grin.

"As a mascot?" April chuckles a bit.

"More of a consultant who wears a costume and fires a t-shirt cannon. The Dunk listens to me. Dove, give me a kiss for good luck."

She flinches slightly as her friends make kissy noises. "Ugh," She groans at them. "I'm only doing it because it's you..." She stands up and leans in, pecking his lips.

"Aww, that's sweet," Mikey clasps his hands. Leo grins as he helps her sit back down. Of course, she's in front because she knows him. And because Leo requested she get a front row seat. He's saved up almost enough to get her that oven!


"We haven't won a game all season," The Dunk has his back to the team in the locker room. "But that all changes tonight! Because you've got something no one else has."

"Heart...?" A player looks up at him.

"No, me," The Dunk jerks a thumb to himself. "An eccentric billionaire willing to do whatever it takes to win! Including purchasing an ancient good luck arch that will change our losing mojo to winning mojo!" In the basketball stadium, there's a creepy, grey arch for the players to exit out of. "My arch is gonna turn you wannabes into armies! Andy, put that on my next album," He puts away his phone. "Now let's go win!"

"Those guys are gonna whoop the Daves," Raph points to the opposing team, the Knights. The buzzer goes off and Leo slides to a stop.

"Yeah! Let's go! Smoosh, smoosh! Let me hear ya!" Leo dances around and Ann laughs, recording him. Amy records him too as the referee smiles, nodding along. He laughs as he fires a t-shirt cannon. One of them hits Dave, and then he gets covered in t-shirts.

"Yay!" He emerges from the mountain, wearing a t-shirt.

"Pink-a-boo, here!" He fires a golden t-shirt and it lands in her hands. She opens it up. There's a logo of Leo unmasked on it in his uniform.

Mascot's Most Supportive Girlfriend

"Oh wooow," She giggles at it as the others snap photos for them to laugh at later.

"I'm Dave! Get loud!" Leo announces from his megaphone while sitting on top of a knight's shoulders. Amy laughs, clapping for him while wearing the t-shirt. Not only does she love his dancing, but she gets to watch him do this all the time. Again, there's not many in the stadium to get loud.

"And now," The lights dim as purple lighting shines. "The starting line-up, the New York Daves!"

The arch activates as the Daves step through, feeling the effects. When they step through, they suddenly look like zombies. They groan as they walk onto the court.

"Yeah, let's go, come on! Let me hear you!" Leo hollers while waving his arms.

The referee blows the whistle. "Atta ball!" He throws up into the air. The Knight player catches it, and runs right past the Daves. They do nothing to stop them as they're stiff. The eye from the arch turns purple and just when the Knights approach the net, the Daves' eyes glow green. They have wide smiles on their faces as they watch the player jump into the air. The smallest one crawls onto the net like a spider, a wide smile on his face. He catches the ball with his mouth, shocking the Knight player.

The Dave player knocks him away from the net, landing on the ground. He spits out the ball and it lands in a player's hand. He chuckles as he dribbles the ball around rapidly. He then throws it to another player, who does the same thing. He jumps up, everything but his head spinning around. He throws the ball to his teammate, who passes it to the final player. He's simply flying in the air when he catches the ball, getting a slam dunk. There's a creepy smile on his face. He swings around and lands in the court.

All of the players growl like rabid dogs, everyone sweating nervously. Donnie eyes them as Amy squints her eyes.

"Is it me, or are the Daves acting...weird?"

"...Yeah!" Both Leo and the Dunk cheer in unison. Soon, the Daves are on a winning streak. "Let me hear you," Leo sprays around a can. "Let's go, come on!" He does a snow angel on the court. Then he and the Dunk hug each other.

In minutes, they've got 48 to 0. The arch is still sparking. A Knight player catches the ball, the Dave player nearby growling. He hits the man and the whistle blows.

"Leo!" Raph calls out, standing up. "Are you noticing anything weird going on with the team?"

"Yeah, they're awesome," Leo replies back. "That arch must really be working. My idea."

"Arch?" Amy looks at it. Donnie puts down his goggles and examines it.

"Yeah, Dave, is it? That arch is severely mystic," He informs his brother.

"That would explain why they're so creepy and not human," Mikey comments as the players are growing larger. The Knight player in front of them shakes in fear.

"Boys, looks like this trip just went from personal, to business," Raph grins, taking off his hoodie.

"Hey! You're all just jealous that once I joined the Daves, they went from losers to Leos! Which means they're winners," He places his hands on his hips.

"Oh really? Those look like winners to you?" Amy crosses her arms as she looks behind him. He turns around and yelps, as they've turned into mutants, terrorizing the other team. The referee blows his whistle for them to stop, but one of them grabs the man and throws him.

"That's not good..." Leo murmurs, his mascot head off.

"That is so good!" The Dunk shouts at this. The referee hits the net, blowing his whistle again. "Yeah!" The Dunk laughs as the team goes back to them, now half-time.

"I don't wanna say I told you so, but..." Amy steps up to her boyfriend, leaning in towards his ear. "I told you so."

"Uhh, Sir Dunk," Leo speaks up to him. "I think we may have accidentally bought this evil arch that may or may not have possessed your players..."

"Who cares?! They're winning! Look, I can't thank you enough! Winning tastes so good!"

Leo stares at him in disbelief. "Uh, they're not even human! They can snap bones at the drop of a hat, and you don't even care?!"

"Mind your own business. You don't know anything about winning," He points a finger at her. Leo slaps his arm away, glaring at him.

"Hey, don't talk to my girlfriend that way! I don't care how famous or cool you are, but you're a jerk!" Leo points a finger at his chest.

"Papi, I got this," Amy puts down his arm, glaring at the Dunk. "If you ever talk to me like that again, I'll cut off more than just that stupid haircut."

"Whatever," He waves it off and she points her shotgun right in his face. He sweats nervously, laughing. "I mean, so noted! Please don't hurt me."

She huffs and Leo slides back to the others. He puts down the mascot head, lightly hitting his legs as he feels awkward. "...So about that arch thingy..."

"Ya think?" Mikey asks sarcastically.

"That is why I've called an expert on all things mystic," Donnie has his phone to his ear.

"Ugh," Draxum groans from the phone. "Point me at the idiot."

He holds out his phone to Leo. "Do you know what you've done?!" Donnie's spider shell grabs Leo's face, another arm holding the phone.

"What? Ah..." Leo stammers a little.

"That is the Arch of Aquinnah. Whoever walks under it is turned into, oh, I don't know, a demonic warrior?!"

"Ohh yeah, that makes sense," Leo nods in agreement. Amy facepalms at him. "Without admitting any fault, there may have been some signs."

4 hours earlier...

Literal demonic creatures were rocking out in front of the arch in front of Leo. "Power to all who cross under me!"

He smiled sheepishly.

"Why?" Amy rubs a temple and he hugs her gently.

"I'm sorry, forgive me?" He gives her puppy eyes and she just looks at Draxum.

"The only way to reverse the power of the arch is to defeat its demons in battle!" Draxum informs all of them.

"Ah yes, so in this case, a game of basketball," Donnie mispronounces the last word.

"...Donnie, I know you know how to say it. We're all onto you. Okay, here's the plan," Raph gets everyone into a huddle.

"Let me in," Leo jumps up from behind. "You need a full team!"

"Look Leo, we need to work as a team. Take your 'winning takes all costs' attitude back to your boy Dunk!" Raph looks over his shoulder. Amy is the only one that gets out of the huddle, crossing her arms.

"Hey!" He protests, trying to push his way in and bouncing onto the floor. Amy laughs at him, and when he looks up at her, she clears her throat.

"Leo, you're the one who advised him to get it in the first place," He winces at the non-nickname from her. "If you had just listened to me when I told you not to tell him to 'win by doing whatever it takes,' we wouldn't even be here." She turns back around to the others and he frowns. He just wanted to make her happy and help the Dunk's team win...but now he's disappointed her and caused the team to turn into demonic mutants!

"You're right."

They turn to him in confusion as a spotlight is on him. He's literally on one knee in front of Amy, her eyes widening. She glances around in all directions, wondering if this is really happening right now. "I'm sorry. That eccentric billionaire who was kind of a surrogate father figure to me...has shown me a version of myself I don't like. I've been a ball hog, a bad teammate...and worst of all, I've been a bad," He gags into his mouth. "I've been a bad," He struggles to get the word out. "I've been a bad-"

Their eyes shine as they realize what he's saying. "I've been a bad-" He shakes his head, sticking out his tongue. "B-b-b-b-brother! I've been a bad brother!" He takes Amy's hand. "Dove, will you please-"

"Alright, alright, I'll forgive you. Just...get up from the floor," She looks away, covering her red face. "This is not the time to propose, and anyway, we're too young. I would've said no anyway if you finished that question."

Even if she wants to get married, it wouldn't change the fact that proposing on a basketball court is the most tackiest thing EVER. And all of that was just to get her to forgive him, anyway, because he knew that she'd stop him.

"What, so our brother's not good enough to be your husband?" Raph gestures to Leo with an accusing look.

"He's charming," April leans on Leo slightly.

"He's somewhat charming," Donnie rolls his eyes. "If by charming, you mean always being annoying."

"Any girl would be lucky to have him," Mikey crosses his arms, nodding in agreement.

"Not all of us," Ann mutters under her breath.

"The ceremony would be so beautiful," Lily's eyes shine as she clasps her hands. She loves weddings and wants to be a wedding planner someday. To her, they were just so magical.

The brunette looks at all of them, honestly in disbelief. She couldn't believe they were doing this right now. "We're not even—I'm not even old enough! I'm not-" Amy screeches in a high-pitched voice and Raph laughs.

"Oh, I know. We just wanted to get your voice high. Leo's right, it is funny when you do that."

"Jerks," She glares at him as everyone is laughing except one person. Leo pulls her down to his level and hugs her, humming happily. She smiles and hugs him back, leaning up and kissing his forehead. "Thanks for finally having common sense."

"Eh, never had it to begin with."

Leo stands up and they all hug.

"Let's speed, ballers," Raph declares as they have determined looks in their eyes.

"We'll sit this one out," Ann waves to them from the side. "But I'm referee and Lily can be a cheerleader."

"Go Mad Dogs!" She's suddenly dressed in a yellow cheerleader outfit with pom poms. The 6 are now dressed in yellow basketball outfits.

"Wait!" Leo gasps at Amy. Her hair is in pigtails, her hands on her hips. "You play basketball?"

"Well, my brother did in high school. I just watched him."

"Now I know we were meant to be!" He points at her with a stupid grin.

"Yeah!" Raph stomps his foot.

"Time to put your evil spirit back in the arch!" Leo states as Donnie throws the ball into the air. Leo spins around and smacks the ball into a player. "Bounce pass!"

A Dave player dives for it, but misses. Raph catches it into his hands and slam dunks. "Boom shacka lacka!"

A Dave player dribbles the ball, throwing it into the air. Leo is hiding behind the basketball net as he turns around to reveal himself. He smacks the ball to April. "From downtown!" She throws it and it goes into the basket. Mikey blocks a Dave player.

"Was your mama a house?" He steals the ball. "Because you're putting up bricks!" He jumps onto the head of the smallest player, spinning around and getting a slam dunk.

Leo passes the ball to Amy and she dribbles it, spinning past the players. He watches her in awe as she jumps past a flying player. She spins around and jumps, throwing the ball and getting a three pointer. "Whoo hoo!"

"Wow," Leo blinks at her. "I have never loved you more."

"Stop flirting, we have a game to win," She smirks, pushing him away slightly.

"K-N-I-G-H-T-S! What's that spell? Knights!" Lily throws up her pom poms and does a cartwheel. She lands on her feet and raises her arms to catch her pom poms. Mikey's eyes widen at her.

"Yeah, Princess Peach!"

Her eyes widen at the nickname and then she smiles.

They have 120 to 90 when Ann blows the whistle, seeing something. "Uh, guys?"

"Time out!" The Dunk calls out from underneath the arch. "You know what? I gotta do everything myself."

They all gasp as they see him. The arch activates and it turns the Dunk into a large one-eyed mutant. "The power...It's on..." He jumps and lands behind Leo. "Former employee I looked at like a surrogate son. You're not getting a dime out of me! Game on!"

"Let's go!" Leo points at them. The Dunk is much stronger and faster, getting slam dunks like it was nothing. Soon, it's 120 to 119, with only 32 seconds left in the game. The Dunk dribbles the basketball as he heads to the net. The six stand in front of him, trying to block. He jumps into the air and gets another slam dunk.

"Buckets!"

Now it's 121 for the Daves, and 120 for the Knights.

"Time out!" Leo calls out and Ann blows the whistle.

"Ah! They're too good," Mikey falls in exhaustion. Lily runs over to him and pours a water bottle over his head. She then takes out a towel and fans at his face. "Maybe we just need to accept we're under our troll now."

"We can do this," Leo wraps an arm around him. "I've got an idea. Donnie, you ready to win this thing?"

"You're just gonna bounce-throw it off my head again, aren't you?" Donnie asks knowingly. He hasn't made a single basket the whole game.

"No, they're expecting me to take the last shot," Leo brings his hands together. "That's why...you're gonna do it."

Mikey cringes at this news.

"Me?!" Donnie exclaims as April gasps.

"Papi. Pastelito," Amy takes a deep breath, placing a hand on Leo's shoulders. "Listen to me. I'm not sure if you remember this, but...he sucks!"

"Brain dance!" Donnie threw up the basketball, hitting the net. "And boom goes the Donnie-mite!" He threw the ball, hitting net again. He then got a slam dunk. "Game...blouses." He smirked in the middle of a playing field for kids.

"Are we sure about this?" Mikey asks skeptically.

"What? What?" Donnie looks around, wondering the same thing.

"He's not exactly the best player..." Amy crosses her arms, glancing at her boyfriend. "And we have 30 seconds left or else those things could terrorize the city. Are you sure you wanna entrust this to Donnie?"

"Yes." Donnie looks up at Leo. "I believe in you. You've got this."

"Your confidence is giving me confidence!" Donnie's eyes shine and Amy smiles a bit. It kind of reminds her of her big brother.

"Well, if Leo believes in you, then so do I," She speaks up with a small smile.

"Aw, my lady still has faith in me," Leo grins at her, eyeing her outfit. "Can we play basketball every day?"

"Sorry, can't," Amy smirks, knowing fully well why he asked. It's so he can see her wear this. "I gotta pay bills and you have your own things to do."

"I will die for you if you wear this more often."

"Leo, focus," Ann tells him, rolling her eyes.

"Team on three," Leo holds out his hand and they all join in. "One two three."

"Team!" They all exclaim as they throw their hands in the air. Well, Mikey does a dab. The game begins again with little time left. Ann hands Leo the ball and blows the whistle. He narrows his eyes slightly, Donnie winking at him. He puts the ball between his hands.

"Ah, run!" Donnie runs off. The player, distracted by this, runs right into Raph.

"Bounce pass!" Leo throws it to Donnie, who catches it. The Dunk jumps towards him, but he leaps into the air.

"Out of the way! Drip drop!" He throws the ball and it soars towards the basket. Everyone stops to look at the ball as it slowly soars into the air.

"I'm Dave!" Dave exclaims from his seat. Donnie sees it's about to go in. "Yeah!"

However, as usual, he misses it. "No! Ah!" Everyone has a panicked look on his face. Except Leo, who jumps up and catches it.

"Hot soup!" He slams dunks it so hard that the glass breaks. "Oh ho ho ho!" They win with 122 points. 'Knights Win' is displayed on the jumbo screen.

"Nooo!" The Dunk shouts as he starts sparking. He clenches his fists as his whole body turns purple, along with the others. They suddenly disappear from thin air as the arch deactivates, turning all the players and the Dunk back to normal.

Everyone stays silent at what just happened, Leo smiling. "Did you know he would miss?" Raph turns to Leo curiously.

"Just because I became a team player doesn't mean Donnie is magically good at basketball," Leo stands, handing his big brother the ball. "The lucky rock," He throws it into his hand. "The lucky rock. Do do do do, lucky rock~"

"How are you still dating him?" Ann asks the brunette, shaking her head in disbelief. None of them could believe that Leo made that stuff up to Donnie.

"That, my friend, is a question that still needs an answer," She places her hands on her hips.


Amy and Leo arrive back in her loft as she opens the door to the living room. He sighs in exhaustion, planting himself on the couch. She's holding his Dave costume, taking a look at it.

"Just so you know, you're not keeping this here."

"Aww," He pouts slightly at this. "Okay. Can you make me some cookies?"

"Already did."

He looks up as the oven dings and she opens it up to reveal freshly baked cookies. "I had the oven on low so that they'd be done by the time we get back."

Leo smiles in relief. "How do you know me so well, my lady?"

"Instinct, I guess," She shrugs as the pig comes crawling into the living room. "But you have to wait a bit, they're hot."

He simply hums as a response to her statement. Chewbacon sees the costume and Amy pulls up the photos on her phone. She puts it down in front of Chewbacon so that he can snicker at them. She knows that he can't tell anyone that he saw them, anyway. She puts down the mascot t-shirt that Leo fired at her before putting down the costume. Leo wanted to keep it, and the Dunk had declined before Amy got in the way. In a matter of seconds, he agreed, and Amy also agreed not to get him sued for his reckless actions.

She's a business woman. She has her ways of getting lawyers.

She stares at the turtle, who's leaning against the couch. She looks at the costume on the ground and then at him. She never really had the chance to ask him why he decided to be a mascot for the Daves (The Dunk REALLY should change that name).

"Papi...Can I ask you something?" She starts off.

"It's a free country, my lady," He replies coolly.

"...Why'd you even take that job?" Amy asks slowly and he doesn't respond. "What could you have possibly risked everything for? I mean, you were gonna let Donnie lose for us if you hadn't stepped in. Not to mention that Tim basically neglected his team just to win one lousy game. And he didn't even pay you after all that. What were you going to use the money on?"

He looks towards the ground. Now that he can't get the Oven-Automatic...he might as well tell her the truth. Leo sighs, closing his eyes. He takes a moment before he finally answers.

"...It was because of you..."

She blinks at him in shock. She's so confused by what he means by that. She never told him to take up that job. Hilarious as he was on the court and how supportive she was to him, mostly, she would never make him do anything. And if she hadn't been supportive, she would've advised him not to do it.

"What...?" Amy murmurs quietly.

"I only did it to buy you that Oven-Automatic!" He exclaims and her eyes widen at him. "I know how much you wanted it, and the only reason why you don't have it...is because of us," He glances up at her. "I just wanted to surprise you and make you happy. You know...like a non-idiot boyfriend is supposed to do. And, you know, even though you went to all the games, even drove me there when I needed you to...I couldn't see that smile on your face," He sits up, his arms on his knees in disappointment.

The girl pauses and then smiles softly. She never would've guessed that he did all of this just to get her something she really wanted. She may not have that oven, but she does have something else instead. She leans in and kisses him on the cheek, surprising the turtle.

"Papi...that's really sweet, but...you mean more to me than some oven. I wouldn't trade that for the world, and I don't need that thing to be happy."

"You...don't?" He looks up at the girl.

"No," She shakes her head and leans forward, hugging him. He stares at the back of her head, touched. "I have you to make me happy...and I don't think you're an idiot boyfriend. You're a great one if you put yourself through that for me."

He grins, hugging her back. "...You still want it, don't you?"

"Oh, definitely."

"But you love me more~"

She pauses, biting her lip and he gasps sharply, pulling back to look at her. "You love that thing more than me?! Shame on you, Amelia Elizabeth Smith!" He stands up, crossing his arms.

"Relax, I was kidding," She giggles and he hugs her again, nuzzling her cheek.

"I love you more than basketball or Jupiter Jim or even my brothers! And we're usually the Mad Dogs, though I'm more of a wolf, if you ask me," He then starts making wolf sounds, causing her to roll her eyes.

"Alright wolf, calm down. Go be a good boy and get off me so I can get those cookies."

"Nooo!" He pecks her cheek repeatedly. "I wanna cuddle~"

"How is it that you make me look sane in comparison?" She pinches her nose, giggling at his lips tickling her. "Oh my god, stop it! Get off!"

"Oh no, I'm down with the rat flu again!" He puts an arm to his head in exasperation. "I can't stop myself! I missed you so much!"

"We just won a game, and I drove us back here. I was never gone!" She giggles, trying to push him away.

"Come give me a hug, pink-a-boo! I love you~!" He continues kissing her cheek, tackling her onto the ground. She has no way to get herself free now.

"Stop! Leo," Amy lets out another laugh. "I'm gonna kill you if you don't let me go!"

"But I love you so much," He grins widely at her, holding her wrists. He's completely towered over her, her hair all over the carpet underneath.

"Let me go!"

"If I let you go, will you cuddle with me later? And you say that you love me?"

"I already did..." She sweats a little at the back of her head.

"I know, but I like it when I hear it from you."

Amy smiles in amusement, shaking her head. She relents on him way too often...but if it weren't for him, she wouldn't laugh again or even smile. She does love him, but she has to remind herself to say it more often or else he'll never let her live it down.

"I love you, Papi."

"Good. I'll make a girlfriend out of you yet, dove."

"Ha ha," She pushes him away playfully and walks off.

"Cookies!" Leo does a little dance as he follows her.