Three years later...
Prince Leonardo was now 21 and it is time for him to become king of New York. Many ships that do trading with the Kingdom have come to see the coronation of Prince Leonardo. Everyone in the kingdom was buzzing with excitement since the doors were finally going to open for the first time in over ten years. "Welcome to our Kingdom!" One of the castle servants greeted and did so over and over in several different languages as people got of their boats. The servant was thanked in several languages including, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Latin, and many more. "Watch your step, please! The gates will be opening soon," The servant told them.
"Why do I have to wear this?" A boy asked his mother from the sidewalk. "Because the prince has finally come of age! It's Coronation day!" His mother answered in a happy tone as she fixed his tie. "But that's not my fault!" The boy retorted.
Everyone was in awe as the decorations were being set up. The decorations were a beautiful green and blue which was a perfect representation of the upcoming King of New York. Nearby, a pale green mutant turtle and his red and purple pet turtle stood by his sleigh. "What do you want, Chompy?" Donnie asked with a smile, he was holding a slice of pepperoni pizza. "'Give me a snack'," He then said in a squeaky voice, pretending to be his turtle pet. The red/purple turtle panted happily, waiting. His eyes traveled with the slice of pizza as Donnie moved it back and forth. "What's the magic word? 'Please!'" Donnie lifted the pizza and Chompy bit into it. Donnie smiled and took another piece for himself as he petted the turtle happily.
"Oh my gosh!" A woman exclaimed to her husband as they went by, they didn't even notice the two. "I can't believe they're opening the gates! For a whole day!" Her husband explained in the same happy tone as his wife. The woman smiled happily as she pulled him. "Faster Bradford!" She giggled as she pulled him.
On the docks, a lord and his two guards walked into the town and stared at the castle. The purple creature, Lord Dregg, sighed. "New York, out most mysterious trade partner..." He started to smile evilly as he was ready to find out their secrets. "Open those gates so I may unlock your secrets and exploit your riches!" Lord Dregg paused for a moment then said, "Did I say that out loud?"
Two adults stared at the castle in awe as one said, "Oh! I can't wait to see the future King and princess! I bet they are absolutely lovely!" His friend nodded and said, "Yeah, I bet they are beautiful!"
In the castle April was snoring loudly with her mouth open in her bed, still, hair in her mouth as her butt stuck up under the covers. "Princess April?" Honeycutt, one of the head servants, called out. "Princess April?"
"Huh?" April cleared her throat as she lifted her hair up tiredly. "Yeah?" She asked as she took some hair out of her mouth. "Oh, so sorry to wake up, Ma'am!" Honeycutt told her. "No, no. I've been up for hours...!" She lied as she laid her head on her hand. She drifted off for a second then snapped her head back up and said in her best 'I'm awake' voice, "Who is it?!"
"Um, still me, Ma'am..." Honeycutt stammered. "The gates will be opening soon. Time to get ready." April nodded her head then tiredly said, "Mm-hmm. Ready for what?"
"Um... your brother's coronation, Ma'am?" April then mumbled, "My brother's... coronation..." Then she immediately woke up once she saw the dress she'd picked out; a dress with no sleeves and a black middle with a yellow skirt that went down to her feet. She also had black dress shoes with a yellow rose on them as the buckle. She gasped excitedly and shouted, "It's coronation day!" Her deep blue eyes widened as she jumped out of bed.
April came out of her room just a few minutes later and was putting the finishing touches on her hair, which was in a bun being held up by a yellow ribbed. She ran out and grabbed the hand of a female servant, spinning her round which almost made her drop her dish. "It's coronation day, everyone!" April cheered loudly as she ran to another servant, who was opening the blinds on a window, coughing as dust flew off from it since it hasn't been open in many years. "All the doors and window are opening!" April shouted in awe as light flooded through the castle as multiple doors opened. "I didn't think they did that anymore! Thought they might have rusted after all these years." She ran through the halls and a multitude of servants were carrying golden plates. "Wow! I didn't even know that we owned 3,000 salad plates?"
"I have roamed these empty halls for so many years. We have a ballroom but no balls! Who has a ballroom with no balls!" She exclaimed as she slid through the room where the servants were bustling to get things ready. She ran toward the stairs and slid down the railing. "Finally, it's time to open up the gates!"
She jumped off the railing and shook hands with a suit of armor then pursed her lips as its hand fell out and she carefully put it back in. "There will be real people and mutants. Not paintings or drawing or even stuff animals but real humans and mutants and maybe some aliens!" She then leaned out the window. "But I am ready for this change!" She jumped onto the plank of the window cleaner that was used to clean the windows and pulled up so she could see more ships pulling in. "Since for the first time in forever! There will be music and light! I'll be dancing through the night even!" She smiled as she imagined herself dancing as she swung on the plank.
She went back into the castle and went to the forest outside the castle. "I don't know if I'm elated or gassy, but I think I'm somewhere in the middle..." She decided. "Because for the first time in forever, I won't be alone!" She picked up a stray turtle and said excitedly, "I can't wait to meet everyone!" She gasped in happiness as the instant thought in her head. "What if I meet The One?!"
She ran back to the castle with the biggest grin on her face and once she returned, she wrapped herself in a curtain. "Tonight, imagine me, gown and all! I'm fetchingly draped against the wall, a picture of sophisticated grace... Oh!" She chuckled as she hit herself with the rope connected to the curtain. She unwrapped herself and put her hair behind her ear. "I suddenly see him standing there, a handsome stranger tall and kind..." She smiled, looking at a statue of a soldier, imagining that he was her future lover. "I can just see him standing there. Ready to ask me for a dance with yellow roses in hand!" She smiled widely as she stood next to the dessert table and put a few desserts on her mouth. "I wanna stuff some chocolate and pizza in my face..."
"The guys I meet I just know that we'll laugh and talk all evening which is kinda bizarre but that's nothing like the life I've led so far!" She giggled happily as she swung the head of the soldier around but ran away quickly once it fell on top of the cake. She then ran to the paintings room and smiled at the sheer beauty of them all. "Because for the first time in forever, there will be beautiful music, and fun," She soon started to pretend to be the people in the paintings. "Since for the first time in so long... I could be noticed by something." She sighed with a bit of sadness her voice as she put her hand out as if to accept a wedding ring. She soon got back into her happy attitude and started to jump on a few couches and got into the positions of the dancers on the paintings. "I know that it is insane to dream I'd find romance but tonight, I finally got a chance..."
Leo was in his room in a dark blue suit with his gloves on as always., He looked out the window and saw the sheer amount of people. He gulped nervously as he saw them all. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I can't let them in..." He said to himself for the 100th time that morning. "Don't them see... be the good turtle that you must always be..."
He walked to the picture of his father and who was holding a candle and pot that he had to hold for his coronation. He slowly took off his gloves and picked up the samples. He practiced for hours last night and he needed to let them thaw from last night. "Conceal... don't feel..." Leo turned to face an invisible audience. "I have to put on a show..." He gasped silently as the objects in his hands started to freeze in his hands. He put them back down quickly and put his gloves back on. "I make one wrong move and everyone will know..." He started today at his hands and whispered to himself, "Relax, Leo. It's only for today."
"It's only for today!" April shouted as she ran outside to the courtyard.
"It's going to be agony until it's over..." Leo sighed as he made his decision as he walked to his door.
"It's been agony waiting for this moment!" April shouted.
"Tell the guard to open up the gates..." Leo commanded in an authoritative tone as he opened his bedroom door then he straightened his tie.
"The gates are open!" April shouted happily as the gates finally opened. She walked among the people, smiling as they greeted her warmly and complimented her. "I can't believe that everyone is here!"
"Don't let them in, don't let them see..." Leo chanted to himself as he walked down the hallway as slowly as he could. He was dreading this moment since he'd realized that it would come sooner then he wanted.
"I'm getting what I've been dreaming of!" April continued to wave at more people as she danced without a care in the world.
"Be the good turtle you always have to be..." Leo breathed as he opened the window in the hallway and stared at the people coming inside.
"This is a chance to change my lonely world!" April smiled in happiness as she jumped up to the wall to look down at the sheer amount of people coming to see her brother.
"Conceal..."
"This is my chance to possibly find my true love!"
"Conceal, don't feel, I can't let them know!"
"This will all end tomorrow, so it has to be today!" April grabbed a man's hand to get down, the man was a bit startled, but he smiled knowing the princess was happy to be out of the castle after so many years. She then ran around the corner which was near the docks. "Cause finally for the first time in forever..." She shouted as she started to get faster, "Nothing is in my way! OOF!" April yelled as she fell into a rowboat, yelling out as she started to fall into the water.
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