Back at the lair, Raph was sleeping on the couch, after a long night of dealing with robbers and drug dealers. He was beaten up and bruised, but that didn't stop him from having a good rest. Raph snored loudly, until he cell phone started to ring. This startled Raph and he quickly picked up the phone. "Who is this?" asked Raph. "Hey Raph, this is Mikey!" said Mikey. "Mikey? Wait, why aren't you in the lair? And where the heck is Don?" asked Raph. "Listen, I know you're going to freak out, but please let me explain. (Sigh) I now have a job." said Mikey. Raph was confused and thought to himself, "A job? Mikey? When the shell did this happen?" "What do you mean you have a job?" asked Raph. "I filled out an application to be a birthday party mascot. I met the owner and he's a pretty cool guy." said Mikey. "YOU SHOWED YOURSELF TO A RANDOM PERSON?!" yelled Raph. "Raph, it's not as bad as it sounds. He was totally cool with me and Donnie. He saw us as people, not freaks. Anyway, the reason why I called is because we need your help." said Mikey. "With what?" asked Raph. "You see, I drew up some designs for the van I'm going to be driving. I showed Donnie and he agreed to make the designs a reality. The thing is we need an extra hand to help us with the process and since you're the strongest guy I know, I decided to ask you." said Mikey. "Can't you get Casey to do it?" asked Raph. "You know he and April are busy with their lives, Raph. You don't do anything, so it's a good way for you to both be useful and hang out with your bros." said Mikey. "Don't do anything? They have no idea what I do to protect this city." Raph thought to himself. "Mike, I don't know." said Raph. "There's free food." said Mikey. "Well, I can't really turn down free food." thought Raph. "Fine. I'll do it. Where are you at?" asked Raph. Mikey told Raph the location and Raph agreed to be there in 10 minutes.

"It's official. Raph has joined the team." said Mikey. "That's great. Now the job will be less stressful." said Donnie. "Umm, this guy Raph, is there anything I need to know about him before I meet him?" asked John. Mikey and Donnie looked at each other and said, "There are a few things. Raph is anti-social, definitely not a people person, he hates bugs, he's a bit brooding, his favorite color is red, he has a sarcastic sense of humor, and….am I missing anything? Oh yeah, he has a serious anger problem, so I would not want to get on his bad side." John was a bit nervous by the description, but he shook away those bad thoughts. "Hopefully I can connect with Raph. The last thing I need is someone who hates my guts." thought John.