Author's Note: This one is a filler and mostly meant to be funny. This one started out as joke, but once I started I couldn't stop. I hope it's good.
A Mutant Ate My Homework
It was just a regular day like any other; the sun was shining, the birds were singing, and people in the street we're either heading to work or school. Five certain teenage siblings were just heading their usual way to school when suddenly; they heard the sound of a girl screaming in terror. They all looked across the street and saw the Purple Dragons pulling a pretty teenage blonde girl along with them into an alley.
"Oh no, She's in trouble!" Mikey declared, "I have to save her!"
"Don't go, Mikey!" Screamed Miwa in concern, "It's too dangerous! The Purple Dragons are too powerful!"
"And it looks like they might have dangerous weapons," said Raph.
"I can't just stand here and do nothing," said Mikey, "That poor girl needs me!"
With that, Mikey rushed across the street, ignoring his sibling's pleas for him not to go. After dodging oncoming cars, Mikey made it across the street and turned into the alley where he saw the Purple Dragons holding the girl hostage.
The leader, a slender man named Fong, stepped forward and asked Mikey, "What do you want, punk?"
"You and your goons had better let that girl go," said Mikey, "Or be prepared to face my wrath!"
The Purple Dragons simply laughed at the boy and Fong said, "If you want her, you'll have to fight us for her."
"Fine by me," said Mikey, with a smile, and then he charged at them and yelled, "Booyakasha!"
The Purple Dragons charged at Mikey to take him down. Once they did, however, Mikey easily blocked their attacks and defeated them using his amazing ninja skills. After the Purple Dragons were defeated, the pretty girl ran over to Mikey and hugged him.
"Oh, thank you so much for saving me from those awful Purple Dragons!" said the girl, "You're my hero!"
"Aww, it was nothing," said Mikey. The girl, in turn, gave Mikey a big kiss on his cheek, which made Mikey blush bright red.
Suddenly, one of the Purple Dragons charged at Mikey with a knife, which Mikey and the girl dodged just in time with a duck and combat roll. Unfortunately, the knife cut part of Mikey's backpack and some papers fell out as Mikey went rolling. Mikey noticed the rip in his bag and looked over to see the Purple Dragons picking up his fallen papers.
"Hey! Put those down! That's my homework!" Mikey yelled, "It's due today! Give it back!"
Fong seemed to be contemplating the idea for a bit, and then he held the papers in front of Mikey's face as if to return it. And then his face twisted into an evil grin and he tore Mikey's homework right down the middle.
Right after Fong tore up Mikey's homework, a voice shouted, "Stop! Stop! Stop! I don't wanna hear another word!"
As it turns, Mikey was in his math class room telling a story to his teacher, Mr. Digby. Mikey had homework due that day, but he failed to present said homework. When asked why, Mikey decided to tell that story; he even had a cut on his backpack to attempt to prove how real his tale was.
"Aww, come on, Mr. Digmire, I didn't even get to the part where the pretty girl agreed to go out with me," Mikey whined.
"First of all, my name is Mr. Digby," said Mr. Digby, "Second of all, I don't care about the next part of your unbelievable and made up story about why you don't have your homework."
"What?" Mikey asked, taken aback by the teacher's statement, "You don't believe me?"
"That's right, Michelangelo, I don't believe you," said Mr. Digby, "In fact, I highly doubt that anyone in this class believes you."
Everyone else in the class remained silent about the matter. Mikey's friend Jason was about to raise his hand to say that he believed Mikey, but stopped when Mr. Digby looked at him and said, "Besides Jason."
Jason put his hand down and frowned. Mr. Digby then looked back at Mikey and said, "It's pretty obvious to me that the reason you don't have your homework is because you didn't do your homework."
"But-" Mikey began to say, but was interrupted by the teacher.
"Michelangelo, I'd like to speak with you after class," said Mr. Digby.
"Yes, Mr. Dingbat," said Mikey, and then he headed to his desk.
"Digby!" The teacher shouted in annoyance.
Mikey simply shrugged and said, "Tomato-tomoto."
Once class was over, everyone else left, but Mikey stayed behind so that the teacher could have a talk with him. Mikey sat in a chair in front of Mr. Digby's desk and said teacher spoke to Mikey about the current situation.
"Look, Michelangelo, I don't know where you picked up this bad habit of making up ridiculous excuses for not having your homework, but I have had it," said Mr. Digby, "This is the third time this week alone you've shirked your homework and made up a wild story about why you don't have it."
"But that actually happened," said Mikey.
Mr. Digby let out an exasperated sigh and smacked himself in the forehead. Next he told Mikey, "I'm going to give you a chance to make up the homework and turn it in tomorrow."
"Thank you, sir," said Mikey.
"However, if you don't have it, I don't want to hear any stories about people or animals stealing or eating your homework," said Mr. Digby, "That means no more street gangs stealing and destroying your homework. No more stray dogs eating your homework. No more birds stealing your homework for their nests. And definitely no more escaped zoo animal stories."
"Guess you still don't think the zebra story was all that funny," said Mikey.
Mr. Digby shot his student an annoyed look and continued, "If you give any ridiculous excuses, you fail. Is that understood?"
"Yes," said Mikey.
"Good," said Mr. Digby, "Now, run along to your next class."
"Okay, Mr. Digger," said Mikey as he stood up to leave, "I'll bring in the homework tomorrow."
Mikey left the room and as he was heading out the door, his teacher caught up to him and said, "Digby!"
And then slammed the door behind him, which made Mikey jump in surprise.
Later at lunch, Mikey blew off to his siblings about what happened in math class. He told them everything from the teacher not believing his story to the teacher threatening to fail him if he tried to make up another excuse. His siblings were sympathetic enough, but mostly they were not surprised by the turn of events.
"He actually threatened to fail me," Mikey whined, grabbing his burger off his tray, "I still can't believe it."
As Mikey took a bite of his burger and chewed it, Raph leaned back in his chair and said, "Me neither. Who does that guy think he is, a teacher?"
"Thank you, Raph," said Mikey. And then he realized that Raph was being sarcastic and slumped as he said, "Oh, ha ha. You're hilarious, bro."
As Raph smiled in triumph, Donnie looked up from the book he was reading and said, "I know you're frustrated, Mikey, but I also understand where he's coming from."
"Dude!" Mikey whined, "You're supposed to be on my side, bro!"
"I'm not taking sides, Mikey," said Donnie, "I'm just saying that I understand how Mr. Digby feels."
"Me too," said Miwa, "A student shirking his homework a lot and making up ridiculous excuses for not having it has got to be more than a little annoying."
"That sounds a lot like what he said," said Mikey, "I still have no idea what the word "shirking" means."
"It means to not do something," said Donnie, "Which is what you've been doing a lot with your homework."
"And I think there's something else you should know, Mikey," said Leo, "A few days ago, I overheard Principal Barkley talking to mother and father about you. He said that if this stuff keeps up, it may affect your grades so badly that you might have to be held back."
The news made Mikey spit out his chocolate milk and scream, "What?!"
"Yeah," said Leo, "If you don't start taking your school work more seriously, you might have to repeat this grade."
"No way!" Mikey exclaimed, slamming the table, "I don't wanna be held back! I can't be stuck in class with a bunch of babies who wet themselves and cry for their mommies!"
The others looked confused and only stared at Mikey in silence for a few seconds taking in what he just said. Miwa eventually broke the silence.
"How far back do you think you're going to be held, kindergarten?" Miwa asked.
"Yeah, Mikey," said Donnie, "You'd just be repeating the grade you're already in. So most of your classmates would be the same age you are now, and none of your classmates now do that stuff you just mentioned."
Mikey frowned at his siblings and said, "You know what I mean."
"Not to worry, little brother, there is a simple fix for this little problem," said Raph.
"There is?" Mikey asked as his face lit up.
His siblings nodded and then said in unison, "Do your homework more often."
Mikey's smile turned into a frown as he sarcastically said, "Great advice,"
"And if you're having trouble with it, you know you can come to us for help," said Leo.
Mikey's smile returned and he said, "Thanks, guys."
After school, the teens agreed that they would do homework at the library before heading to the lair for training. During their time there, Mikey mostly sat at their table bored. At one point, Mikey noticed Donnie working on his work with ease and attempted to give him some of his own homework. It looked like it might work had it not been for the voice behind Mikey's back.
"Mikey!" a female voice scolded.
Mikey screamed and jumped in surprise. He turned around and saw April standing behind him and Donnie with her bag on her shoulder. Her arms were crossed across her chest and her face was twisted into a disapproving scowl. Donnie caught onto what his younger brother was up to and gave him the same look as he returned Mikey's homework to him.
"Hi, April," said Mikey, "You doing homework here too?"
"No," she said, "Just trying to find more evidence that might help me find my dad."
"That's cool," said Raph, "We're trying to help Mikey make up his homework from yesterday so he doesn't fail."
"You didn't do your homework last night?" April asked.
Mikey smiled and rubbed the back of his head as he answered, "I was training a lot and then we had patrol."
"And before both of those things he got distracted watching Crognard the Barbarian on T.V." said Raph.
"Hey!" Mikey snapped.
"His teacher, Mr. Digby, gave him a chance to make it up and turn it in tomorrow," said Leo. He then gave his youngest brother a look of disapproval and added, "Though, we forgot to tell him that it doesn't count to trick Donnie into doing it for him."
"It wouldn't have worked anyway," said Miwa, "Even you somehow managed to convince Mr. Digby that you knew how to do math like Donnie does, he'd figure it out when you present it in someone else's handwriting that you didn't do it yourself."
"Seriously?" Mikey asked.
"Yeah," said Leo, "You and Donnie have very noticeably different handwriting. Mr. Digby would see right through that."
"Wow," said Mikey, "This was embarrassing."
"Mikey, we said we'd help and we meant it," said Leo, "Just tell what it is you don't get and we'll explain it to you."
"Okay," said Mikey, "Thanks, Leo."
April smiled at the siblings and got ready to leave when she heard Donnie say, "Awe snap. Is it that time already?"
The others looked at Donnie and Miwa asked, "What's wrong?"
"I'm starting my new job at Dr. Rockwell's lab today," said Donnie. He started gathering up his books into his backpack and got up to leave, "Sorry, guys. If I don't get going now I'll be late."
"It's okay," said Miwa, "We understand. Don't worry, we've got Mikey taken care of."
"Thanks for understanding, guys," said Donnie, "I'll see you later."
"Hey, Donnie, you wanna walk out together," April asked, "I can go with you as far as the bus stop."
Donnie blushed bright red as he said, "Sure, April. I'd like that."
And with that, Donnie and April walked away and headed to the library entrance together, ignoring the silent teasing of Donnie's brothers and sister. Once Donnie and April were gone, the rest of the siblings continued to help Mikey finish up his homework. About three minutes later they had finally finished and we're ready to leave. Mikey had wanted to hang out with his friend Jason, so he left for his friends' homemade half-pipe to go skateboarding with him while the others went home.
The two boys spent their time together skating on the half-pipe, Jason with his pet gecko on his shoulder. As the two friends sat down for a break, Mikey told Jason about what happened after class.
"Man, that's bogus," said Jason, "Threatening to fail you? What a jerk."
"He said he'd do if I tried making up a ridiculous excuse," said, "I'm really just counting my blessings that he was nice enough to give me a chance to make the work at all. At least now that have it done he won't fail me."
"That's good," said Jason, taking a swig of his bottled water, "I still say he was overreacting a little."
"My siblings don't think so," said Mikey, leaning his back against the half-pipe. The gecko that Jason carried with him crawled over to Mikey and looked at him. Mikey smiled at the gecko and said, "Are you worried, Lars? Don't be. Everything's good. My homework's finished and ready to be turned in, and with no drama added onto it; unless something crazy happens like in my stories."
What the boys did not know was that they were being watched from a distance by a large shadowy figure. The figure grinned at them and decided that this was the perfect time to cause some trouble for fun. The figure wasted no time in jumping out from the shadows and landing in front of the boys. The boys freaked out at the sight of a giant spider mutant.
"Aw, look at the little babies playin' with their skateboards," said the spider mutant.
"Who the heck is this weirdo?" Jason asked as Lars crawled inside his shirt to hide from the spider mutant.
"A kid in black that knew kung-fu called me Spider Bytes," said the spider mutant, "And you know what? I kinda like it."
Mikey fought the urge to slug the mutant as he asked, "Are you sure the kid wasn't a ninja?"
The mutant rolled his eyes and said, "Whatever. Look, the point here is that I'm finding myself feeling a little bored and you two just so conveniently happened to be in the area."
Mikey and Jason inched away from the mutant and Mikey asked, "Where are you going with this?"
Spider Bytes grinned evilly at the boys and said, "I need something, or someone, to practice my new moves on."
Understanding what Spider Bytes was implying, Mikey gulped and whispered to his friend, "Listen, Jason, get up slowly and follow me close."
Jason nodded and did as his friend said. Spider Bytes saw this and started walking towards the boys. He was just inches away from the boys when Mikey threw a rock at Spider Bytes' head, causing him to scream in pain.
"Run, Jason! Run!" Mikey screamed and he and Jason started running from the spider mutant as fast as they could.
Spider Bytes recovered from the rock to the head and caught sight of the fleeing boys. He grinned and gave chase. Mikey was able to get Jason to split up and run in a different direction then him in an attempt to lose the spider mutant. Spider Bytes saw this and prepared to follow Jason until Mikey threw another rock at him.
"Hey, pea brain!" Mikey shouted, "Why don't you try picking on me?"
Spider Bytes growled at Mikey and started chasing him next. Mikey managed to get a few feet away before Spider Bytes knocked him into a wall. He tried to stab Mikey with his spider-like leg, but Mikey rolled out of the way just in time so all he got was a scratch on his shoulder and the strap of his backpack. Spider Bytes scratched and clawed at him more times until he was covered in injuries. Mikey managed to get him in the face at one point with an empty can and tried to run away.
Suddenly, Mikey felt himself get pulled back and his bag rip. He looked up and saw his papers fly out and Spider Bytes catch them in his hands. Said mutant looked at the papers and then shot Mikey a bored expression.
"You know, I always hated math. It was always the dumbest subject in school," said Spider Bytes, "I wonder how it tastes."
Mikey glared at Spider Bytes for that comment and growled, "Don't you dare!"
Spider Bytes smiled at Mikey's angry expression and said, "Down the hatch."
And then Spider Bytes tossed the papers into his mouth and started chewing. Mikey screamed in horror as he watched the spider mutant chewing his homework and swallow it. After watching his hard work eaten, Mikey growled at the spider mutant in anger.
Spider Bytes simply smiled at Mikey and said, "Tasted kinda like chicken."
"You're gonna pay for that!" Mikey shouted, standing back up.
Spider Bytes only laughed at Mikey and said, "You're gonna have to catch me first, brat."
With that, Spider Bytes jumped up to the rooftops and started leaping away. Mikey, who was unwilling to let the spider mutant get away with eating his homework, gave chase from the ground. As he ran through the streets, Mikey passed April who was heading home.
"Mikey?" April asked, "What are you doing?"
"Can't talk now, April!" Mikey called as he ran, "A mutant ate my homework!"
As she watched him run, April stared at him in confusion and asked, "What?"
Mikey chased Spider Bytes for two more blocks until he ultimately lost him. Seeing that there was no way he was going to find him, Mikey screamed in frustration and walked away, mentally swearing revenge on the spider mutant. Jason caught up with Mikey again and was concerned when he found him covered in cuts and bruises. He offered to walk him home and Mikey accepted, feeling that he could use his friend's company right now.
At the antique store, Shen had just finished locking up and was just about to head up to the living space upstairs when she noticed her youngest son and his friend walking her way. She smiled warmly at them until she saw how hurt Mikey was.
"Michelangelo!" she screamed as she ran to her youngest son. As she looked him over, Shen asked him, "What happened to you?"
"Mikey had a run in with a psycho spider monster," said Jason.
"What?" Shen asked in confusion, and then she shook her head and said, "Never mind. You can tell me about it inside while I clean up your wounds."
Shen then lead the boys upstairs. Once they were inside, Shen told Jason to make himself at home while she treated Mikey's wounds in the kitchen. As Shen cleaned and bandaged Mikey's wounds, Mikey told her about how after he was finished his homework at the library he went to hang out with Jason and they were attacked by Spider Bytes.
"You poor thing," said Shen, cleaning another cut on Mikey's leg, "Well, at least you only received minor injuries."
"He also ate my homework," Mikey grumbled, "And after all that hard work Miwa, Leo, Raph, and I did to get it done-Ow!"
"Sorry," said Shen. And then she put a band-aid on his cut and said, "Don't worry about the homework right now. Your health is more important."
After Shen was finished with Mikey's wounds, she called Yoshi and let him know what happened. So it was no surprise when Yoshi arrived minutes later with the others in tow. The only one who was not present was Donnie, who was still working at Rockwell's lab. He would have come straight home as well, but Shen assured him that everything was under control and that Mikey was fine.
"We heard about what happened, Mikey!" said Raph, "Are you gonna be okay?"
"Yeah," said Mikey, "Mother said the injuries aren't that bad."
"That's good," said Miwa, and then her expression turned dark as she said, "I'm still gonna hunt that monster down and make him pay."
"I'm with you, sis," said Raph, "We'll show that nutcase what happens when he messes with our little brother!"
"I heard that," Jason called, "And I wouldn't recommend going after that guy. He's huge, strong, and has these gnarly skills. He could've killed us if he wanted to."
"I'm goona have to go with Miwa and Raph on this one," said Leo, "This creature needs to be stopped, otherwise things could get worse. He may actually kill someone next time."
"You've got a point," said Jason, "But maybe you should call the cops or something to take care of it."
"I doubt the cops would believe the story if we told them," said Leo, "But, luckily, we know some people who specialize in cases like this."
Mikey looked confused until Leo cleared his throat and jerked his head towards the wall scroll with the family crest. This helped Mikey see that Donnie was referring to their ninjas identities and he smiled and said, "Oh yeah. Didn't think of that."
"Couldn't have said it better myself," said Leo, "Jason, you should head home; your parents might be worried about you."
"I can drive you if you'd like," Shen offered.
"Okay," said Jason, getting up from the couch, "Wish that team luck for me when you call them."
"Will do, man," said Mikey.
And with that, Shen lead Jason out the door to take him home. Her family left the house for the lair to gear up and track Spider Bytes down to stop him from harming anyone else and get back at him for hurting Mikey. Once they were fully geared up, Miwa, Leo, Raph, and Mikey left to search the city for the spider mutant. They went to where Mikey had last seen Spider Bytes and started looking for clues from there. They were starting to give up hope that they would find anything until Leo heard his phone ringing and checked the caller ID. He saw that it was Donnie and answered.
And with that, Shen lead Jason out the door to take him home. Her family left the house for the lair to gear up and track Spider Bytes down to stop him from harming anyone else and get back at him for hurting Mikey. Once they were fully geared up, Miwa, Leo, Raph, and Mikey left to search the city for the spider mutant. They went to where Mikey had last seen Spider Bytes and started looking for clues from there. They were starting to give up hope that they would find anything until Leo heard his phone ringing and checked the caller ID. He saw that it was Donnie and answered.
"What's up, Donnie?" said Leo.
"I think I saw Spider Bytes heading down an alley not far from Rockwell's lab," said Donnie, "You guys want me to follow him? I have some ninja gear in my bag that I can change into."
"Alright. Make up an excuse to get out first though. We don't need your boss finding out our family secret," said Leo, "But, how did you know that you might need ninja gear today?"
"Who says this is the only time I packed it?" Donnie replied, and then ended the call.
Leo often could not believe how prepared his brother was for literally every occasion. Sometimes he admired that, other times he found it a little spooky; he often wondered if Donnie was actually psychic. This time, however, Leo ignored that remembering that they had a mission.
Leo looked back at his other siblings and said, "Donnie said he saw Spider Bytes not far from Rockwell's lab."
"I know where that is," said Miwa, "I know the fastest way to get there."
"Perfect," said Leo, "Lead the way, Karai."
Meanwhile at Dr, Rockwell's lab, Donnie had told Rockwell that he had to go home early because his family needed him. Dr. Rockwell understood and allowed him to leave. What the doctor did not know was that right after his assistant left the room, he ducked into a closet and changed into ninja clothes and armed himself with a collapsible bo staff. After he exited the building, Donnie quietly snuck into the alley and followed Spider Bytes trail. He found said spider mutant spying on a passerby. Upon seeing that the next poor innocent that he planned on attacking was April who was just heading home, Donnie could no longer stand by and do nothing, so he leaped into action.
Donnie smacked Spider Bytes in the head, getting his attention off of April and on him. Spider Bytes smirked when he saw Donnie and said, "Well, look what we have here. It's the Kung-Fu kid with the stick."
"First off, I'm a ninja," said Donnie, "Second, and probably more importantly, you stay away from that girl!"
"What, you got a thing for her or something?" Spider Bytes asked.
Donnie blushed under his mask, and then glared at the spider mutant and said, "That's none of your business. Besides, my feelings for a girl aren't the issue here."
"That's right!" Raph's voice shouted. Both Spider Bytes and Donnie looked up to see the other four ninjas standing on top of a nearby roof. The ninjas jumped down to join their brother and Raph continued, "The problem is you've been hurting innocent people. And we're not standing for it."
"Is that supposed to scare me or something?" Spider Bytes asked.
"No," said Miwa, "The scary part is the part where we kick your spider butt to the curb!"
The ninjas got ready to attack, but Mikey stopped them and said, "He's mine."
The others wanted to protest, but when they saw the determined look on Mikey's face, they backed off and let him take Spider Bytes himself. Donnie joined the others and stayed out of Mikey's way as well. The made a promise to jump in if things got out of hand, but first see what Mikey could do alone. Spider Bytes seemed amused by the fact that Mikey was going to challenge him by himself without back-up.
"Don't you need your friends to help you in case you get a boo-boo?" Spider Bytes asked.
"This is between you and me," said Mikey, in a dark voice, "You and I have some unfinished business."
"Oh really?" Spider Bytes asked, "And what might that be?"
"This is for attacking those two kids at the half-pipe!" Mikey snapped, and then kicked Spider Bytes between the legs.
The spider mutant screamed in a pitched voice and fell to his knees. The other four ninjas cringed at the site.
Mikey pulled back his fist and said, "This is for the cuts and bruises you gave one of them!"
Mikey punched Spider Bytes in the face and the kicked him into a wall. But he was not done there. He approached the spider once again and forced him to face him.
"And this is for eating that same kid's homework!" Mikey yelled.
Mikey then proceeded in delivering multiple punches and kicks to the spider mutant. The other four ninjas watched in shock and fear as their baby brother beat the mutant senseless until he crashed into the street right in front of April, who jumped in surprise. Mikey started walking up to the mutant to beat him up more until a pair of hands grabbed his arm to stop him.
"Naoto, that's enough," said Leo, "I think you've made your point."
"What just happened?" April asked.
"Long story," said Miwa.
Suddenly, Spider Bytes started acting strange. His face twitched until he finally threw up on the street.
"Eww!" April screamed.
"Ugh!" Raph groaned, "That is just wrong!"
"Oops," said Mikey, feeling a little embarrassed, "Guess I got carried away."
"Ya think?" Leo asked.
"Is that paper in there?" April asked.
Donnie examined it closely and said, "Yup. More specifically, the Homework of one Michelangelo Kurama; a kid he had attacked earlier today."
"What's wrong with you?" Miwa asked the spider.
"Give me a break, will ya? Mutating gave me weird taste," said Spider Bytes. He then spotted Mikey and screamed. He bowed down to Mikey and begged, "I'm really sorry about causing so much trouble! I promise, I will never attack innocent kids again! Just please don't beat me up again!"
"That's all I needed to hear," said Mikey, "You're free to go."
"Thank you so much," said Spider Bytes.
And with that he took off into the night, happy to get away from the dangerous ninja in orange. Mikey was happy to see him leave and then turned to rejoin his siblings and friend. However, in their faces, he saw shock and worry. He was confused until Leo spoke.
"You can be seriously twisted when you want to be," said Leo.
"Sorry for scaring you guys," said Mikey, realizing that Leo meant the way he beat up Spider Bytes, "It's just that I worked so hard on that homework and Spider Bytes just ate it like it was a midnight snack."
The others smiled at the ninja in orange and Miwa put his hand on his shoulder and said, "It's okay, little brother. Just try to have a little restraint next time."
"Yeah," said Raph, "Random outbursts of rage are kinda my thing."
The others all laughed at Raph's comment and Donnie told Mikey, "And as for your homework, I can help you do it over again when we get back home."
"Thanks, D," said Mikey, and then his stomach growled like a lion, "But can we eat first. All that fighting made me hungry."
Everyone laughed at Mikey being his usual hungry self and headed home to have dinner. After dinner, Donnie helped Mikey with his homework and put it away so Mikey could turn it in tomorrow.
The next day, the siblings went to school as usual and headed to their first classes. Mikey walked in just as Jason was telling Mr. Digby about Spider Bytes attacking him and Mikey and eating his homework. It was clear that the teacher was not at all amused by his students tale of "spider monsters" attacking his students.
"Jason, I've heard enough," said Mr. Digby, "It's clear to me that Michelangelo didn't do his homework again and you're trying to cover for him."
"But he did do his homework," said Jason.
"That's true," said Mikey, getting the attention of his friend and teacher, "And I have it right here."
Mikey reached into his backpack, pulled out the papers, and handed them over to Mr. Digby. Mr. Digby looked the papers over and seemed pleased with the work. Once he was done, he worte something on the top right hand corner and handed it back to Mikey.
"Well done, Michelangelo," said Mr. Digby, "See how actually doing your homework and not making up stories pays off?"
Mikey took the papers back and smiled at the 100% mark at the top. He was glad that Donnie helped him get that done and looked it over when he did problems himself.
"Thanks, teach," said Mikey, "I promise to work on breaking that habit."
"That's good to hear," said Mr. Digby, "Though I am curious about how you received those injuries you have."
"Oh, these?" Mikey asked, referring to band-aid covered cuts and bruises, "Jason and I had a run in with the Purple Dragons."
"But, Mike-" Jason started to say, but Mikey gave him a look that said to remain silent.
"Then why was Jason telling me about a spider monster attacking you two?" Mr. Digby asked.
"He got so freaked out by the whole thing I guess he blacked out or something," said Mikey, "Probably dreamed about the spider monster."
"Oh," said Mr. Digby, "I guess that makes sense. Now, why don't you two take your seats and wait for the rest of the class."
"Okay," said the boys.
After they took their seats, Jason leaned towards Mikey and asked, "Why'd you lie to him about the spider monster?"
"I figured he'd think we were crazy," said Mikey, "Best to just keep that to ourselves. Besides, I have a feeling we won't be seeing that dude for a while if at all after the team took care of him."
"Okay, Mike," said Jason, "If you say so."
the rest of class went on as usual, Mr. Digby teaching and the students listening to the lesson, or ignoring him in favor of the rumors about spider monsters. Other students started suspecting that Mikey might have actually been a victim judging by his injuries. And they had no idea how right they were.