Shredder had many hobbies, much more than humans would have thought, but there was one thing he just loved to do. Swimming. Water was his element. If he would be an animal, he would probably a crocodile or a snake.

He loved to feel the liquid around his skin and loved how wonderful it felt when he jumped into it. Shredder sighed and ran a hand through his thick hair, stretching himself as he stood from the computer in front of him until his back gave a satisfying crack, groaning as he did so.

Finally, he was done with his chores for the day. He looked at his phone for the time on earth and was surprised by how early it still was. It was only 2 p.m., and he had the rest of the day all to himself. A small smile appeared on his scarred lips as he put it away and made his way towards his personal quarters.

Finally time to himself, something he had been lacking the last few days. Krang has suddenly, disappeared a few hours ago, speaking about business in another dimension, promising that he would return. Not that it mattered for the man, but somehow, the Technodrome is empty without a warlord that has nothing better to do than to overlook his plans over and over again and to upgrade his warship to the point where improvement is literally impossible.

The man shook his head, wondering where this came from before he opened the doors to his quarters and went straight to the bathroom. He needed a bath, and he had no time to shower this morning because he overslept.

A few hours later the bathtub was filled with warm water and smelled like oranges, his favorite fruit. A small smile graced his lips as he stepped in and a groan escaped his throat as he sunk down and he closed his dark eyes, enjoying the feeling of pure relaxion…but of course that did not last very long.

Suddenly, the doors to his bathroom slammed open, and Krang's robotic body appeared in the doorway. Shredder cried out in shock and gripped the bathtub with his right hand and covered his body as best as he could with his left.

"Krang! What the fucking hell?! Get the fuck out!", he roared and glared at the warlord standing in the doorway. Those magenta irises stared back at him, completely unfazed by the tune the human had used against him. "I've been searching for you.", he spoke as if he was invited and mentioned the human to come to him.

"Get out of the water, there is something I want to show you." Shredder's face darkened. "Are you serious?! I burst into my quarters, disturb my privacy, and now you're telling me that I should follow you as a goddamn pup does with his mother? Did those turtles harm your brain a little bit too much?"

"Calm yourself, Shredder. I know this is not the best way to say hello, but trust me, what I have to show you will be worth this interruption. Now come out of the water and put some clothes on, I'll wait outside."

The human growled silently but knew better than to disobey the warlord. Even if Krang doesn't look like it, he was even more dangerous than any bomb on earth. He explodes faster than a human could count, and his switching moods were the worst.

But all in all, he was not a bad companion. The warlord had many stories to tell, was very wise and knew almost everything about earth even though he was there only two times. It's almost fun to talk to him.

Shredder shook himself and got out of the warm water, drying his body off with a towel. As soon as he saw what Krang had to show him, he was going to return to his bath. He had finished his chores after all and wanted some time to relax.

He threw a shirt, underpants, leggings, and boots on before he ran out to the waiting warlord who was already back at work. It was incredible that the creature still managed to speak properly after days and nights of work.

"So, what is this importing thing that couldn't wait until tomorrow? I swear if its an intruder which I have no time for, I'll…" "Don't worry about this, I swear this time it's not about fighting, now hurry up, this thing needed months to finish."

"You're not going to tell me, are you?", he asked and ran a hand through his dripping hair, that was already responsible for his half-wet shirt, not that he would care about though. The warlord led him down the hall to a part of the Technodrome that he had been working in in the last few weeks.

"What are we doing here?", he asked, slowly getting annoyed, crossing his arms in front of his chest. "You will see, and now quit asking, I've got no nerves for that now." He punched the code for the door and entered a large dark room that could be mistaken as the empty space itself.

Shredder blinked a few times before he turned towards Krang, whose face slowly turned into a grin. One of his pink tentacles reached out and turned the light on. The younger male closed his eyes for a second to shield his eyes from the bright light, but after a few minutes he opened them again, and they widened in shock.

In front of him was a giant pool, clear water reflecting the light that came from the lambs. It was deep, clean and looked tempting to just jump inside. Very slowly he turned his head towards the warlord, who had the largest grin on his face that he had ever seen.

"And? What do you say?", he laughed. "This thing took months to build, but now it's finished!" The human's eyes were widened as he stared at the clear liquid, and his whole body suddenly screamed for him to just jump into it, to enjoy the sensation of swimming.

"Well, what are you waiting for? If you want to jump in, then do so.", Krang laughed, and he turned his head, shocked that the older creature knew of his thoughts. "H-how did you?" "It's not that hard when you speak out loud. I mean, you've got boxers on, right? Then get rid of those useless pile of clothing an get in."

For the first time in his life, Shredder took orders without grumbling. He ripped them off, ran towards the water, and jumped in. The temperature was wonderful against his skin, just right not to be too cold or too warm. He swam up, a huge smile on his face as he emerged from the water.

The warlord threw his head back in a laugh as he walked around the edge and seated his robotic body on the side. "How's the temperature?", he asked, crocking his head to the side. The human forgot in whose ship he was in as he began to swim around, the smile not fading. "Wonderful."

Krang purred and let his tentacles glide into the water, enjoying the sensation of it. "This isn't normal water. I've spent years producing this liquid. It cleans itself by dissolving the dirt with such a gentle acid that it won't harm both of ours skins, and at the same time, it variates on the temperature of the being that it's surrounding."

Now that was surprising. The younger being swam over and peeked out of the edge. "And you're sure it's safe?" Krang nodded. "Yes, I've tested it so many times, it has to be. And if somethings wrong, the small thing over there…", he mentioned towards the screen on the wall. "…will immediately warn you to get out."

"Wait…both of our skins?" "Yes of course. I may not look like it, but I love swimming and don't worry about my tentacle mucus, as I already said, the soft acid will dissolve it before it even leaves my body.", he chuckled.

Shredder smiled as he dove, pushing himself from the wall swimming away. The warlord disconnected himself from the robotic body, and slowly slid in, enjoying the liquid. He closed his magenta iris and began to swim up, scaring the human, who just rubbed the water out of his eyes.

"What the…", he yelled, causing the older being to laugh. He chuckled, shaking his head. "Calm, now let us enjoy the water. After all, you're finished with your chores, and I'm not as heartless as to prevent you from a break."

Shredder smiled as he dove down again, ready for a wonderful afternoon, and the bathtub in his quarters was long forgotten.