The next day, the turtles, Splinter, and Chloe were in the entertainment section of the lair. Donny had just announced that he and Chloe were going on a trip for a few days and they were leaving in an hour.
"When did you find out about this?" Raph demanded.
"I got a text message from Chloe late last night confirming the trip," Donny explained. "We're going to see a couple people that should be able to help Chloe out with a project. They own a dojo so I'll have a place to practice while I'm there."
"Would the owners happen to be Sensei Murakawa and Sensei Prokowski?" Splinter asked.
"How did you know that?" Donny asked with surprise.
"They're one of the newest dojos in the country," Leo said. "Not to mention one of the most successful."
"I can't believe you're leaving us," Mikey said, the floodgates opening.
"Mikey, Chloe and I will be back in a few days," Donny said, putting both hands on his brother's shoulders.
"Promise?"
"Promise."
Mikey and Donny wrapped their arms around each other and Donny gently rubbed his brother's shell. The two of them released each other several minutes later.
Raph walked over and pulled Donny into his arms. Surprised, Donny slowly returned the gesture.
"Careful out there," Raph said.
"Chloe and I will do our best," Donny said.
Donny and Raph released each other. Just then, Leo walked over and Raph stepped aside.
"Stay safe," Leo said.
"Sure thing," Donny said.
Donny and Leo wrapped their arms around each other and squeezed tightly. They released each other a few minutes later and Donny walked over to Splinter.
"Safe journey," Splinter said.
"Thanks," Donny said.
Donny and Splinter wrapped their arms around each other and released each other a couple minutes later. Donny picked up his duffel bag and bo and then he and Chloe left the lair.
Donny and Chloe were in the Zippy Shellmobile that Donny had finished building before the trip. He set the coordinates in the steering wheel and then the Zippy Shellmobile automatically started the engine and started moving.
Donny and Chloe spent most of the trip talking. They even had lunch and dinner in the vehicle and Donny was impressed by how good Chloe's cooking was.
Eventually, the vehicle stopped and Donny looked at the time. It turned out that it was too late to stop at the Murakawa/Prokowski dojo that night.
"Chloe, looks like we'll be spending the night in here," Donny said.
"I'll blow up the air mattresses," Chloe offered.
Donny showed her where the air mattresses were and Chloe retrieved them and blew up two of them. She even got blankets and pillows and put them on the air mattresses.
Donny and Chloe got themselves ready for bed. When they were done, Chloe went over to Donny, and the two of them wrapped their arms around each other.
"Night," Donny said.
"Night," Chloe said.
Donny and Chloe released each other a few minutes later and went onto separate air mattresses. The two of them made themselves comfortable on the air mattresses, and eventually fell asleep.
To be continued…