The Beginning part 3

Leonardo and Raphael stood as they faced each other. Raphael flipped the twin swords in the air with great speed. He then pointed one at Leo. His older brother didn't budge. "You got courage, brother." Said Raph in a chuckle. Leo only gave him an even more evil grin. "But I'm not goin to go easy, got it?'

"Don't do it!" yelled Donatello. "You are brothers. Raph, Leo's the leader. We still have to pick squad…"

"Let them go," said Splinter. "They need to deal with this on there own." Splinter looked over to his youngest son, who was on his knees with no expression.

Leo slowly twirled the sai. "Enough talk. Let's go." Leo's evil grin went serious, as Raph's feet hit the floor. Raph stabbed and slashed at Leo with all his strength. Leo just swayed away, as the blades stabbed at areas he had already been. Leo kicked Raph in his chin, making his brother fall to the ground. "What's the matter? I thought swords can overcome sai?"

Raph spent the most of his fight swinging the swords viciously. Leo dodged quickly and kept kicking Raph in his front shell. "Is that the best you can do?" said Leo. Raph was even more furious. He stabbed at Leo, but was replied with a punch to the face. "And you call your self a leader." Raph Finally did a swiped both swords at Leo, but the older brother just leaped over Raph. "Game over, Brother!" Raph turned around only to have Leo's fist collide into his chin, sending him into the air. Leo spun in victory, as he landed to his feet, but Raph landed hard on his face, and his swords dropped.

"Damn you, Leo!" Raph stood to his feet, as Leo gripped his swords. "I'M THE LEADER!" Raph ran at Leo but was stopped by Splinter.

"Calm your self, my son." said Splinter, as he put the twin sai in his hand. "You have lost. But you are alive, that means you will live." Splinter left the room, but is stopped by his youngest son. "What is it, Michelangelo?"

"What do I get?" asked Michelangelo. "Every one is Elite now. How come I don't get a weapon?"

"My son," said Splinter putting his hand, on his now kneeling son. "Your brothers are elite. But you are not. You still have training to do. You have handled your self bad in your tests. I will no longer teach you." Mickey felt tears develop, so he bowed his head. "Your oldest brother will train you now. You still have a long way to go, yet I see great potential in you. Good night, my son." Splinter left the room.

"Mickey," said Donny walking over to his younger brother. "Are you Okay?"

Mickey looked up. "Yeah, I good!" he said with a big grin, but Donny still saw the tears in his eyes. "I just need Leo to pass me!"

"Yeah, good luck." said Raph slapping his younger brother against the head again. "He's a wimp. He will probably knock you down another rank. If you need a real teacher…I'm ya man. Night, kids. Try not to steal my sai Leo!"

A month later

Keno stopped at April's apartment. He has been stopping at this particular place, almost everyday. He remembered the pretty face he saw every time he opened the door. More and more, the pretty face wasn't as pretty, because…well…he grew use to it. He never ever had grown so natural to a customer. "I guess Ms. O'Neil loves Pizza! Either that or Donatello does."

He walked up to the door, and knocked on the door. "Oh…" said April with an unexpected look on her face. " Hi Keno, how are you?" She looked back in her apartment. "Come on in, I just have to grab my …purse!" she ran over to the balcony and closed the curtains, to hide the giant green turtle. She turned around and saw another coming around the corner, so she tackled him, making a loud thud. "Don't worry, I'm okay!" she yelled she ran to her room and found her purse and ran back to the living room, to find Donatello standing in front of the couch while Keno looked around. With a quick hand gesture Donatello caught the message, and jumped behind the coach. He looked up and saw her coming down the stairs, but didn't notice the little turtle grabbing at the pizza. April whispered hide to Mickey, and all he could do was look around for a hiding spot. "She ran up to keno. " Here's the 20 bucks, with trip, see ya!" she snatched the pizza and pushed Keno out the door before slamming the door behind him. Wow.

Leo stood up from her tackling him, Raph opened the door from the balcony, and Donatello leaped from over the couch. "Great now where's Mickey?" she questioned, then noticing a giant shell roll from under the table. He popped out and stood up.

"I love being a turtle!" he said.

April saw changes in all the turtles since they last met. She sat and watched them eat pizza and laugh and joke to each other. She knew something was different. She knew something was off. She looked at every turtle. She had sketched each one of them when they first met, and they seemed like quadruplets, but now, they had their differences.

Leonardo had grown into a very strong leader. His muscles have bulged, and he began to where blue hand wraps around his hands. His swords where shined and his mask was clean, and his shell was always gleaming, thanks to the board wax April had bought him. He was the most well kept and groomed turtle of them all. He was a true ninja. Every aspect of him yelled leader.

Raphael on the other hand had grown darker. His muscle mass was the biggest of all the turtles. He became wide and tall. He kept his mask wrapped in a different manner then the others. It was tight and raised high on his eyes. But he was still Raphael. The hot head brother. He was just like how he use to be, yet he seemed darker then ever before.

Donatello had also changed. He smelled of rubber, and electricity, what ever that smelled like. He was still in shape, thanks to all the swimming and building of the lair. He always cared that bag April gave him. It was still clean, yet it was stuffed with gadgets and all sorts of machines only Don could explain.

Michelangelo also had his minor changes. But his changes were actually minor. He seemed sadder then before. Even with his goofy grin, his corny jokes, and his upbeat personality, he still looked sadder. All the brothers had felt sad before, but not like Mickey were. "Hey April, you ready to see the new Lair?" he said, putting on a goofy grin. " Grab the Pizza!"

The Turtle Lair

"Wow!" she said looking around the lair. What was once a Old train station, is now a Well…Ninja turtle paradise. It was a water fall on the side wall and in front of it was a Ring for training, with lifting machines, as well as different levels with a TV room, and chambers leading into Kitchen, Don's lab, and master's splinter's room. The room was covered in arcade games, vending machines, and other useless appliances. Even a skateboard deck was in side. It was a teenager's dream. At least, if you were a mutant turtle.

April liked it her self. "Wow, you guys clean up nice!" she said walking down the stairs and into the living room. Raph sat down and put the pizza on the table and laid turned on the TV. Leo pulled up a chair for April before sitting next to her. They ate their pizza and joked around like they usually did at April's apartment. After Dinner, Leo took the last pieces of Pizza and took them into Splinter's Chamber. Donatello took out his new make-shift Laptop that surprisingly worked. Raph went to the exercising Machine and Mickey strapped on his skates and began to skate on the half pipe. "So this is the beginning uh?"

"Yes, Ms. O'Neil." said Splinter now all the brothers standing around their father. " You have stumbled on the secret, now you must live with this secret. Are you willing to do this?"

She looked at them. Each brother gave her a smile. " yes…"

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Thank you for reading. I was just telling the origin of the Lair, the turtles being born, Keno, how they met April, and how April came into the story. The rest is self explanatory. Thanks a lot for reading and make sure to review. I might even make a sequel.