here is part 1 of chapter 3... I didn't put it up entirely because it's really late and I want to go to sleep but I still have to type the rest of this story. enjoy.

Rays of Hope chapter 3 part 1: of Angels and shenanigans

Raphael walked into the lair. The red masked, 5 year old turtle let his eyes wander through the room. His father was sitting in his favorite chair reading a book. Donatello was tinkering with something and Leonardo was going through some katas that master Splinter taught them the other day. He noticed the absence of his two youngest siblings…. A little voice in the back of his head told him that they were up to no good but he decided to think nothing of it. He went over to Donatello.

'Watcha doin' Don?'

'Hm? Oh hey Raph. Nothing much… just trying to fix this toy car.'

'Riiiiiiiiiiight. You know where Mikey an' Hope are at?'

'Nope… haven't seen them.'

'You think Leo knows?'

'Ask him.'

'Yeah… no'

'Don't be a wuss Raph.'

'What!! Don you….'

'Finish that sentence and you will be doing 20 flips my son.'

'Okay… sensei.'

Raph went straight against his father's warning… in his head. He may be headstrong but he was NOT stupid and he knew that he couldn't win from master Splinter. So Raphael disappeared in his room and he didn't come out until it was time for diner. Sitting at the table where his father, brothers and sister. Mikey and Hope where softly talking to each other. But stopped as he walked in.

'Raphael… you are late. We were waiting for you.'

'I'm here now ain't I?'

Master Splinter shook his head as Raphael took his seat. The five children attacked the food the moment Splinter told them they could eat. One would say that they hadn't had food in days seeing the way they were wolfing it down. The two youngest had their plate cleaned in record time and got themselves excused from the table. This earned them confused looks from their brothers. Soon after the rest finished up their food as well. They found Mikey and Hope sitting in the main section of the lair. Working quietly which was odd for them. Mikey was drawing something and Hope sat working on something involving feathers. The rest of the night went on uneventfully.

'Sensei… can we have some tea before going to bed?'

This question was standard for Leo and the old rat nodded.



'I'll help.'

Hope stood up and followed her father to the kitchen. Soon after they returned with the tea. Leo and Don hadn't finished their tea yet but were already almost asleep. Their eyes were drooping and they couldn't stop yawning. Splinter stood up and brought them all to bed. Soon all five children were fast asleep.

It was late at night and the lair was silent. Suddenly a bright light shone straight on Raphael's face. He woke up and was immediately blinded by it. It took him a while before he was able to open his eyes a little. He noticed a figure standing over him. Raph shot up and lunged an attack at the figure. His eyes opened wide in surprise when he wasn't able to hit it and he fell on his tail in amazement. The figure in front of him was female and his first thought was of Hope. This thought was quickly tossed aside by his sleepy mind. He turned and looked at his brothers and sister. He saw the sleeping figures of Leo, Don, Mikey and Hope. Raph's attention turned back to the figure in front of him. The light seemed to come from her and so… he wasn't able to make out her features. He did notice however that her back sported feathery wings. She had shoulder length hair and she wore a white dress to her knees.

'Are you an Angel?'

'I am the Angel of Light. I'm here to give you a warning Raphael.'

'What is it and why can't it wait 'till mornin' huh?'

'Silly… everybody knows Angels only come at night.'

'Oh yeah….'

Raphael's mind was still too much asleep to really understand it all.

'I am here to tell you to be nicer for Hope and Michelangelo Raphael. You're mean and rude.'

'They're always bugging me….'

'That is no excuse to hit your sister and brother Raphael.'

'Watcha gonna do about it?'

'I'm gonna make you be nice for them… you have to do everything that they tell you.'

'And if I don't?'

'You'll be punished.'

'Like?'

'We, the Angels, 'll tell master Splinter not to teach you ninjutsu no more.'

Raphael gulped. Not learning how to fight WAS a punishment. He nodded and turned as the light went off. Soon, Raphael was back asleep… his dreams plagued by the Angel.…

I hope you enjoyed this part of Chapter 3. the next part of it will be up tomorrow or something. it's like 1:27 AM right now and I'm really t-i-r-e-d. what will Raphael do after the visit of this Angel? find out in the next part of this little chapter so stay tuned:)