Chapter 2 Raphael and Mona's Date
After Mona Lisa moved in with the turtles that way Donatello can work with Mona to finding a cure for her mutation things were as normal as they usually were before she arrived. However there was something different about Raphael. Every time when Mona wasn't looking he stared at her and smiled because he didn't tell his friends that for a while now he had feelings for Mona but was too afraid to tell her. Raphael was scared that she was going to reject him. "Raphael my student may I speak with you in private please?" Splinter asked Raphael. "Sure sensei" Raphael answered as he followed Splinter into the Dojo while everyone else was either in Donatello's lab or in the living room watching T.V. "What is it that you wanted to talk to me about" asked Raphael. "My student I noticed that you've been staring at our house guest Mona Lisa. Is it possible that you may feelings for this girl?" Splinter asked Raphael in which he answered, "Nothing gets passed you Master Splinter. I really like Mona a lot and to be honest I kind of want to ask her out on a date but I'm afraid because what if she said no and laughs in my face?! That would be beyond embarrassing." "Raphael it's normal that you feel this way. Any man or woman is afraid of getting rejected by someone they care for deeply. But you shouldn't let fear control you from what you want to do. When you're ready go up to Ms. Lisa and ask her out because I believe she may said yes to a date with you" Splinter told him. "Thanks sensei and you're right I shouldn't be afraid. I'll try to ask her out on date the next time she isn't busy working with Donatello" Raphael promised Splinter as he went back to the living room to watch T.V. with Leonardo and Michelangelo.
Later on when Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo went up to the surface to get pizza it was just him and Mona alone in the lair. They were sitting down watching T.V. together when Raphael decided to go for it. "Um Mona there is something I really want to ask you" said Raphael. "Sure you can ask me anything. What's on your mind?" Mona asked as she looked at Raphael in the eyes. "I was wondering if you would like to go out with me? If you don't want to I'll understand" Raphael told Mona and she answered, "Sure Raphael I'll go out with you. But I'm going to need a better disguise because I'm still ashamed of the way I look." "Mona you shouldn't be ashamed of the way you look. I know that you want to be human again and I respect that but don't be so hard on yourself. You may not feel like you're you on the outside but you're still yourself on the inside. Don't ever forget that" Raphael told Mona which made her smile and say, "Thanks Raphael that means a lot to me what you just said. Shall we go out tomorrow night then? I'm beat from trying to come up with a cure and I just want to relax for tonight is that ok with you?" "Fine by me" answered Raphael. "Good then it's a date then" Mona said before Leonardo, Michelangelo and Donatello came in with the pizzas. Raphael was happy that Mona didn't laugh in his face. But now Raphael was starting to freak out because he realized to himself, "I HAVE A DATE WITH MONA LISA!" "Raphael is everything alright?" Splinter asked his student who was staring blankly into space. "I'm fine Master. I just have a lot on my mind please excuse me" answered Raphael as he got up and went to his room.
Mona didn't notice that he was freaking out about their date and neither did the other turtles. The next night while Raphael was finding a disguise for both himself and Mona to wear he kept telling himself, "Don't be nervous Raphael. You can do this. Just don't say or do anything to embarrass yourself in front of this girl who you think is totally cute." "So that's why you've been on edge lately my student" Splinter exclaimed as he walked into his room to check up on him. "Yes it's true Master Splinter. I asked Mona out and she said yes. We're going on a date tonight but I'm a nervous wreck! This is my first date ever and I just don't want to mess this up" Raphael explained which Splinter completely understood. "Just take a deep breath and tell yourself I'm ready for this" Splinter advised Raphael. "Thanks sensei" Raphael said before he found something both Mona and him can wear. "Raphael this dress is so pretty. It's just like the one I wore before I became a mutant. However what am I going to do about my face and tail? You know I'm ashamed of the way I look" Mona told Raphael but he said, "Mona there is no reason for you to be ashamed of your mutation. No matter what you're still cute." Mona blushed when Raphael said that she was cute because he told her the same thing on the night they met on the ship where that costume party was being held. "I'm going to get ready quickly that way we can go out" Mona said as she thanked Raphael for the dress and went to her room to put it on. When she came out Raphael said, "You look beautiful." Mona blushed even more and said, "You look very nice yourself. You look like a 1940's detective with your hat and trench coat."
Now Raphael was blushing because nobody has ever called him that before. "Shall we get going?" asked Raphael. "I'm ready whenever you are" answered Mona as she and Raphael left the lair and headed to the surface for a night on the town. "Where are we going Raphael?" Mona asked. "You'll see" answered Raphael as he took Mona to one of his favorite places to eat at which was an all you can eat buffet that had all kinds of food including his favorite food pizza. "This place is nice Raphael but don't you think people will notice a lizard and a turtle here?" asked a concern Mona. "Relax Mona its fine. I come here all the time and there was a few times where me and my friends have come here and our arch enemies stormed in here to cause troubles" answered Raphael. "Who are these enemies that cause you and your friends so much trouble?" Mona curiously asked. "The enemies that we mostly dealt with was this crazy ninja named Oroku Saki who called himself the Shredder. He framed Master Splinter back in Japan by planning a knife behind his back making one of their masters think that he was trying to kill him. That was when Master Splinter was still a human named Hamato Yoshi who mutated thanks to this mutagen that we go into contact with. Our other enemies also include these two knuckle heads Rocksteady and Bebop who were once human as well but Shredder mutated them to be his henchman who can't do anything right. Last and the least is this gross little brain named Kraang who teamed up with Shredder to take us down but time and time again they failed. We even managed to get our hands on some mutagen that they were hoarding that you and Donatello have been working on for that cure you want before we banished them to Dimension X" answered Raphael which Mona was shocked to hear. "Wow they sound crazy and power hungry" exclaimed Mona as she and Raphael continued eating.
When they were done Raphael and Mona left the buffet together. "Where are we going next Raphael?" asked Mona. "I'm taking you where we'll have an amazing view of the City" answered Raphael as he took Mona to a secret spot in Central Park. As they were walking through the park somewhere in Dimension X Shredder was going bonkers because of Rocksteady and Bebop's latest screw up. "You two knuckleheads made a mess in the communication room with whatever it was you were doing. Clean it up at once! Shredder ordered his henchman. "Ever since those blasted turtles sent the Technodrome to Dimension X along with us in it we've been going crazy and the only time we ever got out was the time that alien came to Earth wanting our help to take over the world which failed thanks to the turtles and sadly we were put back here!" Kraang angrily complained as he was on his computer trying to see what was going on back on Earth. "We can't do anything about it since you're having a hard time fixing the portal which I told you a 100 times it's beyond repair so we're stuck here forever!" Shredder stated. All of a sudden Kraang was able to get an imagine of something happening on Earth. "Look Shredder I think it's one of the turtles" Kraang pointed out as Shredder looked at the monitor. "It is one of the turtles. Who else is that shade of green?" stated Shredder as he noticed the green skin. Kraang and Shredder were able to hear Raphael and Mona talking about coming closer to finding a cure for her mutation. "So the lizard lady wants to be human again. This could work out in our favor if I get back to work on fixing the portal that you think is beyond repairs" Kraang said as he actually completed the repairs on the portal. "Wow Kraang I applause you for actually fixing the portal but what is this plan that you have in mind that involves the lizard lazy?" Shredder asked. Kraang told Shredder of what his plan was and he was all for it. "Rocksteady and Bebop Kraang actually got the portal up on running again. We're going to Earth to do our latest scheme" Shredder told his goofy henchman as they went through the portal leading them back to Earth.
"Are you having a good time tonight? Raphael asked Mona. "Yes I am so thanks for the night out. It was really sweet of you to take me out" answered Mona as she placed her hand in Raphael's. "OMG MONA IS HOLDING MY HAND!" Raphael shouted in his head. "Mona can I tell you something?" asked Raphael. "Sure you can tell me anything" answered Mona who wanted to know he wanted to say. "I was nervous that you wouldn't say yes to a date with me tonight. I thought you would say no and laugh at me but I was wrong and I'm sorry for thinking that" Raphael told her when all of a sudden she hugged him and said, "No worries. It's normal for a guy to be nervous about asking a girl out especially if it's that guy's first date ever." Raphael was happy at what Mona just told him and noticed how close their faces were. Both of them were blushing at each other again and moved in closer. Before they were about to kiss Shredder and his two goons came out of nowhere. "SHREDDER WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! MY FRIENDS AND I BANISH YOU ALONG WITH YOUR GOOFY GOONS AND KRAANG INTO DIMENSION X!" Shouted Raphael as he took off his disguise and pulled out his weapons ready to fight. "We're not to fight you" Bebop said. "We came to kidnap your girlfriend over" Rocksteady pointed to Mona who was scared at what he just said. "MONA RUN AND GET THE OTHERS!" Raphael told her. Mona tried to run away but Rocksteady and Bebop caught up to Mona and was able to capture her. "LET ME GO YOU DISGUSTING PIG!" Mona said as Bebop put her over his shoulder and ran towards the portal with Rocksteady and Shredder. "Try to catch us if you can" Taunted Shredder as the three of them ran into the portal. "RAPHAEL HELP ME!" Mona cried as she pounded on Bebop's shoulder. "I'm coming Mona hold on" Raphael said as he ran after them. However when Raphael got to the portal it was too late because the portal closed as soon as Shredder, Rocksteady and Bebop got through. Raphael was really upset about Mona getting kidnapped. "Don't worry Mona I'll find a way to rescue you" Raphael declared as he made his way back to the lair to tell everyone what happened.
"Raphael what happened and where is Mona Lisa?" Leonardo asked when he saw his red masked turtle friend out of breath and without Mona. "I don't know how but Shredder along with Bebop and Rocksteady managed to get back to Earth. They kidnapped Mona and made it back to Dimension X" answered Raphael. The other turtles and Master Splinter were shocked to hear what Raphael just told them. "Well there is only one thing that can be done" said Donatello. "What can be done?" asked Raphael. "I'm going to have to fix the portal I have in my lab that way we can go to Dimension X and rescue Mona before they do who knows what to her" answered Donatello as he headed to his lab and began the repairs on his portal.
