Chapter 9 A small dose of the cure

As soon as the turtles and Mona Lisa returned to the lair they told Master Splinter everything that happened. "Well my students I'm happy that you all made it back and that you were able to gather the things required to create a cure for Ms. Lisa" Splinter stated. "Do you think you'll be able to cure me Donatello?" Mona asked him and he answered, "I'm going to do my best." For the next few weeks Donatello and Mona worked together trying to create a cure for Mona's mutation. As Mona and Donatello were working together Mona kept thinking how great it would be to be human again. "I don't know what to do first when I'm human again" Mona said to her friends. "How about a girl's day out with me?" April asked when she came to visit her friends in the lairs. "I've never had a girl's day out with friends before" Mona stated. "Really? What about those two friends of yours that you mentioned to me and Raphael on the night that we met you when you told us your back story?" asked April. "My two friends were guys and shopping wasn't their thing" answered Mona. "Plus I've never had female friends before." "Well you do now in me" exclaimed April. Mona smiled and thanked April for being her first female friend. "Mona I think we did it. This batch of retro mutagen could be the cure for your mutation" Donatello stated. "That's good news because I'm ready to take it" exclaimed Mona. "Wait a minute you don't know how this could affect you or if it will last permanently" said Donatello. "You're right but we've been working on it for a while now and I like the idea of being a human again. Besides we're both really smart and I believe we got it right" replied Mona. "Ok but at least wait until Raphael and the others get back. I think they would want to see the results of what you and I have been working on. Could you do that for me please?" Donatello requested. "Sure Donatello. Anything for a friend who helped me" smiled Mona as she, April and Donatello along with Master Splinter waited for Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael got back from getting more pizza.

"Guys guess what?!" Mona excitedly exclaimed as she saw her friends walk into the lair. "What's up Mona? Is everything ok?" asked Raphael. "Donatello and I may have finally created a cure for my mutation. I'm finally going to be back to my normal self!" answered Mona. Everyone was happy for Mona Lisa especially Raphael. But then he became sad because Raphael came to realize his feelings for the mutant lizard girl but was still too scared to tell her. Plus he believed that once Mona became a human again she would leave and never come back. "Is everything ok Raphael?" Mona asked as she became concerned for her friend. "I'm fine Mona and I'm happy for you" answered Raphael. "Well what are waiting for Christmas? See if the cure works" Michelangelo pointed out. "Before I take this cure I would just like to thank you guys for letting me stay here in the lair. It really means a lot to me to call this place home when I didn't have anywhere else to go" stated Mona. "You're very welcome Ms. Lisa and know that you're always welcome in our home" said Master Splinter. "Thank you Splinter. You know Donatello and I made more than enough of Retro Mutagen. You can be cured too if you want" Mona offered. Splinter was shocked at what Mona just told him and never imagined being cured of his mutation. "I'll give it a try" replied Splinter as he and Mona each took a dose of the retro mutagen. All of a sudden Master Splinter and Mona Lisa began to glow and change right in right of them. Mona's skin began to change from green to normal and her tail went away. As for Master Splinter all of his rat features began to disappear as well as he too was becoming human. As Mona was changing from mutant to human she realized that Mona didn't have any clothes on and quickly wrapped her friend in a blanket. At first everyone including Mona wondered, "Why did April do that?" Then everyone including Mona realized why April did what she did because when Mona was looked at her human body under the blanket. "I think I should have worn something besides my pink bandana" exclaimed Mona as she went to her room to put on some clothes. "I'm…. I'm human again" said Splinter as he looked at himself in a mirror. "You're not the only one" Mona pointed out when she came out of her room wearing a pink dress. "Mona Lisa you're absolutely beautiful" Raphael stated. "You look good too Sensei."

"So does this mean you're going to move out?" asked April. "Not until I get own place and finally get a hold of my family. I haven't seen or heard from them since before my mutation. Besides April you and I got to have a girl's day out" answered Mona. "Definitely and if you don't mind is it ok if I invite my friend Irma from work to join us?" April requested. "The more the merrier" replied Mona as she and April began planning what they wanted to do for their girl's day out. As for Master Splinter aka Master Yoshi he decided to take the opportunity to go to the surface without people having to scream in terror of the sight of a humanoid rat.

Author's Note: For chapter 9 of my fanfiction I recalled the episode when Donatello created a cure for Master Splinter. I decided to write this chapter based on that episode but instead of Splinter being the only one cured but Mona Lisa as well. I don't want anyone thinking this is the end of my story because it's not. I have plenty of more ideas before concluding Finding a Cure For Mona. One more thing today is the birthday of the person who requested a fanfiction based on the 1987 series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Happy Birthday Retro Mania from Princesspeach102!