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The smell of roasted turkey wafted strongly into the dojo. Mikey and April must have been going to town with the cooking. All day the lair had had a wide variety of smells, from ginger bread to holiday party mix to green bean casserole. It was tantalizing.
Standing from his meditation position, Leo crossed the room and closed the dojo door. Even with all the great holiday smells, splendid decorations, and cheery attitudes of his brothers, Leo had just not been in the holiday spirit lately.
They had found a Foot member prowling around the sewers just a week ago. He knew they were around and lurking. And he could feel that they were very, very close.
But he couldn't let his suspicions ruin the spirit of his brothers. After all, all they needed was one person to be on the look out, not a whole family. And they were all so happy, he just didn't have the guts to crush their spirits. Mikey especially, and Raph was in a good mood for once. There had barely been any bickering for a week!
Sitting back down on the dojo floor, he settled back into is meditation. Christmas was only 2 days away, and then they could figure out what was going on with the foot.
"La da dee, La da daa. Hmm hmm hmm. Yo hey guys, dinners ready!" mikey called to the rest of the household, laying the last plate down on the table, making nineteen plates total. There were the four turtle brothers, Master Splinter, Casey and April, Angel, Dons friend the professor and his two buddies, Nobody, the Silver Sentry, and Leatherhead. The Daimyo, his son, Usagi, Gen, and Traximus had all been teleported to the lair late the previous evening. Professor Honey Cutt was also there, but seeing as how he didn't have a human body, they figured it would be unnecessary to lay a plate out.
The lair was extremely crowded. During the evening, there were sleeping bags virtually everywhere. Raph had Given up his room to Traximus, and had reverted to sleeping in the dojo, along with the rest of his brothers and Master Splinter. Mikey had gladly given up his room to the Silver Sentry, thrilled that a super hero was using his bedroom. Don had given his room to nobody, and his lab to Leatherhead. He figured Leatherhead would feel uncomfortable sleeping in a room with all the probes and computers and lab equipment, but on the contrary, Leatherhead seemed to feel quite at home. Leo courteously gave his room to Usagi, who took quite a bit of persuading; he did not like the idea of running someone out of their personal space. Together, Mike and Raph managed to convince Gen that the bathtub was the ultimate sleeping arangement, seeing as how it had all of the utilities right in there with him. As soon as Master Splinter found out, however, he set things right and ordered Gen to sleep on the couch, much to both the turtles and Gens dismay. Blankets were rolled out so the Professor and the junk yard gang could sleep on the living room floor, and the Daimyo and his son took Splinters room. Professor Honey Cutt, needing only to put him self in 'hybernate' mode at night, slept in the living room chair, and April, Casey, and Angel all shared the only guest room. Yes, things were quiet crowded.