A Night Out: Topside!
The wind roared past Olga as she raced through the streets of Manhattan at ninety miles an hour, and she felt exhilaration pouring into her veins. She loved this time of day; when night fell, and she could come out. She might have been a mutant turtle, but that didn't mean that she couldn't have fun. It was great to go solo, but it was even more fun when Raph was with her, as he was now.
The two were currently neck to neck, both intending to win, but also watching with caution. They were wearing helmets, but helmets could not hide the green of their skin or the unmistakable outlines of their shells. That was why it was so necessary to hide in the shadows, and to glance about with caution. One misstep could cause their world to crash down around them.
Olga supposed that was why anger lurked within her, and why she was so much more temperamental than her sisters. She hated that because they were different, they were outcasts, doomed to never belong to this world or the next. She sensed the same anger in Raph. Maybe that was why they had such a strong connection; they could relate to one another, and they felt cut off from the existence they should be living.
Raph suddenly picked up speed, and was ahead of her. Olga smiled. She was competitive, but Raph was even more so. She loved that about him. When she was with Raph, she was free to be as competitive as she desired, and Raph would match that threefold. It was wonderful… he was wonderful. Still, she was hardly going to just hand the victory to him.
Olga sped up, and soon, she and her companion were neck-to-neck once again. Raph looked at her and grinned. She couldn't help but grin back. 'Raph may be a hothead,' she thought, 'But he's my hothead.' They continued to speed around the city, and as they did so, Olga pondered her dear friend.
'Raph comes across as a hothead, but he's so much more than that. His temper boils, but when it doesn't, or when someone he cares for is in danger, he's always there. His passion and fire comes from his frustration with how Fate treated us, but when it comes right down to it, he stays with us to the end,' she thought. 'I wish the others could see that.'
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While Olga was thinking her thoughts, Raph's mind was on the same track as he thought of his companion. 'Olga understands what goes through my head; she knows how it feels,' he thought. He allowed a smile to grace his face. Fate had been lousy to himself and his brothers, but she had also been lousy to Olga and her sisters. Yet, somehow, they had all gotten lucky for once. He had gotten lucky.
The two continued to race around at top speed, neck-to-neck, and Raph was amazed. Olga was still with him, matching his every move. Again, amazing.
Raph couldn't help but wonder how he'd gotten so lucky. Maybe, after all this time, Fate had been kind to them for a change…