"Mikey, I'm afraid those questions cannot' be answered," Older April stated for the third time as the young turtle threw a-hundred-questions-a-minute at her. Said-turtle huffed at her response but soon grinned up at her playfully.
"When we find a way to get you back to your world, we can send you some pizza to take back for older me and my brothers!" Mikey said excitedly. April noted that he had said "when" and not "if" which gained another smile from her over Mikey's positive attitude.
"I'm sure the guys would love that, Mikey," April replied kindly, her voice soft as they continued their journey through the dark tunnels.
"Hey, April! DO I get a girlfriend in the future?!"
"She just said that she can't answer anything you ask, moron," Raph grumbled, shoving Mikey roughly who then scowled back at him in annoyance.
"Guys, be quiet," Leo hissed, beginning to climb one of the ladders that lead to the surface. Older April covered her mouth and muffled a small laugh over Leonardo's bossy ways. I've really missed this, she thought to herself as they got to the top and found themselves stood in an alley.
"TCRI is this way," Leo instructed as the group headed up the metal ladders of the apartment fire-escapes. The turtles, Casey and two Aprils' ran over the rooftops, younger April falling behind alongside Casey while the future version seemed to be doing fine keeping up with the other three, which younger April sniffed at.
"What's up with you?" Casey panted as he ran beside April, who shrugged her shoulders and kept her eyes focused on ahead of her.
"I want to know when I'm able to run over these rooftops without having to take a breather every five minutes," she grumbled, her throat beginning to burn as she forced herself to pick up the pace.
"You adapt!" Older April called, hearing every word her younger self had said, "Between running for your life and training; you get used to it, little me!"
"Run me through the plan again, Fearless," Raph barked as he leaped over one of the large satellite dishes attached to the brick walls of the buildings underneath them.
Leo sighed heavily, "We break into TCRI and find any information about the Kraang and how their dimensions work. If we get that information, we get our brother back."
"Sounds good to me!" Mikey yelled, jumping down a wall and rushing into the street that lead straight to the entrance of the large TCRI facility.
"We're here," Leo stated lowly, reaching behind his shell and unsheathing one of his katana blades. As soon as Leonardo did this, Raph pulled out his two sai and Mikey swung his nunchucks.
Future April reached for her tessen but thought about it for a second before dropping her hand and keeping the weapon tucked into her belt. She glanced over at younger April who was holding her tessen out while Casey stood holding one of his hockey sticks with his mask hiding his face.
To say that it was a challenge to get inside of TCRI would have been a lie as the entire entrance and ground floor was empty. "Guys..." Mikey whispered, ducking behind one of the artifical plant pots near the help desk. "I think there's nobody here..."
"Good call, captain obvious," Raphael muttered, shoving his sai back into his belt and stomping over to the desk where he discovered a note placed underneath a teddy-shaped paperweight.
Kraang is at the time which is known as lunch break.
"Yeah..." Raph turned his head and gestured for the others to come forward. "They're at lunch."
"I never knew that they did that," Future April said, frowning as she looked around the area. She felt a small pain in her head and she whirled around to younger April who was holding her head in her two hands. "You feel it too, don't you," the older April mumbled as she gritted her teeth in discomfort. "Guys, we're not alone!"
"Kraang has detected the same thing which is known as DNA of the one who is known as April O'Neil," a Kraang droid suddenly announced, walking out from one of the doors and slamming the button that immediately locked all the entrances and exits of the facility.
"Oh typical," older April groaned, yanking her tessen out of her belt and unfolding it as she got into a fighting stance. "I get sent back to when the Kraang still need my DNA!"
Before any of the three turtles could move in to attack the droid armed with its advanced laser gun, April suddenly darted forward and dodged the beams that were shot at her. Quick as lightning, she threw out her arm and sliced the mechanical head off of the droid and then kicked the robot in the stomach, sending flying backward.
She glared at the now unmoving droid as she panted furiously before turning back and meeting all surprised looks from the others. She chuckled nervously and placed her weapon into her belt before smiling awkwardly at them.
"Can you do that, Red?" Casey asked, leaning towards April's ear and nudging her as she stared open-mouthed at her older self. Younger April blinked before turning desperately to the three turtles and throwing her arms in the air, unable to think of the right thing to say.
"Let's get going," Future April ordered as she picked up the head of the robot and slammed it into the elevator scanner, allowing the doors to open. She put her foot against the doors as she threw the head of the droid into the elevator before waving her arms as a welcoming gesture for the others to follow her.
A/N: Evening everybody ^^ Thank you for all the lovely comments! :)