Some few nights later, Mikey had been forced to leave the lair because his pranking was getting on everyone's nerves.

Randall had started staying up more at night so he could possibly spend more time observing the turtles. This night, he saw Mikey head into the human's, he now knew as April, home.

April helped to calm him down and got him out of his funk. It made him feel better and after watching a movie with her, she went to bed and Mikey headed home.

As Mikey made his way to the nearest entrance to the sewers he ran into Hun and some Foot soldiers.

"What do we have here? A freak that needs to be taught a lesson." Hun mocked the young turtle.

Mikey knew he was outnumbered, but he took out his nunchakus and he began to twirl them. "No, I'm good. I've been taught many lessons by my brothers." Mikey said with a grin.

Hun let the ninjas try to take the turtle down first before he would get his turn. He preferred to wait until they were weaker so he would have a greater advantage. He would let the others have their fun first, but the turtle was still beating them.

Hun called for some back up and more ninjas showed up and Mikey took off. He knew he couldn't risk leading them back to the lair.

Randall had seen it and taken off after him from a distance. He was curious to know what was going on.

When Mikey was once again cornered, he managed to barely beat the ninjas. Then it was Hun's turn to fight and he was ready to pound the goofy one to pieces. Mikey was looking a little exhausted.

Randall saw the size of the human that was getting closer to the turtle. He was nearly as big as Sullivan. If he himself could take on Sullivan, surely, he could take on this behemoth too.

Randall vanished and with the other humans down, he could manage.

Mikey was so tired from fighting that he had fallen on the rooftop and he was seeing the giant evil man advancing on him. He was sure Hun meant to end him. Sometimes it seemed like his family wanted him gone anyway.

Suddenly, Hun fell over and cried out when he lost his footing. He had felt something whip his legs. He got up, but was somehow pushed hard enough to knock him down. Eventually, he was pushed over the side of the building and into the alley dumpster.

Mikey had looked on, awestruck. Something was attacking Hun. Something he couldn't see. He went over to see Hun down in the dumpster, unconscious.

"It's a cinch when they can't see you." A soft like, but a little rough voice suddenly said out of nowhere.

Mikey turned around in a panic. "Who's there?"

"Me, kid." Randall appeared.

"Whoa!" Mikey was startled and fell over again. "Who are you?" he asked.

Randall moved in a little closer. "I've been watching you green guys for a little while. My name is Randall Boggs." He said.

"So, Leo was right. Someone was watching us. I'm Michelangelo, but I'm called Mikey by my family."

"Yes. I 've been watching you. I wanted to know if you guys were anything like me. I could see you all were different from the humans and yet, hang out with them and fight them." Randall said.

"We don't have many human friends. Just a few. They would see us as monsters." Mikey said.

"Hence, what I am."

"That was you, fighting off Hun?"

"Yes."

"You don't seem like a monster to me if you saved me from Hun and the Foot."

"Foot? What are you talking about?"

"The ninjas. They're called the Foot clan. They serve the Shredder. He's a deadly enemy. It's almost impossible to beat him."

Randall wasn't sure if he'd want to meet him anytime soon.

"So, uh, Randall, is it? Let's get out of here before these goons come around."

Mikey got up and he and Randall left the spot.

Mikey was glad to show Randall around the city. It was more fun when there was someone who knew their way around.

Randall did learn that Mike's brothers were named Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael for their long names. And about their father, Master Splinter, though he hadn't seen him yet.

"Leo's our leader, considered the oldest and he acts like it too. Raph's the hothead one. He's hitting me on the head all the time when he doesn't like what I do." Randall flinched at that. He knew what it was like to be hit hard on the head with a shovel. "And Don's probably the calmest of us all. He's the brainiac of the group." Mikey explained.

"What's your role?"

"I'm the youngest. It's my job to make sure they lighten up and have fun sometimes. And I do most of the cooking."

"That sounds good right now."

"Sure. I could get us some pizza." Mikey said.

"That's fine."

Mikey nabbed some pizza, leaving some money for the delivery guy.

"I've been living on my own for so long I've forgotten what it's like to talk to someone." Randall said as he ate his pizza.

"You don't seem too bad at it." Mike said.

Randall looked at him. This kid had no idea how lonely it was. He had no family to go home to. No one that cared about him. At least this turtle was lucky to have a family.

When they were done, Mikey said, "I need to get home. We have training in the morning. You are welcome to come home with me."

"Uh, no thanks. I'll stay up here." Randall said. He wasn't quite ready to go to the sewers yet.

"Okay. I'll come up tomorrow night and we can hang out if that's what you want." Mikey said.

"Sure."

"Great. Till tomorrow." Mikey said happily and they went to a location near April's and Mikey descended to the sewer while Randall stayed in his water tower. At least Randall had now made his presence known to one of the turtles. But before too long, he planned to show himself to the others too.

….

Mike's brothers barely acknowledged him when he got home.

Don was still in his lab, Leo was meditating and Raph was working on his bike. Splinter was in bed.

Mikey was happy he had made a new friend. And this one would be more likely to stick and could even become part of the family. He was reptile anyway. He couldn't wait for tomorrow night. He was the first one to go to bed that night.

Leo made sure that Don went to bed and he checked on Mikey last. He had felt his presence when he came home. At least he knew he was safe.

The next morning, Mikey seemed happier than usual and he didn't try to annoy his brothers for a change. They were happy for that, but it seemed strange.

All day, Mikey couldn't stop thinking about Randall. He wanted to know more about him. Randall had saved his life after all.

….

Randall had been glad to have made contact with another reptile like himself, but Mike's energy was a little much for him. Though he had scared children, he had never understood them. That could have also stemmed from him never knowing who his parents were.

But he was determined to make contact with the others too. From what Mike had said, Leo was the one he really had to make the call with, as the leader. And their father, Master Splinter.

When Mikey came up to the water tower that night, he looked around for Randall.

"Randall, are you here?"

"Yeah, I'm here." Randall stepped out of the tower and climbed down the bars on all eights, not bothering with the ladder.

"Wow! You didn't use the ladder!" Mikey was amazed.

"I don't have to. My fingers and toes on my feet can grip walls so I can keep out of trouble."

"We turtles have to rely on these sucker cups to help us climb walls." Mikey pulled out a suction cup. "Or these spiked ones." Then he pulled out a shuko glove.

Randall saw the spikes resembled claws. Well, with the right tools, even the turtles could climb walls.

"So, Randall, where are you from?" Mike asked.

Randall needed to come up with something to tell him. "I did recently come from Louisiana. But, I hated that swamp."

"I think it would be great to live down there. It doesn't get too cold and Leatherhead would probably even like it down there."

"Who's Leatherhead?"

"Our crocodile friend. He's an awesome guy. He's a scientist like Don. You'll get to meet him sometime."

Randall was a little weary of hearing the word crocodile.

"What happened to your face, if I might ask?"

"You mean my scar? I was hit in the head with a shovel."

"Ouch!"

"I nearly lost my life from the old woman who did this to me!" Randall growled.

"I'm so sorry. I know what it's like to be hated and having to stay away from humans. It hurts. I would love to have a whole lot of friends." Mikey said.

Randall remembered when he was a kid that he had wanted a lot of friends too. And the 'cool kids' turned out to not be friends at all, just bullies. They had been the wrong crowd for him. He had been taken advantage of and manipulated all his life. Here was someone who seemed to understand, but he still needed to have his limits on how much he said.

"Are you sure you don't want to come home with me? I could teach you more things there."

"I'm not real eager to go to the sewers."

"It's a lot safer down there for us compared to up here. The Foot clan could ambush us or worse." Mike said. He had a point.

"Alright, but I must remain a secret a little longer."

"You got it, dude."

Randall got his supply pack and put it on and he followed Mikey to a sewer lid. The turtle took the lid off and let Randall down first before going down himself.

Randall did go down the ladder normally this time and waited for Mikey at the bottom. When Mikey got to the bottom, he began to lead the way. Randall looked around the sewers as they went along.

They were nice, big sewers, but there was definitely plenty of garbage in the water that flowed through them too. Humans sure were wasteful, where back in his world, many monsters also ate the garbage.

It was quite the trek through the sewers, but they soon arrived back at the entrance to the lair. Mikey pressed a button and the lair's door started to go up. Light began to flood the area. Randall quickly vanished. He did manage to see a large open space.

"This way… Randall?" Mike saw his friend was gone.

"I'm here. Just pretend I'm not here. Just show me where I'll stay and I'll take care of myself." Randall said in a low voice.

"It's cool how you can disappear."

"Talk later. And yeah, it is. It's a reflex often enough to avoid danger."

Mike walked in and headed to his room. "This is my room." He said.

Randall got inside and he reappeared. It was a large, spacious room. The bed looked like it was up high. Mikey's room was a little messy.

"Most guests usually tend to sleep on the couch or here in my room. Then I often have to share rooms with Raph, and he snores like a chainsaw." Mikey said.

That managed to make Randall smile.

"You try sleeping in his room."

"No, thanks."

"You'll see what I mean later."

"So, how do I get my food then?" Randall asked.

"I'll bring you some. My family knows I like to eat a lot. As long as I don't take their food, they don't care." Mike said. "I'll go see what we have."

Mike went to the kitchen to get some leftover pizza out of the fridge. He brought it to his room and Randall was glad to eat it.

Raphael had seen Mike sneaking pizza and just thought he was eating it. Pizza was his baby bro's favorite food after all. He shook his head and went about his business. He was about to lift some weights.

Randall finished the rest of the pizza. But Mikey had eaten three pieces.

After their little dinner, Mikey began to show Randall his comic book collection.

As he showed him the comics on the Justice Force, he said, "They really do exist and they are my friends. Especially the Silver Sentry. Course, they are friends with my family too."

"And, they are humans."

"Yes, but at least they don't treat us like freaks. They all have their own special talents. I once saved Silver Sentry from the evil Dr. Malignus." He went on to explain the tale and how they became allies and friends.

Mikey also went on to explain other adventures he and his family had. His family even went to bed before him, though Leo told him to go to bed.

"I have training in the morning."

"School training?"

"No, ninja training."

Mikey gave him a spare mattress to sleep on. It had been a long time since he had slept on a mattress. He watched Mike climb to his bed and he was out like a light in seconds.

And just as Mikey had said before, Randall could hear loud snoring down the way. It was kind of funny. Randall settled down on the mattress to give it a try. It was comfortable, but he was too curious about the lair before he could settle down.

He snuck out quietly to explore the lair. It was one huge place.

He found the kitchen, bathroom, each bedroom, and the lab and workshop. Then he went back to Mikey's room to get some sleep.

Note: This is the 2003 verse, but how events play out in this story at times could be based off the shows too and I'm calling this an AU verse. Things could get mixed up compared to the shows. Just letting everyone know. I hope you all are enjoying this story.

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