Heya all! Sorry about the late upload! I was pretty busy over the weekend making sure I got everyone their presents. But we're done now thank goodness!
Last place we left off, everyone had been given their parts for the Pantomime yet poor Donatello and Michelangelo landed the parts of the Ugly Sisters.
Chapter Six
Rehearsing
A couple of days past and soon everyone had a copy of a script April had written and were already learning their lines.
Leonardo was already getting into the role as he often practised in front of the mirror so he had someone in front of him, even if it was just himself.
Raphael had the task of pretending to play the prince as well as Dandini as there was a part in the show where he and Tyroth had to pretend to be the other person so the Prince could meet a girl who would love him for who he was and not because he was a prince
Mona spent a lot of time prancing around like a fairy as she practised being fairy godmother trying to get into character as well as do the scene with Sephie where she turned Cinderella's rags into a ballgown.
Donatello and Michaelangelo read their lines, but when it came to behaving like the Ugly Sisters, they got embarrassed, especially when everyone would start laughing at them.
They tried to practice alone but there were times they would laugh at each other.
One day, everyone was practising in the middle of the lair doing the scene where the Ugly sisters made their appearance for the first time.
Sephie was pretending to sweep the floor with Leonardo talking to her when their cue to come on was called.
At once, Donatello and Michaelangelo walked out as effeminately as possible, but as soon as they did Raphael and Tyroth started laughing.
"Shut up you two!" Mona hissed.
"Sorry..." Chuckled Raphael placing his hands over his mouth, Tyroth did the same, but spits of fire were coming out of his nostrils as he tried to hold in his laughs.
At once Donatello and Michaelangelo put on high voices, but it was no use as everyone was finding it difficult not to laugh at the poor turtles.
Sephie and Leonardo tried to do their lines, but they kept chortling with laughter each time they tried.
After a while Donatello got sick of everyone laughing at him and Michaelangelo.
"What's the point of doing this if you all can't stop laughing?" he asked crossly folding his arms.
"Sorry Donnie." said Sephie "But you're both just hilarious trying to be feminine and still looking like yourselves!"
Donatello frowned and Michaelangelo crossed his arms.
"So we're just made to look like idiots huh?" asked Michaelangelo in a sulky voice.
"No way!" said Mona "You're the most interesting characters in the show! You're supposed to make people laugh!"
"I thought that was my job?" asked Leonardo.
"And mine!" said Raphael.
Mona rolled her eyes.
"All four of you are comical!" she said "So's April!"
Splinter shook his head.
"Stop bickering all of you!" he said "Let's just try and get this pantomime rehearsed so we can be ready by the time we get to Mutopia."
"Thanks Master Splinter." said April as she walked over "Come on you lot, we got lines to learn, songs to rehearse and dance moves to get right!"
"And it looks like we're gonna have to try and rehearse without getting the giggles too!" said Sephie as she stood up to continue her lines with Leonardo.
"We'll get there eventually." said Leonardo as he prepared himself again.
"Alright everyone." said April "From the top."
After a couple of hours, everyone decided to take a break for lunch, after Tyroth had managed to whip up a tasty lunch that consisted of stew, Swedish meatballs, potatoes and vegetables, everyone sat down to enjoy it.
Despite managing to get through certain scenes remembering their lines and positions, it was still an issue for everyone to do certain parts without laughing.
"I doubt we're ever gonna get through the show without laughing ourselves to death..." said Raphael with a mouthful of meatballs "I really don't understand how they do comedies in theatre or Hollywood."
"You get used to it after a while." said Mona "I remember doing a comedy play when I was at school, I had to try and keep thinking serious thoughts when the funny bits happened."
"That's a good way of doing it!" said Tyroth.
"Maybe we should practice it." said Leonardo "When we're doing funny scenes, try and think of something serious."
"That's easy for you bro." said Michaelangelo "You're always serious!"
Leonardo frowned at Michaelangelo.
"He's right Leo." said Raphael "You're always the serious one."
"Which is why it's funny he's playing Buttons!" said Sephie "A serious turtle like him playing the comical Buttons."
Leonardo frowned again but he soon realised what they meant and he nodded in agreement.
"We've worked out a schedule." said April holding up a sheet of paper "You'll still be doing your training with Master Splinter, but you'll also be doing rehearsals in-between! But in your spare time, you need to keep learning your lines, your songs and your dance moves!"
"Not a problem." said Mona as she looked over her script.
"I've made sure the measurements for the costumes were taken to Mutopia so we can have some costumes made!" said Sephie "I can't wait to see what they've made for us!"
"I always loved the costumes the Fairy Godmother got." said Mona "A sparkly crown, a dress and a wand."
"I hope there's nothing too embarrassing for us..." said Michaelangelo "I'll never live it down!"
Raphael just chuckled.
"Don't worry Mikey!" said Tyroth "You and Don are gonna look lovely!"
Donatello went pale.
"Not helping!" he said.
Mona then decided to get a little naughty.
"I'll teach you both how to walk like a lady." she said "By the time the pantomime comes round, you'll be the best Ugly Sisters Mutopia has ever seen!"
Raphael smirked as he imagined Donatello and Michaelangelo walking around like girls in the lair.
Michaelangelo and Donatello looked worried but Mona smiled.
"Don't worry." she said "You're gonna be fine!"
After lunch, Mona stood in the middle of the lair with Sephie with a large stereo.
Michaelangelo and Donatello looked scared as Mona turned on the music and the dance song 'Sexy and I know it' started to play.
"Oh God...I hate that song!" said April rolling her eyes "I hear it all the time at Zumba class..."
"All modern music sucks!" said Raphael "Rock music is better."
"Agreed..." said Casey.
Splinter said nothing, but he gave the look of sickness as the song played.
Leonardo and Tyroth nodded and looked back at Mona and Sephie who began to walk as if they were on the catwalk in time to the music.
"Just copy what we're doing you two!" said Mona "You're sexy and you know it!"
Michaelangelo and Donatello looked at each other, then at everyone watching.
"We're never gonna live this down..." said Donatello.
Michelangelo nodded in agreement.
"Come on you two!" said Sephie "Get walking! Shake those butts! Shake what your mama gave ya!"
Michaelangelo and Donatello took a breath each and began to walk like Sephie and Mona trying to walk like supermodels.
"Great work boys!" said Mona "You're sexy and you know it!"
"I'm sexy and I know it!" said Michaelangelo then began to grin as he was starting to enjoy himself "I'm sexy and I know it!"
Donatello frowned but it wasn't long before he began to laugh and sing along to the lyrics.
"I'm sexy and I know it!"
April laughed as she watched them.
"That's the spirit guys!" she said "Mutopia are gonna love you!"
"This isn't too bad, no." said Donatello as he pranced around following Mona and Sephie's movements.
"Looking good you two!" said Tyroth.
Raphael smirked as he imagined them in their dresses and walking along the stage in front of everyone.
"This is gonna be good..." he whispered to Leonardo "Can't wait to see what does two look like!"
Leonardo looked across to Raphael and nodded in agreement.
"Me too..." he said "Lets just hope they don't back out at the last minute if the costumes aren't what they don't wanna wear."
Looks like everyone's hard at work to put on a good show! Though poor Donatello and Michelangelo are still trying to get used to being the Ugly Sisters.
Hopefully they'll be alright on the night!