Lana quickly drives home and runs up the stairs.
"Raph!"
She runs through the apartment and doesn't see him but he walks out of the bathroom a second later.
"Lana?"
"Catch me!"
She runs and jumps into his arms. He easily catches her and gives her a weird look.
"What're you doing home?"
"I have the coolest thing to show Donnie."
"Oh well I'm not Donnie."
Lana rolls her eyes and hops out of his arms.
"You ready to go home?"
Raph nods and ties his mask before heading to the door. Lana grabs her stuff again before leading Raph to her car. He quickly slips into the car and they drive off towards the lair. Raph sits comfortably in her car and she glances at him with a smile.
"You feeling okay?"
"Fine."
He crosses his arms and looks out the window. She frowns but goes back to paying attention to the roads. She easily pulls into the garage and parks. Raph gets out and shuts the door before heading to the elevator. Lana follows and they head down to the bottom level. When the doors open Raph runs off and flips up the stair before going into his room. Lana watches before heading towards the lab. When she walks in Donnie looks up from his chair with his magnifying glasses.
"Hey Lana."
She smiles and pulls out the metal box.
"I have a present for you."
His face lights up and he pulls his glasses up.
"Ooh what is it?"
She hands him the box and he opens it carefully.
"My friend in the lab designed this. It's actually amazing, and I immediately thought of you."
Donnie nods and puts his glasses back on.
"…this is some high tech."
"She called it a type of holographic projector. It turned her into a man."
Donnie makes a face before messing with it.
"Check it out, but don't break it. I have to bring it back tomorrow."
Donnie nods and slides his chair over to a scanner he built himself. Lana watches with a smile.
"It connects to a specific persons DNA."
Donnie goes back to his computer and looks over the diagnostics.
"Wow."
"Isn't it amazing?"
He nods and types something into the computer.
"…I thought of you guys."
Donnie stops typing and looks up at her.
"Us?"
"If you can recreate this then each of you can get your own…you could look human during the day."
Donnie stares at her before smiling slightly.
"I'll have to see if I can recreate the electric signature and then I'll have to see if it even accepts mutant DNA."
She nods and shrugs.
"I'm sure you'll figure it out."
Donnie smiles at her and nods.
"I'll see what I can do."
She smiles back and starts to leave.
"Is Raph okay?"
"He's fine. I think he's a little sore but he'll never admit it."
Donnie nods.
"Never does."
"Try and keep him from killing Leo."
Donnie shakes his head making her laugh. She walks out of the lab and heads over to the kitchen. She opens the fridge and sees that it's almost empty.
"Hey dudettes."
"Hey Mikey. Why didn't you tell me you guys were almost out of food?"
He shrugs and takes out a bag of chips.
"Didn't notice I guess."
"I'll get you groceries later today."
"Uhh maybe you shouldn't do that Lana."
She looks at him confused.
"What?"
"Leo wasn't happy when he found out you had been buying us food…"
She rolls her eyes.
"Like he could've stopped me if he tried."
Mikey smiles slightly before shrugging.
"Just letting you know before you come back and he tells you to get lost."
"He wouldn't dare."
Lana winks at him before heading back to her car.
"Ms. Winters."
Lana looks over and sees Splinter standing in the doorway of his room. She quickly bows and gives him her complete attention.
"How're you doing my student?"
"Very well. I'm settling in nicely at the company and my father has been very accommodating."
Splinter smiles and nods before walking towards his room. She follows as he hums.
"You have been improving greatly over the past few weeks."
Lana blushes.
"Thank you Sensei."
Splinter slides the door open and stops looking up. Lana does the same and stares as Leonardo moves through one of his harder katas. He jumps and spins while twisting gracefully.
"Uh Master Splinter?"
Splinter smiles up at her and motions to Leo.
"It's good you've come down early. I wanted to tell you that I will no longer be training you."
Lana looks down at him surprised and Leo stops his kata.
"Splinter?"
"Leonardo will take over your training."
Lana looks at Leo before looking down at Splinter again.
"What?"
Lana looks up at Leo in surprise. He rarely goes against what Splinter said. Splinter smiles to his eldest son and nods.
"You begin tonight."
He turns and walks away leaving the two of them alone. Leonardo sighs and looks at her. Her lips are pursed and he jaw is clenched.
"…so tonight-"
"I'll see you later."
Lana turns and heads out to her car. Leo follows and catches up to her easily.
"Listen-"
"What?"
She looks at him with frustration and waits.
"Uh-"
"Leo unless you have-"
"We're gonna go out tonight."
She makes a face and eyes him.
"…really?"
"Yes."
Lana nods after a few seconds and motions behind her.
"…I'm going to get groceries for you guys."
"Lana I don't want-"
"Mikey told me you don't want me doing it, so naturally I am going to."
Leo looks down at her with his typical leader stare. She smirks and starts walking backwards.
"By the way Raph is in his room. He looked sore. You should bring him some Advil or something. He has a lot of bruises."
Leo's face softens and he glances at the rooms before nodding.
"…thanks Lana."
She smiles briefly before turning around and walking away. Leo watches her and sighs before turning around. He pauses and stares at Mikey who just stares at him.
"…have you two talked?"
"What do you mean?"
Mikey smiles sadly at him.
"I take that as a no…bro get on that."
"There's nothing to talk about."
Mikey shakes his head and laughs humorlessly.
"Not all of us got over the fact you were gone so long overnight bro."
Leo looks at his younger brother closely.
"Are you…mad?"
Mikey smiles and shakes his head.
"I missed you but you're back. No use living in the past bro."
Leo smiles slightly and nods.
"And Donnie?"
"Donnie is Donnie. He gets over things really fast."
Leo nods and sighs.
"Obviously Raph is still mad."
Mikey shrugs.
"Raph is Raph…"
Mikey smiles.
"And you're you."
Leo makes a face but Mikey just waves at him jokingly.
"You'll figure it out fearless."
Leo watches him walk off before rolling his neck and sighing.
"Gonna be a long night…"
A Month Later:
Surprisingly it had been a civil few weeks. Lana listened to him and they sparred evenly. A few times she had messed up and he told her, but she did her best to fix it. While it may have been civil that didn't mean Lana looked at him longer than she needed to.
Leo kicks over her head and she drops backwards watching it go over her face. She hits the tendon there making Leo hiss before taking a few steps back. She watches him defensively before he nods to her. She runs and slides before spinning on her back and pushing up so her feet were aimed directly at his face. Leo hits her legs before sweeping around her and grabbing her throat. Lana sighs and taps his arm signaling him to let her go. She stands up straight and rubs her neck.
"Geez Leo."
He looks at her sheepishly.
"Sorry."
She rolls her neck before nodding to him.
"That's all for tonight. Good job."
Lana nods and they start making their way back to the lair. They continue in silence and he takes the time to really look her over. Her blonde hair went past her shoulder blades even with it up, and her skin was slightly tanned. Her tank top and leggings clung to her body showing off her new strong muscles. She flips over a gap and Leo does the same landing gracefully. She continues running and he catches a smile on her lips making Leo smile as well. Not everyday you saw a smile like that on her. Lana stops and looks back at him before dropping down the fire escape to the ground. Leo does the same and they both slip into the garage where her car is parked.
"Is this new?"
Lana looks at it then him.
"Ya I got it out in Cali."
"It's really nice."
"Thanks."
She rubs some dirt off of it before turning towards the secret elevator. Leo follows after her and they travel down in silence. He stands quietly on one side while she pulls her hair down and shakes it out upside down. She kicks of her shoes before the doors open. When they do she scoops them up before heading towards her bag. Leo watches her and silently follows.
"Hey guys! Hungry?"
Lana nods and steals the pizza from Mikey's plate. He gives her a look of horror before smiling and grabbing more.
"Leo?"
Leo watches her walk away towards Raph's room and shakes his head. Mikey follows his line of sight and shakes his head.
"How was training?"
"Fine."
"…really?"
Leo looks at his youngest brother and nods.
"You sound surprised."
"I am."
Leo looks at him before sitting next to Donnie who's fidgeting over some machine.
"Why?"
"I kind of figured she's get mad and you two would fight."
"Well we didn't exactly talk."
"Oh so she just tried to kick your face in?"
"Well ya but-"
"No buts. She's adopting Raphs stress relieving techniques."
Donnie looks at Leo with a smirk.
"Lucky you."
Leo sighs before taking a big bite of his food. Donnie goes back to fidgeting with his machinery.
"What is that Don?"
"Some holographic technology Lana brought over."
Mikey looks at it and smiles.
"What do those do?"
Mikey presses the buttons and it sends a shock up Mikey's arm.
"Ow! That thing is mean!"
"Be careful Mikey!"
Mikey shakes out his arm and frowns at his brother.
"I always knew you were more worried about your machines than me."
Don rolls his eyes and looks at it again.
"Whoa."
The seemingly bland piece of machinery comes alive. The screen lights up before an electric voice comes from it.
"DNA ID approved."
Mikey makes a face and looks at it.
"Did it just violate me?"
Don looks at Mikey before looking it over.
"What did you do Mikey?"
"I just pressed those buttons…"
"Do it again."
"What? No way! It hurt me last time!"
Don looks up at Mikey and holds it out to him.
"Please."
Mikey eyes it before taking it. He glances at Donnie before pushing the buttons at the same time. A flash of light makes them shut their eyes but when they open them their eyes go wide.
"Whoa!"
"No way!"
Mikey looks at them freaking out and makes a face.
"What?"
Donnie quickly grabs a pot from the kitchen and holds it up to him. Mikey grabs it and his eyes go wide. He looks at it and quickly throws it down making it clang. He's now a tall red headed man who is very naked minus the pads and belt. His mask falls onto his chest.
"What the hell! Change me back!"
Raph and Lana come running in and slide into fighting positions.
"…oh my god."
Lana looks at the red headed man in the middle of the kitchen before covering her eyes.
"Don you made it work?"
"Mikey made it work."
Lana feels around before grabbing the towel hanging from the refrigerator door and waving it at Mikey.
"Cover yourself Mikey."
Mikey blushes it before quickly grabbing it and covering his front.
"Somebody betta' tell me what the hell is goin' on!"
Lana uncovers her eyes and points to the machine.
"That turns you into anything you want."
Raph nods and looks at Mikey.
"Why is he a ginger?"
"That's the persona my friend programmed into this device-"
"Wait so it can be programmed for different people?"
Lana nods and walks over to Mikey. She gently pokes his muscled arm and walks around him.
"…it was just a hologram in the lab…it looks like you actually changed your DNA."
Donnie nods.
"Must have something to do with the mutagen in our DNA."
Lana nods and opens Mikeys hand.
"Well this is awesome and all, but how to I go back to being my turtley green self?"
Lana looks at Donnie.
"When Lexi took it off it changed her back…"
"All I needed to hear babe."
Mikey nods and puts the metal device onto the table. He instantly changes back and looks at them.
"Am I normal again?"
"As normal as you ever were stupid."
Mikey makes a face and rolls his eyes at his brother.
"…you weren't kidding when you said this was amazing."
"Lexi's a genius. You'd get along great with her."
Donnie nods and picks up the device again.
"Wish I could meet her."
"Maybe you can…"
Donnie looks at her and Lana motions towards the device.
"Maybe."