Chapter 10: Pest Control

A/N: Egads! It's been a while since I've updated this little story. This little plot bunny is inspired by something that happened to us months ago. I won't spoil it for you because I want you guys to read the story to find out. I'll try not to keep this story delayed like this again, but I can't make any promises. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Thanks to all of those who have read and reviewed thus far. It really means a lot to me.

Disclaimer: TMNT and all related characters are the property of Nickelodeon. Aubree Hennigan and all of her problems belong to me.

Pests are so hard to get rid of.

I'm not just talking about the kind who crawl into your house and invade your home (though those types of pests are very annoying).

I'm also talking about a certain Turtle who loves to play pranks.

I had awoken after feeling a tickling sensation on my arm. At first I thought I was being paranoid after having to deal with the ants who had invaded my home, but the sensation wouldn't go away. So, I opened my eyes to find little ants crawling on my arm, and I did what any normal girl would do after finding that ants were crawling on her.

I screamed really loudly.

My scream alerted Leo and Don because they burst into my room with their weapons drawn. The sight would've made me laugh if I hadn't been scared shitless because of the bugs.

"What's going on, Aubree?" Leo demanded. He looked around the guest room, trying to see if any Foot Ninjas had invaded.

"There are ANTS on my arm!" I shouted. "Why the hell are their ants in the Lair? I thought you didn't have any bugs here."

"We don't," Don assured me. "I made sure to check."

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter from my closet. Growling, I picked up my nightstick (I was allowed to carry one as a cop, though I didn't use it much) and advanced toward the closet in question. I opened the door to find Mikey and Raph howling with laughter. Mikey was holding a remote control like you would have for cars.

"Man, those remote control bugs really do work," he said to Raph. "We got Aubree good."

I cleared my throat to indicate I was there, and the two Turtles looked up guiltily.

"Oh, uh, hey, Aubree," Mikey said meekly. "How're you doin'?"

I growled and brandished my nightstick. "How do you THINK I'm doing, Michelangelo?" I said in my deadliest voice. "I've been staying down here while an exterminator takes care of the ants in my apartment, and what do I find when I wake up? Ants crawling on my arm. And now I find out that these ants are toys and that you did this as a prank to fool me into thinking you guys had ants in the Lair. And now do you know what I want to do to you, Mikey? I want to beat you to a pulp for thinking up this little prank. I'm going to give you the count of three to leave this closet, and if you don't leave by the time I'm done, you're going to feel my wrath."

"Hey, Aub, calm down," Raph pleaded. "It wasn't Mikey's fault. I dared him to do it."

I turned to the red-clad Turtle. "Well, just for that, you're going to feel my wrath, too." I got ready to hit him with the nightstick until Leo blocked my way.

"Aubree, don't!" he cried.

"What the hell, Leo?" I snapped. "These two pulled a really horrible prank on me, and you're going to stick up for them?"

"No, but I think we can settle this without violence," he answered.

I rolled my eyes. "Says the ninja who beats up the Foot and Purple Dragons on a regular basis," I snorted.

"What is going on here?" a voice demanded. We all turned to see Splinter framed in the doorway, his tail lashing.

"Mikey and Raph decided to play a joke on me," I told him. "They used remote control bugs to make me think there were ants in my room."

"I see," Splinter mused. "And you were going to solve the problem by hitting them with your nightstick?"

"I told her it wasn't a good idea, Sensei," Leo piped up.

Splinter gave me a stern look. "I know that I have trained my sons to be ninjas, but I have always emphasized that violence is never the answer when solving problems amongst themselves. This is true for you as well, Miss Hennigan. I know that you are angry, but I do not believe that hitting them will do them any good."

I lowered my nightstick and hung my head. "Sorry, Master Splinter," I apologized. "I guess I wasn't thinking."

"That is all right," Splinter replied. "Michelangelo, Raphael, as punishment for pranking Miss Hennigan, you are to do fifty flips. You will also clean the dojo after every practice for a month and write an essay on why it is not good manners to play jokes on guests. Is that understood?"

"Yes, Sensei," the two Turtles replied, bowing to him.

"Good," he said. "Now, I believe you have something to say to Miss Hennigan as well."

"Sorry, Aubree," Mikey said meekly.

"Yeah, sorry about that, Aub," Raph added.

"That's okay," I said. "Just don't do it again." I moved aside to let them through, and as they were passing me, I gave them two whacks with my nightstick on their rear ends.

"Ouch!" Mikey yelped.

"Hey, what was that for?" Raph snapped.

"I had to get you back some way," I replied. "And I figured since I couldn't beat you within an inch of your life, I'd give you a good spanking for being the naughty Turtles that you are."

Mikey and Raph both glared at me while rubbing their backsides and left the room. Don and Leo grinned at me but wisely said nothing. I thought I heard a chuckle that sounded a lot like Splinter's and imagined that he was amused by his son's punishment.

I smiled to myself. I may not have been able to get rid of the ants at my apartment, but I was able to show two other pests who was boss.

A/N: So, that's the end of that chapter. What did you think? I'm not sure when the next chapter will be up, but I'll have it up when I think of it. And don't forget, I also take requests, so if you want to request something, let me know, and I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, feel free to leave a review, and have a shelltastic day.