10: Donnie

THE HAMATO BROTHERS (Part 1)

The city of Tirbury looks like a mid-evil city. Cobblestone floors, stone and wood buildings, and screaming marketers holding out random things to buy. But the Dream world is ever changing. An actual mall that looks like it's from New York City stands to the north of us.

"Okay, guys," I say, "spread out. Get food and see if there's any news on our eighth person."

"On it, D," Mikey says happily. He grabs Aprils hand and drags her toward the mall. I almost wish April was coming with me. Shredder glares at me, and then heads down an alley. Since he's the boss of New York City's underworld, I'm gonna trust he knows what he's doing. That he has connections.

As I walk the opposite way of the others, I take the brown bag from my belt. When I open it, a shine of gold reflects off of the sun. Gold and jewels lie in the bag. Emeralds, topaz, diamonds and jewels I have never seen before shine at me. Be 'Joke told me to go to a man named Corin, a shop keeper who is hiding from the law. He said I would find him here. When I asked how I would find him, Be 'Joke said I'll know when I see him. That was all the answers he gave me. Not what to do when I find him. Not what I'm supposed to know after I find him. Nada. Anmari.

"Hey," A rough voice growls at me. I look up. I've come to an end of an alley. The end is blocked off by brick. Leaning against it is a one-eyed wolf and a big white alligator. They both look like crooks that could take me out in a second.

"Hey," the alligator growls again," I'm talkin' to you. What you doing down our alley, punk."

I blink, calculating what their first move will be. I answer," I'm looking for somebody."

The wolf snorts," Well, you ain't gon find nobody here, wart. So go crawl back to your egg before we lay some hurt on ya'."

I bite my lip. These thugs are lying. I can see it in the alligator's tail and the wolf's voice. Someone is here, and that someone might be Corin.

"I am not leaving," I say, "till I see Corin."

The two animals look at each other. That's when I know that Corin is here.

The alligator slowly takes out a machine gun while the wolf's hand appears as a hook. At that I grab my Bo staff and expose its blade.

"Let's see what you got, boy," the wolf snarls, sizing me up.

Then something occurs to me as the animals draw closer. Maybe I don't have to fight. Maybe my words will save me this time.

I cock my head to the side and smile, saying, "I am Hamato Donatello. And you wouldn't fight a Hamato, would you?"

My logic was accurate. The two stop when they hear Hamato. The stare at me, eyes hard, "How do we know you are a Hamato?"

"Because my father is a Hamato. I have two older brothers and-"

"Leonardo and Raphael." The wolf mumbles quietly.

I pause," What?"

"You're Donnie," the alligator says backing up, "the third elder. The smartie."

The smartie. "Wait," I say, "How did you-"

"Corin," the wolf howls back at the brick wall, "we got a Hamato here. The one you wanted."

I watch in awe as the plain wall splits in half and reveals a white-blond haired man who's in his early thirty's standing, waiting it seems like. He eyes me with his white colored eyes, while I notice his human like work clothes, rumpled and creased.

"So, you must be Donatello." He says, partly smiling," Leonardo said you were the smartie. That is why you were given this task."

"What task?" I ask. And what does Leo have to do with anything?

Corin smiles and nods into his black hole of a room, "Follow me, and you'll get all the answers you'll need."

A/N: Guess what everybody! Most of your question will be answered in the next chapter! But for now I have to leave you hanging till the next update. So, please review and I'll update when I can. The Next Authors oath ;)