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Four Turtles and a Baby
The boys had only just finished breakfast when they suddenly saw a golem wreaking havoc in New York. It looked like a tall black cloaked figure with large arms and a fox mask with no eyes but red markings around where a face would be. Tiger Claw had already been there trying to take it out. Before It could punch Tiger Claw Mikey quickly wrapped it's fist in his Nunchuck chains and made it bash itself in the head as hard as he could.
Donnie leapt up from behind the Golem, "KABLOOEY!" he shouted with the Rocket extension hitting it in the back of it's head as hard as he could making it fall over as Raph punched it back with Leo immiedately opened a portal behind it once it's legs were up he closed the portal causing the bottom half to fade into dust.
"You've been Portal Chopped!" Leo declared heroically.
"oh, how cute, you have a catchphrase now!" Mocked a voice Leo recognized.
"Kitsune!?" he yelped in surprise as Mikey gasped looking up Leo looked in his direction seeing a small burst of gold flame appear before them in the sky.
"It's that Yokai again!" Raph shouted pointing.
"Yes, it is, I Kitsune!" she declared. "Attacking the City worked for the Foot Clan. So, I decided to try it. You four could give me each a Tail each! So, let's get started," she sneered charging up magic.
Tiger Claw snarled and lunged at her only to get blasted and sent into the ground. "Tiger Claw!" Mikey shouted in worry. He growled and unleashed a power funnel Jitsu at Kitsune which she dodged. She sneered at the bright white and gold flames as she expertly teleported away from them.
"Acting like a bit of a baby, are we?" she mocked Mikey who was glaring. Kitsune then smiled thinking of something. "In fact…." She said charging up a burst of Mystic energy before blasting it at Mikey.
"Look out!" Tiger Claw said jumping up and throwing Mikey back behind him as he took the full Brunt of the blast.
"NO!" Mikey shrieked, rushing forward trying to catch the ball of clothes that was Tiger Claw's vest and jeans. Looking at Mikey from inside the bundle was a small Mutant Tiger Cub who began to cry. The boys all yelped as Kitsune spoke to them once more.
"Hand over your Mystic Energy if you want the antidote!" she declared before disappearing in a plume of gold fire.
"Does anyone even know what that psychopath wanted!? She literally just decided to turn Tiger Claw into a baby then disappeared!" Donnie snapped. "And refused to elaborate."
"She wants to take over the world, typically Saturday morning cartoon villain stuff," Leo replied.
"Guys we've got much bigger problems!" Mikey said gesturing to the crying Tiger Cub. He thought of something. "Witch Town we need to go to Witch Town."
"Do we have too!?" Donnie suddenly yelped.
"YES!" Mikey shouted.
X X X
Leo with April's help when they called her over made a Portal to Witch town. Donnie was refusing to do it. He refused to elaborate further. When they got there Krysta immediately helped them find Mira.
"Oh dear," she muttered seeing what had happened and the small Mutant who was hiccupping in Mikey's arms. "This is serious." She muttered as her Familiar used its tail, to try and comfort and play with the mutant baby.
"Can you fix him?" Krysta asked.
"I can try but these kinds of spells are usually only fathomable to the most powerful of Mystics and Witches." Mira replied as Mikey placed him down on a table. Fortunately, Tiger Cub didn't try to crawl around.
"Aging up and down, and backwards by magic might. Let this Tiger be the age that's right!" Mira said magical energy surrounded Tiger Cub who looked at it. It went inside of him but suddenly burst off him by a golden energy and nothing changed.
"Oh dear, the spell can only be reversed by an antidote!" she said worriedly.
"So we need a potion from Kitsune!?" Raph groaned.
"We're gonna have to figure out a way to find her, let's go get the rest of the B-Team!" April declared.
"Right, I'll be back!" Krysta replied as they went to leave.
"Alright, and please," Mira added. "Keep your friend out of trouble," Mira said pointing to Donnie her tone exasperated.
Donnie smiled sheepishly as Raph, Leo and Mikey turned to him. "Donnie what did you do to Witch Town?" Raph grilled.
"Nothing….." Donnie badly lied. The looks on his brother's faces said they didn't believe that, especially when Krysta spoke.
"Nothing except pick a fight with the entirety of Witch Town, and age worms when I told him not to resulting in a giant almost destroying it." Krysta noted.
"That's not nothing Donald." Mikey replied coldly.
Donnie sweat he immediately grabbed Tiger Claw and his clothes. "Well, you heard Mira! We we've gotta find a way to make Kitsune turn Tiger Claw back!" he said using his mechanical arms to hold Tiger Cub above his head. The small Mutant was trying to swat at him for some reason. "Lets hurry and go!" Donnie said running off for the portal Leo made as they returned to the lair.
X X X
I know exactly what to do next," Splinter replied when they told him, Klunk and Shelldon of this whole situation.
"Great what is it!?" Mikey asked excitedly.
"I will go with the B-Team and find Kitsune." Splinter replied. "The Four of you…." He immediately grabbed everyone and ran to the tank. "Will Watch baby Tiger Claw BYYYEEE!"
"HOW DARE YOU!" Donnie shouted.
"Dad, wait we don't know anything about Babies!" Raph shouted.
"BETRAYAL!" Leo screamed indignantly.
Mikey just stared at baby Tiger Claw he felt his blood turned to ice. He thought about how Draxum raised him. He tried to keep a panic attack down. What was he gonna do? He'd be horrible. He took off after Leo took Tiger Cub away from him.
X X X
"Not cool Splints," April growled as she and Krysta with crossed arms.
"You ditched them!" she growled. "They don't even know how to take care of Babies!"
"They take care of themselves?" Splinter argued weakly. "And Purple will figure things out!"
"That doesn't make it right!" Krysta snapped.
"Look! I cannot go through Baby Hood once more!" He argued. "Never again…" he hissed to himself.
"Again, that doesn't make it right!" Krysta growled.
"Forget it do you know Kitsune at all? Klunk asked her tail swishing a bit from her own displeasure.
"Not as well as Big Mama. But she also has a human form I met her in while I was dating Big Mama. They did not get along in the slightest. But I thought she was human, she even tried to flirt with me at once point but I turned her down. After I was taken to the Battle Nexus she mocked me for getting kidnapped. That was the first time I saw her real form. I learned a bit more about her since. They're business rivals. And while Kitsune prefers a solo act she's got friends in high places in the criminal underbelly."
"Last time she caused trouble, it was at a place called the Lotus Café where Senor Hueso disappeared. But she's moved it since then." Krysta pointed.
"That's the place I woke up in!" April added.
"Do you remember anything about the building Krysta?" Splinter asked.
"Yeah, Asian style, the roof was a huge Black Lotus." Krysta replied.
"Okay, Robot Toaster friend! We need you to find all the buildings of that description." Splinter told Shelldon who scoffed.
"Shelldon next time I won't do it until you get it right!" he threatened before scanning the city with a small dish appearing from his back. "I think I've got something near Central Park!"
"Then lets go!" April declared.
X X X
"Okay looking up how to take care of Human babies and Tiger ones now!" Donnie said with a seethe in voice. They had managed to find Raph's old baby clothes and put an outfit and diaper together for him. Now he was in blue overalls and a red shirt with holes in the back.
"I can't believe Dad dumped him with us." Raph huffed. "Well, we're stuck like this now so we gotta see it through till the end."
"Where's the baby…." Leo said, laying Tiger Cub on his back covering his face. "There he is!" Leo said in a baby voice. Tiger cub just stared. "Where's the baby?" he said covering his face before uncovering it. "There he is!" he said in a baby voice.
"No!" Tiger Cub grumpily replied.
"Not much you can do like this buddy," Leo teased poking his nose. Tiger Cub immediately sat up and rapidly swat his face. "Except that," Leo huffed as they heard a gurgle both looked at Tiger Cub's stomach.
"Nom, nom!" Tiger Cub said opening his mouth wide.
"Hey Raph, I think he's hungry," Leo said leaving Tiger Cub who sat up alone. To find Raph in the kitchen.
"Okay, I've got fish, chicken and beef! Packed with protein now all we need is milk to turn it into a milk shake with."
"On it Milk!" Leo said pulling a jug out of the fridge.
"Leo, babies don't have cow milk," Raph scolded.
"Yeah, Human babies but he's a Tiger…. baby thing…" Leo replied.
"But he's still part human baby!" Raph argued.
"I'm sure it'll be fine," Leo replied.
"You don't know that!" Raph growled.
"You don't know it won't be fine!" Leo argued as Tiger Cub began to wander around the house catching the attention of Donnie who suddenly saw him start to go towards his lab.
"No! Stop no!" Donnie shouted, rushing after him. There was crashing as Raph and Leo continued to argue.
"Okay there should be a mystic Google in here somewhere," Leo said tapping in his phone to try and find it to no avail, as Tiger Cub came walking out of the lab with Donnie chasing him towards the garage where there was crashing and screaming from Donnie.
"HEELP, HELP, HELP!" Donnie cried as he rushed back after Tiger Cub who went the other way.
"Miki? Miki!" he called.
"What even is Miki!?" Donnie called rushing after him.
"Miki!" Tiger Cub continued to call.
"Wait Baby formula!" Leo suddenly said as he pulled some out of a portal. "Oh ho-yeah!" he cheered proudly. That was until Raph noticed something.
"Leo, where's Tiger Claw?" he asked, simply giving him a look. Leo made a slight sound as he began sweating, his eyes darting around the room. "YOU LEFT HIM ALONE?!" Raph shouted as they immediately ran all over the house until they heard Tiger Claw going into Mikey's room with a battered Donnie with a black eye glaring at them.
"You're welcome for keeping the Baby alive!" Donnie hissed venomously.
"Miki!" he said cheering and going into the room. The three gathered around the doorway. Mikey was looking scared backing up against the wall as Tiger Cub babbled. Leo noticed this.
"Hey, Tiger Cub, come to Uncle Leo!" he said cheerfully, getting on his knees holding his hands out. "Come on!" he cooed.
Tiger Cub's ear's twitched but he ignored Leo going to Mikey. He began chuffing a bit as he got closer to Mikey. "No, no, go to Leo!" he said looking uncomfortable. He yelped and froze as Tiger Cub hugged his leg. Leo immediately rushed over and picked him up. But instantly Tiger Cub started to thrash and opened his closed large paws trying to get back to Mikey.
"Hey! Eerrggn! What's with you!" Leo said trying to get a grip on the Toddler once he did and began to leave Tiger Cub began whimpering and instantly began wailing loudly much to the pain of the other turtles.
"OH NO WHY!?" Donnie shouted he Mikey and Raph covered their ears. Donnie used his mech claws to place headphones on Leo.
X X X
"You're sure this is the place?" Krysta asked as she looked upon a Doorway jet black with a lotus carved into it.
"Positive." Shelldon replied "So Splinter, Me and April one side and you and Klunk have the other."
"Got it," Krysta replied as Klunk changed into a crowbar for her to pry open the window. "Once it was open, she climbed inside as Klunk changed back and they both began to look around.
"How will we know what it'll look like?" Klunk asked nervously.
"I'm not sure," Krysta muttered as she looked at the various potions lining the shelf.
"Oh, probably something like this," said a voice they turned to see Kitsune smiling at them holding up a vial small and squat with a glowing silver liquid inside. "I don't let this leave my sight, little girls. So where are the Turtles? Or are you here on their behalf?" she asked as Klunk jumped down and hissed at her.
"We're here to break the spell on our friend!" Krysta growled as they charged her. The Artic Fox Mutant threw a punch Kitsune blocked it easy. But Klunk was quick to leap up from behind. Kitsune disappeared in a burst of smoke then reappeared behind Krysta who laced her fists and feet with ice as she swung and attacked her. Klunk turned into a large hammer and slammed down forcing Kitsune towards Krysta who used her Icy Fury Gelato kick to knock her into the next room.
Kitsune didn't see them come after her. But she knew they were there. She simply waited, her ear twitched and she dodged Klunk coming up as a Shadow creature to try and get her. Only for Krysta to slam her foot into her head.
Kitsune yelped as she was sent crashing down. But she quickly broke her fall. "Okay…" she hissed. "I've seen enough!" She lit up brightly before rushing forward grabbing both girls and pinning them against the wall by their necks.
There was suddenly a blast surprising Kitsune. She turned only to see what would hit her next. "APRRRILLLLL O'NEEEEEIIIILL!" she shouted swinging her bat and sending Kitsune flying into nearby shelves.
"You little brat!" she growled ready to hit them with several spells only to be surprised by Splinter who spun into her knocking the wind out of her she groaned sitting up getting a good look at her assailant. "Lou Jitsu?" she said bursting out laughing. "Wow you really let go!" she sneered.
"Booyakasha!" Shelldon shouted coming in with a Rocket punch that Kitsune blocked with a barrier.
"Give us the Antidote Kitsune! You're out numbered!" Splinter demanded.
"Maybe I will actually," she said slyly. "If you can actually find me," she said splitting into four and laughing as they all disappeared.
"Okay quick question does she like screwing with people?" Krysta huffed.
"Yes," Splinter replied with a sharp inhale.
X X X
Tiger Cub wouldn't stop no matter what Raph did. And Raph was starting to cry out of frustration as well. Leo focused for a bit when he did, he realized he was wailing Miki over and over. Not to mention he had gone looking for the Box Turtle in the first place. "That's it, Mikey he wants you!" Leo shouted, looking at Mikey who had retracted into his shell to escape the noise further. In response to Leo's words, he closed it tight. Tiger Cub screamed louder. "MIKEY PLEASE! NOTHING ELSE WILL WORK!"
"I Can't I'll be awful to him! Just like Catra!" He whimpered.
Raph groaned. "Let him watch it you said it'll be fine you said!" he growled at Leo.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah Mistakes were made Lessons were learned. Yell at me for it later!" Leo shouted for Raph to hear over Tiger Cub's wailing. "Mikey you're aware your damaged and are trying to keep it in check Catra did not! She didn't even have a therapist, and she learns slower than you like Molasses slow! I know it doesn't seem like it but you are healing. You speak your mind more for example. The Mikey I first knew never did that!"
"What about those Mutant kids I yelled at back in the Spring?" Mikey asked.
"The literally tried to eat us!" Donnie said incredulously as because he brought the baby closer to Mikey. Tiger Claw was finally starting to calm by touching his shell. But he whimpered staring down at the holes.
"But…" They saw it shudder Mikey fearing himself. Raph rubbed his back.
"Mikey, we believe in you!" Raph assured. "If nothing else you know now why you shouldn't yell at babies." Mikey took a breath coming out of shell and sitting up. He held Tiger Cub in his arms.
"Miki!" Tiger Claw said happily hugging him and chuffing again. Mikey froze but relaxed and rubbed his back.
"Yeah, I'm here." He muttered quietly. Everyone else gathered around him. Tiger Claw looked around chuffing even at Leo and pulling on one of his mask tails giggling as Leo made a sound of protest.
"Oh this is interesting Tigers Chuff at the things they love." Donnie said looking up a fact on his phone. Mikey and Raph cooed at this as Tiger Cub chuffed again.
After that things started to calm down. Mikey was playing patty cake with Tiger Claw who was making noises to try and follow Mikey's lyrics. Mikey finished as they both cheered the latter giggling in joy. Mikey had really gotten into playing with Tiger Claw as Leo immediately jumped in front of them.
"Guys, guys check this out!" Leo said summoning a bunch of Portals. He sent several balls around and they went through one portal to another. Mikey was impressed. Tiger Cub was mesmerized as the balls flew around the room splashing into blue light that sparkled when they made contact with each other.
"You're getting good at this!" Mikey said grinning it was about a year ago where Leo could barely control his powers, but…. That was one of their main problems right now they all shared and suddenly one decided to go under Tiger Cub and make him go through it.
Everyone stared for a moment and screamed as Mikey leapt onto his brother's chest pulling on his belts and getting in his face. "WHERE DID YOU SEND THE BABY?!" he shrieked as Raph began panicking.
"I don't know he wasn't supposed to get in them let alone leave the lair!" Leo yelped, horrified, as they began running all over the house Donnie skidded to a halt.
"GASP! Hold on!" he said rushing to his computer. The other three stopped and stared incredulously. Within seconds he rushed out. "He's on the street above us!"
"Lets hurry!" Mikey shouted, who was already out the door. The others hot on his heels.
X X X
They had to split up again. Splinter rushed after what he was hoping was the real Kitsune. He watched this one carefully for any differences. So far Shelldon and April's were fake. They had three more. Krysta and Klunk were hunting one down. The Kitsune He was watching decided to sunbathe. She was being too carefree. He struck it down with a roll kick. As he suspected it was a fake.
He pulled out a communicator that Donnie made several of for everyone. "Mine was a fake, where are you and Klunk, Krysta?"
"We've cornered one," Krysta replied.
"How hard was it?" Splinter asked.
"Uhhh?" Krysta asked as she looked over to see Klunk huge and sitting on Kitsune. "Not that hard actually why?"
"The Fakes are easy to take down!" Splinter explained. Krysta looked at Klunk who swatted 'Kitsune' who made a face before poofing away.
"So, where's the real Kitsune?" Klunk asked, turning back to normal and jumping on Krysta's shoulder.
"I don't know, she may have given us the slip." Splinter solemnly muttered to the communicator.
X X X
Mikey climbed out of the Manhole the others not far behind. "There he is!" Mikey said as he and Raph rushed over to Tiger Claw sitting in the alley about to put a can in his mouth.
"No Tiger Claw!" Raph cried quickly pulling it away. Mikey sighed in relief and went to pick up Tiger Cub. But suddenly there was a blur of gold and red rushing by Mikey knocking him on his back. He quickly jumped back up. And looked up to see Kitsune holding Tiger Cub who was thrashing and biting and scratching but it wasn't doing anything.
"MIKI!" he cried as she took off.
"I'm coming!" Mikey shouted as he rushed after Kitsune as fast as he could. The others right behind him Donnie activating the Jet pack on his battle shell. That looked similar to Shelldon but was flatter and lacked the rest of his body and head. Mikey was using his Nunchucks as hook shots to close distance between him and Kitsune he could hear Tiger Cub screaming 'no,' over and over again.
The Yokai turned around quickly and launched a burst of magic. Mikey was quick to block it with a burst of fire from his free hand. Leo was using his portals to help him, and Raph keep up while Donnie was able to match pace with Kitsune and Mikey.
April and the rest of the B-Team immediately saw what was happening seeing the Turtle's giving chase to the real Kitsune. "That's the real one!" Shelldon shouted as they rushed after the group. When they arrived in a construction site. Mikey managed to jump up and kicked Kitsune in the head. She spun a little in the air allowing Leo to open a portal near her, poke his upper body in and grab Tiger Claw pulling him away before she could react.
"Krakatoa!" Donnie shouted, hitting her in the back with a Rocket Extension of his Tech-Bo. She snarled seeing Leo immediately pass Tiger Cub off to Splinter.
"We're done parenting for the day and now we're heroing your turn!" he declared firmly as he shoved the baby Mutant in the Rat's hands and took off. The two looked at each other for a minute before Tiger Cub immediately began swatting Splinter's face rapidly.
"Guys Kitsune's got the antidote!" April said pointing to her with her Mystic Bat.
"We get that we can change Tiger Claw back." Krysta added as they surrounded her.
"I'm done playing Children," Kitsune hissed as she summoned black flames to her hands with bits of gold laced through them. Mikey was quick to cut through them with his own and rushed forward spinning rapidly with his Nunchucks spinning around him making a spinning disc of sorts that she stopped. She managed to push him back as Mikey and Raph came in from behind one power punching her in the back. The other grabbed her and threw her face first into the ground.
She teleported away from Shelldon launching Klunk in the form of a Bowling ball at her. She flew up unleashing several fire balls that Leo teleported back at her with a laugh, but she merely blocked him and sent a rock into one she could tell Leo lost control of and it hit him in the head. He got dizzy from the hit as Donnie flew up.
He spun both ends of the Tech-Bo with metal fists and threw it like a boomerang. It spun as she dodged it no matter what she did it kept coming back for her. Kitsune was getting tired only realizing that Donnie had placed a homing device on her too late as she was sent into the wall.
Krysta blasted her with a wall of ice and snow forcing her to use her fire again that was quickly melting it. She got a hit on on Krysta with a well-aimed kick before April appeared swinging her bat again.
She blocked the move. Klunk pounced on her back as a Water Panther. Kitsune kicked her off. But she righted herself and changed into a Pidgeon before she could get blasted by Fire she zipped away from more blasts rapidly hitting the bars on the construction site they were in as they went.
Klunk then grew wings and rushed at her snatching the vial off of her. Kitsune couldn't do anything as it was either leave the cat or get crushed trying to react. She put up a barrier as the structure came down on top of her. Klunk flew over and gave Mikey the vial.
"Is this it?" Mikey asked.
"Yeah, have Tiger Claw drink it before Kitsune attacks again!" Klunk hurried.
Leo leaned out to look at the pile. "I think we've got time." He muttered.
Tiger Cub opened his mouth as Mikey placed him down and helped him drink. There was a flash of light and instantly Tiger Claw with the smaller clothes ripped under him was sitting up confused and looking down at himself.
"Tiger Claw!" Mikey said happily hugging his neck and nuzzling him.
"I have no pants!" he muttered. Immediately Donnie pulled out a device on his Tech Bo and shone a purple light on Tiger Claw. Immediately a copy of his outfit was placed on him.
"You're welcome and Krysta and April are welcome." Donnie said happily.
"Thanks for that image." Krysta huffed. Tiger Claw wordlessly stood up Mikey slid off him letting go. Tiger Claw stormed over to Kitsune who managed to climb out of the pile. He growled at her.
"Forget it I know when I'm beat and I know this ends!" she growled disappearing a burst of gold flame.
X X X
It was a bit later as Tiger Claw went to sit with the Turtles on the roof. "Ahh it's nice to articulate my wants and needs again."
"What do you mean?" Raph asked.
"Kitsune turned me into a baby, but I was aware of everything." Tiger Claw replied. "It was hard to describe like an adult soul trapped in a younger body."
"That does explain you swatting at me, Leo and Papa." Donnie noted.
"Pretty much." Tiger Claw said turning to Mikey. "Listen I trust you okay." He said putting a hand on Michelangelo's shoulder.
Michelangelo smiled warmly. Tears shimmering in his eyes understanding what he was saying. He didn't have to articulate much.
"Well, we're glad you're back Tiger Claw." Raph assured.
"Yeah, what Raph said." Donnie agreed.
"Ahh you guys miss me?" Tiger Claw teased.
"I did!" Mikey exclaimed. "Don't jump in front of Kitsune's magic again!" he cried.
"I only promise to be more careful." Tiger Claw replied.
"Hey Tiger Claw….." Leo said mischievously sliding up to his side with a cheeky smile. "Guess what we learned to today, Tiger's chuff at things they love and you chuffed at me!" he said with the biggest shit eating grin he could muster. Tiger Claw silently groaned as Leo leaned into him cheekily. "You, love me, you love me, you love me! Come on admit you love me!" Leo teased as Tiger Claw wordlessly pushed him down at an angle.
X X X
Meanwhile Kitsune sat making herself some tea after cleaning her shop. She growled to herself after being beaten. Before she could sip her tea, however, something rushed out striking her as her tea fell to the ground and she was swallowed by the shadow.
I want to beef out the outline a bit so chapters might come out a bit slower for a while this was inspired by the information about the lost Turtle Tots episodes. Again I don't understand the tastes of executives…..
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