Okay, it's been a few nights since the battle with Leatherhead and the guys are healing nicely. Shredder and Chrome Dome have been quiet.

Leonardo's in the dojo, working on his training in the early hours.

*Mike turns the corner from the den and walks into the dojo.*

Mike: Leo, dude you've been pushing yourself alot lately. Maybe you should take a break man.

Leo paused in his routine and looked at Mike. "I'm fine Mike. And we all agreed that we needed the extra training."

*Splinter suddenly appears, leaning in the doorway.*

Splinter: But you are pushing yourself a bit TOO hard, Leonardo.

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*Mike looks at Leo. He knew he was tired. He could see it in his eyes.*

Mike: I know dude but if you keep up the late nights and early mornings your gonna be totally out of it. And what if Shredder attacks? You know he hasn't been around for awhile. He must be planning something.

*Mike puts his hand on Leo's shoulder*

Mike: So how bout you chill for awhile dude?

Leo sighed. Mike and Splinter were right. He WAS tired. And his ribs still hurt.

"You're right, Mike, sensei. I think I will take a break. Wanna go grab a pizza, Mike?"

*Mike looked at Leo and smiled*

Mike: Dude...do you REALLY have to ask?

*Mike wrapped his arm around his brother and pulled him through the dojo exit*

Don runs into the dojo excitedly.

Don: I've done it! I finally finished the new communicators!! These have a much farther range than the old ones, plus GPS capabilities. It can even be used to locate the others.

(Splinter smiles and shakes his head)
'Yes, they certainly are getting better.'



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Leo pulled out of Mike's grasp. "Great work Don. You can come celebrate with us, we're going for pizza."

(OOC:
"speech"
'thought')

Mike stops and looks at Don

"Dude...can't you see we're having a brother to brother moment?"

Mike kisses Leo on the head and takes off into the den laughing.

"I'll get our coats dude!"

Splinter: Enjoy yourselves, my sons, just be careful.

(Slinter turns and goes sit in the living room to read.)

"Of course we will Master Splinter! I mean...it's PIZZA! Oh yeah by the way...where's Raph?"

(OOC: :lol: You know what? We, in the TMNT Nyar club, were thinking that Leo and Mike would make a cute couple.)

Leo rolled his eyes but couldn't help but smile at Mike's enthusiasm.

Mike grabbed the coats and tosses them to Don and Leo.

"Think we should wait for Raph to show up dudes?"

(OOC: I'm gonna add Oni to this chapter. And BTW, don't worry about that couple comment, unless you give me encouragement.)

Somewhere else in the city:
Oni pulled her coat tighter around herself. It had been raining all night, and even though it had stopped it was still cold. She walked past the people in the streets, ignoring their looks.

She stopped outside a pizza parlor. 'Well, I am hungry.' And she went in.

Leo caught his coat. "Nah, early bird gets the worm, bro. We can tease him about missing out later."

Raph was a ways out of the lair, meditating. This has become a normal thing for him. He always seems to have an inner battle waging.

His meditation was not deep enough to prevent him from hearing the words "pizza!" being yelled from within the lair.

Raph: Wait for me guys, I'm hungry!!!!

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Leo snapped his fingers in a gesture of defeat, but smiled at his brother. "Come on then, Raph."

"Darn I was hoping I'd get your extra peices Raph!"

Mike smiled at Raph

"Well come on dudes! Let's not wait a second longer!"

He headed out towards the Turtle Van

(OOC: We thought you'd abandoned us, Mikey!)

Leo sat behind the wheel and waited for his brothers to get in. Then they headed towards the nearest pizza place.

Mike ran into the pizza parlor and began ordering up his pizza right away. He glanced to his right and noticed someone sitting in the corner. He didn't know what it was but she seemed strange. He glanced over her as the pizza parlor waiter asked him what toppings he wanted.

"huh? Oh yeah peanut butter and ice cream...no no...uh..."

"Geez mac hurry it up!" said the pizza man

"uh I dunno"

He couldn't help wondering about the person in the corner.

"Uh peanut butter I guess"

"PEANUT BUTTER??"

The waiter looked at Mike weird

"Meh whatever you say mac!"

Oni watched the group of four that had just walked in. They seemed strange, and one of them kept looking at her.

She raised an eyeridge at the choice of toppings and went back to her plain cheese.

Leo also noticed the person in the corner booth. She was bundled up tight, not surprising for the cold weather, but she still seemed odd somehow. How she could eat that plain cheese pizza was beyond him.

Mike sat at the table with his brothers. He kept glancing at the person in the corner. What was with her?

"Here's your peanut butter mac!"

"Uh thanks could I get a soft drink too?"

Mike wasn't paying attention to what was going on.

"Hey mac? I said what kind would you like?"

"Uh...softdrink." Mike mumbled

The waiter sighed.

"Good choice it goes perfect with your soft head!"

Raph is sitting eating his marshmallow and anchovie pizza.

Raph: Ooohh, do you see the way she is staring at me? She WANTS me!!

Don: Don't kid yourself Raphael, she is looking at all of us.


(OOC - my last post for tonight. Use Raph and Don as you will. FYI - Raph is VERY intrigued by this Oni character. I'm having browser probs too. Later)

(OOC: Laterz! :smile: )

Oni blinked as she studied the four guys. They seemed... nah, couldn't be? Could it? Could they be like her? Mutants?

Mike looked at all of his brothers and noticed they were taking looks every now and then too. Then Mike though. What if this is some scheme set up by Shredder. He had been quiet he must have been doing something.

"Dudes you gettin' weird vibes out of that chick?"

"Oh yeah! Personally I think she wants me!" said Raph in an overconfident voice.

Leo leaned in over his pizza and lowered his voice. "Yeah, I'm getting a strange feeling too. Better watch yourself, Raph."

Raph grinned. "Oh, she's doing enough watching for both of us."

Mike shoke his head. He knew Raph was gonna get in some kind of trouble. He took another bite of his pizza.

Raph suddenly stood up. "I'm gonnna go over there!"

Leo nearly choked on his pizza. He pounded on his chest, but that hurt his ribs. When he could breath again he told Raph to sit down before he gave them away.

Mike looked up at Raph. He knew he wouldn't listen to Leo.

Oni pulled her coat collar up higher as one of the four approached her table. He leaned on the edge and smiled. "Hey, come here often?"

She barely resisted the urge to roll her eyes. But from this distance she could clearly see what he was.

She knew something. Thought Don. He looked at Mike and Leo.

"Hey guys I think she saw something." said Don quietly.

Leo and Mike looked up. They could see her eyes staring at Raph's face.

Leo narrowed his eyes. "Man, Raph, how could you be that stupid?" he mumbled as he watched Raph continue to flirt with the girl.

Mike whipped out his communicator that Don had built.

"Splinter? Uh I think we have a problem."

Splinter picked up his com from the table.

SP:Yes, Michaelangelo, i am here. What is wrong?

"Uh I think Raph just blew out cover!"

Oni backed as far away from Raph as she could. Why, oh why did he have to have anchoivies on his pizza?

Luckily, just as Raph went to take a seat a giant drill like thing broke through the street in front of the pizza parlor. Two other mutants got out.

"Duh, this doesn't look like the Technodrome. I think we took a wrong turn."