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They were heading for the station. Mikey felt the breeze cooly breathe on his face and reacted by pulling his scarf down a little more to better accept it. Even though he was partly cold-blooded, the excessive amount of clothing bundled plenty of heat for him to be cozy. Although it was chiller than it had been before they got on the train. The rain hasn’t shown though, which made the breeze more welcomed from the turtle.
He was actually quite enjoying this walk.
That is, until Venus tapped on his shoulder.
‘Is that your brother?’
Her words had his attention in the snap of a second and found she was pointing away. He followed her finger and quickly spotted the unmistakable sight of Raph a few feet away, looking into the window of one of the small stores. He was dressed in a black jacket similar to his white one, his green spiky arms showing and a worried expression on his face as he searched around.
Mikey did not give his mind a second to react, to just think about if what he was seeing was real. He rushed towards the his big brother, unapologetically pulling Venus behind without care.
Raph must have heard him, because the other immediately turned around, on guard. He could see his brother shocked for a moment before a large smile took place and he opened up his arms.
“There you are!” He cheered, arms open wide.
Mikey did not hesitate for a second to throw himself onto his big brother, tears already falling yet he did not care. His brother was here. Finally
Raph returned the hug, wrapping his large arms around Mikey. Oh how he missed the feeling.
“You’re really here!” Mikey cried happily, squeezing even tighter against his brother, afraid that he would somehow disappear if he gave the other even a second of a chance to.
“That’s right,” Raph said as he patted Mikey’s shell. “You two ready to get home?”
Mikey sniffed before turning to Venus who looked at the both of them with an odd look. It was like a mix between confusion and disappointment. That was understandable, Mikey thought. She was probably feeling awkward because she didn’t know Raph well.
Mikey shifted his body in Raph’s hold so that he was facing sideways towards Venus. “We’ve been ready since yesterday! Is Leo around?” He searched for his porteling brother, but none of his other family appeared to be in the area.
“Don’t worry, Leo is waiting for us,” Raph answered.
‘Ask him why,’ Venus instantly said after.
“Um. How come?” Mikey thought it was a weird thing to ask, but maybe Venus was just wondering if she would have to deal with Leo.
“Uuh,” Raph said, as if searching for an answer. “He just thought it would be easier that way”
..That’s odd. Why would Leo think that would be easier? Maybe it was some kind of plan, like they split up and once one of them found him, they would go back to a certain spot!
‘Get away from him,’ Venus suddenly said.
Despite his thoughts reassuring him, Mikey felt worry begin to crawl in his stomach and he decided to go along with that idea. However, when he tried to release himself from his brother he found the arm tighten against him.
“Uh Raph? Can you let go?” Mikey asked
“What? We just found each other again!” Raph argued before tightening his grasp even further. “No way, you’re staying here until we get to Leo”
Great, he was being overprotective again.
“Come on Raph” He groaned. His brother ignored him however, as he began approaching Venus.
“You too, come on” Raph reached a hand out towards Venus and she drew her swords then slashed out. Raph jumped back just in time to avoid her swing.
That definitely wasn’t normal Raph behavior. Raph was polite and awkward. He didn’t just try to grab strangers. As Mikey looked at his brother he noticed his bandana draped over his plastron now, perhaps having been moved from the fast movement.
What caught Mikey’s eye was the black earring, green gem shining in the middle. The Dragon’s cloaking earring.
This wasn’t his brother.
Venus attacked again, managing to knock the imposter Raph down. She then stabbed her sword down into his arm, allowing Mikey enough freedom to escape.
As soon as he was free Venus moved back, and the imposter Raph stood up, a dark scowl on his face. It reminded Mikey of when he and his brothers were pushing Raph to his absolute limit.
He pressed the earring on his bandana, and the cloaking spell twirled around his body before revealing…
“Hatsune Miku!?”
Hatsune Miku looked down at her clothes and groaned before pressing the earring again. This time the appearance was..
“Squidward!?”
Again, the other pressed the cloaking earring.
“Dr. Doofenshirtz!?!?”
And again.
“2002 Peter Spiderman!?!?!?”
And Again.
“Miles Spiderman!?!?!?!?”
“Oh come on!” Miles growled before once again pressing the earring. This time it was a small worm.
“...I got nothing” Mikey shrugged, not knowing who this next guy was.
The guy practically spat with how flabbergasted he was. “I am your greatest enemy!!! Warren Stone!”
Mikey stared at the small worm but shook his head. “No clue, what about you Venu-” Venus had tears steaming from her eyes, the happiest smile now on her face.
‘It’s my dad’
Suddenly, a portal opened, and out came…his brothers? Only they looked bigger, and were dressed differently.
They were all covered with matching cloaks pertaining to their signature colors. Leo’s was dark blue, a little darker than his usual blue oddly enough. At the end of the cloak was a lighter blue rectangle pattern. On each cloak was a shiny golden badge with their turtle shell insignia engraved into it. Other than that, he looked looked the same.
Raph, who was taller than usual, had a dark red cloak with a lighter red triangle intertwining pattern that stretched across the middle.
Next was Donnie, who instead of one pair of goggles, there were three other kinds, all on his head. He wore a dark purple cloak with a baseball bat pattern crossing diagonally.
Then there was April who had a dark yellow cloak with a circle pattern that crossed diagonally as well, but was opposite to Donnie. Her head was tied up like when they fought Shredder, only now a long yellow bandana tail fell from the hair tie.
Finally, there was..him?
The other him wore an orange cloak with a rounded half square pattern on the rim of the entire cloak. His usual stickers were gone, instead there was the Hamato symbol as a sticker on the middle left of his plastron, the yang sticker on the top right, and an orange cat face and the bottom right. But what was most bizarre and notable, was the head of wild raven hair tied in a messy top bun with a streak of orange, a few bangs allowed loose to frame his face.
“Warren Stone!” Future Donnie shouted, “By order of the Pan-Galatic Alliance, you are under arrest for breaking the foundations of the universe!”
“Ha! You’ll never catch me!” Warren pressed the cloaking ring and turned into Momo from Avatar the last air bender before flying away.
Mikey took the next moment to point at his other self to ask, “Ohmigosh is that ACTUAL hair!?”
The other him instantly began posing with said hair.
“When you get these locks remember to use Yokai shampoo and conditioner it’s way better for-”
“Mikey! Focus!” Raph called back.
The chain between Mikey and Venus suddenly set fire. Mikey screamed while Venus took off her clothes to put the fire out. Meanwhile the older turtles went after Warren.
Once Venus successfully put out the fire Mikey stopped panicking and sighed in relief.
“Thank good-” He stopped when spotting her very turtlely body. “YORE A TORTLE!?”
‘Actually I’m a Teetle, very different’
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Mikey opened his eyes, everything from before vanishing with his single action. He looked around and found himself on the floor. Just across from him was Venus, still with her clothes on, sleeping while leaning against the opposite wall.
“What a weird dream” Mikey mumbled to himself as he rubbed his eye.
“Michelangelo…” A sudden new voice drew Mikey’s eyes to beside him. There, he could see a large tortoise staring at him.
“Your species is near-threatened and you could be the last of your kind when you’re an adult”
“Wait, what!?”
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April fools >:)
Extra! Enjoy some Incorrect Quotes
Mikey: It kind of feels like you’re prioritizing survival over our friendship.
Venus: Because I barely know you?
Mikey: Fine, message received.
Mikey: I love hearing Venus shouting at someone else. It makes such a nice change.
Venus: If we’re in trouble, just throw Mikey at the problem and hope for the best.
Mikey: I think this might be a bad idea...
Venus: Don't start thinking on me now!
Mikey: Don’t trust everything you see on the internet.
Venus: Pfft. What possible nonsense could come from the internet? Oh. Did you know that the Earth is actually flat?
Mikey: *Takes away Venus’s phone* Yeah, that's enough for you.