A ROTTMNT Fanfiction Half Heart💓 Hero Soulheart

Sparing Partner

Reika was sound asleep in her bean bag chair, nuzzled deeply and curled tightly in the softness of the cloth. She can hear her sisters playing and Leo using the skateboard ramp. She didn't even hear them 'cause she was too sleepy. A loud crash caused her to wake up.

"Did that come from the tank garage?" Mikey wondered.

"No, no, no, no, there is definitely nothing wrong with my tank, because it for sure doesn't backfire for no reason sometimes," Donnie replied.

"It probably came from the garage," Reika guessed, getting up.

They are sure that Raph wasn't with them so they guessed that he might be in the garage where he is practicing. Reika and the others went to the garage door and listened. Reika cringed when she heard the 'crunch' and 'squish' of 'lifeless blood covered, dummies.' To her siblings, they think Raph is trashing the place.

"Whoo hoo! That's the stuff."

"Raph, is that you?" Mikey called out to his older brother.

"No! I mean, yes. Why would I speak and then it not be me? One sec."

Another crash. Reika puts her ear over the door and wonders if he is doing something dumb. She stepped away when Raph opened up the garage inches away below their feet. To her, he seemed to be having fun.

"Hey, It's my brothers and my friends. What brings you to the lair?" Raph asked them. The turtles had no interest in answering the question and they looked inside the garage.

"What was all that noise?" Leo asked his older brother.

"What noise?"

"The banging and stuff," Manako answered. She looked at the blue mat underneath the tank and a few practicing dummies.

"Was that just you setting up our next sparring session?" Leo asked.

"Sure, yeah. It was that and nothing else," said Raph.

"Sweet. I could go for a game of capture the bandana," Mikey chirped.

Tomoka raised an eyebrow before she turned to Donnie. "Catch the bandana? What's that mean?"

"Usual rules. First to grab a bandana other than his own color is the winner," Donnie stated before he faced Raph.

"Like a game of cat and mouse!" Manako chirped, happily.

Raph chuckled nervously as he sheepishly smiled and rubbed the back of his neck. "I am really in the mood of the game."

"Then why'd you set it up?" Leo asked, cautiously.

Shira looked around the garage and tapped her finger on a dummy. "I can see you have a lot of dummies there."

"Oh, that's right. I am in the mood."

Donnie was confused. "Dude, what is with you?"

Mikey pops over and uses an air horn. "Donnie vs Raph, go!"

"Taste my bandana fury."

The softshell started to attack Raph by poking him with his bo staff. The alligator mutant turtle falls onto the ground dramatically while Reika kinda knew something was up. "Whoa. Donnie, you are so strong."

"A quadruple treat my friend," Donnie replied, pleased. "Strong, funny, amusing and hilarious."

"Kinda look like Raph took a dive," Leo said, holding a cup of green tea.

"Please, Leo, you forgot Einstein's Law of Brains over brawn," Donnie scoffed.

Raph got back up to his feet. "Right, that. Uh, okay, good game then."