TMNT One Shots

ROTMNT- Turtle Tots: The Open Door

One-shot summary: Donnie always preferred his space, but that never stopped his brothers from invading it. It always annoyed the heck out of him, and he assumed this time would be no different with Mikey...
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For Donnie, the day had started out normal; with him in his lair, burning time away on some tinkering per usual. It was normal for him to spend a lot of time cooped up in his lab, avoiding most social interaction like the tiny introvert that he was.

Earlier that day he'd found some peculiar objects in the trash heap he was frequent to visit, as well as some batteries someone had discarded. The batteries were dead- he'd confirmed after trying them on the TV remote- but he believed he could find a way to recharge them.

Despite being barely over 7, the little boy genius had the brain of an academic scholar, or at least the makings of one. Science and engineering was something that came natural to him, though he had no clue why. Each of his brothers had a special quirk, and this was his, no matter how "nerdy" it was (quote Leo).

Donatello was using a pair of makeshift pliers- which he'd constructed out of the handles of a pair of broken scissors, as well as carved wood- to twist two wires together. After doing so successfully, he carefully put down the assembled cross-wires, picked up his coffee mug, and took a sip of the dirty liquid.

Any adult would've reprimand him for drinking something like coffee at such a young age, but Donnatello got away with it. Even after his Dad had caught him with it once, he'd managed to get away with it. He wasn't sure if it was because his dad didn't care, or that he had thought it was dirt water. Either way, it meant the young genius could caffeinate in peace.

At least... most of the time-

"Donnie?"

The purple clad turtle caught the soft sound of someone calling his name, turning in his swivel chair to track its origin. He squinted as his eyes caught the drastic change in lighting of the world outside his lab. He'd forgotten he'd left the door open, which was a horrible mistake to make.

In a home with brothers like his, an open door was pretty much an invitation to waltz in as one pleased. On the other occasions he'd mistakenly left the door open, Leo was always an inevitable visitor, as well as Raph and on occasion: Mikey, if he was in a wandering mood (he always was).

Donatello hated the invasion of space, and hated even more the insistence of his brothers to touch everything they made eye contact with. It was an unneeded stress trip that he never enjoyed.

Though, despite how much he hated it, he still found himself forgetting to close the door on occasion, only to regret it over and over.

Now, the door was open again, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh as he looked to see who was barging in this time. Much to his surprise, however, the circular doorway was empty, no sign of any of his 3 brothers.

Donnie scanned the area with a raised eyebrow, utterly confused. He swore he'd heard his name, or was he just hearing things?...

After searching the dimly lit surrounding of his lair, he came out unsatisfied at finding no one. With a frown, the turtle slowly turned back around in his chair toward his desk. Except, when he expected to find only wires and various parts, he also found his smallest brother, sitting on his desk as if he'd been there the whole time.

Donnie jumped violently with a yelp, not expecting his younger brother's sudden apparation. The goggles hovering atop his head fell down over his eyes with the jostle, startling him even further. After also nearly falling out his chair, the purple clad turtle finally began to gather his bearings, sending a glare at his younger brother.