Mundubbera Valley follow the stream.

Raph's snigger is a more open laugh when Lee and Erica head off, and Raphie has to wait until they get back to see the tattoo idea!

And Raphie's response to this is absolutely priceless. Yes, that is his phone being put away, he got that.

And Raph scoots a little closer to BigM, mostly shell to Raphie just to sort of help block what the big guy is doing!

"Mikey claims this sort of stuff is in the details." And the final product is looking really awesome!

As long as the large kanji doesn't actually say Chicken Soup for the Soul or something in Raphie's dimension...

Well, they'll probably have time to draw it again at some point if it does.

BigM laughs as Raphie makes faces in their direction. The guy was clearly in a great mood about his brothers health and that was fun to see and just enjoying it so not trying to do more than peek over Raph's shell - " I half agree - its about the content, the details just enhance that. he grins and bumps Raphie back away from Raph's shell in a light way, playfully not entirely locking him out just making peeking harder.


Grunt!


Raphie does reach and slip Randal back into his arms, the little guy was almost done with his nap and beginning to rub his eyes, Raphie grins and smoochies the little face a few times laughing at the scrunching up. " And we all know Mikes are a little weird." he teases.



Pffft BigM blows the raspberry but is amused and gives Raph back the cloth to hide for now and with hads free rolls up the packed up food bags and gear tossing it back into the cart.

Maybe Raph had missed context. Because what BigM said sounded right too. The magic was in the details? The... Whatever. He doesn't care. The tattoo looks awesome!

And he does have to chuckle at Raphie's comment about Mikes. He doesn't disagree! But he is also sort of on BigM's side at the moment. Still keeping from Raphie from seeing the art too soon!

Raph glanced back at Randal who seemed to be waking. The little guy would probably help distract Raphie from the tattoo art until Lee and Erica get back! And awww, grumpy little Gus is adorable.

The art is carefully rolled up, and tucked away safely in his pocket. Then he starts helping gather up items for their trip.

Erica soared back to them, and just for funsies when she breaks most of the wind and rush and momentum of her fall she lets herself crash into BigM and Raph lightly, oh so much the dramatic " ooooh so very sorry! Oh daaaarn on of my worst landings ever!" but giggling at the way BigM bursts into laughter.


" hah! I wish everyone greeted each other like that!" helping himself and Raph and Erica back to their feet very amused!



Raphie was certainly chuckling watching them and rubbing a little shell as awake Randal blinks at them all, and smiles.


" I saw Lee he is not far off from returning." she giggles and helps pick up items she might have scattered everywhere helping move them to the cart and smiling back at the little boy... daaaaaw one day she would have one of them!

After making sure Chompy was still okay and secure during the 'crash' Raph swats at Erica playfully. He knows it was a game, and Chompy didn't even seem to notice!

And he shakes his head at BigM.

"You are definitely a Mikey." It's not quite a compliment, but it's not exactly derogatory either. Somewhere in between, a brotherly sarcasm. And BigM will probably take it as a compliment.

And a bit of a grin at Lee being on his way back.

"Good, I'm ready to get going." Because Raph has never been a huge fan of this whole planning stage thing. He prefers the actually doing something stage! And even though traveling isn't a ton of fun either, it's better than sitting here!

Chompy was safe as houses where he was snuggled in and indeed until his dad checked on him he hadn't noted a thing - but then is little tail wagged and he is slowly waking up too!


and like Randal by the time they are settled back into the cart would be ready for play!


But for now just happier to nuzzle and snuggle in!


Erica giggles at the swat ducking it and playfully hopping along with the lot of them as they return to the cart, packs and ready to head out!


BigM poking his tongue out at Raph just as Lee arrives back among them gathering the last few bits off the ground and just appearing in the middle of the cart beside a grumbling but no longer pounting Raphie, placing down the few small things he gathered and pulling Randal close to snuggle him. " hello lil guy - sleep alright? hey Chompy." beaming and reaching over to rub little Chompy's head. " alright last pee break?" he grins.


Erica shakes her head, " I'm good."


" then cover your eyes and we'll pee over the side... or not - I don't mind you looking." BigM laughs and waggled eyeridges annnnd tail teasingly.


Raphie gives him a swat and laughs but nods, and points at Raph and Lee, " theeeeeeeen you guys show me the tatt." and as Erica settled at the back of the cart and Lee got the beasts aimed and heading away into the dark he finds a spot at the edge and well indeed pees!


Lee will help Randal do the same first beside Raphie before taking care of his need too. " maaaaaaaaaaaaaybe." a glance at Raph to see if they should give in hahaha.

Awww... Chompy... snuggly babies are the best! And Raph is eating up the moment! And snuggly still waking Randal is adorable too, but Raph lets his dads snuggle him.

He chuckled at Raphie. He considered messing with his counterpart a bit more, but really, the guy has suffered enough.

During the pee break he is absolutely competing with BigM and Raphie! Over the edge, best distance! Because well, Yes, Rapgh does have to make it a competition!

"Gotta do better than that, Man!" And well, the bigger turtles probably can. Raph will still taunt!

BigM laughs and lets it all hang out and " loooooook no hands!" grinning! actually aiming for nearer the cart so that yeeeeep even with a larger size than the Raphie's lining up to join him they sprayed further -


simply being impressive he was sure by the no hands thing!


Raphie laughs and bumps against Raph and BigM to find a spot and pee too.


Lee rolls his eyes and helps Randal stand first, hand on his shell and right on the edge because little boys don't really aim they just sort of shoot then dribble. " do we really have to have a ... co - ooompetition about this?" he asks amused and sort of resigned to it when Raphie nods out an ooooh yeah and BigM grins showing just how much no hands control he had, even not erect he could control his aim very well and where he pointed.


Lee eyes Raph to see what he says about that, his tail hanging but holding on as Randal sort of sags in a happy way as he peeeeeeeeeeeeeeees freely.

Raph barked a laugh at BigM, and well, no hands as well, holds Chompy to pee over the edge too!  

Chuckling as Raphie bulls his way in too and joins in. And little Randal is being adorable.

Half a snort when Lee stutters like that!

"You just know you're gonna looooooossse." Taunt! Come on, big bro! Join in!

Two Raphs and a Mike, and you really think there's not going to be a literal pissing contest?

Oh Raphie could see that taunt worked! Lee kept the sort of amused and exasperated smile on his face and held onto Randal until the little boo was done. Then he slowly.


Slowly helped Randal use a clothe and some water to wash his hands after the pee, also used it to wipe off Chompy's cute little paws.


And once BigM took the offered red boy Lee moved to the edge of the cart, seemed to think on it and then hands on hips dropped tail then cock emerged slowly and he thinks again and lets loose, looking like he was now concentrating super hard and hips wriggling almost ridiculously.


Okay ridiculously!



But managing to pee write 'Lee was here'.


BigM was sniggering. Raphie face palm but laughing, Erica peeked and fell back giggling.

Once Chompy's little feeties are clean, Raph tucks him back up on his shoulder and scratches that adorable, little head!

And a grin as Lee takes the bait! He'd been pretty sure his brother would! And HA! It worked!

And one raised eye ridge as Lee wiggles about.

"Man, there is definitely something wrong with you."

But there's a snigger in his voice. He actually has a bit of an idea what Lee is doing. And a snort when Lee's finished! Followed quickly by, "Showoff."

It's grumbled, but it's that mostly fake amused grumble that Raphs pull off so very well. But also?

That DEFINITELY was not the farthest!

Erica moves to look over the cart edge and with the most serious face she could manage, " BigM wins on sheer volume, Raph the furthest. Raphie as far as I could tell the highest and Lee more creative." in the bossy royal tone she has been practicing leaving no room for argument.


If one wasn't paying close attention to the edge of laughter in her tone.


Just...


hehehe a literal pissing contest right here!


Lee grins at her, and at Raph, " that skill is all in the wriggle dude." in his best cocky tone, but making an effort to look somewhat serious and bow for Erica, " thank you for you assessment, sounds fair." he adds chuckling at the giggling Randal and over there happy nuzzling against Raph, Chompy.


BigM laughs bumping Erica lightly, " yoooou enjoyed the penis puppetry show?"


To which Raphie grunts and tries to decide for a moment as Erica does a good and funny impression of sticking her nose in the air in response to that and wonders if he should cover Randal's ear holes...


nah - but if Randal says penis some time he is soooo hoping it's around Leo and at an inappropriate time hahaha


Erica mocks her 'storm off' but its all play, oh she had enjoyed the show immensely - if mostly for the amusement, and some for the competitiveness and a wee bit for the moment of perving. And she gets their beasts moving. two lean critters, that maaaaybe resemble moose one behind the other, fine coasts with strips of white half way up the knees and huge antler racks that made it necessary for them to be staggered as they couldn't run side by side like that. pulling their cart at a long stride almost clumsy looking pace stride where two of the four legs on one side swung forward and then the other pair. but it was their good long lasting pace.

Raph is chuckling as Erica declares the winners of the various categories. He couldn't disagree with any of her assessments.

Nah, don't cover earholes. What else is Randal supposed to call it? Raph is very much a fan of calling a book a book, and a penis a penis. Why call it something weird and cutesy?

"She's taken, Man. Remember?" Though it's amused, and he doesn't actually think a Mikey is going to spend a whole lot of time worry about things like that.

Raph is all grins as the moose things start pulling the cart! They are off and moving! Starting on their way to actually do something! He is definitely more action guy than stand-around-and-plan guy! And while this isn't exactly exciting, they're off and moving! And that's something.

He settles down into the cart with Chompy. In a bit, he'll probably hop out and run alongside, but for now, he's content to just ride for a bit.

BigM laughs, " ooooh but I am a Mikey too - maybe he would be cool with sharing?" allllllllllllll tease - though batting eyelids at Raphie's direction because it is his brother! " what do you thiiink - would he share?"


Raphie sniggers and shakes his head, " thaaaat I don't know, I'd say noooo out of brother indignation but then again Mike can be ... like most of you... a little random so whooooo knows really? But telling him this incident miiight see us all subjected to Mike penis puppetry." he points out warningly -


the ladies might appreciate that, the partners or almost partners of said ladies might not...


Amusing also yuck to imagine.


Lee laughs and shrugs as Erica further pretends to ignore BigM. " either way save that for when we get to see them, and we do that by being ready to see them too... come on lets get some exercise in!" cause really thats what ninjas do1 And he snuggles Randal before carefully putting him down to play. Time for babies to play and ninjas to exercise.


BigM predictably mock grumbles about this idea.

"Dude..." Raph had similarly been ready to say there was no way anyone would be okay with that! Buuuuut... Mikeys could be weird like that. Raphie definitely has a point.

It changes to a snigger at the penis puppetry comment, mostly because yeah... he's pretty sure that would be how it goes down with his own Mikey. Though he's pretty sure his own Mikey is a little more Mikey than usual.

There is grumbling when Lee drags them off to exercise. It's really more on principle than anything else. Simply a need to grumble about anything Lee suggests. Raph is actually game for a good workout. Though his endurance isn't quiiiite back after spending a week drugged and dragged. It's getting better by the day, and a good workout is definitely needed!

He nuzzles Chompy and settles him on the floor of the cart with Randal. He gives Randal a little rub to the head then hops out to join in whatever Lee has in mind.

Randal makes soft churry but protesty sounds as his dads both follow Raph with light touches and he hops on the spot for a moment with demandy chirrups of a three year old looking for attention -


Then a yip as his little buddy, still wagging his own tail from his dad's affection and his uncles and now gave his fellow Raphling a friendly nibble on the toe - and thus diverting his friend from trying to con his dads or uncles back into the cart and starting a little game of chase around and over and under Erica.


And on top of her - but she doesn't mind their game and piles herself around the cart in a lazy way to offer plenty of climbing on her back or crawling under her wind or the slip of the tail to play on and around her -


BigM had beeen nawwwing as he flips off the cart and begins the jog at the little red boy wanting them to stay. But... he was curious and as Lee sets them at a easy pace for warm up with some stretches of the arms he asks, " I thiiiink now I want to hear that story of the tribunal Raphie - especially if you wanna see your tatt still... and first - just how much fun are my fellow Mikeys?" grinning cause they all sound absolutely wild!


" daaaaaaammit why do yous torture me?.... just a peeeeak? at a corner?... and you sure yous wanna hear that loooong story? and my Mike is a knucklehead, he'll come through in a pinch but is definitely the very wild unconventional pranky ninja." he explains with some weedling and well he wouldn't mind telling the tribunal story but some parts where still so unreal and a little saddening... but he will tell. Stretching out as Lee had started and BigM and copied, thoroughly beating back the impulse to return to the cart at Randal's urging thanks to Chompy. Little fire turtle was awesome! and he trusted Erica would put the kids in their place if they got too rough playing as they were, especially fresh from napping!

Naaawww... poor, little tot didn't want his dads to go! Aw, and Raph couldn't really blame the little guy! He wanted to scoop the kid up in a snuggle as much as Raphie did! Though he can't help but chuckle when the little boy is distracted by Chompy!

HA! Chompy definitely found an effective way to get Randal's attention. And it did seem that the toddler wasn't bothered by the nip, so Raph considered it normal turtle-y play and didn't scold for the bite. He figured that Erica was right there if things started getting too rough. She could at least give the rest of them a heads up to come deal with it. She definitely seemed to be enjoying the time with the kids, and they seemed content to scramble all over her!

"Can't show you in the middle of a workout!" Raph laughed at Raphie's begging to see the tattoo again! Actually, he almost felt bad for keeping the guy in suspense this long!

Almost!

"Hey, Man. Long workout is the perfect time for a long story."

And he's joined in, following Lee's lead much more easily than the grumbling a moment ago would suggest.

BigM and Lee laugh with Raph as Raphie makes a loud frustrated noise -


" Fiiiiiine - man you guys are huge teaaases... try not to ask too many questions!... mostly cause it is a loooong story and gets reaally crazy at times... but also cause if ya interrupt too much I am a fool who will forget where I am up to and restart..." he warns but he is grinning a bit and then starts to tell the story explain very briefly that the story starts off the back of a different adventure and that Don had been sick during that one. But he didn't wanna tell that story for now so doesn't explain more just that he was better and their enjoying just hanging on a rooftop -


Cause Donnie had become annoyed at the babying that admittedly they had been giving him thanks to being unwell and needed to just get out and about, so they did heading out topside to get a bit of running and finding a rooftop to just goof around on, enjoying a bit of down time after a hard fight and finding a new place to make a lair and all the work they had been putting into that. Their hang out time being interrupted and themselves startled by movements in the shadows. As the teens look around, the four Mokusai-no-Bushi appear, wielding double tonfa and looking ready to fight -


BigM almost ran into the cart when Raphie describes a battle with these wooden foes and Leo landing a killing blow... that didn't kill the opponent and instead the mystical critter merely pulled the sword free, healed and gave it back, and Lee messed up a flip when he talks about the battle up until they are knocked out - well he was knocked out he doesn't know much after that until waking next!


Erica is listening interestedly and is indeed thoroughly enjoying being the play gym for the little ones.

Good! A story will help keep Raph's mind off of how long it's been since he actually did a workout this long! He's doing fine, but after awhile, he will probably be feeling the downtime!

There's a bit of a frown as Raphie refuses to tell whatever the story before the Ninja Tribunal had been. Raph knows himself, and a story that is apparently closely related that Raph would refuse to tell? Well, that would have to be a doozy. And he assumes the same of his counterpart. He won't pry, but will assume it was bad.

He managed to trip over his own feet when Raphie got to the point of the story where the enemy things were returning any lost weapons! What sort of enemy would do that?

Raph juuuust managed not to land on his face! It's not pretty, but he did manage to at least avoid an actual faceplant.

Hahahaha BigM laughs at Raph - and almost stumbles himself - entirely missing the fact that it was perhaps Lee's times stamp on a stick in their way making the rest of it flick upwards and almost trip the large Mikey, but trusting the guys weight and general step would see him mostly clear without damage, but definitely pull up the giggles because of the stumbles going on.


He was setting an easy pace.


There was no need to push it right now for anyone them, a way to warm up first like hops, stretches, moments of high stepping to work more a quad or lunging to work calves. Stretch and move those muscles, listening and the slight moment of revenge went mostly unnoticed by the BigM.


Little boy laughter from the cart was also a wonderful motivation to keep running. Erica was listening - the tilt of her head their way, though her focus was on the little ones climbing on her and using her tail and wing to sort of slid down, giggling when they got to the bottom and sort of tumbled into each other.


Awwwwwwwwwwww Raphie uses his " I knoooow right?!" to nawwww at the babies, and now moves onto describing their inevitable defeat by the wood monsters, and blacking out - describing waking to find themselves and four humans and then their weapons... and meeting the ninja tribunal for the first time. And the first time they irritated and annoyed and confused the heck out of them, and announced they were now acolytes.

Raph sniggers as BigM gets a bit of payback. Though he isn't sure that it was Lee that caused it. He might sort or suspect, but he isn't sure.

The light warm up felt good. It was nice to be really moving again. Sure, they'd had a couple little opportunities, but Raph is definitely ready for a bit of exercise. And the pace and movements Lee is choosing are pretty much exactly what he needs right now. He's not horribly off, but could use a little help to get back to 100%.

And the little guys in the cart! Dawwwwwww!

He's not admitting how perfectly this bit of exercise actually suits his needs!

Listening to Raphie's tale, Raph has a sort of confused expression.

"Whoa, whoa, wait. Just so I got this straight. They kidnapped you and a bunch of people, then tried to make you fight each other? And when that didn't work they wanted you to work for them? Seriously? The nerve. That is some messed up shit right there, man."

Oops, maybe Randal didn't hear that...

" That's right! And you won't believe what they made us do then!" Raphie is rather enjoying sharing and having someone as indignant as he felt about the whole situation! And well his audience is fun! And he is moving along in the story to describe the first task the acolytes had and that was hiking with heavy packs to the top of the mountains where a monastery stood.


BigM makes a totally disgusted face at that! "what chdeeeap skates that really would have suuu-"


Halfway through that complaint when Randal, arms around a Chompy and having just slid down Erica's wing so Lee was seriously hoping the little boy had not heard that!!


"Sh iiiiiiit shiiiiit!!" Randal hollers happily, in his arms Chompy makes a hissing sound that is cloooose!


Lee face palms and trips himself!


Hahahah BigM laughs with Raphie!


" that, yes that! What shiiit! And then we find out the boat just... Elevators up to the top!!" right on with the story and on the side to the other two grinning at Raph, "we'll tell my Leo Lee taught Randal that!"


Lee glares as he catches up!

"Why do stories like this always gotta have a mountain?" It's obnoxiously cliché! Why do monasteries and gurus or whatever always gotta be on top of a mountain?!

Raph doesn't really expect an answer to that question. It's really just sort of general complaining more than anything else.

Raph is the only one that actually maintains a straight face when Randal repeats the naughty word. Though inside he is definitely sniggering! And had Chompy almost said it too?! Daaaawwwww... He almost missed Lee's faceplant!

He wonders if he probably shouldn't think his tiny son saying bad words is adorable. But it is! And NAWWWW!!! Chompy spoke?! Sort of! Sure, it's a curse, but that was sort of speech!

Nope, can't handle that. Raph hurries up to the cart and scoops up little Chompy! Snuggling and nuzzling him!

"Dawww... Who's my big boy, all grown and trying to talk. You are! Oh, yes, you are! My big boy saying big words!"

Okay, maybe not the most appropriate first word, but it was a word! Raph is stoked! Even if this little display does draw another face palming out of Lee!

Chomnpy happy squeakies and well his vocal cords and mouth is not really shaped for words but he is trying to get his tongue to make the moves to makes words anyways and nuzzling at DadRaph waving his feet and tail about happily almooooost saying Daadaaaaaaa! - there is a definite attempt to pronounce a d with his tongue and a aaaaaaaaa sound after which cuts through Raphie's current rant.


" I knoooooooooooow like whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! just whhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyy a mountain?! not that it wasn't a beautiful place, but seriously was it too much to ask to not have the anime, ninja movie style mountain top monastry?! why not a beautiful beach?!" he is in total agreement and maybe still a bit bitter about being made to hike the mountain when those creepy Tribunal ninjas got to elevator up in style in the boat! " at least then could have suuu - awwwwwwww he's trying to talk!" eeeeeeeeeeee! so cute!


Lee indeed has face palmed and fallen behind a bit so racing to catch up as Randal - jealous and squeaking out some chirpies opens his wings like he has any idea how to use them, but does look at Erica - she smiles gently at him and nuzzles him " gooo - your fathers will catch you I promise - or I will." she shifts to hands and knees her wings drawn in but positioned such she can topple out and catch the little boy - there was not enough room for her to open wings and attempt to fly from there but a fall and catch and tumble if needed isn't the worst crashign to the ground she has ever done before.


Randal nods and thinks a bit more on it, nods to himself again and clumsily flaps those spindly muscled but pretty colored red wings. Flapped and waggled his butt gathering his young courage to take the leap!


Awwwwwww Raphie hehehes and runs after to be in position to catch the little red son and so he could continue his story about their first lessons with the tribunal, of Master Splinter and The Ancient One trackign them down, of Leo mysteriously not getting a weapon fromt he forge but being the first to reach his dragon avatar, and Donnie finding his chi first in the library.


Lee grins a bit over at Raph as BigM hahaahs.


[color#FF4500]" sounds like a place my Donatello would love to be in."[/color]


" was just thinnking the same thing about DonnieBoy." He would love that library." And still a bit grumpy about swear words being copied but - who could stay so when Randal waggles his butt again and takes a leap! launching himself off the cart - Lee is there but Raphie is closer and lets the little guy flap a few times, badly but he manages! and then catches him and still running with him is snuggling him! " You go Chompy! and woooo Randal!" a squeeeee in his tone!

"Yeah man. A beach! Just once. Would it be that hard?" And a grunt when the Tribunal went rising past on the floating ship elevator. How typical.

Raphie is absolutely enamored by the little fire turtle attempting to talk! And he outright squeals when Chompy sort of says Dada!! He even dances a bit of a circle on the spot with the little guy snuggled close.

"That's right, Chompy! Dada! And Oh, are you just the smartest, most wonderful little guy!" He had always sort of assumed that Chompy would never speak. He wasn't really designed in a way that could do so. Raph loved the little fire turtle anyway. He had been content with that.

So this... this was incredible! And Raph is nearly a goop as he snuggles his little son!

"Can you say it again?" Raph snuggles the little guy again, then tucks him up on his shoulder so that he can keep up with the group. Chompy is probably pretty familiar with riding there, and can partially tuck under Raph's shell.

He is finally sort of coming out of the cooing over Chompy's words when Randal starts trying to fly!

"Yeah, Randal!" Oh, these little guys were so amazing!

And he's listening to the story again, and can't help but comment once more.

"Because of course a Donnie would find their chi in a library..." It's sort of muttered, and sort of amused. Yeah, pretty sure his Donnie would love that too. He's nodding along with Lee's assessment.

Chompy is pleased with himself to no end right now! and all sorts of paw and tail wagging! - immediatedly trying out the word Dada again - even if he was only close and it sounded more like a " thaaaa thaaaaa!" with delight! snuggling into his! spot here on Dada's shoulder where he wont fall out, tucked in and nuzzling, and beaming proud of his attempts.


And so was Randal as Lee closed in and he and Raphie manage an awkward but close just to nuzzle with them! and his little wings beat at them! happily!


bigM grinning, " Donnie's just come alive in nerdy places - cause nerds." in the most happily loving way and affectionately sort of way and then waves his hands, " and figures a Leo would get the avatar thing a going and be an awesome dragon first - buuuuut come on tell more! and I bet your Leo was sooo dragonishm, sooo spiritually inclined he didn't need a dragons fang weapon - because he is one." oh yeah.


Raphie gives him the side eye for that... then hummmms and snuggles Randal then hands him to Lee to snuggle for a moment. " actually... would not be surprised if you are right about that and this is why..."' and he gets into the rest of the story - about the lessons and training -


Lee churrs, for the moment worries about profanity falling from innnocent mouths all forgotten. Enthralled in the story!


Erica giggles watching them. Such proud daddies!

SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!! "Awww... Chompy...!" Raph is absolutely over the moon right now with Chompy's close enough attempts at Dada! Absolutely thrilled! And as he runs, every so often, he'll nuzzle the little guy, tucked in safe on his shoulder.

"And Mikeys fall asleep in them." Okay, maybe that's an assumption based on what his Mikey would do. And perhaps DonnieBoy had sort of encouraged the behavior. Sort of a Pavlovian thing. Too many big words make Mikey sleep.

Raph had been about to join in BigM's sort of tease about Leo, when he noticed Raphie's expression.

"No. What? Seriously?" He had been pretty sure that BigM meant it as a joke! But... damn... He is definitely enthralled by the story Raphie is telling!

Raph eyes Lee as he cuddles little Randal. Does his own Leonardo have that sort of abilities?

Naaaah... No way. Lee's too much of a dork!

Right...?

Raphie grins and shrugs, " it really bothered Leo at the time and well none of the rest of us could understand it ourselves and though now I think on it Mike was always mostly the don't worry about it sort so maybe he sensed something too. BigM does sound right though why would he need a dragon tooth weapon if he is a dragon himself? a dragon in turtle clothing." amused by this but really it was Leo's ability to avatar up that would pull theirs out too.


Lee caught the look and in the moment of giving a happily giggling Randal back to Raphie he shakes his head at Raph's look at him, " I think I am all turtle in turtles clothing for sure." aside his wolfish avatar and the healing chi.... but not a dragon.


BigM mmmmmms and eyes Lee - but then nudges Raphie as a happy as a pimple on a pumpkin Chompy makes happy singing sounds as he nuzzles DadaRaph and sing songs his delight at making his dad so happy! " come on what next!" and he was not quite ready for a break yet this is a gentle pace after all they could stick to it for hours yet!


Raphie chuckles and hugging a chirping Randal who pats his shoulder as if also asking for him to continue! - so he does! describing their failures and successes and learnign they had ran into the tribunal as kids, a little older but not much so then their own sons. Then the story of their Yoshi Splinterson who considered himself their grandfather - huh Raphie wondered how long Ratpa will be able to put off telling Yoshi about the new generation.

Raph is definitely still listening to Raphie's story, even if he is perhaps more than a little distracted by Chompy's happy singing! And Randal being adorable too.

There's a bit of a hunh sort of sound at Raphie sort of agreeing with BigM that maybe Leo was his own fang of the dragon.

"Is there a Mikey out there that isn't a 'don't worry about it' type you suppose?" Just sort of a general question for the group. It did seem to be something of a shared trait with at least all the Mikeys that Raph has met. His own, this one here, and the pudgy one they had met that other time had all been that way. And from what Raph has said, it sounds like his Mike shares that too.

Raphie's still doing alright. especially with the distraction of Raphie's story and the relatively slow pace for them. This is the perfect sort of way to get him really moving again after far too long high and being pulled around in the mud and filth by camelbirds.

"You guys ran into them as kids?! Think there's a Ninja Tribunal group thing in our world?" Raph asked, though he wasn't really expecting an answer. He couldn't imagine how anyone in his group of travelers could possibly have an answer to that question. Though maybe they'll find out someday.

That question gave them all pause. Erica tilts her head grinning and listening wondering at the answer.


Raphie sort of shruuuugs as their trotting along, " I am going to put that question to the Mikey we have at the moment - so BigM is there a fellow Mikey of yours out there somewhere that is not the skater bro type?" he wonders and nods at Raph's question turning around to jog backward and use a different set of muscles and well it was sort of a bit of sightless training too having to rely on where he senses to avoid anything that might trip him up.


BigM rubs his chin in the most serious way he could manage! " I believe there may be ooooone Mikey out there somewhere who is perhaps a little more on the ... um thoughtful side? maybe... more likely there is an actual Leo out there whose a wisecracking dude." tease!


Lee gasps in indignation! " hooooooooow could you say such a thing? nooooo way dude!"


Chuckling and with cute kiddies Raphie does think about the other question and hazards a guess. " it's probably more than possible, and I hope yours never calls upon you guys... though at the same time might be cool?" he makes a maybe maybe sort of hand gesture and as their moving along he gives them all a little time to think on that before telling more of the story about eventually returning to New York and the shenanigans that followed that! Moving to a part of the story about actually saving their Karai.

Raph is listening to BigM's response to the question and laughs at the idea of a wisecracking Lee.

"You mean a Leonardo who can actually trash talk? Surely you jest." Because he knows his own Lee. And Lee cannot trash talk to save his life. He can't know that Leonardo, Leon and Leo are all fairly capable in that regard. That it's really only Lee who just doesn't have that in him.

Raph supposes that he is probably glad that they haven't been called upon by the Ninja Tribunal if their own world does have one. This sounds like it's a pretty big bad that their counterparts had to go up against.

And the Ninja Tribunal sounds like a bunch of jerks.

"From your tone, I take it you're not a fan of Karai." Sure, Raph hadn't exactly been eager to help her the whole time, but he did get why Lee had fought so hard for her. She was technically family, after all. Even if she had needed some convincing to believe that at times.

And okay, Raph had needed convincing at times too.

Lee pokes out his tongue at Raph and gives him a light shove, cause he knows Chompy is there singing away happily. He has handed back Randal to ride on Raphie's shoulders and that little guy is enjoying the ride and his little friend's singing! " hey I can mix it up... stir it around... just get all up in it with the best of them..." ending a little awkwardly and definitely proving that he absolutely had no skills in this -


making BigM laugh hard - " well I don't now my Leonardo can be dweeby at times but he did come up with Bubbalicious - I think this is definitely a Lee specialty." he winks at the Raphs and shrugs, " I think a Leo somewhere more like a Mike, laid back, take it as it comes and make up funny jibes on the spot."


Raphie sniggers at the huffing Lee is doing and tries to imagine such a Leo. " my Leo is pretty good at the trash talking, and scary when actually mad - so yep think its just you Lee... hehehe" blocking a mock swat, double checking Randal is fine - he is! - and then shrugging, " nah not her biggest fan. Never was. But to say I respect her skills as a ninja and she runs her fathers empire much better than he, moving away from criminal enterprise into being a sort of mercenary hiring group. Like the secret service and armies world wide hire groups of her ninjas to go with their own people. So she is far more respectable. and though she and Leo might have had some spark between them about three years ago its definitely more of a respectful wariness now. She tried and almost wiped our family out whilst Leo was away doing some healing and training. And it definitely killed whatever might have been. And as far as I know she has no relation to either Oruku Saki her adoptive father or Yoshi or Shen." soooort of teasing Lee again here with a bit of a side ways smirk.


But it's playful cause he and Lee could almost be brothers too and well Lee' and Raph's Karai is family, if only through adoption ties. Still.


BigM grins, " I am beginning to think Karai is a specific role for our foot clan that is filled by the most capable kunoichi, because I am pretty sure Raphael crushing the first one with the pink air that we met was killed or severely injured when he took out her humvee - and the next one was far more serious and we haven't seen her since the defeat with the portal and loss of Oroku Saki. Leonardo has his sights set on deposing the latest one, a pretty young woman and taking over the Foot Clan. What of your Karai - and you say it, he might give us rose wearing glasses story."


Making Lee grunt. but didn't argue because yes he probably would!


Erica giggles listening to them.

Raph raised an eyeridge as Lee started speaking. It only got higher as his brother continued.

"Uh huh... Nice hole you got there, Bro. Gonna keep digging?" Because Lee was convincing no one! Only making his position worse!

And Raph is actually shocked that the other Leonardos are capable of traah talk! What???

"You're serious?" Wow... interesting.

And Raph is actually listening to his counterpart's explanation of their Karai. And chuckles when he's expected to describe his own.

"If she weren't our father's daughter, so technically family, might have gone down similarly." Raph likes to think that Lee didn't give up on her because of family, rather than there being an attraction. And yes, Karai is taking the Foot in a better direction, just like Raphie's

"She's cool, a good kunoichi." Master, technically. But Raph won't say that. "Loyal, but likes looking for trouble, but will have your hide if you cross the line."

It was a long road getting Raph to truly trust Karai, but he's pretty much there now. Mostly.

" all the way to china!" proudly - thinking he got a win on that one!


And his face maybe made Randal burst into giggles and Chompy join in, the two probably didn't actually understand what was being said or the context but so perfectly timed that it definitely tickled BigM's funny bone and Raphie's!


even Erica was amused and sniggering.


Raphie catches his breath after a moment and thumps the frowny faced Lee's shoulder, " yeaaaaah I think this particular thing is all Lee's." thoroughly amused.


And listening as BigM did to the description of the Raph and Lee's Karai, wowing a little. " and yoooou have a relationship with her?" tease, actually didn't sound sooooo bad she sounded pretty dang cool. But yeah like his relationship with the wily Lee is a bit close to incest so to is his with his Karai. Not quite but almost.


" she had to know the truth whether it brought us closer as a family or not..." yeah that part had all been for Splinter and Karai, to know each other and at least have the opportunity to heal a bit. He shrugs a little at the teasing, " you guys are... hot." but a little blushie!


BigM sniggers. " I diiiiiiiiiiiiid suggest to my Leonardo to maybe marry the latest filler of the Karai postion to take over the Foot Clan but he blushed all sorts of funny colors and actually ran away from cleaning the dojo post practice - hahaha!"


Raphie snorts with laughter, a Leonardo ditching duties to avoid a maybe sort of uncomfortable topic.

Raph just stares at Lee for a moment. He's actually embarrassed on this brother's behalf for that one!

"Lee... Dude, just... no." He siiiiiighs and shakes his head then chuckles after a moment. That was terrible. He then looks up as BigM and Raphie confirm that their Leonardos are perfectly capable of trash talking!

"Now this I gotta see!"

And a bit of a snort as BigM calls out Lee on his relationship with Karai, and that being awfully close to incest!

"Apparently Lee's type is near-siblings."

Raph also snorted at BigM's Leonardo running away from a task to avoid an embarrassing moment! As he thought a bit about it though, his sniggers pause.

"Okay, I can see it." Yeah, they could probably embarrass Lee enough to make him slip away for a moment! And a glance to non-Lee traveling companions.

He will take that as a challenge! Maybe not right now, but definitely before they reach slave trade central!

She is wondering at the glance, a grin none the les and knew soon with these amusing surprising companions she will find out and probably be even more amused with the result!

BigM is laughing and claps, " that was pretty laaaaaame dude. And yeah I know right we was in the middle of talking possible take overs and all and we teased him about the possibility and Leonardo starts stuttering and muttering and then 'who wants to patrol - yes thats what we will do I am leader!' and zoooms away... I don't get it he's not shy about being a male escort and he has the highest paying clients." laughing and genuinely puzzled at that last bit of his story about his brother!


and grinning all the more widely in typical Mikey fashion at the idea of mischief-making at that shared glance from Raph to him and Raphie.

Lee pooooooooooooouts -


though it doesn't stop him from laughing a bit at the full story of Leonardo dashing out, he shrugs a little, " Aw come on that had to be cool.... but I think I got why that became uncomfortable if he's been purposefully being aloof from his clients.... ooops." he stumbled a little sideways into his brother - " sorry!" and entirely missing the not Lee glances that went on! And a sort of indignant " just almost siblings yep!"


Raphie just shrugs, but then again a Leonardo might have a better insight on a Leonardo thats for sure but he is enjoying the story of the Leonardo and amused by the way the big brother ditched the umcomfortable... blinking a bit when Lee stumbled. " evidently we almost siblings don't give you enough cardio?" teeeease but a second glance, more specific for Raph was his brother normally stumbly? -


but Raphie hasn't decided he needs to worry yet because it could just be a one off thing.

Raph just clapped Lee on the shoulder and shook his head.  No, not cool. Not at all.

And Raph is definitely getting a good laugh out of Leonardo's hasty escape! Oh yeah, definitely messing with Lee!

When Lee stumbled into him, Raph had been ready to return the shove!

Except that this had clearly been accidental.  Lee had actually stumbled, accidentally! Raph caught on just in time to help stabilize Lee instead of shoving him over.

"I'm the one who spent a week drugged, Man."

And he catches that glance from Raphie. Noooope. Lee is not typically this clumsy! DonnieBoy is the one who's all knees and elbows.

Eh, whatever. Probably a one off. Everyone is entitled to a bad day. Still... strange thing for Lee to do.

Erica saw the stumble and took it too mean the males and the babies would be back in here looking for food and drink soon, " I will make some lunch and drink if you finish the story you were telling." to Raphie chuckling and moving about to find some dried fruits and meats and cheese and crackers for them to munch and making sure the water skins were still half full at the very least and ready for them!

Lee grumbles, thanks to Raph back on course and shaking off the - whatever it was -


" must be catching it off you." he teases his brother back entirely shaking the moment off -



Though he catches Raphie's raised eye ridges. "don't look so worried it was a brief hunger or thirst dizzy spell." he tries to wave the worry look away.


Gesturing, " come one give us the thrilling end think we left off when yous helped your Karai?" he encourages and smiles at Erica he was hungry now he guessed and could do with food.

"Neeyah." Raph punched Lee lightly in the arm for that crack. Actually, as his smack talk goes, that one wasn't bad.

"Alright, alright, then get up in the cart and get something to eat so we can get the rest of this story, Man."

In fact, Raph absolutely bought what Lee was selling...

Until he actually thought about it. And a couple things were wrong.

Sure, it was time for a meal, yeah. But Lee falling because of thirst or hunger? Since when?!

Then there had been the successful trash talk thing...

Hmm... Raph isn't really particularly worried about this just yet. Just... there's just a vague, niggling feeling that maybe not all is as it seems.

Randal and Chompy missed the worried bits enjoying their rides, making faces at each other and right now? Leaning back!


And hanging onto Daddies shells and - singing!


Okay it's more of kiddie happy helping and humming and chirping.


But singing!

Erica chuckles at them all, "come on in guys food is sorted." a grin at the little ones, they were having a blast and she was enjoying it and the story that was sure to have a thrilling finish even if she only understood half of all that was described!

BigM swallowed that reasoning hook line and sinker. And with a whoop and a chuckling at the singing kiddoes - oh their so cute! - he rushes forward leaping into the cart, making it rattle and squeak, and Erica to a funny cat pose sort of impersonation in surprise! his and flicking tail tip and arched up back. " funny the lack of food and water makes Lee almost able to trash talk." sniggering about that.


Lee makes a face at him, he'd swatted back at Raph for those remarks but it's a lightish for them tap and in play and his small dizzy fit forgotten Lee leaps after BigM chuckling a bit and Erica but it's gentle and he leans out to catch any kids if the dads passed them, otherwise being Raphs they'll just tell him to get out of the way and he will shuffle back out of the way.


Raphie does... mostly buy the excuse... knows his own Leo though so keeps it stubbornly saved in his mind but decides right now they won't fuss about it. He does keep balanced and waves a hand for Lee to get out of his way before gently flipping into the cart and then lowering an eager belly rumbling ooooh so adorable singing boys! " on it! when we are all sitting I'll continue." and smiling at their eagerness.

"Yeah... funny..." It's very subtle, and his words are actually pretty quiet. Mostly muttered to himself. It's something a Leonardo would notice if he's on his game. Something a Raph might notice if he's not distracted. But a Mike would probably not notice. And really, once the words are out of his mouth, Raph doesn't give it any more thought.

Raph can't help but chuckle at the happy kiddies and their adorable singing. He rubs Chompy's shell. He waits for the others to get in the cart, and like Raphie, he waves Lee out of the way. Chompy is used to riding on Raph's shoulder, and it's no challenge for the little guy at this point! Chompy might struggle if Raph were to flip, but an easy jump into the cart, is no problem at all.'

Once in the art, Raph does settle pretty easily and starts going about getting Chompy settled and fed. Once the little fireturtle is eating, Raph will go about getting food for himself. But Chompy first.

Michelangelo was not the brightest bulb in a lightbulb box, or conversely, he could shine very brightly, and right now, jokes aside he diiiid cast the little blue clad turtle a slight curious wondering look. And then decides, much like Raphie has to make a note of it and watch for more but if he seems okay now miiight not be something to worry about.


He offers a little bit of his own food to Chompy - then Randal, just the best crunchy almost pork crackling bit of the food -


Raphie once in and beside Lee, manages to hide a nuzzle to the guy's shoulder and neck at the moment he lightly shifts Randal into his lap, a deep breath in, as far as he could tell, and maybe it was unnecessary a sLee seems fine now, but there wasn't... anything alarming to him in the scent, smelled the usual tea white sagey sort of scent Lee always had.


Erica smiles at them all, she makes sure those having little ones in their laps had extra on their large leaf plates to eat and share.


Raphie waits until he's hand a few mouthfuls and picks up the story of his brothers and his own trying to first beat demon Shredder, and how in the end saving Karai, their Karai would be a small advantage they needed in the end.

Raph shifted a little so Chompy could more easily reach any offerings from BigM. And the meal, simple as it was was pretty good. And Chompy certainly seemed happy with the offerings.

The only reason that Raph caught onto what his counterpart was doing, was because if Raphie hadn't checked Lee's scent, Raph would have when the opportunity presented itself. He doesn't notice anything off, but he's not as close as Raphie is at the moment, and he's pretty sure he can trust his counterpart on this.

Raph does actually say a "Thanks," to Erica getting food together, and making sure there was plenty for Chompy on Raph's plate.

There is no mistaking that Raph is pretty well enthralled by the story. And he's sort of amused that Lee's not the only one who's gone putting together an army!

"That's kinda creepy that she's connected to a demon."

Ralphie nods right back to enthused in his story telling between bites, and more so because for now Lee's scent didn't hint at anything too drastic for now and he was sort of relieved.


Not very relieved!


" I know! but aparantely any one who assumes the mantle of Shredder in our universe becomes connected to that fiend... and it's a whole creepy sort of way to become a parent and pass down the family legacy but whatever works I suppose." a bit of a laugh at that and shiver, cause yep creeeeeepy! and he is shares that girn towards Randal, not exactly as he'd expected to become a parent but he nuzzles the little head and churrs for a moment, then a sip of water and a bite, chew chew and back to explaining the way they gathered their forces for the fight, and nodding at BigM's sort of breathless mutter of


" Must be a blue bandana wearing turtle trait, yours wants to rid Nexus of slavery by breaking it's trade, and make an army out of them, yours built ones of enemies and allies alike to face a demon monster, and mine wants to take over an entire underworld empire."


" I know... they are all a little crazy... um anyways -" he's getting to a climax where things are going to heck really - working up towards it appeared ... and felt...they had all died... and maybe in a way they had, brought back by their grandfather through the amulets. And having become dragons in turtle skins literally!


Erica managed a grin at Raphie's thanks about the food, she was on the edge of her seat as the others were about this story!

Raph is definitely making a face at the whole demon parent connection thing. That's definitely a squidgy one! Even if it does seem that it worked out in this other group's favor this time!

As Raphie tells his story, Raph is sort if alternating between offering Chompy bits and eating his own meal. And it's pretty decent. And he's gotten used to meals far better than algae and worms.

There's a bit of a snort at Raphie calling blues crazy.

"You say that, but then picked one for a mate. What's that day about you?" Amused, teasing. Sort if poking at Raphie and Lee both!

But the syory is getting good! And Raph is enthralled!