Family is Forever

Anatawa Hitorijanai

Aria's POV:

Leo: "How could you do that? How could you just drive away and leave them there?"

Raph: "It's what Dad told us to do! If we'd stayed, we would've gotten crushed by Shredder. As long as there are Hamato, there is a chance."

Mikey: "A chance to do what?"

Raph: "I don't know. I didn't get to ask him that. Don't worry. I'm the big brother. The one who is the biggest. It's on me to figure out how to stop the Shredder."

Donnie: "How? We've got no weapons, no no lair, no sensei."

Mikey: "And no Gram-Gram."

Todd: "I know what'll turn those frowns upside-down. Lemon-"

Leo: "Do not say lemonade."

Todd: "Ok."

Raph: *sighs* "All right, I got this. All we need is a plan. One simple plan. That'll save Dad, save Draxum, stop Shredder, find April, and prevent the destruction of all humanity."

Mikey: *rolls eyes* "Yeah, that should be easy."

Raph: *sighs* "Ok. I need some place where I can concentrate, a sanctuary free of all distractions to focus on the dire task at hand."

So, Todd takes us to his puppy rescue in the forest.

Todd: "Welcome to the puppiest place on Earth."

The turtles & I are sitting at a picnic table, Raph trying to concentrate on his thoughts despite being covered in puppies.

Mikey: "Raph's thinking really hard. I'm worried he's gonna hurt himself."

Raph: *clears throat* "I can hear you."

Leo: "Oh, maybe we should try what Gram-Gram did, and unlock our...What did she call it?"

Raph & I: "The Hamato Ninpo."

Raph: "That's it! Our family's ancient ninja art that allows you to harness some crazy mystic energy."

Donnie: "But we need weapons for that, he said correctly, and his family & girlfriend all agreed."

Raph: "Weapons. Let's do those."

Todd: "I can make you some in my forge."

But instead of making real weapons, he makes us gardening tools.

Mikey: "Todd, these are gardening tools."

Todd: "Exactly! Historically speaking, the ninjas of ancient Japan used gardening tools as their first weapons, but of course you guys knew that right? You're ninjas."

Regardless, we try using them for the Hamato Ninpo.

Raph: "Let's see what these babies can do."

But instead of fighting, we used the gardening tools for their modern-day purpose.

Raph: "Nothing I'm doing is working!"

Raph punches the scarecrow angrily as April approaches us on her bike.

April: "Guys! Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys!"

April's bike comes to a stop as she approaches a crack in the ground, but then she glows a bright green as she makes a ninja move and rolls through the air over our heads.