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Chapter 26
So he bought a little time for his dad to come to his sense, but now Donatello had bigger fish to fry, much bigger. Donatello took a deep breath as he finished zipping up his jacket and straightening his favorite purple scarf around his neck. He then looked at his backpack as it flew to him. It was now almost effortless for him to use his powers. He made his way past his parents, not that they were paying attention to him. Michael on the other hand had noticed him.
“Hey, toothless, where are you going?”
“Out.” Michael didn’t bother him anymore. Donatello continued heading towards the door with a calm seriousness that was becoming of a ninja.
“Hey toothless! Have a carrot!” Michael brought a carrot from his TV dinner and used his spoon to catapult it towards the young boy’s head.
Donatello turned around and the carrot froze just before hitting him. Michael’s eyes widened in shock. Then the carrot flipped around and zoomed back to its owner, and into the boy’s open mouth.
Donatello made his way over to Oroku Saki’s house. The night was windy and dark, perfect for a haunting. Having power isn’t nearly as important as what you choose to do with it, and what Donatello had in mind, was nothing short of heroic.
Donatello made his way towards the house and noticed two of the rooms had lights on, the upstairs light where the room for the Hamato children had been, and one in the downstairs that was just a few dim lights and the fireplace. In the downstairs, The Shredder was busy stuffing his face with chocolates while sharpening his claws.
Donatello shuddered. He took a deep breath and started climbing up the side of the old garden shed, which happened to align with the room where he saw Karai, or Hamato Miwa as he now knew her to be, was reading. He smirked. Tonight he was going to not only cause trouble for Oroku Saki, he was also going to reclaim the Hamato clan’s most prized treasures, and that included the daughter of Hamato Yoshi. He sat himself carefully on the shed so as not to be blown off. The first thing to do was to move the picture of Teng Shen out of the way so he could get a clear view of Miwa and the other treasures.
Miwa looked up from her book with shock as she heard the portrait moving, as well as saw it. “Mother?” If she had had the same ability as Michelangelo, she would have seen her mother waiting by the window, eagerly awaiting to help Donatello with his tricks should he need it.
Donatello was doing this all on his own so far. The first thing to do was to move Captain Ryan, as he wanted to test how much power he needed against the wind, and the other three were live creatures. Miwa watched as the action figure of her twin lifted up into the air and floated towards the window. Donatello smirked as he realized that he had caught the young lady’s attention. The window opened and then closed behind the toy. Donatello was glad that he had chosen the toy first, on account that it flew into the tree nearby! Miwa opened the window and watched in amazement as the toy flew from the tree over to Donatello with his gentle coaxing, as though it was alive! Donatello grabbed the toy out of thin air and gently placed it into his bag before smiling back to his oldest friend.
Miwa laughed as she ran to stuff her backpack full of things, including her own doll, Lissy Doll, that her mother had given her. She then grabbed Klunk and placed him close to the window so whatever Donatello was doing would be slightly easier for him. He nodded his appreciation as his powers enveloped the cat and brought the orange tabby to him. The cat purred as it reached the boy, recognizing him as a friend of his humans. Donatello was about to try and bring Spike over when Miwa grabbed the tortoise and jumped out the window, bounced off the tree, and landed right next to the boy she considered her adoptive brother.
“I hope you weren’t planning on leaving me behind, because I want to go back to my real family!” Miwa smiled as she hugged the boy.
“Like I would do that to you, Miwa. Now, can you hang onto Spike and Klunk? I’ve got a few more things to do.” The purple clad ninja smiled mischievously.
“Oh boy, hehe, this I can’t wait to see. Who got on your bad side this time, and will it be as good as that time in the restaurant or no?”
“Even better, and it’s gonna be Master Oroku. By the way, thanks for not freaking out about my powers.”
“Eh, my brother Raphael turns his anger into strength, and my brother Leonardo can literally talk to me when we want to without being in the same area.”
“Heh, and Mikey can talk to your mom.”
“Really?”
“Yep, I believe him at least. Now, let’s cause trouble.” The two jumped down gently from the shed with the grace of ninjas. Donatello’s purple scarf unknowingly slipped off and was stuck on a branch that had clung to the shed though. When the two were down on the ground with the animals and toys, Donatello led Miwa over to where the two of them could get a good view of Oroku Saki. He was throwing javelins at the wall and then retrieving them. “Watch this.” Donatello nodded his head, and instantly a set of six chocolates flew up out of Teng Shen’s chocolate box. Both he, and Miwa grinned at this. The chocolates flew over to the window they were at. The window opened and then closed again as soon as the sweets were outside and in the children’s hands.
“Oh man, that is so cool.” She whispered as they ducked back down, for the shutting of the window had made a noise. The two were grateful that Oroku didn’t look down when he investigated and just thought that something had hit the window in the wind.
Oroku put the javelin away and started sipping at his tea. “That’s nothing, watch this. Mr. Superstitious is about to get the haunting of a lifetime.”
The two chuckled as Donatello made the clock chime 9. Oroku looked at it puzzled and attempted to sit down, only for Donatello to move the chair back and Oroku fall to the floor. As Oroku climbed into the chair, thinking it was just an accident that made him miss the seat, Donatello changed time again. This time for 10 at night. Oroku started losing his temper with the darn thing, figuring it was broken. He grabbed the clock and shook it.
Donatello smirked as he looked up towards the powerlines that connected to the house. He shook them with his mind as the tortoise and cat looked with interest as well. The lights in the house flickered, startling the metallic warrior. The windows opened all around the room, making paper fly everywhere. “Leave me alone!” The Shredder shouted with fear in his voice as he unleashed his claws.
Donatello wasn’t done yet though. He grinned as his mind picked up the picture of the Shredder from the mantle and threw it into the fire. Miwa smiled as she commented, “Finally in its proper place. What next?”
“Time to return something else to its proper place.”
Oroku was crying out with fear as the picture went up in green flames. He wandered out of the children’s line of sight for a moment to investigate some thumping caused by the shotputs falling down the stairs. He looked up and nearly shrieked at what he saw next. “Teng Shen!” The portrait of Teng Shen indeed was flying down the balcony from the room it had been staying in, and flew just barely over head of the madman. It hit the chandelier by accident as it spun to hang in its proper place above the mantle. This was when Teng Shen’s spirit decided to join in on the fun. She inhabited the picture and made her eyes glare at Oroku with confident eyes, not that the children knew she was doing this. Donatello had made the clock turn time once more as it struck the most feared hour of all, Midnight! The Witching Hour! Oroku started to flee while the children ran off to finish the escape/rescue.
Unbeknownst to them, Oroku stopped being scared when a certain purple scarf got caught on his car. He knew this scarf! With someone to blame, and hit, he was no longer afraid and went back inside with the purple fabric in hand. ‘That boy is dead meat.’
Chapter 27
“So now what, Donnie?” Miwa asked once the two were sure they were safe enough away from the house.
Donatello smirked. “I’ll bring you to this place I used to hide at when I was little. I found it by accident, and it looks like no one ever uses it.” The two made their way over to an old train station near the school that Donatello went to. “That’s the school where your father teaches, and where Oroku Saki terrorizes students.”
“He does?”
“Let me guess, he doesn’t abuse you?”
“No… I think it’s cuz I remind him of my mother. I’m told I look and act like her.”
Donatello nodded. “While I never knew your mom, I did see the picture, and I can say that you do indeed look like her, Miwa.” Donatello smirked. “But if you act like your mom, then so do your brothers, heh.”
Miwa smiled. “Thanks. He’s going to figure it out though. That I’m missing, and that someone pulled off all that. He might not know it’s you, but he’ll still have an idea.”
“Oh, he’ll know it was me.” Donatello scowled as he realized something. “My scarf is gone.” He looked in the distance towards the house. “He’ll no doubt have found it.”
“He’ll kill you.” Miwa’s eyes widened with fear.
“No… he’ll try to though.” Donatello sighed as he handed the girl one of the chocolates. “Here, I’ll give the rest to the others.”
“Take one yourself, you grabbed an extra.”
“Thanks.” Donatello smirked as the two unwrapped their chocolates. “I’ll be fine though. After school, I’ll bring the others over here so they can pick you and the animals up.”
“Actually, I have a plan.”
“Oh?”
“You aren’t the only one who can think of these things.” The two made their way over to the school. “Which room does Raphael have his first class in?” Donatello laughed and opened the window with his mind. “Sweet, let’s go, Spike!”
The two made their way up with their ninja skills and into the room. They then placed the tortoise container in Raphael’s cubby space. “Raph’s gonna so freak out when he gets here tomorrow.”
“Alright, how about Leo? We can leave Captain Ryan in his cubby too.” Donatello nodded and the two made their way to Leonardo’s classroom. They placed the captain in the cubby, making him salute. “Alright, now what about Klunk?”
“Since Mikey’s in my room, I don’t think it’d be best for him to wait in the room with us. Master Oroku, or as we call him, The Shredder, will be coming to try and pummel me tomorrow.”
“Jeez, you know this and you still…”
“I do have a plan.”
“Gonna let me in on it?”
“Nah, but I will need some help on some facts.”
“Like what?” The two climbed out of the school after agreeing to leave Klunk in a secret compartment in the classroom.
“What did your mom call Master Oroku?”
Miwa closed her eyes as they landed on the ground. “She… she called him Oroku, just like Father would. Oroku’s his first name, but some people think it’s his last name.”
“Huh, well that’s useful. What did he call her?”
“He called her Teng Shen. It was her full first name.”
“Alright, now what did she call your father?”
“You know you’re asking a lot of weird questions.”
“Trust me, they’ll be really useful for me tomorrow.”
“Alright, she called him her Artistic Ninja, and my brothers were her little artists.”
“What did she call you?”
“Her piece of harmony.”
“Huh, makes sense.” Donatello nodded. Donatello set up an area in the abandoned train station for the girl to sleep. “You didn’t happen to grab something for me to give to your father, did you?”
“As a matter of fact, I did.” She pulled out an old picture. It was of Master Yoshi and Teng Shen when they were dating. “I take it this is how you’re going to warn him?”
“Gotta give him something other than chocolate.” Donatello winked. Then he realized something. “You’re going to try and save me, aren’t you?”
“Yep.”
“Of course. Wait until after the first bell before you come into the room, or you’ll ruin our chance of scaring the Shredder away for good.”
“Hey, I’m a better ninja than him. They won’t know I’m there till you need me to be.” The two shook hands after Miwa handed over the photo. “Deal?”
“Deal. Goodnight, Hamato Miwa.”
“Goodnight, Donatello. I’m not calling you a Wormwood though.”
“Hehe, thanks. I don’t think they’re my real family anyway.”
“We’ll find out who is after the Shredder is dealt with.”
“Thanks.”
Chapter 28
Donatello grinned as he got off the bus that morning, just in time to catch the Hamato family. “Master Splinter, guys!” Donatello practically leaped off the bus as the four Hamato turned around to greet the excited purple ninja. “You guys will never believe what I happened last night!”
Splinter smirked as the child ran up to them. “What happened, my pupil?”
Donatello brought out four chocolates and handed them each one. It didn’t take a mind reader to realize these were from Teng Shen’s chocolate box. Donatello also handed his sensei a photograph. “A friend of mine helped me get this for you.” The boys looked over at the picture in their father’s hands with wide eyes.
“Donatello?” Yoshi was confused and concerned. Had his student disobeyed him? Where had he even found this picture? Surely it would have been destroyed by Oroku Saki, wouldn’t it?
Suddenly the familiar sound of a car that was about to die came up. Donatello turned to the other three boys. “Spike and Captain Ryan are waiting in your class rooms, Klunk is safe and hidden, as is my accomplice. Go on, hurry!” Leonardo and Raphael were shocked. They looked to each other, nodded, and then ran off to see if what the boy said was true before something worse happened. Splinter looked at the boy with shock as well as he shoved the picture into his pocket, along with his chocolate. Michelangelo would have been grinning if not for knowing how much danger his friend was in for pulling this off.
Oroku Saki walked casually out of the car, no yelling, no scolding, no nothing! He walked over to Hamato Yoshi, Hamato Michelangelo, and Donatello Wormwood as though nothing had happened last night, only confirming Donatello’s suspicions on being discovered. “I will be teaching your class today.” He said to Yoshi in the calmest voice Yoshi had heard from the man in a long time, meaning more trouble than he had ever dealt with. Oroku looked at Donatello, who was without his usual purple scarf, only further confirming his own theory as to who had been at the house that night. Oroku then walked away, calm as a cucumber.
In the time it took Yoshi to get very worried, Donatello was already ironing out some of the finer points in his plan.
Chapter 29
“He is really quite angry.” Yoshi muttered as he started to put away all the art supplies in the room. Michelangelo was reconfirming what Donatello had learned from Miwa last night, with the help of his mother’s ghost. “I’m sure he knows the animals are missing, as well as the toy.”
Michelangelo looked to his mother’s ghost who was casually sitting on the side of Yoshi’s desk while her husband was busy trying to make the room look like Oroku’s standards. She shook her head and smiled. “Do not worry, Donatello’s plan shall have my help on some parts. It’s going to be quite fun.” Teng Shen promised her son, who related the message to Donatello.
Donatello grimaced. “If she’s all for helping me, that will make it go a lot easier. Oh, and my friend, Karai, is gonna show up to help later on.”
“So we get to meet the infamous Karai?” Michelangelo smirked.
“Well… she actually hates that name, it’s not her real one.”
“What’s her real name then?”
Donatello grinned like Michelangelo when he was about to pull a prank. “Miwa.”
Michelangelo’s eyes widened. He looked to his father, who was too distracted to know what had been said. Then he looked to his mother, who simply nodded. “Dude… you really are up for scaring the living daylights out of Master Splinter, aren’t you?”
“Heh, nope, just the Shredder.”
Yoshi sat down, trying to think, after he had filled a pitcher with water for the Headmaster. “Maybe I can figure out a way to return the animals and toy while he’s still here at the school.” Then he shook his head. “Ack, no, I can’t leave the students that long…”
“Calm down, Master Yoshi. It’s going to be okay, I promise.” Donatello smiled as he made his way to his sensei’s desk.
“Donatello, you promised you wouldn’t step foot in that house again.” He reminded the boy.
Donatello’s smile got wider and cockier, showing the gap between his teeth. “I didn’t. I was on the roof of the garden shed. I used my powers… and a little help from a friend of mine.”
“Right, powers and friend who would be foolish enough to journey into the lion’s den to get these things…” Yoshi put his hands to his head, trying to think of a solution. “I need to think…”
Donatello sighed, smirked, and then used his powers to lift up the water jug next to his sensei. Michelangelo’s eyes widened as he looked from his best friend to his mother’s ghost. Teng Shen merely smiled as she walked over towards a window to show she wasn’t helping this time. Yoshi was so busy worrying that he just put a hand over the jug to lower it without thinking about the fact that it was even floating! Michelangelo and Donatello both stifled their laughter. Donatello made it float again to see if his sensei would notice this time.
This time, Hamato Yoshi noticed! He looked at the jug in front of him, and then back to his pupil. “Powers?” He whispered as Donatello nodded to confirm it. Yoshi waived a hand under it quickly to see if it was a trick, much to the amusement of the children.
“I think I got them down.” Donatello smiled. “Watch this.” He turned and pointed at the remaining art that needed to be put away. All the things that hid the colors and crafts came up or down as needed. “No more Mr. Nice Boy.” Donatello smirked.
Yoshi didn’t know what to think. Michelangelo suddenly felt a shiver. “He’s coming!” Yoshi grabbed the handle of the floating jug to make it not seem like it was floating.
The yelling of the headmaster only confirmed it. “Against the wall, all of you! Don’t make me wait!” The entire class ran in and over to the wall after putting their things in their cubbies. He then pulled in two more students, which surprised the three already in the room. He had pulled in Leonardo and Raphael!
“Headmaster, Leonardo and Raphael need to go back to their classes. They are no longer…”
“They will be in here. I have an important lesson that I think they need be a part of.” Oroku growled. “Water.” He grabbed the pitcher and glass and poured a cup full. “And hold the newt.” He was satisfied that there was no newt this time. “Thank you.” He took a sip. Then he glared at the last two children; Donatello and Michelangelo. “Join the ranks.” The two ran over to where the older Hamato children were. “I am here to teach you all a lesson.” Oroku pushed forward a large number of the desks in the room. They smashed with a loud crash on the other end of the room. Children gasped.
“We’re dead.” Raphael muttered.
“No, but Donatello might be.” Leonardo responded with equal silence.
“Nope. My man Don has a plan.” Michelangelo whispered optimistically. “Right, Donnie?”
“Patience on this, Mikey. I gotta wait for the right moment.” Donatello nodded.
The headmaster continued his rant though as he pushed the remainder of the desks in the same manner. He was ranting on about problems making character. “Form a line across the room, quickly! Don’t leave any spaces!” The children took only a few seconds to do as told. The Hamato children still standing protectively together. Donatello stood in between the Hamatos and April. “I suspect you’re wondering what I’m talking about?” Oroku was back to using his sickly sweet voice. “Yes.” The tone changed. “A child came to my house. I don’t know how, I don’t know when, I don’t know why…”
Yoshi tried to intervene before Donatello was caught, unknowing that the boy was already singled out, and both prey and predator already knew it. The question that was still unanswered at the moment though… was who was the prey… and who was the hunter?
Yoshi was quickly silenced with an extension of the claws, and the teacher resumed his seat, praying that whatever Donatello had planned would work. “I know a child came.” Yoshi looked to Donatello with fear, only to find Donatello not looking the least bit scared. “So, did you know that it was illegal to enter someone’s home without their permission?”
“Yes, Master Oroku” The class chorused.
Raphael, ever the rebellious, added in a “Sir” for good measure.
Oroku glared at him and then shouted, “Stand up straight, shoulders back, stomach in!” The he himself returned to his own vulture like posture. “Do any of you recognize this?” He pulled out Donatello’s signature purple scarf. The boy in question merely pushed his glasses back up his face and returned to position while other students were worried for him. They would never rat out another, not to the Shredder at least. “Let’s play a game shall we?” He started pacing towards Donatello. “Who was wearing a comfy purple scarf…” He tugged on it to show it off better, right in front of Donatello, who continued to stare ahead fearlessly. “… yesterday, and isn’t wearing one today? Can you answer me that?” He said in a disgustingly sweet voice before throwing it to the ground, stomping and spitting on it. “Who does this disgusting scarf belong to?” He growled. “I shall personally see to it that the demented, drooling, slime breathe, little Lilliputian who owns this disgusting scarf, will never see the light of day again.” He then glared at Donatello. “YOU!”
Donatello merely looked at the madman while keeping his peripheral sight on a shadowy figure who was waiting outside the door. Miwa was waiting for her moment. Much to her and the children’s surprise, Yoshi stepped forward to try and shield his pupil from harm. “Master Oroku, I was the one at your house yesterday. I know I… Ooh!” The shredder had grabbed their beloved sensei in a vice grip around his wrist and started turning it uncomfortably.
“I broke your arm once before, Yoshi, I can do it again!” Oroku threatened.
Yoshi looked to the fear on his pupils’ faces and then back at the headmaster. He pulled his hand away with the speed of a great ninja. “We are not children anymore, Oroku- Otouto*!” The children gasped as their teacher admitted to being the older brother of their headmaster!
“Shut your holes!” Oroku yelled at the children, surprised that Yoshi would dare to call him that still. He then grabbed Donatello and lifted the boy up by the throat. “You shall be put away in a place where not even the crows can land their droppings on you!” Donatello was struggling for air when something in the colors of black and yellow kicked the Shredder, making Donatello fall. “WHO DARES!” Shredder growled as he got up. The entire class, the Hamatos included, were shocked to see a girl as tall and old as Leonardo standing between the Shredder, and Donatello. “YOU!”
“I thought you were supposed to be an educator, Oroku. NOT a dictator.” Her honey brown eyes turn towards Donatello who picks himself up. “You okay, Don?”
“I’m fine.” He then looks at the chalkboard to start his plan.
“How dare you betray me! After all I’ve done for you!” Shredder growled as he started walking towards Miwa. Leonardo got out of line, much to the surprise of the children, and stood defensively in front of the girl.
“Don’t come any closer.” Leonardo growled.
“You little brats! I shall…!”
Michelangelo then noticed enough had been done on the board to distract the headmaster from his siblings and Donatello! “LOOK!” He pointed to the board.
Other students had finally noticed the floating chalk piece as well. Miwa looked to Donatello, who was looking at the board with a determined look. Leonardo and the others were just looking at the board as it started to write. The blinds started to flutter open and close as words formed on the board. Oroku stared at it with horror.
“O… Oroku,” The children started to chorus as though their lives depended on it, even the elder Hamato children. Yoshi just stepped back and glanced at Donatello, sure that this was his work and that he had gotten the information he needed from Michelangelo. “This is Teng Shen. Give my Artistic Ninja, my little artists, and my piece of Harmony their house back, and their money! Then get out of town, if you don’t I will get you! I will get you like you got me! That is a promise!” The chalk then underlined the word promise, and much to everyone’s surprise, including Donatello’s, the chalk was set on fire for a brief moment before the erasers started to attack the headmaster. Donatello and the others stepped away from the attacking erasers as they only went after the metal man, covering him with chalk dust as he screamed like a girl, telling them to back away.
The children were laughing, as was Hamato Yoshi as the giant tin man fell to the ground. Donatello then looked to the blinds, willing them to rise up so they could get more light in the room. No one knew what to do.
Finally, Raphael slowly walked forward, ever the one for danger, with Donatello and Leonardo right behind him. As they got closer to the sleeping metal giant, they were unaware of one of his eyes opening! Suddenly, the Shredder turned over and grabbed Raphael, lifting him above his head! “WHAA!” Raphael was startled and a bit scared.
“No, no, Oroku, please, do not throw him!” Yoshi was worried as Oroku made to throw his second son out the window like a javelin! Donatello was already on it though, he opened the window just before the boy could smash through it, and hoped that Michelangelo was right about Teng Shen wanting to help. He had never lifted a human before!
As Raphael flew through the air, screaming in fear, he felt something grab him and keep him in air. “Time to play Airplane, Raphael.” A soft voice whispered in his ears. Donatello felt like he didn’t need to control Raphael’s flight now and relaxed his powers while Teng Shen took over. Raphael flew around and even did a few loop-de-loops in midair, no longer screaming, but laughing like a child again, knowing that his mother was there to guide him, and wouldn’t let him fall. “Time to put your powers to good use, my son.” Raphael nodded as he felt himself be thrown back into an unfamiliar power’s clutches and rushed towards the Shredder, abandoning the pose of Peter Pan for that of Superman with his fists forward to hit the Shredder. He concentrated on all his anger for the metal man and he came in like a rocket! The Shredder noticed him coming back and tried to flee, only to be knocked onto the classroom’s globe!
The children were laughing, including Raphael, who had a bit of a rough landing. “Hehe, I wanna do that again!” Raphael laughed as he stood up and brushed himself off. Leonardo and Miwa ran over to him to check if he was fine. In the meantime, Master Splinter did a little turning signal to Donatello, suggesting an idea, since the evil headmaster was on the globe.
Donatello smiled and nodded as his powers turned the globe around and around, faster and faster! Eventually, the Shredder was thrown off, and like a dazed bull, stumbled towards the students until eventually one was cornered off from the rest of them; Michelangelo!
“MIKEY!” Miwa and Leonardo called out to their youngest brother in fear as the Shredder charged towards him!
“Mikey, get out of there!” Raphael shouted in fear.
“Time to play astronauts, Michelangelo. Hands up now.” A gentle voice whispered as Michelangelo saw his mother standing next to his father. Michelangelo obeyed the voice and he jumped with his hands in the air. Donatello used his own powers to make sure the boy was raised high enough to grab onto a pipe that was hanging above him. The Shredder crashed into the door, breaking it to pieces and falling down on the floor of the school’s hallway. “Good job, my son.” Teng Shen smiled while Michelangelo laughed. The children all gathered to look at him still hanging on. Donatello then had another idea and mentally pulled out the lunch boxes, making sure to throw some of the food at the headmaster to get the idea started.
As the Shredder started to get up from the ground, other students from other classes had started to gather in the hall to figure out what was going on. “It’s the Shredder!” Casey Jones said as he peeked out of his room. Then they saw the little kids room was pelting him with their food from their lunches!
“Wow!” Leatherhead smiled as he ran back into his own room to spread the word.
“Hey you guys, get a load o’ this!” Casey called as he reentered his room and grabbed his own bagged lunch!
The children were fighting back! They were taking down the Shredder with their food! Master Splinter’s class all ran out, save for the Hamatos and Donatello. Yoshi was still looking up at Michelangelo, worried because he was not tall enough to bring the boy down. Klunk sat silently, watching his boy from his hiding place in the cubbies.
Donatello looked at his friend and nodded. “You can let go now.” Michelangelo nodded as he felt his mother grab his waist to help Donatello’s powers lower him down.
“So cool!” Michelangelo smiled as he looked up at his mother, and then to his father and best friend. “I didn’t know I could jump that high!”
Donatello laughed. “Pretty neat trick, huh?” Then he looked at Miwa. “Thanks for the save, Miwa.”
“Hey, what are friends for, Donnie.” Miwa smiled. Yoshi looked from his sons and their friend, to his daughter with a soft smile. Miwa ran up and hugged him, glad to find he was alright, and that the Shredder had lied. “I missed you guys.”
“Yeah, yeah, we missed you too.” Raphael smirked while rolling his eyes. The other Hamatos looked at him and found him holding some lunch boxes. “We gonna get in on this, or we gonna let the others have all the fun?”
Michelangelo grabbed his lunch box. “To victory!” He shouted as he fist pumped and then ran off after the rest of his class.
The older children shrugged and then followed, “To victory!” They chorused as they ran out to pelt the Shredder with food as well.
Yoshi stayed in the room a little longer though. “Miwa is returned to us, and the Shredder will likely flee in their wake. This is truly an amazing day.”
“Indeed, my husband.” Yoshi turned towards the ghost of his wife with a sad smile on both their faces. “Take care of our children. I’ll be watching.” With that, she faded, and Yoshi simply nodded as a tear fell from his face. His wife was still watching over them.
Out in the hallway, the Shredder was trying to flee under the barrage of every student in Ninjitsu Hall! Stray weapons here and there had knocked off his helmet. There was food, water balloons, toilet paper, even Leatherhead had managed to shove a giant piece of chocolate cake into his mouth as he passed, a true victory and revenge for what he had done to him. The Shredder was chased all the way to his beaten up car with students and teachers alike helping in the assault! The Shredder then fled, never to darken another doorstep or be seen or heard from again! Donatello thought his day couldn’t get better… till April O’Neil decided to kiss him on the cheek that is.
*-Otouto was the honorific I was told to mean little brother, if it is incorrect, I do apologize. This means my teacher needs to check again Sorry for taking so long to post. Have fun with the ending!
Chapter 30
The following days after, went by quickly. Oroku Saki vanished and the Hamato family moved back into their old home. Of course, Donatello was a frequent visitor.
One of these days, Donatello was talking to his friends about something that he had learned in a book. “Did you know that a mouse’s heartrate is 650 a minute? It beats so fast it sounds like a hum!”
“Whoa, where’d ya learn that?” Michelangelo smiled. He was always being impressed by his best friend’s knowledge. Though Donatello had been moved into the higher level classes with Leonardo and Miwa, he still took sparring practice with Michelangelo and the other first years, just to be safe.
“From a book. I can show you where in the library someday if you’d like.”
“Sweet!”
Donatello then frowned as he heard the familiar engine of his father’s car. “Great…”
“What, they don’t trust us to walk you home?” Leonardo asked as he set Captain Ryan down next to his own books.
“No, I think this is the part where they want to run away because the cops finally caught onto them.” Donatello muttered.
“How can ya be sure?” Raphael asked as he turned away from Spike.
“They never come to get me.”
“True…”
The car door opened, and Zinnia, as Donatello predicted, was in a rush. “Hey, you! Hey, we’re leaving, come on, let’s go!” She grabbed Donatello’s wrist and started pulling as her other hand grabbed his backpack. “Come on, we’re leaving, now.”
“We’d be happy to walk him home.” Yoshi tried to reason, hoping to not rush the boy’s departure.
“Well nobody will be there, we’re moving to Guam.” Zinnia sneered as she started to drag the boy.
“Isn’t that a far off island?” Miwa asked with fear. ‘He’s not even theirs! I know he’s not! He’s…’
“Yeah.” Then Zinnia turned to Donatello. “Daddy’s not gonna be in the oil business anymore.” The sound of sirens getting closer.
“I don’t want to leave.” Donatello said as he freed himself from Zinnia’s grasp.
“But we’re going on a permanent vacation!” Zinnia tried to play it off as nothing bad.
“Yeah, and we gotta beat the speedboats salesmen to the airport!” Harry said as he left the car.
Donatello looked up to the sky, praying for patience and reasoning. ‘I told them they were cops, but no one listens to me!’ Donatello then turned to Zinnia. “I love it here, I love my school, my friends, it isn’t fair! Master Splinter, please don’t let them take me away!” He pleaded desperately for the first time in his life.
Splinter and the others didn’t like how the boy was being treated, but they were unsure of what to do! Harry grabbed one arm while Zinnia grabbed the other, both dragging the boy towards the car. “Get in the car, Domino.”
“Donatello!” The boy corrected with a scowl.
“Whatever.”
“I want to stay with Master Yoshi and my friends!”
“Well Mister Yoshi doesn’t want you!” Zinnia snapped at him. “Why would he want a whiny disobedient boy when he has four other mouths to feed already?”
“Because he’s a spectacular young boy and we love him here.” Yoshi said with conviction. His sons all nodded and agreed while Miwa had a hold on Donatello’s bo staff, ready to throw it to the boy, should the need arise.
Donatello then looked to the adults trying to take him away. “You guys don’t have any papers for me anyway!” They looked at the boy with surprise. When had he found this out? “Hamato Yoshi can claim me, and you guys could leave me here with no consequence!”
“I’ll be an only child again!” Michael called from the car.
Harry shook his head. “Shut up, I can’t think with all these sirens!” Then he looked to his wife. “What do you think?”
Zinnia looked at the boy. “To be honest, Donatello, I actually did kinda like you around… but I never understood you, not one little bit.” She whipped out a piece of paper and a picture. “This is the name of the guy who gave us to you, the date, and the picture of him. Find yourself a real home.” The two made their way over to car, leaving Donatello with the paper and picture in hand, and a very stunned expression. This was perhaps the first and only decent thing they did for Donatello, leaving him with all the clues he needed to find out who he was. “Ciao!” Zinnia called as they left the purple clad boy with his friends and their father. Donatello waved goodbye to them with a happy smile on his face for the first time ever in front of them.
Zinnia and Harry got away, and as bad as things had been, that’s how good they became. Donatello and the Hamatos looked on the paper and found that the Shredder had been the one to sell him to the Wormwood family. Yoshi compared the dates, and discovered, much to everyone’s surprise, that the young boy was indeed the long lost Hamato brother who had been gone for years. Donatello was overjoyed to find that he was Hamato Donatello and was related to his best friends. He could now have that sibling bond he always wanted with his actual siblings.
Master Splinter became the new head of the Foot clan, and headmaster of Ninjitsu Hall, which had to add an upper class school and college because no one wanted to leave! Donatello found, much to his great surprise, that life could be fun, and he decided to have as much of it as possible. After all, he was a very smart kid. The happiest part of the story is that Donatello and the rest of the Hamato family got what they had always wanted; a loving family. And the Hamato children never had to use their powers again… not unless they wanted to that is.
Donatello smiled as he used his powers to pull out his favorite book to read to his little brother. Michelangelo was sitting next to his mother’s ghost with a smile on both their faces as they listened to him read “Moby Dick”. They couldn’t ask for more…
“What, no pictures?”
The End

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Chapter 26
So he bought a little time for his dad to come to his sense, but now Donatello had bigger fish to fry, much bigger. Donatello took a deep breath as he finished zipping up his jacket and straightening his favorite purple scarf around his neck. He then looked at his backpack as it flew to him. It was now almost effortless for him to use his powers. He made his way past his parents, not that they were paying attention to him. Michael on the other hand had noticed him.
“Hey, toothless, where are you going?”
“Out.” Michael didn’t bother him anymore. Donatello continued heading towards the door with a calm seriousness that was becoming of a ninja.
“Hey toothless! Have a carrot!” Michael brought a carrot from his TV dinner and used his spoon to catapult it towards the young boy’s head.
Donatello turned around and the carrot froze just before hitting him. Michael’s eyes widened in shock. Then the carrot flipped around and zoomed back to its owner, and into the boy’s open mouth.
Donatello made his way over to Oroku Saki’s house. The night was windy and dark, perfect for a haunting. Having power isn’t nearly as important as what you choose to do with it, and what Donatello had in mind, was nothing short of heroic.
Donatello made his way towards the house and noticed two of the rooms had lights on, the upstairs light where the room for the Hamato children had been, and one in the downstairs that was just a few dim lights and the fireplace. In the downstairs, The Shredder was busy stuffing his face with chocolates while sharpening his claws.
Donatello shuddered. He took a deep breath and started climbing up the side of the old garden shed, which happened to align with the room where he saw Karai, or Hamato Miwa as he now knew her to be, was reading. He smirked. Tonight he was going to not only cause trouble for Oroku Saki, he was also going to reclaim the Hamato clan’s most prized treasures, and that included the daughter of Hamato Yoshi. He sat himself carefully on the shed so as not to be blown off. The first thing to do was to move the picture of Teng Shen out of the way so he could get a clear view of Miwa and the other treasures.
Miwa looked up from her book with shock as she heard the portrait moving, as well as saw it. “Mother?” If she had had the same ability as Michelangelo, she would have seen her mother waiting by the window, eagerly awaiting to help Donatello with his tricks should he need it.
Donatello was doing this all on his own so far. The first thing to do was to move Captain Ryan, as he wanted to test how much power he needed against the wind, and the other three were live creatures. Miwa watched as the action figure of her twin lifted up into the air and floated towards the window. Donatello smirked as he realized that he had caught the young lady’s attention. The window opened and then closed behind the toy. Donatello was glad that he had chosen the toy first, on account that it flew into the tree nearby! Miwa opened the window and watched in amazement as the toy flew from the tree over to Donatello with his gentle coaxing, as though it was alive! Donatello grabbed the toy out of thin air and gently placed it into his bag before smiling back to his oldest friend.
Miwa laughed as she ran to stuff her backpack full of things, including her own doll, Lissy Doll, that her mother had given her. She then grabbed Klunk and placed him close to the window so whatever Donatello was doing would be slightly easier for him. He nodded his appreciation as his powers enveloped the cat and brought the orange tabby to him. The cat purred as it reached the boy, recognizing him as a friend of his humans. Donatello was about to try and bring Spike over when Miwa grabbed the tortoise and jumped out the window, bounced off the tree, and landed right next to the boy she considered her adoptive brother.
“I hope you weren’t planning on leaving me behind, because I want to go back to my real family!” Miwa smiled as she hugged the boy.
“Like I would do that to you, Miwa. Now, can you hang onto Spike and Klunk? I’ve got a few more things to do.” The purple clad ninja smiled mischievously.
“Oh boy, hehe, this I can’t wait to see. Who got on your bad side this time, and will it be as good as that time in the restaurant or no?”
“Even better, and it’s gonna be Master Oroku. By the way, thanks for not freaking out about my powers.”
“Eh, my brother Raphael turns his anger into strength, and my brother Leonardo can literally talk to me when we want to without being in the same area.”
“Heh, and Mikey can talk to your mom.”
“Really?”
“Yep, I believe him at least. Now, let’s cause trouble.” The two jumped down gently from the shed with the grace of ninjas. Donatello’s purple scarf unknowingly slipped off and was stuck on a branch that had clung to the shed though. When the two were down on the ground with the animals and toys, Donatello led Miwa over to where the two of them could get a good view of Oroku Saki. He was throwing javelins at the wall and then retrieving them. “Watch this.” Donatello nodded his head, and instantly a set of six chocolates flew up out of Teng Shen’s chocolate box. Both he, and Miwa grinned at this. The chocolates flew over to the window they were at. The window opened and then closed again as soon as the sweets were outside and in the children’s hands.
“Oh man, that is so cool.” She whispered as they ducked back down, for the shutting of the window had made a noise. The two were grateful that Oroku didn’t look down when he investigated and just thought that something had hit the window in the wind.
Oroku put the javelin away and started sipping at his tea. “That’s nothing, watch this. Mr. Superstitious is about to get the haunting of a lifetime.”
The two chuckled as Donatello made the clock chime 9. Oroku looked at it puzzled and attempted to sit down, only for Donatello to move the chair back and Oroku fall to the floor. As Oroku climbed into the chair, thinking it was just an accident that made him miss the seat, Donatello changed time again. This time for 10 at night. Oroku started losing his temper with the darn thing, figuring it was broken. He grabbed the clock and shook it.
Donatello smirked as he looked up towards the powerlines that connected to the house. He shook them with his mind as the tortoise and cat looked with interest as well. The lights in the house flickered, startling the metallic warrior. The windows opened all around the room, making paper fly everywhere. “Leave me alone!” The Shredder shouted with fear in his voice as he unleashed his claws.
Donatello wasn’t done yet though. He grinned as his mind picked up the picture of the Shredder from the mantle and threw it into the fire. Miwa smiled as she commented, “Finally in its proper place. What next?”
“Time to return something else to its proper place.”
Oroku was crying out with fear as the picture went up in green flames. He wandered out of the children’s line of sight for a moment to investigate some thumping caused by the shotputs falling down the stairs. He looked up and nearly shrieked at what he saw next. “Teng Shen!” The portrait of Teng Shen indeed was flying down the balcony from the room it had been staying in, and flew just barely over head of the madman. It hit the chandelier by accident as it spun to hang in its proper place above the mantle. This was when Teng Shen’s spirit decided to join in on the fun. She inhabited the picture and made her eyes glare at Oroku with confident eyes, not that the children knew she was doing this. Donatello had made the clock turn time once more as it struck the most feared hour of all, Midnight! The Witching Hour! Oroku started to flee while the children ran off to finish the escape/rescue.
Unbeknownst to them, Oroku stopped being scared when a certain purple scarf got caught on his car. He knew this scarf! With someone to blame, and hit, he was no longer afraid and went back inside with the purple fabric in hand. ‘That boy is dead meat.’
Chapter 27
“So now what, Donnie?” Miwa asked once the two were sure they were safe enough away from the house.
Donatello smirked. “I’ll bring you to this place I used to hide at when I was little. I found it by accident, and it looks like no one ever uses it.” The two made their way over to an old train station near the school that Donatello went to. “That’s the school where your father teaches, and where Oroku Saki terrorizes students.”
“He does?”
“Let me guess, he doesn’t abuse you?”
“No… I think it’s cuz I remind him of my mother. I’m told I look and act like her.”
Donatello nodded. “While I never knew your mom, I did see the picture, and I can say that you do indeed look like her, Miwa.” Donatello smirked. “But if you act like your mom, then so do your brothers, heh.”
Miwa smiled. “Thanks. He’s going to figure it out though. That I’m missing, and that someone pulled off all that. He might not know it’s you, but he’ll still have an idea.”
“Oh, he’ll know it was me.” Donatello scowled as he realized something. “My scarf is gone.” He looked in the distance towards the house. “He’ll no doubt have found it.”
“He’ll kill you.” Miwa’s eyes widened with fear.
“No… he’ll try to though.” Donatello sighed as he handed the girl one of the chocolates. “Here, I’ll give the rest to the others.”
“Take one yourself, you grabbed an extra.”
“Thanks.” Donatello smirked as the two unwrapped their chocolates. “I’ll be fine though. After school, I’ll bring the others over here so they can pick you and the animals up.”
“Actually, I have a plan.”
“Oh?”
“You aren’t the only one who can think of these things.” The two made their way over to the school. “Which room does Raphael have his first class in?” Donatello laughed and opened the window with his mind. “Sweet, let’s go, Spike!”
The two made their way up with their ninja skills and into the room. They then placed the tortoise container in Raphael’s cubby space. “Raph’s gonna so freak out when he gets here tomorrow.”
“Alright, how about Leo? We can leave Captain Ryan in his cubby too.” Donatello nodded and the two made their way to Leonardo’s classroom. They placed the captain in the cubby, making him salute. “Alright, now what about Klunk?”
“Since Mikey’s in my room, I don’t think it’d be best for him to wait in the room with us. Master Oroku, or as we call him, The Shredder, will be coming to try and pummel me tomorrow.”
“Jeez, you know this and you still…”
“I do have a plan.”
“Gonna let me in on it?”
“Nah, but I will need some help on some facts.”
“Like what?” The two climbed out of the school after agreeing to leave Klunk in a secret compartment in the classroom.
“What did your mom call Master Oroku?”
Miwa closed her eyes as they landed on the ground. “She… she called him Oroku, just like Father would. Oroku’s his first name, but some people think it’s his last name.”
“Huh, well that’s useful. What did he call her?”
“He called her Teng Shen. It was her full first name.”
“Alright, now what did she call your father?”
“You know you’re asking a lot of weird questions.”
“Trust me, they’ll be really useful for me tomorrow.”
“Alright, she called him her Artistic Ninja, and my brothers were her little artists.”
“What did she call you?”
“Her piece of harmony.”
“Huh, makes sense.” Donatello nodded. Donatello set up an area in the abandoned train station for the girl to sleep. “You didn’t happen to grab something for me to give to your father, did you?”
“As a matter of fact, I did.” She pulled out an old picture. It was of Master Yoshi and Teng Shen when they were dating. “I take it this is how you’re going to warn him?”
“Gotta give him something other than chocolate.” Donatello winked. Then he realized something. “You’re going to try and save me, aren’t you?”
“Yep.”
“Of course. Wait until after the first bell before you come into the room, or you’ll ruin our chance of scaring the Shredder away for good.”
“Hey, I’m a better ninja than him. They won’t know I’m there till you need me to be.” The two shook hands after Miwa handed over the photo. “Deal?”
“Deal. Goodnight, Hamato Miwa.”
“Goodnight, Donatello. I’m not calling you a Wormwood though.”
“Hehe, thanks. I don’t think they’re my real family anyway.”
“We’ll find out who is after the Shredder is dealt with.”
“Thanks.”
Chapter 28
Donatello grinned as he got off the bus that morning, just in time to catch the Hamato family. “Master Splinter, guys!” Donatello practically leaped off the bus as the four Hamato turned around to greet the excited purple ninja. “You guys will never believe what I happened last night!”
Splinter smirked as the child ran up to them. “What happened, my pupil?”
Donatello brought out four chocolates and handed them each one. It didn’t take a mind reader to realize these were from Teng Shen’s chocolate box. Donatello also handed his sensei a photograph. “A friend of mine helped me get this for you.” The boys looked over at the picture in their father’s hands with wide eyes.
“Donatello?” Yoshi was confused and concerned. Had his student disobeyed him? Where had he even found this picture? Surely it would have been destroyed by Oroku Saki, wouldn’t it?
Suddenly the familiar sound of a car that was about to die came up. Donatello turned to the other three boys. “Spike and Captain Ryan are waiting in your class rooms, Klunk is safe and hidden, as is my accomplice. Go on, hurry!” Leonardo and Raphael were shocked. They looked to each other, nodded, and then ran off to see if what the boy said was true before something worse happened. Splinter looked at the boy with shock as well as he shoved the picture into his pocket, along with his chocolate. Michelangelo would have been grinning if not for knowing how much danger his friend was in for pulling this off.
Oroku Saki walked casually out of the car, no yelling, no scolding, no nothing! He walked over to Hamato Yoshi, Hamato Michelangelo, and Donatello Wormwood as though nothing had happened last night, only confirming Donatello’s suspicions on being discovered. “I will be teaching your class today.” He said to Yoshi in the calmest voice Yoshi had heard from the man in a long time, meaning more trouble than he had ever dealt with. Oroku looked at Donatello, who was without his usual purple scarf, only further confirming his own theory as to who had been at the house that night. Oroku then walked away, calm as a cucumber.
In the time it took Yoshi to get very worried, Donatello was already ironing out some of the finer points in his plan.
Chapter 29
“He is really quite angry.” Yoshi muttered as he started to put away all the art supplies in the room. Michelangelo was reconfirming what Donatello had learned from Miwa last night, with the help of his mother’s ghost. “I’m sure he knows the animals are missing, as well as the toy.”
Michelangelo looked to his mother’s ghost who was casually sitting on the side of Yoshi’s desk while her husband was busy trying to make the room look like Oroku’s standards. She shook her head and smiled. “Do not worry, Donatello’s plan shall have my help on some parts. It’s going to be quite fun.” Teng Shen promised her son, who related the message to Donatello.
Donatello grimaced. “If she’s all for helping me, that will make it go a lot easier. Oh, and my friend, Karai, is gonna show up to help later on.”
“So we get to meet the infamous Karai?” Michelangelo smirked.
“Well… she actually hates that name, it’s not her real one.”
“What’s her real name then?”
Donatello grinned like Michelangelo when he was about to pull a prank. “Miwa.”
Michelangelo’s eyes widened. He looked to his father, who was too distracted to know what had been said. Then he looked to his mother, who simply nodded. “Dude… you really are up for scaring the living daylights out of Master Splinter, aren’t you?”
“Heh, nope, just the Shredder.”
Yoshi sat down, trying to think, after he had filled a pitcher with water for the Headmaster. “Maybe I can figure out a way to return the animals and toy while he’s still here at the school.” Then he shook his head. “Ack, no, I can’t leave the students that long…”
“Calm down, Master Yoshi. It’s going to be okay, I promise.” Donatello smiled as he made his way to his sensei’s desk.
“Donatello, you promised you wouldn’t step foot in that house again.” He reminded the boy.
Donatello’s smile got wider and cockier, showing the gap between his teeth. “I didn’t. I was on the roof of the garden shed. I used my powers… and a little help from a friend of mine.”
“Right, powers and friend who would be foolish enough to journey into the lion’s den to get these things…” Yoshi put his hands to his head, trying to think of a solution. “I need to think…”
Donatello sighed, smirked, and then used his powers to lift up the water jug next to his sensei. Michelangelo’s eyes widened as he looked from his best friend to his mother’s ghost. Teng Shen merely smiled as she walked over towards a window to show she wasn’t helping this time. Yoshi was so busy worrying that he just put a hand over the jug to lower it without thinking about the fact that it was even floating! Michelangelo and Donatello both stifled their laughter. Donatello made it float again to see if his sensei would notice this time.
This time, Hamato Yoshi noticed! He looked at the jug in front of him, and then back to his pupil. “Powers?” He whispered as Donatello nodded to confirm it. Yoshi waived a hand under it quickly to see if it was a trick, much to the amusement of the children.
“I think I got them down.” Donatello smiled. “Watch this.” He turned and pointed at the remaining art that needed to be put away. All the things that hid the colors and crafts came up or down as needed. “No more Mr. Nice Boy.” Donatello smirked.
Yoshi didn’t know what to think. Michelangelo suddenly felt a shiver. “He’s coming!” Yoshi grabbed the handle of the floating jug to make it not seem like it was floating.
The yelling of the headmaster only confirmed it. “Against the wall, all of you! Don’t make me wait!” The entire class ran in and over to the wall after putting their things in their cubbies. He then pulled in two more students, which surprised the three already in the room. He had pulled in Leonardo and Raphael!
“Headmaster, Leonardo and Raphael need to go back to their classes. They are no longer…”
“They will be in here. I have an important lesson that I think they need be a part of.” Oroku growled. “Water.” He grabbed the pitcher and glass and poured a cup full. “And hold the newt.” He was satisfied that there was no newt this time. “Thank you.” He took a sip. Then he glared at the last two children; Donatello and Michelangelo. “Join the ranks.” The two ran over to where the older Hamato children were. “I am here to teach you all a lesson.” Oroku pushed forward a large number of the desks in the room. They smashed with a loud crash on the other end of the room. Children gasped.
“We’re dead.” Raphael muttered.
“No, but Donatello might be.” Leonardo responded with equal silence.
“Nope. My man Don has a plan.” Michelangelo whispered optimistically. “Right, Donnie?”
“Patience on this, Mikey. I gotta wait for the right moment.” Donatello nodded.
The headmaster continued his rant though as he pushed the remainder of the desks in the same manner. He was ranting on about problems making character. “Form a line across the room, quickly! Don’t leave any spaces!” The children took only a few seconds to do as told. The Hamato children still standing protectively together. Donatello stood in between the Hamatos and April. “I suspect you’re wondering what I’m talking about?” Oroku was back to using his sickly sweet voice. “Yes.” The tone changed. “A child came to my house. I don’t know how, I don’t know when, I don’t know why…”
Yoshi tried to intervene before Donatello was caught, unknowing that the boy was already singled out, and both prey and predator already knew it. The question that was still unanswered at the moment though… was who was the prey… and who was the hunter?
Yoshi was quickly silenced with an extension of the claws, and the teacher resumed his seat, praying that whatever Donatello had planned would work. “I know a child came.” Yoshi looked to Donatello with fear, only to find Donatello not looking the least bit scared. “So, did you know that it was illegal to enter someone’s home without their permission?”
“Yes, Master Oroku” The class chorused.
Raphael, ever the rebellious, added in a “Sir” for good measure.
Oroku glared at him and then shouted, “Stand up straight, shoulders back, stomach in!” The he himself returned to his own vulture like posture. “Do any of you recognize this?” He pulled out Donatello’s signature purple scarf. The boy in question merely pushed his glasses back up his face and returned to position while other students were worried for him. They would never rat out another, not to the Shredder at least. “Let’s play a game shall we?” He started pacing towards Donatello. “Who was wearing a comfy purple scarf…” He tugged on it to show it off better, right in front of Donatello, who continued to stare ahead fearlessly. “… yesterday, and isn’t wearing one today? Can you answer me that?” He said in a disgustingly sweet voice before throwing it to the ground, stomping and spitting on it. “Who does this disgusting scarf belong to?” He growled. “I shall personally see to it that the demented, drooling, slime breathe, little Lilliputian who owns this disgusting scarf, will never see the light of day again.” He then glared at Donatello. “YOU!”
Donatello merely looked at the madman while keeping his peripheral sight on a shadowy figure who was waiting outside the door. Miwa was waiting for her moment. Much to her and the children’s surprise, Yoshi stepped forward to try and shield his pupil from harm. “Master Oroku, I was the one at your house yesterday. I know I… Ooh!” The shredder had grabbed their beloved sensei in a vice grip around his wrist and started turning it uncomfortably.
“I broke your arm once before, Yoshi, I can do it again!” Oroku threatened.
Yoshi looked to the fear on his pupils’ faces and then back at the headmaster. He pulled his hand away with the speed of a great ninja. “We are not children anymore, Oroku- Otouto*!” The children gasped as their teacher admitted to being the older brother of their headmaster!
“Shut your holes!” Oroku yelled at the children, surprised that Yoshi would dare to call him that still. He then grabbed Donatello and lifted the boy up by the throat. “You shall be put away in a place where not even the crows can land their droppings on you!” Donatello was struggling for air when something in the colors of black and yellow kicked the Shredder, making Donatello fall. “WHO DARES!” Shredder growled as he got up. The entire class, the Hamatos included, were shocked to see a girl as tall and old as Leonardo standing between the Shredder, and Donatello. “YOU!”
“I thought you were supposed to be an educator, Oroku. NOT a dictator.” Her honey brown eyes turn towards Donatello who picks himself up. “You okay, Don?”
“I’m fine.” He then looks at the chalkboard to start his plan.
“How dare you betray me! After all I’ve done for you!” Shredder growled as he started walking towards Miwa. Leonardo got out of line, much to the surprise of the children, and stood defensively in front of the girl.
“Don’t come any closer.” Leonardo growled.
“You little brats! I shall…!”
Michelangelo then noticed enough had been done on the board to distract the headmaster from his siblings and Donatello! “LOOK!” He pointed to the board.
Other students had finally noticed the floating chalk piece as well. Miwa looked to Donatello, who was looking at the board with a determined look. Leonardo and the others were just looking at the board as it started to write. The blinds started to flutter open and close as words formed on the board. Oroku stared at it with horror.
“O… Oroku,” The children started to chorus as though their lives depended on it, even the elder Hamato children. Yoshi just stepped back and glanced at Donatello, sure that this was his work and that he had gotten the information he needed from Michelangelo. “This is Teng Shen. Give my Artistic Ninja, my little artists, and my piece of Harmony their house back, and their money! Then get out of town, if you don’t I will get you! I will get you like you got me! That is a promise!” The chalk then underlined the word promise, and much to everyone’s surprise, including Donatello’s, the chalk was set on fire for a brief moment before the erasers started to attack the headmaster. Donatello and the others stepped away from the attacking erasers as they only went after the metal man, covering him with chalk dust as he screamed like a girl, telling them to back away.
The children were laughing, as was Hamato Yoshi as the giant tin man fell to the ground. Donatello then looked to the blinds, willing them to rise up so they could get more light in the room. No one knew what to do.
Finally, Raphael slowly walked forward, ever the one for danger, with Donatello and Leonardo right behind him. As they got closer to the sleeping metal giant, they were unaware of one of his eyes opening! Suddenly, the Shredder turned over and grabbed Raphael, lifting him above his head! “WHAA!” Raphael was startled and a bit scared.
“No, no, Oroku, please, do not throw him!” Yoshi was worried as Oroku made to throw his second son out the window like a javelin! Donatello was already on it though, he opened the window just before the boy could smash through it, and hoped that Michelangelo was right about Teng Shen wanting to help. He had never lifted a human before!
As Raphael flew through the air, screaming in fear, he felt something grab him and keep him in air. “Time to play Airplane, Raphael.” A soft voice whispered in his ears. Donatello felt like he didn’t need to control Raphael’s flight now and relaxed his powers while Teng Shen took over. Raphael flew around and even did a few loop-de-loops in midair, no longer screaming, but laughing like a child again, knowing that his mother was there to guide him, and wouldn’t let him fall. “Time to put your powers to good use, my son.” Raphael nodded as he felt himself be thrown back into an unfamiliar power’s clutches and rushed towards the Shredder, abandoning the pose of Peter Pan for that of Superman with his fists forward to hit the Shredder. He concentrated on all his anger for the metal man and he came in like a rocket! The Shredder noticed him coming back and tried to flee, only to be knocked onto the classroom’s globe!
The children were laughing, including Raphael, who had a bit of a rough landing. “Hehe, I wanna do that again!” Raphael laughed as he stood up and brushed himself off. Leonardo and Miwa ran over to him to check if he was fine. In the meantime, Master Splinter did a little turning signal to Donatello, suggesting an idea, since the evil headmaster was on the globe.
Donatello smiled and nodded as his powers turned the globe around and around, faster and faster! Eventually, the Shredder was thrown off, and like a dazed bull, stumbled towards the students until eventually one was cornered off from the rest of them; Michelangelo!
“MIKEY!” Miwa and Leonardo called out to their youngest brother in fear as the Shredder charged towards him!
“Mikey, get out of there!” Raphael shouted in fear.
“Time to play astronauts, Michelangelo. Hands up now.” A gentle voice whispered as Michelangelo saw his mother standing next to his father. Michelangelo obeyed the voice and he jumped with his hands in the air. Donatello used his own powers to make sure the boy was raised high enough to grab onto a pipe that was hanging above him. The Shredder crashed into the door, breaking it to pieces and falling down on the floor of the school’s hallway. “Good job, my son.” Teng Shen smiled while Michelangelo laughed. The children all gathered to look at him still hanging on. Donatello then had another idea and mentally pulled out the lunch boxes, making sure to throw some of the food at the headmaster to get the idea started.
As the Shredder started to get up from the ground, other students from other classes had started to gather in the hall to figure out what was going on. “It’s the Shredder!” Casey Jones said as he peeked out of his room. Then they saw the little kids room was pelting him with their food from their lunches!
“Wow!” Leatherhead smiled as he ran back into his own room to spread the word.
“Hey you guys, get a load o’ this!” Casey called as he reentered his room and grabbed his own bagged lunch!
The children were fighting back! They were taking down the Shredder with their food! Master Splinter’s class all ran out, save for the Hamatos and Donatello. Yoshi was still looking up at Michelangelo, worried because he was not tall enough to bring the boy down. Klunk sat silently, watching his boy from his hiding place in the cubbies.
Donatello looked at his friend and nodded. “You can let go now.” Michelangelo nodded as he felt his mother grab his waist to help Donatello’s powers lower him down.
“So cool!” Michelangelo smiled as he looked up at his mother, and then to his father and best friend. “I didn’t know I could jump that high!”
Donatello laughed. “Pretty neat trick, huh?” Then he looked at Miwa. “Thanks for the save, Miwa.”
“Hey, what are friends for, Donnie.” Miwa smiled. Yoshi looked from his sons and their friend, to his daughter with a soft smile. Miwa ran up and hugged him, glad to find he was alright, and that the Shredder had lied. “I missed you guys.”
“Yeah, yeah, we missed you too.” Raphael smirked while rolling his eyes. The other Hamatos looked at him and found him holding some lunch boxes. “We gonna get in on this, or we gonna let the others have all the fun?”
Michelangelo grabbed his lunch box. “To victory!” He shouted as he fist pumped and then ran off after the rest of his class.
The older children shrugged and then followed, “To victory!” They chorused as they ran out to pelt the Shredder with food as well.
Yoshi stayed in the room a little longer though. “Miwa is returned to us, and the Shredder will likely flee in their wake. This is truly an amazing day.”
“Indeed, my husband.” Yoshi turned towards the ghost of his wife with a sad smile on both their faces. “Take care of our children. I’ll be watching.” With that, she faded, and Yoshi simply nodded as a tear fell from his face. His wife was still watching over them.
Out in the hallway, the Shredder was trying to flee under the barrage of every student in Ninjitsu Hall! Stray weapons here and there had knocked off his helmet. There was food, water balloons, toilet paper, even Leatherhead had managed to shove a giant piece of chocolate cake into his mouth as he passed, a true victory and revenge for what he had done to him. The Shredder was chased all the way to his beaten up car with students and teachers alike helping in the assault! The Shredder then fled, never to darken another doorstep or be seen or heard from again! Donatello thought his day couldn’t get better… till April O’Neil decided to kiss him on the cheek that is.
*-Otouto was the honorific I was told to mean little brother, if it is incorrect, I do apologize. This means my teacher needs to check again Sorry for taking so long to post. Have fun with the ending!
Chapter 30
The following days after, went by quickly. Oroku Saki vanished and the Hamato family moved back into their old home. Of course, Donatello was a frequent visitor.
One of these days, Donatello was talking to his friends about something that he had learned in a book. “Did you know that a mouse’s heartrate is 650 a minute? It beats so fast it sounds like a hum!”
“Whoa, where’d ya learn that?” Michelangelo smiled. He was always being impressed by his best friend’s knowledge. Though Donatello had been moved into the higher level classes with Leonardo and Miwa, he still took sparring practice with Michelangelo and the other first years, just to be safe.
“From a book. I can show you where in the library someday if you’d like.”
“Sweet!”
Donatello then frowned as he heard the familiar engine of his father’s car. “Great…”
“What, they don’t trust us to walk you home?” Leonardo asked as he set Captain Ryan down next to his own books.
“No, I think this is the part where they want to run away because the cops finally caught onto them.” Donatello muttered.
“How can ya be sure?” Raphael asked as he turned away from Spike.
“They never come to get me.”
“True…”
The car door opened, and Zinnia, as Donatello predicted, was in a rush. “Hey, you! Hey, we’re leaving, come on, let’s go!” She grabbed Donatello’s wrist and started pulling as her other hand grabbed his backpack. “Come on, we’re leaving, now.”
“We’d be happy to walk him home.” Yoshi tried to reason, hoping to not rush the boy’s departure.
“Well nobody will be there, we’re moving to Guam.” Zinnia sneered as she started to drag the boy.
“Isn’t that a far off island?” Miwa asked with fear. ‘He’s not even theirs! I know he’s not! He’s…’
“Yeah.” Then Zinnia turned to Donatello. “Daddy’s not gonna be in the oil business anymore.” The sound of sirens getting closer.
“I don’t want to leave.” Donatello said as he freed himself from Zinnia’s grasp.
“But we’re going on a permanent vacation!” Zinnia tried to play it off as nothing bad.
“Yeah, and we gotta beat the speedboats salesmen to the airport!” Harry said as he left the car.
Donatello looked up to the sky, praying for patience and reasoning. ‘I told them they were cops, but no one listens to me!’ Donatello then turned to Zinnia. “I love it here, I love my school, my friends, it isn’t fair! Master Splinter, please don’t let them take me away!” He pleaded desperately for the first time in his life.
Splinter and the others didn’t like how the boy was being treated, but they were unsure of what to do! Harry grabbed one arm while Zinnia grabbed the other, both dragging the boy towards the car. “Get in the car, Domino.”
“Donatello!” The boy corrected with a scowl.
“Whatever.”
“I want to stay with Master Yoshi and my friends!”
“Well Mister Yoshi doesn’t want you!” Zinnia snapped at him. “Why would he want a whiny disobedient boy when he has four other mouths to feed already?”
“Because he’s a spectacular young boy and we love him here.” Yoshi said with conviction. His sons all nodded and agreed while Miwa had a hold on Donatello’s bo staff, ready to throw it to the boy, should the need arise.
Donatello then looked to the adults trying to take him away. “You guys don’t have any papers for me anyway!” They looked at the boy with surprise. When had he found this out? “Hamato Yoshi can claim me, and you guys could leave me here with no consequence!”
“I’ll be an only child again!” Michael called from the car.
Harry shook his head. “Shut up, I can’t think with all these sirens!” Then he looked to his wife. “What do you think?”
Zinnia looked at the boy. “To be honest, Donatello, I actually did kinda like you around… but I never understood you, not one little bit.” She whipped out a piece of paper and a picture. “This is the name of the guy who gave us to you, the date, and the picture of him. Find yourself a real home.” The two made their way over to car, leaving Donatello with the paper and picture in hand, and a very stunned expression. This was perhaps the first and only decent thing they did for Donatello, leaving him with all the clues he needed to find out who he was. “Ciao!” Zinnia called as they left the purple clad boy with his friends and their father. Donatello waved goodbye to them with a happy smile on his face for the first time ever in front of them.
Zinnia and Harry got away, and as bad as things had been, that’s how good they became. Donatello and the Hamatos looked on the paper and found that the Shredder had been the one to sell him to the Wormwood family. Yoshi compared the dates, and discovered, much to everyone’s surprise, that the young boy was indeed the long lost Hamato brother who had been gone for years. Donatello was overjoyed to find that he was Hamato Donatello and was related to his best friends. He could now have that sibling bond he always wanted with his actual siblings.
Master Splinter became the new head of the Foot clan, and headmaster of Ninjitsu Hall, which had to add an upper class school and college because no one wanted to leave! Donatello found, much to his great surprise, that life could be fun, and he decided to have as much of it as possible. After all, he was a very smart kid. The happiest part of the story is that Donatello and the rest of the Hamato family got what they had always wanted; a loving family. And the Hamato children never had to use their powers again… not unless they wanted to that is.
Donatello smiled as he used his powers to pull out his favorite book to read to his little brother. Michelangelo was sitting next to his mother’s ghost with a smile on both their faces as they listened to him read “Moby Dick”. They couldn’t ask for more…
“What, no pictures?”
The End