fanfic: Familiy momends Ch 3: Leonardo- The mission
Title: The Mission
Fandom: TMNT
Characters: Leonardo-Donatello
Rating: kids
Summary: Leonardo is taking his little brother on his first mission.
Disclaimer: The tmnt are not mine. Only the idea behind the little turtle stories is.
Notes: Part of the Little Turtle Series, AU. chapter one and two can be found in my authors form, and are the one shots Cinderapril and Thoughts.
From the corner of the dojo where he was seemingly meditating, Splinter watched Donatello practice and he hid a smile when Leonardo stepped forward to correct a small mistake the child made in the kata he was learning. The old rat knew he had indeed made the right decision when he had told his oldest son that he would be training the 5 year old child. His oldest son had been unsure and afraid he would not be up for the task, but after a hesitant and slightly bumpy start, everything had turned out very well.
“Do that kata one more time, Donatello. “ Leonardo said, and then watched his youngest brother repeat the exercise, and this time without any mistakes. “That was very good Donatello. That is enough for today.” The child bowed to him and then darted out of the dojo. Leo smiled and watched the child go. He remembered when his father had told him that he would be the child’s sensei. At first, Leonardo had objected to the whole idea, but his father would not hear it. After a few lessons, Leonardo realized he liked teaching, and soon the lessons had gone smoothly. He walked out of the dojo, and overheard an enthusiastic little brother tell Raph and Mike that he did the kata without any mistakes, and get compliments from both.
A few hours later Donnie was playing with some Lego, and building a house with the multi-colored bricks. He looked up when his oldest sibling appeared next to him, with some clothes in his hands, and a jacket, that looked like they were his size. Leo himself was also wearing clothes, and a hat that covered his face. “Leo? What are the clothes for?”
Leo chuckled softly. “You’d better put them on, Donnie. After you do so, we are going on a special mission.”
The boy blinked, and then looked at his brother. Normally only Leo, Mike and Raph went on missions. He had been told many times that he was too young for things like that, or for patrols. “Really?” he asked, just to be sure he had heard right. When his brother nodded, and answered confirming, Donnie cheered, and with a little help from Leo quickly managed to put the clothes on.
A few moments later, he sneaked out of the door, following Leo, who was doing the same. The child was so focused on doing everything right, that he did not notice his father, who was watching the two leave, smiling softly.
Leonardo walked through several tunnels before turning to Donnie, and gesturing for the boy to come very close to him. In a soft voice he explained to the boy what the next step was. “And now we are going topside Donnie. It is very important you stay close to me, and do not let humans see your face.” He crouched so he was on the same level as the child, and made sure Donatello’s face, hands and feet where not too visible. Then he did the same checks with himself. “Follow me, Donnie. And be as silent as you can be” Leo whispered, and then he helped the child to climb out of the sewers.
Donnie was thrilled. Tiptoeing after Leo, and doing his best to remember everything he ever had heard about being silent, he followed his oldest brother further up the alley. Leo looked around, and then carefully started picking the lock in a grey back door. While Leo picked the lock, Donnie took the time to look around him. The only times the child had been topside had been the few times when they had visited April, and those times it had only been the short trip from the exit of the sewers to April’s house. He jumped slightly when he felt Leo’s hand on his shoulder, and he quickly realized he had not been paying attention, something a ninja should do, at least that is what Donnie thought. But instead of reprimanding him for it, Leo smiled, and motioned Donnie to follow him inside, into the building.
Leo smiled. Things had gone well, so far, and Donnie was really trying to be a ninja. Apart from the one time in the alley, when the child had gotten distracted by everything there was to see. But Leo had not planned on this being just a training mission. “Donnie, you wait here, make sure to be silent, and stay hidden.” he whispered to the child. Then, he sneaked to a near-by corner, and peeked around. He smiled when seeing their friend, Casey was already there and waiting. Leo managed to get Casey’s attention, and the human walked to him. “You have everything, Casey?”
The vigilante nodded, “Yep! Everything is in here.” He handed Leo a well-filled plastic bag as he spoke.
Leo nodded, “Thanks, Casey. You sure you don’t want to join us?”
Casey shook his head, “Nope. This is between you and the kid.” The human waved to the smaller turtle who was still standing where his big brother had told him to, but was watching what his oldest brother and their human friend where doing, and then walked back in the direction he had come from.
Leo turned to Donnie and gestured for the child to get closer to him, “And now it’s time for the last part of this mission.” The two turtles carefully made their way through the foyer to a door, and then up the stairs behind it. There were a few humans, but they did not pay any attention to the two, although that was partly because a certain human vigilante made sure to ‘accidentally’ trip, and fall through some displays.
Once they were up the stairs, Donnie took a good long look around, and realized they were in a movie theater, on some sort of old and seemingly unused balcony. He looked at Leo, a bit stunned. His brother sat down, and took the child on his lap.
“We are here to watch a movie, Donnie. And you deserve it, too, since you did so well, with training and with studying.” Leo explained.
“Thank you, Leo!” Donnie whispered while hugging his oldest brother, and then asked in the same soft tone, “Won’t we get seen here?”
Leo smiled softly, “Not if we try to be a bit silent. This balcony has not been used in years, Casey and Raph discovered it a few years ago.” He put the child on the chair next to him, and loosened some of the clothes they where wearing. Shortly after that, the first humans started coming into the room below, mostly with excited children accompanying them. Since they had to wait quite a bit, Leo had requested that Casey add a comic book or two to the bag with the snacks and drinks, and he handed those to the child now.
Donnie managed to be entertained with the comics until shortly before the movie started. The last 15 minutes or so, he and Leo talked very softly. Well, he talked, and Leo listened. The last commercial ended, and Donnie got a bag of popcorn from Leo, which was one of the snacks Casey had bought for them.
Leo did not find the movie interesting at first, but after a short while he started enjoying it, mostly because of Donnie’s reactions to the movie. By the time the movie was over, most of the snacks were eaten, and Donnie yawned, although he claimed he was not tired at all, when asked. Because they had to wait until the people had left before leaving, to sneak out the way they had come in, there was some time to softly talk about the movie they just had watched. From the sound of it, Donnie had liked the donkey the most, and much to Leo’s humor, the child compared him with their brother, Mike. After some talking, Leo checked if the room was empty, and then slowly started sneaking out, together with his little brother. The trip out of the theater was luckily uneventful.
Once back in the sewers, Leo helped Donnie out of the street clothes, and put them in the bag Casey had given them a few hours earlier. Since the boy was tired, the oldest turtle carried him home from there, and by the time he reached the door to their lair, the child was fast asleep. Leo smiled. The evening had been a lot of fun, and Leo decided he surely would plan more special missions with his youngest brother.
Raph looked up, when he heard the door creak open, and smiled when he saw Leo enter with a sleeping Donnie on his arm. “Looks like things went as planned.” he said, keeping his voice low, while getting up from the couch. The oldest turtle nodded, and walked towards Donnie’s bedroom, while Raph did the same and opened the bedroom door for him. The red-masked turtle watched while Leo gently put the child in his bed, and removed the child’s bandana and belt gently. It was clear that both had enjoyed the special mission, as Leo had called it earlier.
End of this story.
Fandom: TMNT
Characters: Leonardo-Donatello
Rating: kids
Summary: Leonardo is taking his little brother on his first mission.
Disclaimer: The tmnt are not mine. Only the idea behind the little turtle stories is.
Notes: Part of the Little Turtle Series, AU. chapter one and two can be found in my authors form, and are the one shots Cinderapril and Thoughts.
From the corner of the dojo where he was seemingly meditating, Splinter watched Donatello practice and he hid a smile when Leonardo stepped forward to correct a small mistake the child made in the kata he was learning. The old rat knew he had indeed made the right decision when he had told his oldest son that he would be training the 5 year old child. His oldest son had been unsure and afraid he would not be up for the task, but after a hesitant and slightly bumpy start, everything had turned out very well.
“Do that kata one more time, Donatello. “ Leonardo said, and then watched his youngest brother repeat the exercise, and this time without any mistakes. “That was very good Donatello. That is enough for today.” The child bowed to him and then darted out of the dojo. Leo smiled and watched the child go. He remembered when his father had told him that he would be the child’s sensei. At first, Leonardo had objected to the whole idea, but his father would not hear it. After a few lessons, Leonardo realized he liked teaching, and soon the lessons had gone smoothly. He walked out of the dojo, and overheard an enthusiastic little brother tell Raph and Mike that he did the kata without any mistakes, and get compliments from both.
A few hours later Donnie was playing with some Lego, and building a house with the multi-colored bricks. He looked up when his oldest sibling appeared next to him, with some clothes in his hands, and a jacket, that looked like they were his size. Leo himself was also wearing clothes, and a hat that covered his face. “Leo? What are the clothes for?”
Leo chuckled softly. “You’d better put them on, Donnie. After you do so, we are going on a special mission.”
The boy blinked, and then looked at his brother. Normally only Leo, Mike and Raph went on missions. He had been told many times that he was too young for things like that, or for patrols. “Really?” he asked, just to be sure he had heard right. When his brother nodded, and answered confirming, Donnie cheered, and with a little help from Leo quickly managed to put the clothes on.
A few moments later, he sneaked out of the door, following Leo, who was doing the same. The child was so focused on doing everything right, that he did not notice his father, who was watching the two leave, smiling softly.
Leonardo walked through several tunnels before turning to Donnie, and gesturing for the boy to come very close to him. In a soft voice he explained to the boy what the next step was. “And now we are going topside Donnie. It is very important you stay close to me, and do not let humans see your face.” He crouched so he was on the same level as the child, and made sure Donatello’s face, hands and feet where not too visible. Then he did the same checks with himself. “Follow me, Donnie. And be as silent as you can be” Leo whispered, and then he helped the child to climb out of the sewers.
Donnie was thrilled. Tiptoeing after Leo, and doing his best to remember everything he ever had heard about being silent, he followed his oldest brother further up the alley. Leo looked around, and then carefully started picking the lock in a grey back door. While Leo picked the lock, Donnie took the time to look around him. The only times the child had been topside had been the few times when they had visited April, and those times it had only been the short trip from the exit of the sewers to April’s house. He jumped slightly when he felt Leo’s hand on his shoulder, and he quickly realized he had not been paying attention, something a ninja should do, at least that is what Donnie thought. But instead of reprimanding him for it, Leo smiled, and motioned Donnie to follow him inside, into the building.
Leo smiled. Things had gone well, so far, and Donnie was really trying to be a ninja. Apart from the one time in the alley, when the child had gotten distracted by everything there was to see. But Leo had not planned on this being just a training mission. “Donnie, you wait here, make sure to be silent, and stay hidden.” he whispered to the child. Then, he sneaked to a near-by corner, and peeked around. He smiled when seeing their friend, Casey was already there and waiting. Leo managed to get Casey’s attention, and the human walked to him. “You have everything, Casey?”
The vigilante nodded, “Yep! Everything is in here.” He handed Leo a well-filled plastic bag as he spoke.
Leo nodded, “Thanks, Casey. You sure you don’t want to join us?”
Casey shook his head, “Nope. This is between you and the kid.” The human waved to the smaller turtle who was still standing where his big brother had told him to, but was watching what his oldest brother and their human friend where doing, and then walked back in the direction he had come from.
Leo turned to Donnie and gestured for the child to get closer to him, “And now it’s time for the last part of this mission.” The two turtles carefully made their way through the foyer to a door, and then up the stairs behind it. There were a few humans, but they did not pay any attention to the two, although that was partly because a certain human vigilante made sure to ‘accidentally’ trip, and fall through some displays.
Once they were up the stairs, Donnie took a good long look around, and realized they were in a movie theater, on some sort of old and seemingly unused balcony. He looked at Leo, a bit stunned. His brother sat down, and took the child on his lap.
“We are here to watch a movie, Donnie. And you deserve it, too, since you did so well, with training and with studying.” Leo explained.
“Thank you, Leo!” Donnie whispered while hugging his oldest brother, and then asked in the same soft tone, “Won’t we get seen here?”
Leo smiled softly, “Not if we try to be a bit silent. This balcony has not been used in years, Casey and Raph discovered it a few years ago.” He put the child on the chair next to him, and loosened some of the clothes they where wearing. Shortly after that, the first humans started coming into the room below, mostly with excited children accompanying them. Since they had to wait quite a bit, Leo had requested that Casey add a comic book or two to the bag with the snacks and drinks, and he handed those to the child now.
Donnie managed to be entertained with the comics until shortly before the movie started. The last 15 minutes or so, he and Leo talked very softly. Well, he talked, and Leo listened. The last commercial ended, and Donnie got a bag of popcorn from Leo, which was one of the snacks Casey had bought for them.
Leo did not find the movie interesting at first, but after a short while he started enjoying it, mostly because of Donnie’s reactions to the movie. By the time the movie was over, most of the snacks were eaten, and Donnie yawned, although he claimed he was not tired at all, when asked. Because they had to wait until the people had left before leaving, to sneak out the way they had come in, there was some time to softly talk about the movie they just had watched. From the sound of it, Donnie had liked the donkey the most, and much to Leo’s humor, the child compared him with their brother, Mike. After some talking, Leo checked if the room was empty, and then slowly started sneaking out, together with his little brother. The trip out of the theater was luckily uneventful.
Once back in the sewers, Leo helped Donnie out of the street clothes, and put them in the bag Casey had given them a few hours earlier. Since the boy was tired, the oldest turtle carried him home from there, and by the time he reached the door to their lair, the child was fast asleep. Leo smiled. The evening had been a lot of fun, and Leo decided he surely would plan more special missions with his youngest brother.
Raph looked up, when he heard the door creak open, and smiled when he saw Leo enter with a sleeping Donnie on his arm. “Looks like things went as planned.” he said, keeping his voice low, while getting up from the couch. The oldest turtle nodded, and walked towards Donnie’s bedroom, while Raph did the same and opened the bedroom door for him. The red-masked turtle watched while Leo gently put the child in his bed, and removed the child’s bandana and belt gently. It was clear that both had enjoyed the special mission, as Leo had called it earlier.
End of this story.