Donatello gave the girls a moment in his lab to compose themselves. As they waited, Leatherhead went out to gather the family into the entertainment room for the introduction. Donatello smiled to himself. His brothers were going to be happy. Of course they would feel bad for why the girls were here but they would be happy all the same.
He considered their guests for a moment. Sliver was taller than Splinter, slender and very much built like a woman. The fur on the parts of her body that was not covered by the kimono was a chestnut brown with accents of white. Her long black hair was kept in a neat, tight bun at the top of her head.
She carried herself with an air of dignity and, as far as he could tell, was in her prime. She couldn’t have been older than forty, maybe even younger. It must have been hard for her to be forced to give up her humanity and live in the sewers.
Her four turtle daughters were all attractive in different ways. Their faces and body frames were feminine enough to tell that they were girls but their plastrons were flat without even a semblance of breasts and their tails were long and slender.
Leah had a medium build. She was the second tallest out of her sisters, with tone, sleek muscles. Her features looked Asian and her almond shaped eyes were a storm blue that bordered on grey. Her jaw line was slim and her cheekbones were high. She seemed very calm and collected. By anyone’s standards, she was beautiful.
Rachael looked strong and was built like an Amazon, tall and broad. Her plastron was scarred and her facial features were sharp, her nose being the most beak-like out of her sisters. Her eyes were also almond shaped but were a vibrant green. She was stunning to look at and if he weren’t gay she would have been his first choice, but something told him that he wouldn’t be able to handle her.
Donna was the shortest and soft spoken. She also had the fullest figure with enough padding that her collarbone wasn’t as visible as her sisters’. She was fit, there was no doubt about it but she probably also spent her free time sitting and reading while indulging in something sweet. She had a round face with wide chocolate colored eyes that took in her surroundings with a sense of wonder. When she smiled at her sisters her prominent front teeth showed. They weren’t so large that they made her unattractive. In fact, it was quite endearing.
Michelle was slight of frame and slightly taller than Donna. Despite what they had just been through, there was a sparkle in her bright blue eyes and a smile on her lips. Watching the way she moved, Donatello could tell that she had a level of flexibility that surpassed her sisters and energy to spare. She was cute, bubbly, and most likely trouble, just like Mikey. How were they ever going to survive the two of them?
As good as having them here was Donatello was worried that it meant trouble. What if two or more of his brothers fell for the same girl? Or, if two or more of the girls fall for the same brother? Someone was going to end up with a broken heart and be forced to settle. He hoped beyond hope that it doesn’t happen.
Donatello turned to look at his clock. “I think Leatherhead has had enough time to gather everyone.” Turning back to look at the girls he asked, “Are you ready?”
Leah nodded, “Yes.”
“Follow me,” Donatello said as he turned to lead them from the lab. He couldn’t help but feel a little nervous. He had no idea how his brothers were going to react. He had no interest in females but their scent was having an effect on him. What kind of affect will they have on the others?
…..
Everyone but Donny was in the entertainment room, waiting. Leatherhead had gathered them up so Donny could make an announcement. Leonardo and Tello passed the time playing a game of chess while Raph and Splinter sat on the sofa watching television. Raph hated to admit it but he was starting to enjoy the shows his father watched. He was a sucker for romance.
Mikey, however, was following Leatherhead around the room. “Come on,” Mikey begged Leatherhead for the tenth time. “Why are we here? What is it Donny has to show us? Tell me~.”
“I will leave it for Donatello,” Leatherhead said once again. He was cradling Snow in his arms as he smiled down at his friend, not at all annoyed. “But I promise you, you will like it.”
“That makes me want to know even more,” Mikey complained.
“Shut up and sit your ass down.” From his spot on the sofa, Raph blindly reached out to swat at Mikey and ended up striking just below is butt.
“Fresh,” Mikey teased, rubbing his leg. He turned and moved around the arm of the sofa, making his way up to straddle Raph’s lap. “Are you hitting on me, Raphie?”
“I was hitting you, numb nuts,” Raph replied, unblinking as Mikey moved in closer. It was all a game to see who would back down first. “I ain’t that desperate yet. And if I were, it wouldn’t be with you.”
“But I’m the cute one,” Mikey said with a huge grin.
“You’re the annoying one,” Raph corrected.
Keeping his eyes locked with Raph, Mikey bit his bottom lip. “I’m actually getting a little horny.”
“Me too,” Raph admitted, placing his hand on Mikey’s chest. “But it’s not you.” He pushed Mikey to the floor and turned to look at the door just as it opened. Donatello stepped inside, followed by four mutant turtles and their rat master.
Another set of counterparts. Only, this set was female. Their scents struck Raph hard and by the look of it, his brothers were equally affected. Mikey was up off the floor and around the sofa in a heartbeat. Raph could see that his brother’s tail was down and stiff. Then again, Raph’s was no different.
“Hello, ladies,” Mikey said as he rushed up to stand in front of his counterpart. He gently grabbed one of her hands and held it with both of his. “I’m Michelangelo, the Battle Nexus Champion. Welcome to our home.” He then reached over to pet the cat that was nestled in her arms. “She’s cute. I have a cat too. I’m sure we have a lot in common. We should spend some time together. Alone.”
Donny laughed. “I told you.”
The female sensei tensed, and looked as if she expected Mikey to whisk her daughter away. She was about to protest but Master Splinter beat her to it. “Michelangelo, step back.” He must have sensed the change in Mikey. It was hard to miss. He was up, moving around the sofa and speaking in a strict tone. “Move to the other side of the sofa and stay there until I tell you that you can move.” He then looked at the others. “All of you. Now.”
“Yes, father,” Leonardo said and did as they were told.
“But,” Mikey tried to protest but one look from Splinter silenced him. Reluctantly he let go of his counterpart’s hand and backed away. As soon as he was on the other side of the sofa with the others, Mikey looked at her again and winked. “We’ll talk later.”
Raph smacked Mikey’s arm. “That’s enough out of you. You’re gonna scare them off.”
Don turned towards their guests. “Forgive my brother. He is a bit eccentric and we’ve never met females of our kind before, it’s a bit overwhelming. Please, allow me to introduce my family.” He pointed to Splinter. “This is our father Master Splinter. Like us, he was never human. After we were all mutated, my brothers and I followed him around so he decided to take us in.” He then turned to point to his brothers. “These are my brothers; Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo…, and Donatello. Donatello is also from another dimension. He lost his family and accepted our offer to stay here, with us. To keep things from being too confusing, we call him Tello for short. You’ve met Leatherhead and this is my daughter Snow.” He smiled softly. “I’ll explain her later.”
“You lost your family?” Michelle asked, her voice was full of sorrow. “That’s awful.”
“Did you see it happen?” Rachael asked, earning herself a light swat from Leah. “What? It’s a valid question.”
“I… I did have to watch,” Tello answered.
“You poor thing,” Michelle said.
Mikey softly groaned and whispered to Raph, “He’s getting pity points.” Raph could only roll his eyes in response.
Splinter’s counterpart stepped forward and bowed. “My name is Hamato Yuri but my daughters call me Sliver.” She pointed to each of the girls as she said their names. “This is Leah, my eldest. Donna is our technician, she is very smart. Rachael is a strong fighter. And Michelle..., she is the most agile. Her cat’s name is Klink.”
“My cat’s name is Klunk,” Mikey blurted earning another swat from Raph.
“Welcome,” Splinter said, bowing in return. “You are welcome to stay as long as you like.”
“So…,” Leo said to Don. “I’m sure there is an interesting story here.”
“Yes,” Donatello said, grinning nervously. “I was observing the different dimensions when I came across theirs. I saw that they were in trouble. My plan was to bring them here, wait for the trouble to pass, and then return them to their world. What I didn’t know was that their world was coming to an end… so there is nowhere to send them back to.”
“So then they are gonna stay?” Mikey asked, sounding a little too excited.
Once again, Raph swatted Mikey. “They just lost their home and all of their friends, numb nuts. Try not to sound too happy about it.”
“Sorry,” Mikey mumbled.
“We never made friends with any of the humans,” Michelle said.
“Did you ever go topside?” Leo asked.
“No,” Sliver replied. “It was too dangerous. We remained hidden in our lair.”
“What destroyed your planet?” Leo wanted to know.
“An alien invasion,” Leah answered.
“They showed up and destroyed everything in a matter of minutes,” Donna continued. “Our world never stood a chance.”
“Interesting,” Leo said but did not elaborate.
He didn’t need to for Raph to know what he was thinking. He wondered if the fact that they never went topside had anything to do with the aliens winning. If they had gone up, would it have been prevented? There have been plenty of times Raph and his brothers have save the world and it would have been destroyed long ago if they had never gone to the surface.
Whatever the reason, they were here now. It was a tragic way to answer the Turtles’ prayers but Raph was glad that they were no longer alone in the world. They didn’t have to wait to reach the point of desperation and settle for each other. They had a chance at love. Raph smiled to himself, he really was a hopeless romantic.
He wondered which one he would end up with. Raph looked each of the girls over. They were all attractive but his eyes settled on Donna. Raph was close with Donny, closer than he was with any of his brothers, and there had been an instant connection with Tello. Would he have that same connection with her?
If Leah was anything like Leo, she was out of the question. They would get on each other’s nerves. Rachael was also out. Raph knew himself well enough to know that he would not get along with himself. Two ticking time bombs would only set each other off and they would fight all of the time. And then there was Michelle. Aside from the fact that Mikey seemed very interested in her, Raph didn’t think he would want to put up with a female version of Mikey. She might be fun in bed but the rest of the time she would be annoying.
So that left Donna. She was a little bigger than he would have liked but if she was anything like Donny, she was exactly what he wanted.
“You are welcome to stay here, of course,” Splinter said. “We have enough room for you and, in time, we can find beds. It would be unwise, for you to stay somewhere that was not secure.”
“Yes,” Sliver replied. “Donatello and Leatherhead said the same thing.”
Her eyes shifted to Raph, something that was not lost on Splinter. “I assure you,” he said, drawing Sliver’s attention back to him. “My sons will behave themselves and will treat your daughters with the utmost respect.”
“I’m sure they will,” Sliver said with a slight nod of her head. “I am more concerned with the number of scars covering Raphael. Are they a result of your enemies?”
“Yes,” Raph answered. “But it is also my fault. I was angry and struck out on my own. I tried to blow off some steam by taking on a gang without first finding out how many were there. There was more than I could handle and they took full advantage of that fact.”
“Now pity points for you,” Mikey mumbled.
“We are no longer allowed to go out alone,” Leo added. “Our enemies are dangerous but we can handle them as long as we are together. We will be able to keep your daughters safe if we ever take them topside.”
“We can defend ourselves,” Rachael snapped.
“I’m sure you are all well trained fighters,” Leo stated calmly. “However, you lack experience in real combat. Our enemies would be able to take the four of you out.”
Rachael moved to argue but Sliver stopped her. “He has a point. I don’t want any of you to go out without at least two of them with you.”
“Fine,” Rachael said through gritted teeth. If looks could kill, Leo would be on fire. Yeah, Raph thought to himself, there was no way he would be able to be in a relationship with her.
“We can look for a home for you and assist in the work to set it up,” Donatello offered.
Sliver sighed. “To be honest, it would be pointless. Let’s not kid ourselves. By the time we had a location secured there would be at least one couple established. Once you all start falling in love, you will not want to be apart.”
“I agree.” Splinter chuckled as he nodded his head and turned towards his sons. “Michelangelo, you will need to move the cat structure you have been constructing with Donatello. Maybe the space under the stairs will work better. We will need that room for the girls.”
“Yes Master Splinter,” Mikey bowed and then turned to Michelle. “Do you wanna see if Klink gets along with Klunk and Ice Cream Kitty?”
“You have a cat named Ice Cream Kitty?” Rachael scoffed, crossing her arms over her plastron. “What kind of name is that?”
“A perfect name for a mutant cat made of ice cream,” Mikey answered, flashing his signature toothy grin.
“Okay, that I have to see.” Rachael turned to Michelle. “Let’s introduce Klink to the other cats.”
“Can we go?” Michelle begged, her big blue eyes pleading with her mother. “I’ll behave.”
“As long as the two of you stay together,” Sliver answered. “I do not want any one of you alone with one of the boys. Am I understood?”
“Yes, Sensei,” the girls replied in unison.
“I must insists the same,” Splinter said. “It is better to avoid temptation at this time. I want to be sure that you are all capable of overcoming the new demands your instincts are putting on you right now before any of you are alone with one of the girls.”
That was a nice way of phrasing it, Raph thought. It was better than saying that he knew that they were horny and he didn’t trust that they wouldn’t try to force themselves on the girls. Leonardo did lose control enough to force himself on Mikey when Bishop managed to find a way to chemically activate those same hormones. It wouldn’t be a good way to start out a new relationship.
“Hai, Sensei,” the boys said in unison.
“I’ll go with them as well,” Donatello stated. “Mikey needs me to help with the structure anyway. Two boys and two girls, we’ll keep an eye on each other.”
“You may go,” Sliver said to her two youngest.
“Thanks, mommy,” Michelle squeaked as she bounced on the balls of her feet. “Let’s go.”
After they had left, Splinter turned to Leo and Tello. “Leonardo, I would like for you to take Tello to go clean out the extra room that is connected to the dojo. Use some of the supplies you brought over from Tello’s lair to make it comfortable for Master Yuri. Use the tatami for her room. The girls can sleep on makeshift pallets until we can find them beds.”
“Yes, father,” Leo said, bowing respectfully.
As they left, Splinter addressed Leatherhead. “If you would be so kind as to take Master Yuri and her remaining two daughters to compile a list of things they need. We will go out tonight to the junk yard to gather as many supplies as possible.”
“It will be my pleasure,” Leatherhead replied. He turned to Sliver and gestured for them to follow him. “If you will come with me. I will take you back to the lab so we can make a list of you what you will need.”
“Thank you,” Sliver said, leading the way out of the door.
Once they were gone, Splinter turned his attention to Raph. A sense of dread washed over Raph as he anticipated his father’s request. “There are several unused rooms down in the tunnels,” Splinter started. “It would not be hospitable for us to force all four of the girls into one room, nor should we have them stay in one of the rooms down in the tunnels. It would be best if they had two rooms that are close by.”
“I’ll move my collection,” Raph mumbled. “I’ll do it while they are at the junk yard tonight.” The last thing he wanted right now was for the girls to see his collection. They wouldn’t understand. Hell, though they supported it, his brothers didn’t fully understand it. He would get it all moved while they were gone.
“Thank you, my son.”
