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Summary: Leo was obsessed with a rocket ship toy Splinter got him. But.. whatever happened to it? Donnie may know. This takes place when the turtles are young. Raph is 6, Donnie and Leo 5, and Mikey 4.
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(Date is July 25. Don't know if that's Leo's actual birthday, but it may or may not be mine.)
"Whoa! A video game! Lou Jitsu!? Thanks Raph! And a basketball hoop? Awesome, Mikey! And a... UNICORN ONESIE!? Your great, 'Tello!"
The blue-cladded 5 year-old thanks all of them. He makes it to the final present. "Hmm.. from Dad!"
Opening it, is a rocket ship with light-up effects.
"Well? Ya like it?" Raph asks.
"You better. That's a lot of money we spent from chores." Donnie mutters.
Leo yells. "I KNEW IT! Does it really fly like in the commercial!?"
Splinter explains. "Well no, but you can make it."
The SECOND he finishes, Leo THROWS it across the room. Not wanting it to break, Donnie jumps and grabs it.
"You idiot! If we could make stuff fly away by throwing it, I would've thrown you 5 years ago!" (G-get it? C-cause he's f-five here and... yeah I'll shut up now.)
"It'll fly... I just know it!"
Those words.
Later, when Leo goes to bed, Donnie doesn't. He sneaks into Leo's room, grabbing the rocket ship. He heads back to his lab.
"Oh it'll fly alright..."
The light flips right on. "What are you doing?" Raph's voice.
He's screwed. "N-nothing! I... fine. Leo's been less annoying, so I was gonna see if I could make his rocket ACTUALLY fly."
Raph's heart melts. "Aww... that's adorable! Just don't explode it."
Donnie works on it for a while. "Alright. This should be it... aaaand... go!" The rocket flies up, but it explodes into teeny pieces.
"NOO! SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT... LEO'S GONNA BE DEPRESSED!"
The next day.
"Hey Einstein! Have ya seen my rocket?"
The softshell stammers. "W-what rocket? OH! T-that rocket? I-IHI UH... Leo... it broke. I-I accidentally broke it... AAAAAFTER A BEAR IN THE WOODS BROKE IT IN HALF!"
Gullible little Leo believes it. "NO WAY! C-can you fix it?"
"W-well no but... aw man... Leo, you can't seriously be crying."
Indeed he was. He was gonna explode.
"G-gone?" The tears fall.
"Leo, I- awman- come here."
The twins hug. Donnie nuzzles his head into Leo's neck INTENDED for comfort, but instead gets a bunch of giggles.
"H-hehey! Stahap!"
Donnie pauses. "... 'Nardo, what the- OOOOOHOHOHOHO..."
The scientist makes quick work, mercilessly attacking his ribs.
"N-NAHAHAO! NOHO! S-STAHAHAP, NEHERD!"
Donnie teases him. "Really? Iiiii don't see a reason too. Unless your too ticklish to handle it."
Says the second most ticklish turtle, cough cough.
"NO-NO IHIHIM NAHAT- STAHAHAP! NOHOT THEHEHRE!"
Too late. Donnie has already started tickling his stomach.
"Why's that? Cause you can't haaandle it?"
Putting his mouth on, he blows a big ol' raspberry on the blue-cladded turtles stomach, earning loud shrieks and cackles.
"O-OHOKAY! IHI GIHIVE UHUUUP!"
Donnie lets him go. "But don't worry 'Nardo, I'll fix it soon."
"NARDO. COME HERE!" Yells the softshell.
Leo comes in, arms crossed. "Whaaaat?"
Donnie lowers his goggles. "Your rocket is finally on it's way to being fixed. I'm almost done with repairs."
Leo raises an eyebrow. "Don Tron, it's a children's toy. Haha, whys it taking so long?"
"...dont ask questions."
"...alright. pizza?"
FINISHED!! Now. Fic after this ends the rocket ship saga, lol.
Heres how it's been going- Leo got it for his b-day, Don broke it trying to upgrade, Leo got upset, Don cheered him, worked many years later aaand its almost done, which is why Leo kept pestering him.
Fic order for ROTTMNT so far-
This one, "Rocket Ship Prequels"
Next- "Stop Touching My Stuff!"
And finally, "You gotta take a break!"
And tomorrow we get "Its Finally Ready, Calm Down"