Leo tightened the strap of the tray that would hold an assortment of drinks and food. Even though they didn’t make it into the competition, they didn’t mind handing out refreshments. After making sure it was secure, he looked over to Mikey, who was doing the same.
“You doing okay, Mike?”
Mikey secured the strap over his neck, tongue stuck out in concentration.
“Got it!”
Leo smiled and gave a thumbs up. Though their smile fell when they heard the familiar sounds of a laser gun being fired. He barely had time to see where the laser bullets were going before they pulled Mikey out of the way. The bullets stopped as fast as they came.
When the twins stared in the direction they came from, they saw who Leo assumed was a Donatello on a tv screen attached to a robot; a tiny turtle wearing a hoodie, a teal bandanna, and glasses; and a… an unmutated turtle attached to a small gatling gun?
Leo blinked, then asked his twin, “S-Should we... report this or something?”
“Mmm. Nah. I think it’ll be fine.”
Leo sighed. As if they didn’t deal with enough chaos from just his siblings.
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They’re bonding.
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My turtles didn’t make it into the tmnt au comp, but that just means they have the perfect viewpoint of all the chaos.
Draxum when Donnie successfully cloned himself and gave him and Splinter a grandkid:
Yeah yes!! His creation created life!! His boy created a baby!! I imagine Mikey started calling Draxum "GrandBarry" and it stuck (it's what August knows and addresses him as and he's like [swell of pride and emotions, holding back tears, on an otherwise expressionless face] "GRANDBarry???")
A while back I wrote a little thingy hang on-
Barry is the second person Donnie goes to about August (After April) to get technical advice and make sure August is like...actually viable and healthy before breaking the news to his dad/brothers. Barry looks at the baby turtle in the incubation tube and then to Donnie who’s like 8I nervous finger tapping against his own thighs. “Soooooooo-“
“Well it certainly is a baby.”
“Correct.”
“My only question is HOW?”
Barry and Donnie would probably just immediately dive into explanations and scientific mumbo jumbo, emotions aren't immediately on the table. I think Barry would just take it at face value at first before like. After they’ve gone over everything he’s just.
"I recognize I’m not exactly” grimace eyeroll finger quotes “~father of the year~, as Lou might say. But I feel I should remind you that you have an actual life in your hands with this. You realize that gravity of that, don’t you?”
Donnie rubbing an arm and avoiding eye contact “I have thought, rationalized, and explored every possibility regarding this ad nauseam to myself and….yes.”
“Yes, you realize?”
“Yes, I realize.”
“And you are going to do everything in your power to do better by this..." he seems to struggle with the next word for a moment, wrapping his head around the reality of it. "child...than I or your father have done by you?”
“….Yes.”
Barry nods, there’s a beat to let it settle, and then he pats Donnie a little awkwardly but firmly on the shoulder. “Then permit me to offer you a congratulations, Donatello. You are a father now.” Outside he's composed. On the inside he's like [gestures to the excellent gif you provided above haha xP]
Seeing all these fankids running around makes me think of the tmnt 2003 fandom days <3<3<3, there are def more fankids but I only have so much steam
(fankids left to right)
Amaterasu Hamato belongs to @sha-biest
Casey Jr. belongs to Leonardo
Augustine Hamato belongs to @star-sparkler
Lita May belongs to @cupcakeslushie
Yummi Hamato belongs to @rednleafff