Chapter 1: Faint Stain (tragedy)
Chapter Text
It's finished, I'm home
But the nightmare is far from over
I still feel the burning in my chest
Still feel the shock of being left alone
And I'll never be able to forget
That the fault was mine
That my father died because I was gone
That my brothers died because I returned
I know they are here with me now
Still alive, in this place and time
But their future lies in my past
Where I have seen three dying breaths
And a lonely grave
And the faint stain of their blood
Will always be on my hands
Chapter 2: Shopping List (humor)
Notes:
Word Count: 100
Characters: Leonardo
Genre: Humor
Warnings: None
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Let's see… I need to pick up mustard, jelly beans, aluminum foil, toilet paper… no, wait, we have some in the linen closet. Okay, cross that out. Magic markers, cheese dip, coffee creamer, sugar, Easter egg dye. I'm pretty sure Casey will let me use his grease gun, but I still need peanut butter, duct tape, toothpaste, hairspray, and lipstick... and April said I could borrow her video camera. Okay, I guess that's everything.
Donnie got me last year, Raph got me the year before that, and Mikey gets me every year… but this April 1st, their shells are mine.
Notes:
Yes, I said video camera! Remember, this was written back in the early 2000s!
Chapter 3: Honor (introspection)
Summary:
Word Count: 100
Characters: Raphael
Genre: Introspection
Warnings: None
Chapter Text
Honor. Right. What the hell does honor mean? Not a damn thing.
Leo tries to convince me otherwise with his little sermons, but the truth is that honor ain't worth the breath you spend saying the word.
It's just a hindrance, a worthless waste of energy. Keeps the job from getting done.
I'd rather show someone the business end of my sai than my compassion any day. If they want to kill me, I won't hesitate to kill them first. My way, my right… honor be damned.
Yeah, right.
Maybe if I keep saying that, someday I'll actually believe it.
Chapter 4: Fuzzy Hugs (family)
Summary:
Word Count: 100
Characters: Michelangelo
Genre: Family
Warnings: None
Chapter Text
That's my daddy.
He's a little fuzzy and his whiskers tickle, but he's the best hugger in the world.
Me and my brothers like to play hide-and-seek with him sometimes… though most of the time he doesn't know it, 'cause we're hiding from him so we don't get in trouble for misbehaving.
We still get in trouble when he finds out, but not too bad. Most of the time we just get a few extra chores or a good talking-to (that's what he calls it). Then we get our fuzzy hugs.
That's just the way he is.
That's my daddy.
Chapter 5: A Reason To Stay In Northampton (humor)
Summary:
Word Count: 100
Characters: Raphael & Casey Jones
Genre: Humor
Warnings: None
Chapter Text
"Ready to go, Raph?"
"Huh?"
"You wanted to see more of Massachusetts, right?"
"Yeah, Casey, but…"
"How about Ware?"
"Where?"
"Yeah."
"What?"
"No, Ware."
"Nowhere?"
"Yup."
"Give me the map, Case. What the…? Who named these towns?"
"What do you mean?"
"Chelsea? Clinton?"
"Heck of a coincidence, eh?"
"Belchertown? Cuttyhunk? Athol?"
"Watch your language."
"Gill? Sandwich? Braintree?"
"You trying to say something?"
"Gay Head?!"
"That's a little far south."
"Chappaquiddick? Hey, that reminds me of a limerick… never mind."
"Hey! Want to go to Satan's Kingdom?"
"Uh… that in Massachusetts?"
"Naw, don't be silly, Raph."
"Oh, good…"
"It's in Connecticut."
Chapter 6: Beat (introspection)
Chapter by whisper_norbury
Summary:
Word Count: 100
Characters: Leonardo
Genre: Introspection
Warnings: None
Chapter Text
Fast and loud, a rhythm plays in my mind.
I try not to listen, I force myself to ignore the sound.
I tell myself that it means nothing, it is nothing.
It is just a distant cadence, a march I don't intend on stepping to.
I refuse it, I fight it, I damn it.
I take heavy breaths to hide it.
I scream out loud to drown it.
I can't let myself get lost in the tune, the drumming, the pulse.
I cannot let myself hear my heart beat in my ears.
I must not allow myself to be afraid.
Chapter 7: The Scene Of The Crime (humor)
Summary:
Word Count: 100
Characters: Michelangelo
Genre: Humor
Warnings: None
Chapter Text
Picture, if you will, the scene…
The Froot Loops are gone. The Cocoa Puffs, the Cheerios, the Kix... all gone. A new box of Lucky Charms has been picked clean of its marshmallows. The Frosted Flakes have been crushed into dust and the toy prize has vanished, a crumpled plastic wrapper the only proof that it had ever been there.
To the side sits an empty milk jug and a bowl with half an inch of sugar in the bottom.
And at the center of the table lays an open comic book...
The calling card of Michelangelo, the Cereal Killer.
Chapter 8: Peppermint Breath (humor)
Chapter by whisper_norbury
Summary:
Word Count: 100
Characters: Michelangelo & Raphael
Genre: Humor
Warnings: None
Chapter Text
You don't eat Raph's candy canes. You just don't.
Last year Mikey made off with a half-dozen canes and Raph blew a gasket. He eventually managed to get them all back (except one, which Mike somehow managed to eat while Raph was chasing him through the lair), though by then they were all crushed and were more candy cane powder than actual candy canes. It was all in good fun, though, and Mikey gave Raph a "bouquet" of twenty canes tied with a green ribbon for Christmas.
The next morning, the candy canes were gone and Mikey had peppermint breath.
Chapter 9: It's That Time Of Year (humor)
Summary:
Word Count: 100
Characters: Donatello (POV), Michelangelo & Raphael
Genre: Humor
Warnings: None
Chapter Text
Mike just ran by, yelling, "You never saw me!"
Now, ordinarily I'd wonder what was going on… but given the time of year, I don't think I have to guess.
Any minute now Raph will come running out of his room, his nap cut short. He'll be fuming, and between angry breaths he'll ask me which way Mike went. I won't have to answer him, though, because we'll both hear Mikey snickering from his hiding place.
And here comes Raph now, with clenched fists, gritted teeth, and an Easter bonnet superglued to his head.
I guess it must be springtime.