You smile at Mikey's excitement and take off running. Upon reaching the edge on your side, you extend your legs and jump. You feel the rush of the wind as you fly through the air. The momentary feeling of weightlessness is both scary and exhilarating. The other roof comes closer and you prep to land just like you would have when training with Splinter. You land on the other side, hard.
"You ok Y/N?" Donnie asks landing beside you.
"That sent a shock through my legs." You say wincing as you stand up. "I'll be ok in a minute."
"So here is your next lesson." Donnie says "When you are roof hoping you have to either keep going or roll the momentum off."
"Huh?" you say confused.
"Ummm." Donnie says trying to find another way to explain it. "When you are in a fast moving car and you stop quickly what happens?"
"Your seatbelt keeps you in place." You say
"Right" Donnie says "And depending on how fast you stop, it hurts a bit when it locks right?''
"Yeah.."You say
"Well in this case, the roof is like the seat belt" Donnie says "But you have to roll off the force of you landing or you'll end up hurting yourself pretty bad. Does that make sense?"
"Kinda" You say
"Think about it like this" Leo says "When I punch is coming your way, what do you do?"
"Dodge it" You say
"What else?" Leo asks
"I could catch it" You say "But only if I know that I can without hurting myself, but the better option would be to defect and redirect"
"Perfect Y/N" Leo smiles "Why is it better to redirect it?"
"Because I can't always be sure that I can catch it properly" You say "And if I redirect the blow, I can use the momentum of my opponent to throw them off balance, no matter how big they are."
"You are paying attention" Raph says
"As if I wouldn't" You retort
"Anyway" Leo says "You're right. In this case, think of you as being the fist going towards the opponent. The roof is your opponent and catching your punch perfectly, so if you don't do something, you're going to end up getting the full shock of your force back on you."
"So I have to dispense the energy?" You ask
"Right" Raph says "You never land flatfoot when jumping. So next time, you have either keep running and or roll it off."
"OK" You say "Show me please?"
Over the next couple of hours, the turtles show you how to roll off the impact and a couple other tips when jumping. They also show you the best places and ways to hide in alley shadows and silently go up and down creaky fire escapes. The more you do it, the more you love it. The wind in your hair and the feeling of being in the air was one of the best things ever. Midnight rolls around and things start to slow down.
"I think we're about done for the night" Leo says
"We are?" You ask
"We still have patrol to do" Leo says "And you're going to have a hard time getting up tomorrow morning as it is. April can take you back to the lair"
"Can I have a couple more tries?" You ask
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A New Home ( TMNT Leonardo love story)
FanfictionWho wouldn't fall in love with the turtles? What could Leo do but fall in love with you? A sweet, kind, funny, brave girl who looks at him as though he's a friend and not a mutant. This is your story. (This is the story version of my who would fall...
