Battle Nexus Lizards/Raph x Mona (ROTMNT fanfic)

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"So, allow me to rephrase what you're saying," Leo began.

"We went through the maze we've already been through AGAIN..." Leo counted on his fingers as he began to list off what he had to go through.

"-fought against walking pizza cutters, cheese graters, and ovens, and dealt with all the same traps only WORSE and MORE FREQUENT..."

Suddenly, Leo sounded calm. "To be told that you're protesting because of your paycheck and that's why you did all this?"

"Well, yes I'd say you listed it all off perfectly," The centaur said, sitting casually atop her bull statue. "It doesn't help your case that you used your mystic powers to get here, when you KNOW the rules of my maze!"

"There can BE no rules if the one who enforces them isn't doing their job!" Leo groaned.

"There can BE no job if there's no paycheck! As the assistant manager, it's just how I roll! I gotta pay for groceries this week somehow!" she argued, crossing her arms and leaning against the opened hand of the statue she sat on.

Leo opened a portal, Hueso's face showing up like that of a round mirror. Leo grabbed him, and aggressively held up Hueso like a misbehaved cat.

"What on earth is this, tortu-GAH?!"

Leo frustrated, bellowed out "YOU TWO ARE GOING TO HAVE A TALK!"

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"Hello again you two! How's my favorite friendly rivals doing?" Big Mama asked.

Both Raph and Mona choked on their smoothie. Coughing their heads off while trying to wrap their heads around the fact that Big Mama caught them off guard.

"Excellent! Well, I came down here personally to tell you that the next round you have coming up is going to be a little...topsy turvy!" She chirped.

Raph patted Mona on the back as she wiped her red and itchy eyes. "So, you're changing the dynamic of the fight basically? I'm fine with that,"

Big Mama's smile didn't disappear from her face, as always, she had known something the turtles didn't. "Wellll you might not be once you two are in action down in the arena! You see..."

"We're going up against GHOST BEAR?!"

In the arena Mona and Raph stood back-to-back as they watched Ghost Bear enter the ring with more vigor than ever before.

"Well, well, well, Tortuga! It would appear since you destroyed my love of wrestling, you'd made me appreciate the love of the Battle Nexus!"

"I've only gone up against this guy one time, he doesn't pull back the way you do," Mona advised.

"I've fought him before! And who says I was pulling back?!" Raph asked.

"I know about your mystic powers Raph; you think I don't know about the times you've saved New York? I live in New York!"

"You two banter like married couple! It is cute! Maybe this will be the thing I destroy your love of!" Ghost Bear said, the crowd oo'd and laughed at his remark.