Turtle Dove

War and Pizza

At Albearto's Pizzeria, Ray, dressed in the employee uniform, was assisting April, who was also in uniform, in rescuing a child stuck inside the claw machine. April manipulated the claw arm as Ray provided instructions. "A little to the left," Ray directed. April listened attentively to the white-haired girl. "Right there," she said, finally grabbing hold of the kid. "Whee!" the child cheered in excitement.

"I hope we aren't headed for another one of your 'epic party fails,' Party Captain O'Neil," their manager remarked, catching them off guard. Startled, Ray and April quickly covered the machine to hide the rescued child. "No way, sir. Tonight's the night I'm finally getting a party all the way through Albearto's happy birthday song and cake," April confidently responded. The manager issued a warning, "You better, because this is your last chance," before walking away. April let out a sigh of relief and thanked Ray for working on her day off.

"Of course. It was either dinner with mom and step-dad or watching over unsupervised kids and cleaning pizza grease. Cleaning pizza grease sounds way better," Ray replied, prompting both of them to chuckle. It was time for the cake, and April was determined to successfully navigate through the party. "Get hyped, kids! Coming to the stage to sing 'Happy Birthday,' give a big 'what up' to the Cheese Master of Bear-imonies," April announced. Ray pulled open the curtains, revealing three animatronics—an Albearto bear dressed as a chef, a pepperoni in fancy attire sitting at a drum set, and a tomato holding a guitar. "Albearto and his Fun Time Band, Cheery Tomato and President Pepperoni!" April exclaimed.

"Bon giorno, kiddies! I hear someone's a year older today, and I'm not just talking about my underwear," the bear animatronic named Alberto greeted the children. However, the birthday kid, Timmy, seemed unimpressed. "Okay, sing with me, kiddies! Happy..." Alberto began before being interrupted by Timmy. "Hey, Albearto. Incoming!" Timmy shouted, hurling a mug of soda as the other kids cheered. "NO!" April and Ray exclaimed simultaneously as the mug flew over April's head and struck mechanical Albearto, splattering his face and landing in his mouth.

Electricity started crackling, and Albearto's entire body shook. Suddenly, something exploded, and fire shot up from Albearto's back. The animatronic bear fell forward onto his face. A moment of silence followed before chaos erupted, with the kids creating a ruckus. Ray pulled out her phone, knowing that she had a turtle friend who could help in this situation. "You are conversing with Donatello," Donnie answered on the other end. "Don, I need your help," Ray said, glancing back at April, who was desperately trying to calm the kids down.

"For you, anything. As long as it does not involve bees, or spiders, or beach balls. Please, not beach balls," Donnie pleaded, shuddering at the thought. "Can you fix Albearto? He broke before singing 'Happy Birthday'," Ray requested. "I thought you were having dinner with your mom and Daniel?" Donnie inquired. "No, April needed help," Ray explained. Donnie relayed the situation to his brothers, informing them that April and Ray hadn't managed to complete the "Happy Birthday" song or even the cake.

"Albearto's is the pizza place, right? We'll be right over," Raph declared. "Hey, if you guys are in the middle of something..." Ray began, but Donnie abruptly hung up. April crashed down next to Ray, feeling overwhelmed. "What are we gonna do?" April asked in distress. Suddenly, the double doors at the back burst open, and the turtles appeared, striking a heroic pose. "Nevermind," April said, finding renewed hope. "Fixers in the house, swooping in to save the day!" Raph proclaimed confidently.

"I just needed Donnie," Ray says, looking at the brothers. "Oh, we know. We just came for the free pizza. Remember, blend in like you're birthday robots," Raph tells Mikey and Leo. The two brothers stiffen up, mimicking robotic movements and making beeping and whirring sounds. "Aye, aye, captain," Mikey responds in a robotic voice.