Family, Friends and Love VS. War (Book 4 of A Whole New World~)

Journey to the Center of EC and Waunu's Minds

~My POV~
I got my hair fixed a bit and goes to the console room. "Hey EC. Wow, nice hair buns." Aph said. I chuckled. "Thanks. Okay, professor, you said you know someone who has the plans to get inside the Triceraton Mothership, right?" I asked. "Yes. And I believe we're here now." Fugitoid said before we ran to the window to see so many ships flying pass us. "Whoa!" Us girls said. "Finally, a little action! Check out all the ships!" Raph said. "Guys, Zayfod's Cantina is bumping! I bet their food is out of this world." Mikey said. I facepalmed softly. "Mikey, not the space pun." I said before Aaron groaned at Mikey's pun. "I wanna say that, Aaron. What's wrong with the pun?" Mikey asked Aaron. "Alright, boys. We gotta focus on our plans." Erika said. "So why are we going here again?" Leo asked Fugitoid. "I promised to find a way to break into the Triceraton Mothership, did I not? If you all want to steal the first piece of the Black Hole Generator, the first step is to-" Fugitoid got cut off by Ein. "Distract them with blocks of gold! Look how much I'm carrying!" Ein said when he holds the gold block. "Ein, pay attention! This is important stuff!" Raph said before Ein backs away from the conversation before Aaron spoke. "Ugh. Continue, professor." Aaron said before Ein hits Raph with the block then he ran with his usual scream as he was chased by Raph. Miah groaned softly. "Princess Hanna, wanna say this for me?" Fugitoid asked me. "Oh of course, Professor. The first step is to acquire a schematic of the Mothership from a shady information dealer named Vrax Belebome." I said. "So where do we find this guy?" Zane asked. I winced a bit from it before Fugitoid spoke. "It's in a place of a cafe, but the problem is humans aren't welcome. So you eight have to stay behind. But I do remember Hanna and Holla's father, brought their mother here on their first date." Fugitoid said. That surprised Waunu and me. 'They came here for the first date?!' I thought with Waunu. Then the eight complained. "Aww, come on! Stay behind?" Pierce asked. "Totally uncool." Travis said. "Cold on the shoulder from them!" Zane said. "Oh, that's alien racism!" Ein said before he got chased by Raph again. "That's unfair." Aaron said. "Aww man, not pleasant." Aph said. "Hey hey hey. Don't blame it on him, blame the system." I said before lightly pushed Aph and April to the side. "Besides, you two might have a chance to do a little "cuddle" session with them." I said before April and Aph smiles softly in bashfulness. "Okay. We'll stay here." April said. I smiled before backed away with my hands clamps happily. "Great!" I said. "Let's gear up and meet him." Martin said.
~At the Cafe~
We walked in before the commotion stops, we got a little unpleasant atmosphere. But I did the spit to the can to signal them we're cool while I hold a metal case of 50,000 Zemulaks.

(That's me but not in the dress, pretend I'm in the suit and hold the case and pretend the Western theme is a space theme)
Then the commotion resumed and Chris sighed softly in relief. "That was close." Chris said. "Too close for comfort." Martin said. "For once a place we can sit down, blend in, and eat a meal!" Raph said. I stopped Raph. "Don't get too comfortable, Raph. In fact guys, don't make eye, hand, or tentacle contact with anyone or anything here. These are outlaws with nothing left to lose." I said. "Oh I do remember Han Solo and his friend Chewbacca are about to be outlaws, if not for Princess Leia giving them the honor of heroicness. So they're.. smugglers and dealers. Also Han is also a fighter and a gamer for getting what he wants." Fugitoid said before we walked to find Belebome. We walked to get the booth before I felt eyes on me, Martin and Waunu. 'Honestly... I feel like we've being watched cause of... our appearance to the previous princesses. Wait, they're us!' I thought to myself. We took the seat before the alien came to us. "What can I get you three." The alien said to us. "One Energon juice, no ice, lighten on the mint leaf and hold the alcohol." Martin said. "My friend and I will have the juice, non-alcoholic please." I said for Waunu. "Of course, your graces." The alien said before she walked off. "Man, this really gives me some vibes." Waunu said. "Like deja vu." I said. Then the big alien came to us and he sets the tray down. "Well well well, if it ain't my eye ain't bugging me. The triple royals in this far system." The alien said. "Pleasure is all ours, Belebome." Martin said before he took a seat next to Miah which she's uncomfortable with. 'Remember, get the information we need and we can't mess this up.' I thought to myself before the alien came to us with three juices and set in front of Martin, Waunu and me. "Here are your drinks." The alien said. "What flavor?" Waunu asked. "Blueberry, strawberry and tangerine." The alien said before Waunu took her glass and drinks it softly. I did the same and looked as Belebome eats the meal. I set the glass down and cleared my throat before shows the case to him. "We brought the agreed-upon fee of 50,000 Zemulaks as we speak." I said before Belebome pushed the tray aside and tried to pull it from my hands but I gripped it on the sides. "Did you bring the information we needed?" I asked. He pulled the case out of my grips. "Of course, I'm no rookie, Princess." Belebome said before Waunu slammed her hand on the case that he got startled. She then glared at him. "Best give us the information now. And don't even try to double the payment or else I'll make you pay the triple." Waunu said. "Waunu, settle down." I whispered to Waunu. Then Belebome rolled his eye. "Fine. You know how to ruin the fun, just like your father did to me when I tried to do him the double payment." Belebome said before he gave us the drive that holds the information inside. Martin took and exams it. Martin nodded softly. "This is it." Martin said to me. "Pleasure doing business with you." I said. "Likewise, princesses and prince." Belebome said before he left with the case. Waunu sighed softly. "Man, I DO got our dad's attitude." Waunu said. "True." I said before we got up and walked to the others. "Got the information?" Erika asked. Martin pulls the drive out and hands it to Fugitoid. "Got it and done." Martin said. "H-How did you -" I cut Mikey off. "Let's just say Waunu and I have best imagination and great information on stuff." I said. "Yeah." Waunu said. "Uh guys.." Leo said before we saw the fight going on. Waunu and I cracked our necks, arms and loosen up. "Let's see if we got our dad's attitude." I said. "Yeah." Waunu said before we jumped in fast to get the fight to break then we got some people that didn't stand down, down. We got back to the others, dusting our hands. "Whoa!" Chris said. "Looks like you guys do got your dad's attitude." Raph said. "Like a turtle do." I said. "Come on guys." Fugitoid said before we left the cafe.
~At the Ship~
"And then, Waunu and I did a few hits and finished some off with a pulse hit." I said. "Wow!" Zane said. "Amazing!" Pierce said. "Kick butt, besties." Aaron said. "What an amazing display." Jet said. "You two are quite special." Slip said. "Aww thanks guys." Waunu said. "Let's blow off some steam in the Holo room. You down for some training?" Leo asked. "I'm in." Aaron said. "Me too." Jet said. "You coming, Sensei EC?" Slip asked. "You... Called me a Sensei?" I asked with a slight giggle. "Oh man, Slip don't!" Miah said. "Yes, you're so smart, brave, creative, kind, sweet and most important of all, friendly." Slip said before I fainted on the floor. "EC!" I heard Slip said. "Great, now you got her overfilled with all the compliments." I heard Erika said. "Oh great, you killed her." I heard Mikey said. I quickly got up. "I'm awake! I'm awake!" I said. "See? She's fine." Slip said. "Still, you wanna join?" Aaron asked. "No thanks, Waunu and I gonna sit and chill." I said. "Suit yourself." Mikey said. "Mind if I sit?" Mikey asked. "Sure! Here, pop a squat." I said before Mikey sat next to Waunu which she blushed softly and smiled softly. I chuckled softly to myself. After a while, Mikey, Aph, Zane, Ein, Noi, Pierce and Travis crashed out on the couch before I changed the channel to Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. We clamped our hands happily as we saw Ladybug and Cat Noir worked together to take down Rocketeer. "Come on Ladybug, get her ship with your yoyo!" I said. "Go my Kitty, cataclysm her cannons!" Waunu said. Then I heard small footsteps then I turned to see Neutrinos on Mikey's shell. "Oh no you don't!" I said before grabbed them in my hand, but they slipped from my grasp. Waunu noticed and yelped before she grabbed them but they did the same, then they split into groups of two and they fell into our mouths. We gasped before we 'bleh' at the taste of the Neutrinos. Then we groaned softly. "Sis..." Waunu said before she passed out on the floor. I moaned in pain before passed out on the ground with my legs on the couch.
~Aph's POV~
I woke up softly before I stretched it a yawn then I rubbed my eye on the left and I saw EC and Waunu on the floor. I got off and kneeled next to them. "Guys?" I asked before lightly shook them. No response and I panicked. "Guys are yo- GUYS!!! The girls aren't responding!!" I said fearfully. "Oh no, we're coming!" I heard Leo said before I got the boys up with hard shakes. They yelped when they got up. "We're awake!" Zane said. "What's happening?" Travis asked. "It's the girls!" I said. Then the others came over as I kneeled again next to Waunu and EC. "Uh... are the princesses all right?" Fugitoid asked. "I don't know, I woke up a while and I tried to wake them up! Not working!" I said before Aaron tried to get them up by shaking them. "Whoa! Slow down dude." Leo said. Then the Fugitoid uses his eyes to scan EC first then scan Waunu. "Oh no. I'm afraid the Princesses' minds has been infiltrated by Neutrinos." Fugitoid said fearfully. "What the heck do they want?!" Noi said fearfully. "In short, their precious innocent minds." Fugitoid said. We gasped. "Not my cupcakes!" Mikey said fearfully when he hugs Waunu's unconscious body careful. "Every person has an inner self deep in their consciousness. The Neutrinos track down and remove this inner self, stealing all of his knowledge and memories. Leaving the victim a mindless shell!" Fugitoid said. "If they find the girls inner selves, they'll remove them to steal their knowledge, memories... And their force! Which means they'll never remember us!" Martin said. Then we gasped again. "What are we gonna do?!" Ein said fearfully. "We can't use our friends!" Pierce said all scared. "I have a plan to save them, but it's going to require a little psychic and force help." Fugitoid said. Then Mikey picked up Waunu and Aaron picked up EC. I kinda grew jelly as he does it, wishing he does it to me. We got them to the core room, the tubes were placed on the teams' foreheads due to the part they'll be going in to save the girls inner selves in two groups when Aaron and Mikey laid the girls down and their heads on Chris and April's laps. "I don't know about this." Zane said fearfully. "It's simple as day! April and Chris will psychically and forcibly project you guys into the Princesses' minds. You must stop the Neutrinos from taking their inner self at all cost." Fugitoid said. "Trying to navigate the Girls' brains is gonna be like trying to get through a jungle or going on wild adventures." Donnie said. "Don't worry, we'll do what we can to help guide you guys through." April said. "Most definitely, we'll find their inner girls." Chris said. "And be careful." I said fearfully. "We'll be okay, Aph." Aaron said before he lightly pecks my head. I smiled gleefully to myself. I sighed softly in dreamily. "Remember, if the Neutrinos destroy you inside one of their minds, your body here will be reduced to a vegetative state." Fugitoid said. I got surprised before the boys tried to stop him but it was too late like they shut down. I lightly held Aaron's hand. "Be careful." I said.
~In EC's Memory~
~Aaron's POV~
I landed on the ground with half of the group to see the park and the city. "Whoa.. where are we?" I asked. "We're in... The City of Farmington. EC did said she came here so many times, she remembers this city like the back of her hand." Donnie said. "Wow, I'd always think it be a small town, but it's amazing." Raph said happily. "True, but also, you're inside EC's memory lane. She's one swell girl who remembers all." Chris' voice said. Then we heard cheering and we rushed to the side to see EC but she has no glasses on and she is having fun with her friend in school. "EC!" I said before ran to hug her but I went through her that I yelped and fell to the ground. "Haha, you got through her!" Ein said before I growled. "It's just a memory, Aaron. Remember that." Chris' voice said before I got up and dust dirt off me. "Whoa, it's kinda like holographic movies." Miah said. "If that's a memory, where the heck is Inner EC?" Leo asked. Then we heard a scream in fear and blasting. "That's EC!" I said we ran towards to the front before we skidded to a stop to see a line of cloth flew into the school before the door closed and the Neutrinos standing in front of us. "What the what?!" Martin said. "That must be the Neutrinos. But I thought they're supposed to be small." I said. Then we yelped and dodged when the Neutrino blasted laser at us. We landed before we got our weapons out while Travis activated his Time Stone to change into his Time outfit. "Get them!" Leo and Martin said before we yelled as we tried to get them. But they stopped us and they hit us back. Travis tried to use time on us to reverse but he got hit to us that his Time outfit changed back to his normal outfit. "Armor's too strong, move!" Miah said before we started to run down the street. "We can lose 'em in the city!" Slip said before we kept running. "There's the door!" I said before we ran towards to the skate rink. I opened the door before we ran into the different room. We to hide behind in the room. I got shocked. "Where are we?" I asked. "Wait, this feels familiar." I said before opened the door to see we're in a middle school. "Kirtland Middle School." Miah said. Then the bell rang and we saw students came out fast. Then I saw EC with someone beside her. Then I remember the figures. "It's EC and Waunu!" I said. "Whoa whoa!" Martin stopped me. "Memories." Travis said. "Oh yeah, memories." I said. "Man, I missed the school, especially I played basketball." Miah said. "Wow!" Donnie said happily. The. I saw a shadow ran off fast from behind the gym building. "There it goes!" I said. Then Miah yelped in fear before we saw the sharp claw stabbed through the memory. "Get back, they must've followed us!" Travis said before we backed away fast to see Neutrinos pulling the claw down to make the memories split for them to come in. "This way!" Miah said before she ran to the small building to open the door before we ran fast away from them. Once we got inside, we fell into the pit that we screamed and we hit to the ground hard. We groaned softly before we sat up. Then we heard multiple screams that we got tumbled on top on. "Guys!" I said before they got off us that we saw up. "We've been through the same thing! And the Neutrinos tried to get us when we tried to find Inner Waunu!" Zane said. "We get it!" Ein said. "Sorry about the hard drop. Had to get you guys out of there fast." Chris' voice said. "What the heck?" Slip asked. "Wow, this place is totally different." Pierce said. "It's not a memory. It's their subconscious. We lost track of them when they slipped-" April's voice fade away with Chris' voice. "April! Chris! Guys, we can't hear you!" I said. "Did the only people who knows where we're going just vanish? 'Cause if she did, we are totally-" Noi got cut off. "Found them!" Nessie said before she pointed to two people. "Girls!" I said before we rushed to them. But they were... giggling and feeling gleefully. "Oh hello, you must've got mixed up!" She said. Then the other one's eyes sparkled. "Oh we've been experiencing you guys!" The other one said. "We're their emotions!" The girls said. "I'm EC's Joy!" EC's Joy said. "And I'm Waunu's Joy!" Waunu's Joy said. "That's about a thousand times weirder than usual." Jet said before two stomps were heard before we yelped and looked up to see the two looking down at us. "What did one of you say, suckers?!" One said. "We'll grab one of you to face us and we'll squeeze the answer out!" The other said with flames burst on her hair. "Oh, that's EC and Waunu's Angers." EC's Joy said. "It's okay, you two! They're good people!" Waunu's Joy shouted to them. "They better be!" The two said. "Now these angry version I like!" Raph said. "Oh mi gosh!" A voice said. "Ahh! They're here!" Another said. "Oh these are their Excitement." EC's Joy said. "Now  that you guys know us, there's more you all gotta know. CALLING ALL EMOTIONS!!" Waunu's Joy shouted to the void before the emotions came in. "There's their Sadnesses, Disgusts, Fears, Anxieties, Envies, Nostalgias, Embarrassments, Boredoms, Smarties, Jokies, Fangirlisms, Calmnesses, Braveries, Sarcasms, Skeptics, Loves." EC's Joy said before we got hugged tightly. "Oh those are their hobbies. Like Anime watchers, Readers, Writers, Arts, Musics, Animal Lovers. And of course, you guys got hugged by Huggers" Waunu's Joy said. "Wow, did not see this coming." Slip said. Then we got set down. "But girls, can you guide us to the one true girls? We gotta find them before-" I got cut off by EC's Smartie. "Neutrinos that are about to evaporate us in milliseconds if they find the inner selves. Therefore, the memories and knowledge of the girls will be drained to them and the robots will give the info to the one person who has contacted them for personal uses and plot for evil!" EC's Smartie said fast. "Wow.. that's fast." Mikey said. "Of course we can! Come on!" EC's Joy said before we got pushed by their hobbies to follow the emotions to the door saying "EC and Waunu's imagination.". "Of course! EC said she and Waunu have the same imagination and information needed." Martin said before the turtles, Miah, Erika and the Minicons remembered. "Let me hand this." Waunu's Joy said before she knocks the secret door with a small kick. Then the slide opens. "Password?" The voices said with a small deep tone. "Captain, Raphie!" EC's Joy said. "And Sweet Gumdrops!" Waunu's Joy said. I saw Leo, Raph and Mikey's faces turned red. I laughed at the nickname. "That's gotta be the weirdest nicknames ever!" I said. "Say Aaron, don't make us regret cracking your bones." The two said creepily behind me that I yelled in fear. "Oh, they're EC and Waunu's Threats. Don't mess with them." EC's Joy said before the door opens before emotions and hobbies jumped in. "Come on!" Their Joys said before they jumped in. Then the air pulled us in that we yelled in fear when we tried to hang on but we got pulled in that we screamed and fell into water, we swam fast to the surface then we emerged and got to the edge. We got out and I panted softly. "Welcome to their imagination in combination!" Their Joys said happily before I looked up with the others and we got shocked. "Holy Chalupa!" We said in shock. We saw their imaginations. We saw EC's side is with sunshine and rainbows while Waunu's side is dark and scary. "That reminds us of Wednesday. Cause EC is one character of a werecat and Waunu is Wednesday. Perfect friendship." EC's Joy said. Then we followed them on the big platform before we started to float to see EC's likely to her favorite shows, movies and more then we saw Waunu's likely of dark and brutal but with a soft heart. Then we saw their similarities to their likely on stuff they love so much. "Wow." Erika said. Then the platform moves upwards a bit to reveal the Emperor-like Castle. We got amazed. Then the platform stopped near the steps and we walked on it as we saw so many steps. Some panicked but we moved forward. Once we got some of us are sweating, some are struggling to breathe and some barely stretching. But me, I was fine. "Hey, how come you're okay and we don't?" Mikey said. "Just naturally athletic." I said with a white lie. 'If they find out my secret, they'll turn on me!' I thought to myself before we headed for the door. Their Joys pushed the door to see so many characters the turtles know and we didn't know inside. We saw some at parties, graduations and even... weddings. I got surprised. "Oh that's their imaginary wedding. They wished to be married to their one true love." EC's Joy said. "Or loves." Waunu's Joy said. Then we made it to the dance floor when the music plays "Tough Act to Follow". "There they are!" Their Excitements said when they pointed to somebody. We saw 13 year old EC and Waunu wearing their party-like outfits with bracelets like crowns, dancing to their favorite characters from different series. "There's their Inner Selves." Waunu's Smartie said. Then they saw us and smiled. "Guys!" The girls said happily before they ran towards us and tackled us into a hug. "Aww, you two are so cute as besties!" Nessie said. "Looks like their bond of friendship grew ever since they met in middle school." Martin said. "We know Martin! And we knew you guys would find us! Those freaky Neutrinos were chasing us from our memories, so we hid in our combined imagination! Pretty cool, huh?" EC said. "Check out our imagined Turtles Meemows!" Waunu said when she held up four Meemews as version of the Turtles that they squeaks happily before they jumps into Leo, Raph, Mikey and Donnie's arms. "Aww, version of the Turtles are so cute!" Noi said happily. "Aww, look at them." Pierce said. "Hmm, gotta tell Aph about this after the mission is over." I said. "Well, you're safe now, girls." Leo said with a gentle smile as Leo Meemew squeaks happily. "We know so! Okay, what's the plan, guys?" Waunu asked before Iron-Man version of a guard came in fast that the music stopped and the characters stopped dancing. "Your majesties, the Neutrinos are here and they're en route to the castle!" Iron-Man said. "Get the guards up! Surround the perimeter of the castle!" EC said before the guards did so. "Come on!" I said before grabbed the two and we ran fast as the characters screamed and ran in panicked from what the news said. I got to the back fast, but I grunted when I got shocked from the back and we rolled down the hill. I accidentally let go of the girls and we crashed on the ground.
~Leo's POV~
"AARON!!" We shouted when we saw Aaron for hit on the side before we slide down to them to protect the girls. "We till can't get through their armor, guys!" Raph said. "It's not just armor, they're not created entirely out of physical matter, they're partly mental too. Like us!" Donnie said. "Then we need an inside advantage to level the playing field." I said when I helped Aaron up as he regained conscious. "Bet we know two of them." Aaron said before we looked at the girls. "Why are you guys looking at us?" EC asked. "Girls, you two see the world in a way no one else does because both of your massive and amazingly powerful imagination. In here, you're the queens!" Zane said. "You two never ran away from problems, you solve them with imagination!" Mikey said. "That's right! You taught us to believe and keep pushing ourselves." Jet said. "That's right, Sensei EC." Slip said. "You can help us beat these jerks. Let your minds rip with imagination!" Martin said. "Yeah!" Erika, Nessie and Miah said. Then the two smiles determined and their adjust their bracelets as their party outfits turned into ninja-like outfits. "Let's show them who we are!" EC and Waunu said happily before they jumped out of hiding. "Oh, Neutrinos!" Waunu shouted for the Neutrinos to look at them. "You want us? Fight through our army of fun!!" EC said before she snaps her fingers as characters came out to charge at them and we came out in our Vision Quest outfits and the boys came out in their Minecraft ninja outfits. "GET THEM!" Martin, Aaron and I shouted before we charged at the Neutrinos. We started to overthrow the Neutrinos as more characters came in fast to back us up. Then Imaginary Moana uses the oar to summon the water to blast them up to the sky. We saw EC and Waunu on Ant Man who's freakishly giant. "Party's over!" EC said. "Hi!" Imaginary Ant Man said to the Neutrinos. "You don't want to go home." Waunu said. "But you can't stay here!" They said before Imaginary Ant Man swats them hard to the door with his giant hand to the door. The character cheered along with us as the Neutrinos flew out and the door exploded. Imaginary Ant Man sets the girls down to the floor gentle. We cheered as the boys took off their masks and Aaron lifted the two up that the two laughed in joy. "Yeah, girls!" I said. "The girls for the win!" Zane and Donnie said. "Awesome job, girls!" Raph said. "That was fantastic!!" Noi, Mikey, Ein and Pierce said. "Totally worth it!" Travis said. "Wahoo!" Martin said. "You two are the coolest of the cools!" Aaron said. "Sweet teamwork!" Erika said. "Definitely!" Nessie said. "Yeah yeah yeah!" Miah said. "Booyakabunga!" The two said happily before Aaron twirls the girls happily as we cheered for the girls happily.
~My POV~
My eyes shot open when I quickly sat up with Waunu. "Did we just-" I cut Waunu off. "Yeah we did!" I said.  Then we saw the others waking up, which they smiled at us and we smiled back. Then we got hugged by Aph who's in tears. "GIRLS!!! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW SUPER WORRIED I WAS FOR YOU TWO!! I WILL NOT LET YOU TWO GO EVER!!' Aph said. "Better let us go. Cause we got bugs to kill." I said before Waunu and I saw the small Neutrino ship then we grabbed them with our hands. "Why you little!" Waunu and I said before we got up and walked away from the others. "Ah, the little seen Angry Girls." We heard Raph said. "Take that!" We said when we stomped them. We lightly flipped our hairs as we walked out of the core room.

'No one or no body messes with Waunu and my minds and gets away with it, without the price of pain!'