"A Ninja And A Superhero" rottmnt+SM:I/ATSV au

Chapter 2; "New Places, New Faces"

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He went closer and ducked into the restaurant before the wall could close on him. He opened his eyes, and was astounded to see.. mutants?! So many, and of all different varieties. But.. they didn't seem like mutants. Some of them didn't even seem to be species from Earth! Could they be aliens? Before Mikey could fully process what he was seeing, a waiter came up to him and sat him at the table, then handed him a menu and walked off to serve other tables. The menu shifted before his eyes from illegible sigils to English to Spanish to a whole bunch of other languages. He squinted at it in confusion, and soon found it turned to, and stayed in, English. What in the world.. Had he put on his gas mask wrong? Was this a paint-fume driven dream? He stared around the restaurant, hardly noticing when a kind-looking skeleton walked up to his table. "Hola. Welcome to my restaurant, Run of the Mill. I am Señor Hueso, the owner of this fine establishment. You are a new face.. just moved to the Hidden City?" Mikey was too shocked to speak. "Are.. A-Are you... real?" "..Sí, I am real. You seem.. overwhelmed?" "I've.. never been to a place like this." "Ah, well, welcome! I am glad to be your first choice when trying Yōkai cuisine." "..Yō..kai..?" "Yes, we Yōkai have existed for millenia, living underground ever since we were driven here. We survive and thrive, no matter the odds, so do not feel bad. Even if some of us choose to survive through a life of crime, dragging down innocent teenager turtles with us until they are scum as well!" The bone man gestured wildly, accidentally knocking a tray of food from a waitress' hands. Mikey leapt up, springing into action, some hidden intuition driving him. He caught everything in their correct baskets and plates, and the restaurant clapped and cheered around him. He placed them back on the tray of the waitress, apologizing, as Hueso watched him with a queer look. "I thank you, calabaza, that was.. amazing. How did you do that?" "I.. I dunno.. I just.. did it." "Ah." "What.. What was that you- you mentioned? About.. teenage.. turtles?" "Ah. That is.. ... Not here. Follow me, to my office." Mikey nodded and followed him to the back of the restaurant, closing the door behind him and taking a seat at the desk in the room "Apologies. That was about my brother. He is a pirate, and for 13 years he has raised this child turtle to be just as scummy as him. I hold a special type of despise for those who drag children down to their level.. my brother is one of them." "Uhh, do you- do you know- uh- where I could find him? Or- Or his name, or something? Just- anything to help me find him?.." "..I wish I could help, but it is too dangerous for someone as young as yourself." "Hey! I may be young, but I'm not weak! I know how to use nunchucks, and I'm trained in ninjitsu! My squills are off the charts, and I-!" "Okay, okay. The name of my brother's ship is the S.S. Alexis, and you will likely need a disguise to get on board. I suggest that you go at night and sneak aboard, that way his ship will be docked. He takes the turtle everywhere with him, so to get close to him, you will have to get close to Piel. You could pretend to be entertainment or a chef of some sort, just enough to distract him. Then, you may go to this other turtle. Might I ask why you want to talk to him so badly?" "I.. I think he's my brother." "..Ah. I wish you good luck in recovering him, but do not think he will be so easily swayed. He is certainly extremely loyal to Piel and his crew, having been raised by them and growing up committing crime after crime. I have heard he is a, pardon the insult, a brute. Please, be careful." "I will! Thank you Hueso, thank you so much!"

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