TMNT: Secrets of the Sewers

A Day in the Life

Miwa curled up on her bed, sleeping soundly in her room. She slowly stretched as she woke up, rubbing her eyes as she looked around. Her room was a little messy, with her clothes strewn about the floor and her sword laying haphazardly across her dresser, but she didn't care. She got out of bed, sliding on an old bathrobe before making her way out into the living room.

Almost immediately, the sound of Mikey's snoring filled her ears. She chuckled as she looked over the edge of the second story balcony down into the living room. The rest of her siblings were still fast asleep in one tangled up turtle pile with Hisako caught in the middle as usual. Miwa chuckled, shaking her head as she plopped onto the couch to wait for them.

Not long after that, Splinter emerged from his room, chuckling at the sound of Mikey's snoring. He walked over and joined his daughter on the couch. She leaned into him, sighing contently.

"You seem to be adjusting to life down here." He remarked.

"I'll admit, it's a bit of a change." she told him. "I went from sleeping in penthouse suites to a small room in the sewers. But you know what? I think I actually prefer it down here."

"Oh?" Splinter questioned.

"Yeah." she replied. "It's noisy, messy, and the prospect of personal space seems non-existent, but that just makes it feel more like an actual home."

"Indeed." Splinter agreed, getting to his feet. "Though I have a feeling it is about to get noisier."

He walked over to the dojo, picking up the mallet to a fair-sized gong he owned. Miwa knowingly covered her ears as Splinter banged on the gong loudly. The turtles and Hisako sprang to their feet, their blankets going flying as they all looked around in surprise.

"What's going on?!" Leo called out.

"Is the lair being invaded?!" Donnie questioned.

"Did the tunnels flood again?!" Hisako guessed.

"Are we out of pizza?!" Mikey exclaimed.

"Or it could be I allowed you to sleep in long enough." Splinter replied.

Everyone slowly relaxed, Mikey letting out a long groan.

"Come on Sensei, it's Saturday!" he whined. "It's our day off!"

"And sleeping until 9am is enough." Splinter replied, setting the mallet aside. "Now, I do believe you all have plans you must prepare for."

Donny perked up immediately, face palming hard.

"The expo!" he exclaimed. "I nearly forgot!"

He vaulted over Leo in a rush to get to his room, nearly tripping on his blanket at he entered his room, slamming the door shut behind him. Miwa blinked in surprise, looking over at her siblings in confusion.

"Expo?" she repeated.

"Some nerd expo Don heard about on the news." Mikey reported. "Guy's been going nuts about it for days."

"That's why he was stocking up on all that face paint." Miwa realized.

"It certainly ain't to impress the ladies." Raph remarked.

"I heard that!" Donny called out from his room.

Mikey, Miwa, and Hisako all snickered as Leo began gathering up the blankets off the ground.

"What about you, Raph?" he questioned. "What are your plans for today?"

"Casey and I are gonna hang out a bit." he explained. "He promised to help me with the Shell Cycle 2.0, then we're gonna shoot some hoops at this hold gym off Bleecker street."