The Triangle of Hearts: Shredders Return

Chapter 3 Sake

Suddenly the jets wheels hit the ground. The passengers bumped slightly. Cadence was already awake and bounced up and down in excitement. They had finally landed in Japan.

"Whats going on?" Mikey sat up suddenly with tired eyes.

"We've landed!" Cadence tugged the small turtle out of the jet. Mikey grabbed Raph who clutched Rebecca. She then reached out and got a hold of Leos bandana. They were all yanked out of the landed jet. Donnie was the only one who calmly walked down the steps. He smiled at his family.

"Woah..." Mikey regained his balance. All the turtles froze as they looked at Tokyo's flashing lights. Everything seemed to swirl around them. Rebecca was completely awed.

Buildings were practically built on top of each other, shaped like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle to fit the existing plots of land. Japan's capital was a concrete jungle, stretching on and on as far as the eye could see. People bustled around. They were all tightly compact on the sidewalk and small cars whizzed by them.

"With its high-energy, visual overload, Tokyo makes even New York seem like a sleepy, laid-back town." Cadence said proudly. Lights flashed everywhere you looked.

"Anybody gotten a seizure yet?" Raph mumbled and gained a small giggle from Rebecca.

"Come on. Lets get you guys out of here and into traditional Japanese outfits." Cadence grabbed Mikey again who began the long monkey chain once more. This time Rebecca dragged Donnie along behind them. They were pulled out of what they soon found out to be Cadences private airport. A few of the workers there raised an eyebrow at the massive turtles and girl with cat ears.

"Ē to." One of the workers behind a counter stood and bowed to Cadence. "... Keidensusama? Korera no atarashī bakkuappudansā wa imasu ka?" She asked in her language.

"Ya... Ē to. Karera no amerikade no hontōni ōkina." Cadence returned the bow. "Oyasumi nasai."

"Oyasumi nasai." The worker bowed once more and sat back down.

"What was that all about?" Mikey asked loudly.

"She just wanted to know who... or what you guys are. I said your my back up dancers in costume." Cadence explained and walked through a back way. She paused. "People are use to weird things here." The orange clad turtle nodded his head.

"Well I guess Mikey will fit right in." Raph teased.

They eventually reached a traditional Japanese home with rice paper sliding doors and tatami mats. It was surrounded by a beautiful garden. There were little white rocks raked in a certain design.

"What are all these stones doing here?" Mikey curiously approached and stepped on the art.

"Get out of there Mikey." Leo hissed. His little brother didn't listen and trudged deeper into the perfectly aligned stones. Cadence looked up and had a ticked expression.

"Your ruining it." She grabbed the back of Mikeys bandana and yanked him back. Cadence led them in the house. They stood in a square wooden indention on the ground. Raph looked at the reed floors and stepped up to fully enter. Cadence smacked him. "What are you doing?" She demanded. Raph raised an eyebrow at her. "Honestly you all are so impolite. You must put these on." Cadence pointed to some fuzzy pink slippers.

"Your joking." Raph began. Cadence crossed her arms and glared at him. "I'll go put on the slippers then." He gave a teasing bow. He slipped them on. Rebecca giggled. He looked completely ridiculous.

Cadence turned to the rest of them. "You guys too." The turtles took one look at her serious expression and slowly obeyed. They all shuffled in with their fluffy pink slippers.