The ULTIMATE Story Ending

     Raph sat on the couch in front of the television while everyone else was doing their own thing. He nearly dozed off when he felt soft hands wrap around from behind him. Turning his head, his eyes met Eva's as she smiled at him.
     "Hey, handsome," she greeted before quickly pecking his lips.
     "Hey yourself, beautiful," he smiled as he leaned into her.
     "You seemed pretty distant from me for a while," Eva told him.
     "Well, you know," he began, "with being reunited with your brother and being adopted and all, I wanted to give you your space, you know? I mean, you haven't seen each other for so long, and you've already seen me for a long time, so…I put you first."
     Eva laughed as she nuzzled his cheek. "You are so sweet." She placed a hand under his chin to lift him up to meet her gaze. "But don't be away from me." And she kissed him. "My brother is crazy about you," she murmured against his lips.
     Raph pressed his lips to hers before quickly breaking away. "He's a swell kid, I can tell you that."
     "He's been going on about wanting to ride a motorcycle when he's older."
     Raph laughed. He remembered the night they had arrived in New York. After everyone had slept, he drove Eva on his motorcycle and rode for hours under the glistening moonlight.
     They had made love at the beach.
     "If it's okay with you," he insisted, "I could take him for a ride some time."
     "That would be great," she said, "my two favorite men…bonding." And she kissed his cheek.
     "Hi, Evie!" Jonah greeted them as he exited out of the kitchen, flour all over his shirt and face. "Hi, Raphie!"
     "S'up, kid?" The red-masked turtle greeted. He usually hated being called 'Raphie', especially by Mikey. But the way her heard Eva or Jonah say it to him, he was always so touched and had made an acceptation.
     "Mrs. Duck trying to teach you to bake?" Eva laughed as she reached down and dusted some of the flour off him.
     "No, Skunk and I were having a flour fight," he said proudly, "and I won."
     "This ain't over!" Skunk's voice called from the kitchen.
     "When are we going out, again?" Jonah asked them. "I can't wait to go to a big party!" The chipmunks and Mother's Little Angels were called in for another performance at a massive entertainment center and everyone was allowed to go, even Raph and his brothers had decided to join.
     "Tonight, Jojo," Eva told him, "just be patient."
     "Patient?" Squeaked a voice. All heads turned to Alvin as he scurried to the coffee table. "Oh no! Alvin Seville is never patient! He wants what he wants!"
     "Save you energy, Alvin," Dave warned him from the kitchen as he and Crane had coffee with April, Casey, Darren, and Keila.
     "He's right, buddy," Cat added as she walked in, "next thing you'll know, YOU might end up in the hospital."
     "I thought we'd never mention that again…" Brittany intervened.
     "But we're stars!" Alvin exclaimed as he ran around the table. "We demand our needs! We live to live fame! We-" Suddenly, he gasped and fell face-first in the table.
     All eyes turned to Hare, who quickly removed her hand away from Alvin.
     "Star Trek fan as well," she said simply.



     Night arrived and the entertainment center was crowded with people, but thankfully being Squirrel Winters, she was able to ease her friends and family in as quickly as possible. While the chipmunks and Mother's Little Angels were preparing backstage, the others were enjoying the party; the turtles and Splinter were in disguise, though it seemed unnecessary since the lights were dim.
     "Is my dress at a perfect angle?" Raccoon asked Eleanor uneasily as she checked herself in the mirror.
     "You're fine," she assured.
     "I don't need heels?"
     "You're special just the way you are," she assured her with a smile.
     "Are you guys ready?" Meg called as she stood by Sadie and Katie.
     "Yes, ma'am!" Alvin called.
     "Band's good!" Trent called as he set his electric guitar up.
     "Let's knock em' dead!" Cat exclaimed before she bumped knuckles with Brittany.
     "Ladies and gents!" Chris announced as he stood on stage. "Let's give it up for the chipmunks, the Chipettes, and our newest trio: Mother's Little Angels!"
     The crowd cheered as Chef played on the DJ and the lights casted over the three music groups, headsets on and legs anticipating to dance. Behind them were Squirrel, Meg, Eva, Katie, Sadie, Beth, and Leshawna, all dressed in cheerleader uniforms. Since leaving Canada, Katie and Sadie had mastered their cheerleading skills and Beth, Eva, and Leshawna had decided they would try out so their squad could be expanded.
     Trent strummed his guitar as the tiny animals began to dance and Alvin and his brothers sang out.


Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do

     "C'mon now watch!" Alvin shouted as he did a flip.
     "Watch out, watch out cause here they come now!" Cat shouted as she and Brittany twirled.

Aint seen us in a while but
We bringin it back with style so get
Get set, get set to have some fun now
We bringin the action and the satisfaction

     "We're the Chipmunks!" The all sang.
     "Everybody say it now!" Alvin shouted.

C-H-I-P-M-U-N-K. We're the chipmunks! (Show em how it's going down!)
Guaranteed to brighten your day! (Hey! go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go. Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on!)
Everybody watch out!
(Watch out, watch out cause here the partay!)
When you got the 'munks with ya!
It's been a party so watch out! (get down, get down! Let's get it started!)
So let's go, it's a party with the munks with ya! Everybody get down! Let's go with the munks!
We're the chipmunks! (Everybody say it now!)
Coming on stronger then ever before.
We're the chipmunks! (Show em how it's going down!)
Alvin, Simon, Theodore!

     The cheerleaders did a few special techniques while the chipmunks danced and sang. One technique involved flipping Meg in the air before gracefully catching her; the crowd hooted and hollered as she smiled and waved before brought down to the stage and continued on with the dance routine.

Hey! go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go. Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Hey!

     Cat and her sisters came up, and with Brittany and her sisters behind them, they sang out as the stage lights centered on them.

Deep, in the brotha. So you'll like to be! Together, we'll be laughin! Sittin on a re. When we know your listening, we'll sing a just a funk. So come along with us, and we'll be there c'mon!

     "Yeah! Cmon on!" Brittany shouted. She and the others danced in rythym.

Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
We're the chipmunks! (Everybody say it now!)
Coming on stronger then ever before.
We're the chipmunks! (Show em how it's going down!)
Alvin, Simon, theodore. (Hey! go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.) Here we go now! (Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Hey!)

     Cat and Brittany sidled along with Alvin as they all reached the conclusion of their performance.

Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
Do do do do do


     The crowd erupted in cheers as the music groups panted with satisfaction before they made their bows and left the stage.
     "Here's the new hit MLA single," Chef announced into the microphone, "'American Cowboy'. Please enjoy the party."
     And the party went on as the chipmunks and Mother's Little Angels made their way over to the buffet table.
     "You girls were awesome!" Gwen told the cheerleaders as they mingled with the crowd.
     "And they say the school doesn't need cheerleaders," Katie snorted.
     "Hey, girl," Keila greeted as she embraced Squirrel after she got herself a drink. She broke away and gazed at her. "You're father would be so proud…" For as long as Squirrel had managed the company, business was booming and the museum was attracting more tourist attention as well as reservations being called in advance.
     "I know he is…" Squirrel smiled before she gazed over to Panda, who piled Skunk's plate with appetizers.
     "Whoa, careful with truffles!" Hare laughed as she and her sisters sat on the edge of the table while the chipmunks roamed around the plates of food that was life-sized to them.
     "I'm getting cravings!" Jeanette exclaimed in a hyper manner before she shoved a cookie into her mouth.
     "I think Jo's getting more than he can handle…" Raph muttered to Eva as they watched Jonah bounce around, eating chocolate and drinking Mountain Dew.
     "He had been in the orphanage for a year, Raph," she told him, "like they ever feed them any sugar!"
     "True…" Raph's voice trailed off as he gazed at the cheerleading outfit she wore. Unlike the other girls, Eva wore no skirt, just sweats. But it made her look even more alluring. "Dang, you so sexy…"
     "That fedora makes you look like such a sexy beast," Eva teased as she tapped the tip of his fedora that hid his face well.
     Raph's face became as red as his mask before he reached over to his plate. "Hey!" He cried as he looked at his plate, which was empty. "What happened to my food? I didn't even touch it yet!"
     "Owen!" Eva growled as she glared daggers to the obese teen.
     "What?" He asked as Izzy lovingly fed him assorted fruit.
     "Dudes, chillax," Cody told them as he and Beth sat down with their filled plates, "there's always more."
     "These foods are unlike anything I've ever tasted," Beth exclaimed before she picked at what looked like banana slices.
     They were blue…but still, they were good.
     "These bon bons…" Cody's voice trailed off before he took one in his mouth. As soon as he engulfed it, a loud snap was heard. "It tastes almost as if there's a Fourth of July in my mouth!"
     "Well, this is New York," Raph chuckled, "strange becomes the new recipe."
     "Yeah," Cody said as he took out his PDA, Beth looking over at it, "maybe I could figure out-hey!"
     As soon as Cody and Beth looked at their plates, they were cleaned off!
     "Owen!" Beth shouted angrily.
     "What did I do?" Owen exclaimed as he danced with Izzy.
     "Moocher…" Eva growled.
     "What's going on?" Squirrel asked as she and Donnie came over.
     "Asked Mooch-afa over there!" Cody jabbed a finger in Owen's direction.
     "Your food went missing, too?" Duncan asked before he placed his second plate on the table.
     "It was bad enough back in TDI when he took all the beans…" Beth muttered.
     "Like beans could be of any help," Duncan said as he checked his watch, "dude's just always hungry. There's nothing to-hey!"
     His second plate was empty.
     "Owen, you jerk!" He shouted.
     "What the heck did I do?" Owen cried as he made his way over to them.
     "Quit mooching off us!" Beth exclaimed, showing him her empty plate.
     "Oh, sure," Owen said sarcastically, "blame the fat guy."
     "You didn't do it?" Cody asked.
     "I may be always hungry," he told them, "but I would never steal."
     "Cross his heart and hope to diet!" Izzy chirped.
     "Hey, look what I found on my plate," Duncan said as he picked it up. It was a strand of hair.
     It was purple.
     "Smells like animal for some reason," Beth sniffed. She and Cody stood up. "We'll just pick right off the trays…" And they left.
     "How familiar…" Squirrel pondered as she and Donnie walked off.
     "How annoying…" Eva mumbled as she looked through her purse while Raph looked at his empty plate.. They didn't look up to see some incredibly built person in an apron approach her from behind, a jug of liquid at hand.
     "Rada?"
     "No, can't drink alcohol," Eva said, not even bothering to look. She could have sworn the waiter's footsteps sounded like an earthquake repeating itself.
     "What's Rada?" Raph asked, looking at her.
     "Some special wine," she said like it was no big deal, "interesting to believe they serve it so freely here."
     "Leo," Karai laughed as she clasped her tiny hands in Leo's big ones, "there is nothing to dear, my ninja. You will cause no trouble."
     "Yeah, thanks," Leo said nervously, looking to passerby people every now and then, the paranoia of being seen through his disguise. Suddenly, he felt himself bump against someone.
     "Watch where you're going!" Screeched a voice.
     "S-sorry!" The blue-masked turtle said nervously, too nervous to turn around and look, as the woman left.
     Did he hear the sound of wings fluttering or something?
     Jonah laughed with Theodore and Raccoon and Eleanor as they ran through passing people; they had gained a sugar rush. Jonah stumbled before he picked himself up. Turning around, he found what appeared to be an odd-looking hat. Staring to the distance, he smiled as the supposed owner of the hat approached him.
     "Hi, I'm Jonah," he greeted politely.
     In the darkness of a food storage closet, Mikey pressed Meg against the wall as his lips crushed against hers, his arms wrapped tightly around her waist. Because of her height, Mikey lifted Meg up and held her in place while they made out. Ever since he saw Meg up on stage wearing that adorable cheerleading outfit, he was just so turned on. Sure, he had seen her perform on stage before, but just seeing her body move so freely in such a nice outfit…
     "Ever done it in a storage room?" Meg breathed as she cradled his head in her hands, allowing him to kiss her neck.
     "No," he murmured against her neck as he glanced up with a grin, "but I'm always up for something new."
     "Ah, yes," said a voice, startling them both.
     Looking over to a nearby bin in the shadows out popped the silhouette of a man. Meg and Mikey wanted to scream, but nothing came out of their mouths.
     "Reminds me of my younger days," the man in the shadows sighed as he reminisce on his past.
     The kitchen was empty and Eva, Raph, Donnie, Squirrel, Beth, and Cody went inside. Beth and Cody were grumbling.
     "The entire table!" Beth said angrily. "Empty!"
     "And it's not Owen?" Cody added.
     "I'm sure there's an explanation," Squirrel assured them.
     "Rada?" Called a voice in the kitchen.
     "No wine, thanks," Eva called, rolling her eyes.
     Squirrel's eye widened. "That voice…that word!"
     "Look, a mushroom!" Cody exclaimed happily as he picked off a nearby table what looked like the biggest mushroom he had ever seen. He bit into it…then he began to spit. "Ew, this is gross!"
     "That's no mushroom!" Squirrel exclaimed.
     "Where is my hat?" Screeched a voice.
     "I know that unpleasant voice anywhere!" Squirrel exclaimed.
     All heads turned as they saw the door of the storage room open, and out popped Mikey and Meg, followed by another man.
     "Squirrel, you know this guy?" Mikey asked as he and Meg pointed to the man behind them.
     "Am I accidentally drunk?" Eva asked with widened eyes. "Or is the guy blue?"
     Squirrel was speechless.
     "Evie! Evie!" Jonah exclaimed as he got into the kitchen. "Meet my new friend!"
     All heads turned as the looked at the person beside Jonah, they quickly looked back to see two people approach them, the supposed voices they had heard.
     "I'm drunk then," Eva exclaimed, "because I'm looking at Alice in Wonderland characters all of a sudden…"
     Squirrel looked at the four people that stared at her with smiles.
     "Long time no see, huh, Squirrel?" The man Mikey and Meg met earlier asked.
     Squirrel found her voice and the smallest of smiles formed on her lips.
     "Hello, Mung Daal."



     After the party had ended, Squirrel and the others brought her old friends to the mansion where they would catch up and explain things thoroughly.
     The others just gazed at the four odd-looking characters as Mung Daal explained everything. He was an old man with a big, white mustache; but what really stood him out was his blue skin. The tall creature Eva had somehow met earlier was made entirely of Rock; his name was Schnitzel. The little old woman whom Leo had accidentally bumped into earlier was Mung Daal's wife, Truffles. Katie and Sadie thought she was like an old, cranky version of Tinkerbell on account of she wore a green dress and she had fairy wings. And finally, there was Chowder, whom Jonah met earlier.
     It was Chowder who had eaten off everyone, which he confessed and apologized for much to Owen's satisfaction after holding blame for it.
     Mung explained that he was called all the way from home to cater to the party in New York City, his special foods desperately needed for such an occasion. Stories were swapped between the old friends, revealing that Squirrel had met Mung and his family through surprises in her past year.
     The goofy bunch no longer alarmed her friends and family. Instead, they had found a new addition to themselves.
     "And that's it, really," Mung explained, "Endive sure was peeved when we were called instead of her."
     "You guys are all named after food!" Lindsey laughed.
     "I'm surprised you even know what is food," Geoff teased.
     "And Panda, sir," Mung said as he glanced to the elderly panda, "I must say that your daughter is quite the froggy apple of my eye."
     "Such kind words from such a kind and respective individual," Panda said with a smile as he bowed to him, "you have my friendship."
     "Thank you very much," Mung said happily. He looked at his watch. "Oh, we better get home. Got to open up for tomorrow."
     "Aw, we're leaving?" Chowder groaned as he and Jonah shared a Marvel comic book. "Can't we stay?"
     "Of course we can't!" Truffles screeched. "I need my beauty sleep!"
     "That'll take days…" Hare whispered to Raccoon, who giggled.
     Chowder sighed as he looked to Jonah, his new friend. "I'll see you as soon as I can…" He wanted to give back the Marvel comic book, but Jonah refused.
     "Keep it," he told him with a smile, "it's a gift from me to you."
     Chowder couldn't help but smile. Then he desperately turned to Mung. "Can't we bring our friends along?"
     "Rada?" Schnitzel asked.
     "I don't see why not…" the old man pondered. He turned to Squirrel. "Will you be able to break away from your father's company to spend some time with your old friends?"
     "Well, I…" Squirrel began.
     "Of course, she can," Keila insisted as she draped an arm around Squirrel, "she's already made the place come alive, leaving it for a few days won't do any harm."
     "And hey," Brian intervened, "this home of yours might be some inspiration for my next book."
     "I call in," Alvin announced as he and the other chipmunks raised their paws in agreement.
     "This might be good for the kids," Dave told Crane.
     "Then it is settled," Splinter said. He smiled to Mung. "Where exactly is your home?"
     "Marzipan City," Mung replied proudly.
     Confused looks were exchanged as they regarded him with question.
     "Is that some small town like Springfield and Stoolbend?" Katie asked.
     "No, it's VERY far away," he replied, "the way we got here, all you need is a little bit of pizaz and sassafrazz!" He held up two large containers of unusual looking spices.
     "Those actually exists?" Heather questioned.
     "In our place, it does," Mung said. "Now, you people may feel a bit woozy…" And he began tossing the condiments up in the air over their heads.
     A bright light entered and engulfed them…



     Marzipan City.
     After they had all landed on concrete after what seemed like a few seconds, everyone took in the sight of the city their new friends lived it.
     It was beautiful. Though it was past nighttime, they could still see the beautiful colors of the city. It was just so colorful: the buildings, the stars in the sky, even the people.
     The people…some looked like human, others looked like animals. Every person wore such colorful outfits, and sold and ate different kinds of food, food they had never seen before. Beth watched a man take a bit out of the same bananas she had eaten back at the party.
     "I know, they're delicious fruit, huh?" Mung told her. "It's out special called Bluenana."
     "That explains the color," she laughed.
     "Come on, let's go home," Truffles whined as she flew ahead of them.
     Passing through the streets of Marzipan City, they were just in awe. It was like traveling through a children's book…
     "Look out for passing snail cars," Mung warned them as one nearly hit Gwen.
     Finally, standing in front of what appeared to large Arabian-like building, Mung opened the door and let his guests in.
     "Look at all the pretty colors," Sadie gasped.
     "This all looks so pretty!" Katie gasped.
     "Make yourselves right at home," Mung told them.
     


     It was as if they had been there before, everyone carrying on around the place like they all lived in it. Mung made arrangements for rooms to be shared, and Cody and DJ and Beth unfortunately had to share a bed with Schnitzel. Talk about awkward…
     In Chowder's bedroom, Chowder and Jonah laughed as they played with Chowder's pet stink cloud, Kimchi. Jonah was immediately awed by the pet as soon as he met him, not ever disgusted by it.
     "Want to see how Kimchi goes potty?" Chowder asked him.
     "He can go potty?" Jonah asked.
     "Yeah," Chowder as Kimchi did his trick.
     A few moments later, a voice screeched. "Not in here!"
     "Cool!" Jonah exclaimed.
     "Oh, boys," Bell said as she and Cy came into the room, "it's getting late, time for bed."
     "I'll show you the place where they sell the best thrice cream," Chowder told Jonah as Bell and Cy tucked them into bed.
     "Goodnight, boys," Bell said before she kissed them each on the forehead.
     "Night, mom," Jonah yawned before Cy turned off the lights and they fell asleep.
     
     "Rada rada rada," Schnitzel said as he and DJ, Cody, and Beth sat around the bed. They became interested in Schnitzel's nature as well as his good character as they got to know him more. Even his 'language' became easy to understand…
     "For serious?" Cody exclaimed. "She said that?"
     "Rada rada…" Schnitzel smirked.
     "That's kind of naughty, don't you think?" DJ asked with uncertainty.
     "Someday when you've found your chosen mate," Beth told him, "you'll love this kind of talk."
     "Rada rada rada!" Schnitzel sang.
     "Oh, burn!" Cody laughed.

     Squirrel snuggled close to Donnie under the covers as they lay in the giant bed of their room. It was a spare room Mung had given to Squirrel when she came across Marzipan City and met everyone. Now the comforts of the room was completed with the warmness of the body of the turtle she loved more than anyone in the world.
     "You sure have interesting friends," Donnie said softly, "they're really great people."
     "Glad you think so," Squirrel smiled, "Mung and Schnitzel were very happy when I told them you were my boyfriend."
     "What was all that Schnitzel said earlier about us?" He asked.
     Squirrel's cheeks grew hot. "Something dirty…"
     "Oh…" Realization dawned on Donnie as his eyes widened. He laughed nervously. "No wonder Mung kept telling Chowder to wait until he was older…"
     "You'll understand Schnitzel sooner or later."
     "Good," he said as he snuggled closer to her, "do you realize just how wonderful you are?" He nuzzled her ear.
     "No…" Squirrel sighed as her eyes fluttered closed.
     "Well, you are," he whispered as he gazed into her eyes, "you've brought so much into my life, you've saved me from loneliness…you filled that empty space in my heart." He sighed. "So much I want to say…the list can go on…"
     "It's okay, techie," she told him as she stroked his face, "I'm not going anywhere. I can wait…"
     He smiled as he kissed her fingertips. "Here's in short…I love you, Squirrel Winters."
     Squirrel's heart beat rapidly as she gazed into Donnie's eyes. "And I love you, Donatello Hamato." And she kissed him.

     Lindsey looked through the kitchen, sorting through so many ingredients that made such unusual but delicious foods. Being a horrible cook, Lindsey yearned to at least make a dish that wouldn't have her friends end up barfing out.
     "Want to become a chef, I see?"
     Lindsey gasped as she whirled around to see Mung smiling at her as he placed jars of spices into a nearby cupboard. "Oh, I'm sorry. I was just-"
     "No need to explain, dear," he assured her, "you seem very interested in what I put in my dishes."
     "I…want to try and cook something," she said sheepishly, "I suck, if you haven't noticed…"
     "Ah, the Chipettes have told me a great deal about it," he chuckled. He looked as Lindsey shrugged sadly. "But perhaps…perhaps I could tutor you a bit."
     "Really?" Her eyes lit up.
     "Of course," he laughed, "easy as making meach pie…" He averted his eyes. "That's one dish I will never make again…" He muttered.



     "Good morning, people!" Izzy chirped as she came downstairs with Owen. They sat themselves around the large dining table.
     "I am not a morning person…" Heather muttered, her hair tied up in a messy bun.
     "But the day makes up for it," Gwen said, "I mean, this place is more colorful than stain-glass window."
     "Breakfast is ready," Mung sang as he took out a heaping dish of what appeared to be eggs mixed with spices and porridge.
     "This is really good," Trent exclaimed before taking another spoonful.
     "This tastes really yummy," Eleanor exclaimed.
     Soon, everyone began eating the delicious dish until there wasn't a morsel left.
     "That was great, Mung," Meg said, patting her stomach.
     "Oh, don't thank me, dear," Mung laughed, "thank our little chef."
     And Lindsey smiled at everyone.
     "Her?" Gwen gasped. "She made that dish?"
     "I'm not sick, I'm not sick, I'm not sick…" Brittany repeated to herself.
     "Mung taught me a thing or two about the ingredients here," Lindsey said sheepishly, "it's so much more easier than back home."
     "This is going to take some getting use to," Gwen muttered to herself.
     Suddenly, Rita's cell phone began to ring. She excused herself from the table and came to a nearby corner. "Hello?"
     "Mom?" Called a familiar voice.
     "Nicole?" Rita gasped.
     "Yes?" The female chicken called from the table.
     "No, it's my daughter," Rita told her before going back to the phone, "sweetie?"
     "Hi, mom!" Her daughter greeted happily. "I would have called you earlier, but I had to study for some tests. I'm going to be nurse, mom!"
     "Oh, sweetie," Rita gasped, "that's wonderful."
     "You were right, mom," her daughter said, "thanks for giving me a push. Hope you and Brian are doing fine."
     "We are," Rita smiled to herself as she placed a hand on her heart. The conversation went on for a few good minutes until it was time for them to hang up. "Yes, love you, too." And she hung up.
     She never been a prouder mother.



     Everyone went in different directions as they explored Marzipan City. While Panda, Splinter, and the other elders made their way to a meditation sanctuary Mung informed them about, the others were basically enjoying the sights of the colorful city.
     "Hello, num nums," a pink rabbit in a yellow dress greeted suavely as she walked beside Chowder who was with Jonah, the chipmunks, and Mother's Little Angels.
     "I'm not your boyfriend!" Chowder shouted.
     "Boyfriend?" Jonah exclaimed. "Ew!"
     "Why do I suddenly feel embarrassed to be related to the same species as her?" Hare asked herself.

     Raph and Eva and Leo and Karai walked down the block. It was then they were blocked by a huge red wall that was occupying most of the sidewalk.
     That huge red wall turned out to be a very large woman in a red dress.
     "Excuse us?" Raph began politely.
     "Oh, pardon me," the woman said politely, fluttering her eyelashes, "I'm Endive, by the way."
     "Oh, yeah, Mung mentioned you," Eva said.
     "Oh, Mung," she rolled her eyes. She smiled at Raph. "My, why hasn't he told me about you, handsome?"
     "We, uh, just got here," Raph said uneasily.
     "Well, you'll fit right in, sweetheart," she said sweetly as she patted his cheek.
     "Uh, yeah," Raph said quickly before he took Eva's hand and he and the others quickly passed Endive, "see you around."
     Endive clicked her tongue as she gazed at the turtle's green skin and bulky muscles. "Rowr…" she purred and then looked to the sky, "thank you."

     "Rada rada rada rada!" Schnitzel scolded as Gwen drove the snail car.
     "Give me a break, Rocky!" She snapped. "I've never really driven a snail before!"
     "And a snail being a source of transportation is kind of ironic," Cody said as he, DJ, Beth, Harold, Leshawna, and Trent sat in the back.
     "Hurk!" Harold retched his breakfast along the streets of Marzipan City as the snail car drove on.

     Somewhere out in the fields, Squirrel snuggled close to Donnie as they rested against a nearby tree and simply enjoyed the view. Wrapped in each other's arms, the warmness of the sun and the soft, smooth grass beneath them was satisfying and so relaxing.
     "I feel free," Donnie said as he nuzzled his beak against her soft golden curls, "so many times have I been in broad daylight, and this is one of those special places besides Springfield I could just be me and not worry about a thing."
     Squirrel smiled as she looked up at him. "Speaking of Springfield, Homer called and said he's coming over to New York."
     Donnie blinked. "Why?"
     "Trying to demand that the network post more Duff commercials," Squirrel sighed, "he may be a great guy, but he's a moron, okay?"
     "I wouldn't even trust him around my bo staff," Donnie chuckled.
     "But enough about Homer," Squirrel said as a smile played on her lips, "we're alone until then."
     Donnie smiled. "Yes…" His voice trailed off as he leaned down to kiss her.
     If not for a voice that called out…
     "Hey, sis! Donnie!" Called Skunk as he ran through the field and chasing what appeared to be a peach-like creature with teeth. "I think I just found our lunch!"
     "Later?" Donnie asked Squirrel hopefully as they both got up.
     "Later," Squirrel nodded with a smile before she took out her bo staff.
     Donnie nodded with a chuckled before he took out his and he and Squirrel dashed over to assist Skunk.
     Looks like Mung would be making meach pie once again…