Drabbles of the Shelltastic

Chapter 1: Rivalry

Summary: Part of the Drabble a Day challenge from notawordsmith, though I'm not sure if I'll be doing these daily or not. I'll post them when I can.

Disclaimer: TMNT and all related characters belong to Nickelodeon Studios. I only own the plot of the story.

They weren't always rivals.

"Raph, I'm sick of you not following orders!"

They once used to be friends.

"Shut up, Leo! You can't always tell me what to do!"

But then they got older, and things changed between the brothers. Leo grew more obsessed with ninjitsu and was named the leader of the clan. Raph was shunted to the side as second in command and began striving to outdo his brother in everything he did.

Leo sighed as the door slammed. It was always going to be like this.

They would continue to fight no matter what.

It was a neverending cycle, but why couldn't it just end?

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Don gazed at Stockman as he rearranged the tools for the dissection.

Why did it always have to be this way?

Stockman was brilliant, and Don had marveled at that ever since he first heard about Baxter Stockman. He was arrogant, yes, but he was also a revered genius.

It was such a shame it had to be this way between them. A thought struck Don, and he decided to see what Stockman's reaction would be.

"You know, if we didn't hate each other so much, we could be friends."

Stockman glared at him and continued his work.

Yes, they could have been friends, but that wasn't the case now.

They would always be enemies.

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Mikey stared at his foe, ready to take him on.

It was going to be a tough battle, but Mikey felt sure he could win it.

His enemy glared at him with a look that said, "You're toast."

Ha, fat chance of that one.

The battle began with many attacks. Mikey dodged them skillfully, smiling in satisfaction. There was no way he was going to be beaten this time. Just as he was imagining his victory, a bomb blew up in his face, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Aw, man, you cheated Raphie!" Mikey lamented, throwing his controller down.

Raph just chuckled. "Pay up, bro," he said.

Mikey sighed and gave him twenty bucks.

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Splinter regarded his two sons sternly. They had just had another fight, and Splinter was honestly tired of things being as they were.

"You two are brothers," he lectured. "You should not fight in this manner. You must work as a team."

"Yes, Master," Leo said softly, head bowed in shame.

"Yes, Master," Raph echoed grudgingly while still thinking evil thoughts about Leo.

"Perhaps there is a solution to this problem," Splinter told them. "For the next week, the two of you will be tied together. You will learn to work together and get along together as a team. Is that understood?"

Raph opened his mouth to protest, but a look from Leo silenced him. He knew he couldn't argue with Splinter on anything. "Yes, Sensei," he said.

"Yes, Sensei," Leo added. He wasn't happy about this any more than Raph was, but he knew his father had a point.

"Good," Splinter replied. "You are dismissed."

Both brothers bowed and took their leave. While both of them were angry with the other, there was one thought they both shared, even if they didn't know it.

It was going to be a long week.

A/N: Wow. That was approximately 587 words. Anyway, this is for notawordsmith's Drabble a Day challenge. I've never really done drabbles before, but I thought it was time for me to branch out a bit. So, I hope you enjoyed this little piece. I'm not sure when the next one will be up. I'll have to look over the prompts and see what other ones I can come up with. Some of these may have one drabble, while others may have more than one depending on the prompt and what I can do. Feel free to leave a review, and have a shelltastic day.