~2 weeks later in Aika's Perspective~

It was a stressful week with Middy's family in the lair. I was told that the Shredder was there and he was more powerful than ever. Which meant that Zane was still after me. And that Splinter disappeared which made things harder after he fell off a deep abyss with the Super Shredder. And I was still pretty scared about what was going to happen to everyone if he wasn't to be stopped. But we all made it out of that death trap alive. So we were just taking a rest until we find out where the Shredder's location is at.

(The Super Shredder!)

The next morning, I was in the living room playing MarioKart with Middy. After a while, I won the last race and jumped for joy. "Yes! I won!"

Middy chuckled as he turned off the systems and cleans up. "Way to go."

I giggled at his compliment. "So now what?"

"Hmm... I don't know."

"Me neither."

"Umm..." Middy started as he blushed. "I feel like showing you my dancing." he blushed more. "I dance ballet."

I gasped. "Really?!"

"Y-Yes..." he blushed redder than a tomato.

"I wanna see you!"

~Middy's Perspective~

'She wants to see me dance?! Oh my god, she's one in a million!' I said it in my thought. But then something came up which caused me to smile. "Wait a minute! I got an idea!" I smiled.

"What is it?" Aika asked me.

"We should do a talent show!"

"A-A t-talent show?"

"Yeah! We can show off our talent to everyone here in the lair."

"I-I d-don't know... I-I d-don't have a t-talent..." Aika trailed off.

I held her hands and brought her closer to me. "Come on Aika, I know you have a talent somewhere in your heart."

"Well..."

"Please?"

"O-Okay."

"Thank you. Hey mom! Dad!" I called out to my parents.

"Hey son." Mom said as she was holding her new baby kitten Tiny Aquarius.

"What's up?" Leo said as he gave away a slight raspberry blush.

"Can we do a talent show? You know, to make Sensei feel better about his leg and for you to heal up after what the Super Shredder caused?" I asked them.

"Hmm, sounds like a good idea son." Mom smiled.

"Yeah." Dad agreed.

"I've noticed that we were all getting stressed out due to the Super Shredder and Splinter. So I thought maybe we could all use this time to relax and have a talent show. It's for fun and for others to see."

"I couldn't agree with you more son. I was really stressed when Leo was badly crushed. It really scared me." Mom said with a slight frown.

"But I'm alright love." Dad said as he gave her a kiss on her forehead.

"Alright."

I smiled to see that mom and dad have each other. I looked over at Aika and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Aika, I love you."

~Aika's Perspective~

I blushed after Middy said those 3 words. "Aww, I love you too Middy." I said as I kissed his cheek back. "I'm gonna go get Sensei."

"Okay." Middy smiled.

I smiled back at him as I went into the dojo where I saw Master Splinter and Johnathan meditating together. I cleared my throat. "Umm, excuse me."

Master Splinter and Johnathan both got out of their meditation and they smiled as they looked at me. "Oh, hello Aika. Hi Aika Chan." they greeted me.

"Umm hi." I said as I sat down in front of them.

"What do you desire Aika Chan?" John asked me.

"I just want to tell you that we're having a talent show to help everyone relax. Middy thought of it."

"I think that's a great idea. What do you think Yoshi?" John turned to Splinter.

"Hmm... I believe that Johnathan is right. We all need the time to recover." Splinter smiled.

(Master Splinter)

"Alright." I nodded my head, but I lowered it. 'But... I'm so nervous... I'm too shy for this...' I thought to myself as I moved my tail side to side, feeling a bit nervous.

"Aika, you seem nervous." Splinter said.

"Are you okay?" John asked.

"I-I'm fine. D-Don't worry." I said as I grabbed my tail.

"There's a pale aura surrounding you Aika. That means that you're nervous about something."

"Tell us what is the matter." Splinter said as he laid a hand on my shoulder.

"I-It's just that... I'm really nervous about doing things in front of everyone... and I'm not sure I'm talented enough..." I said sadly as my ears drop.

"Ohh I see. You're experiencing through what they call the jitters when showing your talent. Stage freight. I remember a story about my daughter going through something like that." John said.

"Stage freight is very common my dear." Splinter said.

"I-I don't know if I can do it. I'm just used to performing in front of my sakura friends since it's the only thing that calms them down." I said.

"Hmm..." Splinter thinks, then he smiled. "I know. How about you pretend that everyone is in their under gear?"

"I don't know Splinter, she'll be a bit more shy to that." John said.

"Y-Yeah." I blushed.

"Then you should think about Midnight." Splinter said.

"Yes. Think about my grandson." John agreed with him.

"Really? I should think about Middy?" I asked as I looked up to them.

"Yes." they both said.

"I guess it can work."

"Good. I cannot wait to see the show. They always say that laughter is the best medicine. Right John?" Splinter said to him.

"That's right Yoshi." John agreed.

I giggled as they both joined in the fun of laughter. But I stopped laughing. "Okay. Now I only have to deal with one more problem."

"And what's that?" John asked.

"Your fear?" Splinter answered.

"No. To decide on what to do for the show."

"What things do you like to do best?" John asked.

"Everyone has a talent. There's singing, dancing, telling jokes, or doing magic tricks." Splinter said, giving me a few ideas.

I thought about what I can do and smiled. "Well... I like to play the piano, guitar, electric guitar, viola, ocarina, harp, and I also love to sing and dance."

"My daughter can play the piano well." John said, referring to Aqua.

"Ahh, yes. I remember that time ago that she played the piano for us on her birthday last year while she was still with children at the time." Splinter smiled, reminiscing his time there.

"Really?" I smiled.

"Yes." John nodded. "Recently she was playing the piano while eating a weird pink fruit that we didn't try yet."

"It is called a dragon fruit. She asked April to buy her some and I am sure that you have noticed a fridge full of them. She has quite an addiction to them." Splinter said with a chuckle.

(Dragon fruit!)

"I noticed that." I giggled as the old fellows laughed along with me. I just hope there's more time for me to know what my talent will be in the show.

~To be continued...