Do think Mona over time would get insecure about her body, since it's very different from a humans. How do you think Ralph would react?
I always imagined Mona Lisa would at some point feel insecure about how she looks when living on Earth for a while, seeing all the human girls and the unhealthy beauty standards/expectations that are on Earth. Mona would start comparing herself to the other girls in Raph's life, like April, Karai, Shini, and realizing she doesn't have a lot of things Earth woman usually have that Earth men find attractive, hair, long eyelashes, curvy figures, breasts, rosy cheeks, etc.
This would lead to Raph and Mona having a conversation about that topic and Raph would eventually tell her that he doesn't care what the girls on his planet look like because to him Mona is the most beautiful woman he knows and he loves her and no one else. He'll even remind her of her nickname he gave her, telling her that every time her calls her Mona Lisa he's telling her she is a beautiful work or art <3
If Mona and Ralph got into a fight, what do you think they would fight about? and what would they do to fix it?
Depends on what the fight was about. Was is a fight cause by miscommunication, someone messed up, one or the other was in a bad mood and just bursts, or was there a disagreement on something. It can go any way.
When they do get into a fight, I can see Raph being more expressive and angry while Mona tries to be calm and reasonable, but is still holding in her frustrations for the situation at hand. Maybe eventually one or the other bursts and it leads to a stronger argument, resulting in one of them (most likely Raph) storming out.
Raph and Mona are both hotheads in their own way, so they would both need time apart to get their thoughts and emotions together before realizing their wrongs and apologizing to each other. Most likely the one who started the fight would be the one to apologize first, realizing their anger took over them, and the couple would kiss and make up.
In your Counting a Salamandrian fanfic, do u think Sal`s mate would of been a mother figure to Mona?
Sal's and his former mate line was just a throw away line, something not really to look into so seriously.
In my fanfic Sal Commander did have a "wife" or just a mate how his planet would refer to it, but like he mentioned in the fanfic, there was no romance between them so I don't think she would've been a mother figure to Mona Lisa. I pictured Sal's former mate mention in the fic as a cold woman who just came into Sal's life, and then one day left, never to be seen again.
Will you ever rewrite when worlds collide with Ralph having the powers instead of Mikey?
I actually discussed that idea here
The post is kind of old but my ideas still stay the same with a few added ideas I thought of over time.
I do want to write it one day as a full on fanfic but I already got other fanfic ideas I wanna work on so it may or may not happen.
However I did write something a while back, so to get my idea out there enjoy this sloppy narration of how I would make the first half of TMNT 2012 When Worlds Collide rewrite would go down!
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The story/arc will open differently with a flashback to a few years ago. We see a younger Sal Commander in a brutal fight. Covered in fresh scars and is struggling to stay on his feet but he’s still fighting hard. We discover who he’s fighting and it’s (a younger looking) Newtralizer. The two young Salamandrian men continue fighting as Sal tries to reason with him, saying things like “We were once friends,” or “You were once a respected warrior and now you’ve chosen a dark path,” or “You would actually terrorize your own planet?”. Newtralizer ignores his words and knocks Sal down to the floor, his weapon aiming at the soldier. Sal then asks him what he has done wrong and why he hates him so much. Newtralizer stays silent. He evilly smiles and through Sal's point of view, we see Newtralizer swing his blade at the young soldier and it cuts to black.
We then find young Sal Commander in an infirmary, covered in bandages and stitches. He survived the attack. We see he has a patch on his left eye and on the side of his left stomach (with that we learn how he got the metal eye and the metal patch on his stomach). A young worried couple soon comes bursting into the infirmary to see him. It is revealed that they are some of the students that he trained and are close to in the military. They inform him that he’s been in a coma for a while and Newtralizer has escaped and he’s been missing ever since the fight, theorizing that he's in hiding. Sal Commander vows that because of his loss to him he will find him and reclaim his honor by turning him in and receiving justice for his crimes.
After some small talk the woman tells Sal that they want him to meet someone. Hiding behind the Salamandrian woman we see a little 5 year old Salamandrian girl, holding on tight to her mother's tail. Sal discovers that his two dear students and friends got married and now have a child of their own. The couple lift their daughter up and have her sit on the bed, having her face to face with Sal. She’s obviously nervous and a little scared from all of his scars but Sal assures there’s nothing to be afraid of. The little girl begins to warm up to him and Sal asks her for her name. The little girl shyly says her name is Y’Gythgba, and with that we learn that this is how Sal Commander and Mona Lisa first met. They share a sweet moment as it cuts to the intro.
After the intro we are now in the present day. We see Newtralizer return, zapping through the New York outlets and electric poles, revealing he now has electric powers. He monologs to himself how he has finally mastered this new ability and vows to destroy everyone who has wronged him: Sal Commander, the Utrom, the Turtles, and even Slash.
We then go to Salamandria to see present day Mona Lisa, now nineteen, and Sal Commander, older and scars fully healed. We learn through their conversations that Salamandria is healing after another invasion from Lord Dregg. During their conversation we discover that Mona’s parents left her under Sal’s care while they went to war against the Triceratons, but they never returned, signifying that they were killed in battle. (Finally giving Mona backstory!)
During this time we learn a little about Mona’s life on her planet, constantly training or working, never having a break or a chance to just relax and act her age, but instead has to grow up quickly and act mature. We get the idea that she’s starting to get bored of her life and wants to do something fun. We see moments where the men on her planet make advances at her but she doesn’t give them the time of day. We see the females spread rumors about her, showing that she doesn’t really have any friends, for word has spread that she’s been wooed by “some lowlife being from an uncharted disgraceful planet” and that her relationship with this guy was the reason for Dregg’s invasion in the first place (referencing back to the Evil of Dregg episode)
That’s when Mona and Sal are called in to see the head general who informs them that after fourteen years Newtralizer has finally come out of hiding and has been spotted on a worthless planet called Earth.
Cue Mona thinking of Raph doing push ups.
While Mona continues day dreaming, Sal Commander is assigned to go to Earth and capture Newtrailzer and bring him back so he can face his long awaited trial for his crimes. Sal agrees and heads off to his ship, bringing Mona along with him as backup. In the ship Mona, trying not to be too obvious, suggests that since they are going to Earth they should contact the turtles and ask for their assistance in their mission. Sal doesn’t want them to get involved in dangerous tasks, but Mona convinces him that with their help they can easily take him down. Knowing that secretly her real reason is to just see Raphael again, Sal agrees.
We then finally go to Earth, finding Raph watching Spaceheroes: The Next Generation with Leo. After watching the main hero, Captain Ryan, lose the woman he loves we see Raph have sympathy for him, silently showing us that he understands that pain. Leo however shrugs if off, saying Captain Ryan will get over it, but Raph gets angry and storms off to find something else to do, calling the show stupid.
He goes to see if Donnie wants to hang out, but Donnie is hanging out with April in his lab, working on a new science project together, but there more focused on training than working. He tries calling Casey, but he tells him he’s got a “hot date”. Then Raph goes to Mikey’s room to see if he wants to hang out, but Mikey is busy chatting with Renet via holograms.
It's when Raph overhears Mikey say that him and Renet are now in a long distance relationship, that’s what gets to him. Raph storms off to his room. To take out his frustration we see Raph play with his drum set. After he’s done, Raph starts to rant to Chompy, making fun of his brothers for being lovey dovey with the girls. That’s when Raph gives his lone wolf speech and how he doesn’t need love or romance in his life, but before he finishes his false claim, his old space helmet begins to buzz. Raph gets the call from Mona and tells him that her and her commander are coming to Earth for a mission and need their help. Raph gets excited and runs into the door just like in the episode.
We then get a moment of Raph calling his brothers, April, and Karai (who is now at the lair stopping by for a visit) in the main room of the lair where he excitedly explains to them that Mona (and Sal) are coming to Earth. Raph explains that Mona sent him the coordinate to where and when they’ll be landing and that they need to meet them there. April and Mikey have a fanboy/girl moment, happy their OTP is reuniting. Karai, confused, looks at Leo and asks him “Who’s Mona Lisa?”. Leo smiles and jokingly but also seriously says “Raph’s girlfriend,” and walks away leaving Karai with a shocked look on his face. The scene ends seeing the team leaving the lair as April and Mikey continue their freak out, Raph freshens himself up to look good for his lady, as Karai screams, “Why did no one tell me my brother has a girlfriend?!?!”
We then get a short moment of seeing the Utrom living a happy peaceful life, for they have reclaimed Dimension X as their home. The happy moment is interrupted by Newtrailzer who begins attacking the Utrom. We see the Utrom council watching this occur through and screen and worry for their people, wondering what they should do. That is when another alarm goes off informing them that more Salamadrians are entering the Milky Way Galaxy and are heading towards Earth. The Queen, worried that they are a hostel like Newtailzer, sends Bishop to capture these other Salamadrians and see what they want, for they already have one Salamandrian problem and they don’t need another.
We go back and the episode goes similar from there. Raph and Mona reunite, the team splits up to find Newtrailzer, Raph and Mona shortly catch up (with an added bonus of Raph bringing his flirt on and more focused on Mona then the actually mission), Bishop joins the fight, but then things get different. After the team escapes Newtrailzer and hides out in the Utom base they don’t get attacked by Newtrailzer like in the episode. Instead the council gives the team the weapon that can stop Newtralizer and absorb his powers. During their conversion to devise a plan the council suggests they need more reinforcements. Raph then comes up with an idea, knowing the perfect person to help take down Newtralizer.
With their new weapon, the team heads to the Mighty Mutanimals lair, where we find Casey and Shini also hanging out with them. Sal and Mona meet Slash and his team. Mikey introduces his friends to Sal, while Raph introduces Mona to Slash. Slash makes a comment that Raph has told him about Mona countless times, embarrassing Raph slightly. After a mini moment of Mondo Gecko trying (and failing) at making a move on Mona, Raph explains to Slash that Newtrailzer is back and they need his help since he knows more about him then the turtles do, for he was once his partner. Sal has a moment with Slash, like a “I understand what you went through” kind of moment. Slash agrees to help while the rest of the mighty mutanimals, Casey, and Shini, agree to help as well.
The fight goes similarly, just with the inclusion of the Mighty Mutanimals, Casey, and Shini. We then get the moment where everyone splits up and Raph and Mona are alone together again. This is when they have their conversation about Mona staying on earth after the battle is over. Mona declines and tells him that her job is to fight for glory and honor as a Salamandrian. Raph tries to convince her by telling her that she can fight on earth and how there's so much for her on his planet. Mona begins to feel unsure. Raph then hits Mona with how he’s been feeling about their long distances relationship. He tells her he doesn’t want to keep living in wonder if he'll ever see her again or not. That he wants to be with her and not keep going with a fear that one day they never see one another again. Mona tells Raph that she does care about him, it's just that who they are and where they’re both from makes this so difficult, so them just being together is a risk. Raph tells Mona he’s willing to take that risk to be with her. Before Mona could say anything, Newtrailzer makes another appearance and begins fighting the turtles and mutanimals so Raph and Mona need to help the others, but before they do, Raph grabs Mona’s hand and looks at her. He asks her if she could at least think about his offer. Mona agrees.
They all fight Newtrailzer but then the power in New York goes out. It is discovered that Lord Dregg is here and has teamed up with Newtrailzer to invade Earth. Dregg's ship lands as Newtralizer teleports inside the ship.
The turtles and friends look on to Dregg’s ship to the two villains eviling looking down at them, but they weren't alone. Dregg and Newtrailzer had a third ally, a little shorter than them as his eyes glowed an evil orange. The team couldn’t make out who it was at first. The third ally jumped off the ship and perfectly landed to the ground in front of the turtles.
The turtles, April, Casey, Mona, and Sal look at Dregg's new ally in a heartbroken shock. It was Fugitoid, now run down with missing parts of his robot body replaced with dark rusty metal patches. His eyes no longer glowed a bright blue but a dark orange.
Fugitoid gives them all an evil grin asking them if they missed him. Fugitoid explains that it is their fault that he’s like this, accusing the turtles of abandoning him and leaving him to die, using him just to destroy the black hole generator. The turtles are confused for that is not what happened. They try to get through to him but he doesn’t listen. Fugitoid begins to attack them while taunting the turtles, April, Casey, and the Salamandrians. Fugitoid takes them down practically effortlessly as Dregg and Newtrailzer watch in amusement, calling him their “new toy” and Dregg mentions he’s glad he “fixed and kept him”.
Donnie then puts the pieces together and figures out that Dregg must've found Fugitoid’s pieces after he was blown up to destroy the black hole generator (back in season 4), put him back together, and rebooted him and his memories to believe that the turtles and friends are the bad guys. Newtrailzer does one final lighting attack throwing multiple shots at our heroes and as everyone runs for cover, the lighting hits Raphael. He screams in agony as he fades from existence.
Everyone screams and cries for the fall of their friend as the three turtles cry for the “death” of their brother. Full of rage for hurting her love, Mona Lisa draws her sword and attacks Newtrailzer with all her might. We get a quick Mona vs Newtrailzer fight (with it being a parallel to the Raph vs Dregg fight when he hurt Mona).
Soon however, Newtrailzer beats Mona and Sal rushes in to protect her, as Mikey uses the Utrom weapon on Newtralizer, Sal orders her to run with the others somewhere safe. There is no time for goodbyes. Dregg sends down his insect army and starts his invasion. As Newtrailzer, frees himself from the weapons hold and grabs Sal Commander as hostage, Dregg’s minions capture Leonardo and the mighty mutanimals, except for Slash. With one fallen and some captured, the team retreats as Dreg takes over the city.
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That’s all I got right now. I hope you enjoyed the first half of my When Worlds Collide rewrite. (Btw I am gonna do this with every arc in season 5 cause that season in my opinion was an entire mess)
No one can watch sci-fi movies with Mona. She always criticizes them and talks about how inaccurate they are, but she has one exception, Spaceheroes. Leo was watching a space heroes marathon one night and invited Mona to watch with him and she ended up becoming addicted to the show just like Leo. It’s one of the only things they bond over.
Mona is one of the only people who knows how to calm Raph down when he’s angry. When ever Raph’s mad, they just call Mona. She’ll make him feel better. XD
Mona Lisa has ligyrophobia which is a fear of loud noises, mostly fireworks and thunder because to her it’s similar to canon fire. It gives her PTSD, causing flashbacks from her time at war, reminding her of all her traumatic experiences on the battle field. (If you read my oneshot Fireworks then you already knows this ;D )
Mona has scars all over her body but her biggest scar is on her lower back from the scorpion monster that sung her during the episode The Evil of Dregg. (Another one I did a oneshot on called Scars)
Mona thought Mondo Gecko was a young child when she first met him and got mad at Slash for recruiting small children onto his team.
Raph was the first man in Mona’s life to ever call her beautiful and treat her with genuine respect as a fighter.
Mona is a heavy sleeper (which goes perfectly with my Raph is a loud snorer headcanon XD )
Mona’s parents where killed during a battle against the Triceratons when she was very young. She was left in Sal Commander’s care and she always looked up to him and saw him as a father figure. (If you’re reading Courting a Salamandrian then you know I added that detail into my fic)
Thoughts on Leorai 2012 ? P.S. sorry about all the questions.
To make a long story short: In the beginning I shipped them, they were my otp, but after it was revealed they were brother and sister, I got off the shipping train and I refuse to go back.
Just hearing both Leo and Karai call Splinter “father” and the turtles saying she’s their sister just didn’t sit right with me. It made me extremely uncomfortable.
