Aprilnardo

Aprilnardo is the het ship between Leonardo and April O'Neil from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fandom.

Season 3
EYES OF THE CHIMERA

While fighting the Chimera, Leo reinjures his leg and is knocked to the side and into a blind April. He tells April to be careful and find cover, but April is just confused as to how she sees herself through the Chimera's eyes. The Chimera attacks again and Leo quickly pulls her out of the way. They retreat back towards the house more, but it finds them again and Leo knocks her to the side before she can be attacked. The other turtles and Casey are then taken by the Chimera.

Leo realizes that April can't see, and she explains that she somehow has a psychic connection with the monster. She can see through it's eyes and knows where it's taking the boys. As well that it's planning on eating them. As they travel through the woods to reach them, April is suddenly in pain and falls to the ground. Leo goes to help her, but his own leg stops him from doing so. She says she's find but they need to hurry. Leo tells her to look at the two of them, and April says that's a little difficult right now. Leo says that's the point and that they'll never make it, and April says that they will, but not before bumping into a tree.

Leo and April support each other as they walk, Leo unable to believe that she talked him into doing this, but she says she shouldn't have had to. Leo says that she doesn't get it. He had thought he was getting better, but his leg just kept hurting and makes him a liability to the whole team. She says that he's wrong and that he's their leader. So they have to help. Leo points out that she's saying this to the tree and not him.

As they continue April starts to feel more by the Chimera, and says that Leo is starting to smell really good. Leo backs away and tells her not to get any ideas, she then starts to act like the Chimera and tries to bite him. He holds her back and tells her to snap out of it, and luckily shakes her out of it. She says she's so embarrassed right now, and Leo says it's okay, just not to try and bite him again. He then realizes that he's standing without his crutch and regains his confidence.

They climb to the top of the mountain, but don't see the guys. April then regains her link with the Chimera and asks if he sees the hole. Leo does and calls down to the guys, when the Chimera arrives and grabs the two of them. Leo gets a pain in his leg, and April asks if he's alright and Leo says he's not gonna let a little pain stop him. He then cuts himself free and swinging to the top and asks what April is going to do. She pulls out her fan and throws it between the Chimera's eyes, freeing herself so she can get to the front and control the Chimera.

April remembers how it had lost balance when it was hit on the head, and Leo says it's worth a try. They kick it and it dives down. As it does so, Leo tells April to get ready to jump and she calls him crazy. As the Chimera crashes, Leo grabs April and carries her bridal style as he jumps off and lands easily.

After the avalanche, Leo helps April up and thanks her. April asks what for and Leo says that if it wasn't for her he'd still be at the farm. She really inspired him. April is flattered and gives Leo a hug.

Moments
Eyes of the Chimera
 * Leo tells April to hold her breath.
 * April asks Leo if he's okay.

Fanon
Aprilnardo is a smaller pairing in the TMNT fandom, especially among April x Turtles ships. This is due to most versions of TMNT not exploring their relationship very often one on one. On AO3 there are currently 50 written works.

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Trivia

 * Leo is the only one of the turtles to never have a crush on April in any version.
 * Donnie has a crush on her in the 2012 series.
 * Early concept art for the 2012 series, shows that Raph was originally supposed to have a crush on April
 * Mikey had a crush on her at the start of the Michael Bay films.

Variations

 * Ninja Turtles & April refers to the ship between Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leo and April
 * Ninja Turtles & Capril refers to the ship between Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, Casey Jones, Leo and April