Ok! Joint fic with Daydream! She's gonna write the next chapter! She helped write this one too! So credit her too! This is my X-Men/TMNT fic, it's kinda an author fic but I'm not accepting people because I've already asked them... so please do not ask because I will be forced to say no... and it will pain me to do so... ^-^ so please enjoy!
This fic is loosely based on the tv show and the movie because Jean Grey is still there and Nightcrawler's a teenage guy and Iceman's in it.
Ok! For future reference...
Me: Meira or Silverwing
Ziptango: Tricity
Danceingfae: Dyna or Dynamite
Raphaella: same name, last name Tei, alias Spark
Arista Niara: Animalia
Daydream: Dec (pronounced deek) or Sunbeam
Disclaimer: I do not own, TMNT, X-Men, or Danceingfae, Raphaella, Arista, Daydream or Ziptango! But I own myself! Ha ha!
Beyond the Mutation
Chapter 1
"Tric... Tricity...this is your conscience speakin'…yes, ya hava happy conscience…I'm tellin' ya in a very consciencey way ta WAKE UP!!!!!!" A bouncy dirty-blonde haired Dec screamed into her friend's poor, abused ear.
"We have training! You gotta go with Raphaella! And you're late!" She explained all of this in a perky voice as she jumped up and began to bounce on the bed, using her powers to make the small, dark blue-painted room light up like a Christmas tree.
Tricity opened one eye and peeked at the smiley face and sighed "Go away Dec, I'm not going today..." she moaned and turned over. Definitely not going! She covered her head with a Gundam Wing pillow, willing the girl to be gone.
Dec thought for a moment and then an evil grin crossed her lips. "Ok... hope you're ready for THIS!" The shorter girl began vigorously tickling the unsuspecting Tricity.
"EEE! AHHHH! OK! I'm up! I'm up!" Older, darker haired girl shrieked and ambled out of bed, towards the bathroom. Why couldn't her roommate leave her alone in the morning? All she wanted was a little sleep, was that so much to ask for? Squirting a mound of toothpaste onto her toothbrush, Tricity poked her head back out of the bathroom. There was Dec, rearranging the stuffed animals on her bed. Rolling her eyes, Tricity turned back around and closed the bathroom door. Grinning, she locked it.
"TRICITY!!!! WOULD YA HURRY IT UP ALREADY?!!?" Dec yelled, banging on the bathroom door ten minutes later. Tricity allowed an evil look to grace her face as she electrified the door. She heard Dec's yelp of irritation. The voltage wasn't enough to injure the younger girl, but maybe it'd keep her from annoying Tricity.
*~*~*~*~*
"Meira! Come on!" shouted Animalia from the hallway outside of their room. Times, did it take this long to fix hair? "We can't keep the others waiting!" She leaned against the wall, agitated. 'Hurry up…'
"I'm coming! I'm coming!" replied the younger girl of 16 as she emerged from their room, blonde hair done up perfectly. Animalia smirked as a thought popped into her head.
"Oh look Meira, a cowlick!" she fake-gasped and pointed at her friend's hair. Meira shook her head.
"No way, Ani, I checked and it's perfectly straight!" she stated, a grin on her face. Animalia gave a laugh.
"Just come on." She pulled Meira after her, towards Tricity and Dec's room. Reaching it, the two girls noticed the large amount of yelling from within.
"That's my hair dinky!"
"Whatever! This one's blue, which means it's mine!"
"My hair has blue streaks!"
"What does that have to do with anything?!"
"I DON'T KNOW, YA OVERGROWN LIGHTSOCKET!!!!"
"OH, THAT'S IT!!! YOU DIE NOW, DIANA!!!"
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!!!!!"
If you looked down at the bottom of the door, you'd notice that flashes of light and electricity were exploding from the room. Animalia and Meira exchanged worried looks. They'd kill each other if left to their own devices. Raphaella Tei trotted over, pulling her red hair into a ponytail as she came. She stopped a few feet away from the other two girls.
"Let me guess, power fight?" she asked, a grin on her face. Meira nodded and sighed.
"Yep and if they get in trouble, it isn't our fault." She stated, glancing towards the door when a loud thumping sound, like a body hitting a wall, was heard.
"Hopefully, this one will end up better than the last time." Animalia stated, remembering the last fight the two girls had had. Tricity had been in the infirmary for a few days with a terrible sunburn, while Dec's hair
had stood on end for a week. Not wanting that to happen again, Animalia knocked on the door.
"Tric, Dec, come on! Practice time!" she shouted through the door. Muffled sounds were heard and then the door flew open, allowing Dec and Tricity to come out. Tricity was holding her boots while Dec glared at her, blue hair
streaks turning a dark, stormy blue.
"Morning!" Dec exclaimed, glare vanishing when she saw the rest of her friends.
"Yeah, at least we think it's morning." Raphaella said, looking at the window. It was sunny outside and classes were always held outside on nice days. The group of five moved down the hall, storming the kitchen to get a bite to eat. After getting a few munchies, the group migrated from the kitchen to the stairs. Looking around, Meira noticed that they were missing someone.
"Hey, where's Dynamite?" She asked. The five glances around, trying to figure out where their friend was. She was spotted in the living room, seemingly looking around for them.
"Dyna! We're over here! Let's go!" yelled Tricity pulling on her boots to her blue, black and silver uniform. The oldest girl looked over and grinned.
"I was wondering where you had gotten to." She stated, walking over. Raphaella took a quick look at her watch and let out a yelp.
"Yo! We're sooo LATE! Scott's gonna kill us!!" she yelled, racing for the door. The six girls ran all the way outside for their training and were met by a not-so-pleased Scott.
"Late, again. That's the fifth time this week, try better next time, I guess..." he sighed, knowing that it would be the same no matter what. They could be so annoying!
"Yes sir..." they all chimed monotonously. Man, he could be so boring!
*~*~*~*~*
Everyone went to their assigned mentors. Tricity and Raphaella went with Storm to control their electric powers. The trio sauntered towards a vacated part of the lawn so as not to harm anyone with their unpredictable powers.
Dyna and Dec went with Scott or better known as Cyclops to control their beams. Dyna talked easily with the older mutant while Dec trudged along behind them, looking around for an escape.
Meira went with Jean Grey to practice her flying, something the young mutant wasn't the best at. Jean was trying to get her to fly well, but it was increasingly difficult.
Animalia was teaching younger mutants how to shapeshift properly. She took her young ward and went to a secluded, calm part of the lawn where her pupil could meditate on the task before her.
*~*~*~*~*
"Ok, Meira you're gonna fly today I know it!" said Jean, confident in the young girl. She -had- to fly, that was her power!
Meira took a deep breath and sighed. 'Concentrate... concentrate...' she focused on her wings and her pure white wings emerged from her back. Glossy feathers shone in the morning sun.
"Ok! That's step number one. You're doing great! Now climb atop the platform." urged Jean. 'She's finally going to do it!' she thought to herself, willing it to be true.
"Ok, Jean! I can do this..." said Meira and climbed up the ladder. "I'm scared!" she whimpered, staying in the middle of the platform.
"Don't be afraid, if you fall, I'll catch you, right?" she reassured the young mutant. 'Use those wings, that's what they're there for!'
Meira gulped and closed her eyes. "Right... 1... 2... 3!!" She jumped and flapped her wings as hard as she could.
"You're doing it! But you gotta open your eyes!" yelled Jean, worried and happy at the same time. 'Finally!'
Meira opened her eyes and panicked. "Agh! Help!" she screeched and began to plummet.
Jean quickly used her telekinesis to catch the girl and float her safely to the ground.
"I... almost did it..." sighed Meira.
Jean patted her on the shoulder. "We'll get it tomorrow..." She sighed and then looked around the lawn to where Storm was –trying- to teach the electric girls how to harness energy. Not going very well…
*~*~*~*~*
Tricity and Raphaella both had electric mutant powers. Tricity could generate electricity and shoot beams and electrocute stuff but sometimes it got out of hand. Raphaella could generate electric forcefields around herself and shock people with static electricity. Storm was teaching them how to control their powers.
"Ok Tricity, concentrate the electricity into a ball, you too Raphaella." said Storm with a lightning ball in her hand, trying to demonstrate for the girls.
Tricity and Raphaella both concentrated hard and focused their energy into their hands.
"Hey! Look!" said Raphaella holding up her hand where a small electric ball had formed and was getting bigger. 'This is so COOL!' she thought happily, watching the ball enlarge.
Tricity had a similar ball, but it was a little bigger. "Hey! Me too!" she smiled, pouring extra energy into it. 'Wonder how big it can get? Maybe I'll throw it at Dec.' Tricity grinned, looking around for the younger mutant.
"Good! Now stop absorbing electricity." said Storm as the energy orbs got to a certain size.
"Uh... I can't!" said Tricity, eyes growing huge. "It's getting too big!" she yelped, trying to stop the flow.
"Quick! Throw it to the lightning rod!" said Storm, pointing to the well placed device. "You too Spark!"
Both girls threw their electricity balls at the lighting rod. The electricity quickly dispersed into the ground.
"We'll have to work on that." said Storm with a slight laugh. "Time for a break!" she announced, grabbing a cooler of lemonade. Tric and Raph followed her example.
*~*~*~*~*
Meanwhile Scott was having a tough time with Dyna and Dec, the Double D's of Doom, as they were called. Dyna's power was flying without wings and she could shoot beams. Dec had the power of sunlight and constantly glowed.
"Ok Dynamite, aim your fists at the target. Sunbeam you too." said Scott standing in between the two targets. 'You know, this isn't a really good place to be standing…'
"But what if I hit you?" asked a nervous Dyna. She wouldn't hurt a friend for the world, much less, a teacher.
"Here goes nothin'!" shouted the excited DEC as she transferred sunlight to her hands and shot it at the target. It swerved sideways and barely missed Scott. She turned an embarrassed red and her blue highlights turned a purple color.
"Sorry, dude!" She called.
Dyna accidentally shut her eyes at the wrong moment when she shot her beam, causing the beam to fly towards the mansion. Scott had to counteract it with his optic beams.
"Ok, number one, ALWAYS keep your eyes open." he said looking at Dyna sternly. "And always think things through first." He finished looking at Dec the same way.
"Yes, sir!" they both said, grinning childishly at each other.
*~*~*~*~*
After viewing the energy beam crisis, Animalia continued her lesson to teach a young mutant girl called Sally how to shapeshift into a simple cat.
"Sally, just concentrate on a cat, any cat." she said calmly. Times, the girl could be so hardheaded.
"Even Garfield?" Sally asked hopefully. Garfield was her favorite cartoon in the Sunday News.
"No, not that cat, it's not real." sighed Animalia, ready to give up. Sally was taxing.
"Ok, I'll be my kitty then." Sally stated and concentrated until her head hurt. "It's not working…" She got an agitated look on her little face.
"Here, I'll show you." said Animalia and easily shapeshifted into a cat and then shapeshifted back just as easily."Now you try it."
Sally concentrated so hard that she shapeshifted into a mouse and dashed away. She raced past mentors and pupils, squeaking her mousey head off.
"Sally! No!" cried Animalia, running after the little thing. "Don't step on anything! You'll crush my pupil!" she yelled causing everyone to freeze instantly.
Professor Xavier saw the whole fiasco from his office and mentally calmed down the frightened thing. [[You're alright. Now, I know and you know you can change yourself back.]]
Sally suddenly became herself again just as her teacher caught up with her.
"Don't ever do that again! You almost got killed! The lesson for today is over and no more outside lessons." scolded Animalia, a concerned and angry look on her face. Why this girl?!
"Yes Ma-am..." said Sally sadly looking at her feet and went back in the mansion. 'Maybe it'd better to morph Garfield next time…'
*~*~*~*~*
Afterwards, Animalia ran her hands through her hair and gave a sigh of relief. "That girl is going to be the death of me... why did you want me to teach her Professor?" she asked exasperatedly as she walked into Dr. X's
office and flopped down into a chair.
The professor thought for a moment. "You already know." he spoke with an air of calmness. "I gave her to you because believe it or not, you were the very same way when you first came to us."
Animalia didn't want to think about that, instead she left silently and went to the kitchen to get some lunch.
*~*~*~*~*
At the lair of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as usual Raphael was off on his own, Michelangelo was calling for pizza, Donatello was in his laboratory, and Leonardo was meditating. Don't they ever do anything else?
"Yeah, extra cheese, pepperoni, pretty much everything ya got, but no anchovies, if I find one anchovy you'll lose for best customer." said the turtle with the orange bandana to the phone.
"Mikey! Don't forget! I want a meat lovers!" yelled Donatello from his lab, mixing a blue chemical with a pink one. A mini explosion knocked Leo from his trance.
"Kay! Leo what about you?" yelled Mikey, causing the pizza delivery guy to shrink back from the phone.
"Just mushrooms!" yelled the turtle with the blue bandana, trying to go back to meditating.
"Raph! Raph! What about you? Aw, he's not here, his loss! Ok pizza delivery dude, deliver it to the corner of Eastman and Laird got that? Bye!" said Mikey and went to go wait in the garage.
*~*~*~*~*
Raphael was walking the busy night streets of NYC when he saw a mugger take a lady's handbag. "Aw, crap." he muttered, snatching the sais from his brown belt. "Every time I help these poor sods the same thing happens."
He quickly ran down the thief and returned the lady's purse. But when she saw him come into the light she screamed. "AAAHHHH!! Get away from me you... you mutant!"
Raphael sighed heavily as he watched the woman run away, screaming. This happened every time he helped humans, the only ones who didn't care about his appearance were April, Shadow and Casey. "Why can't we be accepted?" he asked himself for the millionth time. Sighing again, the turtle in red turned around and walked back towards the lair, his mind fixed on his unanswered question.
This fic is loosely based on the tv show and the movie because Jean Grey is still there and Nightcrawler's a teenage guy and Iceman's in it.
Ok! For future reference...
Me: Meira or Silverwing
Ziptango: Tricity
Danceingfae: Dyna or Dynamite
Raphaella: same name, last name Tei, alias Spark
Arista Niara: Animalia
Daydream: Dec (pronounced deek) or Sunbeam
Disclaimer: I do not own, TMNT, X-Men, or Danceingfae, Raphaella, Arista, Daydream or Ziptango! But I own myself! Ha ha!
Beyond the Mutation
Chapter 1
"Tric... Tricity...this is your conscience speakin'…yes, ya hava happy conscience…I'm tellin' ya in a very consciencey way ta WAKE UP!!!!!!" A bouncy dirty-blonde haired Dec screamed into her friend's poor, abused ear.
"We have training! You gotta go with Raphaella! And you're late!" She explained all of this in a perky voice as she jumped up and began to bounce on the bed, using her powers to make the small, dark blue-painted room light up like a Christmas tree.
Tricity opened one eye and peeked at the smiley face and sighed "Go away Dec, I'm not going today..." she moaned and turned over. Definitely not going! She covered her head with a Gundam Wing pillow, willing the girl to be gone.
Dec thought for a moment and then an evil grin crossed her lips. "Ok... hope you're ready for THIS!" The shorter girl began vigorously tickling the unsuspecting Tricity.
"EEE! AHHHH! OK! I'm up! I'm up!" Older, darker haired girl shrieked and ambled out of bed, towards the bathroom. Why couldn't her roommate leave her alone in the morning? All she wanted was a little sleep, was that so much to ask for? Squirting a mound of toothpaste onto her toothbrush, Tricity poked her head back out of the bathroom. There was Dec, rearranging the stuffed animals on her bed. Rolling her eyes, Tricity turned back around and closed the bathroom door. Grinning, she locked it.
"TRICITY!!!! WOULD YA HURRY IT UP ALREADY?!!?" Dec yelled, banging on the bathroom door ten minutes later. Tricity allowed an evil look to grace her face as she electrified the door. She heard Dec's yelp of irritation. The voltage wasn't enough to injure the younger girl, but maybe it'd keep her from annoying Tricity.
*~*~*~*~*
"Meira! Come on!" shouted Animalia from the hallway outside of their room. Times, did it take this long to fix hair? "We can't keep the others waiting!" She leaned against the wall, agitated. 'Hurry up…'
"I'm coming! I'm coming!" replied the younger girl of 16 as she emerged from their room, blonde hair done up perfectly. Animalia smirked as a thought popped into her head.
"Oh look Meira, a cowlick!" she fake-gasped and pointed at her friend's hair. Meira shook her head.
"No way, Ani, I checked and it's perfectly straight!" she stated, a grin on her face. Animalia gave a laugh.
"Just come on." She pulled Meira after her, towards Tricity and Dec's room. Reaching it, the two girls noticed the large amount of yelling from within.
"That's my hair dinky!"
"Whatever! This one's blue, which means it's mine!"
"My hair has blue streaks!"
"What does that have to do with anything?!"
"I DON'T KNOW, YA OVERGROWN LIGHTSOCKET!!!!"
"OH, THAT'S IT!!! YOU DIE NOW, DIANA!!!"
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!!!!!"
If you looked down at the bottom of the door, you'd notice that flashes of light and electricity were exploding from the room. Animalia and Meira exchanged worried looks. They'd kill each other if left to their own devices. Raphaella Tei trotted over, pulling her red hair into a ponytail as she came. She stopped a few feet away from the other two girls.
"Let me guess, power fight?" she asked, a grin on her face. Meira nodded and sighed.
"Yep and if they get in trouble, it isn't our fault." She stated, glancing towards the door when a loud thumping sound, like a body hitting a wall, was heard.
"Hopefully, this one will end up better than the last time." Animalia stated, remembering the last fight the two girls had had. Tricity had been in the infirmary for a few days with a terrible sunburn, while Dec's hair
had stood on end for a week. Not wanting that to happen again, Animalia knocked on the door.
"Tric, Dec, come on! Practice time!" she shouted through the door. Muffled sounds were heard and then the door flew open, allowing Dec and Tricity to come out. Tricity was holding her boots while Dec glared at her, blue hair
streaks turning a dark, stormy blue.
"Morning!" Dec exclaimed, glare vanishing when she saw the rest of her friends.
"Yeah, at least we think it's morning." Raphaella said, looking at the window. It was sunny outside and classes were always held outside on nice days. The group of five moved down the hall, storming the kitchen to get a bite to eat. After getting a few munchies, the group migrated from the kitchen to the stairs. Looking around, Meira noticed that they were missing someone.
"Hey, where's Dynamite?" She asked. The five glances around, trying to figure out where their friend was. She was spotted in the living room, seemingly looking around for them.
"Dyna! We're over here! Let's go!" yelled Tricity pulling on her boots to her blue, black and silver uniform. The oldest girl looked over and grinned.
"I was wondering where you had gotten to." She stated, walking over. Raphaella took a quick look at her watch and let out a yelp.
"Yo! We're sooo LATE! Scott's gonna kill us!!" she yelled, racing for the door. The six girls ran all the way outside for their training and were met by a not-so-pleased Scott.
"Late, again. That's the fifth time this week, try better next time, I guess..." he sighed, knowing that it would be the same no matter what. They could be so annoying!
"Yes sir..." they all chimed monotonously. Man, he could be so boring!
*~*~*~*~*
Everyone went to their assigned mentors. Tricity and Raphaella went with Storm to control their electric powers. The trio sauntered towards a vacated part of the lawn so as not to harm anyone with their unpredictable powers.
Dyna and Dec went with Scott or better known as Cyclops to control their beams. Dyna talked easily with the older mutant while Dec trudged along behind them, looking around for an escape.
Meira went with Jean Grey to practice her flying, something the young mutant wasn't the best at. Jean was trying to get her to fly well, but it was increasingly difficult.
Animalia was teaching younger mutants how to shapeshift properly. She took her young ward and went to a secluded, calm part of the lawn where her pupil could meditate on the task before her.
*~*~*~*~*
"Ok, Meira you're gonna fly today I know it!" said Jean, confident in the young girl. She -had- to fly, that was her power!
Meira took a deep breath and sighed. 'Concentrate... concentrate...' she focused on her wings and her pure white wings emerged from her back. Glossy feathers shone in the morning sun.
"Ok! That's step number one. You're doing great! Now climb atop the platform." urged Jean. 'She's finally going to do it!' she thought to herself, willing it to be true.
"Ok, Jean! I can do this..." said Meira and climbed up the ladder. "I'm scared!" she whimpered, staying in the middle of the platform.
"Don't be afraid, if you fall, I'll catch you, right?" she reassured the young mutant. 'Use those wings, that's what they're there for!'
Meira gulped and closed her eyes. "Right... 1... 2... 3!!" She jumped and flapped her wings as hard as she could.
"You're doing it! But you gotta open your eyes!" yelled Jean, worried and happy at the same time. 'Finally!'
Meira opened her eyes and panicked. "Agh! Help!" she screeched and began to plummet.
Jean quickly used her telekinesis to catch the girl and float her safely to the ground.
"I... almost did it..." sighed Meira.
Jean patted her on the shoulder. "We'll get it tomorrow..." She sighed and then looked around the lawn to where Storm was –trying- to teach the electric girls how to harness energy. Not going very well…
*~*~*~*~*
Tricity and Raphaella both had electric mutant powers. Tricity could generate electricity and shoot beams and electrocute stuff but sometimes it got out of hand. Raphaella could generate electric forcefields around herself and shock people with static electricity. Storm was teaching them how to control their powers.
"Ok Tricity, concentrate the electricity into a ball, you too Raphaella." said Storm with a lightning ball in her hand, trying to demonstrate for the girls.
Tricity and Raphaella both concentrated hard and focused their energy into their hands.
"Hey! Look!" said Raphaella holding up her hand where a small electric ball had formed and was getting bigger. 'This is so COOL!' she thought happily, watching the ball enlarge.
Tricity had a similar ball, but it was a little bigger. "Hey! Me too!" she smiled, pouring extra energy into it. 'Wonder how big it can get? Maybe I'll throw it at Dec.' Tricity grinned, looking around for the younger mutant.
"Good! Now stop absorbing electricity." said Storm as the energy orbs got to a certain size.
"Uh... I can't!" said Tricity, eyes growing huge. "It's getting too big!" she yelped, trying to stop the flow.
"Quick! Throw it to the lightning rod!" said Storm, pointing to the well placed device. "You too Spark!"
Both girls threw their electricity balls at the lighting rod. The electricity quickly dispersed into the ground.
"We'll have to work on that." said Storm with a slight laugh. "Time for a break!" she announced, grabbing a cooler of lemonade. Tric and Raph followed her example.
*~*~*~*~*
Meanwhile Scott was having a tough time with Dyna and Dec, the Double D's of Doom, as they were called. Dyna's power was flying without wings and she could shoot beams. Dec had the power of sunlight and constantly glowed.
"Ok Dynamite, aim your fists at the target. Sunbeam you too." said Scott standing in between the two targets. 'You know, this isn't a really good place to be standing…'
"But what if I hit you?" asked a nervous Dyna. She wouldn't hurt a friend for the world, much less, a teacher.
"Here goes nothin'!" shouted the excited DEC as she transferred sunlight to her hands and shot it at the target. It swerved sideways and barely missed Scott. She turned an embarrassed red and her blue highlights turned a purple color.
"Sorry, dude!" She called.
Dyna accidentally shut her eyes at the wrong moment when she shot her beam, causing the beam to fly towards the mansion. Scott had to counteract it with his optic beams.
"Ok, number one, ALWAYS keep your eyes open." he said looking at Dyna sternly. "And always think things through first." He finished looking at Dec the same way.
"Yes, sir!" they both said, grinning childishly at each other.
*~*~*~*~*
After viewing the energy beam crisis, Animalia continued her lesson to teach a young mutant girl called Sally how to shapeshift into a simple cat.
"Sally, just concentrate on a cat, any cat." she said calmly. Times, the girl could be so hardheaded.
"Even Garfield?" Sally asked hopefully. Garfield was her favorite cartoon in the Sunday News.
"No, not that cat, it's not real." sighed Animalia, ready to give up. Sally was taxing.
"Ok, I'll be my kitty then." Sally stated and concentrated until her head hurt. "It's not working…" She got an agitated look on her little face.
"Here, I'll show you." said Animalia and easily shapeshifted into a cat and then shapeshifted back just as easily."Now you try it."
Sally concentrated so hard that she shapeshifted into a mouse and dashed away. She raced past mentors and pupils, squeaking her mousey head off.
"Sally! No!" cried Animalia, running after the little thing. "Don't step on anything! You'll crush my pupil!" she yelled causing everyone to freeze instantly.
Professor Xavier saw the whole fiasco from his office and mentally calmed down the frightened thing. [[You're alright. Now, I know and you know you can change yourself back.]]
Sally suddenly became herself again just as her teacher caught up with her.
"Don't ever do that again! You almost got killed! The lesson for today is over and no more outside lessons." scolded Animalia, a concerned and angry look on her face. Why this girl?!
"Yes Ma-am..." said Sally sadly looking at her feet and went back in the mansion. 'Maybe it'd better to morph Garfield next time…'
*~*~*~*~*
Afterwards, Animalia ran her hands through her hair and gave a sigh of relief. "That girl is going to be the death of me... why did you want me to teach her Professor?" she asked exasperatedly as she walked into Dr. X's
office and flopped down into a chair.
The professor thought for a moment. "You already know." he spoke with an air of calmness. "I gave her to you because believe it or not, you were the very same way when you first came to us."
Animalia didn't want to think about that, instead she left silently and went to the kitchen to get some lunch.
*~*~*~*~*
At the lair of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as usual Raphael was off on his own, Michelangelo was calling for pizza, Donatello was in his laboratory, and Leonardo was meditating. Don't they ever do anything else?
"Yeah, extra cheese, pepperoni, pretty much everything ya got, but no anchovies, if I find one anchovy you'll lose for best customer." said the turtle with the orange bandana to the phone.
"Mikey! Don't forget! I want a meat lovers!" yelled Donatello from his lab, mixing a blue chemical with a pink one. A mini explosion knocked Leo from his trance.
"Kay! Leo what about you?" yelled Mikey, causing the pizza delivery guy to shrink back from the phone.
"Just mushrooms!" yelled the turtle with the blue bandana, trying to go back to meditating.
"Raph! Raph! What about you? Aw, he's not here, his loss! Ok pizza delivery dude, deliver it to the corner of Eastman and Laird got that? Bye!" said Mikey and went to go wait in the garage.
*~*~*~*~*
Raphael was walking the busy night streets of NYC when he saw a mugger take a lady's handbag. "Aw, crap." he muttered, snatching the sais from his brown belt. "Every time I help these poor sods the same thing happens."
He quickly ran down the thief and returned the lady's purse. But when she saw him come into the light she screamed. "AAAHHHH!! Get away from me you... you mutant!"
Raphael sighed heavily as he watched the woman run away, screaming. This happened every time he helped humans, the only ones who didn't care about his appearance were April, Shadow and Casey. "Why can't we be accepted?" he asked himself for the millionth time. Sighing again, the turtle in red turned around and walked back towards the lair, his mind fixed on his unanswered question.