Legend of the Jungle Ghost
I changed some main characters from TMNT to my characters I made. I hope ya'll like it :D
Leonardo Hamato-Lelana Hamato
Donatello Hamato-Daniella Ray
Splinter Hamato-Spencer Hamato
There also all HUMANS!
Enjoy!
Story info:
Raphael Ray goes to South Africa to be away from New York City. His master wanted him to be a better leader to his sister and best-friend. When he arrives he notices a blue rose. He hardly ever seen a blue rose and was amazed by it. The old woman that grew the flower offer him to stay with her and she told him the story of the Ghost of the Jungle. He doesn't believe it at first, but when the village was under attack he defended it. He wasn't able to stop them from taking the items the villagers needed, so he went after him. That's when he saw the ghost for the first time. Ever since then...he can't think of anything else but the ghost.
Extra info: Raph is the leader of the group. Right now it's just three of them. Mikey and Lela ain't related in this story, and Danni, -(My OC,) is Raph's little sister. Their team is called TNT (Teenager Ninja Team). Spencer is Mikey's father but not Lela's in this story. And Raph and Danni's last name is Ray. Hope I cleared up some confusion.
Ch.1 The Villagers Legend and The Blue Rose
Raphael Ray is an 18 year old young man. He left New York to be free from all that noise and to find himself. His sensei wanted him to learn about himself in the jungle and to be a better leader to his little sister and best friend.
Raph leaned against the railing on the boat to watch the water. The boat was near South Africa. In a way he was excited, but he was dreading it as well. He's been having trouble with his temper so he's master thought it was best for him to take this trip to calm his anger and sprit as he's master said to him.
"Man…I can't believe I have to stay a whole YEAR in this place." Raph said to himself as the boat docked. He grabbed his bag and threw it over his shoulder and he began to walk down the rail to the village.
"Mister! Mister!" A kid yelled yanking on Raph's pants leg.
Raph looked down at the kid and he kneeled down to his level.
"What's up little man?" Raph said with a smile.
"I'm sorry to bother you sir, but could you please spare a little bit of money. My mommy is sick and daddy doesn't get paid well at work. Could you spare just a little bit." The little boy said with a sad voice.
Raph felt bad for the kid. So he went into his wallet and gave the kid 80 dollars. He believed they needed it more than he does. He has more anyway.
"Here ya go little man. I hope your mom gets better. This should help you get some food and stuff." Raph said with a smile as he handed the kid the 80 dollars.
The boy was so happy he started to cry. He surprised Raph by giving him a big hug.
"You're the nicest person I've ever met! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" The little boy yelled running toward the village.
Raph was stunned at what the little boy said. No one has ever said he was a nice guy. It kind of made him feel good about what he has done to help out the people in need.
Raph finally proceed to the village where he was staying at. It was a beautiful place. There was green everywhere and the villagers have their own gardens. The gardens reminded him of his sensei. He always loved to make a nice garden to ease his stress away. Raph smiled at the thought of his master. He was like a father to him.
"See something you like young man?" An old woman asked Raph.
Raph snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the old woman.
"No thank you ma'am. It's just your garden reminded me of my sensei is all. Sorry if I caused any problems." Raph said with an apologetic smile.
The old woman just smiled at him.
"No trouble at all dear. It's nice to see some young n's take pride into looking at lovely plants. Not many people like plants that much now a day's. It's a real shame." The old lady said looking over her garden.
Raph looked over again at the garden and he saw the most beautiful flower he has ever saw. The old woman noticed.
"I see you are taken by the blue rose's beauty. These flowers are very rare. There aren't that many blue roses now. I was lucky enough to grow one. I helped grow this flower to show my appreciation to the Ghost of the Jungle." The old woman said as she caressed the blue flower gently.
Raph looked away from the flower to the woman.
"Who's the ghost ma'am?" Raph asked in a curious voice.
"Oh dear me. You're not from around here are you young man."
He shook his head. She laughed.
"Why don't you come inside dear? You're welcome to stay as long as you wish." The woman said as she made her way toward her home.
Raph followed her into her little home. It was nice and cozy. It kind of reminded him of a fairytale story he read when he was just a kid. A little like Snow White's home when she lived with the 7 gnomes and it was much bigger.
"Would you like some tea dear?" The woman asked getting him out of his thoughts again.
"Yes please ma'am." Raph said still looking at the pictures on the wall.
"You can sit down honey if you wish. I don't mind." The old woman said with a smile and she went back to making tea.
Raph blushed a little bit.
He was about to seat down until a beautiful painting caught his eye. He walked up to the painting and he was speechless. The woman in the picture was beautiful. The girl had long black hair, with dark brown eyes that were so dark they looked black. And her skin was so smooth; it didn't seem that she had any achene on her face in her entire life.
"It seems you like the painting as well." The old woman said as she put the tea down on the coffee table in the living room.
"It's the picture I painted of the ghost. I was lucky enough to see her before she disappeared into the jungle. I could never forget her lovely sweet face. That's why I decided to paint her. Lovely, isn't she?" The old woman said with a smile as she looked back at Raph.
Raph was having a little trouble believing in the story. Ghosts aren't real…are they? He didn't know but from the way the woman was saying, she was as real as him and her.
Raph could only nod. He couldn't take his eyes of the girl for some reason. He finally snapped out of it and looked back at the kind woman that took him in.
"Thanks again for letting me stay here for a little bit. Let me introduce myself. My name is Raphael Ray, but you can call me Raph for short." Raph said with a smile.
The old woman smiled at him as well.
"Please to meet you Raphael; my name is Barbara Millhouse. I know it doesn't sound like a name from here. That's because I wasn't born here. I came to live here a LONG time ago." Barbara said.
Raph just smiled at the woman.
He and Barbara just sat with each other eating some cookies and drinking tea.
"Raphael, would you like to come with me to the village square to listen to the old legends?" Barbara asked with a little smile.
Raph looked up at Barbara and he nodded his head.
Village Square:
"Gather around! Gather around ladies and gentlemen; boys and girls! Come hear the story…of the Legendary Ghost of the jungle!" a man yelled while getting the fire ready.
Raph sat next to Barbara because…well…he doesn't know anyone.
Barbara just smiled at Raphael as he sat next to her.
"Welcome ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming here to listen to the wonderful story…The wonderful story of the Ghost of the jungle!" The man said with a huge smile on his face like the others around him listening.
Raph smiled a little bit but he was still debating on if the ghost is real or not. He wasn't going to say anything. He didn't want to be disrespectful to their customs. So he just decided to sit there and listen to the man's story.
"The legend of the ghost is like any other legend we know. This legend started only two years ago. The Ghost of the Jungle is a young woman that watches over the village. She protects us from bandits and other misfortunes that come to our home. When the bandits leave the village, they are ambushed by the ghost. Right after she teaches them a lesson, she sends our food and items back to our home. I was a young boy when I first saw the ghost. She was standing on the tree…wearing her black cloak with a blue rose on it. I will never forget that day.
That's why every day we show our appreciation toward her. We try our best to grow blue roses, and made a statue of this wonderful woman that saved our village. Tomorrow is the anniversary of when she first came into our lives. So let's celebrate tonight so we can get ready for more celebration of the great Ghost of the Jungle!" The man yelled making everyone else cheer for him.
Raph had to admit that the ghost sounded like a pretty cool legend. Real or not it's still a beautiful story. Raph actually couldn't wait till tomorrow for the festival to learn more about the ghost girl.