Quiet Surrender.
Ch 1 An Intruder
The cage rocked back and forth as the large turtle within attempted to break through the bars. Scared and alone, the turtle whimpered loudly in protest and continuously banged against the bars. "Easy there blue." A man spoke gently while pushing the cage in an attempt to soothe the mutant turtle with the hazel eyes. "You sure this turtle is gonna work Bill?" He asked the man across from him who was pulling on a rope that was tied to the cage door.
"I can only hope Mark." He replied. "This one looks almost like the same kinda terrapin so I think he'll work." He made his way to an iron door hidden within the wall the size of the cage and stepped to the side. "And as far as I'm concern, we need to continue with our experiments so even if he's not the right one, Red needs a mate and this one will do, no matter what happens in the end."
They pressed the cage against the small door and the human named Bill walked over to the side and pressed a black button. Slowly the door slid up and Bill walked back over to the cage and stood next to the human named Mark. The turtle within continued to viciously bang against the bars as the two men began to push the cage further inside. They pressed a button on the top opening the cage and locked it into place. They waited for the turtle to step out but instead he began to growl loudly and bang harder against the back bars. The man named Bill pulled out a cattle prod and stuck it in between the bars. The rod touched the shoulder of the turtle forcing him to back out of the cage. Once out the man called Mark pulled the cage back while Bill pushed the button on the wall, quickly shutting the small door.
"Let's get to the lab so we can watch what happens." The one named Bill stated. "I'm hoping for a good show."
While they made their way to their lab, the turtle slammed his body and hands against the wall. He scratched and pounded hoping to find a way to open the door and get out but his efforts were futile. After a short time, he hunkered down and made his way to a corner of the enclosure. His eyes wondered over his new home taking in everything.
It was a large structure filled with trees and plants. On the other end of the structure was a stream that flowed into a pool and over on the other side of the stream was a large hallowed out tree. The young turtle squinted his hazel eyes and stared at the tree. Inside there appeared to be a fairly large figure. Upon realizing he was not alone, he pressed himself against the wall and continued to survey his surroundings. Although the structure seemed like the outside, it was clear to the turtle it was more of a prison.
He sat against the wall missing his home and family while wondering what the men wanted with him. He wondered how long he would be here and when he would be allowed to leave, or if he would be allowed to leave. As his mind riddled with thoughts, his eyes roamed and landed back on the large figure still laying inside the large tree. It was moving now and slowly making it's way out.
The figure stood up and looked over at the new turtle. He let out a low growl and slowly stalked his way over to him. He sniffed the air as he got closer and his eyes stared intently at the smaller turtle huddled in the corner who had now turned his shell to him. The large turtle got close and moved his hand toward the smaller turtle. He placed his large hand on the other's shell and rubbed it curiously.
Feeling the small turtle tremble beneath his touch, the large turtle pressed himself against the smaller one and sniffed the smaller ones neck. The small one they called Blue whimpered as the one called Red attempted to make his advances known. But Blue would have none of what Red was trying to give and he quickly pushed Red away and made his way toward another part of the structure and hid himself within the plants.
Red narrowed his eyes and started walking over to where Blue had run to. But when Blue saw Red was following him, he ran to another part of the large room. But Red was obviously very curious about his new roommate and would not be deterred from getting to know him.