Disclaimer: The tmnt are not mine, but the idea and the OC's are, and that's all that counts.
Dark Waters: Prologue
The abandoned light bulb hung heavily from its string. Against the adjacent wall, a wind blew in from the broken window, and in response the bulb swung lightly.
From random parts of the broken and destroyed lab, shadows of the over turned and broken desk as well as the spewed chair and paperwork played against the stained and cracked walls. Burning steam shot out from the various tubes and pipes surrounding the now mangled tank, of which was empty and devoid of all water. An hour ago that would have been an issue, a very serious issue leading to the death of many aquatic creatures, but now it was just another piece of destruction left in wake of a grave misfortune.
Nevertheless, amidst all of the rubble and chaos one thing still laid intact, humble as it might be. A single black book remained on the stone floor. Its pages were a bit ruffled, and its words ran down the page as if formerly wet. But nonetheless, its words were still as clear as day…
"I am…not what was, nor what was to be. I am…renewed…"
The writing trailed off then, sliding off of the edge of the wrinkled page to almost beckon towards hole ripped right into the concert floor some ways away.
And almost as if it was a continuation of that same line, a single trail ran from that book to the hole; the trail itself being the only true clue as to what happened that night.
It was a trail of dark water mingled with that of human blood…all of it ending at the hole which lead to the world beyond. They were free…
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Ah. Prologues. Gotta love 'em. Felt like something new for a chance. TMNT next chapter…R and R :).