Trapped Abroad

a/n: I really need to stop publishing new stories but something popped into my mind. I am not going to spoil the surprise of what happens, but I'm sure you can guess. I don't own TMNT, only any O/C's that may be involved. The word for this chapter is Spanish.

Chapter 1

"I think that we should take these beasts and put them in a place where they can be happy and roam free." Said one from the crowd.
"I agree, I went to the Archipelago last year and seen giant turtle-type creatures there." Said another.
"Those are tortioses, and yes that is a great idea. They might be happier there." Said the first. The Mayor of New York city held his hand in the air.
"Listen, I am pretty sure that these turtles would be happy with this decision, why don't we bring them out to say hi."

A few moments later a cage was rolled out and the turtles were revealed. Raphael had been restrained because he lashed out at a guard earlier on so Donatello was making sure that he could still breathe. Michelangelo was holding the edge of the cage looking out at the crowd of people that were in the small room. Samantha was in the corner trying not to pass out. Three days of being in that cage had taken its toll and her body wasn't reacting well to the enclosed area it was subjected to. Leonardo was at the other side of the cage. Wishing, hoping that he was anywhere else other than in that cage. Whoever it was that had exposed them and then kidnapped them had paralysed their vocal chords, so they couldn't even speak to defend themselves. "All in favour of sending these turtles to the Galapagos Islands in the Archipelago say Aye." The Mayor addressed the crowd.
"Aye." The crowd replied.
"All apposed." The Mayor continued. No answer came. Mikey and Leo were the only ones listening and therefore the only ones that knew what was about to happen to them. Before any of them realised a gas began to fill the cage. One by one they fell into unconciousness.

a/n: From this point on speech marks indicate not talking but writing. :)

Where am I? Leonardo thought as he opened his eyes. He looked to his left and seen Raphael. He tried to speak but found that his vocal chords were still paralysed. So he shook the younger ninja instead. Raphael woke up with a start. Where am I how did I get here? He asked himself. Leo pointed to his throat then shook his head before doing the same to Raphael. Who tried to ask him what he meant, but realised that he couldn't speak. Maybe that's what he was trying to tell me. He thought. Raphael found a stick in the sun dried vegetation. He wrote in the dried up dirt. "Where are the others?" Leo shrugged his shoulders. And looked around more. He and the twins had watched a nature documentary about this place, and it was quite beautiful scenery on the television. But he never really appreciated the images until that very moment. Even if we don't find the others, it is still pretty beautiful here. He thought. He grabbed the stick off of Raph and wrote in the dirt himself. "We should look for them, and maybe some food too." Raph nodded.

They didn't even need to walk for all that long before they found the three waking up from their unexpected sleep. Leo made the same gestures as before and it still didn't work, until they tried to talk. And as usual Michelangelo over-reacted. Donatello flagged him down and shook him until he was calm. Dammit Mikey why do you always have to make a joke of everything? Don asked himself. Sam looked around and took in the scenery. She seen the stick in Leo's hand and wrote on the ground. "Where are we?" Leo took it back off of her and wrote back. "Galapagos." Donnie took the stick and wrote "Fish." The others looked at him in confusion. He pointed out of the crater and towards the ocean. He tried to explain it but it took a while without any voice. He drew a picture on the ground on a typical Galapagos island. Then he showed how they were on an island, then how the currents created such a rich and diverse number of fish in the sea that they could eat for protein. The others nodded to show the they understood and began to head out of the crater.

There was nothing for them do except wait for someone to realise that they weren't all that bad and take them home. And it was difficult for them to communicate with each other through not being able to speak. So far they had been writing and drawing to say what they had wanted to, but that wasn't going to work for very long. They made it about half way to the edge of the crater when the sun began to set. Leo took the stick off of Mikey who was last to write something. "We should stop and make camp." He wrote. The agreed and began to collect sticks for fire and shelter. Once that was finished with they lit the fire.

That's when they started to see how many other ways they could make noises with their bodies. Leo started with the obvious, clapping. Raph went next and blew a raspberry. Samie blew a different kind of raspberry into her hand. Donnie and Mikey looked at each other and both done an arm fart by putting their hands in their pits and bringing their arms up and down. Everyone smiled for the first time in the last week. What they would find outside of the crater was another story all together.

The next morning they woke up with the sun their eyes. none of them had a watch on them and all of their weapons and shell cells had been taken off them when they were taken. Leo took the stick. "When we get to the top we might find a good vantage point then we can get a look at what island we are on." He wrote. The others nodded. It was early in the morning, but still roasting hot. There was a mud pool not too far away from where they were. Sam and Mikey seen it and decided to go and check it out while the others argued about their next move. It was tortoises, Sam thought back to the documentary and remembered something. She took a nearby stick and wrote on the ground. "Galapagos is Spanish for tortoise." Mikey nodded uncertainly, he wasn't quite sure about the point his sister was making.

Leo, Raph and Don were still trying to figure out where to go next. "We should head toward the coastline, being in land on these islands bring little water" He wrote.
"But there are sharks in these waters, and Jellyfish." Raphael wrote after grabbing the stick off of Leo. Don took the stick and rubbed out what his brothers had written.
"Its either face sharks or die of dehydration, Raph." He put down in its place. "Where did the other two go?" Don looked around and seen the orange and yellow of their masks. Leo shook his head as he watched his siblings bond with the giant tortoises from which the islands were made. He grabbed the stick off of Don. "We should go and get them." He wrote.

They walked over and realised that the tortoises were perfectly able of getting all of the necessary nutrients living in land, they just had to figure out how. "We are going that way to catch fish" Leo wrote on the ground. He pointed in the direction they were planning on travelling in. Sam used her stick. "Can we stay a while longer." She looked at her older brother with pleading eyes. Leo shook his head to signify no and continued to walk away. The others sighed soundlessly and ran toward him. Raph and Mikey pushed him to the ground in the process causing Leo to roll on to his shell and preceded to play fight with them. It was probably the quietest fight that the three of them have ever had. Usually that contained throwing insults at each other until they are blue in the face.

It was a day filled with walking and finding food drink and shelter. But it was still enjoyable for them. They were out in broad daylight, bonding with the local wildlife and they all enjoyed seeing the penguins nesting between Fernandina and Isabella. Don took Sam's stick off of her and wrote. "We are on Isabella, that must be Fernandina over there. A lot of tourists visit these parts by boat." He wrote. Sam snatched back her stick.
"You stole my stick to tell us that." She wrote. Don grabbed it and the two started to pull at it. When they flung the stick away and started using fists, Leo decided to pull them apart.

The five turtles watched as the penguins dived under the ocean and found fish. It was then that they realised that the only way off was to either swim or build up enough courage to actually ask if they could hitch a ride on one of the boats to the mainland of the archipelago. But that could wait for now it was important for them to establish a few ground rules so none of the wildlife got hurt.

But somehow, they knew that they were going to be okay.

a/n: Sorry if this confused anyone, and that there is no summary for this story. See you all next time. :)