"Another Shade of Red"
(Raphael's POV)
It was just another night on patrol for the four teenage turtles. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop, the brothers were skimming the streets and alleyways for anything suspicious or anybody in need of help. The red masked turtle, Raphael had stopped for a split second; something felt off. His brothers followed suit. He had turned around and saw a shadow, a silhouette off in the distance, and just like that, it was gone. He stood there thinking, 'Maybe it really was someone or a shadow of some sorts or maybe it was—'
"Raph." His thoughts were interrupted by his Brother Leonardo. "Raphael, what is it? Do you see something?"
He had paused a second before answering. "No, Nothing, let's just keep going." The three turtles stared at him for a second but they all continued to their nightly routine in the city.
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(Third Person POV)
After passing a few more streets, sounds of a struggle had perked the ears of the four brothers and they hid on the rooftops observing the commotion in the alleyway below.
"Tell me! Tell me where he is now!" The voice was coming from a hooded figure holding a man against the wall who was whimpering, on the brink of crying. He was a small man dressed in nice clothes but he was clearly aged with his black hair that was noticeably dyed to cover up the grey.
"Please! Please somebody help!" The man called out trying to wriggle out of his assailant's grip but they had held a firm grip. The hooded figure stood of average height and from what the turtles could tell, an average body weight but clearly strong from the way they held the man on the wall.
Leo stood up "Alright Ninjas, we go in there and we take down him down, but stay to the shadows. And then we- Guys? Guys?" He looked around and they had already jumped down to the ground. He sighed and went down to join them.
"Alright Pal, why don't you let the innocent man go and you can pick on someone your own size." Raph said in a threatening tone.
The hooded figure's head perked up at the sound of other voices in the alley. "Innocent?" they had said in a questioning tone, then slowly turned around while still holding the whimpering man in their grip. All four of the turtle's faces were lined with shock as they saw the one threatening this man turned out to be a teenage girl. The strange girl also displayed shock on her face with the sight in front of her. "Holy shit, you guys are turtles….And ninjas? Are you guys his bodyguards or something?"
Donatello was the first to regain his composure and answered the girl in front of him. "Yes we are turtles, we aren't his bodyguards, but even so we will protect the innocent people of New York from harm." Donnie said holding his bo-staff tighter in grip.
Gritting her teeth, the girl spoke again. "Again with that word. Do you even know what innocent means?" She growled and sighed. "I don't have time for you right now" The girl spoke with a venomous tone. She then returned her focus to the man again.
"Tough because you'll have to make some." Raphael said, then lunged at the girl. She swiftly dodged his attack but had to release her hold on the man in the process. They all stood in front of her and the man had gotten away from the girl in the process.
"Dammit!" She yelled. She lifted her head and the four brothers were able to get a better view of the girl in the hood. The girl had red hair, not like a fiery red like an apple, but a soft red like a rose. She had blue eyes, not the ones that would be considered beautiful, or cold and icy, but that they were more like broken glass, eyes that have seen much pain and suffering. They also noticed how her blue eyes were also red which suggested she had been crying recently. She had a hateful and angry expression on her face. She then held out a small rod. The four turtles stood confused but then watched in awe as she pressed the button and it began to take the shape of a 6 foot, silver, scythe.
"What kind of weapon is that?" asked Leonardo.
The girl looked at the weapon with appreciation and admiration for the fine craftsmanship and answered "It was a gift."
She held her weapon and began to attack the turtles herself. It was a back and forth process for a while in this fight and it ended up being moved to the rooftop. The five were all tired covered in bruises and cuts. They stood for a moment needing to catch their breath. "Idiots! I was tracking him for three damn months and then you let him get away!" She spat at the turtles.
"What did he ever do to you?" Mikey asked the red haired girl.
"You don't even fucking know. Do you guys just go all around the city letting guilty people get away like that?" She yelled while breathing heavily.
Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo stood confused now wondering why she had actually been threatening him.
"What is he guilty of?" asked Leonardo.
"It's his fault! He's a murderer! And because of him… he's gone, they're gone." She said almost breaking down. She took a few long breaths trying her best to calm down as the five of them stood in silence pondering what to say next.
"Who are you?" Raphael asked.
The girl stood silent for a minute, she than started to move toward the edge of the roof.
"It's been fun, but i'm afraid I must be going now." She said with a bow and jumped off the roof.
Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo all moved to the edge of the building, searching down below for this mysterious girl, but it was no use because she had already disappeared into the night.