I've had this idea for a while now, but I didn't know how to start it. I hope this works... Here goes nothing!


Section I
Chapter I

"Donny, wait up!" Michelangelo called. Donatello paused when he reached the rooftop that belonged to the apartment building where April O'Neil lived. The younger turtle caught up to his brother a few seconds later, and they scaled down the side of the wall stealthily, jumping in through the open window. Casey Jones was standing in the middle of the room, remote in hand. April was sitting on the couch with her palm on her forehead, shaking her head. She spotted the two turtles and stood up to greet them.

"Hey guys, I was wondering when you'd show up," the red head greeted, walking over to them. Casey fiddled with something on the remote before throwing it on the couch in frustration. "Where are Leo and Raph?" April looked over their shoulders, but she didn't see the oldest two of the four. Mikey sat down on the couch as Donatello explained.

"They decided to stay back and train," he told her, following his younger brother's example and sitting down on the couch. Before April could join them, a howl could be heard. It was faint at first, but it grew steadily louder. The red head seemed a little startled by it, but she shook it off and sat down with Donatello and Mikey. "What was that?" April just shrugged, but they all knew she knew what it was. Of course, Donny knew it was a wolf, but April obviously knew something more.

"OK," she started, giving in to their curious looks. "For the past week there's been these wolves roaming around, a little too close to the city. In the park, behind buildings, in dark alleyways, and they only seem to come out at night. Casey was outside last night and he saw one of them – they're huge, apparently, much taller and thicker than regular wolves. They're getting too close and it's making me a little nervous." It all came out in a rush, because April sounded a little worried.

"They're just wolves," Donatello replied, "and they can't be that big. Are you sure that's what Casey saw?"

"Yes, I'm positive!" Casey interjected in a short-tempered manner. Another howl was heard, and April shook her head, causing her ponytail to swish back and forth. Casey shut the window and walked back over to the three who were positioned on the couch. "The one I saw was big and black, with ice blue eyes, I won't forget that. It had to be at least seven feet tall!" Donatello shook his head – he was the brain of the group and he knew for a fact that wolves were not seven feet tall.

"It's impossible for wolves to be that tall," he replied.

"Donny, you've got it all wrong. There's no science involved – these things are beasts and they're not regular wolves. They're inching closer to the city by the day and wolves that big need a lot of food. Next thing you know, they'll be killing regular people!" Casey replied, throwing his hands up in the air animatedly. April nodded and clicked on the T.V., changing it to the local news channel. There was a video of a big, black silhouette and it was walking on all fours. The camera was shaky and the shadowy figure was stalking towards the camera.

"See, Donny…I don't think this is just a coincidence," April pointed out. "Something is seriously wrong." The reporter explained about how a few people had gone missing in the local parks earlier that day, and most people were blaming whatever the silhouette was. "Whatever creatures those are, they mean business." The air in the room was tense, between April, Casey, and Donatello. There was a tap on the window and the red head jumped, but she sighed in relief when she saw that it was only Leonardo and Raphael.

Casey unlatched the window and let the boys in, closing it after them and re-latching it. Raphael launched right into a story, saying, "Have you seen those wolves? They're huge! Leo and I just ran into one and it had to be at least seven feet tall. I was about ready to do some damage control, but it ran off." Donatello face palmed and Casey jumped in front of the aforementioned face-palming turtle.

"Oh, burn Donatello! I so told you!" Casey declared.

"Casey, you and Raph think alike – of course he'd think it was a giant, mutant wolf!" Donny shot back. Raphael gained a confused look and he stepped in between the two. Donatello, however, turned to Leonardo. "Leo, you were with Raphael. What did you see?" Leo thought for a moment before giving his response.

"I saw what Raphael saw, a huge, seven foot tall wolf," he responded. Donatello looked at everyone else in the room, and he sat back down. "I think they're responsible for the disappearances. What else could it be? We haven't seen the Purple Dragon in a while, and we haven't seen Shredder, either. I don't think they'd necessarily go after regular joggers and walkers, Donny." The brainy turtle found this hard to disagree with, but he was still weary of the whole seven-foot-tall-wolf theory that everyone had all of a sudden.

"Why don't you guys go and patrol the park?" April suggested. "You can see what you find and come back here afterward."

"I think that's a good idea," Leo agreed. The other three turtles nodded their agreement. "C'mon guys." Another howl was heard, this time slightly muffled by the window. They trekked out and scaled the side of the apartment building stealthily, as April called out to them to be careful. A few moments later, Casey was following after them. "Casey, I don't think you should follow," Leo warned as they reached the rooftop. Casey just shook his head and continued following after them.

The group of five headed out to the park and they could clearly hear the howls now. "We'll split up," Leo started. "I'll go with Donny and Mikey, Raph and Casey can go together." They nodded and split up, each group taking different pathways. At first, the howls grew louder and fiercer, which spooked Mikey a little bit, but then they cut off completely.

"That doesn't sound good," Raphael said pointedly, pulling out his sai. It was eerily quiet. A twig snapped and all three stood back to back, moving in a circle to see if there was anyone – or anything – around, but nothing was seen. Just as Raphael and Casey started going again, Mikey grabbed them and pointed out a dark figure. It was relatively large and it was slinking out of the bushes, its feet crunching over the orange, red, and brown leaves. "That's the same one Leo and I saw!"

The figure sprang forward and in the moonlight, it was seen to be a large wolf of some sort. It had ice blue eyes, like Casey had described earlier, and a few red specks dotted its fur. Raphael was ready for a fight, but the wolf wasn't looking at Raphael. It was looking straight at Casey.

Before anyone could do anything, the black wolf burst forward and pounced on Casey. A crunching sound was heard, obviously a few of Casey's bones being split and broken from the weight of the wolf. It snarled in his face, and since he was spread-eagled across the ground, there was nothing he could do. Raphael and Michelangelo started in, but two more violent wolves appeared next to them, snarling and growling. One was gray and seemed a little older, while the second was smaller and had chestnut colored fur.

The gray wolf sized Raphael up first and then went after Michelangelo, while the smaller, chestnut wolf was left with Raph.

Mikey dodged the wolf's snapping teeth and looked over at Casey and the black wolf. "Raph, Casey's about to become puppy chow!" he warned, hitting the gray wolf over the muzzle with his weapon.

"Do somethin' Mikey!" Raphael responded, taking the chestnut wolf down with a staggering kick. It was obviously inexperienced and didn't know how to fight. Raphael took one look at Mikey and the gray wolf, so he shook his head and ran over, delivering a dangerously lethal blow to the wolf's head. It staggered back and hit the ground, so the two turtles looked back over at Casey. He was indeed about to become puppy chow, as Mikey had previously stated. They both darted forward and double-teamed the wolf.

It turned its attention away from Casey, but when it saw its fallen comrades, it turned and retreated. The gray wolf staggered to its feet and dragged the chestnut wolf away by the scruff of its neck. "Casey, you OK?" Mikey asked, kneeling next to him. He was able to sit up, but it was obvious that his ribs were pretty banged up.

"Guys, those aren't normal wolves," Casey managed, but he went into a fit of coughing on account of the broken ribs. Raphael heard footsteps and brandished his sai again, standing in front of Casey. But it was only Donatello and Leonardo – except they had a teenage girl in their arms. She was unconscious, but other than that, she looked like she was alright. Leo handed her over to Donny and went to check on Casey, who was still in a lot of pain.

"We'd better get him back to April," Leo replied. "What happened?"

"The wolves happened, that's what," Mikey replied. "Casey and Raph were right, they're huge!" Casey managed a small "hah" in Donny's direction, but it was ignored for the most part.

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April helped Casey onto the couch, a worried look in her eyes and on her face. She helped him settle in until Donny pointed out the fact that he still had the teenager in his arms. April looked over and gave her the once over. She was at least seventeen and she was dressed in baggy cargo shorts that went slightly past her knees, along with a black hoodie. Her sneakers were worn and she had on a blindfold, which was the oddest part. "What happened to her?" April asked, walking over and taking her from Donny.

"We don't know," Leo spoke up. "We just found her."

"That's weird," Mikey said, in between mouthfuls of pizza. "Maybe she's hurt, guys."

"She is," April replied. There was white bandage that reached from the girl's mid-calf to her ankle. The bottom of the bandage was covered up by the girl's boot, and the bandage was on her right leg. The red head unraveled the bandage and discovered a nasty gash, so she re-bandaged it. "I wonder how that happened…" Casey was still unable to breathe easy, so April decided to call in a doctor. "You all should head back to the sewer. Come back in the morning." Each turtle nodded their agreement and disappeared out the window. Mikey took the pizza with him.

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Next morning, the turtles returned to April's apartment. The girl was wide awake, hiding on top of the fridge. April couldn't coax her down from the fridge, and the red head gave up when the turtles walked in. "She won't get down," she explained. "I woke up this morning and when I started cooking breakfast she woke right up. I don't know why she won't take the blindfold off." The girl, who had brown hair, relaxed a little bit. She sat back and sat in cross-legged.

"Do you know her name yet?" Mikey queried, looking up at her curiously.

"No. She just asked me where she was; when I told her, she stopped talking completely," April replied.

"Well, then we'll just call her kid," Raphael replied with a light shrug given.

"OK, my name isn't kid!" the brunette spoke up, frowning. "It's Tripper, to you."

"What kind of name is that?" Raphael shot back.

"It's a name, now back off!" Tripper responded, showing off a spitfire personality.

"We saved you last night," Raph said in reply, folding his arms across his chest. "You woulda been fed to the wolves if we hadn't been there!"

"Like I need your help," she replied shortly, in a smart-alec manner. She jumped off the fridge and paused, holding one hand out awkwardly in front of her. She caught hold of the chair and turned to the right, but she felt the fridge in front of her. "OK, where are you fool, so I can teach you a lesson?" she asked angrily, turning around in a circle once. She seemed rather out of place now, and the turtles were confused. "Like…are you on my right, or my left? Or in front of me? Just so I know!"

Raphael quietly leapt over to her, landing in front of her. She looked around, but she didn't seem to get the picture. "Right in front of you," he replied. She stood there awkwardly before karate chopping him in the gut, and then she stepped back a few inches. Donny stopped Raphael from doing anything irrational, and he stepped up a little closer to the girl. He waved his hand in front of her face, but she stood there blankly. She was about April's height, if not a bit taller. "Donny, what are you doing?" Raphael asked.

"She's blind," he finally declared, a little bluntly. A hurt expression crossed Tripper's face. "It's obvious that she can hear us but she can't see us. It's probably why she wears the blindfold."

"Actually, I wear the blindfold 'cause that one Mortal Kombat character does, but I'm not blind!" Tripper snapped.

"Where am I?" Donatello asked, quietly going over and standing near the couch. Tripper looked around, and finally she started walking forward, only to slam into Raphael. And she had been going in the wrong direction anyway, so it wouldn't have mattered. "I think you're blind." Tripper got to her feet and held out a hand awkwardly in front of her. She came in contact with Raphael's arms, which were folded across his chest. Donny froze in place as April face palmed. "Uh…"

"What the…" she started, putting her other hand on his arm. Raphael jumped back and joined Donny by the couch. "Holy crap! What are you?" Tripper walked forward, but she tripped over a step stool. April helped her to her feet. "This is why they call me Tripper. But, regardless, what did I miss?"

"You'll have to tell her," April pointedly stated, helping the blind girl to one of the kitchen chairs.

"How do we tell her that we're mutant ninja turtles?" Mikey bluntly asked. Donny face palmed, while Raphael just shook his head.

"Mutant…turtles…?" Tripper asked. "Yeah, right! Lemme feel."

"Feel?" Raphael asked in alarm.

"Yeah, yeah, if I touch something I can tell what it is. Like if I touch a trash can, I'll be able to figure out that it's a trash can," Tripper explained. Donny shoved Raphael forward and April gave him a pleading glance. The turtle reluctantly started forward, but before he got halfway to her, she said, "Wait, you guys have names right? Well…which one is comin' over here?"

"Raph," Mikey replied.

"He means Raphael," Donny added.

"Oh, cool. I always liked that name. Anyways, say somethin' lover boy. I need to hear your voice, too," Tripper added.

"What am I supposed to say?" Raphael asked.

"Aww, it's the jerkish one?" the brunette replied, folding her arms across her chest. "Terrific. Let's get this over with." Raphael walked over and stood there in annoyance. Tripper stood up and looked thoughtful for a moment. "OK, so you're right in front of me, I think. I can't really tell, so just give me a minute." She reached out with one hand and placed it on his shoulder. "Well, I've seen some pretty weird things, and touched some pretty weird things, but that feels like a turtle alright." She moved a few steps to the right and walked past him; before he could turn around, she kicked his shell.

"What was that for?" Raphael snapped, turning around.

"To see if you had a shell," Tripper replied, shrugging. "Kicking works better sometimes. So…what happened? How did I end up here?"

"Leonardo and I – Donatello – found you in the park last night," Donny explained.

"Wolves, huh?" Tripper asked, voice quiet as it took on a melancholy tone. "What else happened?"

"Casey got hurt," Raphael said shortly, walking back over to the couch. "But, it's not like you'd care."

"Yeah, OK lover boy," Tripper replied, folding her arms across her chest.

"Whoa…you can feel the tension!" Mikey said, pretending to catch handfuls of air in front of him.

"Wait!" Donny broke in. "What do you know about those wolves?" Tripper froze in her spot as everyone turned their eyes to her. She looked around and stepped back awkwardly. April gave her a glance before resting a hand on her shoulder. She stepped away from April and darted forward, coming in contact with the couch. She clambered over it (barely avoiding Casey) and headed for the window, rather unsteadily. The turtles darted after her, but she was out the window in an instant.

Raphael caught up to her first, blocking her path. She stopped short as she realized she was caught, when Donny came up behind her. "Lemme go…I don't know anything!" she said, but they didn't believe her. "I'm innocent! I don't have anything to do with the killings! I swear! Last night I was in the wrong place at the wrong time!" Raphael dragged her back up to the window and they set her down in a chair, closing the window and locking it. "You can't attack a blind person!"

"Just calm down," Leo started, but Raphael cut him off.

"Tell us or we'll take the blindfold!" Raph snapped. She shrank down in the chair, knowing full well that he would take it from her.

"OK, OK, I'll tell you," she replied.


Sorry for the long chapter. I wanted to start off with a bang, I suppose. Anyways, review!