Darkest Secrets

Chapter 1: If You Go Down Sewers Today . . .

Luke and Smeg were walking through the sewers. Contrary to popular belief, this was not their home, rather they had dropped into the New York Sewer System to visit a couple of old friends.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!!

However, as they sloshed through the dank, dark sewer, Smeg began to notice something rather curious with the water. It was tinged a maroon colour that zig-zaged itself across the disturbed surface, this was closely followed by the gleaming white shape of a skull, bobbing merrily in the murky water.

"Um, Luke?" Smeg asked, unnerved with her first encounter of death. "What is that?"

"Uhh, Smeg . . ." Luke replied uncomfortably, looking down and his eyes widening. "It's a skull."

"Alligator?" Smeg asked, her voice bordering on hope and terror. "Please say it's an alligator!"

"Sorry, Smeg." Her long-haired friend confirmed. "Looks human."

Suddenly Smeg's attention was diverted to a soaked piece of paper floating by her ankle. "Hey, look! 50 bucks!"

As she bent down to pick the note up, however, she noted heavy breathing. Straightening up, and turning around to the source of the sound, she was startled to find none other than Raphael standing where he hadn't previously been.

"Hello," he simply said, with a strange smile. "Tis a pleasant evening we're having, is it not?"

Luke and Smeg gave a small start at the unexpected presence of the turtle in the red bandanna.

"Oh . . . uh . . . hi, Raph," Luke stuttered nervously.

"Yeah, . . . uh . . . hi," Smeg replied, also a bit frightened.

"So," Raph spoke the words softly and they echoed off the stone walls, "what brings you two to dinner?"

The two humans stood there in slight shock, they knew he lacked sense. As he stood there, looking at them strangely the pair couldn't help but feel slightly afraid for their lives.

"Dinner?" Smeg mouthed. "We're not having dinner."

"Yeah," Luke added, side glancing at the turtle, "we're just visiting."

"Of course," that smile was starting to freak them out. "Follow me."

With that they proceeded to follow the slightly deranged turtle to the secret lair. They were careful not to get to close to Raph, and causing an early death for either one of them.

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