It was a normal type of night, not too hot, not too cold, with a few stormy clouds beginning to roll in across the midnight sky. The turtles had split off for the patrols of the city, and Raphael was off on his own across the rooftops, angry as usual. Leo's "Fearless Leader" act was getting particularly annoying today.
Preoccupied, he almost didn't notice an odd green flash erupt from the nearby Manhattan College's Department of Science building. Almost. He leapt down soundlessly from a nearby rooftop approaching the one story building cautiously. It was nearly midnight; none of the college students should have been around, no one to see him.
Raph entered the building, twirling his sai around his fingers uneasily; schools at night were so eerily quiet. The flash had come from the fifth window to the right, and Raph made his way there gingerly pushing open the classroom door.
A man in a lab coat stood with his back to the door, working on something that was encased in shadow. His greasy brown hair was slicked back in a ponytail, and he was muttering distractedly to himself in a crazed manner.
"Incredible…amazing!" he said excitedly "I've done it!"
"Ahem" Raph coughed and the man spun around "Done what?"
"Another one!" the man breathed "Where did you come from? I did not create you"
Raph frowned "Create me? Usually people run away screaming from me, not get all hyped up"
"You, my friend, are an excellent specimen" He circled Raph, almost examining him, rubbing at the eye patch that stretched across his head
"Hey, watch it!" Raph scowled, stepping away from him "I ain't some experiment"
"I'm afraid we haven't been properly introduced" the man bowed "I am Captain Filch. And this" he gestured into the shadow "Is Mona Lisa"
Raph looked closer and against the darkness he could barely make out the figure of a woman, tied to some pipes running along the wall.
"What the hell?" Raph said angrily, pointing his sai at the captain's throat "Who is that? Why ya got her all tied up?"
Captain Filch chuckled "She is the subject of my experiment. But don't worry, she was a volunteer more or less"
"Experiment?"
"Of course, you can't see" Captain Filch began to giggle manically "Allow me to-haha-shed some light on the subject". He clicked on the overhead lights and in a moment the room was illuminated.
Squinting against the harsh lighting, Raph caught only a glimpse of green before the room swam into focus and he truly saw. There was a woman tied to the pipes, but she was different like him; her skin was a velvety green.
He didn't see much detail before a red haze of anger clouded his vision. With a roar, he charged at Captain Filch, who sprang nimbly out of the way.
"Stand still ya little slimeball so I can knock yer teeth out!" Raph yelled "Who ya think ya are, goin' around hurtin' innocent girls?" He finally caught up with the captain and clocked him on the head with the handle of his sai, knocking him out.
Raphael breathed heavily, the red haze disappearing as he calmed himself down. Finally, he looked at the girl tied to the pipes, studying her as he untied her. She's young, he thought, kinda pretty. She was a dark green color like him, but instead of a turtle, she appeared more lizard like. Her silky brown hair was covering most of her face as she breathed shallowly, unconscious.
Deciding that a human hospital probably wasn't the best idea for two reptiles, Raph scooped her up and began walking towards the lair, figuring Donny could probably patch her up.
On the long journey there (It was longer when carrying a whole person) he caught himself gazing at her face intently and looked away hurriedly. She ain't even that attractive, he scolded himself, get a grip, Raph. Still he couldn't help but wonder what her story was, where she had come from.
When they finally descended into the safety of the sewers, the girl started to cry out in her sleep. "….Freak" she blubbered "I'm a…green…freak"
She continued to shake in his arms, and Raph held her closer, trying to calm her "It's alright. Yer gonna be ok, I gotcha now, yer safe"
"…safe?" the girl murmured, nestling closer to him
"Safe" Raph said firmly, as they neared the lair "You'll always be safe with me around"
