"GET HER!"

Your eyes widened as you leaped over a rooftop, running towards freedom. You had just escaped from the Kraang's experiment lab, and now you were on the run. You quickly jumped across the rooftops of New York; your legs pumping as fast as they could.

"HELP!" You cried, running for your life.

"The one known as (y/n) will stop in the name of Kraang!"

"I don't think so, robo!" You threw a piece of scrap metal at one of the droids, causing it to stumble back and fall to the ground. Several more crawled over the now empty robot, firing laser shots at you. You ducked and leaped over another gap, gaining distance between them.

It had begun to thunder and pour rain, making the rooftops slippery and wet. You skidded across the floor of one, stumbling over an antenna wire and falling onto something hard. A loud grunt was heard as you fell down along with another body.

"Hey!" A voice groaned, "What's the big idea?!"

You quickly sat up and held your sore head, feeling something wet and sticky against your hand.

"S-sorry," you stuttered out, "I didn't see you there."

A large figure sat up beside you, "Wait a minute, what are you doing up here anyways?"

You swallowed and quickly stood, but before you could answer, several more robots came skidding onto the roof. Your eyes widened and you stepped back, having nowhere else to go.

The figure groaned in annoyance as he took two…tongs? From his side.

You peered at him, not quite able to make out his facial features in the storm. A streak of lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the tall shadow. Your heart froze as you saw his true form. Before you stood a large muscular turtle, wearing a red mask across his face. There was a crack on his plastron in the shape of a lightning bolt, and he had cold, steely eyes to match. You trembled slightly, not because you were afraid of him, but because you knew what made him like that…The Kraang. You had been trapped in their experimental labs for what seemed like a lifetim now, and finally escaped from that awful place. Although your body was finally free, your mind would forever be haunted by what you saw and what they did to you…you would never be the same again.

"Alright," He growled, "Let's just get this over with."

A series of crashes and stabs later, the last robot collapsed to the ground. The turtle panted heavily as he pulled out his weapon from the robot and turned to you. Thunder crackled in the sky as rain continued to pour down.

You bit your lip, still shaken up after everything that had just happened.

"Thank y-"

"Are you okay?" He interrupted.

You gazed at him with big, (e/c) eyes and slowly nodded.

"Good," He mumbled as he put his blades back into their sheaths, "Now just run along home, and if you tell ANYONE about what you just saw, I will beat the snot out of you."

You stayed quiet, still gazing at him as your hair whipped around in the wind. He raised an eyebrow at your silence and crossed his arms.

"What, are you deaf? I said, GO HOME."

"…Thank you."

He stiffened for moment, but soon relaxed as his steel eyes softened. "Oh uh," He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, "Um, you're welcome…. Now just go back to wherever you came from."

"…..What is your name?" You asked softly.

"Uh, Ralph." His gruff voice answered as the wind picked up, whipping his mask tails around him. By this time, both of you were drenched by the falling rain.

"Ralph...," You muttered to yourself. "…I'm (y/n)."

"Oh…"

Thunder crackled once again.

"…Why were the Kraang chasing you?"

You bit your lip as horrific memories flooded through your mind, "I…I escaped."

"Escaped? From where?"

"From them, the Traang or whatever you called them…Th-they had kidnapped me, saying something about a…a mutagen? Agh, I don't know…everything seemed like a blur, yet it was all so real…"

His eyes had widened slightly, "I…I see…that must mean your family is…"

"Dead…" You quietly sad, holding back a sob. "Th-they killed them before they were able to get to me.."

"I'm sorry…" He glanced at the sky, seeing the dark storm clouds stretch over the horizon, "But….I do know someone who may be able to help…come with you."

You nodded, "O-okay."

He jumped down onto the fire escape below, looking back up at you expectantly. Your eyes widen as you saw the distance between you and the ground below.

"You coming?" He asked impatiently.

"I…I can't! I'll kill myself."

He sighed, "Don't worry, I won't let that happened…Just jump, and I'll catch you."

You swallowed nervously and glanced back at the now-empty robots. This was your only choice…there was no turning back now. With one final deep breath, you closed your eyes and jumped into the waiting arms of Ralph…Ralph the tough, strange, highly skilled martial arts turtle.