A/N: This is my very first TMNT story, so go easy on me! No flames, plzzz! I think I did alright for my first one.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own TMNT, but I seriously wish I did!
I thought it was just gonna be a normal day. A normal, ordinary day of high school. But on the way home... Something terrible happened. Something that would change my life... forever.
Ellie always dreaded the long walk back from school. New York City was a big place, and was the city that never sleeps. And sometimes that city really needed a darn nap.
Ellie continued her way down the sidewalk and rubbed her sore cheek. A nice purple bruise had been left there for another reminder of school. She was the girl that always got beat up. She tries to defend herself but it never works out. They always over power her.
She let out a long sigh and just spoke to herself. "Stupid Ellie. Why can't you learn to fight?" She cursed herself and felt a tear slide down her cheek. This happened all the time, and it was nothing new to her. But it still hurt.
Ellie turned a corner down a dark alleyway and was about to make another turn when she heard a small and soft meowing sound.
"Hello...?" She asked, turning towards the noise. It was a kitten, for sure. And she definitely knew after she saw a little white furry tailed kitten jump on the dumpster and look at her with bright blue eyes.
"Aww... Are you lost, little one?" She said, reaching out. The kitten licked her finger gently. She just let out a soft giggle and picked it up. The kitten purred and perched itself on her shoulder, wrapping its fluffy tail around her neck. She giggled again as it ran its tail over her bruised cheek. It seemed to soothe it a little.
"You're name's... Florence." She read the tags around her neck and felt her rub against the back of her neck. Ellie was about to walk off with the little kitten when she saw something else... It was a faint glow in the dumpster.
"What, in the world..." Ellie kneeled down and pushed some moldy newspapers out of the way and found a small tub of glowing green goop.
"What is that?" She said. The kitten on her shoulder suddenly let out a hiss and jumped off Ellie's shoulder, knocking her forward.
"Ahh!" She screamed and her hand slipped causing her other hand to land in the substance. She was about to make a comment on the grossness when she felt something happen.
Her hand began to feel numb. And then it started to hurt. Then it was a completely unbearable pain.
Ellie tried to keep her voice down but it was impossible. She fell out of the dumpster and held her hand that was starting to throb. And then she saw her nails start to get long a pointy. Like claws. And hair began to grow from her skin... Everywhere!
Her ears slowly started to disappear and her limbs started twisting terribly. She screamed at the top of her lungs as she felt something grow from the top of her head. Now protruding from her head sat a pair of black fluffy ears to match her black hair that began to grow all over her body. Her clothes started to rip and tear as they fell to the ground and her shoes started to rip as well. Something else started to grow from the base of her back and she let out another blood curdling scream.
Her toenails grew in same length as her fingernails, becoming another set of claws. Now she was covered in fur and her human ears had been replaced with cat ears. And she had a big and fluffy cat tail.
Her eyes began to throb as they changed as well. The once brown eyes became a piercing blue... And her pupils became like slits.
A set of whiskers sprouted from the bridge of her nose that had now turned a triangle shape and was pink.
All she knew was that she was in pain. And it was a horrible pain.
Ellie let out one final scream before she collapsed on the cold floor.
It would only be nightfall until someone found her.
~Nightfall~
It was just a regular night patrol, and even Michaelangelo seemed bored out of his mind. Leonardo and Donatello knew why they had to do night patrol but Michaelangelo and Raphael were less than interested.
"You really think we're gonna find something tonight? Like every other night?" Raphael said to Leonardo who sighed.
"I'm hoping we don't find anything. Means that its one less night the city is in danger."
"The city hasn't been in danger for weeks."
"Which means we're doing our job."
"Which means these patrols are pointless!"
"Knock it off!" Donatello finally put the argument to rest. "Why don't you yell a little louder, Raph? I don't think the humans on the ground floor could hear you!" He said in a harsh whispering tone.
"Uh, guys..." Michaelangelo started, trying to get their attention.
"Me be loud? Talk to Leo!" Raphael snapped at him.
"Me?" Leonardo said, flabbergasted. "You're the one always calling attention to us!"
"Guys..." Michaelangelo tried again.
"If you two would focus more on fighting the enemy and less on fighting each other, maybe we wouldn't get our shells kicked all the time!" Donatello yelled at the both of them.
"Guys!" Michaelangelo shouted loudly.
"What?!" They all yelled at the same time.
"Look." He just pointed down to the poorly lit alley and they all saw something that made them stare.
"Is that...?" Leonardo started.
"I don't think so." Donatello said.
Michaelangelo, being impulsive, decided to jump into action. "Let's go check it out!"
"Mikey, wait!" Donatello shouted and they all jumped down after him. They started to walk to the mess of black on the ground and soon saw that whatever it was, it was alive.
It had the body of a human girl but covered in fur and had resemblances of a cat. Like the fluffy ears on its head that started to twitch and the tail that rose and fell absentmindedly.
"Hello?" Leonardo kneeled down and tried to shake the thing awake. It rolled onto its back and they all let out a gasp.
Instead of just fur, the eyes were covered by long bangs that swayed to the side. It had long eyelashes and white whiskers on its face. By its body's form, it was definitely a girl.
"A human cat?" Michaelangelo said, looking at the others.
"No... It's a mutant." Raphael said, reaching out and touching her soft fur.
"How'd you know?" Michaelangelo said. Donatello rubbed his head with a hint of anger.
"Mikey... How many human cats do you ever see? Especially ones laying right next to Mutagen?!" He snapped and pointed into the dumpster where there was a glowing green blob of Mutagen.
Raphael looked at it and saw a handprint in the middle of it. "She must've touched it."
"Maybe we should take her back with us?" Michaelangelo suggested.
"And risk all of our lives? Forget it!" Raphael snapped. The two began a yelling match and Leonardo lifted the girl into his arms and felt her own arm slip onto the concrete with her palm facing up. Donatello looked down at her hand and gasped.
"Guys... I don't think she's a threat." He grabbed her arm slowly and inspected it.
"What gives you that idea?" Michaelangelo asked, running up to him. And then let out his own gasp of horror. "What is it?" Raphael stood behind the two of them and stared as well.
"What?" Leonardo demanded, looking at them as they stared at her wrist. Donatello simply turned her arm over and exposed the only places not covered in fur. Small slash marks on her arm. Or scars.
"Not all the enemy will try and kill themselves." And then they looked at what was left of her clothes. Poking out of the front pocket in her jeans was a small blade. A razor blade.