Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Quality Time In 1990?
Authoress' Notes: Okey-dokey! uncutetomboy is back with another instalment of The Kathy Chronicles. This will be the Second Instalment of the "Quality Time…" Mini-Series and takes place a little over a month before "Quality Time In The Kitchen", that had been dated as April 1st , 2007, making this mid-February, which centered around the Brother-Sister relationship Mikey and Kathy, my OC for this 'verse, share. I'm not going to reveal anything more at this time, so please Read, Review, and, most of all, Enjoy!
Summary: Leo and Kathy, Casey's Cousin and Ward, always had a rocky friendship. What happens when they find themselves in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar problems… and yet, familiar people? Can they pull together and rely on each other in this strange place, all the while building a friendship from scratch? Or, ultimately, will their differences and clashes ensure that they never return home to their loved ones? Not a LeoxOC.
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or any familiar characters. Mirage Studios, along with Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are the original owners of our favourite Turtles. I do own Kathy Jones, any unfamiliar characters (well, a few… just read to see), this plot, and this fic. R&R and enjoy!
Chapter One: Meet The Turtles?
"Oww…" A familiar chestnut haired eighteen year old groaned, her soft hazel eyes fluttering open as a sharp pain seemed to shoot through her skull. "What hit me?" She wondered as she looked around, her slightly disorientated gaze landing on her boyfriend's oldest brother, Leonardo, who had his back to her as he sat at the entrance to what she recognized as being a secret room in the sewers that she and Donatello often used to get a few quiet moments; something was off about the area, however she couldn't put her finger on it. "Leo?"
"How do you feel, Kathy?" He questioned, his quiet voice seemingly to echo towards the girl, Katherine Jones, as she slowly sat up.
"I have a huge headache," she replied, her hand going to her head; she was startled when she felt a piece of cloth tied around her head in the area the throbbing was in. She had a niggling notion of what it could be, but glanced at his head and noticed that the tails of his blue bandana were stubbier and one end was slightly ragged. "Leo, why did you cut your bandana?"
He sighed, turning so he partially faced her but was still able to keep an eye on the entrance as she carefully walked over to him, using her hand on the wall to keep her balance. He watched her cautiously, making sure she wasn't about to fall. "You had a nasty gash on your head, although it wasn't bleeding too badly. I cleaned it as best I could, but I guess I used the last of the gauze that Donnie gave me last week; I had to make do with what I had. It's not as good as what Donnie could do, but at least it won't get infected."
Kathy was invariably touched by this gesture, "I… thank you, Leo. I guess I was out for a while, then?"
Leo nodded in agreement, keeping his senses open, "No problem; I'm sure you would have done the same if it were me knocked out." They shared a small, slightly uncomfortable smile as Leo helped his brother's girlfriend to carefully sit down beside him. "We were both out for a while; I woke up beside a dumpster with you a few feet away and, since it was getting light out, I took you down the nearest manhole and I found this place."
"Why didn't you just take me to the Lair, Leo?" Kathy wasn't intentionally criticizing him, but her curiosity made it seem that way to an outsider.
His face became more serious than she'd ever seen it; and she'd seen him plenty serious. "I don't know how to tell you, but, Katherine, the Lair doesn't exist. I checked; nothing around here is familiar."
Kathy frowned; he never used her full name, he knew how much she hated it, so for him to use it meant that he was completely serious. Her eyes strayed to an area that she knew that would have a distinguishable marking, but, to her surprise, the mark wasn't where it should have been; a quick look around the room proved that the mark wasn't anywhere around. "Oh, shit," she hissed, her head going back to press her forehead, which began to throb.
"What's wrong? Did it start bleeding again?" Leo asked, and she had to smile at the concern in his voice; although she and Leo got into arguments more than he and Raphael they still cared but didn't show it to one another, or she assumed that it wasn't just one-sided.
"No, not that I can feel," she awkwardly pet his hand in assurance. "I recognize this room, but there should be a etching of a Bo with mine and Donnie's initials in it over there," she pointed to where she knew it was supposed to be.
"That's right; this is where you and Donnie keep sneaking off to," he mused, smiling slightly at her quizzical look. "Raph and I have known about it since the first time you two snuck off; why else do you think Mikey never burst in on you two?"
The youngest Jones blushed, embarrassed that her boyfriend's brothers knew about their "escapades". "I never thought about it; Donnie probably knew that you two knew, but I guess I don't think as much as I should, huh?"
Leo placed an awkwardly comforting hand on her shoulder, "Don't worry about it; your secrets are safe with us." He stood up, offering her his three fingered hand, half-expecting her to cringe away from him or to ignore it; he was pleasantly surprised when she took it with no hesitation and a small smile. He helped her to her feet, steadying her when she swayed a bit, "Are you sure you're okay, Kathy?" He was worried, she'd gone pale in a matter of moments; he remembered his genius brother telling him that that was never a good sign when head injuries were involved.
"Sorry; I just got a little dizzy," Kathy muttered, unconsciously gripping his upper arm for support. "Ugh, I feel like Giles," she complained as they slowly made their way out of the room and into the tunnels.
"Giles?" Leo raised an eye ridge at her.
"A character from "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer"; Rupert Giles, Buffy's Watcher, is always getting hit over the head or knocked out, but when he's determined he can kick some serious vampire butt," she explained as another wave of dizziness hit her and she stumbled, only to have her companion catch her around the waist. "Wh-what are you doing, Leo?" She squeaked comically when he picked her up and positioned her in his arms bridal style.
He didn't look at her, instead concentrating on not slipping on the slick tunnel walkway. "Donnie would kill me if I let you hurt yourself any more than you already have; he may be the least temperamental of us, but when it comes to you he's worse than Raph in a bad mood."
A soft smile slid onto her face at the mention of her sweet boyfriend. "Donnie's a sweetheart, there's no denying that." Another thought hit her, "Wait, do you think we could be in another Dimension?"
Leo thought about it for a moment, not pausing his stride. "I suppose it's possi-" He stopped short, hearing something Kathy couldn't, as shock overcame his features.
Kathy strained her ears, and she, too, was shocked as she heard four very familiar voices, only they sounded more like she'd imagined they would have in their mid-teens. "Donatello, are you sure your detectors sensed trespassers?" What sounded uncannily like Leo's voice asked.
"I'm positive, Leonardo," what was seemingly her boyfriend's voice replied and Leo didn't have time to recover from his shock and hide as four familiar turtles came around the bend; not that there was anywhere around that was suitable.
"Whoa, dudes," a younger looking Michaelangelo breathed as the human and five mutants stood and stared at each other in shock; Leo and Kathy were staring at fifteen year old versions of him and his brothers.
"Who're you?" The young Raphael eyed the two strangers with caution, his hands hovering near the Sais on his belt.
"I'm K-" Kathy's mouth was hastily covered by Leo, who gave her a warning look.
"Her name's Caprice Speedle," Leo lied smoothly, expertly ignoring the hot glare the girl in his arms was giving him. "I'm Lee Motomiya. We got a little lost and lost track of time; my friend got hurt, so we were just looking for a place where she can get it looked at. Could you tell us where we are and the date?"
"Well, you're in New York City and it's July 31st, 1990," the Leonardo-look-alike supplied for the two travellers.
Leo's knees nearly buckled as Kathy became a dead-weight in his arms; looking down, he saw that she'd fainted from shock. Whether it was from this alternate reality or from her head wound, he didn't know.
To be continued…
Authoress' Notes: Well, here's the first part of the Leo and Kathy centric. A little on the short side, but I promise that the other chapters are longer. This is mainly just to gain interest in the story. I already have Chapter Two typed up, so I should update again next week sometime. If anyone can guess what Alternate Universe to the 2003 Cartoon 'Verse (which is the Universe The Kathy Chronicles are based in) Leo and Kathy landed in, you get a surprise. Feel free to ask questions and I'll be sure to place answers in the coming chapters. How Kathy and Leo ended up in an Alternate Universe to their own will be revealed in future chapters. I'm planning on the story having five or six chapters, since Leo and Kathy really need to work on building their friendship from the ground, up.
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Laura a.k.a. uncutetomboy
