'Accidental' Meeting 2

Annova found herself sitting between Leo and Donnie. The purple clad turtle looked like he was going to bolt for the hills any minute, while the other was laid back an arm resting comfortably behind her on the top of the couch. "Ok here we go. I've been above ground for 3 years now. Draxum has become an increasing problem as our numbers have dwindled down, all that remains is a ragged group of rebels now. He knows my father nor my elder brother have the ability to stop him, so he started after me immediately. Our rebel group forced me to leave and come topside thinking it a safer alternative than me running and hiding down below.

I came topside just before dawn suppressing my mutant form, I spent the next three days wandering the city, hungry, cold, and alone. I had accidental ran into a famous photographer who instantly fell for my beauty insisting I had to be his model. He offered to put me in school, even going so far as to buy me a mansion of my own. Once I started gaining popularity in the modeling world I used the money to start rebuilding my lab." She paused taking a breath purposely leaning into Donnie making him go stiff and blush.

"A year later the sage labs came to school looking for young future scientists, unfortunately I blew their minds with my knowledge of tech. They offered for me to work after school, that's when I gained a place among the best scientists this city had to offer. Soon I became a headlining scientific masterpiece becoming world renowned and I'm sure that was about the time you ran across my tech. Apparently it took Draxum longer to track me down. Just recently has he figured out I was topside. He came to me yesterday, knocking out my bodyguards and coming after me directly. I had no choice but to use my mutant form to fight back. Lucky cretin caught my arm causing this." She gestured to her bandaged arm rubbing it gently in a protective manner.

"Word underground is he's not just trying to stop me, unfortunately I seem to have inadvertently caught his attention in another way besides tech, and his actions yesterday proved that point. He looked almost sick when he clawed my arm, he disappeared after that. My fear is that it isn't going to be my last encounter with him or his minions." Annova said quietly staring at the floor, Donnie had managed to actually look at her, cautiously putting a hand on top of hers while Leo's arm came off the couch to wrap around her shoulders. Master Splinter sat quietly for moment taking in the information, a seriousness crossing his features.

"You will have to be protected at all times. These four will protect you and your ability to stop him. The red one is Raphael, the purple one is Donatello, the blue one is Leonardo and the orange one is Michelangelo. I would protect myself but I have become to old for this. Please tell them your given name from below and then we plan." He said calmly watching the four brothers looking between him and her.

Slowly she stood walking to the center of the group taking a deep breath. Closing her eyes rubbing her hands together red electricity sparking off her fingers causing an ethereal glow to come over her entire body, she levitated off the ground curling into a ball. A set of blood and fiery red bat wings sprout from her back, her hair going fiery red, two tiny cat ears poking through it, her eyes opened revealing large aqua colored cat eyes, with a snap a set of fangs appeared her serpentine tongue flicking over them and finally pushing out the electrical charge in a wave, two flaps of her wings and she landed gently on the ground. "My name is Princess Nova of the under city, technically not a real princess. Head scientist and the only mutant able to stop Draxum." She said in a proud voice her eyes wondering from face to face. Noticing that this may have accidentally caused the purple clad turtle to obsess more.

"Wow you're even cuter like this. Please, please, please, can I be your mutant photographer?" Mikey exclaimed being the first to jump up clapping her hands in his bouncing up and down. She smiled at him giving him a nod for an answer. Mikey shrieked excitedly letting go of her hands dashing off to his room to find his camera. "Well seems I made someone happy at least. Master, how will they protect me at all times I'm around human's most of the time. I mean, I've agreed to let Donnie continue watching me through the security cameras. What can we do to make this happen without them getting caught?" Annova asked snapping her fingers her wings disappearing.

Splinter scratched his chin thinking, while the rest of the crew eyed Donnie suspiciously, that caused him to duck his head and blush even darker. "Do you know the spell to disguise another mutant?" Splinter asked suddenly making everyone except Annova to jump. "I know the spell, but I haven't tried it on another mutant before. There's only two that would fit the categories that wouldn't look suspicious bodyguard and assistant." Annova said quietly watching the whole crew stare at her before everyone else's eyes fell on Donnie. Donnie had been looking at Raph silently begging him to safe him, but it looked like he was doomed.

"Well bro, looks like you get to spend a lot of time with Ms. Annova." Leo said with a smirk sliding over to him pushing him to stand. Donnie looked so unsure and nervous to top it off, she assumed it had to do with the crush situation they had been avoiding. "Ok well, seeing as you have become the hapless victim in this situation. Let's see what I can conjure." She said quietly whirling her hands together with clap when they separated a watch levitated in her hands. It had a purple face the same color he wore, smooth silver finish with the exact time, and two offset buttons one at exactly twelve and the other on six.

"This nifty little device will hold your ability to transform from mutant to human. Let's just say this is on the extreme end of technology and magic combined." Annova explained walking up to him gently putting it on his wrist. He stared down at it completely awestruck by the precision put into it, it was absolutely flawless. "Now the hard part syncing your disguise to it. When the top button is up that means you're in human form, press it down and you go back to normal." She said tugging at a lock of her hair feeling a bit nervous.

Taking a few steps back, she closed her eyes focusing in on his physical form then mentally modifying it into a human version. She lifted her hands they were glowing, her palms facing him. Pieces of what appeared to be shattered glass appeared around him, it began to swirl around him faster and faster until it all smashed into him covering him in a metallic substance. Slowly the substance rolled into the time piece, everyone in the room stared in wide eyed shock except for Annova who hadn't opened her eyes yet. Slowly she opened her eyes and gasped, she had accidentally made him fairly handsome. Donnie blinked a few times slightly confused by their reaction.

"What? Do I look like some horrible monster now or something?" He snapped feeling self-conscious with them staring at him like that. "No D, you need to go check the mirror." Leo exclaimed still feeling a bit shocked that this was in fact his brother. About that time Mikey came skidding into the room.

"I found my… Aaahhh what's a human doing down here?" He yelled in a complete panic flailing his arms dramatically. "Calm down, Mikey. It's just me in disguise." Donnie snapped pitching the bridge of his… nose?

His face contorted in shock bolting up the stairs to his room. Cautiously walking up to his mirror he peered into it and let out a shocked scream. He stared at himself shaggy black/purple hair, lightly tanned skin, a nose, ears, his favorite shade of purple for his eye color, a dark purple compression shirt, five fingers, baggy black cargo pants and purple converses. His shocked scream could be heard down stairs, which had everyone laughing. "Maybe, I should check and make sure he didn't die of shock from my little spell." Annova said through her giggles that were slowly dying down.

Snapping her fingers her wings reappeared, a few long flaps and she was balancing on the railing. Hopping down and snapping again for them to disappear, she slowly entered his room. Finding him still staring in the mirror the shock still prominent in his features. "Donnie, are you ok?" She asked quietly trying not to startle him. He jumped anyways whirling around to face her, blush staining his disguised face.

"I I'm fine, j just a little shocked is all hehe. Th this is the m most amazing piece of tech I've seen." He stammered looking at the watch on his wrist instead of her. She knew this was going to take some time, slowly she walked closer watching with great amusement as he pressed closer to his dresser. Taking a big step she was within six inches of him and he was trying to climb up the dresser the blush now running down his neck.

"We're definitely going to have to work on this, if you're going to the lab with me." Annova said quietly taking a step back to see if that would help. Donnie blinked a couple of times processing what she had said. "It would be better if you took Leo in my place. He's more confident and can easily fake his way through things." He answered with a nervous chuckle, hoping that maybe he could get away and figure out how to not panic around her.

"That wouldn't work, I need someone that can do what I do. I've noticed when you're focusing on something you can be near me and interact with me without panicking. We can figure it out together." Annova said calmly offering him her hand waiting patiently. Nervously, he put his shaky hand in hers staring at their clasped hands then up to her face finding breathtaking gentle smile on it. That was it he was so done for, he should just go hop in Meat Sweats pot.

"See that's not so bad. I'm more approachable than some would like to believe. Come back down before they think I'm holding you hostage up here or the other way around." Annova said with a giggle, the red staining his face worsened. Like a flash of lightning he had released her hand and was already out the door before she had time to blink. Shrugging she strolled out of the room giggling at his reaction.

"Just so you all know nothing happened!" Donnie exclaimed flailing his arms dramatically. "I hate to say it D, but you come down here saying stuff like you're definitely guilty of something." April said noticing Annova stand by his door giving her a wink. "Yeah bro, it's like admitting something happened. Bet it was awesome too." Leo noticed her too, joining in on the game. Donnie was completely red faced, it had spread to his ears and down his neck.

Pretty soon it was obvious the remaining brothers caught on. "Raph will give you the benefit of the doubt, but that face is saying a lot right now." Raph said with a snort trying not to laugh, while Mikey was on the floor rolling back and forth laughing. Finally, Annova jumped down beside him making him jump. "Alright, enough teasing if it continues I'll never get him comfortable around me." She exclaimed with a grin turning to him finding his blush hadn't died down yet.

"So what are we going to do now today was our last day of class before summer?" April asked with an excited smile looking to the tiny mutant. Annova turned to her with a broad smile. "Its party time at my place. I've got more than enough fun stuff to keep everyone busy." She replied with a smirk, pulling up a holo screen out of nowhere she typed away quickly.

This perked Donnie's curiosity, he slowly leaned over looking over her inhumanly fast typing. Soon it was obvious to Donnie at least what she was doing. "Bingo, glad I tucked the blueprints for the sewers away for later reference." Annova exclaimed with a satisfied smirk. "Now, we can use the sewers to my mansion. Let's go!" She explained happily turning to leave, everyone following after her.

"Donatello wait." Splinter said quietly gesturing for him to come to him. He quickly walked over to him kneeling so he could hear him better. "Listen to me. I need you to watch over her and protect her with all your might. Your feelings for her will make you stronger and if you try hard enough, she will return them." He whispered patting his shoulder then shooing him away, to which Donnie stood and raced off to catch up with the others.