Summary: When the Foot show the turtles that they are worthy allies, they suddenly turn around and make a dramatic change back to their old ways. A strange character comes into their lives, and she will prove to be their only chance of winning against the Foot. But will she win the acceptance of the turtle family?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, just my made up character, Tyler.
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Down in the alleyway of New York cities, hung a sign that read adoptions today. It wasn't kid adoptions but more like dog adoptions. During this time of the month, people would bring their puppies and they would find the perfect homes for them. They would bring small dogs, medium dogs, any type of dog. They barked, and wagged their tails, while some wondered why they were there.
There came an annoying prod on the side of a dog and she jerked her head up, her floppy ears bouncing on her head. She yawned, showing off her white teeth. "Dark, why are you waking me up so early?" She asked, looking over to her friend through half-awake eyes.
The black dog smiled at her, "'Cause Ty, today's the day we're getting adopted silly." She gave her a toothy grin, and prodded her side again to get Ty to stand.
The creamy dog yawned once more and shook her whole body. Two others came to join them. One a burnt brown and the other a grey. The four were at the age of being in between puppy and adult hood. They came the month before as puppies but were never adopted.
Ty groaned, "Really guys? Do you want to get adopted by humans? I mean, don't we like living out here on the streets…never having to obey a single command? Never having to do what others say?" She asked, sitting down and scratching a hind foot behind her ear.
The burnt brown wolf cocked her head, "I do kinda agree with Ty, guys. It's just been so much fun living out here in this care-free world."
The grey dog stretched, "Well I want to be adopted. I don't know about Ty and Sam, but living in a home sounds pretty nice." She smiled, "Just think of the comfort of being in a warm home, not having to deal with winds or rain, and think of the kids who will be hugging us and playing with us." She lept about, "It sounds like fun!"
Dark sat down next to Ty, "Well, wherever we go, we'll all be friends and always stay in contact, right?" She nudged Ty with her elbow and laughed.
Ty nodded to her friends, "Definatly!" She held out her paws and so did everyone else. She grinned, "Shake on it!" As their secret 'hand shake' they all stood to their paws and vigorously shook themselves till their fur made them look twice their size.
The grey dog seemed to stagger to the side and fell over. Ty chuckled and approached her, "You feelin' okay, Jay?" She asked, nudging her side with her own to help her up.
Jay gave her an absent minded nod and said, "Yeah, I'm just…a lil' dizzy." She laughed, and finally got back up.
All four friends headed to where they were supposed to meet up with everyone else. A human was sitting on a porch next to the dog adoption alleyway, and was reading a newspaper. His name was Rodger and he was the guy who ran the whole event. He slightly tilted his paper downwards and reached a hand up to slide his shades down the brim of his nose.
Ty, Dark, Sam, and Jay approached Rodger as he leaned forward towards them and scratched each of their heads in turn. "You guys will get adopted, I'm sure of it." He leaned back and situated himself so he could read again. He flicked his wrists, getting all of the wrinkles out of the newspaper and busied himself with the sports section of the paper.
Sam sat down, "Any moment now and we're gonna be crowded with people." She swiped a tongue over her muzzle, "We have to try to stay together. Maybe we can get a home that's close to each other."
The three other friends nodded their heads in agreement. "Hopefully that will work out perfectly." Ty said, wagging her tail.
All four turned their heads as Rodger raised his wrist to eyelevel so he can check the time. He stood up and folded his paper, then clapped his hands. "Alright guys!" He said, making his way to the dogs. "Are ya ready to be adopted?" In response, some dogs barked, others wagged their tails, and some tilted their heads. Rodger rounded up every single dog, and then proceeded to tighten a collar on a german shephard's neck. He patted it's head and watched as a couple of people made their way through the dogs, seeing which ones caught their eyes.
Ty sat down with her three friends, near the edge, and waited for people to come and 'manhandle' them. Jay however wasn't able to sit.
She stood next to Sam, tail wagging as a human walked right up to her.
"Awww, aren't you a lil' cutie?" The she-person cooed, and placed her hands underneath Jay's arms and lifted her up. She lightly touched her nose to Jay's. "My little Stephanie will just adore you!" She grinned and Jay barked, then turned her head to look at her friends.
They all watched as Jay was carried away. Ty got to her paws, "Take care, Jay!" She called, lowering her floppy ears. "We'll visit you soon!" She watched as Jay waved her paw at them, and then her and her new owner disappeared into the newly increasing crowd.
Ty flopped back down next to her friends, "Well, that was quick." She huffed, and narrowed her eyes, "I wonder what home she's going too."
Dark placed a paw on Ty's shoulder, "She'll be happy wherever she goes. And we will too."
Ty looked to Dark, and watched the flames on her ears dance wildly. She smiled, "Yeah.." Looking back to the crowd, they all observed the adoptions, watching dogs pair up with owners that seemed perfect for them.
Sam was the next to be adopted. It took some time for her perfect owner to search through the crowd of dogs, and then to find the burnt brown dog sitting amongst her friends. He knelt down and touched the top of Sam's head. "Man, your coat is so soft. How do you keep it clean when living out here?" He asked, even though he knew she couldn't answer.
Ty nudged Sam, "Looks like he's interested in adopting you. Are you sure you can handle the 'stress' of living in a home?" She asked, a smile on her muzzle.
Sam looked sideways at Ty, her tail thumping against the ground, "I guess I can cope." She got to her paws, just before she was hoisted into the man's arms.
Ty and Dark watched as their friend was carried away, "Remember, we'll meet again!" Ty barked, and Dark nodded her head in agreement.
Sam disappeared as well and Dark and Ty sighed heavily.
"I wonder who's next." Dark said flatly.
Ty looked over to her friend and lightly shoved her, "Hey, maybe we can end up in the same home!" She grinned, "That would be really awesome."
Dark nodded and closed her eyes as she smiled at Ty.
Hours went by and slowly the amount of dogs started to decrease. Some people came in, and if they didn't find what they were looking for they left with a disappointed look on their faces. Some walked away with dogs, while some just pranced away through pure joy that they had found the dog of their dreams.
The sun was beginning to set and Dark and Ty were still left, as well as some other dogs. People still hung around though, trying to make up their minds on this dog or that dog. A human walked over and looked at Dark, then at Ty. A younger girl, probably in her teens, and probably the daughter of the woman who had approached the two remaining dogs, knelt down so she could have a better look.
"They're both so cute. I just can't decide." She crept forward and sat down in front of the two. She called them over with a flick of her finger, making soft clicking noise with her tongue.
Ty and Dark lifted themselves to their paws and made their way towards the human girl. She smiled as she used both hands to pet Dark and Ty. After a couple of minutes at looking at their paws, and checking their ears and other parts of their bodies, she chose Dark.
With a smile she picked up her new dog, "When we get home, I'm defiantly going draw you." She held the dog close to her.
Ty outstretched a paw and touched Dark's. "I'll miss you." She whimpered, not knowing when she would see her friend again.
Dark lowered her ears, "Find me soon…and I hope you find your owner before the sun goes down. You can't go without a home." Ty pulled her paw back and watched sadly as her friend was taken away.
She sat back down, and hung her head, waiting for her chance to be scooped up and brought home.
Night fell over New York city and Ty still sat there, looking around and waiting. Rodger still sat on his porch, watching intently on the young dog that sat alone. He clapped his hands twice and whistled.
Ty looked up, ears perked. When she saw that it was only Rodger who called her, she looked away. She got into a standing position and turned down into the dark alleyway disappearing into the dark shadows.
Rodger sagged his shoulders and sighed, getting to his feet and making his way to the door. He heard the soft sound of thunder in the distance, and could see the dark shapes of clouds as he looked at the sky. "Be safe little pup." He said to no one in particular and pushed the door open to enter his house.
Ty made her way through alleyways. She felt a light drizzle set calmly on her pelt as she walked. "This is the second time I was denied a home." She sighed to herself and jerked softly as it began to down pour. She looked up at the sky, but immediately closed her eyes and lowered her head.
She opened the up again and headed swiftly over to metal stairs that lead to the top of a large building. She ascended them quickly, her claws clicking against the metal. As she climbed staircase after staircase, she soon found herself on the roof. Looking around, she tried to locate somewhere to take shelter from the rain.
A clap of thunder made her whisk to a curved air vent. She lept up, trying to reached the opening and after one more thrust with her hind paws, she managed to grab a hold. Pulling herself into the safety of the air vent, she curled up and looked out of the opening, watching the rain patter against the ground.
She narrowed her eyes, and wondered how her friends were fairing with their new homes. She was already starting to miss them, she was missing their unceaseable laughter, their times of play, and their faces.
Ty shook her head, and placed her nose in between her paws, still watching the ground. Her eyes slowly drooped and she was about to drift off into sleep, until she heard footsteps splashing in the puddles of water on the roof.
She lifted her head, almost banging it on the top of the air vent, and watched as four swift figures blurred right in front of her vision. She slightly poked out her head to watch them go.
"What the-" She stopped herself, not wanting her dog noises to disturb the four. They were weird looking though as Ty could tell. The darkened sky made it difficult to make out what they looked like. She could hear them speaking. She raised an eyebrow, 'I can understand them…' She thought to herself. One of them growled angrily, and lept forward. The one that was closest to him scowled and chased after the one who took off. Another followed and the last was about to as well, when Ty lost her footing on the side of the air vent and fell out.
She smacked against the ground, causing water to splash everywhere. The figure turned around. Ty's eyes widened as it made it's way over to her. As it neared, she could slowly make out the figure.
'A turtle?!' She gritt her teeth, certainly this wasn't the sight she expected to meet. It was walking just like any human, had arms like a human, had legs like a human. Though it did have a shell, green skin, and lacked the same number of fingers and toes as a human would have, it defiantly resembled a turtle. Around it's head and over it's eyes, it was wearing a soaked orange bandana.
He knelt down, his knee pads clunking on the roof top. "Dude, are you okay?" He went to pick up Ty, when she growled at him. Her fur would have been standing on end, if she wasn't wet the bone. The turtle drew back his hand, a confused look on his face.
"I just wanna help ya." He went to pick her up again, and as Ty sensed that he wasn't going to hurt her, she let him do so. She watched as his three fingered hands wrapped around her body. He stood up and stretched his arms out, looking Ty dead in the face.
She watched him back, aware that he had a tight hold on her.
"So what's your name, little dude?" He asked, not expecting an answer.
Ty thought for a moment, tail slowly swaying back and forth as she opened her mouth. "My name's Tyler, and I'm no dude."
This turtle seemed as shocked as she was that he could understand her. "Whooah, Did I just hear you right?" He asked, a grin suddenly playing on his face. "Well in that case, if we're introducing ourselves. My name's Michelangelo, but really my brothers just call me Mikey for short."
"Brothers? You mean there are more like you?" She asked, staring at him.
She watched him nod, then he frowned, "Dude, I gotta meet up with them. They're gonna freak when they notice I'm not following." He placed Ty on the ground. "Hey, we'll be making our way back here, and if you stay here, maybe I can pick you up on the way back to our home."
Ty studied him for a moment, her floppy ears lifted. A smile came to her muzzle quickly, "O-okay." She nodded once to him and Mikey spun around beginning to sprint away.
"I'll be back!" He called, and disappeared over the side of the building. Ty stared at the spot that Mikey was last standing. She shook her head, trying to decide whether that whole conversation was real or not. She quickly made her way back to the air vent and clambered inside, to wait for Mikey's return.
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