I do not own TMNT in any form of medium, the original concept belongs to Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. The story will contain OCs and 'easter eggs' and referensers to earlier TMNT works or series.
This is an AU so divergences from the cannon will be unavoidable. I however hope that you will find the story interesting and enjoyable.
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Several year later
The dark warehouse was ominous. The sound of the sensors and the cameras could be heard with their slight swirling sound. A young mutant quietly opened one of the skylights. He looked into the dark building the lack of natural light created and twisted the silhouettes making shadows into potential dangers. As soundlessly as possible he made his way to the ground. He knew he had only ten minutes on him or he would fail this assignment.
He quickly took cover behind one of the wooden crates. He could not stall, he watched as the small sensor robot kept looking forward and backwards trying to locate and possible intruder. He grabbed a piece of broken wood and tossed it so the scanning robot would walk away quickly, ready to alert its companion of a potential intruder.
As soon as the sound of the metallic legs where gone the masked mutant made a quick dash up on the crates having memorised wish was steady and would make the least noise. With a quick move he had managed to get his throwing stars out of his belt and destroyed the camera that would have revealed his position. Now he only had two more to deal with.
But before he could mentally celebrate a hurtful sensation in his triceps and how a warm liquid began to drip down his arm in the blink of an eye he had drawn his sword and cut his opponent in half preventing it from setting of an alarm. He hurried to the gathering of boxes beneath the destroyed camera, pried one of them open and took the paper object inside. Showing it into his flak jacket for protection.
Now his attention was focused on the second camera, with a new shuriken ready to be thrown as his target he quickly struck before the camera could register him. Now there was only one more. Once again he made his way to the last camera quickly disposed of it and went to the boxes beneath it. But before he dared to try to pry any of them open he tossed another one of his stars hitting one of the small robots, it would have otherwise creeped up on him and possibly alerted others. He pried one open but much to his horror a sound similar to a ticking egg clock was before him, knowing that it would count back to zero he quickly dashed for the opposite side of the room. As the shrill irritating sound of his mistake made five robots turn and investigate. The robots now picked up speed knowing for certain that there was someone in the warehouse with them. The mutant was soon at the end of the building where the final object and exit was located.
The object was located on a small pedestal he was very familiar with the object in question a tanto knife. He took a leap and landed on the side, he knew that there had to be something that would send of alarms if he wasn't careful. Instead of stepping closer and just grab the weapon he used his swords and in a balancing act managed to get to into his arms. Then it was quickly and quietly down from the platform and up to the old mezzanine only accessible by an old ladder. However he didn't pack a grappling hook for nothing.
He safely and soundlessly made it to the second level and stopped only to open one of the three boxes, once again he found the one he wanted and shoved it inside his flak vest and quickly fled out the window.
Now that his mission was done he needed to see the others. And quickly he began to make his way back, he was expected at home after all. In the dark of the shadows the young mutant made the way back to the base.
The room was filled with high ranking ninjas, most of them talking glad that they had completed their assignments. At least 20 individuals where there waiting for the last member to arrive. With a graceful jump he landed on the floor and was soon met with a very familiar red banned mutant.
"Well look who is here. You sure took your sweet time." His younger brother said with a very pleased smirk.
"Be glad that those things where not bullets or you would not be standing." The mutant said referring to his brother's red splattered flak jacket. The younger just rolled his green eyes.
"Yeah, yeah, I hear you. So you ready to lose?" The arrogant smirk was on his face, a michivious smirk graced Leo's features.
"Are you asking me or yourself?"
"Very funny Leo. Let just get going I want to see the look on your face when I mop the floor with you." The two made their way to the monitor that had been replaying recordings of what had happened in the warehouse.
"Leo." A tall well-trained woman nearly 6 feet with unruly black hair in a tight ponytail greeted the newly arrived mutant.
"Lu" He said in a friendly tone.
"Seems like you managed to beat my time with a few seconds." She said with a cocked smile, praises from higher or older members was quite rare. But the recognition always made the comrades confidence and self-esteem boost to a new level. Leo got a goofy smile that he had tried to contain. What type of ninja would have those 'dorky expressions'? As his brother often called them. Soon their conversation was joined by a younger mutant.
"Leo, welcome back." His second youngest and the tallest of the turtles where still in full gear, he even had his 'mission' mask with him. It was simple a smooth white face lacking features with slits for the eyes and purple waves surrounding the eyeholes. All of them had masks like that but with their respective colour.
"Hi Donnie. So where is Mikey?"
"Looking after Moka, Umeko had some things to discuss privetly with Thompson, so she asked him to keep her entertained for a while."
"Or was it for Moka to keep Mikey entertained?" Raph said knowing that it was not far off. As much as he loved his cheerful brother he was quite the handful.
"Raph have some faith in our brother, he did sucseed in his ninja test after all." Donnie said though quietly mumbling 'Even if he still acts more than thinks most of the time.'
"Oh please she is a 12 year old girl you will turn 15 soon. What could happen?"
"Would you like it in 'most likely to happen' or alphabetical order." Raph snarked at the older woman. Only to receive a playful look and a hit in the arm.
"OW, I see you have been pumping up Lu." He said feeling a potential bruise form.
"Well us tall and lanky does hit the gym from time to time." She said gesturing at Donatello. The young ninja smiled gently in acknowledgment to the comment. But there was something else behind it.
"So what did you bribe him with?" Raph knew that if there was one thing his brother hated it was strength based exorcises.
"We all have our secrets." The mischievous gleem in her eye.
"You hid Donnie's toys again, didn't you?" Leo said knowing fully well that Donnie would do anything to get his toys back. People like Mikey at times tried to always find them, because the most secretive of brothers often did not share more than he deemed necessary.
"Oh, you got me, I couldn't help myself I mean it was such a… big… gun." She drawled the last words sounding as mischievous as possible.
"Do you always have to make whatever I work on into a dirty joke?!" The terrapins face turned an interesting shade of purple.
"Well you reaction only invites them." She stated as she handed the tallest a metallic contraption it was slightly thicker and shorter than a humans lower arm. He took it and almost cradled it.
"For your information it is a mobile prototype of a plasma cannon. Mikey has been on me about potential upgrades since he watched that Sci-Fi movie. You know just how stubborn he can be. Besides if I could make it even smaller I could have Splinter wearing it imagine the possibilities, sabotage would be a lot easier and the risk of being discovered would plummet." The purple loving brother stated.
"Speaking of that pet of yours what do you think he is doing?" Saki had been very much against the idea of letting Donnie have a pet rat. But the lankiest of the turtles had managed to argue and get his case through resulting in the brown, black and white coloured rodent staying, with the conditions Donnie was the prime caretaker.
"Probably using his wheel." Donnie said not really putting any more thoughts into it. His mind went back to calculating
"So did you see the results?"
"I did."
"And?"
"Why do you want me to spoil the fun?"
"Common Donnie give us a clue."
"Alright Raph 13 and Leo 39. So now that that is over I will take my leave. I already asked Oroku-dono if I could leave early so with that good night." With that the taller turtle left the room bidding those that saw him a good night.
"Well that helped a lot." Raph grumbled.
"He has been like this since our initiation, you think he is still having a hard time grasping the fact that we are now ninjas?" Leo said
"Whatever it is he will not spill."
"Everyone reacts to their initiation differently, some becomes traumatized by it. Me personally I had nightmares about getting trapped in vents or shredded by those industrialized fans for weeks." Lu said offering the boys some comfort.
"Really, I just found the entire thing weird." The cheerful tone of the youngest turtle interrupted them.
"Oh Mikey, where is Moka?" Lu asked.
"Right here." The twelve year old was right behind the fun-loving turtle. Clad in a smaller version of the common training uniform she looked quite cute. Big dark eyes and dark brown hair along with a healthy brown skin. During normal circumstances Moka shouldn't even be percent at this event. However since she was more or less born into the clan, having her parents both be high-ranking Foot members she became exposed to these things early, just like they were.
" So Moka how was it?"
"It was quite fun, you guys really did solve the trial mission differently."
"So which was your favorite."
"Mom's."
"That doesn't count, your bias." Raph said getting the girl to laugh.
"Alright yours was the most entertaining, it was like watching a wrecking ball." At that comment Leo's expression became reminiscent of the Cheshire cat.
"Oh I got this one in the bag." Leo said trying to get under his brothers skin, which to 99 % always worked.
"We'll see." As soon as those words left Raphael's mouth a very familiar voice. Grabbed everyone's attentions. The cheerful sound of the founding member Kazuo got everyone's attention.
" Finally we have the last competitors scored, and it looks like cuddly little Tamago got the time 8.20 seven penelties all off them for activating traps."
"Our smart Sumire unfortunately has to settle for 14.45 five penalty for over time. 3 hidden objects located."
"Our firecracker Shinshu's tine was 6.54 with thirteen penelties six for spotting and seven for wounds, one hidden object located.
"Ruri 8.39. And only three penalties. One wound, one spotting and one trap activated. And two hidden object located.
"Ha, See I beat you." Raph said puffing out his chest.
"Thirteen penalties? Really Raph?" Leo stated teasingly.
"Now I know why Donnie left, he hates that name plus Kazuo's shenanigans, I would go too." Lu stated. Looking at the screen.
"Probably just ashamed that he is slower than a snail."
"You really shouldn't say stuff like that Raph, it's not nice." Mikey said upset with his brother's careless mouth, even if Donnie wasn't here, it was still rude to speak behind someone's back.
"And what are you going to do? Tattle on Yen?" Raph liked to think
"That won't be necessary." Those words and the familiar voice made Raph freeze. Even if the Asian woman was the same height as Raph he held her in such high regard and she was one of the few that could calm the walking volcano that was Raphael. The other four where now watching how the arrogant and mighty Raphael began to mellow and even cowered a bit.
"Hi, um so what did you think?" Sweat was beginning to travel down his neck nervous if he had gotten himself in trouble.
"Raphael what have I said about picking on your brothers?"
"Oh com'on, we are going to be ninjas, punks are going to spew worse stuff."
"Do I need to remind you that we are a ninja clan there will come a day where you will be on a mission, if you have talked dirt behind your teammates back do you think they will trust you or respect you if you do not show that to them?" The firmness of her tone left no room to argue.
"I.." He tried to talk but his tongue was tied.
"I do not want you to disrespect and talk badly about your possible teammates. Have I made myself clear?" Dark eyes met green daring the young terrapin to go against her.
"Yes ma'am, Crystal clear."
"Good. Now get back to the headquarters you still have training in the morning."
"Urg, don't tell me it's Nagi and poison lessons." Mikey groaned. The woman just laughed.
"I felt the same but they are necessary, also Moka, Umeko is waiting on you."
"See ya," The little girl raced off to her mother ready to leave.
"So Lu are you taking your bike or do you want a lift?" Yen asked the taller woman.
"How come you ask her if she wants a ride?" Mikey loved to feel the wind against his skin the motorcycles that the clan had where definitely the definition of 'sweet'. Even if he had his own and could ride them he still preferred being the passenger, there was little to worry about then.
"Because Mikey dear, the last time you sat behind me while I drove you almost made me deaf." Came Yen's deadpanned delivery. At that the two other turtles and woman just laughed.