Ch. 3: Liza's Mutant Story
The turtles look at each other, confused with what the young lizard girl said. Master Splinter approaches her.
"I am Master Splinter, the father and sensei of the Turtles," he introduces himself.
"Leonardo, or Leo," Leo said.
"Mikey," Mikey said.
"Donantello, or Donnie as they call me," Donnie said.
Raph just stood there in silence while looking grumpy.
"The turtle with the 'tude is Raph," Mikey introduced him.
April approaches her and extends her hand.
"I'm April," she introduces herself as they shook hands.
"What is your name, Young One?" Master Splinter asks.
"I'm Liza Pembroke," the lizard introduces herself.
"Pembroke? Any relation to Marsha Pembroke, founder of the biggest Tech Firm in New York and Top Philanthropist?" Donnie asks.
"She's my adopted mom."
"Wow! We have a rich girl mutant in our midst!" Mikey said excitedly.
"Liza, what did you mean by "Sent to destroy us"?" Leo asks.
"I should probably start at the beginning," Liza said as her story in comic form begins, "I was practicing my Capoeira at Central Park when one of the Kraang approached me. They were observing me for some time and came to me to offer a job in their labs. They said they could use someone of my reflexes and agility…in their own way. I had a weird suspicion about them and their offer sounded too good to be true, so I turned it down and went home. Unfortunately, the Kraang are types who never take no for an answer. I awoke in their lab and discovered they are aliens. They strapped me to a table, and injected me with DNA of a long-tailed lizard and a chameleon, and then with the green mutagen. I changed into a mutant lizard and found out what they want with me. They showed me pictures of you four and told me they made me into an assassin to finish the four of you off. I used my chameleon power to escape and damage their operation and went into hiding ever since."
"We are sorry for what they have done," Donnie showed condolences.
"You guys aren't responsible," Liza assured them
"You're like the Mona Lisa of mutants," Mikey said, leaving everyone confused, "like the painting of the woman Leo's namesake made."
"Thanks, Mikey," Liza giggled.
"Never mind art, Mikey," Raph grumpily said as she shows Liza the picture, "What could you tell us about the boy in the photo?"
Liza angrily snatches the picture from Raph.
"That photo is what's left of my old family before my real parents' car crash," she yells.
"We're sorry Liza," Donnie apologizes, "Raph tends to get rough around the edges."
"We do want to know about the boy in that pic," Leo says, "He looks like someone we know."
"Do you know of a Brazilian guy going by the name of Xever?" April asks her.
"Yeah. He's my older brother, but how do you know him?" Liza inquires.
"We have a story of our own to tell you," Leo said as they start explaining.