It's short, I know, but it does explain a lot. Enjoy!


A crackle on the radio made the Man's hand fly to it. "Yes, what is it?" he growled into it.

"I would watch your tone if I were you," hissed a low voice.

The Man's eyes widened in fear, his breathing more labored. "Oh, yes sir! Sorry sir! I was just…"

"What is taking so long!" the low serpentine vocals demanded, interrupting his stutterings.

"Sir… it's… it's a labyrinth down here," the Man explained.

"I don't want any excuses! If children can find their way through the sewers then so can you!"

"But sir, they had their stories…"

"I DON'T WANT TO HERE ANY NONSENSE ABOUT FAIRYTALES! NOW FIND THEM!" the voice screamed from the other end before the radio transmission was cut.

This frightened the Man, but that soon turned to anger, seeing as his benefactor was nil present. Glaring, startlingly wide-eyed, at Professor Perry, he grabbed the Prof. by the jacket and shoved him down into the filthy water. "What is TAKING SO LONG!"

The Prof. propped himself up on his hands and knees, spitting water out of his mouth, anger welling up in his chest. But that soon faded. He knew what this group could do to him, his student, or worse yet his daughter. They were safe, but only as long as he cooperated. "It's hard to get there," he answered back, "And I haven't been down here for five years. I'm trying to remember the best I can."

"You better remember faster then Professor," the Man said in a low grumble, "because He's running out of patience and you're running out of time."

The Prof. took a deep breath and stood up, starting to lead the group on the dangerous wild goose chase again.

'Where are you guys?' he pleaded silently.


"Shh," Leo said suddenly, halting the brothers' search through the building. The turtles listened in, hearing the faint sounds of talking. With a move of his hand, Leo and the rest of the guys snuck towards the talking, clinging to the shadows, as the sounds got louder.

"…it's a labyrinth down here," a man's voice explained. It sounded as if his voice was coming through some sort of radio.

"I don't want any excuses! If children can find their way through the sewers than so can you!" another man's voice argued back, this one coming from within the room they were near.

"But sir, they had their stories…"

"I DON'T WANT TO HERE ANY NONSENSE ABOUT FAIRYTALES! NOW FIND THEM!" the voice within the room howled before a click was heard, clearly ending the conversation.

"I think we found it," Mikey whispered.

"No, you think?" Raph whispered back sarcastically.

"Shh," Don irritably hushed the argument as the man inside continued to talk.

"I should have done this long ago," the voice muttered.

"Then why didn't you?" a new voice rumbled in, this one sounding deep yet feminine.

"Quiet, you. You wouldn't understand the intricacies of this operation."

"Try me," the female snarled.

There was a growl but then silence.

"You know," the female broke the silence, "If you would have known the stories, all those thugs wouldn't have to be tracking around in circles through the sewers looking for them right now."

"Shut up about those STUPID STORIES! Luca would never shut up about them either! Man how I hate those fairytales the Prof. made up to keep those brats entertained."

"Whatever Jones."

"The stories may not be as fabricated as you think," Donny said from the shadows that the brothers had snuck into. The large room was actually very shadowy with a young man sitting at a desk near the back wall, illuminated by a small lamp.

The man's face lit up in fear. "Who's there?" a surprisingly timid voice came out.

"Man, this guy's a wimp," Mikey's voice rang from another location.

"Thank you captain obvious," Raph drawled.

"Let's see what he wants with our friends," Leo commented. He smiled within the shadows. The brothers were having fun messing with this guy's head.

With each new voice the young man's head jumped towards the new direction. Suddenly someone, or something was standing on his desk. "AHH!" he yelled in surprise toppling out of his swivel chair.

"So," Raph smirked, leaning down into the coward's face, "What's up?"

"Turtle!" the man shouted in surprise.

"We always seem to get that response, don't we?" Don asked coming out of the shadows.

"How many of you are there?" the man asked trembling.

"Wouldn't you like to know," Mikey mocked from the shadows.

Leo slowly appeared behind the fallen man. "So, what do you want with our friends?"

The man jumped at the sound behind him. Now he was stuck. "I don't know what you're talking about," he tried.

"Our friends," Donny said, "Angel, Professor Perry, Luca, whom you seem to already know, and Professor, um, what was his name again?" Don drew a blank for a second until the name popped back in his head. "Jones?" He remembered the female calling this man Jones. "You're professor Jones, aren't you," he accused, visage darkening.

His brothers turned to stare at the man they had once thought they were trying to save. A sly grin crossed the man's face, "You caught me," he admitted with a small chuckle, "But not for long."

"Why don't I like where this is going." Don murmured.

Mikey jumped over to another shadow, hugging the wall. But suddenly the wall was…fuzzy?

"Hey, wasn't there a girl in here too?" Raph asked.

"Uh guys," Mikey sad, backing out of the shadows, followed by a pair of eyes glowing viciously in the lamp light, about a good foot higher than Mikey, "I think I found her."

Following Mikey out of the shadows was a growling, female black bear- mutated to a more human figure with scraps of cloth serving as a shirt and a pair of shorts. Long claws were extended, teeth bared, and there was an unnerving light in her eyes.

"Um, hello Miss," Mikey said, "Sorry about bumping into you."

He received a growl in return.

"Um, yeah," Mikey said.

Prof. Jones stood up, smirk still on his face as the brothers took a few steps back from the angry female mutant. "You don't think I would have not done some experimenting of my own, do you?" he mocked, "I would like you to meet Teddy."

"Teddy Bear, cute," Raph said sarcastically.

The bear growled lower.

"Teddy, why don't you introduce yourself to our new friends," Prof. Jones said, right before he snuck out the door.

"Gladly," she said, crouching into attack position.

"No you don't!" Raph shouted, jumping up to kick her in the stomach… only to fall down to the ground.

"Raph!" the other three shouted.

"Don't you know it's not polite to hit a lady," Teddy teased.

Raph quickly rolled out of the way before she swiped at him with her clawed feet. Mike helped him to his feet. "You okay?" the youngest asked his brother.

"You remember when I kicked Tokka?" Raph asked.

"Yeah?" Mikey answered.

"That's what it felt like."

"Oh boy," Donny said as Teddy took the attack position again.

"This is gonna be interesting," Leo said.


"Shh," Casey said suddenly, silencing the other three from catching up. They all looked up as they heard voices and footsteps.

"What is that?" Angel asked.

"I don't know," Casey said, "But I'm going to check it out."

Casey crept over to the ladder and slowly climbed up to the top. He heard the voices louder now.

"What is TAKING SO LONG!"

"It's hard to get there, and I haven't been down here for five years. I'm trying to remember the best I can."

"You better remember faster then Professor, because He's running out of patience and you're running out of time."

Casey pushed on the trap door, trying to get a peek. It didn't budge.

"Darn door," he said, pushing harder until…

"Hey!" one of the thugs shouted.

"What is it?" the Man barked.

"The ground!" the thug yelped back, "It moved!"

"What?" The Man walked over to him and examined the sewer floor. "There's a crack there."

"Might be a door," another thug piped up.

'NO!' Prof. Perry's mind screamed, frantically looking around, 'I accidentally brought them to the right place!'

"Pull it open!" the Man commanded.

"Crap," Casey cursed under his breath, grabbing tight to the door's handle and hooking one of his feet under a ladder rung, pulling back. He looked down at the three gathered below him. "We have company."