CHAPTER 1
A small turtle with leaf green scales, freckles under his bright, blue eyes. He was sitting in the dark cell the aliens who had made him what he was, had put him in. He sat huddled in the corner of the room when his door opened and not seeing anybody ran down the hall he was in. He didn't like this place with it's bright, painful, lights and the creatures that stalked the halls. Like those ones going down an oppisite hall, the small turtle ducked down into to an alcove not being seen.
He did eventually make it out of the lab, without being seen, he took off into the night leaving the only place he could predict. He never looked back to the building he had escaped. He even left the city he was in not wanting the creatures to find him.
He made it out of the city, seeing small birds flying high in the air, the young turtle smiled and ran out into the wide open world.
Days later the young turtle came across a small bird fluttering around on the ground using only one wing to flap around not being able to move the other wing. It looked like it was trapped in a wire stuck in the ground, the young turtle tiptoed towards the scared bird.
The bird's head turned to the young turtle, golden eyes widening and his fluttering took up a new speed.
whoa it's okay little bird I don't want to hurt you, the young turtle said holding his hands in front of him. The bird stopped moving his head tilted to the side watching as the turtle took his hurt wing gently and untangled the wire from the soft feather down. Once free the little bird whistled and jumped towards the small turtle.
Thank you big turtle, can I come with you? The bird asked twittering, blinking his bright gold eyes.
I don't know don't you have family? the turtle asked holding out a hand for the bird to climb onto.
They are gone they were killed by the big banging that came from the ground, the little bird whistled climbing his way to the young turtle's shoulder and onto he lip of the turtle's shell.
That's not good, then yes you can come along, if you want, the turtle said feeling the sensation of the little talons of the bird dig into the hard covering. The young turtle smiled and continued walking down the dirt trail that he had been following.
days later of tracking down food to eat and learning new things about the world, the young turtle, and the little bird came across a little fox withering in a trap, her paw caught in the rope. The young turtle looked around seeing two foxes lying further away not moving, he hung his head sad for the lives that had been taken needlessly. The turtle turned back to the young fox kit and slowly approached it, the movement caught the young fox's attention and she turned big, green, eyes onto the turtle, startled. She then started back up her thrashing whimpering and a small hiss coming from her mouth.
Stop doing that he is kind and gentle he just wants to help, the small bird whistled fluttering down to the ground. The turtle stood further back behind the little bird waiting for the fox to let him closer.
Okay, that's okay, he can get closer to help me get free, please, the young kit whimpered, holding still as a stone. The young turtle walked slowly towards the kit and gently took it's paw in his hands. He tugged on the knot until it loosened and the kit was able to pull her paw out. The young turtle stood up and the little bird flapped his wings to get back on the hand of the turtle, and climbed up to his shoulder.
The little kit set her paw on the ground and looked up at the turtle that had helped her. She liked the little guy, so she hopped up and landed on his shoulder on the opposite side of the bird.
What are you doing little kit? The turtle asked looking into the green eyes of the fox.
I wish to come with you, my family has been killed by these traps, you have saved my life, I will follow you and help you with your mission in life. The fox yipped and settled on the shoulder cleaning one of her paws.
Alright, if that is what you wish. The turtle said shrugging and continued on his way through the forest, continued on with his life trying to forget his life before meeting his friends.
Years later Fae, the red fox had become fully grown and she walked on the turtle's right side her tiny paws not making a mark in the grass of the field they were in. Tobias settled on the turtle's shell preening his wing feathers, occasionally leaning down and rubbing his beak on the turtle's head nuzzling him before continuing his wings. That was before Fae looked up from sniffing the ground her ears erect not even twitching.
What's going on Fae? The turtle asked leaning down to be by the fox.
I hear something over that way. Fae said pointing with her nose to the sound.
The group walked carefully towards the sound, the turtle was soon able to hear the sounds that had alerted the fox. It sounded like a puppy and kitten, and they sounded like they were in pain. The turtle started to run to the animals finally seeing the pair, the pup was a black pup with a white chest, belly, paws, and ear tips. The pup's eyes were clenched tight so no way of knowing the color. The kitten was an orange fluff ball with a white underside and paws, around the kitten's stomach was a thick rope rubbing the soft skin and fur off it's mid-section. The rope led from the kitten to the puppy which it was wrapped around the pup's neck choking him. The turtle leaped for the pup and untied the rope, not having time to ask for permission to get close.
Once the young turtle was done untying the pup and kitten, they stood stiffly on wobbly paws and tottered over to the turtle, and start to lick his hands thanking him for rescuing them. The turtle giggled and picked the two up cuddling them to his chest, happy that they were okay. The fur that had been rubbed off wasn't as serious as the young turtle had thought, and they would be fine. As he went to set the two down, they dug their claws into his scales scared he was going to leave them. He lifted them back up and the cat scuttled to rest on his shoulder snuggling into his neck shivering. The pup snuggle into his chest whimpers leaving his mouth occasionally. The turtle looked shocked and clutched the pup closer letting the pup lick his chest thanking him over and over. So the turtle kept the kitten and puppy he carried them until they realized that he wouldn't leave them behind, and was willing to be put down.
The turtle had recently found a dictionary and found the word Alexander. So he named the kitten that. The pup would follow Fae around learning how to scout the area around the group, so the turtle named the pup Scout. He became exceptional at sniffing out danger to his turtle, and friends.
A year later is when the turtle and his companion's came across a house in the middle of no where. Scout went to check it out listening at the slightly opened window, sniffing for how many humans were in the building. There was, from the scent, a very mean man inside snidly talking to something that the pup couldn't see. He slunk back to the group retelling all he found to his turtle. The turtle glared at the house nodding, he slunk forward looking through the window to see a bunch of small tanks holding two snakes each. They were all suffering from not being in a good tank, not enough food, and to many snakes in the same tank.
The turtle was not pleased. He growled and waited for the man to leave the house before slipping in and explaining to the snakes he would be getting them out of there, but he needed to take care of the man first so to hang on just a little longer. The snakes agree and settle down to wait, the four animals soon slunk off and went hunting for the snakes, they were far to skinny.
The turtle fed the snakes they were all grateful for the food, and thanked the animals that had got them for them.
It took the few hours for the man to come home, by this time the turtle had set up a series of trip wires that wouldn't trip the man, but make something fly about or open doors randomly. The wire he used was almost invisible unless hit by the right amount of light.
The turtle sat and watched the man stumble around the house becoming quiet scared, about this time the turtle sat under the window that was slightly open and made some howling noise to make it seem like ghosts were wondering the home. The snakes found this funny making slight hissing sound that sounded like laughing.
The man ran out of his home and drove off into the night. The turtle stood and started to drag the tanks out side and opened the tanks letting the snakes leave and live their life like how they needed. Only one was left she didn't slither off with the other snakes, just sat there watching the turtle gently set the tanks on the ground and open them.
Once it was all done the turtle stood tall a smile on his beak, and dusted his hands. Looking down at the tanks, glaring until his gaze landed on the black snake watching him.
hello little one why haven't you left with the others? The turtle asked kneeling down to be on the same level as the reptile.
I wish to come with you, you seem nice. The snake said slithering up his arm and around his neck gently wrapping around the cat and making it where the cat wouldn't fall if the turtle had to jerk to a stop or if he had to speed up.
Alright then I guess if you want to come along I won't stop you. The turtle said smiling.
It was years later the turtle, now known as Michelangelo, was standing at the border of New York, Fae and Scout on either side of me, Alexander and Ebony, the black mamba coiled around the turtle's neck head rested on the turtle's pulse point. Tobias was poised on the shell, wings spread he didn't like his friend going back to the city that had hurt him so much.
Tobias could you scout from the sky look for a good entry point for us? The turtle asked watching the hawk nod and take to the sky, and quickly disappearing into the night.
It took him several minutes to come back landing softly on his turtle's shell, his wing gently hitting the back of Michelangelo's head where he nuzzled once steadied.
Go straight down this way it's dark and not a lot of people that way. The bird said pointing with his beak to an off path to the city. The turtle smiled and started walking scratching the bird under the chin who leaned into the affection that was not hard to come by being a friend of this turtle. It took another few days to make it to the city, and once inside they stuck to the alley ways and the shadows looking for the creatures that had tormented the turtle's mind since he had been able to escape them.
They didn't find the aliens, but they were found by humans dressed in black, nothing of their individual appearance was shown just black cloth with a red three toed foot. The turtle crouched down ready to fight if the need arose. Scout and Fea started to growl Ebony rose her head to glare at the group of unknown humans surrounding them. Alexander stood on the ground hissing, drawing the attention of the humans away from his turtle friend and drawing the humans to him, slashing his claws if they got to close. Michelangelo, started to dodge the strikes, not liking violence at all, he tried to avoid this at all times, his friends knew this and would take over the fighting if it came down to a fight.
Ebony reared back striking a new human that had appeared in front of the turtle scaring him, the human went down shaking. Scout growled and gripped the leg of another human that had raised a weapon to his turtle, how dare the human try to hurt his friend. Fae was doing the same as Scout, biting through bone.
Alexander hissed in displeasure and launched himself at a human's face tearing through fabric and skin. The fight ended when the last human standing slashed through the turtles side and was taken down by Tobais' claws slicing through hs throat. Michelangelo grasped his side and raced for the man hole cover and lifted it letting his friends pass through first before jumping down and closing the cover. He grasped for the bag on his shell, Tobais gripping it and taking it off to hand to his friend. Michelangelo reached in for some rope and fabric wrapping it around his side and tying it around himself trying to staunch the bleeding. He had already lost a lot of blood and he needed to find a safe place to rest. His eyes closed and sluggishly opened, stumbling in his steps down the sewer tunnle. Scout sniffed the air looking for safe place for his turtle, he smelled other turtles though not like his turtle, who smelled like safety and warmth, these smelled like steel and anger and coldness, but maybe they could help his turtle. He streaked down the tunnle finding the turtles, he barked gaining their attention and leading them to his turtle who had fallen to the ground, blood seeping from the fabric he had wrapped around himself. Scout ran over to his turtle and sniffed him looking up to the other turtles, seeing them coming over to him and the other animals.
OTHER TURTLE'S POV
Three turtle's were walking down the tunnle heading out to start a patrol, when suddenly the sound of claws tapping the concrete came to their ears. They looked up seeing a black and white dog streaming down the tunnle freezing when he sees them. His head tilted he barked turned and ran back the way he came, turning when he made it a few feet away looking back to the turtles. They looked at each other then took off after the dog, following until he had stopped next to another mutant turtle, covered in blood and surrounded by other animals all watching him.
The purple banded turtle ran over to the turtle, checking his pulse feeling a faint one he looks over the turtle looking for the wound that was causing the puddle under him. He found the fabric tied to his waist pulling it off seeing the sword wound on his side. He set it back and tying it more securely in place. The red banded turtle came over a cat sitting on his shoulder looking content watching everybody around him, the red banded turtle reached down to pick up the injured turtle the snake wrapped around his neck looking up and staring into the bright green eyes of the red banded turtle. He froze until the snake flicked it's tongue and settled it's head on the curve of the turtle's neck.
"You have him Raph?" The blue banded asked standing off to the side a fox and the dog standing on either side of him their eyes on the injured turtle.
"Yeah I got him, Leo," the turtle now known as Raph said shifting the turtle in his arms to better hold him comfortably. "Donnie what we have to do once we get back to the lair?" Raph asked, looking to the purple banded turtle.
"He will need to set, gently, on the med bed, I will be checking what his blood type is, then stitch him up," Donnie said running next to his brother, who had turned around to take the turtle back to the lair, the cat sitting comfortably on his shoulder the cat watching the turtle in Raph's arms. The hawk that had been flying around flew over us right above Raph. Leo following the fox and dog following him.
They made it back to the lair Raph rushing to the lab, Donnie right behind him, Leo going to tell their father what they had found in the sewers. Raph gently set the injured turtle down on the medical bed, Donnie got some blood and ran a test on it to find what kind he would need to transfer and started unwrapping the wound again, the blood had dried and caked the wound to stop the bleeding. The purple banded turtle went to cleaning the injury, reopening it in the process, blood slowly oozing out of the wound.
Donnie stitched the wound up, and going to the computer to find the info he needed, he found it, the turtle needed AB blood, that's good that was his blood type, he had saved several bags of blood from both of his brothers and himself, so he had transfusions ready for him.
He set it up and then re-wrapped the injury this time with bandages, and stepped back.
"How is he, my son?" A large rat mutant asked stepping into the room.
"He'll live other then that, I don't know I don't know how he was before, so I can't tell what could be wrong or what isn't," Donnie said looking up at his father looking a little nervous.
"You did all you could have, right?" The rat asked putting a paw on the turtle's shell.
"Yes I did everything I could," he said nodding his head turning back to the occupied bed seeing the animals gathering onto the bed, the snake coiled on the turtle's plastron, the cat curled up on top of the snake. The fox and dog curling up on either side of the turtle and the hawk settling on the top rung of the bed the turtle was on. his eyes staying on the turtle.
"Then you have nothing to worry about," the rat said squeezing the turtle's shoulder before walking over to he turtle in the bed. He looked very thin and had tiny scars covering his body, more on his hands and forearms. The rat raised his hand to set it on the turtle's face to check his temperature, and the animals raised their heads all glaring at him growls and hisses issuing from the group, all getting tense. He stepped back and the animals calmed still watching him, until he made it back to the purple banded turtle the all settled back down. Eyes closed looking asleep to everybody else around.
Donnie stepped back to his computer and continued some work on there and wait for the turtle to awaken, the rat bowing his head to his son left leaving the door slightly open in case he needed his family quickly. It wasn't five minutes when the animals stirred, the purple banded turtle looked behind him to see the dog, cat, and hawk take off out of the room, confused he left to see the tail ends of the animals leaving the lair and down the tunnels. He looked around to see Leo and Raph sitting on the couch also watching the retreat of the animals. He looked back to the fox and snake still acting like they were still asleep for a few minutes not seeing them stir, he shrugged and went back to his computer. He looked up when the three came back jumping or flying back onto the bed and taking their positions again, though the snake had moved before the cat could settle down on it again, the fox jumped off after the snake wrapped around it's neck the fox ran out of the lab as well.
Donnie had fallen asleep when the fox returned snake wrapped around it's neck they all settled back down on their turtle, waiting on him to awaken from his healing sleep.
He did start to stir, Fae sitting up to watch him, Scout doing the same, Alexander, and Ebony, uncurling eyes fixed on their friend. Tobias stared down from his perch on the head board, and they sat like that still as a statue just waiting for their friend to wake up.
He opened his eyes looking first at Tobias then down to the two curled on his chest, he raised his arm seeing a tube leading from a bag of blood hanging on a hanger next to him. He looked further in the room seeing a turtle like himself bent over a desk, fast asleep. Michelangelo settled back on the bed, Alexander coming to curl next to his neck purring, helping the young turtle to relax, reassure the turtle that he was safe, that they were all safe. Michelangelo reached down and scratched Scouts ears, smiling when Fae nudged his hand to get pet as well. Ebony wrapped around his neck her tail tip resting on his cheek, her head resting on the pulse point of his neck, her tongue tickling his neck. Tobias fluttered over to the other turtle, tapping him with his beak, waking him up.
Donnie jumped when he felt the beak tap his hand, he looked up seeing the hawk perched on his desk, looking at him with bright golden eyes, head tilted. The bird turned his head to the bed that held the new turtle they had found. He thought for a bit, then turned around seeing the turtle awake, scratching the dog's ears like he had just woke from a nap, not from losing to much blood.