TMNT

Mutant Kunoichi

A girl from our world is somehow transported to the TMNT world, where she is subjected to becoming a mutant not in body, but in spirit. Protected by the turtles, and hunted by Foot Clan, will she find protection or even love?

CHAPTER FIVE

American Pizza

Leonardo's P.O.V:

When I woke up, at first I wasn't sure what had happened. There was a strange feeling in my gut, like I'd just been…

"Oh, shell." I muttered, sitting up too fast, and feeling a buzzing feeling in my head. I waited for it to pass, before looking around me. "Oh, of course she's gone…"

The girl had purposely knocked me out…but why? Desperately, I thought back to what she'd said before I'd blacked out (because she'd hit me – and, I hadn't seen it coming because she didn't look capable of it and I hadn't expected it from her).

Those people will be…wanting me back now…I can't…your family…I'm sorry…

Quickly, I realized what must be happening – she was worried about putting us in danger, because of the people who she'd said would be hunting her down. She knew about us, but obviously she didn't know how tough we were, otherwise she wouldn't have worried. That's what I knew Raph would say, at least.

"I'd better get back and tell them…" I muttered, knowing that they wouldn't like this turn of events in the least. Then, I remembered the other part of what the girl had said. She'd mentioned mutagen…and she'd been holding a vial of the stuff…

I looked around, and saw it lying there on the ground, right next to a Yin-Yang necklace.
I picked both of them up, and looked at the necklace, and all its coloured beads. The chord had come undone when she'd sat up fast. Shaking my head, I retied it, and put both it and the vial of mutagen in a safe place on my belt.

Then I left, vowing to find the girl and show her that we could protect her – I was worried for her safety already, and I knew that my brothers would be, too.

First Person's P.O.V:

Sunlight was shining on my face, but I wasn't ready to get up yet. "No way Dad, just five more minutes…" I knew that Dad would probably bring in the squirty bottle and start spraying me with water if I didn't get up, though, so I reluctantly opened my eyes. I'd been having such a nice dream…

It took me a moment to realize where I was, and then I sat up fast, nearly toppling off of the tree branch as I did.

"I spent the night up here, didn't I?" I said in wonder, before turning to my two companions. "Oh my gosh, it really wasn't a dream, was it?" My heart began to pound in excitement, as the two sets of eyes – one onyx and one sapphire – stared back at me. Unable to contain a smile, I stood up, and looked down. "It's such a long way down…I still can't believe I managed to get up here…"

But, I had – I'd just leapt right up onto the tree branch, even though it was some fifteen feet above my head. It had been as easy and natural for me as jumping onto the gurney and then out through a window, and I knew how much I owed to the two birds for my escape.

After I'd run from Leonardo, to protect him and his family from the danger I was sure I was in, I'd managed to jump across the small distance to another rooftop, where I'd found the two birds from the lab waiting for me. One dove and one crow, both of them obviously more than just ordinary birds, because they'd managed to find me again, and then they showed me to this tree in Central Park. Yes, the Central Park. It wasn't far from where I was, but the city I could tell was most definitely New York. It was quite exciting, especially since I could see it was a city that never slept, but I kept to the shadows and avoided people, and the birds stayed with me.

And now, here I was, jumping down from the tree like it was nothing, and landing soundlessly on all fours on the soft, pine-needle-covered ground.

I straightened up and looked around me, glad that no one was watching. I was still wearing my nightgown and, even recalling how it had gone see-through in the rain made me blush.

The dove landed on my shoulder and cooed and, from the sounds of it, she knew why I was blushing and was making fun of it.

"You'd be embarrassed too, you know?" I told her, stroking the soft white feathers on her back. I looked up at the sky, and realized that it was the afternoon – I'd slept all through the morning. And now, to make matters worse, I was hungry. No, starving, actually. My stomach rumbled, as if to accent this point, and I groaned. "Okay, one downside to going it alone is that I have no way of getting food…" Still, I knew I was right to keep Leo and his family out of danger – enough people want to kill them, thank you very much.

It was at that point that the crow returned, with a crisp twenty dollar bill in her beak, which I took from her when she landed on my outstretched arm. I looked at the American money, before glancing suspiciously at the black bird. "And where did you get this? Did you swipe it from somewhere?"

"CAW!" The crow cawed loudly, nearly making me jump out of my skin.

"Okay, okay, I guess beggars can't be choosers," I said, glancing back at the money. "This one time it'll be okay…oh, I wish I had something else to wear," I said, remembering my nightgown. "This is so embarrassing, but I guess I have no choice. I can think about a change of clothes later, and this is New York, after all. Don't they get lots of strange people all the time?" I was talking more to myself than to the birds, because I was so nervous. "And, where am I going to go, anyway?" I would've been subconsciously fiddling with my necklace by this stage, except that I'd lost it last night. The thought upset me. Well, at least I had Leonardo's blue cloth, which I'd tied to my watch last night.

In answer to my question, both birds took flight, nearly clipping me with their wings. They flew up into the sky, circling low, and I guessed that they were going to show me the way. I smiled. "Okay then, let's go."

I stood out the front of the building, reading the sign that the crow and the dove were perched on.

Roy's Pizza.

"As in…the Roy's Pizza?" I muttered in wonder, before shrugging. "Well, when in Rome…" I pushed open the doors and went inside.

I'd expected the place to be crowded, like it was in the movie, so I was surprised to see that I was the only customer in there. Oh well, I guess that was for the best, too.

A man, whom I think was Roy, was standing behind the counter and, when he saw me, his reaction was something akin to exhilarated.

"A customer!" He fairly shouted, and I heard cheers coming from the back of the pizza place. He beckoned me up to the counter and, feeling very conspicuous, I crept forward. "Okay, what'll it be, then?" He was an Asian man, middle-aged and wearing a chef's apron over his day clothes. He looked vaguely familiar.

"Umm…" I said, very quietly, glancing at the menu up on the wall behind him. "What can I get for twenty dollars, sir?" My voice was barely above a whisper, like soft wind chimes, but Roy heard it, and gestured grandly to the wall behind him. "For twenty dollars, I suggest the Meaty Madness! It's got bacon, pepperoni, two kinds of ham, sausages and extra stringy cheese!"

My mouth was practically watering by that time, and I pushed the twenty dollar bill eagerly across the counter. "I'll take it!" I said happily.

"Right you are!" Roy agreed, and took my money. Over his shoulder, he shouted: "Keno – one Meaty Madness pizza, and make it snappy!"

I froze. Keno?