Chapter 4: Donatello-Concealed
Minus ten years
The next few weeks after the female rat had been shot on the TV had been torture.
They remained locked tight within their lair as the sewers were scoured for mutants, as the humans relentlessly searched for signs of more "monsters" lurking in the darkness underneath the city.
Many had been found, deeper below, in the tunnels where the El'inte'ens had been, others had been found in the outskirts of town, living off of garbage, hidden in the abandoned buildings and apartment complexes.
Many had been killed on sight.
Most had been dragged off to be experimented on.
Protests were being held as the mutants were dragged off.
Many humans were protesting the inhumane reaction to their appearances and fought to show that the mutants were intelligent.
That they could think and reason.
Mike was silent, sitting in his room in the dark.
Cages scared him and the images of mutants in cages were not helping this terror.
Raph was restless, anxious to protect his family, but knew if he dared to venture out of the liar he'd be putting them in danger.
Leo was worse, he barely spoke, twitching every time a sudden sound reached his ear slits. His blades were always within arm's reach and he barely slept. He was too on edge.
Splinter had forbade the TV being on last night after the sight of an infant mutant and its mother were killed causing Mike to dissolve into hysterics. His anxious calls to April were the only sign of his worry. He seemed to be trying to be a pillar of strength for them.
Don was worried about the security systems.
They hadn't been checked or adjusted in nearly three weeks. Who knew how long it would be before the system began having problems.
They would simply have to stay hidden.
He only hoped that they all wouldn't go insane in the end.
A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update, I've been busy. Hope you enjoyed the next puzzle piece.