Leo frowned at the ooze the men were holding. What was it?
"This place is a place where you are not allowed to be in this place." One of them said in a monotone voice.
"We have been seen in this place by you," The other said. The men started advancing, and the one that was speaking continued, "So this is not a place that will be left by you."
We have no choice. We have to fight.
Leo knelt into a fighting stance, ready for them.
Him, his brothers, and his Sensei rushed forwards to attack them.
He grunted at the effort.
Huh. They're pretty good. I'll give them that.
Leo kicked the man holding the ooze one last time. The man collapsed. But as he collapsed, the green ooze fell. It fell on Leo, to be precise. He noticed his brothers and Sensei get hit. Then all he felt was a searing, burning pain. He screamed as he felt his body twisting, changing into something new. Distantly, he saw his brothers and Sensei changing.
All of a sudden the pain ended. Trembling, Leo stood up. A few moments later, his brothers and Sensei stood up.
He stepped away from them, feeling fear.
What are they?
It dawned on him. He looked at himself, horrified.
No… no, it… can't be!
Leo cried out loud as he stumbled out of the alleyway and to the nearest shop window. He saw a hideous freak. It wasn't him. It can't be.
What was that stuff? What did it do to me?
He shook the fear and the questions out of his head.
I need to see if my brothers are alright.
He slowly walked towards the alley, his feet dragging. As he reached the alley's entrance, he saw his brother, Mikey, running around in a panic. Raph was leaning against the wall, trying not to let his fear show. Donnie was pacing, evident fear in his eyes. And Sensei was standing still. Not fearful, but thoughtful.
"Mikey!" He exclaimed, "Mikey! Calm down!"
"What do you mean?" Mikey yelled back, "What happened to me! What happened, Leo?"
Leo looked at the ground, "I… I think it was the ooze."
"That stuff? It barely touched me!"
"My sons," Sensei said suddenly, "I have realized something through all this chaos. We must leave. We will not be accepted."
"But where?" Donnie asked, pausing his pacing, "We have nowhere to go!"
"That is where you are wrong. We will go into the sewers."
"Eugh!" Raph moaned, "Are you serious right now? The sewers?"
"Serious?" Splinter narrowed his eyes, "We have changed, Raphael. I know people will not accept us now. Sometimes we have to take sanctuary in the most unlikely places."
"Whatever."
Splinter took the lid off the manhole cover and gestured for them to climb down.
Better safe than sorry.
Leo climbed down the ladder into the sewers, and wondered if things would ever be the same again.