Here is chapter two, as promised. Hope that y'all enjoy. Thanks Leo112.
I've already said this today, but I don't own them. :(
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Chapter two: Encounters of the Nutty Kind
A young man stumbled through the trees of Central Park. Stopping just a second to catch his breath. A low roar made its way through the trees behind him.
"No..." the man whispered. "Keep away, please.."
He kept as fast of a pace as he could as he darted in an out of the trees. He ran to a section of the park that was marked off with yellow construction tape. He slipped under the tape and ducked past the 'Men at Work' sign to an open man hole. With a quick glance behind him, he jumped into the dark hole.
He stumbled as far as he could through the darkened tunnels before he slumped to the ground in a heap. He was too exhausted to even lift himself up onto his elbows. The low roar caught his attention and he made a feeble attempt to crawl away. As the thundering roar got louder, a black mist started to pour out of the shadows of the walls and ceiling of the tunnel.
All the man could do was whimper as the dark cloud engulfed him.
"Nooo," the man gasped.
After a few minutes the cloud moved away from the man, the mist looked thicker and moved more quickly up the walls and melted into the surrounding shadows.
The man shakily stood to his feet and wildly looked around.
"St-stay away, please," the man begged.
The roar sounded deeper as it rolled through the tunnels like thunder. The man darted away with a new sense of energy, his screams drowning out the roar of the evil cloud.
Meanwhile the turtles were making their way to the manhole closest to the pizza parlor across from April's apartment.
Leo stopped suddenly, making Mikey run into the back of him.
"Ommph, Leo, man, what's the deal?" Mikey started.
Leo held up his hand to silence him. "Shhh, listen," he whispered.
In the distance they could hear the wails of the desperate man getting closer.
"What the..." Raph started as the man came into view.
The brothers backed up to the wall and watched him pass by, stumbling and screeching. He paid no mind to the four giant turtles that he just passed.
"Well that's something you don't see everyday," Mikey said, giving the side of his head a twirl with one of his fingers.
"Yeah," Raph agreed. "Usually they don't scream like that until after they see four, giant, mutant turtles."
They heard metal scraping the pavement, and the man's screams die down. He had scrambled up the first man hole he came to.
Leo unsheathed his katana. "Whatever that man was running from is that way," he said pointing his blade in the direction the man had came from.
"I don't see or hear anything," Don said, shining his flashlight into the distance.
"Do you think we are in danger?" Mikey asked.
"Nah," Raph said "He was just a few screws loose, some crazy that's caught up on a bad trip or something. Why else would he be down in the sewers? Come on, April and Casey are waiting."
Leo glanced behind them once more. Sheathing his katana, he followed his brothers down the tunnel.
From above the black cloud kept to the shadows and followed the boys.
"These creatures are different from those on the surface," the mist thought. "But their life force is just the same, if not stronger. These terrapin creatures would prove to be a good feed."
The turtles stopped at the manhole they needed to get to April's and unpacked their disguises. The black cloud took the chance and quietly sank into the nearest back pack.
"Come on, Mikey," Raph said, he was already halfway up the ladder.
"Coming, dude. Don't get your shell in a bunch, " he replied as he slipped his coat on. He grabbed his backpack and started up the ladder.
*April's Apartment*
"Hey, guys," April greeted her guest with a warm smile.
"Hey April," Mikey said as he climbed through the window. "We brought the eats!"
"Good, I'll start the movie."
Everyone gathered in the living room and watched the movie. After the movie they spent several hours talking and laughing. Leo glanced at the clock.
"It's getting late," Leo said as he stood to stretch. "We should be going, we have to get up early and practice."
"Awwww," Mikey whined.
Leo rolled his eyes and pulled him up by his bandanna tails.
"Thanks, April." Mikey said. "Maybe we can rent another movie and have chinese next!"
"Anytime," April smiled. "You know you are welcome anytime."
The boys put their disguises back on and headed for the lair. They slipped into the alley with the nearest man hole. Halfway down the alley their attention was drawn to a rustling sound coming from a large refrigerator box.
An old man scampered out of the box. His hair and beard was long and stringy. Obviously homeless, he wore everything he owned at once. As he stepped into the moonlight they could see how weathered his face looked, from years of drug abuse and living in the harsh elements of the New York streets.
"You are in my home," he croaked. "Get out!"
Leo nervously pulled his toboggan down and adjusted his coat. He really hated being spotted by humans, even crazy ones that would probably not remember their encounter.
"Uh, we're sorry," Don started. "We will just go."
The man jumped toward them like a crazed animal, making all four brothers flinch. His smile, that he now sported, made them all uncomfortable. His green teeth (what few teeth he had) flashed and his beady eyes glared at them.
"We don't want trouble," Raph said. For some reason the vibe this lunatic was sending made him want to get far away as quickly as possible.
They turned to leave and with lightning speed the old man appeared in front of them. That caused all of them to flinch again.
"YOU!" the man sneered, pointing his yellow, cracked finger at Mikey. "It's stench is all over you!"
Leo protectively stood in front of Mikey.
"We are going," Leo stated. "We will leave your home, just let us pass in peace."
The crazed human looked the blue clad turtle up and down.
"Do you think you can protect them?" he growled, pointing his finger to Leo's brothers.
"I said, we are going" Leo repeated sternly. "Please do not make us use force."
The man stepped to the side, but his smile never left his face. The brothers passed him cautiosly, one at a time.
"It will feed and feed and you cannot stop it," the man called from behind them.
"Will feed and be stronger," he ranted as he scurried back into his box.
The brothers moved silently to another man hole and finally started their journey through the sewers to the lair.
"Oookay," Mikey finally broke the silence. "That guy was a fruit!"
"This city never ceases to amaze me." Don said, shaking his head slowly.
"Yeah he was nuts," Raph agreed.
"He was crazier than the guy on fourth street that thinks he is Adam West!" Mikey laughed.
"That guy looks like Adam West," Donny pointed out.
Mikey nodded. "Or, or the guy on the subway that ends every sentence with 'rama lama ding dong!" Mikey said excitedly.
"OK, we get it!" Raph said, getting annoyed.
"Or the lady by Arnold's' grocery, you know with all the cats!"
"Shut up, Mikey," Raph said through gritted teeth. It was way too late at night for Mikey to get this hyper.
"You're just mad cause she threw a cat at you once," Mikey pouted.
Raph rolled his eyes and swatted Mikey on the back of the head. "Let's just go home, instead of spending all night comparing nut cases. Besides, everyone knows you are the biggest fruit in this city, Mikey." Raph laughed.
"Says you," Mikey scoffed. "Don't throw stones when you live in a glass nut house." He dodged another swat from his red clad brother and darted ahead of Leo and Donny.
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What do you think? Should I post another chapter, or get my butt started on a sequel to Deceitful Betrayal? (or both, heh)