Sorry to keep you all waiting. Normal life has been getting in the way lately. Previously on "Metamorphosis", a scientist named Blake Hoskins had a lab accident that turned him into a monstrous mutant chameleon named Xenon. We will now see the TMNT appear in this chapter. Read and enjoy!

In a secret lair hidden in the sewers of New York City, Michaelangelo was playing Skyrim and his brothers were next to him.

"The next dragon shouldn't be too far now!" Leonardo cheered.

"Yeah, if I could just see the map bar, the downside of having big screen!" Michaelangelo replied.

"I know." Donatello said. "Isn't it stupid having a screen so weirdly large?"

"Yeah!" Raphael answered.

A video roar was heard!

"PIZZA TACOS!" Mikey exclaimed. "THAT'S THE SUCKER!" The other turtles get excited and start shouting as the battle starts! "FUS RO DAH IN YO FACE, BRUTE?!" The victory sound was heard as the sound of a dying dragon is heard as well! "HEYO! YEAH! NOW TO DO SWEET DRAGON SOUL SUCKING! MIKE'S THE DRAGON-BORN MASTER, BRUTE!"

The turtles' master and adoptive father, Splinter the rat was outside listening and sighed. "I seriously wish Mike doesn't take that anti-dragon game so darn seriously…or gets too excited about killing dragons for that matter."

"Don't worry, it's another hype-fad game Mikey's going through." The turtles' human friend, April O'Neil said. "Once a new one comes out, Skyrim will be another game collecting dust on the shelves."

The television is on in the lair's main room and the news is on.

"URGENT NEWS!" The newscaster shouted. "We have gotten unconfirmed reports from all over New York City that there is a mutant monster on the loose. Authorities are not sure what this creature is or where it came from, but they have assured us that it will be captured in record time. But they have also decided that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles should be on the case and are about to phone in on the heroic team."

"Monster? In New York?" April asked in shock. "Sounds like a job for them. I'd better get them assembled immediately."

"That won't be necessary, April." Splinter assured the lady. "I've already heard the news and have already assembled my sons to the briefing room."

In the briefing room, all the turtles are sitting in circular seat rows.

"You know, I've heard that this mission features something VERY UGLY!" Leonardo exclaimed.

"I've also heard it could change color like a chameleon." Michaelangelo said.

"Guys, shush." Donatello shushed his brothers. "Master Splinter's speaking."

Splinter walks inside with the lights off. "As you know, we are here because you have another mission on your hands. NYPD has crossed paths with some kind of mutated monster. They say the monster calls itself Xenon."

"Whoa!" Raphael exclaimed. "Pretty impressive name."

"I agree with that statement." April agreed. "Ain't Xenon the name of that element from the periodic table that's used for lighting and as an anesthetic?"

"You mean the element with the atomic number 54?"

"You bet."

"Can you nerds please not nerd-gas all over us please?" Leonardo asked. "Do it when no one's here to hear it."

"Okay, yes, Xenon is an impressive name whatever you guys said." Splinter said. "Clearly, we're dealing with some sort of sentient monster."

"Sentiya-what?" Michaelangelo asked, having misheard the word.

"It means the monster is intelligent, you moron." Donatello reprimands with an annoyed sigh.

Raphael slaps him. "Watch your attitude, Donnie!"

"Well, anyway, on with the mission." Splinter announced and a slideshow turned on. "According to the witnesses of New York, this monster can change color, spitting a paralyzing goo, and has a long sticky tongue. Many scientists from New York have concluded that the monster may have some other unknown abilities." A blurred image of Xenon shows on the slideshow. "So far, this is the only image we have of the monster itself." A picture of the mall security guard that got paralyzed appears on the slideshow. "This is a security guard that works at a mini mart in New York that had been paralyzed by Xenon." A picture of a police officer zapping the monster with a taser, where it is shown to have no effect on the monster, shows up on the slideshow. "And here, you can see a cop zapping the monster. But as you can see, it somehow has no effect."

"An electricity-proof monster." Michaelangelo commented. "Well, that's gonna be a problem."

"So, we're suddenly involved in a bigfoot chase." Leonardo said.

"Bigfoot isn't involved!" Donatello shouted.

"I mean, what if it's one of those scams based on Scooby-Doo? You know, in the cartoon, they're these jerks that thought it's a good idea to keep their crime covered by pretending to be ghosts or monsters. There's a good chance it's probably a criminal super-genius chameleon in a robot suit armed with his genius and some kind of paralyzing compound."

"Wow, you're awfully quick to doubt a monster." Raphael spoke up.

"Look, I am just trying to make us open to alternate possibilities."

"Well, one of us must check the computer for 'Genius Criminal Chameleons'. Anyone of them must be smart enough to go through something this elaborate."

"Why not we ask the cops ourselves?" April suggested. "If anyone knows lesser villains like criminals, it's them."

At the police station, the group consulted an officer about the monster.

"So, you all think that thing was some sort of robot operated by a criminal genius chameleon?" the officer asked.

"Not our official theory, but we intend to be open to alternate solutions before just simply shout 'monster'." April replied. "Leo thinks it might be another bigfoot chase, in terms of it being a Scooby-doo based scam, like- "

"You mean like the criminal pretends to be a monster to cover a bigger crime?"

"That in a nutshell." Michaelangelo answered.

"It's one thing if that sort of thing is done for a smuggling operation or a counterfeiting job, but for something so simple as to steal food?"

"Stranger things have happened."

"It's a fact." An officer stated.

"No one asked you, newbie!" The officer snapped before turning back to the group. "Anyway, I know that thing was a real monster! No fancy robot would've survived being shocked by pure tase electricity, and then use it against me, and manage to effect it somehow."

"Well, there can be robots that actually can be immune to that, and there's even robots that can do what you described." Donatello said.

"But I think I have proof that we aren't dealing with a criminal chameleon in a robot suit under a monster costume." The officer concludes before leading the group to the holding cells. Then he points to a lone chameleon playing chess.

"Check and mate!" the chameleon exclaimed.

"Dr. Amilio!"

"OFFICER! What are you doing sneaking up on me like that—" Amilio started to berate the officer before seeing the heroes. "YAAAARGH! THE-THE-THE-THE-THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES!"

"Enough with the chickening out, reptile!"

"Mind telling me why you brought us to this sad piece of criminal scum?" April asked.

"Amilio here is the only one here capable of making disappearing, chemical spitting, electricity-proof robots. He was the only chameleon genius capable of such a feat. Not even one similar crook was able to repeat the same thing. And we already ruled out The Chameleon from Tuff Puppy due to certain reasons, and that he's a proven twat. Also, this creature moved faster, much faster than what Amilio gave us. Does this prove this isn't a chameleon criminal genius? And again, this creature only assaulted officers for the sake of food. Amilio would've done it for diamonds and riches."

"Okay," Raphael said. "So, maybe this is a real monster here."

"But if it eats like fruits and veggies, it's a vegetarian right?" Leonardo spoke up. "A provokable one at that. All you must do is just leave it to its devices, not provoke it, and no more cops or security guards get owned."

"That's the thing, it leaves itself to be provoked by turning invisible, making the guards think a shoplifting chameleon is stealing." The officer answered. "Also, meat has also been stolen, and I saw teeth in that thing, and they are more capable than just eating plants. We suspect it's omnivorous, meaning it can cross eat. That means dead meat won't satisfy it for long. That alone makes it a massacre waiting to happen."

"Well, if that's the case, then I'd say we have a real crisis on our hands." April said. "However, do you have clues on why the monster didn't attack some people?"

"I guess it doesn't believe in assaulting girls. However, it might also have some sort of connection with her or something."

"Well, then, it's up to US to find out." Michaelangelo declared.

"C'mon, everyone!" Leonardo exclaimed like a fearless leader leading a team on a mission. "We've got a monster to track!" They all leave.

Elsewhere in New York, a strange car drove up. A scientist comes out with a man in plain clothes, another chameleon in a grosser jacket, a nerdy-looking teenager and a woman with an afro.

"This has to be the place of the creature sighting." The scientist said.

"Kate, why did we come here?" The man asked and gulped. "What makes you think the monster is Blake?"

"Who else would steal only food and attack only male cops, Neil?"

"What makes you think it wasn't that rat that was mutated?"

"We found that rat dead, remember, Neil?" The teenager asked.

"Oh, you're Windstand. I forgot."

"Ok, Liza, Rocky, in case Blake becomes more Xenon than Blake, do you remember what must be done to our old friend?"

"I'm already all over it." Rocky, the chameleon replied.

"Mmm-hmm." Liza the woman said. "He may be our pal, but he would want us to put him out of his misery."

Remember he hasn't gone that far yet…currently." Kate reminded. "Remember, we're not the only ones looking for him, so try to sound less suspicious."

"Vada bing vada boom." Rocky said. "I hear you Kate."

"Normal?" Neil asked. "I can do normal! In no way I am—" The man studders, twitches and his eyes spin around before Liza slaps him. "A nervous wreak!"

"Remind me, why we brought Neil with us?" Windstand asked.

"Because he needs to apologize, as much as we all do, for turning on him because of..." Kate started. "What he currently became. He is only doing this because the people who are supposed to be with him no matter what turned on him because of what he looked like now? We were no better than the mayor."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Rocky spoke up. "I know we were jey-rks, but do NOT compare me to that darn mayor, the crazy naturalist!"

"Yes, not to mention his not very normal hatred of science." Windstand agreed. "There's even talk he's somehow responsible of what became of Blake, and this, Alister Beaksworth guy, who invented functioning robot body part replacements. Though no one can't figure out how he pulled it off or if he's even responsible, and he's too untouchable anyway."

"So, how do we track Blake down?" Liza asked.

"Simple." Kate answered. "We just follow his footprints."

"I'm pretty sure Blake can climb on walls instead of just staying on the ground." Windstand scoffed.

"He does have a point." Rocky said. "Blake might not stay on the ground long enough to make enough tracks for us to find him."

"That may be true, but we may have a good chance of finding him." Kate reminded. "See? He left one of his scales on the scene. She picks up a scale and puts it in a small device. "This is a Bio-detecting Device. By feeding the scale's DNA into the device, we might be able to track down its source, and find Blake."

"That's very smart, Kate." Neil complimented. "Did you make that thing?"

"Actually, yes, I have. Blake taught me how to make one when we were dating. Now, are we gonna sit around picking our noses, or are we gonna find Blake and live happily ever after?"

Rocky is picking his nose and then stops. "Oh, yeah, let's go." All five leave.

So, now, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles begin their mission. Meanwhile, five people search for a way to turn Blake back to normal. Stay tuned for the next chapter! Hope you enjoyed it. Please leave a review!