So here we get to the plot of trying to find out who is causing all these random mutations in Gotham
While Ichabod was only thinking about how happy he was about his transformation...The various other Gotham Citizens who had transformed into various dogs, cats and in worse case's insects were moaning and lamenting about their new mutant forms!
"All right…" Don said as he rubbed his chin "...We now know for sure that these mutations are being deliberately caused by...Someone...We got to find out who!"
Just then a sharp piercing stood out above the canine barking and feline yowling and buzzing of insect wings...The whinny of a horse followed by the sound of hooves galloping rapidly over pavement!
Turning the corner came a striking white mare of a mutant! Because of her increased size she was practically bursting out of her hospital gown...While her body coat color was the typical white of an Andalusian her mane and tail was a bright brilliant red!
In a Trans-Atlantic accent she cried "A FREAK! A FREAK! I'M A FREAK OF NATURE!"
Ichabod realized as he would recognize that voice anywhere "Veronica Vreeland?!" He gasped
Realizing the woman-turned-mutant-horse was in danger of running into traffic, Donatello sprang into action...He was pretty sure the pink mutagen from the world of their alternate selves wouldn't do anything to him as it didn't do anything to those who were already mutants...Don leapt over a parked car and quickly grabbed Veronica grateful his increased body size let him grapple a horse without harm, he really didn't want to use pressure points unless he really had to…
"Ma'am!" Don said "Please calm down! I know you're scared but you were about to run into danger!"
Seeing she was being grappled by a large Turtle-Man (Veronica didn't really know the difference between Humanimals and Mutant Animals) Veronica went limp but continued to weep, her human like sobs punctuated by equine whinnies
"I'm a beast!" She cried "I've become an ugly beast like the one that stole my last husband!"
Ichabod began to laugh some hissing feline giggles that Marzipan realized reminded her of Dr. Claw's pet cat's laughter on Inspector Gadget Ichabod remembered how Veronica had cruelly insulted Marzipan all because her last husband left her for a Cat Humanimal...But it was clear that if he didn't do that she would have ended the relationship herself when she got bored Veronica was typical of the vapid rich socialites of Gotham she was only insulted because she still saw Humanimals as her inferiors she accepted the Humanimal Civil Rights movement and through Charity Balls for the cause because it was popular but she still saw them as freaks of nature who are still inferior to human beings...Particularly humans of her wealth and status! So Ichabod thought this was simply what the Turtles would call 'Karma' pure and simple and took great glee at her predicament, but Don glared at Ichabod, he didn't see it that way...Maybe he would have felt differently if he had been there for when Veronica insulted Marzipan to her face...But at the moment Don just saw a person who was suffering even if was clear she had some ugly beliefs.
"I'm sorry…" Don said as he helped her up still holding onto her "...You don't deserve this...I'm scientist...I'll try to work on a cure."
"You're a scientist?" Veronica said and then as she said it she realized just how stupidly racist she sounded...Of course there were Humanimal Scientists! She had many prominent Humanimals of various positions attend her balls but her pride and anger caused her to ignore the facts before her eyes because she was so in her bubble of her fellow rich humans the Humanimal Guests were just decorations at her parties not actual people with lives to her...But now that an Animal Person was helping her in her hour of need...She felt incredible shame for her previous actions…
Just kind of nice little chapter giving Don something to do and showing Ichabod really being spiteful and unsympathetic even if the person does kind of deserve it