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You had met the turtles- or should I say one turtle- one night while you were leaving work late and got jumped by a couple low life thieves. They wanted your wallet and any accessories on you that could fetch a good price. You were just about to hand them over when a cloud of purple smoke engulfed the alley way you three were standing in.
You immediately started coughing when you heard the sounds of punching and noises of pain. You tried to slink out of the alley and smoke, just leave the whole situation behind, but you tripped over something and fell face first to the ground.
You looked behind you to see the unconscious body of one of your attackers on the ground, his limp arm being the culprit of what tripped you. You grunted at your skinned arms, gravel imbedded in your flesh painfully.
As you stood up and dusted yourself off, you saw that the smoke had finally cleared. And the alley was empty save for the unconscious muggers. You looked around frantically for your savior but couldn't see anything beyond a shadow on the rooftop.
Wait, is that..?
You were definitely moving on adrenaline when you decided to start climbing the nearby fire escape. Once you made it to the roof, you spotted a retreating figure hopping from building to building. They were about two roofs away by this point so you brought your hands up and cupped around your mouth.
"HEY!" The figure immediately skid their feet to stop their movement and whipped their head around to see who shouted. You couldn't quite make out who they were, but you had an idea.
"Thank you!" The figure nodded, a motion you could hardly make out, before they leapt off the building, disappearing from your sight.
You had heard about these mutant vigilantes that fought crime and low key saved the world a couple of times. But you weren't sure if they were legit. While you couldn't get a good look at your hero, your gut was telling you that this was one of them.
You sighed into the cool night air as you made your way down the ladder of the fire escape and continue your trek home. Thankfully, you were only a block away from your apartment building. You almost walked past it due to being lost in your thoughts, pretty shaken up by the whole ordeal.
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One week later, you were in your apartment, enjoying the rare day off from your grueling job at the local grocery store. It seems all of New Yorks grumpiest citizens shop at the mart you work at and you just absolutely loved that for yourself.
You found yourself draped over your small couch, more of a love seat actually, watching a trashy reality show when you heard a loud scream followed by a laser gun being shot?
Against your better judgment, you opened your balcony door and stepped onto the fire escape. The sounds of combat became clear with shouts, more blasts from some kind of gun, and clashing of metal.
Curiosity killed the cat and it may kill me too you thought grimly as you climbed quietly to the roof. Living on the top floor had its perks sometimes. You peeked over the edge to see what you thought could only happen in sci-fi movies. Four humanoid reptiles were fighting blue robots with what looked like brains nestled in their torsos. "What the hell..?" You whispered to yourself.
"Why the hell are the Kraang back?? Didn't we kick their sorry asses back to Dimension X?" A muscular yet stocky lizard thing wearing a red bandana shouted as he impaled a robots skull with his weapon. As you looked closer, it seemed the four mutants had traditional Japanese weaponry while the robots (aliens?) has futuristic blasters.
"Language, Raph. And I don't know, but try to keep one alive so we can question it." The reptile- turtle! (You could see their shells as they moved gracefully around your rooftop.)- in a blue mask duel wielding swords spoke with annoyance.
"No promises, ya pansy." The angry one, or Raph as Swords had said, rolled his eyes with a smirk as he stomped the brain thing in the robot once it fell to the ground, easily ending its pathetic life. "Raph! You need to not kill everything you touch!" The tallest of the bunch squawked as he used his extra long stick thing to sweep a robot off its feet and- whoa a blade just popped out of the stick!- stabbed the robot above the brain, shutting down the body but keeping it alive.
He yanked out the pink thing, but it screamed and bit down on Stick guy's arm, causing him to fling it away on reflex. The alien fell off the building, landing with a wet splat. "Try to keep one alive, Donnie, so we can question it." Red spoke with obvious sarcasm and amusement in his voice. Stick guy just groaned in annoyance.
The fourth turtle was still in combat with another bot, but seemed to have a carefree attitude. "Yo dudes, doesn't it feel like we're being watched?" As he said that, his nunchucks also popped out a blade and decapitated the robot. The alien inside squealed like a pig and scurried away.
At the orange one's comment, the other three perked their head's up. As they were looking around warily, you decided that was your cue to skedadle. But before you could disappear, Swords made eye contact with you.
"Human!" He seemed shocked by your presence and fumbled around on his belt. He quickly threw down something that created a purple smoke cloud that was very familiar. You gasped as you climbed on top of the roof. "Wait! Don't go! Did one of you save me last week?"
"Save her? Man, I wish I could've saved a damsel in distress!" A voice sounded behind you followed by a smack and a yelp of pain. "Shut it, ya moron!" Somehow, the angry whisper was louder than the first one's voice.
You sighed before speaking again, "I'm not afraid of you! I just want to thank you properly! Please!" The smoke cleared and you saw four shadowy figures hiding on the next roof over, partially hidden by the water tower. Only their all white eyes were easily seen.
You gulped and walked towards them, "I'm not sure what happened here, but I know you're the good guys. Y'know, judging by the fact one of you saved me from getting mugged and who knows what else. Speaking of, which one of you was it? Please come out."
Slowly, one by one, the turtle creatures re-emerged and you could finally see them clearly. You couldn't help the small gasp of amazement as you laid your eyes on them. They were clearly all the same breed of turtle but each had a different color, height, and even muscular stature. You weren't sure why they were masks over their eyes but who were you to judge? You make art with your hair on the shower wall. Everyone's got their quirks.
Swords, the one in blue, was pushed forward by the red one. "Go on, Fearless, accept your thanks for being her knight on shining armor." The short turtle had a smirk on his face and mischievous glint in his striking green eyes. Nunchucks was standing next to him, laughing along with whatever was going on.
Swords, or Fearless?, stumbled and had a flush of embarrassment on his face. "O-Oh! Uh, yeah. That was me that stopped your muggers. It was really no problem. No need to thank me, seriously." The guy seemed really flustered at being thanked, making you think this doesn't happen very often.
"Well it was a big deal to me. Is there any way I can repay you? I won't be satisfied until I repay this debt." Before Swords could either accept or reject your offer, Nunchucks pushed him aside, "You could get us- I mean him pizza!" Swords glared at Nunchucks and opened his mouth to speak, probably to scold him, judging by the upset expression.
"Done. I will happily buy you pizza. And I may as well get enough for all of you." You winked at Nunchucks, his grin getting even brighter. Before you could even blink, a force slammed into you, two arms wrapping tightly around your body and lifted you into the air. "Where have you been all my life??" After you got over your shock, you chuckled at the short turtle, "Oh you know. Around."
He set you down gentler than expected and Stick guy spoke up, "Sorry about him. He's a hugger. And a nuisance." Nunchucks beamed, "Thanks D!"
"It wasn't a compliment." Stick guy, or D, rolled his eyes. "Oh. Hey!" Swords sighed in exasperation as he stepped between the two, "Okay that's enough. You really don't have to get us anything, miss."
"Too late, got the website pulled up. What are your favorite kinds?"
"Ooh! Jellybean, anchovy, and jalapeño!"
"Of course it is!" You chuckled, surprised that those were actually options on the website. "And you guys?"
"Meat lovers for me." Red spoke casually. "Can I get spinach and olives on mine?" D spoke politely. You nodded and put in their orders. "And you, Swords? This is, technically, because of you."
He sighed once more, wow he does that a lot, before quietly saying, "Three cheese, please. Thank you." You grinned and finished the large order. "Ah ah, none of that. I'm thanking you, you just enjoy yourself." He quirked the corner of his mouth in a small but visible smile.
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Once the pies were delivered, you five sat on the roof top, enjoying your personal pizzas. You ordered one whole pie for each person, making sure they would have enough. As you sat around, enjoying the summer breeze, you spoke up, "So, what are your names anyway?"
Swords blue eyes widened, "We haven't introduced ourselves?? I'm so sorry, normally we have better manners. Um, I'm Leonardo, but everyone calls me Leo."
"Raphael. But you, sweetheart, can call me any time." Leo smacked his brother's arm, "Ugh, fine, it's Raph." You laughed at interaction before looking at Stick guy, who's eyes were currently glued to his phone. "Huh? Oh I'm Donatello. But I go by Donnie."
"And I'm the amazing Michaelangelo. I only let the best people people call me Mikey. And you're officially on that list after buying me this whole pizza!" Mikey slid in front of you for his dramatic introduction. Dude gave you serious theater kid energy.
"It's nice to meet you Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey," you nodded to each one as you confirmed their names. "I'm (y/n). And you guys seem really cool. I hope this isn't a one time thing. I'd like to get to know you guys more."
"Aw hell yeah! Another human friend! Can we keep her, Leo? Can we??" Mikey fell to his knees at his brother side, hands pressed together in a pleading gesture. "Mikey, she's not a pet, you can't just 'keep her.' But yes, I suppose you can have another friend, as long as she's okay with your antics."
You chuckled, "Yeah I'd say I'm okay. As long as I get to know all of you as friends." Mikey got up and pulled you into another bone crushing hug, "Yes! I can't wait to introduce you to my toes!"
"What?"