The Fifth Turtle Prologue

The Fifth Turtle Prologue

49’s mouth fell open at the sight of a shining… ghost lady? The ghost was wearing what looked like clothes from Japan. 49 had seen some in her Sensei’s dojo. Don’t think about him! She mentally kicked herself. 

The ghost lit up the room as she looked at 49 with kind eyes. The turtle had many questions, but was afraid to speak out loud in case this was a trick and Bishop was listening. 49 wasn’t even sure if she could speak. After all, she hadn’t spoken since Bishop took her.

“Do not worry,” Ghost Lady whispered softly, a tender look in her gaze. “I will not hurt you. However, I have much to tell you…”

(This is basically a little sister au)

49 was awakened by a light, yet warm, touch. She jerked sideways and tried to sit up, her arms burning with the effort. 49 half-closed her eyes because of the bright green light in front of her.

She shivered. Was this another one of Bishop’s horrible experiments? She heard a soft murmuring, “Oh my child…” Resisting the urge to scratch at her scars, her eyes adjusted to the green glow.

49’s mouth fell open at the sight of a shining… ghost lady? The ghost was wearing what looked like clothes from Japan. 49 had seen some in her Sensei’s dojo. Don’t think about him! She mentally kicked herself. 

The ghost lit up the room as she looked at 49 with kind eyes. The turtle had many questions, but was afraid to speak out loud in case this was a trick and Bishop was listening. 49 wasn’t even sure if she could speak. After all, she hadn’t spoken since Bishop took her.

“Do not worry,” Ghost Lady whispered softly, a tender look in her gaze. “I will not hurt you. However, I have much to tell you…”

Three months later…

Donnie’s phone rang as he was working on writing SHELLDON’s code in his lab. He rubbed his eyes, tired after staring at the screen, and reached for his phone. “You are conversing with Donatello,” he answered, holding back a yawn. 

“DONNIE!!!” April shouted from the other end. “Turn on the news!” Donnie flinched, feeling irritated. “Do you have to scream,” he grumbled, swiveling around and getting up from his seat.

“Just do it,” April commanded. “Trust me, and HURRY.” Donnie sighed, heading towards the living room. “I’m hurrying.”

“No time for sarcasm, D,” she shouted. “Yeeeesh, no need to yell, April,” Donnie quipped back. He could practically hear her rolling her eyes.

Donnie entered the room, spotting Leo quietly watching Jupiter Jim on the couch. Papa must still be asleep, he mused. No surprise, it’s four in the morning.

He snatched the remote and shut off the movie, earning a protest from his blue-masked brother. “Hey! I was watching that.” Leo scrambled towards him. “Give it back!”

Donnie ignored him, switching to the news channel. “April called, rudely interrupting me, might I add, and said to turn on the news so I’m just doing what she said. Unlike you’d like to argue with her, my dear brother.” Donnie waved the phone around. Leo shot him a glare followed by a shrug. “I don’t see the problem.”

“That’s what I thought,” Donnie said, sitting down beside his twin. He turned up the volume just as Raph stomped into the room, holding a sleepy, retracted Mikey. “It is four o’clock in the morning! I hope you have a good explanation for this argument.” 

Leo stuck his tongue out at Raph as Mikey slowly poked his head out his shell. “Oh come on we weren’t that loud, maybe you’re a light sleeper.”

Raph glared at Leo. “Look, I know you guys can’t sleep but can you at least let us sleep?” Leo gasped dramatically and fell off the couch.

“How dare you accuse me. Donnie started it!” Donnie rolled his eyes. “Gasp! How dare you accuse me Nardo.”

Raph let out a low grumble. “Both of you be quiet. Pops is still asleep.” Leo wouldn’t let the argument go that easily. “First of all, Donnie’s the one that stole the—”

“Ummm, guys,” Mikey interrupted, his limbs popping out of his shell. “You should look at the TV.” Everyone turned toward the screen in confusion.

The title on the screen read: Could There Be Monsters Hiding In Our City?

It showed a woman with a microphone, who was clearly a news reporter, and a man wearing a suit-lab coat hybrid looking thing, black shades, and slick black hair. 

“For those just tuning in, I am here with scientist Johnathon Bishop,” the woman announced, the thick hair piled into a bun on her head bouncing. “Do you mind telling us more about your amazing discovery?”

She handed the microphone over to the man. “Thank you, Irma,” he replied, a sly smile on his face. “I am but a humble researcher, rejected by my peers at a young age. However, despite all that, I clawed my way up to the top after making a startling discovery four years ago today.”

Irma pushed up the thick, square glasses that threatened to slide from her nose. “Everyone wants to know, Mr. Bishop. What is this breakthrough you keep mentioning? We have only heard rumors so far!”

Bishop held the microphone up to his lips, a twinkle in his eyes. “I have found the most peculiar creature. A humanoid animal, sentient and sapient. A mutant, a monster, a freak.”

Irma’s eyes widened. “A monster?!” She squeaked, fear sparking in her gaze. 

“Yes,” Bishop confirmed. “A monster. It is unpredictable and vicious, but don’t worry. We have contained it. It will soon be on display for scientific study and human enjoyment at the Peterman Zoo. It may be a turtle, but do not be fooled by its looks and fake docile nature.”

Donnie’s phone slipped out of his hand in shock as Bishop continued. “I don’t sugg—” Leo shut off the TV, his knuckles white from gripping the remote so hard. Not a noise was heard as everyone took in the news.

Donnie broke the silence. “Well, I guess I’ll start doing some research.”

Am I the only one that thinks Donnie sits in one of those super comfy swivel chairs that the teachers in 4-6 grade always tell you not to sit on but everyone sits in them anyway? I can also imagine him using it to spin around while stroking SHELLDON when someone enters the room, lol.

Next Chapter:

I finally made an online purrsona :D Meet Seashell the pikachu, open for business!

Just finished binge watching Voltron: Legendary Defender…

I’m going to go hide under a blanket and read some Klance fics

She mostly lives in my head right now but I’m working out the kinks. I’m trying to write something for her. I might change a few things because I’m very inconsistent sometimes.

I’m still trying to figure out the timeline but they find her three months after their fight with Shredder but before the Krang invasion. I don’t know how long before the invasion happens but long enough for her to get settled and comfortable with her new life. She is Mikey’s twin so the same age as him and she spent 5 years on the streets and 5 years with her Sensei (you’ll learn more about him later if I actually finish writing her story) and 3 years with Bishop. She got separated in the explosion at the lab. Splinter couldn’t save her but didn’t tell the boys so they wouldn’t grieve for a sibling they never knew. Karai visits her the night after they defeat the Shredder and tells her everything. Her brothers see Bishop talking about finding a mutant turtle on the news and rescue her. Bishop basically experimented on her for those 3 years. At first, everyone wrote him off as crazy but when he eventually got enough people to see her and believe him, he eventually becomes the head of the EPF. She’s very shy and quiet because of Bishop (and the fact she stopped speaking after he took her). She’s also very nervous and skittish. She wears a hoodie because it makes her feel safe and warm. Also because her scars make her feel uncomfortable so she tries to cover them up. Her weapon is a bow (Yumi) and arrows, and her Ninpo is electric based. Thanks for listening to my infodump! Feel free to ask more questions if you want. There’s also still some more stuff, but like I said, I’m writing something. In fact, I’ll post chapter 1 right now!

*Spits out water*

@littlemissartemisia OHMIGOSH I AM HONORED (I thought I was following you before but I was not but it’s fixed now)

YES FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!!!!!!!!!! AH THE NIGHTWATCHER ART LOOKS SO GOOD! I felt so cool actually going to a comic store in my TMNT shirt and buying a comic, lol. I just want to eat up all this art nom nom nom

(Also, @mooncalfe-art your art is so amazing, Zink, Zanna, and Mushroom are some of my favorite characters. And Sally looks so badass at the end when she punches Hob I LOVE IT 🤩)

Masterpost

Welcome!!! I love TMNT (ALL the iterations), Voltron: Legendary Defender, Warrior Cats, Pokémon, Wings of Fire, the Owl House, most Erin Hunter books, reading, writing, playing soccer, singing, and drawing. I am an artist that loves to write and draw. I’m posting my fanfics and stories (or at least most of them) here and on Archive of Our Own. I have ten million things in the works and inspiration hits me randomly so please be patient :)

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The Fifth Turtle

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