Summary: One night, so-called Kraangs tried to kidnap you, but you’re not an easy target. Trained, sharp, and calm under pressure, you hold your own against the man’s in the black suits... What you don’t know is that four hidden figures are watching from above. Four mutant ninja turtles, complete stunned by your skill. One of them can’t take his eyes off you.
New York was a dirty, intimidating city, especially at night. Crawling with rats, shadows, and strangers, it wasn’t exactly the best setting for an evening stroll…
But only if you were human. Only if you walked with the crowd instead of above it. From the rooftops, New York transformed into something else entirely. Steam curling from vents, neon signs flickering, tall multi-story buildings towering over the city, distant sirens howling like wolves across alleys. The city full of life and movement.
…At least, that’s what the four turtles liked to believe as they stood in the shadows above it all, observing the sleeping city.
The streets below lay in silence. Deceptively so. The kind of silence that meant something wasn’t right. Too heavy, like the entire block was holding its breath.
“Alright guys, it’s getting late” Leo’s voice broke through the stillness, calm but firm. “We should probably have back home.”
The others groaned in protest, pulling faces but offering no argument. If they stayed out any longer, Master Splinter would be frustrated. And they knew if that would happen, the old rat wouldn’t let them out again anytime soon. So they were just about to turn back, ready to leave…
“Guys—” Donnie gasp suddenly, eyes locked on the street below. He pointed. “…Look at that”
They followed his gaze. Down on the sidewalk, someone was walking alone.
It was you. Calm. Confident. Unaware. Eyes sharp and alert. Actually, nothing unusual or surprising was about you.
But Donnie… Donnie froze.
You didn’t see him. But he saw everything.
Donnie looked like someone had just punched him in the chest with Cupid’s bow.
The way you moved like you belonged to the city. The way your hand subtly drifted toward your side, eyes looking around with that calm, nonchalant gaze. The way little smile curled at your lips, your brows are up slightly…
“They’re the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen…” Donnie muttered with blank expression, looking absolutely breathless.
“Isn’t that the… only person you’ve ever seen?” Raph asked, squinting at him with suspicion. Leo glanced at him too, shaking his head as if in mild disappointment. That snapped Donnie out of it.
“My point still stands” he said quickly, voice rising defensively, posture stiff with pride.
White van rolled in from a nearby alley, large and unmarked. The truck driver got out, and at the same time side door slid open with a metallic grind. Four men stepped out.
At least… they looked like men. This four figures started approaching you. Seeing all this, you started to backing away.
“We gotta save them!” Donnie blurted seeing your expression, not waiting long, already stepping forward and ready to jump down… But Leo’s hand clamped firmly onto his shoulder, grounding him. The silent authority of an older brother.
“Splinter’s instructions were very clear” Leo said, steady. His voice cut clean through the urgency, and Donnie hesitated.
Leo straightened, raising one finger up to the sky and repeated Master Splinter's tone, wise and measured.
“We’re suppose to stay away from people… and bathrooms.”
He emphasized the last word with a strange solemnity, like that last part was the true sacred commandment. But his stance didn’t budge. He wasn’t joking.
The tension started to crack between them.
“I thought you wanted to be a hero?” Raph suddenly intervened, voice challenging, his glare sharp. “Since when the heroes asks for permissions?”
Leo turned, ready to argue with Raph, hands rising defensively…
“Guys! Wait!” Mikey suddenly cut in, pointing frantically down at the street. His eyes were huge. “Look—LOOK!”
All four green heads turned downward again, peering over the rooftop’s edge.
In a few moments, everything changed.
Four men had surrounded you. Tall, suited figures. All identical. Same stiff posture. Same cold expression. Same face.
The lead one lunged toward you.
Your elbow slammed upward into its jaw with brutal precision. It staggered, mechanical joints twitching unnaturally.
Another stepped in, grabbing your shoulder…Too slow. Your leg swept out, sending him crashing into the brick wall with a strange metal sound.
A third was behind, with raised gun. It was a truck driver.
…But you caught his wrist mid-motion, twisted it until some bone wasn’t cracking, at the same time taking gun and slamming it to the ground. A loud, painful scream went from man’s mouth, that turned into hoarse yelp the moment you slammed your fist into his chest.
The remaining two tried to close in, but you were already moving again. Ducking. Striking. Hitting hard, moving faster.
Within seconds, they were all down. You stood alone in the silence. Breath sharp and heavy. Hands still raised, stance tight and ready. But you wasn’t panicked or hurt.
The suits didn’t rise again.
On the rooftop, the turtles stared, stunned into silence.
“…Whoa” Mikey breathed, jaw open.
“Did they just—” Raph blinked. “They’re fighting them off? Alone??”
Leo didn’t speak. His gaze stayed locked on you.
And Donatello? His mouth had fallen open. It felt like something heavy had hit his chest, something sharp and glowing and new.
You weren’t just surviving. You were winning.
Moving like someone who had trained for this. Who had lived for this. The way your eyes burned with focus, the rhythm of your breath between hits, the control in every strike—
Donatello’s pulse hammered.
Leo’s voice came low, amazed. “They might actually make it…”
“We need to help them” Donnie said, almost to himself. He could barely hear others at this moment
“Are you serious?” Raph scoffed. “They’re doing fine.”
“No.” Donatello’s grip tightened around his bo. “We can’t just watch… what if they get overwhelmed? What if—”
He surged to his feet, every inch of him pulled forward.
“Donnie, wait—!” Leo called after him, but Donnie was already gone. Only blur of green and purple as he leapt into the night.
You had taken down the last one. Its disguise flickered. Static buzzing across its face before it crumpled to the pavement with a heavy thud.
You didn’t have time to process it. Because something moved overhead. A flicker of shadow. A shift in the wind.
You spun on instinct, fists raised, body ready for another wave… And came face to face with something that made your entire spine lock.
Something dropped from the sky and landed in front of you.
Tall. Green skin. Purple mask. A bo staff in his hand.
Your pulse spiked. You lurched backward, defensive again. His wide eyes blinked at you from behind a purple mask, surprise written all over his face.
“—No no no no! Don’t worry!” the turtle blurted, both hands flying up in the air. “We’re the good guys! It’s okay!”
You didn’t lower your guard… not yet. Your eyes flicked to the weapon in his hand, to the way his stance was ready. Trained.
“…Hi” he said awkwardly. And then, before he could stop himself:
You stared at him, panting, trying to make sense of what you were seeing.
“Yeah…” he said sheepishly, motioning vaguely behind him. “…So are my brothers”
As if on cue, three more landed. One by one from the fire escape above, weapons drawn, each of them silent. They looked almost similar to you, but the colored masks set them apart.
The one in red mask crossed his arms and gave you a hard look, like he wasn’t sure whether to be impressed or suspicious.
The blue-masked one sized you up carefully, eyes narrowed, as if not knowing should he approach you or not.
The orange one just grinned and waved at you like this was all perfectly normal.
You stiffened again. But the tall one, he didn’t move. His bo stayed lowered. His eyes never left you.
“You’re human… I mean, obviously you are” he said again, smiling nervously, like he had to say it out loud to believe it. “But the way you…you just— you fought them so effortless”
You met his eyes. He was curious and cautious. Then you asked, low and ready
“Are you going to fight me too?”
“No!” he said quickly, panicking a little. “No, no, no—don’t worry. We’re not here to hurt you.”
He fumbled with his words, hands flailing slightly, voice cracking under the weight of sincerity.
“I just— I saw you down here alone. You were outnumbered, and I thought…”
“I had it handled” you said simply. There was no pride in your voice, just quiet certainty.
He blinked, looking at you. After the moment, he rubbed the back of his neck, and letting out a soft laugh “Yeah. Yeah, I noticed.”
A beat of silence passed. You blinked.
The faintest tug of a smile curved your lips.
Donatello went still. He could felt his knees go weak.
Seeing you like this made something to his brain chemistry. You were smiling. At him.
Whole world stoped existing at this moment. There was only you, looking at him, with those pretty smile of your…
But the moment didn’t last.
Noise behind you. You looked back. The van engine growled, still running, and more of those identical figures were stepping out. Five. Six. Seven. Their faces were still wrong, too smooth and too empty.
You heard the sound, the metal rang out. The unmistakable sound of weapons being drawn.
You gaze went ahead again. All four turtles had taken defensive stances. The one in red twirled his sai. Blue’s blades gleamed in the low light. Orange swinged his nunchucks like he’d been waiting all night for this. And Purple…
He stepped slightly in front of you.
“Stay close” he said, voice steadier now. Focused. Protective.
You raised an eyebrow at him, just a little amused. That was cute.
He immediately flustered but held his ground, his grip tightening on his bo staff.
He wasn’t ready to fight you. He was ready to fight with you.
And you? You turned calmly toward the van. Face steady. Breath slow. You could feel it, the rhythm of the next fight.
This time, you weren’t alone.
A/n: Seeing this request first time I immediately remember April’s scene with Kraangs and her dad kidnapping, and only after rereading it, when I already wrote some drafts I understood that you asked for Foot soldiers, but decided to keep it as it was so yeah hope it won’t be a big problem. Also, I didn’t know what to write, headcanons or a scene, and wrote a scene this time. I understood that I prefer writing headcanons because it’s usually more simple and funnier than the whole fic. But I would like to hear your opinion. Also I’m dumbass and didn’t answer directly to the request and didn’t want to rewrite the draft because of it, so the original request is down there 👇