Chapter 2
April looked around the alley for anything and everything that she could use to cover up her freezing friend. The mutations had obviously done something to their sizes. And April certainly felt taller than she had been; at least a few inches. Donnie was without a doubt bigger than he had been. Everything that he was wearing felt like someone had wrapped him in syrane wrap as tight as they could, and it looked that way too. He had happily given April his torn clothes, as she wouldn't fit in her own, and he had no use for his. But, that being done left him with only his shell- or, what was left of it- to shield him from the cold winter night. And April wasn't about to leave him to get frostbite. She looked everywhere in the alley for something to cover Donnie up with, but she found nothing.
Well, this isn't gonna work!
April paced back over to Donnie, who was still stuck in the shock that he and his best friend had been mutated. April knelt down next to Donnie and put a hand on his freezing, shivering shoulder.
Sit tight and don't freeze, ok? I'll be right back!
She ripped Donnie's bandana off of his head, leaving his eyes almost entirely black for a moment. She took her beanie off and tugged it onto Donnie's head carefully over his antenna.
That should keep your head warmer than this torn up bandana.
N-no! Y-you need th-thi-th......
No, keep it on! I've got a hood! And scarf! You don't have squat! Stay put. BRB, K?
With that, April whipped her hood on and started jogging down the street. She continues running until she got to her apartment. She saw that there weren't any lights on, and the door was locked.
Welp, they're either all asleep early, or have gone out for a bit!
April dug under the rug in front of the door and grabbed the spare key, silently letting herself in. The entire house was pitch black, and there were a few 'Be back soon!' cards on the table beside the door.
Perfect!
April shut the door and switched on the light. She ran upstairs to her bedroom closet, and dug around for the biggest blanket that she could find. She ended up with one covered in Nyan cats and rainbows. She managed to pull it out of the closet, in which she flung herself and the blanket across the room and into the vanity. She shook herself off and turned around for a moment., coming face to face with her reflection in the vanity's mirror. Photos of her and her family and friends hung all around the mirror, and in the center of them all, stood a little turtle who seemed to be a complete stranger to herself. April out a hand on her face and ran it down her cheek.
Was she gonna be stuck like this forever?
Could she fix it?
Would she ever be the same as she used to be?
April shook herself back into reality and dragged the blanket out of the room and across the hallway. She snuck into her parent's empty room and creeped into their closet, where she eventually found her father's longest trenchcoat. She quickly grabbed it and proceeded to make her way out of the master bedroom.....
......when she heard the door open and shut.
Why are the lights on?
Snap! Dad's home!
April thought fast and tied her scarf around the top of her head and her face.
Uh-it-it's just me, Dad!
April quickly started running down the stairs, her hand-me-down snow boots from Donnie squeaking all the way.
Oh, hey April! I thought that you weren't gonna be home until later!
Um..i-im not! In fact, I may be pulling an all nighter at my friend's house!
Is that why you need an extra blanket and my trenchcoat?
Mr. O'niel narrowed his eyes down to the pile in April's arms. April sweated a bit.
Um....y-yes! Yes! My friend's coat got torn up, and none of my coats would fit him! Um...I-I'll try to bring it back soon!
Mr. O'niel smiled and patted April on the head.
Tell him that he can keep it! Say, April........ when did you straighten your curls?
April's eyes went wide. How could she have forgotten about that!?!?!
Um....i-i wanted to try something new! The curls were getting annoying!
She prayed as hard as her little heart could that her Dad would buy it
Mr. O'niel gave a sad smile.
Oh. Ok then. I'm sure gonna miss em, though.
April gave a sad smile back.
Yeah. So am I.
Be careful at your friend's place!
I will be!
April was about to walk out the door, when she got trapped in her Dad's arms.
Love ya, sweet pea.
April gave him a hug back. She wanted to stay in those arms for forever. They were so strong.... so calming.... so soft.....
I love you too, Dad!
She reluctantly let go and made her way out of the apartment, tears started to stream down her face. She walked back out onto the streets with her face buried in her Dad's trenchcoat.
Was she ever gonna be accepted into her family again? Would they still love her, even if she was a turtle?
She did her best to shake off the feeling and focus on the task at hand.
Help her friend.
April ran all the way back to the alley to find that Donnie was no longer sitting where he had been.
Crud! DONNIE!!!!
April started looking around the alley, hoping to find any trace of Donnie and where he might be. She cautiously checked behind the dumpster where the oozesquitoes had been, to find Donnie had squished himself between it and the wall of the building behind him.
Oh, here you are!! What are you doing back there?
Donnie didn't answer. April patted his head and tried again.
Cmon out, Don! It's just me, April! I've got some stuff to warm ya up!
Again, no response.
April took a hold of her beanie and ripped it off of Donnie's head, letting his antenna fly out into the snowy night. Donnie's eyes immediately flew open, and he jumped out of his hiding place, going higher than April had ever seen him go and sticking to the wall that was behind him. His face and body were covered by the ginormous wings that now stuck out of his shell.
Holy crud, dude!! THAT was....
Donnie's head peeped out from under his wings.
April? Whaaaaaattt.....
He looked around at where he was and started shaking.
H-how did I get up here?
You jumped when I took my beanie off of your head.
How do I get down!?!?
I dunno. Fly? Crawl? You've got the ability to do both.
I- I don't know how to do that!
Then jump! I can catch you!
April, I have no clue how much I weigh now! I seriously doubt that you could-
Donnie stopped bleak midsentence, his head swirling a bit and his eyes rolling back.....
.....and then he fell.
WHOA!!!
April jumped off of the dumpster just in time, as Donnie plunged into it hard from the building. He groaned and curled up in a little ball, his wings curling around his shivering body.
April climbed back up onto the dumpster and patted Donnie's shoulder.
You ok?
Donnie didn't answer. April tugged her beanie over Don's head once more and threw her Dad's trenchcoat on him. She sat him up and leaned him against the building behind them, rubbing his shoulders a bit.
Pssssstt!!! Dooooo-nniiiieeeee! Cmon, buddy! Time to wake up!
Donnie slowly opened his eyes to see that April was sitting there.
W-what happened?
You fell off of the building! Did you seriously fall asleep while you were hanging there?
Donnie blushed a bit.
......Both turtles and butterflies hibernate in the winter. Without any cover, I guess my instincts just took over.(ok, turtles bromate , but we’re ignoring that fact for the sake of the story. :D)
Oh. I'm sorry I was gone for that long.
It's fine. I'm finally starting to warm up a bit, thanks to this coat.
He snuggled his face into the side of the coat a little smile making its home on his face as he did. April took the blanket that was behind her and wrapped it around Donnie.
I hope that this helps.
At this, Donnie burrowed his face into the blanket and gave a tiny, happy little
Chirp!<3
April chuckled a bit as Donnie's eyes became wide at the realization of what he had just done.
Um...i-i mean....yes, it will! Thank you! I very much appreciate the blanket!
April and Donnie sat quietly on the dumpster for a few minutes, simply warming up and pondering over the last couple of hours.
April was the first to speak.
Y-y'know that we're gonna have to tell your brothers, right? I mean, that's the only place we can really go at the moment, and we sure as heck can't stay here.
Donnie made a concerned face and turned around.
I....I can fix it before anybody knows that it happened! I swear!
But mabey your brothers could help! And it would be pretty reassuring to have my second family aware that I'm one of them now!
Look, I really don't care if you tell them about your mutation or not. It would probably be best, considering that you're always in the layer..... but if you don't mind, I'd like to keep mine .... Quiet.
Why?
I.....i just don't really want them to know that all of this happened because I was dumb, and your being a turtle now is my fault, and they're gonna tease me and laugh at me about this whole butterfly thing. I really, really don't wanna face that.....
Donnie buried his face into the blanket once again, trying to hide the shame written all over his cheeks. April patted him on the shoulder.
I don't think that they'll go THAT wild over your transformation. And, this isn't your fault! I should've watched where I was going.
But I was the one who caused you to have to run in the first place! And have you met my brothers? I'll never hear the end of it!
April frowned for a moment, looking at the embarrassed, depressed look on Donatello's face. She took his head in her hand, turned it around, and smiled.
I'll keep quiet if that's what you want. And everyone makes mistakes; even scientists. Ya don't have to be ashamed of that!
You'd be if you pressed the wrong button on your tech bo and got you and your best friend mutated.
Cmon, dude. Just let me help you. I'm trying here.
Don gave April a little smile.
I know. I'm sorry.
It's fine! Now c'mon! We should get to layer and get you warmed up!
April proceeded to slide off of the dumpster and extended a hand to her friend. Donnie reached out his, ready to take April's, but quickly declined at the sight of his own black, sticky hand.
It's ok! I'm not gonna judge you about it!
She wiggled her hand a bit, motioning for Donnie to build a bridge, get over it, and take her hand. Donnie narrowed his eyes to the side and finally took April's hand. He slid down the dumpster and plopped down next to April, his feet in shock at the clod snow on the ground. He lost his balance a few times and almost fell. Each time, April put an arm around Don's shoulder and helped him up.
You're really shaky today, aren't you?
Donnie smiled a bit then looked away again.
As they approached the entrance of the alleway, Donnie gripped April's hand a little bit tighter. April looked up.
I'm..... I'm so sorry about all of this. This is a mistake that never should have happened. And I promise, if it's the last thing that I do, I will turn you back to normal.
With that, Donnie guided April out across the street to the nearest manhole, destined to fix everything that he had wrecked.... especially his only friend.
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I didn’t even notice until today that I hadn’t colored in the wording……
oh well!
I hope y’all enjoyed chapter 2! I personally REALLY enjoy making updates for this story, so it pains me that I upload them so slow. But, I gotta remember that I can’t post it all at once because then I’ll overwhelm myself.
I don’t wanna do dat.
The LORD bless you!!!!
Joshua 1:9
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