Before I begin, I'd like to say the art on the cover is not mine, it belongs to a different artist. Okay, so today I'm going to be revisiting a fan fiction of mine that actually isn't that bad. It makes no sense in the universe, but I figured I should write it down. Note, this isn't co-written by AI, the wi-fi is out. If it wasn't then I wouldn't be reliving this nightmare. I think it took place after the ROTTMNT movie. I'm going to do a bit more improvising/making it better. It was told from the perspective of Leo? It's like a royal AU. This one includes Ava, my female OC. It started with Leo becoming king for some reason, so I figured I would start with how exactly he would become king.
"Eeeeew, are we on Staten island?!" Leo exclaimed, covering his nose. His brothers embraced him, sobbing with relief as the portal to the Kraang prison closed.
"We thought you were dead." Mikey said, rubbing his cheek against Leo's.
"It's okay… I knew you could do it little bro." Leo noogied Mikey affectionately. He froze. "Wait. Where's Ava?!" He looked around. Lilac, his best friend, his… Well, his crush. Right before he was about to die in the prison, his final thought was how he never got to tell her how much she meant to him. She wasn't here.
"I- I don't know. Raph, didn't you grab her?" Donnie asked.
Raph shook his head. "I-I tried to grab her but she slipped out of my hands when we fell. She- she used her shield, so she might be okay."
"We need to find her!" Leo staggered to his feet, falling back down as pain stabbed through his legs. He summed his swords, using them to pull himself to his feet, using them to move.
"Leo, stop! We're in no condition to look for her. You can barely stand, our arms are burned, Donnie's shell is wounded, Raph's eye is hurt, and the city is in ruins…" Mikey said, grabbing his arm. "It's okay. She's strong. She can make her way back to the lair. And she has those… those things! Those candy things that heal her wounds."
"Only a little, and from that far-" Leo protested as he collapsed once more. His entire body burned, every movement cut him to his core. The Kraang king had beaten him raw.
"Donnie can send Sheldon to look for her. We need to rest." Raph picked Leo up. Leo went limp, too tired to argue with their logic. Maybe they were right. Maybe everything would be okay. Maybe she would be okay… Maybe she would be there when he could tell her.
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