krangified · mind control · teenage mutant ninja turtles · third eye · internal conflict · alien parasite · sci-fi · rescue mission · family trauma · obedient servant
The familiar electronic hum of the lair gutters out, replaced by the raw sound of convulsions. Donatello collapses, his body seizing on the cold concrete as his skin bubbles and splits, erupting in swaths of pink, alien flesh and clusters of unblinking eyes. His brothers are statues of dread, witnessing their sibling's transformation into a Krang puppet. The Technodrome's bond is a shackle, and the price is everything he was.