tmnt · new york city · sewer setting · mutant turtles · martial arts · brotherhood · ninja · leonardo · raphael · donatello
The New York skyline bleeds orange and purple as four mutant turtles finish a pizza atop a rooftop. A faint, mewling cry cuts through the dusk, drifting from a nearby cardboard box. Weapons slide free in one fluid motion—Leonardo signals for silence, then carefully pries open the damp flaps. Inside, a tiny human baby blinks up at the strange green faces, one small hand clutching a bottle labeled "you." Mikey gasps, Donnie mutters something technical under his breath, Raph crosses his arms but can't harden his gaze. Leo lifts the infant with a gentleness that belies his strength, cradling it against his plastron. He turns to his brothers, his voice low. "Should we take it to Master Splinter?"