There was no light in a sewer. The only thing that Crescent could use to get around was with scent and touch. She smelled a heavy amount of metal, which was blood. There was also the foul stench of sewage. She felt pain and liquid at her feet. She had swallowed her gum during the crash, and her head throbbed with a sharp stab.
Crescent's lungs ached and rattled in her chest as it became difficult to breathe. Inhaler. Nonexistent knives entered her diaphragm, and she internally started panicking. Was she going to die?
Just then, the small insignificant steps in the sewers became significant. Multiple footsteps could be heard, and people were conversing. Triggering her fight of flight, Crescent dumbly thought to hide from the potential help. This fortunately failed, as when she tried to silence her breathing, an asthma attack came over her.
"Do you guys hear that?" Mikey wondered.
Leo came up with an answer without a second thought. "Let's check it out, in case any Kraang decided to follow us."
They peered towards Crescent, who was doubled over and had her hands over her chest. She was keeled over wheezing.
"Oh my god, it's a girl!" Donnie exclaimed.
"Is she..?" Raph trailed off his sentence, not wanting to reveal anything too soon.
Donatello bent over close to the girl and peered up at her. "Are you okay?"
A brief, raspy gasp escaped Crescent. A giant talking turtle. It must have been the blood loss. She shook her head quickly. This was a bad idea, as she promptly passed out.
"We have to take her back to the lair." Donnie stared holes in Leo's eyes, knowing he would protest.
"Okay, but I just know Splinter will be pissed."
Donnie took that as a yes and gestured at Raph. He got on his knees and gently scooped the rather large girl in his arms. With that, the turtles hurried themselves into the lair.
On the way there, Raph kept glancing down at this unnamed girl, her dirtied beauty entrancing him for brief moments, like a rich colored ruby hidden in the soil. Her chin length dark red hair, the scarily pale skin. Warm blood soaked his bandages and hands. He quickened his pace at the feeling.
Finally, light began to shine through the sewer floors, and it was immediately recognized as home.
"Quick, in the lab!"
Donnie hurried over to his work area, and Raph was not far behind. He set the girl on the long metal table, and stood back for a moment. Raphael looked at his hands and was horrified. There was so much blood.
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Winded Lungs | TMNT Raph X OC Love Story
Fanfiction[REWRITING 1 of 4] Crescent Robin Evangeline Wilfred is moving to a big city when a tragedy caused by our turtle friends makes things turn for the worse. Raphael's guilt doesn't help any better, and worse comes to worse when Crescent's former tormen...
