TMNT 2012 Oneshots

Once An Enemy, Now A... Friend?

G'throkka (Sal) Hamato is a TMNT 2012 Raphael x Mona Lisa baby OC created by my friend bludinkdragonz. Check them out on Instagram, Twitter & Tumblr.

Big thanks to them for letting me use their OC in this oneshot! <3

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It has been a little over 25 years since Xever Montes has been to the city of New York. After Tiger Claw resurrected Shredder using the dark powers of the demo-dragon Kavaxas, that was the final straw for Xever. The only reason he joined The Foot Clan in the first place was because he owed Shredder for bailing him out of jail after he stole from him years prior. There are times Xever wished he stayed in that prison to rot instead of going with Shredder to join his ninja clan. His one regret, okay two regrets: not being able to avoid his mutant transformation (a giant fish with robotic legs wasn't exactly appealing) and two: his lifelong run in with "predicaments".

After Shredder came back from the dead, becoming a hideous and disgusting reanimated corpse, Xever had enough, leaving The Foot Clan for good. That night when he finally left his clan, he ran into his long-time enemies, the Ninja Turtles, along with their two human friends. With a warning of the dangerous, and rather disgusting, threat that was soon to come their way, and his refusal to help them, Xever left New York. That was the last time he ever saw and spoke to Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and of course, Raphael, and hoped he would never see them again.

Xever did as he said he wanted to do once he left The Foot Clan and New York. He returned to his home in Brazil and did what he loved, "Stealing and romancing the ladies," as he put it so confidently. However, the second goal he had was more difficult to achieve due to his mutant state. After years of living the best life he desired, "collecting" many riches, Xever had grown bored of his mugging life. Reaching an older age he felt it was time to retire, but he desired one final thrill before he finished his career as a thief. He decided to return to New York City for one quick trip down memory lane. Perhaps scout old routes where he did his best work and to find greater riches before he retired.

Once back in the Big Apple, Xever started with the easy targets first: frail old ladies or weak looking men walking alone at night. He would get a few goods from them: jewelry, purses, watches, and wallets. It wasn't enough. What he was doing was child's play. These were common things he would steal when he was a young boy living on the street, the rookie days. Xever wanted ... no ... deserved a bigger and more valuable target. He heard news that the Natural History Museum was having an extabit of some recently discovered jewels. Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, you name it. They were far too beautiful and valuable to just be sitting on a pedestal collecting dust.

The heist was quick and easy. Too easy. You'd think for a museum they would have better security guarding rare jewels, or maybe, Xever is just too good at his job. With a couple of lock picks, dodging cameras, and sneaking past sleepy guards, the priceless jewels were taken from their pedestals. Before any security alarms could be activated, Xever escaped.

Once leaving the museum without detection, Xever rests on top of a nearby building's roof. He hears the museum's alarms finally go off, echoing down the streets. Police cars start racing to the crime scene, unknown to them that it is already too late. It brought him great amusement watching the museum guards panickingly explain to the cops what happened, how they have no further clues to help solve this crime.

"Piece of cake," Xever laughs as he walks away from the crime scene, relishing his final victory. Xever goes to admire his new prizes, kept safe in a small drawstring pouch tied to his waist. Reaching inside the velvet bag, he pulled out his favorite stolen treasure - a sparkling clear diamond. Not too large or too heavy, it rested easily in his hand. Its astonishing beauty outshone the full moon's bright gaze.