Dimension Tension

Chapter One - A Whole New World

I squeeze my eyes shut the whole way. I could feel the person jumping from rooftop to rooftop, slowly descending to the ground. My legs and hair were bobbing up and down, completely in sync with their rooftop jumping.

I could sense we reached the ground when I heard a loud THUD and the person gently let me down from their arms.

I'm still very traumatized so my eyes are still closed.

???- "Hey... uh, you good dude?"

This person sounds pretty confused as to how I started falling from that height as well. We are in the same boat, I guess. I wanted to thank him but I was too shaken up to utter even a single word from my mouth. 

I then realized his voice sounded a little bit familiar. Ben Schwartz? Wait... no, that wouldn't make sense. Unless...

I finally open up my eyes to see the confused blue-masked turtle standing right in front of me. 

"HOLY- WHAT THE-" I exclaim as I back into the wall closest to my back. I stand and stare at him in shock as I wonder how this is possible.

Leo- "Heh, shoulda expected that reaction.. its not every day you see a mutant turtle teen..."

I could tell that Leo was a bit disappointed, because he probably thought that I was scared of his physical appearance. I wasn't, I was mainly scared because I was so confused. How did I get here? 

For a little background, I got into the ninja turtles a while ago, and I got obsessed pretty quickly. I'd watch it whenever I had time! It was like a comfort show to me.

But now seeing that I might really be in the actual canon universe... 

This information overwhelmed me a LOT. I didn't even want to accept that as a possibility.

I look down at my hands and have an existential crisis on the given situation. My fingers are blocky and rectangular, as opposed to the rounded, slightly wrinkled, 3d shape of the hands i'm used to having. I look up, and I see the alleyway that i'm standing in. Its pretty simplistic, with the brick walls and trash scattered around. 

I then decide to look out to the exit of the alleyway. 

And wow. 

I see the crowded New York City streets, bumbling with busyness and movement. I can tell this is like the New York I'm used to, except, I didn't think it could get more colorful, with all the neon signs and billboards. I now understand why they call it "the city that never sleeps", but this city was more awake than ever.

I've got to admit, It's absolutely mesmerizing watching the whole aesthetic of the city.

But I was far too scared to realize that.

"WHAT AM I DOING HERE, H-HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!?!?!" I put my hands on my head and do a full 360° in place. Millions of thoughts were running through my head, but they were mainly about how I got here and if I was ever gonna get out.

Throughout this whole ordeal, I could tell that Leo was watching me. His brothers dropped in soon after but I didn't even notice in the midst of my melt-down.

Donnie was about to speak, probably about to drop a sarcastic comment, but Leo covered his mouth.

Both Raph and Mikey looked like they were far more confused. 

In hindsight, this was a pretty embarrassing experience.

I stopped spinning around in circles after a while, but anyone watching could easily tell that my anxiety hasn't left me.

I tried to compose myself as best as possible, even fighting back tears. 

"HOW, WHAT, WHY..."

Raph: "Woah woah woah buddy... slow down. What happened?"

Mikey stepped forward in my direction, reaching his hand out, probably in an attempt to comfort me. Before he could touch me, Donnie placed a hand on his shoulder to signify him to stay back.

They all probably think I'm crazy.

"I-i.." I start to say, trying to find the words to explain everything that has happened so far. Would the turtles even believe me? Regardless, I could tell they were listening intently.

Before I could finish my sentence, the whole world starts fading out, and I could feel myself coming closer and closer to the ground. I knew it was happening, yet I could do nothing about it.

The last things I heard was the distressed commotion of the turtles before I passed out.