Chapter Nine

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Once outside, Isla's body shivers against Leo as the feeling of the cold wind hitting against her arms and legs. Isla watches as everyone crowds around a news van, the sound of a helicopter flying overhead fills her ears.

"Sacks is airborne!"

Leo keeps a tight grip on Isla's body as Donnie comes up with a time estimate on how long it would take to get to Manhattan. 19 minutes...they've have to move quickly to catch up.

Isla's eyes glance over at Donnie, watching as he flicks down his goggles, the pain in her back becoming excruciating as tears start falling down her cheeks. Loud sobs leaving her lips alert the brothers before Donnie yells.

"Oh my gosh they have gun!"

"Get down!"

Leo sets Isla down in the snow as the brothers turn their shells towards the bullets, using them as shields for the three humans. April leans forward, gently grabbing Isla's arm to pull her closer to her.

"Stay close! We're gonna get out of here!"

She manages to yell over the onslaught of bullets and the brothers yelling. Isla's teary gaze looks between Leo and Donnie, the blue-masked leader asking if Vern could drive a truck.

After the confirmation, the brothers use their shells as a shield to gain an advantage over the soldiers, getting close enough to where they could attack.

Vern helps April and Isla up to their feet as he drags them both towards the truck. Isla's eyes remaining glued on the brothers fighting, glancing between all of them before April pushes her into the back. The adrenaline of the whole situation helping to distract the pain in Isla's back.

A yelp leaves Isla's lips at the sudden jerk of the truck, quickly stabilizing herself against Raph, who was already standing beside her in the far back corner of the truck. The open doors of the truck sway openly in the wind, easily revealing the cars full of foot soldiers following.

Raph keeps a firm grip on her arm to help stabilize her balance as Leo and Donnie talk to Mikey, who was on the top of the truck, on the best route to get to Manhattan. Isla's vision begins to blur once again, her knees giving out suddenly. 

Quickly catching her, Raph grunts at the sudden feeling of the truck being hit, everything going loose as he quickly covers Isla's head before a small container could hit it.

Staying in Raph's grasp, Isla watches with wide eyes as a large container slides quickly towards Leo, hitting him out of the truck before he could react.

"Leo!"

The truck jolts to a stop, the three of them in the back gasping for breath, watching in horror as the end of the truck dangles over a steep cliff.

The silent pause was enough for Isla's body to double over in pain, Raph watching with wide green eyes.

"Hey, what's wrong with ya?"

Isla didn't even feel the truck beginning to slide down the cliff, reaching towards her back and scratching at the shirt. Raph became even more confused at this, trying to gain both Donnie's and Isla's attention. 

Donnie was too busy warning Leo to move.

Isla was in too much pain.

Right before his eyes, Raph jerks back at the sudden sight of two wings erupting from Isla's back.

Right before his eyes, Raph jerks back at the sudden sight of two wings erupting from Isla's back

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"Oh, fuck, Donnie!"

Donnie finally turns around, ready to help Raph with his cracked shell, but freezes at the sight in front of him.

Isla was hunched over, a new set of wings sprouted from her back. They were beautiful, going from shades of purples and pinks to yellows and oranges with a hint of brown at the roots...they looked like fairy wings. That's when it quickly clicks for Donnie.

The mutagen had taken effect.

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