New World: The Darkness Rises (Discontinued for Time Being)

Chapter 5 - The Hideout

The group of seven made their way through the beautiful and serene forest. Light chit-chat went on between the brothers and sisters, making the trip to the sisters' house seem comfortable and relaxing. The tension between the two groups had eased away and, at first glance, they'd seem like they'd known each other for years.

"So, you're an inventor?" Daniella asked as she kept her pace with Donnie's. She'd seemed intrigued to know there was someone else out there who was a male terrapin and a scientist at the same time. Donnie smiled and nodded before explaining most of the inventions he'd created. She seemed interested in technology, something not many people the two knew were interested in.

Raph and Rarity seemed to be on the same page of enemies, both seeming to like bashing heads in, but neither liking the training they required to do the head smashing. They seemed almost identical, in both personality and, in a way, looks. After all they both had emerald green eyes, a red mask that didn't seem too color different, stood at the same height, and wielded the same weapon. There only true differences were their different genders and that Rarity had hair whilst Raph produced none.

Mikey and Maleigha, hanging out at the back of the group, were the chattiest of them all. They seemed to know almost everything in the others head that had to do with fun and pranks. It was as if they had two different bodies, but one equally shared mind. They were the two who were the most at ease, probably due to their young age and finding someone who was almost an identical copy to them, just a different gender. It was weird, but cute at the same time.

Venus stayed in the front, glancing behind her and smiling from time to time. She wasn't the chit-chatty time of person, but more like the on-task and staying focused person. After all, being leader of the team she needed to know what was going on and how she could handle a situation if one ever arose. Sadly, she was used to seeing death and had grown even more into realizing when the fight was hopeless or not. Her mind wandered back a little, to the day Leo had arrived on the island. He had seemed lost and confused and now, what had happened to him . . .

"You alright?" Rarity asked, startling her older sister. Venus smiled and nodded, but she still had that grim look on her face from before, when she was thinking back. Rarity looked at her closely, trying to see if she could find out what was nagging at her. After a minute or two she gave up and picked up pace with Raph, starting a conversation again. Venus smiled wearily and had a little bit of victory lingering in her head. She was known for being able to hide her emotions and whatever she was thinking about, so Rarity wouldn't have been able to figure out what Venus was thinking about anyway.

Venus suddenly made a sharp left, the group following her lead. The four sisters remembered the forests landscape and the geography of the island like the back of their hand. After all it was a pretty large terrain to patrol and keep safe. After a while the trees started to disperse, becoming slimmer and more spread apart. The large forest they'd been walking through seemed to be growing farther and farther away as they made their way out of its natural beauty. The tree line ended a few feet away, but the trees were too thick and clumped together for them to see through.

The turquoise masked Terrapin motioned for the brothers' to step through, promising they'd be right behind. Donnie looked at his two brothers before taking a deep breath and stepping out of the thick trees and shrubbery. When they heard Donnie call back the other two followed as well, the four sisters close behind. What appeared before the brothers' was breathtaking and awing.

Before them was a vast meadow, stretching miles across. Tall and short grass was everywhere, sprouting in all different directions and swaying with the gentle breeze. If they looked closely they could see small birds and the occasional small animal flutter and/or race through the grass. This was their home, their sweet little abode that they had claimed for their own. Whether it was protected or not the brothers' didn't know, but they did realize that this was beautiful nature, something no one really saw or was able to experience anymore.