Mᴜᴛᴀɴᴛ Aᴘᴏᴄᴀʟʏᴘsᴇ 6: Tʜᴇ Vᴀʟʟᴇʏ

02 || 𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍

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𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝗼𝐫'𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕

Since arriving at the high school, people were taking the time to settle in their rooms and get used to their new roommates, whether that is temporary or permanent. A few of the mutants found beds inside the houses off of the campus and brought them to U-High-- the school.

While beds were a priority, most of the 300 people unpacked their belongings and took out supplies that is to be assigned to a certain room of the school where most essentials will be kept safe.

Walking the halls of the school, the four brothers are walking shoulder to shoulder, checking in on people who were getting used to the spacious home. Leonardo walked up to one of the classrooms, knocking on the open door and peeking inside. "Hello?"

"Hey, Leo." Ranger, the mutant wolf is in this room with his little brother, Nanook. They were unzipping their packs, taking items out to set them in appropriate places of the room. "Nook and I are just getting settled."

"I see that." Leo said, stepping into the room with his three younger brothers. "Is there anything you both needed before we move along?"

Ranger set his pack to the side, setting his paw-hands on his hips. "Uh, nothing at the moment. But it does feel good to be back here again. Not gonna lie."

The Brothers are happy to hear that Ranger is feeling great about Spokane again. Hopefully, Nanook will feel the same way. Mikey asked Ranger a question before he and his brother left. "Do you think the Arrows are here?"

Now the teenage wolf didn't know how to respond to that. He shrugged at Mikey. "I'm not sure. It's been a while. Maybe when we're ready, we'll go out and find them. Of course, it'll be a few days."

"No, you're right." Leo agreed with Ranger. "Let's just focus on adjusting before we go outside of the school. This place is pretty foreign."

"Sounds like a plan, Leonardo." Says Ranger, giving his leader a thumbs up.

"Cool," Leo said, patting the door frame once. "We'll see you later."

Now that the Brothers are strolling the school, peeking in on people as they unpacked, they decided to have a short conversation about this place. Michelangelo is the first to begin. "We're here in Spokane... What's the plan now?" He asked either of his older brothers.

"Baby steps," Raph said to him. "We need to be cautious about this area. It's pretty big from what I saw."

Leo chuckled at Raph. "Yeah, did anyone see that river we went over? That's wild."

"From the looks of those rapids, we should steer clear of it until we learn more." Donnie suggested to his brothers.

It is going to take a while until the Brothers and the group know more about Spokane. It's a whole new environment for them and if they are to step foot outside of U-High without any knowledge of this place, their lives will be expired early.

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Grazing on fresh green grass behind the school on the soccer field, 'War horse', or the black mare named Kharoma is accompanied by the other horses-- the ones who cannot verbally speak. She munched on the blades of grass, getting her satisfaction this afternoon.

While she enjoyed the peace and quiet with the other horses, she raised her head up to see Leo and his brothers approaching her. Her ears swiveled and she sighed deeply, walking up to them without any fear. She had been looking for them her whole life and here they are, standing directly in front of her. "How's the school?" She asked them, throwing the Brothers off guard yet again. They are still getting used to a talking horse being part of their group.