Frostfall (Leonardo X Female Reader)

Clash of the Mutanimals

It had been weeks since the invasion and the city was still far from complete recovery - buildings needed to be rebuilt, some neighborhoods needed their electricity back, people needed their jobs etc. There was a lot needed to be done in order for things to go back to normal. It was a gradual and slow process but eventually it'll get there. It was amazing how humanity could thrive even after such a horrific event. Everyday, there would be at least 2 or 3 people found by the police and they still had thousands more to find. The survivor community was growing stronger each passing day and you were proud to be part of it.

Speaking of you, you were currently laying on Leo's lap whilst he was reading his comic. It was a calm night - aside from Raph mercilessly hitting the training dummy that had Shredder's picture attached to the head. Mikey, who was watching TV, pointed out the fact that the cartoon shows that the turtles watch, somehow related to their missions in real life. Leo quickly dismissed it as reading too much into a cartoon show. Raph heard all this while punching his training dummy and said that their next mission should be taking out the Shredder. Leo teased the fact that their brother was overreacting, leading the hot tempered turtle to yell at him which caused you to cringe at the sudden burst. Donnie, who was in the lab and had finished repairing the Shellraiser, heard a loud crash, drawing him outside.

Suddenly, Leatherhead came in rushing to the lair and then fell on his knees weakly. Worried, the lot of you got up and went to him.

"Are you okay?" Leo asked.

"Can't you see he's terrible? Look at his adorable yet tortured gator face." Mikey replied.

"Michelangelo is right. I bring dire news. Slash and Rockwell have been captured by Tiger Claw." Leatherhead explained.

"What? Why?" Leo asked again.

"He said they could be of use to "him.""

"I'll give you one guess who "him" is." Raph spoke with his arms crossed.

"Yeah, that guy who does the thing with the thing." Mikey paused before slumping his shoulders. "I have no idea who you're talking about."

"Shredder." You replied, subconsciously hugging yourself. Leo noticed and protectively wrapped an arm around your waist and pulled you closer to his side.

Just then Pigeon Pete flew in, slamming against the pillar. Pete started looking around the lair in awe, saying that the only thing it was missing was bread. Mikey told him that they had something better than bread; pizza crusts. Pete tried it, and he instantly loved it. Raph complained as to why Tiger Claw hadn't taken Pete instead, given the bird's annoying nature. Leo reminded Raph that he was still not in very good terms with Slash either, but they were still their friends and that they would rescue them. As they prepared to leave, you gave Leo a good luck kiss. The mission was actually cut short as when the team were about to sneak inside, Rockwell and Slash exited the building followed by a group of Footbots. The turtles came in and destroyed the robots, saving the weakened duo. Donnie took a brief look at them and suggested that they bring them home as they didn't look very good.

In the lair, you were waiting and were suddenly surprised by the team coming back. Splinter also came into the living room with some soup for the victims. Raph expressed his relief that both Slash and Rockwell were alright, but Mikey suspected that something was off about them. Rockwell confirmed his suspicions by remembering that he and Slash had been experimented on by Shredder. Slash explained about the worms, but never got a chance to say anything more before he had a headache. Splinter was about to get some water when Slash suddenly knocked him to the ground hard.

"Splinter!" Raph called.

"What the fuck?!" You yelled, backing up from the now deranged mutant. He was going to attack you but Raph and Leo blocked him.