"In Saskatchewan, when I couldn't fall asleep, I'd watch the moon and think about how across the country and over the border, you were probably out on a rooftop beneath the same moon. You were the first person I enjoyed the moon with. Every other time, I was alone."
The Kraang's plot to take over New York has succeeded. The turtles, Destiny, April, Casey, and Diaval have managed to escape to the outskirts of the city, but not without loss. With Leonardo gravely injured and their Sensei gone, the moods of the group are pessimistic at best. Their minds are stuck on the city they left behind, but they know that they can't go back. Not yet.
Now, they have to get used to living in April's family farmhouse; cleaning, training, and cooking for themselves. Of course, the lives of the turtles and those near to them are never normal. There are plenty of new mutants, both friend and enemy, lurking in the moonlit shadows of the forest around them, making their lives all the more interesting.
All the while, they're healing from physical and mental wounds, helping each other grow stronger, and learning more and more about the past, present, and even the future.
Book Two in the Mutations Series
Song: Stand By You by Rachel Platten
"You're weird too, Raphael. But...I like weird."
Her anger has built over the years, festering inside of her like a disease with no cure. It is dragon fire with a heat that nothing can extinguish. She sees red, the colour that has always fuelled her reckless determination, hidden her fear, and coloured her hair.
When her life took a turn for the worst and betrayal smacked her in the face, she took matters into her own hands. She took off into the night with what she could carry and never looked back, always looking ahead to the next best thing with hardly a thought for the world she left behind.
She's waiting for something to make her happy. She's searching for the fire that will reignite that passion inside her and bring her back to life, but she has no idea what that could be and if she's being honest, she doesn't want to find out quite yet. What if it all comes crashing down again?
The walls are up. It will take great strength to knock them down and a steady hand to repair what lays behind it.
Book Four in the Mutations Series
Song: Mad at Myself by Issues