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A sloppy little art piece of when The Turtles took Lilah with them after blowing the lab--hence the strong lighting on the top. But ay! They scored some mutagen (although that stuff freaks Lilah out and causes some PTSD in the poor baby; note the sheet on the crate) I sleep now. (Also that's supposed to be Donnie behind the crate...don't know if you can make that out considering this is just an uglier version of what-could-have-been)

EDIT: Added some dialogue. Sorry if it's crappy, I'm not a writer

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Maybe it was by chance that they had made an escape.

Maybe in that last second where they were nearly blown to bits, was meant to be their last.

Maybe every single moment they missed death by the tail of their masks, was every moment that was supposed to be their last.

But they refused to die; or said in another light--one with much more truth--Leo refused to let them die. As a leader, it was his job to carry his troops on, to make his mark, to achieve a successful mission at any cost; but as an elder brother, it was his job to take care of them, to guide them, to keep them safe at any cost. It was a balanced scale that made things very hard on occasion. Now here he is, ushering his brothers into the Shellrazer--along with a mutant, he didn't even know the name of. Slamming the door shut as the wailing of sirens was heard, Leonardo leaned back into the seat, let his head hit the back (with a little more force than needed) as he slouched, and squeezed his eyes shut, for in this very moment one of those occasions was happening live.

The slam of the passenger door knocked him out of his thoughts. Turning with a grunt--he was pretty beaten--Leo watched as Raph hit his head on the dashboard, attempting to rub off the soot covering his arms. Leo turned again when the back doors slammed closed. The elder brother didn't need to turn to know that Donnie went straight to his computer or that Mikey was sitting on the floor of the Shellrazer even though he had a perfectly fine chair beside Donnie, it was the same every mission, but he turned upon remembering that the bloodied mutant had entered with them.

There she was, slouching into the wall with a painful hiss, gripping her stomach tightly, ears going back as her face scrunched up; and there Mikey was--not on the floor as he should be--but happily helping the stranger sit and comforting her quietly.

"Hey it's okay, everything is gonna be fine dudette." He smiled slightly, smile flickering as the mutant grunted in response.

Leo watched as his baby brother sat next to her, Mikey careful not to touch her for reasons unbeknownst to him, but as Leo's eyes landed on the cuts stretched across the youngest turtle's neck, he couldn't help the ugly glare that appeared on his face upon the realization that she, in fact, was dangerous to touch at the moment. The slightest amount of pity fell into his stomach. What had those people done in order for her to lash out like that?

"We'll have to wait out for a bit," Donnie said, eyes scanning the screen.

"The streets are blocked," Donnie sighed tiredly, hunching over as he held his head before giving a disgruntled whisper, "damn."

Raph vocally growled at the news, slouching back into his seat with an angered huff. "Dumbass cops--"

Leo nudged him a little. "Raph." He warned, the red-masked-turtle only rolling his eyes before looking out the passenger window with a few more annoyed mumbles. Leo turned to watch the mutant again.

She was sitting there, one hand holding her stomach as she stared down at the other, eyebrows furrowed as tears began to well up. Mikey seemed to notice her state too for the youngest brother sat up a little and began to spout off some nonsense, attempting to take her mind off of everything she was feeling at this very moment. Of course, it was impossible, but Mikey continued to have a one-sided-conversation. Much to Leo's surprise, Raph allowed all the talking to happen without an attempt to protest. But when Leo continued to stare at them, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Raph stirred a little and sent him a few knowing looks out of the corner of his own eye.

After a few minutes of glances, Raph sighed, did a full ninety-degree turn in his seat, and watched Mikey talk to the mutant. Lazily throwing his arms over the back of the seat, Raph slouched and turned to Leo slightly. "I can't believe you let her come with us...or let Mikey convince you to let her." He grumbled.

Leo felt his hands clench a bit, a thing that always happened when his brothers questioned the decisions he made. Although, this time he couldn't blame Raph for questioning anything he did. The turtle-in-blue exhaled heavily. "She might know something about the lab Raph--"

"And she might not," he argued back gesturing to the mutant with a nod, "or worse, she might be using Mikey."

The two brothers looked back at their younger brother, Leo and Raph sighing as Mikey continued rambling on to her. Doubt now fell into the pit of the eldest brother's stomach. Raph had a point, what if she was spying? What if Mikey was just a pawn in her little game? Glancing at the mutant again, he caught himself staring at her, but didn't look away. Raph looked at him, knowing Leo was trying to read her intentions; to which he undoubtedly failed.

"You're putting our family in jeopardy," Raph muttered bitterly, turning his head to look at Leo.

Letting out yet another heavy sigh, Leo ignored the growing doubt that would soon consume his stomach. Instead of acknowledging Raph's worries, the turtle took in a deep breath before turning to face the windshield. The people at this lab tried so hard to stop them from leaving; and when Donnie took the glowing ooze? They blew the place without another thought. Without any consideration for the people inside. That one simple thought had Leo's hand twitching in anger and then he stopped, because, wasn't he doing a similar act? Taking in a stranger for a chance of her knowing more then they did, without considering what the damage would be their family? To his family? For all he knows, this mutant could end up killing them all--

Leo stopped his train of thought. He would never let that happen.

"I know Raph," he finally said.

Raph stared at Leo for a few minutes, dead in the eyes, considering him for a few moments more before turning in his seat and facing the windshield as well--sending one more glance at Mikey, Donnie, and the unknown mutant in the mirror. Eyes trained on the raindrops cascading down the windshield, Raph's expressions became a warning one. "If anyone gets hurt, I'm blaming you."

Leo clenched his fist this time, jaw going slack as he watched the rain droplets himself. With one last shaky sigh, the leader in blue blinked slowly and stared ahead. "I know."

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Was that crappy? I dunno man, I think I may have gotten a little lazy at the end but I guess it'll pass off as dialogue. But yes, this was the conversation Leo and Raph had upon Mikey convincing Leo to bring the weird wolf mutant along. Raph has a high doubt in this new mutant while Leo has high doubts about his decision making.

Lilah (c) CarolAnn17
Hamato Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michaelangelo (c) Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird

Description
A sloppy little art piece of when The Turtles took Lilah with them after blowing the lab--hence the strong lighting on the top. But ay! They scored some mutagen (although that stuff freaks Lilah out and causes some PTSD in the poor baby; note the sheet on the crate) I sleep now. (Also that's supposed to be Donnie behind the crate...don't know if you can make that out considering this is just an uglier version of what-could-have-been)

EDIT: Added some dialogue. Sorry if it's crappy, I'm not a writer

_____

Maybe it was by chance that they had made an escape.

Maybe in that last second where they were nearly blown to bits, was meant to be their last.

Maybe every single moment they missed death by the tail of their masks, was every moment that was supposed to be their last.

But they refused to die; or said in another light--one with much more truth--Leo refused to let them die. As a leader, it was his job to carry his troops on, to make his mark, to achieve a successful mission at any cost; but as an elder brother, it was his job to take care of them, to guide them, to keep them safe at any cost. It was a balanced scale that made things very hard on occasion. Now here he is, ushering his brothers into the Shellrazer--along with a mutant, he didn't even know the name of. Slamming the door shut as the wailing of sirens was heard, Leonardo leaned back into the seat, let his head hit the back (with a little more force than needed) as he slouched, and squeezed his eyes shut, for in this very moment one of those occasions was happening live.

The slam of the passenger door knocked him out of his thoughts. Turning with a grunt--he was pretty beaten--Leo watched as Raph hit his head on the dashboard, attempting to rub off the soot covering his arms. Leo turned again when the back doors slammed closed. The elder brother didn't need to turn to know that Donnie went straight to his computer or that Mikey was sitting on the floor of the Shellrazer even though he had a perfectly fine chair beside Donnie, it was the same every mission, but he turned upon remembering that the bloodied mutant had entered with them.

There she was, slouching into the wall with a painful hiss, gripping her stomach tightly, ears going back as her face scrunched up; and there Mikey was--not on the floor as he should be--but happily helping the stranger sit and comforting her quietly.

"Hey it's okay, everything is gonna be fine dudette." He smiled slightly, smile flickering as the mutant grunted in response.

Leo watched as his baby brother sat next to her, Mikey careful not to touch her for reasons unbeknownst to him, but as Leo's eyes landed on the cuts stretched across the youngest turtle's neck, he couldn't help the ugly glare that appeared on his face upon the realization that she, in fact, was dangerous to touch at the moment. The slightest amount of pity fell into his stomach. What had those people done in order for her to lash out like that?

"We'll have to wait out for a bit," Donnie said, eyes scanning the screen.

"The streets are blocked," Donnie sighed tiredly, hunching over as he held his head before giving a disgruntled whisper, "damn."

Raph vocally growled at the news, slouching back into his seat with an angered huff. "Dumbass cops--"

Leo nudged him a little. "Raph." He warned, the red-masked-turtle only rolling his eyes before looking out the passenger window with a few more annoyed mumbles. Leo turned to watch the mutant again.

She was sitting there, one hand holding her stomach as she stared down at the other, eyebrows furrowed as tears began to well up. Mikey seemed to notice her state too for the youngest brother sat up a little and began to spout off some nonsense, attempting to take her mind off of everything she was feeling at this very moment. Of course, it was impossible, but Mikey continued to have a one-sided-conversation. Much to Leo's surprise, Raph allowed all the talking to happen without an attempt to protest. But when Leo continued to stare at them, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Raph stirred a little and sent him a few knowing looks out of the corner of his own eye.

After a few minutes of glances, Raph sighed, did a full ninety-degree turn in his seat, and watched Mikey talk to the mutant. Lazily throwing his arms over the back of the seat, Raph slouched and turned to Leo slightly. "I can't believe you let her come with us...or let Mikey convince you to let her." He grumbled.

Leo felt his hands clench a bit, a thing that always happened when his brothers questioned the decisions he made. Although, this time he couldn't blame Raph for questioning anything he did. The turtle-in-blue exhaled heavily. "She might know something about the lab Raph--"

"And she might not," he argued back gesturing to the mutant with a nod, "or worse, she might be using Mikey."

The two brothers looked back at their younger brother, Leo and Raph sighing as Mikey continued rambling on to her. Doubt now fell into the pit of the eldest brother's stomach. Raph had a point, what if she was spying? What if Mikey was just a pawn in her little game? Glancing at the mutant again, he caught himself staring at her, but didn't look away. Raph looked at him, knowing Leo was trying to read her intentions; to which he undoubtedly failed.

"You're putting our family in jeopardy," Raph muttered bitterly, turning his head to look at Leo.

Letting out yet another heavy sigh, Leo ignored the growing doubt that would soon consume his stomach. Instead of acknowledging Raph's worries, the turtle took in a deep breath before turning to face the windshield. The people at this lab tried so hard to stop them from leaving; and when Donnie took the glowing ooze? They blew the place without another thought. Without any consideration for the people inside. That one simple thought had Leo's hand twitching in anger and then he stopped, because, wasn't he doing a similar act? Taking in a stranger for a chance of her knowing more then they did, without considering what the damage would be their family? To his family? For all he knows, this mutant could end up killing them all--

Leo stopped his train of thought. He would never let that happen.

"I know Raph," he finally said.

Raph stared at Leo for a few minutes, dead in the eyes, considering him for a few moments more before turning in his seat and facing the windshield as well--sending one more glance at Mikey, Donnie, and the unknown mutant in the mirror. Eyes trained on the raindrops cascading down the windshield, Raph's expressions became a warning one. "If anyone gets hurt, I'm blaming you."

Leo clenched his fist this time, jaw going slack as he watched the rain droplets himself. With one last shaky sigh, the leader in blue blinked slowly and stared ahead. "I know."

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Was that crappy? I dunno man, I think I may have gotten a little lazy at the end but I guess it'll pass off as dialogue. But yes, this was the conversation Leo and Raph had upon Mikey convincing Leo to bring the weird wolf mutant along. Raph has a high doubt in this new mutant while Leo has high doubts about his decision making.

Lilah (c) CarolAnn17
Hamato Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michaelangelo (c) Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird