tmnt · mutant turtles · ninja warriors · sewer setting · shredders lair · team dynamic · action adventure · stealth mission · brotherhood
The chill of the lair seeps through the steel grating under their feet. Four shadows cling to the high architecture, the only sound the distant, grating fury of the Shredder addressing his soldiers. Michelangelo's hand shoots out, gripping Leo's arm, his other finger stabbing toward the floor. There, beside the monstrous throne, a figure lies motionless. The air crystallizes. Raphael's stance widens, a predator ready to spring. Donatello's tech gives a soft, anxious whir. Leonardo's hand doesn't grasp his sword; it rests upon it, a promise. His voice, when it comes, is barely a breath shared between brothers. "We have a complication."