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AU ROULETTE 2025

teen rated. TMNT 2016 (bayverse). Category, High Fantasy. (My personal AU fits well with this, so I jumped all in with my lore at the end). words, 2472.

The dark elf tightened his grip on his scimitars as he peered around the pile of boulders. Lavender eyes calculating as he watched the group of drow down in the crevice below. He was careful to keep his body shielded as much as possible from their night vision, and their ability to see heat signatures.

“Yer thoughts?” Cattie-Brie asked from where she was hiding completely hidden behind the same pile next to Drizzt.

“Too large for a scouting party.” The drow answered softly. “I fear this group is on the look out to set up a forward base camp..”

“So,” she frowned, “‘Tis more than a raid?”

“It seems so to me. We may have already missed the movements of the scouts passing.”

Guenhwyvar, the 600 pound black panther Drizzt had befriended in his youth, suddenly growled very lowly, then the magical cat slinked off into the night. Hunting whatever caught her attention.

“Or, they are all around us.” Drizzt corrected mildly.

“Stupid drow.” Bruenor, the very opinionated dwarf, muttered. His red beard bristling. “Done got us stuck in the middle of trouble again.”

Drizzt just shrugged wryly.

Then, their position was given away by the sudden blue light forming over Drizzt and his companions. So bright and sudden in the blackness of night they all had to shield their eyes.

And thus, missed the undignified entrance of four strange creatures as they fell into an undignified heap out of it onto the ground.

“Oh, ain’t this fucking great!” the largest sputtered in anger. “Donnie, can you fix that stupid portal so it quits fucking dumping us off where ever the fuck we are now! Get off Mikey!” The large being then pushed one of the others off of him.

If the light hadn’t given them away, the noise most surely would.

Drizzt grimly pulled his weapons. Even with his eyes closed against the bright light, he was more than skilled enough to defend himself and his friends from this surprise attack. One of his scimitars lashed out, but was easily picked off before it hit anything. Suppressing his shock, because any hesitation could get him killed, his other one lashed out. This strike was easily picked off as well.

The dark elf opened his lavender eyes, that familiar fire burning in them as he fought to protect his friends. Only to be met with blue eyes that held a fire of their own in them as this creature easily held his own against Drizzt with his own swords. The blue masked creature firmly kept his position between Drizzt and the cluster of bodies still trying to orient themselves. It made no move to press it’s attacks, but stood firm. Fighting Drizzt to a standstill. Something that has so rarely happened, Drizzt’s own companions had to stop and watch with awe.

“What sorcery is this?” The barbarian Wulfgar whispered, holding his hammer’s handle in white knuckled hands.

“I don’t know.” Cattie-Brie whispered back as the halfling Regis wisely placed himself behind them.

Ice blue eyes met and held lavender ones as the light slowly faded from above them. Neither one giving ground. Guen slinked in, her ears back and more than ready to defend the elf. Until she stopped. Her emerald eyes calmly watching as her ears slowly perked up. Sensing something the others couldn’t.

The panther calmly circled the fighting pair. Then those blue eyes moved to watch the cat in return. Not frightened, but calm. Even as it’s swordsmanship was perfect in it’s seeming distraction. Then, the creature resheathed a sword with a twirling flourish and held out a hand for the panther to sniff.

Guen immediately accepted the offer, sniffing the hand curiously. Drizzt noticed the exchange and his own blades slowed to a stop. He trusted his furry companion. The blue masked creature rested his hand on Guen’s head and gently stroked the fur as his other blade was resheathed. “Beautiful creature.” It murmured. “And I would assume a loyal friend.”

“Apparently not.” Bruenor grumbled. “It’s done gone traitor.”

The creature actually laughed. “I don’t think so. If I were actually to mean you harm, I’m fairly certain the outcome would be different than me petting it.”

“What’re ya about then?” Cattie-Brie asked even as Drizzt lowered his weapons. “And what magic was that that brough ye here?”

“Witchcraft.” Wulfgar muttered.

Cattie-Brie elbowed him.

“That, is a long and difficult story to explain.” Was the answer. “My name is Leonardo, and these,” He gestured to the pile of turtles behind him, “are my brothers.”

Only then did the brothers realize they weren’t alone and that Leo had just had an entire fight in the five minutes they were there. So intense had their bickering been.

“Ooooooooh!” Mikey exclaimed. “A big kitty! Can I pet it? Please?” Mikey unraveled himself from his brothers eagerly and approached. “What’s it’s name?”

“Guenhwyvar.” Drizzt answered, now sheathing his weapons. “But I fear this isn’t a safe place to make friends with her.”

“What the fuck!” Raph exclaimed suddenly. “Is that a fucking elf?”

“A Drow, by the looks.” Donnie pushed his glasses up farther on his nose.

Drizzt raised a brow, not sure if he was offended or not.

“Aren’t they only in those fantasy books?” Raph asked. “And those baldur gate video games?”

“What’s a video game?” Regis asked.

“You know,” Mikey said cheerfully. “The thing you play on tvs and computers.”

“What are those?” Regis looked even more perplexed.

Mikey stared at him like he grew a second head. Regis looked back at him like he was insane.

“Doooooonie.” Raph turned to his lean brother. “Where did your contraption put us this time!”

Donnie sighed, and began to work on his wrist tech to figure that question out.

Leo put a hand over it to stop him. “Not now.” He looked at Drizzt. “You said it isn’t safe here?”

“Correct.” The drow replied. “There is a large drow force moving around in the canyon below. And the lights have more than likely caught their attention by now.”

“I see.” Leo said calmly, then quicker than eyes could follow and just as Guen growled, Leo’s hand dipped into his belt and threw a kunai. There was a pained groan in the darkness just as the panther roared and charged off, finding another foe to tackle.

All conversation was forgotten about as both groups burst into action.

Night was Drizzt’s element, but he was aware that Leonardo also seemed to be just as efficient. His swords never missed, and he threw his throwing weapons with deadly precision.

Lloth’s followers were confused by these strange creatures. Something as large and cumbersome looking as the turtle shouldn’t move with the swiftness and skill they did. Especially Raph. The largest of the turtles was easily plowing through the ambush party with uncanny ferocity.

“Tempus!” Wulfgar bellowed and threw his war hammer, barely missing Raph as it flew inches by his head to hit a drow square in the chest.

“Hey!” Raph turned and bellowed. “Watch where you’re throwing that damn thing!”

A strange sound made Raph turn back towards the fight. The dark elves melted out of the way as something else approached. Raph narrowed his eyes and peered into the darkness, then they grew wide and he paled….. Then screamed the most high pitched scream one would never expect to hear from the large brute.

His brothers immediately turned to see a large monstrosity emerge from the darkness. It’s body a huge, bloated and disgusting mix of drow and spider. A drider.

‘It’s a bug!” Raph was screeching. “It’s a bug! It’s a big, ugly bug! With a body stuck on it! It’s a damn bug! Somebody squish it! Right now!”

His screeching was answered from behind him. Guen came from the night beyond, lept up and used Raph as a spring board to launch herself at the creature of Lloth. Ignoring the screeching cries of “Bug!”, she landed on top of the thing. Her claws raking and teeth biting and ripping. By then the drider had made it close enough to Raph that he snapped out of his panic. Somewhat.

He began to repeatedly stab at the thing with his sai. Each thrust accompanied by the scream “BUG, BUG, BUG, BUG!”. When the Drider finally fell, both cat and turtle were covered in its ichor like body fluids. Raph promptly puked, then stabbed it in the head a few times to make sure it was really dead.

“DIE, BUG! DIE!”

“It is dead.” Drizzt calmly told him.

Raph didn’t listen. He stabbed it some more. Until Guen got to her feet, pounced on him, then laid on top of the turtle as he thrashed and screamed “BUG!”

“He’s going to have nightmares for months.” Donnie calmly noted.

“Don’t blame him.” Mikey’s face was pale. “That thing is nasty.”

“He always like this?” Bruenor asked as he walked up. His axe casually slung over his shoulder.

“Only with bugs.” Leo sighed. “Raph isn’t a fan of them.”

“Then he’s in fer an awful time.” The dwarf said. “Drow army might be full of driders.”

“I hate bugs!”

Guen sighed and repositioned herself to keep him pinned until he calmed down. She casually began to lick herself clean.

Obviously, the immediate threat was by now over. Proper introductions were made, the long story of the portal malfunction explained and Raph slowly calmed down. Though he was still under the black panther who was now cleaning the gunk off of the turtle with her rough tongue. He was still muttering about bugs.

“So, you think there may be more?” Leo was saying.

“Yes.” Drizzt answered. “My people have tried before to take Mithril Hall. Those caves have been sealed since the last attempt. I had hoped Matron Beanre’s death would have dissuaded them. But it seems they still persist.”

“So they only have the topside route open to them?” Leo asked.

“The surface? Yes?”

Leo looked out over the night horizon, his eyes lost in thought.

“Penny for your thoughts?” Donnie said.

“Even with formidable defenses, Bruenor's dwarves will have a difficult fight ahead of them.”

“More than likely.”

“It will take Caitlin and Dante some time to trace us and open a portal.”

“Yes.”

Leo then looked at Donnie. “So we have time and the means to help.”

Mikey, who had been listening nearby, grinned. “Are you thinking what I think you’re thinking?”

Leo didn’t say anything, just smiled knowingly.

“Vicky is going to get mad at you.” Mikey grinned wider. “You know how she feels about rides and how seldom she gets them.”

“She doesn’t have to know.” Leo turned to Drizzt. “Lead the way, my new friend, and we will help you defend your home.”

Drizzt, intrigued by these strange creatures, led the way with Guen scouting at his side.

“There.” Drizzt finally pointed. The army beyond was gathered in a vally.

They had penned themselves in. Perfect.

Leo took his time to study the layout. There were two openings into the valley that needed to be blocked off so the majority of the army couldn’t escape and come back later. That wouldn’t be too difficult. The hardest thing would be explaining to the group of heroes would be what the turtles were about to do.

Leo turned to explain to them, when Raph suddenly roared. “More bugs!”

Raph immediately began to glow, first his eyes then his whole body. The light grew in size and shape until there was a furious large dragon launching himself off of the ledge they were on.

Leo sighed. So much for breaking this in gently. “We have been gifted this ability.” He explained to the stunned party. “It was my intention to use our dragon forms to cut down on the casualties. I did not take Raph’s temper tantrum into consideration.”

And a big tantrum it was. Raph’s dragon fire easily caused hoards of chaos in Lloth’s follower’s ranks. His main target the driders he saw as he continued his free extermination service.

By morning, the drow army had fled. Raph chasing them in his dragon form, happily barbecuing asses that didn’t move fast enough. Leo and his brothers flew behind in their own forms, mainly to keep up with Raph. Not that he needed the backup.

Eventually, what was left of the army hid underground in their flight and the brothers took the time to close these tunnels into the Underdark as well. Then they flew back.

It was then that another dragon joined them. A smaller, bronze dragon. Her gaze fixed on Raph’s large form as he flew. It flew silently, watching. Obviously trying to figure out why these dragons of the evil colors flew together, happily enjoying their flight and not causing chaos and destruction. The colors on the turtle dragons were close to the color of dragons of evil allignment, so they completely confused it with their behavior.

“Are you mated?” It asked Raph in a feminine voice.

Raph’s head whipped around to stare at her incredulously.

“Are you mated?” She asked again, obviously expecting an answer. Unlike her dragon kind however, the turtle dragons weren’t able to speak in these forms so Raph couldn’t reply.

“Mute?” She said then. “From a battle perhaps? Though that surprises me. Your powerful roars could be heard for quite some distance.” She was eying him like a piece of candy. “You must be a very powerful dragon.”

Raph’s expression became a little panicked.

“You would make a fine mate.” She continued. “Even if your colors are questionable.”

Raph looked at his brothers for help, they just side eyed him in amusement at his predicament.

She barrelrolled over him and glided on his other side. “You would make fine, strong, off spring.” She looked at him seductively.

Raph was making panicked rumbling noises.

His brothers were trying not to laugh in their dragon forms.

Raph glared at them for their lack of assistance in the matter.

“We could crumble mountains with our mating.” She almost purred. “You possess such raw power and strength.”

Raph couldn’t dive down fast enough when he saw Drizzt and the others. Of course she took this as some kind of invitation and gleefully followed him, nipping playfully at his torso as they dived.

Raph turned back turtle as soon as he safely could and glared back at the now stunned female. “I ain’t interested!” he yelled at the top of his lungs. “Go away!” He sputtered.

“Shapeshifter.” She hissed, and quickly flew off.

By now Leo and the others hand landed and changed, and collapsed to the ground in helpless laughter as Raph cursed and sputtered in his embarrassment. Finally, he just sighed in defeat.

“I just want to go home.” He stomped off, his dignity trailing behind him in tatters.

@au-roulette

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