#tmnt 2003 whitney

[officiallyashley]

TMNT 2003 HEADCANONS— ‘Same As It Never Was’ headcanons

NOTES: this episode fucking killed me because it’s so damn tragic. However, this is one of my favorite Donnie-centric episodes, so I’m willing to suffer (lol) to write this set of headcanons. Rewatching this episode is nostalgic but also heart-wrenching. 

WARNINGS: mentions of major character deaths, mentions of a miscarriage, elements of mental health struggles, mentions of losing a child. 

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So the Daimyo’s son and Draco had merged together 

Which wasn’t good 

And they had Lord Simultaneous’ Time Scepter 

Which also was not good 

So yeah the turtles and the kunoichis and Splinter were kinda fucked 

What ended up happening was the turtles and the kunoichis were sent to different points in time 

Leo and Jackie had gotten sent to a different time, Raph and Alex were sent to some point in the future, Mikey and Shiphrah had gone to an alternate dimension and met their alternative counterparts, and Donnie and Ash were sent like thirty-something years into the future. 

And that future 

Oh shit it was not a bright one 

Donnie and Ash were trying to get a hold of their surroundings. They were in the lair, but it wasn’t like it had been before. 

The lair was disheveled and decrepit. It was completely destroyed, and there weren’t any signs of anyone being there. It was very eerie. 

As the two were getting a feel of their very unnerving surroundings, Donnie and Ash had been caught by people that weren’t proving to be very nice. They were attacked by the Foot Gestapo, and they weren’t going to back down from the fight. 

However, someone intervened and helped them out. It turned out to be this timeline’s version of Mikey. 

Mikey’s voice was noticeably deeper, and he was missing his left arm. That definitely didn’t sit well with neither Ash nor Donnie. 

“Where the shell have you been all of these years?” Future Mikey questioned, anger seeping into his voice. 

“What? All these years?” Donnie inquired, confused. 

“You’ve been gone for thirty years, Donatello!”

Holy shit. This was not good. This future wasn’t a bright one, that’s for sure, and it was clearly dystopian. 

“When you were gone, Donnie, everything fell apart. It just didn’t work. Guess we really needed that level head or yours.” Mikey stated. 

Ash really wanted to go home. She desperately wanted to go home to where her lover and her friends were, but she knew that she and Donnie had to help them in any way that they could. 

Mikey then took Ash and Donnie to Splinter. To Shiphrah, Jackie, and Master Splinter’s grave. 

This appalled Donnie and Ash. What had happened here? To Ash, and she assumed Donnie had some kind of idea as to what happened, as well, because of the look he gave Ash when Future Mikey wasn’t looking, this timeline was where some kind of uprising took place. If Ash and Donnie had to assume, they would place their bets on the Shredder. 

“What happened?” Donnie asked out of devastation and shock. Ash just remained quiet as she put her hand on his shoulder, a subtle way that she would comfort her loved ones around her. 

“A couple of years after you left, Master Splinter gave his life protecting our brothers and the kunoichis. It’s not very safe here, but it’s where he wanted to be buried. Karai had led Shiphrah into a trap, and she was ultimately killed by Karai. At the time, Carter, her and Leo’s son, was six years old. Jackie… she… she was… never found. We went on a mission, and she was never found. She’s most likely dead because we’ve never found her body and we haven’t heard from her in decades. Our son was around 9 when Jackie went missing.” Mikey explained roughly, trying not to choke up at the mention of his wife. 

Ash and Donnie’s blood went cold at the abundance of awful news. “That’s… that’s awful… I’m so sorry for your loss.” Ash sympathized, just staring at her sisters' and Sensei's graves. The more she looked at it, the more her eyes welled up with tears. She briefly turned away to wipe the tears from her eyes, hoping the others wouldn’t see. 

“What’s even sadder is that Master Splinter never got to meet his other grandkids. Harley was about to be four and Bella was a year old, and you were pregnant with the twins when Splinter died. Shiphrah and Jackie never got to see their children and nieces and nephews grow up.” Mikey elaborated further. 

After taking a moment, the three decided that they were going to take down the Shredder once and for all. However, they were going to need Leo and Raph for this. 

Mikey then took them to April, who was obviously aged dramatically. They also saw Steele, Tessa, Harley, and Whitney there, too. Judging by their reactions, it was clearly very emotional to see their mom. Carter and Hunter also saw their Uncle Donnie and Aunt Ashley, which was also incredibly emotional for them. However, the next generation of Hamatos didn’t have to time explain why they were feeling how they were feeling. 

April had been the main leader of the revolution with Tessa being the leader of the next generation of ninja turtles and Carter being her second-in-command. April was also the one who took part in raising the children. She would help out the turtles with their kids whenever they needed it. It was also mentioned that both April and Tessa were the main driving forces of the revolution against the Shredder. 

April hugged Donnie and Ash tightly. “God, I thought I would never see you two again!” April exclaimed. 

This made Ash wonder… did something happen to her?

This is where they learned that Casey had passed away, which only saddened them more. 

Now, they had to locate Raph and Leo, which they managed to do. 

The two brothers had gotten into a fight, but Donnie managed to disarm them and create some distance from them. 

Raph and Leo were frozen. They swore up and down that they were dreaming. 

“Donnie?!”

“Ashley?!”

“Leo! Raph! We need to talk!” Donnie stated seriously. 

Raph immediately hugged both his brother and Ash. Leo was grinning. 

“Ash, how? How the hell are you here right now…?” The older Raph asked as he hugged the brunette woman. His voice trembled, but he didn’t cry, even though it seemed like he really wanted to. 

“That, um, is a long story, Raph…” Ash muttered as she hugged the older version of her boyfriend in return. Raph was much taller, so he towered over her dramatically, and his right eye had a scar over it. Ash surmised that he had lost vision in his right eye. Also, there were scars on his plastron. It looked like Raph took some pretty nasty hits, that’s for sure. 

Leo, however, had lost his eyesight altogether. He was completely blind. “Ash, Donnie, it-it’s a miracle knowing you’re both here!” Leo exclaimed. 

“We know that Don left at some point, but, if it’s okay to ask, what happened to… me? Where’s Alex and the other kunoichis?” Ash inquired, looking at Raph. 

The older brothers fell silent. 

“I-I mean, if you don’t want to tell it, you don’t have—”

“You died in childbirth with our last kid, with Whitney,” Raph spoke up painfully. 

Everyone was inaudible. Ash was frozen in her spot. Her heart stopped. “I-I died…?” Ash murmured in shock. She looked to Donnie, who was very unnerved. Leo had a despondent look on his face. 

“Shiphrah was killed by Karai and Jacklyn was killed by the Shredder. We never found Jackie’s body. After losing Donnie, her sisters, Master Splinter, and her baby, Alex flew into a state of depression and her powers went out of control. There’s been no contact with her for over twenty years.” Leo explained heavily. 

“April and the kiddos have attempted to make contact with Alex, but they’ve never been successful in locatin’ her. We don’t even know if she’s dead or alive.” Raph added on to what his brother was saying. 

“Yeah… Mikey already told us about Splinter, Shiphrah, and Jackie…” Ashley muttered sadly.

Donnie and Ash were absolutely paralyzed. Even though Mikey had already notified them of the unfortunate news, the two of them were mortified. Nothing was said after that, and it was then that Mikey and April approached the group. This set the group back on track with their mission, albeit with an incredibly disturbed Ashley and Donatello. 

They were very reluctant to go up against the Shredder, but Donnie and Ash gave them a pep talk. 

“I don’t know what happened to you guys, but the turtles I knew never thought anything was hopeless!” Donnie said. 

Ash nodded. “Donnie’s right. Whatever happened to this world is awful and tragic, but we have a chance of getting back what is rightfully yours. Your freedom. Your chance to live out the rest of your lives peacefully and without fear. We have to do it for the ones we’ve lost, and for the ones that we have now.” Ash monologues vehemently. 

She was then pulled into a side hug by Raph. He had a secure hold on her frame. “I’ve missed seein’ the passion in yer eyes, Ash,” Raph stated in a low tone. Ash could hear the sad smile in his voice. It broke her heart immensely, and she knew that it broke Donnie’s heart, as well.

So they all decided to take on the Shredder one last time. Donnie and Ash had come up with a plan as their stay here in 2035 had gone on. So they put that plan in motion. The turtles and Ash had raided Shredder’s lair via the Tunneler. Donnie was wearing an exo-suit to challenge the Shredder. They were immediately jumping into action and they weren’t wasting any time. 

As the final battle was ensuing, everyone was trying their best. Giving it their all for the people that they loved. 

During the battle, Mikey had been buying Donnie and Ashley time for them to take down the Shredder, only for Mikey to get surrounded and slashed to death by many of the Karai Legions. Leo and Raph were killed by Karai later on in the fight. 

Seeing these versions of the turtles getting brutally murdered made Donnie and Ash even madder and more devastated. Ash remembers screaming at the sight of this timeline’s turtles, this timeline’s version of her lover, getting murdered in front of her. She wanted to go home. So so badly. 

Ash and Donnie saw the blood of Raph, Mikey, and Leo. There was so much blood. There was so much goddamn blood. 

Witnessing this turmoil caused Ash’s atmokinesis abilities to go out of control temporarily. As sad as it is, Ash going out of control like this gave Donnie the chance to make his move. This was what ultimately caused them to win the battle against the Shredder. 

Next thing Donnie and Ash knew, April had shot a missile at Karai, which killed Karai instantly. 

Ashley and Donnie and April collapsed to the ground. Leo, Mikey, Raph, April, Ash, and Donnie won. Unfortunately, it cost the lives of Raph, Leo, and Mikey. 

Ash just remembered crying and crying. She was hysterical. This was the most hysterical that she had ever been, the most upset that Donnie had ever seen Ash in. 

Donnie and Ash started to glitch out, the glitches getting more and more prominent. 

“No! This isn’t right! Splinter, Raph, Leo, Casey, Shiphrah, Jackie, and Mikey should be here! They need to be here!” Ash sobbed, rushing over to the dead bodies of her loved ones. “And I-I hate to leave you alone like this, April!”

April glanced over at Ash tearfully. “Ashley, you're right. They should be here with us. You guys gave us a chance to have our future back. You gave us a chance to let Harley, Steele, Tessa, Carter, Hunter, and Whitney live as normal of a life as they can. Just remember: no matter what happens, there is always hope!” April said with tears in her eyes, her voice breaking slightly. 

As Donnie and Ash faded away, the last thing they witnessed was devastation. The last thing Ash saw was the dead body of Raph laying in her arms. She thought of her children and her nephews. She thought of the turtles and her sisters. She could tell that Donnie was just as devastated as Ash was.

When Donnie and Ash returned to their time, Donnie and Ash hugged their loved ones. They hugged the turtles and the kunoichis as tightly as they could. They felt like if they let them go, then they would all fade away, and then their timeline would be just as bleak as the one they just visited.

The two ninjas weren’t the same for a long while. After everything with Draco and the Daimyo was settled, the turtles and the kunoichi were talking about their experiences. However, Ash and Donnie didn’t speak about anything. 

“What happened to the place where you went, Donnie and Ashley?” Mikey asked them. 

“Yeah, I was wondering that, too! Y’all two haven’t talked about it.” Raph mentioned. 

Ash bit her bottom lip, looking apprehensively at Donnie. Donnie looked at her with the same sadness and heartbreak. 

Donnie just shook his head silently. Ash got up from the couch and left the lair after that. She didn’t return to the lair, she didn’t answer any phone calls or texts from any of the turtles. 

It was very transparent that Ash and Donnie were traumatized by everything that they went through. Obviously, everyone else was incredibly confused and concerned for their loved ones. Only Donnie and Ashley knew what happened, and trying to obtain information from them was proving to be incredibly challenging. 

For a couple of weeks, actually, Donnie nor Ash spoke on the matter. It took them a while to even utter a word about it. They were both moodier and noticeably more depressed. Ash became self-destructive and reckless, and Donnie became more irritated. He began overworking himself, drowning himself in his inventions and other work. 

It eventually got to a point where Splinter called Ash and Donnie into the dojo for a serious conversation. He mentioned their behaviors and how they both haven’t been the same people they love since they returned to the present. 

That’s when they broke. Donnie and Ash both broke down and confessed everything. Little did the three of them know that the other turtles and kunoichis, along with April and Casey, had been eavesdropping on the discussion. 

When they heard everything, their jaws dropped. They were gobsmacked at the news of what their loved ones experienced. 

In the end, the healing process for Ash and Donnie was incredibly painful and challenging. Their family had helped them through a lot of it, and even though they both slowly began to get into a better headspace, Donnie and Ash still had trauma from the future they saw. 

Seeing what happened in that timeline, one thing was made very clear to Donnie and Ash: it made them feel eternally grateful for what they have now in their timeline.

𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 © 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑. 𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚. 𝐢 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐞𝐭𝐜. 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥.

[verydistractedveryconfused]

Idk why

But

For some reason I fully believe that "I wanna dance with somebody" by Whitney Houston is the 03 Turtles favorite song

Like

I can't even explain how this thought came to me

But I see in my mind Mikey just walking up to his brothers and going: "don't you wanna dance? Say you wanna dance!! Don't you wanna dance?💃"

Donnie just blasting the song while he works in the lab

Raph working out while the song plays un the background

Leo mumbling the song to himself while doing chores (also dancing while he mops the floor yes sir)

Just a thought

Could be just me tho

[jocelynships]

Now realistically each version of Joce in the different TMNT verses have similar music tastes since I personally listen to a mix of everything, but I think it would be funny if they each had their own favorite type of music

1987 Joce: Pop and disco would probably be her favorite. Listens to stuff ABBA, Madonna, Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Whitney Huston religiously. Loves some good rock music every now and then though, big Bon Jovi fan

2003 Joce: Again, pop music, but stuff like Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, N’Sync, Spice Girls

2012 Joce: Punk rock all the way. Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, she’d also love Izzy Hale

Rise Joce: She’s the one that’s the most all over the place, but she loves a lot of the “divorced dad rock” from the early 2000s, and classic rock from the 70s and 80s. Think mainly Daughtry, Nickelback, Evanescence, but also KISS, GNR, and Motley Crue

But again, they would all listen to a mix of everything! Each version of her also loves showtunes and Disney music.

[officiallyashley]

TMNT-VERSE INFO— the different versions of whitney snow hamato

NOTES: whitney is the youngest child of raph and ash, and she is one of the youngest out of the next generation of ninja turtles. hopefully, you enjoyed it! 

WARNINGS: mentions of internalizing feelings, burnout, overworking, concealing emotions, nihilism/nihilistic thinking. 

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2003 WHITNEY:

TSUNDERE! TSUNDERE! This girl is a fun-loving tsundere, that’s for sure. When she’s embarrassed, Whitney gets very defensive. She can get combative with others, not liking the idea of blindly following other people’s orders without understanding why. 2003 Whitney is more sporty like her 1987 counterpart. She’s spontaneous and outgoing, and 2003 Whitney would definitely prefer a night on the town than being stuck at home. She’s bold, original, and observant of others. Whitney has great people skills, and she gets bored really easily. When it comes to conflict, Whitney is dismissive of others. Not because she doesn’t care, but because she is very conflict-adverse and she gets uncomfortable in those scenarios. Whitney can be unfocused and she has poor time management and long-term planning skills. However, she is uplifting, excitable, and eager. 2003 Whitney really likes skateboarding, and her favorite music genre is pop. 

2007 WHITNEY:

This version of Whitney typically looks like she’s dull and uninterested, much like her eldest sister. However, unlike Harley, Whitney uses that as a frontage. 2007 Whitney has the tendency to set unrealistic expectations for herself. Similar to her 2003 counterpart, 2007 Whitney doesn’t like following others’ orders when she doesn’t have any sort of reasoning. Because of this mindset, Whitney can be rebellious. She’s goal-oriented, determined, and independent. This version of Whitney is a naturally curious and inquisitive person. There are moments when she comes off as nosy and slightly intrusive to others. She can be moody during stressful circumstances, often lashing out at others. Like the 2012 iteration of Whitney, 2007 Whitney likes to wear primarily dresses or an outfit that goes with a skirt. Her favorite color is an icy blue, and she often dyes her hair in that wintery light blue color. 2007 Whitney is also glued to her phone and she is usually one of the last ones to go to sleep, typically staying up all night with her Uncle Mikey and some combination of her cousins playing video games together. 

BAYVERSE WHITNEY:

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Intellectual, creative, and strategic. Those are three words to describe this iteration of Whitney. Bayverse Whitney is often seen as mild and unassuming, never usually losing her cool. She gets easily defensive when confronted, and she isn’t very vulnerable with others even if she’s close to them. Bayverse Whitney carries herself in a casual manner, and at times, she can seem apathetic to others. Whitney loves a good challenge, and she can be competitive with others. Whitney is incredibly good at acting, which helps her in concealing her true emotions, and she knows how to keep a secret. Even though she’s a very private person, Whitney is very reliable. Normally, Whitney doesn’t make impulsive decisions, but in times of crisis, Whitney has shown to make impromptu choices because she will do whatever it takes to defend her loved ones. She’s strong-willed and not easily deterred by conflict, and she is an extremely skillful kunoichi. Whitney has a passion for cosmetics like makeup and hairdressing, and her favorite genre of books to read is a murder mystery. 

2012 WHITNEY:

2012 Whitney is generally a very happy girl. She’s a quieter person, but unlike her 1987 counterpart, it’s not because she’s shy or timid. She’s just generally a quiet person. With her quietness comes her bluntness, and there are times when Whitney will come out and say something that gains interesting responses from others. This version of Whitney is definitely a foodie, and she's often the one to raid the fridge at night with her Uncle Mikey. She’s smart and fact-based, often spitting out random facts to others around her. She’s reserved, yet willful. 2012 Whitney tends to have a rational viewpoint on life. She’s dutiful, and she is calm and practical about things. Whitney tends to have helpful ideas, but she can also unreasonably blame herself for things that happen. 2012 Whitney loves to wear dresses, and her favorite food is potstickers. 

1990 WHITNEY:

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1990 Whitney is very passionate, driven, and understanding. Whitney is shy at times, usually when receiving affection, but she isn’t afraid to be loud and proud. 1990 Whitney is known to be resilient and altruistic in nature. Whitney is incredibly artistic and specializes in clay sculpting, various types of painting, and DIY projects. She also creates and produces music, and she also has a passion for interior design. This iteration of Whitney is quite unorganized and messy, and she has the tendency to throw herself into her work and burn herself out. She can be protective of her loved ones, sometimes to a point where she can come off as clingy. She’s innovative, imaginative, and experimental. Whitney is warmhearted, reliable, punctual, and curious. Whitney often inspires others to do their best. She’s just adorable my god 🥰 

1987 WHITNEY:

1987 Whitney is meeker and shyer than her eldest sister, Harley. She’s incredibly kindhearted and trusting— sometimes too trusting. Whitney can be gullible at times, trying to see the good in others. Even though Whitney is a skilled kunoichi, she doesn’t immediately resort to violence. Whitney tends to internalize and hide her emotions from others, as she feels like she would be burdening them. I can see 1987 Whitney’s character being similar to Orihime Inoue’s character from Bleach. She can come off as naive and clueless, friendly and optimistic, and patient and tender. Whitney, when not training, prefers to play various sports, skateboard with her Uncle Mikey, sing with her eldest sister, Harley, and play board games (that she usually loses at, but she still has fun with it.)

COMIC WHITNEY:

Comic book Whitney is the most hostile of her versions. She isn’t as impulsive as her older sister, but out of her counterparts, the comic book Whitney is the most angered out of the other versions of her. She’s the most serious and snarky version of Whitney. Whitney likes to intentionally freak out others because she finds amusement in their reactions (she’s not malicious about it, it’s just teasing). Whitney is easily annoyed by others, deafening noises, which is something that she can’t stand. This version of Whitney is so fucking badass. She’s tough, versatile, and tactful. Whitney has a stronger sense of judgment than most of her peers. Even though she has her moments where she’s a troublemaker, Whitney is often getting Harley and Steele out of trouble and knocking some sense into them, which leads to her acting more like an older sibling despite her being the youngest. Comic book Whitney loves lollipops and writing stories, and she often helps the adults with teaching and training the other kids.

RISE/2018 WHITNEY:

Oh. My. God. ROTTMNT Whitney is such a fucking riot. This version of Whitney is very similar to Sans’ character from Undertale. Rise Whitney is the jokester— similar to Leo in this universe. However, unlike her Uncle Leo, Whitney has moments where she’ll go very abruptly serious, which often catches others around her off guard. Whitney can be nihilistic and unmotivated at times, and she is very observant. This kid is very blunt and not afraid to get honest with others.  Whitney usually has a realistic mindset, but there are moments in her life when she’ll think more nihilistically. With her enemies, Whitney isn’t afraid to use underhanded tactics on them to gain the upper hand. ROTTMNT Whitney isn’t very trusting of other people, so they would have to really try and gain her trust. Deep inside, even though she isn’t incredibly straightforward with her affection, Whitney truly does love her friends and family. Rise Whitney looks up to her Aunt April (Whitney won’t outwardly admit it though), which is why she wears her hair up in twin buns all the time. Her favorite colors are gold and silver, and her least favorite colors are green and pink. Whitney is obsessed with coffee (she and her uncle Donnie both live off of coffee), specifically she likes mocha frappuccinos and java chip frappuccinos flavors.

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𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 © 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑. 𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚. 𝐢 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐞𝐭𝐜. 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥.

[officiallyashley]

Anxiety (. tmnt 2003 .)

SUMMARY: April and Harley go on an emergency trip to the grocery store when everything goes completely wrong.

NOTES: This oneshot features my friend's (@thepsyichckistune) ocs, Alex, Bella, and Alec btw. I wanted to write something about an event that would contribute to Harley’s character, and so here we are! I tried to get a good characterization for Bella, but idk a lot about her character. I tried my best lol 😆 

WARNINGS: depictions of gore, mugging/being robbed, near-death experience, brief depictions of panic attacks, brief depictions of PTSD, brief mentions of drugs/alcohol.

𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲, 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦. 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲!

{~~~}

HARLEY CONTINUED TO SUCK ON HER BUTTERSCOTCH LOLLIPOP.

She waited — very impatiently — for her Aunt April to check out with the groceries. All she wanted to do was train with her Uncle Leo and spar with her cousin and younger twin siblings, mainly because Harley wanted to get back at her brother, Steele, for pranking her earlier in the day. Unfortunately for the fifteen-year-old girl, Harley was instructed to accompany her Aunt April to the grocery store because of the number of necessities that they had to get. 

Harley tapped her foot restlessly. She looked up at her Aunt April, seeing that the red-haired older woman had finished scanning the groceries. Once April had finally finished scanning the groceries, she turned to her niece. “Hey, Harls, you mind giving me a hand with the bags of groceries?” April inquired as she took the first few grocery bags. 

“FINALLY! You’re done!” Harley exclaimed, sticking her butterscotch lollipop in her mouth and holding it there. The light brunette teenager jumped at the chance to help her Aunt with carrying the grocery bags because it meant getting home to the lair quicker. 

“Harley, you’re acting like that was the most grueling thing you’ve experienced,” April commented with a playful roll of her eyes. “Plus, you’re not in any hurry.” 

Harley scoffed. “Uh, yeah, I am actually.” The teenager corrected jauntily as she and her Aunt walked out of the store. They made their way down the street, going down the usual route that they took to get back to the lair. 

April lifted her brow. “Uh huh… what exactly do you have to do? Especially since it’s almost 1:30 in the morning.” The red-haired woman questioned her niece. 

“I have to beat Steele’s ass for pranking me earlier today. That jackass thought that putting blue food coloring in my toothbrush this morning was real fucking funny…” Harley answered with a pestered grumble. Her two-times pink-green hues were slanted, irritation showing in her eyes. 

“Watch your language, Harley Jade.” April chastised lightly, giving her a warning glance. “Also, Steele’s prank was pretty funny.” The Aunt giggled at the recollection of the light brunette having her white teeth stained a dark blue as a product of the prank her younger brother pulled on her. 

Harley simply let out a “hmph” and brushed off the reprimand, obviously not caring about it. The two women turned down a corner of the street. Both Harley and April continued to walk down the streets of New York, the only light being that of the moon and the dim yellow of the street lamps. This part of the city was usually pretty quiet and remote. Compared to the hustle and bustle of downtown New York City, this section of the city was a barren wasteland. April and Harley typically chose this route to commute back to the lair because of the lack of people out, especially during the nighttime, which made it easier for them to get caught or have someone follow them and discover the turtles’ lair. 

The aunt and niece duo took a right turn down an alleyway. However, something felt wrong. Something wasn’t right about the atmosphere and circumstances, and both Harley and April could feel how off this was. That’s when April and Harley turned around and saw a black-haired woman with pale skin approach them. The woman was in a battered burnt orange short-sleeved t-shirt and ripped white jeans. The woman was clearly under the influence of some type of substance, whether alcohol or a kind of drug or maybe even a mix of both, as she was mumbling slurred speech and stumbling on her footing. She also looked skinny. Incredibly and unhealthily skinny. 

“Um… can we help you?” April spoke up, her words getting caught in her throat at the beginning. She put herself in front of Harley, forcing the teen to be shielded behind her aunt. 

“Give me… give me everything you have…” The black-haired woman slurred, her voice lower in tone. 

April raised a brow. “Excuse me?” The red-haired older woman inquired as she backed herself and Harley away from the dangerous woman. The unpredictable woman kept getting closer and closer to the two women, mumbling about incoherent manners. April and Harley weren’t entirely focusing their attention on whatever this woman was muttering. April and Harley widened their eyes when they saw the woman had a huge boning knife in her grasp. 

“I said… GIVE ME ALL YOUR DAMN STUFF!!” The woman screeched. The mugger had then lunged right at April, charging at her, causing the aunt and niece to drop all of their things. 

Harley’s eyes widened, taking her lollipop out of her mouth and hastily throwing it to the side. Harley then quickly and forcefully pushed her Aunt April out of the way of the woman, letting out a pained grunt as she felt the stinging pain of the boning knife plunging into her lower torso area. Harley gritted her teeth to bear with the aching pain, and the next thing the fifteen-year-old did was grab the woman by the back of the neck and tackle her to the ground. Harley’s choice of action caused an altercation between the two of them on the ground, and in doing so, it dug the knife deeper into her lower abdomen. 

April let out a horrified scream. “HARLEY!!” April roared out painfully with tears in her eyes. 

“Goddamnit, bitch!” Harley cursed as she struggled to gain control of the bladed weapon. Harley could feel the blood from the abdomen wound pour with every movement she made, but she brushed it off. Harley was completely engulfed in adrenaline and anger. “YOU DON’T EVEN THINK OF FUCKING HURTING MY AUNT, YOU HEAR ME, MOTHERFUCKER?!?!” Harley bellowed as she pinned the pale-skinned woman’s right arm down harshly with her knee. At this action, the woman bared her teeth in agony and rage like she was an animal rather than a human. The unhinged woman then proceeded to take the knife that was in her left hand, reach over, and stab the fifteen-year-old girl harshly in her right thigh. 

“FUCK!” Harley cussed once again out of pain. She felt her Aunt’s arms wrap around her underarms and try to pull her back away from the woman, but it was no use on April’s part. Harley was too emotional at the moment. Lightly sweating and slightly out of breath, the light brunette teenager immediately drew her arm back, made a fist, and swiftly punched the woman straight in the nose. The woman’s nose started to bleed profusely, and she had been knocked out instantly by Harley’s hard-hitting punch. 

Harley heaved, the adrenaline in her body and mind beginning to wear down. April managed to get her critically injured niece up off of the unconscious woman. April was mortified at the event that just went down. Gently laying Harley down on the ground, April hastily took off her shirt, which revealed a white tank top underneath, and her niece’s jacket. April took her pale yellow shirt and tied it around the wound on Harley’s upper thigh, and she took Harley's blue leather jacket and tied it around her lower abdomen the best that she could. April O’Neil could only hope and pray that this helped stop the bleeding. 

“Hey… Auntie… you alright?” Harley asked with raspiness in her voice. Harley coughed harshly, coughing up blood that dripped from her chin and down her neck. 

April’s bottom lip quivered. “Shhh… Harley. Save your strength. Don’t speak. I-I’ll get you to your Uncle Donnie…” The red-haired aunt wanted to break down and cry right then and there. She saw the crimson blood of her own niece pooling everywhere on the pavement. April was kicking herself immensely for what had happened. How could she have let Harley get hurt? Loved ones are supposed to always be there for each other and protect each other from anything. April felt like an immense failure like she had let down the entire Hamato family, especially Ashley and Raphael. What was April going to tell the others?

April could see Harley’s eyes rolling into the back of her head. “Oh, shit! Stay with me, Harley! Stay with me! Don’t worry, I’ll get you home.” April frantically told her niece, making her way down to the lair. 

{~~~}

“Don’t you think Aunt April and Harley should’ve been back by now?” Twelve-year-old Bella questioned her Sensei as she readjusted her ponytail, pulling it tighter. Bella was training with her Uncle Leo, trying to harness her control over her psychic abilities, especially now that they were beginning to manifest to a stronger degree. While Bella and Leo were training, Raph and Ash were in the other training room training eleven-year-old Steele and Tessa. Eight-year-old Whitney and seven-year-old Alec were spending quality time with their grandpa Splinter, talking to him about various matters. Casey and Mikey were playing video games together, having made some kind of bet, while Donnie and Alex were in the laboratory together.  

“I’m sure they’ll be back soon, Bella.” Her Uncle Leo told her reassuringly. “They had a big list of things to get, so it may take them a bit longer than usual.” 

“I know, but… something just… doesn’t feel right,” Bella stated, a sense of disquietude settling in the pit of her stomach. 

Leo raised a brow curiously. “Bella, I’m sure everything is fine. Maybe some meditation can help?” The blue-masked turtle suggested it to his niece. 

The red-haired girl thought for a minute, then decided that she needed to do some meditation. “Yeah, I think it’ll help, Uncle Leo!” Bella said with a small smile. Sometimes she could in her own head, Bella knew, and she knew that focusing and steadying her mind would benefit her in gaining control of her psychic abilities. 

Leo returned the smile. His niece’s sweet smile was always so infectious. Leo nodded, sitting down on the floor. He instructed Bella to sit down next to him by silently patting his hand on the spot next to him. Bella did as she was told, and she sat down next to her sensei. “Remember, Bella,” Leo spoke up, their meditation session starting, “keep your mind focused and clear, calm and unbothered.” 

As a few minutes went by, the blue-banded turtle and the redheaded pre-teen had been making steady progress. That was until they were interrupted. 

“DONNIE!! GUYS!!” A woman’s desperate cries for help were heard from the entrance of the lair. Casey and Mikey turned around, seeing that April was holding a wounded Harley in her arms. Casey and Mikey immediately ran over to a hysterical April and an injured Harley. By now, everyone had rushed out of whatever room they were in to see what the commotion was about. Everyone was petrified and scared, especially Whitney. At the sight of her eldest sister unconscious in her aunt’s arms, Whitney’s immediate thought was that her sister was dead. Steele and Tessa were frozen in place, along with Bella. Whitney hugged her cousin, Bella, as tears rolled down her face. Alec held Tessa’s hand for a sense of comfort. It was a comfort that he didn’t get. 

The turtles, Ash, and Alex were at April and Harley’s side instantly. Ash and Raph were stunned into silence, all they could do was witness the sight of their dying child. The fact that both Ashley and Raphael were silent was… scary… to say the least. However, it was understandable. Extremely understandable. “April, what happened to Harley?!” Donnie questioned as he took his niece in his arms. 

“S-She… g-got s-stabbed…” April breathily and briefly explained. She couldn’t get her sentences out because of her rapid and fast breathing. April was a blubbering and emotional mess. With her sobbing and crying and lack of control over her breathing, it was clear that April was experiencing a panic attack. Alex and Casey exchanged a look before nodding. 

“Hey, April, let’s go in the other room, sit down, and try and calm down,” Casey suggested. 

“Yeah, we got your back. Let’s go take a breather.” Alex said as she and Casey led April into the other room to try and aid her in calming down. 

“Alright, I’m going to operate on her. Don’t disturb me!” Donnie said seriously, rushing into his lab to begin the surgery. 

“Wait, Don! Can one of us be in there with Harley?” Raph asked, referring to him and Ash. 

“No, it’s an emergency situation!” Donnie responded curtly. With that, the doors to his lab were shut. 

Everyone was stunned into silence. In the blink of an eye, tragedy and trauma had struck the Hamato family. After a few long minutes of somber quietness, the orange-masked turtle spoke up. “Poor Harley…” Mikey muttered sadly. 

Ash tried to keep it together. She wanted to keep her composure and calm for the sake of her other kids and her niece and her nephew. However, Ash didn’t even realize that she was already shedding tears. She couldn’t believe what they had just seen. The sight of Harley looking like she was clinging to life was burned into everyone’s minds, especially Raph and Ash’s minds. Her mind went blank as she saw how much pain and agony her eldest daughter was in. 

Leo sat on the couch next to Mikey with his head in his hands. Mikey looked on at the solemn and somber atmosphere in the room. He wanted to do everything in his power to make all of the horrors disappear, but he just couldn’t. Splinter and Bella walked over to Leo, Splinter placing his hand on his shell while Bella hugged him tightly. Leo hugged back as Bella softly cried. Whitney, Alec, and Tessa walked over to their Uncle Mikey, who pulled them all close together in a hug. 

Raph clenched his fists in anger. He gritted his teeth and growled. He turned around, letting out a frustrated cry as he punched the brick wall behind him and his wife. The brick wall had a huge fist-sized hole in it now that Raph had punched. Leo nor any of his other family members reprimanded or disciplined Raph because they were just as distraught and angry. “I swear to god… whoever hurt my little girl is going to get their ass kicked!!” Raph said bitterly, hitting his fist against the wall multiple times. 

Ash stared down at the floor in trepidation and shock. All she wanted to do was hurt the one who hurt her daughter. Ashley went deadly and scarily silent, her fists clenched to the point where her knuckles turned white. Steele approached his mother cautiously. He had never seen his mother so incredibly angry and upset. In fact, none of the third generation of Hamatos had ever seen their mother or Aunt Ashley this pissed off. 

The young turtle boy walked over to his mother slowly. He was pondering if he should even do this, if he should even attempt to talk to her. He wanted to comfort his mom and dad, but he didn’t know how to. Comforting others was never Steele’s forte. Still, he wanted to try so his parents would know the effort he made. 

“Mama…?” Steele spoke up meekly, an uncommon tone of voice for him. Ash didn’t respond to her son. “Mama… um…” Steele trailed off awkwardly. He tried to think of what to say, but he couldn’t think of anything at all. Instead, the young turtle tot hugged his mother, wrapping his arms around her waist, and laid his head on her tummy. 

At her son’s action, Ashley seemed to snap out of her thoughts. She hadn’t even recognized that she was crying or that her son was talking to her. “Steele…” Ash mumbled brokenly. The brunette woman hugged her son tightly. That’s when her bottom lip trembled. In an instant, Ash just fell to the ground, quietly crying while letting out soft hiccups. Steele fell down with his mother, right when Raph came over to his wife and son to comfort them. 

“Mama… Dad… what’s going to happen to Harley…?” Steele asked his mother and father softly. 

All Ashley did was hug her son tighter, crying even harder than before. Raph couldn’t bear to look his son in the eyes. He didn’t know how to even answer that question. “I-I don’t know, buddy… I don’t know…” Raph trailed off somberly. 

Hours and hours went by with Donnie performing the emergency surgery on Harley. It seemed like it took days rather than hours because of how much tension there was in the atmosphere. During this time, April, Alex, and Casey had come back into the living room. April was still very distraught, but she owed the Hamato family an explanation as to what happened. The turtles, the kunoichis, their children, Casey, and Splinter could tell that April felt extremely guilty about what happened. This was really eating her up on the inside. Everyone was worried sick for Harley, and the unknown was incredibly scary to them. All they could do was hope that Donnie could save Harley. 

“Oh, god, it’s all my fault that Harley is in this situation!” April cried, her voice full of guilt. She put her head in her hands as Alec and Mikey comforted her. “I… I completely understand if you all hate me… especially you, Ashley, Raphael, Tessa, Whitney, Steele…” April sighed shakily. “It wouldn’t surprise me if Harley herself hates me, too…” The red-haired woman muttered. 

“April, we don’t hate you. You didn’t have any sort of inkling that this was going to happen.” Alex comforted the older woman. 

“I-I was right there! Right there! I could have stepped in and saved her, but it was escalating s-so quickly…!” April sobbed quietly. “I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!”

Leo went to say something about the matter, and so did Alex, but no one got a chance to say anything they had to say. Donnie opened the doors to his lab, which gained everyone’s attention. All of them stood up from their seats, and everyone was awaiting the outcome of Harley. 

“Stay here, kids,” Raph instructed. Ashley and Raphael ran over to the purple-banded turtle, who looked very stressed. 

“Donnie…?” Ash murmured quietly. She linked one arm around her husband’s arm. She squeezed his hand for a sense of comfort, and Raph squeezed back. 

“How did it go? Is Harley going to be okay?” Raph asked frantically. 

Donnie was silent for a minute. He had a solemn and unfortunate look on his face. He sighed. “I think she’s going to pull through. It’s not guaranteed, as she’ll be in a coma for a while. I’m hoping with her superhuman abilities Harley will pull through.” Donnie explained to his family. “Harley is lucky to have even survived the surgery. She lost a copious and dangerous amount of blood… I nearly lost her three times while I was operating.” He tried to keep his voice down for the last part so the kids couldn’t hear, but he knew that was going to be hard for him to do, as he needed to notify everyone. Hearing this news, gasps rang out in the room. Upon receiving this message, Whitney and Bella shrieked with fright. Alex took her daughter and her youngest niece in her arms and comforted them the best that she could. 

Ash just began to sob as she looked Donnie right in the eyes. “My baby girl…! My poor baby girl…!” The brunette woman sobbed as Raph pulled her into his embrace. 

“Can we see her, Don?” Raph questioned softly. It was an unusual tone of voice for the typically hotheaded ninja turtle, but it was a somber and heartbreaking element to the sound of his voice. 

Donnie nodded. “You can. I would prefer it to be just you two and me in the room.” He told them. 

“Alright,” Ash whispered tearfully. She held Raph’s hand tightly as the couple walked into the laboratory. When they entered Donnie’s laboratory, the parents’ hearts stopped beating in their chests. They ran over to the hospital bed to see their eldest daughter. Donnie followed slowly behind them, wanting to give his brother and his brother’s wife some space to be with their child. Raph and Ash stood on either side of the hospital bed with Ash on the left side and Raph on the right side. 

All that the parents could do was just stare at their unconscious daughter. Both Raph and Ash had been through some scary moments in their lives, but this was by far one of the worst things they’d had to experience. Their poor little girl was barely clinging to life, and she had gone through a lot of trauma in such a short amount of time. Raphael fell to his knees, taking his child’s hand in his own. Ash and Donnie could practically feel the immense amount of anger, rage, and tragedy in the atmosphere. Ashley brushed Harley’s bubblegum pink and light brown bangs from her eyes so the mother could kiss her child’s forehead.  

It was silent. It was the absolute worst silence in the world for the three of them. After a long moment, Raph spoke up. “Hey, Donnie?” The red-masked turtle gained his brother’s attention. 

“Yeah, Raph?” 

“How long is Harley’s recovery going to be?” 

“Well, it’s kind of tough to determine a specific duration of time. It’s also hard to say when Harley will wake up from her coma.” Donnie answered calmly. On the outside, Donnie kept a level head. Donnie had always been one of the ones to keep a collected and balanced train of thought compared to his brothers and the kunoichis, but deep inside, he was incredibly agitated and panic-stricken. He didn’t know how Harley’s recovery was going to go. There was an incredible amount of unknown that was up in the air, and there was a tremendous amount of pressure and stress on Donnie to save Harley and help her recover from her injuries. 

“Now, as I stated earlier because Harley is half-mutant, her recovery should be quicker than a normal human would.” Donnie explained, “Harley’s healing abilities should benefit her in her recovery, but considering the fact that she lost a perilous amount of blood, the outcome is… well, inconclusive.” 

The couple took a few seconds to take in the information that Donnie gave them. “Thank you, Donnie… I know that was very stressful and hard to do.” Ash expressed softly, her voice breaking with emotional pain. Her eyes were red and puffy, and her cheeks had tear stains on them. 

“Of course, Ash, I’ll do anything to save and help Harley,” Donnie said. 

Over the next few days, the demeanor of the lair was very tense. Donnie would only allow himself and two other family members inside to visit Harley, as he didn’t want it to be too crowded and he didn’t want anything to get contaminated. Besides Ash and Raph visiting the fifteen-year-old the most, the others that would visit Harley the most were Bella and Tessa. 

Even though Bella and Tessa were taking this event really hard, they were the only ones out of the third generation of Hamatos that was handling it better. Whitney and Alec were too young and they didn’t understand what was happening. Plus, they were too hysterical. All Whitney and Alec knew was that their big sister and eldest cousin were severely hurt. When April initially brought Harley back, they both thought that Harley had died. Steele, after the initial shock wore off from seeing his older sister like that, decided that the sight of one of the people that he looked up to the most in a horrid state like that was too scarring for him. Unless he had to go in there and see Harley, he wasn’t stepping foot in his Uncle Donnie’s laboratory if he didn’t have to. April occasionally went to visit her niece, but her immense guilt and regret were too much for her to bear. Because of that fact, April kept a distance from Donnie’s lab, as witnessing Harley in that state was too disturbing for her. 

Bella and Tessa were visiting their eldest cousin, as they were still very worried for Harley. Their Uncle Donnie had to step out of his lab for a quick moment to get something to eat, something that Alex had forced her husband to do because he had been extremely busy taking care of his niece for the past couple of days. While monitoring Harley’s progress was necessary, Alex also didn’t want her husband’s self-care to dwindle. This left Tessa and Bella in the lab with Harley by themselves for a while. Usually, an adult would be there with them. However, with Donnie taking a well-deserved break and the other adults being busy with the other kids, Bella and Tessa were left by themselves in the lab with Harley. 

Bella sighed sadly, taking her unconscious cousin’s hand in hers. “Do you think that Harley is ever going to wake up?” The red-haired girl asked in a whisper, turning to her turtle cousin that stood right next to her. Bella was very clearly hurting from seeing her cousin in this state. 

Tessa’s onyx eyes glossed over for a brief moment. She kept her gaze on her older sister, seeing her chest rise and fall steadily. Tessa didn’t understand why Harley had to go through all of this. The young turtle didn’t know why her family was being put through so much pain and agony. Why did the universe decide that this was an event that the Hamato family had to experience? It didn’t make any sense to Tessa. Sure, Harley could be challenging to deal with at times, but she didn’t deserve this. Harley supported not only Tessa but so many others through their hardships. Why did this have to happen to Harley? Why did Harley have to be clinging to her life?

Blinking back her tears, the young ninja turtle turned to her older cousin. “She’ll wake up. Harley is strong and resilient. Nothing will take her out that easily.” Tessa responded with ease and determination. 

Bella looked at her younger cousin. After a few seconds, she smiled. Her smile held a sense of amusement to it, and she elicited a giggle. “You know, sometimes you remind me of Uncle Leo,” Bella commented. 

Tessa scoffed. “Oh, hush, you,” The young turtle muttered as she lightly flicked the side of Bella’s head. 

“HEY! What was that for?” Bella questioned with a smirk. She found her cousin’s reaction to her statement quite pleasing. 

“Just shut up,” Tessa said casually as she crossed her arms across her plastron. 

Bella pouted, letting out a “tch” sound. “You can be mean, you know that, right?” Bella pointed out. Although, her tone of voice had no evidence of being jaded. 

“You’re right. I can be mean when I want to.” Tessa replied nonchalantly. She had a smug grin on her face. 

Yup, Tessa is definitely Auntie Ash and Uncle Raph’s daughter. Bella thought as she rolled her black eyes playfully. Right as she was going to reply with something witty, something that would most likely annoy Tessa, the two girls heard soft groaning from beside them. Tessa and Bella immediately looked toward Harley, who started to stir. 

Bella and Tessa blinked in shock. They were both paralyzed. “What the fuck.” Tessa cursed out of shock, which caused Bella to smack her upside the head as a reprimand. Harley’s pink-green two-toned hues fluttered open. 

“Are you seeing this, Bella?”

“I sure am, Tessa,” 

Harley slowly sat up in the hospital bed. She frowned, confused as to what was happening.  Harley held her head, and she glared at her cousin and her younger sister. “Will you two shut the hell up? My head is fucking killing me.” The light brown-haired teenager complained in a groggy voice. 

Bella started breathing rapidly, tears streaming down her face. Tessa wiped the tears that were pricking her eyes. “Bella, go get Uncle Donnie,” Tessa instructed breathlessly. Tessa grinned widely, instantly running to her older sister and embracing her tightly. Bella ran to go and retrieve her father with little protest. 

Harley grunted at her sister’s affection. “Tessa, get off of me!” Harley demanded, her voice raspy and low. 

“No! I almost lost you! We almost lost you!” Tessa said with a big grin, burying her face in her neck. 

Harley realized how terrified Tessa was. She relented, hugging her baby sister in return. “It’s okay, T. I’m here,” Harley said gently, an uncommon tone of voice for her, and she pulled Tessa close to her. 

That’s when Donnie ran into the room, quickly followed by Ash, Raph, Steele, and Whitney. Everyone else stayed at the entrance until they had the clear to come closer. They also let the family have their moment with Harley. Harley was bombarded by her parents and her siblings and their affections. Raph and Ash embraced their eldest daughter as they cried, Whitney cheering happily as she hugged her older brother. 

“Big sis Harley! You’re alright!” Whitney cheered happily as she let tears fall from her eyes. 

“Harley, I’m so glad you’re awake…” Ash whispered softly, her broken sobs of relief ringing out in the room. Steele just remained silent as he hugged Whitney, blinking away the tears that wanted to flow out. 

“How ya doin’, Harley?” Raph asked his daughter, relief wavering in his voice. 

“Fucking exhausted, that’s for sure,” Harley muttered as she was being squeezed by the hugs her family was giving her. Harley looked toward Bella and Alec, rolling her eyes playfully at the affection her family was giving her. Bella and Alec snickered at their cousin’s reaction. Harley then looked back at her father, only to see him wipe away his tears. “Dad, are you crying?” Harley asked, confused. There had been very rare occasions that she’s seen her rough-and-tough father she’d tears. 

Raph ruffled his daughter’s short light caramel brown hair, which earned a small grumble of annoyance from Harley. “Ya caught me, squirt. Ya caught me.” Raph said with a chuckle, looking up at his wife with a grin. Ash grinned, as well. 

“I hate to break up the reunion, but I don’t want Harley’s stitches and sutures to bust from all of the hugging.” Donnie said. He approached the bedside as the little family dispersed to give him room to work. Donnie began taking Harley’s vitals, happiness swelling in his heart. 

“Uncle Don? Do you have any ibuprofen or Advil or some combo meds that I can take?” Harley questioned her uncle, holding her side. “My head and abdomen are fucking killing me! And my leg is sore! Shit, this isn’t fun…” 

“Well, duh, of course, you're hurting! You were stabbed pretty badly, Harls!” Little Alec voiced, oblivious to the fact that he could possibly trigger traumatic memories for Harley. Of course, he was only seven years old, so he wouldn’t know any better. 

Harley froze in her place. Her two-toned hues widened slightly. Horrid recollections came flooding back to her mind. She could see the knife being stabbed into her leg. Harley could visualize the frantic cries of her Aunt April as she was patching up her wounds the best she could in order to stop the bleeding. Harley recalled how the crimson lake stretched from her all the way to where the attacker was lying unconscious on the pavement. Harley could feel her heart pounding in her chest, and her head started pounding even harder against her skull. 

“… Harley…?” Whitney poked her eldest sister's cheek to get her attention. 

Harley blinked a couple of times. She looked down at her baby sister and gave her a reassuring smile, even though she still felt that sinking feeling in her chest. “I’m fine, Whitney! I’d gander to say that I’m pretty fucking strong. Nothing is going to take me down that easily!” Harley boasted, flipping her hair and straightening her posture. 

“Yeah, you’re right, Harley!” Whitney said with a bright smile and admiration in her eyes. 

“Well, I’m just glad this situation didn’t take a turn for the worse,” Leo said, crossing his arms across his plastron. 

“Yeah, I miss my gaming buddy!” Mikey exclaimed. 

“I miss beating you and Uncle Casey in Super Smash Bros, too, Uncle Mikey,” Harley said with a giggle. 

Mikey and Casey rolled their eyes playfully. As Harley and her other family members were talking, Donnie finished taking his niece’s vitals. “Okay, Harley, I’ve finished taking your vitals. You need all the rest that you can get.” Donnie told the fifteen-year-old, handing her a small glass of water and some medications to ease her symptoms. 

Harley nodded as she took the items in her hands. “You got it.” The brunette teenager said before taking the various medications and setting down the small glass of water on the bedside table. 

“Aww, you’re going to go back to sleep again after you’ve woken up? That’s stupid.” Alec said from the entrance of the laboratory. 

“It’s not stupid, Alec,” Alex gently explained to her son, who looked up at his mother, “Harley needs her rest so she can get better.” 

“Then, once she’s better, can she help me with my training again?” Alec questioned. 

Harley gave a thumbs up to her youngest cousin. “You betcha, Alec!” The sandy brown-haired teenager said confidently. 

“Yay!” Little Alec cheered. 

“We’ve all laid eyes on Harley. Now, she needs her rest. Let’s give her that moment to gain her strength back.” Master Splinter spoke up. 

Everyone agreed with what the elder had said, and they all said their goodbyes to Harley. Steele, however, lagged behind a bit. He looked at his eldest sister, and all he could see in Harley’s eyes was fear and anxiety. Steele stopped in his tracks, turning to face Harley. “Hey, Harls?” He said slowly, debating on whether or not he wanted to bring this up. 

“What is it, Steele?”

Steele sighed. “You’re okay, right? I could tell that when Alec mentioned how you got your injuries that you seemed off.” The young turtle ninja expressed his concerns. He figured he wasn’t going to get anything out of his sister, but it was worth a try. “I don’t want to make things too mushy because that’s not really either of our styles, but… you’ll tell me if anything gets bad… like… in your head, if you get what I’m trying to say.” Steele felt very awkward, but surprisingly, he was hiding it relatively well. 

Harley seemed quite taken aback by her brother’s concern. “Um… yeah, I would. Anyways, I’m going to try and sleep off some of this pain. Talk to ya later, Steele.” Harley answered, keeping her response brief. Steele left the laboratory, feeling unsure about his sister’s answer. He knew deep down that she wasn’t going to say anything. That’s how she was wired, much like Ashley was. Like mother, like daughter. 

Harley pulled the covers over her shoulders, trying to shield herself from the coldness of her uncle’s lab. Harley had a lot to think about. She couldn’t help but feel so much emotional and mental pain whenever her cousin mentioned the incident. Harley felt scared, helpless, and incredibly afraid to even think about leaving the lair. The thought of a blade absolutely terrified her to her core. She knew that she wasn’t going to be picking up her weapons for a good while, and she was going to be relying on her atmokinesis for the time being. Harley tried to get some sleep, but every time she closed her eyes, all she saw was the deep crimson lake that stretched across the concrete.

𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 © 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 2022. 𝗶 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮. 𝗶 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝘁𝗰. 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹.

[officiallyashley]

TMNT-Verse Info— random facts about ash (my tmnt oc)

NOTES: enjoy! These headcanons apply to all tmnt versions of Ash, unless the headcanon specifies certain versions.

WARNINGS: mentions of pregnancy, mentions of being stabbed, mentions of drowning.

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Ash opens chip bags (+ other bags, too) upside down. It drives Leo absolutely insane.

When Ash was pregnant with all of her children, she ended up getting really really sick during/throughout her third trimester. Throughout her entire pregnancy with Whitney, Ash was constantly and extremely sick.

Ash is known as the “Grammar Guru” because she is such a stickler for proper grammar. She won’t be annoying about it, but it’s more so a personal thing.

Here are all of the names of Ash and Raph’s children (I changed them up a bit): Harlene Yoshiko-Jade Hamato, Steele Leo-Ace Hamato, Tessa Michaela-Cerise Hamato, and Whitney Donelle-Snow Hamato. The name Yoshiko comes from Splinter (Hamato Yoshi), Leo of course comes from Leo, Michaela comes from Michelangelo, and Donelle comes from Donatello. Ash and Raph wanted to name their children after Splinter and the turtles in some way.

Ash grew up watching a hell of a lot of cartoons. Some were from the early 2000s, but mainly from the 90s and the 80s. Thundercats, The Tick, He-Man & She-Ra, Sonic and Mario cartoons — you name it, they've binged all of it. When they met the turtles, Ash introduced these cartoons to them.

Ash calls Raph "hot stuff". She does it because it flusters him every time she calls him that, which amuses Ash.

Like in the 1987 TMNT, I headcanon that Mutant Mayhem Raph and Harley can break the fourth wall.

Everyone thinks that Raph teases the living daylights out of Ash — oh, boy, Ash teases her boyfriend just as much as he does her.

In multiple versions of TMNT, Ash gets stabbed through the torso by Shredder with his blades, and she temporarily dies for a bit. Donnie manages to bring her back, so she’s revived. In TMNT 2012, it happens in season one in the episode with the mutagen bomb (“The Gauntlet”, where they first encounter Shredder). There were instances in the comics, and it also happened in TMNT 2003. In ROTTMNT, Ash got impaled through the chest by Shredder when she was caught off guard. 2003 Ash also drowned and had to be revived after a mission had gone wrong (she was with Raph and Casey when that happened).

Ash uses coconut and apricot shampoo and conditioner.

2012 Ash and Rise Leo would for sure get along great. They relate to a lot of things. They both share similar music tastes, they were both thrown off of roofs of tall buildings, and they like to watch anime and read manga.

2012 Ash was helping Donnie out with one of his inventions, and she was using a staple gun. She then, just like it was nothing, pointed the staple gun at her face and said “does this thing have staples in it?” Ash got startled when everyone yelled at her in concern and she shot herself in the face with a staple gun. Two staples ended up on her forehead and the two others were on the bridge of her nose and her right eyebrow.

All versions of Ashley chew her yogurt and ice cream.

Ash and Raph like to watch funny clips of Jerma in their free time.

𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 © 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑. 𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚. 𝐢 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐞𝐭𝐜. 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥.

[officiallyashley]

TMNT-VERSE HEADCANONS— voice headcanons

NOTES: Enjoy!

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TMNT ASH VOICE HEADCANONS:

- TMNT 1987: Kate Higgins

- TMNT 2007: Kira Buckland

- TMNT 2012: Elizabeth Gillies 

- ROTTMNT: Demi Lovato 

- TMNT 2003: Colleen Clickenbeard

TMNT HARLEY VOICE HEADCANONS:

- TMNT 2003: Kate Higgins 

- TMNT 2007: Laura Bailey 

- TMNT 2012: Kira Buckland

- ROTTMNT: Ariana Grande 

- TMNT 1987: Judith Hoag 

TMNT STEELE VOICE HEADCANONS:

- TMNT 2012: Robbie Daymond 

- TMNT 2003: Robbie Daymond 

- TMNT 1987: Todd Haberkorn 

- ROTTMNT: Ross Lynch 

- TMNT 2007: Max Mittelman 

TMNT TESSA VOICE HEADCANONS:

- TMNT 1987: Paige Turco 

- TMNT 2007: Cherami Leigh

- TMNT 2003: Elizabeth Gillies 

- TMNT 2012: Colleen Clickenbeard

- ROTTMNT: Kira Buckland 

TMNT WHITNEY VOICE HEADCANONS:

- ROTTMNT: Victoria Justice 

- TMNT 2012: Cherami Leigh 

- TMNT 1987: Hynden Walch 

- TMNT 2003: Victoria Justice

- TMNT 2007: Ariana Grande

[officiallyashley]

TMNT-VERSE INFO— the different versions of harley jade hamato

NOTES: bro, i tried my best with the 1990 & Bayverse face claims, but it was super fucking hard to find them so i went with what i had lol. harley is the eldest/first child of ash (my oc) and raph. next, are their twins, steele ace hamato and tessa cerise hamato, and then finally whitney snow hamato. for harley and whitney, i made picrew icons for them since they take after their mother, while steele and tessa are mutant turtles like raph. i'll do headcanons on my ocs at some point in the future that adds various more details to their characters.

WARNINGS: mentions of getting mugged, getting stabbed, anger issues, over-exercising, undereating, anxiety, mentions of self-destructive behavior, nihilistic thinking, overuse of social media, avoidance as a coping mechanism, mentions of pregnancy. 

𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲, 𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦. 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲!

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2012 HARLEY:

2012 Harley looks like her mother, but she acts like her father. This version of Harley has anger issues, and while she does get triggered by others, her anger usually originates from being frustrated with herself. Harley is snappy and she has the tendency to be a little vulgar and outspoken. 2012 Harley tends to be more of a realist, like her mother, Ashley, and deeply cares for her family (even though she doesn’t always show it). She tends to think about things realistically and logically, being somewhat pragmatic about how she goes about things. Even though she has her pragmatic moments, there have been times when she is more impulsive in nature, which often gets her into trouble. When she’s upset in any way, Harley tends to immediately go to training. However, this has led her to over-exercise and undereat. Ashley found out that she was pregnant with Harley a few months after Splinter had died.

2007 HARLEY:

This version of Harley is actually pretty quiet. However, she tends to internalize her anger and that leads to her lashing out at her family a lot. 2007 Harley is sassy and witty, and she has a dry sense of humor (much like Rise Donnie does). There are moments when she can come off as dull, blunt, and uninterested. This version of Harley has bad anxiety, so she has a very hard time meeting new people. This is also the only version of Harley that has purple hair. Sometimes she’ll fully dye her hair, sometimes she will only do streaks in her hair. 2007 Harley also has a Brooklyn accent, just like her father. 2007 Harley has a particularly close relationship with her Uncle Casey and her Uncle Mikey, and she often goes to one of them if there’s something wrong. She’s also very inventive, often helping her Uncle Donnie with inventions in his lab, and she’s very attached to her electronics. 2007 Harley is two years old in the 2007 TMNT movie.

2003 HARLEY:

2003 Harley is the most egotistical and bratty of them all. Like, I love her, but holy shit is she a little shit at times. Harley has the tendency to come off as cocky and a know-it-all. However, 2003 Harley is confident and sure of herself. She tends to give so much confidence to others, supporting them in any way that she can. Even though she has a confident persona, on the inside, Harley is very anxious and on edge. That’s because of an incident that occurred when she was 15 years old where she and her Aunt April were mugged, and during that incident, Harley was stabbed and nearly lost her life. There are moments when her anxiety does show through, but she does a relatively good job of keeping her trauma concealed underneath an assertive and unperturbed demeanor. Ash and Raph found out about Harley at the end of the show, and in the TURTLES FOREVER movie, Harley is one-year-old. 

ROTTMNT/2018 HARLEY:

Overall, ROTTMNT Harley is very kind and helpful. She’s one of the only versions of Harley, next to her 1987 counterpart, that is kinder than the other Harleys. Like her mother, Ash, Harley has a sense of gracefulness about her, and she can often come off as very mysterious to others, as she is very calm and collected and she knows how to mask her feelings. I would say that ROTTMNT Harley’s character is similar to Mira’s character from Fairy Tail. She’s warm-hearted and flexible, as well as analytical and soft-hearted. Typically, Harley is peaceful and amicable, but if you piss her off, she’ll fucking blow up in your face. ROTTMNT Harley is definitely the mother out of the next generation (much like Raph is to his family). Rise Harley is a quieter version compared to others, but she has no problem speaking up when she feels like she needs to. Even though she has a hospitable persona, when Rise Harley is pissed, she’s PISSED. Similar to the 2007 version of her, this iteration of Harley is close with her Uncle Casey and her Uncle Mikey. Rise Harley was around a year-and-a-half when the Kraang invaded. 

COMIC HARLEY:

The comic version of Harley is a lot like her mother in personality and looks. She has her father’s eye color and gets her hair color from her mother’s side of the family. Harley is snarky and terse, and even though she has a cold exterior, she is extremely loyal and wants the best for everyone. She’s aggressive and loud, frank and extremely vulgar, and assertive and incredibly knowledgeable. When handling trauma, Harley tends to be more unpredictable yet very silent. Whenever Harley goes silent, everyone knows that something has happened and it’s a little alarming. This version of Harley is incredibly independent, and she often doesn’t follow the rules that are given to her. 

1987 HARLEY:

The 1987 iteration of Harley is one of the kinder versions compared to her counterparts. She’s more amiable and personable with others, but that doesn’t mean that she still won’t kick someone’s ass if they’ve wronged her or any one of her family members in any way. 1987 Harley is the most hyper iteration out of the others. She is also extroverted and loyal. She’s more optimistic— not as much as her younger sister, Whitney, though. This version of Harley is the only version with heterochromia and who dyes her hair white. 1987 Harley has ADHD, and she has a stubborn side to her. Harley is charismatic and spontaneous, as well. She tends to be in denial about stressful things, and she avoids taking actions that would trigger her, which is a big red flag for others around her. Everyone discovered that Ash was pregnant with Harley at the very end of the series. 

1990 HARLEY: face claim; arden cho

Oh, shit, is 1990 Harley Hamato super sassy and outspoken. This woman has a very sharp tongue, and she doesn’t try to hide it. 1990 Harley is more reckless than the other versions of her, and she tends to dwell on the past and everything she’s gone through. Harley makes light of her troubles through humor, and she can appear to be quite distant at times. 1990 Harley is impulsive and often the lone-wolf of the family. However, even though she isn’t the most approachable person in the world, 1990 Harley is highly empathetic towards others. Everyone found out that Ash was pregnant with Harley at the very end of the series. 

2014/2016/BAYVERSE HARLEY: face claim; erika tham

Bayverse Harley is very headstrong and intelligent. She can be defiant and rebellious at times, often not thinking ahead in situations. Outwardly, Bayverse Harley tends to act more aloof and attitudinal. Harley tends to internalize her feelings like her mother does, and she does have her childish moments. Harley is viewed as the most fearsome and aggressive of the next generation of Hamatos, and she’s also the voice of reason. Much like her 1990 counterpart, Bayverse Harley is highly empathetic. Harley is also incredibly good at reading other people, and she likes to call others out on their bullshit. This version of Harley tends to be more self-destructive and procrastinates, having a nihilistic outlook when times are rough for her. She also tends to overuse social media as a way to distract herself from stressful situations. Ashley discovered that she was pregnant with Harley during the events of the TMNT: OUT OF THE SHADOWS movie (aka the 2016 movie). 

𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 © 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 2022. 𝗶 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮. 𝗶 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 ����𝘄𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝘁𝗰. 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹.