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officiallyashley · 2 years ago

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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.

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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.

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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).

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