In the Tmnt 2012 relm, Leo stumbles upon a portal to another world. so when a turtle falls in, a pony comes out.
In my first story ever, Leo goes out for a walk and finds himself in another world! I think you can guess what that "Other world" is. That's right; Equestria! Join Leo and his brothers in the epic adventure of Teenage Little Ninja Ponies!!!! please...
Prologue Twilight Sparkle thought that there was only one other DIMENSION; the dimension of Equestria High. She thought that the only way to another dimension was through a magical mirror that hung safely in the palace in Canterlot that would only open on certain days for a certain amount of time. She thought that she would never have any more experiences with dimension travelers after the portal closed for 30 moons, and she certainly never thought it would happen in her own world. She was wrong on all counts.
There were an infinite number of worlds out there. Some had versions of her and her FRIENDS, some didn't. Some were full of humans, some were full of ponies, or wolves, or dragons, or a combination of creatures.
There were countless ways to and from dimensions and worlds. Some were open quite often, some barely at all, and some at utterly random points when circumstances were just right. The mirror was not the only gateway in Equestria. There were several others, to several different worlds, all just waiting to be discovered.
One of these gateways was located at the outskirts of Ponyville. A small monument stood to Starswirl the Bearded a couple hundred yards from the library that served as Twilight's HOME. The monument basically consisted of a statute of the famous unicorn resting on a mirrored pedestal the height of the average stallion. If one was to walk through the mirrored surface at the right time, they would end up swimming in a pond in Central Park, New York City, Earth.
Little did Twilight know, the time when this gateway would open was approaching, and four travelers would literally tumble into her world, and into her and her five dear friend’s lives. Four travelers that would change her life, and Equestria, forever. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Back in New York City, our favorite heroes in a half shell were crossing the rooftops on their nightly patrol. Leo was, for once, in the back and was deep in thought.
Every time we pass the park, that George Washington statue by the pond always seems so alone. Sometimes I swear that I see it sparkling, even when there's no moon. But whenever I do a double take, it's dull. One of these days I'm gonna have to check it out.
Leo was so distracted that he didn't notice his youngest brother calling for him.
"Leo? Hey Leo? Leo! LEO!"
Leo's gaze SNAPPED forward and he halted in his running. "Huh?!" Leo looked around and saw that his brothers were in an alley, BEHIND him.
"Leo, you alright?" Donnie asked his eldest sibling worriedly.
"Uh, yeah. I'm fine. I just - need to clear my head. I'm gonna take a walk."
Raph and Donnie nodded in understanding, but Mikey stared at his blue clad brother with confusion.
"But we were just out running. Why do you need to take a walk?"
Leo sighed and tried to explain it to his bubbly brother, "Sometimes, Mikey, I can think clearly if I'm relaxed. One way of relaxing for me is taking an evening stroll... Alone."
Mikey still looked a bit confused, but after a few seconds he smiled and cheerfully responded, "OK!" Then jumped into the sewers through an open manhole cover.
Donnie shortly followed but Raph stayed behind. He gave the silent signal for time which was him pointing to his wrist like there was a watch. Leo nodded with understanding and Raph grinned.
They both heard the youngest yell impatiently, "Hey Raph! What's taken' so long, buddy?"
Raph rolled his green eyes and let out a soft happy sigh and leaped down the manhole.
Leo COVERED the hole and took to the roofs once more. After he started running in the direction of Central Park, his thoughts on the statute flooded his mind once more. He just couldn't stop thinking about it. He couldn't understand why he thought the very tiny memorial was different than any other either. He was probably wrong. There was probably nothing unusual about it.
As I approached the old statue and pond, I kept an eye/ear out for humans. I looked all over the place and saw no one. I relaxed a little bit and walked to General Washington.
I took a deep breath and breathed in the old, mossy, scent of the rock. I gently laid my right hand on the pedestal like it would break if I pressed any harder. I slid my fingers on the relatively smooth surface that had a few nicks and scratches. I walked around the whole thing and saw nothing peculiar. After about a minute of inspection, I sighed and dropped my hand to my side.
I guess there wasn't anything here after all.
I turned and started for the city. I looked back over my shoulder one more time and when I saw nothing, I turned my head forward. I took another step but felt something grab my ankle. I didn't even have enough time to yelp as my body came into contact with Turtle Pond's water.
I closed my eyes and waited to feel the water engulf me and get me soaked. /Man if I come home wet, the guys will never let me live it down. But the H2O never came.
I opened my eyes and I saw something that confused me on so many levels. I was in what looked like a two-dimensional world at night. Where am I? I wondered as I looked around. I was glad for the dark because I didn't want anyone to see me.
I had a giant migraine so I decided not to try to get up. Instead I wanted to see how I got here and what my surrounds were. I turned my head around and saw a large cement statue of what looked like an old unicorn in robes. I was so confused as to why a monument was made to a mystical creature but I dismissed it for now. Something felt off about my body, besides the headache, and that was far more important than a bizarre statue at the moment.
I felt - achey. Every muscle in my body felt sore and weak. I also felt different - like really different, and not in a good way. Did I break a bone or something? But I didn't feel an impact, or anything that could break bones.
I closed my eyes and felt around. I determined I was lying on my side, with my limbs all pointed to my left, towards the statue. I gently tried to move my arms and legs, and to my relief everything cooperated. So no broken bones then. Just aches and a really, really odd feeling.
I slipped my hands under me and pushed myself up into a sitting position, with my legs spread out besides me.
I opened my eyes again and took time to thoroughly scan my surroundings. I seemed to be in a field, the only thing in the immediate area the weird statue of the unicorn. Off in the distance in one direction, I could see a large forest, with tall, leafless trees and lots of shrubs. In another direction, not as far away as the forest, I saw a single tree, both tall and wide, and what looked like a small town.
Something blue flitted into my vision, and I jerked back in surprise. The blue thing jerked too, and then settled again half over one eye. It looked like string, or maybe silk. I blew at it and watched it bounce up before coming to rest in the exact same place. I blew at it again, a little irritated now, and to my annoyance it didn't blow away. I rolled my eyes and raised a hand to bat it away, but it wasn't a hand that rose in front of my vision.
It was a hoof.
My breath caught in my throat and I stared in disbelief at the - the hoof that was in the place of my hand. It was green and round and a hoof! Why the shell was a hoof my hand?!
I nervously looked down at my other hand, and saw another green hoof. AND, instead of my plastron, I saw fur - green fur. I looked frantically back at my legs, and saw two more hooves and - God, I saw a blue tail! A long, hairy, blue tail!
I had hooves and a tail!
I admit it. I screamed. Loudly. I mean, I had a freaking tail and hooves!
I scrambled onto my feet - I mean hooves. My legs shook under the sudden weight, but I ignored them as I began turning in a circle, trying to catch a glimpse at the rest of me. Before I could though, voices reached my ears - or whatever else I may have had in place of them.
"Twilight, I'm telling you, I heard a scream." An accented female voice insisted. I scanned the direction of the voice, and to my horror, saw two shapes making their way towards me.
"I didn't hear anything, but if you're sure -" Another female voice started to say.
"I'm very sure. Something screamed out here, and we have to find out what. Or, rather, you have to find out. That's your job, right?" The accented voice cut her off.
"Okay then Rarity. Let's look." The second voice sighed.
I began backing towards the statue. I could let this Rarity and Twilight see me. I had no clue if they were friends or foes. The only experience with beings from other dimensions I had was the Kraang, and they were most definitely for. Plus, I wouldn't be able to fight in this form if I had to.
My back or bum or whatever made contact with the base of the statue. It was cold and smooth, and for a second, it felt like glass. But then it seemed to bend, and I found myself being pulled backwards. It felt like I was being pulled through liquid glass.
Then, the next thing I knew, I was breaking the surface of a pond. I quickly crawled onto the bank and checked my hands. To my eternal relief, they were hands again - my hands. I did a check of my entire body and saw that I was back to being a mutant turtle.
What the heck just happened?!
I scrambled to my feet and took off to the city. As I was running, I quickly pulled out my T-phone. The time was 12:53 am.
Dang, the guys are gonna kill me! I yelled internally.
I sped through the shadows and hurried up the nearest fire escape. I saw that I was pretty close to a manhole that lead easily to the lair and dashed in that direction.
Once my body was in autopilot, the thoughts of what happened flooded my brain. I seriously could not comprehend what happened back there. One minute I was walking, another I was tripped and falling, another I woke up in a different world, and another I was some kind of - of equine!
I don't know what I'm gonna do about this!
I found the alley I was searching for and hopped down to the center. I heaved the manhole cover off and dropped into the sewers. I started running home and prepared myself for the raging storm I was about to meet.
I leaped over the turnstiles as I sped into the lair. And just as I suspected, Raph was waiting there for me.
"WHERE THE SHELL HAVE YOU BEEN!?" Raph screamed, obviously not happy with me. "You said a walk, Leo? Where'd you walk to, Jersey?! You've been gone for two hours."
How did it get so late? I asked myself as I faced Raph's fury.
"Um, somewhere?" I answered, not exactly sure where I was myself.
"Somewhere? Somewhere?! You don't just disappear for two hours and come back without an explanation!" Raph yelled in an uncharacteristic tone. Usually it was me yelling about coming home late.
"I know! I'm really sorry but-" I tried to explain but Raph cut me off.
"But what?" My temper flared at not being able to speak.
"Maybe if you shut it and let me speak, I'll tell you!"
Raph looked shocked that I, the level-headed calm one, had snapped at him like that, but it did keep him quiet. I noticed that my other brothers had come out of their hiding places to see what was going on.
I sighed. "Ok. Thank you. Now the reason I was gone so long is that I think I fell in a portal and ended up in other world." I can't believe I just put it that blatantly; they'll never believe me!
My brothers all looked at me like I was insane before Raph broke the silence by laughing. "Wow! You are really getting better at lying! I almost actually believed that that happened."
I hung my head low and tried to explain it to him in a different way, "It really did happen! There's a - a - a 'portal' of some sort in Turtle Pond by the George Washington statue in Central Park. If you still don't believe me, go there and check it out yourselves."
Raph scoffed. "Yeah right. What were you really doing, Leo?"
"I'm telling you the truth! I tripped over something in the grass and fell into the pond! Instead of going underwater, I ended up in this freaky other dimension, next to a freaky statue! I - I wasn't even myself anymore! I was this - this - horse thing! I don't know! I heard voices and backed into the statue and ended up on the banks of the pond again!"
"I think he's telling the truth, Raph." Donnie piped up.
"Yes! Thank you, Donnie." I said gratefully.
"You really went through a portal and became a horse, then went back through and came out two hours later and a turtle again?" Raph asked skeptically.
I wanted to throttle him, but settled for yelling, "YES!"
"Well I believe you, Leo!" Mikey beamed, coming over to stand next to me.
"Me too. We've seen stranger things than that, so why not?" Donnie shrugged his shoulders and moved to my other side.
Raph stared at all three of us like we had said we had said we were becoming vegans, but finally sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Okay, okay. I guess it's possible that there's a portal in a pond in Central Park. So what do we do about it, Fearless Leader?"
"Easy." I grinned. "We go through it and find out exactly where it goes, and whether the inhabitants are a threat to Earth. Then, if they are, we find a way to close the portal. But not tonight. It's getting late. Tomorrow, though, we go through."
"Actually, we've been here for about 5 minutes." Donnie corrected smartly.
"Well, we've been here so many times it /feels/ like hours." Mikey complained, sitting down and laying back against the statue of George Washington.
No one could argue with him there. It had been 25 days (counting tonight) since Leo had fallen through the portal into the other world. They had come back the next night, but to Leo's immense confusion and disappointment, jumping into the pond had only served to soak him to the bone. His brothers hadn't reacted exactly well to this. Donnie in particular had offered to run some tests to see if everything was "alright" in Leo's mind. But Leo refused to back down on the matter, stating firmly that he was not crazy and that there really was a portal to another world in the pond that changed his form.
So, stubborn person Leo was (and eager to proof that he was, in fact, completely sane), every night since the incident was spent by the pond, at the exact same time Leo had been there. If the portal returned, or reopened, or however it worked, it was a safe guess it would open at around the same time.
Leo was sitting in the cool grass and was staring intently at the pond, one hand dipped into the lukewarm pond water. He was determined to prove himself right and that he was not insane.
After much time had passed with him just sitting there and the others bored out of their mind, the clock stroke 12:00 am. That was the time they usually got up to go, but Leo was not giving up and CONTINUED to sit still.
While the others got up to go, Raph turned to his brother, "Ok Leo. Since this is the twenty-fifth night that we've been out here, I suggest that that we go home, forget this ever happened, and you can take a few days off." He spoke slowly like you would to someone who's not mentally stable.
Leo glared at him and defended, "How many times do I have to tell you guys; I did not envision it?! I really did see it!"
Donnie spoke up, actually getting worried for his brother, "Maybe you tripped, fell, and hit your head. Scientific studies have proved that when people get knocked out because of a blunt force, it can cause you to have some wild dreams."
Leo breathed out hard through his nose, "Seriously?! I know what I saw! I know what I /felt/!" Leo hopped to his feet and stomped over to where his brothers were standing. "Why won't you guys believe me?!"
The three stood silently and awkwardly for a while after Leo's outburst. They quickly shared a glance and nodded to each other. Then, unexpectedly, they pounced on Leo, Raph pulling Leo's arms behind his carapace.
"Hey! Let me go!" Leo shouted beyond enraged at his brother’s actions, struggling to pull free.
"Sorry Leo. But you need help and Donnie is gonna give it to you." Mikey explained as Raph started to drag Leo in the direction of the city.
Leo was still in a sitting position and was turned backwards as he felt himself being pulled. His hard gaze was directed at the ground as he was slowly dragged out of the park.
He moved his eyes upwards towards the pond for one last look and, to his shock, saw it sparkling like diamonds. He gasped and his ocean blue eyes widened.
"G-guys look!" He shouted trying to get their attention.
"Not gonna work, Leo." Claimed Raph in a singsong voice.
Leo glared and thought of a way to get his brother to release him, "Hey are those humans?"
The others immediately let go and shouted, "WHERE?!"
Leo smirked as he jolted up onto his feet and towards the pond. His brothers could be so gullible sometimes, and while he hated tricking them, it definitely came in handy.
"Leo!" A chorus of shouts came from his brothers. Leo ignored them, and continued to sprint to the glowing pond. He knew it, he /knew it/. He knew he wasn't crazy.
"Hey, is the pond - ?" He heard Mikey start to say. Three sets of footsteps started to pound against the firm ground behind Leo, telling him that his brothers were following him, and gaining every second.
Leo picked up his pace, running as fast as he could. He had to make it back to the pond and into the water, before his brothers decided to detain him again. Man, how did they drag him so far away in such a short time?
/Finally/, Leo thought desperately as he reached the water’s edge and fell/skidded into a kneeling position, hands and knees on the shore as he looked down at his glowing reflection. The entire pond was shimmering now, and it was obvious that there was something strange and abnormal about the pond.
Leo reached a hand out and slipped it into the pond, letting it sink under the water's surface. His hand vanished from sight, and it tingled furiously, almost like it had fallen asleep.
"Leo!" He heard Raph shout, and he looked over his shoulder to see his brother nearly upon him. He turned his gaze back to the pond.
It was calling him. Leo could almost /hear/ it. The water was whispering to him, calling him to come closer, to dive into the pool. Shivers and sparks were shaking his body, pulling at his heart. His hand was being tugged further into the water. He had to go through the portal again. He could feel it in his bones, in the very fiber of his being.
"Leo!" A shout came again, but it could have been miles away; it was distant to Leo's ear. The thrumming call of the portal had filled his mind.
Leo took a deep breath, and gently, silently, pushed himself off the bank and into the water.
"Leo!" Raph shouted for the second time, but Leo didn't even seem to REGISTER the sound this time.
To Raph's horror, Leo slipped into the water and disappeared beneath the glowing water.
"Leo!" He was no longer alone in his cry. All three brothers had yelled the eldest name as they reached the spot where Leo had been sitting.
Raph SCANNED the glowing water frantically, but could only see his own reflection. There was no sign of Leo.
There was no question about what had to be done. Leo hadn't hit his head. He wasn't suffering under a hallucination. There really was another world on the other side of a portal in this pond, and Leo was there now, alone.
"We have to go after him." That was the only thing Raph said before he dived into the pond.
Donnie and Mikey was only a second behind him.
Leo groaned as he stood on shaking legs, his head pounding like a drum. He cracked his eyes open, and saw he once again had hooves. Yes! He was back in the other world. He lifted his head to get a look at his surroundings, but before he could determine anything other than the fact it was daytime, something large and heavy flew into him, knocking him back to the ground.
"Ugh . . .” He moaned as he was crushed under the weight of whatever it was, and then let out a higher, longer moan as the weight tripled. Three other moans echoed him, and Leo frowned. He knew that moans.
"Mikey? Raph? Donnie?"
"Leo?"
"Huh?"
"Bro?"
"Get off of me!" Leo clawed his way out from underneath the pile of his brothers and stood again. He shook his head, feeling hair slap the side of his face, and turned his gaze to his brothers.
His eyes widened as he lost his breath. He really should have expected this. He sort of did, in fact, but actually seeing it was still quite shocking. Instead of three mutant turtles, three horses were tangled in a pile in front of the same statue as before.
Wait - not horses. Horses didn't have horns. Or wings, for that matter.
The smallest horse was also the lightest shade of green. He had orange curly hair for his tail and mane, and a pair of wings on his back. As his eyes fluttered open, it revealed that they were very large sky blue eyes. Mikey.
The biggest horse was a slightly darker shade of green. His mane and tail were long, straight, and a rich purple. A green horn poked its way through his mane. His eyes were a warm reddish-brown. Donnie.
The last horse was a darker shade of green than Leo himself. His mane and tail was a spikey, messy, fiery red. Wings were folded against the side of his body, and his eyes were a piercing radioactive green. Raph.
"You guys okay?" Leo asked as he trotted up to the pile.
"Ugh, I think so." Mikey groaned as he staggered to his feet - er, hooves. His eyes were now shut, his face twisted in pain at the headache that had begun to plague him. "Did you get the number of the bus?"
"Ha." Leo deadpanned. "Donnie? Raph?"
"Fine." Raph said gruffly as he too rose.
"Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay." Donnie whispered faintly as his legs quivered.
"Good. I suggest you take a good look at each other." Leo swallowed a smirk. This should be good.
"Whadda ya mean by that, Fearless?" Raph started to glare at Leo, but all irritation faded away as he got his first look at his older brother.
"Shell." He whispered.
"What? What's -" Donnie cut himself off as he looked up. "Oh."
"What, dudes?" Mikey opened his eyes, and they bugged out as he looked at his brothers. "Dudes . . . "
"Raph . . . Raph, you're a Pegasus!" Donnie cried. "And Mikey! So are you! And - and Leo! You're - you're an Alicorn!" Leo didn't think that Donnie's eyes could get any wider, not even in this form, at least not without them popping out of his head.
"A what?" The three brothers chorused.
"A Pegasus is basically a horse with wings, Raph and Mikey." Donnie explained.
Raph and Mikey immediately checked their backs.
Mikey raised his wings, grinning. "Wings?! Awesome!"
Raph unfolded his slightly so he could get a good luck. "Okay . . .” He muttered.
"And Leo, an Alicorn is a combination between a Pegasus and a unicorn." Donnie lectured.
Leo's eyes widened. What? He lifted a hoof and patted the top of his head. Sure enough, a horn was sitting on the top of his forehead. He craned his neck to look over his shoulder, and saw a pair of green wings folded against his body. He flexed the muscles in his back experimentally and soon felt the wings. He opened them hesitantly, and found himself smiling.
"Well, you're a unicorn, Don." Mikey pointed out, a teasing tone in his voice.
"I am?" Donnie raised a hoof to his own forehead. "I am." He repeated in slight shock.
"He-hem." Leo gave a fake cough and tilted his head in annoyance.
"What, Leo?" Mikey asked. Leo merely raised his eyebrows in response.
The three turtles - er, horses - just stared in confusion before understanding seemed to dawn on Donnie's face, which was replaced by embarrassment.
"Oh. Sorry, Leo." Donnie shifted guiltily.
Raph and Mikey caught on as well.
"Sorry Leo." Mikey apologized. "Sorry we thought you were insane and stuff."
"Yeah. Sorry." Raph grumbled to the ground.
Leo sighed. "Apologies accepted."
"So where the heck are we anyway?" The orange-haired Pegasus questioned.
"Well we're obviously in a different world, considering how we look," Donnie replied, his brown eyes now cast skyward thinking deeply, "For once, Mikey, I have no idea."
Leo turned around and SCANNED his surroundings once more. He looked straight ahead which had a large tree not too far away. He angled himself so he could look around it and noticed the bunch of buildings he had seen last time. It was as if there were more living beings, most likely other ponies of some sort, which built a town here. He then recalled back to when he first arrived there. He remembered two voices. They both sounded friendly but he wasn't too sure.
He decided then to try something bold, "Hey guys, we should go investigate down there." He pointed his green hoof in the direction of the market.
"Why do say that Leo?" Donnie asked his oldest brother.
"Because I think we should get to know this place better. After all, we did just travel worlds. Heck, maybe even dimensions!"
He nodded his head towards the giant tree and started clopping to it. It wasn't long before he heard three more sets of hooves hitting the dirt road awkwardly. It was kind of obvious that they were new there and to their bodies from the shake, stumbling way they walked.
After about five minutes, the green quartet found themselves staring at a big oak wood tree with a door. Over the door hung a newly painted sign.
Golden Oaks Library, Run by Twilight Sparkle
Donnie's eyes lit up after reading it, "A library?! Cooool!"
Raph shook his head and muttered nerd under his breath.
Leo just kept staring at the door contemplating whether to knock or not. What's the worst that could happen? His thoughts asked sarcastically as he rose a hoof to the door. He hesitated once before knocking three times gently. A high pitched male voice called from deep within the library, "Coming!"