Title: Twins
Author: vashsunglasses
Rating: T
Fandom: Ninja Turtles
Disclaimer: The TMNT belong to Mirage.
Summary: Two turtles wake up in human form, in the middle of a grassy field, with no idea how they got there or where the rest of their family is. Mystery AU.
Yin and Yang, they lay there in the verdant field that stretched for miles. Two identical faces, pale and young and beautiful. A flight of birds rose suddenly from the grass to their left in a startled rush of wings and feathers, waking the two young men from their slumber.
Almond shaped eyes snapped open revealing the blue orbs hidden underneath. Their owner stared quizzically at the face across from him. Less than an instant later, the other's eyes opened as well, and chocolate brown eyes framed in almond shaped lashes gazed back.
Blue stared into brown and brown into blue. Their eyes locked as the slowly sat up and curled their legs under themselves. Then each looked down, startled at the feeling of their own nakedness. What they saw of themselves stopped their hearts.
"Human," the blue eyed one said blankly.
"How?" the brown eyed one replied in confusion, then, "You too? I mean, you're like me? You're really a-" but he couldn't finish.
"Turtle," the blue eyed one whispered.
"Yes," the brown eyed one whispered back.
"How?" the blue eyed one asked.
"Exactly," the brown eyed one responded, then, "Who?" he asked.
The blue eyed one licked his lips, "Michelangelo," he replied.
The brown eyed one nodded, "Leonardo," he said.
Michelangelo closed his blue eyes and held his five fingered hands, his human hands, against his human forehead. He felt the hair on his head and felt sick, "I don't like this," he said softly.
Leonardo swallowed back his own nausea and said, "Nor I… I don't remember how we got here…"
Michelangelo shook his head, "Me neither… I want to go home."
"Yeah," Leonardo said. "Can you walk?" he asked.
"I don't know…" Michelangelo said, "Can you walk?" he asked.
Leonardo shrugged, "I have no idea…"
They struggled to their feet on legs that wobbled like those of a newborn fawn. Hands on each others shoulders, they stood swaying and steadying each other on legs that just wouldn't hold still. Finally a balance point was reached between the two of them and they just stood there silently, sweating and tired from just this. Blue eyes looked into Brown and smiled. Brown eyes smiled back. They were standing, and that was something.
"I'd glad it's you," Michelangelo said, blushing and turning his eyes to Leonardo's bare human shoulder.
"I'm glad it's you too," Leonardo replied, smiling and drawing his brother's gaze back upon his.
"I wouldn't want to be-" Michelangelo started, then stopped.
"-stuck alone here with anyone else?" Leonardo finished.
Michelangelo nodded, "Yeah…"
"Neither would I," Leonardo replied.
"Really?" Michelangelo asked incredulously.
"Really," Leonardo replied.
"Oh," Michelangelo said, flushing with pleasure.
"Yeah," Leonardo said, flushing a bit himself, "I think I hear a river over to my left…"
"Sounds great," Michelangelo said, "I'm really thirsty." He licked the inside of his too dry mouth, trying to work up some saliva.
Keeping a tight hold of each other they began a shambling walk towards the river they could hear behind a wall of tall grass at the field's edge. When one would stumble, the other would catch him. When one would fall, the other was there to help him to his feet. It took an hour before they had finally caught the rhythm of walking, and then they went faster, or at least, they fell less and less. Finally they waded through the tall grass at the river's edge and fell to their knees beside it, dipping their hands to drink.
The new hands were difficult to work with, and it took many tries before they were able to cup them well enough to keep some water in them during the short trip from river to mouth, but they managed.
"So good," Michelangelo moaned appreciatively.
"Yeah," Leonardo replied, "This is-"
"-the best water you've ever tasted?" Michelangelo interrupted, "I think so too."
Leonardo drank several more handfuls of the refreshingly crisp and cold water, then sat back to examine himself in his own reflection, only to find himself seeing double. He grabbed Michelangelo's hand and pointed them towards the surface, "Look!"
Michelangelo looked, "Oh!" he exclaimed.
Leonardo turned brown eyes to look at his identical twin brother, "Twins," he said.
Michelangelo looked back with blue eyes and knew the similarities, "Twins."
Note: This is an experimental story and I will continue it only if people tell me they want more. I deplore blackmail as much as the next person BUT: I already have another TMNT story, a Sentinel story, and a Magnificent Seven story on my plate, plus several other smaller projects, so I won't continue this one if no one likes it…
Personally, I really hope other people like it because for the longest time I've wanted to read a "turtles change into humans" story that was actually good, but so far I've been out of luck except for one story that was dropped ages ago… I've finally taken matters into my own hands.
Oh, and one last thing, the story is named "Twins" for a reason. Even IF they find their Brothers, and even IF their brothers are also human now, Mikey and Leo are the only Twins of the family…