Am I a Monster?

Vicky ran clumsy down the tunnels, [Raph can't see me like this! Oh Goddess, what has happened to me?! I've become a monster!!]

    Finally she stopped running, and she fell to her knees then buried her face into her hands and began to cry. She began to think back to her childhood in Salem, and now it made sense to her…. She was the one bringing her sisters down because she was the one who was cursed. She leaned over to look at her reflection in a puddle of water and was met with two unfamiliar pairs of yellow snake-like eyes. She feels around in her mouth and it's apparent that her canines had gotten a bit longer and sharper as well. Her hands, arms, as well as most of her body was covered in shiny bright red scales, and if she wasn't freaked out enough she had a tail and a large pair of...wings???

                            [Well at least the rest of me looks at least semi-normal.] She thinks as she surveys the rest herself and is relieved that the clothes she was wearing mostly survived the transformation and the only rips were where her tail and wings sprouted out, and she seemed to be only a smidgen taller than before.

    Vicky lets out a heavy sigh, as she racks her brain for a solution she suddenly hears footsteps behind her and she whirls around baring her fangs like a frightened animal. Her eyes widened in shock as she realized who it was a fraction too late… he saw, Raphael had seen her new monstrous form. Raph stood there frozen to the spot, afraid that if he moved she would bolt and he was desperate not to lose her at this point.

    After a few tense minutes, tears began to stream down her face, "R-Raph... am I a m-monster?"

    This hit home for Raph, he can't even begin to imagine what she's going through… but he had to try to comfort her. Before he could think about what he was doing, he was already in front of her and was pulling her into a tight hug while being mindful of her new wings. He was never good at consoling but he could offer her a shoulder to cry on at least. After a moment, she relaxes in his arms as her crying slows down to a crawl. 

                            "No, you're not a monster." he speaks with a gentle yet firm tone, "I don't care how ya' look now--"

    Before he could say more she pushes out of his arms and takes a few steps back, "Really?! Would you still say I'm cute… even with wings, fangs, and a tail?! Would you have said all those things back there to that slayer if I had looked like--"

    Next thing that she knew, his lips were on hers and every thought she had from there on seemed irrelevant at that moment compared to what was right in front of her. The kiss was everything she was hoping a first kiss should be and more. She soon found herself kissing him back and to her dismay they were not the only ones there in the tunnels. Just then loud joyous laughter could be heard coming around the corner of the tunnel.

                              "Yo Raph, you down here?"

    At the sound of the voices coming a few feet away, Raph grudgingly breaks the kiss first with an irritated groan, "Sorry spitfire, but looks like we'll need to take a raincheck."

    Just then the voices were starting to sound like they were getting closer and Vicky could make out the tones of Gwen and Ana's voices… This made her visibly nervous. She quickly wiggled out of Raph's grasp and made a feeble attempt at hiding behind him, in hopes that she could will herself to become invisible.

                              "That was amazing how you healed all those trees Gwen!" that voice was Donnie's, "If you have time I'd like to-- oh hey Raph, where's Vicky?"

With that Gwen, Donnie, Ana, and Mikey all came into view. They all seemed to sense that something was off.

Mikey smirks smugly, "Wasn't she walking with you when we…"

    Raph crossed his arms and sighed then called over his shoulder, "They are gonna find out eventually. It's better that they hear it from you than me."

                              "W-what's going on Vicky?" Gwen asked, a bit scared, "You're scaring me."

    Vicky let out a nervous breath and stepped out from behind Raph, "Guinevere… Anastasia…"

    Her sisters slowly walk up to her as if seeing her for the first time, but once they are within grasping range of Vicky they take that opportunity for both to give her a bone crushing hug. It was then that all three started crying and talking over one another while making sense of one another at the same time. Once everything was explained, the next thing on the agenda was to get Vicky back to the lair so Gwen and Donnie could run some test to see what sort of spell/curse was cast on her so they can effectively dispel it.

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    {meanwhile}

    Back at the lair, while Vicky was going through her trial, Liz was floating on cloud nine as she lay safely nestled in Leo's strong arms tucked close as humanly possible for two who are as enamored as they are. She was fast asleep, while Leo was awake and enjoying having her in his arms. Liz's newfound white hair was as soft as a kitten's fur and as beautiful as freshly fallen snow in the morning dawn. The feel of her lips on his was still fresh in his mind and yet all the memory did was make him want her even more. They had stopped themselves from taking things too far and agreed to savor their time together for however long they both had. Yet at that moment… Leo felt that he was the luckiest turtle in the world. Suddenly the sound of something being knocked over and hitting the floor with a clang grabs Leo's attention, he tenses out of reflex and carefully sets Liz's sleeping form down on the bed. 

    As he stealthily sneaked out of his room, Leo noticed something that was not what he was expecting as he entered the living area. It was his brothers and two of the girls…. It seems like they were trying to hide something or rather someone.

                      "Yo… Leo, what are you still doing up this late?" Mikey asked, looking a bit nervous.

    Leo lets out a heavy sigh, knowing all too well that something was wrong, "OK guys, what are you trying to hide--"

    Just then a pair of yellow snake-like eyes peeked out from around Raph's broad frame, "It's ok guys, they were going to notice either way… might as well make it on my own terms."

    What Leo saw next, was shocking to say the least. She sounded like Vicky but looked like a mix between a human and a dragon… as weird as that sounds. Suddenly the door to Leo's room opened and a sleepy eyed Liz came out.

                                "What's going on out here Leo?" Liz asked as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes before she realized what she was looking at.

            The sleepiness quickly left Liz the instant she saw what her sister was transformed into…. a dragon. Fear was the main emotion she was feeling at the moment… but that fear was for her sister, Vicky, cause if she was in this form it meant a slayer was nearby… and that meant the hunt was on.