The Grape

Pages: 6

Credits

 * Story by Steve Murphy
 * Pencils by Jim Lawson
 * Inks and Letters by Eric Talbot

Characters

 * Utroms
 * Unnamed New York Police Detectives

Summary
Deep in the grip of a Menta-wave headset, designed to grant its users a form of precognition, an unnamed Utrom experiences a euphoric trip. His last enhanced vision is a single grape on a New York sidewalk before he senses the presence of police about to barge into the rundown New York apartment he and his other companions are using to get high illegally. Removing his helmet and attempting to flee, he is just ahead of the police breaking down the door and discovering the scene. The Utrom tries leaving via a bathroom window several stories up from the street, but looses his footing. Falling into the street below he bounces off a car and comes to rest on the sidewalk. His last sight a solitary grape, having now arrived at the moment he witnessed in his psi-enhances vision. His own death.

Story Notes
This story takes place after the events of [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 4 #5 and the establishment of a public relationship between the Utroms and Earth.