"We're heading up. You know, night patrol, okay?" Leo announced.
"Great!" April said. "Master Splinter's going to give me another lesson tonight."
"Okay, see ya!" Mikey waved as the four brothers dashed out.
"Woo-hoo! Hey Donnie, watch this!" Raph called, vaulting over a chimney and tucking and rolling to land on the roof. He grinned.
"Ha, ha, ha. Good one. But what do you say to this!" And with that Donnie used his staff to poll vault up to the chimney, jump, do a flip, and land in a kneeling position.
"Aaa." Raph shrugged, "Not bad."
"Hey, guys, are you coming?" Leo called a couple of roofs over.
"What's up?" They asked, falling into line.
"The Krang." Leo said pointing to an unlabeled black van which turned the corner. "Come on, let's see what they've been up to. Follow that –"
"Brain buss!" Mikey piped up. Leo, Raphael, and Donnie all looked at Mikey. "You know, the Krang's buss and since the Krang have brains in them and they're driving a buss I called it the Brain –"
"We get it, we get it." Leo said.
"Come on, the bus just took a right." Donnie pointed, and they ran off.
"They've stopped." Leo whispered as they peered down over the edge of the roof.
"Hey, I didn't know the Krang made house calls." Raph said.
"Me neither." Donnie agreed. "What are they up to?" One of the Krang got out of the vehicle and rang a doorbell. A high school girl answered the door.
"Is this the place where a person known as June can be found by Krang?"
"I'm June." The girl said, stepping out onto the doorstep. "Hey, stop it. Quit shoving me! Help! Help!" She shouted as the Krang grabbed her.
"We gotta save her!" Donnie said, staff in hand.
"On my mark," Leo said, drawing a sword. "Get set…"
"Hi-ya!" Two Krang got sliced. "Eat numb chucks!" Mikey yelled landing on two with circles of chain swinging.
"Now we're talking!" Raph said taking on three more.
"Don't be scared." Leo said to the girl, advancing on the two Krang who'd sandwiched her. "We'll save you."
"Save – me?" The girl leaned forward. "You – just – ruined – Everything! No use pretending anymore." And with that June dodged the Krang and ran straight for Leo. She ran with bullets behind her until she was a few feet in front of Leo. Then she leaped, propelled herself off his knees into a backflip, sliced the ropes that'd been on her hands on Leo's blade and grabbed Leo's second sword out of his sheath before landing, twirling, and cutting down the two Krang that had been "guarding" her seconds ago.
"Hey, wow, guys! Did you see that!" Mikey exclaimed.
"If you haven't noticed," Donnie grunted twirling his staff, "We're kind of in the middle of something here!" Leo's eyes were as big as saucers. He shook his head.
"We need to get out of here! There," Leo pointed to a dumpster, "up the fire escape." They all fell back and scrambled up to the roof tops. A few streets over, they paused to catch their breath.
"You all right?" Mikey asked.
"Never better." June panted.
"Do you have a name? Because I'm the namin' king, and if you don't, I could give you one like, like Black-hair or Cat-eyes, or- or Midnight! Ow!" He exclaimed as Raph hit him over the head.
"Dork. She's already got a name."
"Oh."
"I'm June, but you can call me midnight if you want. It's cool."
"Really?" Mikey asked, eyes shining. "Midnight it is." He announced draping an arm around her shoulders.
"But, who – what are you guys?"
"I'm Donnie." Donnie said stepping forward.
"This is Rlph, Mikey, and I'm Leo."
"Donnie, Ralph, Mikey, and Leo. Okay, but what are you? Like alien turtles?" Midnight asked tapping Mikey's shell.
"Yeah, pretty much." Raph shrugged.
"Where'd you learn ninjutsu? And why were the Krang after you?" Leo asked. Midnight paused, thinking, looked at their faces and exhaled slowly.
"If I tell you, you can't tell anyone else – or my life will be in danger. Not that it isn't now." All heads turned to look at Mikey.
"What? Why're you lookin' at me? I won't tell anyone."
"Okay." Leo said. "We won't tell anyone."
"When I was very young, my uncle Hiriatto Yoshi –"
"Yoshi?" Donnie interrupted. "Like Hamato Yoshi?" Midnight paled and wavered.
"Hamato Yoshi." She whispered.
"Hey," Leo said steadying her. "Midnight, what's wrong?"
"What do you know about Hamato Yoshi?" June demanded.
"Um –"
"Please! You must tell me!"
"You mean Splinter?" Mikey piped up.
"Mikey!"
"Splinter? Who is Splinter. How do you know about Hamato," she faltered "Hamato Yoshi?"
"Sorry." Donnie said, "That's kinda classified infor-"
"I don't care!" Midnight shouted snatching up one of Leo's swords, "and I demand you tell me now!" She held Donnie at sword point.
"Um, guys? A little help here." Donnie asked going cross eyed trying to follow the tip as it inched closer and closer.
"No prob," Raph said twirling his spikes. The next instant he was flying through the air with his spikes sticking up out of the roof.
"Hey thanks." Donnie said opening his eyes.
"You're welcome." Raph croaked.
"That wasn't nice!" Mikey said swinging his chain. Before he knew it, he was dangling off the side of the building. Donnie followed suit.
"Okay, that's it." Leo said unsheathing his sword. "You asked for it." He struck, but it was met head on by a block. They exchanged blow for blow, hacking at each other like mad. Neither's skills were better than the others. Leo probably would've won if he'd had both of his swords. It was just who would slip up first. Leo did. Midnight feinted to the side. Leo reflexively moved to block it, but instead got his sword wrenched from his hands and flung skittering over in front of Raph. Midnight backed him up against the metal heating box. Donnie and Mikey peaked over the edge just in time to see their leader at sword point. Raph was dumbstruck.
"Tell me!" Midnight demanded.
"Why is it so important?!" Leo countered.
"Because – because" Midnight's eyes filled with tears and unspoken feelings that pierced Leo to the heart. She lowered the sword and her guard. "Because Hamato Yoshi is my father."
