Okay, so this was originally meant to be how I ended 'As Time Goes By', but I thought... just in case I wanted to continue it, I'd make a kind of story/one shot out of it. This is a few more years down the track, from the kids point of view!

Hope you enjoy! Please R&R! I won't know how I'm doing unless you tell me :)

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Hi, my name is Miah Rose.

And I… am technically… a freak.

Well, by some human standards.

My mum is human. My dad…

My dad is a mutant turtle.

So… I am part turtle, part human.

I know, hard to believe right?

Well… believe it. My mum came to America years ago, and… well, her and my dad and pretty much our big ass family fought in a lot of nasty battles and even saved the earth before I was even thought of.

Yes… you heard that right. My parents were just two of the people that saved everyone all those years ago. It's just a shame I wasn't around to see it. Although, I have hacked a few video feeds from back then, and some of the footage they got of it was pretty… intense.

But… before they did all that, they had their own missions.

My dad and his brother spent years protecting and defending this city, defending it from the weird and wonderful. My mum… well, she and her troop managed to fend off an alien invasion when she was in her early teens. Wish there was some footage of that to go over…

Anyway, I'm getting off track.

I have three cousins. Yeah… you heard right, there is more of us… freaks.

Dean and Jake sometimes fight, but usually I can calm them down before it gets serious. Cassie just laughs a lot, and don't get me wrong, I do love her… I just, well, I wish she would focus more sometimes. Like… when we train together.

Me? I guess you could say I take after my dad. I love tinkering with electronics and working things out, as well as hacking my way into security systems. I just see it all as a challenge. The harder the system, the bigger the challenge. Oh and then are these gadgets that my dad is showing me how to build, so incredible!

Oh, and then there's Eoran. He's a human/Chanaiben hybrid. Did I say that right? I'm not sure…

Anyway, Eoran is usually pretty on point, and kind of likes similar things to me. His dad, Ithiell, and my dad are like, really close, and always working on things together. Can get hard to pry them apart sometimes, and his mum and my mum usually get cranky with them after a while.

Anyway, back to the point. I am a mutant turtle/ human, but there are a couple of other things you should know.

Firstly, I am… well, according to my mum, a shape shifter. Although I've never tried it, mostly because I want to do a little more research, so I don't end as weird silvery puddle on the floor… or, what mum has described as a spider-table.

Yeah… I know, weird right? I think so too. Not sure how that happened, but I'd prefer not to take any chances until I know exactly what I'm in for.

Secondly, I'm a ninja. Yeah, you heard right… I am a master with the Bo.

Okay, not really… I'm still learning, and I'm getting there. Heck, I've only just turned sixteen… and dad didn't start training me until I was seven. Mums influence, you can be sure.

Each of my cousins and I got trained by our dads, each learning their special weapon skillset.

And now… here we all were. Our first mission together.

Well, it wasn't really a mission, more like patrolling the city. Our parents had let us go out on our own, and all of us wanted to prove to our parents that we'd be okay. I know they cared, but…

We wanted to help keep the city safe. We were old enough… and according to the tales dad told he and his brothers started helping save the city at about our age.

"Miah" Dean's voice brought me back to the present, making me look over at him "Anything?"

I brought my binoculars down, which I'd made especially, adjusting some of the lenses as I looked around. I soon brought them up again, letting them rest on my forehead, just under my hair.

Yeah, we were mutant turtle/humans with hair. I usually kept mine up in a ponytail, to keep it out of my face.

"Nope, nothing"

"Ah, this sucks" Jake grunted, dropping down onto the ledge of the roof "How are we meant to prove ourselves to our parents, if there's nothing to-"

"Calm down Jakey wakey" Cassie giggled, dropping down and putting an arm over his shoulders "I'm sure there will be something, I mean…. Eoran isn't back yet"

"Exactly" Dean said, flicking a katana out of its sheath, playing with it a bit "He might have found something on his recon. Plus even if there's nothing, at least we can say we did something tonight"

"I still don't like it" Jake half shoved Cassie's arm off him, who shrugged and got back up, coming to stand beside me. I smiled at her, watching as she played with her short blonde hair. She pouted a little, and I just patted her shell, looking from Jake to Dean.

Dean's dad, my uncle Leo, was a fairly easy going guy. He was loyal and dedicated, and I think Dean thought he had to prove something to his dad by being a good leader.

Same with Jake. Uncle Raph was a bit of a hard one to deal with sometimes, he and Aunt Rach were both quick to anger, and it took a while to calm them down sometimes. I think that's where Jake gets it from. He's usually bursting with energy and gets frustrated quickly if he's not doing something.

Uncle Mikey was a whole different bag of nuts. He was happy go lucky, and just enjoyed life. But I did notice there were times when Cassie was sick or hurt, he would become very protective and defensive, even with the rest of us sometimes. I was just glad I did have an uncle who was more relaxed and who we could spend time with, without needing to think about training or discipline.

Cassie whipped her nunchucks around, coming close to Dean in the process, and Dean took that as a chance to spar a little, finding the two now knocking weapons a little as they moved around the roof.

"Wanna dance? Wanna dance cous? Huh huh huh?" She challenged, almost giggling as he moved, his eyes trained on her as they sparred.

"Don't go hurting yourselves" I told them "I don't have any bandages with me"

"Thought you always had supplies Miah" Jake leaned back, his head cranked back so that he was looking upside down at me from where he was sitting.

"Well, I didn't know what we'd need, so I brought the tech stuff, and I uh… kind of forgot my medical bag"

"You know for a nerd… you can be a real air head" He said, going to sit back up. I bit my lip, trying not to get too annoyed. Calling me an air head…

"And you can be a real jerk, cousin or not"

Nope, couldn't hold that one in.

"Well if you want to fight it out…" He moved, getting up and pulling the Sai's from his belt.

I groaned a little "Don't make me floor you again"

"Maybe you should-"

"Hey, settle down!" Dean snapped, then "I can see Eoran"

"Oh well cous, maybe next time" He smiled at me, and I let out a small growl. Idiot…

"Hey, here he comes! Heeeey!" Cassie started waving at him, and I looked to see Dean was right, Eoran was coming in towards the rooftop, but…

"Hey, do-" I stopped when Eoran reached us, landing almost gracefully and looking around at us.

"Hey guys, miss me?" He smiled, winking at me a little. I turned away, feeling the blush rise to my cheeks… stupid crush…

"Did you find anything?" Jake was instantly on him, and I turned back to see he was in Eoran's face.

"Well yeah, kinda" He simply pushed Jake away, and we all converged into an awkward circle.

"Well?" I asked "Are you going to tell us, or keep making us wonder?"

"One…" He held a hand up, his eyes locking onto mine. They held a seriousness I rarely saw.

"Yes… one what?" Dean asked, sheathing his katana.

"One… our dads are following. I caught a flash of a blade when I was flying, and a glint coming from a set of glasses…"

"Argh!" Jake threw his hands up, going over to hit a wall "Why can't they let us do this alone!"

"Settle down Jake" Dean glared a little.

"Yeah, I mean… at least we know they care enough to keep an eye on us… still…" Cassie scratched her head a little, frowning in spite of herself.

"Well there's nothing we can do about it now. Plus from the sounds of it they're keeping their distance from us, so… technically… we are still on our own" I said, looking at each of my cousins, then back to Eoran.

"Yeah, agreed. Could also mean they have some kind of trackers on us too" Eoran sighed, rolling his eyes a little "I wouldn't put it past my mother to do something like that…"

"All right, Eoran" Dean made us all turn back to him "You said you found something?"

"Oh… oh yes!" Eoran almost smiled, tilting his head a little "I think there is a truck that's acting suspiciously"

"Suspiciously… how?" Jake raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, well its swerving between cars, going well past the speed limit, and-"

"Well… that sounds like something" Dean smiled, looking at Jake, who nodded.

"All right, so now what?"

"We go after it, that's what" Dean unsheathed both his katanas, standing tall and reminding me of Uncle Leo when he struck that pose. It was almost funny to see…

I pulled out my Bo, looking over as Cassie and Jake pulled out their weapons.

"Eoran… you'll need to lead us. Everyone else… let's go!"

"My mom would so kick your butt for saying that" Jake muttered, smiling a little.

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Aaaand there we go!

Let me know what you thought guys!

KTHANKSBYE!