Disclaimer: I do not own the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles all property belongs to Laird and Eastman, Mirage Comics, Mirage Studios and 4Kids Entertainment.

Setting: Takes place after Turtles Forever in the 03 verse.

The Guardian Angel Saga

Story 2: The Jewel

Prologue

She had often thought about going back to Japan ever since she returned to this world. She would be able to get away from it all, to get away from the reminders of what had recently happened, but a part of her told her that it would be dishonorable to leave the American faction where it was. It would fall apart, or someone else would seize control. She was afraid the city would fall apart to chaos. She would not let that happen.

No she will not go back. She will not turn her back on the city that was home to those who saved the world, saved her life and the lives of billions. She may have been angry with the turtles in the past but not now. If they needed her aid she will assist them and if she needs them she will find a way to seek them out.

Right now she had an empire to run a business empire to be exact. She will change The Foot around, trying to make them into an organization of honor. There were still plenty of ninja who were still human and loyal and those she use as security and use them for any specific missions. She had toyed with the idea of sending them out at night to watch over the city and try to stop criminal activity, but that was not in their style and if they got caught then the police would ask too many questions. And she did not want to risk suspicion from anyone.

There were also those who were not human. Those that have been upgraded into mutants using a chemical from some odd place called Dimension X. Those that survived were given asylum in the building. They had no where else to go, even if they hadn't severed their ties to friends and family when they became Foot they would not be welcome to those who once knew them now that they were no longer human. She would have given the same offer to Hun, but the last she heard he was now living within the towering building off the Purple Dragons and he and his gang was doing well.

"Miss Saki?" A young man in a business suit walked up to her. "I have the latest report from Dr. Chaplin in the tech lab."

She nodded. "What does he have to report?"

"The new water purification robots are running smoothly," her subordinate said. "He says they are ahead of schedule." He held up a light green folder. "He has a full report right here."

"Give it to my secretary," she said." She will send it to my desk."

"There is one other small bit of information," the businessman said. "It is about the location of the jewel you seek."

"Yes?" She raised an eyebrow. The jewel in question appeared in a dream that was so vivid so real. She saw buildings burning and a figure that she wasn't sure was male or female wearing the jewel around their neck on a chain. She ordered everyone to search out for information on any mysterious jewel.

"We have possibly located it."

"And?"

"And it seems that another faction had come across it."

"Another faction?" She narrowed her eyes. "This is unacceptable."

"I'm sorry Ms. Saki," the man said.

"Do you know what is the name of the faction or where they are located?"

"We are working on that now."

"This will not fly with my father when he was still alive, and it will not fly with me."

"I'm sorry, sorry," the businessman said as he backed away.

"Sorry will not get it done."

"I will report when I do have the necessary information."

"You better make it quick," she said as she made her way to the elevator. She knew she was coming off frightening and probably earning the title of dragon lady, but being fierce is what gets the proper results. She had promised herself she will only be ruthless in the business sense and not like her father.

She felt a pain in her chest as she rode the elevator as far as it would go up. She could not believe she had betrayed her father, but she had to. Her father had crossed a threshold that she had always told herself that he would never cross.

The elevator stopped and opened it and made her way across the study. She had the building restored to the once opulent structure that it was before her father had been betrayed, and before that demon took over. The only change was the building where the five mystics once resided. She would not admit it had given her a fright when it was in it's original structure but she was relieved it was gone and replaced with shelves full of books and a few tables with computers.

There were a few other people who were in the room going through the books. The acknowledged her with a nod and she nodded in return.

She made it to the private office where only the members of the Foot Ninjas would report to her. She removed the business suit she wore and donned a dark blue furisode instead.

Her eyes gazed at the bottle of umeshu that rested inside one of the cabinets. She would love to pour herself a glass of the plum wine. It would ease her mind and help her relax, but now. She came up here to mourn not kick back. The wine would have to wait until five thirty.

Instead she took out the teakettle and filled it with water and put it on the small stove that was in the one corner. Tea would help relax just enough and while she waited for it to boil she was pay respects to her father.

She lit the incense in front of the large picture of her father, or rather the large picture of Oroku Saki. He was the human face of the Foot. The one the city loved and mayor respected. He was not the true form of her father, but she did not have that picture.

"I am sorry," she said as she kneeled in front of the picture. "I am sorry father, but I had to do it. I had to save you…from yourself." She lowered her head and let a single tear fall down her left cheek.