"Catch me if you can!" The orange masked turtle said from the head of the pack. The turtles were out for their night patrol, despite the frigid winter that surrounded them. All of the turtles were wrapped in winter clothes, due to their cold blooded nature
The turtles, as referred to, are a group of crime fighting teenage mutant turtles with an extensive amount of ninjitsu training taught to them by a giant mutated rat who, by adoption, was their father. Their physical appearances were not accepted by human men, as to be expected, and the four lived in the sewers of the ever booming New York City. They use to live in fear of being tested or treated as monsters from the above world, but now, though they still let very few people see them, they went up to the top regularly and protected the people who would judge them from many different threats.
The turtles each held names of famous artists. Leonardo is the eldest of the four turtles being at the age of sixteen. He is the most precise and zen of the four. He trained most of the time, but still left time for his brothers. He was their "big brother" and leader before all. He is average height, well average for a ninja turtle, and was one of the strongest of his brothers. His mask color was blue like a calm river. It matched his ocean blue eyes. His weapon of choice was the katana, double swords. Leo cared about his family more then anything else in the world.
Second eldest was Raphael. He is hot-tempered but, passionate. He is also the strongest of muscle and about the same height as Leo. His hot temper often led him to many battles which resulted in many scars and scratches. The most notable one was a crack at the top of his plastron. His eyes were a neon green, almost piercing. His weapon of choice was the sai, similar to daggers, and his mask is red like anger or a passionate heart. He would kill for his brothers.
Second youngest was Donatello. The brains of the bunch. He is the peace-loving and quiet turtle. He may not have been the most physically strong one, but mentally he was the best. Don was the tallest and leanest of his brothers. His eyes were a deep, chocolate brown. He, also, had a gap tooth. Don was the medic, inventor, and even electrician for the family. His mask color is purple, a color that relates to wisdom and peace, and his weapon of choice was the bo staff. He would fight for his brothers, no matter how much he hated it.
Last, but not least, was Michelangelo,the youngest. Mikey is the crazy, fun, outgoing one who always held a smile on his face. He loved playing and pranking his brothers. He loved his older brothers and he was just fine being the "baby" if it meant his brothers were always there for him. Definitely the shorter of the four, but was probably third strongest. His eyes were a sky blue which worked well for "puppy dog eyes." His mask color was orange, a crazy and outgoing color, and he yielded the nunchucks.
"You are going to eat those words, bro!" Raph yelled as he ran and tackled Mikey to the rooftop. As Mikey and Raph started a wrestling match Leo and Don, who had just caught up, joined in. They were all laughing and enjoying themselves, forgetting the cold. They stopped fighting ten minutes later all of them out of breath and still cracking up, but then they heard a scream which sounded like it was coming from a young boy three roofs over. The turtles stopped laughing immediately and they all rose and waited for their leader's command.
"Come on. We gotta go." Leo said as he started running along the rooftops. They ran the short distance in a matter of seconds. Leo got there first and stopped to take in the seen below. They others followed his lead. They hung over a darkish alley that held a young teenage girl who was standing in front of a young boy. The two were surrounded by foot clan ninja, an evil group of ninjas who worked for a horrible master who the turtles fought many a time but never were able to kill; however, Leo was not focused on the ninja but on the girl. He had figured out that the girl and boy must of been siblings, because they had similar qualities. The boy had brown short hair, brown eyes, had a heart shaped face, lightly tan skin and was built wide. His sister, though having the same skin color and face shape, had long reddish brown hair which was in a high ponytail and bright green eyes that seemed to pierce through the night. She was wearing a black T-Shirt, leather jacket, ripped blue jeans, and black leather boots. The young boy was shaking with fear, but the girl stood in front of her brother unafraid.
"What are we waiting for Leo? Let's go bust some heads," said Raph, grabbing his sais.
"No. There is something different going on. Let's watch and if we are needed we will help." Leo said, holding back his now growling brother.
"Our master, would like to meet you, Kaylee. Right away." The head foot said.
"Tell him 'thanks, but no thanks.' I would not like to meet with someone who sicks his little dogs on me." The now named girl said, with a calm, joking expression. "Besides, I am not looking for that kind of relationship right now." Kaylee smiled and so did the young boy, still shaking, behind her.
"Nice line." Mikey said, smiling. "If I was a girl I would totally use that line."
"I am afraid that it is a demand and we must fulfill it even if it requires force," The head foot said as the other six prepared themselves. "and some casualities." The foot referenced Kaylee's brother.
"You are not touching him." The girl said, backing her brother and herself up against a dumpster which a had a large plank lying next to it. The turtles watched the scene like a movie. They all could see the fire and passion in her eyes. She whispered under her breath to her brother. "You stay put."
"Kinda sounds like Leo." Raph said in a nearly silent voice.
"Fine. Foot ninjas. ATTACK!" The head foot yelled and the others immediately responded. Kaylee rapidly picked up the wooden plank and used it as a weapon. She knocked three of them down right away. Two rushed for her and she dropped the plank and ran to the fire escape. Using the fire escape to her advantage, she grabbed the ladder lifting herself of the ground and kicked one of them in the head and then dropped. The other soldier, as she dropped, sliced her with his katana across the face leaving a short gash across her face. She gasped and turned back to him, picking up the plank and slamming into his head. Kaylee heard his skull crack and then silence, she grinned, but the victory was short lived when she heard a scream that had come from her little brother break through the silence. She turned and saw her younger brother surrounded by the last two foot, still huddled against the dumpster, his arm had a gash that was bleeding from where one of the foot struck him. Kaylee grimaced, feeling her brothers pain. She dropped the plank and picked up the katana from the now dead foot soldier. "I said no one touches him!" Kaylee yelled as she sliced through the backs of both ninja. They fell and she dropped the katana and ran to her brother.
"Are you alright, Luke?" Kaylee said to her crying brother who was crying profusely. He shook his head. "Let me fix that up for you." Referencing the arm. Kaylee ripped off a piece of her shirt and made a temporary bandage for it. Luke sobbed. "Aw, baby boy." Kaylee brought Luke into a tight hug and then pulled away. "You were really brave tonight, bud. You are probably the only nine year old with a battle scar from a real sword." The boy smiled slightly. "I guess so. Thanks, Kiki." She smiled at her nickname and he gave her a big hug. "Come on. Let's get you home." Kaylee said. Kneeling down in front of him and offering her back. "Hop on." The boy did as he was told. Before they left though the girl turned and said "I'm sorry. I never wanted this. May your spirit go in peace." Kaylee walked out of the alley with her brother on her back.
"Wow." Mikey spoke for all four of the turtles who all had shocked expressions on their faces. "She just took them out and only came out with a few scratches."
"That wasn't all. Did you see how she acted? It was almost like all of us combined. She spoke like Mikey, led her brother like Leo, fought like Raph..." Don implied.
"And worried about her brother's wound before her own like you, Don." Leo said.
"Okay. This is mundo creepy." Mikey stated.
"Well, whatever it is. We have to do somethin'. Ya heard what that foot creep said. The Shredder is after her and she knows nothin' about it." Raph said.
"Raph's right. She is in serious trouble. We have to follow her. Let's go." Leo said.
Kaylee walked about five blocks before she came to a stop at an apartment building. The turtles followed her and watched very carefully. All four of them felt a strange over protective feeling towards this girl they knew nothing about. Kaylee, slowly, took her brother off her shoulders, not wanting to hurt him.
"Alright, Bud. Your mom and dad are probably waiting for you upstairs." Kaylee told her brother.
"Okay." Luke said, with sad look on his face not wanting to leave.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Happy Early Birthday, Bud." Kaylee said taking out a small wrapped box. The boy smiled a huge smile and unwrapped the box. Inside was a knife. "This isn't a toy. It for defense only. No showing it off to your friends at school. Okay?" The boy nodded his head. He gave his sister a big hug and a smile.
"I love you, Kiki." Luke said.
"I love you, too." Kaylee said. She pushed her brother up the stairs until they stood in front of the door to the building. "Goodnight. I'll call you tomorrow." The boy nodded and wished his sister a good night before walking inside and shutting the door. Kaylee smiled until the door closed then she frowned and reached inside her pocket and picked out a tissue to wipe the still bleeding gash on her cheek. She walked down the stairs and into a back alley. The turtles followed. They were above her. The turtles needed to speak to her so they came down the fire escape as quietly as a ninja could be. They were about to touch ground when the girl turned around and spoke.
"I know you're there so you can stop sneaking."She spoke. The boys stopped and didn't what to do. The girl then realized that if they wanted to hurt her they could have attacked her already. "I'm sorry. Would you please come out?" The brothers looked at Leo and he nodded. The four, still wrapped in winter clothing, landed and looked at the girl.
"Hiya." Mikey said, energetically smiling.
"Hi." She responded, smiling as well. She still held a tissue to her face. They all stared at her and, as if she read there minds, she spoke accordingly. "Just a gash. I'll be fine. My name's Kaylee. And you four are?" She held out her hand for them to shake and Leo stepped forward and gave a nice shake.
"My name is Leonardo." Leo spoke, releasing Kaylee's hand and then pointed to each of his brothers as he said their names. "This is Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael."
"It's nice to meet you, but, um, I have to ask why were you following me?" Kaylee asked.
"Because we saw what happened and we have to warn you." Don stated.
"Warn me?"
"Those men you fought tonight weren't just gang members. They were Foot Ninja. The Foot is a clan run by an evil man called the Shredder and we believe he is after you. This is not a man you can handle by yourself and he is not one to give up unless it is proven that his target is truly gone. He will use horrible methods. He will go after your brother and anyone in your life that might convince you to surrender to him. He is not to be trusted." Don explained. The turtles watched, wondering if she would faint or cry or scream, but she was calm.
"Okay. What do I do?" Kaylee asked, the smile she had at the beginning of the conversation replaced with a straight face. Her eyes though expressed grief, anger, and fear.
"He will keep searching for you. You have to disappear off the map completely." Leo said. "Is there anywhere you can hide?"
"No. My only family is here." Kaylee said.
"Then you can stay with us." Leo stated.
"Um. Leo? That may be something to hold a meeting over." Raph stated.
"Fine." Leo said. "Give us a sec." Kaylee nodded and the fours brothers walked away and got into a small football huddle.
"Leo, are you crazy? She is a human. We no nothing about her and she knows nothing about us. She could totally freak out the minute she sees us. The real us." Raph whispered, angrily.
"That may be true, but she needs help." Don said.
"Besides, that dudette kicked shell. It would be awesome to have her on our side." Mikey said, smiling. He loved meeting new people.
"You're all right. She needs help, but we can't just take her to the lair; however, you are forgetting that when we met Casey and April we didn't trust them either. We didn't know how they would react, but we took the chance cause they needed help. We can't leave her here." Leo explained. Then, he paused thinking through what to do next. He came to a conclusion right away. "We show her who we are. If she reacts badly we leave and if she doesn't she comes with us. Does that sound fair?" The turtles nodded and then broke away to face Kaylee whose hair was now down. The end of her hair hit her lower back which is saying a lot considering her rather tall height. The gash on her face stopped bleeding.
"We talked it over and we'll help, but under one condition. Your reaction to our appearance. You have to remain completely calm. No screaming or anything like that." Leo told Kaylee.
"Absolutely. I will do whatever you ask." Kaylee stated, smiling. The turtles removed the many coverings that were wrapped around their faces and, soon, all of their faces were exposed to the cold air. They waited for Kaylee to faint or something, but she just smiled and laughed a little. "I thought you were going to be a lot worse." The turtles jaws dropped.
"You're not afraid or even slightly freaked out." Mikey said.
"Why should I be?" Kaylee said.
"Well. We're giant mutant turtles. No one has ever reacted that way to us before." Don spoke.
"It's just who you are and, as long as you don't hurt me or Luke, you're okay in my book. Besides when I shook Leonardo's hand I saw that it was green and three fingered. I thought I was going insane so I didn't anything." Kaylee said. The turtles all smiled.
"Well. I guess there is no question. You are staying with us, but you have to do one more thing." Leo said, his smile dissipating. "Shredder won't give up on you unless it's proven you're dead."
"I have to fake my own death." Kaylee stated, knowing that was the answer. The turtles nodded, their smiles gone. Kaylee was not one to wait so she took out a small pocket knife that was inside her pocket. She took the knife and grabbed her long hair and cut it so now it touched her shoulder. She then reopened the wound on her face and put the hair to the gash until the hair was matted down with blood she then threw the hair and the knife to one side. The turtles watched in awe as the girl did what she had to. "Do you think that's enough?" Kaylee asked. Leo nodded.
"Come on. Let's get out of here before anyone suspects anything." Leo said and the turtles and girl followed his lead as they crawled up to the roof tops and started running.