The hideout was dark. The Shredder sat in his chair waiting for his visitor to come in. His men had searched long and hard to find her. She was sly and tricky; very easy to lose. But the Foot had actually pulled through for him. She had been captured. She was in his possession. The door slammed open as the mutant was dragged in. The Shredder smiled.

"Ah. There you are. I've been expecting you." His voice was deep and intimidating. It did not affect the mutant. Her smile chilled even the most courageous of his soldiers.

"Hello, Shredder. I would have to guess that you want something from me? I mean, why else would you have a group of big bad men sent out to capture a poor, innocent girl like me?"

"I think we both know you are far from innocent."

She smiled again. For this she was proud. "You got me."

The Shredder began to pace. "I have heard that you are one of the best bounty hunters around. Am I correct?"

"There are many who would agree with you." She glanced off to the side. There was another girl standing there watching their conversation. She was the one who captured her. She looked back to the Shredder. "Please, go on. Flatter me some more. I love it."

The Shredder looked down at her. "Hmph. I hear you observe your enemy quite well. You learn about them before you gain their trust. You become their best friend while becoming their worst enemy. You are cunning and tricky. Truly evil."

"So you know how I work, too. Looks like somebody did their research. I hope this is actually going somewhere. If it isn't and you just brought me here to tell me what I already know then I'll just be on my way." The Foot released their grip on her and she stood up to leave. She took only a few steps before Shredder was standing directly in front of her. Their faces were only a few inches apart.

"I do in fact have a job for you." He began to walk back to his seat. The mutant stayed facing the same direction. " I need you to enter into the trust circle of four certain brothers in this city. They are mutant turtles and, more importantly, the sons of my enemy. He is a mutant rat. How fitting. I want you to learn about them and find out where they live. Then, you are to return to me and tell me so I can go and kill the five of them myself."

Without turning around the mutant spoke to him. "What's in it for me?"

The Shredder laughed. "I thought you'd never ask."

A soldier came with a sack to the mutant. She took it and opened it. Golden light spilled forth from the gold and jewels within.

"I heard you preferred these types of things over actual currency."

She turned to smile at him. "They do catch my fancy. But, you'll need a lot more than this to get me interested."

"Don't worry. I'll give you the rest after the turtles and the rat are dead."

Her smile changed from a happy one to a sly one. "I will see that it is done."

"Good. Then I expect tomorrow to see so-"

"On one condition," she butted in. "I work by my own terms and at my own pace. You will not interfere with my work and you will not rush me. These sort of things take time."

The Shredder thought for a second. This girl is suspicious. Can she really be trusted? He came to a conclusion. "Fine. I will allow it. But, you must keep a log on your computer and you must write in what you have discovered for that day. I will be able to access the log and see your progress. If you do not complete it one day, I will have my soldiers sent for you and you will have to answer to me. Understood?"

Again, the mutants teeth flashed across her face. "Crystal, sir."

"Good. Karai, my daughter, will escort you to your room."

The mutant immediately looked to the girl who captured her as she stepped forth. So her name was Karai. She would have a special place on the mutant's hit list. The two left together and deeper into the lair. They walked in silence till they arrived at the room. Karai was the first to speak.

"So, here it is."

"Thanks a lot." The mutant said it with the utmost contempt.

"I must tell you that when you go meet the turtles, the blue one is mine."

"Oh? And what does that mean? Are you two lovers? Or do you want to be the one to kill him?"

Karai grinned. "Maybe a little of both."

"Well, I guess I'll have to remember that, won't I."

"Tomorrow, we are going to raid a few buildings with the Kraang. Care to join? I'm sure the turtles will be there."

"The Kraang?"

"They're an alien race. You'll see tomorrow if you go."

"I guess I can find a time to fit it in my schedule."

"Good. Then get a good night's sleep."

"Thanks. You too."

Karai left the room and shut the door. The mutant immediately began writing in a notepad. She wrote down everything she knew about Karai and the Shredder so far.

Name: Shredder

Enemies: Rat mutant and the Turtles

Relationships: Daughter named Karai

Name: Karai

Enemies: The turtles

Relationships: The blue turtle

She smiled. Everything was going to be perfect. The day starts with a sunrise. And this, this was her sunrise.