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Sarah (Spike) Sanchez had felt alone for fifteen years, ever since her parents and two little sisters had died in the car accident, despite the presence of her best friend and colleague, April O'Neil.

They were news reporters. At least, April was. Spike helped.

April had gone in to investigate Foot Clan attacks, (The Foot Clan are a criminal organization) and Spike had followed.

In the span of three days, they were captured to be used as hostages, hung off buildings, fought Foot Soldiers, and robot Samurai with their cameraman, Vernon Fenwick.

They also met four Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles that had originally been childhood pets, and their rat master, Splinter.

Their lives were turned upside down and inside out, and they had defeated evil, eventually, with the turtle's help.

Now things were supposedly returning back to normal.

~Trouble Strikes Again~

April and Spike had jobs at another news station, by day they were reporters, by night, they were still reporters, just generally in the sewers hanging out with the guys.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, read my account of the incident with the Shredder entitled Shell-Shocked.

It'd been a month since the battle in New York, and Spike had healed from her wounds, partially because she's young and her body still works, and partially because of Donatello's expert medical knowledge.

Spike no longer feels alone. She's got a family now, albeit a very weird one.

Let me describe this family:

Master Splinter, the mutated rat, has adopted Spike as a daughter. He is the only one who calls her by her real name, Sarah. He saw through the toughness of her exterior, and saw the good heart underneath.

Leonardo, the oldest of the mutated turtles, (the one with the blue mask and swords, actually,) sees himself as Spike's big brother, despite the fact that she's older. He's almost as overprotective as she is.

Raphael, second oldest, (red mask and sais) actually sort of places himself at around the same age as Spike, and their relationship is usually expressed with friendly punches.

Donatello, third oldest, (purple mask, glasses, bo staff) is usually grouped as a younger brother in Spike's eyes, and she usually sits and lets him talk her ear off about whatever invention he's created.

Michelangelo, youngest (orange mask and nunchucks), is by default younger brother. His job is to primarily irritate Spike.

That's pretty much it, except for Vern, (human) who is counted as a slightly annoying cousin.

This is the weird family that Spike has assembled around her, and visits every night when possible.

~Shell-Shocked~

"Ugh, it smells," April remarks.

"It's the sewers," Spike points out. "Remember?"

"Yeah."

Spike moves directly in front of a security camera and waves an arm before she continues walking.

When she reaches the entrance to the lair, she makes sure to call out.

"Hey!"

April raises an eyebrow. "Why do you do that?"

"So I don't get squashed by the four of them thinking I'm a threat," Spike explains. She taps the mace and battle-flail attached to her belt, along with her brand new Taser. "You can't be too careful."

Michelangelo comes sailing out, arms stretched out with a wide smile on his face. "Yo, girls!"

He tackles Spike in a hug. Spike pats the back of his shell awkwardly. "What's cookin', Mikey?"

"Not much," he admits, pulling away. He hugs April. "What's up, Angelcakes?"

"All of New York," April jokes.

Michelangelo laughs and starts walking, chattering all the way.

"We saw you guys on the news, you know. Spike was in the background briefly. Nice pantsuit you had, by the way," Michelangelo says.

"Nothing suits me like a suit," Spike remarks with the start of a grin.

She heads over to the computers quietly, approaching the tall turtle seated in front of them. She takes a deep breath.

"Hello, Spike," Donatello spins around to face her.

"Hey, Donnie," Spike says, letting out the air and slapping his shoulder. "Watcha workin' on?"

"Nothing at the moment," Donatello says. "Repairs, mostly."

Spike nods. "Huh."

She feels a slap on the back and spins. "Hey Leo."

"Hey yourself," Leonardo says good-naturedly. "How are you?"

"Better than I was an hour ago," Spike answers truthfully. A voice behind Leonardo makes her eyebrows go up.

"'Bout time you got here."

"Nice to see you too, Raph," Spike says. "Why is it about time?"

He shrugs. "Nothin's been happening. The occasional Foot incident, but it's easily stopped. It's kinda boring."

"Boring is good," Donatello reminds his older brother.

Spike nods. "True." She swings her backpack from off her shoulders with a gleam in her gray-blue eyes. "Did someone say you guys have a DVD player?"

"Yeah, we do," Donatello says. He pushes up his glasses. "Why?"

"I brought something in case anyone cared," she says, opening the backpack and peering inside.

"Don't leave us in suspense," Michelangelo says. "What is it?"

Spike raises her head and takes out a season of The A-Team.

"I think I promised somebody an episode or two of this," she says, waving it slightly.

(All is explained in chapter 17 of Shell-Shocked)

Donatello nods. He jerks his head in the direction of the living area. "DVD player's all yours."

"Thanks, man," she says. She marches off.