Early in the morning, Lindsey Jones stretched and awoke as she heard a knock on her door. "Come in," she called as she sat up and raked a hand through her red hair.

Her best friend and secretary Starlee Hambrath entered her room carrying her cup. "Morning bestie," she greeted before plopping down on the bed beside Lindsey.

"Hey Starlee," Lindsey replied with a grin.

"Brought you some tea, just like you like it, three sugars and a little bit of lemon," Starlee said as she handed the cup to Lindsey.

"Thanks girl," Lindsey thanked before taking a sip of the tea.

"So what's on the agenda for our CEO today?" Starlee wondered as she stood up.

"Business calls for an estimated two hours, a three hour conference with our distributors to discuss sales for this quarter, an hour for lunch, then a couple more hours working on blueprints for productions in six months," Lindsey informed.

"Ooh who are you having lunch with today?" Starlee asked.

"Some guy my uncle wants me to meet," Lindsey said as she got up and walked over to her closet.

"Is he still trying to set you up with guys?" Starlee inquired.

"Yep, says that he wants me to be in some kind of relationship by the time I'm eighteen or else he'll arrange a marriage for me," Lindsey explained.

"Why is he so keen on you having a boyfriend?" Starlee wondered.

"He said he wants me to give my position of active CEO to my brother since he's almost sixteen, and me settle down and get married, but quite honestly I don't want to right now, plus most of the guys who will want to date me are either jerks, pervs, or they only want me because for the money," Lindsey informed.

"Well I mean you're also one of if not the richest females under the age of eighteen, so I can see why you'd worry," Starlee agreed.

Lindsey sighed before picking out her outfit for the day. "If I can just find someone who will like me for my personality and not for all the money I make, then I'd snatch him up in an instant, but let's be honest, not a lot of guys go for girls with personalities anymore. Now it's all about appearances and how many figures you bring in a year," she said.

"Nine figures isn't bad though," Starlee reminded.

"No it's not, but I mean I pay you seven figures, but mostly because you put up with me more than anyone else, including my family," Lindsey replied.

"True, and I'm extremely grateful for that," Starlee agreed. "But I don't think seven figures is enough for me to even get a date with your brother."

"Starlee we've been over this; Cody does like you, he's just very nervous about asking you out, that's all. You've had a crush on him for like two years now, maybe I should set you guys up somewhere together on a Friday sometime," Lindsey suggested.

"Thanks Lindsey, but I really want him to ask me," Starlee declined. "Tell you what, when you ever get a boyfriend, I'll ask your brother out if he hasn't asked me by then."

"Okay, I'll take that," Lindsey approved. "Why don't you head on down to the office and I'll catch up with you in a minute."

"Alright, I'll let you know if anyone calls," Starlee before leaving Lindsey to finished getting ready.

When she was done, the seventeen year old girl walked downstairs to the first level of her penthouse apartment and stepped into the elevator that would transport her down two stories to her office. Since Lindsey lived right above O'Neil Tech, she had to take extra precautions to keep out intruders, so Lindsey placed an eye scanner in the elevator, so if anyone tried to come up and their eye print wasn't approved by Lindsey, then there was absolutely no way into her apartment. The only ones who had access to the CEO's apartment were her younger brother Cody, her Uncle Darius, Starlee, and the Turtles. No one else could enter her apartment alone. Cody, Darius, and the Turtles had insisted on her getting some more security, claiming that what she had now wasn't enough, especially since she was seventeen and living alone, but Lindsey had just shrugged off the suggestion, stating that they worried too much.

After making her business calls and sitting through an extremely long and boring conference, Lindsey informed Starlee that she was heading out to her lunch date. "Have fun," Starlee encouraged.

"Thanks, if I'm lucky he'll be under twenty five this time," Lindsey muttered before walking out.

While she was out, Cody called and left a message with Starlee, asking her to ask Lindsey if she would come over after work. When Lindsey returned forty five minutes later, Starlee asked "So how was it?"

"Don't ask, this guy was a jerk, perv, and a male gold digger all wrapped into one ugly package," Lindsey groaned as Starlee followed her into her office. Lindsey plopped down on the couch in her office and asked "Did anyone call while I was gone?"

"Yeah, Cody called and was wondering if you would come over after work," Starlee informed.

"Call him back and tell him I'll be there please," Lindsey requested as she stood up and walked over to her desk.

A few hours later, as Lindsey was just about to leave work, her uncle and legal guardian, Darius Dunn was calling her via hologram. Lindsey sighed but answered. "Hello uncle," she said.

"Hello Lindsey, how did lunch go today?" Darius wondered, hopeful that his niece finally settled on someone.

"I will not be meeting with him anymore. All the guy wanted to do was talk about how much money I make, and I'm not into guys that only like me for my money," Lindsey informed.

"Honey we've been through this, you need to find a boyfriend or husband before you turn eighteen," Darius reminded.

"Why, can't I just stay single?" Lindsey wondered.

"Lindsey, now you know it wouldn't look good on your image if you always stayed a bachelorette, and you need to let Cody try at being active CEO. You've been doing it since you were thirteen, and now you have enough money to retire young and start a family with another wealthy adversary, because I only want the best for my only niece," Darius explained. "Now I told you, I'm giving you until a week after your eighteenth birthday, and then I'm arranging for you someone to be with."

"I don't want a hostage marriage, I want to fall in love with someone," Lindsey said.

"Good, now do that before you turn eighteen and everything will be fine. I've got to go, love you sweetie," Darius replied.

"Love you too," Lindsey echoed before turning off the hologram.

Darius Dunn turned to his four slaves standing behind him. "Do you see now why it was an important part of the mission that you discard my niece and nephew?" he questioned. "With them out of the way, I'll be able to finally take over that company, but because of your ignorance and stupidity, I have to take matters into my own hands and do everything myself!"

"We did most of what you asked," Dark Turtle Dark Michelangelo corrected.

"All you morons managed to do was kidnap them a few minutes before those Turtles found you and rescued them," Darius reminded.

"Hey it's all Leo's fault. He was the one in charge of killing them, but he backed out last minute," Dark Donatello informed. Dark Leonardo glared at his brother but remained silent.

"I need some peace to think; you four get out of my sight for the rest of the night," Darius demanded.

The four walked out of the warehouse they called home, and piled into their vehicle. "Let's go get a drink or something," Dark Raphael suggested.

"Sounds good," Dark Donatello agreed as he steered the vehicle to the nearest bar they knew.

Lindsey tried to relax as she sat down inside her limousine. "Where to tonight Miss Jones?" her driver Lawrence asked.

"My brother's penthouse please Lawrence," Lindsey requested.

"Yes ma'am," he responded before driving the girl to the home of Cody Jones.

"You turned down another suitor?" Cody questioned as he got Lindsey a drink when she got there.

"Yes, he was a bigger jerk than any of the others I've ever had," she stated before downing her drink. "Cody I've got five months to find someone before I'm forced to marry a man I don't love."

"Have you tried lowering your standards?" Cody wondered.

"All I want is a guy who likes me for my personality and not my money. He has to make me laugh, feel happy, and love me no matter what. Is that too much to ask for?" Lindsey asked.

"In this day and age, probably," Cody responded.

"I'm sorry you had a bad day Lindsey," Donatello said as he casually put an arm around the girl. Lindsey knew that the Turtle had developed a crush on her, but she knew she couldn't pursue a relationship with him since they were from two distant generations.

"Thanks Donnie, hopefully Monday will be better," Lindsey guessed.

"Will watching me play video games help you feel better?" Michelangelo asked.

Lindsey smiled and replied "Sure Mikey, but only for a few minutes."

After watching the orange masked Turtle play for a while, Lindsey decided to head for home. "I'll see you guys later," Lindsey said as she headed for her limo.

"Be careful," Donatello called.

"I will Donnie," Lindsey promised.

"Where to now Miss Jones?" Lawrence asked.

"Back to O'Neil Tech please," Lindsey requested.

"Yes ma'am," the man said before driving away from Cody's penthouse.

Lindsey played on her phone for several minutes before looking up and noticing that they were going a way Lindsey wasn't familiar with. "Lawrence, where are we going?" she wondered.

"Bad wreck on the main road ma'am, so we're having to go around by using the back roads," Lawrence informed.

"Oh okay," Lindsey replied. Looking out the window, Lindsey noticed they were coming up on a bar. "Lawrence, could you pull over here at this bar. I want to go in and have a quick drink."

The driver did as he was told, and let Lindsey out in front of a bar called Abroc's Abyss. Walking inside, the girl found the place deserted. "Hmm, that's weird, it's only eight; I figured this place would be packed," Lindsey muttered to herself before hearing a noise coming from the backroom.

When Lindsey heard weapons be drawn and yelling surface, the girl ran around to the other side of the countertop where the bartender usually was stationed and ducked underneath the countertop, so hopefully they wouldn't see her. Right about that time, the mysterious patrons brought their fight into the main room, breaking almost everything in their way. Lindsey kept her eyes shut tightly, but heard them yell and growl at each other. She also heard blades slice as skin, punches be thrown, and glass shatter.

After all was silent, Lindsey Jones slowly got out from underneath the counter and saw what had happened. Abroc's Abyss was as good as destroyed, almost nothing but the countertop left intact. Looking over in the front corner, Lindsey saw someone lying unconsciously underneath some of the rubble. She hesitantly removed the debris from the person to discover that it was none other than Dark Leonardo. Out of shock, the girl jumped back, remembering that the last time she saw him was when he and his brothers had kidnapped her and Cody.

Looking more carefully, Lindsey discovered that the Dark Turtle was badly injured; several stab wounds, multiple bruises and gashes, and possibly a few broken bones. Lindsey knew what the right thing to do was, but was hesitant for a moment; how did she know he wouldn't try to hurt her first chance he got? Figuring it wasn't the best time to ask these questions; Lindsey cleared off more debris and grabbed him underneath his arms before she dragged the Dark Turtle out to her limousine. "Lawrence, get me home as quickly as you can," Lindsey asked as soon as she closed the door.

"Of course," he responded before speeding away.

Lindsey kept Dark Leonardo's head on her lap to hopefully help keep his body level so the bleeding would slow. As soon as she got to O'Neil Tech, the girl dragged him into her elevator and took him to the very top, her apartment. Lindsey lay Dark Leonardo down in her guest bedroom on the first level of her place. She rushed into the guest bathroom to retrieve the first aid kit.

Carefully, Lindsey medicated and bandaged up every place on the Dark Turtle that she saw blood. After wrapping up the last wound, Lindsey looked at Dark Leonardo lying unconsciously in the bed. "This is probably the craziest thing I've ever done, but I'll help you get better," Lindsey whispered to the Dark Turtle, even though she knew he probably couldn't hear her.

She left him alone to sleep while she herself went upstairs to get ready for bed. Lindsey changed clothes and was about to climb into bed before she walked back over to her bedroom door and slowly locked it. "Just to be safe," she muttered to herself before getting into bed and lying down to go to sleep.