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A/N: Okay I have dyslexia and grammar isn't so great but who's grammar is ever great? Haha So please bare with me. I'm actually getting soooo much better but please enjoy this story should be great and yes this story is from the Same As It Never Was (SAINW) episode from the old TMNT so I hope you guys enjoy!


*~Prologue~*

Life.

It's changed so much from what it used to be, fifteen or so years ago. It's been so long I can't even remember. But what I do remember is when my sansei, my Father, passed. That's when everything changed and when we were attracted.

The foot came for us, they had taken our home and the city. Splinter was just trying to protect us by sacrificing himself. After that day life just wasn't worth living anymore. Raph and Leo fought more then normal blaming one another for Splinters death. One day Raph just left and never came back. Then, so did Leo, he went to look for Raph but didn't find him but he still left for his own reasons. Don stayed for a while till he couldn't take it anymore. The feeling of knowing he could have done something to saved splinter, save the city and all of those innocent people. We all regretted and wished we could have fixed it, but we couldn't and we know we couldn't. That's was the true reason why we all just split up. I stayed back with April and Casey. I had no where else to go and they needed someone to protect them from the Foot.

Shredder runs this whole place now, the whole city of New York under his power. He made the people of New York his slaves making them work eighteen hours a day and controlled all the ways of getting food. Instead of money now you earn food which most is spoiled and people their family's starve. . .

April, Casey and I started a rebellion against the Foot a month after the Shredder took control. Some people joined and others were to afraid of the Foot ninja who roam the streets twenty-four hours a day make sure everyone is in order and that no one is out after curfew, ten o'clock.

The rebellion we had started worked at first. We got food for people who needed it, saved innocent lives, until they started fighting back. One night eight years ago was the worst. Casey and I were out trying to get some extra food for the others. Right as we got to a truck filled with fresh food we got caught and the fight was brutal. A head Foot ninja, he tried to get us way from the truck. Then, we were surrounded. We took out as many foot as we could Casey was taking out who was left. I went after the truck. But when I made it onto the tuck, someone stopped it. It was Raph. At the time I didn't know till I saw him standing across from the head Foot ninja who an axe, where he got it? I don't know. But if it wasn't for Raph we would have gone with out food again. I watched the foot ninja lift the axes and I ran in front of it blocking Raph taking full impact of the axe into my left arm. All I can remember was the shear pain of the sharp axe penetrating my skin. After that I blacked out.

Once I woke up I remember being in a bright room, an old hospital room. I remember April was standing next to me and Casey was over by the door, but someone else was in the room, a woman she had long brown hair and big green eyes she has average hight and had a nice figure. She was bandaging my left arm or what was left of it.

Her name is Brooklyn Sherman, she changed my life. After meeting her everything just changed. My hole mind set on everything, life had changed. I wanted to come back from the raids of gathering food. I wanted to help more people survive. I wanted to live again. I learned that Brooklyn was the one who found me when I lost my arm. I asked if her saw anyone when she found me, anyone like me, but she didn't. Maybe seeing Raph was just my imagination or a dream I had after going under. Either way I'm happy she found me because now, eight years later she's still here helping with the rebellion. She showed me there can still be hope in this now godforsaken city. I used to never understand how Casey could still smile after what all had happened, but now. I don't know what I would do with out Brooklyn here now more then ever since everything's about to change. . .


~* Chapter 1 *~

Michelangelo sat up in bed his breathing was labored and his body covered in sweat. He glanced around the room seeing his surroundings change from what was in his nightmare. Old walls around him were from the old hotel they there in, the blinds were covering the windows letting small bits of light from the foots helicopters flying around patrolling. Michelangelo closed his eyes feeling hands hug him across his neck on his left as he regained his breath back.

"Shhh. . ."

He could hear her voice next to his ears.

"It's okay. . ."

Her voice was in a soft whisper. She released her hands from around his neck letting her right hand come around his neck and slid down his right arm rubbing it comfortingly and placing her head on the shoulder of the arm his had missed for so long. Her eyes were shut as she spoke softly to him making Michelangelo's head stop spinning and relax.

"I'm sorry." He said in a hushed tone.

"Why?" her cheek pressed against his shoulder and she just let her hand softly run up the side of his opposite arm up to his neck rubbing her thumb across it. "You should be asleep. I didn't mean to wake you up." Mikey let out a sigh opening his eyes glancing down at her seeing her with the small light that can in through the blinds on the window. "It's alright." it grew quiet and she kissed his shoulder then looked up towards him. "Was it that dream again?"

Michelangelo sighed heavily slowly nodding. She sighed as well. "It wasn't your fault Michelangelo." she sat up moving over in front of him. "You couldn't stop it." he looked up at her. Her eyes were filled with sadness for him. "I know but-I just-" he let out a defeated sigh. "I just wish I could change it Brooklyn." he shook his head.

"I know you wish you could." she took his hand. "I wish I could change it for you. But-" he looked up at her as she softly spoke. "-From what you tell me about your Father. He wouldn't want you to change it." he nodded slowly. "I know. He would want me to live in the life I have now and not the past." Mikey glanced down at Brooklyn's stomach that was slightly peaking out of her tank top. A soft smile came over his face. "Splinter would have loved to see a grand kid. He probably never imagined someone taking to us like that though."

Brooklyn smiled running her thumb across his hand. "Would he have like me?" she asked knowing talking about Splinter helps Michelangelo cope better.

Mikey looked back at her with a small smile. "He would have loved you just as much as family." Brooklyn looked up at Mikey her eyes seemed like huge green orbs to him filled with love that he well, loved.

"I never expected this to happen." she looked down at her slightly protruding stomach. "I didn't think it was possible." she let go of Mikey's hand placing on her her stomach lightly rubbing her fingers across it. "I'm happy it happened though." she smile a little before she let out a slight gasp as she felt her body lift up and then set back down in Michelangelo's lap. "Me too.." he nuzzled her neck and she smile pulling his face up to hers cupping his cheek is her hand. They looked at one another just starring at one another. "I love you." she whispered closing her eyes as their foreheads touched. "I love you too." Mikey smiled his eyes shut as well, just soaking in the moment.

They just sat there holding one another ignoring the hell that was outside the small old hotel room. All they could hear was the helicopters fly outside and car's on the streets.

Suddenly the door burst open. Brooklyn gasped and Michelangelo jumped up pull out the gun he took from one foot ninja on an old raid they went months ago. It didn't even take more then one second for him to have the gun cocked an loaded pointing at who ever entered the room. Michelangelo may only have one arm but he's still quick on his feet.

"Whoa! Whoa, Mike it's okay it's jus' me." Casey stood in the door away with his hands up in surrender. Mikey put the gun down and Brooklyn let out a breath she didn't realize she was holding. "Damn Casey what happened to knocking..." He said is slight irritation sliding the gun back behind the bed to keep it hidden. "I'm sorry. Its just we had a little visiter down in the lobby sometime earlier. I heard you guys talking so I assumed you heard." Casey said holding his own weapon over his shoulder. The base of the rebellion April, Casey, and Michelangelo started was an old abandon hotel.

"What happened?" Brooklyn got up from the bed standing next to Mikey. "Is anyone hurt? Do I need to get my medical supplies?" she asked, before the rebellion Brooklyn was a nurse at the local hospital.

"Nah Brook, your fine no one's hurt, but we may have to start raiding the Foot early tonight. Maybe start a patrol around the hotel." Casey said looking at Brooklyn then Michelangelo.

"How much did the Foot take?" he asked assuming it was the Foot ninja.

Casey gave a slight nod. "They didn't take nothin' big just some food and supplies."

"Their going to start guarding around the trucks that come in with supplies from out of the city." Mikey sighed running a hand over his face. "Let's start patrol tonight." He glanced down at Brooklyn. "Stay with April tonight okay? I'll be back up in the morning. Breakfast on me." Brooklyn smiled softly. "Alright." she went up on her toes and kissed his cheek. "Be carful." she whispered before walking over to the room across from theirs. Casey held the door open for her and she walked in seeing April sitting at the small table with some coffee.

After the door shut Michelangelo grabbed his nunchucks and strapped the gun he had to his shell just incase. Michelangelo walked over grabbing an orange bandana with yellow flames on the side's and tied it across his face before following Casey out the room.

Casey lead him over to the lobby. Their room's were on the second floor closest they could get to the lobby since the first floor didn't have any rooms so they just kept supplies down their with chairs, tables, and couches barricading the doors from letting anyone in.

"Does anyone else know?" Mikey asked glancing around the lobby seeing a window broken into and the pile of supplies, food, water, blankets, and clothes here more then half gone.

"Nah, everyone should be asleep." Casey said thinking about all the people they have taken in from the slavery of the Shredder. "I only geared cause I was sitting down here in the severity room." he shook his head. "Couldn't sleep." he said looking up at Mikey. "We should barricade that window before any of them come back and take the left over supplies over into the room behind the check out counter to keep them hidden."

Casey stopped and looked at Michelangelo. "You know, he'd be proud of you." Mikey knew who he ment but raised his brow. "Leo and the guys would too. See you all grown up like this." Casey said clamping his shoulder. "Your a good man Mike."

"Thanks Case." Mikey gave him a small smirk before they split up and started to reset their barricades. Keeping everyone in the hotel safe.


A/N: So this story is a story I thought of starting. Yes it is from the Same As It Never Was (SAINW) episode of the old sires of TMNT. I'm not sure if I should continue it so I thought of posting this one here to see what people think so I can continuing it or not. So please review and comment I love comments and what not. And I love my readers haha so please give me some feed back. Plus yes I am still writing mystory 'Stand' I'm just at a little stand still at the moment so i am editing my story on this app i have on my phone and posting it on that app as well. Its called Wattpad Its pretty cool. So don't worry i will post more on that soon but please I would love feed back on this Thanks guys!^_^