Sam was doing what she loved best: kicking and beating the snot out of Foot Ninjas with her brothers Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and her boyfriend Raphael. Sam was cornered with five surrounding her so she knew what to do: kick two at the feet with one swift leg-sweeping kick, and knock the other three out cold with her metal pipe. She did so in about one minute, not aware that another one far atop a building had a throwing star and his target was Sam. He threw it just she turned around and it landed square on her left side. Sam screamed out in pain and dropped to her knees. The Foot retreated; they accomplished their mission, leaving the four of them alone with Sam clutching her stomach in pain.
"Sam! Are you okay, what happened?" Leo came forward putting his hand on Sam's shoulder as she was gasping for breath and wincing every time. Don came over and gently moved her arms as she moaned in pain; he noticed a piece of metal sticking into her left side. "Looks like the Foot had gotten a hold of some throwing stars. We need to get her home fast." Don didn't waste any time getting into the Battle Shell; he knew every second was critical with Sam's injury. Leo gently lifted Sam up supporting all of his weight on Sam and he could only watch sadly as she walked slowly, each step felt like she was on fire.
"Okay Don, what does the damage look like?" Leo asked 10 minutes later in Don's room/lab. "Well, the damage is not as bad as I thought it was going to be, she'll recover in about 2 days. We still need to get it out to avoid the risk of tetanus. She needs to stay still while I pull it out so Leo; you get one arm and Raph you get the other." They did exactly as Don instructed them, and Don grasped the star and pulled it out in one fast pull. He could hear Sam screaming in pain while got an anesthetic to calm he down. Her screams faded into a whimper, which led to sleep.