this is Redwalls story that I'm helping post but to be honest I haven't watched this show since I was little and spent like all the time with my boy cousins and never really liked it because I'd always get stuck as the villain... yeah we had good times but I was the only girl! So two boys tend to gang up on ya, fun...

Chapter 1

April had finished another day at Channel 6 where she worked as a news reporter. Her friend Irma was walking with her, she was concerned about her friend.

"April, are you okay? The last year you have not been acting like yourself. I don't think that friendship you have with those turtles is good for you. I mean a couple of months ago you punched Vern in the face! You lost a good chunk of your paycheck because of that. You were lucky you didn't lose your job! I think that it would be better if you left those turtles alone!" Irma says

"Irma your my friend, but you have no idea what the turtles and I have been going through the past year!" April exclaimed

"Like what? And maybe you shouldn't be spending so much time with the turtles weird rat!" Irma remarks

Although Irma didn't know it, she had said the wrong thing. April snapped.

"Leave Master Splinter out of this! If he was around things would be better!" April yells

"What do you mean? Has something happ-"

Before Irma could finish the last sentence April had stormed off. Meanwhile, in Central Park a young boy by the name of Zack was trying to a hero. Zack was a 13 year old boy who was a fan of the turtles. Although over the last year, it seemed as though the team was dysfunctional for some reason. No one (except April) knew why though. Zack wore blue jeans, a yellow shirt, and a green mask and trash can top to appear to be a turtle. He was about to go home, when he saw a woman getting mugged by two teenagers.

"Hey leave her alone! Or you'll have to deal with Zack, master ninja turtle!" Zack yells

"Get out of the way kid! This is no business of yours!" Thug 1

"Let's teach them both a lesson!" Thug 2

Zack and Irma (she was trying to head home) didn't know what to do. All the sudden, a green figure appeared in said:

"Unless you BOTH want trouble I suggest you leave them ALONE!" It was Raphael street gangs over the last year had come to fear the red bandanna clad turtle. In the year since Splinter passed away, he had become more aggressive. The two thrugs ran off. Raphael turned to Zack and said:

"That was a brave thing you did, trying to help this lady. But I know a lot of good people have gotten hurt or worse, because of carelessness, or not knowing what to do. I suggest that you enjoy being a kid while you can, because you never know when you'll have to start acting like an adult. And you miss, be more careful when you go home."

After that Raphael disappeared as quickly as he had come. Zack couldn't believe it! He had been saved by Raphael! But one thing troubled him: where were the others?

"For some reason the turtles haven't been acting like a team." Zack said more to himself than Irma but she heard him.

"You're right kid. I think that is why my friend April has been out of sorts too. But why? It is very confusing." Irma says

"Well, maybe we should try to find the turtles and help them with whatever problem they are having." Zack suggests

"Well, you seem like a good kid. And I really want to help my friend and have no one else to confide in, so okay. We'll look for the turtles and try to help them together. Meet here Saturday morning?"

"Okay. I'm Zack by the way."

"My name is Irma."

With that Irma and Zack agreed to meet again Saturday. One to figure out what what was happening to his heroes, the other trying to find out what was going on with her friend.

Authors note this is a sequel to Loving Leo the second's What if? Made with permission. What is going to happen next? How are the rest of the turtles fairing? Feel free to review guesses but continue reading to find out