Sister Dearest

TMNT Story

No Pairings

Chapter 1 – Things Change


Mariarosa: Yayz chapter one! Alright! WOOOH! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Look back at the prologue


(Manhattan, NY 2003)

It was a normal night in Manhattan but down below it was a different story.

"Remember, to be a true ninja you must be one with the shadows. Darkness gives the ninja cover while light reveals the ninja's presence." The voice belonged to a human sized rat that was holding up his walking stick with a single lit candle on it. "Now, can you extinguish this flame without revealing yourselves?" He flipped the candle into the air and caught it, eyes closed and everything.

A figure ran past and tried to get the candle but failed as the rat master pulled it away, he ended up slamming against the wall. "Too noisy Donatello", he said with half lidded eyes.

A second figure tried to get the candle but also failed at the rat master lifted it away from his weapons causing him to lose balance and slamming into the first figure. "Too clumsy, Michelangelo."

A third figure tried to sneak up behind the old rat master but he dodged, the figure turned around and they faced each other he charged at the rat master but all the master did was sit back on his knees and tripped him with his walking stick, making him slam into the first two. They all groaned in pain as the rat master stood up, candle still in his hand, "poor choice Raphael."

A fourth figure tried to knock him off his feet but he jumped over and kicked them on their back causing them to crash land on the first three. "Too obvious, Elizabeth."

Finally a fifth figure hung silently above waiting for the right moment and after the fourth one failed he pulled out his two swords from his back and cut the candle in two, the top half landed on his sword and he blew it out. Master Splinter went to the power box and turned the lights back on. "Well done, Leonardo."

Leo grinned with pride tossing the top half up and down in the air. "Teacher's pet," Raphael said with his hands on his hips.

"Ninja dropout," Replied Leo tossing the top half to Raph who crushed it in his hand as his remaining siblings, "oooh'ed" at the comeback. Raph advanced ready to fight and Leo got ready to defend himself.

(A/N: Don't hate me for this but I know that Master Splinter says "My sons" a lot but since I added Lizzy aka Elizabeth it really can't be "My sons" anymore so I'm changing it. Don't hate me!)

"My children," he then sighed and placed a hand on his forehead, "my children, if you are to become true ninja you must work harder," everyone got in line and sad on their knees in front of Splinter, "your path in life will not be an easy one. The outside world will not be a friendly place for you, for you five are different in ways the surface dwellers would never understand. To survive you must master these skills I teach you," and as Master Splinter spoke Mikey was being distracted by a fly and trying to capture it as Master Splinter spoke, "ninjutsu powers of stealth and secrecy, you must become Kage, Shadow Warriors, and you must never be discovered by the outside world." And just as he finished Mikey slapped his hands together to try to kill the fly.

Master Splinter walked up to him and Mikey knew he was in trouble but then the ground started shaking, "what is that sound?"

The walls started to crumble; they all stood up looking around frantically trying to figure out what was going on. "Whoa, earthquake?" Mikey asked walking next to Donny.

The others backed away, "in New York?" Donny said rhetorically, "possible but not likely." A small block of wall came crashing down next to Don, who dodged the falling piece when suddenly the wall burst open and a small mechanical creature appeared but than more appeared giving off a weird screech.

Everyone pulled out their weapons, Leo with his Katanas, Mikey with his Nunchaku, Don with his Bo staff, Raph with his Sais, and Lizzy with her Kamas. "What are those things?" Leo asked out loud.

"New York City Cockroaches?" Mikey said in a joking manner as usual.

"Whatev'r they're, they picked da wrong party ta crash!" Raph charged first, and then the rest went as well destroying them one by one.

Mikey sliced through them, and then grabbed one, "hey Leo, think fast!" He tossed it to Leo who sliced it up no problem.

"Where did these things come from?" Elizabeth sliced through three more like Leo.

Master Splinter also was fighting the mechanical creatures as well when Leo looked over and saw the majority of them were around Master Splinter, they were also on the ceiling and pillars munching away, eating through the walls, "protect Master Splinter!" Leo ordered, everyone ran to where Splinter was but the ceiling caved in crushing the remaining creatures and separating the mutants from their father. "Master Splinter? Master Splinter!" Leo looked through the rubble frantically, "NOOOOO!" He shouted.

"Leo calm down, getting upset isn't going to do us any good." Lizzy said placing a hand on his shoulder. Leo looked at her and slowly took some deep breathes knowing the truth in his sister's words.

As Lizzy was helping Leo calm down Mikey and Raph were destroying any of the mechanical creatures still remaining. Raph stepped on one effectively shutting it up, doing his usual spinning of his Sais before replacing them back in his belt. "What the shell are those things?" Mikey asked as he studied a pile of the damaged menaces.

"Whatever they were," he kicked the pile away, "they're junk now."

After calming down her older brother Leo started searching again but in a more calm fashion. "Guys, Splinter, we've got to find Splinter." He stood up, "Master Splinter, can you hear me?"

"Liz why not use that tele-mind-moving thing you do?" Mikey asked when there was no reply.

"My telekinesis? Uh uh no way Mikey, I don't have full control of my powers yet I could accidentally blow up Splinter. Besides I don't want to rely on something so unpredictable I prefer brains and brawns over psychic powers."

Leo ignored them and started to speak again, "Donatello, anyway to -" He started stopped when he heard the sounds of buttons and a ring tone. "What are you?" He asked walking up to Don who had his Shell Cell out and next to his ear.

"Shell Cell, I'm calling Master Splinter…I hope…" Everyone else gathered around him in hopes of hearing Master Splinter at the other end of the call.

After a few more rings a voice finally came on which put a smile on everyone's face. "Hmmm which button do you press to answer this thing? Hello? Hello?"

Happy to know their father was alive and well Leo took the phone from Donnie while Master Splinter kept saying "hello" over the phone. "Master Splinter, are you all right?" But again Master Splinter was repeating "hello" over and over again while growing frustrated. "Master Splinter…"

"Stupid device," Master Splinter said and repeated his "hellos".

"…You don't have to press any buttons, you already answered it." Leo said slowly near the end seeing how comical it was.

A little embarrassed Master Splinter quickly spoke to cover his mistake, "ah, Leonardo, whatever those mechanical menaces are they have managed to eat through the support structure of our home. We must leave right away," as he spoke everyone huddled closer to Leo and the Shell Cell, "meet me at the old drainage junction at the south point." During which Mikey tried to get closer to the phone which resulted in him getting in Raph's way which again resulted in Raph shoving him in the rubble and left Mikey groaning in pain. Donnie took out an old map out of his duffle bag (A/N: Where did that come from?), "if we take the south conduit it'll intersect with the old drainage tunnel."

Leo nodded agreeing with Donnie's plan, "we'll meet you there Sensei," and hung up.

Mikey rushed back over placing a hand on both Leo's and Donnie's shoulder, "what he say? What he say? Did he mention me?" Again Raph shoved Mikey this time the three remaining siblings watched in amusement. Gathering what little remains of their home they could find that was useful on their journey they prepared to leave but Mikey insisted on saying his goodbyes. "Goodbye broken pipe, goodbye grungy payphone, goodbye dented manhole cover, goodbye home sweet home."

"Hello cruel world," Raph said coming up behind Mikey as he was getting impatient with his goodbyes, "come on," he said in his usual gruff voice yanking Mikey away by his mask tails.

Walking out they all observed the damage done to the sewer walls, "looks like those things have been through here," Leo said.

"What was your first clue, Leo?" Lizzy asked sarcastically earning a glare from Leo but she simply smiled innocently at him.

"These walls are seriously compromised, it's lucky this roof hasn't caved in." Donnie said with his usual big words.

Just as they were going to continue their short journey a large problem stood in their way, the roof had indeed collapsed blocking off their only straight way to the old drainage tunnel. "You were saying?" Raph said to his technological brother.

Leo gave out a frustrated sigh, "can't go forward, can't go back…"

"Looks like we go up," Raph headed straight to the nearest manhole ladder while Leo and the others gave him a skeptical look.

"Up? As in surface up?" Liz asked there was a slight tremor in her voice, "Don isn't there another way to get to the old drainage tunnel? Another tunnel that doesn't involve following Raph?"

Don shook his head, "sorry Liz but our only straight forward path is completely blocked off there aren't any near by tunnels that lead straight to the old drainage tunnel or even close to it."

Leo, having not heard their conversation grabbed Raph's shell, "hitting the surface is a bad idea." The others followed right behind him when Donatello spoke up again.

"We've got no other way to go Leo."

Sighing once again Leo went into leader mode, "alright, but we're only going up to go down the next manhole, got it? No fooling around, remember what Sensei said, 'it's dangerous for us to be seen let alone captured, we need to stay out of sight'."

"We got it the first thousand times Leo, just follow my lead." Raph started climbing up the ladder leading up to the dreaded surface. As soon as Raph reached the top he uncovered the manhole and jumped out into the ally, Leo on the other hand took longer, observing the area constantly on the lookout for potential threats.

"Come on Leo, move it, I don't wanna be staring at your butt any longer than I have to." Mikey complained being that he was right behind their Fearless Leader.

"Shhh, guys…" Leo warned as he ducked back down and Raph hid in the shadows while a guy on a Moped went by. Finally after what seemed like forever in Mikey terms Leo moved out, everyone else followed behind. Raph was already across the street when a truck came passing by, backed up, and parked right over the manhole Raph had spotted. Taking one last look for people or passing cars Leo, Mikey, Don, and Liz all crossed the street to meet up with Raph who proceeded to deliver a frustrated kick at the truck. "Way to be stealthy Raph."

"Yeah, I don't think they heard you over in Jersey," Mikey said in his usual joking manner but saying "Jersey" with a Brooklyn accent.

Raph ignored his tone and pointed at the truck, "Give me a hand." Mikey raised his hands ready to clap, "don't even think about it Mikey." He said wagging his finger at his youngest brother like a parent would do to a child who had done something or about to do something wrong. Leo shook his head as he pointed his thumb at Mikey, sharing an 'I-Don't-Get-Him-Either' sort of look. "Aw for git you guys I'll push it myself." Raph shrugged them off and moved to the back of the truck to push it out of the way when he stopped pushing as the sound of the owners of the truck came back.

"Hide Raph, come on! Hurry!" Not thinking and rushing Raph jumped into the back of the truck.

"No!" All of them groaned at Raph's choice of a hiding spot.

"'Poor choice, Raphael'," Mikey said repeating their master's words and smacking his face with his hand.

"Did you see the way that guy squirmed as we took his cash," the 'Leader' of the owners of the truck said, "cheap man, cheap to be fleece by us wolves." He laughed cruelly with his group. They tossed in several duffle bags, closed the doors, and locked them with a pad code. Laughing up a storm they all piled into the truck and took off.

The others walked out from their hiding space watching the van, "aw man", Leo whispered.

"Imagine their surprise when they open the back of that truck." Mikey said grinning.

Not missing a beat Leo spoke, "this is exactly what Master Splinter was talking about. We've got to get him out of there."

"What are we standing around here for them?" Lizzy asked in a playful way when she and her brother started running towards the closet building, Donatello took the lead and taunted.

"Last one to the roof hatched from a rotten egg!" Being as flexible as they were they all did amazing acrobatic jumps onto the roof of the building.

"Hey Donny doesn't that taunt exclude Lizzy?" Mikey asked as they ran.

Jumping over the orange masked turtle Lizzy ran in front of him, "you and I don't know how I was born, so for all you know I could've been born from an egg Michelangelo."

Running to the edge they all watched the truck drive by, "we can cut them off at Third and First", said Leo.

"If we run like crazy", replied Don with a smirk.

"Is there any other way to run?" Mikey asked rhetorical and chased after his brothers.

"Yeah, slow and steady!" Lizzy remarked running after her green brothers.

Running ahead of them Mikey laughed and 'whooped' as he jumped over the ledge of the building to the next. "You guys are too slow!" Not to be out done by their youngest brother the three siblings jumped high into the air, did a flip, landed perfectly on both feet and continued running as if no jumping was involved. "Hey!" Mikey cried out as he ran to catch up with them.

They finally caught up with the truck as it parked at the back of a building's loading zone, quickly they climbed down ready to get rid of the guard and save Raph from his careless mistake. Getting into position Leo gave the signal, Liz threw a can on the other side of the truck to grab the guard's attention while Mikey snuck up behind him.

Mikey tapped the guy on his shoulder getting a "huh?" from the guy, Mikey being Mikey had to have a witty line, "hey this is a no parking zone, here's your ticket", he held up a piece of paper, "and here's your fine!" With that Mikey lifted up his leg kicking the guy into the truck and successfully knocked him out.

Leo jumped down, "nice work Mikey", being impressed by Mikey's kick.

"Eh, it's a ninja thing." Mikey said as if it wasn't anything impressive, Liz came out from the side of the truck and leaned against her arm she rested on the truck.

Don jumped down from behind Mikey, "now let's get Raph out of there." Raph was pounding on the window and yelling at them, but whatever he was saying was being muffled by the door.

They all looked at the lock on the doors, "man whatever happened to good old fashioned padlocks?"

"Ha, what's the fun of that?" Donny took out two screw drivers from his duffle bag, he spun them around and a cocky grin on his face and walked towards the lock, "this one's all mine."

Raph continued to pound and yell, which apparently meant that Mikey was allowed to pick fun at him. "What's that Raphael? You're gonna have to speak up, dude. I can't hear you." It seemed that sound was muffled from the inside but Raph had no trouble hearing Mikey, and hearing Mikey's taunts just got him angrier, so he pulled back and punched the window even harder. "Okay, I heard that."

"I'm trying to work here", Donny said, with emphasized on the word "work", as he turned to Mikey wearing glasses he modified himself. After a few short minutes the genius turtle pushed two wires together, a spark flew from them causing the pad to unlock. Stepping back and pushing the glassed up Don smiled at his masterpiece lock picking.

The doors opened up giving them a view of Raph near the back, "h~ey Raph, welcome back bro." Of course during his talking Raph had taken a running start away from the doors and tackled Mikey.

The remaining three just watched their siblings, Leo turned to Don and Liz, "what a hothead." During which Mikey let out a string of pain filled yelps. That's when the three noticed something, drawing their weapons they started moving back.

"Uh, Raph", started Don.

"We don't have time for this." Leo finished backing away with his brother and sister.

"And why not?" Raph asked annoyed as he had Mikey pinned against the wall by his shoulders.

"Because we're not alone", Mikey answered for him, Raph let him go and the all looked in front of them with their weapons drawn.

There walking towards them was the infamous gang: The Purple Dragons.

"Look at the freaks."

"What's with the dwebbie costumes?"

"This ain't Halloween."

The leader stepped forward and spun around a staff, "you're going down freaks!" He pointed at them, "nobody messes with the Purple Dragons, especially wearing stupid turtle costumes!"

To show intimidation they all showed off their skills with their weapons, a slight warning to their opponents before charging forward and kicking the shell out of all of them.

The leader started running away screaming, "LET'S GET OUTTA HERE!"

"I'M WITH YOU!" They all ran away in terror, yelling and screaming.

"Give me some green", Mikey said as he high-five with Raph.

"Well, that was easier then expected." Donny gloated as he walked next to Raph.

"I hope there are more of those guys, I'm just getting' warmed up." Raphael said in a very cocky way.

Facing each other ready to leave Mikey noticed several shadows looming over them from the rooftops. "Uh, well, looks like you got your wish Raphy-boy." Mikey pointed up at the mysterious figures above them.

Leo looked taken back as he raised up his Katanas, "are those guys…Ninjas?"

Without warning they all jumped down and completely surrounded the five of them. "Well, they're certainly ninja sic."

"Be ready for anything", Leo warned as he crossed his Katanas.

"I am so gonna enjoy this", Raph said as he raised up his Sais.

"I'm not, can this night get any stranger?" Liz asked as she spun around the weight end of her Kamas. Making a move Donatello jumped over, gaining some of their attention towards him, the same for Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael. A group of the ninjas attacked her, moving quickly Liz took a couple of steps back as she dodged their punches and kicks. With one of her Kamas she threw the end weight at one of the ninjas, wrapping around his leg, she pulled it back jerking him along an into another ninja.

Coming from behind, one of the ninjas lifted up his sword and brought it down but instead of slicing her the sword met with the blade of her Kama. "Ah ah ah, no sneak attacks", she pushed forward to throw him off balanced then sent a hard kick to his chest. Holding the weight in her hand she punched another ninja in the face, the weight added extra force making her punches even stronger then normal, sensing yet another ninja behind her she spun around but not fast enough, he kicked in the chest which sent her flying and crashing into Michelangelo who was also sent flying earlier against the truck with Don by this side.

Steadying his sister Mikey looked at his brother, "Don…Are we beatin' them or are they beatin' us?"

Don looked up and gained a freaked out look, he opened the door on the drivers' side and pulled in his brother and sister then closed the door. As soon as the door closed several shurikens decorated the spot they were all at just a moment ago.

Opening the door, Don looked at the stars that embedded the truck door, "asked me again when we're winning, Mikey."

Mikey and Liz also looked at the stars when Mikey replied, "yeah, that's what I thought."

Don then had an idea of hotwiring the truck but it would take some time so Mikey and Liz stood in front of the door so that the ninjas wouldn't attack while he worked. A while later Leo and Raph jumped over to where they were.

"How many of these goons do we hav' ta bat before they get the hint?" Raph asked getting frustrated.

"Really, they just keep coming." Mikey agreed with his hotheaded brother.

"Time to switch to plan B, Donatello?"

"Almost there Leo", Don hotwired the truck and as soon as he heard the engine roar to life he sat up and took the wheel, "this bus now leaving for anywhere but here!" He yelled out closing the door.

Leo sheathed his Katanas and grabbed Raph's shoulder, "come on we're going!" Donny pressed the gas pedal, moving the truck forward, Raph, Mikey, Leo, and Liz all jumped into the back that was still open.

Don drove forward and fast away from the mysterious group of ninjas but not before ramming the sides into buildings and trashcans along the way. "Whoa, nice driving Don, for a turtle with no license." Mikey said as they were all bouncing up and down with Don's crazy driving.

"I'm pretty sure we're going way over the speed limit!" Liz cried out as she bounced out of her seat.

"Hey you want pretty or do you want effective?" Don joked around as he continued to hit trashcans."I gotta tell ya, this has been one mondo bizarro day", Mikey started, "first all those metal robot things from underground and, what's with all those ninjas? Ninjas in New York City, besides us, it's just not right." Don made a sharp left turn throwing Mikey out of his seat.

"Talk about not right, check this out", Raph took on of the duffle bags from earlier and unzipped it. He turned it upside down and emptied it of its contexts which was piles of cash.

"Holy Shell!" Liz exclaimed at the sight of all the money.

Mikey looked as if Christmas came early grabbed two wads, "show me the money baby, woohoo!"

Leo walked up to him and snatched one of the wads from him, "this isn't finders keepers Mikey", which made Mikey pout. Don kept driving, when a police car was up ahead Leo told Don to stop. "Take care of this money, will ya guys!" He shouted as he tossed all the duffle bags filled with money onto the police car. Then when he was done they took off once again.

Don was driving to the old junction they were suppose to meet Splinter at it was barred off but Don kept driving towards it, Liz gave a small scream as Don rammed the bars and continued through the tunnel. Don stopped the car and they all got out, there waiting was their rat master. All speaking at once they all gave out joyous cries as they ran toward their sensei.

"I am glad to see you too, my children."

"Master Splinter, so much has happened today." Leo said as he smiled at Splinter.

"Yes, yes there will be time to tell me all about it later, Leonardo, but first, I wish to take you all home." Splinter said as he started to walk leaving the five of them all confused.

"Home?" Said a confused Mikey.

"We ain't got no home, those robots trashed our pad", Raph said as he knelt down and knocked on one of the heads of the robot, "remember Sensei?"

"Do not worry, I think I have found a solution to our current housing problem. Follow me", he jumped into a hole in the ground.

The brothers and their sister all looked at each other but with no answers they all followed their master but instead of just simply jumping in they did acrobatic moves then jumped in. Except for Mikey who was pushed in when he was in the middle of saying, "cowabunga" by Raph. Instead of falling straight down it turned into a slide, at the bottom they all crashed into each other with their master way ahead of them and watching them.

"Wicked slide!" Mikey exclaimed. Collecting themselves they started following Splinter again, Mikey ran up to him, "no offense Master Splinter, but this place doesn't seem so great."

"Look with your heart, Michelangelo, and not your eyes."

Mikey rubbed his head then stopped walking, "um, okay?" The others gathered around him.

"And walk this way."

Mikey started to walk like Splinter as a joke to Splinter's words. Don crossed his arms then smacked Mikey's head with his Bo Staff earning a loud "OW" from the playful turtle. At the end of the tunnel there was a bright light, then all around them was a huge cavern, there were many broken pieces on the ground but it was massive nonetheless. "This is beyond awesome!"

They started walking in with smiles on their faces, "I could really tune this space up." Don said excitedly as he turned his head from side to side.

Running around exploring all the rooms and open spaces Liz heard Mikey call out, "this here room: mine." She jumped up onto the second level and looked into another room and once again heard Mikey call out, "and where you're standing: also mine."

Liz poked her head out from above, "this is wonderful! There's plenty of room for everything plus more!"

"See my children, change is good."

"We couldn't agree more, Master Splinter." Leonardo said as everyone gathered around Splinter.

"Good, so let's see you five clean up for a change, this chamber is filthy."

Gaining groans from them all, Liz looked at her brothers who wore miserable expressions and couldn't help but smile a little. Even though they had to clean up the place it would be home and that's all she would ask for.


Mariarosa: Well here's chapter one, finally finished, I was finally inspired to finish it XD well I hope you guys liked it, so Read and Review! I'll start on the next chapter as soon as I can. Love you guys!