Chapter 2 Searching

A/N: there are some Japanese words in this story starting with this chapter, I will put the translations at the bottom of the page.


Tang Shen sat nervously in her chair on the air plane as she flew to New York, she hoped and prayed that her friend had been correct about her husband. She knew he would never find any one else not after all this time.

It was dark when she landed and after she gathered her bags she called for a taxi and went to the hotel she had reserved from Japan. When she went to check in the woman smiled at her and said "hello Ms. Shen and how was your flight?" Tang Shen smiled back tiredly and said "it was long but good thank you. Can I ask you something." "Any thing miss."

"do you know a man named Homato Yoshi?"

The woman thought for a moment and said "name doesnt ring any bells miss I am sorry."

A tall man sitting near by in a chair turned at the name and said "i know of a Homato Yoshi."

Tang Shen was tired but now she was fully awake she walked over to the man he was large in size, very muscular and had wide shoulders his hair was in a small pony tail on the back of his neck.

She asked "really? Where is he? How do you know him?" the man stood and said "the names Bradford and I knew him some time ago when he was working, at some factory in Manhattan, then one day he just up and disappeared. A friend of mine says he knows Yoshi is still around but is hiding for some reason."

Bradford couldnt help but think he knew this woman from some where "what is your name miss?"

Tang Shen swallowed hard at the hard gaze the man was giving her and said softly "Tang Shen." Bradford stared at her in shock before saying quickly "oh, ok um I have to get going. It was nice talking to you."

"how will I find you if I..."

he was at the door and he turned and said "i know where to find you if I need to."

Tang Shen turned back to the counter and got her key and went up to her room. She knew that conversation was weird, but she was now tired and had to get some sleep.

She woke up in the middle of the night to the same nightmare that has plagued her for 15 years now. Getting out of bed she got dressed and decided to take a walk, she went out the doors and walked along the streets of Manhattan. The moon was full and the air was crisp with the Autumn air swirling around her. Living in Japan was different then this world, it was like the city was still awake, cars rushed by, people were out and about.

She looked up to the sky and noticed a figure jumping from one roof top to the next, she noticed that the figure wasn't alone there were three others with it.

She followed them with her curiosity getting the best of her.

On the roof tops...

Leonardo lead his brothers from one roof top to another patrolling the city, he knew their chances of finding Tang Shen was slim to none, especially if she thought her husband was dead. But he didn't want to rule out any possibilities, they carried on in their search. Mikey stopped short for a minute an looked over the edge of the building, Donatello stopped beside him "what's wrong Mikey?"

"i had this feeling of being watched."

Donnie leaned over the edge and then quickly pulled his brother back, "there was a woman looking up here. Better stay away from the edge, come on we need to catch back up to Leo and Raph."

Leo and Raph were waiting for them, "where did you two go?" Leo demanded once the two caught up with them. "Mikey felt like some one was watching us so he stopped to check it out, I couldn't just leave him Leo." they looked at each other for several moments before Leo said sternly "next time yell ahead, we can't afford an ambush from the foot."

Mikey spoke up next to Donnie "that woman seemed familiar some how..."

Raph frowned and said "what woman?"

"the one that was looking up at me and Donnie."

Leonardo's eyes grew wide and he said in a heated voice "some one saw you?"

Donnie jumped in to defend him "no, I don't think she saw us, we were in the shadows and she was under a street lamp."

Raph crossed his arms and thought to himself shell I am glad its not me for once who is in trouble.

Leo looked at his youngest two brothers heatedly and said "you don't think some one saw you! Donnie now could you let that happen!"

Donnie stood his ground in front of his shorter brother "i said that I 'don't' think we were seen. Its not the same thing Leo, she kept walking after she looked up."

Raphael silenced them "can it... some one is here..."

the two bickering brothers looked around and behind a near by billboard stood Karai "huh, you would think that you would be more interested in fighting me then each other? But who am I to judge."

In saying she jumped down just a few feet from Leonardo, she pulled out her sword and held it in front of her. "so Leo, I hear your out looking for some one? Is it some one I know?"

Raphael added in "how do you know we are looking for some one?"

"over heard dumb and dumber over there talking. Said they were looking for some one, could make out who."

Leo wanted to kick him self, Karai had been following them for some time to be hearing that part of the conversation. He couldnt believe he had allowed for her to even sneak up on them.

Karai had an amused look on her face and said "so Leo are you done thinking or do you want me to just attack?"

Leonardo frowned and said "i am not in the mood Karai."

"what a pitty I am."

She attacked Leonardo with her sword, the battle went on for several moments before a scream was heard below on the streets, it was enough to end the fight fast.

Karai noticed her foot soldiers were no longer around her, she followed the turtles to the roofs edge, the five looked down to see a woman being attacked.

Leo shouted "lets move!" the four turtles left Karai standing there and raced to the woman's aid, once on the ground Leonardo took out some of the foot that were holding the woman down.

Raphael took out several as well, Michelangelo and Donatello fought but they didn't have as many as their brothers.

Leonardo looked at the woman who was now laying on the ground, she had long black hair, tan skin and was some what tall maybe around 5 foot 6 or 5 foot 7.

Leo looked into her dark brown eyes and recognized her from some where, he just wasn't sure where.

The woman looked up at Leonardo and froze, afraid to move or speak, after several moments she said "Arigato, Anata ni Nandesuka?" Leo thanked God that Splinter had taught them to speak Japanese, he said to her "Kame." She stared at him for a moment before Leo asked her "Anata wa eigo o hanashimasu ka?"

She frowned, she had not expected for this turtle to speak her language, she said "Hai."

Leo then said "my brothers and I wanted to make sure your ok." the woman looked up at him and said "yes, I am fine. How is it you speak my language?"

Raph came over to stand beside his brother as the woman stood up, "are you not afraid of us? Most humans are."

She smiled kindly and said "why would I fear those who saved my life."

Leo answered her question "our father taught us, look we can't stay here in the open, we technically can't be talking to humans either. Our father would be upset with us."

She asked him "what is your name?" Leo hesitated hearing voices near by then said to her "Leonardo. What's yours?"

Donnie and Mikey stood around her as well, "my name is Tang Shen."


Japanese Translations:

what are you: Anata ni Nanadesuka

turtle: Kame

Do you speak English: Anata wa eigo o hanashimasu ka

yes: Hai