Raph had left, and the others headed back to the lair, though Amber worried for her brother. Leo went out on patrol, and she stayed up in the den for quite a while. She eventually fell asleep, only waking up when she thought she heard someone come in. Raph walked by her, troubled, and she followed after him silently.

She saw him talking nervously to Splinter, until he showed the handles of two broken katana, saying, "They've got him…" "No…" both turned to see her, and she could see the guilt in Raph's eyes as she felt tears building up in her eyes. "Why? What happened?" she choked out through her sobs, and Raph, for once, tried to comfort her.

"Calm down, sis…everything's going to be okay…" "What happened, Raph? Tell me!" he sighed, giving in. "Me and Leo got into a REAL fight…and I left…I felt…guilty…when I heard him cry out in pain…but by the time I got back…they were already leaving…" 'No…no, this can't be happening…I won't lose him again!' "I'm going to get him! Even if no one will come with me!"

Raph looked at Splinter, who said, "We're all going to go get him. Get the others." Raph nodded, reluctantly releasing her. "My daughter…come here…" she obeyed, wiping away her tears. "I feel for you…I know how much stress you've gone through this last year and a half…I know you have a lot of fierce determination…but I need you to try and control it…" she nodded, calming down.

'I need to calm down…it's for him…'

"Now let's go, my daughter…" she nodded, getting her mace and swords, and went with everyone to Winter's company building. Amber pulled out her mace as the large wave of Foot ninja came at them, and charged at them mercilessly. Her violent temper didn't go unnoticed by those around her, who made sure to stay out of her way.

They were soon in the building, the army trying to reach them, when Casey knocked a vase down, making the opening bolt shut. Amber said a quick thank you before running to the strange prisons, looking for Leo. She found him, unconscious, on the floor of one, and didn't wait for Don, just taking out her mace and smashing the door open.

"Leo! Leo, wake up!" He opened his eyes painfully slowly. "Amber?" "I'm right here…just stay awake…" Raph gave him two new katana, saying, "It's gonna be hard for you to lead us out of here without these…" Leo nodded, accepting the new weapons, supporting his own weight now. Amber jumped slightly when something heavy hit the ground behind her, and she turned to see it was someone in strange armor. April said it was Mr. Winters, and Amber nearly growled.

He explained he was trying to return the monsters, but he was missing the last one, and his generals had turned on him. When they appeared, she muttered, "Speak of the devil…" She pulled out her mace, and she couldn't help but notice how defensive Raph seemed to be getting. She twirled her mace, saying, "We need to get that last monster…" she looked around, her mind racing, when she saw Karai and the Foot. She stopped twirling her mace, holding it threateningly, when Karai agreed to help April and Casey get the thirteenth monster.

As they left, Amber couldn't help but worry, but she quickly pushed it aside as the stone general that she'd met on the rooftops earlier rushed at her. She knocked him away with a swing of her mace, though he grabbed onto it, and threw her into a column.

"Owww…" she mumbled, and saw her brothers fighting the stone statues. She got up, and threw her mace at the main one, the one fighting Raph, and it hit him pretty hard. She grabbed her swords, clicking the blades out before she charged. She felt something hard grab her around the neck, lifting her into the air, making her choke.

"You're strong…stronger than the others…why don't you join us? Be immortal with us, and rule the world…" "Sorry, but I'll take my mortal life any day…as long as I can kick some ass every now and then…" it was obvious she was having trouble breathing, but she did her best to hide it. "You're a fool…but I'll take you with us anyway…" she couldn't help the panic that made her heart ache and her lungs constrict as she struggled to break free of his grip. "Let me go before I get my mace and break you apart!!"

She felt her feet lifting off the ground, and she choked again, trying to breathe. "What's wrong with immortality?" "I'd never be with the people I care about…I'd rather DIE before that happened!" there was a moment of silence, and she noticed the other fights were slowing down, her brothers noticing something was wrong.

"If that's what you want…"

He grabbed one of her double-edged swords, and her heart sunk at the thought of what he was going to do with it. When it plunged into her stomach, she coughed up blood, and the lack of air was making her mind darken.

As darkness ate at the edges of her vision as she felt her own warm blood staining her shirt and skin, the floor and her weapon. She saw Raph knock the stone figure away, and she fell into warm arms. She saw Leo's worried eyes as he slowly pulled the sword out, making her flinch only slightly. She hardly felt the pain, and that's probably what was worrying him.

"Amber, are you okay?" she nodded slightly, and, though her breathing was nearly back to normal, she was nearly over the brink of consciousness. "Amber, don't black out on me!" she heard him order, worry in his voice, but it was getting fainter. She noticed he was putting pressure to the wound on her stomach, but only because she saw it. "Gomen, Leo…I…can't stay…awake…" her eyes were nearly closed, though she could faintly hear his voice calling her, telling her to stay awake. Then everything went blank.