Chapter 2

Her name was Maria Stevens. And she wasn't exactly human, she wasn't a muntant either. Nope, she was an alien, according to humans anyway. Miah wasn't tall, you would say she was short but not enough to qualify as a short person...er...alien. Her race was an unusual species, they consisted of humanoid cat-like creatures, known as Felins. Yes-yes, most people would mistake her for a big cat. She loved the junkyard, it held so many things, dolls, yarn balls and soda cans for her collection. Miah enjoyed the independence, even if she needed to hide all the time. She was young for her race to be on her Pilgrim's quest but being the daughter of one of the highest Felins had it's perks.

The fifteen-year old ginger Felin ran across the Junkyard. She grinned happily when she spotted a big heap, easily 5 meters tall. Meh, she thought, it wasn't the biggest but it would do for now. Using her cat-like agility she scrambled up the pile and burrowed herself at the top, curling into a small ball. Normally she'd be wide awake, scurrying all over the place. But lately she had gotten lazier and less nocturnal. Nothing wrong with that of course, all part of the experience. Miah obviously wore clothes, she realized that humans had different forms of modesty. Back home, modesty consisted of covering the chest area and the lower are, it almost had a tribe-like feel to it. Here, Miah learned that covering as much as possible was better, more dignified. So, as quickly as she could the ginger cat acquired a giant -baggy bright-orange hoodie and grey-ripped jeans. Miah was very pleased when she got black sneakers to fit on her paw/feet.

So, as she reminisced about her day, current life and all other things, she slowly but surely fell asleep, purring like the Felin she was.

Donnie sniffled slightly as he rummaged through a pile. He chucked unwanted objects over his shoulder while collecting wanted objects into his satchel. Not purse, like Mikey chose to refer to it. He chuckled slightly, his gap tooth grin famously making an appearance. There was nothing more the genius turtle enjoyed than collecting fresh scrap.

"Hey, Don!

Heads up, bro!"

An empty can came sailing at his head, and he dodged with ease.

"Nice-try, Mikey." .He mumbled and his attention reverted to, what seemed to be, a music box. His three-fingered hand brushed over the surface, smearing the sticky dust off the cover.

"Well-well, look what I found..."

Leonardo bent down, his blue-bandanna tails falling over his emerald shoulders.

"What is it, Donnie?"He questioned.

"A music box. Maybe I should fix it up so I can-"

"Give it to Apriiiillll-" Leonardo teased with a knowing smirk.

Donnie blushed slightly but then shook his head," No, not really, April and Casey have been really hitting it off y'know? I lost the game awhile ago."

A sudden hard shove pushed Donnie off balance and unto his front. Raph had forcefully smacked his shell.

"Don' go sayin dat, Don. It's geeky an nerdy sure, but no bro of mine should be a wimp!" Raph scoffed and crossed his arms, sending a glare towards Donnie. Donnie spit sand and who knows what else out of his mouth and sat up, still holding the music box.

"Gee, thanks for the speech Raph. As per usual" He was not amused with his older brother.

Leo only smiled and leaned near his brothers. His icy-blue eyes wandered towards the moon. Karai was still out there, somewhere. When the Shredder died his adopted daughter had appeared out of nowhere, at first, seeking revenge for her false father's death. But once the Turtles convinced her that Hamato Yoshi was her father...They just haven't heard from her again. In truth, Leo had come to admire the dangerous temptress, she was wild, unruly and rebellious in nature. She wanted nothing more than to have "fun". It was hard for Leo to grasp that this... Girl was related to their Master and Father, Splinter. Yet, there was times when she showed him glimpses of a good person, who values honour above all else. They were lucky she was so honourable, or they'd have been dead a few times.

Mikey and Raph decided to wander away from their brothers. With Leo in his own little world, staring at the distance, and Donnie already back to his scavenging the two unruly brothers decided to go and do something. Skateboarding was the first thought that passed through their heads, but they needed a good spot. Mikey hummed as his eyes scanned the area. Raph just kept to himself, not feeling very talkative. This wasn't an option for Mikey.

"I spy with my little eye..."

"Me"

"Dude! I didn't even finish my sentence. You're good."

Raph rolled his eyes," Right, of course. S'not like ya use me as ya object everytime or anythin"

Mikey tapped his chin and blinked," ...wow, I really need to think smarter. Ok, Raph next time I'll pick Leo."

"Don't tell me- nevamind."

The silence returned and the two brothers continued searching. Mikey was growing more bored by the minute. He took a breath and held it. Raph raised his brow," What are ya doin now?"

No answer, the freckled teen was determined to hold his breath.

"Ya tryin ta beat Leo's high score, ain't ya?"

Mikey nodded. He gasped and looked at Raph sheepishly," How'd I do?"

"Ya missed it by 30 seconds." The hothead commented with an annoyed expression.

"We should jus turn 'round an go back ta Don an Leo.

Mikey pouted," Nope. I'm stayin here, dude. I like my freedom"

"Well, I ain't leavin ya ere, Sa ya eitha follow or I knock ya out" Raphael threatened.

Mikey laughed nervously and sweatdropped," Right..."

Miah was awakened by two voices right under her, one was stern, commanding and the other was intelligent and gentle. She popped her head out to look under her and almost gasped. These weren't humans! They were turtles.

"Oh, snap..." She whispered to herself. She couldn't be caught by any life form on this planet. She would fail her mission, these two looked dangerous. One of them has two freaking swords! she exclaimed in her head.

"Just play it cool"Miah pep-talked herself. So, slowly on her reflexes and fast agility, she started slipping away.

A/N: Cliff hanger...Kind off. Didn't want to end it there, but it is currently 1 am where I live so...yeah. R&R I will update as soon as possible and Chapter will hopefully get longer as the story progresses.

Fixed some grammar issues.

~Talkumi