The night was still. New York City was singing its old song of cars and conversations. The city that never sleeps never takes a day off. The turtles were running along the rooftops searching for crimes in progress. Tonight was a slow night.
They stopped and Michelangelo was the first to pipe up. "Why is tonight so boooring."
"Sorry Mikey," Leonardo said. "I guess no one feels like being bad tonight."
"Great choice of words there, fearless." Raphael was just as bored as Mikey. "That didn't sound nerdy or anything."
"Well, I can tell you that tonight is definitely not a full moon." Donatello was staring up into the sky.
"Speaking of nerds, what's that supposed to mean?" the red clad turtle commented.
"Well, on nights that have full moons, it is thought that people act a little...well, crazier than usual."
"Huh. Well isn't that interesting. Now I have a valid reason for beatin' up Mikey those days." Raph slammed his fist into his open palm. Mikey backed away cautiously.
"Hey! That's not very nice!"
"Yeah, well I don't know if you couldn't tell, but I'm not very nice."
"Neither is your face."
"Why you little shit. Come here!"
Leonardo stepped in. "Wait, wait, wait. This is no time to be fighting! We are on a mission and we can't be dawdling when there's people to save!"
"If only there were some Kraang to bash." Raph seemed to care more about his hit list than his saved lives list.
"Well, actually," Donatello butted in, "I think someone just broke into that bank over there."
Leonardo was shocked. "What? Why didn't you tell us sooner?"
"Well, because I just love watching people commit crimes." His sarcasm was biting. "It just happened now! Sorry I couldn't see into the future so we could be there by now."
"Whatever. Let's go turtles!" The four went running towards the bank as quick as they could. When they arrived, they found the Kraang inside.
"Finally! Something for me to punch around!" Raphael was eager to start the fight.
"Wait. Why are the Kraang breaking into a bank? They don't need the money." Everything about this matter was suspicious to Donatello.
"Look! It's Karai!" Leonardo was the first one to spot her standing in the rafters.
"Why, hello turtles. It's been too long, hasn't it." Karai's dark voice chilled the turtles down to the bone.
"What are you doing here Karai?" Once again, everything had shifted to be just between Karai and Leonardo.
"Oh, just having a nice night out on the town with my new friend. I promised her we'd go shopping together and everyone knows you need money to go shopping."
"New friend? Who? The Kraang? How can you even tell one is a girl?"
"Not them, you idiot! Her!"
At that moment, the bank's safe exploded and out of the smoke flew a white fox. She landed just a few feet from the turtles and immediately went to work.
"Whoa. She's hot." Raphael could barely contain himself.
The fox lunged forward and kicked Raphael in the stomach, sending him flying across the room. Leonardo came running at her. He ripped his katanas from their sheaths and slashed at her. She easily dodged his blades. She jumped over his head and kicked him in his shell. He flew into Raph who had just gotten to his feet. Too easy.
"Alright, Kraang. Let's move out!" Karai barked from the rafters.
"Quick, Raph! We can't let them get away!" Leo was determined to stop Karai at all means possible.
As Leo and Raph went after the Kraang and Karai, the fox's battle raged on.
Mikey came up next. He hoped the extravagant swingings of his nunchuks would confuse the fox. When he thought he saw his chance, he swung. Mikey did not expect her to catch it so easily. She pulled on the weapon and brought Mikey into her arms. She easily tossed him into his brothers. They weren't very good at fighting, were they? Now there was only one left: Donatello. She had been running her defense tonight for too long. It was time to switch to offense. She ran at Donnie and she kicked and punched, but he blocked her attacks with his staff. The others had taken an offensive stance and had been beaten badly. His only hope was a defensive stance for now. Each strike was getting stronger and stronger. He knew he had to attack before the fox broke through.
She saw the attack coming. He tried to use his staff to sweep her feet out from under her, but she was too quick. She lunged at him with her mouth open, ready to sink her teeth into him. But Donnie was quick. He brought his staff up and held it against her. The power of the tackle brought them to the ground. They stopped and stared into each other's eyes.
Purple.
Purple.
The color the turtle wore on his mask was the same color as the fur that surrounded the fox's eyes.
"Come on! Let's get out of here!" Karai was calling for a retreat. The fox looked back, then leaped off of the turtle. She ran towards the entrance to the bank. She stopped just inside of it and turned around.
"By the way, wonder boy," she started.
"What is it, hot stuff?" Raph answered.
"Not you! The purple one!" The turtles all turned to look at Donnie. "The name's Alopex." And with that, she was gone.
"What was that all about?" Mikey questioned.
"I don't know." Donnie was just as confused as everyone else. Who was Alopex, and why did she tell Donatello her name. More importantly, the Kraang had made off with the money and the police were on their way. The sound of their sirens told them it was time for them to leave. As they made their way back home, Donatello decided that it was a question best put off until tomorrow.