I'm so happy to already have a follow and over twenty views! I know the first chapter was short, but they will definitely grow in length. All the turtles and a lot of main characters will be in this, not just the four under the summary. I really hope you favorite, review, read, and follow-so without further ado-here's the next chapter!

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Raphael lifted the girl's head carefully-raising it over the turnstiles.

"Donnie! We need your help!"

Raphael's immediate younger brother ran out of his lab and gasped.

"Who is that?!" He asked and ran over, fixing his bandana.

"She was attacked by a creature,"

"A mutant?"

"I don't think so," The teenage boy shook his head," This thing literally teleported out of the room."

"How?"

"Dunno. It was dark,"

April ran out of the lab and froze.

"Long story. Don't want to explain right now. Get the hospital bed ready,"

She nodded and shared a glance with Casey before darting back into the laboratory.

"Her pulse is too fast, and her hand's cracked open,"

"What about the rest of the blood?"

"There might be a cut I can't see-but it's most likely someone else's,"

Casey let go of her arm and Raphael gasped and wrapped is other arm around her waist," Casey!"

"Oops! My bad!" He grinned sheepishly.

Raphael adjusted his arms and lifted her bridal-style. Her head rolled over and rested on his plastron, and her warm breath swirled around his neck.

Raphael's cheeks turned as red as his mask. Donatello raised an eyebrow and Raphael cleared his throat.

"Can we get her into the lab? She's heavy,"

"Sure dude," Donnie smirked.

Casey ran off to call Michelangelo, Master Splinter, and Leonardo; and Raphael carried the girl into the lab.

He paused as he looked over Donatello's desk. Once a neat stack of paper and experiments, was now in shambles-folders on the floor and the computer pushed out of the way.

He decided to talk to Donnie about that later and set the girl down on the gurney.

"Will she be okay?" Raphael asked.

"She'll be fine. Probably be awake in a while to. She passed out from getting scared,"

"From me," Raphael mumbled.

"What?"

"Nothing,"

Donatello shrugged and started to get some disinfectant to clean her hand with, and Leonardo burst into the lab.

"What happened out there Raph?!"

The red-masked terrapin was far too tired and stressed to deal with a situation without exploding, not to mention while also dealing with his growing anger management issues.

"Why does it have to be my fault? Casey was out there to!"

"Fine! Then who's fault was it?"

"No one's! Do you really need to have someoneto blame, oh fearless leader?"

"Could you two not scream? She's already freaking out. The last thing this girl needs to wake up to is two screaming mutants," Donatello scolded.

The both huffed and turned away from each other as Master Splinter entered with Michelangelo and April.

"I hear we have a guest?" Master Splinter asked, pausing momentarily at Donatello's disheveled desk.

"Yes father," Raphael nodded.

"Casey has briefly informed me of the situation," He nodded," You do not believe this was the work of Shredder or Kraang?"

"No Master. This wasn't a mutant or alien...it was…" Raphael shrugged," I don't know what it was."

Master Splinter set a reassuring hand on Raphael's shoulder and smiled," You did well saving her, my son."

"It wasn't us father. She saved herself,"

"Really?"

"She hit the creature in the head with a baseball bat,"

Master Splinter hummed in thought and walked over to the unconscious girl.

"She has the heart of a fighter," The old rat nodded," The soul of a bull."

"How do you know that?" Donatello looked up.

"How else could she have been so brave?" He sighed," We must wait for her to wake up before we can help."

Donatello nodded," I'm going to clean her wound and run a few tests. You should all get some rest."

"I will assist you, my son," Master Splinter nodded.

"Of course,"

Raphael turned to leave and stopped when he noticed how Casey eyed the desk.

No, not eyed. Glared.

"Jones? You alright?"

The teenager didn't answer.

"Jones?"

He growled," Fine."

April started to walk to the living room, and Casey turned and speed walked to her-grabbing her wrist.

"Casey!" She gasped.

"We need to talk,"

"Casey," Leonardo warned.

The teenager looked down and realized how tight his grip on her was. He immediately let go.

"Can we talk?" He asked after a moment-this time calmer.

April studied him nervously," Sure."

"Maybe I should join you two," Leonardo took a step forwards.

"No," Casey turned and his look softened," We'll be fine by ourselves."

Leo looked at April.

"It's okay Leo," She nodded.

The two teenagers left the room and made their way to the turnstiles, and Michelangelo turned to Raphael.

"Bro. Wanna play some video games?" He exclaimed.

"Sure Mikey," Raphael shrugged," I'm always in the mood to kick your ass."

"Language Raphael!" Master Splinter scolded.

Mikey and Raph snickered and made their way to the game counsel, and Leonardo followed.

As Mikey put in the game, Leo pulled Raphael aside.

"Don't tell me. More scolding from the 'Oh Great Leader'," Raphael rolled his eyes.

"Look Raph. Casey told me about how you ran ahead,"

"I was taking down Purple Dragons!"

"Casey could have been ambushed!" Leonardo frowned.

"While I was fighting the ambushers?"

"They're purple dragons Raph! Is it really that important? What would have happened if the Foot Clan attacked Casey, huh? What if Shredder attacked Cassey?"

"They didn't!"

"And boy are you lucky!" Leonardo sighed," Raph. You're anger has to stop endangering you missions."

"Since when does my anger do that?!"

"How about when you broke into a human's apartment? How about when you rounded the corner without knowing the threat? What about bringing that girl here? Did you ever think that her parents could come home and find her missing?"

Raphael frowned. He couldn't argue-Leonardo had a point-but he couldn't back down either.

"Why do you always have to be right Leo? Huh?! Why can't you just let people's mistakes go?"

"Because 'said people', can't stop making them!"

Raphael turned around to storm off to his room.

"What? You can't take criticism now, you big baby?"

"What I can't take, is you cornering me to tell me everything I do wrong!"

"Why can't you accept the fact you aren't always right?"

"I could ask you the same thing," Raphael roared and started to walk away.

"Only a coward walks away from his mistakes,"

"You calling me a coward?" He stopped.

"I'm implying it,"

Raphael turned on his heels and punched Leo straight in the jaw.

"What was that all about?" April asked once they were a few minutes out from the lair.

"You know what,"

"No, I don't,"

"No? Allow me to refresh your memory," Casey screamed.

"Go ahead,"

"Donatello's desk,"

Her face turned red, but she stayed stoic," What are you talking about?"

"Everything was shoved off of it-his prized computer was nearly hanging all the way off the edge!"

"So?"

"So are the 'experiments' in there going well, or what?"

April sighed-she couldn't lie-it was blaringly obvious.

"Casey. I already told you that I made my choice,"

"You've been dating for less than three weeks!"

"It's true love!"

"God dammit April! He's a mutant turtle!"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"He ain't some nerdy kid at school you can fool around with!"

"I thought you agreed that looks don't matter?"

"Agree that looks don't matter? Yes April. That is true. But do you know what does matter? How about beastiality?"

April looked like she had been shot in the chest," So their beasts now?"

"No April," His tone softened," they're not beasts."

Tears started to pour down her cheeks," What are they then?"

"They're-"

"No!" April screamed and punched him half-heartedly in the chest.

April," He took her hands gently," Calm down."

"No," She whispered and fell into his arms-sobbing into his shoulder," Why won't you just let me get over you."

"April," Casey held her close to him," Please give me a second chance."

She sniffled and pulled away from him-wiping away her tears.

"I'm with Donnie now Casey," She shook her head," I really do love him."

Casey nodded, and tried to hold back the pain in his voice," Okay."

She held him carefully-like as if it was the last time she would-and let out a ragged breath.

"We were only kissing,"

Casey tried to let out a laugh-but it might have sounded like a gasp of relief to anyone listening.

April's phone vibrated, and she turned it on and read the text.

"The girl's awake," April took a deep breath and walked passed Casey," We should get going."

...The the clock struck two...