The five entered the City, staying to the darkness as they made their way to a manhole. They were quiet a ways from the lair as they walked through the sewers below the busy New York streets. Malaya walked ahead with Leonardo not being the slightest bit thrown off by her surroundings.

"So you've been to worse places than this?" Mikey asked as they walked along the grimy sewer floor, water coming up past their ankles. She smiled over at him patting his head.

"Much."

"And what about us?" Donatello asked.

"What about you?" She asked back over her shoulder.

"Well, our appearances." He said grasping a pipe to help him walk along. Mikey nodded his head.

"Yeah, are you like used to us or something because you didn't scream?"

"Haha…Oh that. No, I am used to seeing far stranger things than you boys. There are hundreds of different species on Coruscant and throughout the galaxy. You're normal." She smiled. Donnie and Mike both stopped in their tracks looking over at one another.

"We're normal?" They both asked in unison.

"I wish I could understand this better. It seems that you, Donatello have a better understanding than I would?" She shrugged as he walked along side her.

"Well, we've traveled through time before. It can be a little unnerving at first."

"I'm assuming that's you putting it lightly." She said with a slight raised eyebrow over at him. He looked down with a shy smile.

"I guess so."

They made their way to the lair as Leonardo opened the doors welcoming her inside. She looked around the large open area and back towards the turtles that filed in behind her.

"Home sweet home." Mikey said walking down the stairs. Leonardo followed him going into the dojo as Raphael walked to his room.

"Let's get this arm looked at." Donnie said taking her good arm in his and helped her down the stairs. She smiled, patting his hand gently.

"Thank you again Donatello."

"You can call me Donnie."

He sat her on his medicine table in his lab as he took out chemicals to clean around the wound. She had no sign of pain on her face as the disinfected dissolved the dry blood.

"Good thing we got to this now. It's already not looking too good. How long were you out?"

"Hours, days, weeks?" She shrugged. "Your guess is as good as mine."

"Well, I doubt it was the second two, considering it is still bleeding and at the rate it is seeping out you'd be dead within the first days." Donnie said looking up at her. She sighed as he started to stitch up her arm.

"You're very intelligent." She smiled as he finished the stitch.

"Thanks." He smiled leaning behind him and grabbing gauze to wrap around her arm. "Well, there ya go. Good as new…well almost." He said tilting his head and looking at his work. He took out a needle and wiped an area clean on her other arm. She narrowed her eyes and shifted a bit.

"What's that?" She asked trying to calm her voice of worry.

"Nothing, just a needle. If you don't mind I was going to take a blood sample." He said looking up at her. She winced and nodded her head. "You don't like needles?" She shook her head looking away. "Wow, I guess that's one thing you have in common with our world." He cleaned her arm and pressed gauze to her vain.

"Thank you Donnie." She smiled leaning down and kissing his cheek. He pressed his hand to his cheek with a small smile as she walked out of the lab.

"I made some tea, would you care for some?" Leonardo asked as she made her way towards him in the kitchen.

"Oh yes, thank you." She smiled sitting at the table.

"So you know what tea is?" Leo asked looking at her from over his shoulder.

"Yes, we have tea." She said raising an eyebrow to him. "So, where does your species come from, what planet?"

"Well, here. We're mutants."

"Mutants?"

"Yes, we were chemically transformed with toxic waste." Donatello added as he came out of the lab.

"Thanks Don." Leo said over Donnie's shoulder as he reached for a tea cup in another cabinet.

"No problem." He smiled sitting down across from Malaya.

"Oh… I do apologize for all the questions…" Donatello held up his hand to excuse her.

"No apologies needed. We're used to it." He smiled. She smiled back searching around the room as she noticed another creature different than those of the turtles walking over to her.

"Malaya, this is our Master Splinter." Leonardo said introducing his father to their guest. Splinter bowed his head towards the girl as she got up and did the same.

"Master." She said picking her head up.

"And who are you my child?" He asked in a gentle voice.

"Jedi Knight Malaya Gorgon, Master." She said in proud words straightening her back. Splinter nodded his head.

"You come to us from a different world." He said eyeing her.

"Yes, well…I am not sure really Master. What Donatello has told me from his knowledge that I have indeed traveled through time into your world."

"Sit my child, you're words are strained and tired. No need to keep poised in my presences. Sit." Splinter said opening his arm towards her chair. She smiled taking her seat with a sigh. "Now tell me, where are you from?"

"Coruscant." She said folding her hands in her lap.

"And this is a planet?"

"Yes, it's a core world in the galaxy. Thank you." She said looking up at Leonardo with a smile as he handed her a cup of tea. Leonardo placed one in front of Splinter as well before taking a seat next to Donatello.

"I see, and this galaxy is supposable in the past?" He asked her as she darted her head over at Donnie for help. He smiled and nodded his head.

"Yes Master. That is what I gather from her explanations anyways."

"I am sorry I am not more informative Master. I'm not one for talking. I'm better in training and fighting." She said taking a sip of her tea. "This mission was for me to negotiate with the people of Arbra and when I returned, successfully I would get a place in the Jedi Council. But, seeing as those I can barely talk my way out of this I suppose my efforts of becoming a Master were useless." She sighed looking into her image in her tea up.

Splinter reached across the table placing a hand on hers. She looked up at him as his black eyes were placed thoughtfully on hers.

"Being unaware of a new place is not something to be ashamed of my child. You have traveled a long way through time to join us here. You are acting with great composure and respect of those around you who are strangers. Trusting in something you are not aware of takes much pride and strength and trust within yourself. These are important traits in those who are to be leaders." He said patting her hand as she smiled.

"Thank you Master." She said with a bow of the head.

"You are welcomed in our home Malaya. My sons will show you around and be of any assistance to you if it is needed." Splinter said with a smile as he got up. She sat up from her seat as well as he motioned for her to sit back down. "Much honor you have in you Malaya." He smiled as she sat back down. "Another good traits amongst those who lead." He said turning to walk back to his room, leaving heavily on his walking stick.

"He was nice, has he mentored you all your lives?" She asked looking around at Leo and Donnie.

"Yes, he taught us everything we know." Leonardo said with a slight smile.

"You have a lot of respect for him. It's hard not to." She smiled back, covering her mouth from a yawn. Donatello looked over at Leonardo as he nodded his head in their silent discussion.

"You can have my room." Leonardo said getting from the table.

"No Leonardo, I will not put you out when you're family has shown me so much greatness to begin with. I don't mind where I sleep." She smiled getting up from the table as Leonardo and Donatello stood.

"We insist." Donatello added with a caring expression. She held up her hand as Leonardo smiled to himself.

"Please, you've had a rough night. It'll all be better if we agree you need a good nights rest and take my bed. I insist that you take it and if you refuse I will feel disrespected." He said looking up at her from a bowed head. She chewed on her bottom lip and sighed.

"Thank you." She said giving up.

"Our pleasure, really. I'll check your arm when you wake in the morning." He called after her as Leonardo showed her to the stairs. She smiled over her shoulder at him.

"Thank you Donatello."

"Remember, call me Donnie!" He said walking in his lab as her and Leonardo turned a corner towards his room.

"You're family is amazing Leonardo. The feeling I got as soon as I stepped over the threshold was unbelievable. I haven't felt that much love and caring in one place." Leo smiled opening his door for her as she stepped in.

"Thank you. We do our best. If you need anything I'll be on the couch downstairs, Raphael's room is the one next to mine, Mikey's is next to his. If anything, I'd go to Mike's first." Leo said with a smile as he reached for his door handle. She smiled back at him with a slight head bow.

"Thank you again Leonardo."

"Leo." He said correcting her. She smiled faintly.

"Leo."

"Good-night." He said closing the door.

"Good-night." She said taking a seat on the edge of his bed. The room was lit with candles as she sat lotus position on his bed, closing her eyes. She calmed her thoughts and cleared her mind.