I was thrown back into my cell after another test, curling up in pain again. They injected some kind of ooze in my body that's giving my head a whirl. I just wanted it to end. Sometimes I would imagine I was back home in my bed curled up in my blankets. Waiting for my alarm to go off and wake up from this nightmare.

They slide a tray in with food, I eyed it after awhile. Today it was slob. Yeah.

There was a loud stomping coming from down the hall. I weakly pulled myself up and saw the same alligator, Leatherhead I think that's what they called him. They led him to his cell across from mine. He always tore them apart till they brought him down with their large energy staffs.

It was shocking that there was a creature like Leatherhead existed. Hell I didn't even believe in aliens till I was kidnapped by them. I slumped against the cold steel, and just stared at the ceiling. No one's going to save me. Hell if I survived they won't believe me. So why would I even want to try. I'll probably be dead by tomorrow. Or I'll never leave this place.

The tray of slob annoyed me, so I kicked it across the room making it splatter everywhere. I tried it when they first gave it to me, it tasted like nothing. I could kill for a slice of pizza. Ironic. Pizza was what got me in this mess in the first place. The Kraang keep calling me Subject X. Every time they call me that it's like, little by little I forget my real name.

" Girl?" A raspy voice called out.

" What?" I answered back in curiosity.

" How did you get here?" It asked.

" *scoff* Does it matter. I'm stuck here."

" What is your name?"

I sat quiet for a moment, " Subject X."
" That is not your name."

" Yeah, well that's what they're calling me."

" What is your true name?" It asked again.

I sat there in the silence, I might as well. " Carol."

" Well Carol, I am Leatherhead." He answered back.

" That's a strange name."

" I am honored to have this name." He spoke a little calmer.

" Why is that?" I asked scooting a little closer to my cell door.

" It was given to me from a friend."

" You have a friend?"

" Yes."

" What is this friend like?"

The alligator chuckled, echoing through the hall. " It is a long story."

" I got nothing better to do."

" Hmmm. Well then. . ."
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My eyes were heavy as lead I didn't even bother to open them. I heard a tapping noise beside me and a monitor sound. I groaned loudly getting whoever's attention. I opened my eyes to see a dark ceiling above me. Of course it was all a dream, and now I'm back to where I was. A cell. Kraang must've done another test.

I tried to to sit up only to hear the sound of a chain. Wait a . . .chain? The Kraang never used chains. I looked down at myself. I was chained to a bed. Wow can this get any weirder.

" You're awake!" A voice yelled beside me.

I hissed from the mild headache. " Jeez. Where am I?" I turned to look at. . .fudge.

It was a giant mutant turtle. At least I wasn't going crazy. I looked at, at. . . I forgot his name. But he wore a purple mask around his eyes.

" Well I at least it wasn't a dream." I grumbled sighing into the pillow. It was so soft. " Haven't felt a pillow in over a year." I sighed. " So, um why am I chained?" I looked at him, which made him a little nervous.

" Sorry just extra precaution. Didn't want you, um . . you know."

" Trust issues. I see." I just shrugged it off and relaxed into the pillow. " I don't mind the chains. I thought I'd never see a bed again."

" I'll take them off, only if you don't, well, attack me."

" It's never crossed my mind turtle." I smirked.

He slowly unlatched the chains one by one. I sat up slowly looking around. I was in some kind of make-shift lab. Place was full of gadgets and junk. " Nice place. But may I ask how long I've been out?"

" About 2 weeks." He said it bluntly.

" New record." I smiled. I looked at the device on my chest it looked like it was fiddled with.

" Oh! I hope you don't mind. I had to make sure you didn't have a tracking device on you." He said turning on his wheel chair and picked up a chip in a pair of tweezers off the desk. " Didn't want the Kraang following us."

" Oh." I turned to move off the bed. " Well then , I best be going." I tried to stand as I held onto the bed for support.

" What!? You can't, you're in no condition!And where are you gonna go!?" The turtle got up from his chair. He didn't try to stop me because he knew I wasn't going to get far.

" I got this, just one step at a time." I watched my feet but of course I face planted the floor. " Ow." I groaned.

" sigh* Like I said you're in no condition." I felt him pick me up and sat me back on the bed as if I was a child.

" But I can't keep Leatherhead waiting long! Who knows what they're doing to him now!" I tried to get up again. But Donnie put a hand on my shoulder. That was his name Donnie.

" How do you know Leatherhead?" He asked in a polite way.

I pondered if I should tell him, I sighed, Leatherhead would want them to know that he's alive.

" He was the first mutant I met. When I was first got to where ever the Kraangs took me. Woke up with this thing on my chest." I tapped the device. " Every time they put him back in his cell he would lash out at the Kraang. Man was he awesome! He always ripped them apart with his jaws, and slam them with his tail!" I smiled at the memories. Donnie looked a little shocked.

" You said you were there for a year, correct?" He put a hand on his chin in thought.

" Correct, why?"

" What's your name?"

" Subject X." I whispered.

" Subject X?"

I nodded, " or Carol."

" Why do you call yourself Subject X?"

" Because it's what I am." I looked at my hands. " Leatherhead didn't like it that I called myself that. I have to get back to him."

It was silent after that, I heard him gulp loudly. Must've been nervous.

" Well um. . Carol. You were gone only for two months."

I looked at him confused. " No, it was a year. I couldn't have been gone for only two months."

" Do you know where the Kraang had taken you?"

" No. But all I know is that this thing was keeping me alive." I looked at the shiny metal on my chest. It wasn't bulky and it wasn't really all that heavy but it was annoying to carry around.

" So where am I exactly?" I asked again.

Donnie rubbed his neck. " I can't tell you that."

" Of course." I sighed. " No one tells me anything."

" I'm sorry."

" I probably would've done the same, after what that ninja chick did." I shivered at the thought. Poor Justin.

I heard a door slam open. " Donnie! Can you fix this!?" Someone yelled walking in.

I yelped and jumped over the bed to hide. It was the orange one, Mikey. He came in holding a broken controller. Donnie sighed in frustration.

" What is it Mikey?"

Mikey ran up to him and showed him the controller. " Fix it?Pleeeaaassse!" He made a puppy dog face. He stopped when he spotted me hiding. " Whoa! She's awake!" He gasped, he shoved the controller in Donnie's arms and hopped on the bed to look at me. " What's up!? I'm Mikey." He grinned.

I looked at him skeptically. " X."

" Cool, you're named after a letter!"

" Thanks. I guess?"

" Her name is Carol, Mikey." Donnie got up and grabbed him by the shoulders. He sat him on his chair. " Give her some space."

" AWE!" Mikey complained. " Hey how did you do those tricks back at the school!? Can you teach me!?" He looked at me full of excitement.

" Uh? I can't."

" Why not!?" He slumped against the chair.

" Because you'd have to be experimented for over a year by the Kraang." I deadpanned.

" So can you like turn into anything!?"

" Maybe." I slowly got up from hiding.
" Oh!Oh! Do me! Do me!" Mikey jumped up from the chair.

" Alright, alright." I rolled my eyes. " Just hold still so I can get a look at ya."

Then he stopped jumping but didn't stop fidgeting. He was a small turtle compared to his brothers. But he'd be easy enough to form into.

" I'll need you to close your eyes."

He clutched his eyes shut. " Like this?"

I smiled. " Perfect." I melted on the ground into a blob and popped back up as Mikey. I winked at Donnie as his jaw dropped to the floor.

" Can I open them now." Mikey peaked, and he awed, his eyes almost popping out of his head, almost drooling. " WHOA! You look just like me!"

" Well of course." I even sounded like him. " Cool huh?"

" You're like me! But cooler." He jumped out of his chair. " Ooohh! Let's prank Raph!"

" What's going in here!?" Leo yelled walking in. He froze when he saw two Mikey's. I waved at him, he limply waved back. " Uh, Donnie what's going on?" He walked over beside him, watching me and Mikey goof off. I started imitating his movements just for fun.

" Leo this is Carol, Carol this is Leo."

" Well it's a pleasure. Leatherhead talks about you guys a lot." I popped up beside Leo changing into him. He jumped back, in surprise.

" How did you do that?"

" Do what?" I said popping over to Donnie turning into him. I leaned on his shoulder casually as he looked at me in curiosity.

" It's incredible!" Donnie walked around me or well in this case, him.

" Wait till Raph see's this." Mikey drooled.

" Donnie, remember what Master Splinter said."

" Oh right. I'll go tell him." Donnie started to walk out in a hurry.

" Where's he going?" I changed back to my form. Mikey awed that I changed back.

Leo turned back to me, his face looked a little serious. " Back at the facility, you changed into Leatherhead."

" Wasn't much of an option. Besides Leatherhead was the only mutant that I know that would take down Justin. Well we know how that turned out."

" What happened to Leatherhead?" He crossed his arms.

" The Kraang have him. They're doing things in that Dimension. That's all I know. But for some reason, they were after the girl, April O'Neil." I pondered.

" Are you sure that's all you know?"

" I would've told you everything. Unless you wanna know about the experiment they needed me for. I was kept in a cell the whole time, not much for me to look at."

" Hmmm?" Leo glared at me.

" What?" I raised a brow.

" Why would the Kraang be capturing humans?"

I shrugged. " Don't know. One day I was picking up Pizza for pizza night and this little brain thing jumped me. And then the Kraang threw me in a van. Not much there." I lamely said. " Oh! And they were messing with this glowing ooze. They kept injecting me with."

" Mutagen."

" So that's what they call it."

" Leonardo."

Leo froze and he turned bowing at a tall. . . r-rat! " Hai Sensei."

The rat looked at Leo and nodded. Leo stood up and stepped aside. " Is this the girl you've told me about?"

" Yes, Master Splinter."

Donnie, Mikey and Leo moved to stand behind him. Now this Splinter was just watching me. I shrunk back in fear. He was tall, and scary two words that could describe him.

" You are the one that saved my son's."

Son's?

I nodded. " I only helped, it's what Leatherhead would've of done." I spoke nervously.

He raised a brow. " Leave, my son's I'll talk to her alone."

They all bowed, " hai sensei." And left closing the large door.

Silence filled the room, I looked around the room trying to avoid Splinters gaze.

" I understand you are uncomfortable." He spoke, making me jump.

" I'm not uncomfortable." I lied.

" Actions speak louder than words." He smirked.

" Well, it's just. I've seen crazy things, but well, your a. . .giant rat." I tried to sound polite.

" Don't let appearances fool you." He walked around me. " So Carol. Do you have a family?"

I frowned at the thought of my Mom and Dad being sad and desperate, their only child gone. " Yes."

" Are you gonna go back to them?" He asked.

That question hit me like a rock. I thought I was never going to see them again but now I have the chance. But would they even believe me, would anyone believe me.

" No."

" Why's that?"

" I-I don't want them seeing me like this." I gestured all of me. " I'm not who I was before. I'm not their happy little girl. They once knew."

" Hmmm. What are you gonna do then?"

" I don't know. Go after the Kraang. There's nowhere for me to go."

" You only want revenge. Revenge isn't a path that shouldn't be taken." Splinter looked me in the eye.

" What else am I to do!? Go back to the Kraang and let them finish me!" I yelled in anger. " I can't stay in a place where I think it's safe, always looking over my shoulder expecting the Kraang! They'll come after me." I huffed. The filtration device on me sparked making me jerk. I hissed in pain, from the shock.

" You are in no condition to be doing anything. I see you have a kind heart. But your mind is clouded with fear."

" Well having emotions is a sign that you're alive, right?" I looked him in the eyes.

Splinter was quiet thinking in his thoughts. " I will allow you to stay till you are ready to leave." He bent low narrowing his eyes. " But if you hurt my son's that will be your last mistake." His voice sounded cold.

I didn't back away. " Hurting your son's were never my intentions. I'll be gone before you know it."

He stood up straight and smiled. " Good." He swiftly turned, I followed close behind. He opened the door, only to find the turtles trying to listen. They fell onto a pile pretending to mind their own business. " They will show you the lair." Splinter folded his arms behind him, and walked away. " Good luck."

" Me first! Me first!" Mikey jumped up raising his hand in the air. " Come on!" Mikey grabbed my arm and dragged me after him.

" Whoa!"

" Mikey be careful!" Donnie yelled after him.

Leo and Splinter looked at each other. " I'm sure she'll be fine." Splinter said before walking down to the dojo.

Mikey showed me his collection of games and comics. His room was a complete mess, and I mean like. Every living thing that would step in it was a death sentence. We played for awhile till he started getting hungry. He dragged me to the kitchen and got an old box of pizza out of the fridge.

" Want some?" He offered me a slice.

" No, thanks. I'm good." I smiled nervously.

He just shrugged it off, " more for me!" And chopped it down.

I cringed in disgust, and the fact that I now hate pizza.

Raph came in carry a. . . tortoise it munched on a leaf as he set him down. He glared at me in anger. And I just narrowed my eyes at him.

" Hey, X wanna watch TV!?" Mikey gobbled the last slice.

" Uh, you go ahead I'm just gonna sit here for awhile." I forced a smile.

" Okay then!" He whispered near my ear. " I hid a slice for you in the back of the fridge if you want any." And he swiftly left the kitchen with his speed.

Raph, slammed open the fridge open and rummaged through it.

" I won't stay here long. If my presence angers you after what happened with this, Karai person." I folded my hands leaning on the counter.

" What do you know!? You're just some freak that Splinter let you stay here!" He growled.

" Yeesh. Leatherhead was right you do have a temper." I rolled my eyes.

" What'd you say!?" He pulled out his sais.

" What I know." I sighed. " Look I'm not here to cause trouble, just going to recuperate and go hunt down some Kraang." I shrugged.

" Whatever! Freak." He grabbed his tortoise and stomped out of the kitchen.

The quicker I heal, the quicker I'm out of here. Just gotta figure out what I'm gonna do after all this. I walked out of the kitchen, but accidently stepped on a empty pizza box. I looked around and noticed how this place was a mess. I sighed. The least I could do in return is clean.

I looked for some cleaning supplies but only found a broken mop,rusty bucket and a few trash bags. " I'll just make due with these. I guess."

I started by clearing up the island wiping it down as much as I could, throwing all the trash in a bag. There were a few left over bits of pizza like a pepperoni or a mushroom. I threw cartons of chinese take outs and chopsticks as well. And that was just the island. Dishes were piled up and more take-out leftovers. These turtles really love pizza.

Almost killing myself in the process I got it done. The kitchen was clean as I could get it, I stacked the dishes in the cabinets and put the leftovers neatly in the fridge. I set the mop and bucket on a wall sighing in exhaustion.

" What the?" Leo walked in his eyes widened in surprise. " What happened in here?"

" I cleaned up a bit." I wiped my forehead with the back of my hand. Leo didn't answer making me nervous. " Uh? Was it a mistake?"

" N-no!" He rubbed the back of his neck, looking at the kitchen. " It's just I've never seen this place so clean."

" It was the least I could do since your master allowed me to stay here for the time being. I had to do something in return."

" W-well thank you. It looks spotless." His hand gestured to everything.

" It's amazing, what a person can do with a few trash bags, a rusty bucket and a (broken) mop." I smiled. Suddenly my chest sparked again making me jerk in pain.

" Are you alright?"

" I'm fine. It's just this stupid thing on my chest. It'll wear off. I think?" I looked at it in worry.

" I'll ask Donnie to take a look at it." He said as he was going to leave.

" I wouldn't want to be a bother, I just gotta rest is all." I tried to convince him. But my chest was starting to hurt, I've caused them enough trouble. I don't want to add to their list of problems.

" O-kay." He said sounding unconvinced. " If you say so." He stepped back and walked over to the fridge.

I walked out of the kitchen and into the main living space of the Lair. Mikey was laying on the floor swinging his legs in the air, close to the TV. Donnie had goggles on and fiddled with something on the couch. Raph punched a sand bag dummy numerous of times.

I changed into a black cat and ran past Mikey making him choke on his popcorn. I quickly apologized and ran to the entrance of the Lair. I leaped up and perched myself on a column. The subway was quiet, the only sound there was, was the TV playing loudly. My ears perked when I heard a pair of footsteps.

My ears twitched to the right, eyes adjusting to the darkness I saw a figure made it's way to the Lair. I stood up and hissed. The person appeared in the light. It was the girl from before.

" Hey guys, when did you get a cat?" April called out looking at me.

" Huh?" Donnie came over to meet April. " Cat? Oh this is X or Carol. Whatever she calls herself."

" It's X." I deadpanned. sitting back down.

" Right, X this is April."

" Hello." April forced a smile

I licked my paw and wiped it over my face. " Pleasure." I stretched and hopped off changing back. " You're the one the Kraang were after, right?"

She jumped back and did a defensive stance. " It's you," she glared.

I blinked, laughing. " What are you doing?" The moment turned awkward as she remained in the stance. " You're with the Kraang aren't you?" She asked a bit confused.

" Over my dead body." I crossed my arms. " Relax, I ain't going to hurt ya."

" April. She's not going to hurt you. Master Splinter let her stay till she recovers." Donnie explained to her.

" She looks fine to me."

Once she said that my chest sparked again making it hurt even more. " Damn it." I hissed in pain. I used the column for support.

Donnie looked at me in worry. " Let me see you chest." He said walking over.

I chuckled. " Not even dinner first. Owowowow!"

He blushed furiously. " T-T-That's not what I meant."

" I'm only joking." I strained. I slumped down and let him take a look.

" What is that?" April asked looking at the filtration device.

" I'm not sure." Donnie answered.

" It's a filtration implement. Can't take it off." I groaned.

" It looks painful." She pointed out the obvious.

" You don't say." I deadpanned.

Donnie opened up a panel and looked at the wires. " A few wires are detached, it should be an easy fix."

" I can't move, wouldn't want to make it worse than it already is." I sighed.

" April can you get my tool box from the lab?" He asked not looking away.

" On it." She said sternly taking off.

" This is amazing! The design and technology. It's like a work of art!" Donnie drooled over the thought of the Kraang technology.

" Not sure if a implement physically attached to my body is a work of art."

" Sorry. It's just I've never seen anything like this! Organic and inorganic matter fused! "

" You sure are into this kind of stuff, aren't ya?" I asked feeling tired.

" Why not? There are other things the Kraang have that could improve everyday life. If only they weren't trying to destroy the world and creating monsters." He said moving around a few wires.

" You mean. We come in peace."

" Funny." He said lamely.

" Why thank you." I teased.

" Here you go Donnie." April came back handing him his red tool box. His hand accidentally touched hers making him blush like crazy.

" T-thanks, A-April!" He thanked her as if he was in a trance.

" No problem." She brushed him off simple as that.

Once she left Donnie, h got to work, he started attaching wires making me glitch a few times.

" Try to be careful please." I said through another shock.

" Sorry, it's just, it's very hard to figure out where these wires go. They look like they've been tampered with." He had a tongue stuck trying to concentrate.

" Oh, that was probably me." I smiled nervously.

" What!? Why would you do that!?" He gasped in shock and a hint of anger.

" Hey there's not much to do in a cell other than mess with this thing!"

" That's a horrible excuse!" He flailed his arms in exasperation.

" Will you just fix it!"

He grumbled and opened his tool box pulling out tweezers and cables. He sighed out loud. " Good news, I'll be able to fix it. Bad news, I have to replace some of the wires."

" How is that bad news?" I raised a brow, adjusting my position.

" Well you'd probably get a few buzzes and so on."

I facepalmed. " So you mean this is gonna hurt?"

" Yup." He said pulling out a wire.

I yelped from the shock, making me jolt. After a few bolt shocking attempts Donnie got all the wires back in their places and replaced a few. I thought I was going to die. I could've sworn I was seeing stars.

" That should do it." Donnie finished patting the panel shut. " All done."

" N-n-now if you'll excuse m-me." I got up on shaky legs." I gotta keep w-w- watch." Why was it so hard to talk?

" Maybe, you should lay down for a while all that electricity might have gone to your brain." Donnie started to lead me to the couch in the lair.

" ~ You have a squishy face~" I pulled his cheeks. " ~ No wonder why Leatherhead talked about it a lot ~" I giggled.

" Why is it always the face?" Donnie grumbled. He grabbed my hands away from his face and set them on my chest. " Just, relax."

I bolted up and changed into a cat. " No can do Dr. Turtle." I started to struggled to keep my balance on my paws. Then I changed again back to my normal form, then to a cat again. " Just gotta get some fresh air." I said between a change.

" What the? Stop doing that, you're gonna hurt yourself!" Donnie tried to grab me but I changed back to a cat before he could.

" I can't relax because, I can't. There are aliens out there that need a pounding. By moi! " I took off running around the Lair till I face planted. " Ow."

I felt someone picked me up from the floor. " Do I have to put you in a cage?" Donnie eyed me.

" You'll regret it." I hissed trying to claw him but he held me out in the air to avoid my tiny paws.

" Hey Donnie try scratching her." April suggested yelling from the couch.

" Me!? I'm not doing it!" He yelled in disbelief.

Mikey shoved Donnie as I flew out of his grasp. He yanked me in his hands. " I'll do it!"

" Whoa, whoa! Hold it there buddy you can't just go- Aaaaahhh~" He scratched under my neck making me curl up and pur.

" Awe! She likes it!" Mikey smiled brightly like a child. Donnie got up rubbing his head, walking over to Mikey and smacking him upside the head. " Ow!"

" Mikey you can't just- Wait is it actually working?" He eyed me purring in Mikey's arms.

" If you can turn into a cat , can you do any other animals!?" Mikey set me down.

" Mutants to." I jumped on his arm and perched myself on his shoulder.

" Ooo!Ooo! Turn into uh? Let's see." He tapped his chin.

" You're not turning into anything!" Donnie yanked me off of Mikey and sat me on the couch. " You haven't been here long and you're already giving Mikey ideas."

He sat me next to Leo who was flipping through the channels till he stopped on this strange cartoon. " Yes! It's the new episode!" He threw his arms in the air.

" I've never seen this show before?"

Leo whipped his head over to me. " Well you're watching it now! Space Superheroes!"

I was ready to watch till it was turned off. Leo bolted up from his spot. " What!?"

All heads turned to Master Splinter holding a plug in his hand. They all bowed even April.

" Ahh. I wanted to watch that." I folded my ears feeling a bit grumpy.

" Meet me in the dojo, you as well April."

" Hai Sensei." They all said in unision.

They all followed Splinter to the back of the Lair.

" Come on X! I'm gonna show you my skills!" Mikey snatched me up, making me yelp in surprise.

" Whoa!" I clung to his shell.

* Dojo *

I crawled off of Mikey and climbed up the huge Bonsai tree in the middle of the room. The turtles all stood in a line waiting for Splinter to say something but he just pulled out a wooden sword. " Hajime!"

In an instant the turtles pulled out their weapons and charged him. April just used her hands, wonder why she doesn't have one?

Leo struck first but Splinter side stepped with ease avoiding his swords. He tried to flank him but he only moved a step back and crashed into Mikey who threw his chain, smacking Leo as they collided.

I cringed from the sight.

Donnie and Raph looked at each other and nodded. Donnie moved in first, extending his wooden tipped blade, it distracted Splinter but it didn't make him forget about Raph. Raph jumped him from behind screaming a roar cry, giving himself away. Splinter grabbed his arm and slammed him into Donnie sending them rolling across the floor.

I tried to contain my laugh but failed to keep it in. Splinter whipped his head over to me getting his attention. Just as April caught him off guard she tried to left hook him in the jaw. Only that she missed stumbling forward.

" Perhaps our guest would like to demonstrate her skills." He narrowed his eyes at me, trying to provoke me.

" Uh? Master Splinter I don't think that's a good idea." Donnie said getting up, but Splinter raised his hand to keep him from talking any further. He just slumped his arms in defeat.

" Me?" I blinked.

" Unless you think you can not face me."

" I don't think, I know." I jumped down changing back to normal. My joints ached after too many changes.

" Oh really? Then would you like to show me what you know?"

" My sloppy moves." I smirked. " Alright, but I ain't boasting." I walked over keeping a fair distance between us. Splinter stood up straight and held out his hand gesturing me to come to him.

" I ain't easily provoked." I smirked, " but if you insist."

" Hajime!" He yelled.

I charged but he stepped aside. I slid to the ground swinging my legs around to kick him from under but he was already on me. He was about to stomp me with his foot. I rolled to the side avoiding his move, springing back to my feet. Like lightning he punched me in the shoulder knocking me back. I shook my head sitting up, only to see the tip of wooden sword pointed at my face.

" Told ya, I was sloppy." I groaned rubbing my shoulder. " Yeesh that hurt."

" I am surprised you lasted that long."

" How long?"

" 10 seconds." He pulled back the sword folding his hands behind his back. " You have potential."

" Yeah well. Escaping the Kraang a few times comes in handy." I got up stretching my arm in circles. " You move fast for a well. . . a rat."

" Thank you." He smiled.

" Well then I'll let you guys finish up." I started to leave the dojo till I felt a hand on my shoulder. April looked me in the eyes, smiling.

" You could watch us train, you might learn something."

I looked at her not wavering. " I'm gonna go rest. But thanks." I shrugged her off and left.

The rest of the Lair was quiet, since everyone was training in the dojo. Something just didn't feel right for me here. Any where as a matter of fact. I pulled out the broken watch from my pocket. It was a birthday present from my parents. I clutched it in my hands. A year wasted of my life, and they turned me into. . . whatever I am. I wanted to rip, this, this thing off my chest!

It wasn't only for filtration, it was what's keeping me together. Even more reason to rip it off of me. But I knew it was impossible. I just can't see my parents like this. They wouldn't want me, their happy little girl is gone. . . forever.

Damn Kraang.