A/N: The chapters have been pretty much in order of the series but from this point, they'll be scattered. Please let me know what you guys think!

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Attack of the Mousers

"A very wise frog once said, "It's not easy being green." But believe me; he didn't know the half of it. In the past 48 hours my brothers, sister, and I gave been attacked by killer robots, had our home cave in on us, and had a serious butt kicking ninja battle with some deadly ninja assassins. We made a shell-raising escape in an armored car, found a new place to live, and were attacked by even more killer robots. Oh, and we managed to perform our very first ninja rescue. This is the closest any of us have ever been to a human being and it raises one very big question… "Can we keep her?" ~ Michelangelo

Garnet was gently shaken awake. With a yawn and a stretch, she set her feet on the floor. She smiled up at Raphael and he smiled softly back.

"How long have I been out?" She asked softly as she rubbed her eyes.

"Apparently since Mikey and Donnie left, it's been almost an hour and a half." He said as he glanced at her alarm clock. Garnet nodded before standing up and looked at herself in her full length mirror, her hair was a bit of a mess but other than that she looked relatively normal… if you don't count the ears and tail. "Hey, come downstairs. There's something that we need ta show ya." Raph said as he reached out and grabbed Garnet's hand, gently pulling her to the door and then down the stairs. Upon reaching the bottom, she saw something she never thought she'd see, a red headed human woman lying on the couch with Leo, Donnie, and Mikey watching her.

"What the hell?" Garnet asked as she let her hand fall from Raph's and walked over to the woman. She was out cold. "Where the hell did you find her?" She asked as she turned to look at her brothers.

"We're rescued her!" Mikey said loudly as he stepped forward. Garnet looked at her younger brother before looking down at the woman.

"Right…" She said almost absentmindedly. The woman began to stir before opening her eyes, this caused Garnet to jump up and take a few steps back from the couch.

"Oh man, what a dream…" The woman said. "Turtles fighting robots. Did I fall asleep watching TV again?" Garnet glanced at her brothers who tried to give her innocent smiles, she rolled her eyes. "That was the weirdest thing I've ever seen!" As she spoke her voice became higher and higher as she looked over the turtles. She began looking around and the lair. Mikey took a step forward before Garnet could stop him.

"Hi!" Mikey said directly in her face. The woman screamed. Mikey screamed. "Please don't do that." He said as he took a step back. "I almost jumped out of my shell."

"It has three fingers!" The woman picked up the pillow she was laying on before she put it over her head. She began chanting 'I'm asleep.' Garnet crossed her arms over her chest.

"Well, that could have gone over better." She heard Raph grunt in agreement behind her.

"Hey, come on. We don't have much practice when it comes to talking to humans. It's gonna take a little time." Garnet glanced at the woman when she stopped chanting to pull the pillow off her head before covering it back and began chanting again. Mikey yawned before shaking his head.

"Man, she's making me sleepy." Garnet watched as Raph walked around the group to walk over to the armrest of the couch, he tapped the woman on the shoulder.

"Hey you." He said, causing the woman to lift the pillow of her head to look at him. "What do you know about those Mouser robot things?" He asked. She clutched the pillow to her chest.

"Well, at first I thought they were gonna be used to help clean up the cities rat problem but then I got suspicious when Dr. Stockman said…" She paused. "Oh no, I'm talking to it." She said.

"What?" Leo asked.

"I'm talking to it. To you. Alright April, you're talking to a giant, three fingered turtle. The only logical explanation is that you're dreaming. So everything's okay." April said to herself before she got a calm look on her face. She waved to the group. "Hello." Garnet blinked and her ear twitched, 'what the hell is wrong with this woman?' She thought to herself.

"Hello April," Leo said. "How are you doing?" He asked. Garnet looked over at Donnie, Mikey, and Raph who rolled their eyes slightly.

"I remember when we met you… you weren't like this…" Mikey whispered to the cat-woman. She smiled slightly.

"I was five years old Mikey, I was a child that fantasized about having giant talking pets. That's what you all were to me until I was old enough to understand." She smirked and chuckled softly at Raph's grunt and glare. April small scream made the others turn to the red head. Master Splinter began walking over to the woman.

"Then perhaps you are ready to answer some questions." He said as he rested his paws on the top of his walking cane.

"You're a…" April never finished the sentence because she fainted.

"You sure have a way with the ladies Master Splinter." Donnie said. Garnet laughed when she watched Leo put his hands to his head. "Now what do we do?" He asked.

"Let's nudge her." Leo said with his hands still in place.

"I'll snap her out of it." Raph said.

"No Raph!" Garnet said as she pulled his back slightly by his mask tails. Today was going to be a long day.

XXX

An hour or so later, April began to stir again. Garnet then had an idea; she turned to her brothers and father.

"Everybody leave." They all looked at her confused. "Go to the kitchen, Leo make her tea and I'll try to convince her that you are all real." They nodded in agreement. They quickly exited the room and Garnet wrapped her tail around her waist to look like a fur belt. She untied the bandana that is around her wrist and gently tied it over her ears. The woman opened her eyes and Garnet kneeled down to her level.

"Hi April." The woman looked at her and blinked.

"Hi…" She said, slightly unsure of where the woman had come from when the last time she had her eyes open she saw four giant turtles and a giant rat.

"I'm Garnet; it's nice to meet you." She held her hand out to the woman. The redhead took it gently.

"It's nice to meet you too. I must have been dreaming I saw four giant turtles and a rat." Garnet smiled slightly.

"Well, you weren't imagining it." The woman looked at her with wide eyes. Garnet turned her head slightly and pointed to Mikey, who had his headphones in and was oblivious to anything around him. April took in a large shaky breath before nodding her head.

"So there is a possibility…" She glanced around before her eyes landed on Garnet once more. "You live here with them?" She asked. Garnet smiled slightly and nodded.

"Yeah, I was abandoned when I was five and these guys found me and took me in. They're my family." April watched Garnet explanation and saw that everything she was saying is true… and if it was… then she had nothing to fear. "So, we kinda need you to answer some questions for us. One of my brothers is in the kitchen making some tea for you." April nodded slightly before standing up and following the woman into the kitchen. Garnet pulled a chair out for her, April sat down a little unsure.

"Where's Mikey?" Raph asked as he came to stand next to Garnet. April turned and watched the pair.

"He's still in the den, in the chair with his MP3." She said as she leaned against the kitchen counter. Raph sighed before walking towards the den.

"I got him." Garnet smiled.

"Thanks Raph." The emerald turtle waved over his shoulder as he disappeared around the corner. Everyone moved back to the living room, Garnet sat beside April; Don sat next to her on the arm rest. Splinter was in his chair across from April, Raph and Leo on each side of him.

"So, you okay now?" Mikey asked as if he was talking to a child. Garnet rolled her eyes.

"Yes, thanks." April said. "I decided this is a very long dream that I keep not waking up from or it's the weirdest thing that's ever happened to me."

"Young woman." Master Splinter said, catching her attention. "We have something most important we must discuss."

"What?" April asked.

"We have never revealed ourselves to the upper world. You have placed us all in great danger." Splinter said very seriously.

"But Master Splinter, she was in trouble and we helped her." Leo said.

"Yeah, aren't you always trying to teach us to do the right thing?" Raph asked.

"As you grow older you will learn that there are many ways to do the right thing." Splinter said while looking at Raph. He then sighed and looked at the ground. "But there is no going back. I'm afraid we find ourselves at your mercy."

"Oh, I would never tell anybody." April said as she watched Splinter. "I mean, who would believe me?" She asked.

"She's got a point." Don said from his place beside Garnet.

"Yeah, we're unbelievable!" Mikey said as he struck some poses. Raph stood next to him with his hands on his hips.

"Geez, where's you off switch?" He asked and Garnet chuckled slightly.

"Seriously, I promise." April said as she put her hand over her heart. Master Splinter stood from his chair and walked over to April before kneeling down to her level, looking into her eyes. He rat smiled.

"I believe you." Leo kneeled down next to him.

"Is this another lesson Master Splinter? How to sense the truth." Leo seemed so confident in his answer.

"No, this is called trusting your gut." Garnet snorted slightly, causing April to look at her before turning her attention back to Splinter and Leo.

"So, if I'm keeping your secret what exactly is it? Who are you people…uh…turtles…um…whatever?" Garnet smiled as Master Splinter began telling the story of how they all came to be.

"I have memories. Memories of when I used to be what you might call normal. I remember a day that started like many others but ended changing the course of many lives. I witnessed an accident." Garnet and her brothers sat in silence as she listened to Splinter tell the story of how her brothers and he came to be, she'd heard the story so many times but every time, it was always amazing to her. "Five years after finding the four turtle infants, I came across a small bag. While it had been in the sewer for a few days, it still had the scent of a human. Upon opening the bag, I saw a toddler inside with black cat ears and a tail. For her age she was intelligent and after seeing her mutation, for lack of a better word, I knew she would be staying with us." Garnet smiled as an ear twitched.

"Realizing that the world above is sometimes a dangerous place I began teaching them Ninjitsu. The secret arts of stealth and power and all that I knew of this world. From a battered book of Renaissance Art that I fished out of the storm drain, I chose names for each of them. Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, Garnet. Together they are…" Garnet smiled as she watched her brothers clap their hands together.

"Turtles forever!" Mikey left the group and came over to where to where the two women were sitting before leaning over Garnet to see April.

"Or something like that, you know, that we all yell at once." Garnet rolled her eyes and watched as Raph sat on the other side of April.

"First rule: Ignore Mikey." He said. "Your life will be much easier." With a snort Garnet spoke.

"Second rule: Ignore Raph." She smirked at the red banded turtle. "Your life will be much easier that way." He gave her a slight glare, the woman smiled before turning to Splinter.

"So we have remained in secret and that is our story." He finished as he stood up.

"But how did you know martial arts?" April asked.

"That is a story for another time." He said to the woman.

"Hey guys, look." Mikey said, drawing everyone's attention to the one working TV.

"And the police are completely baffled by this daring bank robbery boldly executed in broad daylight. If anyone has any information the police urge you to call the crime stoppers hotline."

"So, anybody wanna take a wild guess on what did this?" Mikey asked, sarcasm lacing his voice. April stepped closer to the TV to get a better look.

"This must have been what I heard Dr. Stockman talking about. He's got the Mouser's robbing banks." She said as she turned back to the group.

"What do you know about this Stockman guy?" Raph asked from his position on the couch.

"He's a genius. He's also nuts. I used to work for him but when I got suspicious he turned the Mousers on me. Luckily, I ran into you guys." April explained.

"He's the one who destroyed our old layer." Leo said, finally understanding how the old lair collapsing and these robots were connected.

"Must have been one of his Mouser test runs." April said as she placed her hands on her hips.

"But, that was our home…" Mikey said.

"Now he's graduated to banks!" Donnie said.

"Then what are we waiting for? I say we shut down Mouser central for good." Raph said as he took his Sais out of his belt and began twirling them. Garnet pushed her hair out of her face.

"Normally, I would disagree with Raph. But this time, I'm all for it. I say we go and teach Stockman a thing or two." She said as she flexed her arms a bit. She could feel Raph watching her. Mikey laughed from beside April.

"I just love those action movie lines. You write those yerself?" He asked as he walked over to Raph.

"It won't be easy; Stocktronics is rigged with the latest up to the minute security tech." April said to the family.

"Bring it on!" Mikey said as he walked up behind Donnie. "Allow me to introduce our very own secret weapon, the techno turtle himself, Donatello! Take a bow Don!" Donnie turned and smiled at Mikey.

"Ah, cut it out." The brainy turtle said in a playful voice.

"Can we go please?" Raph asked in a strained voice. Garnet rolled her eyes; this was going to be a long night. The turtles and the women packed everything they need before they began walking through the sewers, trying to find the manhole closest to Stocktronics, the walk was relatively silent. April lead the group before she stopped and pointed to something on the wall, from Garnet's spot in the back of the group, she had no idea what they were looking at but stayed quiet just like Donnie directed them to.

"Alarms in the sewers? Is this guy paranoid or what?" Mikey asked.

"Will you shut it?" Raph asked Mikey.

"What? I'm just saying…" Mikey said back.

"Can Donnie have some quiet?" Garnet asked as she glanced around Leo to look at the small group ahead of her.

"Yeah, this is delicate work." Donnie said as he was gently pulling wires from the small alarm system.

XXX

Raph and April were the first to leave the vent and Garnet couldn't help but feel a little bubble of jealously in her stomach before she shook her head. She was not jealous of April. No way, no how. She quietly followed the others inside the control room before she kneeled down, shifting into a large tigress. She noticed the wince on April's face and she could only imagine what it was like for someone new to hear her transformation for the first time. April recovered quickly and sat down at a computer before beginning to type.

"Okay, I'm in. I'm blanking the cameras along that corridor in ten second intervals. You've got to keep moving." She said before she turned back to the computer, typing again.

"We'll be right back." Leo said before the five made a quick getaway, not even waiting for April's reply. When they reached the main lab, the doors opened by themselves, allowing the five to see inside. It was dark, nothing could be seen except for the little bit of light that the open doors provided.

"This is too quiet…" Leo said as he walked into the room, Garnet and the rest of the brothers following behind him.

"Um… guys… my turtle sense is tingling." Mikey said. Suddenly, the door slammed shut behind them. Garnet turned quickly and threw herself into the door, shoulder first, in hopes that it could bend and open or bust down. The door held strong and did neither.

"Intruders!" A voice said over the mic system. "Here to steal my secrets… You'll leave here with nothing. Not even your lives." Garnet tuned the voice out, scratching and biting at the door to try and make it open. A growl left her lips as she glanced back at her hips; she'd been shot with a laser.

"Garnet!" Raph's voice preset her thoughts. She glanced up before turning and ducking behind a conveyer belt. She watched as the boys took out all of the lasers, when she felt it was safe enough, she took out from under the belt until she reached the wall farthest from the front door. She shifted back into her human form before looking down at her hip; there was a nice burn mark directly on her hipbone.

Raph gave a boost to Mikey, Leo, and Don to get them into the Stockman's control room before he turned to Garnet.

"You okay Gar?" He asked the woman, his eyes strayed down to her hip; it was beginning to pour blood. The woman nodded slightly.

"Yeah Raph, I'm fine." She looked up at the control room. "Give me a boost." Raph watched the woman for a second before bending his knees slightly and lacing his fingers together so that she could step into them before he threw her into the air. She grabbed the edge of the window before pulling herself up and into the room just before Raph jumped inside.

"What are you?' Stockman asked as he scanned over the mutated group of five. The doors opened and April stood on the other side, hands on her hips looking a bit pissed.

"They're with me." She said, causing Stockman to turn and look back at her.

"April?" He said surprised. "You're alive?" He asked, even more surprised this time.

"And kicking." April said as she walked into the room. "I've got enough evidence to put you away for years!" She said. Stockman crawled to his controls and pressed a button. Raph grabbed him by the collar and pushed him against a wall.

"That's enough!" Stockman closed his eyes from the impact before he smirked and chuckled.

"You're too late! I've recalled the Mouser hoard from their latest mission; they'll be here any second. They'll tear you to pieces." He seemed pretty pleased with himself.

"April?" Donnie asked. The redhead ran to the control before sitting down.

"I'll have to shut the whole system down." She said as she began typing. Donnie walked up to stand next to her.

"I'll help." He said.

"You're doomed." Stockman said, causing them all to look at him. "Listen…" Garnet's ears twitched to the door before she took in a deep breath.

"Damn…" She could hear the army of Mousers coming into the lab. April sat at the control's, typing away. Leo and Mikey looked out the open door, down the latter to look at the Mousers that were trying to climb them.

"The system isn't responding!" April said with desperation in her voice.

"You should have never matched wits with me." Stockman said as he got into the elevator, alerting us that he was getting away. Mikey ran to catch him but the doors closed before he could.

"Let him go, we have bigger problems…" Raph said as Leo, Mikey, Garnet, and himself turned to the Mousers, who had actually been able to climb their way up.

"Oh well, at least we'll go down fighting." Raph said. Garnet placed a hand on her hip, trying to stop the bleeding.

"You know, I would rather not." She said, a small amount of pain evident in her voice. Raph glanced at her before turning his gaze back to the Mousers.

"It's not working!" April was frustrated.

"Keep trying!" Donnie encouraged.

"Well, it's been fun guys…" Raph said.

"Even me Raph?" Mikey asked in a cheerful voice.

"Even you Mikey. Especially you Mikey." Raph said with a smile on his face. Garnet smiled softly, it was nice to see her brothers getting along, it didn't happen often. Suddenly, the advancing robots just stopped. Leo must've felt brave for he took out one of his katanas and poked one of the robots nose. Suddenly the boys cheered. Garnet smiled before kneeling down, her hand still pressed against the bleeding wound.

"Good job April." Donnie said, a large smile on his face. "I've never seen anything like that."

"Guys, guys! I wasn't able to shut them down." April said slightly panicked.

"They look pretty shut down to me." Mikey said as he held one up to his head, pressing his finger to its nose.

"The only way I could stop them was initiating an overload sequence." Garnet's eyes widen.

"That means…" Mikey began. "Let's get out of here!" He yelled. Leo and Mikey went out the broken window first. Donnie grabbed April, bridal style, before following them. With slight difficulty, Garnet got to her feet. She squealed slightly when she was picked up.

"Come on girly." Raph said as he picked her up, following their brothers out the window. Within seconds of Raph landing on the ground, the Mousers exploded, causing the building to catch fire.

XXX

'And the authorities are completely perplexed by the destruction of the Stocktronic building and the sudden disappearance of Dr. Baxter Stockman.' The reporter on TV said.

"What will you do now Ms. O'Neil?" Master Splinter asked. "You are most definitely out of a job."

"I'm not exactly sure…" April said. Donnie had just finished wrapping Garnet's hip when he stood and walked over to April.

"We'll help you get back on your feet." He said, almost sweetly. Garnet looked at Raph before pretending to gag. He chuckled quietly.

"Oh guys, you all have been great." April said with a smile on her face. Garnet got up and walked over to the group. She smiled her thanks to Leo when he handed her a cup of tea.

"Here's to the new team!" Leo said. The rest of the group smiled before tapping his glance with theirs.