Anna, Raph and Mikey were sparring with each other. Anna and Mikey decided to team up with each other and then started to tease Raph. "Too slow Raphy." Anna giggled as she dodged one of his strikes and Leo, Don and Splinter watched on in amusement.
"You're just too slow Raph!" Mikey grinned as he smacked Raph who stumbled towards a wall getting even angrier at his younger siblings.
He saw Anna coming towards him, as fast as a snake, and tripped her before kicking her hard in the stomach sending Anna flying towards one of the walls.
She screamed as she flew before hitting her head hard on the wall, so hard that she heard it crack. Her vision went blurry and she heard Leo dimly yell her name. The world swam before she blacked out as she crumpled in a heap onto the ground.
"Raphael! What were you thinking?" Leo yelled at Raph, who had a look of horror on his face. "Don hurry!" He added.
"I'm on it." Don said, moving around Leo as he went to help Anna.
"Leo… Mikey… Anna… I…" Raph panted, tying to get to Anna to see if she was all right. Leo moved in front of her protectively.
"Don't even think about it." Leo said.
"Ah, my son…so angry. Rage is a monster that will destroy you from within. Raphael, a true warrior finds balance in all things." Splinter said before going over to his daughter's side and placing a hand on her forehead as Don instructed Leo to get Anna comfortable.
"Master Splinter, I…I-I…I gotta get some air!" Raph said before running out of the lair.
"It's just a minor concussion," Don said in relief. "She's lucky she didn't get anything worse. Leo stay with her, tell me when she wakes up. Mikey can you get some pillows from her room and put them on the couch. Sensei, can you please get some tea going for when she wakes up." Don instructed
Leo, Mikey and Splinter nodded and went off to do their jobs. Leo lifted his sister up gently walking towards the couch as Mikey placed some pillows on the couch. Anna moaned as Leo placed her down on the couch.
"Sorry Maria." He whispered before sitting on the arm of the chair, stroking her hair gently.
"Is she gonna be ok bro?" Mikey asked as he sat down with one of his many comic books.
"She'll be fine Mikey." Leo assured him. Twenty minutes later, Anna groaned and her eyes fluttered open. "Don." Leo called out and Don rushed over.
"Hey Anna." Don smiled gently.
"Hey Donnie." She replied softly.
"How do you feel?" He asked her.
"My head hurts." She muttered and Mikey chuckled.
"Of course it hurts! Look at the mark you left on the wall." Mikey pointed.
"Not now Mikey." Leo said as he looked at Anna worriedly. "Do you remember what happened?" He asked.
"Of course I do. Mikey, Raph and I were sparring each other and then I hit my head. Do you think I'm stupid?" She asked him.
"There's that attitude." Don chuckled. "She's fine." Just then the door opened and Raph came back into the lair.
"Look whose back." Leo said.
"Welcome home, Raph." Mikey said. "Man…you look like you got the shell kicked out of you." He added and Anna sat up.
"What happened to you?" Her eyes widened.
"Yeah, it's a long story, but first, I wanted to, I-I wanted to apologize." Raph said looking over at Anna. "Angel, I'm sorry I got so outta control earlier. Guys, I'm really sorry." Raph continued.
"It's ok Raphy. I'm fine." She smiled at him
"Hey, don't sweat it, bro." Mikey assured.
"Okay…Who are you and what have you done with our brother?" Leo joked.
"You… actually… made… a joke?" Anna looked at Leo in disbelief.
"I have my moments." He shrugged.
"Let's just say I've had some time to think about the way I've been acting. I'll fill you in over dinner." Raph said.
"Dinner? Now you're talking my language!" Mikey cheered.
"What do you guys want?" Anna sighed as she got ready for the daily 'what should we have for dinner?' debate.
"You're not cooking tonight." Leo said firmly as she got up.
"Why?" She pouted at him.
"I managed to get some pizza from April."
"Oh… ok." She said as she got up and the world spun around her. "Whoa…" She said and Leo placed a supporting hand on her shoulder.
"Come on Maria." He said as he led her to the table where Splinter had made some tea for her.
Later that night, the five tip-toed through the dark lair. "I don't know, Raph…Maybe we should tell Master Splinter…" Leo said.
"And stop us from going topside? We gotta find that whack bag and stop him. For his own good. He ain't a bad guy, just a bit misguided." Raph said. Suddenly, the lights turned on.
"Eep!" Anna jumped in fright before grabbing onto Leo's arm. Splinter coughed, and they turned to see him by the light switch.
"Busted." Mikey muttered.
"How many times have I told you not to sneak up to the surface?" Splinter said.
"You mean this month?" Mikey asked innocently.
"Five hundred and twelve. Actually." Don said.
"It is dangerous for you to go openly to the world above. You cannot simply walk amongst the humans. They will not accept who and what you are," Splinter continued and Anna slowly let go of Leo's arm.
"It is as the great Kenji warrior, Hiashi Mura, once said: why walk when you can ride?" He half-smiled and the five looked at each other, confused.
"Come again?" Raph asked. Splinter led them to the elevator, which he and Don had discovered while Anna was unconscious.
"Take the truck." He smiled.
"We have the best sensei ever." Anna giggled as they got into the elevator.
"Alright. We got till Friday night to make this baby turtle ready." Raph said once they got to the garage.
"Let's get to work." Don agreed.
"Anna, I don't want you doing any stuff that can aggravate your concussion." Leo said firmly.
"AWWW Leo!" She complained.
"He's right Anna; you can help me with the wiring." Don promised.
"Alright," She sighed and went to help Don. "You suck." She muttered as she walked past Leo and he chuckled. They worked nonstop until Friday, and the truck was finished.
"Now this is a ride…" Raph said.
"It looks pretty cool." Anna said.
"You ain't seen nothing yet!" Don said "Let's roll!" They all jumped into the truck and Anna sat next to Leo and strapped herself in.
"Seriously, why can't I help? My concussion's gone!" Anna complained to Leo.
"Anna… I don't want you getting hurt. You scared me half to death when you were out cold." Leo said in a low voice.
"Leo…" Anna said, touched, and the truck fired up and they started to drive down the streets of New York.
"And on your left is Central Park. Acres of landscaped beauty in the centre of the city..." Don's explanation was cut off when Raph spotted the vigilante.
"There he is!" Raph said, pointing at him. The guy was on a motorcycle.
"Nice ride." Anna said.
"Floor it Don! Keep up with him!" Raph said.
"You go get him Raph; I've whipped up something special for you. It's in the back." Don said. The others turned and Anna's eyes widened. Raph had his own motorcycle.
"Like it? I call it… the Shell Cycle!" Don said proudly.
"Kick his butt Raph!" Anna said.
"Donatello, you are the turtle." He grinned at Don. He revved the engine and burst through the back door.
"I hope he'll be ok…" Anna said, watching him speed off.
"I thought you were about to jump onto the bike with him." Mikey said to Anna.
"I was planning too." She grinned at Leo who frowned at her. They followed Raph via the tracker Don had put on the bike while making it. They then saw Raph and the vigilante surrounded by Purple Dragons. "Don!" Anna said, pointing.
"I see them." Don stopped the truck and they jumped out ready to help their brother.
"Stay behind me Anna." Leo ordered.
"Leo!" Anna groaned.
"Friends of yours?" The guy asked.
"Siblings, actually." Raph replied.
"…I can see the family resemblance…"
"I'm the pretty one!" Mikey said.
"No, Mikey, you're the noob and I'm the pretty one. Haven't you learnt that?" Anna grinned as she got out her swords.
"Hey!" Mikey said before the Purple Dragons advanced.
"Anna…" Leo began but Anna had already begun fighting about six guys at once. He groaned and joined her. Anna grinned at him as she did a back kick to the guy behind her which turned into a roundhouse kick and then a side kick.
"Anna, duck!" Leo said and Anna did so and watched Leo perfect his split kick. "Hey! I got my split kick right!" He shouted triumphantly and Anna jumped back, watching him with a smile on her face
"I missed it!" Raph shouted back, punching a man in the face. Leo did it again and Raph smirked. "One more time!" Leo did it one more time.
"I saw that one!" Raph grinned.
"I'd give that a ten!" The guy said.
"Hey, Raph! Only a six?" Leo said before elbowing a guy and Anna followed by kicking him in the side.
"Bro it's all I got!" Raph replied. Anna giggled at her oldest brothers.
"Mikey, nun chucks!" She called out. Her youngest brother stopped what he was doing and grinned, holding out his nun chucks. Anna ran, placed her swords in her belt before grabbing on to the other end of his nun chucks.
Mikey spun her around in a circle and she hit a couple of Purple Dragons. He stopped and she let go and they gave each other a high-three before Anna took out her swords again.
"Now that's what I'm talking about!" Mikey cheered as Anna took down another guy with the hilt of her swords.
"That was amazing guys!" Don said.
"It was pretty awesome." Leo added as he took down the final couple of guys.
"Thanks." Anna said, breathless as she placed her swords back into her belt.
"I know I'm gonna regret this, but I'm glad I met ya, crazy man." Raph admitted.
"Me too, green dude. Ya know something? I'm starting to see what you're all about." The guy said.
"What's your name anyway?" Anna asked the guy.
"Casey Jones." He replied.
"Oh, ya mean about balance, about self-control." Raph said.
"Nah. That you're a green mutant freak." Casey replied as he punched Raph in the arm. "But I like ya!" He added as Raph punched Casey back. The punching was playful at first and then turned more aggressive, before they were wrestling on the ground.
"…He's your brother." Leo said as he and the others watched the two, Anna trying not to smile.
"No, no! He's your brother." Mikey replied.
"Absolutely your brother." Leo said.
"He's not my brother." Anna giggled before looking at the three. "He's our brother." She continued, letting her smile break through.
"She's right. No matter how different we are, we're still family." Leo nodded.
"You got that right." Don said.
"Aw you guys! Does that mean you don't mind me breaking things?" Mikey grinned.
"…Anna…" Leo said and Anna smacked Mikey.
"OW! Anna!" He groaned.
"Yes Mikey?" She grinned at him.
"Hey, who says we leave them and go home?" Don asked.
"Me!" Mikey said.
"Let's do it." Anna said and Leo nodded.
A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. Anyway, reviews please? Thank you for reading this!