They were GIANT TURTLES! They all had bandanas around their eyes. The one next to mom's body had a purple mask, while the ones in front of me had a red and blue mask. They all had weapons. I raised my blade.

If Jason was shocked, he didn't show it. I knew he was, though, by the way his eyes widened. Twins just know things like that.

"Step away from my mom," Jason demanded. "Now."

Jason could be pretty damn scary if he wanted to. I guess he got it from Timber. I did too.

The one in blue looked like the leader. He raised his hands up in surrender. "I don't mean to scare you…" He said. "We were friends of your mother."

Jason narrowed his eyes in disbelief, while I rolled my eyes. My mom, friends with mutant turtles? I don't think so.

"I'm Leonardo, known as Leo," The blue one continued, "And this is Raphael." He gestured over to the red masked one.

The purple one stood up, sadness lingering in his eyes. "And I'm Donatello," he introduced himself.

"And I'm Mikey!"

This set off the bomb. Another turtle, orange, walked in, carrying Jenny, OUR Jenny, in his arms. Her doll was in her hands. For some reason though, she had stopped crying.

Jason growled. "Give her back, now. Or I'll cut you to ribbons." He was really over protective of her.

Mikey's eyes widened. Jenny gave a happy cry when she saw us. "Essca! Essca!" that was her way of saying 'Jessica'. She reached towards me with open arms. I was quick to snatch her. I held her close to me. Jason looked her over, checking for wounds, and when he didn't find anything, he turned back towards the turtles.

"How dare you touch her!" Jason growled. His face was red.

"Listen, we DID know your mom. Honest!" Leo protested.

"Jess, take Jenny and run. Find Timber." Jason ordered.

I was about to do it, but something stopped me. I looked them over, and knew instantly that they weren't lying. Then I remembered something mom had said. 'stick together, at whatever costs, until the green friends come', she had said. The green friends! This was who she meant!

"Jess," Jason repeated.

"Jason, no. They're telling the truth," I told him. The guys looked at me with hopeful eyes.

"How do you know?" Jason challenged.

"Because mom said."

Leo gave a small smile. "We were going to take you back to the lair with us… that was the plan April set up."

"No way!" Jason yelled.

"Jason," I said softly, "We don't have a choice. Let's just go with them. I'd rather do that than run away. It's the best choice for Jenny."

Jason opened his mouth to argue, but said nothing. I smirked at him, knowing I had won the argument.

"Fine." Was all he said. "I'll go get our things." He stomped out of the room.

The turtles looked at me, and I smiled a warm smile. "Hi. Sorry about him. He's always been a pain in the butt."

"Nah, Raph's worse," Mikey grinned.

"Well, um, my name's Jessica, and his name is Jason." I kissed Jenny's forehead. "And this is Jenny."

"You guys seem like you would do anything for her," Leo commented. I just nodded.

I sighed and crouched down next to mom's body.

"Jenny, honey, say by-by to mommy," I told her gently.

"By, mommy!" Jenny exclaimed, waving. I sighed again and pulled her closer, running a hand through her small red locks.

"Let's go," I heard Jason say. I looked at him with a pained expression. He gave a weak smile.

"Ason!" Jenny cried. Jason took her in his arms.

"Hey there, Red!" Jason smiled.

"Alright, let's go," Leo said, before jumping out the window.

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Jason obviously did not want to go. In fact, if I hadn't used Jenny in the argument, he would have won. But I knew that he knew that this was the best choice for Jenny.

It was about 10:30 when we got to the lair. I have to admit, it was pretty cool. Jenny had started crying on the way there, crying out for mom. I shed a few tears as well, but I did my best to control them. I had to be strong for her.

They gave us the last room at the end of the hall, right next to Donnie's. I put Jenny down, singing a soft lullaby. Jason just sat and watched, and after Jenny fell asleep, we went back out into the living room.

The turtles had to go on some sort of patrol, so we had it to ourselves. I was truly grateful for that. I curled up on the couch next to Jason, and he put his arm around me. From there, I just sobbed. Sobbed and cried for our lost mother, and the life that I had just lost. Jason cried too, even through he would never admit it. But that was our jobs as twins. Too keep each other's secrets.

I was glad for that time alone with my brother.

Suddenly, someone cleared his throat. I looked up to see a huge rat standing in front of us. Leo had told us about him. This was their father, Master Splinter.

"What do you want?" Jason snapped. Splinter just smiled softly.

"I know you are hurting for lost loved ones," He said, "and it is okay to feel broken about it. I knew your mother, like my sons did, and we feel very heartbroken over it."

I just looked at him. He then looked at Jason's knife, which he had drawn when he had first seen Splinter.

"Ah, I remember that knife," he said softly. Then he reached out with a wooden box in his paws. I took it, eyes widening.

"Even though we hurt over loved ones, we can not forget about those still around us." He gestured towards Jenny's room. "Savoir them; you will never know you love them dearly until you lose them."

I just nodded. I slowly opened the wooden box to reveal a knife. It was just like mine and Jason's, but the handle was purple, and the jewel was blue. Engraved in it was the name Jenny. That's when I realized that Splinter had been the one who gave us the knives. He was the special friend that mom had told us about. Jason knew it too.

"I have been watching over you," Splinter continued. "And I am very impressed at your progress. Keep that box in safe-keeping until you feel Jenny is old enough."

He stroked my cheek with a paw. "I hope you three decide to stay. There will always be a home for you here, but know that we cannot imprison you. The door is right over there, and you are free to leave."

With that, Splinter disappeared into another room, leaving me and Jason speechless. I took out my knife and studied it closely. It had my name engraved on it. Jessica.