So, sorta disappointed that I didn't get as many reviews on this one.

JamesBondfan007: I think it'll be funny if Shinigami was in this story it would be cool to see Mikey forming some kind relationship with her. Also, I loved the fact that Mikey and Karai made a cake.

Me: I looked up Shinigami, and they're sorta... demons who feed on the lives of other people to extend their own lives... in what world would Mikey get along with someone like that?! And, me, too. I thought it would be so cute to have them make a cake. Mikey saved his chocolate stash just for that cake. That must've taken will power!

Donnie rolled his eyes, pulling his older brother back from the television. "Seriously, Leo, you're gonna ruin your eyes."

Leo scowled but didn't fight it. The screen was so small, he had to sit closer. After all, he couldn't miss a second of his favorite show.

The screen showed the spaceship rocking from enemy fire. In the cockpit, Captain Ryan looked to his youngest commander. "Mister Crenshaw, status report!"

Mister Crenshaw looked up from a control panel with a panicked expression, basically pulling his hair out from stress. "Status?" He asked. "I'll give you the status! We're gonna blow up in two seconds!" Suddenly, a hand from off-screen slapped the young commander across the face. Crenshaw calmed almost immediately. "Thank you, captain."

Leo smiled, beginning to recite Ryan's lines from heart, in unison with the character on TV. "Gentlemen, I have a bold and daring plan." He said, standing proudly and pointing a finger in the air with purpose. "There's no time for hesitation. My orders must be carried out without question!"

"Aye, sir!" The crew shouted in unison.

The moment was interrupted by Karai's worried tone. "You know, if father catches you watching this, he's gonna be angry." She pointed out. "You know he doesn't want you all being hung up on pop culture."

Raph nodded from behind the cover of a comic book, looking bored. "And besides, this show is stupid. You know that, right?"

Leo scowled as the show went on commercial break. His siblings had made him miss what had happened! "Space Heroes is a great show." He said, stubbornly. "And captain Ryan is a great hero. Someday, I am gonna be just like him."

Raph shrugged. "Well, you do like to hear yourself talk, so you're on your way."

Karai chuckled, grabbing Leo by the arm. "Well, c'mon, hero-boy. It's go time!"

The turtles and Karai began getting ready, making sure their weapons were on them, and that everything else was in order. Donnie had made an extensive list of threats to them that may be on the excursion and read them from a paper that was longer than he was tall.

"We're going out to a strange and hostile world." He said. "We've gotta be alert at all times."

Mikey spun his nunchakus with confidence. "Got it, bro."

"And stay in the shadows! If a human sees us, we're in trouble."

Leo grinned. "Stealth? No problem."

Donnie held up a finger with purpose. "And, like those child safety ads always say: don't talk to strangers!"

Raph smirked. "Alright-"

"Everyone's a stranger!"

Karai's hand came firmly down upon Donatello's shoulder, startling him into almost dropping the list. "Donnie, I think you're overthinking this. We'll be fine."

Donnie frowned, looking down at his list. "I know, I'm just worried about all of you."

Raph chuckled, throwing an arm around Donnie's shoulders. "Don't worry, bro," he assured him. "Someday, this city's gonna be ours."

Karai tried not to laugh at the four turtles loudly running down the street, stopping to check everything out with persistent interest.

"I am so pumped!" Raph cheered.

Mikey jumped up and down. "Oh, this is gonna be epic!"

Leo quickly put an arm out in front of Mikey before the edge of the road. "Look both ways before crossing the street!"

Donnie spun in a full circle, staring up at the sky. "It's so beautiful..."

Leo could barely contain his excitement. "This city is just full of possibility." He said, checking around the edges of every street and alley like a little kid in a candy store. "There could be an adventure around this corner... or-or this one... or this one!" He said with an eager grin plastered on his face. "There's not, but there could be!"

Donnie scanned the windows in a line of stores for technology. Phones, loudspeakers, electrical fans, everything! "Human technology is so advanced! Look at all the computers!" Donnie suddenly pressed his face against a window with eyes the size of teacups. "Is that the next generation cadmium processor with quantum encryption?

Raph, who happened to be passing by at the time raised an eyebrow with mocking curiosity. "I don't know, Donatello. Is it?"

Donnie checked the window again, just to make sure. He gasped. "It is!"

"Guys, guys! Check this out." Mikey said from a window that had a set up of fluorescent lights. "A hand made out of light." He exclaimed. A moment later, the lights switched to the smaller shape of a human eye. "Now it's an eye made out of light!" He gasped, rambling on as the lights continued to change.

Karai approached from behind with an amused smile. "Mikey, it's a psychic's shop." She gestured to the store.

Mikey's eyes grew wide. "Wow!... what's a psychic?"

Karai pursed her lips in irritation. "Someone who looks at your hand and tells you lies about your future."

But Michelangelo's attention was once again stolen by the changing lights. "Ooh, it's the eye again!"

Raph rolled his eyes, dragging Mikey back to the group by the tails of his bandanna. "Come on, genius."

"The eye!" Mikey exclaimed again.

Karai looked around them, placing a hand on her hip. "Wow, you guys sure do get excited over nothing."

Raph rolled his eyes at her. "Says the girl who's been around here hundreds of times."

"This is our first time out, Neesan," Donnie said. "And the city is so big!"

Leo suddenly covered Donatello's mouth. "Keep your voice down! We might be spotted."

Raph scoffed. "No one's gonna see us."

And, almost as if on cue, a gasp came from a few feet away. All heads turned to see a man gaping in horror at the group. Raph bared his teeth in a goofy looking scary face, just for fun. This sent the man screaming and running in the other direction.

"Huh," Raph muttered. "That was kinda fun."

Leo looked around nervously. "We're too exposed out here. Come on."

Karai swung her legs lightheartedly over the edge of the roof. Next to her sat Leo, since the others were busy doing something in the back. The two stared at the sky, watching the planes fly by and the city lights against the dark.

Karai rested her weight on one arm, looking over at the blue-masked turtle. "So, how does it feel to finally see the world?"

"To be honest?" Leo muttered, leaning back. "Better than anything."

Karai giggled, then sighed. "The Big City sure is amazing." And it was true. Karai had lived in Japan when she was very young, but she had moved to New York with her father. It wasn't a bad city. When you were down below, the lights washed out the stars, making them invisible. You had to be looking from above the streetlamps to really see the see them as they were.

Karai's thoughts were cut short by a loud shout from Raph. "Hey, guys! Come check this out!"

So, reluctantly, Leo and Karai tore their eyes from the magnificent view to see what the others had discovered. It turned out to be a small, square box with a picture of something round and polka dotted in the front. Karai examined the box with disinterest. "Huh, I've seen advertisements for this stuff. Never tried it, though."

Mikey read the side. "'Pizza'."

Raph tilted his head slightly. "Should we open it?"

"Careful!" Leo warned. "It could be dangerous."

Donnie carefully slid his fingers beneath the lid and lifted it up. Immediately, the scent of something amazing filled the air. Within the box was a round, flat circle of dough covered in cheese and strange circles of meat. The cardboard around it was stained with grease, but it didn't make it look any less appetizing.

Donnie squinted but dared not get any closer. "I think it's... food."

"It's not like any food I ever saw," Raph muttered.

Karai pursed her lips. "Are you sure father would want you to try it?"

Raph scowled with indifference. "Who cares what Otou wants? Anyone, raise your hand." He said, looking around, daring anyone to raise their hand. No one did. "Well, that settles that."

Mikey reached towards the box. "I'll try it." He said, taking a slice despite his siblings insistently shaking their heads. Slowly, Mikey raised the triangular slice to his mouth and, ever so carefully, took a small bite of the end and chewed. Everyone held their breath. The silence stretched into infinity. For a moment, they worried their little brother had just poisoned himself.

Then, Mikey smiled. "Mm!" He exclaimed, chomping down upon the rest of the pizza, shoving it into his mouth greedily. He suddenly belched loudly, patting his stomach happily. But he froze at all the eyes on him. "Uh, yuck." He said, waving a hand in dismissal at the box, before immediately going to grab more. "You guys won't like it. I'll take the rest."

"No way!" The brothers yelled, snatching pieces for themselves and munching on them with relish.

"Wow!" Leo exclaimed.

Donnie bit off another mouthful. "Absolutely delectable!"

Karai eyed the slice she had bitten with a skeptical look but shrugged and took another bite. "Hm, not bad."

Raph finished his second slice and wiped the grease from his lips with an amazed expression. "I never thought I'd taste anything better than rice, noodles, and fish, but this is amazing! Right?"

Mikey grinned. "I love it out here!"

Karai grinned at her little brother's enthusiasm. It seemed today was truly their best birthday yet.

I get the feeling Karai has gone to a psychic before. Also, I know Karai was never the "listen to and obey father at all times" person, but I think, since she has brothers now, she's a little different.

I figured Karai would never have tried pizza. I mean, she is a teenager, but I don't think Shredder would want his daughter eating something like that since it doesn't seem traditional. Of course, I wouldn't expect Karai to like pizza very much.

Also, it makes sense Leo would have to watch Space Heroes in secret. Shredder's a real "no nonsense" type of father.