Donnie drew a bit closer. Her eyes fluttered open, revealing the darkest eyes Donnie had ever seen. "Hello, how are you?" He asked, uncertain about how the girl would react to him.

She simply squinted and groaned a little. "Everything hurts." Her voice was hoarse and tired.

"That's understandable." Donnie was waiting the time in which the girl would scream in horror at his sight. Finally, the girl's eyes began exploring the room and then, they found Donnie. She gasped. "Now comes the scream." Donnie thought; but it never came. She just stared, making him feel more uncomfortable.

"So, um, tell me how many fingers are up." He asked as he held his open hand in the air. However, he didn't expect her to answer.

"Three?"

"Well that's a relief." He thought again. "Does it hurt when you breathe?"

"Yes, but not so much as my head. Are you some sort of doctor?"

"Who me? Oh no! I'm just Donatello, but they call me Donnie."

"Are you a … a turtle?"

"Yeah."

"Ok…"

That had to be the most awkward conversation Donnie had ever had in his entire life.

"So, can you tell me your name?" He asked.

"My name?"

"Yeah."

The girl's eyes traveled to the ceiling and looked confused. She seemed to be struggling before a look of panic and realization flashed through her face. "I don't know. I can't remember! What happened?! Where am I?!" She tried to sit up before gasping and trying to hold her side. Donnie helped her lay back down.

"Hey take it easy! You got hurt pretty bad. You don't want your injuries to get worse."

The girl's eyes were becoming wet and her heart was racing. "Don't worry, you're safe." Donnie reassured her.

"Where is this place?"

"You don't want to know that."

"How did I get here?"

"My brother Raphael found you in the sewers and brought you here."

The girl looked away and sighed. Donnie felt bad for her. He got up from his chair and smiled at her. "You must be thirsty; I'll go get you some water." He left the lab and went to the kitchen. On his way back to the lab, he heard noises coming from the dojo. He peered inside and saw Raphael beating the dummy until it was just an unrecognizable mountain of cloth, leather, sand and stuffing.

"Uh, what are you doing Raph?"

Raphael looked at Donnie and then proceeded to shred the dummy even further with his sais. "What does it look like?" he growled.

"Like you are trying to claim the title of 'The Shredder'. Come on Raph, there's no way I can repair that dummy now and I am definitely not cleaning up that mess."

Raphael stood up and glared daggers at the once-upon-a-time-it-was-a-dummy and sighed. "I'm just in a bad mood today."

"You are always in a bad mood."

"Yeah, probably."

"Is this about that fight with Leo?"

"He's always saying that I don't care. But what does he know?! Last time I checked he was the one going on a date with the daughter of the guy who wants to make us into turtle soup! Then he has the nerve of telling me that I'm endangering my family! I hate him!"

"I know you don't mean that. By the way, that girl you brought just woke up. I should really tell master Splinter." Donnie handed Raph the glass of water. "Here, take this to her while I fetch him."

Raphael was left alone in the dojo with the glass of water in his hands. He was very curious about the girl and Donnie gave him an excellent excuse to go see her. He went to the lab and entered. The girl was looking away from him. "Uh, hi?" The girl looked at him when she heard him and stared. "Her eyes are so dark." He thought. "I brought you some water." The girl just stared. "What is it? Is she mute?" Her eyes were piercing and her stare made Raphael feel uncomfortable. "Is something wrong?"

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to stare!" She quickly looked away embarrassed.

"Well, that's kinda cute." Raphael took in details of her face. She was most definitely of Asian descent, her nose was small, her lips were fixed in an eternal pout, and her eyes were the most impressive black he had ever seen. "It's okay, I'm not exactly someone normal looking."

"Are you Raphael?" The girl asked.

"How'd you know that?"

"Donnie told me his brother Raphael was the one who found me and brought me here. I suppose you are his brother, because of the resemblance."

"Well, yeah I am Raphael."

"Thank you… for saving me."

"Oh, you're welcome."

Just then, Master Splinter and Donnie entered the lab. Master Splinter was wearing his most paternal smile. "Hello my child, how are you feeling?" The girl was definitely calmer than most people that had met the turtles, but her shock was still evident when she saw the giant rat. It took her a few seconds before answering. "I'm better, thank you mister rat, sir." Master Splinter chuckled.

"You may call me Master Splinter, my child." He said and the girl nodded.

"My son has told me you are suffering from amnesia, is that correct?"

"Yes, Master Splinter, sir."

"Do you not remember absolutely anything? Not even your name?"

The girl looked down and sadness was evident in her face. "I-I can't sir." Her voice was almost breaking.

"It is alright my child, you need not to worry. You are safe here. Although, I must ask something else. Do you, by any chance, know of a group called The Foot?" The name must have rung a bell because the girl looked up at master Splinter and met his eyes. For a moment she struggled with her mind trying to remember, and then accepted defeat. "It sounds familiar, but I can't remember."

"Don't worry yourself about it. You must be tired. But before I go, we can't just keep calling you 'the girl', it sounds most disrespectful. I suppose we should give you a name for the meantime."

The girl looked at master Splinter with curiosity and expectation. "You don't need to trouble yourself so much, sir."

"It is no trouble at all my child. Now let's see. A name… A good name… A child… How about, Ko?"

"It is very pretty, I like it." Ko said with a smile.

Author's Note: Hey guys, here's the chapter I promised. I will try to update soon, although next chapter will probably not be ready until next week or so. Thanks so much for the reviews (I like reading them again and again while grinning like an idiot). Also, sorry for so many cliffhangers, but I really want to keep you guys interested and expecting more. It is so gratifying to know people enjoy reading your work. Ciao!