Chapter four.

"Alex?"

I was in a dark room, I couldn't see anything around me except a faint orange glow coming from underneath the doorway.

"Alex? Where are you?"

I felt the walls on either side of me, I was sitting in a corner with my knees pulled to my chest. "What is going on" I said to myself. I felt behind my back for my staff and sword but they were missing. I never left them out of sight...

"Alex!"

The voice was getting louder, it sounded familiar but it was too distorted for me to know who it was. Suddenly the door opened, shining light into the room I was in. I was my room, my old one. I could tell from the purple walls and the baby blue curtains that hung in front of the window. I got up clutching the wall for support, it felt like I couldn't breathe. Smoke rolled in the room choking me. I realized what the orange glow was. Fire.

Through the smoke came a figure. My uncle, but he was not my uncle at the same time.

"Alex, run." He said staggering. When he looked at me I could see his face.

His eyes were missing, replaced by black pits that stared right through me. His face was badly burned revealing the bone of his jaw, and some of his teeth.

"Uncle..." I whimpered.

"Go now or they'll kill you, run Alex!"

I quickly ran over to the window, still choking on the smoke and opened it. I climbed out just in time to watch the flames engulf my uncle, except instead of falling to the ground his body stood, just staring.

I let myself drop to the ground, going invisible and running off into the woods. I sat down and cried just holding myself. I could see the figures outside the house, some were mutants, some where people.

My whimpering caused a stray glance from one of the mutants. he turned to face me, his eyes were also pits and his body had spikes protruding from his back, arms and legs. Even through he couldn't see me, he knew I was there. When he turned his back to me there were bodiless heads skewered on his spikes. They were my parents.

I woke up crying, clutching so hard to my blanket that my knuckles were white. "Just a nightmare, calm down" I said to myself. These dreams happened regularly, often waking me up crying. I decided it was a good time to get up anyway and walked over to the window. It was dark out.

I looked down onto the city sidewalk just watching people for a few minutes. I was so alone in this huge city.

I put on a pair of skinny jeans with my typical hoodie and jacket. It was snowing out so tonight I wore a beanie and my combat boots. I usually never wore outfits like this in my old life, but I had to blend in here and this is what most people my age wore. I strapped my weapons to my back making sure they couldn't be seen. I opened up the window in the other room that led to the fire escape and climbed that up to the roof.

The snow was falling slowly tonight. It looked so pretty under the street lights.

I did my normal routine, circling around rooftops looking for trouble. It was surprisingly quiet tonight. I never really saw a lot of things happening anyway.

I jumped down into the streets. Maybe I should just walk around tonight.

To my surprise, Antonio's was open so I decided to go get a slice of pizza. The bell on the door dinged as I walked in getting the attention of the boy behind the counter. He was around my age and he looked like he was the only one working. Poor kid I thought to myself. This job must suck.

"Hi, can I get a slice of pepperoni?" I asked

"Sure thing!" He said as he disappeared into the back.

Five minutes later he returned with a warm slice of pizza. I paid him the money I owed and left. When I turned around to say thanks he was staring at me. When we made eye contact he quickly broke it. "Have a good night" he said speaking fast.

I sat down on a bench outside and devoured my pizza, I realized I was starving. I hadn't really eaten anything all day.

Suddenly a white van pulled up beside the bench where I sat. The back doors opened and two identical man jumped out and grabbed me by the arms.

"Hey! Let me go!" I said. I cursed at myself, If I had just stayed up on the roofs this wouldn't have happened. They threw me into the back of the van and it drove off. They tied my arms and legs up, also covering my mouth with tape. Thank god they couldn't see my weapons, I thought to myself.

My uncle told me once that there was always a way out of something. I tried to think of what I could do.

My thinking was over-run with questions that filled my head about where I was going and who these people were. Before I could even try anything there was a thud on the roof of the van. After a few seconds of silence the back doors of the van busted open and in swooped a dark figure. I couldn't get a good glance at him because one of the men's guns must've gotten knocked out of his grip and it went flying into my head.

Before I blacked out I felt strong arms around me, the van must've still been moving because the last thing I heard was the hum of the engine.

I woke up on the rooftops. It was still dark out and the chill of the falling snow stung my face.

I sat up, instantly regretting it, my head pounded making me groan in pain.

"Thank god" a voice said. "I thought for sure you were dead." I looked all around and I saw a figure standing on top of a billboard a few feet away from me.

"Who are you" I asked. "Who were those men.?"

"Those weren't men, they were kranng droids, oh and you're welcome by the way"

"I could've handled them on my own." I said

"Oh really? You looked so capable of doing that all tied up." The voice said harshly.

"If you hadn't barged in I could've saved myself!" I yelled accusingly.

The figure jumped from the billboard into the shadows beneath it. "I'm sure you could've totally saved yourself, no weapons or anything." he said sarcastically.

"Actually" I said reaching behind my back, "I do" My staff appeared in my hand and I lunged at the figure. My head pounded.

"Woah there tiger, You're gonna hurt yourself."

"Maybe you should watch our mouth before I shut it for you" I said, my vision blurring in and out.

I launched myself again this time making contact. I smiled, swinging again. This time my staff was ripped out of my hands and thrown across the roof.

"Not so tough without your stupid stick, are you." The voice said mockingly

"I've still got a few tricks up my sleeve" I said drawing my nodachi. This time he wouldn't disarm me.

I swung at him as he kicked at me and this went on for what felt like forever. We were equally matched in training. I was starting to get tired so I stopped going too easy on him. I tightened my grip and slashed my opponent at his elbow, this was a trick my uncle taught me for disarming your enemy. It worked. Two sias dropped to the ground.

"Not so tough without your stupid forks are you." I said the same tone from when he mocked me earlier

I hesitated for a moment, taking in my victory. I was off guard long enough for my legs to be kicked out from underneath me, everything faded to black again as my body went limp.

"Ugh, Not again!" The voice said. As arms tightened around me I felt myself being lifted off the ground.

I woke up in a vaguely familiar place. When I saw the science posters I knew exactly where I was, Donnie's lab.

"She's awake!" it was April.

"April? how did I get down here?" My head throbbed.

"Funny story actually..." She said looking uneasy

"You got into a fight with my brother" Said a voice, it was Donnie's.

"What? No I didn't? It wasn't Leo or Mikey..."

"I think you're forgetting someone." Donnie said smirking .

"Oh my god." I said

"He said you tried to kill him." Don was smiling.

"hah...yeah well he was being a real asshole."

"You'll get used to it after a while..." he said under his breath.

The doors opened up and Leo came in, behind him was Mickey.

"Hey Alex, Feeling any better" Mikey said with sad eyes.

"Uhh, My head still hurts, other than that I'm fine" I said giving him a warm smile.

"Alex, We're really sorry about Rahael." said Leo

"So that's his name..."

"From the looks of him, you put up a good fight." Said Leo smirking.

You could tell there was an undisputed rivalry going on between the two.

I gabbed my head, it was pounding again. "Hey Don, how long was I out for?"

"About three days."

"Three days!" I have to get back to my apartment!"

"I don't think you're going anywhere. You're still in bad condition, and we don't know why the kraang were after you so it's best you stay down here for a while, at least until we figure things out."

"You want me to live in the sewers?"

"Only until we figure out why the kraang were after you." Don said ending the conversation at that.

"Well if I'm staying down here at least let me get my clothes and stuff from my apartment..."

"Don't worry I already did." Said April

"But..." Donnie hesitated.

"What, what is it!?" I said.

"There isn't an extra room so you have to bunk with Raphael." Mikey said slurring his words from speaking so fast.

All three brothers looked uneasy.

"Fine but if you wake up one morning and he's dead you can't blame me" I said smirking.

Leo just laughed. "Don't worry Alex, you can have your revenge during training."

later that day

As I got up Donnie helped me. I felt so weak, Donnie said it was because I hadn't ate in so long, but right now I wasn't hungry. he walked me all the way to my new room, Raph's room. Luckily when I opened the door he wasn't there. Don helped me over to the makeshift bed the boys had made for me and helped me sit. "Thanks Don" I said.

"No problem" He smiled. "Oh and master Splinter told Raph that you're his responsibility, so if you need anything he has to listen to you." Donnie was laughing.

"This should be fun." I said

As Don turned to go I stopped him.

"Thanks again Don, You guys really are sweet and caring." I said giving him a warm smile.

He just nodded and turned back around to go, but he wasn't fast enough. I caught the pink in his cheeks.

Just as I was getting ready to go to bed, the door opened and I got a first look at the voice up on the rooftop. He was tall but not as tall as his brother Don. He was more physically built than his brothers and his eyes were bright green. Instead of a blue or purple cloth around his eyes, his was red.

He obviously had no idea I was rooming with him because I caught him off guard.

"Hey roomie!" I shouted at him smirking.

I heard laughing outside, it was his brothers. He looked at me with disgust. "Are you Kidding ME! I'm gonna KILL you guys!" He said slamming the door. He obviously had some anger issues.

I just laughed. As he calmed down I watched him as he got into bed.

"Keep looking at me like that and you wont wake up in the morning" he said harshly.

"Ha. Ha." I said sarcastically

When he was in bed he shut off the light and turned to face the wall so he wasn't looking at me.

"Night roomie" I said drifting off to sleep.

"Whatever" was all he said.