Next chapter up! Woohoo! Well, I got to wrap this up pretty quick, cause my bestie is coming over for a Saturday night marathon full of old Disney movies - yes, we're 21 and still do these thing, so hopeless! I'm not really sure for the way Raphael is supposed to talk, so if any of you can send me the correct phrases I would be forever grateful, Brooklyn accent is really hard to get.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in any way or form. If I did, rest assured, Leo would have been kicked out of the series long ago. I never liked that stuck-up ass anyway ...

And regretting it she did. Clearly, she was prone to trouble, she decided as she got cornered by a group of Purple Dragons.

"Well, well, well" one of them cooed. "Looks like we got ourselves a cute one, guys. Busty, too. "

A whimper escaped her trembling lips. Where was Louisa and her fierce punches when she needed her?

"Hey, you! " a man's voice made them stop dead in their tracks, and a hokey club busted one of them on the side of his head. "Stay away from her, you punks! "

She turned at her savior, only to pale more. He looked like The Punisher - and she wasn't particularly fond of that fictional character.

The masked man didn't spare her a glance, though. He was busy beating those guys up. When he was about to deliver some more blows, a figure fell on the ground gracefully, helping him.

Upon watching the newcomer closely, the girl let out a scared squeak.

The man - or, better, turtle - looked at her in concern. Meanwhile, The Punisher wannabe chased after the retreating punks.

"Are ya OK? " the turtle asked in a deep, gruff tone. She noticed his accent was a lot like Brooklyn's.

She numbly nodded, shrinking back as he inched closer. Now she could see he wore a red mask and ninja accessories and carried two sais. He was pretty muscular, too. Well, if that wasn't scary as hell, she didn't know what was.

"Hey, I know ya" he blinked, once he took a better look at her. "Aren't cha one o' those chicks on TV? Uh ... Maria, right? "

She blinked, and, before she could stop herself, asked "You ... watch TV? "

He snapped "What are ya, a retard? 'Course I watch TV, woman! "

She flinched at his raised voice. Oh no, now she had gone and made mad a humanoid turtle who could deliver punches like a pro and carried two very real sais. Way to go, Maria, she mocked herself.

The turtle took a breath to calm down, and said "Sorry. Anger issues. Anyway, name's Raphael. Now, 'xcuse me, but I ain't lettin' that guy beat those thugs up just to get his anger out on 'em. Ya should go home. April must be worried sick about ya. "

He left, and only then did she register what he had said. He knew her sister?!

Deciding to find out how her big sister was connected with the mutant, she followed him.

Again, if anyone can give me the correct Booklyn-styled way of Raph's speaking, it would be greatly appreciated.