She ran with all her might as her feet stung with pain. Hearing the news on her radio, she had to stop everything going on. The dark sky above was illuminated with search lights as the sounds of police sirens ran past her. A crowd of people surrounded a large building that disappeared in the clouds above. Her heart was beating so hard, that she felt it pump in her ears. She couldn't believe this was happening. As she ran, she stumbled a bit, clumsy as always. Catching herself, she continued to run toward the crowd as they all chanted. April's hand touched random people's shoulders and sides as she shoved them, wedging between them as she made her way to the front of the crowd. As she shoved pass, the people looked down at her with wonder, some people tried grabbing her shoulders as they tried to keep her back.

She yelled his name but the sounds of planes above drained it out from the air, single tears fell from her eyes as continued to make her way through. "Is it dead?" people wondered as she fought her way through. "That thing is creepy, it has to be the work of some mad scientist. Glad those police officers shot it before it could harm anyone." Her heart began to swell as she heard those words. How could they shoot him!? He wasn't evil. She finally broke through the group to the opening as she fell to her knees; she looked up as her pupils shook with fear. Tears escaped her eyes as she crawled her way to the center of the opening. "D-D…" she couldn't say the words as she crawled closer.

The crowd of people that stood around, stared with mixed emotions as they talked amongst themselves; saying so many negative things toward the creature and April. April breathed heavily as she whimpered, taking his hand into hers. Her hand shook a bit as she looked away from the bullet holes in him. "N-no…" she reached, touching his face. "How could they do this to you…w-why would they…" she cried, laying her forehead on his hand after she kissed it. Tears fell down her face like a small river, heart in so much pain, not wanting to believe this was all happening. She laid his hand down as her lip quivered, with her blood boiling under her skin. Her tears fell to the concrete sidewalk as she stood to her feet, hands in fist, knuckles like white Christmas snow.

A man stepped forward in uniform. "Miss, please, back away from that creature, its dangerous." He claimed as he held his hand out but took no step forward, not wanting to get close to the creature. April turned to him and the crowed, a bright light gleaming at her pupils from a news Camera. "Why would you do this! He wasn't evil!" She stomped her foot with fustration, all of the people stared after her. "Him and I have been through so much! And now, he's gone because of you!" she pointed at the officer."A strange young girl has approached the corpse of the creature on Norbrook Street claiming it was not evil; does she have some ties to this creature' existents?" A news lady whispered in her microphone as she peeked into the camera.

April's nostrils flared. "And how dare you, film this, you stupid bitch!" April yelled as she glared at the news lady. The news lady glared her fake lashes at her. "Its freedom of the press honey, deal with it. This is news worthy and I can't pass this opportunity." She claimed. "News worthly this!" April yelled as she punched the lady straight across the face. The crowd gasped as she dropped her microphone to the ground, police officers grabbing April's arms, holding her back. "Miss, calm yourself." He spoke. April struggled with the police as they held her but gasped as she looked toward the lady, she stood up straight as half of her face was gone, underneath, a Kraang bot. April's heart raced fast as she tried fighting off the officers, trying to get away. "Let me go! She's a Kraang" she pulled her arms around from the police officers but to no avail. She blinked as they didn't even scuffle with her; she looked back and gasped as their eyes glowed red. Looking around, all of the people around, stood with glowing eyes. They are all Kraang bots?! "L-let me go!" she cried as their grip tightened on her. She cried in pain as the lady smirked, as she picked her microphone up from the ground. Her eyes searched around, for some sort of help. She saw her face on a plasma screen on a building across the street.

"Now the world will see, the one known as Kraang, accomplish our mission, the mission of taking your mental energy for Kraang." She spoke as her microphone transformed into weapon the eliminated electricity, she moved closer with this weapon as April's eyes widen. "N-no…NO!" She screamed. Suddenly, she fell to her stomach as something hard knocked into them, the officer bots flew through the air, crashing into a building. April struggled to breathe as the air was knocked out of her. She stared as some of the crowd was knocked away with one swoosh of movement. "D-d-d-" she struggled to speak as she sat up, holding her rib. She gasped as hands grabbed around her, picking her up. Looking over, she saw a familiar mutant face.

"D-d-dad!" she screamed. "You're not dead!" Tears fell from her face as she stared at his bat like face. Her father screeched weakly at her. They both blinked as they heard the choppers above and marching along the streets. "Get him, the Dracula of New York!" a voice spoke from the crowd. Bunch of people, holding torches marched the streets, toward them. Her father screeched again as he gripped her close. His wings then spread out. "D-dad, d-don't, we can-" her father shot into the air. "RUN!" she screamed as the air flew against her cheeks as they flapped up into the air. She whimpered as she clung to her father, gripping her eyes shut tight, wishing not to look down. The search lights gleaming across his wings against the night sky as he flew higher and higher. He flapped to the buildings edge as he reached the top. He screeched down at the floor, yelling at the people below, holding his daughter close.

April gripped her ears as the sounds of engines roar and propellers whirling. Her eyes searched the sky as her hair flew around like crazy. She spotted Curtiss Falcon old-fashioned planes skyrocketing around them. She called out to her father but he could not hear over the planes circling around the building. He growled as he flapped back into the air. "Dad!" she screamed as she clung close again. He spread his wings, in attempt to intimidate the planes, brain being half bat, he thought it would work. But April was shocked at the next moment, when guns began to fire at her father's wings. He squealed in pain, his grip on April weakening. "Dad! No!" she cried as his flapping became weaker as they started to fall to the floor. Her feet dangling below, she felt this was it, the end. More shots fired and April screamed as her father dropped her, her body falling to the ground. The wind cut against her skin, her eyes forced open as her body thrashed around as she was falling to the ground below. She lost view of her father, her life flashing before her eyes.

April thrashed her arms and legs as she felt her body falling, she screamed as she opened her eyes. Legs getting tangled around her blanket, she realized it was all just a dream. Her heart remained to beat faster, her throat swelled up as she stared at the dark ceiling. She sniffled as she began to cry. She cried to herself for what felt like hours.

Sweat beads fell down April's spine as she tossed over in her bed, she felt like her head was going to explode any second. As she groaned, she opened her eyes slowly, staring at the dark ceiling above. Her face was covered in dried tears and her body felt out of place as her hand lifted slowly, eyes searching her pale white palm. She felt like she was watching her body move on its own for a second there. Blinking her bright blue eyes a few times, her brain then began to work and connect her thoughts together. Sitting up fast, with a short gasp escaping her lips, she looked to her dresser. "W-what time is it?!" she yelled.

Her eyes widen as she stared at the clock. Gripping her Mickey Mouse desk clock into her shaking hands, the numbers blinked a few times as it read; 8:47. She couldn't believe it; she had slept this whole day away! And she was late to seeing the turtles for the Christmas party! Standing quickly, she fell down onto her butt as she hadn't release the clock in her hands and the cord pulling her back. April grumbled as she sat the clock down and grabbed her bag, looking around the floor. She began packing things into her bag for an overnight stay. Feeling really sweaty and sticky at the moment, she also would love to take a shower there. She had fallen asleep with her coat on, and the heat kicking on from the weather being cold outside. If she took a shower now, then she'd be even later and they would probably worry.

Her heart was beating fast; she knew they were worried at this moment. Their Christmas party started 50 minutes ago; she was going to be there earlier to help with everything. But instead of being early, she was late. She hope Raph wouldn't be mad, he was known to get mad at the littlest of things and Mikey, would probably be upset, thinking she wasn't going to show. She tossed her bag over her shoulder as set off toward her window. She stepped out into the cold night, her sweat body suddenly become ice cubes along her back. Shutting the door screen and locking it, she turned to the fire escape to continue on to her next destination. She went to start down the stairs when a voice suddenly spoke from the quiet city air. "April." The voice called, she gasped as she slipped on the metal flooring of the fire escape. Her feet slithering across the snowy black ice, landing on her bottom as she slid down a couple of the steps, she grumbled a bit as she rubbed her side.

She looked her palm over; thinking would find blood, but nothing but snow and probably later a giant bruise on her butt cheek. Glancing up to where she heard the voice, she saw her purple masked friend filled with surprised and embarrassment, but she was glad it was him and not Casey. It wasn't like she didn't like Casey, no, she just didn't want to deal with him after their little scuffle. " April!" his pitchy voice whined as he jumped from the roof and to her side. He rests his hand on her back and the other, taking her hand, helping her to her feet. "I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't mean to scare you."

"N-no, its fine Donny, you didn't mean to." She claimed as she stood onto her feet, she sighed, smiling at him as they looked at each other. "Came to check on me?" she questioned as she adjusted the strap to her bag, pushing her bangs behind her ear, being force of habit. Donnie scratched the back of his head, blushing a tad. "Well, kind of, we were all worried; we were expecting you an hour ago. I MEAN, if you had other plans, that fine and all, we just didn't know, I hope you have fun with your other plans and-"

"Donny, stop talking." She touched his shoulder, hoping her kindly touch would calm her friend as she rolled her eyes a tad. "I accidently fell asleep and didn't wake until a few minutes ago." He stared at her puff face, eyes red and swollen, she began to walk down the stairs again. He gripped the railing and jumped off the fire escape to the bottom of the last steps as April reached them. "Are you feeling ok? Do you have a fever? Have you been crying?" he frowned as he touched her forehead, being the most over paranoid turtles of the bunch. She blushed a bit, locking her jaw. "D-Donnie, I'm fine. I didn't get much sleep the night before…"

She walked around him as she gripped her bag closer, whipping her face. She wanted to tell Donnie how she felt, how she felt on about her father not being by her side this season of 'jolly'. How she cried herself to sleep the night before but woke up from nightmares that resulted in her father being hunted for being the Dracula of New York. She dreamt about where her father grabs her and flies to the tallest building in the city. Tons of planes skyrocketing around them, shooting her father from all angels sent shivers down her spine. Her father would screech in pain as he then dropped her. Her body falling to the city below as his grip left her, expecting pain and of course, death below.

She closed her eyes for a second as she cleared her mind, trying not to cry, her friend disappearing from her side as she went pass a store, where a man stood, ringing a small bell. He had a small container to donate money toward the troops overseas. She smiled as she waved her hand at him, shaking her head a tad. She normally donates small amounts of change when she had it, but she had none at the moment. She made a sour face as she heard the man grumbling toward her being a non-generous person during this time of year. She rolled her eyes, hating some people that take the holidays too seriously.

"Don't worry about him, he probably would of said the same thing if you donated some change." Donnie called from the top of the building as he walked along her side, but only a few feet up. She looked up at him smiling. "I bet if I gave 100 dollars, he would still have said that." She giggled. "Or maybe dance around and taken it for himself." Donnie smiled, shaking his head at his goofy friend. He looked down as he walked along a small close line to the other building, being careful that none of the clothes fell off. He skipped off the rope as he continued walking. He looked back at the rope with clothes. "Did someone seriously hang their clothes up during the winter time?" he asked, pointing his thumb over his shoulder. April blinked and looked back at the clothes-line. "Don't clothes, I don't know, freeze when wet meets cold?"

"I don't know, you're the genius of the turtles, aren't yea?" She teased, knowing what he had said was true but loved pushing his buttons. She looked as he did blush a bit, but held his hands behind her head as he smiled with pride. She sniffed as she looked around at the buildings, multi-colored lights shimmering around. She turned around the corner of a building to the dead end to where the man-hole was. She looked over as Donnie jumped down to her side, pulling his staff bo out. He twirled it around freely, not beating a sweat and then wedged the stick into the manhole, propping it off like a top off a can. The snow then slide off the lid after he gave a few shake, he took the top into his hand, swaying his stick to the side. "After you, ma'lady"

She faked curtsied as she stepped over and through the hole.

"Is everyone mad?" she asked as they began walking back to the lair. Donnie stared at her as he rose a brow. "Mad? Nobody could be mad at you." He took as he gripped her shoulder; April stared at the cracks in the floor, smiling a bit. The turtles were so nice; she couldn't believe she made such wonderful friends. She whipped her eye, and suddenly hugged him. He gasped a bit at her sudden affection, her arms locked around his neck. "T-thank you…" she whimpered a bit as she whispered. "Thank you for caring…about me…and taking care of me…" His brown eyes softened as he hugged her back. "I…We will always, care about you April…" he whispered back. "I promise that everything will get better…"

He smiled as he pulled away. "Come on, some mutants want to see their friend on this holiday." He claimed as he took her hand and led her down the pipeline. She sniffed and stopped, tugging at his hand, he looked back at her, she stared at the ground. "Don't worry April, I won't say anything…" he whispered to her, she smiled, mouthing 'thank you' to him. "Come" he told again as he tugged her hand again. She followed behind her close friend as she whipped her eyes with her father's coat sleeve.

Donnie pulled April into the lair, he waved his friend to the others. "Hey guys, guess who's finally here." He called out to his brothers. "April!" the turtles yelled as they stepped from the seating around the TV; Raph pushing himself over with one arm, legs swinging to the ground, Mikey jumping over and Leo walked. Donnie let her hand go as she stepped forward toward them. "I'm sorry that I'm late-" she gasped as Mikey hugged and twirled her around. "You're here!" he called, the bells around his ankles ringing. He sat her down, smiling, jumping with joy. Raph came over and pet her head, messing her hair up. "Finally showed up, huh, O'Neil."

She rolled her eyes as she shook his hand away, he stepped back, crossing arms as Leo approached her. "Kite kurete Arigatou gozaimasu" he told with a slight bow. April rest her hands in front of her, not knowing what he had said. Donnie chuckled as he touched her shoulder, head poking over the other. "It means, thank you for coming." He told. She smiled at Donnie then bowed to Leo. "Arigatou, Leo-kun" she spoke as she stood up straight, she looked at the others. "Arigatou, Raph-kun, Mikey-kun and of course, Donnie-kun" she continued as she bowed again slightly. They all bowed to her, except Raph who saluted her, then bowed. She giggled and smiled at them, they all stood.

"I'll get the pizza!" Mikey yelled as he ran to the kitchen area, Raph walking back over to the couch with Leo, taking Spike onto his shoulder. April smiled at Donnie who stood there staring at her; she nodded a bit then looked around the room, as new decorations were hanging around; bulbs across newly hung garland, more lights and other ornaments like angels and snowman. She walked by a table that had been placed for the chips and dip, she blinked as she did a double take at the center piece of the table. Was that, her head, made of screws? She shot a look at Donnie, he gulped, blush forming around his cheeks. He whistled, walking away, averting his eyes away from hers. She sighed as she shrugged, taking a chip and dipping it in one of the dip bowls that sat on her head.

Master Splinter soon joined them on this holiday party; his sons had forced him to wear a Santa hat, which made April giggle at the sight of irritation on his face. All gathered around the counter in the kitchen, eating together as a family. April took a bit of her pizza, the cheese stretching along. Donnie took his camera out and took a picture. April gasped, spitting the cheese out. "Donnie!" she glared. He chuckled goofily as he took a picture of her irritated face. She picked a pepperoni from her slice and threw it at him, landing on the middle of the table. They stared at it from her weak throw. "Yay! Food fight!" Mikey yelled as he took his slice and slapped it on April's face. The others gasped. Mikey smiled, and then frowned as he came to realize what he had done. He backed away slowly as the pizza slipped off her face; April huffed and then, started laughing, face covered in sauce. The turtles stared after her; they haven't heard her laugh like she did in a long time. They all smiled and laughed with her. Splinter smiled at his sons and his Kunoichi, taking a sip from his tea with his eyes closed as he felt at peace as he sensed their happiness.