It had been a few years and everyone had fallen into a routine, during the day the four brothers would go up to the city with their sister and two new friends they had met a while back when they had gone to a coffee shop since then April and Donnie had started dating and raph had finally found a friend to shout and scream at about the football scores which made everyone happy well apart from Casey who would get screamed at about twice a week, Mikey had adopted an ice cream cat, who only god knows how it was created, strange creature, Leo and Karai's relationship was weird to say the least you couldn't call them enemies because they were best friends but they were constantly bickering, but they got along and that's all that really mattered. However at night when everyone was either asleep or watching the late night horrors Leo snuck out to Tiger claws to collect his armour and head out on a mission, not much had changed in the way of armour he still had the fighting tape and the dark colours the only addition was a huge scarf that was fit to call itself a light quilt, over time it had gotten worn and burnt not that it was in mint condition to start with it was a navy black colour that faded to grey at the ends, he had gotten it on a group mission with Tiger claw, Usage and Roxie the building had started to burn and in return for saving woman who was working a few floors down she gave him her scarf, mistress hadn't been too pleased about civilian involvement but he didn't mind. Leo had made quite a name for himself in the assassin community, in fact people had started calling him The Mist, he thought it was stupid but he never complained also about two years ago he had finally gotten his own jet pack, which he immediately painted to match his swords, black and blue. Unfortunately he was very unhappy this particular evening, this mission was meant to be carried out with Roxie because there are two guys however she is currently handling paperwork after she blew up the science lab trying to make more blinding gas and mixed up the chemicals, so Leo was going solo on this one, he let out a depressed sigh, Tiger claw looked over his shoulder "don't be so down Smokey you've had worse" Leo turned and glared Tiger claw had adopted that name not long after he had accidently destroyed the kitchen because his hand decide disappear "it's not that, Koyama has been on my case a lot lately and everyone getting on my nerves asking questions and I was hoping that for once there would be a stress free mission" it had been a long day and Leo had just about had enough he let out a sigh and left before tiger claw could reply.
It was a fairly normal night, raph and Casey where watching the football Mikey was making so strange concoction in the kitchen Karai in the dojo and Donnie sitting next to me on the laptop, Leo was out as usual, Raph and Casey had erupted as Miami dolphins scored the winning try the game ended at 14-6. "Shut up!" came the angered reply from Karai in the dojo, and then Mikey walked in with his 'masterpiece' of a pizza topped with everything. For the rest of the night we just talked, laughed and watched a stupid reality TV show, until we heard a small clatter down the sewer tunnel Karai switched off the TV we all wait in anticipation for whatever the noise was, suddenly a very exhausted Leo stumbled through the door and flopped on the spare sofa and fell asleep without acknowledging their presence despite mikey shouting his name, but he was wearing very different clothing, he wore black and metal armour a long black scarf his nice blue bandana was black also on the black chest piece had a small golden fox sewn into it, everything about what he was wearing was dark and evil. After a few minutes they decided to go get splinter. As splinter walked in what he saw shocked him, his eldest son lay sleeping covered in cuts and bruises and wearing dark armour "what has happened?" he asked examining the wounds "we don't know he came in like this" Donnie replied, dabbing a wet cloth on Leos head. Suddenly splinters eyes widened and he gasped "what's wrong father" Karai asked with concern "that" he said pointing at the sewn fox on the chest piece "I know that symbol, it belongs to a clan run by a heartless woman" everyone glanced at each other and back to splinter "so who is she?" raph slowly asked, breaking the silence Yuki Koyama ,leader of the fox tribe, a group of assassins, she helped win the great clan war but betrayed me for self-interest" Splinters words hung in the air before it clicked "wait, so Leos an assassin?" Mikey asked looking very confused, this would explain a lot though April had only known that family for a few years now but Leos late nights had caught her interest from the start "awesome" Casey beamed gaining him evil glares from everyone "I, I mean, oh no" he stuttered sinking into the chair trying to disappeared, "so how long has this been going on, I mean you said that Leos been going out late at night since you where kids" Aprils voice rung through their heads, she was right ever since he had went missing he would sneak out, they learned this after they bribed Mikey with pizza to find out what was wrong when they were young, but that was beside the point if Leo had been an assassin since they were kids that would mean that he has been killing people since they were children right under their noses "so what are we gonna do" Karai asked flatly her eyes never leaving her big brother "a wise choice would not be to confront him, if he wanted us to know he would tell us" splinter suggested "then why don't we follow him see who he meets, what he does", "first good idea you've had all day" raph fist bumped Casey as they snickered "ok then, all in favour say I" "I" came the loud reply from everyone else "operation night watch is a go" Mikey burst out happily.
His eyes refused to open it felt like someone had glued them shut. Last night had been a disaster, sure he got the job done but he got the crap beaten out of him in the process, just his luck the two targets where masters of magic dust , that hypnotic powder had done a number on him, but eventually a window of opportunity opened and off came their heads, and fingers. After the fight he couldn't remember much of what happened, his head was throbbing, his legs were like lead and before he passed out he remembered Mikey shouting his name, wait had he gone to tiger claws before he came home, his eyes shot open "crud" he said after a quick glance at himself, this wasn't good, did his family know more to the point did splinter know, he knew that koyama hated him at first because of his attachment to splinter due to the fact that there relationship wasn't in the beast condition after the war, but he couldn't worry about that now he had business to attend to so as quick as he could he shot off to tiger claws.
Where the hell was that kid, he had checked the mission address, china tow, central park, the poverty aria and just about everywhere else, he also must have left about one hundred messages on Leos cell but he hadn't come back and Tiger claw was getting worried, what if he got caught, what if he was dead, what if he was. Bursting through the door puffing and panting, well at least he's not dead, yet "where have you been" Tiger claw asked irritably "mission *puff* powder *pant* home *puff* sleep *gasp*" Leo finally chocked out, then a small beeping noise could be heard "not to late to get to the base" tiger claw suggested Leo simply nodded and they headed off, unaware of the six people watching from the rooftop.
"Ok, we gotta be quick" raph whispered as they jumped down and Donnie started to pick the lock "who was that?" April asked in disbelief, after all its not every day you see a giant tiger fly away with a jet pack, everyone just shrugged "got it" Donnie exclaimed as the door clicked open and they all slipped in "remember where looking for anything that tells us what Leos been doing" and with that the group spread out around the house searching for evidence or clues, looking through draws and cabinets, under cushions and floor boards and behind paintings under plants and just about any other searchable place "ugh, this is boring" mikey complained as he plonked himself on the coffee table triggering a click, "mikey what did you just do" Donnie asked slowly, mikey put his hands up in defence "I don't know bro" Karai walked over and threw him off the table then pulling out a small wooden box from the side of the table, she threw it to Donnie who examined it carefully and once he was sure it was safe opened the lid revelling a huge pile of old letters with blood seals that had been broken, April grabbed the top one and skim read it "um its addressed to a Tiger claw, last week to 'eliminate' some guy" Raph was busy trying to piece stuff together, this tiger claw must be the one Leo left with and if Leo came here before going somewhere "gimme that box" he said suddenly, Donnie handed it to him and he immediately dig to the bottom, his hand slowly disappearing into the mound of letters until it reappeared holding a handful of much yellower letter obviously older, he started reading through them until eventually "ah, right here addressed to Leonardo on the 6th of June 2003" jaws dropped and gasps could be heard "2003 that would put him at five, five years old" Karai said in utter disbelief, everyone was still in shock, "ok i have a plan, we could sit here and read old letter that tell us nothing or the next time Leo leaves with that jet pack we follow him and find out where this base is" the team pondered for a moment "fine sounds good, but how can we follow him, we don't have jetpacks Don" Casey pointed out, but Donnie just smiled "that's what you think". The team had found it better to not ask questions and just get out of there so they put everything back the way it was and left before anyone came back yet all of them couldn't help but wonder, what had Leo gotten himself into.
Leo hadn't managed to step one foot into the main room of the Bermuda base when he was tackled to the floor by something furry and female "Leo, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god where have you been I've been so, so worried" same old Roxie "I know im sorry but please get off me" he pleaded, she giggled and hopped up then helping Leo she had changed a lot since childhood, she had piercings in various places on her ears and very short blond hair, it didn't really grow, she wore a padded bucker jacket with no sleeves and a short sleeved crimson red polo shirt, she wore black skinny jeans held up with a skull belt her face mask hung around it, it wasn't huge it would only cover her mouth, it had the same purpose as Leos scarf and tiger claws bandana, to protect identity. she also wore big knee high boots with thousands of golden buckles and zippers, she had fighting tape around her hands all the way up to her elbows and the once pink bow that held her ears back was now dark purple if you didn't look closely you'd think it was also black her ears however hadn't changed they hung about ankle height, just off the floor she still had huge purple eyes that sparked with electricity, he had learned early on that her power was electricity, teleportation, very fast all that stuff, she was beautiful, but Leo would never dare say that he wouldn't risk their friendship. "Ah Leonardo you've had us all worried, it's good to see you're ok" Usagi soft voice was easy to pick out, "i know it was just a stressful night, and I will explain everything later but now i have to go talk to Koyama" he said simply, dismissing himself "that boy get himself into more trouble than its worth, he's worse than you sometimes" Tiger claw said motioning to Roxie "im not always bad you know" she replied smiling as always before she broke into a yawn, she had recently finished the colossal mountain of paperwork and was absolutely exhausted "im gonna go catch some z's see ya later" and with that she was off "good luck" Tiger claw and Usagi said simultaneously and they went their separate ways.
The meeting had went normally, kneel, give evidence, leave and now he was free to do whatever he wanted, and that was eat honestly Leo was starving and quite tired so he decided to head to the food court to get some noodles, then he would head to the dorm and have a nap before heading home. After five minutes he reached the doors to the food court they were more modern that the ones for the throne room the outside was old oak wood but the inner part was clouded glass with intercut swirls etched into it. With some effort he pushed the double doors open to revel the food court, the roof had huge crystal chandeliers hanging low but still high considering the sheer height of the roof, the hall itself was enormous , about 3 football stadiums, length and width, the floor was made of reinforced glass that had a glorious view of the chasm below slightly illuminated with glowing coral, thousands of dining table where scattered throughout the room and around the edge here various food stalls like the pizza palace or the fish and chippy or burger town, but as always Leo went to the noodle hut, they had the best sweet chilly chicken noodles "hey, hey Leo the regular I presume" Samuel asked the large octopus had two water tanks each side of him and wore a white apron with the company logo on, Leo simply nodded and got a small plastic bowl filled with steaming hot noodles with two chopsticks sticking out the top, he paid the three dollars and headed to the dorm which he shared with Roxie, they had practically begged Mistress to let them have a joining dorm once they had become official members and eventually they got their wish, and like any teens, they decorated but of course differently, on the left there's Roxies side, she has a bed that is elevated off the ground about three feet and boxed off with the matters on top like a Minnie house with no windows and made of wood with a flat mattress roof, the stairs where at the foot of the bed and if you open up the bottom she has a large collection of books postcards and trinkets from missions abroad, the wardrobes are built into the wall and slide open, she has a few weapon racks for unused swords and staffs, a small grenade shaped rug and her wall is littered with posters of rock bands and movie stars, on the right there's Leos side, the bed is chained to the roof with four chains that connect to each corner at the foot of his bed he has a large chest with a lock full of valuable possessions, his walls where neatly covered in framed artwork by actual artists. apart from that the room was the same, birch wood floor cobble stone fire that uses wood, the mantel piece had a few framed picture of their time here like birthdays and charismas, Halloween above it was a small TV and in front was a three seated sofa, there were two bathrooms each exactly the same, shiny and modern, all in all the room was huge, amazing and theirs. As Leo walked in Roxie was lying on the bed reading a very colourful comic, "sup Leo", she said cheerfully looking up from her comic "hmp hump hum" he mumbled with a mouth full of noodles making Roxie giggle "idiot" she replied rolling her eyes, Leo plonked himself on his bed that swayed slightly, "so what are you doing this weekend" he asked trying to start convocation, not looking up from her comic "hm not much, I don't have any assignments so I was planning on just looking around new York, you?" she asked looking over Leo just shrugged "meh, nothing interesting" Roxie seemed to find something amusing "are you kidding me, the one weekend we have off and you're not doing anything fun?" she giggled in disbelief but quickly stopped when she realised he was serious, it was silent for a few minutes before she spoke up again "hey if you want we could go to the arcade on Sunday" she beamed Leo thought for a second "sure sounds fun" he replied lying down and with that the room fell silent once again Roxie returning to her comic.
Everyone was surprised to say the least when Leo returned home at the early hour of nine o clock, Leo however was just glad no one was mentioning his resent dress code they had of course asked where he had been all day to which he replied "just out with some friends" all seemed normal "well now that you're here you can help us pick a movie" mikey burst out holding up a pile of dvds and thus popcorn was made, drinks where served and the movie was watched, honestly everyone enjoyed it, grown-ups 2 was a hit, Leo missed this spending time with his family but there's not much that can be done. Once the move was over people started to go to bed but Leo wasn't quite tired so he decided to go to Tiger claws since there wasn't much to here but as soon as he arrived he left immediately because some idiot brought back a rare flu from Russia and now people needed vaccination, stupid Russia but as they were heading off they had five followers tagging them all the way.
