This chapter is wrote in 3rd POV. I don't own TMNT only my characters and themes.

The guys jumped from building to building as they ran their normal route. Michelangelo hung back slightly. He was just about to jump another building when something caught his eye. He stopped and peered into the darkness of the alley. The orange glow radiating for the blades didn't do much to light the alley.

"Shadow?" He asked jumping into the alley. "Dudette?" He took a step back. Something didn't feel right. A chill in the air, her silence, the eerie glow of the blades.

"Yo Mikey what's da—Shadow?" It was then that the brunette looked up. Shadow stood from the wall she had been leaning on and walked towards them not saying anything. "Shadow what's goin on. Why ya out 'ere?" Again she didn't answer. Leo and Donnie came up behind their brothers.

"What's going on?" Donnie asked. "Is that Shadow?" Raph and Mikey shared a glance not sure how to reply. Shadow stepped into the little moonlight that entered the alley her face blank as a board. Mikey walked up to her and attempted to touch her. Faster than they had ever seen her move she flipped Mikey over her shoulder and into a dumpster.

"Shadow what the shell!?" Raph yelled at her pulling his sias out. She smiled crookedly at them. She attacked first. Kicking Raph in the chest sending him flying.

"I told you not to trust me." Leo and Don took out their weapons. "You should have listened to Leo when you had the chance." Raph stood groaning.

"She seem stronger ta you?"

"Ya" Mikey said moaning. Leo's katana's clashed with Shadows orange blades, but the grin never left her face.

"Why are you doing this?" Leo asked through gritted teeth.

"Why not?" She kicked him in the chest causing Leo to stumble back a few feet. "You are all so stupid." Mikey tackled her to the ground and received several hard punches to the face.

"Shadow snap out of it!" He cried.

"There's nothing to snap out of Michelangelo. You were just stupid enough to believe my little act."

"No!" But even as he said it doubt prickled in his minded. "And I'm not going to fight you Shadow!" She shrugged.

"That's your mistake." She attacked him leaving a long deep gash on his shoulder.

"Mikey!" his brothers yelled. Leo kicked Shadow in between the shoulder blades. She flew forward several feet before standing. She gripped Mikey pressing her bladed to his throat, but instead of slitting it she slammed his head into the alley way. Mikey crumbled to the ground with a moan before passing out.

Raph having had enough threw a hand full of explosive shurikens at Shadow. The blast knocked her into the dumpster effectively knocking her out. Donnie checked Shadow over before picking her up. Leo and Raph lifted Mikey off the ground.

When they reached the lair Donnie laid Shadow down in the lab. Once he had finished with Mikey's stitches he check Shadows injuries over. She had several second degree burns for the blast and probably a concussion. He sighed with relief and called in his brothers as he looked at the device.

"What is it Donnie?" He held the small needle like mechanism up to his brothers.

"I found this lodged in the back of her neck directly into her spinal cord." He rolled her over and pushed her hair back so that his brothers could see the red irritated area where the device had been. "She was being mind-controlled. I doubt she'll remember anything when she wakes up.

"Can you tell who it was made by?" Donnie frowned looking at the device.

"I can tell you who didn't make it. It's not Foot tech and I don't think it's advanced enough to be alien technology either. My best guess it's whoever the One is."

"Will she be ok?" Mikey asked looked at Shadows unconscious form worriedly.

"I think so. I'm sure she'll be awake in a day or so. Raph call Carrie and tell her what happened." Raph nodded leaving the lab to call her. Mikey stayed with Shadow the whole night, but she didn't wake up.

Two days later…

"Leo your turn ta stay with Shadow. I'll handle patrol tonight." Leo was about to argue with Raph, but was interrupted by Master Splinter.

"I think that would be most wise Leonardo." Leo sighed and walked to the lab.

"If she wakes up call me." Donnie called as they left. He looked at her unconscious form. Leo lightly touched her forehead almost expecting her to wake up, but of course she didn't. Frustrated he sat down in the chair and crossed his arms over his chest.

Without really think he gripped her hand. Her hands were small compared to his. Her skin was soft but it had a roughness about them. He gripped her hand moving his fingers in between hers.

"Why won't you wake up?" He asked softly. Raph smiled softly from the door before turning and leaving. Leo never even knew he was there.

"Leo?" He dropped her hand and jumped back a couple feet.

"Uhh Shadow you're awake. Ok. I'll go call Donnie." He jogged out of the lab to call his brother.

"Leo wait! How did I get here?" He stopped in the door way.

"What's the last thing you remember?" She frowned thinking. While she did Leo sent a text to Donnie and sat back down in the chair.

"I was walking home from school" She started off slowly. "then the back off my neck started hurting really bad. After that…." She shrugged not remembering. She then looked up at him with wide fearful eyes. "Leo what did I do? I did something didn't I?" She gripped his shoulder but pulled back hissing in pain.

"Careful your hands are burned."

"How did I get burned?" Suddenly his throat was dry. He looked down at the ground as he forced the words out.

"You've been out for three days. We were on patrol when Mikey seen you in an alley. You started attacking us. You cut Mikey's shoulder pretty bad. He wouldn't fight you. He knew something was off about you." He looked up at her face, but the second their eyes meet she looked away. "After that Raph threw a couple explosive shurikens at your feet. That how you got burned and the concussion" It was then his brothers walked through the lab doors.

"Shadow! You're awake!" Mikey yelled happily hugging her.

"How ya feelin Shadow?"

"Ok I guess." She looked to her feet feeling sick.

"Leo told ya didn't he?"

"Here this should help the burns."

"Thanks Donnie." She said taking the blue colored ointment.

"Sorry bout dat."

"It's ok Raph. Where's Carrie and Makenzie?" Mikey jumped to the question.

"Well apparently Makenzie had a meltdown when you didn't come home, but she's cool now and Carrie came down to the lair after we got you here." She nodded and turned to Don.

"So what exactly happened Donnie?"

"From what I could tell you were being mind-controlled by this." He held up the device he had found implanted in her neck. Shadow touched the back off her neck feeling the scab. "But it's not Foot tech and I don't think its alien tech. My best guess is whoever the One is made it."

"Great. I should head home."

"I'll take ya."

"Thanks Raph."

Leo crouched outside Shadows bedroom window and watched as she punched the wall crying. What the shell's wrong with me? He wondered as he watched her, something inside him aching.

"Now do ya realize now just how strong she really is?" Leo jumped and winced fearing Shadow had heard him, but she had fallen asleep curled up by the wall. Raph jerked his thumb upward silently telling Leo to go to the roof. Leo followed his younger brother up the fire escape. "Alright bro spill."

"What are you talking about Raph?"

"Why's it so 'ard for ya ta admit ya like 'er?" Leo tried to rebut, but no words came, leaving his mouth opening and closing like a fish. "An' don' even try ta tell me I'm wrong. I seen ya with 'ere earlier." Leo's jaw snapped shut.

"She could be faking it. The whole mind-control deal could have just been a backup plan."

"You're joking….right?" Raph asked unable to believe what his brother had just said. "You honestly think that down there is fake!? Is some type of joke!? What the shell is wrong with you? You're doing everything you can to prove to yourself that she don't mean anything to you." Raph looked at his blue banded brother disgusted. "I hope you're happy with yer choice Fearless Leader." Raph turned and made his way across the roof tops of New York.

Leo stood on the roof for a while before the shed caught his eye. Sneaking through the dark he tried to open the doors. No door handles. He noticed the electrical box and opened it.

"Leo?"

"Shadow! I was just uh…"

"You want to know what's inside, I get it especially with what's happened recently." Her voice was quiet and tired. Leo stepped aside so she could get to the fake electrical box. The doors opened and the lights inside turned on. "This is where I get my missions and stuff like that." Leo looked at the computer, weapons, and gadgets. He noticed she was scratching the back of her neck.

"Does it hurt?"

"A little, not too bad. I'm going on a new mission. I'll be gone for a few days. I need you guys to watch Makenzie and Carrie for me while I'm gone."

"Where are you going?" She didn't answer right away.

"Japan actually. They want me to gather more info in the Foot's origins."

"We could tell you that."

"And how would I explain how I got the information?"

"Good point, but trust me the foot origin is pretty crazy." He smile slightly.

"I'll keep that in mind."

"When are you leaving?"

"In the morning."

"Fine we'll look after Makenzie and Carrie while you're gone."

"Thanks Leo."

"No problem."

I'm going on a vacations soon, but hopefully I can get another chapter up before then. Review tell me what you think.