I haven't quite decided when in the series this story takes place- somewhere in the first season, after they originally meet Shredder/Hun/Stockman, but before the Battle Shell is destroyed.

Rayn was laying on a cot in Don's lab. It was night, and everyone else was asleep except for her and Don. She had told him about her dream - only him - and he wanted to see if she had it again.

Because in the world of ninjas and stuff, apparently having cryptic dreams twice was bad.

So now she laid and tried to go to sleep while she listened to Don working on something towards the back of the lab.

This was stupid, she thought to herself. But she wanted to make sure everything was okay, especially after she had zoned out while just playing games with Mikey.

All the tests she and Don had thought to do just showed normal results. So what was wrong with her?

Did that guy Hun do more to her than she realized, with the mutating and all that?

She was never going to be able to sleep like this.

Rayn carefully got up and walked across the lab towards Don's work station, her boots making almost no sound.

So that's why Don slightly jumped when he saw her enter his vision. "Rayn, maybe leave the stealth to the ninjas?"

"Sorry." She held up her hands in a gesture of surrender. "Whatcha working on anyway?"

"Just upgrading the Battle Shell." The turtle replied as he tinkered with a small remote. "Adding remote capabilities and—"

"What kind of features does it already have anyway?" Rayn interrupted him, then gave him a apologetic half-smile. "Sorry."

"Hmm." Don looked at the clock, as the real night slowly crept upon them. "I don't think you've ever seen all of it. Last time you were in it, we were going to that Wylan guy's place.. Want to go for a ride?"

"Sure." Rayn reached for her backpack and slung it over her shoulder. "Just let me change first, then we can go." With that, she disappeared out the door towards the bathroom area.

Don picked up the remote he was working on and followed her out.

"Yo Don." Mikey ran up to him as soon as he exited his lab. "You going topside?"

"Not without me he ain't." Raph interrupted before the genius could respond, leaping down from the upper floors.

"Okay, guys, I have some new things I want to try out anyway." Don reached for his bag of supplies. "We just have to wait for Rayn and we can go."

"Guess that makes four." Leo came from the kitchen, leaping over towards them. "Er, five."

"Oh, fearless leader is coming too?" Raph commented, shoving his brother jokingly.

"Someone has to keep you guys out of trouble." The leader answered. "Besides, I could use the exercise."

Rayn appeared from the bathroom before anyone else could comment. She had on her usual denim jacket, belt, and dark pants - which were tucked into her favorite boots.

She had tied back her hair into a half-updo type style and sported the Metts hat she had retrieved from her office, worn backwards.

"Come on." Her tail flicked behind her as she walked up to the four turtles.

"Okay, well, the Battle Shell is this way." Don told Rayn, but already his brothers had started to run towards the elevator.

"Last one up came from a rotten egg!" Mikey called out.

Don shook his head as he and Rayn started to run towards the elevator, making it just in time before the doors shut on them.

After a quick spin in the Battle Shell, the five of them had decided to go for a rooftop run - even if Rayn was a little reluctant. She was still worried about her dazing off with Mikey, but right now she felt fine.

It was well after midnight, and she was wide awake. Especially since Don had explained a lot of the Battle Shell's inner workings to her, much to the dismay and boredom of his brothers.

She was following the turtles as they climbed up a fire escape to the rooftop of some building, pulling herself up onto the roof.

And then they were sprinting across the rooftops, leaping and calling out as they ran. Despite her lack of ninjitsu skills, Rayn was managing to keep up with the guys just fine.

"Haha, Mikey!" She called out as she passed the orange clad turtle, looking over her shoulder. "Who's the slow turtle now?"

"Hey!" The youngest followed her in hot pursuit as she leaped across another rooftop, landing in a crouch and sticking her tongue out at him. But before she could stand up again, she felt the same sharp pain in the back of her head and let out a sharp yelp.

Her vision blurred and she heard her friends call her name.

Rayn Summers. She heard her name echo in her head as if some unknown entity was calling out to her.

What the heck?

This time, the vision was more intense and she felt herself enter a trance like state as a new image filled her mind.

She was in front of that strange floating island from her dream, standing on a cliff and looking out towards that weird door.

Only this time, in front of her was Wylan. What was he doing there?

"Get out of my head, you jerk." She growled, swinging a sharp fist towards his head. She saw her previous friend disappear before her eyes as she stumbled around from hitting air.

She heard his laughing from behind her and turned around sharply to try to grab him, but instead she reached for air.

Growling slightly, Rayn heard his laughing yet again and this time reached out with a fist without turning around and felt it make contact with a soft thud. She turned and jumped on him, satisfied she finally got him. Only it was no longer Wylan, rather a new shape, but before she could look closer she felt her mind jerked out of this.. Dream and into reality.

She was on the ground and her friends were surrounding her, all with worried expressions. Donatello was kneeling in front of her, so he was the one she saw first when her vision started to return.

"Rayn?" The turtle whispered.

She blinked and rubbed the back of her head again, wincing. "W-what happened?" she stammered.

Don exchanged an uneasy glance with Leo, while even Mikey remained silent.

Rayn looked at her friends, feeling fear enter the pit of her stomach.

What the heck was happening to her?

"Guys, please." She closed her eyes and looked at her friends. "I'm fine now."

"Rayn." Donatello answered softly. "Your eyes.. They turned red. We didn't know what to do or if you were okay.."

Rayn just looked at her friends in shocked silence.