Okay, so Aneras got this new computer for her birthday so now she won't have to wait for the only reliable computer in her house to come back from a business trip.

Raph: I still can't believe she got one.

Don: Yeah, I always thought she'd get Bones season 2.

Mikey: You never know with her parents.

Leo: Anyway this chapter is another flashback because Sarena didn't wake up after the last one.

Because somebody gave me a douse a experimental sleeping powder which had not been tested yet.

Mikey: I said I was sorry.

I know, Now you're all probably wondering where Aneras is.

Raph: cough Not really

whaps Raph on the head. Anyway, she ate too much pizza so she's asleep, but she wanted to get this up before tomorrow morning because today is her birthday so we're putting it up for her.

Don: I proof read it earlier. It has some LeoxSarena in it as well as scenes of her bonding with us in various points of our lives.

Mikey: So we're all in it?

Don: Yep, Including Master Splinter

Disclaimer: Aneras owns nothing, except for this new computer she just got so yay for her.

Sarena in Wonderland

Chapter 9

Sarena tried harder and harder to wake up, but every time she tried it just got even harder to stay out of her dreams. Mikey's yelling kept getting fainter by the second. Finally her mind shut down on it's own and she plunged back into her dreams.

"Come on sis, you promised to play Star Quest with me after breakfast." Sarena looked up from the food she was eating. Mikey was hopping up and down waiting for her to finish. She smiled softly at her youngest older brother.

"Okay Mikey, I'm all most done. Just let me finish up okay?" she asked sweetly. Mikey nodded and smiled happily. As he ran off to start the game he slipped on the Industrial Strength Plunger she and Donny had invented to unclog The Ancient One's toilet a year ago, which was still dripping with green goop.

"EEWW!!" Mikey yelled. Sarena sighed. She told Donny to pick that up.

"Whose turn is it to clean him up?" she asked her remaining three brothers.

"Yours," they agreed.

"I'll get him," she said. "Come on bro. Let's get you cleaned up." She took her brother's arm and tugged him to the bathroom. Sarena filled the tub with water as Mikey removed his pads, belt, weapons, and mask so Sarena could clean them later. When the water was warm enough that she didn't have to worry about him freezing up, but not so hot that she turned him into a boiled turtle, she let it fill up.

"Sorry sis," said Mikey. Sarena let out a small sigh.

"It's not your fault Mikey. I told Don to pick that thing up," she replied. When the tub was filled Mikey sat in it quickly to splash his sister with the warm water. Sarena let out a small squeal as the water droplets hit her slightly cold skin. 'This is what happens when you're part cold blooded,' she thought as she splashed her brother back.

"Sis, can you help me?" Mikey asked as Sarena got up to go.

"Mikey you're a big boy, you can wash yourself," she replied.

"I mean my carapace, I can't reach. Please mommy," he begged. Sarena sighed. She didn't know why Mikey insisted on referring to her and Leo as a married couple. Although, it probably had something to do with the fact that they were almost engaged to be married and they were the oldest male and female in the family with Master Splinter in cyberspace. Anyway, Mikey was right. Her brothers did have some trouble reaching most of their carapace.

"Alright," she said grabbing a scrubber. Mikey smiled as he turned his back to her while she got got the soap on the scrubber. Sarena gently scrubbed her brother's carapace, taking special care to clean in the grooves where the goop could stick.

"Thanks sis," said Mikey. Sarena smiled. She liked helping her brothers out when she could. It made her happy. "No problem bro," she replied.

"Rena, can you hand me the dohicky?" Sarena grabbed the said tool and handed it to her third oldest brother. "Thanks," he said. The young kunoichi checked her brother's diagnostic of the still not working time window. She hoped she, Donny, and Cody could fix it soon. Sure she liked it here in 2105. She and her brothers could hang out in public without anyone staring at them, They could be a normal family, and she and Leo could finally go on proper dates, but she missed her friends and their Lair back in the preseant.

"Hey Earth to Rena!" A dark green hand waved in front of her face.

"Huh? Yeah Raph?" she asked.

"You okay sis? Don's been calling you for the thingamabob for the past thirty seconds," said Raph. Sarena stared at her two brothers and Cody who were looking at her with concerned expressions.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just spaced out for a moment. So the thingamabob right?" she asked handing her brother the tool.

"Raph, Cody, do you mind?" Don asked. Raph and Cody shook their heads and left. Donatello turned to his little sister who looked confused.

"What's up Donny?" she asked.

"Sis I know you miss your friends back home, but you'll see them again soon. I promise," he assured her. Sarena smiled at him. She couldn't hide anything from her brothers, especially not Don and Leo.

"Thanks Donny," she said giving her brother a small hug. "I'll be okay."

"Great, and by the way I was asking for the thingamajig," he said. Sarena giggled. Raph never was any good at decoding their geek language.

"I'll get it," she said. As she went for the tool she didn't notice that Leo had returned from getting groceries with Mikey. Don just hoped he wasn't in a bad mood because when he was Leonardo got very possessive of Sarena, even when she was just with her other brothers.

"Welcome back bro!" he called quickly as his sister gave him the tool he'd asked for. He watched Sarena's eyes light up when she saw her boyfriend.

"Welcome home Leo!" she called as she ran into his arms causing him to drop the bags he was carrying. Don chuckled slightly. Her sister could change moods as fast as she could change between using her magic and her dagger. He suspected it was one of those girl things.

"Since when does Raph turn in so early?" Sarena agreed with Leo. She usually had to force her brothers to bed at 1 in the morning, but that wasn't for another something hours. This wasn't like him. Sarena went upstairs to Raph's room and knocked on the doorway.

"Who's there?" she heard him ask. She couldn't see inside because he had turned the lights off.

"It's Rena, can I come in?" she asked.

"Yeah okay," he replied. He turned the lights on as she got closer. Raph was sitting in his hammock, twirling one of his sai in his right hand. "What's up sis?" he asked catching the sai.

"You know perfectly well what's up Raphael," she said sternly putting her hands on her hips. Raph flinched. She hardly ever used their full names. "You're planning to go after Stockmen." Raph chuckled slightly after a brief pause.

"That's Leo talking ain't it?" he asked.

"It's both of us," Sarena said. "You could put us in a lot of danger. Do you think I want to see my family on a dissection table?"

"Didn't think of it that way," he said.

"That;s just it, you don't think thing through before jumping into situations," she said calmly. Raph's face fell. Rena was the only one who could tell him off without having to worry about making him mad. She had this sort of cuteness and light sort of thing that protected him from his bad temper or something like that. Of course, it could also be that it was because she was his little sister. "The guys are right Raph, you're a hothead."

Raph sighed. "Your right sis. I just don't have Leo's calm composure or whatever it is to keeps my head cool like you," he replied. Sarena smiled and patted her brother's dark green shoulder.

"I know you'll go anyway Raph, but at least consider the consequences. If not for the family then for me," she said. Sarena playfully gave her brother a punch in the shoulder. "Hothead," she joked.

Raph smirked and gave a small chuckle. "Princess," he replied. She giggled. It was amazing how her hotheaded brother could be so mean to others (including Leo and Mikey) and be so kind to her. She assumed it was a brother-sister thing.

"Hey sis! Donny says he needs your help with something in the lab!" Sarena turned as she heard Leo call her.

"Okay I'll be right down!" she yelled back. As she was leaving she turned back to her second oldest brother who had turned the lights back off. "Remember Raphael, consider the consequences," she said and with that she left.

It was dark. It was dark and quiet. That alone explained her situation. It was also enough to score the shell out of her. The last thing she remembered was returning home to the Lair after a horrible day of school. Mitzi and the Black Swans had caused them a lot of trouble today. Not to mention today was the weekly school committee meeting and that always gave her a headache as the White Rose representative.

'Sarena,' She could hear her brothers' voices calling out to her. It was like they were pulling her back from where ever she was. There was a bright light and she was staring up at the Lair's ceiling. Sarena groaned. Her head was killing her.

"Sarenaty, are you alright?" Sarena turned her head as much as she could in it's present condition. Master Splinter was kneeling beside her with worry etched on his face. Sarena quickly observed her surroundings. She was lying on a futon in the living room. Her brothers were asleep on the couch. She had a wet handkerchief on her forehead and she was in her nightgown. Sarena was glad that her fever masked her blush at the thought that her brothers had changed her clothes. Never before had she been happier for the bandages permanently covering her chest.

"Yes sensei, I'm fine," she lied. Splinter placed a hand on his daughter's red cheek.

"If you were alright you would not have a fever and would not have fainted from exhaustion," he said.

"How long have I been unconscious?" she asked hopping her father would get the hint and change the subject.

"Six hours," he replied. Sarena's eyes widened. She didn't think she was out that long.

"I have to do my homework," she stated. She tried to sit up, but she started to feel faint again. As she clutched her head Splinter gently pushed her back down.

"Your brothers have done your homework for you. They have surprisingly good knowledge of your handwriting," he said replacing the handkerchief with a new one. Sarena moaned slightly as the cool wet cloth met her feverish flesh. "Sarenaty, look at your brothers. They stayed up all night and refused to leave your side until you awoke." Sarena looked closer at her brothers and saw that they did have a mixture of dark circles and red puff wet spots under their eyes from crying and hours of waiting. "You are the only one who is allowed to walk among the surface dwellers and thus you have more burdens than your brothers. I know it is hard for you, but you must try to regain a sense of balance in your life. By taking all of the burdens of the surface world by yourself you are causing your brothers to worry more." The fourteen year old's face fell. She had thought that by keeping her school and work life and private life separate she could keep her brothers from worrying about her, but instead the opposite had happened.

"Remember Sarenaty, a true warrior finds balance in all things. Now get some rest my daughter." He patted her head gently and left to meditate. Sarena looked back at her brothers on the nearby couch and, out of instinct, held Leo's hand, which was closest. She smiled as a familiar warm sensation flowed through her. Being with Leo had always made her feel better. She closed her eyes and fell asleep not seeing her eldest brother give her a gentle smile through half-lidded eyes.

She had really done it this time. She and Donny had just built a cool little robot toy and she had been testing it. Unfortunately when she was running after it to get it back she had wandered far from the Lair. Now she was lost in the sewer tunnels and had no idea which way was home. Sarena's eyes darted left and right, looking for something familiar. It was dark and the slight night vision she had gained from living in the sewers for so long didn't help much. The young kunoichi in training shivered as she moved quicklu through the tunnels.

As she passed under a sewer grate a clap of thunder rang through the sewers. Sarena let out a small squeak and covered her ears. Seeing a hole her size in the wall she crawled in, curled up into a ball, and shut her eyes tightly. Every time the thunder clapped she tensed up. Just as she did under her covers every time there was a storm. In the back of her mind the link between her and her brothers told her that one of them was near, but her mind was too bombarded with fear to register it. The next thing she knew, two arms were pulling her into a warm embrace. She could tell instantly that it was Leo. There was just something about the way they felt that made her able to tell which brother it was. Suddenly the thunder, lightning, even the darkness disappeared. All that remained was the warmth radiating from her oldest brother's body. Sarena relaxed her tense muscles as fear rushed from her mind. She felt Leo smile as he grasped her hand and led her out of the hole and into the tunnels.

"Rena, I get it now. You've tried so hard not to show weakness to anyone because you're afraid they'll think you're weak. Well don't think that. You're not weak. You're the strongest girl I know Rena. Don't ever think otherwise. Next time you feel sad, or scared, or even lonely, don't try to carry the burden yourself. Let us help you. You shouldn't feel so bad. You deserve better then that," Leo said. Sarena stared at her brother. He was right, she had tried to keep her fears hidden from her family. The last thing she wanted was for her brothers to hate her. That was her greatest fear. "It's okay to be scared sis." With that he swept her legs up and carried her bridal style. Sarena felt her eyes begin to droop as the warmth coursing through her body from Leo became overwelming. She felt an odd sensation in her mind. A sort of yearning for the older mutant, but her young mind pushed it out as she was far too tired and too young to fully register it. Before she fell asleep she felt a small kiss on her forehead. "I love you, sis."

"I love you too, big brother."

"Hey sleepy head, wake up!" Sarena slowly opened her eyes. In front of her was herself, at sixteen years old.

"What?..." Sarena started.

"Shh," said her double. "There's no time. Your brothers were able to break through the barrier blocking them from you. I have to give you back your memories now." Her double placed her hand on her forehead and visions began to flash in front of her eyes. Her memories.

Her dreams

How her pendent connected her to her brothers and their lives.

Her powers

Her crush on Leonardo

Her friends

How the Mousers had destroyed their original Lair.

Their Lair

Their fights against the Utrom Shredder

The Utroms

The Trceritons

Professor Hunnycutt

How Utrom technology had weakened her before she got her phsyco chip in the back of her neck

April

Casey

Their allies

Karai

Atlinthias

The Justice Force

The Foot

Agent Bishop

The Ancient One

Grandpa Yoshi and Grandma Tang Shen

Baxter Stockman

The Purple Dragons

How Leo's kiss could heal her

How her brothers' kiss could even bring her back from the brink of death

Her family

Her brothers

Klunk

Leo…

Suddenly there was a flash of light and a feminine cackle.

"No, not now!" her double exclaimed. In a flash Sarena was alone again, but this time with her memories intact. Most, but not all.

Well at least I have some of my memories back.

Mikey: Wait, It doesn't have the part where Leo proposed? That's the best part!

Raph: Mikey he didn't propose, he just gave her a promise ring. We only say their fiances to tease them.

Don: But they will get married after Sarena's out of college.

Opens door Guys, what the shell are you doing in here?

All: Surprise! Happy Birthday Aneras!

...Wow...was not expecting that.

Raph: course you weren't, you were asleep when we planned it.

...And you criticize me for making things up as I go.

Aneras, we uploaded the new chapter for you.

Ahh, thanks guys. That was really sweet.

Leo: So what's next?

Well next chapter will be about part of Sarena's life outside her brothers and school. Plus one of her friends will show up.

Don: Sorry it's so long, she worked forever on it during breaks in her play practice.

Mikey: Oh yeah, we forgot to mention that Aneras is in her school's play.

...It's not that big a deal, I only have a background role. Anyway, I may or may not have a flashback in part of the next chapter and the following ones. Also I think I may be done with this story in about 4-6 more chapters. I may even finish before summer break. By the way Atlinthias is that Atlantis place in the series. You know, the Underground from seasons 1-3...I think. One more thing I'm making a story for valentine's day. The first chapter should be up by then, but I wouldn't be able to update after V day because I'm going to Manhattan for a few day in February break.

Raph: We won't say were she lives.

Mikey: Yeah, we're not that mean.

See you all soon

All: Later!