What up, my peeps?! I'm SUPER excited for this chapter! And Also, I have a little surprise for all of you: Yep, that's right! Another OC! I know, a lot in one season, huh? Don't worry, this is probably the last one for now. Maybe I'll take OC requests in later episodes so I don't rush anything. Or I'll take OC requests for other stories and future seasons. Okay, this very OC, does NOT belong to me! She was created by Clare. So, Thank you, Clare, for suggesting this to me. I think your OC sounds awesome. Anyways, here's Clare's OC Profile:

Full Name: Clara Kyle

Age: 15

Gender: Female

Species: Half Human/ Half Shadow

Personality: Sarcastic, selfish, troublemaker, funny, fun, free spirited, mischievous, thrill seeker, sexy, loves shiny things

Looks: Dark brown hair in a bun, Asian features, light blue eyes, a black skin tight leather suit, combat boots, a black scarf over her mouth to cover half of her face, black eyeshadow, red lipstick

Weapons/ Powers: A whip, shadow powers, shadow claws, Teleportation

Family: Her mother (she's a murderous villain, but she still cares and loves for her daughter)

Friends: Jewel (Childhood friends), Brittney (She's a shy but kind girl Clara hangs out with a lot and she's close with her. She's secretly good at hacking into stuff so she helps Clara steal stuff from the side lines in her house on her computer, Clara wears a cam-link so she she can talk to Brittney to tell her if the coast is clear.), and Leatherhead (she owes him a favor for saving her life.)

Likes: Stealing, Diamonds, hanging out with her friends, Jewel, Ice Cream Kitty, her cat and mouse game, Raph (She has this Batman and Catwoman relationship with him, but Raph won't date or love unless she stops stealing, so it's complicated between them)

Dislikes: Good guys stopping her from stealing, Brittney or Jewel getting hurt, Raph's shell wedgies (Uses those to get information out of her every time she steals), bullies, people who try to hurt themselves, The turtles, April, Shredder, Bebop, Rules, Museum guards

Backstory: When Clara was a baby, her dad was a Japanese crime boss trying to take over the Shadow Lady's side of Japan, she killed him but she told him she'll take care of Clara. The Shadow Lady raised and trained Clara. They have a nice relationship because the Shadow Lady cares about Clara. When Clara turned 11, her mom disappeared without a trace, leaving Clara on the streets to defend herself, becoming a master thief. She met Jewel in her gymnastics class when they were 6, so their pretty close even though Clara isn't a model.

There it is! Thanks Clare. Clara sounds awesome and totally the bomb! And today in this episode, we learn more about Jewel than what meets the eye. *winks*

Jewel's POV

I try to think of a way to tell the guys of what I used to be. I just don't know how without making it sound bad! Oh, right. Didn't tell you guys. Okay, here's the truth: I lied. I lied a lot. I was a gymnast and a model, but...I used to be something else. Something else for money. I want to tell the guys. I really do. But...how do I say it without it sounding like a bad thing? I mean, technically, it can be a good thing, but I did a lot more bad things than good things. Ugh! This is all way too confusing! How the heck am I supposed to tell the guys I used to be a -

"Guys! Guys, you'll never believe what happened to me!" I hear April's frantic voice call out. I run out of my room to find her sitting on the couch, wrapping her arms around herself. I see Donnie kneeling in front of her, "Alright, April, calm down. Are you okay?"

"I am being hunted...by a giant pigeon!"

I raise my eyebrows.

A...pigeon?

Raph bursts out laughing. I cross my arms and glare at him as do Leo and Mikey. He pauses at our glares, "I can't be the only one who finds that funny."

"If it was a mutant, then it's not a joke. If it was just a regular bird... then yeah, it would be kind of funny."

Donnie stands up, "It's not funny, Raph. There's a creature out there trying to hurt my April."

We all raise an eyebrow at him, he looks at me in confusion and I discreetly shake my head, mouthing 'no'.

His eyes widen, "Our April." he corrects, he gestures his hands to her, "April."

I chuckle and shake my head, giving him a sarcastic thumbs up.

"This is serious. I'd better get Splinter." Mikey says.

I give him a look, "Why would need Splinter? It's a pigeon. Practically a cakewalk," I chuckle, "Or a catwalk."

"We don't really need -" Mikey throws a smoke bomb, disappearing in a dark purple smoke. Donnie showed me earlier that he made ninja smoke bombs for us. I think it's pretty cool. I haven't really used them in a while. Splinter appears in the misty purple smoke, "Michelangelo said you wanted to see me?"

I roll my eyes and groan.

Really, Mikey?

"You're gonna let him eat April?!" Mikey asked in disbelief, shielding her, "I thought you liked her!"

"Yeah!"

"Don't sweat it. We've got your back." Donnie assures her. Lion Boy locks his fists together, "Alright, Mighty Mutants, let's do this." I giggle. How amusing...

"Mighty Mutants? What, 'dancing dorks' was already taken?" Raph says. I punch him in the shoulder, making him yelp. He growls at me, I whistle and look away. I hear a beep from my phone, but Leo's voice stops me.

"Jewel, let's go."

I tuck my phone away in my pocket. And we all walk to the entrance to leave.

"Wait! We do not know what you are facing. Perhaps you should study your enemy before confronting him." Splinter says to us. I narrow my eyes in thought at this. Maybe he has a point.

"With all due respect, Sensei, it's a pigeon." Leo reasons.

"What you know is dangerous to your enemy. What you think you know is dangerous to you. I fear you are all becoming overconfident."

Are we? I mean, I guess. But...we've been beating a bunch of bad guys butts for the past months.

"Sensei, in the past few months, we've taken down giant spiders, plant creatures, alien robots, and an army of ninjas." Leo says. D, Mikes, Raph, and I all high three each other, "Yeah, boy!"

"Maybe we're not overconfident. Maybe we're just that good."

And with that last line, we all leave the lair. But, there's something in the back of my mind telling me something:

Something or someone is coming back from my past.

No Ones POV

Back in the Shredder's hideout, stood Bradford, Xever, and Veronica. The dog, Hachiko, kept growling at Bradford.

"It's okay, Hachiko. I'm not gonna hurt you." he assured, moving his hand to pet the dog, who only growled and bit him.

"OW!" Bradford yelled out, holding his bleeding hand. Shredder walked up to them.

"He is not pleased with you," his deep and dark booming voice said, "Nor am I."

He looked over at the two henchmen and the young kunoichi in disappointment, "I entrusted all three of you with the task of destroying Splinter and his loathsome turtles." he looked over to Veronica, "And to have captured that young gymnast for... an upgrade."

All of them shared confused glances. An upgrade? What was so special about the girl that he wanted for an upgrade?

He walked up to Bradford, who wrapped a gauze bandage around his recently bitten hand, "I spent years molding you in my image, teaching you my darkest secrets, and you shame me with your incompetence."

Bradford sadly looked down in shame. Xever let out a smug chuckle, causing Shredder to swiftly and quickly turn around to face him, "You!" he said, getting closer to him, "I should have left you to rot in that prison where I found you."

Veronica crossed her arms and snorted at them, Shredder noticed and sped towards her, causing her to jump, "And you! You spent years of training to perfection. Yet, you let some model easily outmatch you. I expected more from you."

Veronica looked down in shame, "I understand... father."

"The turtles and Julia have been lucky so far, but it won't last forever. The next time we meet, I promise you -"

"Enough! I am weary of your excuses. I will now destroy the turtles and capture Julia... Myself."

Jewel's POV

I can't feel my leg! I really can't feel my leg! It's really uncomfortable!

We were hiding in a bunch of dumpsters or trashcans. I was hiding in the dumpster with Lion Boy. And I was starting to lose feeling in my right leg.

"Lion Boy," I whisper, he turns to look at me, "Can you scoot over a bit. I can't feel my leg."

"Oh. Yeah." he scoots over a bit and I put the pressure off of my leg. It starts to feel like pins and needles, then it starts to calm down. I sigh in content, "Much better. Thanks."

"How do you know how bait talks?"

"I know bait doesn't talk back."

Leo and I smirk at each other before we open the lid. All of us, except for Donnie and April, 'ooooo'.

"Oh no he didn't!" Mikey exclaims, hanging upside down from a fire escape.

I wave my finger, "Oh! He's in trouble now!" and we all disappear back in our hiding spots

After about a minute, we hear a loud screech and April screaming. Leo quickly opens the lid and D grabs his taser and shocks him. He falls onto the ground with a loud 'thump'.

"Now!"

We all come out of our hiding spots and tackle him onto the ground when he tried to get up again.

He kept squirming, "Okay! Okay! Uncle! Jeez Louise!" it screamed, struggling in our grasp.

April planted her hands on her hips proudly, turning to Donnie, "And you said I wasn't good bait."

"Okay, start talking, pigeon-man." Leo demands.

"I have a name!" it says.

I roll my eyes, "Nobody here cares! So, I suggest you start talking or I'm about to do to you what the turtles did to the good name of piz -"

"Jewel!"

The pigeon groans, "It's Pete." he answers.

"Huh. I used to have an ex-boyfriend named Pete."

"Uh, I don't I've ever dated a really hot girl who's totally bonkers."

Everyone snorts except for Leo, who growls.

"Why were trying to hurt April, Pete?" Leo asks.

"I didn't wanna hurt her. I was just bringing her a message. From her father."

I raise my eyebrows. Her dad?

I hear April gasp, "Let him up!"

We all let go of him, I help him stand.

"We were both guests of the Kraang. They poured some ooze on me and turned me into this." he explains, gesturing to his mutated form. I pat his arm, "Aww. I'm sorry."

April frowns, "Oh, that must have been horrible. Being turned into a pigeon."

"Actually, I started out as a pigeon." he corrected.

"Told you the bread crumbs would have worked." Mikey said. I nodded, "Eh, that would've been good to know." Pete's eyes light up, "You've got bread crumbs?!" he asks excitedly, lifting Mikey up and searching for any bread crumbs. I roll my eyes, "Good grief."

"Um, my father?" April interrupts. He immediately lets go of Mikey, "Oh, right." I hear Mikey yelp in pain, Pete hands some phone to April, "Something terrible is about to happen." I hear Kirby say from a voice message, "And I don't know what, but it's extremely important that you get out of this city as soon as you can. Save yourself. Remember, I love you."

April hugs the phone to her chest, closing her eyes painfully, shedding a tear, "I love you too, Daddy."

I frown at her and look at the bracelet on my wrist. At least she has a parent left... I feel a three fingered hand land on my shoulder, I turn to see Leo smiling at me sympathetically, I smile back in gratitude, ignoring the weird tingling sensation on my neck.

Leo turns back to Pete, "Do you have any idea what he's talking about?"

Pete shrugs, "I'm just the messenger."

"We have to get you out of the city." Donnie declares. April glares, "I'm not going anywhere without my dad."

"But you heard him, something terrible is gonna happen." Donnie says. April continues to glare at him stubbornly, "Then we'd better hurry."

I roll my eyes, folding my arms, "Always the stubborn one, huh Apes?" I smirk. She smirks back and shakes her head.

"Can you tell us where the Kraang are holding him?" Leo asks, his hands on his hips. "I can, but it's gonna cost you a lot of bread." Pete answers. Leo raises an eyebrow, "We're talking about actual bread, right?"

"Yeah. Sourdough."

"Done."

I walk over to the dumpster and grab my purse. I fish around in it before I find my three bags of sourdough bread. I hand it over to Pete, "Here you go."

His eyes sparkle and he happily takes it, hugging it, "Awesome! Thank you!"

Everyone, except for Pete, raise their eyebrows at me. I shrug, "Oh, like there's something wrong about keeping a stack of food in your purse in case you get hungry."

"Are you sure she's mentally stable?" I hear Raph mutter to Leo, who elbows him in the gut. I roll my eyes. Suddenly, I feel an uneasy chill going down the length of my spine. I stand still to listen for any sound. Everyone looks at me, confused.

"What's wro -"

I quickly shush April and turn my head a bit. "Dudette, are y -"

I walk away from them a little, holding my hand in a stopping position, "Shut up for a second." I mutter to them.

And then - I see it!

I see a shadow walk away and I quickly and quietly follow it. I sense the others following me but I ignore it. I quickly dart over to the fire escape on my left, clambering myself up on the metal staircase with silent ease. I flip myself onto the rooftop. I squint in the darkness in New York and find nothing.

Well... nothing except for a dark grey shadow sprinting away.

I narrowed my eyes, quickly grabbing my black mask. It covered the top half of my face, ending at the bottom of my nose, my eyes only appearing. I quickly go after the shadow, making sure to keep a distance so it doesn't spot me following it.

A few minutes later, I find myself in the rougher part of the city. I hop down from a fire escape. I sigh in content. Aah, my roots. What? Oh, right. I lied about my dad being a doctor. Technically, he was. But at night, he was an elite assassin. So, we were kind of forced to live near the bad parts of Japan. But, I did used to run by the meadow. Took me three hours, but worth it!

I continue to trail after the shadow. From what I can tell, it looked like a girl. It starts to pick up it's pace as do I. Is it another Foot Soldier or something?

Suddenly, to my surprise, the shadow runs straight towards me with a whip. My eyes widen.

What?! The shadow! It looked... so life like. Like in thin air. Not bouncing from the wall or anything. Like you could touch it.

Great...more mutants!

I use my super speed to dodge her whip. She snaps her head back to me and growls, "Nice shoes, princess."

I raise my eyebrow at her voice. You know, she sounds a lot like my fri -

Wait...did she just call me...PRINCESS?!

I growl at her, flicking my tanto out of my pocket, and run full speed at her. She whips her whip, hahaha, I said 'whip her whip' that's hysterical, at my blade, and tries to pull it to herself, but she struggles because of my strength. I jerk my tanto closer to me, making her pull to me with a startled yelp. When she gets closer, I knee her in the stomach, making her drop her whip.

She rolls down to the floor, holding her aching stomach. Her shadowy gloom starts to fade, showing in the color if her actual appearance. I take a few steps closer to her. I regard her with a stern glare and I bend down, placing my finger under her chin, lifting her head up. I look into her light blue eyes, and tilt my head down at her skeptically. With one swift movement, I yank her scarf from her face, and look to see...

It couldn't be...

My eyes widen and my jaw drops open comically in surprise. After about a few seconds, I manage to get out, "Clara?!"

She tilts her head in confusion before beaming up at me, "Jewel?!"

"Oh my gosh, I haven't seen you since,"

"October 31st, Girls Night Out!" we both say in unison.

I hold out my hand to help her up, "Well what the heck," I say, chuckling a bit. She goes in for a hug, "Come here you."

And I bump her hard on the shoulder. She falls down hard with a pained grunt, she holds her shoulder, glaring up at me, "What the heck was that for?!"

I fold my arms on my chest, "You still owe me for," I put my fingers in quotation marks, "'Taking care' of that police officer when he caught you on camera for stealing that diamond."

She gives me an uncharacteristic pout, "Yeah, well...you know I can't resist something that's so shiny!"

I smile good naturedly, rolling my eyes at my old friend, a memory flashing through my eyes,

9 years ago

Jewel stretched on the bar of gymnastics class. She was the only one stretching, as usual, while all of the girls went on about their day by simply gossiping and twirling their hair. The 6 year old kunoichi rolled her eyes and sighed heavily. She didn't understand why no one took this class seriously like she did. It was a mystery to her. Who cares about which outfit makes you look cuter? As long as you're comfortable, you should be fine.

The double doors flew open, revealing a lean black haired woman in spandex. She clapped her hands loudly together, gaining everyone's attention. "Subete no kenri no josei wa, no wa chokusen de shutoku shite kudasai mimashou!"

All girls did what they were told, scrambling through each other before settling into a straight line. They stood up straight, shoulders relaxed, as if they were in the army.

The gymnast teacher walked back and forth, staring straight through them. She cracked open a grin, causing Jewel to raise an eyebrow, "I understand some of you do not speak English." she started, careful to not mispronounce, "But, luckily, I lived in America for a short period of time and picked up a few things. And I want to welcome you all to Tokyo. You are going to love it here!"

And she walked near the door, "And now, I want to welcome a new student of ours. She had just transferred. And I want all of you girls to be nice to her," she eyed the blonde girl in the red leotard, "Especially you, Gwen."

Everyone looked over to the blonde girl, giggling until being stopped by Gwen's death glare. All girls shuddered at her glare, all but Jewel, who simply snorted and rolled her eyes, earning a growl.

The teacher cleared her throat, "Ladies, I would like to introduce you, Clara Kyle!"

All of the girls clapped, save for Gwen and Jewel. Jewel folded her arms while Gwen pouted sourly. Just then, an Asian girl with light blue eyes and dark brown hair walked in, sporting a black leather leotard with dark midnight leggings, holding a purple and black duffel bag. Her expression was unreadable, simply staring at all of the girls, who murmured and whispered. The teacher patted her shoulder once, "Clara, you can put your stuff over in the lockers and take a spot next to Julia over there." she said, pointing to the coffee skinned girl. She walked over to one of the lockers, shoving her bag in it, before walking over to the raven haired girl, who regarded her with a neutral expression.

Clara sent a small smile at the girl, who nodded her head once, and went back to study the wall across from them. Clara took in the time to study the raven haired girl. She was about her height, probably a centimeter shorter than her, her skin looked healthy, glowing a bit, as if she were in the sun. She had dark, royal blue eyes, hair as dark as the night, and her hair was nice and straight, pulled into a smooth and sleek ponytail, the top shining with a white streak from the lights.

Wow, she was really pretty! And she looked like she was Japanese, with a bit of African American mixed in. She looked like one of those models from the magazine she always read when her mother let her steal one whenever she finished a book or if she was bored. She leaned in a bit closer to her, careful for her not to spot her. Actually, she looked extremely like this certain model on one of her kid magazine. She looked just like -

"Do you want something?"

She jumped a bit at the girl's tone, which was a bit harsh and threatening. She looked down at her feet, fidgeting them a bit.

After about an hour, practice ended, and all of the girls went to the lockers to pack up their gear. Clara looked over her shoulder, glancing at Jewel and Gwen, who were both talking and drinking water.

The brunette twiddle with her fingers. She spent the whole class by herself. She was too scared to talk to the other girls. She was afraid that one of their parents were cops or police officers. She and her mother were thieves, and thieves didn't belong in the real world. But, she sensed something in Jewel. She didn't really know her, but she could tell Jewel had a deep and dark secret. Something just as bad as being a thief.

After she made sure Gwen had left, she didn't really like her, she seemed rude and mean, she gathered all of her courage and walked up to Jewel. She tapped her shoulder once, gaining the rave haired girl's full attention. She raised her eyebrow, "What?"

Clara took a breath, "Hi. I just wanted to say that...I think we got off at the wrong foot. I'm sorry for staring at you."

Jewel stood there with a slightly surprised expression, "Oh, um, thanks."

And to Clara's shock, she smiled a bit, "So, how come you were staring at me?"

Clara cheeks tinted a light pink, "You, umm, looked familiar. Like this -"

"Model." both said in perfect unison, making them jump before bursting into a fit of giggles.

After both sobered down after a minute or two, "Yeah, I'm a model. It's pretty cool. Sometimes." she muttered.

After 5 minutes, both girls were sitting at the bleachers, waiting for their respective parents to pick them up. Jewel and Clara were talking about trivial things, like school, gymnastics, certain jewels, and their favorite animals and activities.

"You should meet my mom, she's really awesome!" Clara exclaimed, munching on an apple. At the mention of mothers, Jewel's face creased into a frown, causing Clara to raise a concerned eyebrow, "What's wrong?"

Jewel blinked, "You have a mom to look up to. Someone to talk about gymnastics, diamonds, and all of the other girl stuff...I don't..."

Clara frowned sadly at Jewel, "Well...hey, you have a dad. I don't. I don't have anybody to argue about boys with and to be overprotective of me when they're around. You have a good thing going." she said, genuinely smiling.

Jewel flickered her dark blue eyes at the girl sitting right next to her, her mouth twitching up a bit, "Yeah. I guess I do." she whisphered.

A figurative lightbulb lit up in Clara's mind, "Hey! I got an idea! Why don't we share parents! I'll share my mom with you, and you share your dad with me!"

Jewel smirked at the girl, "You know what, that's not a bad idea. Sure. I'm in. Let's share our parents." she agreed, chuckling.

Clara held up her hand, "Hey, Jewel? Can we be best friends forever?" she asked, hope brightening in her eyes.

Jewel's eyes widened a fraction. Had she just heard her right? She wanted to be her best friend? No one had ever wanted to be friends with Jewel, except for Gwen, unless they knew about her modeling career and gymnastics status. Her and Gwen were friends, but not entirely close. She had a hard time making friends because of her...job.

She smiled brightly, locking her hands with her, in an arm wrestling position, "Sure, Cat. We can totally be best friends forever."

That was a really special day for me. It was the first time I had a real friend. I saw a hand wave in front of me, "Jewel? You with me? You zoned out there for about three minutes." I hear my best friend say to me.

I nod, "Yeah. I'm okay. Just remembered the day we met."

Clara smiled, she opened to sat something, but a very familiar voice calls out my name.

"Jewel?"

Dang it!

I forgot the guys and April were still with me! Dang it, dang it, dang it! Bad Julie.

I turn around to find everyone staring at me with confused expressions. I smile nervously, letting out an awkward chuckle. "Oh, hey guys! I totally, definitely, completely forgot that you were still following me!"

They all raise a confused eyebrow at me. I gesture to Clara, "Guys, this is Clara. My old friend. And get this...she's a high profile thief!"

Oops. Okay, not the best way to introduce someone. Clara's head snaps at me, glaring accusingly. I shrug sheepishly, "Okay. Not a thing to point out. My bad. That one's on me."

Instantly, the guys unsheathe their weapons, attaining a battle stance. Clara's eyes widen, and I immediately shuffle myself in front of her. "Hold on, guys! It's okay! She's a friend of mine and I'm pretty sure she's not here to hurt us." I take a quick glace at her, "You're not, right?" I whisper to her. She gives me a deadpan look, shaking her head.

Donnie raises an eyebrow, "How do you two know each other?" he asks.

I place one hand on my hip and shrug one shoulder, "We met at gymnastics class and talked when it was over for about an hour or so." I explain, turning back to Clara, "Cat, what are you doing here in New York?"

She smirks, "What do you think I'm doing here? I'm stealing a bunch of rare jewels and artifacts from the Metropolitan Museum."

"Ha! You said jewels and my name is Jewel! Classic!" I laugh. Oh, I love puns.

"WHAT?!" I hear everyone else yell. I turn around to see confused and surprise faces and one very angry face. Clara and I roll our eyes. Ugh, this is starting to get annoying.

She pats my shoulder, "Well, I better go. Got some shiny jewels and artifacts to steal, and you...got whatever else you have to do. But, let's text and catch up tomorr -"

"Hold up, sister!" Raph yells, stomping over to us. I glare at him while he steps closer to Clara, "You're not going anywhere, Cat! And you're definitely not stealing anything or hanging out with our friend! So, after bashing your face in, we're gonna have to turn you into the co -"

Suddenly, he's thrown across the wall, his shell making a huge dent. Our eyes widen, "Oh, I so pity the dude who tries to arrest her." I mutter.

Clara smirks at him, "Love to chat some more, but I got stuff to steal and take. But, I'll see you later...Hothead!"

She gives me a thumbs up and teleport away. Whoa! She can teleport too! Wow, I'm starting to wonder who would win in a fight between us.

I walk over to Raph, who was still groaning, "Someone made a new friend." I tease, earning a laugh from everybody. Man, I wish I had a camera to record that!

We were at some Kraang facility lab or something like that, I don't know. We had to leave April behind for lookout. Now, we're at some Kraang lab. Lion Boy was giving orders.

"Donnie, hack into the system and see if you can find out about the Kraangs' plot." he ordered, turning to Raph now. "Raph, Jewel, you're with me. Mikey, stay with Donnie."

Donnie's eyes widen, "Why do I always get stuck with Mikey?" he complains.

Mikey frowned, "Hey." he whines. I roll my eyes. 'Better him than me.'

Leo scowls, crossing his arms defiantly, "I don't want him. And I'm in charge."

"Hey!"

"Pipe down, Chip!"

"Well, then make Raph take Mikey."

"Over my dead body."

"Jewel, why don't you take him?"

"I would, but my patience only wears so thin."

"You know, I'm starting to think nobody wants to be with me! Fine, I'll just go off on my own."

And he throws a smoke bomb on the floor, disappearing in a mist of dark purple smoke. Another mist of purple smoke appears, fading to reveal Mikey in the closet.

I fold my arms over my chest, smirking at him, "Ha! You landed in the closet." I chuckle, making him pout. "That's a closet." he chuckled sheepishly, blushing a bit.

"Have fun, you three." Raph taunts, smirking smugly. He and Lion Boy walk out of the room. I scowl at their retreating forms.

Mikey walks over to the control panel, looking in awe, "Whoa. Um, huh? What's that button -"

Donnie quickly grabs his hand, holding it in a tight grasp, glaring all the while, "Don't. Touch." then he whispers the last word, "Anything."

Mikey chuckles nervously, looking over for me as a saving grace. Currently, I'm texting Nicole about the next photo shoot. I look over to the two boys, who are staring at me with their eyebrows raised and a confused look. I shrug, "What? She texted me. If I didn't answer, that would just make me look rude."

After a few minutes, I'm playing on a game and Donnie is trying to unlock the panel computer thing while Mikey's probably annoying him.

"What's that one do?"

"I don't know."

"What's that one do?"

"I don't know."

"What's that one do?"

"I don't know! Jewel, I could use a little help here!"

I'm still playing the game, "One sec. I'm almost done!" I'm not really almost done...

"Well, can you please lend me a hand here?!"

"I don't see any fun in that."

"Whoa. Ooh, that one's pretty!"

"JUST STOP IT!"

And I hear a someone slamming their fist on the panel of the computer. And then I hear a beep and the computer turns on.

I hear Donnie laughing breathlessly, "I'm in!"

"You're welcome." I hear Mikey retort. I look up from my game, "Congratulations." I deadpan before going back to my game.

I hear Donnie gasp, "Uh oh. Oh my gosh, Jewel you might wanna take a look at this."

I press the buttons rapidly, "Can it wait?"

"No."

I roll my eyes and groan, walking over to them. I fold my arms over my chest and take a look. My eyes widen.

Project: Pyrokinesis

Subject Name: Julia Anabel King

Powers: Enhanced Strength and Speed, Fire Manipulation

Occupation: Highly Skilled Mercenary

No...no, no...I didn't want them to find out like this!

I keep my calm demeanor and turn to Mikey and Don. "You were a mercenary? You never told us that!"

I sigh heavily, "I'll explain later. Right now, we gotta tell Leo and Raph!"

He looks me up and down before signing in defeat, "You're right. Let's go!"

And we run out of the control room. But there's still one thing bugging my mind:

Why do the Kraang have a file about me?

No Ones POV

"So they're grabbing scientists to help them modify the ooze"

"Wow! You figured it out, how's that lock coming?" Raphael deadpans as Leonardo struggles to unlock the door separating them from April's father, Kirby O'Neil.

Leo frowns as he tries to unlock the dang door, "So, what do they want the ooze to do?" he asks.

Kirby shakes his head and frowns, "I wish I knew."

Donnie, Mikey, and Jewel run over to them, distressed expressions painting them, "Leo, Raph, they've planted a mutagen bomb downtown!" Donnie explains, freaked out, "They're gonna use it to disperse ooze over half the city!" he notices the kidnapped scientist and smiles and waves at him, "Oh, hi Mr. O'Neil. Your daughter's really nice."

Kirby sends the purple clad genius a confused brow. Jewel rolls her eyes and facepalms. 'Not the best time to play kiss up, Dork-A-Tello.' she thought to herself.

"Okay, we have to disarm that bomb." Leo states before grumbling, "If I could just get this stupid door open!"

Jewel giggles a little, for some inconspicuous reason, she found that absolutely adorable. Though, she couldn't understand why...

Mikey steps to some button on the wall, quirking a nonexistent brow, "Have you tried this?" he asks confidently, a smile gracing his lips. He pushes the button with all his force, causing the turtles and female mercenary to shout out,

"NO!"

Mikey chuckles sheepishly, folding his hands behind his back, "Oops."

Jewel glared daggers at him, "Mikey, you idiot!" she yells over the siren.

Raph walks up to him, "And that's why no one wants to be with you!" he shouts, prodding his finger against the youngest's plastron. A beep is heard, "Got it!"

The door slides open and Kirby stumbles slightly, slightly frail and a bit pale. The turtles gently grab him and all of them run out of there after Leo declares, "Let's move!"

They all duck behind the wooden crates. Suddenly, Leo cups both of his hands to his face and makes a few pigeon like noises. Jewel raises an eyebrow and giggles. Why was it that only this boy could make her giggle like an idiot?

Raph scowl at his brother, "What are you doing?!" Leo only rolls his eyes before Raph yells, "April, throw the rope!"

April peeks her head from the ceiling of the window, "Dad!" she exclaims, tears of joy threatening to spill from her crystal blue orbs. Kirby smiles as well, "April!"

She throws down the rope for them to escape. The turtles and Jewel start to climb but dodge a few laser blasts. A gun is thrown near them and Kirby goes to grab it, shoving himself away from the turtles and model. They all gawk and raise an eyebrow at him, "Mr. O'Neil, what are you doing?!"

He turns his head to them, "Save my daughter. Save the city."

April's eyes widen, "Daddy, no!"

He lets out a savage yell and repeatedly shoots the droids.

"Go, go!" Leo orders, helping Jewel climb on the rope. Donnie looks back at the scientist, "We can't just leave him here!"

"We don't have a choice."

And with that, all four turtles and girl climb up onto the top, escaping the chaos. They see Kraang overpowering Kirby and tackle him before sending him back to his cell. April watches on in horror, tears pricking her eyes. She places a hand over her mouth, "No!"

She tackles herself into Donnie. He could hear her sob into his plastron. He gently wraps his thin, yet muscular arms, "We'll get him back, April." he says. She looks up at him and he bites back a gasp at the sight of her tear stained face, "I promise." he whispers.

"We gotta go." Leo declares. All of them run out of the rooftop.

"'Uh oh?' Donnie, you said you knew how to do this!"

"I didn't count on a design this complex, Leo."

"They're aliens from another dimension. What did you expect? A big round ball with a lit fuse that said 'bomb'?"

"Can I laugh, cause this sounds really funny."

"No, but this -"

"Boy, I sure hope this argument goes on for another four minutes and fifteen seconds."

The turtles and the skilled mercenary were battling the three Foot ninjas, Bradford, Xever, and Veronica.

Both of the kunoichi's weapons clashed with fierce ferocity once, "You three bozo's picked a really bad night to mess with us!"

Veronica scoffed, "It's called payback, Hottie! I still owe you from that little win of yours!"

Jewel proceeded to kick her in the gut but she quickly rolls over, swinging her kama at the mercenary.

Jewel dodges, but a slight rip on her shirt appears. She back flips and throws a fireball at her opponent, who barely dodges. Jewel super speeds behind her and sweeps her legs. Veronica flips back up, throwing shuriken at Jewel. Jewel catches it between her fingers before melting it.

After a few minutes, Donatello managed to difuse the bomb and now all of them were standing near the mutagen bomb.

Leo points his katana at their enemies, "You are worthy adversaries, but the fight is ours. Lay down your weapons." he commands.

All of them glare, "Never!"

Leo chuckles slightly, "You don't have a choice. You've lost."

Bradford shuffle his eyes around, "If I'm going down," his eyes flicker to the mutagen, "I'm taking you with me."

All of their eyes widen when his sword connects with the glass, causing a crack.

"No!"

Veronica sees this and quickly throws a smoke bomb to the ground, disappearing in a cloud of dark grey smoke.

Both Xever and Bradford go down with a scream, mutagen spilling all over them.

The turtles and Jewel all whoop and clap as they walk away, a voice stopping them in their tracks.

"Your skills are impressive." a dark, low, blooming voice says. They all turn around, eyes widening to the size of saucers. Except for Jewel, as her eyes narrow into dark, narrow, slits. What they see is a six foot armored man with a mask covering most of his features.

He flies off from his position with a grunt, landing on the ground in a low crouch. He straightens himself up, unsheathing his steel claws from his wrists.

Donnie gulps, "Oh, man. Do you think that's...The Shredder?" he asks nervously. Jewel scoffs, "Obviously." she mutters under her breath, slowly unsheathing her tanto. Raph scowls, "Well, it's definitely A Shredder."

The Shredder slowly takes a few steps to them, "There is undoubtedly a fascinating story in how my old nemesis came to teach ninjutsu to four mutant turtles and a highly skilled kunoichi and mercenary." he says, looking straight at Jewel, who only growls like a feral dog at him, the memories flashing in her mind.

"Perhaps I will let one of you live long enough to tell it." he continues. Leo glares daggers at him, "You're gonna have to catch us first!" he quickly looks over to Mikey, "Mikey!"

The orange clad turtle smirks, holding an arm with a smoke bomb over his head, "So long, suckah!" and he drops the egg, only for it to turn out as a real egg...

They all, except for Jewel, look at the egg in horror. Mikey shrugs sheepishly, "Oops. All right, that one's on me."

Without any warning, The Shredder charged, drawing his blades out from his gauntlets. Raph was the first to charge at him. Both blocked attacks from one another until Shredder sent a hard kick to Raph, flying him over to the electric billboard. Raph grunted in pain as he was electrocuted, "RAPH!" Leo cried out in worry, before going in for Shredder himself.

He attempted to slice his swords through his armor, Shredder blocking them every time. Suddenly, Shredder sent a hard punch into his plastron before kicking him in the gut, sending him rolling across the rooftop before landing on his side.

"LEO!" Donnie shrieked, quickly running over to his still and unconscious older brother. He looked over at him. He seemed fine but had a few bruises, not too many though. He seethed in anger, running up to The Shredder with his staff drawn. Donnie kept swinging his Bo staff at him, Shredder blocking them with ease.

Shredder then grabbed his staff and began jabbing it repeatedly hard into the purple clad genius's forehead. He launched Donatello across the roof with a full forced punch. Suddenly, a kusarigama chain was caught by him and he pulled Michelangelo to him, brutally kicking him in the stomach.

He bounced off the rooftop while throwing a few shurikens at the armored ninja master. Shredder evaded them easily with his gauntlets, before seeing the turtle tumbled off the edge. He walked over to it to see the dead body on the concrete. Unfortunately for him, he didn't see anything but the concrete floor.

Suddenly, he felt a gush of wind behind him. He raised an eyebrow and turned around, only to find Leo slicing his sword at him. He blocked it with ease. Donatello used this as a distraction, bringing his staff down upon on him, aiming at his head. Shredder stumbled slightly but recollected himself as he felt another gush of wind behind him.

Mikey climbed up onto the electric billboard, rushing to his brother's aid. He gently turned him over, finding his body slightly burnt, but not too badly. Sky blue and emerald met as Raphael sent a dry smile, Mikey smiling in return.

Shredder kept feeling a gush of wind behind him. He turned around again, finding nothing. What was that?! He turned around and scanned the area. Finally, he found a blurry figure speeding over to him. Before he can react, it sends a hard punch to the face, nearly knocking his helmet off. He flipped and landed in a low crouch.

The figure revealed itself to be a girl. She had coffee brown skin and a midnight black mask. She prodded one hand on her hip while she threw her tanto in the air, catching it in between her fingers. She smirked coldly at him, "Looking good, Saki. Have you been working out?" she said, her voice oozing with mockery.

Shredder merely scoffed, "Julia Anabel King." he said slowly, nodding his head, "Well, hello gorgeous. You're looking very," he scanned her up and down, "...alive."

Jewel threw her head back, "Ha! Only on the outside, Shred-Head."

And suddenly, Shredder bolted towards her, blades poised at her. Both attempted to slash and slice at each other, but with Jewel's enhanced strength and Shredder's far superior skills, both knew that was impossible. She kicked him in the head before he punched her arm hard. She subconsciously winced, refusing to let Shredder see.

Jewel back flipped away from Shredder, an idea forming in her mind. She closed her eyes, concentrating. Shredder took this as a distraction and bolted for the final blow, a certain turtle stopping him in his tracks...

"GET AWAY FROM HER!"

Leonardo leapt from the air and brought down his swords. Shredder grabbed him and threw him off. Donnie went up behind him and swung his staff down upon his shoulder blade. The staff snapped in half and Donnie yelped in alarm as Shredder grabbed his head and flung him into Leonardo. He snapped his head upwards as Raphael charged his sais at him, landing on his back. He punched his head repeatedly until Shredder threw him down, about to deliver a brutal punch.

To his surprise, a chain wrapped around his wrist. Michelangelo hurdled down from the billboard, dragging Shredder upwards from the ground. He used his kusarigama blade to hang The Shredder by his arm being suspended in mid-air. The sickening crack was heard, and Shredder's scream of pain echoed off in waves.

He used his blade to slice at one of the letters, falling off. Mikey screamed in terror as it landed on top of him. Shredder looked to see his brothers quickly rushing to his aid, struggling to lift it off of him. Finally, Michelangelo managed to crawl out from it, a shallow and slightly bloody wound appearing on his head, forming a bruise, and a few cuts.

They all looked up to see Shredder glaring down at them as if they were a deep, dark hole. He looked over to see the raven haired kunoichi and smirked coldly at them. Their eyes widened in horror and Shredder bolted towards the girl.

"NO!" they all screamed as Shredder pointed his blade at her.

And suddenly, Jewel smirked and thrusted her arms and shoulders forward, creating a large fire blast at the armored man. He flew back from the large blast, landing on his back, his armor slightly melted.

Jewel smirked coldly and folded her arms over her chest, "Whoops."

The turtles and kunoichi panted heavily. The turtles were covered in cuts and bruises, while Jewel, thankfully, only had a few scratches on her clothing and a black eye. All of them glared up at Shredder, before all five of them charged for him. He landed a hit on all of them except for Leo.

Leo sliced his sword at him but he dodged it. Leo dropped his sword and held his side in pain. Shredder grabbed the top half of his shell and held him against an air vent. He pressed two of his gauntlet blades in between the leader's in blue head.

Suddenly, a small and sharp blade rose in between his gauntlets, "Tell me where Splinter is and I promise your demise will be swift!" he demanded, the blade drawing in closer to Leo's neck. His eyes widened in fear.

Then, Shredder dropped him and turned around to find a dark red fish holding his hand out, "Help...me!" it said, its' voice rasped and weak. "What is this?!"

Just then, a large looking dog like creature held out its' hand to him, groaning. "Xever?! Bradford?!" his eyes widened and he turned around to find the turtles and Jewel gone.

"NO!" he screamed in anguish, unaware of five silhouettes hiding under the building...

Jewel walked down the hallway to her room, clutching an ice pack for her eye, which was starting to sting painfully again. She felt an uneasy churn in her stomach at what Master Splinter had said hours ago...

"We are at war."

She frowned. She wanted to tell them. She really did. But, she just wasn't ready and she couldn't find the right time. Luckily, Donnie had seemed to forgotten about her being a mercenary. She didn't know how to explain it yet. Besides, she had another secret. She hadn't told them yet, but she will. She hadn't told them that she used to be an -

"NO!"

She jumped slightly at the sound. That voice...it sounded muffled and terrified. Her eyes widened as she knew who that voice belonged to. She ran over to his door and swung it open.

There, she saw Leonardo thrashing around in his bed. She quickly ran over to him, taking him by the shoulders and shaking them. He was sweating and he looked pale and still bruised from his injuries. "Leo! Relax! It's just a dream! It's okay! Lion Boy!"

He kept thrashing around. She let go of him and bit down on her bottom lip. A figurative lightbulb appeared above her. She smiled coyly and raised an arm over her head, slapping him.

His eyes snapped wide open, and she had to cover his mouth with her hand as he screamed. He panted heavily and his eyes were unfocused and still dazed from the nightmare. She slowly removed her hand.

His head snapped upwards at her, "J-Jewel?" he asked, his voice small and timid.

She smiled and patted his head, "Relax. It was just a nightmare. Just a nightmare. You're safe, Lion Boy." she assured him, her voice gentle and soft, to which he had found absolutely beautiful about her...

His smile dropped. She was in his room...and he didn't have his mask or gear on!

His cheeks shaded into a dark crimson color, using his blanket to cover himself as much as he could. And then, he blushed even deeper as she saw the blanket held in his hand.

She giggled, "Is that supposed to be your blankie?" she teased in a high pitched baby voice. He glanced over at the blue blanket with the duck on it, "Y-Yes?" he answered nervously.

She rolled her eyes and smiled, "It's nothing to be embarrassed about, Leo. I think it's pretty cute. And, if you'd like, I won't tell your brothers."

He smiled up at her, "Thanks." he whisphered. Suddenly, to his shock, Jewel smirked tauntingly, "By the way, you look pretty cute without your mask on."

That statement only made him blush harder, attempting to cover his face. He felt something thrown across his lap. He looked to see his mask and gear.

"Get dressed, Lion Boy." Jewel said over her shoulder. He raised an eyebrow, "For what?"

She smirked, "I wanna show you something." she said, walking out of his room.

Jewel and Leo walked to some old abandoned construction site. Leo looked around, "Um, w-what did you wanna show me?" he asked, hiding his wince at the sound of his voice. Why did he always have to stutter around this girl?!

Jewel smiled, gesturing to the whole area, "This!"

He raised an eyebrow, "A construction site?"

Jewel rolled her eyes, "No." her eyes flickered down at the ground. She bent down and used one hand to scoop up a large portion of mud, "This." and with a sharp jerk of her wrist, the mud flew off from her hand and into the turtles' face.

"GYAH!" he yelled, using a hand to wipe it off. Most of his face, however, was still stained with mud. He pouted and glared Jewel, who clutched her stomach and pointed at him, laughing.

She cackled, "That's a good look for you, Lion Boy!" she laughed. He blushed and slid his eyes down at the mud. He smirked. So, she wants to play dirty, huh? He bent down and scooped up a fair amount of mud, plastering it across the model's face.

"What?! Hey! Gross, Lion Boy! Not cool!" she yelled, wiping the mud off. She glared at him. He was laughing and pointing at her as well, "Not a bad look for you either, Wolf Girl!" he said, continuing on with his laughter.

She pouted but internally smirked at the nickname. Wolf Girl...it suits.

Thunder was heard but ignored by the two teens. Jewel smirked down at him, "So you really wanna play it that way, huh? Well then...it's on!"

And she pushed the turtle down in the mud, a sickening splat heard. He went down with a yelp, glaring playfully at her before sweeping at her legs, causing her to go down.

Both teens repeatedly throw, push, even slide mud at each other. Both ignored the rain, laughing and giggling.

After two hours, both manage to sober up and lay down on the muddy ground. They were covered in mud from head to toe, and soaking wet, but it didn't really matter to them all that much. They looked up at the sky, staring at stars despite the heavy and strong rain. Leo sighed contently, "Thanks...for whatever you wanted to show me." he chuckled. Jewel giggled, "Don't be naive, Lion Boy. You seemed stressed out about the whole 'Shredder thing' and I wanted to distract you from that. You know, show you some fun, three-toes."

Leo smiled and rolled his eyes, "It worked. Thanks, Jewel, really. I...I haven't had this much fun in a while with...anyone."

Jewel took a glance at the turtle. He laid down on his back, like her, and had his hands rested on his chest and his eyes seemed to shine bright from the stars, a pleased and calm smile painting his lips. She was taken aback. He looked so...at peace. She turned away and looked on from the stars, "You're welcome."

She felt calmer now, thanks to him, forgetting about her big secret to tell him and the others. Now, they would know she used to be a mercenary and Donnie would most likely bring it up and she would have to explain herself. She could handle that a little.

But...how could she tell them that...she used to be an assassin...for the Foot Clan...

There you go! Hoped you enjoyed it! And Clare, if you want, you can write a scene for the next chapter for Clara if you'd like. And I hope I portrayed her right and that you liked it!

And to Miraculous Pink Ninja:

The note said:

Oh, like you wouldn't do that with your precious little girlfriend, Lion Boy!

Thank you for loving Jewel. So glad you do!

And Leo said paper tastes like nothing. Completely flavorless.

And Jewel's secret: Already revealed at the Kraang Lab and at the end.

And also, if anyone has any romantic scenes for Leo and Jewel...PLEASE TELL ME! At this point, I'm desperate. I'm not very good at writing romance scenes and I need help! So, if you have any ideas...please...tell me.

Sayonara!