Hello Readers. It is nice to see you all again. You've come at quite an interesting time. You see, my family and me are just gearing up for a full out war against our mortal enemy, the Shredder.

Those who aren't willing to kick Shredder's butt, or feels nauseous when it comes to beating up Foot Ninja's, I would suggest coming back at another time. For this might not end well.

...Well no, it could end well, if we are lucky. It is like... if a High school tried to perform Phantom of the Opera. It might turn out really well, but it definitely wont be easy. It will take a lot of effort, skill, and time. A lot of time.

But hey, I'm sure we can do it. If we work as a team, nothing can stop us! Especially now that we are back in our own turf and know the fight is coming. And as an added plus, we will be the ones starting the attack this time.

"Good old Battle Shell." I mused as I hoped into the back. Jumping to my seat, I patted the leather. I sure had missed this thing.

"It's been a while since I've been able to drive this beauty." Donnie sighed dreamily as he hopped into the front seat.

Jumping into the passanger seat, Leo buckled his seat belt. "Alright, everyone know the plan?"

We all nodded. Right, the plan was in a way, simple and easy. We use the Battle Shell as a distraction while we sneak it, then slowly make our way up the building till we reach the Shredder. Sounds easy enough until we actually get into the building.

Starting the engine, Don sped out of the warehouse and towards Shredder's headquarters.

Ready or not, here we come Shreddie.

Reaching into my hoodie pocket, I pulled out my mask. Placing it on, I re-adjusted my hat on my head.

"Nice look Mom!' Mikey gave me a thumbs up. Glancing at him, I chuckled.

"Thank you dear."

"Yeah, you fit in perfectly with us now." Raphael smirked, adjusting his own mask.

I chuckled again. "So I usually stick out?" I mused.

"Like a sore thumb." Raphael nodded bluntly.

"How so?" I frowned.
"We'll we are all Turtles, and you're human. So even though we are normally sticking out, having you with us make you look like the odd man out." Donatello explained over his shoulder

"Oh well, now we have Splinter with us." I motioned to him. "Now we can both stick out together."

"Yes, though I'm sure all of us with cause quite a bit of surprise during the battle we are about to face.' Splinter bowed his head.

We all nodded. I was going to kick some butt tonight, that was for sure.

"We all must remain focus guys. No wondering off or getting distracted." Leo said sternly.

Right. Focused. No distractions- Wait! Why is Leo looking directly at ME when he is saying this? I am completely focused when I need to be.

Reaching forward, I lightly hit Leonardo on the head. Freezing from his little speech, he gawked at me. "What was that for?" he demanded.

"For staring." I grumbled, leaning back in my seat.

"Ooh." His brothers laughed

"One shouldn't stare Leonardo. It is unbecoming." Splinter scolded with a small and playful twinkle in his eyes.

Stunned, Leonardo stared at us. "Wha-?" he stammered.

"Ah, he is staring again!" Mikey cackled.

We all laughed when Leo narrowed his eyes, looking irritable.

"Sorry, sorry." I chuckled. "Serious now. Promise." I assured him.

Nodding his head, Leo motioned for Donnie to pull over. "Right here Don."

"Rodger that."Only a block from Saki incorperations, Donnie stopped the car and we all piled out.

"Alright Mikey, you know what to do." Donnie tossed his younger brother a remote. Catching it, my youngest grinned evilly.

...Why do I have this feeling that this might end badly? Or messy? Or even both?

"And we begin.' He cackled, pressing start. Using the joy stick he maneuvered the car towards Shredder's headquarters, using the small screen on the remote to see where he was going.

"Alright, the rest off us, to the pipe lines." Leo motioned to the closest man hole. Nodding we all scrambled down to the sewers and towards the pipe systems. Waiting a few moments, we all nodded to Mikey, who began his assault.

With most of the Foot Ninja's distracted with Mikey and his amazing driving skills, we all snuck into Foot headquarters through the large pipes lines running in and out of the building.

What sort of person even needs pipes this big? I mean, seriously, what are you possibly using these pipes for? Air? Water? I dunno.

It was sort of weird to crawl through a pipe in the dark, but we managed some how.

"Careful Mum." Raph said as we got to a pipe that angled downward. "Don't slip."

"Will do." I said, waving my right hand blindly in the dark so that I didn't run into anything. Behind us all, Mikey continued to drive the Battle Shell around, the light from his screen giving enough light to show his face.

"Guys, Hun just showed up." He announced. "He just blew up the Battle Shell with one of those hand bomb things."

I hate hand bombs.

Poor Battle Shell though. I mean, we all know it was bound to be destroyed, but it was still sad to hear it was gone. I think I heard Donnie sigh sadly, but he continued to push on through the tunnel.

"Alright-" Don, who was ahead of us all, paused. "This should be good enough. Raph, can you open a hole for us?"

"You know me." He smirked. "Blow torch." Raphael commanded, holding out his hand.
"Blow torch.' I said, blindly handing it to him. Turning it on, he quickly made a hole in the tube, kicking it out. Sticking his head out, he looked left to right.

"Clear." He announced, hopping out. Alright! Step one is complete!

As we all piled out from the tube, Raphael smirked back at Michelangelo. "Nice remote control action there Slick."

"And they say hours and hours of video games is bad for you." Mikey laughed with a grin.

"They are." I stuck my head out of the pipe with a frown. Mikey chuckled, rushing a few feet ahead. Rolling my eyes, I smiled when Leonardo held his hand out to me. Taking it, I let him help me out of the tube.

What a gentleman.

When I was on the ground, I looked to Donnie, who was staring at his communicator. "Poor Battle shell." he sighed. "I really loved that over sized gadget laid gas guzzler."

Try saying that five times fast.

With a small smile, Leo patted Donnie's shoulder. "And I'm sure the next one you build you will love just as much."

"Yeah." I agreed. "And hey, for the next one you can had that extra row of seats you keep saying you wish you had." I pointed out.

Smiling, Donatello nodded. "Yeah, and maybe one of those mini fridges."

"I'm up for that!" Mikey bounced a bit.

"You wouldn't be allowed to use it, numbskull." Donnie narrowed his eyes.
"Aww." Mikey pouted.

"Guys." Leo stepped in between them. "Lets stick to the plan, alright?"
"Right." Donnie nodded, reaching up to his head piece. "April, stage one is complete."

"Roger that Don. Uploading Worm Program…. Now." April said on the other line.

"What is Worm Program?" I frowned. That sounded so weird. It sounded like they were planning on just dumping a large bucket of worms on the Foot and Shredder.

…That would actually be really funny if they did.

"It is a virus that will clog their internal communications network." Donnie explained with a smile. Well, scratch off the bucket of worms. But hey, stopping them from communicating to each other is definitely a plus.

"Oh. Sweet." I smiled. Nodding agreement, Donatello used the map on his phone to lead us towards the surveliance room. Kneeling next to the panel that opened the door, Donatello pressed a few buttons, frowning when the system instantly locked him out. Hoping to some how hack through it, Donnie sighed in frustration.

"Foot Com systems are down. What's next?" April asked from Don's headset.

"April." Donnie said, pressing down on the key pad again. "I'm having trouble getting in. Can you dig up an access code?"

An access code? If I were to choose an access code I would choose...

1234!

No, that would be too easy. Maybe something like… 2468?

"Yeah, but is going to be tricky. They change the codes hourly." April announced.

3579!

Yeah, something like that. That would be the numbers I would choose anyway.

As Donatello punched in different numbers, I stared at the numbers as he reached for something in his bag. How funny would it be if my guess was actually right?

"We'll have to wait a few minutes. It is 7:59 right now, so even if April finds the password in the next couple minutes it will just change at 8 again." He announced.

So we'll just stand here for a minute waiting for the hour to change, then wait for April to find a password. Ugh, that sounds like it would take forever.

Half listening to what he said, I examined the key board. Behind me, I think I heard Raphael chuckle and say he could just break down the door. We could do that…

Reaching forward I pressed the keypad. 3579

Haha. Well, even if-

"Access granted." A computer voice suddenly said and the door slide open. Stunned, I gawked at the opening. On the other side, Foot ninja's were busy typing away on computers, not even noticing that the door had been opened. Or if they had, they most likely assumed it was just another Foot Ninja… since they knew the code to the door.

"Uh…" I blinked. Are you kidding?! It was 3579?!

"Wha-" just as dumbfounded as me, the boys stared at the opening of the door. Before even any of us could react, the door slide shut, locking us out again.

….Dude, that is wickedly cool. Guessing powers all the way!

"Mom! How did you-" Mikey jabbed his finger at the door. Looking to him, I blinked.

"…I dunno." I shrugged honestly. "I guessed."
"You guessed?!" Donatello demanded, bewildered.
"Yes." I nodded.
"That- what?" Donnie reached out to press the buttons again.

"Access denied."
"What?!" Raph growled. "But Mom put in the same number and it opened for her."

"…It's 8." Donnie sighed, staring at his phone. "The password changed again. We missed our chance."

Leo frowned, looking to me. "…Could you guess again?"

"4692." I guessed instantly.

Typing it in, Donnie shook his head. "Nope."
"Dang it." I snapped my fingers. "Guess it was just a once in a lifetime chance."

"It was pretty cool though." Mikey smiled at me.

"Regardless of whether it is 'cool' we still have yet to enter the room my sons." Splinter said, forcing us to get back on track.

Oh… right. Whoops.

"Yeah, how are we going to get in there?" Mikey frowned
"April is looking for a code right now-"

"Hah!" Raphael laughed. "Allow me." He smirked. Stepping back to the other side of the hall, he charged for the door. Sticking out his foot, he knocked the door down in one large heap.

"…Raph." I sighed. If that didn't let them know we were here, I don't know what will.

"Well hey, it's noisy, but definitely affective." Mikey chuckled. Well, yeah. I guess I might as well try to think positive about all of this.

Rushing in, we all pulled out our weapons. Inside, Foot Ninja's rose from their seats, glaring at us.

Or at least… I think they are glaring at us. It is hard to tell through the mask.

"Hey there!" I called with a wave, pulling out my bow and placing an arrow to it.

"Now that is a lot of Ninjas." Mikey smirked.

"Eh, I've seen more." I shrugged.

"Wha- when?" Mikey lowered his hands to stare at me, shocked.

"All the time." I answered, lowering my own hands. "Like back when-"

"Mom, Mikey." Leo sighed, giving us a long look. "Focus?"

Going to smack myself right there. Come on Arinna! You said you would stop doing this. You said you would be serious!

…But it is hard! There are so many things to comment on.

Are you seriously fighting with yourself about this?
Maybe.

…Go back to the fighting.

Okay.

"…Right." I nodded, instantly going back into a defense position. Lifting his nunchucks, Mikey chuckled.

"So, are we doing this with bows or without?" he asked

The Foot ninja's charged.

"Definitely without." He nodded, rushing forward to meet them. As soon as I got close enough, I dropped to my knees, sliding pass the Foot Ninja. Stunned, they barely had time to turn around and face me before I whipped back and kicked them.

Straightening I turned my head to glance at the different maps covering the room.

…Hey, wait…. This wasn't just a survellance room, this was a global communications room! There are several maps covering the entire room of the world. And each map has different dots on them. Strange, right?
I think those dots are either enemies, or allies. If it is the other, then Shredder has a lot of allies around the world. Which is kind of disturbing and not very comforting.

Looking to a map showing America I could see most of the dots were actually covering the lower right corner near Florida, and on the other side of the country near California. There was only one dot on New York, so that mean Shredder didn't have too many allies that actually lived close to him.

Ducking down, avoiding a scythe, I whipped back, slamming the end of my bow into the mans face, hitting him back. Huffing, I rolled my eyes.

"Donnie!" Leonardo suddenly called. "Do your thing!"

Nodding, Donatello used his staff to throw himself over the Foot Ninja's heads and towards the computers.

…Yeah, no. I still don't like you Bo! You stink!

With that thought in mind I hit my hand over my shoulder, back handing/punching a ninja that attempted to sneak up on me from behind.

You would think they would be smart and not just charge at us. I mean, it has been proven many times before that we are much higher in skill then any of them. So just charging at us is not a good strategy.

A good strategy is attacking one of us at a time. Like waiting till your opponent has let his guard down then sneak up behind him.

Or wait till he is occupied with something else. Such as Donnie.

Right now he is messing the computer, so it would be the perfect chance to- WHAT DOES THAT NINJA THINK HE IS DOING?!
My eyes narrowed in on a single Ninja that was quietly sneaking up on Donnie, who was too busy with his work to really notice.

Oh. Uh-huh. No way. Not happening you jerk!
 Sprinting forward, easily dodging and running pass Foot Ninja's to the row of computers. Just as the man lifting his blade above his head to strike at my baby, I lunged forward.

"Hiyah!" I screamed, slamming the heel of my foot unto the man's chin and hitting him away. Pausing from his work, Donatello glanced over his shoulder at me in surprise.

"Sorry honey, didn't mean to disturb you. Don't mind me." I said with a sweet smile.

"No problem Mom- eight o'clock."
I dropped down, shooting back up with the palm of my hands, and split kicked a guy to my right. "Thank you. Though it was more of a 11'oclock."

"Really?' he frowned. "He looked more to your 8."

"Yeah, but he was kind of small and moved easily, so he moved at the last second."
"Oh." My son nodded.

I laughed. "You done yet?" I asked. We were really lucky to have Donatello here. All this computer stuff just makes my brain hurt.

"Just finished.' He smirked, pulling away from the computer. Rising to his feet, we turned around, happy to see that the others had taken care of the rest.

"Well, that was refreashing." Raphael smirked, placing his weapons back in his belt. You know, it really was. I've missed this. It is nice to stretch my limbs and kick some butt."

"No doubt more will be on the way." Splinter frowned.

Oh, yeah. That is sort of problem. Not saying I wouldn't mind continually beating up foot Ninja's all day, but we have bigger fish to fry.

…Or um, we've got bigger spiky fish to fry… and or maim. Definitely maim. I'm so chopping of Shredder's head. I don't care on whether it is the right thing to do or not. That jerk choose to attack my babies and I'm coming back at him 10 fold!

That aside for right now though, I need to focus on actually getting to Shredder first.

"April, we need another way out." Donnie called into his headset.

"Preferably a way without stairs." I jumped forward, leaning against Don's shoulder to call into the headpiece. I hate stairs so much! They are so annoying and sometimes they just go on and on and on.

"I've got a ventilation shaft. How's that?"
"…Eh, it'll do." I shrugged.

"Alright, the duct is located in the North-West corner."

Turning his head to the corner, Donnie rushed to it and kicked it open. "Got it." He said, kneeling down enter the shaft and start his climb up the metal air duct.

Following suit, I paused to look back at the maps. I definitely didn't like them. Regardless of what they were truly meant for, it still gave me a bad feeling.

"Mom! Come on!" Mikey called, sticking his head out from the duct. Realizing everyone was already in and climbing up, I scrambled after them.

"Right." I said. Stepping inside, I pressed my hands to each side of the wall. Metal surrounded me like a small box, making it easy for my to climb up the side using the edged of metal sticking out. Grabbing the first edge I started to climb. We didn't have to climb up to high before we reached a flat vent that lead to the next row of rooms.

Crawling a few feet, we paused when Donatello reached a new room. Kicking open the cover of the vent, he peeked out. From the looks of it, the room was a large garage/storage area for weapons and other supplies. Looking pleased with the room, being the nerd he was, Donatello jumped down. The drop from the vent to the ground was definitely at least 20 feet, but it didn't seem to be a problem at all to my sons. Landing on a few boxes to support their fall, I looked back at Splinter.

Jumping from tall heights is not good for his back at all. I wanted to offer him some help, but he gave me one of those smiles that said he wanted to do this by himself.

Jumping down to the boxes, I smiled to find he seemed fine and jumped at him. Leaping off the box, I straightened and looked around the room.

"Ooh." My eyes widened. "I'm liking this room!" I stared around in awe at all the equipment and weapons lining the room.

"Agreed." Donnie wringed his hands excitedly. "It is like I died and went to techno geek heaven."
I chuckled. "You know, an old friend of mind, Nicole, would love this place." I chuckled. She was a high school friend of mine. She would have keeled over and died at the sight of this stuff. She always loved to build things.

"A Turtle could kick some serious butt with dis stuff." Raphael whistled.

"I would love to have my very own machine of death." I nodded, looking towards one of the larger machines that seemed to be able to move. It was like a car that was upgraded with gun, missiles, and giant arms that could rip off your flesh.

…Fun. That is of course if you are the one driving it.

"Ya can have dat one." My son smirked.
"I don't think it would fit in the lair." I sighed.

"We can make room." Raph insisted, with a wave of his hand.

"Yeah." I nodded. "…Donnie?' I looked at him with a smile, since he was the one to go to when you wanted to being some strange machine home.

"I'll think about it." He rolled his eyes.

"Ooh! I wonder what this one does." Mikey pondered behind us. Looking to him, I paled to find him pointing some strange gun.

I almost screamed when he pointed it at himself. If you don't know what it is, but it looks like a gun, don't point it at yourself!
"Uh Mikey, please don't point that directly at you-" I started to plead, but a large puff of smoke suddenly came out from the machine, hitting us. Coughing, Mikey squeaked when Leonardo yanked him out of the dust.
"That answer your question lame brain?" he narrowed his eyes.

"Come." Splinter called to them. "We must keep on the move."

Nodding the two followed after their Sensei.

I started to as well but paused.

I suddenly got this… bad feeling. And let me tell you this now. Me having a bad feeling… is not good. At all. Bad feelings are, well, bad. Really bad. Like that day Leonardo got attacked by the Shredder and all his Foot goons. I had a bad feeling that day as well.

Glancing over my shoulder, I frowned. Something wasn't right.

Hey guys! So that ends this chapter! I want to apologize for taking so long to update. I've actually been so busy with this musical I am helping to run.

...The Phantom of the opera. It is so hard! So very hard! It is fun though and I hope you can all forgive me not getting back with me.

I hope you enjoy this chapter!