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Last chapter, pretty short, but just to round things off. I know nothing drastically important happened in this story, but I don't like skipping tonnes of stuff. New story coming up, picking up on the arc where Ultimate Drako scatters everyone across time and space. I'm not letting much on yet, you'll have to wait.

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Leonardo's point of view.

Rules are made to be broken

My blue mask tails brush across my shoulder as a slight wind picks up. I force the stale air from my lungs and scan my eyes across New York, the blinking lights making me feel more relaxed.

"Think maybe we're safe for now?"

I exchange glances with Karma.

"Maybe."

I notice her confident stance, her eyes showing she's thinking. I smile.

'My sister… I know you're not over this, I know you're still fighting your own demons, but… tonight… those demons have no chance.'

A hand shifts to her right hip, where she checks her tessen and shell cell. Her own mask tails brush her shoulders, her obi tails hanging lazily at her other hip. Turning my attention back to the sleeping city, she continues with the questions.

"Is Shredder really gone?"

"I hope so."

"And Stockman?"

"Hm."

'I know what you're thinking Karm…'

"He's coming back…"

"He might come back, but he's not leaving with anyone."

We exchange glances, and as a silence settles over us, we break eye contact.

"Karai… You trust her don't you?"

My heart jolts at my sister's tone, as well as the mention of the name.

"I see no reason not to trust her, imouto."

"Trust is for fools." She scoffs.

"You trust me."

"I didn't say I wasn't a fool."

"Is this really a time for a linguistics debate?" Don stands to my right.

"Damnit." Karm smirks.

"You two aren't so good at hide and seek."

"Yeah, well, we're better than Mike and Raph."

"Damn straight!" Mikey's voice rings out from behind, and I turn to look at him.

"It was this bonehead's fault." A sulking Raph hits Mikey upside the head.

"OW!"

"We heard you talking." Don states, quirking his eye ridge at his younger brother.

"We can handle anythin' Shredder, Bishop, Karai or Stockman brings." Raph's hands instinctively curl into fists.

"Yeah dude, what d'ya take us for, morons?" Mikey grins, whilst the rest of us exchange glances.

"Uh, yeah." Karm rolls her eyes. "C'mon Leo, have faith. I bet you couldn't find us." She grins mischievously.

"That's not the rules of hide and seek." I smile slightly.

"Rules? Who said anything about rules, Fearless? We're ninja." With a puff of smoke, Karm disappears into thin air.

"Damn her and her kunoichi-" I turn to see the rest of my family disappeared too, "…tricks."

With a shake of my head and a smile, I glance over the city once again.

'My home… my family… Raph with his hot-headedness, Donny with his smarts, Mikey with his mischief and Karm… how do I describe her so simply?'

I ponder on the thought for one moment.

'As one of us.' I think with a small smile.

With one last glance of the city skyline, I disappear into the dark, blending into the shadows, doing what I do best, skulking the turtle desperately hopeless at hide and seek, Michelangelo.