Chapter Fifteen

Author's note and disclaimer: I do not own TMNT.

Haley stayed with the guys while Karai handled things with The Foot. Shockingly, the kunoichi found a will amongst her father's belongings. Leaving everything to Karai and with strict orders for his followers to look to her for guidance.

"So what are you gonna do now?" Mikey asked. "You're not gonna start attacking us again, are you?"

Karai shook her head, chuckling. "No I'm not."
Master Splinter approached his daughter, "There are many great things that you can accomplish in life. Just know that I am very proud of you."

Karai blushed, "Thanks um…father. I actually wanted to run a few things by you. I want to rebuild The Foot Clan, make it better. Better for the world. You know serve people, justice and all that stuff."

"Basically the opposite of The Foot." Raphael stated and then added sarcastically, "Yea I can see that going over real well."

"It sounds like you're gonna need some help."

Everyone turned towards the entry way to the dojo. Haley stood there, dressed to kick ass and take names. A duffle bag sat at her feet.

"You want to help?" Karai asked.

"It beats being dead." Haley chuckled.

"So just like that, you're leaving?" Raphael questioned.

"I need to go somewhere where people don't know my face. Where I can walk around freely in the day time." Haley closed the gap between herself and the turtles. "I'll stay in touch, we'll talk every day, write letters and all that junk."

Raphael's shoulders sagged in defeat. He knew she was right. Haley couldn't do much living when everyone thought she was dead. But there was something else. Ever since Oroku Saki's death, Haley seemed distant—depressed. When she came out of her shocked induced sleep, she informed everyone that Enyo was no longer her inner demon.

Donatello's theory was that Enyo took over Haley's body before the stabbing happened and disappeared soon after. He may have said that to make Haley feel better. She was able to sleep and eat after the conversation, but there was definitely darkness in her blue eyes.

Haley left the room to call April about her plan to go with Karai to Japan. Leonardo approached Raphael and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"She needs this Raph." Leonardo said softly.

"I know she does. It's just….we just got her back and now she's leaving." Raphael clutched his fist.

"She's not leaving, not for good. You heard her, she's going to stay in touch." He could tell by Raphael's hard expression that he wasn't getting through to his brother. "At least she's alive Raphael."

Raphael livened, his back straightened and unclenched his fists. He turned to his brother with a cocky smirk pulling at the corner of his mouth. "When did you become so wise?"

"It pays to listen to Master Splinter." Leonardo said.

"Has Karai said anything about the mutants that worked for The Shredder?" Raphael asked as he walked to exit the dojo, picking up Haley's bag along the way.

"After the will was read, Tiger Claw disappeared. She's not sure what happened to the others. They're probably still here in the city." Leonardo guessed.

"Which means we're gonna have our hands full." Raphael groaned.

"Don't worry your pretty little head, Raph, you won't be alone." Karai said, suddenly appearing between the two. "I'm leaving a few Foot Bots behind. If you ever need the extra hands just let me know."

"I have the perfect name for them too!" Mikey cheered, overhearing their conversation as they walked into the living room. "Foot Force!"

Karai thought for a moment, "Simple, easy to remember and fun to say. I like it."

"Please don't encourage him." Raphael begged.

April and Casey arrived at the lair with party food, wanting to send their friends off right. In the middle of the party, Donatello pulled Haley aside and gave her a small, plastic book.

"A passport?" Haley questioned.

"I'd figure you'd need one since you're going across the world."

"Damn. I wanted to stow away with the animals." Haley joked and then punched him in the shoulder, "Thanks man."

"Don't thank me yet." Donatello scooted a few inches away while rubbing his arm.

Haley questioned him with a glare and then opened the passport. "Who the fuck is Elizabeth Müller?"

"It's you." Donatello replied, "I need to admit something. After you died, I did a little research."

"Why?"

"The way I cope is weird." Donatello replied quickly, "But I dug deep into the C.I.A database and I found a file on you. It had details in there about you, things that we already knew and things that we didn't. Like the identity of your biological parents and your real name."

"Wait. My god given name is Elizabeth Müller?"

Donatello nodded, "Yes."

"I'm German?" Haley thought for a moment, "Well that explains a lot."

"Would you like to know more about them?" Donatello asked, pulling a file from behind him.

Haley sighed and rolled her eyes. "Sure why not."

"Their names are Frank and Louise. They're still alive and living in Düsseldorf, Germany. Frank owns a miller and Louise manages a bakery. They came to America on vacation and while they were here, Louise, your mother, gave birth to you."

"So they left me?"

Donatello pulled out a new article, "In classic New York fashion, they were mugged. Louise told the police that a man took you after he stabbed Frank. So you were never abandoned, Haley. You were kidnapped."

"You have got to be shitting me." Haley screamed, catching everyone attention. "Why didn't they look for me?"

"They did, but when their vacation time was up they were forced to return home. The police continued their search, but after two months went by they closed the case."

"Wow, way to go America." Haley said bluntly, "Are they still alive?"

Donatello held up another picture. An older couple standing in front of their house, Haley guessed. She couldn't read German. Frank had blonde hair, blue eyes, was a little taller than Haley and looked fit for his age. Louise was a little shorter with long brown hair and the same dark blue eyes that Haley has. Her frame was thin and looked fragile, her smile was loving and sad at the same time.

"They didn't have any more children. I think it was because guilt, because they couldn't find you." Donatello handed over the file, "Their address is inside. You should see them, Haley. I think it'll do you and them some good."

Haley inhaled and exhaled deeply, "Thanks Donnie. I'll uh…I'll think about it."

Donatello frowned, his hope sinking along with his shoulders.

Then Haley turned towards him, "Hey Don, is there an app where I can learn German?"

Author's note: So my friend gave me this idea where I should draw Elizabeth, Ashley, Haley and Enyo together. That's going to take forever.