Explanation: This takes place in 1989. Alex is a fifteen-year old girl. She has no family she doesn't know anything about them. Alex was a baby when she was put in foster care and has been there ever since.
Alex shuffled her feet all the way home. Well, the place she was living now anyway. She had just finished a game of basketball at the Y and was exhausted. It was 5:00p.m.
"Looks like I am grounded, again," thought the grubby teen, " why worry about hurrying home."
She stopped at a small restaurant and asked for a sprite to go. As Alex checked her pockets for change she found her charm. She remembered back to her tenth birthday her social worker then had been Ms. Wilson, a pretty woman with curly blonde hair.
"I found this in your file, " the woman had whispered.
"What is it?" the ten-year-old misfit asked.
"I think it belonged to your mother, and I thought since you were ten and all you could have it."
"Thank you."
"You are most welcome," she said smiling at the small girl.
"Hey, kid!" the rude man shouted interrupting her thoughts, "here."
Alex took the pop and tossed the money on the counter and left.
The sun was setting as Alex started back to the house of her latest "family". Alex heard someone fall into step behind her. It is probably nothing she thought and kept walking. Her instinct however would not ignore the steps; so she sped up a little so did the other person. Alex took off in a dead run and turned down an alleyway. She reached the end of the alley and there was a wire fence, Alex turned around and saw instead of one man about ten one of them wore a cloak and silver mask on his hand was what looked like a cheese shredder. Alex leaned against the fence as the men approached her trying not to look scared but finding it very hard to stand. The man with the silver mask grabbed her chin and turned her face back and forth as if trying to place her. Finally he said, "It is her." He grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the alley, Alex snapped out of her daze and realized she was being kidnapped she began to struggle. Ultimately she kicked the man behind the knee and turned and took off. Rashly, an arm shot out and grabbed her waist and pulled her into another alley Alex was about to scream when a hand covered her mouth and someone leaned down by her ear and said
"Shhh, we are not going to hurt you, okay."
Alex did all she could and nodded but her wits were screaming fight. However, the feel of the arm on her waist and mouth was stronger than Alex could handle so she remained still. Then, the man with the mask and his soldiers came around the corner. The hand on her waist and mouth suddenly released and she felt them squat behind her, "coward," she thought. The man sent one of his soldiers to get Alex this time his knee obviously still hurt. Alex thought "I don't think so," she began to pull her backpack off her shoulder and when the soldier was close enough hit him, sending him flying over to the trashcans.
Suddenly eight of the soldiers were coming at her. Alex prepared herself for the worst but the person squatted behind her jumped up holding a pair of knifes, but it wasn't a person it was a giant turtle! Okay, this is just a bad dream I am going to wake up and none of this is happening, Alex thought. This was a comforting thought except as unreal as it was Alex knew that this was not a dream. Suddenly the giant turtle started to fight the ninjas. Alex0 faded into the shadows and started around the corner at the end of the alley, she felt a ladder and climbed it quietly. Once the tired teen reached the top of the ladder she laid on the floor and listened to the fight, it didn't sound good for the turtle. Alex heard the ninjas say "she is gone."
"Find her!" shouted a man, Alex assumed it was the Shredder guy.
As soon as Alex heard everyone was gone she climbed down and ran over to the turtle. She leaned down over him and tried to get him to wake up. She knew she couldn't call for help everyone would think he was a freak of nature and turn him into some experiment or something. Alex heard something behind her; the sewer lid was coming off. Alex grabbed her bag and ran behind the trashcan she squatted down to listen. She saw three giant turtles just like the one that had helped her.
"Donnie, is he okay?" asked one with a blue bandana.
"Yeah, I think so." replied Donnie, with a purple bandana.
"Er," groaned the one that had helped her.
"Hey, Rafael you okay?" asked one with an orange bandana.
" Yeah, where is the girl?" asked Rafael.
"What girl?" asked Donnie.
"Shredder and his guys were after her, I tried to help her…" Rafael trailed off.
"Hey, Leo I think he is serious," stated Donnie.
"Do you see a girl?" asked Leo.
"Yes," whispered the orange bandana one.
"Where, Mikey?" asked Leo.
"Right… here!" he grabbed Alex's shirt and jerked from behind the trashcan.
"Let me go!" Alex struggled.
"Not until you tell us what happened to our friend," insistent Leo.
"He helped me, this guy and a group of ninjas attack me and tried to kidnap me your friend saved me, can I go now?" commented Alex.
"No way, dudette you're coming with us," stated Mikey.
"Why?"
"Because if Shredder is going through this much trouble for you we can't let him have you."
"Fine."
Alex followed them into the sewer.