"No way! No way! You won again!" exclaimed Ashton after Mikey won another game of cards.
"Ah yes, I am the champion." smiled a proud Mikey.
"You have got to be cheating." said Ashton.
"Nah, that's Raph's forte." said Mikey.
Just then, the alarm went off.
"Uh oh." said Mikey and Ashton together.
Donny went to the computer. "Oh goody." he said sarcastically.
"What's up?" asked Leo as he came to the computer with the others.
"The rank is on the move again. They're heading towards, let's see . . . a homeless shelter?" Donny scratched his head in puzzlement.
"I don't get it." said Mikey.
"They're going there to eat." said Raph.
"Exactly. The dragons probably feel that people don't care about the homeless, so if a few are missing, there won't be a big deal. Its really sad, but true." explained Ashton.
"Well then, its time we save the homeless from a most awful death." said Venus.
Everyone began leaving.
"Can I ride on the back of the motorcycle this time? The Hummer is really stuffy." said Ashton.
"No problem kid." said Raph.
They all then went out to the vehicles, and out to the homeless shelter.
When they got there, they parked the vehicles in the shadows, and went over to the shelter.
"Everything seems quiet." said Leo.
"Not really." said Ashton as he ears twitched in different directions. "Step back from the alleyway!" she exclaimed.
Everyone jumped back just as a laser ray soared through, exactly where Leo had been standing.
"Whoa." said Leo.
Everyone began taking out their weapons.
Soon, the dragon army emerged from the alleyway, one of the dragons holding a homeless little girl who was too weak and afraid to try and get away.
"I suggest you let go of the kid, leatherhead." said Raph, connecting the handles of his sai.
"I suggest you put down your weapon." said the dragon, holding a knife to the little girl's throat.
The little girl began whimpering.
The Turtles stood there, unsure of what to do.
"Where did Ashton go?" asked Venus.
"What? She abandoned us?" asked Leo.
"Never that. Wherever she is, she's got a plan." said Mikey. Then he looked behind the dragons, and smiled.
From on top of the two-floored homeless shelter, Ashton smiled back. Leaning back on her legs, she prepared for a far leap.
After a few seconds, she leaped off of the building, and onto the back of the dragon holding the little girl.
"Yeah!" exclaimed Mikey.
Leo raised his eyebrows.
Ashton quickly disarmed the dragon of the knife.
Donny pulled the little girl away from the dragon just as he was about to fall on her.
Ashton took out her nails and slashed through his neck, leaving the dragon to bleed to death. She then got off, and turned to the other dragons near her with her nails out.
"Anybody want some?"
The dragons looked unsure, but still took out their weapons.
The Turtles then stood next to Ashton, all of them with their weapons out and ready for action.
"You leatherheads still sure you want some'a this?" asked Raph.
"You have not won yet, Turtles, and, cat. Dragon Lord will have his revenge." said one of the dragons as they began retreating.
"Yeah, that's it. Keep it moving." said Donny.
After the dragons left, they all went back home.
"That, was good." said Leo as he put away his katanna.
"That was really good." said Venus.
"We work good together, kid. I gotta hand it to ya." said Donny.
Ashton smiled, then she saw a commercial on the television about a vacation spot in Brazil. She moved closer to the TV.
Mikey saw what she was seeing, and stood next to her by the television.
Ashton looked at it intently.
"You going back?" asked Mikey.
"I don't know." said Ashton. "I don't know."
That night, Ashton went out to Central Park, and sat in the same tree Raph had found her that night.
As she stretched out on a branch, she heard someone coming. Peering down from the tree she saw that it was none other than Raph.
He stopped as soon as he got under the tree Ashton was in. "I know you're up there." he said.
"So this must be our meeting spot huh?" asked Ashton.
"I guess." said Raph, leaning against the tree.
They were quiet for a while.
"Mikey told me about the commercial you saw. You decided if you're going back yet or not?" asked Raph.
Ashton sighed. "I don't know." Then she jumped down from the tree and stood in front of Raph. "I might need some help deciding."
"What are friends for?" said Raph.
Ashton smiled.