Summary: While she is on a training run, Lee is ambushed by a major Shadow attack force, including: Shadow Mecha Ninjas, their old enemy Sierra and Mira, and a new threat – the Shadow Elite.


The early morning sun engulfed the city and the cloaking Crete Fortress.

In the Crete Fortress, only three mystic kunoichis are sleeping in their bedrooms. Ella slept peacefully on her bed. Donna held onto a plush turtle animal in her arms on her bed. And Ellie snored softly in an upside-down position.

Lee, on the other hand, had been out of bed for an hour, raking a comb through her flawless mane of her black hair. She was wearing a bright blue off-the-shoulder smock top with puffy short sleeves that bares her midriff, blue denim shorts, and black sneakers. She gave herself a little wink in the mirror before exiting out of the bathroom.

Saldana walked into the kitchen and magically created a cup of coffee. Her eyes moved to the sound of a soft yawn, which turned out to be Lee eating her breakfast bar while sitting in the dining room.

"Finished your morning training already, Leona?" Saldana asked.

"Yeah. I figured I could spend some me time today." Lee replied.

"Your discipline is very commendable, Leona. Have a good day." Saldana said.

Lee nodded. She sat up out of her seat and headed out of the kitchen, but she stopped for a moment.

"Mother, I am curious. Now that Lady Shade's gone, what do you thinkthe Shadow Ninjas are up to?" Lee asked.

Saldana walked up and placed a hand on Lee's shoulder.

"I don't know, my daughter." Saldana answered. "But I do have a feeling we will find out about their whereabouts very soon in the future. Until then, enjoy yourself."

With that, Lee exited out of the fortress.


Outside, Lee sat on the edge of a building rooftop after exiting out of a smoothie shop. She finished drinking her watermelon, mango smoothie with a pleasant smile. She tossed the empty cup down the dumpster and magically altered her clothes into her kunoichi attire.

Lee stood up on the edge and began running rooftops. As she continued leaping from building to building with flips and midair splits, she made a jump over an alleyway. But she didn't notice the Shadow Ninjas down below that have spotted her.

Then, Lee stopped running for a minute. She spotted Leo running across the rooftops. While Leo made a jump across the rooftops, Lee's eyes lit up in captivating awe.

Lee shook her head and proceeded to give chase. She quietly constructed a kunai blade out of solid water in one hand just as Leo immediately sensed her presence. Lee tossed her watery kunai blade at Leo, who quickly caught it with one hand. When he turned around to face Lee, Leo let out a greeting smile.

"If you're planning to spy on me, your timing could need some work." Leo said.

"Oh, Leo. Who said anything about spying on you?" Lee replied with a grin. She created a tessen out of solid water in one hand. "I thought I could have some fun."

"Alright. If you insist." Leo said, taking out a katana sword from his back.

Lee lunged forward and swung her tessen at Leo, who dodged out of the way and dashed forward to deliver slashes at Lee with his katana sword. But Lee swiftly evaded each slash and created five streams of water with a swipe of her tessen before launching them towards Leo, who quickly backflipped to avoid the attack.

During the bout, Lee couldn't but think about Leo. It's only been a few days since she first met him, she already found him honorable and…intriguing. At first, she wasn't aware of the Soultouch taking effect on her and Leo when they first met, but no matter how close she is to the mutant ninja, she always could feel her heart racing. That officially made her eyes widen in realization. She's falling in love with Leonardo.

Then, Leo and Lee stopped fighting for a moment. They then moved themselves closer to each other.

"Our moves have increased since we last fought." Lee grinned.

"Practice makes perfect." Leo said with a smile.

Leo placed his katana sword behind his back as Lee vaporized her tessen out of thin air.

"So, what brings you here?" Leo asked.

"I just came out a for a morning smoothie." Lee replied. "What about you?"

"Just doing my training exercises." Leo answered. "You can join me…" He blushed after realizing what he just said. "I mean, that is, if you want to."

"I would love to." Lee said with a flushed face. She quickly put on a game-on face. "But I must warn you. Those moves you saw was just a demo. I've got more hidden tricks I've been working on."

"I'll take my chances." Leo grinned.

Then, a group of Foot Ninjas leaped onto the rooftop on one side and a group of Shadow Ninjas leaped on the opposite side. One Foot Ninja walked towards Leo and one Shadow Ninja walked towards Lee as they both rose their katana sword in their grasps.

Suddenly, Lee detected evil auras coming from the sneaking ninjas. She quietly signaled Leo about her aura detection, but Leo already sensed their presences.

The Foot Ninja and the Shadow Ninjas bounded upwards to strike Leo and Lee. But Lee summoned two glowing blue magic circles on the ground on opposite sides with her water magic. The magic circles shot out two whips composed of water and wrapped the Foot Ninja and the Shadow Ninja from underneath them. Lee snapped her fingers and the whips slammed the Foot Ninja and the Shadow Ninja straight hit the outbuilding wall.

Leo and Lee huddled close back-to-back with glares when three Foots Ninjas and three Shadow Ninjas stepping towards them with their katana swords. Leo growled in anger and pulled out his katana sword.

Then, Lee quickly detected visible auras popping up in the area.

"Leo, they're not alone." Lee said to Leo in alarm.

Leo and Lee then looked up to see three more Foot Ninjas and Shadow Ninjas above them. Six Foot Ninjas and Shadow Ninjas gestured each other to attack the mutant turtle and the mystic kunoichi in preparation.

Lee jumped on the back of Leo's neck.

"Hang on!" Lee said.

Lee liquified her entire arms into watery wings and brought him high into the air. She then started flying over the buildings in fast speed, leaving the Foot Ninjas and the Shadow Ninjas to chase after them.


Back at the Crete Fortress, three mystic kunoichis are still asleep in their bedrooms.

Ella slept soundly in her punk rock-themed bedroom until she suddenly bolted upright with wide eyes. She then noticed her alarm clock was blaring and reached her hand over to shut it off.

"I've gotta get Donna to fix this alarm clock." Ella yawned as she stretched her arms.

As Ellie's alarm clock rang in her bedroom, she groggily rolled over and reached her hand out from the nightstand, picking up her cell phone and placing it against her ear.

"Hello? Hello…?" Ellie said. She awoke with a startle and realized she was talking into a phone before looking at her alarm clock. "Oh, right."

Donna's alarm buzzed and she reached over to turn it off. Checking the clock, she yawned at the time.

"7:02? I'm glad today's the weekend." Donna said as she hopped out of bed.

Ella, Ellie, and Donna headed for the bathroom together, where they greeted each other and began brushing their teeth right in front of the individual mirrors.

After that, Ellie began making breakfast. She finished preparing five plates of pancakes, bacon, buttered toast, and scrambled eggs. Saldana, Ella, and Donna sat in the dining room just as Ellie magically levitated the plates, five cups of orange juice, and the forks at the table. Ellie stepped out of the kitchen and notices that Lee isn't with her family.

"Hey, where's Lee?" Ellie asked.

"She is out engaging her alone time since she has already finished her morning exercises." Saldana answered.

Suddenly, a clap of thunder bellowed throughout the fortress.

Phantom came into the dining room in front of Donna and projected a holographic image of the weather forecast.

"Well, I hope she gets back soon. I know her element is water, but rain plus thunder equals to go your home and stay safe." Donna said.


Under the dark sky filled with roaring thunder and flashing lightning, Lee lowered herself and Leo down on a building rooftop. Lee altered her watery wins back into her normal as she knelt to take deep breaths.

"Are you alright?" Leo asked.

"I'll be fine." Lee replied. "Just…give me a minute."

As Leo helped Lee on her feet, they looked up to see as a squad of Foot Ninjas and Shadow Ninjas standing right in front of them. Leo pulled out his katana swords and Lee engulfed her fists with water magic.

The Foot Ninjas and the Shadow Ninjas ran towards Leo and Lee. Leo and Lee nodded their heads as they charged forward. Together, Leo and Lee began fighting all of the Foot and Shadow Ninjas with his katana swords, her water-based attacks, and their swift kicks. Their combined moves and combat styles successfully defeated all the Foot and Shadow Ninjas down.

Then, Lee detected more evil auras coming in their way.

"Uh, Leo?" Lee spoke as she looked up at the nearby building.

Leo followed Lee's gaze and saw more Foot and Shadow Ninjas on a nearby rooftop.

Leo and Lee then looked to see flashing lightning and striking thunder in the sky. Then, the dark clouds started to rain below the city.

Lee and Leo cringed when they spotted more Foot and Shadow Ninjas lining several rooftops across from them.


Back in the Crete Fortress, Saldana and her three daughters began eating their breakfast in enjoyment.

"Shouldn't Lee have been back by now?" Ellie asked. "I've made all of us breakfast and her food's getting cold."

"I wouldn't worry about Lee. She's vigilant, observant, and quick on her feet. Trust me, she's literally the last one to get herself into trouble." Donna replied.

Ella looked at the empty seat with a concerning frown.


Meanwhile, a large squad of Foot Ninjas and Shadow Ninjas hopped down in front of Leo and Lee.

As the Foot Ninjas and Shadow Ninjas charged forward with their swords, Lee lifted her hands together and collected the rain in a form of a water sphere. She then released a large cyclone of water at the Foot Ninjas and Shadow Ninjas that was strong enough to submerge and blast them away off the building.

Lee collapsed to her knees and breathed heavily. She spread her arms out and absorbed the rain to heal herself before Leo helped her stand back up.

Then, Lee detected six evil auras coming from behind, making her sigh in annoyance.

"There's more? Where?" Leo asked with narrow eyes.

Lee turned around and looked up with a pointing finger. Leo followed Lee's finger and looked up to see three Foot Tech Ninjas and three Shadow Mecha Ninjas standing on top of a building across from where he and Lee are standing.

The Foot Tech Ninjas and the Shadow Mecha Ninjas leaped off from the building. Leo and Lee immediately jumped back as the six elite ninjas landed where they were standing. Leo pulled his katana swords and Lee enveloped her hand with water magic. Three Foot Tech Ninjas and three Shadow Mecha Ninjas activated their refractive technology and became instantly invisible under naked eye.

Leo and Lee huddled close back-to-back in a defensive stance as they searched for any signs of their invisible enemies. But they ended up getting kicked and punched from the invisible ninjas, which sent the mutant turtle and the mystic kunoichi flying over to another rooftop.

As Leo and Lee recovered, they looked around and saw no sight of the Foot Tech Ninjas nor the Shadow Mecha Ninjas. That is until Leo spotted the splashing of puddles approaching on the ground.

"Lee, the water puddles." Leo said.

"I'm on it." Lee nodded.

Lee lifted her hands forward. The water puddles launched themselves to the air, hitting the invisible enemies from above with great force. That force also destroyed the cloaking mechanism, making the Foot Tech Ninjas and the Shadow Mecha Ninjas visible again. Then, Leo charged forward and began striking every Foot Tech Ninja and Shadow Mecha Ninja in sight, sending all of them knock down on the ground in defeat.

Leo and Lee bowed to the defeated ninjas. They turned around and jumped across another building rooftop before running off again.

But unfortunately, Leo and Lee are once again being watched by two Foot Tech Ninjas and two Shadow Mecha Ninjas.


Back at the Crete Fortress, Ella and Donna began washing the dishes from their breakfast. They levitated each dish to Ellie, who released a soft gust of wind to dry them from her mouth and placed them in the cabinets.

Then, the booming thunder and the flashing lightning bellowed once again.

"Okay, I totally get Lee for having her alone time, but she should've been back by now." Ellie said.

"I know. As careful and cautious as she is, Lee's crazy to be out in this weather." Donna agreed.

"Come on. This is Lee we're talking about. Knowing her, she can take care of herself." Ella said.


Unfortunately, Leo and Lee found themselves facing off against Foot Tech Ninjas and Shadow Mecha Ninjas once again. Leo pulled out his katana swords and Lee engulfed her hands with water magic. The Foot Tech Ninjas raised their katana swords and Shadow Mecha Ninja readied their tessen, but three mysterious figures arrived from behind that made the ninjas step aside for their arrival. It is Hun and Sierra!

Hun cracked his knuckles with a growl while Sierra enveloped her hands with dark magic with a smirk. Leonardo signaled Hun forward, making Hun charge towards him with a shout. But Leo leaped over his head and signaled him again. Hun grabbed a thick vent pipe and broke it off. He then proceeding to swing it at Leo, who blocked the swinging vent pipe with his sword. Leo then leaped high above Hun to strike him, but Hun swung the vent pipe at the mutant turtle that sent him landing on a pigeon coop.

"Leo!" Lee shouted.

Sierra charged her dark magic from her hands and swung her hands forward, firing it as a set of black energy arrows at Lee. But Lee backflipped from each energy arrow coming in her direction. Lee then swiped her arms in a X motion and fired several scythe-like blades of solid water at Sierra. Sierra leaped away just as the watery scythe-like blades came close to hit her. But Lee swiftly sprang above and landed next to Leo. She then collected a large amount of heavy rain and created a large swirling sphere of water above her hands before launching it forward. The sphere exploded into a surging flood of water that crashed into Hun, Sierra, the Foot Tech Ninjas, and Shadow Mecha Ninjas off the roof altogether.

Leo started panting heavily, but Lee was panting heavier than he is. Lee felt slightly light-headed and started collapsing to the ground, but Leo caught her in his arms and carried her up.

"Hang on, Lee." Leo said. "I'll get us somewhere safe from all of this."

With that, Leo started running again.


Back at the Crete Fortress, Ellie was listening to her hip-pop music on the sofa chair while Ella and Donna watched a sitcom show on the couch. Saldana came in with a cup of green tea.

Then, Ella growled and stood up from the couch.

"Okay, that's it. I've had it. I'm gonna look for Lee. Thirty minutes of waiting and I'm ready to hunt her down mystic season style." Ella said.

"Rafaela, until your sister returns, you're not going nowhere. Sit. Back. Down." Saldana spoke sternly.

Ella obeyed with a groan as she returned back to her seat on the couch.

"Lee will be back soon, Ella." Donna said. "We've just gotta be patient for a little bit."

"Hmph. We're sitting here in boredom and Lee's out there having the fun doing who knows what." Ella complained as she crossed her arms over her chest.


Meanwhile, Lee continued running and leaping from rooftops. He was breathing hard while carrying Lee at the same time. Lee glanced back every now and spotted the Foot Ninjas, the Shadow Ninjas, Hun, and Sierra hot on their heels.

Leo finally skidded into a stop and turned around to face nearly two dozen Foot Ninjas and Shadow Ninjas. All of the ninjas stepped aside and allowed Hun and Sierra to walk forward. Leo placed Lee down on her feet and drew deep breaths while Lee shook off her light-headedness. Leo leaped and pulled out his katana swords in mid-air as Lee engulfed her hands with water magic and dashed forward. Together, Leo began fighting all the Foot Ninjas hard and fast while Lee fought off every Shadow Ninja coming in her way with swiftness.

Hun and Sierra watched with stunned faces. They started running towards Leo and Lee. But Lee and Leo jumped over to the antenna. Once they landed, they grabbed the antenna and released it, whipping it back and knocking Hun and Sierra down. Hun and Sierra got up off the ground just as Leo and Lee hopped down to face them.

Hun growled. He then looked up and started chuckling. Sierra looked at Hun in confusion. But when she looked up, she let out a wicked smile. As Hun and Sierra backed up, the Foot Ninjas and the Shadow Ninjas bowed.

"Huh?" Leo said in confusion.

"That's new." Lee remarked.

Suddenly, Lee detected intense evil auras coming from behind, making her shudder in fear.

"Lee, what's wrong?" Leo asked.

"Leo, you're not gonna believe this." Lee said. She turned around with wide eyes. "But…they're..."

Leo turned around to see what Lee is looking at. Standing on a rooftop above them were four Foot Elite and four Shadow Elite. The Foot Elite carried their own special weapon: a trident, a twin-bladed sword, a spear, and a battle axe. Leo and Lee looked up at them in pure shock.

With a shout, Leo pulled out his Kanata swords and jumped up at the Foot Elite and four Shadow Elite.

"Leo, wait!" Lee shouted.

But when Leo landed on the rooftop, all four Foot Elite and four Shadow Elite vanished. Lee sprang up and landed next to Leo. They both looked down to see the Foot Elite and the Shadow Elite reappeared to join Hun, Sierra, the Foot Ninjas, the Shadow Ninjas, the Foot Tech Ninjas, and Shadow Mecha Ninjas on the lower building rooftop.

Hun, Sierra, the Foot Ninjas, the Shadow Ninjas, the Foot Tech Ninjas, and Shadow Mecha Ninjas turned to the left side and bowed.

Leo and Lee turned their heads to the side, where they saw two familiar people standing on another building rooftop. They are…Shredder and Lady Shade!

"No." Leo muttered in disbelief.

"But…how…?" Lee murmured in shock.

After bowing to their master, the Foot Elite elevated their weapons up and vanished in a cloud of smoke. The Shadow Elite then vanished in a cloud of smoke after looking back up at the mutant turtle and the mystic kunoichi.

Then, the Foot Elite and the Shadow Elite reappeared to surround Leo and Lee.

Unfortunately for Leo and Lee, the Foot Elite attacked Leo with their overwhelming weapons and combat kicks while the Shadow Elite delivered a series of rapid punches, kicks, and energy blasts at Lee. The mutant turtle and the mystic kunoichi were brought down on their hands and knees. As the Foot Elite and the Shadow Elite took a step back, Leo and Lee were catching their breaths for a minute.

Then, Leo and Lee got back up to strike the Foot Elite and the Shadow Elite. They exchanged fast blows at each other, but the Foot Elite and the Shadow Elite have proven to land faster blows that made the mutant turtle and the mystic kunoichi unable to defend themselves against them. After delivering swift sword strikes and water-based moves, one hard blow from one Foot Elite knocked the katana swords from Leo's hands. Lee even watched the katana sword flying through the air before turning back to meet her devastating fate.


Back at the Crete Fortress, Saldana and her three daughters stared at the clock that read 9:35. They know that Lee had been gone for hours now, but they are beginning to worry that she had been gone a little too long.

"Okay, it's official. Let's go get Lee." Ellie spoke. "I'm getting worried and the weather's already getting worse."

"Ellie's right." Donna agreed. "It's not like her to be gone that long."

"What do you think, mom?" Ella asked, turning her head to Saldana.

Saldana let out a worry sigh.

"Go find your sister." Saldana said.

Suddenly, Lee came crashing through the wall. She landed on her back to the floor as she was covered in deep bruises.

Saldana, Ella, Donna, and Ellie looked at the injured Lee with shock faces.

"Lee!" Ella exclaimed.

"Lee, what happened?" Ellie cried.

Saldana knelt beside her oldest daughter and lifted up Lee's head gently on her knees. As Lee struggled to open his eyes with a groan, Donna poured purple energy from her palms that worked its way up around her oldest sister.

"She may be unconscious and heavily injured, but she's still breathing." Donna stated. "In other words, she's gonna be okay."

"Lee, who did this to you?" Ella asked as she clenched her right fists.

"It…was…Lady Shade." Lee answered croakily. "She's…back."

Lee closed her eyes and passed out.

Saldana, Ella, Donna, and Ellie all gasped in a mix of shock and disbelief. Only Saldana turned her head to the opening hole.


Outside, Lady Shade approached the four Shadow Elite. The Shadow Elite turned around and bowed to their master. One of the Shadow Elite lifted an open black scallop in her hand. Lady Shade took the scallop and looked at the image that projected an injured, unconscious Lee.

Lady Shade then laughed sinisterly.

To Be Continued...