Chapter 3

"Shredder's Daughter?"

Sachi woke up the next morning. Her ankle hurt but it wasn't too bad. She looked at her clothes. There were new clothes for her lying on a chair. She made her way over to the chair and slowly put on the clothes. Then she went back to the bed. She sat on the bed and looked around.

It was the first good look at the room. She noticed a dagger on the night stand and a pair of small katana on the wall. The room was indeed very neat like Don had said but there was a small clutter of Japanese books in one corner of the room. Blue was the main color for the room. There seemed to be a hint of loneliness in the air.

"Hey, Sachi, are you up?" asked a cheery voice.

"Yes, I am," called Sachi.

"Are ya decent?" asked the voice.

"Yes," giggled Sachi.

"Darn," said the voice.

Mikey walked into the room. He had a big smile on his face.

"Ready for breakfast?" asked Mikey.

Sachi nodded. No sooner did she nod, she was picked up. All the way to the kitchen, she kicked and screamed about how she was fully capable of walking. Eventually, Mikey set her down on a chair and set some eggs and bacon out for her.

"This looks wonderful, Michelangelo," said Sachi.

"Thanks, babe, I made it. By the way, you can call me Mikey," said Mikey.

"Really, it's really good," said Sachi after she had taken a bite.

"So where's Leonardo?" asked Sachi.

"He's sparing Raph in the dojo. Why? Wanna watch them?" asked Mikey.

"Yes, please but this time, let me walk there," said Sachi.

She quickly ate her breakfast and limped into the dojo with Mikey right by her incase she fell. She sat in a chair that Mikey brought for her to sit on.

Raph and Leo were sparing. They were very quick at their moves but neither of them strong enough to beat the other one. Their tactics on the other hand were enough to beat each other.

"Very good, Leonardo," said Master Splinter.

"Thank you, Master Splinter," said Leo back.

"Thank you, Master Splinter," mimicked Raph under his breath.

Leo shot Raphael a dirty look. Raphael was expecting Leo to pounce on him. Raph was surprised when he didn't. He grumbled to himself.

"Master Splinter, you teach the way of the Foot, don't you," said Sachi.

"Yes I do my child. How do you know that?" asked Master Splinter.

"All I know is that I am I blood descendant of the Foot Clan. I studied it until my mother and grandparents were brutally murdered," said Sachi.

"What about your father?" asked Master Splinter.

"I don't know what happened to him. He left for 'the good of the clan' and he never returned when I was a baby," said Sachi.

"You don't even know his name?" said Michelangelo.

"Actually, I do. All I know about him was that his name was Aroko Saki," said Sachi.

Everyone's jaws dropped. Sachi looked around.

"Is there a problem?" asked Sachi.

"Is there a problem, yea, I'll tell you what the problem is, this is the son-of-a-bitch who has been trying to kill us for the last eight years," yelled Raph.

Sachi just sat there. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. The ones who helped her were the enemies of her father and they knew him.

"Raphael! Don't be so insensitive," yelled Leo.

"Why not, Leo? This is Shredder's daughter we have here," argued Raphael.

"Raph, she was a child when her father left. She didn't even know who he was until you get all insensitive about it," argued back Leo.

"Both of you, stop it. Sachi, you said your mother was murdered. Do you know by whom?" asked Master Splinter.

"All I remember was that they were wearing purple. Very much like the uniform over there," explained Sachi as she pointed to the purple Foot Clan uniform that clothed a dummy.

"Sachi, that uniform is a Foot Clan uniform. In fact, it was the very same uniform your father wore," explained Master Splinter.

"So you're saying that my father could have been the one who killed my mother?" asked Sachi in disbelief.

"Shachi, it is only a thought. Do not know who killed them but I do know that you are describing the Foot Clan," said Master Splinter.

"Master, did he really turn to a life of crime?" asked Sachi, afraid to know the answer but predicting what it was.

"I'm afraid so, Sachi," said Master Splinter.

Sachi was stunned for a minute. She wasn't sure if she should cry or be angry but she did know that her father had to be stopped if he had indeed turned to a life of crime.

"Master Splinter, would you please teach me the true way of the Foot? My father must be stopped at any cost. He already killed three and who knows how many more he has killed," begged Sachi.

Master Splinter looked at Sachi and knew she was sincere. He already had a fight of his own against Shredder for killing Homato Yoshi but he didn't need to pull in Sachi into the mess.

"Sachi, if you are willing to train here with us, I will be more than happy to train you. I just ask that no matter what, you do not go after your father until I feel you are ready and you have the turtles with you," said Master Splinter.

"I agree to everything. I promise," said Sachi.

Master Splinter nodded and agreed. I hope I am doing the right thing letting her train with my sons and letting her join us the battle against Saki, thought Master Splinter.