Akira sat in the stands, speechless. He just stared at the scene unfolding before

him, with Devon at his side. He could barely hear Shredder speaking over the thoughts

tumbling in his mine. "I don't understand, I thought that Venus and her brothers got

along great, they would never do anything to hurt her, at least not bad enough to make

her want to leave and come here." Akira looked over at Devon, who appeared as

shocked as he was. "What's going on?" Akira asked him, whispering so that he wouldn't

get caught talking during the speech. Devon just shook his head, and watched as the

Shredder gave Venus a Foot outfit. Akira looked at Devon for another minute, and then

turned his gaze back to the scene before him. The ceremony was almost over, and Akira

wondered if he would get a chance to talk to the new recruit before the Shredder swept

her away. He decided to use his authority as a member of the Elite to push through the

crowds towards the middle. Devon seemed to agree with this plan, as he began to follow

Akira, both of them taking their time making the slow walk towards the middle of the

room. "This is incredible, I wonder if I'll be able to talk to her."

They finally made their way over to where the Shredder stood talking to Venus,

who looked like she had been through hell. There were bruises on her arms and legs, and

cuts on her face. Akira couldn't help but shudder at the change she saw in her, and he

could tell Devon felt the same. "Master Shredder, Venus," Akira muttered, bowing to

each after he spoke their name. "Ah, Akira, my friend," Shredder said, looking at him,

"will you be so kind as to take our new member here and show her around, and introduce

her to our members?" "Of course, Master Shredder, is there anything else?" Akira

replied, still looking at the ground. "No, Akira, you are dismissed." Shredder replied,

nodding as Akira took Venus by the arm and backed out of the room. As they walked

through the lair, he looked at Venus, debating if he should ask her about what had

happened. Giving up, he looked at her, saying "Would you like to meet everyone now?"

"I guess I might as well." Venus replied, still looking around the lair. Akira sighed again

and led her to the main practice room, where the Elite and the higher members of the

Foot gathered to practice. Akira hesitated right outside of the door, still not sure of the

situation, but realized that he would have to go through with this, or suffer the

consequences from his Master. Akira pushed open the door and walked inside, and all

activity stopped. Everyone inside looked at Venus, who stared back calmly. After

deciding that she was alright, they went back to practice. Akira showed Venus around,

then left her to get acquainted with everyone, and went over to where he saw Devon

standing, watching Venus talking to various members of the Foot. Akira walked up to

him, "What do you think, Devon?" Akira asked him, also watching Venus floating

through the room. "I think this is incredible, I can't believe she's here. We're finally

gonna beat those turtles." Devon replied matter-of-factly. "I agree, but it seems a little

weird that she just left, you know what I mean? They always seemed to worship the

ground that she had walked on." Akira told him, which Devon replied with "I know that

it seems weird, but obviously they have done something with her, look at her." Devon

said, gesturing towards Venus and the bruises on her arms, "they had to have done

something to her in order for them to form. She couldn't have gotten all of them from

practicing." "You're right, but I can't help but wonder if there is something else going on

here." Akira angrily stated. "You're probably right, Akira, these next few weeks are

going to be very interesting, don't you think?" With that, Devon turned and walked out

the door, leaving Akira standing behind him, still thinking.

After a few weeks, Akira couldn't help but be amazed at how quickly Venus had

fit into the clan. He was put in charge of training her, and the combination of her fighting

skill and her Shinobi magic. One day he was walking through the lair when a very

worried-looking Devon came up to him. "You'd better get over here quick Akira; I think

I've figured out why Venus joined us." "I'm coming, Devon." With that, both of them

hurried through the lair, to an empty room.