Rita led the way to where the building was. When they reached it, they all stood across the street from it, in the more desolated part of the city, and looked at it.

"Well, they're definitely in there. The lights are on all over the place." said Donny. "I need to figure out what they're doing in there."

Ashton looked at the building intently. "I can go over there and find out."

Donny and Rita looked at her quickly.

"What? Its not like I'm gonna walk up in there and be like, 'hey, I was just in the neighborhood and wanted to know what you all were doing in this building'. I'm gonna get into the building without anyone noticing, and spy on them for a little while."

"I don't know, I don't like that idea. It sounds extremely dangerous." said Rita.

"I agree, that sounds way too risky." said Donny.

"Well we sure as heck didn't come here for nothing.If you two don't wanna know what's goin on, that's fine for you. But I'm curious." said Ashton as she began walking over to the building.

"Remember, curiosity killed the cat." said Donny.

"But not the panther hybrid." said Ashton with a sly smile, and she kept on walking.

"She's more like Raph every day." sighed Donny heavily.

Rita nodded.

Ashton went over to the building, and from the back, climbed onto the top of it. Up there, she opened a hatch, and crawled into the ventilation system. Rats screeched around her, and Ashton hissed back at them. They all ran away. She then continued on.

After a while, Ashton was right above a warm room. She heard clanking armor, and suddenly fell still and listened.

"What news do you have?" asked the all-too-familiar voice of Dragon Lord.

"The plans are almost complete. We will begin execution of the plans by next week." said a dragon.

"Capital." said Dragon Lord. "And what of my assassin?"

"He just told me that he's found what he's looking for, but won't release any more details." said the dragon.

"Just like him." said Dragon Lord under his breath.

"Just like the sneaky snake. I knew we should've trained one of our own warriors to be the assassin majesty." said Wick.

"Silence!" ordered Dragon Lord. "None of my warriors, sad to say, could ever be as adept as the assassin."

Wick was no longer speaking.

"You may go now. Report back to me as soon as you have any more news, either about the plans, or from the assassin." said Dragon Lord.

"Yes sir." said the dragon, then he was heard walking out.

"Soon Wick, soon my army will be invincible. The very thing that created those mutant Turtles, will destroy them." said Dragon Lord gleefully.

Ashton was very confused. She was about to continue on in the vent, but soon heard the clicking sounds of the ventilation system that alerted her to the fact that the heat was being turned on. She then quickly turned around, and made her way back out of the vent, and back onto the roof. She then climbed down, and joined Donny and Rita across the street again.

"I told you I'd be fine." said Ashton.

"What did you find out?" asked Donny eagerly.

"Not much; I don't think so anyway." said Ashton. "Come on, let's go back home and tell everyone. I don't wanna have to explain this story more than once."

They all then went back to the lair.

Back at the lair, everyone was back, and Ashton relayed what she heard.

"It seems as if Dragon Lord is planning something." she said. "The dragon warrior he talked to said that 'the plans are almost complete, and execution of the plans will begin by next week.'"

"Ah man, there goes our vacation." said Mikey as he slouched back in his chair.

"What else did leatherhead say?" asked Raph.

"Well, he said something about an assassin. I don't know anything about that though. The dragon warrior just said that the assassin has found what he's looking for, but won't release any more details."

"This is like, really weird." said Shelly.

"Not to mention a bit frightening." said Rita.

"Oh! And get this." Ashton sat down on her chair. "Dragon Lord said that his army will soon be invincible. He said, and I quote him exactly, 'The very thing that created those mutant Turtles, will destroy them.' I don't have the foggiest idea of what he meant by that."

"Ok now that's just creepy. What could he mean by that?" asked Leo. He turned to Venus. "Do your scrolls say anything about any plans Dragon Lord might have?"

"Well, nothing else but the usual world domination." said Venus.

"No, this has nothing to do with scrolls or anything that Dragon Lord normally does." said Donny, who looked very thoughtful by now.

"What do you mean Donny?" asked Leo.

"Think about it. The very thing that created us, will destroy us. The ooze is what made us what we are now." said Donny. "It's the only thing I can think of really."

"But in a very scary way, it makes perfect sense." said Rita.

"Well everyone, I regret to tell you, but vacation is over." said Splinter.

"Oh my." said Pidgina thoughtfully.