Kia fell to the ground and began to cry. Judy walked up to her and wrapped her arms around her. "Shhh, it's okay. We had to do it. We couldn't afford the possibility that they would follow us. We couldn't put them in danger. We wish it wasn't necessary, but it had to be done."

"But…but…he…was…like our father," Kia said between sobs. Judy nodded, holding back the tears. Autumn put her arm around Sasha's shoulders as they sat on the ground near Kia.

"Kia, I know you're upset, but think of it this way. It was either injure Splinter, or lose the turtles we love." Kia nodded. The four girls sat there holding each other until they noticed the sun getting higher in the sky.

"We better start moving, before they wake up and come after us," Judy said standing. The others stood and started walking back to their old master, each with a heavy heart.

"GUYS, WAKE UP!!!" Donny yelled falling to ground by Splinter. The others rushing into the dojo and looked at the scene before them.

"Jesus, Donny. What the hell happened?" Leo said as he and the others rushed to his side. Donny shook his head. "Raph, go get the med supplies and Mikey, get a wet washcloth. Run quickly." Both turtles were out of the room before Leo had finished giving the order.

Donny finished looking over Splinter's injuries when the other two arrived. Donny looked confused.

"What's up Donny?" Mikey asked handing him a washcloth. Donny began to clean Splinter fur around his wounds to see better. "It's strange. The way it looked was like someone wanted him dead, but all of his injuries were well calculated to make sure they missed all his major organs and major arteries. Almost like they didn't really want him dead."

Raph returned with the med kit and Donny wrapped Splinter's wounds in record time. Then they carefully moved him into the lab for observation.

"Mikey, go wake the girls," Leo said laying Splinter on the table. Mikey nodded and left, only to return a minute later, alone.

"Where are they girls Mikey?" Donny asked. Mikey eyes went wide as he looked at his brothers. There eyes fell to his hands to something they had never noticed before. He dropped it when he saw his brothers' gazes fall to it.

It was one of Sasha's swords, covered with blood and rat fur.

Shredder sat in his chair behind his desk when the girls walked in. Each bowed respectfully to him before kneeling on the ground.

Shredder smiled and stood up. He walked over to Sasha and beckoned her to stand, she did.

"Where have you all been these last few weeks, Sasha?" Sasha opened her mouth to begin telling him the lie they had already worked out when he threw her to the ground.

"DON"T FUCKING LIE TO ME!" He screamed. Sasha's sisters moved closer to their sister in order to protect her.

"I…I don't understand master. We were…" Shredder's foot connected with Sasha's plastron, where her stomach would have been. Sasha hit the ground in pain.

"I know what you have been doing, you little sluts," Shredder said, circling the girls. "You have been with the turtles. The same turtles that I told you about. They will kill you all when given the chance, simply because you work for me. They probably followed you back here to get to me. How could you be so selfish after all I have done for you."

Judy tried to stay down, but she couldn't anymore. "YOU BASTARD," she screamed getting to her feet and shoving Shredder into the wall. Autumn and Kia stood to hold Judy back, but neither could be stop what came out of her mouth.

"Those worthless creatures as you call them, treated us with more respect than you ever did. Kill, Kill, KILL IS ALL YOU EVER TOLD US TO DO. WELL, I AM NOT GOING TO KILL ANYMORE. I REFUSE TO KILL ANYONE ELSE, unless that someone was you."

Shredder started to laugh. "You want to kill me? Go ahead and give it a try."

And with those last words, the girls entered into a battle with their former master.

"Uggh," Splinter groaned as he slowly woke up in the lab. Raph lifted his head and looked at his master.

"Master Splinter?" he asked. Splinter's eyes widened at the sound of Raph's voice. Raph smiled and turned to the door. "Guys, he woke up."

The other three turtles came rushing in, all covered in sweat and carrying their weapons. Leo rushed to Splinter's side.

"Don't worry sensei, we have figured out what happened and will get them back for it. Those girls will pay."

Leo started to stand, but a paw on his arm stopped him. Splinter looked up at his eldest and then over at the other three. He smiled.

"I am happy to know that my pain will be avenged, but it is not the girls who need to pay, it is Shredder."

"But Master, those girls…"

Splinter raised a hand. "I know Donatello, they attacked me. But have any of you considered why?"

Raph slammed his fist into his hand. "They work for Shred-head." Splinter nodded. "This is true, but that is not why they attacked me. I saw this occurring during one of my meditations. Please listen."

The brothers each took a seat near their sensei. Splinter began his tale.

"I meditated and accidentally wandered into Jubilation's mind where I discovered that they were planning on leaving us. They feared for our safety, as we did them, but they knew that you all would follow if you just assumed they were missing. They needed to leave a message, something that would destroy you and make you not want to follow them. That is why, when I heard them approaching me, I didn't fight back. I trusted that they wouldn't kill me and allowed them to do what needed to be done. I only hope that I made the right decision."

Splinter lowered his eyes as his sons looked at one another and then back at the floor.