A.N.: I'm baack! Lol. *grins & waves* Glad y'all liked the last chapter! Hope y'all like this one too! TygeroftheWynd: You'll get your bandana, but still have the other one as well. Arista: Sorry I forgot to post your age! I thought I had! You're 9 as well! Mily: SO sorry I forgot you! I knew I was forgetting someone, but couldn't figure out whom! Again, I'm terribly sorry. Glad yah like the story though. Also, you're 8, in this story. To all: Y'all aren't too nice in this chapter, so I thought I'd give yah fair warning. There's a reason for it, so don't worry. I know y'all ain't mean. I've chatted with most of yah; you're all cool. I'm just goin' by my dream, k? K. *hugs* Enjoy!

Flashback. (old home)

"Hey Zip, yah wanna go for a walk?" Lenore asked. "I'm gonna go exploring."

"No," Ziptango answered. "I'm busy right now."

"Whatcha doing, Zip?"

"I'm waiting for Daydream to come back, so we can get on with our game of Memory," Ziptango told her.

"Oh," Lenore said, then looked to her other sister sitting there. "Mily, you wanna come with me?"

"No," Mily answered. "Sorry. But I'm playing too."

Lenore sighed. "Okie. I'll go see if I can find someone else to go with me."

She went off in search of her other siblings. She found Leonardo, TMNTPunker, and Arista all in the dojo. Arista and TMNTPunker were trying to copy Leonardo's every move.

"Hey, anyone wanna go exploring?" Lenore called.

Before her sisters could answer, Leonardo turned on her. "Lenore, you know you're not allowed to go off wandering by yourself."

"That's why I'm asking people Leo," she rejoined. "I'm not stupid."

"They're not going, and neither are you," Leonardo stated. "They're practicing, like you should be."

"Get a life Leo," Lenore retorted rolling her eyes. "Having fun is better than katas ANY day."

Before Leonardo could reply, she took off out of the dojo, not in the mood to receive a brotherly lecture from him. She wanted into the den again, only to find more people in there now. Raphael was sitting on the couch with Raphiella, HexAdecimal, and TygeroftheWynd.

"Hey, guys?" Lenore said, going over to them.

Red, blue & white, red & black, and reddish orange all blurred together as the four turned their heads to look at her.

"What?" TygeroftheWynd asked, removing the ends of her blue & white bandana from her eyes. Her orange and black one was in the wash.

"You wanna go out for a bit?" Lenore queried. "Sensei said we could."

"Did he really Lenore?" Raphael questioned, studying her face. "Or, are you just saying that 'cause you wanna go out?"

"He did!" Lenore cried. "I swear it!"

"We're watching a movie," HexAdecimal informed her, twirling the tips of her red and black bandana around her fingers. "Raph even let us pick this time."

"Yeah!" Raphiella agreed, reddish orange tails bobbing as she nodded. "He did! We're watching A Bugs Life!"

"Oh, cool. I love that movie," Lenore responded, then said in a fake accent, "And I quote, 'I am a cute little bumblebee.' 'I am a beautiful butterfly.' 'Oh, but I am flying. From way up here, you all look like little ants.'"

"Shh! Lenni!" HexAdecimal groaned, throwing a pillow at her. "Raph's never seen it! Don't go ruining the funny parts!"

"Sor-ry," Lenore grumbled, then stalked off for the Donatello's lab. In there she found him, Machias, and Splinter. "Hey gang."

"Shh! Donnie's fixing my remote control car!" Machias hissed, the white stars on her red bandana blurring together when she turned her head. "He needs quiet!"

"And you mean he's getting it with you two here?" Lenore queried. "Pff. Yeah, right."

"He was until you came in!" Splinter exclaimed, re-tying her rustic brown bandana. "You're always being too loud!"

"Am not!" Lenore protested. "I can be quiet!"

"Then, please, do be quiet," Donatello, piped up suddenly. "I'm trying to concentrate, and can't with all the bickering you three are doing."

"Sorry, Donnie," they apologized.

Machias and Splinter glared at Lenore until she finally left Donatello's lab. She went off in search of Michaelangelo and Danceingfae. The only ones she hadn't found yet. Well, she hadn't found Daydream either, but Ziptango had said she was playing Memory too, so she didn't think she'd want to go.

Lenore aimlessly wandered into the kitchen, and wasn't too surprised when she found Michaelangelo in there with Danceingfae & Daydream at his heels.

"But I need a cookie for Zip and Mily too!" Daydream insisted. "Really! I'm not gonna eat 'em! I swear Mikey! Please?"

"Day, Dance and I are TRYING to finish baking here," Michaelangelo informed her. "I already gave you three cookies. What happened to them?"

"I-I ate them," Daydream admitted sheepishly. "But they looked SO good! I couldn't resist! I didn't know they were for Ziptango and Mily too! You never said that!"

Michaelangelo groaned, but passed her two more cookies anyway. "This is it Day," he said. "Now, be sure to give these to Zip and Mily. And don't go telling everybody I'm giving out cookies. Master Splinter finds out, and I'll be in trouble for letting you girls spoil your dinner."

"Okie," Daydream grinned. "Thanks Mikey!" She darted past Lenore then, to go give Ziptango and Mily their cookies.

Michaelangelo shook his head, and went to turn back towards the counter, but stopped when he spotted Lenore standing there. "I suppose you want a cookie now too, right?"

Lenore gave him a sheepish grin. "Maybe," she squeaked.

He shook his head again, but handed her a cookie. "Don't let it spoil your dinner. Sensei's gonna figure out Day had sugar if she don't calm down, and then he won't let us have these for dessert."

Lenore nodded, her blue and yellow bandana bobbing with her. "I noticed," she giggled. "Day's gone a crazy!"

"I just hope nobody else notices," Michaelangelo replied. "If so, say adios to the cookies."

There was a slight thud then, and Danceingfae's voice shortly followed it. "Mikey!"

Michaelangelo looked over at his other sister, and couldn't help but laugh. Danceingfae had knocked the bowl of batter over and was now covered in cookie dough. "Dance, you're s'pose to cook it, not wear it," he chuckled.

Danceingfae pouted. "I didn't mean to knock it over."

Michaelangelo went over and ruffled her hair. "I know yah didn't, Sweetie," he smiled. "I tend to knock it over sometimes too."

Lenore remembered why she'd come into the kitchen then. "Hey, Dudes?" She began. "Y'all wanna go exploring with me? Sensei said it's okay."

"I'm kinda busy baking right now," Michaelangelo answered. "And Dance here, now needs a bath."

"Oh, okay," Lenore sighed.

"Sorry," Danceingfae shrugged. "But I can't go anywhere when all gooey."

Lenore glanced at her sister and giggled again. "You look like a gooey glob monster."

"Whoo!" Danceingfae shouted, chasing Lenore out of the kitchen.

"Ahhh!" Lenore shrieked, fleeting as fast as she could.

Michaelangelo laughed at them, then began to clean up the mess Danceingfae had made.

Once Danceingfae had stopped chasing her around and had headed for the bathroom to clean up, Lenore stood by the doorway to the lair, thinking. "To go or not to go," she thought. "That is the question."

She eyed all her siblings who were busy doing other things. Fun things. She sighed heavily. She wanted to go exploring so badly, yet couldn't find anyone to go with her. "Sensei DID say I could go," she said aloud softly. She glanced about the room, and made her decision. "Yeah, as long as someone went with you," a voice in her head argued as she darted out of the lair and into the forbidden sewer.

She wandered about aimlessly for quite some time, not really caring where she was going, or paying attention to her surroundings. She'd find her way back. She always did. And today wouldn't be any different from any other day, right? Oh, if only she'd known then how wrong she'd be, she would've headed straight back for the lair and not gone out again, unaccompanied.

Members of the Foot where patrolling the sewers, looking for any signs of the turtles, but not having any luck whatsoever. It was then that they'd heard the singing.

"Shh! Listen!" The one hissed. He smirked to himself as the others listened and went silent.

"If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning. I'd hammer in the evening. I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sister. Oh, oh, all over this land," the voice sang. "Oh, if I had a bell. I'd ring it in the morning. I'd ring it in the evening. I'd ring out love between my brothers and my sisters. Oh, oh, all over this land."

It stopped then, but before anyone could say anything, it started up again.

"Oh, if I had a song. I'd sing it in the morning. I'd sing it in the evening. I'd sing out love between my brothers and my sisters. Oh, oh, all over this land. Well, I've got a hammer, and I've got a bell. I've got a song to sing, all over this land. It's the hammer of justice. It's the bell of freedom. It's the song about love between, my brothers and my sisters. Oh, oh, all over this land."

The Foot looked at one another puzzled. Wasn't it, I'd hammer out warning and I'd hammer out danger? What was this person singing about? Just then, they saw a young turtle, with a blue and yellow bandana walk by, still singing, but a different song this time.

"Everybody. Yeah. Rock your body. Yeah. Everybody, rock your body right. Backstreet's back, alright," she sang. "So, everybody, everywhere. Don't be afraid, don't have no fear. Gonna tell the world, make it understand. As long as there be music, we'll be coming back again."

The Foot members shuddered, as they hated that song with a passion. At least the first song she'd sung hadn't been so bad. Actually, it'd been kind of nice. Whoa. We're they thinking nice thoughts about their enemy? Whoa-oh. Master Shredder wouldn't like that if he knew.

They watched the little female turtle sing and dance around for a couple more minutes, before deciding that they'd follow her. all they had to do was be patient enough to wait for her to go home, and not give themselves away by doing anything stupid.

Lenore started to head for home, totally unaware that she was being followed, by about twenty Foot Clan members. Her young mind was too busy wandering elsewhere, and not paying any mind whatsoever to her surroundings, like it had been trained to do as a ninja.

She entered the lair still singing. "Hey don't you know we're off to see the world. We're off to find our dreams. Why are our hearts beating so fast? Why is there suddenly a brand new hope inside us, that will surely last."

No sooner had she entered, than did Daydream, Mily, and Ziptango all scream. Her other sisters glanced over, and screamed too. She looked at them utterly confused, but knew something was wrong when she saw Michaelangelo come out of the kitchen and his eyes go wide.

Lenore slowly turned around, only to come face to face with the Foot. "A- AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. She knew she should run away, but had suddenly frozen in fear.

Master Splinter, Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael (who'd gone to the bathroom) all came running in then after hearing her scream. They'd heard the others scream, but had thought Michaelangelo was chasing them again, or something else along the lines of that. They hadn't known that the Foot had just entered their home. They'd only realized something was wrong when they heard Lenore scream, as they all knew her terrified scream quite well, as she was the fraidy-cat of the bunch. Both her and Daydream actually.

Lenore stared up at her attacker, as the other Foot Clan members went after her siblings. "Um. Hi?" She gulped.

Leonardo reached her then, and cut in front of her just as the Foot member had gone to strike her. he glanced over his shoulder at her quickly. "Kitchen!" He ordered. "Now!"

Lenore nodded, then darted away from the battle, and into the kitchen, where her sisters were all hiding, and clinging to one another scared. She automatically ran over to Ziptango, Daydream, and Mily, as everyone else was already too crowded together, or glaring at her.

Daydream squeezed her tight. "Where'd they come from?" She asked in a scared whisper. "How'd they find us?"

"I don't know," Lenore replied. "I really don't."

She was telling the truth too. She really did have no idea as to where they'd come from, or how they'd found the lair.

Danceingfae, Arista, Raphiella, and TygeroftheWynd all inched their way over to the kitchen door, and stood there, hiding behind the walls, watching. HexAdecimal, Splinter, Machias, TMNTPunker, all huddled closer together, remaining slightly hidden by the fridge. There was a small space between the counter and the fridge, so they'd carefully wedged themselves in there the best they could. Lenore, Ziptango, Mily, and Daydream were huddled under the kitchen table. They were pretty much hidden, but still able to see the fight clearly.

Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michaelangelo all fought the Foot, with the occasional bit of help from master Splinter. Finally after a battle that had seemed to go on forever, all but one Foot soldier ran. He hadn't been able to run, as Raphael had him by the collar.

"Okay Punk," he growled. "How'd yah find us?"

"As if I'd tell you," the Foot soldier replied.

"You'd better tell me, if yah don't wanna be a pile of shit," Raphael snarled. "Now, how'd yah find us."

"Simple," the Foot soldier said, shrugging the best he could in Raphael's grasp. "We followed the small turtle with the yellow and blue bandana. She was so busy singing and dancing, she never even noticed that we were following her."

Lenore felt sick to her stomach as she heard this. She saw master Splinter dark an angry look towards the kitchen, where he knew his daughters were hiding. She also saw all her sisters either glaring at her, or looking at her shocked.

Raphael dropped the Foot member. "Scat!" He ordered angrily. "Or I'll make you pay. And tell Shred-head to stay the hell away from here and us!"

The Foot soldier nodded, then ran out of the lair so fast, you could've sworn he either wasn't human, or Superman.

The five in the lair, turned to look towards the kitchen. The turtles all shared a look, before glancing at their father, who looked angrier than he ever had before.

"You can come out now, girls," Leonardo called, not wanting to scare them any. "The Foot's gone."

All the girls, except Lenore, made their way to the doorway, and stood there eyeing their brothers and angry sensei. They'd never seen any of them mad like this before, and were kind of scared.

"Girls, you must immediately go pack all your necessities into your packs," master Splinter told them calmly. "We must move quickly, as the Foot shall be back. And there will be more of them."

The girls nodded, but remained where they were. Leave? He had to be kidding, right? They'd grown up here, and loved it here. He couldn't have meant what he just said, could he? There was no way they were leaving anything here, more or less leaving their beloved home.

Master Splinter eyed them warily, and knew automatically which one was still in hiding. "Lenore, you are to come forth, now," he said in a tone the girls had never heard before.

Lenore slowly moved to hide behind her sisters, who didn't seem to know she was even there. They were all too busy staring at Master Splinter.

Master Splinter sensed her presence. "Girls, step aside please."

The girls did as told, only to find Lenore standing there, suddenly looking like a deer caught in very bright headlights. They all stared at her, then Master Splinter, and then her again.

Lenore felt as though she were going to throw up, and wished she were anywhere but there. She now knew it was her fault the Foot had found them. She hadn't known before, but she did now. "Last time I go off singing," she thought. She gulped. "Last time I go anywhere, if I'm reading Sensei's mind."

"Come forth Lenore," Master Splinter riposted. "Now. We have not all day long to wait."

She very slowly inched her way over to where he stood. She moved so slowly that a snail, for sure, could've passed and stayed ahead of her. She glanced at her brothers, who sort of completed the circle she now seemed to be caught in. she winced slightly seeing the looks on their faces. Even Michaelangelo didn't look too happy with her.

"Yes, Sensei?" She said so softly, everyone but him had to strain to hear her.

"Who gave you permission to go off on your own?" He asked, trying to remain calm.

"You, Sensei," she answered, glancing at him quickly.

"I-" He trailed off, going into thought. "If I remember correctly, I said you may go off, if someone were to go with you. I never said you could go off alone."

"Nobody wanted to go," Lenore whispered, staring at her feet.

"First, you shall look at me when spoken to, or when giving an answer," Master Splinter admonished. "Second, it is 'no one wanted to go', and not, 'nobody, wanted to go'. Third, you shall explain why you went off anyway."

Lenore looked up at him, still ducking her head. "I-I wanted to go exploring," she explained. "I-I wasn't gonna go far, Sensei. I swear it!"

"I take it you did go too far though, am I correct?"

Lenore nodded sheepishly. "Hai."

"And just how did you go too far without realizing?"

"I-I was-was d-daydreaming," she admitted, glancing down, then quickly looked back up at him. "A-And s-singing."

"DAYDREAMING?!?!" Master Splinter exploded, as she winced slightly. "A NINJA DOES NOT DAYDREAM! A NINJA PAYS ATTENTION TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS!"

"I-I'm s-sorry, S-Sensei," Lenore apologized, her eyes welling up with tears. "I-I d-didn't m-mean t-to."

Master Splinter turned on his other daughters then. "PACK! NOW!" He barked.

The girls' eyes all went wide. They then all darted off for their rooms to pack their bags. They realized then that this was real. Really real. They were leaving their beloved home behind. And all because of Lenore.

Master Splinter turned Lenore around, then whacked her with his cane. "You are to stay here, while the rest of us get our packs ready," he stated. "As punishment, you are not permitted to bring anything with you."

Lenore's tears fell then. Oh, boy, did they ever fall. Everything she loved and cherished was in her room. From her Teddy Bear to her CDs, to her clothes, to her colouring books and crayons.

Her other siblings came running out then, all with packs attacked to their backs. They looked as scared as she was upset.

"Alright, line up," Master Splinter ordered. "Grab your partner, and stick together. Do not leave our line for any reason. Those who do shall be punished."

Everyone nodded, then found their partner, and held hands as not to get lost. The guys walked at the very back in case any of the girls should fall behind.

Danceingfae went with Arista and TygeroftheWynd with HexAdecimal. Raphiella with TMNTPunker while Ziptango and Daydream clung to one another. Machias and Splinter, of course, we also paired up. Lenore and Mily were to walk together at the head of the line, as Master Splinter didn't want Lenore to disappear on him, and cause them even more trouble.

No one said a word as they walked along. All were too afraid to do or say anything that might upset their father even more.

Lenore dared to slow down though, knowing it would probably get her in even more trouble. But she didn't care right then. She had to talk to Michaelangelo. She just had to.

Mily saw Lenore starting to hold back some, and did the same, as not to lose her partner. "What are you doing?" She hissed. "You're gonna get us in trouble!"

"Then stay behind Master Splinter!" Lenore whispered back. "I need to talk to Mikey!"

Mily sighed. "Then I'll be in trouble for not sticking with my partner." She rolled her eyes, as she began to hang back with Lenore. Soon enough they were right in front of their brothers.

"Lenore, what are you doing back here?" Leonardo asked in his big brotherly tone they all hated. "You're supposed to be up behind Master Splinter."

"My feet hurt," she answered simply.

"You're lucky that's all that really hurts right now," Raphael growled. "I'm surprised Master Splinter only hit yah once."

(A.N.: From here on was written today, not yesterday. Lol. You'll understand the importance of this break at the end.)

"Shut it, Raph," Michaelangelo piped up. "She didn't come back here to talk to you, or Leo."

"Oh, and I suppose to she came back here to talk to you then?"

"Actually, yeah, she did," Michaelangelo answered, casting Raphael an annoyed look.

"Fine Mikey, but don't let Master Splinter catch you," Leonardo told him. "He's mad enough as it is already. We don't need him getting mad again right now, when we're trying to find a new home."

"Whatever Leo," Michaelangelo said shaking his head and shoulders slightly. He grabbed Lenore's hand and pulled her back, as Donatello did the same to Mily. "What's up Munchkin?"

Lenore looked up at him, here eyes watering, as her emotions took control of her once more. "T-Teddy," she whimpered.

Michaelangelo understood immediately, and stopped so that he could crouch down before her. He pushed her bangs out of her eyes, and gave her a warm smile. "I'll go back and get him later, alright?"

Donatello saw that Michaelangelo had stopped, and held Mily back as well. "Hold up," he said. "Mikey's being slow."

"B-But." Mily tried, motioning ahead of them where everyone else was.

"I know, Mil," Donatello sighed. "I'll carry yah when the two of them are down talking, okay? This way we'll catch up faster, and hopefully Leo and Raph won't have noticed we've fallen behind."

"Okie," Mily shrugged. "But, I don't wanna be in trouble Donnie."

Now it was his turn to crouch down. "You won't be," Donatello assured her. "I promise. I'll make sure Sensei knows I held yah back, and not anybody else, alright?"

Mily nodded, then hugged him. She was happy to have Donatello hug her back, so she could momentarily feel safe.

"Really?" Lenore asked, eyeing Michaelangelo through her lone tears. "Y- You'll do th-that for m-me?"

"Sure will," Michaelangelo answered, still giving her the same old grin. "I'd do anything for you, Kiddo. You should know that by now."

Lenore flew at him then, throwing her arms around his neck. "I love you Mikey!" She cried softly, as not to be heard by anyone else. "I love you so much."

"I love you too, Lenni," Michaelangelo responded, standing and taking her with him. He shifted her slightly, so he wouldn't drop her, and kissed her head. "Now, c'mon. we gotta catch up before somebody notices we're not there."

"Okie," she giggled slightly.

Donatello looked down at Mily. "Up?"

Mily nodded. "Yeah." She looked away kind of sheepishly.

"Hey, no need to feel embarrassed," Donatello stated, as he picked her up. "Everyone else would've jumped at me for a free ride."

Mily laughed. "Yeah," she agreed. "Especially Zip."

"Daydream for Mikey," Lenore added. "Though I'd fight her for him."

Michaelangelo and Donatello picked up their pace then, so that they could catch up to the others. As they neared the group, they signaled for the two in their arms to remain silent.

Lenore and Mily stifled their giggles, and rested their heads on their brothers' shoulders. Shortly afterwards they'd both zonked out, and didn't wake up until they'd arrived at their destination. They still would've slept once there, but Michaelangelo and Donatello had softly shaken them awake, then set them back down on the ground. The four all held hands as Master Splinter explained things, namely his new rules, which were to be followed to a tee.

Lenore smiled, as she knew then that she could always count on Michaelangelo to help her out, and if not him, then Donatello. Michelangelo understood her like no one else, and Donatello wasn't too far behind. She loved Leonardo and Raphael too, but Leonardo was too, shall we say, over- protective. And Raphael, well, Raphael was just way too hot-headed most of the time to show that he cared.

Lenore reached over and grabbed Mily's hand. "Wanna share a room for now?" She whispered. "Zip and Day have already staked claim on one another."

"Okie," Mily smiled. "We can share."

Michaelangelo leaned down. "And I'll take the room across the hall." He winked at them, and they stifled their giggles, as he suddenly began to make faces at them.

"Michaelangelo!" Master Splinter admonished, coming back to where they stood. "There is no need to be making faces at your sisters. Especially not Lenore, as she is the cause of all this."

"Sensei, please stop blaming her, at least for today," Michaelangelo answered. "If yah can do that for me, I'll stop making faces for you."

"Fine," Master Splinter rejoined, eyeing his youngest son warily. "But only for tonight."

"Hai," Michaelangelo replied, then picked both girls up. "C'mon Kiddies, let's go find a room to call our own." He started to head for the rooms, but stopped next to Ziptango and Daydream. "Hey! Donnie!" He called. "We've loners standing here!"

"Coming!" Donatello called back. He hurried over and scooped both Ziptango and Daydream up at once. "C'mon. We gotta beat Mikey to the rooms."

"Cheater!" Michaelangelo, Mily, and Lenore all shouted, as Michaelangelo ran after him. "We'll win! We always win!"

Donatello, Ziptango, and Daydream won. They all staked the rooms they wanted, making sure to remain close to one another. Eventually they'd all have their own rooms, but for now they just took the clean ones. The others would be clean soon enough. Just, not too soon, they hoped.

A.N.: I worked long & hard on this chapter, so I hope y'all liked it. Here, see if this tells yah just how long & hard I worked on it:

(Yesterday) Mom: "Stay off the computer for awhile." Me: "Why? Did my eyes go weird?" Mom: "You look like Shredder, does that tell you anything?" Me: "That's funny. I was writing about the turtles."

Lol. And she didn't even know I was working on this before hand. As far as I know anyway. Don't remember if I'd told her or not. Hehe. *Grins* She said that when she kicked me off, so she could check her email. The Foot, were either just about to follow me, or had just reached the lair then. I don't really remember. I just remember that the Foot had entered the story. Lol. Plz R & R! Thanx! Adios! KTBSPA & KTNTPA & KTACPA & KTJTPA & KTKCPA & KTCPA & KTJTTPA!!!!!