The Saint's Hope - Season 1 Chapter 8: Darkness on the Edge of Town, a ninja turtles fanfic

The Saint's Hope

Chapter 8 – Darkness on the Edge of Town

Disclaimer:I do not repeat DO NOT own TMNT and crew in any way cause they belong to Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (Only knows as the Greatest Guys on Earth!) while other characters like Sally and many more that happen in this fanfic rightfully belongs to me and only ME!

Announcement from our writer: Hey! Once again, so sorry for last update. I didn't have enough time with the whole Oz Comic Con and stuff. But with that's out of the way, let's get on with the chapter! But first,…

From the reviews/PMs that I got, I will answer them:

To dream lighting

Add more welcome back please getting interesting

Thanks! I will add more. It is getting very interesting. So, thanks again!

To erica phoenix 16

You did an excellent job of recreating chapter seven.

Thanks girl! Normally you would more to say or something but what you said was enough at the moment!

To Demon Kirara

(Didn't bother to write your review as it was very long. But check it out if you want to!)

You know, this is the very first time that someone has pointed out any mistakes in any of my stories before. But I will fix them as we speak now that I am on holidays. I do re-read my chapters just to fix up before I upload them or move on with the rest of the chapter.

You don't have to apologise for being harsh. So far, I haven't been getting complaints yet – only good review. But there are many stories, other than mine, have a number of mistakes. So, I'm not the only one.

And thanks for reminding me about beta reader. I need to learn how to use it though.

To turtlelovermikey3000

Cowabunga! Level Nine BOOYAKASHA!
I really loved this chapter. So beautiful! You did a great job. I loved this story really much.
Excellent job!

Thanks! Love to hear SO many reviews like that coming in!

And thanks for minifan for adding me and the story to their favourites. Love to have fans to come around all the time.

Here's episode no: 6. Bring it on!

(Manhattan, NY – unknown time)

It was late again at night in the great city of New York.

The city was either at the calmest or the loudest. And so was the water in the East River. And underneath it is a whole new world, where you would see a number of different species of fishes or many aquatic mammals.

Including this certain creature.

In particular areas of the world, you would find a number of turtles or tortoises, either swimming in packs or by itself. They all thrusted their fins back and forth; elegantly through the currents of the calm, blue sea.

And you would find a certain turtle in the waters…who happens to have long arms & legs, three-fingers, two-toed, has a brown strap around its waist, holding another strap of its duffle bag on its shoulder, wearing some-sort of googles that has three green eyes & with a built-in microphone which covers his purple bandana. It was holding a long stick in hand while the other was grabbing onto the substances as he tries with all his might to swim.

Shouldn't turtle breathe underwater? If so, then why is this certain turtle rushing to get some air? How long was he under for? Pockets of air bubbles were escaping the mutant's mouth. Only a few more came out as he gets closer and closer to the surface.

The turtle decided once again to take centre stage and review tonight's events.

My name is Donatello, and right now I'm learning just how long I can hold my breath.

Only a few more strokes and he is home-free. Because if he doesn't,…well,…he doesn't even want to think about it. He and the rest of his family are on a mission. And they need his help – mostly alive.

Almost there. Almost there!

It only took one mighty push for the turtle to rise above the water; finally gasping for the sweet, breathable air. He manages to spit out the remains of the water that were almost clogging up his lungs. He didn't care. He was lucky enough to be alive. Breathing and all.

He finds himself in the harbour; all alone. Where would his brothers and sister be? They are all in a different location and Don here hopes to join up with them. Just behind the turtle is what appears to be a damaged large item. A bit bigger than the ninja. Was it his? Probably.

That is not his main concern. Right now, he has a mission to focus on.

Placing his hand with his stock on the boardwalk, Donnie pushes himself up. He may be tired and pretty much wet from spending time in the river, but he wasn't going to quit now. After he places his knees on the wood, he tumbles to a forward roll, and followed by another with his weapon in his hands.

He was now underneath a tinted roof that is holed up by wooden poles. Hopefully, his new cover would be away from plain sight by any humans in the local area because he does not want to be on the nightly news of "a giant turtle sighted at the docks of the East River". It would absolutely blow his cover as not only a creature – but as a ninja. They work in the shadows. Has that been mention before?

After getting his footing from the second roll, Don once again holds his staff in his right as he uses his left to turn the knob on his goggles. He has already activated the zoom lens, trying to get a closer look of what the resolve of the mission is.

Through the eyes – the high-tech eyes – is what seems to be a large cannon on top of tall balcony; emitting a strange beam into the river just a few metres away. But who is operating it? And why? Who is whom he and his siblings have already interacted with. Why? That is what they are trying to find out. Don continues to watch the action from a fair distance.

That vibro cannon is seriously messing up the East River.

And he wasn't kidding. Don takes another closer look. Right underneath of the steel platforms, lies the wooden platform that would have been around about more than 50 years…and it was crumbling apart, thanks to the vibration from this fascinating tool like a mini earthquake. This put a worry look on the purple turtle's face.

If this keeps up, the whole South Street Seaport could go crumbling into the water.

He has got to do something. He needs his family here in order to take it down, before it causes any more damage. Donatello took a few steps closer to get another better look at the contraption. He couldn't help but feel impressed by this level of expertise. Wonder who would have built this? And why?

I'd be fascinated by the technology,…

Just above the turtle are two black shadows that caught the ninja off guard.

…if I wasn't otherwise occupied.

Don turns to where the shadows is coming from and looks up. Just above his head appears to be two figures; dressed head-to-toe in black with a grey tunic and are both wielding two Katanas each. All picturing the red foot symbol on their threads, Don knows exactly who they are.

It was the same black ninjas that they fought against the first night that they journey out onto the surface. Their appearances has not changed one bit since their battle. Hopefully, they haven't been training as twice as hard as Don and his family have been.

Guess it was only one way to find out when the two black ninjas jumped off the roof and both charged at the turtle.

(The Sewers near the Lair, Manhattan, NY – 7:57pm)

The night has come yet again; bringing the peaceful aura in the air. For a family of mutants and a superpower human, it looks to be a quiet night in. Especially with no intruders, or any monster running around, or any thugs harming poor innocent cillivains. No. That was their friend's job. But guess he decided to take the night off. On top of that, everything was peaceful.

And what better way to make this night extra special for five young ninjas-in-training?

EXTREME SPORTS.

Thanks to the smartest member of the ninja family, he has come up with the time to customize extreme gears for him and each of his energetic family members. So says that ninjas can't skate?

The first one of all and the youngest was even more thrilled than his siblings as he rides down the sewer tunnel, very close to home, on his very own orange skateboard.

A happy grin was pictured on his face as he continues to rides down the burrow. "He is the Alpha Dog, the Thrash Meister, the Undisputed God of the Half-Pipe!" he bellows out. Just as he finished his intro, he grabs hold on his board and manages to perfect a double flip with the help from the tunnel while letting out a "Whoo-hoo!"

Not far behind the jokester, there was another turtle on wheels, but a different kind of wheels. Rather than a board, the wheels were located on the soles of the boots that he is wearing. Raphael was rolling along on the brick ground in his rollerblades. He was right on his brother's tail as he continues to glide.

"Who needs half-pipe, bro? We got full-pipe !" he yells at Mikey before letting out a laugh. He then gain some speed before he makes a big run-up on the tunnel wall…and does a big loop without taking his blades off the wall. "Who-hoo! Yeah!" were the one thing he said as he went around in the circle before coming back to the ground and glides gracefully on the surface. He gives out another laugh, whilst he continues to chase after Mikey who was coming up to the end of the tunnel.

Mikey comes straight out of the tunnel and does a hard right…into another familiar tunnel. "Wa-hoo!" he cheers; making him the first one to arrive at the designated exit.

Their home.

He rides through the open entrance just as soon his big brother comes out of the tunnel.

"Alright!" the red turtle cries as he is the second to enter the Lair. Normally, there would be four giant mutant turtles in the entire world; along with a human girl. If so, then, where are the other two reptiles and the girl?

Turns out they are not far behind.

Coming from the main tunnel, there rides three more skaters. Two have only different kinds of rides while the other has the same as the one before them. The eldest was in the middle and he was pushing his left foot off the ground a few times with his right foot on the board and both his hands are on bar connecting the board. Leo has his very own scooter. On his right is the purple turtle who is, so far, the only turtle sitting on his shell as he propels his feet on pedals that is riding on two big wheels whilst holding onto the handbars. Donnie here was on his own customised bike. On the blue turtle's left was his best friend who has her own set of wheels. Sally has her very own pair of rollerblades, just like Raphael but a lot smaller.

The purple turtle went off ahead to enter the Lair. Followed by Leo and then, Sally. As they have all entered, Sally does a quick turn to her left when she skates down on the small ramp. She then does a little jump and does a Kindgrind on the edge of the platform. Coming up on her path is her own set of gymnastic bars with a foam mat underneath it. Just in case if she makes a mistake on the equipment.

As she comes closer, she leaps off the edge and grabs hold of the highest bar. She then kicks her legs up, swings forward and back, before swing once more as she kicks and does a huge flip around the bar. She was just performing like any other experience gymnasts. She has spent a good few years on the bars that very much helped her with her ninja training.

After two more swings, she lets the bar go, does backflip and lands elegantly on the ground. If there were judges at the moment, she would have a perfect score. But she would give anyone who scores her something lower than a "4" a tussle. Once her trick was down, she presses on skating.

Don was still ahead of his big brother as he approaches another ramp just across the entrance. It was located next to his workstation but made it sure that no-one would damage it if they were ever going to ride around the home. "Going for amplitude!" he exclaims; riding up the ramp, flips off and does a trick which looks like he is leaning to the left before going straight again, before gracefully lands on the ground; narrowly misses his workstation. He then rides off to another part of the Lair.

Leo was not far behind him and was the next to come up the same ramp. He rides up onto it and flies into the air. He does a spinning trick but just before he lands on the ground, he grinds the edge of his brother's table; surprising not knocking anything off the table. After the stunt, he lands on the ground and does a skid on the spot.

"Going for grindi-tune!" he yelps as he rides off in the different direction as his brother from before. "Woo!" He then jumps off the platform which follows by Raphael from the other side.

All the teens were now cheering as they continue to ride around the Lair. Extreme sports are definitely one of their favourite pastimes beside their usual activities. It keeps them occupied.

Well, not everyone is into extreme sports as the teens are. The only elder being around here has just exit the kitchen. Carrying in his paws are his tea set with a nice, hot of green tea – his favourite – and a plate of homemade muffins.

For his downtime, he was going to head towards the living room. Hopefully, that area would not be occupied by his crazy children. It was almost time for his favourite program. He may be a skilled ninja master with many years under his belt, but he sure does love his soap-opera shows. Including for one particular girl who would love to sit down and watch it with him. She too is a fan of the show. If she hurry up or else she'll miss it.

In order to get to his destination, he has to pass the obstacles in his way. In other words, his children. The rat was just near the couch when his eldest on the scooter zips pass him on the rodent's left.

"Excuse me, Sensei," Leo politely says as the master moves the tray to his right to avoid the collision. The turtle continues to ride on as the rat continues to head for the living room. He finally gets to the coffee table and lays his tray down. One cup of tea was already filled and the other was not. He was still waiting for that particular person to show up.

"Heads up, Sensei!"

The sudden cry from his brilliant son causes the rat's expression from clam to alert as Don was riding in the rat's path. "I mean down!" The purple turtle has just warned the rat before he jumps over him. Just when the front wheel of the bike collides with the rodent's grey head, Splinter manages to duck in time without hitting a hair off him. That was too close.

Splinter goes back to his meal. He only has three more children to deal with before he gets any peace and quiet. Well, maybe the peace, not so much on the quiet. He grabs hold of the empty cup, as well as the pot, and pours a nice goblet of tea. As soon as he finishes pouring and places the vessel down back on the tray, he looks to his right. Here comes one more.

Visualising the most annoyed look on his face, another one of his son is heading this way. Quick to act, he leaps up, over the coffee table and lands on the other side just as the red turtle that comes zipping his way and glides off. "Nice recovery, Sensei."

The red turtle finally disappears into the centre of the Lair to join his siblings. Being a father of five teenagers is very tiring for an old rat. He thought them as kids would be a challenge but he was not expecting the teens years. Guess the peace and quiet of the elder was wearing thin.

He lets out a sign of exasperation before heading to his table. At least he can sit down and enjoy his tea and meal. He reached his hand towards one of the muffin before it was snagged away by a moving green hand. And it was riding on an orange board. "Hey, thanks, Sensei."

Mikey then munches down on the muffin before joining his brothers and sister in the centre; leaving the rat standing there on the edge of his breaking point. Yep. Being a father of five teens is hard work. All of them are now located in the centre of their home; riding around, as the rat watches them.

"EXTREME GREEN!" shouted all the boys in the room while performing a few more flips and tricks. The father can't blame for their level of excitement. It's all part of them growing up. As they continue to play, the rat couldn't help but notice one more figure missing from the group. And if she was not here in the next few seconds, Splinter will be able to start the show without her.

Just as he was about to retire to his seat, Sally rides up to the platform, glides all the way to the living room, skids to a stop on the side of the couch and falls on top of it. She has finally arrived and just in time.

"Perfect timing, Sensei," she said; all ready to watch her favourite program with her father. Her legs were dangling on the arm of the couch. At least Master Splinter has at least one sensible child than his sons. Grabbing the remote from the coffee table, the master finally sits down on his lounge chair.

Laughter was the only thing that was filled in the air until the rat turns the TV on. He presses the button on and a few screens came on. But only for a second. One-by-one, the screens were all shut off. And so did the lights to the Lair.

"Huh?" both the rat and human says in the total darkness.

It only took a second for the two beings in the living are to hear a crash not too far. Sounds like the Turtles' only sight was taken and they all end up crashing into something. Or someone. The kunoichi winches when the sound was made. Once the sound was passed, she hops off her seat and skates to the edge of the platform. It's a good thing that she can sense things. That way, she wouldn't have a problem knowing whom coming at her at which direction. And by seeing only darkness really helps.

"Guys, are you ok?" she asked. There was no noise. Maybe the crash must have knocked them out?

"Nice wiring job, Don." Never mind. Guess Mikey wasn't too happy about this sudden event.

"I guarantee it's not my wiring," Don defends himself. He was in charge of setting up the electricity in the place. In his case, there shouldn't be a loose wire in the system. "Maybe it's a blackout." Could be.

Mikey was shrugging his shoulder if you can see him in the dark. "Maybe. Now,…you want to get your foot off my shell?" Wait a minute? How does he knows its Don's? It could be Leo's or Raph's? Or his?

Just a second later after the turtle complained about whose foot is on his shell, Splinter has used the time since the darkness came to find a match and a candle. He has used his senses to find the items that he needed. He lights the match in his right and ignites the candle in his left. This only partly lights up a section of the Lair but was bright enough to visual the surrounding areas and the locations of his children.

Sally was standing right next to him as they both see only Leo, Raph and Mikey on the ground while Don was on a near-by ramp. Guess it wasn't Don's foot that was on Mikey's shell. Must have been Raph's. Looks like when the lights went down, the boys in the centre couldn't see where they were going they must have crashed into either each other or other places.

Leo was the first to notice the flame in his father's hand. "Ugh! Keep that flame away from Mikey," the blue turtle warned to him. "He scarfed down a whole chili pizza for dinner." His younger brother wasn't too pleased with the little joke that his older brother said. The others, especially Raph, whom smiled at this witticism. Sally crossed her arms over. Bad idea to order something that is flammable, little bro.

The rat was still holding the current light source of the whole room. "Clearly there is a power failure," the rat theories the problem. The teens on the floor all stand up as Sally jumps down to join her brothers. "I suggest you investigate and see if it can be fixed."

Seems like the rat wants a break from his children's distracting nonsense for the time being. If the power is out like he said, he and Salvadora will have to miss out on their show. But at least, he will be all alone in the peace and quiet.

But the teens didn't mind the new mission. It also means that it's time to hit the surface. For the Turtles, it has been a while since they last came up to the surface. The last time it happened they have to fight a giant tin robot who keeps rebuilding itself and that all happened last week.

"We're all over it," Mikey agreed. He flips his board in front of him and catches it in his hand. He was the first to head for the door. Raph was right beside him as he and Sally both sheathes their wheels into their blades. Leo folds up his little scooter and chips it onto his belt. Don finally folds up his bike and hauls it over his shoulder. They all then joined their little brother and heads for the front door.

"And hurry up. I do not wish to miss my favourite program," Splinter reminded them as they get closer to the door. Other than his training as a ninja, he values his shows as well.

"Neither would I!" Sally called out. Guess she doesn't want to miss her show. Even if she did, she has something else in mind for her brother. They now have something else to keep them occupied in the meantime; leaving their father all alone in their home.

(The Manhattan, NY – 8:00pm)

The night sky of New York was almost similar to the darkness in the Lair. Well, almost dark with the sun almost putting to rest for a few hours.

After they exit their homes via the front door and climbed up the first man-hole cover, the group of five ninjas have finally escape to the nearest rooftop. They are all now sitting on top of a water tower. Before they have left home, Don took his duffle bag just in case. It has everything he needs on a daily basic – his tools, his Shell Cell, some snacks, etc. Right now, the ninjas are overlooking one part of the city close to their turf to find parts of it are completely shut off.

And when they mean shut off, they mean the one side of the city has gone completely…dark. Almost like their home just before.

Leo was the first to speak up. "You know,…" he then shakes his head, "I don't think Splinter meant we should investigate this far." As much he wants to go up to the surface, he does value of staying hidden away from the public view and doesn't want to stay up for much longer. But with the sudden blackout that just happened, he would like to get to the bottom of it, even if he has to travel to the surface.

Raph wraps his hand into a fist. "You can never be too thorough, especially when it comes to topside time." Unlike his older brother, Raphael here pretty much enjoys the time that is given to them to enjoy the life on the surface world. He wonders what Casey is doing at the moment.

The teens were still looking over the part of New York. The sun was still peering over the horizon and it was the only light that the ninjas can only see for miles.

"This whole side of town is dark," theories the purple turtle. "A substation must've gone out." That could be the explanation. Since one part of the city still has power, the other part does not. So, what did trip the wire that cut out the power?

Leo has another thing on his mind. He shakes his head. "This isn't it right. Shouldn't there be some emergency lights or something?" He does have a good point. If there was a blackout, a number of places would have backup powers to keep things running like number of restaurants, café, factories, etc.

But Raph here gives him a great idea which puts a smirk on his face. If his siblings would comply. "Yeah. It's totally dark down there..."

Sally nods in agreement. She has a pretty good feeling of where this is going. Mikey thinks too as well. "…which means," he holds his left pointer in the air, "there's only one thing for us to do."

Travelling into the darkest part of the city, Raph, Mikey, Don and Sally decided to use this advantage into their own needs and did the one thing that people would do in broad daylight. Only the hothead, the jokester and the kunoichi end up grinding down the railing near the entrance of the Musuem.

"BANZAI!" they shouted. The three of them cheered as they reached the bottom to join their older brother whom waiting for them; riding in on his scooter. Don was still riding around on his bike in another part of the area. The eldest may think it seems like a great idea at first, but he is more concern about him and his siblings (minus Sally whom is human) about being spotted by civilians. That would be the last thing on their mind.

He halts his scooter and watches his younger siblings still rolling along. "Guys, you really think we should be doing this?" he asked as Raph, Mikey and Sally all joined him while Don continues to ride on. "What if somebody sees us?"

Raph places a hand on his brother's shoulder who turns to face him. "That's the beauty of it, Leo. No one can see us. It's pitch black." He and the others loves to take the opportunity to explore the outside world where they wouldn't scare anybody around or where they can just act like teenagers. Sally had plenty opportunities to journey to the topside. Mostly was to visit their friend, April O'Neil.

Mikey hates to see his big brother being a sore loser. "Get with the program, bro." The three eldest all turned to the youngest. "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity to session some surface terrain." And that's saying a lot from a giant, talking turtle who is a full-time ninja living in the sewers.

"Sounds like a dream to you guys," Sally noted with her arms crossed over and then looks away, "But shouldn't we be looking for the source of the blackouts?" With her going up to the topside a lot more, she was starting to get used to the new routine of her life now. Besides, she has something else in mind for her brothers if they don't hurry up.

Mikey looks to his older sister' wrapping his arm around her. "Ah, come on. Lighten up, Sally. We're just having a little fun, that's all."

Sally smiled at the turtle. "That's funny. I thought just now you would be on the page as I am."

The three Turtles all raised an eyebrow at her. "What do you mean, Sal?" Mikey asked.

"Well,…" the human begins, pushing the mutant's arm off her, "…if we don't find the source of blackouts, Master Splinter and I would miss out watching our show."

She must be talking about the soap opera that she and Sensei watch. Now, why would sh—

"And it is one of the things that we have waited all week for, right?"

Mikey was some-what understandable of her comment. If he missed out something that he has been waiting for, he would find some way to around it. He's sure that Sally would understand too.

"Well, I'm sure you will see the show again, right? I mean, it could be a rerun or something?" he wonders; shrugging his shoulders and looks behind to see his bros. Leo and Raph all nodded in agreement.

Unfortunately that was the problem.

The kunoichi still had the smile on and her arms are still folded. "Then I guess it doesn't explain about the new episode that they mention."

New episode? Mikey's eyes went suddenly horror-sticken. Oh bo—

If there is one thing they know Sally, is that she hates to miss an episode that she has never seen on her favourite shows. "Yeah, that's right, wise guy. Tonight was the first time in six months that a new episode has finally come to air. And now since there is a blackout, that means, Splinter and I would have loss all our chances of watching that new episode tonight. And who knows how long it will be until it comes back."

The orange turtle was starting to feel a little uneasy from all this. He does not like to be Salvadora's Danger Zone. It's much more terrifying than Raph's. The human decided to bring up what she has in stores for the ninja.

"So in other words,…" she points her finger into his plastron with the creepiest grin on her face, "you'll have to be the entertainment for tonight, And trust me,…" she leans a little bit closer to him, "you ain't gonna like it. One…bit."

Mikey was absolutely now terrified of her. He couldn't believe that he just walked right into that one. He was now soiling himself. Right behind him are the two eldest who are quietly laughing at this. Sally peers over Mikey's shoulder to get a good look at them. Who says Mikey was the only one who is suffering?

"Oh, I wouldn't be laughing if I were you, Larry and Curly." Her sudden speech made both Leo and Raph stop laughing and they both looked at their sister. "If you think this is funny, then I guess I forgot to tell you that you two will be joining him as well."

The older brothers are now petrified. It was funny when someone gets suffer for fun but not when they in it. Now they'll have to supply the entertainment for both Sally and Splinter as they watch them for their amusement. They will probably die of embarrassment.

Leo quickly turned to his brothers. "Uh,…all those in favour of finding the source of the blackouts, say Aye."

Raph and Mikey had no trouble raising their hands up. "Aye!"

Guess they all don't want to be tonight's showbiz special. Sally smirks at her brothers. "That's what I thought." At times, she would love to torture her brothers but in a more of a comedic way and not what they saw in those horror movies like Saw.

After that little show, Sally's sensing powers picked up. From two different locations. One was coming from not too far from here. And the other was coming towards…

Don approaches his siblings on his bike. He seems to be on the alert. For what? Something that Sal just sense. He skids to a halt in front of them. "Hey," he points his thumb behind him, "check this out."

What did he find? The others all looked up and see the problem. Not too far from them and climbing on the side of the building by the rope, two figures; dressed in black with a grey cloth over their bodies, are scaling the wall, foot-by-foot. The first one gets to the top and flips up. He was followed by the second. They both run on the ledge and jumps through the open window.

Wait. Those guys looked familiar. Especially with the black clothing and red symbol…

Red symbol?

Red FOOT symbol!

Sally's eyes went complete shocked. It's them! Those…ninjas! Her eyes then diverted to fury. It was the same ninjas that she and the guys fought a few months ago when they went up to the surface for the first time. When the teen ninjas went up against them for the first time, Sally took careful notice of the symbol that is on their clothing. At first sighting of it, she instantly becomes absorbed. Although the guys have not seen it before, the problem is for Sally is that she has seen it.

But from where?

The ninjas on the ground all decided to get a closer look. They all crouched down behind a bush as they watch the familiar foe enter the building.

"Didn't we fight these clowns once before?" Mikey wonders; very surprised to see adversaries from the past. He and the others have wondered whenever they will get to see them again.

Don was a bit anxiety but not as Mikey. "Yeah. And we nearly got waxed." He still remembers how skilled they are and that was from only one battle. He has already got his bike folded up and hauls over his shoulder like before.

Finally itching to punch something all week (especially to some few who he has been meaning to deal with), Raphael stands up, pulls out his Sais and twirls them around. "Who's up for some payback?"

The kunoichi continues to watch the window with a sharp eye. With a stern look on her face, she too stands up. She was ready for some action – and hopefully, some answers.

"I'm ready."

This month exhibits were a showcase of weaponry and armoury from Federal Japan. This will certainly bring the attention of a certain turtle who would love to see for himself. And maybe he can bring along his father and his best friend.

In the centre of a certain room lies inside a glass display case a unique and refine sword. Its white blade was shining off the moonlight glow and its yellow handle with a white strip has three sharp blades that are facing the same direction as the tip of the blade. What is interesting is that on top of the handle was a face of some sorts. What is the sword's purpose if anyone asks?

Well, legend says It fell from the heavens and was crafted by Goblins.

People called it the Goblin Sword. But it has another name.

The Sword of Tengu.

Whoever designed it, lays a mystery. The place was all lights out (thanks to the blackout, maybe) and maybe the security of the place was somehow not active. Which would be good news for these visitors.

The two ninjas in black have dropped down from below and approach the case. They were both sent by their…boss to retrieve the particular item. The ninja close to the case reaches his hand inside his grey tunic and pulls out a circular device with a sharp stick attach to it. The first ninja firmly press the handheld on the glass with the stick at 12 o'clock. It then goes around in a circle; thus making a screeching noise. As it comes to a full circle, the little rod then slides into the device as it still holds onto the glass. With one quick motion, the scratched piece of glass comes off with no difficulty. Normally it would raise the alarm but for some reason, it hasn't. So who did switch off the alarms? Was it them? If so, that would explain why they came inside with ease.

Right behind him, the second ninja has slide on a metal glove with the same red foot insignia on the backhand. Why does he need that glove on just to get the sword? Many questions will be answer.

The second ninja then approaches the case; ready to pull the special sword out and disappear. But not until they get a few complaints from a few familiar faces.

The ninja's hand was just about to reach inside; only to be startled by a sudden surprise of a shuriken. The ninjas took their eyes off the prize and looks to their left.

"Gift shop's on the first floor, boys."

There stood in the end section of the same room are in the form of four mutant turtles and one female human ninja. The leader of them was the one who spoke up and the one who throw that same throwing star. That was the first warning.

"But they don't take kindly to shoplifters." Leo sneers his eyes at them while clenching up his fists. "And neither do we."

They have been warned but they will take it. It's a good thing that the ninja who opened the glass case was wielding a sword and not the one with the metal glove. He pulls out the sword and readies himself. The other, however, decided to go back to the special sword since he is not armed with a weapon. Better for his partner to deal with the intruders while he makes off with the goods. But was now halted again with another shuriken. This time it was thrown by the second oldest. And he was not too happy to see them again.

Raph still had his throwing arm extended. That was the second warning. "Now, before you try to make off with the goods, you might want to consider a few things." Don and Mikey were still holding onto their rides while Sally gets into a fighting stance. She was more than ready to face them. These black ninjas have something to do with her past, may as well get some answers. "One, you're outnumbered. Two, don't let the pretty faces fool you." Raph finally gets into his position; ready for a rumble. "We're tougher than we look."

Yeah, those black ninjas are pretty much outnumbered. Well, only for a few seconds.

Not a second too soon, a few more of those black ninjas have shown up and have joined the other two troops. They all poured in via the open windows and lands gracefully on the ground; each of them holding a different weapon of their choice.

Mikey was a bit surprised by the numbers of the reinforcement on the other side. "And three,…" his brothers and sister have now got their backs up against each other to see the worst has happened. There are surrounded and outnumbered. "…we bout to get our butts seriously hammered."

But are they outmatched since the last time they have fought?

It would seem that with this many ninjas in the same room, the teens are pretty much in the toughest fight that they have ever been in. They now surrounded by the familiar foes and currently outnumbered by the staggering number of ninjas on the opposite side.

Ever since their first brawl, the teenagers have being using their time wisely to train and build up their fighting styles. They have already dealt with Purple Dragons before, but these guys are a lot different from them. Hopefully, they would able to outmatch their opponents.

The black ninjas were now closing in on them. Leo was now facing off against one of them wielding a Bo Staff. Holding the stick in his hand, the ninja twirls it around and clasp it in his hands; ready to fight. He then charges at the blue turtle. Leo was all ready for this. He has been training non-stop since their confrontation and was ready for a rematch. He brings out his two Katanas and charges towards the same ninja as well. As they come to a certain distance, the black ninja swings his weapon at the mutant's head, but Leo was quick enough to duck the attack. Before he goes for another strike, the Fearless Leader has already bet him to it as he slices his staff in half.

The black ninja was taken back by this. He looks at his cut stick. This strange creature has sliced his weapon in half. Leo grins at this achievement. His weapon is destroyed and now, he has to resort to his hands as the only weapons.

But who said he was never defenceless?

The black ninja has another trick up his sleeves. He brings the two sticks up and brings them down again…two reveal two blades in the end slots. Leo was now the one who is taken back. Wow. That is something he doesn't see. Hidden weapons within a weapon. The turtle may have been unexpected about that, but it's what his father has been telling in all his years of his ninijitsu training.

Expect the unexpected.

Every ninjas should know about that. And so does Leo.

Leo resumes his game face. The black ninja charges once more at the turtle. But he wasn't one with a trick up his sleeves. As the two blades almost come in contact, Leo quickly does a 180 with his shell facing towards the black ninja. The shell not only blocks the attack, but also destroys the blades as well. His weapons were not exactly at its best quality. The turtle grins at this. The black ninja was very much awe of this. But he was distracted long enough for Leo to ram into him; thus sending him flying into another ninja close by and knocking them off his feet.

Leo was now relieved by this. He was lucky that he has a hard-rock shell to protect him. "Whew. Saved by the shell," he spoke while catching his breath. But he shouldn't rest just yet. There were still a lot more ninjas to go. And with his siblings at his side and the way of how they are fighting if this keeps up, they should be able to finish in no time. And hopefully time to spare to get away from the cops if they are on their way.

Close by to the two stairs, the red turtle was dealing with a few of his own. And he was spinning on the spot like a figure ice skater. Since when can he dance like that? At least he brought out his Sais before they were expecting more company. But he didn't mind how many of them, just as long he has a great time.

"Check it out!" he cries out before stopping his spin. Good thing he wasn't dizzy or else he would be in trouble. He looks ahead to see five black ninjas to pick a fight with. He could handle a little more than that. "Blades and blades." He then starts to skate towards them whom all armed with a Katana or two and a Bo Staff. One of them swings his sword a few times before making a leap at the turtle. Just before the ninja can slice the turtle in half from below, Raph manages to jump over his head while laughing like a maniac. Although the blade did not touch the mutant, it did slice the priceless Ming vase that was on display in the open. The top half goes to the floor and ends up being smashed into thousands of pieces. The turtle then lands right behind and slides with his rollerblades on. The black ninja was in trouble for destroying something of valuable.

Raph stands up. "You break it, pal, you brought it." He quotes the famous words as he goes running off in the other direction. The same black ninja follows the green ninja in pursuit. Raph was still skating to see the ninja behind him. "And speaking of buying it…" he delivers a surprise kick in the guts; thus flinging the black ninja back head-first into a gong. The small artefact made a small noise when it came in contact.

Don was next to go up. He squares off with one ninja who wields a Naginata; very similar to his Bo Staff but has a blade at the end. So far, this battle was now in the teens favour as they begin to take out the black ninjas – one-by-one. The purple turtle tries to do something different. He has his bike with him. Why not use it?

He brings his ride in front and unfolds it. He hops onto the seat and does a U-turn and charges at the black ninja wielding the scary spear. He was spinning the weapon just above his head before aiming at the turtle. Just before he stabs him, Don was quick to do an uppercut the ninja with his front wheel. "Alley oop!" the smart turtle cries out as he watches the flying ninja falls into an armour display of a Samurai. Luckily, it did not break like the fragile vases.

Another ninja on Don's left was charging at him with a pair of Sais. The turtle quickly turn him and his bike to face him whilst pulling out his Bo Staff. Just like in the Medieval Carnival, he holds his weapon at waist level with the end of the stick pointing right at the black ninja. Holding with his only hand onto hand bar, Don pedals towards the ninja. "Charge!" he yells out, jabbing his weapon into the ninja's chest and knocks him into another priceless Ming vase; breaking it. How many vases will meet their end when this night is over?

Mikey was up next. Right now, he was on his board; skating around the battlefield with his Nunchakus in hand. "Wa-hoo!" he shouts out, having a ball. He then skates up to a group of three ninjas all armed with a Katana each…

"Bowling for ninjas!" He rams the first one off balance, causing him to crash into the other two. If this was bowling, he would end up having a turkey! "Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!" The youngest was now showing off while swinging his weapons arounds. This battle in his case was going too easy.

Too bad he wasn't paying enough attention when his wrist is wrapped around by a chain. This causes Mikey loses his grip on one of his weapon. "Uh-oh." The chain wrapped around his wrist belongs to another ninja. He has the ninja trapped with his Kusarigama in his hands. And holding the blade above him, he was ready to slash the turtle in the head as he comes closer on his board. This gives the orange ninja an idea.

"Heads up!" Before the blades meet the green flesh, Mikey flips his board forward and thrusted it into his guts. With that move, the black ninja goes down. Mikey then puts his other Nunchucks away before leaving to get his other one. The chain was still wrapped around his wrist. "Way to pick up that spare," he jokes about bowling once more. He then drops down and grabs hold of the insignia. He tears it off his garb and stands up. "And a trophy to boot."

His brothers and sister need to know who are they exactly and maybe show this symbol to their father. Maybe he knows something about all this.

Sally was dealing with own situation from another part of the museum. Unlike her brothers, she was getting very serious. She was hoping to get her answers from them. Mostly, who are they and who do they work for? She draws out her Kodachi as she faces four more black ninjas, all surrounding her. They have got her trapped. Think again.

One of the ninja in the circle attack her with his Katana; hoping to slice her in half. But Sally was too quick for him as she steps aside. As she comes behind him, she slams her right foot into his kneecaps; earning a painful crunch. He goes down. Which leaves three more to go.

The second wielding the Bo Staff. He comes charging at her, ready to whack her away, Sally then flips her sword with the handle in the other direction and jabs the end into the ninja's chest when he got close. A third one was coming up behind her. Sally senses the attacker coming. Before the second drops to the ground, she grabs hold of him by the threads and with her immense strength; she throws the ninja into his friend, sending them both to the ground.

There was one more left. So, what will he do?

The last fighter was also coming up behind from a different direction. Too bad he should have listened to his friend. Sally senses the foe coming and delivers a quick elbow strike in the ribcage; earning a piercing crack as well. He goes down.

All four of the ninjas are now circled the kunoichi but they were all knock-out and on the ground. Sally was not done yet.

Still holding her sword in one hand, she grabs one of the unconscious by the tunic with the other hand and brings him up to his face. To be more threaten, she aims the blade to the black ninja's face. It was time for some answers. "Ok, buddy, start talking. Who are you? And who is your boss?" He was unresponsive. That's because he is knocked out.

On the main floor, Leo was having a little trouble with his opponents. Only three black ninjas have ganged up on the eldest. With his two Katanas in his hands, the blue turtle did his very best to block, duck, jump and dodge the oncoming attacks made by them. "A little help here?" He maybe be skilled than his siblings, but he could really use the aid in need.

Once they have finished their part, his brothers (minus Sally who was busy on her end) all rushed in to help their older sibling. They all came charging in on their set of wheels.

"We're on it!"

The cavalry is on the way!

In the meantime, Leo was still holding them off, waiting for the help that he needs. His opponents are trying their very best to slash him into tiny turtle pieces. Leo was trying to find an opening so he can land a move but so far, he hasn't. It has been awhile since he went up against them. Just in a second later, the help that he wanted has finally arrived.

Or so he thought.

"LOOK OUT!"

All three turtles were heading towards the black ninjas and their brother in three different directions. Just when they were about to help their leader, the black ninjas all saw them coming. They had enough time to flip over their heads. But Leo didn't. He didn't have the time to move out of the way before his brothers all collided with him.

While she has her prisoner in her grasp, Sally flinches at the sound of a crash. It was just like the one earlier in the Lair but it wasn't completely dark. She turns away to the direction of the source as she releases the ninja that she was negotiating with. She finds the source to where she sees the guys on the floor. This is what has happened back home during their extreme sports time. Her brothers can be so clumsy.

Sally could only slap herself in her forehead. "Oh, brother."

The Turtles on the ground were now regaining themselves after that unforeseen crash. Mikey and the others all sit up a bit. Leo was rubbing his sorehead. "I sense a teamwork training session in our future," Mikey pointed out. He's right. After what has happened, that is the next thing on their To-Do list.

With their opponents down, it was time for the black ninjas to leave the battlefield and retreat. But not without what they came for. Leo was the first to notice them leaving. "Double time." He points to them. "They're getting away." No longer in pain, now they are ticked off.

The black ninja that Sally was talking to has come to and starts to escape. But just before he makes it to the wall, Sally turns her attention on him. No! I can't let him go! Not when I'm so close!

The kunoichi chases after him but he managed to climb out of the open window via the rope. "HEY! Come back here!" she bellows out, shaking her fist at him. "I'm not finished with you yet!"

Every of the ninjas have used his time to escape to the open window via the ropes that was left for them.

All excepts for one. And it was the one with the metal glove.

Sally looks over to the display case. It was the same one that they open through the glass and have tried to steal that sword. But they came all this way for a sword? Why is that? Well, he's not getting away. She angrily growls, hardens her fists and her grip on her sword and charges towards him.

The black ninja cannot leave until they have got what they need. They do not want to return with empty hands. Their master will not be pleased. The ninja drops down from the ceiling and heads over to the same display case. With the gloved hand, he puts it through the hole, grabs hold of the sword and carefully pulls it out.

Just as the Turtles have all stand up, the black ninja with the main prize noticed his fellow teammates. They have all grabbed a rope and climbed their way to the outside world. It was time for him to leave.

Just when he was about to find a rope for him to climb, a fuming young girl was halted in his path; pointing her sword at the black theft. Along with four Ninja Turtle all standing right behind her.

"Hold it, pal!" she snarls. She finally finds them for a long time now and she was not leaving until she has got what she needs.

Raphael was too angry with them getting away. He twirls one of his Sais around with his big brother standing next to him with his arms crossed over. "Just put the sword back, Sparky, and we'll call it a draw," he hassles the ninja as his brothers all gathered in front of him. The black ninja takes a few steps back.

It was just him now against five ninjas. What could he possibly do now against them when it is him all by himself?

What he was about to do was something that they have never seen before. Other than Nano.

Once he has gain enough distance, he raises the sword just above him. Ok,…just what is he about t—

The blade itself lights up and emits a bright electrically glow; partly blinds the teens in their spot. They were all stunned by this. They had absolutely no idea of what this ancient sword was actually doing. Sparks were starting to almost fly out of the blade. Honesty, the teens have never seen a sword do that.

Just when they can do anything, the ninja himself aims the magic sword at them… and it shoots a shockwave blast out. Waves of blue energy were coming towards the heroes and knocks them off their feet. They all end up sliding on the ground and hit the nearest wall. For the third time in the night (and the first time for Sally), the teens have a stinging headache from all the crashes and the sudden blast.

With them down (again), the ninja with the sword rushes off to the side and grabs onto the nearest rope. With the sword in his hand, he has trouble climbing up. Luckily for him, one ninja decided to stay behind and help his fellow ninja out.

It wasn't too long until the police sirens were heard in the distances as the Turtles and Sally have regain themselves yet again.

Mikey manages to stand up while rubbing a newly formed bruise on his side. "How about best two out of three?" Leo and Raph both stand up as the oldest puts his swords away.

Sally was shaking her head, feeling a little bit dizzy. Never in her life has she felt a powerful blast. And never from a sword. It was nothing that she has ever experience before.

Don rubs his head. "What was that sword?" wonders the smart ninja. He would have to study the weapon if they ever get their hands on it. But thanks to the blast, he kind of has a feeling of what kind of sword it is. Raph was next to him as he gestures his hand out. Don takes the hand as the red turtle helps him up onto his feet. No one had time to answer the question. The police are getting closer by the sound of the sirens.

"Hold that thought. We got to book," Leo orders. They still had the energy to jump up to the ledge and out through the windows just before the cops show up inside.

Something tells Salvadora will get her answers another time.

The teens have all arrived back to the sweet and comfort of their home. And to their relief, the power in the Lair has finally come back on. Unfortunately, Sally ends up missing her favourite show with Splinter, which it is bad news for three of her brothers.

Normally, she would have torture her brothers like she promised. But after tonight, she decided to drop it as she wasn't in the mood. So, what did change her mind?

Well, it was because of the fight that they had with those ninjas. The symbol on their clothing was so familiar to her. The one memory that she can't seem to remember. If only she knew the answers…

After putting their sports gear away, the children of the rat master have gathered around him. After telling their adventure to the surface to find the cause of the blackouts, they also show proof of what could be the cause of the power failures.

Mikey was lucky enough to grab a garb with the red foot insignia from their battle and they all show it to their father. They are still waiting for the father to speak up. It has only been a few seconds since they gave him the garb. And now,…

"What does this symbol mean, Master Splinter?" Leo asked. The rat could only look at it with a disturbing look. Was it a sign? Good or bad? Something they should more about or something that they should avoid at all cost?

Splinter could only say one thing.

"Trouble."

Ok, make that a bad sign. But how bad is it? Does he know something that his children don't know? Mostly in Sally's case. What is the rat hiding actually? Sally can actually tell the level of discomfort on her master's face.

Raph was now beyond curious about the new group. "You know something about these ninjas?" he inquired. But his father did not answer. He simple dropped his hands to the side; head tilted up and heads straight for his room. Right now is the time for questions. But Raph continue to blast more question; especially the ones that have being plaguing their minds including a certain human. "Where do they come from? Who do they work for?" He takes a few steps closer.

Mikey also has something that he wants to say causes the rat to stop walking. "…and what they want with a magic sword?" He could believe something like that from the comic books or a fantasy movie. I don't think its magic, Mikey. It felt…different.

Don shakes his head. "No. Not magic." Everyone turns to the smart turtle. After getting hit by the blast, Don has a pretty good theory of what the power of the sword is capable of. "Probably more like a self-perpetuating oscillation frequency generator."

Everyone draws a blank. There he goes again – explaining everything in technical terms for his family. Only their friend April would absolutely understand him. His family…not so much. And the way of his tone sounds like something he would love to go gaga over in his dreams.

"Uh,….in English, Einstein," Mikey said.

Normally he would be annoyed by this but it was a first for him or something. Don throws his hands high to the side. "It packs a shockwave that'll knock you flat on your shell." That's better.

But it also sounds very bad. Since the sword is now in the possession of those black ninjas whom Splinter describe as trouble, they have to go and stop…whoever they are!

During Don's explanation on the new weapon, Splinter has resumed his path to his room. Raphael was more than ready to go ninja hunting. He pulls out his Sais. "We got to go after these creeps."

More than eager to stop them and get her answers, Sally steps forward. "I'm definitely with Raph on this one." She slams her fist into her palm. She was now one step closer to getting her answers.

"No."

Splinter turns to face his children. Did he just said no to them, even after what those black ninjas stole from the museum that can officially cause trouble?

"A wise ninja does not seek out an enemy he or she does not fully understand."

Wait, what?

His dumbfounded children look at their father's disapproval. He is not letting them to go after the ninjas? Any reason why? What does he know? Well, sure they don't know a thing about them but still…

Hoping to reason with his father, Leonardo decided to step forward. "But Sensei, Bushido demands that we fight for honor and justice and—"

"—Bushido also demands that you honor your master's wishes," the irritated rat snaps at his students. Ok, that is one way to shut up your kids. Don't get on their parent's bad side.

Knowing that he got his point straight, the rat turns away from his children, still with the garb in his hand. "I will meditate upon this matter further." He looks at it once more before he walks through the open doorway to his chambers. The teens all looked at each other. The rat finally enters his room. "Good night." He grabs hold of the handle and slides his door to a close.

The teens could only stand there in disappointment. Their own father would not let them go after those ninjas. Well, it's true that they don't know a thing about them. But they have to go after them in order to stop more trouble from spreading. So much for payback – again.

Still steaming, Raph puts his weapons away. Leo places a hand to his forehead. Sally crossed her arms over and kicks a stone on the ground; very livid. Don has his finger to his chin whenever he thinks of something. And Mikey looks absolutely dissatisfied.

"Aww, undergrounded again," whines the orange turtle. The one thing that he hates is being grounded. In other words, no surface time for the meantime. Besides, there was nothing to do but wait for their father's decision on whether he should allow them to go.

"Hmmm…" The purple turtle was thinking for a moment. If their father is not going to tell them anything, they may as well find out on their own. So, there has to be another way. A second later is when he has got an idea. "Hey!" He snaps his fingers and walks away from his siblings. The others notice him just leaving.

"Where you going, brainiac?" Another nickname that Raph likes to call his brother for jokes. Don then takes off running, followed by his siblings. The smart turtle has made his way over to his computer desk just location next to his subway lab. He makes to his station, sits on his seat, turns his computer on and gets to work. His siblings all crowded around the purple turtle who is typing away.

"There's more than one way to seek out your enemy," Don replies. Ahh, yes. The power of the internet. The wonders never see to amaze them. Hopefully, Don and the others can find what they are looking for rather going outside to find out for themselves. Thus, not disobeying their father's wishes for going after the ninjas in person.

As Don continues to research on black ninjas and red foot symbol, Sally decided to look away from the group. A bothered look was all over her face. It would seem that Splinter knows something about this icon. If so, then why isn't he telling her or the others about it?

Splinter is hiding something.

But how long will it take until the rat is ready to tell his children. Apparently, not only her but soon her brothers will too know soon enough…

(Unknown Building, Manahttan, NY – 8:30pm)

The main door with the red foot insignia was painted as the leader of the ninjas step forth. The doors then opened for him to enter. Inside in his main room are four of his men; waiting for his orders. A few more steps inside as the main doors closes up.

The man halts in front of his soldiers. At this time of the night, he has engaged in one of his intense training session. As a master of his ninjas, he always has to engage in every training session to keep his form.

He grabs hold of his tunic and removes it from his body. Now shirtless, a light brown Obi was wrapped high around his middle chest and his grey armbands goes all the way up to his elbows. After discarding his tunic, he puts his arms to the side. Four of his men all approached him. They then all kneeled down on one knee in the sign of respect to their great master. For many years that he has trained his men, he has heard the rumours of these strange creatures that they encountered only on a few occasions have proved to be a challenge for them. Very soon, he would like to deal with them personal.

Right now, it was time for training. The man place his palms together, closed his eyes and bows. That signifying that if his men are ready, then he is ready.

His men affirmative nod. They are ready.

Only a second has passed and the ninja on the far right makes his move. Grabs hold of his gauntlet, he pulls out his Katana and leaps towards him. The man still had his eyes closed. The first black ninja delivers the first strike. He brings his sword down, but the master was quick enough to do a roundhouse kick. He perfected the move with his eyes closed.

He opens them up as he prepares for the next one. Without turning his head, his pupils move to the right corner of his eyes. The second one was just behind him; wielding a Kusarigama. He twirls the chain part right above his head. He then thrusted the chain end towards his Sensei only for the master to gracefully dodge the attack by executing a strong front flip and lands away far from his men. A few of the ninjas tries to slash him with their Katanas but they miss their master.

The third ninja sneak up behind him wielding his Katana. He tries to do an aerial strike; hoping to catch his master off guard. But the man does a front flip, catching the ninja with his right extended foot and swings him into the fourth ninja.

The man drops a bit before standing up straight. Coming from the same side as the entrance was his right hand man. Every dictator needs someone who is loyal to the fault, someone who is willing to give their lives for. And that person is Hun. He comes towards his master with a pillow that is covered up by a cloth. But what could be hiding under that cloth? Something that is worth valuable for the master's audience? Only a small sharp metal from one end and a yellow knob on the other side can be seen as the cloth was not long enough to cover the whole thing. Definitely something valuable.

The Ninja Master does not turn his head to see the giant thug approaching him. He knew he was coming. "Ahh, Hun." He holds up a hand; gesturing to stop. "One moment."

Hun did what he was told and obeys his command.

It's because the training has not yet concluded.

The four ninjas, three only wielding Katanas and one has a Kusarigama, all advances on the man for another round.

First comes, the master does an axel kick to the face.

The second comes; the Sensei socks him in the chest.

The third one approaches, the ninja master does a back kick. The Katana comes flying out of the third ninja's grip and the man catches in his grasp. There was one more to go. He throws the sword from his left to his right.

The fourth ninja strike with his weapon. The master uses his new weapon and blocks it. With his strength, the man swipes the sword out of the ninja's grip with his Katana. With his last solider wide open, the man kicks the ninja away. The last one lands and stays down; along with the other three.

The ninja master drops his sword. The training match has decided. He was victorious.

Oroku Saki proves to be a dangerous ninja master.

With the training concluded for the night, he walks over to where he has left his tunic. He gently picks it up and folds it back on. Since his faithful man has been waiting patiently, Saki does not want to dawdle. He turns to face him.

"I trust you bring…good news."

He sure has. And Hun does not fail him.

Saki walks up to his devoted servant. The giant himself kneels down in respect and presents the cloth item to his master. Saki grabs hold of the fabric and throws it to the side. Right in front of him lies a weapon that he dreams to hold in his hand. The same weapon that was made centuries ago. Here lies on the pillow the very sword that he has informed and sent his men to retrieve from the museum. The same weapon that he once possess.

"The Sword of Tengu."

It may be very old, but its properties are now very dangerous in his hands. He smiles with appreciation. He began to admire the craftsmanship of the blade. "Still just as potent, after all these years..." Judging by the details, it has not been undamaged for so many years. For how long in fact?

He then travels over to a glass display case. It was very large but the contents inside were closed off by the darkness. If someone looks hard enough inside, it is a very peculiar armour of some sorts. Does it belong to an ancient overlord that Saki admires so much?

As it almost comes in contact with the glass, the blade itself lights up with a faint glowing. It would seems that this sword and this armour are connected somehow. More to the sword and armour than meets the eye.

"…and still able to locate other artifacts," he removes the blade which the light fades away, "that share its unique origin." So, the sword and the armour do have something in common, but what? The light twinkle off the sword as Saki continues to admire the blade. It has been too long since he last laid eyes on an irreplaceable sword. "Yes. This sword will help me track those that I have been hunting for all these years."

For many years, these…enemies of Saki, will no longer be in hiding for much longer now that he has the most powerful weapon in his disposable.

Hun was close by and still has the pillow in his grasp. Saki turns to face him. "Bring it to tech division." He places the sword back on the pillow with ease. With Phase One complete, it was time to move on.

"Tell them,…" he thrusted his right hand forward and curls his left fist in, "…proceed with Phase Two."

(The Lair, Manhattan, NY – 7:30pm)

So, how long exactly does being undergrounded go for?

Well, it's been nearly a day since Master Splinter has retired to his room. And it has been nearly a day since Don went on his computer to research on the black ninjas and the mysterious red foot symbol. So far, no dice. He couldn't find anything. With their father busy and no luck on finding out more on the symbol, the teens decided to kick back and relax for pretty much for the entire day. But things were starting to get a little itchy. Itchy for more excitement.

Every teen was now in his/her downtime. Mikey has found himself on the couch, reading up page after page on his comic book collection – a big hobby of his that he loves to collect. Not to mention that he was munching down on a bag of chips. He made it his little mission of not to spills any on the sofa. He does not want to make a mess or else his sister will cause a fit. Luckily, all the crumbs are going on his knees. He was taking a few bites before looking slightly over his shoulder with his arm leaning on the backs on the couch. In his direction is his father's door to his room. Not one slight move or sound made by the entrance. His father is sure taking a long time or something just to meditate.

Mikey goes back to his comics. "What's up with the big cheese?" he gulps down the chips. "He's been zoning all day." And that saying a lot from someone who has experience of staying in their room all day and never come out. Believe Mikey. He has been there.

Located near the front door, Leo was using his time to practice his kata. He offers Sally to come down and join him. But lately, she wasn't in the mood. As her best friend, Leo wants to know what has been bothering her since last night. But the blue turtle decided to drop it since he doesn't want to bug her. "It's that ninja symbol," he replies. As he finishes the last move, Leo wipes the sweat off his brow and points his thumb to Splinter's closed doors. "It's got Sensei all weirded out."

Just above where he was standing with her foot hanging off the edge, Sally was sitting on the second floor of the Lair. Her back was up against the stone pillar. Without her brothers or her best friend watching, she was holding onto her little item. It was the same garb – with the red foot symbol – that she founded. Months ago. And just until last night, she was so close of finding her answers.

She continues to stare at the garb with fierce distressed expression. "He's not the only one…" she mumbles to herself. It just occurred to her that Splinter, her own father. The one who raised her from when she was a baby…know some knowledge of these black ninjas that nearly tried to bust their heads from those battles. So, what does he know?

As for Raph, he was located in the centre of the Lair. Right now, he was duking it out on a practise dummy that hangs on a stick. More like he was beating the living snot out of it. He has been doing that for most of the day and still, it hasn't got it out of his system. He was tired of waiting for his father's answer. He wants to go after them. Now.

"Enough of this waiting around," he spoke up while delivering a punch in the face of the dummy. Followed by an elbow jab and a few kicks to the face. The dummy itself keeps flinging back every time Raph throws anything at it. He was now up to his limits. Leo was now watching his brother with intense fury within inside his own soul. Although he resumed his kata during the whole process. "I say we head topside, kick ninja butt, take ninja names,…" he pauses a sec to face his siblings, "…and find out the whole story for ourselves."

He was now already over his limit. Why? Because he spins around until he far behind the dummy's side and kicks off the head. The head itself was literally ripped off from its body and was now soaring through the air and manages to land in the plastic container of Mikey's pastime snacks. The leader watches the flying head as the younger brother jumped at the sudden severed head in his food.

Looks like the steamy here has made his point. He was leaving his training area and heads straight for the door. "Whoa!" Mikey looks to his brother who was just leaving. "Remind me never to get on your bad side, dude." Not knowing that it will happen a lot more in the future.

Raph keeps on walking. "Too late." He was glad to give the message to anyone the next time that someone tries to tick him off.

Finding the whole story is what Sally wants more than anything. It like what she said before: she is definitely with Raph on this one. Those black ninjas know something. She needs answers.

She stands up from her post and puts the garb inside her tunic. Grounded or not, she was ready to head out. And she thought Raph would be happy enough to join in. She too heads for the exit to join her hothead brother. But the calm brother jumps from his position and lands right in front of him; halting him in his path.

"Hang on, Raph." Leo crossed his arms over. "No one's going anywhere."

Raph was definitely not in the mood for this kind of crap. This is one of the reasons why his older brother ticks him off on a number of occasions. This is one of them.

Sally was just taking a step off the platform; hoping to reason with her best friend. She wants to get the answers to her problems. Was it the right time to tell them what they are?

"Guys!"

Everyone looks to Donatello who was at his computer desk. "Check this out."

For only a few hours of the day, Don was still at his computer, hoping to get more information on the ninjas as he can. But the state that his computer is in, he thinks it's time for an upgrade.

Seems to them he has found something else. Is it on those ninjas?

They all approached him at his desk. "I hacked into the power company's computer system. Looks like there's another blackout down by the South Street Seaport," Don said, turning back to his screen."

Just like the one that took out half the city? It has to be those ninjas.

Raph thinks so as well. "I smell a rat," he quotes. His four siblings all looked at him. "…and I don't mean Splinter."

Yeah, that make a whole lots of rats in black clothing with that red symbols on them.

The tough guy then walks away to the front door once more while pulling out his Sais. Sally joins him afterwards, followed by Mikey and Don, who picks up his duffle bag. Leo was the only one who has not moved. He was more than concern about going against his master's wishes. "Hang on, guys. Splinter told us—"

"—not to go after the ninjas." Raph stops walking and turn his head to his siblings. "He didn't say anything about not investigating power failures." And with that, he walks off again. He may be the angriest turtle that the family have ever known, but the one thing that he doesn't like to do was break any of his father's rules.

And his other siblings would agree on this mission. Especially Don himself. He looks to his younger brother and older sister. "Excellent." The three of them started walking as well as Don pats his bag on its side. "I have a few new surveillance toys I want to test."

They all head straight for the front door, leaving the blue turtle all by himself. They wouldn't listen to him. He was supposed to lead them, not for them to disobey him. But they did promise not to go after the ninjas and yesterday Splinter did say to go investigate the blackouts. The leader, right now, has no choice but to give in. Besides, he is their leader and he needs to look out for them. He needs to suck it up and go for it. If anything happened to them, he would take the blame by his father. The one thing he secretly loathes the most.

He closes his eyes before opening them up again. "Uh,.. wait up!" He takes off running to catch up with his team. He was starting to get tired of his family not listening to him. "It's tough being leader." The problem is that there is no one who would share his pain. Well, beside form one rat.

Speaking of the rat, he was now watching the scene in secret. Even the kunoichi didn't seem to sense his presences.

(South Street Seaport, Manhattan, NY – 7:45pm)

The location of their destination is in the one place that a certain female ninja will remember. For Sally, it has been awhile since she has last been to the Brooklyn Bridge.

To get a better look, the teens have travelled to one of the towers just nearly mid-way of the bridge. They came over to the edge and overlooked the city. On their right, the Big Apple – their fair city – is not shinning a single light.

"Total blackout. Just like last night," Raph pointed out.

The four teens continue to view as Don down drop to his knee and begins to search through his duffle bag. Before he and the others left, Don manages to clip a backpack that rest on his shell and its belt is clip-on in the cross-shaped. Why did the purple turtle brought a pack back with when he has his duffle bag? Well, he did mention that he wanted to test some new surveillance toys. Is this one of them?

"But this time, I came prepared." By saying that, he pulls out a number creation. It was in the shape of grey goggles that has three green lenses on the front with two in the eye slots and the third just where the mind eye is. It has an attached microphone for communication. Just as he was about to put them on, Mikey had the honors of swiping them out of his brother's grasp. He puts them on for his excitement. He just loves to test his older brother's inventions. So much that he doesn't intend to break them.

"Awesome." He then waves his hands out in front…like an idiot. "Total Turtle Vision."

Worried that his little brother will break them before he can use them, Don quickly goes up to him and takes them off his head. "Night vision, actually," he corrected. He puts on his head as the systems was already on. Through the mutant's eyes, everything that he sees is a bit more lighter like any animals who can see in the dark. More specifically an owl or a cat. There were numbers in the top corner going all over the place and a lock-on indictor was moving around.

In his path are a few pipe chimneys that he sees in the distance before Mikey comes into his view. He waves to the sides; hoping that his brother can see him. Of course he can. He moves over to where everyone else is standing.

"How do we survey such a large area?" Leo asked. Although they know the location, they have no idea where it is happening. As usual, the purple turtle was one step ahead. Another invention that he has created. And it is in his back pack.

"I came prepared for that, too," Don replies; pointing his thumb to himself and his other hand grabbing hold of a…string? He pulls onto the cord and that is when the other invention comes out. His back pack then folds out and expands two long fabrics that are sewed onto long pipes. As they were released from the pack, another bar extends out and creates a triangle shape that goes ffrom one side, under the turtle and back up the other side. The two wings were locked in and so did the bar into the main pole.

Don has managed to customise his very own hang glider. The turtle has found a way to soar through the sky without the need of a plane. And boy was he excited for this. "I've been dying to try this puppy."

The eldest brother could only stand there in shock. He was definitely in panic mode. Maybe because that his brother just mention that he has been dying to test it out! "You mean you haven't tested it yet?" he blurts it out. This exactly why he means if something happens to them, he will take the blame. He does not want any of his siblings or anyone that he cares in any sorts of danger or about to get hurt.

"Dude, how's he supposed to test a flying machine in the sewers?" Mikey does have a good point. As a mutant, he can't simple go to a glider class and sign up for a lesson. And the sewers don't exactly have the space that he needs to make the test.

Don then presses a button on the side of his goggles as Leo brings out his Shell Cell. "We'll stay touch via Shell Cell," he specified. A small beeping was made; indicating that the connection was made. Don then grabs hold of the bar and grips it tight to make sure it is locked in and nothing has fallen apart. "I've worked out all the theoretical aerodynamics." With everything in place, he was ready for take-off. He does a running start; heading towards the edge of the platform. Now, if he doesn't have his glider on or if the glider suddenly falls apart, his brothers and sister would waste no time rushing to his aid. "It's practically fool—" Don takes a leap off the tower and begins to glide down. "—PROOF!"

The turtle continues to dive down and heads straight for the water but rather than making a big splash, Don manages to steer the bar and changes the direction upwards. Looks like his hang glider works like a charm. He was having the time of his life. Plus, his screams will explain a lot better.

The rest of the team were still watching the flying turtle from the tower. "Wow!" the human exclaimed. She was in a mixture of amazed and jealous. She always wanted to fly like what her brother is doing at the moment. That genius better make more of them in the future.

Raph looks over with his arms crossed over. "But is it Don-proof?" the red turtle amusingly wonders as he and the others watch their brother flying high above the East River.

A number of cars were passing through the Brooklyn Bridge, but no one even bother to look out the window to see a flying mutant in the sky. Don has managed to get a hold of his new invention and was now soaring. He was now flying above the metal cables that connecting the towers. Don was also in contact with his older brother. He was sick to his stomach about the purple turtle's wellbeing.

"Don? Don?!"

The turtle was still flying high despite now shaking in his shell. To be fair, this is his first ever attempt and he has a right to be nervous. But he still has the strength to answer the call.

"I-I'm okay!" he answered; soaring upward. "No problem." Still flying, he looks around the area. Such an amazing view! Wish I had the time to install a camera function in the gog -

He turns to face forward. His smile of uneased enjoyment was dropped to fearful. He was heading straight for the tower. "Uh-oh." It's either the tower move or he moves. Otherwise, his face will personally meet the concrete wall. Just before he collided, Don quickly make a quick turn to the right; missing the stone structure by a tad. "Whoa!" the purple ninja cries out as he is now soaring over the river. Talk about a close call. And here he was worried about falling into the water.

His siblings would be wondering about the sudden scream. "Just forgot to compensate for the wind drag on my Bo Staff," he laughs it off. Guess the extra weight, other than his shell, that he forgot to check when he first theories the device.

He was now high above the East River; getting a good bird's eye view of the area. And his little turtle's eye with high-tech goggles has caught something. He looks down and looking through the Night Vision function, he gets a better and clear observation.

"Guys?"

What he is looking at is the water itself; a small portion of it, swirling around like a whirlpool but the water around it is making a story-high wall. It continues to spin around and Don continues to fly.

But how is it possible? Well, it would be possible thanks to a very strange beam; emitting from it. "I'm picking up something strange down on the river."

"What is it?" Leo asked. Don continues to fly closer but out of sight.

"It looks like…they're searching for something under the water." And the strange beam from Don's view was emitting at the water. Not from it. And it was discharging from a large cannon that is sitting on top of a tall and hopefully, stable scaffolding. And by the look of the beam cannon, Don has to be very careful not to get too close to it.

"Who's searching?"

That is why Don is flying a bit closer. He looks down to his right to see the cannon from a closer view. Just next to the operating machine are only two guys. Two guys, huh? Just need a closer look.

Rather than fly down a little more, Don pressed the knob on the side; activating the zoom lens. Just like a microscope lens, one lens moves away and was replaced by another one. He now has a much closer view. Through the new lens, he sees two men that he or his siblings have never seen before. But the red symbol on their clothing is not.

"It's our ninja buddies again." It is once again another reunion for the two groups of ninjas. He darts his eyes over to his left a little. Just in the middle of the functioning cannon, lighting up like the Fourth of July, was in the shape of a sword. Don could actually tell it was the same sword that he and the others have seen the last night. Electrical was buzzing from the blade as sparks were flying out. That must be what is powering the machine's ray. "They have that sword they stole rigged up to some kind of vibrational canon." He doesn't need to be on the ground to feel the vibration from the machine.

He looks more to his left to see where the ray is blasting. The whirlpool was getting a bit larger every second. Just what are they searching for is the big question? At least, the brainiac does have the location of where the operation is taking place. "I'm over Pier 16," Don clarified to his team. He continues to fly closer.

Back on the bridge, after getting their brother's whereabouts, Leo, Raph, Mikey and Sally wasted no time as they all ran on the metal cable.

"We're there," Leo rogered. They just need to pass the next tower and they will be on the ground and close to the docks.

Don was still flying over the water but just near the ray. The cleverest mutant tries so hard not to get in the sunbeam's way. "I'm going in for a closer—" Unfortunately, the turtle was caught in the vibration of the waves! "WHOA!"

Thanks to the power of the whirling beam, Don was now spinning out of control. It also ripped a few shreds off the glider's fabric; tearing a hole in it. And with a hole in the material, it was not able to fly. And now thanks to the beam, Don was falling to his watery grave. Guess one of the smartest beings on the planet do not make the smartest move at all.

His siblings were all still on the bridge when they heard their brother screaming through Leo's Shell Cell. The eldest holds his phone close to his face. "Don, what is it?" Form their view, all they see was a flying ninja hovering away from the beam… and heads straight for the warehouse.

Don's only response was screaming at the top of his lungs. He has no control of his destroyed transportation. He was falling. Falling towards the warehouse. And possibility,…his doom! This not how a ninja should go down.

"MAYDAY! MAYDAY! I'M GOING DOWN!" He just hopes that they weren't his final words. As a skilled ninja as he is, he should be skilled enough to get out of this mess. Right now, he was still spiralling out of control. With no control of his ripped glider, he nosedives down towards the warehouse. "WHOA!"

Just only a few more seconds and the turtle would meet his aching and shattered end. He has to think of something. Or else in about five seconds, there will be a green-coloured humanoid-sized poop on the sidewalk.

Still holding onto the bar, Don leans to the right. He was hoping that his weight will alter the course and hope the lord that he will land something…less painful.

Something wet.

The purple turtle then goes diving down into the river. A huge splash was erupted. His life…and face…was saved. At the moment. So, was he ok? How come he is not coming up?

The sound of the splash was made over on the Shell Cell. This caused his siblings to stop running. They were no longer on the bridge and they are now on the docks. They were close to their brother's location when his screams have put up red flags in them. They were now concern for him.

The leader of the team still has his mobile in his hands. "Don, can you hear me?" he asked. The other three siblings all gathered around the phone. "Say something, bud."

There was nothing.

No peep. No sound. No response. Was it time to worry? Maybe in a few seconds.

The damaged hang-glider was the only thing floating on the surface of the harbour. But no sign of the turtle himself. Maybe he too was damaged, just like the device? Or maybe…

A sudden green head pops out from the water; spitting the excess water out of his lungs and was gasping for air. His green hand grabs hold of the mic on the side of his customised goggles and says…

"Man! That water stinks!"

Hearing the voice of their brother brought relieved smiles to their faces. "And this is from a turtle who lives in the sewer."

Donatello himself is alive! He doesn't sound like he was hurt internally or externally. Guess it's going to take a lot more than a high-tech beam to take the smartest turtle down.

"Yes!" they all cheered; curling their arms in and pump their fist downwards. Now that Donnie is safe and sound, it was time to move on with the mission. They all kept moving down on the docks; getting very close to their target. Leo still has his Shell Cell on. They all stopped and took a good look at the cannon up close but not too close. The ninjas can very see the two guys that their other member mentions. But doesn't this seem too…easy?

Leo brought his phone closer to him. "I have a visual on the cannon," he whispers as quietly as he can be. "I only see two guys."

All too easy.

"But that just means the others are hiding." And how right he was. His team was already on alert. And so was Sally. She has already sense out the others. She did not turn her head to look. Instead, she draws her weapon.

"How about right behind us?" The kunoichi with the supernatural powers was the first to whip around; drawing out her weapon. The others all turned around in the following.

Just behind them was a pirate ship. Used as the mode of transportation in the early days, it was the early versions of large ships that the modern world have today. But were still uses to put on shows. And still the mode of transportation. The black ninjas have now revealed their presences; with a weapon each in their hand, are all decked on the ship. The Turtles and Sally all rushed towards as the black ninjas have already jumped down and land near the teens. The youngest fighters have all come to a halt. They all now surrounded by their familiar foes; all armed their chosen weapons at them.

Only Raph, Mikey and Sally all took a few steps back before their backs all met with their leader. Leo puts his Shell-Cell away in his belt as he gets ready in a stance.

Mikey was not exactly happy about the unexpected ambush. "I hate it when you two are right," whined the younger sibling.

But was this ambush enough for the teens to retreat? Perhaps pulling their weapons pout would be the answer. Nope.

"LET'S TURTLELIZE THEM!"

Only the three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles said that before they all leaped into battle.

Although with her weapon already out, Sally just only stood there and looked at them; exasperated. She hates to be the only human in the group when they have a slogan like that.

"We've got to come up with a new catchphrase."

She decided to drop and join in on the fight. She was all ready for another rematch. Maybe she might be able to get her answers this time.

The four teens are now fending themselves off as much ninjas as they can on the boardwalk. And one-by-one, the four ninjas are dropping the black ninjas like flies. Leo manages to block one Katana attack with his swords before pushing them off. He then kicks the first ninja in the chest; sending him crashing into another one and falls to the ground. Seeing more ninjas coming from the boat, the leader decided to change his battlefield. He jumps onto the ship. Before he makes the landing, two black ninjas appeared before him. Leo quickly delivers the skilled split-kick - the same move that he has mastered a few nights ago.

His feet lands firmly on the ground before shielding himself with his swords once more. There were still more of them. They just don't know how many. But Leo absolutely knows one thing.

Their foes are stalling them for time. Enough time for what the other two other people are gathering.

Another Katana from a different ninja comes down on the turtle. But Leo was quick as he is blocks the attack. He, using a bit of his strength, flicks the single sword back with the help of his weapons. With his opponent in the open, Leo does a small leap and kicks him away. There were plenty more still to go.

After recovering himself from his dive, Don place his hands on the boardwalk and lifted himself up. Once he is out, he does a forward roll, followed by another until he finds himself underneath a tinted roof that is holed up by wooden poles; away from the public view. He too is pretty close to the cannon. The turtle only had a second to catch his breath before he is expecting more company.

Two more of those black ninjas jump off the roof and charges at the mutant. Two of them were now screaming; arming their weapons at ready. One has two swords and the other has only one. Just before the first one can land a move on Don, the turtle grabs hold of his Bo Staff with both hands and whacks the ninja away. He falls into the water. The second ninja brings his Katana down on the purple ninja but the turtle manages to block the move just above his head with his stick. He, again, whacks the black ninja on the side to the other side of the boardwalk and into the river.

With both the ninjas down and wet, Don can finally join his family. With the help of his weapon, Don pole vaults onto the same ship that his siblings happen to be on it. Once he has got himself on deck, he was expected by a few more of the black ninjas. The smart reptile stood his ground and twirls his weapon just above his head. He may be a bit soaking wet but he was ready for some action.

Sally was the only one still on the boardwalk. The others have already made their way to the ship. Once she has dealt with her ninjas, she will join the rest of the team. Hopping from one pole beam to another, she was gaining a bit of height than her opponents. One ninja tries to slash her from an angle, but Sally was too quick to jump to her left and kicks a hard roundhouse kick in the back; sending the poor ninja into the water.

Landing on the wooden floor, there was only one more to go. The black ninja was wielding a staff; twirling it from side to side, is now charging at the girl. The kunoichi then brings out her Kodachis and cross them in front of her. Just before the stiff weapon makes contact, Sally jumps high above his head, does a tight somersault and lands just behind him. Before the black foe could turn around, Sally quickly leaps up and delivers a spinning aerial kick in the back. The black ninja goes forward over the edge and into the water

Sally spins her swords in her grasps and holds them once more. "Ha! Ninja Overboard!" With no more of the black ninjas in her sight, she head up to the ship to join her family. Although her true mission in her life was to find answers, but right now, her mission was to stop them from…whatever is they are doing.

Raph was no longer on the boardwalk or the deck. He was now climbing on the rope ladder as he heads towards the top. The rope itself was connected to the top part of the pole. He has one of his Sais in his hand. He was hoping to get more ground from above and was eager to surprise his adversaries. Unaware that those black ninjas are already up there. One of them was finds just above the green mutant; wielding a Kama.

Just as Raph was a few cords away, the ninja does a big swipe and cuts the connected fragile rope. With the connection off, this gives the red turtle an unexpected fall. The one he was not expecting.

"WHOA!" he yells as he lets go of the rope whilst still falling. To his luck, he still has his Sai in his grip. Just before he makes contact with the floor, he slams his weapon and it digs into the main mast. He has cheated death. Thankfully, he was only a few feet off the ground. But saving his own neck does not make this turtle relieved. He was now ticked off because of the crafty trick that those ninjas pulled. He pulls himself up a bit; digging his nails into his hand.

"Why you…" he grumbles. And not a second too soon. The two ninjas from before all jumped down from the high post and have now fenced the mutant. One is holding a Kama in one hand a Nunchaku in the other while the second has just the Kama. At least they are now on floor so Raph can do a lot of beating on them. Letting out a growl, he quickly turns his attention at the cannon in the distance. It was still operating.

With them all occupied, how are they going to stop the cannon? Just what are they looking for?

The machine itself was still hot and at a stable level. The two technicians were still observing the operation. The beam itself continues to drill in the open whirlpool. The end of the beam was aiming at the bottom of the river; thus the cause of the whirlpool. One of the workers was pointing inside the pool. What did he saw? The ground itself continues to crumble away…only to reveal something metallic within the ground. Now, it has revealed itself to them. It is what they…or their boss has been searching for.

With one of them handling the controls, the other holds his wrist communicator close to his face. "We found what we're looking for," he clarifies. "Bring in aerial support." Their mission was almost done.

Back on the ship, Mikey was using the mission as part of his adventure. Since he and his siblings are on pirate ship, might as well act like one. Swinging his Nunchunks out in front of him, three more of the shady ninjas all approached him. "Avast, you scurvy sea dogs!" He feels like he is one of the famous pirates from both fiction and in the history like William Kidd, Blackbeard and Captain Hook from the classic Peter Pan movie. Mikey feels like this is all part of an action-packed movie as he continues to act the role. He takes a few steps back. "Arr! Shiver me timbers and blow me down!" he bellows out. The black ninjas continues to come forward as the Turtle Pirate takes a few steps back.

The Ninja Captain gives off a lively laugh; feeling very cocky. He has got nothing to worry. Until his shell meets the wall of the ship. His weapons stops moving when made contact. No longer bragging and now, he feels a bit panicky. The three ninjas all approached the mutant. Mikey sure knows how to run his whole mouth. Especially in crisis like this one when he is the one in trouble.

He secure his weapons in his grip and holds out his hands in defence. "Okay, about that blow me down part…" He just wishes he has kept his mouth shut. Now, his foes have the upper hand. All the ends are cut off and the turtle is trapped. What will Captain Mikey of New York do now? The ninjas all had their Katanas ready. They were about to attack.

They have taken a running start…only to be buried under an unsuspected fabric. It was the smaller sail of the ship that has been cut from the ropes. And it has landed on top of the ninjas. Who would have done that?

The three ninjas, now the ones who are trapped, struggling to free themselves. Baffled from this, Mikey looks up. He broke into a smile. The youngest ninja has received a helping hand from the one and only – Leonardo. Holding onto the single rope, the oldest sibling must have cut the rope that was supporting the sail and lands right on top of his brother's adversaries. The leader of the team is always there to help his members when needed. Even if they didn't need it. Nonetheless, they would be glad for some extra help. That is part of Leo's job as the boss of his squad.

Mikey gives the blue turtle a thumb up. "Thanks, bro."

As the ninjas were still battling on, so were the technicians on their mission. The beam was still running. With the item found, the mission was almost complete. It has only been a minute since one of them called for more support. It has come in the form of a helicopter. Coming from deep in the city, it arrives in the open space of the East River. Rather than land near the cannon, it instead hovers over the beam itself, but not too close. It was now ready to pick up the package. On the floor of the copter, the door slides open which a contraption is then lifted down into the active whirlpool. The mechanical cable itself continues to descend down into the whirlpool and head straight for the seabed. The strange armour, all rusted and covered in seaweed, has now been secured by the clamp.

With only a few black ninjas left, a few were saved by the toughest turtle around. The two black foes were spinning the chain part of their Kusarigama around as they and Raph all circled each other. The red ninja is keeping a sharp eye on both of them; waiting to see who will make the first predictable move. The one of his left will go first. He throws the chain at the turtle but Raph was too quick and too expectable to see the oncoming attack. He stops the attack by wrapping the chain around his Sai. Seriously? Was that the best that they got?

"Nice try, dipstick," he quote; throwing the chain to the side. Although the first chain was aiming for his head, where would the second be? He only took his eyes off the other ninja for one second for his chain to wrap…around the turtle's legs. As the metal rope wraps around it, it brings Raph's legs closer. This causes the mutant to lose his balance and tips over the wooden railing just behind him. He was dangling at a high level. The ninja who made the first move on him and drops down to the lower lever. Once the ninja looks up, he aims his weapon at the turtle. Looks like the black ninja was ready to slice, dice and gut Raphael up like a fish. With the hothead in trouble, he sure can use his brothers' and sister's help right about now.

Lucky for him, help was on the way. Still on the top post, Leo has already notice his brother in a pickle. He grabs hold the same rope from before with one hand and one of his Katana in the other. With one jump, he swings across to his brother's aid.

"Who says I never cut you a break?" Leo quipped, coming to the metal chain that is wrapped around his brother's ankles. And with one quick motion, his Katana slice through the steel; freeing Raph from his prison. Despite no longer tied down, Raph still falls. But he lands shell first on the black ninja thus cushion his fall. Bonus points for knocking him out. Now free and no longer in danger, Raph stands up and twirls his weapons around.

"Not pretty, but I'll take it," Raph noted.

There was only two more of those black ninjas left. And Donnie was happy enough to deal with the final lot. He was standing on one side while the other two stand on the other side. The first ninja with the katana swipes a move on him, but Don manages to block it and adds a whack to the head; sending him to the ground. The second ninja who too has a Katana does the same but even Don was too smart to fall for the same attack. But this time, he pole vault over the steel blade; avoiding the attack. The ninja tries to do the same attack. Once again, a foreseeable strike.

Don lands a metre away when the ninja comes up behind. Without turning around, Don blocks the assault from above his head and jabs one end in the guts. The ninja then shuffles a few steps back before the turtle used the time to whack him into a nearby lifeboat. Just only one more to go! After they finish with this one, the teens can finally move on to the original mission.

The last ninja goes up to the turtle and picks up the sword that he dropped before. But by the time he picked it up, Don was quick enough to jab one end of his stick on the ninja's foot. Ouch! It was a good thing that their Tabi was not sturdy enough. This caused the ninja to hop around in pain while clutching his sore foot.

This also gave Don enough time to slip his stick under the ninja's free foot. His foe falls onto his butt. But Don was not finished yet. As a finishing move, he hooks his Bo Staff under the ninja's right armpit and throws him into the same boat with his friend.

And thanks to the weight that the boat now contains, it was enough to low the ninjas into the water. They both screamed until the small wooden ship hits the surface of the river; hard.

Round One of Tonight's Battle has been concluded. And the winners are the five teenagers left standing.

As Don looks overboard, the others all finally reunited with him. "I think this teamwork effort gets a most improved," Leo clarifies; comparing to last night's events.

Sally amenable nods. "I think so too."

Don was the first to look behind him; followed by the others. "School's not out yet." He then points to the hover vehicle that is close to the giant whirlpool that is still running in the river. "That's one cool as shell chopper." The techie can't help but be fascinated by the slick design of the other mode of transportation.

And the metal cord of this cool chopper has picked up form, what appears to the teens' point of view, something very… extraordinary. Something that they have never seen before in their ninja's life. Then again, so far, there very been a few things that they have never seen before in their lives and they were pretty much used to it by now.

They continue to watch as it gets closer to the chopper. "What's up with Barnacle Bill?" Mikey questions. As much as Don wants to study it, it has already entered the automobile as the door slides to a close. With what these black ninjas with the red foot symbol came for, the helicopter has no reason to stay around.

"Whatever it is, it can't be good," Raph responded. The chopper then flies off into the city once more. But the weirdest thing is that it didn't stay to pick up the two technicians still on the scaffolding. And they still have the strange sword with them. Still in the wrong hands, it still means bad business. It was time to end this before it is dealt with more damage.

The teens all hopped off the pirate ship and race down the dock. They all head to the same pier where the cannon that is still activate. Just beside the machine, the two technicians were still at the console. Sparks were flying out of the activate blade from the unusual sword as the beam was still firing at the river. One of them was still sitting as he presses two buttons at the same time. This automatically switches off the beam. By the time the beam disappeared, the water wall from the whirlpool has now settled. Guess part of the danger has been dealt with.

The technicians have already done one part of their mission. Now, it was time to packed up and head out. One of them was dealing something technical in the console while the other went down to pick up a metal glove that was lying on the floor.

Once the door to the console was shut tight and the metal glove was obtained, Leo decided to make an appearance by poking his head above the platform. The two workers were taken in surprise to see a green being in their presence. And this green being has something to say.

"Now, boys, there's a small matter of some stolen property we need to discuss."

The surprise appearance of a giant turtle was enough for the two workers to gasp…and try to make a break for it. One of them drops the metal glove. They both head for the other side of the platform…only to be blocked off by another green fellow, but this one is wearing goggles on his head. The first green being has brought some company with him. "Dudes" the turtle shakes his head from one side to another, "you really shouldn't be playing with such dangerous toys."

With two sides blocked, there was still two more. Just when they are about to jump to the right, another green fellow appears wearing a red bandana and a teenager girl with a blue bandana on her forehead, but they don't say anything. The two technicians were still freaking out about this, well, apart from the girl. With one side still open, they head for there.

Thinking they were home free, the last side was now blocked off by the final green ninja; letting out a vicious growl at them. With all corners and sides all blocked off, the two technicians took a number of steps to the cannon whilst looking at the unexpected company. They were now trapped. But these guys are not like the black ninjas that the teens have fought. They might have the red foot symbol on their clothing, but with no weapons on them, it would appear that they have no experience in combat.

What do they do in time of crisis?

Well, even though they are no skilled in combat, they have come prepared. One of them, apparently, pulls out a device from his utility belt. Fits it in his hand like a glove and aims it at the nearest turtle. It begins to light up.

Now on attentive, Mikey ducks his head away from eye view just when a laser goes skimming across the board; barely missing the green target. Any second wasted and Mikey would have a burnt hole right through his head.

The technician continues to aim at the orange ninja, unaware of the oncoming attack from the side. Leo hops onto the scaffolding and charges at the attacker. The technician sees the other turtle. He stops his attack and focus on the turtle with the blue bandana and twin swords on its back. Leo comes up to him and does an aerial kick just before the foe with the red foot symbol aims the laser at him.

As the technician falls onto his back from the strike, his weapon in his grasp was still activate. The laser itself goes over his head and slices its different target.

The console box.

The same console box that is controlling the cannon. The same cannon that has the powerful but whether unstable or not weapon

When it made contact, some light smoke leaks through the sliced mechanism. The sword is once again brought back online and lights up like the Fourth of July. The large cannon itself then begins to shake violently on the steel platform like a small earthquake. The cannon itself was now malfunction.

Due the trembling, the four ninja teens were the best as they can to grip their knuckles into the metal. The metal bar of the wobbly stage is the only thing that is keeping them falling off. Only the two technicians and Leonardo, whom was kneeling, were the ones on the platform. The others were screaming due to the effect.

Sparks were still lightning up like crazy. More smoke was still escaping. The beeping was among the noises that was brought into this crazy situation. The two technicians were at the damaged console. They were hoping to end it. But no matter how clever these guys are, it should seem that they were having some difficulties of getting a hold of this. It was too much for them.

"It's overloading!" the first technician admits to his partner. He turns to him. "I can't control it!"

His partner was more concern about their safety if they don't bust a move. "Who cares?" He points to the salvation. "We're leaving."

Coming towards their destination is their salvation that is in the form of the same chopper. With a painted red foot symbol on the nose of the transportation, it comes closer to the platform. After it has retrieved the armour, it has returned for the crew.

As she pulls herself up, Sally gets a good look at the helicopter. It has the same red foot icon on the nose and a small one underneath. It was no doubt that these techies and those black ninjas all work for the same company. But just who is running it?

As it gets closer, the copter hovers just above the cannon without making contact. It was enough distance for the two men to jump up and grabbed hold of the railings. Once they are secured, the flying vehicle was lifted off and into the air once more. Wanting to get her answers, Sally hops onto the platform and races towards them. She was only a foot away as she leaps and extends her hand; hoping to grab any one of them. The copter was moving upward and moving farther away from the teen.

The only closest thing that she can only grab was the foot. Her fingers were now stretched out as possible, ready to grab…only to skim her middle finger on the heel. With nothing to grab on, Sally goes crashing down to the wooden, wobbly ground.

Shaking her head from the impact, Sally looks up. She has missed them. So close to grab them and now…

"They're getting away!" Raphael barked the exact words that almost came out of Sally's mouth. Everyone else has all hopped onto the cannon. They all watched the helicopter fly off into the distance and far into another part of the city. The beam itself was already active and was still aiming at the same spot from before. The beeping was still going off. The platform continues to shake. The cannon has not been dealt with. If this keeps up, who knows how much damage it will do the entire port. Their main concern, right now, is not on the helicopter or the two techies. It is the cannon.

The black ninjas who were around the port earlier must have all escaped. Leaving the five teenagers all alone with the machine still running on its own. It couldn't get worse, right?

Beside the rumbling, this caused the cannon to budge a little…and move around to its left. And now, it faces off on the opposite side of the river. In the one direction that put the horror on the teens' faces.

Don points to the same direction with his goggles still on. "I think we got bigger problems."

Thanks to the power of the beam, the ground continues to crumble as it grows towards to another direction. New York City.

Yep. Make that a whole lot worse.

Breaking onto the shore and boardwalk of the Seaport, the active beam continues to tear on its path of destruction. Sooner or later, the vibration of it would tear the city apart. Unless it is stopped. The Turtles and Sally now have to come up with a plan to prevent that from happening.

Mikey was the one kneeling on the ground as he turns to Raph. "Talk about bad vibes," he jested. Annoyingly, only Raph and Sally were not in the mood for another of his jokes. They were all trying to hang on.

Raph shakes his head. "Not funny, Mike."

Gaining her ground, Sally stands up. "Yeah, bro, especially when the city is about to be cracked apart." She then slaps herself on the head; mentally regrets the words that she spoke mainly when they are in a situation like this.

Meanwhile, Leo and Don were the only ones whom are close to the damaged machine. Even with the techie of the group, it was going to be a bit tricky for him to turn this monster down. Leo was the one only standing up as Don was kneeling down and close to the hatch.

"Don, can you shut it down?" Leo wonders. If anyone can try to turn this ravaged contraption, it was his brother. But time was not on their side.

"Well,…" Still with his goggles on, Don jumps up onto the cannon; just above the hatch. He seems a little uncertain about this. It would appear he has only one shot at this. "…I might be able to disconnect the sword from the accelerator,…" the purple turtle explained a theory. That's true. The beam of the cannon is powered by the unusual weapon within the machine. It could solve their problems by removing it, but who knows what kind of damage if the sword was removed from the deadly firearm.

As he continues to explains, he manages to get a hold of a crowbar. He digs it into the slot of the hatch door and tries to pry it open. "…but crossing the power terminator could result in a feedback loop that might—"

But Leo, and the others whom have join him, doesn't have the time for his brother's techno babble sessions. Time is still running out. "DONNIE! WHATEVER!" The hatch door did disconnect with the machine and falls to the ground. The leader then faces to the rest of his team. "Meantime, let's point this thing away from civilization!" he orders them.

And that is what the rest of the ninjas did. They all went up to the side of the contraption and planted their hands on it. They then began to push it with all their might. Their grunts are straining them out. The cannon was not budging. Maybe from the damage that it took must have made it lock into place; impossible for any beings to move it by hand.

Unfortunately, one problem leads to another.

"This is the police!"

Raph and Sally all turned to the source of the call. Calling on the megaphone are the last people that the teens, especially the mutants, wanted to meet in person. The police officers of the NYPD.

"You on the pier, stop where you are!" They are traveling in a helicopter, very similar to the previous one. But this one has a lighter shade and has a bright headlight on. And it was heading towards them. Guess the active beam must have cause enough attention by the law enforcer themselves.

Now alarmed, Raph and Sally looked to the other family member, the one who is working as hard as he is. "Hurry up, Don, before we end up on America's Most Wanted Human and Reptiles."

Still busy at work, Don is aware of it. He already knows that more trouble is heading their way. If they get caught by the cops, it will destroy the very existence of not only their ninja code, but their own lives as mutants. They would be hunted down and will be brought to a science lab where the term dissection will be waiting for them. In his grip are two wires. Hopefully, this would be enough to stop the machine. If not,…try not to think about it.

"Almost there…" With the two wires in his hands, they put them together. He was hoping for good results. Only sparks flies out of the plugs. Nope. Bad results. "Uh-oh."

This causes the cannon to start spinning around;

This adds more trouble. Now, they have to stop it spinning and shut the machine down. The teens all screamed as they were pushed down to the ground by the force out the out-of-control weapon. Don was still on the moving cannon before he was knocked off his feet.

Well, the good news is that they got it moving and not aiming at the city anymore.

The bad news is how they are going to stop it.

Still functioning, the cannon continue to spin around and around. The thick wires connecting to the machine were snapped off. The ninjas were ducking their heads every time the machine comes their way. Don tries to get closer again, but by the time the cannon come around, it whacks the turtle off his feet. It doesn't seem that they can't get close to it without getting whacked in the face. How long will the machine last until it self-destruct?

"We got to steady this thing!" Leo yells at his clever brother. Yeah, but with what?

Sally was nearing next to her best friend when she spots something on her left. It was the crowbar that Don used to open the hatch. He must have dropped it when he either fell off or when he open the console up. Maybe this will help to stop the moving hammer. Still kneeling, she picks it up with her left hand.

With the solution in her hand, she goes up to the cannon. As she comes closer, she ducks in time when the cannon come around. Before it comes for the second time, Sally lifts the crowbar high above her and stabs it into the side. Once made contact, sparks went flying out at the touch of the crowbar. Sally covers her face with her arm and crawls away from it.

The raging machine then slows down before coming to a complete halt. Only sparks were sizzling and the beam was still proceeding.

The human then remembers that in order to shut it down, they need to remove the sword. That is what Sally is going to do. As she comes to the side of the machine. It was still shaking and the sword was still lightning up. Despite the brightness, Sally inspects the handle of the blade. It would appear to look like a head or some sorts. What could it be?

She extends her hand towards the bright sword—

"SAL!"

Sally jerks her head to her right. Leo has picked up of what appears to be the metal glove. It hits her that those black ninjas wore that kind of glove before they touch the sword. Maybe it was the only way to hold it.

"Try this!" Leo throws the glove towards her. Sally catches it and snugs it into her small human hand. She then faces the sword once more and gets a good grip on it. With one tug, she slides the sword right out of its hold. It does not shock her. It would hurt her if she didn't have the glove on. The electrical lightning around the weapon was halted, but not the shaking of the cannon. And it has become more violent than before.

This is not good. It would appear that with the machine still buzzing and without the sword to stable it, that would mean…it was going to go off with a big bang!

"Let's get out of here!" Donnie cried out. No need to tell his siblings twice. They were already on it. They all raced off the platform, onto the second and raced away from the pier. They made a far distance away from Pier 16. Once they got to a nice distance, they all witness the next scene.

Due to the harm that the big gun has undertaken, it was now too much for the platform to take. The unstable scaffolding and the damaged cannon all took a tumbling into the open water. They all disappeared into the deep depths of the East River not before giving off a huge underwater blue explosion. The danger has finally been eliminated and the city is safe.

This took the teens the time to take a small breathe as they just witness the outcome of tonight's events. "Whoa," breathed the orange turtle; very awe by the blast. "Awesome light show."

The sound of something whirling in the sky that the ninjas draw their attention to. It was the same NYPD chopper that was heading this way. And it headlight is still hot.

"And speaking of light shows…" Leo didn't have the time to finish the sentence. It was time for a good old ninja vanish.

He, his brothers and sister all took off into the dark alleyways of the abandoned warehouse and head to the nearest manhole cover. The police have just arrived to survey the scene. The light was shone on the ripping water. Although from a far distance, they saw a large beaming cannon. But now, there was nothing. The Turtles and Sally have no reason to stick around. The damage has been dealt with and now, it was time to head for home.

With a new weapon in tow.

(The Lair, Manhattan, NY – 8:05pm)

Still exhausted from tonight, the teens still had enough energy to tell their father about their adventure. Although they did promise not to go after the ninjas, the children did explain to him that the black ninjas that they fought could be the cause of the recent blackouts. And getting this sword from the museum from the other night could be the reason why. They all showed him a different item that they brought home.

Unbeknownst to them, he knew about them wandering out of their home. But he knew that his children would never disapproval of him. Master Splinter is now wearing the metal glove as he holds the sword in a cautious grip whilst kneeling. He takes a great detail look of it. He was impressed with the craftsmanship of it.

The teens wanted to know what the sword is. Maybe their father knows something. Unlike the symbol that they found, the rat has knowledge of the eccentric weapon but only little.

"The design is unmistakably 11th century Japanese," the elder rodent theories. Wow! That is one old sword and still in great shape. But the rat couldn't help but be baffled by this. "But the metal is unlike any I have ever seen." He shakes his head. Maybe it was a special kind of metal that was crafted in Japan many years ago or something? Many question are bottling up inside the rat's and his student's minds. Maybe for another time.

Splinter takes his focus off the sword and looks to his children. "Clearly, there is more to this sword than meets the eye." He grips the sword as he stands up from his position. While they were all located near the second youngest work station, Splinter only took a small trip to a nearby table. His students than followed.

Located on the main work table is a sword stand. Its structure can only rest one sword. That is where Master Splinter has place the ancient artefact.

"Best that it remains out of the wrong hands." And so it shall be done. The students all decided to heed their master wishes. They promise to not let the sword leave the Lair under any circumstances. With the sword now in place, everyone decided to retire for the night. Most of them have been through a lot. The only one that remains behind was the curious child herself.

Sally doesn't move a bit as she looks back at the sword. She look a bit uncertain of all this. First, the red foot symbol that belongs to those black ninjas and now, a unique sword with strange electrical power. What other mysterious lies in them? Why does Sally have a strange connection with them. She knows she would not rest easy after tonight.

Sensei might be right about one thing. Clearly there is more to the sword – and the symbol – than meets the eye…

(Unknown building, Manhattan, NY – 8:10pm)

…and how indeed she was right.

One artefact that was retrieve was successful. But losing the one that helped looked for it was not too pleased for their master.

Sitting at his table, the two technicians from before are standing before him. Just sitting beside him was a glass case with a sword stand inside as it was waiting for a prize to be stored. Too bad it was not in his possession. However, he sits in a calm position as he addresses to his men.

"For a long time, – longer than you can possibly imagine," he gripped his hand in the tightest fist possible, "my enemies have managed to elude me." Just who are his enemies? And why do they seem a great threat to him?

He stands up and gestures his hand to a much large glass case. His two men all turned to see the object that they have managed to retrieve. The difference is that it already has something else inside. It was the rusty armour that was dished out of the East River.

"Here at last is proof of their presence in this city,…" but behind the still demeanour lies a burning blaze that is waiting to be unleashed. He decided to unleash it the dragon, "…and all it cost me was the Sword of TENGU!" With very much rage, he swats the small glass case away; resulting a huge smash when came in contact with the ground.

He delivers so much rage in one single body. In short, he was not too pleased.

His men better have a very good explanation on why they have lost the main item during their mission. If course, they do.

"Master," one of them begins as their boss turns his attention on them, "…there were…extenuating circumstances. These four strange creatures…and a young girl," he shakes his head, "they came out of nowhere."

Creatures? And a young girl? It couldn't be…

Right on his table that he kept was from any relating matters, a small photograph. It was a picture the rebels that are responsible for the destructions of the robot that were created by one of his employees. They only took the photo of these…certain societies. Only four beings remain the same while the fifth is different. It was she was human while the others are not. Each of them were holding different weapons of their choice.

He had to make sure. He bends down, picks up the picture and holds it out to them to see. "Were these the creatures and the girl that you saw?" he sternly demands.

The technicians took a very good look of it. They have only one thing to say.

"Oh, yes."

Their boss took a second to let the answer sink in. He drops the photo to his side. "That will be all." That was the only thing he said before turning to his side and looks at the photo once more.

Perplexed by all this, the two technicians bowed to their master. They then turned to leave and walk off. One of them shrugs his shoulders. They should know that if any of their master's men have failed him, they would be punished. So, how come it didn't happen?

They both approached the door when it opens up. There was someone waiting on the other side. And he goes by the name of Hun. Before they could anything, the giant then grabs both of them by their shoulders. They both struggle for their freedom. But thanks to Hun's strengths, they couldn't escape. They were still in his grip as the doors closes up behind them. Looks the punishment has already happened. Hun's boss must have instructed him to get the failed operators when they have returned. They should have taken the sword with them when they had the chance.

The door comes to a close and Saki was the only one left in the silent room. He was still looking at the image. Like before, he was frankly disturbed by this. Never in his years has he seen this kind of encounter. He has dealt with a number of adversaries before in his long life. But this…was nothing. This is completely different.

Four strange creatures. That whom he is interested in.

So, what about the young girl with them? She doesn't seem very important to him. She would be nothing but absurdity. He has no interest in her. It was more of the green warrior that concerns him.

'These freakish thorns in my side must be removed…" he places the picture back on his table and grabs for another item. His handheld gauntlet that is resting on its own stand. He puts his weapon on, lifts it off the table and holds it to the side of his head.

"…permanently!"

In anger, he thrusted his gauntlet into the image. Oroku Saki was going to make sure of it.

Another adventure done, many more to go. This is only the beginning for Sally's quest to finding her answers. Along with her mutant brothers, more dangers lie ahead in:

The Saint's Hope: The Way if Invisibility

Author's Notes: Man! How many times do I have to keep missing the deadline?!

Sorry the late upload – again – I was in TMNT 2014/16 mode as I have now watched the new movie about 5 times now! Seriously! I can't get enough about it.

Plus, I may not live in the USA, but I do want to say Happy Fourth of July to my friends from Down Under!

Also, someone did mention that I made a few mistakes in my last chapter. That…caught me off guard. I will say this: I do re-read my chapters before I upload them. But this time, I haven't had the chance to re-read this chapter. So, forgive me if I made any mistake!

Plus, August for me is going to be a bit busy just giving you guys the heads-up. A number of my realities from the Gold Coast (I haven't been there for years now!) are coming down for a few days including my brother and his girlfriend (but not their dog ). So, when the uploads come around a bit later than usual, you'll know why.

Anyway, guess that's pretty much it for me! Don't forget to review, add me or the story to favourites. Love to hear many more from my fans – both old and new! Sayonara!

Until we meet again,

TheDragonLord2912