The light was coming from Cassi's right hand, which she had extended towards the window. As Cassi fluently moved her hand downwards, the window moved too. The window shut silently and the pink light grabbed the latch and locked it tightly. Mike just stared open mouthed in disbelief. He was in shock.

"If I didn't see that with my own eyes…" He whispered and his voice startled Cassi. She stopped what she was doing and immediately turned to face him.

"You saw me…?" she trailed off as a wide-eyed Mikey nodded. A short while later, Cassi found herself giving Mike the full explanation. After she had locked the door, the two sat on Cassi's bed as she spoke in a low voice, not wanting to take any chances that someone else should discover her secret.

"I have special powers, and I always have had them. My powers are being able to control objects, sending out surges of electricity, changing form, turning invisible, reading minds and enhanced mental abilities, or, in other words, I'm a genius."

"Is that all?" Mike asked sarcastically.

"Yeah, that's it."

"Besides reading our minds and being a brainiac, why didn't you show us any of these before?"

"I did whenever I used my sword. It alone has no power of any kind. When I originally made it, I was using it to help focus my powers. I used to have a hard time controlling them. It's because of that that Master Splinter separated us in the first place. When I lost control, I was dangerous. You could've been hurt," The last part of her sentence was spoken with a sad and faraway tone. There was something else, Mike knew it, but he didn't dare ask what. After she said this, a silence fell between the two of them.

"Why didn't you tell us, Cassi?" He asked softly.

She looked at him with pained eyes. "It's not that I didn't want to, Mike. I couldn't tell you. At the time, I didn't understand my powers. How would you guys?" Cassi sighed and turned her gaze to the white carpeted floor. "No Mikey, I still don't understand them, but I know more about them now, and I have better control now."

"So, you have no idea how you got them?"

She shook her head.

"Maybe you're the daughter of a super hero!" Mike said jokingly.

"For all I know, I very well could be."

"Can you use your powers to move something again? Please?" An idea struck her and a sly grin crossed Cassi's face.

"Sure, Mikey." She lifted her hand and it began to glow. The light flowed around Mike and gently pushed him to the door. She stopped when the disguised turtle reached it.

"Funny, Cassi. See you in the morning," He said, opening the door.

"Goodnight. Oh and Mike, don't tell the others," Cassi told him, and she meant it.

The orange-spiked haired teen smiled. "Don't worry, Cassi. I won't."

Around the corner, Leo pressed himself as close to the wall as he could, hoping Mikey wouldn't see him. The blue haired one had been going to the ice machine when he heard Cassi's door open. Leo heard the last thing Cassi and Mike said to each other, and his mind unwillingly jumped to conclusions. Once Mikey had gone, Leo slipped quietly into his own room, trying not to feel hurt.

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"And now, kicking off the show, give it up for Shell Shock!" The crowd roared at the mention of the group's name. Cassi wasn't sure what was pounding more, the thunder of the applause or the beating of her heart.

The boys started playing right on cue. Cassi was scared out of her mind. This was the biggest crowd they had ever played for. She closed her eyes for a moment and let the music surround her.

At first, her voice quivered a bit, but she managed to come in on time. After a short moment, her voice smoothed out. The crowd was silent throughout the song, but at the end, they fired up again. All five were shocked at the response, but all grinned.

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"Do you think we'll win any awards?" Mikey asked Cassi once they were backstage. Cassi shook her head.

"We may have been around for a few months, but we're still considered a new band. I don't think we're nominated for anything." She told him, but then gave him a reassuring smile. "Maybe we'll get nominated next year."

"We'll win next year! You heard the crowds!" He exclaimed. Cassi rolled her eyes, but grinned as they headed off with the others to their seats.

The group reached their seats just as the host was reading the last two nominees for an award. None of them were paying attention yet. They didn't even know what the award was.

"And the winner is…" the host started, opening the envelope, "Shell Shock!"

The five instantly stopped at the mention of their name. Cassi gasped and the boys cheered excitedly. All went up to the stage, but the four persuaded Cassi to say a few words. She took a deep breath and reluctantly stepped up to the microphone.

A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter . I had fun putting it together. Oh, and to clarify, I think it's obvious what Leo's assuming xP This story is rated T for a reason, people. I refuse to use profanity, but... well, you get the point. Please R&R :D