A/N: Sorry this chapter took me so long! I completely forgot about it! Okay, well maybe not completely...but I did forget! Sorry! I'm just going to run away from the angry crowd now...

Later that night, Cassi was sitting alone in her apartment, reflecting on her recent experience. She couldn't believe her dream was coming true! Shell Shock had been a huge hit almost instantly. The past few days were certainly proof of that. Her only regret was that Mikey found out about her powers. Cassi shook her head. Usually she was careful with them, why hadn't she been this time? She had to be more careful.

The nineteen year old gazed over at the trophies sitting on her table. She still couldn't believe that they had won, even though they were awards for new bands. When Cassi was told of their nominations, she quickly decided to keep the four from knowing. If they - er, if Mikey - had known, it would've gone straight to their heads, which was the last thing she wanted. Shell Shock were the proud owners of the titles 'Most Promising Band', 'Best Debut Song,' and 'Fan's Choice Shooting Stars,' at until next year.

Cassi decided that she would polish the trophies tomorrow (all were covered in fingerprints from everyone they knew excluding Chris because everyone wanted to admire them.) and sneak them into the display room back at their home. Christmas was only a week away, and she wanted to surprise the boys. Besides, she had to make she the other surprise was done.

A knock on her door brought her out of her thoughts. Who would be knocking at 8 o'clock at night? Only two people knew where she lived, April and Chris. Cassi hoped it wasn't Chris. Even now, Cassi didn't want her friend to know she was in the band, and if Chris saw the trophies, she would know right away.

Cassi walked over to the door and looked through the hole. She could only see one part of her visitor, orange spikes. Cassi sighed. Michelangelo.

"Hi Cassi!" He said as she opened the door.

"Hey Mike. Come in. I take it April gave you my address?" She asked, and he nodded.

"I see you got your voice back," Mike pointed out as she shut the door.

"Chris gave me her family's home remedy when she came by. She brought it to me after I talked to her on the computer," Cassi explained as she shuddered.

"It worked, didn't it?" Mike asked sitting down on her couch.

"It may have given me my voice back, but it murdered my taste buds," Cassi shivered, remembering the horrible taste. She walked around her apartment, closing all her windows and shutting the blinds.

"Uh, Cassi…?" The confused turtle asked as she shut the last window.

"You want to know more about my powers, and I don't want anyone seeing anything. Ok, it's safe to turn off your holograph projector." Cassi told him, and Mikey turned it off.

"Something you said has been bugging me. I was joking when I said that you might be the daughter of a superhero. You said you might be. I thought you were a gecko?"

Cassi sighed. "When I told you guys I was a gecko, I honestly thought I was. Now, I'm not so sure. You see, when I change my form, my DNA changes too. It's possible I was born a human, with my powers." As she explained, she was looking through her suitcase, which she still hadn't unpacked.

"So how did you end up with us?" He asked, watching Cassi and trying to figure out what she was doing.

"Perhaps I saw a gecko and I imitated it and then started crawling around the sewers. I don't know. Somehow, I ended up as a gecko, with you guys. From there, the mutagen changed me, but didn't affect my DNA. The mutagen made me forget a lot of what or who I was, so you'd think all I'd have to do is search my memories. Yes, Mikey, I can search my own memories, except for one problem. The problem is, before I mutated, I put up what I refer to as a mental block." She turned to him with an expression he had never seen her use before. "A mental block stops me from accessing that part of my mind. It seals it. There's something in my past I didn't want myself to remember!" Anger blazed in Cassi's eyes, along with frustration.

"How do you know this much?" Mike asked carefully. He didn't want to upset her more.

Cassi took a deep breath in and exhaled slowly. "I've managed to partially break through."

"Just not enough to find out what you want, right?" Mikey took a guess, and Cassi just nodded sadly. Changing the subject slightly, he grinned. "Can you move something again? That was so awesome!"

Cassi smiled. "I had a feeling you would want me to do that. That's why I kept my necklace." The brunette pulled out the sleek, black case that held her necklace. After fastening the chain around her neck, she got to her feet.

The turtle surveyed the room. What was something she could move without disrupting something else? There had to be something! Her eyes lit up the moment she saw it. Perfect She thought.

She raised her right arm and her hand began to glow. Cassi lifted her suitcase up from the ground. Using her other hand, she zipped it shut without touching it once. Mike watched in awe. It doesn't take much Cassi thought as she lowered the suitcase to the ground.

Mikey turned away for a moment, looking for something else for Cassi to lift with her powers, something heavy. When he turned back to Cassi, she was gone! He knew that she hadn't walked by him. Someone sat down beside him, but no one was there.

"You are something else, Cassi," Mikey told her as she made herself visible.

"Thanks," she blushed. "I wish I wasn't, sometimes."

He leaned forward and kissed her. "I'm glad you are. Have you thought over what I asked you…?"

"You're so impatient!" Cassi teased him. "Actually, yes, I have. I don't want to move too fast with you, Mikey, but yes, I'll be your steady girlfriend."