Disclaimer: I don't own Ninja Turtles, just Samoa

Mikey and Donny practically jumped out of the sewer into the ally panting heavily. They needed a safe place to hide where she wouldn't know to look. Which is why they'd come out next to a very familiar antique shop.

"Um, Donny? Don't you think this is an obvious place to hide?" Mikey questioned

"Ordinarily I'd agree, Mikey. But she doesn't know about April and we need somewhere to go." Donny explained

It was a shaky and very short term plan, yet it was all he could come up with in such a rush. Mikey didn't need anymore encouragement to go inside.

"April, ya here? It's Mikey and Don." Mikey announced carefully as they closed the door behind them

Both felt grateful the blinds were down around the windows so that no one would be able to see inside. Fear gripped at their stomaches as they waited. The two grabbed some trench coats and hats they'd left at April's in case this turned out to be a bad idea after all and slipped them on. Then Don and Mikey saw a very familiar figure at the top of the stairs and relief overtook them. However, it only lasted a second. April, followed by Casey's body came tumbling down the stairs to land in front of them. Mikey jumped back in shock and accidentally hit the light switch. She appeared at the top of the stairs and out of instinct Donny turned the lights off to give him and Mikey the advantage. But far from becoming disoriented in the dark room she continued to make her way towards them as though the lights were still on. Definitely not good.

Everything Donny thought up wouldn't do any good and they needed to get out of there fast. So Mikey took that moment to forget all their ninja training and just ran to the door with Donny following. It was always the simplest solutions. She went after them, but she was too far away to stop them from yanking open the door. They didn't bother to close it as they took off into the street. Donny chanced a glance back and saw that she wasn't following them. That was weird.

Finally the two turtles were able to duck into another ally.

"April. Casey." Tears stung Mikey's eyes

"I know." Donny said sympathetically "I feel bad about them, too. But there's nothing we can do about it now." Donny was trying his best to be strong for his little brother, despite the fact that he felt like throwing up.

Although, he couldn't stop his mind from analyzing their situation. Now that he bothered to think about it certain details were striking him. If she'd been able to take out the others so easily why'd she scream to get their attention? It could be his imagination, but Donny could've sworn that she wasn't looking at them until after he'd turned the lights back on. Then Donny remembered something from earlier. How had she known that Leo was there?

"Donny?" Mikey noticed how intense his older sibling looked and figured Donny was still a bit shocked by the sight. "You know, if it wasn't for you she'd have gotten us back in the sewers. I didn't even see that thing you threw." Mikey told him encouragingly

The fact that she had been able to easily avoid something a ninja, even if it was Mikey, hadn't been able to see had somehow clicked the last puzzle piece into place. Of course! When they had led her into the lair they'd had to help her to the couch. He'd blamed her stumbling on a mix of shock at the sight of them and natural clumsiness, but what if...

"I, er, guess it'll be better to fight her on our home turf. Since we know it better than she does we'll have the advantage." Mikey reasoned

and began to remove a nearby sewer lid only to have Donny stop him.

"Wait, Mikey! We need to get back into the street."

Mikey looked at Donny shocked

"Let me get this straight. There's a psychotic, soul-juice sucking, chick after us and you don't want to hide from her?!" Mikey gave Donny a 'did you hit your head' look

"But we will be hiding, Mikey. I'll explain outside." Donny wasn't going to give Mikey a chance to object

he grabbed the orange turtle's shoulder and pulled him out.

"What's this about, Don?" Mikey questioned as they began to walk down the sidewalk.

Donatello bit his bottom lip nervously, hoping that his theory was correct and he hadn't just put them both in danger

"Well, I could be wrong about this. I think she can only see in the dark."

Mikey looked dumbfounded. Donatello went on to explain.

"Think about it. She had to scream to get our attention when she was in Raph's room and his was the only one that had lights on, and at April's she wasn't even looking at us until after I turned the lights off."

"Now that you mention it, it was weird that she knew Leo was standing next to her when we first met her in the sewers." Mikey realized

He had complete faith in the other turtle to be right.

"So where to?" Mikey quirked an eyebrow bone at Donny.

Donny let out an exasperated sigh.

"I know it's a really stupid thing to do right now, but there's someplace I need to be."

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The two of them stared at Samoa's grave. Something had just drawn Donny to it. It had housed the dead body of a small girl that he'd felt a special connection to, only now as they stared it was clearly empty.

"B-b-but h-how?" Mikey stuttered getting creeped out at the disappearance

Donny shook his head with just as much disbelief.

"I don't know. Though I think we'll find the answer to everything happening tonight if we could just find out something about Samoa."

"Don, we know that she was a sweet little girl with a crazy sister. Besides, how are you planning on learning more about her? We don't even know her last name." Mikey pointed out

"Mikey, at times like these there's only one thing to do."

"Run around screaming our heads off like in the movies?" Mikey guessed

"No, research."

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The two of them remembered to keep the lights on in the back room of the abandoned library.

"Why're we here?" Mikey asked

as Donny poured through old newspapers.

"This library kept an archive of every newspaper made since it was built. I figure we might be able to find Samoa's birth announcement. If we get extremely lucky we might even see an article on her. Now help me look."

Donny searched through all the newspapers from around the time Samoa would have been born only to find nothing.

"Um, D-Donny?"

Donny looked up at the sound of Mikey's nervous voice and got a newspaper shoved in his face.

"Mikey, you did it!" Donatello congratulated excitedly

Samoa was much younger looking than when they had met her, but it was her no doubt about it.

"Look at the top of the paper, bro."

Donny did as instructed and turned to the title page. Instantly all the blood drained from his face and he began shaking as he read;

Obituaries 1885

He quickly went back to Samoa's picture and sure enough her name was printed under it.

Samoa Kari Watson.

Born: August 12, 1882

Died: September 2, 1885

Single daughter of Mary and Charleston Watson.

"No, It's probably and ancestor who just happens to have the same name." Donny shook his head trying to reason it out

"And the same birthday? Samoa mentioned to me that her birthday was August 12."

"Okay, let's calm down for a sec." Donny said, taking a deep breath. "Our Samoa dies, then we meet a girl who's uncanningly like her, except older. Now you find a newspaper article about a girl who's also just like our Samoa, except younger!" Donny paced back and forth rambling, "This Samoa dies, we meet an older, but not that much older, Samoa years later, then she dies and another girl who resembles her appears who's also older."

"You think she's a ghost?" Mikey asked

"That's impossible, Mikey. When we first rescued Samoa I had to perform C.P.R on her, and you can't give C.P.R to a corpse." Donny reminded him

"So then who is she?" Mikey clutched his head in frusteration.