"…AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Cat moved fast, pulling him away, when a green blur ran past her.

"ROSE!!!"

All Violet saw was a flash of long claws and red.

Tears built up in her eyes.

"ROSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The five year old hugged her torn arm to her chest as the ghost moved closer, ready to finish her off.

"NO!!!!"

Violet was there in a moment, and chakra flew from her palms, sending the ghost back.

The room seemed to waver, like looking through steam, and Joss moved to stand beside her cousin.

"You can not stop me!! Now hand over my new vessel!!"

Violet tensed, but Joss moved in front of her.

"You're not taking anyone!"

A force threw her back into her mother, and Violet growled as her eyes shifted to red/purple.

"Don't mess with my family!!"

A strange force lifted them into the air, and Cat did some hand signs.

"Light Release: Heaven's Light jutsu!"

The power wavered, but the white-banded turtle was thrown against a wall, knocking her out with the force.

"Kitten!!"

Violet struggled in midair, trying to move to her mother's aid, when the ghost moved closer and reached into the group.

'Who's he grabbing-?'

It hit her like a hammer.

"JAZZ!!!!!!!!"

Said turtle squirmed, trying to move away, but the hand grabbed her wrist, pulling her down.

She cried out, trying to pull back, and a naginata blade cut at the now tangible ghost.

"Get away from my daughter!!"

Elisa was soon caught in a strange bubble, and her naginata couldn't break through.

"Hey!!"

Gio tried to move, when she realized something.

"Jackie?"

She looked around, and her eyes widened.

"JACKIE!!"

Said three year old grabbed onto the ghost, and her hands lit up with chakra, making the ghost recoil in pain.

Joss grabbed her little sister, kicking the ghost away, and his claws cut her shin open.

Ben tried to move closer, but Rose held him back.

Jazz had broken free, and a panicked kick found its mark in the ghost's face.

Mikey pulled her towards him as Raph pulled out his sai.

She may not be their child, but she was their brothers, and they were ready to fight for her.

Strange strips of light grabbed them, holding them against the walls.

Violet struggled, the red becoming more pronounced in her eyes.

'Wait…my chakra hurts him…and this is HIS chakra…'

She tried to focus her chakra, but she lost her concentration when he grabbed Jazz, pinning her arms as she struggled.

"It's time for the ritual…"

"Wh-What ritual?" She stuttered out, frightened.

"Let's just say you'll be meeting your father as a ghost…"

"HEY!!! YA BETTER PUT 'ER DOWN BEFORE I GET MAD!!!"

But it seemed Rose was already mad, her eyes mainly a deadly-looking red.

She choked when the chakra tightened.

"Say goodbye, fools…"

And both were gone…

"JAZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

They fell on their shells on the bricks, and Ben groaned.

"…Daddy, what's gonna happen to Jazz?"

Mikey sat up, putting a hand to his head.

"That scary ghost is gonna take over her body by sacrificing Don and we'll never see them again…OW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

He looked up at a glaring Elisa, and winced.

"He will NOT sacrifice my husband OR take over my daughter's body!!!"

Gio nodded, lifting Joss onto her shell and Jackie into her arms as Raph lifted Cat into his arms.

"Is she gonna be okay?" Rose asked, Violet behind her.

"She'll be fine…I think…"

Elisa sighed.

"Well…where would he take them?"

"Another universe?" Ben asked, looking innocently at them.

"…That just might be the case…"

Gio looked deep in thought.

"I think I've heard of a universe that's meant for sacrificial rituals…I know the markings and chant, but I'll have to stay behind to open it…"

Raph sighed, looking around.

"…Cat'll stay here…so will you guys…"

"I'm NOT staying here while Jazz is in trouble!!" Violet retorted, looking stubborn.

"I will!" Ben offered.

"No ya aren't! Who else are we gonna use as bait?"

"No! No!! DADDY, SAVE ME!!!!"

Mikey smiled sheepishly.

"You know, I think I'll just stay behind…ya know, to take care of Cat and Jackie and Gio and all…"

Raph smirked.

"Then who's gonna be our back-up bait?"

"No! No!! SOMEBODY SAVE ME!!!"

Joss smiled.

"Like father, like son…"

"Yer not comin', ya know." Rose noted.

"…Excuse me? I'm going!"

"Ya've got a GASH on yer leg!!"

"I'm STILL going!!"

"…Why?"

"Because if I don't, you'll try to get yourself killed!!"

"I'm not an idiot!!"

"But you're a hard-headed hot-head, Rose!!"

Silence reigned as the two glared at each other, and Violet sighed.

"…I say she comes…I mean, who else is gonna tell us if our plans are crazy?"

"Me?"

She looked at her dad.

"Daddy, I don't mean this in a bad way…but when you get mad…YOU do things that most people would consider crazy…"

"…True…"

Gio sighed, rolling her eyes as she grabbed some chalk and started drawing figures on the bare bricks.

"So let's go!"

Rose smirked, pushing Ben forward.

"Ladies first."

"HEY!!"

Mikey grinned.

"So what are you, Rose? A dude?"

The five year old snarled, making Mikey back up.

"Uncle Mikey, that's one of the things you NEVER tell a girl…" Joss replied.

"…You couldn't have told me SOONER?!"

"…No…I thought you were going to come to your senses sooner…"

Raph rolled his eyes.

"What senses?"

"HEY!!"

Gio smacked both brothers upside the head.

"Look, I've only got one thing to say to you guys."

She grabbed some bandages, wrapping up her daughters leg.

"The main thing is to get the others and get out. I'll open the portal in ten minutes, so you'd better do this quick."

They nodded, and Elisa strapped her naginata firmly to her shell.

"Let's go, then."

So the six turtles prepared themselves, and Gio started chanting.

When the portal opened, they jumped through.

"Good luck!"