New York City – Present Day

All was quiet above the busy city streets of New York. A light breeze worked its way in and around the buildings, maneuvering silently through the clotheslines, wrapping around every tiny piece of fabric. A piece of bright red cloth twisted gracefully in the wind, moving in time with both its owner and the direction of the breeze.

Dark eyes pierced through openings in the red, looking beyond the confines of the fabric. They scoured the rooftops in search of the target. There it is. A tell-tale flash of blue moving quickly on the next building over. Jumping into action, the figure ran toward the target, pulling weapons at the same time. There was a flash of silver as the cool steel caught the moonlight.

The figure stopped suddenly, poised for the attack. Just ahead a shadow stood unmoving, showing the presence of another around the corner. Weapons ready, everything was in place. In the same instant that the figure moved to strike, a streak of light flashed across those dark eyes. A look of surprise replaced that of determination as a steel blade seemed to have erupted from the wood. The sword swayed back and forth from the impact of being thrown, as if taunting the figure. The hunt was over.

"Damn! Every time!" Raphael's voice broke the stead-fast silence as it echoed off the nearest high rise. The frustrated turtle threw his arms down in anger, turning in the direction of where the single katana had been thrown from. Leonardo walked out of the shadows, a coy smile on his face. He moved over to the other side of the wooden beam and pulled a bundle piece of canvas from a ledge, showing that it was what had caused the shadow.

"You know, if you learned to keep your target in sight a little better, you may not have this problem." He tossed the canvas to the side, and then pulled the katana from the wood. Raphael contorted his face slightly, mimicking his brother.

"Yeah, well if you hadn't a cheated I woulda won." He forced the two sais back onto his belt as the winner spoke.

"A ninja is a master of his environment." Leo quoted their sensei, waving a taunting finger at Raphael. The red-wearing ninja just scoffed and turned to leave, heading back toward the lair. Leonardo just shook his head and followed.

Just as the two were beginning to make their way down to street level, a blinding light split the sky. It was all Raphael could do from falling down the ladder as he shielded his eyes. Leo was the first to recover from the flash and looked up at its source just in time to see something drop onto the roof top.

"What was that?" Raph asked, climbing up a rung so he could look at his brother.

"I don't know, but something landed over there, and hard. I think that it might've been a person." The last few words faded as Leo began running to where he had seen the figure drop.

"Hey, Leo! Wait up. You don't know what it is!" Raph scrambled back onto the roof and started after his brother. However, Leonardo had a fairly big head start and had already gotten lost among the smoke stacks and debris. Raphael looked behind every column before finding him where the two had been standing only minutes before.

"What is it?" he asked, coming to stand right behind Leo, looking past the handles of the turtle's katanas at the form laying on the ground.

"Not what. Who." Came the reply as he moved so that Raphael had a clear view. Sure enough, there was a woman lying unconscious in front of them.

"Well who is she? More importantly, where did she come from?" Raph placed a hand on one of his sais as he searched their surroundings for anyone else in the area.

"I don't know, but this isn't the place to find out. Here, help me lift her." Leo said as he got into a crouched position, placing his hands under her shoulders.

"Lift her? You're not seriously thinking of bringing her down to the lair? We don't know if she's alone or not. It could be dangerous." Raph protested.

"We're not going to bring her to the lair. April's apartment is just a few blocks away. She'll be safer there."

"Oh right, because that's such a smart idea. Let's ask April to take in some strange woman who fell from the sky." He replied in a harsh sarcastic tone. Leonardo shot him a severe look.

"Would you rather leave her here to freeze to death?" Raphael didn't say anything, "That's what I thought. Now grab her feet."

Raphael muttered something inaudible but stooped down to grab the woman's feet. Between the two ninjas, they managed to carry her to April's building without much trouble. Maneuvering down the fire escape was a bit tricky, but they eventually made it to O'Neal's apartment window. Leonardo shifted his grip and tapped on the glass, peering through into the kitchen.

April, who had been sitting on the couch opposite the window, now raised her head at the noise. Catching sight of the familiar blue bandana, she immediately dropped the newspaper she had been reading and went to let him in. April wasn't prepared, however, to see Leonardo and Raphael carry an unconscious woman into her apartment.

"We're sorry April, but there was no where else we could go." Leo started to explain as Raph came through the window.

"'We'? What do you mean 'we'? This was all your idea, Leo." He protested.

"Don't worry about it," April interjected, stopping the two from starting a fight, "Just put her over on the couch. I'll grab some water." The red head shut the window behind the turtles and began gathering things in the kitchen, "There's a pillow and blanket in the chair." She called after them, as they moved into the living room.

Leo and Raph gently lay the woman onto the couch as April had instructed and stepped back. Grabbing the blanket and pillow, Leonardo kneeled down to place them in the appropriate places. April soon entered the room with a bowl of water and a clean cloth.

"Where did you find her?" she asked, all the while setting the bowl down and dipping the small towel into the water.

"On the roof top of a nearby building, we were training." Leo's voice was quiet as he explained everything to April.

The room remained quiet after that as they watched and waited for any sign of movement. The trio didn't wait long as the cold compress was beginning to work, and their mystery woman started to stir. Raphael placed a cautious hand on a sai as Leo kneeled down next to April. They both waited with bated breath as the woman opened her eyes…