Chapter 3:

Emily jerked up, clutching her head. She glanced around the room in a sense of déjà vu. Then she remembered her dream… TYLER! She jerked up and looked down; her only scar was the line going down her arm when she first came to New York… She looked over and saw Donatello typing away at his computer like before.

"Don? What happened?" He whirled to face her, a look of shock and confusion on his face. She tilted her head.

"What?"

"How d-do you know my name?" Emily was confused, 'Unless he hasn't told me yet…. Not the visions again!' She thought angrily as she tried to match his face.

"Didn't someone tell you to take care of me?" It was the best lie she could think of in a second. Hopefully he bought it…

"Oh yeah uhh… Well my name is Donatello but I'm usually called Don or Donnie. You are?"

"Emily Buchard."

"Nice to meet you. Let me fetch my-"

"Brothers?" Emily questioned as his eyes widened again. This was going to be fun…

"Yeahh, LEO!" A blue banded turtle popped his head in the doorway. Emily flushed, remembering Leo…

"What's up Don?"

"Will you keep an eye on Emily for a second? I'm gonna get the others and warn Tyler." Emily's eyes narrowed remembering Tyler. Then he came into the room.

Raph stormed in the room, "Nice ta meet ya, and now get out."

Emily blinked and stuttered as Raph marched up to her bead. She sat up and then realized what a girl she was being. She put a hard look on her face, "What do you want?"

Raph snarled and held up a pendant. Emily gasped when she saw the flame embedded on it. It was a gift from Blaze when they were kids…

She snatched it back and held it close. Raph pointed a meaty finger at her.

"So you support the Shredder do ya!" She growled up at him. She had heard about that villain, only because all the Disney villains dissed him. She knew that he was bad though.

"It's a gift from my older brother!" She yelled as she fumbled with the clasp. She finally opened it and showed Raph the picture of her and her brother when they were 7 and 5. Raph froze in shock as Emily tried to hide her tears. She missed Blaze so much… And that's when Ty decided to come in, followed by Mikey and Don.

"Good you're up so get out." Emily then realized what would happen if she listened to him, she was torn between appeasement and stubbornness. She didn't remember this part from before, but she realized that the future was giving her a choice. Leo was about to reprimand his brother when Emily interjected.

"Why?" Tyler was taken aback. Why did he want her to leave?

"Because."

"Because why?" Emily crossed her arms and stood. She flipped her brown ponytail over her shoulder. Her blue-grey eyes were as hard as pebbles. Tyler gulped as she stared him down.

"Be-be-because this is our home!" He stated and crossed his arms proudly for coming up with something. His black eyes grew light and Emily felt herself falling into them. Then she remembered this was TYLER. She couldn't trust him. 'Yet' a small part of her said. She shook her head.

"That's the best you got. It's your home?" Tyler shrugged.

"Yeah."

"Emily huffed and left the room. Leo looked at Tyler who craned his neck to peer out the door. Emily came back in clutching the duffel bag. She plopped down on the bed and pulled a small, but thick twine roll from her bag. She attached one loop over her arm and tied the other around the metal rod that built the head board of the bed. Sastisfied, she turned and crossed her legs and her arms over her chest.

"Now what?" Tyler's eyes widened. Raph leaned against the wall and smirked. Leo groaned. Now he had another bullheaded person to care for. Great. Mikey cackled as he pointed at Tyler.

"Dude! Give Up!" Don shook his head, already knowing that this living unit was going to end in disaster.

"Fine. Whatever." Tyler stalked from the room, then there was a loud slam. Emily winced.

"I'm not on his good list am I?" Raph smirked.

"Kid he ain't got a good list. Ty's bad to the bone."

"You have no idea." Raph blinked and tilted his head at her.

"Uuuhhhh! Never mind!" Emily mentally smacked herself. She almost blew it. She knew her vision would come true, but only time would tell when. Leo stood up.

"If you would like, we have a spare room that you may use. Unless you want to stay tied to the bed." Emily grew nervous suddenly, what if she was kicked out?

"You promise that I can stay?"

"Of course."

Emily glanced warily out where Tyler had just left. Leo followed her gaze.

"He won't do anything. I promise." Emily smiled softly and shook her head in agreement.

'You have no idea Leo.'

Emily carried her bag over her shoulder as she gazed up at the skyscrapers. It had been two weeks since she moved in with the guys. She had heard the story of how the guys had met the Shredder. She smirked to herself as she remembered Leo's shame of how he bought the story Saki had concocted. Her friends were slowly filling the hole left by her family, but it wasn't the same. She saw a small sign.

"Second Time Around, cute name. I hope this is the right place." She entered the small shop. She gasped as she looked around. Millions of trinkets lay scattered across shelves and tables. She picked up a small Mickey Mouse wind up clock. She gave a small smile.

"I mean! I may be the first thing that signified Disney but Donald, Goofy, Daisy, and Minnie were there too! Why am I so famous?"

Emily softly smiled as she handled the small clock. Mickey hated being the center of merchandise and attention. She softly placed the clock back down on the table.

"Like that?" Emily whirled around and knocked the clock with her bag. A red haired woman flipped over her, snagged the clock, and placed it back on the table. Emily slowly turned around, mouth open and her eyes wide. She looked into the soft green eyes.

"H-How d-did"

"I've had some training with my… friends' dad." That's when Emily knew that this was April who she was supposed to see. Emily smiled.

"Sorry you surprised me."

"It's fine I try to not use my training unless necessary." Yep. That was definitely either Leo's or Don's lesson. She decided to mess with her new aquantice.

"So what'd Raph teach ya? How to punch and kick?" April went white. She opened her red lips spluttering.

"H-How… Who's Raph?" So that's how she wanted to play uh. This was going to be fun.

"Oh please of course you know him… unless you're not April O'Neil?" April crossed her arms and nervously looked out the window. Emily placed a hand on her arm and smiled at her.

"I'm friends with them to. Don't worry I'm not a whack bag from the government, although…" Emily laughed and April glared at her.

"So you must be Emily, Mikey give you the idea to give me a heart attack?" Emily grinned and shook her head.

"Nope came up with it myself. Sorry about the heart. So Splinter taught you your tricks?" April nodded.

"Yeah. Have you met him yet?" Emily shook her head.

"I'm supposed to meet him tomorrow night if nothing happens which it probably will. April? I have a problem-" Emily slapped a hand over her mouth, eyes wide. She almost told about Tyler. April gave her an odd look.

"I hope I can help you Em, what's on your mind?" Emily cautiously looked at the woman. Would she only scoff or forbid the boys from talking to her? Leo practically called her his mom.

"It's nothing, but when you first met them… Did you crush on any of them?" Emily flushed which caused April to smile.

"No. but I immediately wanted to protect them from harm's way. I guess I became their older sister." Emily nodded and April smirked as she leaned against the counter top.

"So which one are you crushing on? Wait!" April stomped over an annoyed look on her face as she flipped the sign and shooed out an older man who had been sitting, sipping his coffee. Then she spun to Emily and smiled.

"I forgot the guys hooked up a camera and sound system in here for me. Let's talk in my room. It's the only place Donnie doesn't have wired." Emily's eyes widened and then she smirked as she stuck her tongue out at the security camera. She waved coyly and skipped up the stairs on April's heels.

Emily plopped down on April's bed; she crossed her knees and placed her hands in her lap. April took down her ponytail and began to brush it. She sat on top of her dresser and faced Emily. Emily could see her scared looking reflection in the mirror. Emily took a deep breath to calm her quaking arms.

"So which one?" April questioned.

Emily looked up, her blue eyes wide.

"What'd you say if it was all of them?" April's eyes widened.

"So like Leo, Raph, Don, Mikey, and-" Emily shook her head.

"Only the guys. April? Can I tell you something?" April nodded as she pulled her choppy hair back into its ponytail.

"Tyler is going to betray us. Hear me out. Please April… I had a vision, and for the record I grew up with Disney just an F.Y.I. so I have experience with this crap. All my visions come true at some point. I changed the scene and postponed it but it will happen. I just don't know when. That's why I try to stay away, that's why I avoid him! In my vision he said- he said that he loved me. I don't want that April I don't."

Emily burst into tears and April came over and sat next to the girl, an arm over her shoulders. April looked up and her mouth dropped as she noticed the black lens and red, blinking dot that peeked out at the two of them.

Don sat and stared at his monitor. He fell back in his chair, staring at the ceiling. His youngest brother a traitor? It couldn't be true. He looked back at the monitor, Emily's shoulders were jerking uncontrollably. April's green eyes pierced his soul.

"Y-You s-see! I-I s-saw B-Bla-aze's-s d-de-ath an-and then it h-happened! I-It's a curse!" April continued to stare at the camera, Don could not look away for fear he would explode. April then lifted her arm that wasn't comforting Emily and held it to her lips.

SHUSH. Don realized. SHUSH. Don't tell. Don't ruin their lives. Don gulped and hit the power button. Why had he checked the computer? Why had he turned on the camera.

To see if she likes you the way you like her. The soft voice entered his brain. Don groaned, even if they had discussed that he had missed it and instead had stumbled on a huge secret. He only hoped he could keep a secret this big from his brothers.

April sighed outwardly. The red light had vanished, she only hoped Don could keep this secret and be prepared for when this event happened. Emily looked up at April.

"What should I do?" April softly smiled at the girl.

"I think that you should tell the others so that they can be ready, don't act any different towards Tyler. Maybe he can be straightened out before he messes up his life."

Emily smiled and reached for her shell cell. She opened it and-

That's when the building exploded.

Leo sat on the couch and flicked on the T.V. Raph plopped next to him, a towel still around his neck from his workout. Mikey cackled before he landed on his brothers' laps. He looked up at them before they pushed him onto the floor. Raph and Leo high fived. Tyler plopped down on the ground, and Leo handed him a pillow. Don staggered in, his face a sickly shade of green. He sat in the arm chair. Then they all turned to the T.V.

"Firefighters are meanwhile fighting a fire that started in New Yorker's favorite little store. The 2nd Time Around caught fire 30 minutes ago and the flames still are going strong. According to witnesses the last customer was shooed out and the owner may or may not have left the building. We are now talking to Mr. Peterson, the last customer in the store. Mr. Peterson, where there others in the store after you left?"

An old man nodded, he was holding a coffee.

"Yes. There was the O'Neil lady, the owner and a girl, maybe about 16. They shooed me out and I watched em. They went up the stairs. That was all I could see."

"Thank you Mr. Peterson. We all hope the two women made it out. Back to you William."

*CLICK*

Silence filled the Lair. Then Don leapt up as he ran to his lab. He turned on his monitor and began to type away the commands he had done not so long ago. His brothers all watched from the doorway. Light flew from the monitor.

April's empty room mocked the brainiac. His brothers stood behind him. Flames danced along the walls across from the camera. Leo and Raph gasped as they noticed the bed. Blood and an abandoned shell cell. The girls were missing from sight. Tyler growled.

"They promised not tonight." Don glared at his youngest brother as he swept his bo-staff and threw Leo, Raph and Mikey behind him. Tyler whipped out a knife and Don pointed his weapon at him. The three downed turtles gasped as their brothers circled each other.

"I don't want to fight Tyler. Not while they're in danger."

Tyler's eyes narrowed, "More like while she's in danger. Don't think I didn't notice Don. The way that you look at her. He glared over Don's shoulder.

"All of you look at her like that. Well back off! She is mine." Tyler ran from the room. His brother's on his tail, Leo was confused probably more than Raph or Mikey. All five boys may not have been on the same page but they all had the same goal.

Find Emily and April and attack whoever took them away.