Hey guys. I'm back. Thnx for the B'day wishes. I got heaps of awesome stuff, including a laptop(which I'm using right now :D ). I don't own the ninja turtles as we all already know. This is kind of a quick update coz I have to go to work so if there's anything wrong with it tell me. I have a basic ida of whats happening next but if u guys have anything to add then tell me. Oh, just quickly, is anyone else heaps excited about the new ninja turtle series coming up in 2012 or something? I am. Ok, heres my next chapter so enjoy!

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"We know one thing." Casey informed them, holding up a shuriken with the Foot emblem on it. "This was done by foot ninja."

"Your a genius, Casey." Raph said sarcastically. His tone was harsher than it usually was. he seemed to be taking the news of Mona's disappearance personally.

"Guys, could we please be civil for a while? This is serious." Donnie scolded them while examining April's store. The moment they got the news they were all there in a flash. Every single one of them. They had been searching the store for hours now and so far all they had found were a few broken weapons the foot left behind.

"Why are we still here anyway? we should be out looking for Mona." Raph grunted, pacing around the store.

"Where not going to accomplish anything if we don't know where she is, Raph." Leo put his hand on Raph's shoulder but Raph just shrugged it off.

"Leo's right. We don't even know what we're looking for." Don turned to April, who was still in a state of shock. "April, does this place have security tapes?"

She shook her head. "No. We cant afford any high-tech security right now. The only thing we've got is an alarm."

"Dudes, maybe we should take a break. I mean, we're getting nowhere." Mikey said, sitting on one of the tables.

"Mikey's right." Leo agreed. "We would all work alot better if we got some rest. Come on, we'll go back to the lair and try to figure things out from there."

The group reluctantly headed out the door. It took a lot of convincing to get Raphael to come along with them and not run off on some crazed vigilante hunt. The last to leave was Donnie, who was still packing up his equipment.

"You coming, Donnie?" Leo asked.

Donnie nodded and slowly got up to join Leo. "I just don't get it." He told his brother. "What would the Foot want with Mona?"

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Black.

Everything was black.

Wait,scratch that. She did see something. Small flecks of white light dancing in front of her eyelids. She could feel the ground underneath her, it was cold and hard. Concrete. And she could hear something too. She could hear noises. Like buzzing. The buzzing got louder and louder. The buzzing became more distinct, like voices. She heard footsteps, too. Whoever was talking was also moving closer towards her. The footsteps stopped and Mona froze, refusing to move or even open her eyes. She just lay there, on the cold hard floor, hoping they wouldn't notice her.

"IDIOTS!" It was the voice of the footsteps. It had to be. The voice was dark and deep and metallic sounding. Mona didn't like it. She had a feeling she wouldn't like this person, either. "I told you to bring me back April O'Neil, not some little girl!"

"Master, I apologize for the foolishness of the soldiers. They should have known better."

"Enough! I don't want to hear it. Where are Stockman and Perry?"

Mona heard more footsteps that stopped short then a voice. "Aah, Shredder, back so soon?" The guy sounded cocky, and Mona was pretty sure that creepy voice wouldn't like that.

"Don't test me today, Stockman, I assure you it will be the last thing you ever do." She was right. "Where is Perry?"

"O-over here, over here." cried a nervous voice. Mona could make out the sound of papers shuffling. "What is it Mister Shredder?"

"How far along have we gotten with the serum?are there still problems?"

"The serum?" More papers shuffling. "Well lets see, we haven't actually worked out the errors-"

"Wonderfully, Shredder we're going wonderfully. The serum is so close to completion." The cocky voice cut in.

"Good. Get ready for testing."

"testing what? Shredder, we talked about this, it's not ready." Nervous guy said.

"It is ready when I say it's ready." 'Shredder' told him. "And it is ready now."

"Who are we testing it on?" Mona was really starting to dislike that cocky jerk.

"April O'Neil, only this time my ninja will actually bring her back!" He yelled.

Mona now had her eyes open, trying to process what this guy had just said. "April." She whispered. The word left her mouth before she could stop it and everyone turned to face her.

"What should we do with her, master?" The woman- the only woman in the room -asked.

"Terminate her." The Shredder said, turning to leave.

"What?NO!" The nervous man yelled. Mona was fairly certain this guy was a scientist. In fact, she was pretty sure she had seen him before at some lecture. "You can't just kill an innocent person!"

thank you, nervous guy. Mona thought to herself.

"Professor Perry is right, you can't just dispose of her." The cocky one- 'Stockman' his lab coat read -chimed in. "It would be a total waste. Shredder, I have pulled up the file on this girl and let me just say she is brilliant. Her name is Mona Lisa Gherardini, She a national champion of Gymnastics, made the Olympic track team, sung for the national choir until she was sixteen and her accomplishments in science are amazing. She won awards for chemistry, biology, physics. She currently attends NYU where she studies theoretical physics. The girl is a child prodigy."

"Why are you telling me this Stockman?"

"Be patient, Shredder, it gets better. Her parents died two years ago and what remains of her family lives in California. She has no legal guardian and no close friends or family. This girl could drop off the face of the earth and no one would notice."

"gee, thanks." Mona scoffed. Everyone in the room turned around and gave her death stares. She decided it was better to stay quiet after that.

"Shredder, this girl is fit, she's intelligent and she has no one that will come looking for her. She's the perfect test subject."

The Shredder paused for a moment, gathering his thoughts.

"Master?" One of the foot ninja said. "She does know the turtles. She said so herself."

This seemed to make up his mind. He looked over at Stockman. "Fine. Use her for your experiments. just make sure they work."

The Shredder stormed out of the room wit his loyal band of foot ninja close in tow. It was only then that Mona realized where she was. She was sitting in some kind of prison cell, similar to the ones they kept those zoo animals in during the sixties. The cell was attached to a huge laboratory. The lab was filled to the brim with high-tech equipment, but Mona was in no mood to notice it. She sat in the corner with her arms wrapped around her knees, tears streaming down her face.

At first she didn't notice him. She was too caught up in her own thoughts to notice anything. But then she saw him, out of the corner of her eye. He was kneeling down, leaning against the bars, trying to get as close to her as he could. He had mousy brown hair and round glasses and his face was filled with sadness and regret.

"Your Mona Lisa? My name is Professor Perry." He told her.

"...I know." She finally managed to whisper. "You taught me, once...kinda. You were giving a lecture at my high school."

He let out a hollow laugh. "I remember that. No one listened."

She looked up at him, her eyes filled with tears. "I did."

The professor just sat there, shocked. What was he doing? How could he go through with this? She was just a child. She had so much potential. He looked at her, on the brink of crying himself. "I am so sorry."

Mona turned away, signaling the end of the conversation.

"Your going to get you out of this." He said, standing up. "I promise."

Mona watched him walk away. "I know." She whispered.

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Sooo what'd u all think? Do i need to work on it? tell me. My cat says Hi (she decided to sit on my lap while I was writing so she gets to b mentioned too). I don't really have much to say here. Happy first of July guys.

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