Author's Notes

- I do not own TMNT or any of the characters residing in their universe.

- Sorry it's been a little while, I've had a lot of work and a few internet problems. If I keep getting comments though, it reminds me to update it quicker.

- Continue to enjoy, I know I'm enjoying writing it

Chapter 10: New Plans

The Shredder was very angry; the four terrapin warriors had come and taken her. It had almost a week since this unfortunate event although he still seemed calm.

"They'll return" he told Hun.

"What makes you think that, master?" he asked confused.

"Well, for one, the girl will almost be drawn here due to all the power at hand. She'll have to come!" he chuckled, "And they'll follow her, to find only heartbreak when they arrive as I slay her!"

Hun smirked "That'll break them up on the inside"

"And then I will be able to destroy them too" Shredder continued knowing they probably wouldn't suspect a thing.

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Violet woke up, ready for her morning training session. She put on her mask, carefully tying it on at the back and making sure it was secure. She then left her room, but not before making her bed. As she entered the room, only Master Splinter was there. He must've sent Leo off to meditate or something as he was almost always here at this time.

"Now Violet, I want to test you're skills" he told her. "Defend yourself from me while trying to attack me"

She nodded as he put down his walking stick so neither of them had any weapons. She had been training for the last few days and had mastered basic fighting skills. Nothing fancy though.

They bowed to each other and began. Splinter suddenly bolted at her and lashed out a lot of attacks at her. She managed to dodge his attacks by jumping out the way. Before he could turn, she jumped towards him, whilst doing a flying kick. He ducked and watched her land flawlessly. She ran towards him and punched. He stopped it. Her strength obviously needed work.

"That shall suffice Violet. I am impressed with the amount you have learnt in this time" he continued. "You'll at least be able to defend yourself if the Shredder goes after you again" They bowed again.

"Thank you, sensei" she answered.

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Later that night, Violet decided she'd have a decent wash, as she wanted to relax. She filled the bath with lovely warm water and almost dove in. She lay there for quite a while letting time elude her. Eventually she got out and dried herself off and headed back to her room. No one seemed to be about.

'That's odd, they haven't wanted to leave me alone at all since I got back' she thought as she as she entered her room. She found a note, which was neatly written, on her desk next to her mask folded almost perfectly in two.

'Dear Violet, sorry we had to rush out all of a sudden, but April said she needed us for something. I don't know when we'll be back but I promise we will be back VERY soon' It was signed from Leonardo.

It was actually getting late, and Violet had worked hard, so she decided to get an early night. She was sure she could protect herself if any more mystics attacked. Also, if the guys had been that worried, they would have asked Splinter to watch over her. She felt a little lonely as she lay down, but soon her troubles were no more as she drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

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As Violet opened her eyes, she found Leo was leaning against her door. He glanced at her a little uneasily as she sat up.

She rubbed her eyes "Hey" she murmured at him. She looked at him properly, "What's wrong?" she asked suspiciously. He looked at her for a while without answering. "Did the Shredder come after me again or something?" she was desperate for an answer now. He shook his head, hesitating on his answer. "And?" she could tell he was hiding something.

He gave in. "Well, when we returned, you were safely asleep in your room, right?" he looked into her eyes, deeply gazing to search for the truth.

"Yeah" she answered his question feeling worried by the way he was acting.

"So we left you in your room, but after a while you came out. You didn't say anything and just headed for the exit to the lair. We all stopped you, only to find you weren't conscious" She gasped as he finished with "Violet, you were sleepwalking"

"But, I've never done that before in my life!" she swore to him. He walked over to the bed and sat next to her.

"We think it's got something to do with the Shredder. Especially since he called you 'the key to his plans' He may be attracting you to where he is as he needs you to complete his plans"

He could see from her face that she was upset. She just kept thinking to herself'Ninja warriors don't cry!' while fighting back the burning tears trying to escape from her eyes. Leo hugged her, which caught her by surprise but she hugged back. She felt almost as safe as the last time she had hugged him. He was once again protecting and supporting her.

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"What can we do then?" she asked as she talked to the four brothers together. She had calmed down now and wanted to know what the next move was.

"We could go and show Shredhead why he shouldn't mess with us turtles!" Raph snarled.

"Easy Raph" Leo told his brother, "I agree, we should go and find out why he needs Violet so badly" he stopped and considered something.

"But what if it's a trap?" Don urged. He seemed overprotective at this point.

"If you're all going, then so am I!" Violet declared to them.

"NO!" Leo and Don both reacted quickly.

Raph merely shrugged at this point.

Mikey seemed keen as he answered her with "Cool!"

She turned to them all, "Look guys, you've all protected me all this time, and I'm not letting you get hurt because of me. This time, I will protect you as well" Leo and Don exchanged a worried look.

They all jumped as another voice appeared. "You should take her!"

Mikey, who had almost screamed, looked towards the source of the voice. "I wish you didn't do that sensei"

Leo started "But Master..." but was cut off.

"She may be the key to the Shredder's plans, but she may also be the key to our victory" he smiled at her. She smiled back as he added "Also, she can defend herself now and is a fairly competent warrior"

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They didn't know what the Shredder was up to, but they were going to find out. As they went up the elevator to the Battle Shell, Leo briefed them all on what they had to do. Violet knew in her heart that they could win; they had a good chance if they worked together...