Authors notes- I don't own the TMNT or any of their friends, only Karma and Yoshi.

Okay, I know this is MAJORLY short, which is why you're gunna get two chapters! I just wanted this chapter and the next chapter to be completely separate.

Every action has its consequence.

"C'mon, c'mon…" I mutter, glancing nervously down the alleyway to the moonlit streets. Eagerly, I give another knock on the door, and hear movement from within. A red haired man comes to the door, looking to be in his 20s. He's wearing a baggy blue t-shirt and some baggy dark blue jeans.

"Karm?" He asks and I startle slightly.

"How-"

"Come on." He lets me into the shop floor, and I oblige.

"Who… who are you?"

"It's Cody." He tilts his head slightly. "You look… different. Wait, you're on holiday with mom, why are you here?"

"Look, Cody, it's a long story, a real long story, is your dad in?"

Cody's face falls.

"Who are you?" He backs up.

"I guess I should explain. Trust me, I know how this sounds, but I'm telling you the truth, 100. I am Karm, just not the Karm you know. I'm only 16, and I've been sent here by something called the Time Sceptre."

"You're trying to convince me, that time travel is real?" He raises an eyebrow. "You're Karm alright, as crazy as ever it seems."

"Yeah, I'm glad you know me, but obviously, I don't know you. I guess Casey and April do get together, huh?" A slight smile plays on my lips.

"Yeah… dad." He turns his back on me.

"Sorry, have I said something?"

"Dad… Casey… he's… he's dead."

"I…" I put a hand to my mouth, "I'm so sorry Cody, how… how did it happen?"

"Dad went out one night, looking for some Purple Dragons or something. He hadn't in years, and mom begged him not to go, even I asked him not to, but he'd had a bad day. He went out… On his own. Raph and dad… they don't talk. They had a big falling out years ago. Without Raph to help, dad took on a bit more than he could take… He was shot."

I close my eyes, feeling the tears threatening to fall, but find myself in Cody's arms.

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay…" He says sadly.

"I just… I needed to know that even if my family wasn't okay, yours was."

"Sorry to break the news it's not. Your family is a part of this one, we're all family."

"I never realised how much your actions can cause…"

"Obviously, a lot." Cody breaks away from our hug.

"I need to do something."

"What can you do?"

"I don't know, but I'm going to figure it out." I turn my back to him.

"Don't do anything rash, Karm."

"Hey, you're talking to me like I'm Raph." With a wink, I disappear out of the shop, hearing Cody mutter 'you are like him.'