Lexine woke up in her bed stretching out her arm running her hand across the soft fabric of her sheets. She opened her eyes slowly as they focus on the empty bed beside her. She smirked to herself seeing that he left the window open again.

Getting from her bed with a stretch, she crossed the room to her window. She stopped as she saw a lily outside of it with a note wrapped around the stem. She smiled to herself gliding the soft petals along her lips taking in the sweet scent. She unwrapped the note, reading it in Donatello's handwriting.

"Good-morning darling. I'll see you later."

She smiled again shutting her window and placed the flower on her desk. She took a shower and got ready to meet April at the store for ten. She knew her sisters would still be asleep, at least Fiona and Jacqueline. She put on her silk black blouse with a lilac colored vest to go over it, black slacks and her glasses as she walked out of her apartment towards the store.

The morning was any normal spring one in the city. Birds chirping, being cut short by a honk of a horn or someone calling from their car window in a rage induced yell towards the driver in front of them. She smiled anyways.

"Morning April." She said as she walked through the front door.

"Morning Lex, you seem very happy this morning." April said as she looked up from dusting a manikin.

"Well…" She blushed with a wider smile growing on her face. "Just, good is all." She shrugged.

"I bet…" April said with a smirk. "Got you coffee, just like you like it. Extra foam, three shot white mocha."

"Aw…thanks Ape. So, you hear anything from that Smith guy?"

"No. I guess he really did give me that big of a check." April said with a shrug. "I mean I guess it's alright. Generous but, wow…"

"Well, not all that generous."

"How's that?"

"Well, I did research on him last night and apparently he's this big medicine tycoon. Owns business up the east coast, noble prize winner…"

"Someone that has cash to spare, another words."

"Exactly."

"Well, then I guess my ill feelings towards the check will have to go away." April smirked taking a sip of her coffee. They both looked up as the bell for the door chimed.

"Morning Ladies." The mailman said as he entered with a smile.

"Morning Charley. Anything good today?" April asked as he handed her a stack of envelopes. A large vanilla colored one sticking out on the bottom.

"That sucker has been weighin' me down since fourth. Welp, you ladies have a good one now."

"You too Charley." April waved as Lexi smiled going through the mail. She furrowed her brow putting the stack down as she kept the larger envelope in her hand. "What is it? Not another check I hope."

"No, it's something different. It's addressed to me." She said tearing it open. The bell chimed again as neither looked up.

"Morning. What's that?" Fiona said as she jogged over to Lexine.

"Iunno…" Lexi said as she pulled out a large hard stock piece of paper. The Letterhead was said "Smith Health and Scientific Analysis." Lexi's brow crinkled deeper as she read the contents.

"My dear Lexine,

I am sure by now your sister has had some ill feelings towards me for reasons she cannot explain. You as well, along with Fiona and Jacqueline. It had brought me great pleasure to see your sisters again. They have grown into beautiful women.

My explinations to why you think there is something familiar about me.

I worked with your father. He was a great man and I know you're mother has kept this from you four for far too long…"

"What it say…What's it…"

"Fiona! Sh!" Lexine said cutting off her twin.

"…and I know your mother would have liked to tell you in her own time but you four are old enough now. Once I saw the news article about Ms. O'Neil and you four girls reopening her antique shop I thought that this the best time as any. I have been searching for you girls and with your mother not being corporative, which is her right it took me awhile. My apologies Lexine, and to your sisters as well.

The reason why you have a familiarity towards me is because I was the one to give you your powers. Your father loved you girls and he wanted you to one day take over his business. He too is a mutant. Some of your powers are there, in your own way but I just enhanced the mutagenic gene to have them become more present at a younger age. Once they kicked in, your father was no longer there to help you, train you with them. Your mother refused and made the excuse for your father that he left. My sad regret is to say that he has passed, died on a mission some years ago. He was a great fighter, and good man, my best friend. I only wished he could have seen you girls with your powers as you are now.

Now, my question to you four is will you let me train you, help you with your powers so they can be to the fullest of their extent. I have been getting feelings lately that something is coming and I want you four to be ready when it does. I hope that you will not be afraid of this or think it is a joke. I am only here to help.

Sincerely,

Frank Smith"


Lexine's mouth dropped as the paper fell out of her grasp. Fiona looked at her and at the letter as she picked it up reading it herself. She gasped dropping it too as April crossed her arms.

"Ok, what the hell does that thing say to make you two go catatonic on me?" She asked grabbing it. Her eyes widened as she looked towards Fiona and Lexi who both still stood in shock.

"Mor…ning…?" Jade said as she walked through the door. "What's going on?" She asked as April handed her the letter. She read it over quickly as her brow furrowed. She felt her heart stop as she dropped to her knees "Dads…dead…" She said as she started to get her breathing stuck in her chest, a burning feeling that forced itself into her lungs unable to get it out. "M-mom lied to us." She said as she looked up at Lexi. She knocked out of her daze as she heard her sister's hyperventilation. April grabbed a paper bag from under the counter and handed it to Lexi. She ran to her sister's side.

"Here, breath. Slowly." Lexi commanded as Jade snatched the bag from her hands breathing into it. Fiona sat down next to her running her soft hair through her fingers.

"He was a fighter…" Fiona said softly looking at her twin as her eyes glossed over with tears. She pressed her lips together tightly trying to keep from crying. "Why would mom lie to us?" Fiona asked again.

"She was trying to protect us." Lexi said softly placing her hand on her sister's cheek.

Jacqueline walked through the door with a yawn as she arched her brow towards her sisters sitting on the floor.

"What the fuck are you doin'?" She asked as April grimaced handing Jac the letter.

"Here, that might explain things." Jac looked at April in question as she took the letter carefully from her hands. She looked down at her little sister wiping a tear away as she furrowed her brow starting to read. She felt her hands start to heat up as the ends of the paper started to burn. Lexi looked up snatching the paper away from her sister before it burned completely.

"Hey, I need this!" She said as Jacqueline stood her fists glowing red.

"What the hell was that?! Is that some kinda sick joke?"

"No it clearly states…"

"I don't give a fuck what he says! Mom wouldn't do that! Dad was too much of a pussy to be a fighter! He had a nine to five job not some secret agent shit that fucker is talkin' about! No way is any of that true!"

"How does he know our names then, that we're mutants Jackie?!" Lexine shot back.

"He works for the Shredder! How else?!"

"Guys stop!" Fiona said rubbing Jade's back.

"Fe is right. We just need to calm down and think about the situation at hand." April said stepping out from the counter and placing a hand on Jacqueline's and Lexine's shoulder. She threw her hand from Jac's as it singed her skin.

"Sorry, should have warned you." Lexi said in a wince as April sucked on her burnt finger.

Jade stood up slowly wiping her face and clearing her throat. She had to push all her suppressed memories about her father down, just for a moment to regain composure around her sisters at least. She could cry later when she was alone, not here when she knew her sisters needed her for guidance. She sighed crossing her arms as Fiona stood next to her.

"Alright, there's only one way to find out…"

"No, no way!" Jac said about to leave. Jade glared at her back stopping her from going on. "Let me go Jay." Jac growled as Jade pulled her back towards her.

"We're doing this as a family, a team and we cannot go if you are not there. You are apart of this family and this team and we need you." Jade said removing the glare from her eyes as they softened on her sister's red ones. Jac put her head down with a sigh as she nodded her head.

"The guys are not gonna like this." Fiona said as Lexi smiled.

"They'll manage. It's not like they haven't brought us through some weird things." Lexi said as Fiona smiled nodding her head in agreement.

"You guys are dating mutant turtles and you still think some things are weird?" April asked as Fiona giggled.

"C'mon you know you had the hots for one of 'em before." Fiona said nudging April with her elbow. "Better not have been Mikey!" She said pointing her finger at her before she went behind the counter and snagged the duster.

"They're like brother's to me that would be just wrong. And besides you guys are mutants, they're mutants it works." April shrugged as Lexi rolled her eyes going back to work.