"Leonardo, I am going and that is final." Jade said as she crossed her room grabbing her black button up jacket from her coat rack. He grabbed her arm turning her towards him as she put her hands on his chest plate.

"This could be a very bad trap." He said trying to hide his frustration.

"Or, it could be the explanation to my father, my powers, my life! All my life I was like this and I had no explanations, no reasoning, no one to teach me, guide me, help me! At least you had Splinter, I had nothing Leo! And now my father, the one person that wanted to help me is dead and I didn't even know about it! I blamed him for reason and now he's dead!" She pushed away from him turning her back towards him as a tear grazed down her cheek. She sighed pushing her anger and confusion down within her. He wasn't going to see her break down and cry, no one had that right. She clenched her fists. "I am going whether you want me to or not, you letting me and being ok with it would just help our situation better." She turned towards him slowly as he noticed her eyes glossed over slightly. She put her head down, wiping a small tear from her cheek as she raised her head again. "I know you care, and I love you more for it Leo, but this is something I have to do. Please, just understand." She said moving closer to him as he put his hand on her shoulder, twirling her soft hair through her fingers.

"At least let me go with you." He said as she looked up at him. "He's dealt with mutants before I think he can handle a few more." He said as she smirked. "I want to know you're safe and the only way to do that is to be by your side." He ran the back of his fingers of her cheek as they curved into a smile. She nodded her head.

"I'd probably feel braver with you by my side." She said taking his hand.

"So what you're just gonna go to some place you don't even know and meet some guy that you thought last night was a wack job? How tha hell does that make any kinda sense to you?" Raph asked as Jac rolled her eyes clasping her bra shut as she opened her closet for some "appropriate clothes" as Jade put it.

"Raph, really not in the mood right now." She said as she fingered through her blouses picking out a cotton black one. She snatched it from the hanger turning towards him as she pulled her arms through. He stood up crossing his arm.

"Oh you're gonna be in the mood." He said walking towards her. She rolled her eyes buttoning her shirt.

"Raphael, I agree with you really I do but, this is somethin' I just gotta do. I mean, my life I've been wantin' answers, needin' them, and now I have this openin' for them and you, someone that loves me is gonna keep that from me?" She asked with pleading eyes as he stopped. He dropped his head with a sigh as he stepped closer to her wrapping her arms around her. She stopped buttoning her shirt kissing his cheek.

"Fine, but I'm goin' in case that creep trys anythin'." He said clenching his fists. She smirked kissing him again.

"Good." She pushed him back. "Now sit so I can get dressed."

"Why would you wanna do that?" He asked walking back over to her. She held out her arm trying to hide a laugh.

"I'm serious, we're leavin' soon and I don't want to meet this guy with sex hair, now sit." He narrowed his eyes sitting back on her bed.

"I'm not sure about this Lexi. I mean, so many possibilities and things to go bad. I don't trust it." Donnie said as he watched Lex pace back and forth trying to find her other shoe.

"Donnie, please. You know I need to do this."

"I know, and I am going to be respectful of your wishes and let you do what you need to do but you have to know that I am not comfortable with this and I care about you and your well being." Lexi stopped with a smile as she crawled over to him putting her hands on his knees. He looked down at her tucking a piece of her golden blonde hair behind her ear.

"I know, and I love you for that. But, these are the answers I have been searching for since I was a little girl Don. I just, I can't pass this kind of opportunities. What if he has this whole new outlook on science he can teach me and tell me the reasons to why we are the way we are, the tissue and blood that runs through us why it's different why it's normal even! Just…" She sighed kissing his hands that lay across his lap. "I just need this." She said looking up at him as he smiled nodding his head. "Come with me."

"No, this is something you should do and…"

"I can't do it without you." She said as he smiled.

"Babe, maybe you should like take a breather or something?" Mikey asked as he watched his raven hair girlfriend toss articles of clothing over her shoulder wildly.

"No, I needa find my sweater! It's the only nice thing I own!" She said as she stood up in a panic running her hands through her hair. Her black pants stuck to her knees as she tugged at them to straighten them out. Her black bra was the only other thing she wore as she opened her dresser to search there.

"You already look in there." Mikey said as he looked under her bed. "What does it look like again?" He asked as he looked under her night stand.

"It's pink and kinda goes under my shoulders, it's called a boat neck…nevermind but it's pink like a soft pink, not a pink, pink." She said as she looked through the clothing at the bottom of her closet.

"Not pink, pink? Yeah babe, totally helps." Mikey said as he looked through the clothes she tossed over her shoulder. "This it?" He asked holding up a pink sweater. She looked over her shoulder shaking her head.

"No, that's my other pink sweater."

"Right…how many of these things do you own?"

"I don't know I've never counted! Ah! I can't find it! Now I'm gonna go there and look like a totally dork because I am not gonna look as nice as the others and he's gonna think I'm weird…" Mikey got up and wrapped his arms around her as she started to sniff as a tear rolled down her cheek. "I've been wondering why this has happened to me for the longest time. I never had anyone to tell me or give me answers. No one ever gave me an explanation as to why dad left. Just said he left and now he's dead. I didn't even get to know him that well and he's dead." Mikey sighed holding her tighter as she wiped her tears away. "Sorry…" She said sitting back from him. He smiled wiping a tear from her cheek.

"S'ok babe. You got a lotta emotional stuff going on right now. I totally get it." She smiled and kissed his lips softly. "If you want, I can go with you? I mean, to keep you safe incase anything happens." Mikey said as she kissed him again nodding her head. "Alright Mr. Sweater, meet Michelangelo and I'm gonna find your pink butt until it kills me!" Mikey said driving into Fiona's closet. She giggled as he threw clothes around her room.

"Well don't you girls look nice." Casey said as he leaned against April's doorframe to her apartment. Jade smiled.

"Is April around?"

"Yeah. Yo babe! Girls are here!" Casey called over his shoulder as he opened his arm for the girls to come in. Raphael glared at Casey as he watched the girls walked past him, sitting up right as the guys entered. "Sup fellas."

"Keep your eyes on your own woman." Raph said pointing his finger in Casey's face.

"Dude, I was being gentlemanly."

"When did you learn a work like that?" Donnie asked walking past him.

"When your mom taught me it." Casey retaliated as Donnie looked at him confused, and then shaking his head as he followed the girls into the kitchen.

"Here, the van is in the alleyway. Just be careful." April said.

"Don't worry, I'm driving." Jade smirked as April smiled.

"No, I mean in general. Be careful."

"We will." Lexine smiled. "We have the guys with us." She said as Donnie placed a hand over her shoulder.

"Yeah! We'll take good care of them April, promise!" Mikey smiled as April nodded her head.

"I bet you will. Call me as soon as you get back."

"Will do!" Jac called over her shoulder as Casey waved from the couch.

"Later toads."

"So you think he'll be nice?" Fiona asked looking over at Jade from in the cab of the van. She smiled over at her little sister.

"He seemed nice in the letter."

"Do you feel anything?"

"Just nervous." Jade admitted with a shrug.

"Me too. I wish mom would have told us earlier…" Fiona said looking back out the window.

"Yeah me too." Jade sighed gripping tighter onto the steering wheel.

"This is why we need our own car." Jac said as she braced herself against the wall of the back of the van. Raph tried to muffle his laugh as she glared over at him.

"Yeah, it would be easier to not slide everywhere if there were seats." Lexine said as she put her high heeled foot against the wall in front of her to keep herself steady.

"How did we pull the short straw?" Jac asked.

"Aw, c'mon you don't like our company?" Mikey asked as Lexi smirked.

"We don't exactly have ninja balance to keep us in place."

"Sucks for you." Raph said as Jac glared at him sliding against him. He sighed and put her on his lap. "There." He said as she crossed her arms. Donnie smiled as he picked up Lexi doing the same. She smiled kissing his cheek.

"Hey, hey, hey! None of that!" Mikey said wagging his finger at them.

"It's just a kiss on the cheek Mikey." Lexi said with an innocent smile as Don smirked kissing her back.

"Hey!"

"Relax Mikey we'll be there soon." Leo said placing a hand on his little brother's shoulder.

"Yeah and until then Romeo and Juliet better keep their lips to themselves." Mikey said crossing his arms in a pout.

"Like you should be the one talkin'? Didn't I see you and my little sister last night eatin' ice cream off her?" Jac said with a raise eyebrow.

"Totally different! I split the ice cream, hence why I licked it off. It would have been wasteful otherwise." He said in a matter-of-fact tone of voice. "Besides ice cream is awesome!"

"Uh huh. Especially when its Fiona flavored." Jac said rolling her eyes.

"Well duh. That's the best kinda…Ow!" He said rubbing his head as Leo retracted his hand.