"What?!" The eight said in unison as Jade shook her head.

"No. No, no, no. The shredder, he's dead. Hun is dead. I killed him. The Foot have no lead….Karai." She said furrowing her brow with a growl. Ms. Albarn shook her head.

"I am afraid you are wrong again Jade." She sighed looking towards Frank. "Please, follow me." The girls followed Albarn as Fiona hugged her arms over her chest with Michelangelo putting his arm around her tightly.

"Mikey, he can't be…Leo killed him…" She said in a shuttered quiet voice as Mikey nodded his head.

"I know babe, maybe it's not…" They all looked up at a screen as the Foot symbol on a large computer screen. People around the facility stopped their working and looked towards the large screen as it dropped from the ceiling. Jade and Leonardo crossed their arms with the same glare on their face as Jacqueline's hair turned a dark red. "..Or not." Mikey winced.

"The cameras your father had put into the Foot headquarters almost a year ago have brought us footage telling us that the Foot are still up and running. That last Footage we received before this was this." Albarn said as she pressed a button on a control panel. It showed a shaky picture of Jade and June fighting off one another as explosions and fire hazed around the screen. Albarn turned the screen to the next day as Foot Ninja cleaned the mess they had made. Weeks later it looked just the way it had before their massive fight to destroy their clones and Karai. "We are not aware what they are doing, just that they are doing it there and with more and newer Foot."

"Are you certain?" Lexine asked stepping next to her sister.

"Yes Lexi, very certain." Frank said with a solemn tone. "This is why we need you. It seems that whenever you have come across this group you have, all eight of you have been able to over come it. We need that if we want to keep going with your father's work. I was surprised, overwhelmed and just happy when I saw your fighting abilities and knew that your father would have been so proud of you to see you doing this on your own." Frank said with a small smile. Jade shifted her weight on another foot as she watched the screen. Foot Ninja walking back and forth across the large entrance way. New recruits coming and going. She felt her hands tense as she saw Stockman directing people back and forth. She saw him turn as a large shadow approached. She felt Leonardo shift next to her as they both moved closer to the screen. She couldn't make it out but her stomach turned with disgusted at the possibilities.

"It had to have been Hun." She heard Leo's voice said through her thoughts. She nodded her head slowly with her glare still attacked on her eyes.

"We are counting on your to help us figure out just what is going on with them and why there is once again activity."

"It's what dad woulda wanted." Jacqueline said slowly as Lexine nodded her head.

"Agreed. He would have told us to be strong and watch out. Can't you feel that?" She asked as Fiona nodded her head looking towards Jade. She sighed as she felt the small presence of her father roll throughout her body. She closed her eyes to the familiar scent of seawater and Oldspice. She clenched her eyes shut trying to hold onto it as it faded just as quickly as it came. She opened her eyes with a breath trying to focus back on the large screen ahead of her.

"We do not expect you to decided now my dear." Albarn said as she placed a gentle hand on Jade's shoulder. "Come back whenever you need to. We will be here. Just know, that without you this is never going to work." Jade sighed as she nodded her head.

"Take a day or two." Frank added. "We'll be here when you decide. Come, I'll take you back to the surface." He said opening his arm for the eight and his sons to follow him back to the house.

The walk back was silent as Leonardo watched Jade walk, her head down as the intent glare stared at her feet. Her hands clenched tightly to her biceps as she hugged herself from the cold feeling running through her. He frowned watching her, knowing nothing he could say would make it go away. He placed a hand on the small of her back as she lowered her head between her shoulders. He tugged her body softly, gliding it into his as she went willingly placing her head on his strong shoulder. He could instantly feel her tense as their skin touched.

Jacqueline walked ahead of Raphael as she watched her, shifting his gaze towards Josh every so often. He'd catch him looking towards her as she'd keep her eyes forward. He saw the disappointment, sadness wash over Josh's face as a triumphant smile went to his. He took a larger step, as his body brushed against the back of Jacqueline's. She turned her head over her shoulder as a smile went to her face. She took her hands from her back pockets, finding his as she pulled his large arms around her tiny waist in an embrace. He leaned forward into her taking in the scent of her hair as he brushed it away with his beak, clearing for her neck. He kissed it softly as she smiled with a sigh, letting the tension in her shoulders relax to his touch and kiss.

Lexine let her fingers play along Donatello's palm as they walked. She tired not to let her eyes wonder too much as they made their way back through the hall. She couldn't help seeing the monitors and labs around her, grabbing her attention in every room she passed. She noticed Donatello's eyes moving to where hers were a moment before. She smiled giving his hand a small squeeze as he looked over at her with a smile of his own.

Fiona hook her arm around Michelangelo's as they walked side by side. Her hand laid in his palm as she let her fingers glide along the tightness of his bicep. She smiled to herself as she watched her fingers along his beautiful emerald skin. He looked down at her with a soft kiss on the forehead as she lifted her gaze to his innocent blue eyes. He leaned in lower to her as she lifted her head for him to whisper.

"Will you sit in the back with me? I got lonely." He said softly as she let out a soft quiet giggle nodding her head. He smiled and kissed her cheek, pulling her body even closer.

Jade flashed on her high beams as the cab was filled with a thick silence. She gripped onto the wheel as she could feel his eyes looking at her. She wasn't aggravated at him, or even the fact that since they had left she could feel his sensation basically getting thrown from his body and smacking against hers like a brick wall. She sighed softly looking over at him for a moment before her eyes went back to the dark road in front of them.

"You ok?" She asked softly as he picked his head up from the rare moment he looked away.

"Yes. I thought I should be asking you if you were alright." He said softly as she shrugged.

"I'll live."

"Is it…"

"It's everything right now Leo. I'm just overwhelmed and I can't really fathom a thought. So, can we not try and discuss it, when I am not sure what it is?" She asked looking over at him as he nodded his head slowly.

"I just want to make sure that…"

"I know." She said with a small smile as he returned it. "Like I said, I'll live."

"When we get back I think I'll gather the guys to go home, have you girls…"

"No." She said quickly before he could finish. "I need you with me." She said looking over at him as he nodded his head again slowly, moving closer to her this time. She felt the brush of his hot breath against her cheek as it circled into a smile. She moved her cheek towards him as he kissed it softly.

"I'll stay then." He said softly against her ear as she felt a shiver crawl its way up her spine. She tired to ignore her urges that were taking over and consuming her body at that moment. She couldn't deny it, it was easy to want him this way. When she was distraught and searching, practically begging for a reason to ignore her angst and anger swelling inside her, eating away at her as her mind repeated the events of the evening over and over again in her head.

She sighed softly to his soft warm tongue caressing against her neck as she tilting her head to leave it more vulnerable to his lips. She could feel her foot get heavier as she tired to race home. She let her eyes wonder over his body a few times as the street lights and car headlights flashed through the window of the cab for a moment. He sat back at his seat, with his arm bent behind his head, looking out of the window. His other arm resting over his belt as his fingers slide back and forth over the soft leather of his belt. She took a deep breath returning her attention to the road as she reached April's apartment building.

She parked the van in the alleyway. She leaned over kissing Leonardo on the cheek as he smiled getting out of the cab. She followed on his side as he placed his hands around her waist pulling her towards him, their eyes never tearing from one another's. He backed her up slowly as her back pressed against the cold metal of the side of the van. She smiled wider as he ran the back of his fingers down her soft skin on her cheek.

"You're just prolonging it." She said putting her hand to his chest plate. She used her powers to push him away from her with a smirk as she opened the side door of the shop with April's key. She placed the ring on the counter in the middle of the room. She ran quickly back out into the alleyway before locking the door behind her.

The back doors opened as Leonardo leaned against the side of the building waiting for Jade to come back out.

"We gonna take roof tops? It'll be quicker that way?" Donnie said as he walked up to his older brother. He started to nod his head.

"Quicker for who? I don't see you guys wearin' heels." Jac said crossing her arms as Raph smirked.

"Yeah, we wouldn't want princess here to break one." She glared at him punching his arm.

"I'll break somethin'." She said as he backed up slowly towards the fire escape. "Where you runnin' to baby? I just wanna give you a hug." She said as he jumped up, grabbing the bars of the fire escape and pulling himself up. "Damn Ninjas…" She said under her breath as he smirked leaning against the side of the building on the fire escape.

Jade shut the door behind her keeping her eyes locked on Leo's as soon as his went to hers. She bit her bottom lip softly as he pushed himself off the building following her like he was in a trace. She put her hand out for him to take it as she let the ladder from the fire escape fall using her powers.

Jacqueline watched it fall in front of her as Jade started to climb it, Leonardo watching her intently as she did. She rolled her eyes following up after him as Donnie held his hand out for Lexine to go first. She smiled climbing the ladder as her foot slipped from her wedge shoes. Donnie caught her in his arms as she let out a soft yelp landing in them safely. She smiled as he grabbed the ladder and placed her back on it. She gripped the bars as he pushed his body against her, climbing right behind her. Mikey mimicked his brother with a bow as Fiona put her hand to her chest in a false shocked expression climbing the ladder. She giggled as Mikey followed her.

"Yeah you betta run!" Jacqueline called after Raphael as she saw him jump over a roof top in front of them.

"What are you two fighting about?" Lexine asked as she helped Fiona up the side of the building.

"I don't remember." Jac shrugged with a smile.