"You asked for me Sensei?"
"I need Rogers to disappear. He's asking to many questions."
"When?"
"Before Sunrise tomorrow, do it quietly and throw the body in the bay. Also clean after yourself."
"Hai Sensei."
-Another time-
"Alexis, a word." He said as the class was dismissed.
"Sensei?"
"Here's a list of names, I need them gone." He handed me the piece of paper.
"My mom?"
"She's betrayed us. Will this be a problem?"
"No, not at all."
"Good, the rest of the names will either be in the Foot or Purple Dragon Clan. Don't disappoint me."
"When have I ever?"
-Several Days Later-
"What do you think Leo?" Raph asked.
"It's her, what'd you find Don?" Leo asked.
"Honestly, not that much but what I did find was that the 3 men she murdered where brothers. There's a younger brother, George, an even younger brother, James, and a sister-in-law, Rachael. They are probably her next targets."
"Let's find them, before it's too late." Leo said.
"George is dead, he died of a heart attack a year ago. James and Rachael haven't been seen in years." Don added.
I looked at the list in my hand and saw that Rachael was on it but James was not... Not that I expected his name to be.
"We'll have to put a stop to this... This Dark Angel before she kills anyone else." Leo said.
"I love the name, I mean, I am Dark and everything but I'm really no Angel." I said hiding my face in the shadows.
"Why don't you come out and face us like the true criminal you are." Leo said.
"You must be the leader, I mean, you're always barking orders. Trust me, this isn't the first time I've seen you. The rest of your lives must be terrible."
"Like you're even given orders." Raph called out.
"Right, because my 'random' killings are so random."
"You could have read their mail, found their relatives." Leo said.
"Well, I'm sure when you find Rachael you'll be convinced that this isn't some random killing spree. I'm just doing my job." I said walking away, "Have fun trying to stop me."
My meditation was interrupted by the ringing of my shell cell. I picked it up- "Hello?"
'You busy? It's Raph.'
"Not if you count meditation busy."
'Oh… Sorry… Um, you're needed back at the lair… Actually.'
"I'll be there in 20 minutes."
-About 20 minutes later-
"What are you doing back so early?" Don asked sitting at the table.
"Raph called me, said I was needed."
"I know nothing about this." He said.
"Great… Where is he?" I asked.
"I'm right here." He said from behind with Leo and Mickey as well.
"What is going on?"
"Take a seat and I'll explain." He said walking to the table.
"This better be worth my time." I said under my breath, "Look, if we're going to talk about Ash and you knowing her longer than the 2 years, in which case, we already know, let's not."
"Al, please." Raph said pointing to the chair.
I gave a sigh and took a seat, folding my arms.
"I know where Ash is hiding. I've actually know for a while."
"Define 'a while'." Leo said.
"Less than 6 months." He replied.
Leo would start to say something but then he'd stop himself, Mickey just had to walk away, Don wouldn't look at him and I, well, if looks could kill he'd be dead right know.
"She's a better person know. I helped her-"
"No. It won't matter what you do Raph, she's not coming back. She played us all before she'll do it again." I said.
Now I got the death glares, but Raph just looked sad. He thought we would be happy to bring her back in but that's not going to happen.
I stood up, "Listen, it doesn't matter how hard you try to help her. It won't save her. She's the villain now Raph, let her go." I walked out of the lair, to the surface, than I found myself on a roof in Chinatown. How I got here I don't remember but that's not what scared me the most. It was the fact that I was staring at Ash who was standing on the other building on the other side of the street. Then I blinked… And she was standing in front of me.
"Hello Lexi."
"Ash."
"So, I can't be saved uh? I'm the villain now, right?" She started to walk around me, "Raph needs to let me go? I played you all?" She stop and got close to my face, "I guess I can't fool you, after all you know who I really am."
"What do you want?"
"So, memory's finally coming to you." She said ignoring the subject, "Looks like we have something in common. We. Are. Villains."
"No."
"You murdered your mother, Uncles, people you didn't know, because it all started when you killed your false father."
"I'm not that person anymore."
"If I can't be saved, you can't be saved! If you can play both parts, why not I?"
"Because you were the hero first! Just like I was the villain first. There's not going back for either of us."
"You're smarter than I give you credit for." She said as she started to walk away, "Tell the gang I said Hi." Then she disappeared.
-Back at the Lair-
"You just talked to her?" Leo asked with Don stood next to him.
"Yes, we did." I replied, "Sh repeated what I told Raph before I left the Lair. Word for word."
"How would she know that?" Don asked, "Raph hasn't left the lair."
"He could have called her."
"We were watching him, he didn't pick up a phone." Leo commented.
"What if she can control a person? She spent so much time with Raph when she was here." Don said.
"That could take a lot of power… Which she may or may not have." I said puzzled by how I knew that.
"You okay Lexi?" Don asked.
"Yeah, fine, I'll be in my room meditating if anyone needs me, but please, don't."
"Good job Alexis, you've done me proud. Now go, rest we'll talk more in the morning."
"Hai Sensei…" I said slowly.
"What's bothering you child?" He asked sensing something was bothering me.
"I've been following these mutant turtles the last few days. They've connected the people that I've killed to be related to one another."
"And."
"There was another name, who wasn't on the list."
"You want to know why he wasn't?"
"I've never asked you why, I always did it without question but if I may ask one?"
"No more."
"Why did I just kill your family?"
"They were going to turn on me and the clan I worked so hard to build, you are the only person I can trust with this child."
"I won't speak a word of it, Sensei." I said bowing respectfully.
-Next Few Days-
"I only did as I was told!" I yelled being forced down to the ground.
"Does it really matter? Let me introduce myself before you die today, name's Ashley, next in line to be leader of this clan, unlike you."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Whatever my father promised you it'll never happen. So, I'll see you in the afterlife... Sis."
I opened my eyes and stared at the wall for a while, then I looked down at the floor, I was levitating.
-Later that Night-
I asked Leo and Don to join me in the dojo, so that I could explain to them what I've gained these last few days. When I was done, it was quite for a while until Don said something.
"So, you think Rose is the reason you couldn't regain your memory?"
"I'm not sure." I said.
"Can you stop her?" Leo asked.
"I can try but I might have better luck if I found my Clan and that might put more pieces of the puzzle together."
"That might not be a good idea. I mean, what if you AWOL like Ash? How are we supposed to stop both of you?" Don asked.
"I would kill myself before turning into my sister." I said as Venus stumbled into the dojo, "You're kidding, right?"
"Despite the fact that I still don't trust you, I want in." She said.
"Not going to happen."
"You need me."
"No I really don't."
"Alex-" Venus started.
"If you really want to help, don't let Raph out of your sight."
"I can do mor-"
"That's all I have for you."