You're questions shall be answered about who the final Elite member is in this chapter, though another question is left for you...hahaha...
Anyways, I was very good and got the next one out quickly, huh? I'll start working on the next one tomorrow while I visit my aunt in the hospital. Hope you like this one and please review! Thanks go out to these people for reviewing the last chapter:
dream lightning, Jess Marylin, kaaayyytteee, and TMNTluckygirl (who also beta read part of this chapter. An extra thanks to you!)

Chapter 7
Ultimate Ninja

A couple days after getting out of the TCRI building – being carried out by Leo – and being informed on what happened, thought she already knew that the Shredder was an Utrom, Alex woke up, feeling just as much pain as she had when she woke up from the rays the first time, but this time she didn't snap at her Aunt. She didn't snap at anyone.

Three days later, though very sore from going around as if she weren't in pain and going to school, Alex stood outside of her friend's house, waiting for someone to answer the door after she knocked. She stood there, hands in her pockets as she nervously looked down at her feet.

The door opened suddenly, causing Alex too look up quickly to see the woman standing there. The blonde haired woman looked at Alex with shocked blue eyes. Her slightly wrinkled features on her faced showed her age. A smile formed onto her face as she recognized the girl before her at her doorstep.

"Alexandra," the woman said in s soft voice. "It's so nice to see you. Please, come in."

"Thank you, Mrs. Fredrickson," Alex said. Alex followed Mrs. Fredrickson into the living room and sat down in her once usual spot on the couch while the woman took her normal spot in the armchair across from her.

"How have you been, dear?" Mrs. F asked. "What have you been up to?"

"I've been well and keeping busy," Alex replied. "How have you been?"

"A little lonesome since Richard left, but I've been keeping busy. It's strange not having Richard here," she replied.

"I'm sorry, he's gone?" Alex asked. "I know he hadn't been in school, but I thought he was sick or something."

"He didn't tell you?" the woman asked, knitting her brows together.

"Tell me what, Ma'am?" she asked.

"That he got a martial arts scholarship," Mrs. F said.

"He did?" Alex muttered, mainly to herself. "I-I didn't even know that he was involved in martial arts." Why didn't he tell me? she asked herself. How didn't I know about this? He's one of my best friends. How could I let something like this happen? "H-he never told me about that," she admitted.

"I'm surprised," his mother said. "Richard tells you everything. You're his best friend."

"I know," Alex said. I used to tell him everything too, Alex thought. When did all that start to change? H-how could I let anything get between us? He's my best friend. We said we'd always be there for each other and this is how we end up? Fighting each other almost to death? Me on the side of good and him on the other?

Richard Fredrickson and Alex had been friends ever since they were in elementary school. He was the one to give her the nickname Lex. Originally, she hated it when people called her that, but he gave it to her because he wanted a special nickname for her because she gave him one, seeing as he hated his real name, Richard and he didn't like being called Ricky nor Dick.

Alex had come up with the nickname from his last name, shortening it from Fredrickson to Fred. In the beginning, for three years, they were the only ones to use the nicknames. That didn't last though; as they had more people join their little group. They never let anybody other than each other know that they didn't like it when other's called them that. However, they still liked it when each other called them it.

Fred and Alex were best friends, almost like they were made for each other. Never in a million years would she have guessed that this was how they would be down the road they were on. She was scared. Had she driven him away from her? Had she forced this upon not only herself, but her friends, and Fred's mother?

"Alexandra?" Mrs. Fredrickson asked, getting the girl's attention away from her hands on her lap. "I'm very happy you stopped by, but I have a doctor's appointment in a little bit and I must get ready to leave for it."

"Oh," Alex said, jumping up from her spot. "Yes, I'm sorry for showing up unannounced. I just needed to come see for myself why Fred wasn't in school. If you do see him, would you please let him know I miss him and to maybe call?"

"It would be my pleasure, dear," the woman said, walking Alex to the door. She opened it for her and Alex stepped out, turning to her as she continued to say, "Please, come back anytime. I enjoy the company."

"Will do, Ma'am," Alex said. "Goodnight." She waved as she walked down the steps and onto the sidewalk.

Alex walked away from the house, silently thinking about everything that had been going on to have caused such a thing to happen. One thing was curtain to the girl though, at least in her own head. She had driven Fred away from her and caused him to move away from her. She couldn't completely figure out what event had caused it though. Alex was determined what had done it though, even if it meant putting all of that stress and self loathing onto herself.

Was it because when her parents died and her brothers missing she pulled back a little and became reserved, or maybe she had been working at Stocktronics too much and neglected her friends? Was it because she was spending so much time with the turtles that she didn't spend enough time with Fred?

"How could I have let this happen?" Alex muttered to herself. The redhead sighed. "I'm so not going to be able to focus on the movie tonight." The girl rubbed the bridge of her nose, feeling her head start to hurt.

Alex froze in her spot for a moment feeling her gut jerk. Her gut feelings were never wrong. Never. The hair on the back of her neck stood up, and she spun around, stepping to the right as she did so. She caught a little dark between her thumb and pointer fingers. She looked at it, noticing the red little feather on the end when she felt a pain in the back of her neck. She reached back as she lost her balance, making her take a step forward to catch herself. She held onto a lamp post to keep herself up as she pulled out another dart from her neck.

The girl groaned as she fell to her knees, her head spinning. Nothing was staying straight. How was she supposed to stand up straight and still if nothing else in the world around her was? She didn't know who did it, but she had been drugged or poisoned and she couldn't do anything about it.

The female ninja was about to fall into the darkness when a tall figure walked up to her, looking down at her. The last thing she hear before passing out was, "Princess."

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Alex had woken up on top of a building, her arms bound behind her, her feet together, her mouth taped and changed out of the clothes she had been wearing previously that day. Instead of her green shirt, she was wearing a strapless green dress. The top of it was darker it was as it flared out at the bottom, where it almost turned white. Three green roses were resting on her right hip while another was on the top right of the dress. Her shoes had been replaced by white heals. Her usually straight hair had been curled with a tiara placed on top of her head.

Okay, I feel violated. Alex thought as she managed to get herself up to her feet and jumped over to the ledge of the roof to look over, trying to figure out where she was. She sat on the raised ledge and peered over, noticing that the turtles, April and Casey were down there, trapped in some sort of bubble thing with a man in a mask with red had and another man…floating? My life has gotten too weird….

Alex, who was unable to get their attention because of her mouth being gagged, was just able to hear what they were saying down below. "If the warrior named Leonardo refuses the match then your lives are forfeited," the floating man said. "And the Princess will be handed over to the challenger."

Princess? Alex thought. Wait, the guy that kidnapped me called me Princess. He can't mean me, can he? She looked down at her attire once more and then thought, Well, that explains the outfit, but where did the whole Princess thing come from? I've never been anything like a Princess before in my entire life.

"And if he accepts and loses, then his life is forfeited," the red headed male said. "And I get the Princess."

"What princess?" Don asked, like he always did. He liked to know everything that was going on to figure out all o f the possibilities.

"A Princess?" Mikey said. "We have to save to the damsel in distress?"

A damsel? Since when did I become a damsel? Once again, she looked down at herself. Okay, so maybe I do need some help and I do looked like a helpless princess, but I'm not a damsel! Just a little….stuck.

The red head raised his arm and pointed to the roof that Alex was on. Everyone looked up at her, trying to make out who the person was, but Alex was too far away. They couldn't figure out it. She struggled against her bindings and tried to call out, but it was useless for it seemed there was some sort of magic on it, making them so strong.

"You kidnapped a princess?" Raph asked angrily. "What kind of man are you?"

"If I win, she does free and back to her home?" Leo asked.

"She is yours," the floating man said. "You may do as you wish with her."

"You must," Splinter started to say, "chose, my son."

"Sensei, there is no choice. I accept the challenge," Leo said.

"So noted," the floating man said. "Challenge accepted." He raised his arms dramatically and added, "Duelists, prepare."

"Soon warrior, "he pointed his finger at Leo and continued, "you shall tasted defeat."

"Master Splinter, what is going on?" Donny asked.

Master Splinter raised his arm, telling his children to stop as he continued to look at the people in front of him. "I will explain later. Now is not the time." He walked up to what Alex had declared a Gyoji, and said, "I demand a full observance."

"Full observance accorded," he replied.

"A full observance?" the redhead said. "I…Fine old one. Observe all you want. It will not change the outcome." He grabbed one side of his cloak and then disappeared. However, his voice could be heard echoing, "Warrior, warrior, prepare to meet your doom!"

"Boy, he's a little over dramatic," April said.

You've got that right, Alex thought. The girl's attention was brought away from her friends below very briefly as she tried to break out of her minding once more, however she was met with failure. All she was getting were bruises around her wrists and ankles. She huffed in defeat and sat there, defeated. Her attention was pulled back to her friends though when she heard them yelling at her.

"Princess!" Leo yelled, looking up at her. Being called that by Leo made her a little angry, seeing as he couldn't tell it was Alex, but also blush for the fact that he was calling her that. "Don't worry! I'll get you out of this. I promise!" His determination was inspiring and slightly flattering. She liked how he was going to go to all the trouble to save her, without even knowing her (though he really did). She did know he was also doing it to save all of their lives though too. "You have my word."

All Alex could do was nod her head in response, seeing as she couldn't yell back anything, or really move. She could see him smile at her before the Gyoji took him away for the battle. Everyone except Master Splinter were freaking out. Seeing that, Alex didn't fret. Master Splinter seemed to know what was going on and she trusted him. There was still that small part of her though that was worried.

Unable to see anything from her height, as the guys seemed to be able to watch the battle from a ball of water (that amazed her), Alex laid back onto the ledge and rested her head. She was very tired. She hadn't been able to sleep very well due to so many unanswered questions running through her head, just as it had when her brother's had been taken and forced to work for the Shredder.

Now she knew. Fred was an Elite. And she still didn't know why she had lost him. It made her head hurt just thinking about it. Why couldn't she prevent it? Why didn't her brother's talk him out of it? They knew Fred. They loved Fred. Why didn't they prevent him from throwing his life away? How could they not get through that thick head of his and talk some sense into him?

Without any warning to the girl at all, a puddle of water that was on the rooftop slowly started to more towards her. The girl screamed despite being gagged and fell onto the rooftop, off of the ledge as she had tried to move away from it. However, that just allowed it to move closer and faster. She was unable to move away from it as it engulfed her.

Alex reappeared on a water platform, placed high up off of what looked to be the Brooklyn Bridge. She was still bound and gagged, but she could at least see Leo in person while the guys were on the other side of the bridge. She couldn't really make anything out though until Leo was pushed over the ledge.

"LEEEEAAAAAHHHHOOOOOWWWW!!" Was the muffled sound that came out of her gagged mouth. Her breathing was jagged, her stomach tight. Tears were rolling down her paled cheeks. No, she thought. Leo. He can't be gone. Not now. Not after everything we've been though. Everything we survived. He can't just be gone like that. He…He just can't!

"He is finished," she managed to make out the redhead say. "I have won! I am the ultimate warrior on this planet. With this victory, my fame and glory grows. Soon all will know my name. I am the ultimate ninja. And with the Princess by my side, nobody will be able to compare to me!"

Like I'd ever stand by your side willingly, Alex thought with venom.

"Just wait, pal," Raph said. "And I'll give you all the fame and glory you can handle!"

"Hang on there, Raph," Leo's voice said, getting everyone's attention over to where he now stood. "I'm not finished with him yet."

Leo! Alex yelled mentally. A shaky, yet relieved sigh escaped her lips as she saw him, alive and ready to fight. H-he's okay. He's alive. That was all that ran through her head. Not if she'd have to stay by the challenger's side. She'd do that in order to save Leo's life though. She would've given anything; even her own freedom and life to have the guys stay together. Because she knew how it felt to be separated from the ones that you loved most. The guys were a family, a team and she would never intentionally put them through that separation, not if she had anything to do with it.

"What? It can't be!"

"It can be," Leo replied. "And it is. Let's you and me finish this. Now!"

Leo deflected ninja stars with a claw and then kicked and punched the man multiple times before taking his swords and trapping him by placing them around his neck, not injuring him.

"You lose," Leo stated.

"No!" the ninja gasped. "I cannot lose. I cannot."

"Sorry, you just did," Leo replied. "But, you fought well. It's okay."

Leave it to Leo to still be the nice guy and compliment him even though he tried to kill him and take me, Alex thought. She couldn't help but smirk though as she thought that. She looked down at him, that goofy smile still on her face, a small chuckle coming from her. But that's Leo for you.

"I do not believe it. I-I surrender," the man said, dejectedly.

"Winner, Leonardo!" Gyoji said, shaking his paddle. The rest of the turtles, Splinter, April and Casey were let out while Alex was slowly being brought to the solider surface of the bridge. Everyone had already run over to him as she was set on the ground, her bindings disappearing into thin air.

She slowly got to her feet and managed to run over to Leo, despite her heels and force her way into the group hug. Alex wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face into his shoulder, between the shell and his chest plate. Leo nervously and unsurely placed his hands on the small of her back. Nobody could see her face due to it being in Leo's shoulder and they couldn't decipher that it was Alex because of the outfit.

"Jeez, Leo," Alex said, finally pulling away. "Don't scare me like that. If you ever do that to me again, I swear I'll be the death of you!"

"Alex?" Everyone asked.

"You're the Princess?" Leo asked.

"You're a princess and you didn't tell us?" Mikey shouted. "You're the damsel in distress?"

"To be honest, I don't know why he's calling me that!" Alex defended and then shouted, "And I am not a damsel in distress!"

"Yes you are," Raph said, picking on the girl.

Before she had a chance to punch Raph on the arm though, a large dragon appeared before them. As it went to attack them, it was suddenly cut in half, making it fall to the sides. In its wake was revealed a very tall, strangely dressed man with a very large sword. Everyone looked up at him confused and ready to fight. So much had happened that night, it seemed almost nothing was going to let it end.

"Your Highness!" the Gyoji said, bowing his head.

"To use such dark arts in defeat would not only disgrace yourself, but you would disgrace me, your own father with your lack of honor!" he scolded, putting his sword away. "You have not earned with combat, yet you have the audacity to attempt to make a name for yourself in such a manor!

"Splinter-san, you have trained your students well," he said. "I salute you." He bowed his head, and in return, Splinter bowed his. "You have fought well, young one. And won honorably." A glowing green ball appeared in his hands and they then floated down to Leo. "I return to you your katana." They both bowed to one another.

"Once many generations ago, we visited this dimension. The people here took us to be goblins, Tengu. But we, the endowed a chosen few with the first gifts of ninjutsu. You have carried that tradition well. Better even than my son. Even you, Princess Alexandra. You have done well to hold us your traditions.

"Come, we go home," he said, before disappearing with the other two strange people.

"My son," Splinter said to Leo, placing a hand on his shoulder. "You have made us all proud. Come let us also go home."

As that all started to walk down the bridge, Alex with great difficult with her heels on, Raph said, "Master Splinter, I don't mean any disrespect, but what the shell was that all about?"

"Be patient. When the time is right, all will be made clear," Splinter replied.

Oh, I hate it when he does that, Alex thought. I guess I'll have to wait to find out why they all called me Princess. I'm just happy we all can go home and relax to watch… "Wait a minute!" Alex yelled, stopping in her tracks. "Does this mean I missed the movie?"

Her reply was only the sound of the other's laughing.

I leave you with one more thing...I've desided on who Alex is going to be with...sort of...I'm kind of stick. I need help. I need to know if you'd think she'd be better with either Raph or Leo...Please help!

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