After a day of living in the lair, April felt more awkward around the guys then she ever did when she was a human. Everyone keeps staring at her, and though this was normal for Donnie, it was starting to make her feel uncomfortable. She wished that she had a mask to hide behind like the guys had. Actually, that may not be a bad idea…since I'm a ninja (well kunoichi) turtle now…

Deciding to express her girl status with a pink mask, April heads down to Raph's room to ask him for a favor. Peeking into the room, she asks, "Hey, Raph, do you have any extra, preferably unused, masks?"

Raph, who feels slightly awkward at April's presence in his room, replies, "Uh, sure, April. Why?"

"Well, I thought it would be nice for me to have a mask like you guys, since I'm a…."

"Right" said Raph, cutting her off, "Hey, You're not going to steal my color, are you?"

"No, I know how to tint fabrics. I'm going to make it pink."

"Oh.. okay… " Mummers Raph as he rummages around and pulls out a red ninja mask. "Here you go." He says, handing the mask over to April.

"Thanks, Raph." She leaves his room and starts walking down a tunnel towards Donnie's lab. "Now I just need a few chemicals. Donnie should have them." April walks into Donnie's lab, where he is welding while a radio plays load, semi-metal rock music.

"Hey, Donnie?" asks April. Only, Donnie can't hear her, so she gets a little closer and louder. "Donnie?" she asks again. Donnie still can't hear her, so she goes up a little closer. "Donnie!" Finally, she goes up to his shoulder and taps it, yelling, "Donnie!"

"Wahh! April!" screams Donnie, startled at his work being interrupted. He hurriedly turns off his welding torch and radio, and takes off his welding mask to face April. When he sees her, the world seems to go slow-motion and everything else seems to fade away, leaving all of his focus on April.

"Hey, Donnie, I need a few chemicals, do you think you've got 'em?"

Donnie shakes his head, snapping back into reality, and replies "Huh? Oh, yeah, I should have them. What do you need?" April lists whatever it is you use to lighten fabrics, and Donnie rushes around the lab to see if he has them.

"What are you planning to do with this, exactly?"

"Oh, Well, Raph gave me a mask of his, that I'm gonna lighten to pink."

Donnie stares at her with a bit of grossed-outness, saying, "One of Raph's masks?"

"Yeah. But he gave me an unused one" She looks at it, considering, then adds almost as an afterthought, "I'll probably wash it afterwards, anyway."

"Yeah, I would" agrees Donnie. Donnie goes back to welding, only minus the music, and April starts to dye the mask. When she finishes it, she washes it off in a bucket of soapy water, then holds it up to her face."There, all done." She takes the mask, and starts to try to tie it on, but can't because she isn't used to having so few, and large fingers. As she struggles to get it on, her frustration and tears build. The stress of the last few days finally gets to April and she screams and throws the mask onto the ground, now full out crying.

"Uggh! Stupid mask! Stupid fingers!" By now, she's weeping over all the things that happened. Donnie rushes over to April with worry to see what's wrong.

"April! What's wrong?! Are you OK?!"

"Donnie, you wouldn't understand! I've lost everything! First I lost my dad, now I've lost my Aunt, and my school, and all of my human friends. I wanted to be a great scientist when I grew up, Now what!? I've lost everything!" She buries her head in her arms and continues to cry.

Donnie looks at her with love and sympathy, and comforts her, saying, "Not everything, April. You still have us." He pauses for a moment, and lifts her chin with his finger so that she's looking at him, and can see in his eyes that he means every word he says. "You still have me."

April looks at him, sniffling, and gives him a small smile, gratitude in her green eyes.

"Thanks Donnie. … Could you help me put on this mask?"she asks as she holds up the pink mask. "I'm not really good with my fingers, yet.

"Sure. Anything for you, April." Donnie ties on mask, while April holds her hair out of the way.

"Thanks again, Donnie."

"No problem. If you ever need help with anything, I'll be here to help you out. With anything."

April gives him another smile of thanks, then leaves the lab, leaving Donnie standing there with his thoughts. He gives a big in-love sigh, saying, "She's even more beautiful now."