Hope you all have a Happy Holiday! Here is the second chapter. Enjoy!

To say that Master Splinter was upset was an understatement. He was livid! When his sons returned to the Spirit World with a young human girl, he immediately demanded an explanation. Leonardo was the one to explain.

"Sensei, there was an attack and"-

Donatello interrupted.

"I had to save her Sensei! Or she would've been captured by the rest of those goons!"

Raphael butted in.

"What!? She's a water bender! That girl could've defended herself!"

Michelangelo cut in.

"But she was outnumbered by like a lot. Unless her dad could water bend, she would've been smoked."

Sensing an argument, Master Splinter brought his cane up slightly and then banged it on the floor. All four turtles stopped what they were doing, all but Donatello (as he was still carrying the unconscious April) put their hands to the sides.

"My sons, we must make sure the human is alright. Donatello, place her on the couch. Michelangelo, go and get some wet towels."

Donatello ran to the couch and laid her down while Michelangelo ran to grab towels.

"Leonardo and Raphael. Come with me to the dojo. You both will explain the situation to me."

Both turtles followed their teacher to the dojo, where they proceeded to sit down.

"Now… please explain what happened and why we have a human girl at our home." Master Splinter said, while still standing in front of a tree in the middle of the dojo.

Leo took a deep breath and explained everything from beginning to end, excluding the fact that they used their bending. When Leo finished, Master Splinter had turned and faced his sons. Ears pointed upwards and stroking his beard, he stared at the two. Both had their heads down and looked a little nervous.

"My sons, I believe you. However…"

Both turtles widened their eyes.

"I believe there is something that you are not saying. The men that captured the girl's father were all benders. How did you manage to fight all of them back?"

Raph, feeling the enormous pressure from his adoptive father, broke.

"Donnie used his earth bending and the others started to freak out and they left!"

"…"

Leo and Raph just stared uneasy. They weren't allowed to use their bending due to the fact that they couldn't control it very well. Their ninja training helped, but it never matched the bending style needed.

"I will speak with Donatello about this. In the meantime, go and help him watch our guest. I have a feeling she will wake up soon."

"Hai sensei." Both responded.

Raph went to the kitchen to assist Mikey while Leo went to help Donnie with the still unconscious water bender. As Leo sat next to Donnie, the blue masked turtle kept thinking the same thing over and over. The red head girl was a water bender.

'This could be my chance'. He thought. 'I could finally learn how to be a real water bender'.

Donnie turned his head when Leo inched a little closer. He knew that his older brother spotted an opportunity, but they needed to be patient. They themselves were, in a simple word, freaks. They couldn't fit in the physical world because they were turtles that appeared to be spirits. However, they weren't transparent and each turtle had the ability to bend an element. While the purple masked turtle was thinking this, the young girl was starting to wake up.

"…dad…"

Leo and Donnie turned their full attention from their thoughts to the waking girl. As she was moaning, Master Splinter, Mikey and Raph came into the room. The came closer but kept their distance. They didn't want to scare her. As she slowly opened her eyes, the girl started to take in her surroundings.

"…what…where am I?"

When she turned her head, the first thing she saw was the purple masked turtle that tried to help save her dad earlier. Her eyes went wide.

"AAAAHHH!"

She jumped off the couch and immediately started water bending. As she brought the water around her, she noticed the three other turtles and a giant rat.

"Who are you?! Where am I?! WHERE IS MY DAD?!" She screamed.

Master Splinter took a step forward and calmly explained what happened.

"Young child, you were attacked earlier. While you fought bravely, you were outnumbered. My sons intervened and assisted you. Unfortunately, they took your father."

The water she had surrounding her dropped around her as she fell on her knees. Donnie slowly approached her. He spoke softly to her as to not startle her.

"I'm sorry we couldn't save your father, April was it?"

April slowly looked up at Donatello and nodded. Then she remembered something.

"Wait…during the fight I saw you earth bend."

If Donnie were a human, he would've paled right there. April turned her head to face the other turtles.

"Can…all of you earth bend?"

Master Splinter answered that.

"No, they cannot. Each one of my sons can bend a separate element."

Mikey decided to butt in.

"Yeah. Like, I'm an air bender. It's kinda hard to tell, because I'm awesome."

He then pointed to Raph.

"My bro here though, you can easily tell he's a fire bender. Cause he's, you know, a hot head."

Raph glared at Mikey as the few lit candles in the other room went up in enormous flames. Panicking, Leo used his water bending to put out the flames. After that, he then glared at Raph.

"And Leo's the water bender. As awesome as we are though" Mikey says with a smile "We have no idea how to actually bend."

April just stared at them. Master Splinter then decided to speak again.

"My sons are only fifteen and have spent their entire lives in the spirit world. They are unique in the fact that they are spirits, but can bend like an actual human. While I have taught them ninjutsu and the art of invisibility, there are no teachers for them to practice their bending. Even if they teach themselves, they do not understand the true nature."

April just stared at them, eyes widened. These spirit like creatures could bend, but had no teacher. It was probably the saddest thing she had ever heard. Even the very first benders had teachers. She then noticed that the blue masked turtle, Leo she remembered, was staring at her.

"Uh… Leo, keep staring at her and she'll freak out."

Leo turned away to glare at Raph, while Donnie inched a little closer.

"You aren't hurt, are you?" he asked cautiously.

April slowly got up. Donnie looked over her, making sure this beautiful water bender in front of him was alright.

"I'll be alright. Thank you for your help, but I have to go and find my dad."

April walked over to the door, but when she opened it she almost fainted again.

"Oh, did we forget to mention? We live in the spirit world girl!" Mikey said.

The other three turtles turned and shouted at him.

"MIKEY!"

Master Splinter then wacked them on their heads with his staff. April giggled a little, then took a deep breath.

"Do you know where the nearest spirit portal is? I need to find my dad fast. Who knows what the Foot clan is doing to him right now?"

As soon as April said Foot clan, Master Splinter froze where he was. The turtle brothers didn't notice this and Donnie offered to take her to the spirit portal.

"We can also help you find your dad April." He added.

Master Splinter immediately slammed his cane down on the floor. Everyone stood still with their hands to the side. Even April refused to move.

"No one is going anywhere tonight." The rat teacher proclaimed.

The turtles and April began to protest. They needed to get back out there. To find April's dad and to find a teacher. Splinter was having none of that.

"No, none of you are prepared to face the Foot clan, or the Shredder for that matter."

Everyone fell silent.

"My sons and guest, let us retire for the rest of the evening. Miss April, my sons will escort you to the portal when the sun rises. However, you will go to the police and tell them what happened to your father. My sons, you will not look for a teacher anytime soon. That is my final word."

Master Splinter left to his room. The turtles and human stood there in awkward silence. After a moment, Mikey broke the tension.

"Dudes, I've never seen Sensei that mad. It's like he's trying to hide something."

Everyone just stared at him. As scary as it was, Mikey had a point. What was their Sensei hiding?

"I'll take you to a guest room April." Donnie said.

Donnie then escorted her to another room on the side. Every other turtle went to their own room, each one thinking the same thing. When morning arrived, all the turtles were ready to take April to the physical world.

"My sons, why are you wearing your bending uniforms with your gear?"

They were just about to jump in the floating river when Master Splinter called out. The turtles only said that this was because they felt something good happen. He only gave them a look and went back to the house. Leo made an ice raft with his water bending and everyone got on. During the trip, the turtles told April the plan and she nodded in agreement.

"But what about your bending? Even I can tell Leo is bad at it and he only made a thin ice raft."

Leo looked sheepish as he continued to bend-row. Raph looked annoyed.

"We're ninjas too ya know. Also, since you're a water bender, maybe you could teach fearless here the basics."

April turned to Leo, who looked kind of hopeful. She smiled and nodded. Leo beamed with happiness. He finally had a teacher. Donnie almost bursted with joy. He could see April again.

As soon as they reached the portal, they stepped off the raft. There was no turning back. Everyone took a deep breath and stepped through, with every intention of finding the missing father.

Sorry everyone, no action this time. Definitely in the next one you will see a ton of action. Please review!