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Stepping through the portal the five teenagers began hide within the vines before heading out through the big city. April stayed out in the open while the turtles stayed in the shadows. For a while, they waited for other goons to show up. Michelangelo decided to ask April a couple of questions during that time.
"So, who's the Foot? And why are they being so mean to everyone?"
April continued walking but answered the orange masked turtle.
"The Foot is a criminal organization that's been around for more than twenty years. They were originally a quite group, like the Triple Triad. But after the disappearance of Avatar Tang Shen, they became a mob group worse than the Red Lotus themselves. They took over multiple parts of the city, benders either joined or were killed, and it's serious."
The turtles were silent as she continued.
"Their leader, the Shredder, is said be a fire bender so powerful that even the Fire lord can't defeat him. What's weird is that most of the Foot members practice…ninjutsu."
Every turtle dropped their jaws at that statement.
"Dudes…what did we get ourselves into?"
Donatello decided to change the subject.
"Um April, I know this seems like common knowledge to everyone, but who is the Avatar?"
April stopped right there. She turned to see Donatello now in front of her with a sheepish look. The other turtles jumped into the open, all with embarrassed looks. Leonardo spoke first.
"We know about bending, the spirit world and the physical world, but Master Splinter refused to tell us anything about the Avatar. All we know is that the Avatar is the bridge between the two worlds."
April nodded in understanding.
"The Avatar isn't just a bridge, he or she can bend all four elements. They're infused with a light spirit named Ravaa and when the power is combined, incredible power occurs. You'll al have to see it to believe it."
Eyes wide, giddy faces, they all nodded.
"Uh guys, hate to break it to ya, but the humans are coming outside." Raphael said.
The turtles scattered as April continued to walk on. Soon, they came across some street kids.
"Hey"
The kids looked up at April, unimpressed.
"What do you want?"
April stood her ground.
"The Foot took my father. Do you know anything about where to find him?"
The kids smiled, a greedy smile. A teller boy spoke.
"I don't know lady. My memories are a bit…fuzzy."
"OH FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD!"
Raphael dropped to the ground in front of the kids, who in turn started to scatter. The tall boy stayed where he was, though he was pretty freaked out. The red masked turtle grabbed him by the collar.
"Yer gonna tell the nice girl where her father is or my fist is gonna end up in your face."
Raph ended that sentence with his other hand coming up. But fire appeared from his fist, freaking the boy out.
"OK OK! Just put me down!"
Raph slowly put him down as he tried to calm down. This was so hard for him. Leo water bended his flame out from the shadows. The tall boy slowly took a deep breath and spoke.
"The Foot's been taking scientists around the city. Heard they were taking them to the abandoned warehouse by Kyoshi Bridge. Better hurry though, heard they're being shipped to the North Pole tonight."
April nodded. Raph then disappeared into the shadows with his brothers and April started running. The four brothers were jumping over the rooftops unnoticed by the humans and spirits.
"What the heck was that about Raph?! You could've hurt the poor kid!" Leo explained.
Raph grunted.
"I didn't meant to fire bend! It was just a minor threat! Besides, we got the information we needed didn't we?"
Donnie butted in.
"Still you could've hurt him... all because you couldn't control you're bending."
Everyone was silent as they continued to Kyoshi Bridge. Leo broke the silence.
"We need to find a teacher. Soon."
A few hours later, they reached the ocean. The bridge was close by. The turtles jumped and landed next to April. She then proceeded to make an ice raft. All of them jumped on and proceeded to the bridge. As they continued on, Donnie decided to break the silent tension.
"So April…um well I was just thinking, maybe, well after this is over…do you still want to…hang out?" He asked nervously.
Leo, Raph, and Mikey stared at their brother with wide eyes. Donatello may be the smartest one in the group, but seriously what was he thinking. She was a human girl. They were…well turtle spirits? It wasn't going to happen.
"Sure, when I have time."
Once again, it seemed to happen a lot lately, the brothers dropped their jaws and stared at her wide eyed. April noticed this.
"You're good guys. You saved me from being taken, you're risking a lot to help me save my dad, and how are you not good?"
Donnie just grinned and blushed a little. Raph rubbed the back of his head. Leo looked down. Mikey just grinned.
"Aw yeah! It's official, you are on my list of favorites girl!" and then he hugged her.
Awkwardly April hugged back, not noticing the glare Donnie was giving to Mikey. Soon, they reached a small patch of land underneath Kyoshi Bridge. They all hopped onto land as they heard the bridge creek and moan.
"This bridge has been here for over 250 years. It's been cared for, but one bad move and it could collapse." April explained.
The turtles nodded and kept walking. Soon, they found the warehouse. Leo spoke.
"Alright guys, the plan is simple. We get in, find April's dad, and get out."
Raph butted in.
"What's the fun in that?"
Leo gave him a serious look.
"Out of all of us, April is the only one who has control of her bending. These guys are benders and ninjas. This is a stealth mission."
Everyone nodded. The plan was simple enough. Donnie took April to get in through the vents. Mikey and Raph were on lookout and Leo took care of the few guards around the area. After a while, Donnie and April found a small chamber. It was filled with a station that had some type of camera surveillance. Both dropped in the room.
"Let me see if I can hack into the mainframe."
Donatello began typing and searching. Soon, he spotted something on one of the visual cameras. A red head man with cuffs being dragged into a prison.
"Got it. He's in area 87 and they're taking him to the docks."
April nodded and the both of them took off. Meanwhile, Mikey and Raph were already on their way to the docking bay. They were almost spotted on the way there. Raph wanted to punch some heads, but reconsidered after seeing how outnumbered they were.
"Hey Raph, check it out."
They stopped for a second. Raph saw that his youngest brother was holding two paper items. One was an issue of ninja weakly and the second was a scroll.
"Dude, ninja weakly is trippin'. They got all new stuff I ain't ever seen before."
Raph was more focused on the scroll. He took it from Mikey and opened it. Written on it was steps and techniques for fire bending.
"Come on Mikey, we'll check it out later. We gotta meat everyone at the docks." He told the orange masked turtle, while slipping the scroll in his robe.
Mikey just nodded and put the magazine in his own robe. Soon, everyone was at the docks. Leo was already there because he needed to survey the area before coming up with a plan. Donnie and April showed up shortly after Mikey and Raph did.
"Ok team, let's get this plan started. Donnie, you and me will get the guards off of April's dad. April and Raph will back us up in case anymore guards show up." Leo announced, with Raph smirking.
"Finally, I've been itching to punch some bad guys."
Mikey suddenly realized something.
"Um guys? What am I doing?"
Leo smirked.
Soon, Mikey found himself in the middle of the docks screaming and running. Using as many smoke bombs as he could.
"I HATE BEING BAIT!"
The guards escorting April's father cuffed him to a poll so that he wouldn't get out. As soon as the guards left, Donnie and Leo finally got to him. The poor human man panicked.
"Don't worry sir. We know you're daughter, and we are getting you out of here." Donnie calmly explained.
April's dad just nodded. All of a sudden, everything went quiet. Raph and April, who were fighting bad guys (Water bending and ninja style) regrouped with the others and Mikey simply air bended and fell face first in front of them.
"No offense turtles, but you could use some practice." April's dad commented.
No one said anything. The sun was setting, everyone except Donnie had their weapons out and was prepared to fight.
"Stay on alert. Don't back down."
As soon as Leo finished that sentence, benders and ninjas alike began attacking. The turtles fought bravely, but were having a difficult time with the benders. Raph could no longer take it.
"THAT'S IT!"
The hot head turtle began throwing uncontrollable fire balls in every direction. One of them hit Donnie and knocked him to the ground. A guard took this opportunity to grab the helpless man and take him to the docks. April saw this.
"NO!"
Suddenly her eyes began to glow and the wind started to pick up. The turtles watched in awe as April used earth bending to stop the guard. It was short lived however, as all the bender started to gang up on her. Snapping out of his daze, Donnie started to fight back the benders while avoiding April's earth bending. It was too late. The boat had left and they were outnumbered.
"April, calm down! You'll blow the bridge away!" Donnie screamed.
April came back to her senses slowly. Soon, she was passed out. Donnie picked her up and threw down a smoke bomb. The other turtles did the same. Soon they crossed the river from a raft made by Leo and found an abandoned house.
"Dudes…that was intense." Mikey said.
They all silently agreed, but kept their attention on April. It blew all their minds for the revelation made that evening.
She was the Avatar.
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