Abbess Marie – yeah I wish it was that easy too ^^ but I'm not an expert in mutant genes so that'll have to do :p

Ah well rested and feeling much better. Let's get this chapter started! I just have to say I'm not the best at writing, it's always been a weak point of mine and I prefer to tell stories verbally but I also want to share my stories. So please forgive the bad grammar, things not being explained enough and all that :3

The night was cold and stars covered the sky across New York. The moonlight merged with the artificial light from the city that never sleeps, making it a dangerous night for a group of mutant ninjas to be out but they had stayed indoors for the past week looking after Master Splinter who had been bedridden with a bad cold.

April had gone down to the lair to keep an eye on the recovering teacher and had insisted the others went topside for a break.

"Ahh…smell that fresh air!" Raph said as he stretched and took a deep breath, taking in the smells of the city.

"Yeah! Fresh industrial pollution!" Mikey added with a grin looking over at the factories by the docks.

"Well actually Mikey, I'll think you'll find the new factories by the docks are very environmentally friendly, they filter through their pollution, removing the poisonous gases and turning them into liquid form" Donatello said as he joined his brothers at the edge of the roof top.

"Yeah whatever brainiac, just as long as they don't cause us any problems"

"Why would they cause us any problems Raph?" Don asked curiously

"It just seems ta be the way, anything new causes us problems, ain't that right Leo?" The red masked turtle called looking over his shoulder to his blue masked brother.

Leo ignored the question as he stood on a large air filter unit that nearly all buildings in New York seemed to have. He watched the city closely looking for any sign of trouble, not liking how in the open or how bright the night was.

"What's with fearless?"

"You know how Leo gets when sensei's ill" Mikey said glancing over at the leader and then back to his other brothers "I heard they had a fight before sensei got sick and probably thinks that's the reason he did"

Don nodded "I told him not to be silly, but it's Leo he can't help but feel that way. It's also a very clear night; he's probably worried about us being spotted"

"He worries too much, right…who's up for some ninja tag?"

"oh me! Me! Me! meeee!" Mikey cheered jumping up and down excitedly "Raph your it"

Don grinned and ran off in the opposite direction of Raph as Mikey giggled and fled from the hothead turtles.

Leo smiled to himself as he heard the laughter of his brothers, usually he would remind them to keep their voices down but it had been a long week and they needed the time to relax. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath as a wave of wind blew in his face, making the tails of his bandana fly in the wind.

The city was quiet tonight, even with the friendly banter from his family, but he couldn't shake the feeling that something was going to happen.

He crouched down, covering himself in shadows and listened carefully 'something's strange tonight; it's too quiet for a clear night'

'Something's going to change'

Just then Leo's eyes shot open as he heard the almost silent sound of a small projectile object shoot through the air. "Scatter!" he yelled to his brothers and partner who immediately stopped their game and dived for cover.

"Ow!" Michelangelo yelled as something hit him in the leg, he looked down and saw a small dart in his calf "oh boy, Donny!"

Don looked up at his huddled brother, holding his leg "shell" he muttered as he quickly ran from cover to aid his brother; just as he slid to Mikey's side he felt something prick his arm. "What's in this thing?"

"Show yourself!" Raph yelled pulling out his Sais

Leo watched carefully, he wanted to run to his brothers but blowing his cover when the enemy still needed to be located was foolish. He took a breath and focus on the surrounding, the wind helped carry the sound of footsteps and quiet orders.

"Raph there are multiple enemies!" Leo yelled from his hiding spot, jumping out of the way as a flurry of darts landed where he once stood.

"Leo!" the hot-headed brother yelled as he ran to the eldest position, leaving himself in the open. He collapsed to the floor when a dart hit the back of his knee "crud!"

"Raph!" Leo rolled from his position as another few rounds of darts attacked him, he pulled out his katanas and stood defensively infront of the red masked ninja.

'They don't seem to be interested in Mikey and Don anymore…'

"Don! Can you stand?"

"Yeah I'm fine Leo"
"Good, grab Mikey and I'll grab Raph, we've gotta get out of here!" just as Leo sent his order another flurry of darts headed straight for him.

The blue-masked ninja twirled his sword and broke the incoming darts.

Don put his good arm around Mikey and helped the orange masked turtle to his feet. As soon as Mikey was steady they made their way over to Raph as fast as they could.

Donatello looked up at his partner, seeing Leo deflecting a mix between bullets and darts. He could see the leader was starting to tire and worried how long Leo could keep deflecting the assault.

'How many bullets do they have?'

Raph rubbed his knee cap, pulling out the dart. He slowly and wobbly got to his feet, feeling his knee go numb. He ignored the numbness "We gotta go!"

Leo glanced over his shoulder and nodded, "You guys go, I'll cover our backs"

The turtles nodded and slowly started making their way to the fire escape. Don helped Mikey down the ladder shortly followed by Raph.

A stray bullet slipped through the gaps between Leo's swords and caught his arm.

The blue masked turtle gasped and dropped his swords, he grabbed his arm for a brief moment before scooping his swords up and turning to flee.

"Now you idiots dart him!" Order the man in charge

"Sir we're out of the first set of darts!" said one of his men

"Then use the second set! It should do the same job!"

The solider nodded and prepared his sniper rifle with a dart filled with pink liquid. He took a deep breath before taking aim and shooting.

Leo yelled as the dart went straight into his bullet wound, injecting the chemical straight into his blood stream.

He flipped himself over the edge of the roof and landed on the fire escape. Taking a moment to slip his swords back into place over his shell.

"Leo come on!" Donny called waving up to the leader as he started to climb down into the sewer.

Mikey held his head as he and Raph waited for Don and Leo in the sewer "man I don't feel so good"

"Suck it up Mikey, we gotta get back, then you can barf"

"I'm not going to barf Raph!"

"Enough!" Leo ordered as he and Don dropped down the man hole.

"Sorry"

"Sorry Le- dude your bleeding!" Mikey announced pointing at Leo's arm.

Donny took a look at the wound and looked up at Leo, gesturing to the dart.

Leo took a deep breath and nodded, preparing himself for the sudden wave of pain he would soon feel.

Donny got a good grip on the dart and pulled it out, causing Leo to his under his breath.
"You ok?"

"Yeah" The leader muttered, starting to feel a little dizzy "come on lets get back"