Amy reached central park and leaned on a tree, panting. She put her back on the tree and slid down to the ground, hugging her knees, tears running down her cheeks.
It's for his own good. Amy tried to tell herself. It will keep him, and the turtles, safe…

"Amy?"

Amy jumped at the sound of Donnie's voice. She wiped tears from her eyes and sniffled, getting to her feet. "I'm here."

Donnie looked at her, his eyes full of worry. "Have you been crying?"

"No!" Amy snapped. "Of course not. Why would I be crying?"

Donnie didn't look convinced, but shrugged. "The others are waiting for us in the middle." He explained. "Come on."

Amy nodded, relieved he didn't ask anymore question about her crying. When they reached the middle of central park, Mikey looked at Amy.

"Dude, were you crying?" he asked.

Amy gritted her teeth. "No! Let just get on with the patrol."

"Sounds good to me." It was Raph's voice.

Before Mikey could start complaining, she and Raph ran off back toward the rooftops.

"So were you really crying?" Raph asked.

"NO!" Amy yelled. She ran off in front of Raph, reaching the streets. Panting, she put her hands on her knees, waiting for the others.

Soon Raph came into view, the other three behind him. "Hey, what's your problem?"

"Nothing." Amy replied simply.

"Nothing?" Raph repeated. "Then why are you acting like someone is pulling on your shell?"

"I don't have a shell."

Raph took a step forward. "Don't be smart." He growled.

"Then don't be stupid," Amy shot back.

"Don't talk to me like that!"

"You're not my mother!"

"Well of course I'm not! You don't have one!"

Amy froze, and then clenched her fist. "That's it!" She punched him in the face, making him stagger backward.

"Why you little…" Raph got up and charged for her.

"Don't talk about my mother!" She charged for him as well, but Donnie held her back just as Leo and Mikey held Raph back. "Let me go!" Amy struggled. "He deserves it!"

"Everyone calm down!" Leo urged. "Can't we just get along?"

Raph got out of Leo and Mikey's grip. "Whatever you say, 'fearless'"

Donnie let go of Amy.

Amy held Raph's gaze for a moment longer before saying, "I'm going off on my own…"

"Amy." Donnie put his hand on her shoulder.

Amy flinched away. "Just… just leave me alone…" Before he could reply, she hurried to the rooftops. When she reached the top she looked down on the turtles. Donnie was looking up at her. Amy looked away and ran off in the opposite direction. She wanted to get as far from the turtles as possible.

How dare him! Amy thought. How could he say something like that? I mean really, what was he thinking? How stupid can he be?

Amy slowed down. What's that smell? She thought. Sniffing the air, she stiffened. Smoke? Amy realized that there was a long line of thick smoke in the sky. Following it to the ground, Amy stared in horror at where the smoke was coming from. It was the house she had stayed at with her sensei and Connor. Sensei never leaves the house! That means he's still in there!
Without hesitation, Amy ran toward the burning building. When she reached the house, she saw Connor banging on the door, trying to get it open. He finally knocked it down and ran in.

"No!" Amy screamed as she ran after him. She jumped down from the rooftops, sliding down a ladder, reaching the ground. She ran to the house and stood in front of it, staring at it in terror.

"Sensei!" Amy screamed, hoping he would reply. "Father, can you hear me! Where are you?" Amy stood waiting for several minutes before she saw a something get thrown out of the window. Upstairs bedroom, to the right. She thought as she ran into the house. Once inside, the entrance caved in, trapping her, Connor, and Sensei Rin inside.

"Connor!" Amy yelled. "Connor where are you?"

No reply.

"Connor!" Amy yelled again, waiting longer.

There was a thump from upstairs, then a cracking noise. Amy jumped a bit too late and the ceiling fell on her leg, burning it. She let out a scream of pain as she pulled it out, seeing blood and scorch marks on it. I have to get sensei! Amy thought, limping upstairs. When she reached the bedroom where Rin was located, Amy stared in horror at what she saw. The fire seemed like nothing compared to what she was looking at. Rin was lying on floor, Connor on his knees next to him. Connor looked up at Amy, sorrow and hatred in his eyes.

"No…" Amy whispered. "No!" She ran up to Rin, getting on her knees, forgetting about the pain in her leg. A spark of hope caught in her heart as she saw he was still alive. "Father… Y-You're gonna be okay." Amy found herself trying to believe her own words. "You're gonna be fine. I have friends." Amy suddenly didn't care if Connor heard this. She just wanted her father to live. "Yeah! In the sewers. They can help you, okay? They're gonna help you. You're going to liv-"

"Amelia…" Rin's old and raspy voice, once wise and filled with hope, was now filled with sorrow and death. "You have been the best daughter… any father could hope for…"

Amy shook her head, tears filling her eyes. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no… no don't talk like that!"

Rin looked up at her and smiled. "I have trained you well… but now you must train with a new sensei."

"Father, please don't do this to me…" Amy begged.

"Look after her for me, Connor…"

Connor bowed his head, tears in his eyes as well.

"Sensei, stop it!" Amy closed her eyes, trying to wake up from this awful reality. "You're going to be fine! I'll come back. We can be a family again! We can go out for ice cream, we can play games, we can train, and we can do anything you want! We're going to do all of that stuff, I promise! I promise you're going to be alrig-"

Amy stopped as a hand touched her shoulder. She looked up to see Connor looking at her. He closed his eyes and shook his head. Amy looked down at Rin.

"I love you both…" The old man said. "But my time is at an end… You must save yourselves…"

"Father…" Amy breathed.

"Amelia… Remember the first lesson… I ever taught you?"

Amy nodded. "Always listen to your sensei…"

Rin nodded. "This is my last request… Please… Leave me."

"I…" Amy closed her eyes, letting a tear run down her face. She opened her eyes and looked at Rin. "I will father."

Connor got up. "We have to get out of here."

Amy nodded, coughing as she struggled to stand up. "The front door is blocked. How are we gonna get out?"

Rin pointed to the window that he had broken. "The fire-escape…"

Duh…

Amy shuddered, seeing his hand shake as he put it down. "I won't let you down father," she promised, beginning to feel lightheaded. She limped over to the window and opened it, using her sleeve to wipe the glass away.

"You go first." Connor ordered.

Amy coughed, and then nodded, trying not to look at Rin. She climbed onto the fire escape. Right as she got both her feet on it, the platform fell from beneath her. She let out a scream of alarm as she fell. Connor quickly grabbed her arm, leaving her hanging several feet from above the ground.

"I gotcha!" Connor promised, though Amy could feel his grip slipping.

"I'm slipping!" Amy warned. Just as she finished the sentence, Connor's grip slipped from Amy's arms and she fell to the ground. She let out a loud shriek as pain shot through her leg. She assumed she hit her head; everything was blurry. She saw Connor jump from the window, climb down the wall and land onto the floor. He hurried to her side.

"Amy!" Connor's voice sounded far away. Amy's eyes slowly started to close. Soon she fell unconscious.