Later THAT Night

"Mama, can you watch over Amanda for me? I need to take a walk."

"Why?"

"I'm getting too cramped and claustrophobic. I should be back home before dawn." Astraea looked over at her mom who was sitting in front of her.

"Alright then. Stay safe."

"Mulțumesc mamă. (Thank you, mom) I will try to stay out of trouble."

"Well as a wise person that I knew once said, Do or do not. There is no try."

Astraea just turned and looked at her mom. She then just finished putting on her trench coat which morphed into a navy blue hoodie.

"Well, then he must have been very wise." Pathea chuckled.

"Yes, he was." Astraea climbed out of the window and onto the fire escape.

"Ei bine, mami, mă voi întoarce mai târziu (Well then, Mommy I'll be back later)" And then she started to climb up the staircases to the roof. She sat down on the roof and just sat there thinking. That when she heard fighting on the hotel down the street. *Ce naiba se întâmplă acolo? (What the hell is going on over there?)* Astraea jumped across the gap and started to run over to the hotel. What she saw surprised her. Her adopted younger brothers fighting a giant man with a spiked helmet, someone who she only knew from stories that her Maestrul (master) Splinter told her, The Shredder. Astraea stayed in the shadow long enough to formulate somewhat of a plan when she felt her blood freeze. Shredder held Leo in his hand by the top of his plastron. Astraea looked over to find one of his discarded Katanas near where she would land. Pulling up her hood she jumped over the gapped and rolled. Picking up the sword on the way. She then took a slice at Shredder making him drop her brother. Shredder roared in pain and threw Leo. Focused now on Astraea she backflipped to avoid the claws trying to slice her.

"Who are you?!" Shredder roared again. Astraea didn't answer. Instead, she took another swing which resulted in a clang. She heard her brothers moving around in the background. That is when she heard a sharp sound. Leo sword snapped, and she jumped back. Quickly looking around she saw Mikey's two nunchucks laying abandoned on the ground. While she was more familiar with a katana, she knew how to use all of her brother's weapons. She ran to them and started to use them to block the attacks. Suddenly Shredder stopped and Astraea looked over. Some sort of fish and a humanoid dog was climbing up the wall. She looked to find her brothers using this distraction as an escape and she did the same. Still holding on the the nunchucks she ran on the opposite side of the building which she then she backflipped off and landing on the fire escape. She slowly climbed down and landed in the alley with a soft thud. She chuckled.

"Well Star, it looks like you still got it. I wonder if they still remember me." She lowered her hood surprised that it didn't fall earlier, it must have been part of the enchantment dad was talking about. She heard a sharp gasp coming from the shadows. Immediately she tensed and got into a fighting style.

"Who…. who's there?" She heard some shuffling and muttering. "I… I…. know you're there come on out." There was more muttering. She focused to hear the words

"It's your weapon, shell for brains you go get it." Astraea breath hitched a bit. Now knowing who was there she calmed down and got in a non-threatening position.

"Ya know I won't hurt you guys. Come on out." She then whispered, "Please frați mai mici (little brothers) I would never hurt you." One of her brothers must have heard her near-silent plea because no more than five seconds later Mikey stepped out into the pale light and stood in front of her. Astraea drank in the sight of her current youngest brother. He looked a lot older than the last time she saw him, but still had the brightest baby blue eyes she had ever seen. "Salute (hello/ hi) Sunshine. It has been awhile." Mikey's eyes widened. He stepped closer.

"Star is that you?" She smiled and nodded.

"Da, Micelangelo it is me." He smiled and ran toward her and giving her a giant hug. Not long after she heard the rest of them walk out of the shadows and looked at the two hugging. She opened her arm a bit to gesture the rest of her adopted brothers into a group hug. They all walked toward her. Ralph reached toward her face, almost touching. She moved her head so that it did touch. He smiled and moved to join the hug. It didn't take the others long to join in. Astraea smiled. Feeling delighted that they still considered her family, because she knew that they were like her in a way. If she didn't consider them a close friend or a family then she didn't want any kind of physical affection from that person.

"You guys should leave and get back home. You guys had had a long night."

"Not without you dai shimai (big sister). Sensei has to know that you're alive. He never outright said it but he blames himself for you leaving. Please come home with us." Astraea sighed and bit her cheek. *I can't believe that Maestrul (master) Splinter would blame himself. Oh Sensei…*

"Alright, I go with you. But I have to leave before sunrise. I promised someone that I would." Mikey cheered and started to pull her toward the manhole cover. She chuckled as she was pulled the same way by three other hands. One by one they jumped down till she was left. Astraea climbed down the ladder last as she slid the manhole cover closed. As the five of them walked to the lair she thought back to when she first met the turtles.