Astraea was pulled out of her flashback when the turntables were almost in sight. She was shaking as she heard the voice of the fatherly rat, and she stopped. Unable to move she felt Mikey grab her hand and smiled at her. She mouthed, "Can we stay behind for a little bit?" He nodded and stopped beside her. She tried to calm down but just got worse.

"Hey, sis it is ok you're safe here. Remember, we love you. And you left to save us." She chuckled.

"Alrigt sunshine." Astraea took a deep breath. "I'm reedy." Mikey chuckled at my slip up with my accent. He and Raph were really the only ones who could tell how I was feeling just by listening to my accent. Apparently when I was tired, or really stressed I would use more Romanian words. When I was only a little stressed or really worried, my english would sound heavy and hard to understand. But when I was fine it was a mix of both, I never really understood it.

"Cool! Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, but we have a new friend called April. Her dad had been taken by the same people who made us, well us."

"Veery elegant Sunshine." By that time she was only barely shaking. And then they both walked at the same pace and entered the turntables at the same time. Everyone turned to look at Star and Mikey. Splinter's eyes widened and Astraea smiled. The same carefree smile from over four years ago although a bit forced. She then looked over the lair. On one of the sofa sat a young girl maybe a year older than her, she had a swath of freckles all over her face and red hair to match. With blue eyes much like Mikey's.

*This must be Miss April.*

"Who are you?" The girl she assumed was April asked.

"April this is Star. She is our big sister. She had to leave when we were younger, but she saved Leo tonight when he was being held up by the Shredder."

Astraea blushed at Donnie's words. Splinter was frozen where he was standing. Astraea breathed in one breath then walked over to him. His eyes followed her every move till she was standing right in front of him. She softly smiled as she still had to look up to look him in the eyes,

"Salute (Hello/ Hi) Maestrul (master) Splinter. How have you been?" he didn't reply right away, more concerned about looking Astraea in the face. She smiled again, and he lifted up a paw to touch the side of her face. His eyes were shocked and sad at the same time.

*What is he….? Oh, my scarf. I didn't put it on. The scar…..*

She looked down and whispered making sure that only he could hear her.

"They haven't seen it. I don't want them to know." Splinter barely nodded.

" Come Star, let us talk in the Dojo." She nodded and they both walked to the dojo. Splinter shut the doors and she walks in front of the growing tree. She sat in Shiva, with her head bowed.

"Star…. Why did you leave? I told you that we would keep you safe here."

"You couldn't protect me and save eveeryone at the same time. I made a decision, I saveed my family." Her voice faded, 'I saved all of you from i-i-iad… h-h-h-hell." Splinter took her head in his hands.

"What gave you that decision to make?"

"They were after me, and they would do a-a-a-anything to get me back. Seensei, those men, they were the ones you warned the boys about. I couldn't, I would never let any of you go through the same hell that they forced me too. I would do it again if I had too."

"I am glad that they never took your protective spirit." Star just darkly chuckled.

"It was the only way that they could control me. I'm too much like my father." She must have seen his shocked face because she just smiled. Star tilted her head to the side. She then turned her head and yelled, "If you guys are going to eavesdrop, you could do it a lot more quietly."

*Funny I didn't hear a thing.* Splinter though.

Astraea had to hold back a laugh at Maestrul (master) Splinter's face, that is when she heard whispering on the other side of the dojo doors.

"Just get in here you guys. I have a story to tell it is better if you all are here to listen." The doors open and four abashed turtles with one abashed human walked through the door. "By the way, it is not anyone fault. I just heard you guys breathing. I'm guessing you forgot about that fact." Suddenly all of the turtles groaned.

"What did they forget?" April looked confused for a moment

"I have better hearing than Maestrul (master) Splinter. And that meant that I could always hear what is going on in here. Over time I learn to respect people's privacy and learned to…. Ah"

"I believe 'Tune out' is the term that I believe that you are looking for Star."

"Da! Tanks Donnie." April was chuckling. "Anyways I think that I should tell you guys why I was actually in the neighborhood. Oh by the way April, how normal do you think I am?"

"Uh, maybe a four. I mean you lived with mutant turtles and their sensei."

Astraea just chuckled and dipped her head. She then slipped her hoodie over her head.

"Just so you know. There is no way in iad (hell) I would have trust you so soon if you were not with my familie (family)." Her brothers looked shocked. Maybe a bit awed. Astraea put down her hoodie and flared her wings. "So now do you think that I am still a patru (four)?" April stared at the wings than at the owner and shook her head. "Good, I would have been socked if you did. Now that's over." Astraea smile as she switched to sit in agura. "Well, aren't you going to join us. It is a long story and I would sit down before you fall out of sock. It all started when I landed in the alleyway next to Main st….

Some Hours later….

"You have two older brothers and a younger sister." (blue)

"You kicked Kronos's ass!" (red)

" I can't believe it. Your father is a greek god?! They're real?!" (purple)

"WAIT!" All of the noise just stopped at Mikey words. Astraea pressed her lips together, worried. "You're younger than us!" His wide sky blue eyes stared deep into her sea green ones.

"Da. I am, ciudat dreapta (weird right)? I have to leave now but I'll come by tomorrow night and we can talk so more."

"Agreed, Raphael makes sure that S… Astraea gets home safe, the rest of you… Off to bed."

"Yes, Sensei." Astraea put on her hoodie and looked toward Raph.

"Are you ready, protector roșu? (red protector)"

"Ya, let's get going." Both Raph and Astraea walked out of the lair and walked through the sewers. As they got closer to the ladder to lead out of the sewers Raph grabbed her arm and made her turn and look and him.

"Yes Rap, What is wrong?" He didn't say anything just moved his hand to move her head a bit. *Futu-i (Fuck) I should have known that at least one of them would see it, at least it is not Sunshine.*

"I'll kill 'em!" Raph growled. Astraea looked down and whispered,

"No need, Raph they're already dead." She felt him tense. "It was three years ago I try not to focus on it."

"Still sis. Will it... ?"

"Nu, at least I don't think so, I have oters too but this," Astraea touched her neck. "This won't fade." Raph nodded and gave Astraea a hug.

"Let's get going. It's almost dawn." Astraea nodded. Astraea climbed up and opened the manhole cover. She waited till Raph was up then she closed the manhole cover. It only took five minutes to get to her mom's apartment, She opened the same window that she climbed out of earlier in the night. She smiled when she found her mom passed out over a pile of paperwork. Astraea walked over to the side and grabbed a blanket, covering her shoulders. Looking out the window she saw the large form of her hot-headed brother running across the rooftops. Astraea closed the window. And walked to Amanda and her room. There she saw Amanda curled up in a tight ball on the bed. Astraea started to hum the old lullaby that Maestrul (master) Splinter use to sing. Amanda uncurled a bit and Astraea removed her jacket and wrapped her wings around the small daughter of Athena. She curled herself around Amanda and held her tight. Astraea fell asleep with the memories of the past and the hope of a calm future, glowing in her mind.