Chapter 1: Meeting
Four Years Later

"Come on Fallyn! We're going to be late!" The eldest O'Neil daughter chuckled under her breath. Fixing her waist length silver-white-and-black hair into a high ponytail, she fluffed her bangs before grabbing her purse.

"Hold your horses, April! I'm coming!" Fallyn opened her door, closing it behind her. Walking into the hall, she tapped the younger girl's shoulder. April jumped, placing a hand over her heart as she whirled.

"Jeez, sis! Do you always have to go all ninja on me?!" Fallyn laughed, lightly yanking the redhead's short ponytail.

"Can't help it. Now let's go." The girls made their way down the stairs. "Bye Dad! We're heading out!" Kirby O'Neil appeared at the head of the stairs.

"Be careful!" Fallyn rolled her eyes.

"We will!"

"Be sure to come back and get me when you're done so we can go to Aunt Kate's!" Waving over her shoulder, Fallyn held the front door open, letting April go out first.

"Ready to have the best shopping day of your life?" April grinned.

"You bet I am!" She grabbed her older sister's hand, pulling her down the steps. "Let's go!"

~ *.* ~

Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael slid to a stop, looking out over the city. It was their eighteenth birthday, and Master Splinter had finally agreed to let them go above the sewers. After touring the city, scaring a human, and eating something called pizza, they had to admit it: the surface was awesome. But, like all good things, it had to come to an end.

Leonardo sighed. "Alright guys. It's getting late. We should probably head back home." His brothers groaned in disappointment, but started to follow him nonetheless. Suddenly, Donatello gasped.

"Guys! Look at that!" He pointed to his left and down. Turning, they saw what he was staring at. Leo blinked several times, kneeling down to get a better look.

Two girls were walking down the street, laughing. One was wearing a yellow T-shirt, with a black long-sleeve under it, jean shorts with leggings, and black boots. Her reddish orange hair was pulled into a low ponytail, and had a yellow headband adorning the crown of her head. Her electric blue eyes shone underneath her bangs as she looked up at her companion.

Her friend was a full head taller. She was wearing a deep burgundy top with light colored jeans disappearing into her knee-high brown boots. Her ponytail was tied on the top of her head, and hung down to her waist. Her hair was a surprising white with black highlights streaking down it, giving the impression of tiger stripes. The streetlights granted her hair a silverish-gold hue. Her eyes were partially hidden by her bangs and the downward tilt of her head. Leaning closer, Leo was surprised at their color.

They were a molten gold, sparkling in the streetlights.

'Wow. She's… beautiful.' A man followed after them, but the boys didn't pay him much attention. Donnie began drooling as he watched the female humans walk by.

"She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." Raphael rolled his eyes.

"Isn't she the only girl you've ever seen?" The quip snapped Donnie out of his trance.

"My point still stands!" Leo placed a hand on his brother's shoulder.

"Besides, there are two girls down there. Which one were you talking about?" He inquired, silently hoping he was talking about the redhead. The reason was beyond him.

Donnie never got the chance to answer.

~ *.* ~

Fallyn jumped in front of April when the van screeched to a halt directly in front of them. April gripped her sister's arm as four identical men jumped out of the back of the vehicle. "Fallyn?"

"Run." April glanced in shock at the older girl.

"What?" Fallyn whirled, pushing April ahead of her.

"Run!" Not bothering to argue, April sprinted down the street, Fallyn close behind.

'This must be serious if Fallyn is running. She never backs down.' Kirby shot down the street, wailing. He was soon out of sight. April rolled her eyes. 'Thanks for the protection, Dad.'

Glancing over her shoulder, Fallyn mentally cursed when she saw the men giving chase. 'I can't put April in danger.' Turning down an alleyway, the eldest sibling frantically looked for a way out. Spotting the fire escape, she ran under it, cupping her hands. April nodded, not needing to ask what she was doing. Years of training together had eliminated the need for voicing plans. Getting a running start, April leapt, planting her foot in Fallyn's cupped palms.

Fallyn effortlessly flung April up, breathing a slight sigh of relief when she grabbed the metal railing. Flipping up the metal framework, Fallyn reached the roof seconds before April. The redhead glared good-naturedly.

"Show off." Fallyn rolled her eyes, giving her sister a hand.

"Gymnastic drop out." Fallyn hauled April up, nodding before running on the roof. Thankfully, they were in an apartment complex, so the roofs were fairly close together, the alleyways were no more than ten feet. Looking behind again, Fallyn realized the men had followed them on the ground. They were soon left in the dust.

However, the girl's luck ran out when the complex did. "Great. What do we do now?" Fallyn smirked.

"Oh ye of little faith." She gestured down the street. A semi-truck was coming by, fast enough to give the girls a good escape route, but slow enough they wouldn't slide off. April blanched slightly, but nodded anyways.

Fallyn gripped April's left hand. "Ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be." Mentally counting, Fallyn leapt when the semi was close enough. April yelled as the roof vanished. Grunting, she rolled to absorb the impact while Fallyn slid to face the roof they had just left. The men appeared just as the truck turned down a street.

Chuckling, the girls turned to each other. "Well that was fun."

"And it never happened." Fallyn fist-bumped her sister, nodding in agreement.

"Dad would freak if he knew." Relaxing on the truck's roof, they waited till they were a few blocks away before jumping off. Fallyn sighed to herself. 'That was way too close.'

~ *.* ~

Donnie gasped as four men jumped out of the truck, heading towards the girls. "We have to help them!" Leo fastened a hand on his brother's shoulder.

"Splinter's instructions were very clear. We're supposed to stay away from humans. And bathrooms!" Raph scoffed.

"Besides, they don't need our help." Leo glanced at him. Before he could ask, Raph pointed down the street. Looking in that direction, the turtles saw the girls tear down the road, the men giving chase.

"I'm still going!" Donnie leapt off the roof, landing on the next. Raph and Mikey followed, leaving Leonardo in the dust. He sighed in defeat, running after his brothers.

The red haired man who was with the girls utterly abandoned them, running and wailing, leaving the girls to fend for themselves. Thankfully, the girls soon outpaced their pursuers. To Leo's surprise, they ducked into an alleyway. Donnie gasped.

"What are they doing?! It's a dead end!" He began to panic when the lighter haired girl ran under the fire escape, cupping her hands. Her friend immediately ran at her, planting a boot in the makeshift step.

"Evidently not for them." Leo watched with new interest when the white-haired human flipped up and above her friend's head, beating her to the roof. He was amazed with how well they worked together without saying anything. Donnie hummed, surprising Leonardo.

"She's still not as pretty though."

'So he was crushing on the redhead. Wait. I must have spoken out loud!' They watched as the redhead glared at her friend.

"Show off."

"Gymnastics drop out." Raph smirked as the girls began to run across the rooftops.

'I like her.' He turned to Leo. "We gonna follow?" The elder turtle sighed.

"Might as well." The turtles followed the girls along the roofs. The men ran along the street, but soon dropped behind. As he continued to watch, Leo became more impressed with their abilities. His heart dropped, though, when they ran out of roof. Donnie looked at Leo.

"Can we help now?" Leo shook his head, holding up a hand.

"Wait. Let's see what they do." Evidently, the redhead had the same idea as Donatello.

"What do we do now?" Her friend smirked.

"Oh ye of little faith." Glancing in the direction she pointed, Leo saw a large truck coming down the street. "Ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be." Waiting about three seconds, the brunette jumped, pulling her friend with her. The redhead screamed as their feet left the rooftop. As soon as she made contact, she rolled while her friend slid to face the way they had come.

Leo and his brothers watched as the truck drove by. As it did, the blue-masked ninja caught what the whitette said. "Dad would freak if he knew." Michelangelo tilted his head.

"Dad? They're sisters?" Leo hummed thoughtfully.

"Makes sense. Did you see how in sync they were?" Raph snorted.

"Yeah, well… they sure don't look like sisters." He smirked. "I will admit that I'm impressed with how fast they are though. They outpaced us, and we're ninjas." Leo nodded.

"Still. We should make sure they get home safely." Donnie brightened, but he covered it up with a simple nod.

"Right. Let's go." They had just caught up with the girls when an exasperated "Come on!" reached their ears. The ninjas skidded to a stop to see ten of the men from earlier surrounding the girls.

~ *.* ~

Fallyn growled as she moved April behind her again. The men from earlier had circled around, cutting off their route. They already held the girls' father hostage in the van. 'Damn. I can't fight all of them with April here.' The whitette decided to make the hard call, glancing at her younger sister.

"I want you to run. Go to Aunt Kate's or Irma's. Just get out of here." April stared back, disbelief written all over her face.

"Are you crazy, Fallyn!? I'm not leaving you!" Fallyn shoved April back a few steps.

"I'm not arguing. Go!" A glare shut the redhead up. "Please! Just run!" April nodded, tears brimming.

"Be careful!" Fallyn nodded, facing the men.

'I will.' The men immediately ran at her. Ducking, Fallyn jabbed one of the men's abdomen, sweeping his legs. Grabbing his collar, she threw him into a few of his buddies.

A scream startled her. "April!" The whitette whirled, jumping over the males. Just before she could get to her sister, another voice yelled out.

"Hey!" Coming around the corner, she saw a… turtle?... punch one of the men, knocking him back a few steps. Fallyn watched as three other terrapin-like creatures jumped down from the roof, attacking the men. "Still standing huh?" The turtle unsheathed sais, twirling them. "I'll fix that."

One of the other turtles bumped into him. "Watch it!"

"You watch it!" The second turtle placed his hands on the man's back, propelling himself up. Fallyn had to admit… she was mildly impressed.

'Focus Lyn! Save April, gawk later.' She frowned to herself. 'I did not just think what I think I just thought.' Shaking her head, the girl looked around for her sister. She soon found her, slung over the shoulder of yet another man. "April!"

Hearing her sister's voice, April braced herself. Just in time to. Fallyn drop-kicked the man's free shoulder, making him crumble. April rolled out of the way. Looking up, she saw Fallyn extend a hand.

"Thanks."

"Don't mention it." April smiled before looking over her sister's shoulder.

"Look out!" Fallyn turned just in time to absorb the man's punch. Unfortunately, her solar plexus did the absorbing. She was flung backwards, conveniently landing next to Kirby in the truck. "Fallyn!" She didn't respond, having been knocked out. A hand grabbed April, flinging her over another shoulder.

"Hey! Cut it out! Stop! Ow!" A staff came out of nowhere, hitting the man in the back. April was thrown into the air. She landed in warm arms.

"Gotcha!" She looked up into the face of a turtle. When he smiled, she did the only thing she could think of. Scream.

"WHAAA!"

"AAAHHHH!" He dropped her, recoiling in shock. "No no! No! Don't worry! We're the good guys!"

'He…. It… can talk!?' April screamed again, backing away from the turtle. He slowly followed her.

"It's okay." Turning, she gasped when she saw two more men. April looked back at the turtle. He smiled again, extending a three-fingered hand. Hesitantly, April began to reach for it. She stopped when another turtle landed behind him, slapping his head with some sort of wooden weapon with chains attaching the two pieces.

"Oops. Sorry." He gasped. "Watch out!" One of the men kicked the first turtle into the second, sending both flying into a garbage pile. April was thrown into the truck next to her sister, her hands and mouth duct-taped. Just before the doors slammed shut, she heard the purple-masked turtle yell

"They're getting away!" April glanced at her unconscious sister and father.

'Fallyn. I hope you're going to be okay. Heck, I hope all of us will be okay.'

Episode: Rise of the Turtles, Part 1