Soundtrack: Smack That - Akon ft. Eminem

"You're positive it's him?"

Akumu rolls her eyes. "Yes, Kano. I know for certain. No one can just forget someone like that, not even at the age of five." She stares wistfully into the space of her new hotel room.

Although he can't see her, Kano knows her well enough to know that she's still grieving. "Do you really think this is a time to be thinking about revenge? You have a new assignment; one that will make us rich! All for four turtles? Speaking of which, you have got to send me a picture!"

Akumu laughs at his eagerness. "I haven't seen them yet, baka. And I'm sure that the picture I sent you of Shredder's mutants should satisfy your constant need for curiosity."

"I JUST DID THE MATH. TWO MILLION US DOLLARS WILL GET US TWO HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN MILLION NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND FIFTY THOUSAND YEN. WE'LL BE RICH!"

"Yes, Kano. Lots of money, blah blah blah. Don't you already have enough from your own work and my previous assignments? I found him, Kano."

Kano pauses his ranting about what he would do with the money. "Fuyuki, Kiniiri (darling), I know you want him to pay for what he did, but..."

"It's not just that, baka. I've got a lot of blood on my hands. Maybe this'll be the start to cleaning it off.

"Yeah, but-"

"Kano. Listen to me. He needs to pay for what he did to my family. I need to repent for my sins. It all works out in the end."

Kano is still skeptical, but he only mumbles an 'okay', before he and Akumu discuss the possible causes behind the mutants.

•

Secretly, Raphael loved patrol.

That wasn't necessarily the secret, but the reason why he loved patrol was. He could never tell his brothers that he loved the rush as he ran, the wind cool on his scales, the peace of mind it gave him. And Raph wasn't known to have a peace of mind, nor was he known to know meaning of the word 'peace'.

He knew if he told any of his brothers, they'd simply make fun of him. He'd already figured out what they'd say.

Raph and peace ? Those two variables do not coexist in a perfect world.

Raph, you wouldn't know peace if you fought it head on yourself.

Peace and Raph? HAH! That'd be like Rahzar riding on a unicorn while Tigerclaw and Fishface are eating pizza! Hmm, pizza.

Idiots.

"This is so boring!" Mikey complains while swinging on a metal bar.

Raph hears Leo sigh exasperatedly. "Stop complaining, Mikey. We have to watch the city for threats and you know it."

"What threats would those be, Leo?" Donnie rolls his eyes, "Have you gone blind? There are no threats. Let's leave before Mikey throws up all the eight pizzas he ate half an hour ago."

Raph, for once, is silent. There really isn't anything wrong tonight; the city looks peaceful. But something doesn't feel right.

When Leo doesn't reply, Donnie sighs heavily. "C'mon Leo, there's no point in waiting around for n-"

His eyes roll above his head, and he falls before he even finishes.

•

Wow, Shredder wasn't wrong.

Four humanoid looking turtles - they can talk, too! - stand out in the open of the roof, while she is crouched down behind them in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

She wasn't going to kill them. Not tonight. This was just a test of strength.

The one with the orange bandana is complaining, and the one with in blue - who she assumes to be leader - seems to be reprimanding him. The one in purple replies a snarky comeback, while the red one is silent. For some reason, Akumu finds that odd.

She makes her move precisely, when Purple starts to tell Blue that there's nothing wrong. How wrong of him to assume so.

Hitting him with the handle of her tanto, Akumu disappears into the shadows once more. She hears Purple groan on the floor, and the shouts of the other turtles.

"Hey! Who th' heck are ya, and where'd ya hide, coward?!" Red shouts in a not heavy but still present New York accent.

Akumu stills, waiting for the moment to plant the seed. Blue unsheathes his katanas. Orange whips his nun chucks around. Red twirls his sais. Purple had gotten back up, and wields his bo staff.

One moment. That's all you get. She takes out a shuriken with her insignia on it - an inky black version of her bloody rose. She aims with careful precision, making sure not to completely hit the target, and...

The turtles hear the swoosh of air, and she takes the opportunity to make herself known.

•

Raph turns at the sound of a shuriken, which lands right above Leo's head. He hears Mikey gasp, and turns to find the source.

A shadowy figure stands above them on a nearby water tower. Small and slender, they wield no visible weapons, but Raph doesn't doubt that they have something on them.

For about twenty seconds, no one moves. Then the figure unsheathes a tanto, and jumps off the tower.

A girl about their age lands in front of them. She's short, maybe shorter than himself, Raph realizes. Strange metal armour hugs the red and black body suit she wears, and her metal boots strangely don't make much of a sound as she lands. But the most peculiar thing is the eye patch resting on her left eye. He can see the beginnings of a deep slash on left side of her forehead, the rest hidden by the eye patch and her thick dark brown hair.

The girl takes off her strangely shaped metal mask, and opens her eye, revealing a bright green iris. She pockets the mask, and tilts her head, examining them. "Living, breathing kappa. How interesting," the girl whispers in an airy, yet predatory, low voice, sending slight tremors up Raph's spine.

"Let's see if you find this interesting, Pirate! Booyakasha!" Mikey cries, and lunges toward the girl, inclining the others to follow. He swings his nunchakus, but the girl sidesteps him and grabs the chains. She pulls them up effortlessly, sending Mikey into the air, then proceeds to swing the chain in circles like she was waving a flag. Then she throws her arm out and lets go of the chain, and Mikey flew through the air and landed hard on his plastron.

She turns back to Raph, Leo, and Donnie, and assumes a battle stance. "Care to dance, turtles?" She smirks.

Raph growls. "How I show you some manners instead, Pirate?" He runs right at her, sais brandished and ready.

He jabs his sai at her side, and she blocks it with the handle of her tanto. Raph raises his head, and for a slight moment, their green eyes meet. Then she moves her hand, bringing it upwards, which distracted him enough for her to punch him in the jaw. He yelps, but pays her back for it by kicking her in the shin. Raph hears her grunt, and saw Leo creeping up behind her. He held back a grin. Lame-o-nardo to the rescue. Leo aims his katanas for her, but she rolls away, and Leo almost cuts Raph's head off. Luckily, he manages to lower his head into his shell. Or maybe not.

Donnie whips his staff at her, but she jumps every time he gets close. The next time he does, she grabs it with her hand and pulls. Donnie stumbles into her, and she dips him, then punches him hard in the face.

Mikey's gotten back up again, and twists his nunchakus towards her. She lowers herself, as if dancing the limbo, then grabs the chain and pulls Mikey towards her as she stances herself properly. In seconds, Mikey is wrapped tight in his own chains, and looking quite dazed.

Leo's up next, and he and Pirate Girl are battling out, both swift and graceful, with no clear winner at that very moment. Then Pirate Girl ducks as Leo swings a katana, and twists herself behind him, and pressure points him. Leo yells loudly as he falls, temporarily disabled. Pirate Girl faces Raph, peering at him not with contempt, but curious awe and respect. She smiles at him as she exits. "This won't be the last you see of me...Red." She jumps off the roof.

•

That's a wrap ;) Can't wait to start the next chapter. I'm not sure exactly how the story will go, so the updates might be slow. my bad :'D btw I suck at writing fight scenes... any advice?

Hope you enjoyed, criticism welcomed, flames not, love y'all, CIAO!

~Carla