Here's the first chapter of the rewrite for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Featuring Venus de Milo, Karai and a still alive Tang Shen. This story will also tie in with their upcoming interactions with Slugterra, Storm Hawks, Hot Wheels Battle Force 10, Max Steel, Dragon Booster, Kaijudo and Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Rise of the Turtles Pt 1

New York City, the city that never sleeps. Deep within the sewers of this great city, 5 mutant turtle creatures were training in the ancient Japanese art of Ninjitsu. Leonardo, Leo for short, the oldest, wore a blue mask and was armed with 2 katanas. Raphael, Raph for short, wore a red mask and was armed with 2 sais. Donatello, Donnie for short, wore a purple mask and was armed with a bō staff. Michelangelo, Mikey for short, wore an orange mask and was armed with 2 nunchakus. And Venus de Milo, the youngest, wore a Caribbean green mask tied in a bow and was armed with 2 tonfas.

During their sparring matches, Leo and Mikey prepared to spar. Leo started slashing with his katana, but Mikey dodged each attack. "You're really coming along on your dodging, Mikey." Leo said. But as Mikey went onto the offense, Leo jabbed his katana's handle into his stomach, causing him to fall in pain. "But you still need to work on your reflexes." Leo said. "Right. Thanks, Leo." Mikey said. He always lacked self confidence in his ninja skills.

Donnie spun his bō staff as he prepared to spar with Raph as he just simply cracked his neck. "Alright, Donnie, put down the staff and no one gets hurt." Raph said. "You said that last time, Raph, and then you hurt me." Donnie said. "Yeah, but less than I would have." Raph assured. "Yeah, right." Donnie said, knowing his brother. He swung his staff, but Raph dodged each swing. Just then, as Donnie swung again, Raph somehow swiped his bō staff from right under his nose, shocking him. Raph spun the staff before snapping it in 2 on his knee. "Should've dropped the staff?" Donnie asked. "Should've dropped the staff." Raph said. He started beating Donnie with both halves like a drum. "Okay! Okay! Ow! I'm down!" Donnie cried in surrender.

Venus spun her tonfas, waiting for her opponent to appear. "You got the drop on me for the last few years, but you're not gonna get me this time." She said as she spun her left tonfa. "Are you sure about that?" Another girl's voice asked. Venus looked up as a teenage human girl dropped down from the ceiling and attacked her with a short wakizashi blade. This girl was Hamato Miwa, but she likes to be called Karai, the turtles' adopted sister. She had natural black hair with bleached blonde in the back, red eye liner like a kabuki, and wore a black ninja outfit with silver armor. Venus blocked Karai's sword with her tonfas and flipped her over her body. But she didn't react in time when Karai grabbed her neck with her legs and flipped her onto her shell. "Looks like I got you again, Venus." Karai said. "There's always next time, Karai." Venus said as she groaned in pain.

Sparring had now come down to Leo, Raph and Karai. Donnie, Mikey and Venus sat nearby on their knees to watch. Leo and Karai took a knee next to each other as they prepared to face Raph. They developed an unbreakable bond when they were kids, going beyond than just being brother and sister. "Onegai shimasu." They said simultaneously in Japanese. "Whatever you say." Raph said. Leo and Karai readied their swords and stood back-to-back as Raph got out his sais. They slashed at Raph simultaneously, but he blocked them with his sais. He pushed back and they all unsuccessfully tried slashing each other. They all glared at each other as Raph spun his sais before he charged at them. As they sparred, Leo and Karai swept Raph's legs, knocking him down. As Raph recovered, Leo and Karai slashed at him again, but he blocked them with his sai. But then, they forced one out of his hand, sending it near Donnie, Mikey and Venus. The 3 glared at each other as they prepared for the final bout. As they charged at each other, Raph knocked Leo and Karai's swords out of their hands. Raph then hooked Leo's wrist with his sai and threw him at Karai, knocking them both down. They both groaned in pain as Raph stood over them in victory. "Nice try." Raph boasted.

"Yame!" A voice called. The turtles and Karai turned as a big humanoid rat mutant and a beautiful humanoid black panther mutant. The rat was named Hamato Yoshi, aka Splinter, and the panther was his beloved wife, Tang Shen. They were Karai's parents, the turtles' adopted parents and their senseis. The 6 knelt before them and bowed. "You all did very well." Splinter said. "But I did better." Raph boasted, making Leo and Karai turn to him in shock. "This is about self-improvement, Raphael. It is not about winning and losing." Splinter said. "I know, Sensei. But I won and they lost." Raph boasted again. Suddenly, Splinter pressed his finger on Raph's neck, causing him pain. "But what's really important is that we all did our best! Good job, everyone!" Raph cried before Splinter let him go. "Yoshi." Shen scolded playfully. Splinter chuckled.


(Intro):

Diving through a manhole, Splinter and Shen placed 5 turtles into a puddle of mutagenic ooze. The turtles mutated into humanoid mutants. Splinter then presented them with masks. The Turtles turned to the screen with Karai.

The scene switched to each of the Turtles and Karai performing their ninja skills. The scene switched to a group of Foot Ninjas before going up towards the Shredder, joined by Dogpound, Fishface, Poison Venus and a female demon.

The scene switched to the Shellraiser as Raph launched out of it. Mikey fired a garbage ball out of its cannon towards a Foot Soldier. As the Shellraiser stopped, Leo looks to the readers and nods like a gangster before switching to him kicking a training dummy in the lair. The scene switches to Donnie in his lab, working on the Shellraiser. The scene switches to Raph playing with a pinball machine with his pet turtle, Spike, on his shoulder, preparing to smash the pinball machine for tilting. The scene switched to Mikey riding his skateboard through the lair. The scene switched to Venus meditating before being surprised. The scene switched to Karai training hard, winking to the readers. The scene switched to April reading a magazine on the lair's tire swing before she and her brother and sister turned to Splinter and Shen.

The scene switched to the Turtles and Karai ready with their weapons before posing. The scene switched to Donnie peeking out of a manhole. Mikey kicked down a couple of Kraang droids while Leo and Karai slashed 2 more in half. The scene switched to the Turtles and Karai leaping and lurking across the city rooftops. The Turtles and Karai met up on another rooftop and posed as we lower to the show's title on the side of the building.


Later, the family was settling down to dinner. They were eating…algae and worms. And they were disgusted by it. "There's a little more algae and worms left. But I doubt anyone will want any. Because I doubt you'd all have any room left for…cake!" Karai said, bringing out a cake. The Turtles were amazed by this. "It is a cake!" Donnie exclaimed. "Made of algae…and worms." Raph said, tasting the cake and spotting a worm. "You made this? Disgusting, but impressive." Venus said. "What's the frosting made of?" Leo asked. "Trust me. You don't wanna know." Karai said before going into a cheer. "Happy Mutation Day!" "Happy Mutation Day!" The Turtles cheered. "Ah, yes. 15 years ago today, our lives changed forever and we became the unlikeliest of families." Splinter said. "And we couldn't have been happier." Shen said. "Could you tell us the story, Master Splinter?" Mikey asked. "Michelangelo, we have already told it many times." Splinter said. "Now, Yoshi, you and I both know it is their favorite story. As well as mine." Shen said. "Ah, very well." Splinter said as he began to tell the story of the Turtles.

[Flashback]

"Many years ago, when Shen and I were still human…" Yoshi and Shen, still human, with Karai as a baby in Shen's arms, were leaving the pet store. Yoshi had a bowl with 5 baby turtles in his hands. "…we were leaving the pet store with 5 baby turtles." As they were returning to their apartment, a man bumped into them. "We passed a strange man on the street. Something felt off about him. We decided to follow."

Yoshi and Shen followed the man down to an alley where they saw the strange man talking to another strange man. They looked exactly identical. One of them held up a strange vial of strange glowing ooze. Suddenly, they were alerted when Yoshi accidently stepped on a rat's tail, making it squeak in pain. Just then, the 2 men appeared before Yoshi and Shen. "Go no further. This place is a place where you are not allowed to be in this place. We have been seen in this place by you, so this is a place that will be left by you." One of the men said in strange improper English. Just then, 2 more identical men appeared behind Yoshi and Shen, getting ready to grab them. But Yoshi and Shen were not about to go out without a fight.

Together, Yoshi and Shen used their Ninjitsu training to fight back against the 4 men while protecting Karai and the baby turtles. Suddenly, the canister of ooze flew out of the man's arms and broke, releasing the ooze onto Yoshi and Shen. The turtles' bowl fell to the ground and broke, making the turtles fall into the ooze. Baby Karai was okay, but Yoshi and Shen mutated into a giant rat and a black panther while the turtles mutated into humanoids.

[Flashback End]

"That was the beginning of our life together. It was the mysterious substance in this canister that, in a way, gave birth to us all." Splinter said, holding up the same broken canister. "Yeah. I got 4 great brothers and a great sister. I couldn't ask for a better family." Karai said. "So, Sensei, Mother, now that we're 15, I think we're finally ready to go up to the surface, don't you?" Leo asked. Splinter and Shen looked at each other, then back at their children. "Yes." They said simultaneously. The Turtles and Karai cheered. "And no." They added suddenly. The Turtles and Karai groaned and complained. "I hate when they do that." Raph said. "You all have grown powerful, but you are all still young." Shen said. "You lack the maturity to use your skills wisely." Splinter explained as he stood up. "So, Sensei, Mom, isn't that just no?" Donnie asked. "Yes. And no." Splinter said. "What my husband means is that wisdom comes from experience. And experience comes from making mistakes." Shen explained. "Aha! So, in order for us to gain the wisdom, we have to make the mistakes. So, we can go." Donnie deduced. "No." Splinter and Shen said. "And yes?" Donnie asked hopefully. "No!" Splinter and Shen said straight. Donnie groaned. He hated being wrong.

"Sensei, Mother, we know you're both trying to protect us. But we can't spend our whole lives hiding down here." Leo said. "Leo's right. I haven't seen the surface since I was an infant. I've forgotten what the sky even looks like. I don't want to spend the rest of my life wondering." Karai said. Shen looked at Splinter as he stroked his beard, thinking long and hard about what their children were saying. The Turtles and Karai even got on their knees with begging puppy looks on their faces. Shen put her paw on her husband's shoulder with a willing smile. Splinter groaned, knowing when he was beaten. "You may go tonight." He said. The Turtles and Karai cheered. "High-three!" Mikey called, holding up his hand. The others slapped their hands together in a high-five variation.

Later, Leo and Karai were watching their favorite cartoon show, Space Heroes, on TV.

[Space Heroes]

The ship was under attack. "Mr. Crankshaw, status report!" Captain Ryan, the leader, ordered. "Status?! I'll give you the status! We're gonna blow up in 2 seconds!" Crankshaw exclaimed in a panic. Captain Ryan slapped him, snapping him out of it. "Thank you, Captain." Crankshaw said, rubbing his cheek. "Gentlemen, I have a bold and daring plan." Captain Ryan started.

Leo was copying his words. "There is no time for hesitation. My orders must be carried out without question." He said. Karai laughed at his commitment. "You know this show is stupid, right?" Raph asked as he was reading one of his comic books. "Space Heroes is a great show. And Captain Ryan is a great hero. And someday, I am going to be just like him." Leo said in dedication. "And I believe you will be, Leo." Karai said. "Well, you do like to hear yourself talk. So, you're on your way." Raph said mockingly. Leo and Karai glared at Raph in disbelief. Just then, Donnie, Mikey and Venus ran over. "It's go time!" Venus cheered.

The Turtles and Karai got their weapons and got ready. "You are going up to a strange and hostile world. You must maintain awareness at all times." Splinter explained. "Hai, Sensei." The Turtles and Karai said simultaneously before starting to leave. "Stay in the shadows." Splinter said, stopping them. "Hai, Sensei." They said again before starting to go again. "Don't talk to strangers." Splinter said, stopping them again. "Hai, Sensei." They said again. "Everyone is a stranger." Splinter said, stopping them again. "Hai, Sensei." They said in a groan before heading out again. "Make sure you go before you leave! The restrooms up there are filthy!" Splinter called, stopping them again. "Sensei!" They groaned. Splinter sighed. "Good luck, children." Shen said. The Turtles and Karai cheered as they headed out. "And look both ways before crossing the street!" Splinter called. "It's okay, my love. They will know what to do." Shen assured. "I know. But I still worry." Splinter said.

When they reached the surface, Leo peeked out from under a manhole before climbing out with his siblings following. They looked around at the alley they were in. There was trash, graffiti, flies and a homeless guy sleeping and farting in it. They turned and gazed in awe out at the city of New York ahead. "It's so beautiful." Mikey said.


Later, the Turtles and Karai began exploring the city. "The city is just full of possibilities. There could be an adventure around this corner, or this one, or this one." Leo said, looking down a few corners, but saw nothing. "There's not, but there could be." He said as they continued. "Wow. It's quite a sight to behold. I never realized how big the entire city was." Karai said in awe at the city's size. Just then, Donnie spotted an electronics store. "Look at all the computers. Is that the next generation cadmium processor with quantum encryption?" He asked excitedly. "Oh, I don't know, Donatello. Is it?" Raph asked sarcastically. Donnie double checked. "It is!" He said excitedly. "Whoa. Look at these weird lights. First, it's a hand, then it's an eye. It just goes back and forth." Mikey said. "So, where to next?" Donnie asked. Suddenly, a pizza delivery boy rode up on a motorcycle, stopping in front of them and staring at them in shock and confusion. The Turtles and Karai just froze in place like deer in headlights. Just then, Raph growled at him, scaring him off. But he dropped one of his pizza boxes as he drove away. "That was kind of fun." Raph said. "We're too exposed out here." Leo said. "So, what do we do?" Venus asked. Leo looked up at the rooftops. "Come on." He said. The Turtles and Karai made their way towards the rooftops, but Mikey noticed the pizza box the boy left behind.

Later, as the Turtles and Karai made it to the rooftops, they gazed at the box Mikey brought up. "Piz-Za." Mikey read on the box. "What do you think it means?" Venus asked. "Should we open it?" Donnie asked. "I think we should." Karai said. "Careful. It could be dangerous." Leo said. Raph opened the box and they gazed in awe upon a delicious large 8-slice pepperoni pizza. "What the heck is it?" Venus asked. "I think it's…food." Donnie said. "It's not like any food I ever saw." Raph said. "So, who's gonna try it?" Karai asked. "I'll try it." Mikey said. He took a slice, examined it and took a small bite out of it. As he ate it, he felt his brain explode from out good it tasted. "Oh, you guys have gotta try it." He said. The others each took a slice and started eating. "Never thought I'd taste anything better than worms and algae, but this is amazing." Raph said. "No kidding. This is the best thing I've ever tasted." Venus said. "It's amazing up here." Karai said.

Later, the Turtles and Karai ran and leapt across the rooftops, enjoying themselves. As they stopped, they gazed out into the city. "Beautiful." Karai said. "Alright, guys, it's getting late. We should probably head back home." Leo said. The Turtles groaned at that. "Don't be like that." Karai said. But before they could leave, Donnie spotted something. "Guys, look at that. It's a family of humans." He said, pointing to a human family. There was a father walking with his triplet children, consisting of 2 girls and a boy. The oldest girl had red hair tied in a ponytail with a yellow headband, wore a yellow number 5 jersey over a black long sleeve shirt, blue jean short pants over black leggings, brown wristbands and comfy black boots. The boy had brown, neck-length hair, wore a dull-blue jean vest, a white long-sleeve shirt with the shadowy Lochness Monster, black jogging pants and white running shoes. And the youngest girl had strawberry blonde, shoulder-length hair, wore a red jacket over a grey shirt, a light blue jean skirt, white thigh socks and grey sneakers. Venus and Donnie became completely head over heels for the boy and the youngest girl. "That's the most handsomest boy I've ever seen." Venus swooned. "And the young girl is the most beautiful I've ever seen." Donnie swooned. "Aren't they the only boy and girl you've ever seen?" Raph asked, snapping them out of it. "And what's that make me? I'm a human girl and you've been around me all your life." Karai said, feeling insulted. "My point still stands." Donnie said. "Mine too." Venus said.

Just then, a van marked TCRI pulled out in front of the family. The driver came out of the driver's seat and 6 identical men came out of the back. "What is this?" The father asked as the 4 men walked up to him and his kids, getting ready to grab them. The triplets became scared. "We gotta save them." Donnie said. But before he could leap off the roof, Leo stopped him. "Splinter's instructions were very clear. We're supposed to stay away from people. And bathrooms." He reminded. "Look how well that turned out with that guy on the bike." Karai joked. "I thought you wanted to be a hero. Since when do heroes ask for permission?" Raph asked. "They don't, but-" Leo tried to say. "I'm going!" Venus exclaimed as she leapt off the roof. "Right behind you, V." Donnie said as he, Raph and Mikey followed. Leo looked at Karai, who shrugged and followed. He sighed in frustration and followed.

The men brought the family to their van. "Help!" The oldest triplet cried as one of the men picked up the father and tossed him in the van. "Hey!" Raph shouted. The man turned just as Raph punched him in the stomach as Donnie flipped by as one of the other men chased him. But the man was still standing with an emotionless look on his face. "Still standing, huh? I'll fix that." Raph said as he got out his sais. But then, Leo bumped into him as he fought another man. "Watch it!" Leo exclaimed. "You watch it!" Raph exclaimed back. Leo leapfrogged over his man as Raph turned to face his. The man tried to punch him, but Raph dodged it, causing him to punch the street. The man tried to punch with his left hand, but Raph blocked it and flipped backwards only to have Donnie bump into him now. "Watch it, Donnie!" He exclaimed. The first man tried to punch Donnie, but he blocked each punch with his bō staff before hitting him back. As he pole-vaulted after his man, Mikey and Raph flipped backwards next to each other as they fought their men. Mikey spun his nunchaku, but his left one accidently hooked onto Raph's sai. Raph managed to pull himself free, dodging an incoming punch, only to bump into Venus, causing her to trip. "Raph!" Venus exclaimed. The second man leapt at her, preparing to punch her. But she blocked it with her tonfas and kicked him away. The third man tried to punch Leo, but he dodged it. Suddenly, as he prepared to fight back, Karai accidently clashed her sword with his. "Oh! Sorry, Leo!" She exclaimed before blocking the fourth man's punch. The second man tried to punch Leo, but he dodged. He moved in to stab the man, but Raph got in the way, making him stab his shell. "What the?!" Raph exclaimed. That gave the man the chance to knock Raph aside. As the man turned back to Leo, the other man tried to stomp Raph. But he quickly recovered and dodged on time. As the man tried to punch him, Raph attempted to use the same move he used on Leo, but the man appeared to be sturdier than Leo. "Oh, come on!" He exclaimed. The man punched him, knocking him down.

Leo leapt around to dodge every punch the fifth man threw at him. But then, he backed into Karai as she fought the sixth man. They teamed up and kicked the men back as best as they could, but they still got knocked down. "Hey! Cut it out! Stop!" The middle triplet exclaimed as one of the men picked him up and carried him to the van. Venus noticed this and tossed one of her tonfas at the man, knocking the middle triplet loose. "Got you." Venus said as she caught the middle triplet. Just then, as he looked at her, he screamed. She screamed back, dropping him. "No, no, no! It's okay. We're saving you." She assured. But the middle triplet was too afraid to listen. "It's okay." Venus assured. The middle triplet tried to run, but 2 of the men were walking up to grab him. He looked back at Venus, who offered her hand. He was reaching out to take it when Mikey came up behind Venus and accidently smacked her with his nunchaku. "Oops. Sorry, V." He apologized. "Watch out!" Just then, one of the men kicked Venus and Mikey, knocking them into some trash cans. The men loaded up the triplets into the van, started it up and drove off. "They're getting away! They got them!" Venus cried as she ran after the van. "You just jabbed with your sword!" Raph exclaimed as he and the others followed Venus. "Well, I didn't know you were gonna land where I was stabbing!" Leo exclaimed.

Suddenly, as Mikey started following, one of the men left behind confronted him, keeping his strange emotionless look. "Okay. So, it's just you and me. No biggie." Mikey said. He spun his nunchaku, preparing to strike the man. But then, the man caught the nunchaku, ripped them from Mikey's hand and threw them away. Mikey was shocked by this. "Uh…I'm just gonna go now." He said before running away. The man chased after him until he got trapped in a dead end. As the man approached him, Mikey got out his remaining nunchaku and unveiled a hidden sickle blade. "Stay back!" He exclaimed, slashing the man. Suddenly, the man started flashing purple as he covered his face before collapsing. "What the?" Mikey asked in shock. As he checked on the man, he saw on his face that he wasn't a man, but some kind of robot. "Oh, that is all kinds of wrong." He said in disturbance. Suddenly, a little brain creature with tendrils leapt out of the robot's chest and latched onto Mikey's face.


Mikey screamed in fright as he fought against the little brain creature, finally managing to get it off his face. The little brain creature scampered away as Mikey recovered from what just happened. "I gotta show the others!" He exclaimed.

As the Turtles and Karai continued looking for the van, Mikey ran up to them with the robot. "Guys, you're not gonna believe this! This dude's not a dude at all! He's some kind of robot!" He said, showing them the robot. "A robot?" Donnie asked as he examined the robot. "Yeah. He had some kind of freaky brain creature in his chest. It came out and attacked me." Mikey explained. "Fascinating. This is some very advanced tech. Far beyond that of anything around here." Donnie said. "And I'm gonna guess that the other identical men are the same." Venus guessed. "But what do they want with that family?" Raph asked.

Later, the Turtles and Karai returned to their home, knelt before Splinter and Shen, and told them everything that happened. They even showed them the robot. But Splinter was not happy. "And so, your inability to work together allowed them all to get away!" He scolded. "We are very disappointed in all of you." Shen said. "Well, maybe if I didn't have to waste time arguing with Hero Boy and his little Punk Princess, I could've saved them!" Raph exclaimed. "Hey, if you hadn't gotten in our way, we could've done it!" Leo exclaimed. "Yeah! You're supposed to be the smart one, Donnie! Why didn't you think of something?!" Karai exclaimed. "Don't put this on me! Venus was the one who went flying in on her own!" Donnie exclaimed. "It would've worked out if Mikey hadn't hit me in the head with his nunchaku!" Venus exclaimed. "Well, none of this wouldn't have happened if someone didn't trust us enough to go up there in the first place!" Mikey exclaimed. Everyone gasped at that as Splinter stopped pacing. "Oh, Sensei, I didn't mean to-" Mikey tried to apologize. "No, Michelangelo. You are right." Splinter said. "I am?" Mikey asked in surprise. "He is?" The others asked in surprise too. "That's a first." Mikey said. "You were not fully prepared for what was up there. We trained you to fight as individuals, not as a team." Splinter explained. "He's right. And as your teachers, your parents, the responsibility for that is ours." Shen added.

"Perhaps, in another year, we can try again." Splinter suggested. "Another year?! Did everyone forget the family that was kidnapped?! They don't have a year, Sensei! We need to do something now!" Venus exclaimed. Splinter and Shen stared at her sudden outburst. "You weren't there, Sensei! You didn't see the way that boy looked into my eyes! He was scared! And he and his sisters were counting on me, all of us, to save them!" Venus exclaimed. Splinter and Shen realized what Venus was saying, looking at each other and a picture of them as humans and Karai as a baby, remembering the tragedy that occurred years ago before they fled to New York. "Yes, you must save them." Splinter said. "I agree, Sensei. But in that fight, we weren't exactly a well-oiled machine." Leo said. "Like this robot thing." Mikey said. "How do we stop them and rescue those 4, Father?" Karai asked. Splinter started to think as he stroked his beard. "If you are to fight more effectively as a unit, you are going to need a leader." He said. "Can I be the leader?" Leo asked almost immediately. "Why should you be the leader? I kicked your butt. I should be the leader." Raph argued. "Hey, I'm smarter than all you 5 put together! It should be me!" Donnie exclaimed. "No, it should be me! I've been an only child long before you turtles were even hatched!" Karai argued. "What about me? I've got way more pawnage than the rest of you!" Venus argued. "Uh…I don't really have a reason, but being leader does sound pretty cool." Mikey said. "This appears to be a difficult decision, my love." Shen said. "Yes. We will meditate on this." Splinter said as he and Shen walked into the next room. After a second, they came back out with their decision. "It's Leonardo." Splinter said. "And Miwa will be second-in-command." Shen added before they closed the door again. "No hard feelings, Raph?" Leo asked. Raph just growled as he walked away. "Stick it in your shell." He said rudely.

Later, the Turtles and Karai returned to the city and went on a stakeout at a nearby building that had the same logo as the van. "Okay, team, listen up. See that building? It has the same logo as the van that was used to kidnap the family." Leo explained. "So, if we wait long enough, one of the kidnappers should show up and we can make him tell us where he took them." Karai said. "I can work with that. At least, I think I can." Mikey said with uncertainty. "You sure this is gonna work?" Raph asked. "Trust me. They'll be here any second." Leo assured. 2 hours passed and still no van. As Leo and Karai looked over the building, the other Turtles were finding ways to pass the time. Paper machete kickball, jump rope, thinking games, etc. "Give it up already! The guy's not gonna show!" Raph complained. "Raph's right. It's been 2 hours already." Venus said. "We just have to be patient." Leo said. "No. You have to come up with a better plan. Because the 6 of us standing here with our thumbs up our noses…" Raph started to say. "Do we even have noses?" Mikey asked. "…is pointless!" Raph complained. "You sure about that, Raph?" Leo asked with a smirk. "He just showed up, didn't he?" Raph asked deadpanned. "Bingo." Karai said. "Should've complained 2 hours ago." Raph said. As the van pulled up, the driver got out. "Ladies and gentlemen, I have a bold and daring plan. There's no time for hesitation. My orders must be carried out without question." Leo said, mimicking Captain Ryan. "Uh, Leo? They're already gone." Karai interrupted. Leo saw that the others were already gone. "Guys? Guys, wait up!" Leo called as he and Karai followed.

As the driver was about to leave, the Turtles and Karai surrounded him. "Alright, buddy, we can do this easy way, or my vote, the hard way." Raph said as they got out their weapons. "Yeah. Look at it logically. There are 6 of us and 1 of you. What're you gonna do?" Donnie asked daringly. Just then, the driver brought out a laser gun and started shooting, causing them to leap onto the fire escape. Seeing his chance, he got back in the van and started it up. "You had to ask!" Raph exclaimed. They leapt back down as the van drove off. "He's getting away again!" Venus exclaimed. "No, he's not." Leo said. They leapt onto the rooftops and chased after him. As Raph caught up, he leapt onto the van's roof. But the driver shook him off, sending him crashing into a wall. As the others continued the chase, the driver saw them through his rearview mirror, grabbed his gun and started blasting again. Donnie, Mikey and Venus leapt over to another rooftop, but Leo and Karai continued their pursuit. Just then, they leapt off the building and each threw a shuriken star at the van, hitting the front left tire. That caused the van to skid out of control and crash into a lamp post, knocking it on its side. Leo and Karai landed as they watched the van. "Nice shot." Karai said. "Now we're getting somewhere." Leo said.

As they regrouped back on the ground, Leo started doing hand signals. "I don't know what that means!" Raph whispered. "Go around back!" Leo whispered. "Just say that next time." Venus whispered. They snuck around to the back, weapons ready. As Raph checked out the van, a canister filled with a strange glowing ooze fell out and rolled up to Mikey. "No. It can't be." He said, recognizing the canister as the same one they had back in their hideout.

To Be Continued…

Wow! How was that for a start of a new story? After 15 years of living in the sewers, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo, Venus de Milo and Hamato Miwa, aka Karai, were given permission by their parents and Senseis, Hamato Yoshi, aka Splinter, and Tang Shen, to go up to the streets of New York for the very first time. During their first visit, they came across a family of humans getting kidnapped by some identical-looking men who turned out to be alien robots. After later catching the robots' getaway driver, the Turtles and Karai discovered a familiar canister of ooze. What secrets will our 6 heroes discover next? Will they rescue the human family from these robots? Leave a review if you'd like.