Yuuki slowly opened her eyes got up after a good nights sleep. She looked over at the alarm clock in the dresser beside her bed to see that it was after noon. She climbed out of her bed and got dressed putting her red sweater and blue jeans on.

"Today's going to be a new day."

As she walked down the stairs heading to the front door, she grabbed her dark brown jacket, hanging from the coat hanger, and slid it on. She placed her hand on the knob and turned to open it.

As she did a voice called out from behind her "Sweetie, wait before you go, take this."

She turned around to see that it was her father. Yuuki looked down to see that he was holding out something to her.
She frowned and replied "A taser? Seriously, that's a bit overreacting don't you think?"

Her father answered "I want you to be able to defend yourself."

Yuuki stared at it, debating on whether or not to take it, until she made up her mind and replied "Okay, I will take it to make you stop talking."

As she was walking down the street after a couple of blocks. She came across a sign of a store and stopped.
She looked and read it "Second time around?"

She opened the door and and a small bell ringed as she did and walked in.

A woman's voice answered "I'll be out in just a minute! Have a look around the shop. "

A woman wearing a dark purple shirt and brown jeans, with vibrant red hair put up in a bun with two strands hanging on the side of her face and emerald green eyes walked out. She smiled "Hello, I'm April O'Neil!"

"Do you see anything that you like?"

Yuuki replied "I'm just browsing."

April asked "You're not much of a talker are you?"

Yuuki didn't answer.

She continued "You look like you've got something on your mind? Want to talk about it?"

Yuuki answered her "Not really... "

"I don't know. Yesterday was kind of a weird day for me."

April made a small laugh and smiled "I can relate. What happened?"

Yuuki continued "I was attacked by people who i don't have a clue as to why. Rescued by these four strange creatures. Then I find out that my entire life's been not what I thought it was. It's like a dream that I can't wake up from."

April's eyes widen in surprise "Wait a minute. Did you say four creatures?"

Yuuki asked "Yeah, why?"

She heard the woman muttered something softly under her breath "She couldn't possibly mean them could she?"

Yuuki asked her "Do you know them?"

April nervously answered " What?! No! Of course not! You were definitely dreaming! They don't exist! It was all your imagination! Yep! That's all it was!"

Yuuki eyed at her suspiciously (Why do I get the feeling that she's hiding something?)

Then there was a loud knock on the back door and a voice shouted "Yo April! You gonna let us in or what?!"

April quickly shouted in a panic "Guys, wait! Don't come in! "

The door opened before she could finish and Yuuki's mouth dropped a bit when she saw who it was, Michelangelo, along with Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael.

Michelangelo grinned when he saw her "Hey it's you!"

April looked at the brothers and Yuuki confused and replied "Wait a minute? You know each other?!"

Donatello replied "Yeah, April. This is the girl we've told you about."

Yuuki looked her and replied "So that's why you were acting so strangely. But why all of the secrecy? You could've just told me."

The brothers, and April stared at her silently as if she had told them something strange.

Yuuki looked at them confused "What?"

Leonardo answered "We can't be seen by people."

Raphael replied "Yeah, we aren't exactly what you call normal. Nobody can know that we exist. If they did they might want to dissect us. And I ain't a fan of that."

Donatello answered "Remember how you reacted when you saw us? How would you think they would react?"

Yuuki began to feel a little guilty. This is what they had to face their entire life? Staying hidden from everyone else. The only ones of their kind on this whole planet. That has got to be lonely. Perhaps, she had been too quick to judge them.

She replied softly "I'm sorry."

Michelangelo made a big grin and replied "No biggie!"

Leonardo gave her a stern look and replied "You can't tell anyone."

Yuuki nodded and replied "I won't."

Donatello pulled something out from his belt and walked over to Yuuki and handed it to her and replied "That reminds me. Here. I made this so you call us in case you need us."

Yuuki looked down at her hand to see a small shell shaped cell phone.

She smiled softly and replied "It's cute. Thank you."

Donatello made a bashful smile.

Can a turtle blush? Apparently, they can.

April replied "Now that you're here. We can get straight to business."

Raphael asked her "Yeah, why did you call us over?"

April answered him "I'm a little nervous about these robberies that's been going on. The jewelry store that was robbed was right on my block. So that's why I asked you over for a sleepover tonight."

Raphael replied reassuringly "Don't worry, April. We've got a covered."

Michelangelo looked at Yuuki "Do you want to stay the night?"

Yuuki shyishly answered him " I-I don't know. "

Michelangelo persisted "Come on! It'll be fun! We'll tell scary stories and watch movies and don't forget pizza and sodas! Did I forget to mention pizza!?"

Yuuki answered him "Okay. But I'll have to call my parents to let them know."

She opened her shell cell and called "Mom, I'm going to be staying the night at a friend's place."

Yuuki heard her mother's voice on the other end "What for?"

"For a sleepover."

"I don't know...Let me talk to their mom."

Yuuki quickly looked over at the brothers and whispered "She wants to talk to your mom?! What am I supposed to tell her?!"

April held out her hand "Give the phone to me."

Yuuki handed her the phone and she answered it "Hello! This is April!"

"Yes! She's in good hands!"
" I'm telling you she will be fine! Don't worry! "
"Okay! Bye!"

April handed the phone back to her "Sheesh! That has got to be the most persistent woman in the entire world!"

Yuuki smiled sheepishly and shrugged "She's very overprotective."

The brothers smiled and answered "Our father's the same way."

A loud crash woke Leonardo from his sleep. He quickly jumped up in alarm from the chair he was sleeping on "Guys!"

He reached down and shook Michelangelo's shoulder. The turtle groaned and stirred a little then mumbled in his sleep "Can I have another s'more?"

Then the Orange masked turtle felt a hard smack on the head. He slowly opened his eyes and looked up to see Leonardo "What?" Soon after Raphael and Donatello had woken up too.

Leonardo quickly put a finger to his lips "Shh, Noise, downstairs."

Yuuki stirred a bit, hearing a commotion outside, until she slowly opened her eyes. She mumbled still half asleep "What's going on?"

She saw that the brothers were gone and quickly got up and ran down the stairs until she made it to the backdoor. When she opened it and was surprised as she saw Raphael flew passed her as he was knocked back. She looked to see what it was and her mouth dropped to see that it was a giant robot. Then she noticed a man cowering beside it. They must be ones who were robbing the stores.

Leonardo looked at the purple masked turtle and asked "Okay? What is that, Donnie?!"

Donatello answered "Um, insufficient data, boss."

The man backed away from the brothers and ran and his behind the giant robot and yelled "This can't be happening! Martians! Just when things were finally going my way. We get invaded! Don't let them catch me kid!"

The robot raised its arms and quickly brought them down. The brothers dodged out of the As they slammed into the ground. Raphael swiped at the machine with his sais but they weren't making a dent in it. It swung its arms and he jumped out of the way. Michelangelo ran towards it and jumped swinging his nunchucks. The robot swatted him away. Michelangelo landed on his feet and looked down to see Donatello rummaging through his bag and pulled out a small flamethrower.

Michelangelo asked him "Shouldn't you be having an idea right about now?"

Donatello replied "Hold that thought. Just keep it busy."

Michelangelo grimaced and replied "I knew you were going to say that." before jumping back into the fight to help his brothers. The machine turned its attention towards Leonardo and threw a fist at him. He easily dodged it and quickly slid under.

The man cheered "Don't let them aliens get you kid! Knock em' flat!"

Leonardo glanced over at him and shouted with authority in his voice "What do you know about this?!"

The robot made a horrified face as it saw Leonardo interrogating the man, who it thought was threatening him.

It shouted in a child like voice "Daddy!"

Yuuki was surprised by what it had just said. This thing just called that man It's daddy? It sort of reminded her of a little kid. She couldn't help but feel sorry for it.

The robot sung its arms sideways and knocked Michelangelo and Raphael, who were blocking it's way, back sending them flying. Then stormed over to Leonardo and wrapped its arms around him tightly, slowly constricting him.

Leonardo groaned and yelled "Donnie! Any time now would be great!"

Donatello quickly ran over holding the flame thrower. He raised his arms up and quickly ignited it. The robot screamed and shrieked in pain as the flames made contact. It's grip loosened and Leonardo quickly slipped out from its arms. The robot flailed its arms around wildly as it tried to escape. It swung its arm making contact with Donatello's chest knocking him back. Then it grabbed Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo in It's arms throwing them on opposite brick walls. It quickly picked up the man and ran.

Yuuki quickly ran out and replied, worried "Are you guys okay?"

She heard April's voice "What was that thing? Casey! Oh no!"
She looked and saw a man wearing a red tube shirt and blue jeans and a hockey mask. She saw April help him up and supported him.
He groaned in pain and asked "So, uh, did I win?"

Donatello bent down and picked up a scrap of the robot which had fallen off "Hey guys, this stuff is moving."

Everyone went inside April's store and Donatello placed the piece of scrap metal under the slide of the microscope and looked into it.

He replied, astonished by what he had saw "Whoa, defiantly something you don't see everyday."

Michelangelo asked, curious "What did you find?"

The purple masked turtle moved aside and replied "Take a look."

Michelangelo looked into the microscope. He saw tiny white but like robots rapidly moving around.
"Ew! What are they?"

Donatello answered him "Nanobots. Microscopic robots working together."

Raphael asked "Are they dangerous?"

Donatello replied "They're moving randomly. Probably, when they were cut off from the main group. They became mindless, unmotivated."

Michelangelo grinned and replied "Oh, like when Raph goes solo. He becomes mindless, unmotivated!"

Raphael answered "Yeah, speaking of mindless. Did that thing seem kind of lost to you?"

Michelangelo replied in agreement "Yeah, like a little kid."

Donatello frowned as he looked into the microscope and replied, concerned "Uh oh, it's reproducing itself and if each nanobot make copies of itself and the copies make copies. This thing could really become unstoppable."

Leonardo answered "Then we stop it now! Is there any way to trace this thing?"

Donatello thought for a moment and quickly answered "Each nanobot have an unique power signature. Hey, I bet the battle shell could get a lock on it."

Michelangelo asked "And once we've find robo boy, then what?"

Donatello answered and picked up the flamethrower "As much as it pains me to destroy such amazing technology." Then ignited it and continued "It does seem susceptible to extreme heat."

Yuuki, who had been silently listening the entire time, asked "Do you really have to destroy it?"

Raphael looked at her like she was crazy and replied "Maybe you haven't seen that it nearly smashed our shells."

Yuuki persisted "It has emotions, even though it's a machine. It can feel pain! Maybe if you talk to it. It can be reasoned with! "

Leonardo replied "We're not taking any chances. If things go south and it goes on a rampage. There's no telling what it would do."

Yuuki softly replied "Let me try talking to it. Maybe it will listen to me."

The brothers stared at her in silence, surprised by what she had said. She was willing to face a ten foot tall deadly machine?! Had she lost her mind?! She had no years ninja training like them. She is going to get squashed by that thing!

Finally, Leonardo shook his head ,disagreeing, and argued "Absolutely not! You are not coming with us! You are staying here with April and Casey!"

Yuuki frowned and walked right pass him towards the door "I'm going! You can't tell me what to do!"

Leonardo shouted "Get back here! This discussion is not over! I said you are NOT going!"

Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo stood in silence watching the two argue not wanting to get in the middle of it. They have never seen their brother so angry and frustrated, usually he was the calm one. He never let anything get to him.

Michelangelo looked at Donatello and silently whispered "What the shell is going on?! I've never seen Leo act like this!"

Donatello replied "I wish that I could tell you, Mikey. But I'm just as confused as you."

Raphael made a small smirk, that none of them noticed. He knew what it was, specifically who.

He was so going to enjoy this...