Angel: HI guys! I'm back! I've missed you all so much! You're probably wondering how my trip was. IT WAS AWESOME! I got at the airport around 2. It wasn't just me, my sister, and my mom. We also had my mom's best friend and her daughters with us. Girls trip! I only had to wait about…an hour? Yeah, an hour since my flight arrived around 4. The plane ride wasn't that bad…except for the turbulence. Too much shaking. As soon as we got in New York, it was…7 but it wasn't dark at that time. We took a shuttle bus to our temporary apartment and oh god…

First, we had to carry our luggage FOUR flights of stairs, since there was no elevator. I was at 83rd street. And then we got two sets of keys, because we had to go through two doors to get inside the building. The other set was for the apartment. Second, when we got inside, there was three bedrooms, ONE bathroom, one kitchen, and one living room. It was like a long hallway with rooms. 6 of us and one bathroom does not compute! Seriously! Ugh. Anyway, my friends got the room with the AC, my sister and I got a small room, and my mother and her best friend got the master bedroom.

The bathroom was near the kitchen…I'm so serious. It was right next to the sink. It took us about two hours just to get ready every single day. We explored a bit just to get a feel of it. There was several restaurants and shops near us, so that was good since we had to walk everywhere. We had pizza for dinner. The large slices are about the size of your hands combined! Oh, and we went to Central Park. It's so large and pretty! Wednesday, we wanted to go to Times Square, but it was raining, so that got moved to Thursday. But we did buy a few things nearby so that we wouldn't starve in the morning. I went to BurgerFi for lunch, even though it was raining. My mom and her best friend got food delivered.

BurgerFi is SO good! And they had a bunch of soda flavors I didn't know even existed! Man, I wish we went there twice…we mostly watched TV in the living room. There was a marathon of Law and Order on! And tell me how there's four TVs and only ONE of them works…by the time it had stopped raining, it was late, but we didn't care. We did some more exploring, that was it. And we had to plan our next days.

Thursday, we took the subway for the first time. We used Metrocards. One for one group, one for the other. We had to take two trains (which was the maximum amount we took. We never went over that limit.) and when we got there…oh my god. It was gorgeous! It wasn't like anything I had seen before! I was like, 'OMG, this is so amazing, I love it!' the whole time. People dressed up in costumes, doing things for money (these dudes jumped over like 6 people as soon as I got out of the subway), and a lot of shops. We did a little shopping before we went to Ruby Tuesday's for lunch. I don't know what was better, the food or the shopping…

We spent most of the day exploring Times Square, and we had to walk three blocks back since the subway was at 86th Street, and we were staying at 83rd. Friday, we went to Coney Island. I think we had pizza again…I got there at 6, since it was a long ride with the subway. My sister only went on two rides. One of them was so bad I swear I think it gave me back pain. It was called the Tickler…made my back hurt as soon as I got off. We did eat dinner there at this place called Nathan's. It was just as good as BurgerFi. Their mango lemonade mixers are so sweet! And I had a delicious cheese dog with cheese fries. We got home around…12, since it was a 45 minute subway ride.

Saturday through Monday, we visited our families. Saturday, we didn't eat lunch, since my friends' aunt was taking us out. One of my friends was the official navigator since she had a good GPS. When we arrived at the station near where she was staying, she wasn't there yet. We had to wait thirty minutes for her and for one of her daughters since there wasn't enough room in her car. We did eat something, but it was just a burrito…anyway, when we got to their house, we were greeted by her dog, Ruby. She's very sweet and friendly. She was wearing a red jacket, so no, my allergies didn't start. My friends' aunt has two kids, both girls, and a grandson. The uncle was out of town. My friends' family took us to a place where the waitresses are dressed in kilt skirts, long socks, and kilt bras. Oh geez…yes, we had the grandson with us, but he's 9 and he's been there before. I had BBQ boneless wings with fries…which was the last plate to be put on the table -_-.

After dinner, they showed us around for ten minutes. Oh my god, the houses are so large and beautiful! Some of them were even historical! I was so envious…we even got to see a view of New York, since they live in New Jersey. Then they took us to the train station, and we went back home. I plopped on my bed as soon as I got there XD. Sunday, we had Panera Bread for lunch and we visited another one of my friends' aunts. She was nice, and she gave us candy and keychains. She even made snacks for us and this sweet tea that I got addicted to XD. We were there for two hours, and then I went to this Haitian restaurant and I was like, 'Ugh. I'm gonna starve.' See, I HATE most Haitian food. And our food was free, since another relative works there. Most of it I didn't want to eat :P. All I had was rice, plantains, and meat.

Monday, we went to Google (yes, they have a company in New York) to visit my mom's cousin. He showed us a few floors. I got to see the Youtube floor! But we had to walk like five flights of stairs…I already walk four flights of stairs at the apartment, dude! He had to go back to work after lunch, so we had to leave since you needed a host to get through most of the floors. We didn't mind, though, since it had 15 floors…we went to Times Square again for some last day shopping, and then we went home.

Tuesday was kind of long…we left at 11 and we didn't get to the airport until almost 1. My flight was SUPPOSED to be at 4:30, but the plane was too hot to get on. I waited until 6 just to get on! Right before I got on the plane, I had McDonald's from the airport. And then when I got on the plane, it got delayed AGAIN because the engine had no gas! Unbelievable…I got a window seat, though, so it wasn't that bad…I was next to my mom on both flights. We didn't officially leave until 7…and it was still sunny out. I slept most of the flight after I ate my snack. I didn't get back until 9:15, so that's why I didn't PM you back if you messaged me. And then it took an hour to get home, and I didn't go to sleep until almost midnight.

*sighs* Whew! That's a lot…but I had a great time! Just not the time coming home…Since there has been no new episodes yet, I decided to do a fic where the cast watches the show. This is just my take on how they would react. And they're watching these in the past, except…Amy and Leo are not together, Raph and Ann are not together, Donnie and April are not together, and Mikey and Lily are not together. Amy doesn't have her powers (yet) and she hasn't figured out that she is April's cousin. Those are the only major changes in this. Enjoy!

They had no idea how this had happened. One minute, they were running from rooftop to rooftop trying to stop the Kraang, the next they were pointing lasers at them, and everything had gone blank. Amy awoke sometime later and looks around. She finds all of her friends all just waking up. They were in rows she noticed, in large chairs staring at a blank screen. A theater? A familiar voice floods the room. "W-Where are we?" a woman asks. Amy gasps and her eyes go wide. She thought she was gone…

"Mom?"

Ms. Smith, or Nadia, turns to see Amy. She blinks back tears. "Amelia?" she asks softly. Amy starts to sob. "MOM!" she shouts, running up to her. Nadia sobs and rubs her daughter's back. "You're here. You're actually here," Amy whispers in shock. Nadia sniffs. "I missed you so much, Amelia," she whispers back. Someone clears their throat and the two turn to see Stanley Smith, or Amy's father. "Dad!" Amy says, hugging him. They all wake up to see the reunion and they smile. "How are you here? You were gone," Amy whispers. "Dude, where are we?" Mikey asks.

"You're here to watch something," they hear from a loud voice. They look around but they don't see anyone. "Who are you?" Leo asks, stepping up. "…It's not important. Just sit down. It's a show, mostly about Amy in particular, but all of you are in it," the voice answers. "That's not enough. Tell us who you are, now!" Raph demands, pulling out his sais. The voice sighs. "The name's Angel. Just watch, please. I promise you won't regret it," she explains. Raph hesitates before putting his weapons away. Everyone sits down and the room goes dark.

"If anyone's hungry, there's snacks at the table in the corner near Amy's seat," Angel tells them. Mikey's eyes sparkle. "Food!" he exclaims and runs to the table. "Man, hurry up," Casey says. "I wanna see this," April inputs. Mikey walks back to his seat, various food in his hands. The screen lights up.

Screen shows Amy sighing as she looks around her bare room.

"Hey, look, it's Amy!" Mikey exclaims, pointing at the screen. Amy smiles and cheers silently at herself on screen.

"Was this when you moved here?" Leo asks, turning to her. Amy nods sadly, knowing what was going to happen next.

As Amy loses herself in her thoughts, a knock is heard from her door. "Come in!" Amy says, not turning around. The door opens to reveal her mother.

Nadia smiles at herself on screen as it was indeed her.

"Hi, sweetie. I was thinking we could go on a walk. It is your first time in New York, after all," she says. Amy smiles a little before frowning.

"You were thinking about my disappearance, weren't you?" Stanley asks softly. Amy nods and sighs. "Wait, he 'disappeared'?" Ann asks. "He went missing and that was the reason I moved," Amy answers sadly. "…Oh," Ann answers. She hadn't meant to make her friend uncomfortable.

Amy smiles at her mother. "Sure, let's go now!" she says. Nadia gives an unsure look.

"If you didn't want us going out at night, then why didn't you just say so?" Amy wonders, turning to her mother. Nadia wasn't sure what to say before sighing. "Well, I knew that you couldn't wait to see the city, so I just let my guard down at that point," she answers.

Screen shows the city before descending down in the sewers to reveal Leo and Mikey about to spar.

"Yay, it's me!" Mikey exclaims, pointing to himself. Everyone shushes him.

Mikey spins his nunchucks. "Oh, yeah! Michelangelo is on the move! Heeyah! You don't know what to do. I'm here, I'm there. I could be anywhere. How do you stop what you can't even see?" Mikey taunts before Leo knocks him to the floor.

Lily laughs, making Mikey blush in embarrassment. "Dude…not cool," Mikey mutters. "What? All part of training," Leo answers with a smirk. Amy smiles at him. "That was impressive," she tells him, looking back at the screen. Leo blushes.

"Like that?" Leo asks. "Good job, Leo," Mikey groans. Raph and Donnie circle each other, their weapons in hand. "All right, Donnie. Put the staff down and no one gets hurt," Raph tells him. "Uh, you said that last time, Raph, and then you hurt me," Donnie argues.

"Raphael," Splinter says sternly. Raph smiles sheepishly. "Whoops," he murmurs. Donnie glares at him.

"Yeah, but less than I would have," Raph answers, shrugging.

"Raph," April says with a glare. "I wasn't gonna!" Raph defends.

"Yeah, right," Donnie replies before they start to spar. Raph grabs the staff from Donnie and breaks in in half with his knee. "Should've dropped the staff?" Donnie asks quietly. "Should've dropped the staff," Raph repeats before hitting Donnie in the head repeatedly with his broken staff.

April giggles and Donnie frowns. "Raph, not cool," he mutters. "Why is everyone getting mad at me?!" Raph exclaims. "Because you're embarrassing him," Amy answers with an eye roll. Casey laughs before realizing something. "Wait, so this was before you met Amy and April?" Casey asks. The four turtles nod.

"Okay, okay. Ow! I'm down," Donnie protests. Raph stands up to face Leo.

"Ooh, snap. Leo and Raph battle!" Mikey says. "Uh, you were there, you knew what happened," Donnie says.

"…Oh."

"Onegai shimasu," Leo says. "Whatever you say," Raph answers before charging at him. Raph beats Leo.

Amy giggles and Leo blushes in embarrassment. "Raph for the win!" Raph exclaims and Leo growls.

"Ya me!" they hear and they turn to see Splinter. They sit down on their knees and Splinter stands behind them. "You all did very well," he tells them. "But I did better," Raph brags, smiling.

They all roll their eyes. "You guys are just jealous," Raph tells them with a smirk.

"This is about self-improvement, Raphael. It is not about winning or losing," Splinter explains. "I know, Sensei. But I won and they lost," Raph answers, putting his hands behind his back.

"Self-conceited much, Raph?" Amy murmurs, crossing her arms. "It's not my fault I'm better than my own brothers," he answers and Splinter gives him a look. "I mean, we're all equally skilled. Shutting up now," Raph says nervously.

Splinter pressure points Raph. "Ah, ah, ah! But what's really important is that we all did our best. Good job, everyone!" he says before falling to the floor. Splinter chuckles.

Everyone laughs. "Oh, yeah, I'm just full of jealously," Amy replies. "You weren't even there!" Raph exclaims, crossing his arms. "I'm glad I wasn't," April murmurs. "It's so weird hearing you say that," Casey replies. Ann chuckles and Raph blushes.

Screen then shows the turtles eating dinner, which is algae and worms. Leo eats his dinner without gagging, Raph drops his worm on his plate, and Donnie looks at his worm in disgust.

"How can you eat that stuff?" Amy asks, glancing at Leo. "That's what we usually ate. We do live in the sewers, after all," Leo answers. "That's so sad…when we get home, you four are getting a home-cooked meal!" Nadia tells them. Their eyes sparkle at the thought.

"There's a little more algae and worms left if anyone wants it. Anybody? Anybody?" Mikey says, holding out the pot.

"No, thanks."

"I'm good."

"All yours."

"Well, I guess no one left room for cake!" Mikey answers, presenting a green cake.

"Why was it green?" Lily whispers to Jamie, who shrugs. "Bleh," Angle says, sticking her tongue out.

"Whoa! It is a cake!" Donnie exclaims.

"Naw, it's fondue," Ann retorts. "Well, we don't usually eat cake," Donnie argues.

"Made of algae and worms," Raph adds. "What's the frosting made out of?" Leo asks. "You don't wanna know," Mikey warns.

"Why? What was it made out of?" Amy asks. Mikey blinks. "Uh…this green stuff I found in the cabinets. I think it was called wasabit or something," Mikey answers. "Mikey?" Amy asks. "Yeah?" he says. "That's wasabi. It's really spicy, so be glad you didn't eat it," she explains. Their eyes widen. "MIKEY!" Leo, Raph, and Donnie shout. "I'm sorry!" Mikey shouts in defense.

"Happy Mutation Day!" Mikey announces. "Happy Mutation Day!" Leo, Raph, and Donnie yell.

"Mutation Day?" Mark asks with a raised eyebrow. "Uh, it's the day we were mutated," Leo explains. "Kinda like a birthday," Amy finishes. "That makes no sense, why not just call it a birthday?" Casey asks. "Because it wasn't the day we were born. We don't even remember that day, so our Mutation Day is our birthday," Donnie answers. "…Oh," Mark says after a few seconds.

"Ah, yes. 15 years ago, our lives changed and we became the unlikeliest of families," Splinter says.

"We?" Amy asks with a raised eyebrow. "Most of us became unlikely," Splinter adds.

"Tell us the story, Master Splinter," Mikey pleads. "Michelangelo, I have already told the story many times," Splinter says.

"But it's a good one!" Mikey argues. "What story?" Angle asks, since she didn't recall hearing it. "The story of when they got mutated," Amy answers in a deadpan voice. This would be the second time she would be hearing it. "What! I wanna hear this now!" Lily exclaims. "That seems interesting," Stanley murmurs. "YAY, we get to hear the story of how they were mutated!" Angle exclaims. "Maybe we will if you shut up," Casey murmurs. Angle glares at him.

"Please! Pleeeease!" Mikey begs before Raph covers his mouth. "Please. It's the only way to shut Mikey up," he says. Splinter sighs. "Very well. Many years ago, while I was still human, I was leaving the pet store with four baby turtles," he starts as the screen shows a box with four baby turtles.

"Aww, you guys look so cute!" Amy exclaims, making all four turtles blush as all their female friends squeal. "So adorable!" April says and Donnie laughs nervously. "So that's what you guys looked like before you were mutated…" Casey murmurs.

"That was us?" Mikey asks, pointing to them. "Yes. Don't interrupt," Splinter scolds.

Everyone laughs, much to Mikey's chagrin.

"I passed a strange man on the street. Something felt off about him. I decided to follow," Splinter's voice says. The man joins two others who looked just like him. Splinter steps on a rat's tail and turn to him. "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 not a place that will be left by you," the man tells him.

Amy gasps, recognizing the voice. "The Kraang," she whispers.

Splinter fights them, causing them to drop a canister of ooze, causing Splinter and the turtles to mutate.

"Whoa…" their friends say in awe.

"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 finishes, holding up the broken canister.

"You guys didn't know it was mutagen at the time?" Amy asks. "No. How could we? All we knew was that it caused us to become…well, us," Donnie explains.

"Mom," Mikey says, hugging the canister.

"You never had a real mother?" Nadia asks. "Nope. Splinter's wife was dead. Not that he's not a good parent," Leo answers and Splinter smiles gratefully.

"So, Sensei, now that we're 15, I think we're finally ready to go up to the surface, don't you?" Leo asks. "Yes," Splinter answers and they cheer happily. "And no," Splinter finishes.

"Oh, man, come on."

"Lame."

"I hate when he does that."

"Okay, what makes you think that was gonna work?" Amy asks, rolling her eyes. "He always does that," Raph mutters.

"You have grown powerful, but you are still young. You lack the maturity to use your skills wisely," Splinter explains. "So Sensei, isn't that just no?" Donnie asks. "Yes and no," Splinter answers.

"Stop saying that, it's frustrating! Couldn't you just have said no?" Amy replies. "Yes…and no," Splinter tells her, making her slap her forehead.

"Wisdom comes from experience. And experiences comes from mistakes," Splinter says. "Aha! So in order for us to gain the wisdom, we have to make the mistakes. So we can go," Donnie inputs.

"Man, you guys really wanted to go," Casey says. "We were desperate, man," Mikey answers. "Yeah, we were always wondering what was up there," Leo points out.

"No," Splinter answers. "And yes?" Donnie asks hopefully. "No!" Splinter shouts.

"Man, I should have known he was gonna say that," Donnie mutters. Amy snorts. "He just wanted to protect you," she explains.

"Oh!" Donnie complains. "Sensei, we know you're trying to protect us, but we can't spend our whole lives hiding down here," Leo argues. Splinter considered for a moment, then noticed the turtles on their knees making puppy eyes.

Everyone laughs except for the turtles, who blush at the memory. "Wow, pulling out all the stops, huh?" Ann asks.

"Mm. You may go tonight," Splinter tells them. Everyone yells in triumph. "High three!" Mikey calls out.

Splinter sighs. "Teenagers," he mutters, making Nadia and Stanley chuckle.

Screen then shows Leo watching Space Heroes. "Mr. Crenshaw, status report!" Captain Ryan orders. "Status? I'll give you the status! We're gonna blow up in two seconds!" Crenshaw answers before he is slapped by Ryan. "Thank you, captain," he replies.

"Oh, I remember this! Amelia used to dress up as Celestial all the time!" Nadia exclaims and everyone laughs except for Leo and Amy. She blushes in embarrassment. "Mooom…" she mutters, covering her face. "What? You looked so cute! And you had a Captain Ryan billboard that you used to kiss all the time!" she replies. Leo's eyes widen. "You had a crush on him?" he asks with a teasing smirk. Amy slides down a bit. "I was five!" she argues.

"Gentlemen, I have a bold and daring plan. My orders must be carried out without question!" Captain Ryan says, Leo mimicking his words. "Aye sir!" Leo exclaims with a smile. "You know this show is stupid, right?" Raph asks as he reads a comic.

"It is not!" Leo argues. Raph rolls his eyes. "Uhuh, sure," he mutters.

"Don't knock it until you try it," Amy tells him. "Ha! Yeah, right," Raph answers.

"Space Heroes is a great show. And Captain Ryan is a great hero. Someday I am gonna be just like him," Leo declares dramatically.

"Gonna is a strong word," Donnie murmurs.

"Well, you do like to hear yourself talk, so you're on your way," Raph says. Mikey and Donnie run up behind him. "It's go time!" Mikey declares. Screen goes to black before they get their weapons ready.

"This is so cool!" Mark exclaims.

"You are going up to a strange and hostile world. You must maintain awareness at all times," Splinter tells the turtles as they stand in front of him. "Aye, Sensei!" they all answer.

"You make it seem like they're in the army," Amy mutters.

"Stay in the shadows," Splinter warns. "Aye, Sensei!" they all say. "Don't talk to strangers," Splinter tells them. "Aye, Sensei!" they answer. "Everyone is a stranger," Splinter tells them. "Aye, Sensei," they say wearily.

"Not everyone," Amy murmurs. "Just get on with it already," Ann complains. "I swear, he's just like my dad," April mutters. Kirby gives her a look. "Not that I'm not grateful!" she exclaims nervously.

"Make sure you go before you leave. The restrooms up there are filthy," Splinter tells them. "Sensei!" they say.

Amy laughs. "He's not wrong," she tells them. "I am just doing what I can, my sons," Splinter says.

"Good luck, my sons," Splinter says after sighing.

"I am so pumped!"

"Surface time!"

"Oh, this is gonna be epic!"

"Look both ways before crossing the street!" Splinter calls out.

"Sensei, we're not babies," Leo whines. Amy giggles with a snort. "Parents," she says before seeing Splinter, Kirby, Nadia, and Stanley glare at her. She laughs sheepishly.

They find a manhole that lead to the surface and Leo's eyes are seen peeking out. Leo pulls off the cover and they all step out to see the city. Graffiti and garbage is everywhere. A hobo who lies on the street farts near them. "It's so beautiful," Mikey says.

"Eww," all the girls say. "A dude just farted on the street, and all you can say is 'it's beautiful?'" Amy asks. "Hey, it was our first time seeing New York, and on Mutation Day, too!" Mikey argues. "Poor man," Nadia mutters.

The turtles look around, fascinated. "The city is just full of possibility. There could be an adventure around this corner, or-or this one, or this one! There's not, but there could be!" Leo exclaims.

"Not at the moment, at least," Amy murmurs. Leo smirks. "Where's your sense of adventure?" he asks, making her blush.

"Look at all the computers! Is that the next generation cadmium processor with quantum encryption?" Donnie says in awe, looking through a window. "I don't know, Donatello. Is it?" Raph says in annoyance. Donnie looks back at the computers. "It is!" he exclaims.

"Where to next, before Donnie goes and steals those computers?" Amy mutters, making everyone laugh. "HEY!" Donnie exclaims.

"Guys, guys! Check this out. A hand made out of light. Now it's an eye made out of light. And the hand again! Now the eye's back! Now the hand!" Mikey says as he looks at a neon sign.

Amy slaps her forehead. "It's a neon sign," Ann answers in a deadpan voice. "Again, first time," Leo argues.

"Come on, genius," Raph says, pulling Mikey away from the sign. "The eye!" Mikey exclaims as the sign goes back to the eye. "So where to next?" Donnie asks before a guy on a motorbike stops in front of them. Raph then makes a scary face, making the guy scream and ride away.

"You were seen?" Splinter demands. "Relax Sensei, even if he told someone, it's unlikely anyone would believe him," Amy defends. The turtles smile at her.

"That was kinda fun," Raph admits with a smile. "We're too exposed out here. Come on," Leo says and they head for the rooftops. Mikey notices the pizza box the guy had dropped.

"And so the pizza comes into play!" Amy exclaims with a smile. "So that's how you found out about pizza," Ann murmurs.

"Pizza," Mikey says on the rooftop. "Should we open it?" Raph asks. "Careful! It could be dangerous," Leo warns.

Mark scoffs. "Pizza? Dangerous? Yeah, okay," he says. "It is…in flavor!" Mikey exclaims, making everyone groan. "What?" he asks.

They open the box and see a circle with what looked like cheese, tomatoes, and pepperoni. "I think it's food," Donnie explains. "It's not like any food I ever saw," Raph comments. "I'll try it," Mikey tells them, picking up a slice. He slowly bites into it and his eyes widen. His brain explodes before stuffing the slice in his mouth. He lets out a burp before looking at his brothers. "Um, yuck. You guys won't like it. I'll take the rest," Mikey explains.

"You liar, we saw it just now!" Raph exclaims. "Greedy," Donnie growls.

"No way!"

"Nuh-uh!"

"Back off!"

The other three turtles stuff the rest of the pizza in their mouths. "I never thought I'd taste anything better than worms and algae, but this is amazing!" Raph exclaims. "I love it up here!" Mikey yells.

Amy giggles at this and Leo smiles at her.

The turtles arrive at the edge at a long line of rooftops. They look at the city, their mask tails flowing in the wind. "All right guys, it's getting late. We should probably head back home," Leo tells his brothers, making them groan. "Lame," Mikey complains and they start to leave. Donnie sees someone and gasps. "Guys! Look at that!" Donnie exclaims, pointing. They look to see April and her dad walking down the street.

"Yay, it's me! …Why am I walking in slow motion?" April says as she sees herself walking in slow motion. Donnie blushes, knowing what was going to happen next.

"She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen," Donnie says, hearts behind him.

April gasps and blushes. "Y-You really think so?" she asks softly. Donnie doesn't answer before nodding. "Aw, that's so sweet!" April exclaims, hugging him. Donnie blushes before flashing a big grin. Amy giggles. "Aww, how cute," she murmurs. Casey growls and clenches his fist. Kirby narrows his eyes at this. He didn't know he felt about his daughter and Donnie together.

Amy and her mother turn the corner in front of the two. "Isn't she the only girl you've ever seen, besides that brunette?" Raph notes. Leo looks down and sees Amy. His heart beats a bit faster and he blushes as she starts to talk with April.

"So that's how you two met?" Ann asks and April nods. "Aww, love at first sight!" Angle exclaims. "It's just like Romeo and Juliet!" Nadia squeals, making Amy and Leo blush a deep red. "I ship it!" April exclaims. Amy glances at him before looking away, blushing.

"My point still stands," Donnie argues. Just then, a van stops in front of the four. A bunch of guys come out and start to kidnap them. "What? What is this? We gotta save them!" Donnie says, but Leo stops him. "Splinter's instructions were very clear. We're supposed to stay away from people…and bathrooms," he points out.

Splinter smiles a bit at this.

"I thought you wanted to be a hero. Since when do heroes ask for permission?" Raph retorts. "They don't, but-" Donnie gives a determined look. "Well, I'm going!" Donnie exclaims, jumping off the roof, Raph and Mikey following them. Leo sighs and follows them.

"What, you didn't want to save us?" Amy retorts. "No, it's just that Splinter told us to stay hidden," Leo explains. "I am proud of your rash decision, Donatello," Splinter replies. Donnie smiles at him. "Thanks Sensei!"

"Help! Help!" Amy and April exclaim. Leo started fighting the kidnappers and one of them grabs Amy. "Let my daughter go!" her mother screams. Leo looks at her before kicking them away. Leo catches Amy and places her behind the van. "Stay here," he tells her. She looks up at him before nodding slowly.

"Aww, he cares about you!" Mikey exclaims, making Amy blush. Leo clears his throat. "Well, yeah, I, uh-" Leo blushes, not even bothering to finish his sentence. "I'm surprised you didn't scream, no offense," Nadia replies. Amy shrugs, not really knowing how to answer that. "Well…something about them just made me want to trust them. I had faith in them. They are my brothers, after all. Well, at the time, they wasn't," she replies, furrowing her eyebrows. The turtles give her a grateful smile.

Amy peeks out from her hiding spot. The turtles started fighting, but they started jabbing their weapons at each other. They hardly managed to hit anyone. Donnie goes after April. He knocked aside the one that was holding her, catching her in his arms. "Gotcha!" he exclaims. April looks up at him and he smiles before she screams. Donnie screams, dropping her.

Amy slaps her forehead. "Real smooth, Donnie," she mutters, shaking her head. Donnie sighs and April looks at him. "I'm sorry, Donnie. It's just…you freaked me out," she explains. Donnie gives her a small smile. "It's okay, I understand. Most people react that way, anyway," he answers. Amy clears her throat and gestures to every human in the room. "Not you guys," he immediately says.

April backs away in fear. "No. Don't worry. We're the good guys. It's okay," Donnie says, holding out his hand. April seemed to have calmed down because she reaches out, but Mikey hits Donnie with his nunchuck.

"Ooh," Everyone except Donnie winces. "Man, why did they have to show that?" Donnie asks, covering his face a bit. "And the moment is over," Amy mutters.

"Whoops! Sorry," Mikey says. Amy was seeing the entire thing and she snickers. A Kraang grabs her and the Kraang place the families in the van. "Huh? They're getting away. They got the girl!" Donnie notices as the van drives away. Leo and Raph give him a look. Donnie clears his throat. "I mean, girls," he answers sheepishly.

Amy crosses her arms and taps her right one, looking at Donnie with a blank look. He chuckles sheepishly. "Sorry sis," he tells her. "So wait, you were watching the whole time and you didn't say anything?" Leo asks, blushing in embarrassment. "Well, in my defense, I didn't know he was there," Amy retorts.

"You just jabbed me with your sword!" Raph shouts, running after the van with Leo. "Well, I didn't know you were gonna land where I was stabbing," Leo retorts as he and Donnie follow. Mikey starts to run after them, but a Kraang stands off the side. "You think you're tough, huh? You think you're tough enough to stand up to my hot nunchuck fury?" Mikey asks, spinning his nunchucks.

"Stop," Amy groans, placing her hand on her forehead. "What? It works!" Mikey answers with a cheeky grin. "In what world?" Ann asks, rolling her eyes. "I think it's cute," Lily says with a smile, making Mikey scratch his neck sheepishly with a blush.

The Kraang grabs Mikey's nunchuck, to his surprise. "Huh? I see. Well, then aah!" Mikey answers, running away. He turns to see the Kraang following him. "Stay back!" he exclaims, hitting the Kraang in the face. The Kraang turns back, half of his face gone, replaced by a robot. "What the-" a brain pops out of the Kraang and runs away. "That is all kinds of wrong," Mikey replies, his eyes widening.

Screen moves to show Leo, Raph, and Donnie walking down the street.

"Hey, guys?" Leo asks and the two turn to him. "What would you think if, say, hypothetically, a human and uh, a mutant, per say, date?" he asks. Raph and Donnie look at each other, grinning. "This is about that brunette, isn't it?" Raph asks.

Amy blushes. "You were talking about me?" she asks, looking up at Leo. Leo blushes and sweats a bit. "I, uh…yes," Leo answers. He personally wished that they didn't show this. Stanley frowns and Nadia gives him a look. "Honey, if he wants to date our daughter, let him," she says. "But-"

"Look at them. Doesn't that remind you of us?" she interrupts as Leo takes Amy's hand, blushing. Amy looks down at their hands before turning back to the screen, her cheeks flushed. Stanley looks at them before sighing. "Fine. But I'm watching him," he answers and Nadia sighs.

Leo chuckles sheepishly. "Maybe…she's cute, right?" he asks.

Amy blushes. "You think I'm cute?" she asks. "Aww!" all the girls exclaim, making Leo blush. "That was private," he says, coughing.

Donnie was about to answer when Mikey runs up to them frantically. "Guys! Guys! You're never gonna believe this! That dude, he-he had…a brain!" Mikey explains. "We all have brains, Mikey," Leo answers. "Not all of us," Donnie adds. "In our chests?" Mikey asks, putting his hands on his plastron. "No, Mikey. Not in our chests," Leo explains. "You're not listening to me!" Mikey exclaims before there's a slap. Leo had just slapped Mikey across the face. Mikey instantly snaps his head back, his arms coming up in a defensive position.

"Did you just slap me?" Mikey asks in a deadpan voice.

"You SLAPPED him?!" Lily exclaims, standing up. Leo gives her a look. "It was the first thing that came on my mind," he answers. "That hurt," Mikey inputs, remembering that day. "Sorry, but I thought you were joking," Leo explains.

"I was calming you down," Leo answers. "Why would that calm me down?!" Mikey exclaims.

Amy tries not to laugh. Splinter gives her a stern look and she clamps her mouth shut. "Just so you know, that doesn't calm anyone down," she whispers to Leo. Leo sighs. "Yeah, I got it," he whispers back. Amy turns back to the screen, her hand still intertwined with Leo's. He looks down and blushes. He looks back at her to see her watching the screen intently. Leo smiles a bit. He would tell her his feelings later.

"I think he's delusional," Donnie explains.

April frowns and flicks Donnie on his ear (I'm assuming he has them, if he can hear…) "Ow!" Donnie exclaims, rubbing his ear. "Be nice, he was actually telling the truth," April tells him. Casey laughs, almost falling off his chair.

"Just-just come here," Mikey tells them, gesturing for them to follow. Leo looks at his brothers and sighs before following him. "I'm telling you. The big guy was a robot and he had a freaky-weird alien brain thing in his chest. You gotta believe me," Mikey explains desperately. "I'm not sure we do," Raph answers. "Oh, yeah? Well, you'll change your tune when you see that he's…" he turns his head towards the alley, only to see the Kraang was gone. "Gone?" Mikey asks.

Screen changes to show the turtles sitting on their knees, their heads hung low as Splinter paces in front of them. "So your inability to work together allowed them all to get away," he scolds.

"Well, maybe if I didn't have to waste time arguing with hero boy, I could've saved them," Raph says, glaring at Leo.

"Uh, he's the one who said you had to stay away from humans," Mark points out. "At first," Leo answers.

"Hey, if you hadn't gotten in my way, I could have done it. And you went flying off on your own. How smart was that?" Leo snaps, glaring at Donnie.

"Because he wanted to save his girlfriend," Mikey teases, making kissy noises. Donnie glares. "Mikey, not in front of April!" he hisses, blushing at the redhead.

"Well, it would have worked out great if somebody hadn't hit me in the head with their nunchucks!" Donnie retorts, glaring at Mikey. Mikey hesitates as everyone looks at him. "Well…none of this would've happened if…" he turns to his left, but nobody was there. "…somebody didn't trust us to go up there in the first place!" Mikey finishes.

Everyone gasps. Mikey blinks back tears. "Sensei, you know I didn't mean it! I was just looking for somebody to blame! I'm sorry!" he exclaims. Splinter gives a small smile. "It is all right, my son," he answers and Mikey gives him a hug.

Splinter stops pacing. "Oh, geez. Sensei, I didn't mean to…"

"No, Michelangelo, you are right," Splinter answers. "I am?" Mikey asks in shock. "He is?" Leo, Raph, and Donnie ask in surprise.

"That's the first time I've ever heard him say that…and I hope it's the last," Mark whispers.

"You were not fully prepared for what was up there. I trained you to fight as individuals, not as a team. And as your teacher, your father, the responsibility for that is mine. Perhaps in another year we can try again," Splinter explains.

"A YEAR?" all of their friends ask in surprise. "Well," Amy replies in a fake hurt voice. "That was in the past, my friends. I apologize," Splinter explains.

"Another year? Ha! Has everybody forgotten that people were kidnapped? They don't have a year! Sensei, we have to do something now!" Donnie argues. Splinter narrows his eyes, but Donnie holds his ground. "You weren't there, Sensei. You didn't see the way that girl looked into my eyes. Same thing with Leo and the other girl. They were scared. And the girl who was looking at me was counting on me, us," he says as his brothers look at him. "To save them!" Donnie finishes.

"You were watching us?" Leo asks, blushing. "Uh, everyone has seen it now," Donnie answers, blinking.

Splinter turns to the small bookshelf, looking at the picture of his family. "Yes," he turns back to them. "You must save them," Splinter finishes. "I agree, Sensei. But in that fight, we weren't exactly a well-oiled machine," Leo answers. "Like that robot with the brain thingy," Mikey inputs. Raph groans. "Give it a rest," he tells him.

Leo, Raph, and Donnie wince. "Sorry for not believing you, Mikey," Donnie says. Mikey blinks before smiling. "It's okay, dudes," he replies.

"Hmm. If you are to fight more efficiently as a unit, you are going to need a leader," Splinter explains. "Can I be the leader?" Leo asks, shooting his hand up in the air.

Amy giggles, covering her mouth, making Leo blush. "Wow, you just straight up ask," Mark mutters.

"Why should you be the leader? I kicked your butt. I should be the leader," Raph says.

Amy scoffs, crossing her arms. "You can't handle the pressure of being the leader," she says. "Oh, and what about you, huh?" Raph asks, glaring. "I'd rather be a member of the team than be a leader. I don't have the skills for it. And besides, I go with the flow," she answers. "You'd rather be a follower than a leader?" Donnie asks. "Yeah, it's just not my thing," she explains, shrugging. "Why? I mean-"

"Raphael. It is her choice. Let her make her own decisions," Splinter scolds. Raph stares at him for a few seconds before turning back to the screen.

"Hai, Sensei."

"Hey, I'm smarter than all you guys put together. It should be me," Donnie argues. "No way! It should be me!" Mikey exclaims. They all blink, staring at him in confusion. But he just smiles at them. "I don't really have a reason. I just think it would be neat," Mikey explains.

"Imagine if Splinter actually did pick him," Donnie says, his eyes widening. Splinter chuckles at this, not even bothering to tell him what he said when Leo had asked.

"This is a difficult decision," Splinter says, heading for his room. "I will meditate on it." He walks into his room and shuts the door. Not even two seconds later, he opens his door and pokes his head out. "It's Leonardo," he answers, and shuts the door.

Everyone blinks, except for the turtles and Splinter. "Well, that was quick," Casey comments, voicing everyone's thoughts.

"No hard feelings, Raph?" Leo asks. Raph lets out an angry growl before standing up and walking away. "Stick it in your shell," he tells him, stomping out of the room.

"Raphael," Splinter warns. Raph sighs. "Sorry, Leo," he mutters. Leo blinks in surprise before grinning.

Screen then turns to the city before zooming in on the turtles standing on a rooftop. "Explain to me one more time what we're doing here," Mikey whispers. His brothers rear their heads back and let out groans. "Mikey, we've been over this. That building has the same logo as the van that was used to kidnap the families," Leo explains.

"And your girlfriend," Raph, Donnie, and Mikey say in a teasing voice. Leo and Amy blush. "S-She's not my girlfriend!" Leo exclaims.

"So, if we wait here long enough, one of the kidnappers will eventually show his face. And when he does, we'll make him tell us where they took them," Leo finishes. "And then we got ourselves a van!" Mikey exclaims, pumping his fist. Leo slaps his forehead. "Just hit the guy I tell you to," Leo says. Mikey gives a thumbs up. "Will do!" he answers.

"Only Mikey," Amy mutters, shaking her head.

"Are you sure this is gonna work?" Raph asks. "Trust me. They'll be here any second," Leo tells him.

Screen then changes to the turtles waiting. Donnie and Mikey sit shell to shell as Leo and Raph stand. "Oh! Okay, I'm thinking of something green. Ga-reen. Ga-reen," Mikey tells Donnie.

Everyone except Mikey snickers. "Really Mikey?" Amy asks, trying to hold back a laugh. "I was just making sure he knew the color!" Mikey exclaims. "I did," Donnie answers in a deadpan voice.

"Is it Raphael again?" Donnie asks in boredom. "Man, you're good at this!" Mikey exclaims. Raph stomps over to Leo. "Give it up already. The guy's not gonna show," Raph tells him. "We have to be patient," Leo says simply. Raph shakes his head. "No, you have to come up with a better plan, 'cause the four of us standing here with our thumbs up our noses…"

"I don't think they'd fit," Mikey points, looking at his thumbs.

"Gross," Amy mutters.

"Is pointless!" Leo grows a smirk on his face. "You sure about that, Raph?" Leo asks. Raph's face fell. "He just showed up, didn't he?" he asks and the van from earlier pulls up besides the building. "I should've complained two hours ago," Raph mumbles in irritation. The car door opens and a man steps out of the van. It was a tall, scrawny-looking guy in jeans and a white tank top.

"Uh, who is that?" April asks, glancing at the turtles. "Uh…Snake. He mutated into a regenerating plant mutant named Snakeweed. He was working for the Kraang," Leo explains. "That is so metal!" Casey exclaims. "So that's what he looked like when he was human," Amy murmurs since she had only seen Snakeweed as a mutant, not a human.

"Gentlemen, I have a bold and daring plan. There's no time for hesitation. My orders must be carried out without question," Leo says, only to find himself standing on the rooftops.

"Oh, God, no," Raph complains with a groan. Leo pouts and Amy giggles. Leo smiles, blushing.

"Guys? Guys, wait up!" Leo calls out and catches up with his brothers. They surround the van slowly. The guy turns and gasps when he sees them. "All right, buddy. We can do this the easy way, or my vote, the hard way," Raph threatens, withdrawing his weapons. His brothers do the same. "Yeah, look at it logically. There are four of us and one of you. What are you gonna do?" Donnie says with a chuckle. The guy stood there for a moment then he drew out a strange gun and fired at them.

Splinter sighs. "Do not underestimate the enemy, my son," he warns. Donnie blushes in embarrassment. "How was I supposed to know he'd have a laser gun?" he mumbles. "Personally, I thought he'd say nothing," Amy inputs.

They all yelp and jump out of the way. They land on a fire escape. "You had to ask!" Raph snaps. The guy grins and jumps into his van, driving away. They jump down the fire escape and land on the ground just as the van turns the corner. "He's getting away again!" Donnie exclaims. "No, he's not," Leo answers. He then climbs up the nearest building to the rooftop, his brothers following close behind. They run across the rooftops and jump across buildings, keeping the van in their sights. Leo throws his shuriken at the tires, making it crash into the side of a building. "Now we're getting somewhere," Leo tells his brothers.

Amy smiles at Leo. "That was some quick-thinking there," she tells him. Leo chuckles awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.

Leo makes weird signals with his hands behind his back. "I. Don't. Know. What. That. Means," Raph hisses, making equally weird gestures with his hands.

Everyone laughs and Raph grumbles, crossing his arms. "Well, how was I supposed to know?" he asks.

"Go around back," Leo whispers. "Why didn't he just say so?" Mikey asks.

Leo slaps his forehead. "I did!" he exclaims.

They surround the van. They move cautiously towards the back of the vehicle, drawing their weapons, ready to fight if necessary. Empty boxes spilled out of the back. Raph reaches up and opens the door that wasn't broken. When he did, a large canister fell, rolled out into the street, and stops directly at Mikey's feet. It was a long, glass, metal canister filled with glowing, green ooze.

"Mom?" Mikey gasps and the screen goes to comic-book style.

"Dang…" Mark says. "More!" Lily exclaims. "There will be more soon, but I think some people need to talk about…personal issues," they hear from Angel. Donnie glances at April and blushes. He whispers in her ear and they walk into another room. Leo looks at Amy, who was talking with her parents. He stands in front of them and clears his throat. "C-Can I speak to your daughter, please?" he asks them. They look at each other before nodding at him with an encouraging smile. Amy sighs and stands up, following Leo into a room. She turns to Leo, who blushes. "So…" he replies.

"So…"