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"In other news, another round of gang violence rocked the city last night, as the notorious Purple Dragon street gang ambushed a caravan of trucks carrying unknown contraband through the city. Though the Dragons seemed to have bit off more than they could chew, as when the authorities reached the scene, many of the Dragons were found knocked out. According to reports from the scene, when the criminals came to, they swore they had been attacked by giant turtles. Here something new every day, eh?"

The bowl fell from April's hand and clattered on to the ground, spilling Lucky Charms and milk all over the tiled kitchen floor. The sound caused Irma to jump out of her seat, nearly knocking the kitchen table over.

[color=ec008c]"What the hell!?"[/color] April's roommate yelled in surprised.

[color=f9ad81]"Sorry,"[/color] the budding journalist shook her head. [color=f9ad81]"Slipped out of my hand. I'll clean it up."[/color]

So there really was a group of giant turtles running around the city. Even more so, they had inserted themselves into whatever gang turf war had erupted in the city in the past months. And from the sounds of things they weren't content in letting it play out around them. They were going to shape it. That meant they were dangerous.

And she was going to be the person to get the first real picture of them.
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Leonardo sat besides his brothers silently as their father paced in front of them, stroking his long beard. Leonardo had told his father everything, as his brothers did. The sequence of events from last night sounded like fiction to him, even now. Both groups of Turtles had found new potential allies in their fight on the surface world, and those would be invaluable in the battles to come. Still, he could feel how uncomfortable both his father and his brothers became when he had told them about Karai.

They were suspicious as he was when she told him what she wanted. But he had felt the sincerity in her. She wasn't a spy for the Hand. She wanted to destroy the Shredder just as he and his family wanted to.

[color=a36209]"The Chaste...,"[/color] Splinter mused after many moments of silence. [color=a36209]"This name is familiar to me. I believe they approached my master Yoshi at some point while we were in New York. But he refused to join them. He did not trust their methods or their leadership. We must be wary of this Karai's offer of friendship. Even those who would help us may have anterior motives of their own. Many blades hang above our head as we seek to cleanse the world of Oroku Saki's taint."[/color]

[color=0054a6]"But, Master,"[/color] Leo began, [color=0054a6]"we need all the help we can get. I saw the Hand's fortress. They have formidable numbers at their disposal. Karai could be of great benefit. You've always said that the more shadows one has to fight, the greater the chance that the shadows prevail."[/color]

[color=ed1c24]"How do you remember *everything* he says?"[/color] Raph muttered under his breath.

[color=92278f]"It's not hard when you pay attention, frankly,"[/color] Donatello mused absent mindedly.

[color=f26522]"What's happening?"[/color] Mikey looked up from the Gameboy he was failing horribly to hide.

[color=a36209]"You speak true, my son,"[/color] Splinter smiled faintly at the eldest Turtle. [color=a36209]"But we should not allow our guard to be slack. We need to be the ones to come away with the helmet. If she truly does want Saki's demise, she will have no problem with us destroying it."[/color]

[color=0054a6]"Understood, master."[/color]
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The alarm droned on as the young man in the bed groped aimlessly for the phone. He eventually slammed into it, accidentally catapulting it off the edge of the TV tray and across his room. It slapped against the wall before clattering to the ground, silently. Normally, someone his age would be worried about the cracks that would run down the face of the phone, but he had used it to break the nose of a Purple Dragon the other day, so he was well past that point.

[color=00746b]"Goddamn my head hurts,"[/color] he groaned as he sat up in bed. One of the Dragons had gotten a punch behind his mask last night. He cursed himself for being sloppy, but he hadn't expected Hun to bring that kind of firepower last night. On top of that, he was a bit distracted by the giant turtles. The world continued to get weirder by the day, but the freaks seemed cool enough. And they were clearly no fans of the Dragons, and that's all that mattered.

He clambered down the stairs to the kitchen of the small house where he found his old friend, Angel Bridge, cooking breakfast.

[color=bc8dbf]"Wow, you look like hell,"[/color] she tossed her short black hair behind her ears. [color=bc8dbf]"Want some bacon?"[/color]

[color=00746b]"Is that even a question?"[/color] he scarfed a few pieces down in a flash.

[color=bc8dbf]"Hun do that?"[/color] she asked as she turned back to the stove.

[color=00746b]"No, didn't get to him. A lot of firepower last night,"[/color] he shook his head.

[color=bc8dbf]"Seems to be more and more of that,"[/color] she mused and took the seat across from him. [color=bc8dbf]"You ever think it's time to hang this crusade up? Leave it to people like Spider-Man with real powers?"[/color]

[color=00746b]"Look what Hun's done to our neighborhood, Ang,"[/color] he shook his head. [color=00746b]"I can't sit by and let it get worse."[/color]

[color=bc8dbf]"And what happens when he decides to stop treating you with kid gloves, Casey?"[/color] she shot back. [color=bc8dbf]"Just because your his son doesn't mean he's going to let you get in his way forever. Give this fight up. Come work with me at the shelter. You can do some real good there."[/color]

[color=00746b]"No can do,"[/color] he refused. [color=00746b]"I'm a fighter. Not a lover."[/color]
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[color=aba000]"What the hell are you doing here?"[/color] Old Hob's eyes, well...eye, narrowed at Leonardo as Pigeon Pete continually announced his own name behind the Turtle. [color=aba000]"I thought I said you weren't allowed here."[/color]

[color=0054a6]"And how many times do I have to remind you that I'm gonna come visit Alopex whether you want me to or not?"[/color] Leo growled back.

[color=aba000]"You got five minutes,"[/color] he grumbled and gave Leo passage.

[color=00aeef]"He's not gonna stop, you know?"[/color] Al chuckled as Leo stepped into the shack. [color=00aeef]"What's up?"[/color]

Leo gave Alopex the rundown, and finished with a question that was half a plead, [color=0054a6]"Will you help us?"[/color]

The arctic fox shifted nervously on her haunches, [color=00aeef]"I...I can't Leo. This isn't my fight. This isn't our fight."[/color]

[color=0054a6]"It is,"[/color] he shook his head and turned to leave. [color=0054a6]"It's your family's fight."[/color]