It was officially time; a few moments ago April and I made the decision to head out to TCRI to search for more information based on the Shredder, not forgetting his foot clan ninjas. Baxtor Stockman had created the so-called: the teleportation device. Donatello has yet to figure out the genetics and science behind this mighty powerful force of nature, although, he might have figured out part of where the teleport took Shredder in the first place.

    Casey Jones happened to be searching for the two fugitives called Bepop and Rocksteady. According to the police records, they have a favorite bar- Casey obviously is going to check that out.

    As for April and I, we were getting ready to leave the apartment. The clock had almost reached ten pm, our due time to walk out the door. I finish sliding on my black sweatpants, finishing off with my white converse sneakers. I walk out of my bedroom in search of my apartment keys. Like usall, I allowed April to barrow them, however, she ended up losing them by the next three hours of having them in her presence. I don't know how she does it.

    "You ready, Andie?" I heard April ask from the bathroom.

    "Just about. Hey have you seen my keys?"

    "Ummm, check the drawer in my room, I think that's where I put them."

    I nod and jog into the bedroom and over to the drawer connected to her nightstand. Shockily, the apartment keys were sitting there with the lovely picutre of April and myself hanging as a keychain.

    "Got em', let's go!" I shout as I ran out to the kitchen area where the front door was located. April smiles with a slight nod while slidding on her heeled boots. I eyed her slightly confused on her atire: tight blue skinny jeans, heeled boots, white tank top, and her frequently weared yellow leather jacket. The thing that got me where her heeled boots-- heeled boots on a mission? Come on, April.

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    April and I made it to the TCRI building, though to our surpise the secerity that stalked the premesis was not active. We both gave eachother a curiuous glance as we pushed open the glass doors and walking in without hesitation.

    April and I looked around, she moved over to the monitor areas, which were all wiped clean and the cameras were unactive.

    "They have to be here then, right?" I ask, walking over to her.

    She nods without saying a word, then turns over towards another room. She points over towards the door, indicating that we should enter, and with that, we did.

    We found an elevator on the other side of the room and took it all the way up to the top rooms in the bulding. April and I opened another door once we got to the top room, with entering we saw the two missing criminals, Shredder, Karai, some footclan ninjas, and Baxor Stockman working on a form of purple ooze. I gasped lightly when April pulled me down to the floor, pulling me over to the metal blinds blocking the other room. We open the one, it exosing the whole area. It was practically a science labatory. Strange technology were connected to others, some scanning certain iteams and computers were lined up across a table. This whole area looked like bad news.

    "Hey Rock, check this out!" Bepop said as he pointed Rocksteady to a small lab set up. I turned my focus back over Baxtor who was synthesizing the purple ooze, which were Shredders commands.

    "Beeps, I got to get myself one of these!" Rocksteady exclaimed, "I feel like I'm back in science class!"

    My eyed widen when Baxtor had finished making the purle ooze fill up into darts. I had a gut feeling that Shredder had a plan none of us were up for.

    "Now all we need is test subjects." Baxtor added, which April and I both glanced over to the two cimials playing around with the lab eqipment.

    "Canidates that will easily follow under my cammand. Large in size, low in intilect." Shredder smirked as he shot Bepop and Rocksteady with the two darks that Baxtor just made with the ooze.

    "Oh, that stings! But not in a good way!" Bepop shouted while gripping his neck in pain.

    The two fell to their knees as their body reacted to the unknown substance, though something supernatrul and non-humaine was happeing to these men.

    "What's going on?!" Bepop asked as he was planted to the ground on his knees. Rocksteady stood up, his hair completly gone and his face transforming into some other creature. He slammed into the metal cart carrying some other tools, clutching his head in his (now) large hands.

    "What is happening to us?" Bepop asked, though this time he seemed to begin to enjoy the feelings he was expereincing.

    "I don't know, but this feels great!" Rocksteady yelled, then letting out a loud roar.

    I gasped as they both started turning into a form of animal, letting out loud groans and laughter. My eyed widened when the lights started flickering rapidly due to the damage done caused by Rocksteady. Suddenly, a fire exinguisher bursted through the bottom part of this metal covering, busting right through it. April and I quickly hop to our feet, though moving it right after.

    I crawled through the space, spotting the dart that they pulled out from their neck. I quickly grabbing the dart before tucking myself back through the hole.

    "Computer, scan subjects." Baxtor ordered.

    "Snanning subjects."

    Baxtor's eyes widened as he looked at the computer in pure shock. "Miraculous, inside every gene there is a dormant that assigns us to our animal assenstors. It's as if that purple ooze returned them to their rightful place back into the animal kindom."

    Oh, shit.

    "Rock, you're a rihnosours!" Bepop exclaimed, holding Rocksteady by his shoulders.

    "And you... I don't know what you are!" Rocksteady shouted as laughter rolled off his lips.

    "Alrighlt, lemme look, lemme look... huh, I'm a little piggy!"

    "You're a warthog." Baxtor corrected.

    "Aye Beeps, ever seen a rihno charge?"

    From there, the two goof around, acting as if what happened to them was such a great thing. I couldn't imagin what would happen if I turned into a mutant. I would never be able to see my family, have a normal teenage life like most. I couldn't belive the dangerous they go through, either.

    "Prepare the entire container. The more we create, the more it would be easier to secure the entire portal." Shredder orded, and that's what made April and I a lot more nervous.

    Suddenly, April runs out and grabs the purple ooze. Without hesitation, I get up myself. As she runs past me I push the red button that shut down everything in the two rooms, securing us outside the premesis.

    "O'neil and Rose! Go get that canester!" Shredder shouts, sending Karai and his foot ninjas after us.

    Thankfully we got slid under the closing barrer coming down to block off the rooms, like said before.

    April and I race out of TCRI, our legs taking us quickly across the streets and down the side walk, of course the foot were chacing after us.

    "April, where do we go?!" I shout as we reached a dead end.

    "Just prepare yourself!" She shouts back as she hid the purple ooze behind her leg.

    A few of the ninjas circle us on each side, pulling out their katanas. I hold up my hands, spinning in a quick circle to indicate that I am talking to ever single one of them.

    "You guys really don't want to do this again, right? You know I don't know if it will work out for you guys... you know we... we have the four friends, green... ninjas." I speak, my back now pressed up against Aprils.

    "Just give us the ooze." One ninja spoke.

    Out of no where hockey pucks were shot, knocking out some of the ninjas. However, one grabbed April making her drop the ooze to the ground. I gasped and grabbed a baseball bat and whacked the guy on the back before he grabbed April again. Suddenly, Casey jumped out and started attacking the ninjas, though as soon as the police came up, April and I bolted into another alley way to get away from the ninjas. Our plan had once again failed.

    One ran at us, though before he got to far, Casey knocked him out with another hockey puck. April and I sigh of relief and place our hands on our knees, catching our breath.

    "Thank you, Casey." April smiles as she walks over to him, giving him a tight squeeze.

    "You're very welcome." He chuckled, hugging her back.

    I walked over and pulled Casey into my embrase as well, though someone didn't like that very much.

    "Get away from her!" Raphael shouts as he sai sticks into the lamp pole besides Casey's face.

    "Chill, Raph, we were just hugging." Casey says as aimed his hockey stick at him.

    "Better be all, now you-" He points at me, "would you please come here and give your boyfriend a hug instead?"

    I giggle lightly and walk over to Raphael and wrap my arms around his neck. He pulls me into a tight hug while the others talk. They moved away from us to get information from Casey and April and belive me it felt like just Raphael and I were here alone.

    "Since when did you ask me to be your girlfriend?" I asked as I let go of his grasp.

    He chuckled, "well, you kissed me so from there I assumed we were together."

    "Hmm, guess you're right." I smile as I take his large hands in mine.

    I pulled him over to the group, my fingers interwining in his as we enter in on their conversation.

    "Sorry we are late girls, you want to walk me through what's going on here?" Leonardo asked, looking between April and I.

    "So we went to see Baxtor, but then Shredder was there. He was talking about working on this portal and like to another dimention and he took this purple ooze, injected it into the two criminals that escaped with him-"

    "And turned Bepop into a warthog and Rocksteady into a rhino." I finish for April.

    "Wait, you got eyes on Bepop and Rocksteady?" Casey asks, clearly shocked.

    "Yeah, we found them up in TCRI. They are working for Shredder and Baxtor now."

    Casey sighs and puts his mask back into his bag while Leonardo and Donatello were discussing something amungst themselves.

    "Hey, Friday The Thriteenth, you come with us. There are things we need to discuss." Leonardo said, using his favorite nickname he gave Casey when they first met.

    Casey sighed while nodding his head and followed Leonardo, April, Donatello, and Michelangelo down into the sewers. However, Raphael and I were the only ones standing out there, along... like we usally end up.

    "So, you ready to head down there?" I ask as I shove my hands into the pockets from my sweat pants.

    "No, I don't think so. Not quite."

    "Well, I am hungry so let's go, yes?"

     "Not before I do this,"

     Before I could ask what he meant Raphael bend down and pulls me into a passionate kiss. With the roll of my eyes, I smile into it, feeling my heart pound against my chest.

    However, I pulled away first. "So, can we go get food now?"

    Raphael chuckled and without question, he scooped me up into his grasp. "Whatever ya' wan't, princess."

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