Whoa, how long has it been since I last updated. Anyway, this is the last chapter before anything goes dark.

P.S Thanks for the reviews :D

Leo crashed onto his bed as the fatigue started to kick in. It was yet another complete mission of attacking a Kraang warship. He had been going around, stealing tech from the Kraang under Shredder's command, all kinds of tech. This time, he had been partnered with Karai. She's actually very good at ninjutsu and really quick on her feet. She likes messing around while on mission but would still manage to find a way out when needed. She's pretty much a trouble magnet.

That's one thing sorted out. Now, he got another one to think about. For one reason or another, Shredder had taken some more interest on the brainy aliens and had some of his ninjas to focus on them rather than on his primary target, the Hamato Clan. Not that he don't like it. This way, his family would be safer.

But…

He can't shake off the feeling that Shredder might be up to something even worse than he could ever imagine. Courtesy of Karai, Leo found out that Shredder is hell bent on revenge against Splinter and that sometimes, that's all that going around his head. She wouldn't tell him why because it was a "family matter". If Shredder wanted his revenge so badly, then why would he distract himself from it? He had him going around, collecting some tech that was quite random, but, what are those for?

'Oh,great. Now my head's too awake for me to sleep.' He thought with a heavy sigh. Looking at the alarm clock, it was actually still early, only 7.35 PM. He thought for a little while. He's too tired to do anything but he's sure he won't be getting any sleep. He looked at one corner of his room. Right where he placed a flat-screen TV he "borrowed". He sighed again. "Ugh, working for Shredder had done some damage to my brain.'

One thing he wouldn't even think of doing was stealing. Now, he had so many missions, most of those are stealing tech and weaponry from both the kraang and the government. He would also take something for himself while at it. It had become a bad habit of taking trophies per difficult missions. The mission of breaking into the government was hard with the tight guard system that allows little to no opening. To go with that, he took a big trophy with him.

It's not actually for some kind of sick desires to remember that he was successful doing it. Rather, it was to remind him that he had done a crime, an un-honorable crime.

At some missions, he had come so close to killing, so close. Sometimes, all he had to do is bring his sword down just for a few inches, but, he couldn't. His dark chi overflow had become more and more frequent because of this. He discovered that if he had decided to kill someone and at the end he didn't, his condition became worse and worse every time.

He decided to sit up and check if there's anything good on TV. He brought it here, would only make sense if he use it. He picked up the remote and turned the TV on. The first channel that popped up is currently airing evening news. Then he remembered that most channels are airing news at this hour. He kept switching without really paying attention.

"…with the government jetpack prototype has been stolen…"

*switch*

"…large numbers of weaponry had vanished…"

*switch*

"…the police forces are still investigating the bank robbery…"

*switch*

"…military test weapon dubbed, "The STEEL" had disappeared without a trace…"

"Ugh." He groans and then face palmed. Four different channels are all showing four different robbery. What are the chances that all four were his doings? 'Well, at least those four are all I had done so far.' He thought then switched the channel again.

"…we have concluded that all four A-class crimes that happened this month are all connected."

"Oh, come on!" He yelled in irritation, almost throwing the remote across his room. But something struck his thoughts. 'Maybe if I watch this, I might be able to see how close the law enforcers are to my tail.' He's a ninja. He had to maintain his secrecy. He needed to know what his flaws are.

"All of those crimes had two same things in common. One, no evidence was left on the crime scene. Two, the criminal, let alone kill, he had never inflicted any serious wound to anyone." Said the man who Leo knows worked as the Chief-of-Police.

"That was interesting…" The female presenter replied with an over-the-top dramatic voice. It was enough to make Leo roll his eyes.

"We're still trying to figure it out, but, there is one reason that we have decided to be the suspect's motive. It also brought another clue to the suspect's identity, albeit a small one." The cop informed. "While this is still purely a speculation, the suspect might be not a criminal at just one month ago." He continued.

"So this "criminal" is not even a criminal to begin with?" The presenter asked.

"Yes, and that takes us to his motive. From the information we gathered from the victims and witnesses, several times the suspect came so close to do the killing blow, luckily, he spared their lives. The reason might be that he was forced to become a criminal…"

Leo then watched until the show was closed at 7.57 PM. His motive was the closest thing the police had gotten, even that wasn't close enough. Leo was NOT being forced to complete Shredder's missions. He had done those because of Tiger Claw. His father is very loyal to the Foot Clan and Leo wanted to make him proud. How else is he going to do that other than completing difficult tasks to help the clan?

Other than that, the police's conclusion had all been far off. For example, his appearance. They speculated that he was a 6'1 to 6'3 tall man who's around his late 20s to early 30s. They are still too far off his tail so he wouldn't need to worry about them.

He let his body fall down to his bed. He still couldn't sleep. 'What's a good show around 8 PM?' He asked himself. A grin formed on his face as he shot back to sitting position. He then switched the TV to the channel he known all too well, hoping that the show was still airing on the same schedule. His eyes became as bright as the sun itself when the title screen showed up on the TV.

"SPACE HEROES"

But then, a few minutes into the show…

"God, how many episodes had I missed?" He yelled. The whole storyline had no sense to him now. Captain Ryan had acquired a new space ship, a whole new crew and a set of new villains. Just as he was bickering about it on himself, his phone rang.

He reached for the phone and answered without looking at who's calling him. "What is it?!" He said roughly, thinking it was just one of his Foot ninja friends.

"Are…you okay, Leo?" April's voice came from the other end of the line.

With the Hamato Clan…

It has been a few days ever since Slash and Rockwell was mind controlled. Donatello and Leatherhead had been working almost nonstop ever since they found out that the Shredder had created a mean of mind control. Now, they are trying to find a countermeasure in case someone else was mind controlled. However, they have reached a dead end.

"These equations made no sense!" Leatherhead said as he smashed his fist to the table. They haven't gotten even close to the cure. "Any luck on your side, Donatello?"

Donnie sighed as he looked away from the microscope. "I'm afraid not, LH." He said softly before he sighed again. "It's like we're missing something important." He continued.

"And until we find out what it is, we wouldn't get any further in this subject." Leatherhead completed. But, there is something that had been messing with his head. "Donatello, if Splinter could use one of his techniques to cure Slash and Rockwell, why are we still looking for the antidote?" He asked.

Splinter had used the Healing Hands to the two mind controlled mutants, which resulted them to vomited the worm out of their system. Raphael killed one of the worms right on sight but Donnie stopped him before he killed the second. They had studied everything they could know about the Brain Worms (A/N: Yes, I changed the name from Mind Worm to Brain Worm), everything but their origins.

Find out where it came from and the antidote is only a few steps away.

"That technique is a very hard one to master, LH. There are only two ninjas who I know were capable of performing it flawlessly. Master Splinter himself and…" He stopped abruptly. He doesn't want to continue. He shook his head before he spoke again. "Anyway, we've tried to master it but none of us managed to do it properly. Master Splinter said it was because of our chi, but, I'm not even sure how." Donnie explained.

"Guys!" April burst inside the lab as Donnie and Leatherhead stared, confused. "Don, LH, I got the things you guys needed." She begins, happily.

"But, April, we didn't ask you anything. Did we?" Donnie asked. He looked at Leatherhead who just shrugged.

"Exactly!" April said with a chuckle as she went through her things in her mailman pack while the mutants in front of her just shared a confused glance with each other. She took out two vials that were shut neatly with plastic cover. Each vials held different contents. One has two purple, glowing pearls and the other held some kind of liquid. She handed the vials over to Donnie.

"April? What are these?"

"Those, genius, are the things the Shredder used to create the brain worm." She explained simply, a big smile still plastered on her face.

"No offense, April. But, how can you be so sure?" Donnie asked, a little bit suspicious. No, more like worried. "How did you get them in the first place?" He asked another question.

"I…uh…a-" April hesitated for a second before she finally answered. "…a friend gave it to me." She said softly. "Well, more like I asked him to get those…" She corrected quickly, slightly blushing. 'A friend.' She thought.

That did not get away unnoticed by Donnie. "A friend?" Donnie asked, menacingly, which surprised both April and Leatherhead. "April, who is this "friend"? If these are the Shredder's, how did he manage to get it for you?" He asked again. He had the feelings of both jealousy and worry.

"Uh…"

"April…." Donnie said with a demanding tone.

April sighed in defeat. "Fine." She responded. She had kept them in the dark for too long. "I…um…actually, I got a friend…did you guys remember the time I said I got ambushed by the kraang?" She asked.

Donnie nodded as confirmation. "Yeah, that time you were going to Murakami's but none of us actually thought that you were still at Murakami's when we searched for you." Donnie recapped shortly.

April crossed her arms. "And did you guys think I could fight off kraang by myself that time?" She asked again. Her question made Donnie widen his eyes in realization. "That's when I met him. I was about to get captured when he showed up out of nowhere and saved me."

"But…" Donnie started. "If he saved your life, why did you never tell us about him before?"

"Well…" She chuckled nervously. "That's the problem. He's not exactly a nice guy." She said before realizing something. "Wait, no, he's a nice guy, but…"

"But?"

"He's not one of the…"good guys", if I explain the things about him." She said.

"Go on." Donnie gestured her to continue.

"He's from the Foot Clan." She said bluntly.

Then, silence flooded the room. Even the silence itself was deafening. That is, until another deafening sound rang though the room, courtesy of Donnie. "WHAT!?" Donnie exploded like a time bomb, taking a few moments before it actually destroy anything.

"Donnie, it's ok. He's ok. He's from the Foot Clan but he's actually a kind person, er…mutant. He's a kind mutant."

Donnie couldn't believe what he was hearing right now. She actually befriended a guy from the Foot Clan, the enemy of Hamato Clan. But, Donnie trusts April's judgment no matter how ridiculous it sounds. So… "Do you trust him?" He asked. April nodded. She trusts that Foot guy and that's enough for him.

Unknown to them, Splinter was listening to their conversation. "It is time...my children should know the truth about their brother."

With Tiger Claw…

Sitting up on his bed, he reviewed all the files he had gotten so far. There is one target for Leo that would be a perfect training for him, and as well might solve his dark chi problems. Not only that, if he managed to eliminate this man, no doubt he would gain the Shredder's trust, something that he would need to survive in the Foot Clan.

Hun, leader of the Purple Dragons. They recently just cut off their connection with the Foot Clan. This is, of course, was considered as treachery by the Shredder and they are now on his top list. The faster he is eliminated, the better it is will be for the Foot Clan. The Shredder had predicted that if they are left without some kind of harsh punishment soon, it might spark even more treachery in and out of the Foot ranks, either it's the foot ninjas, or allies of the Foot Clan. He decided it he would inflict a total chaos.

To kill a dragon, cut off their head.

As far as he knows, Purple Dragon was mostly structured by fear more than anything else, almost like how it is the Foot Clan. The difference is that Foot Clan is far older and larger than the Purple Dragon. A death of the Shredder wouldn't stop them from operating as New York is only a branch of the organization. If Shredder dies, Tiger Claw is the one next in line, after that, Karai and then there's many more to choose from.

The Purple Dragon would be in complete chaos if their leader is eliminated. The Shredder figured it out and was planning to get someone to replace that position to get them back into the Foot ranks, this time, permanently.

Something as important as this should be handled by him alone, but, more than anything, he trusted Leo could do this as well. He's strong, although, he needs a push to do anything.

As he was lost in his thoughts, he was dragged back into the reality by a faint glow from his prized saber blade. Leonardo is not the only one with a prized weapon. His eyes narrowed as he watched glow of black light. After a few seconds, the light fades and then vanished completely, which followed right after by a shadowy figure materializing out of thin air.

It wasn't long until the figure finally takes form. The shadows around it begun to fade and reveals a humanoid dragon.

He's a little taller than Tiger Claw, standing around 7'2. He has black scales covering its body, wings sprouting from his back complete with three fingers that looks like a hand, just like bat's wings are. Even with that, he still got a pair of arms just like a normal human and his hand have five fingers with sharp on each. His pupils are blood red, creating an impression of what a demon would be. He has a pair of golden horns pointing backwards to complete his appearance.

He wore grey pants with a hole for his tail and steel armored battle boots that was made especially to match three clawed toes. He doesn't wear any shirt so his muscular body is exposed. He wore black, metallic shoulder guard along with leather strap crossing his body, creating the letter "X" with a strange insignia in the middle of it. On his back, an oversized sword is hung on his back without a sheath.

Right after he takes form completely, he spoke. "We got a problem."

Unknown city, America …

On an alleyway, two men, one of which is 6'3 tall and the other is around 5'9 standing with 7 unconscious thugs on the hard ground.

The taller man is wearing a simple green hoodie and blue jeans with combat boots. With the minimum illumination of the alleyway, his brown eyes looked as if they were glowing. His blond hair is swept to the right. On his left side, he got a sheath for a saber type weapon with the weapon itself is still being held on his right hand.

On his left, is another man or rather, a teenager standing with his arms crossed on his chest. He wore camouflage jacket with black jeans and black and white sneakers. His eyes are also brown colored. His spiky blond hair was unkempt. Unlike the larger man, the teenager has no visible weapon. Not that he needed it. His knuckles are covered in bandages which made his fighting style obvious.

"These guys never learn, do they?" The smaller one asked. Just from his voice, anyone could tell that he's very confident of himself.

The larger man snorted. "Well, I told you already. I really don't know if these guys are brave, persistent, or just plain dumb." He raised his right hand and rested the dull side of the saber on his shoulder.

Without warning, the blade of the saber started to emit light. The larger man held it in from of him to inspect the blade. His eyes are dead serious while the teenager just looked in both awe and confusion.

When the light stopped, he sheathed the saber back with a sigh escaping his lungs.

"Um, dad, what just happened?"

"A big problem."

Somewhere in Japan…

The samurai rabbit mutant had been doing nothing but train ever since he woke up. For some reason, he felt uneasy, like something bad was going to happen. He just doesn't know what it was, but whatever it is it's going to happen soon.

Holding his katana in a guarding stance, he prepared his attack in front of the training dummy. The straws had golden color thanks to the perfect amount of sunlight. He closed his eyes as he imagined on how he would execute his attack.

Suddenly opening his eyes, he moved his katana with a swift motion from the left to the right, creating a diagonal cut aimed at the dummy's head area. It was followed by another perfect horizontal motion from with the opposite direction of the last attack with only a time gap of a split-second. His second attack hits "chest" part of the training dummy. It didn't over there.

As the second attack finished, he used the momentum to spin around once with his katana still at ready. He made another perfect horizontal slash to its stomach area. He stopped moving with him facing the dummy once more. A soft gust of wind arrives, knocking over the dismembered part of the large straw doll.

He was about to sheath his katana but was stopped halfway by a bright light coming from it. At first, his expression is nothing more than a shock. It quickly turned into a serious frown. He fully sheathed his katana. His phone, which is resting near the window, rang indicating it received a text message. He walked over to the window to pick up his phone to see who sent him the message.

Once he picked his phone, he read the name of the sender. "Tora-sensei. So, it was not a hallucination after all." He mused to himself, clenching his phone tighter.

Back with Leo…

After trying to re-watch the episodes of Space Heroes he had missed, he only managed to watch 5 episodes before he fell asleep. As the room was filled with the quiet sound of the TV and Leo's soft snores, his prized katana begun to emit strange, ominous aura.

Next chapter will mark the start of a new Arc. I tried making a name for it and came up with "Reign of Chaos" Arc. Next Arc will be much more violent than this one, I can assure and just like the name, it will get darker as well. New characters will be introduced, including everybody's favorite rabbit samurai. I changed some of his backstory though. Also, the villain I was planning will be EVIL, like, REALLY EVIL.

There will be two villains, one Official Character and the other is an Original Character. Can you guess which Official Character will be the baddie?

The glowing swords? Oh those... They will be used to represent the Four Fundamentals (Light and Dark, Order and Chaos). Two katanas and two sabers.

Also, Leo will be losing some story focus (I was planning to give more focus on the Hamato Clan).

Anyway...

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