Hello everyone! Welcome to the sequel to The Other Kunoichi. This picks up right where the original story left off, with Lilliana...well, you know. Anyway, this chapter might be a little short for some of you, simply because I want to get somewhat of a foundation before I start to write for real. So I hope you like this chapter.

(Liana's P.O.V)

Blackness.

That was all my eyes could see as I could feel my body changing. Slowly losing it's human qualities and being replaced by whatever monstrosity I was turning into. I felt my skin lose its softness and be replaced by a skin that was smooth and cool. I felt my hands and feet morph, my ring and little fingers and toes vanishing. The previously defined features of my face became flat and reshaped. And worst of all I felt the dirty blonde hair that was on top of my head, my proudest quality next to my eyes, become detached as it drifted away into the ooze. I didn't care what happened next. I didn't even care whether or not I suffocated and lost consciousness. All that mattered was that I was no longer human, no longer civilized, and no longer normal.

I let my body become limp as I floated in that green liquid entrapment. Tears threatened to well up in my eyes but not being able to be set free. However, it became obvious that the universe wasn't done with me yet as I felt something thin with a hook wrap around my waist. I was yanked out of the tank as I felt the oxygen moving into the changed lungs I now possessed. I opened my eyes and found myself met with loving blue ones. I was secure in Leonardo's arms, happy to know that he had not yet been injured in the ongoing fight against the Shredder. "Leo?" I whispered, hoping that it was really him. He sighed with relief and set me on my feet, taking in my new appearance, as did I.

It was safe to say that I was shocked. My skin, once a pale peach, was now a smooth green, my fingers and toes had been reduced to three, my head, where my hair once was was now a round, smooth dome. My beautiful clothes had dissolved as well, leaving me with a thick plating across my chest and stomach. I didn't even need to check the weight on my back to know what I had a turned into. "Liana," Leo whispered. I looked up into his eyes, which held both shock, and slight happiness. "You're...a..."

"Turtle." All it took was one look at my back, where I didn't see skin, but a big brown shell, where my swords were still dutifully strapped. I looked back to Leo with a slight smile. I saw the positive in his eyes. Now that I was a turtle, we could actually be together. "But that aside, are you alright?" Leo asked me, touching my face. "Can you fight?"

"Yes, I think so," I replied, stretching myself out.

"Good," Leo said, jumping to the battle below. I dropped down after him, being met with stares from the other turtles.

"Liana, you're a..." Raphael started.

"Yeah, I know," I interrupted. "But that's not important. Right now, we need to find a way out of here."

"Miwa and I found an exit that way," Master Splinter said, having knocked down some beams and creating a wall in between us and Shredder's forces, who was now trying to break through. We all started running towards the door, but Karai stayed behind. I noticed she had a match in her hand.

"Karai!" I shouted. "What are you doing?"

"I'm ending this," she replied before striking the match against the metal of her uniform. She threw the match onto the wooden beams, igniting it into flames. Then she pulled a bomb from her boot and threw it into the inferno. "Run!" she shouted, grabbing my hand and leading me out to the roof, where the others were waiting.

"Jump!" I cried, my shell slowing my momentum. We all jumped onto the roof just as the building blew up, consumed in flames. We all gasped for breath as we watched.

"That was way too close for my liking," Donatello breathed.

"Me too," I agreed, looking at Karai. "We are not doing that again."

"Yes," Splinter said quietly. "Now we must make haste my children. To the lair, quickly!" We all nodded and proceeded to run back the way we came. Just then it sunk in how lucky we were to all escape with our lives. I was slowed down by my new shell. Leo sensed this, and he backtracked to grab my hand.

"I've got you," he said. I smiled at him, telling him thank you. I saw Splinter smiling at us as Leo helped me get the hang of running in my new form.

It actually took less time than I expected to get back to the lair, where April and Casey greeted us all with hugs. Once we were safe, taking a breath of relief never felt so good. "I fear..." Splinter said, breaking the silence. "that the Shredder will stop at nothing to have you girls, especially with your powers, Lilliana. I think that you will have to assume new identities."

"Meaning?" I asked.

"You need a mutant name, dude," Michelangelo said. "And lucky for you, I am awesome at naming stuff."

"I'll stick with Miwa, thanks," Karai said with a gentle smile.

"What about you, Li?" Mikey asked.

"I don't know," I answered. "You decide, Mikey."

"Oh, this should be good," Raph snickered with Casey, earning a smack from Splinter and a glare from April.

"Sweet!" Mikey said. He looked me over as if he was studying me. "Hmmm...I've got it!" I jumped at his suddenness. "There's this sculpture I saw online once that was supposed to be the most beautiful girl the world had seen. How about...Venus de Milo?"

"Venus de Milo," I repeated. "I like it."

"A beautiful name," Splinter said. "It suits you Lilliana. I mean, Venus."

"I love it," Leo said, grabbing my hand and kissing my cheek. The others agreed and I smiled, looking at my family. We would win this fight. We would be free. Doing it together.

Sorry if this is short guys. I just really wanted a nice, simple prologue. I will also now be referring to Liana and Karai as Venus and Miwa, even though you can tell which is which. So thanks for reading and I hope that you'll stick around for the next chapter.

XOXO -Blue