Here's chapter three! Sorry this took so long to put up, I've been working on other stories at the same time.

Disclaimer: I do not own TMNT or any of its characters

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Chapter Three: The Big City

Serena was in awe at the sight of the city. The large skyscrapers reminded her of the palace back home, except the palace was made from polished marble while the skyscrapers were made of steel and concrete. She was riding atop Hisan as she took in the sight of the city, not paying attention to the odd looks and whispers of the people she passed by.

There were also young men who she passed by that would look at her with hunger and desire, but she paid them no mind. She had come here to get away from a perverted pig and many other reasons, she didn't need any problems here as well.

That's when Hisan stopped in the middle of the sidewalk and whinnied loudly "What is it, Hisan?" he whinnied again and craned his head to the right as Serena turned to see where he was looking.

She smiled when she saw that there was a fruit stand that held a variety of apples, bananas, oranges, and pears "Oh, I see. You're hungry, aren't you, big fella?" Serena asked as she patted the side of his neck and he whinnied happily in response "Ok, I'll get you something" Serena then climbed off of Hisan and tied his reins to a nearby fire hydrant before walking over to the stand.

"Excuse me?" She asked the elderly vendor "How much for a bag of apples?"

"Ten bucks, miss" the man answered her as she reached into her satchel.

Serena pulled out a small wallet with a strange-looking circular object attached to it. She opened it and pulled out a twenty-dollar bill as the man filled a bag of apples for her.

"Here you are, sir" she handed him the money while he handed her the apples "Thank you"

"You're welcome, miss," the man said as Serena walked away "Wait, miss! Don't you want your change back?"

"No, you can keep it," Serena told him with a smile.

"Oh, well… thanks, miss. That's awful nice of ya" of the man said with a genuine smile.

"You're very welcome" Serena replied to him as she stood next to Hisan as he eagerly began nipping at the bag of apples.

"Easy there, boy" Serena giggled as she opened the bag and pulled out a large red apple and held it out to Hisan who gratefully took the apple in his mouth and ate it whole. She smiled and patted the side of his neck when she felt someone pulling on her cloak.

"Excuse me, miss?" A young voice asked as Serena looked behind her to see a young girl around seven or eight years old wearing worn-out dirty clothes tugging on her cloak and looking up at her with sad brown eyes "Could you please spare an apple?"

"Of course" Serena answered as she pulled an apple out of the bag "Poor thing, you must be so hungry"

"It's not for me," the little girl said as Serena handed her the apple "It's for my mommy, she's really sick"

Serena watched with a saddened expression as the little girl headed into an ally and stopped near a dumpster where an older woman laid curled up on the ground wrapped in a worn-out blanket and shaking while coughing.

That's when Serena followed her into the ally and knelt in front of her mother who looked to be only a few years older than herself "What's your name, sweetheart?" Serena asked the little girl.

"Annie" the little girl answered.

"What's wrong with your mother, Annie?" Serena asked her.

"Her tummy hurts a lot, she aches all over, she's coughing and sneezing a lot and she's really hot," Annie told her as Serena looked over at the woman. She could see beads of sweat dripping down her forehead and she could hear her teeth chattering from being cold.

"Hm…" Serena thought for a minute trying to figure out what was ailing this woman. Back on Torrestan, Serena had one of the best and most expensive educations. She learned about different illnesses and how to treat them while the medicine has different names than the ones here on Earth, she would know enough which ones are the right ones.

"Sounds like it might be the flu" Serena concluded. She reached into her bag and pulled a small packet of colorful pills. On her homeworld, scientists and doctors have developed a large variety of medicine that could cure and/or treat any sickness or disease. Along with several varieties of cancer that can be treated or cured with their medicine, her people are much more evolved and advanced than humans on Earth. The pills she carried with her are the very same kind of medicine and she's only ever supposed to use for emergencies. Well, this qualifies as an emergency to her.

Serena opened the packet and pulled out two round red and blue pills before handing them to Annie " Take these, Annie. They will help your mother, make sure she takes these"

"Thank you, miss" Annie smiled happily at Serena who returned the smile.

"You are very welcome, Annie," Serena said "Before I go, I need you to promise me something"

"Anything," Annie said with a smile.

"Promise me that you'll take good care of your mother," Serena told her "And promise me that you'll use this to get both you and your mother some proper clothes along with some food and water" she pulled out her wallet and took out eight hundred dollar bills and handed it to Annie.

Annie gasped in amazement as she gratefully took the money from Serena "Thank you so much, miss!" she hugged Serena tightly and she gladly returned the hug.

"You're welcome, sweetheart" Serena said as Annie released her from the hug "You and your mother take care of yourselves now"

"We will, thank you again, Miss," Annie said as Serena stood up.

Serena smiled at Annie one last time before heading out of the ally "Mommy! Look how much the lady gave us! She's so nice!" Annie showed her mother everything Serena gave them and she couldn't stop the smile that formed over her face. Serena has always loved to help others, sometimes when she would go into the market in the village on her homeworld with her grandfather, she would help those in need by giving them food or medicine. She would do the same thing here, do her best to help the people of this city however she can.

She untied Hisan's reins from the fire-hydrant before climbing back on top of him "Let's go, boy" she clicked her tongue a few times and Hisan continued to walk down the sidewalk.

On the rooftops…

"Did you see what that girl did, bros?" Mikey said as he and his brother had watched the entire scene take place "She helped out that woman and her kid"

"That was very kind and considerate of her," Donnie nodded in agreement.

"She's definitely not from around 'ere then" Raph spoke with his arms crossed "Most people in the city would just walk right by 'em without givin' a second glance"

"You have a point there, Raph," Leo said as he stood next to his red-banded brother, "I think we should keep an eye on her"

"Why's that, fearless?" Raph asked his older brother.

"Well, like you said Raph, she's not from around here and she could easily be taken advantage of or get in some serious trouble with the wrong people"

"That's a good idea, Leo," Donnie said, "Come on guys, we'll keep an eye on her for a while before heading back home." The four turtle brothers then began to watch Serena from the rooftops as she continued to make her way down the busy street with Hisan.

One hour later…

It's been over an hour since Serena has arrived on Earth and has been wandering around the city taking in the sights and also trying to locate her grandfather's friend, Hamato Splinter, but has had no luck.

Serena and Hisan had entered Central park and stopped in front of the pond. Serena sighed as she climbed off of Hisan, who was taking a drink of water from the pond.

"I don't know, Hisan" Serena said as she pulled the hood from her cloak down "We've been looking for over an hour and we still haven't found grandfather's friend. Gods, I don't even know what he looks like, how am I supposed to find him?" Serena said as she gently patted Hisan's neck.

"Well, I know what we found" a voice from behind Serena had startled her as she turned around to see four men in their early twenties sporting the Purple Dragons tattoo "A pretty little lady who's lost her way"

Serena eyed the men suspiciously, they had several piercings along with ripped clothing. She could smell the distinct scent of alcohol and cigarette smoke on them, she could tell that they are not people to be trusted.

"Are you lost sweet cheeks?" the one with spiky red hair asked with a chuckle as he approached her "Maybe we can help ya"

"No thank you" Serena narrowed her eyes at him "I don't associate with Neanderthals"

"Oh! She got a smart mouth on her boys" the one in front of her laughed while the others joined in "I like that in a woman" he inched closer towards her as Serena took a step back.

Feeling someone behind him, Hisan lifted his back leg up and kicked the thug square in his abdomen causing him to double over and groan as he held his stomach.

"Good boy, Hisan" Serena praised patting the side of his neck.

"You think you're really funny, bitch?" he groaned as he stood up "We'll see how funny ya are after we're done with ya"

Serena removed her cloak and let it drop to the ground as she took a stance, planting her feet firmly on the ground while holding her hands up in front of her defensively.

"Not only do we get a prize, but a challenge, too" the red-head spoke with a dark chuckle.

Serena narrowed her eyes at him as he took a step towards her. He threw a punch at her, but Serena dodged it easily while stepping to the side and grabbing his arm before tossing him into the pond. The sudden splash startled Hisan who whinnied loudly as he lifted his head up and took a step back from the pond.

The other three Purple Dragons stood there in shock seeing Serena easily took out Spike. Two-Tonne then growled and charged towards her but she leapt out of the way as he skidded to a stop. She easily lands on his shoulder before jumping down onto the ground behind him and getting to her feet as she did a roundhouse kick to his back, sending him into the pond as well.

Sunny and Mohawk stood there in disbelief before they both charged towards her. Mohawk came at her first, but ducked and rolled out of the way before doing a front snap kick to his chest as he hit the ground. Sunny then came at her with a pipe in his hand and swung it at Serena's head, but she dodged it easily. He took a few more swings at her, but she continued to dodge his attacks. Serena then did a sweep of her leg and knocked him to the ground.

Serena stood proudly over her would-be assailants, panting but had a satisfied smile on her face. This was the first time she was ever able to use fighting outside of sparring with her grandfather and three of her actual real friends.

Hisan then walked over to her and placed his head on her shoulder whinnied quietly "Not bad, huh, big fella?" Serena asked as she gently petted the side of Hisan's face.

Unknown to her four shadows had watched the entire fight from the bushes and they were impressed with what they saw.

"Wow, she's good" Donnie said with a smile on his face "I like her"

"Same" Raph agreed with a smirk on her face "That chick can kick ass"

"Not only that, but she's pretty cute" Mikey said with a smile plastered on his face "Don't cha think, Leo? Leo?" Mikey looked over at his older brother to see him staring intensely at Serena.

Leo was impressed with her skills, she's clearly a skilled fighter, but he had agreed with his little brother about her appearance. She was beautiful, the moonlight shining on her gave her an enchanting look, creating a halo around her. Like an angel.

"Yeah… she is" Leo answered, still staring at her until the sound of groaning caught his attention and he saw that Mohawk had gotten along with Spike and Two Tonne who climbed out of the pond.

"You little bitch!" Spike yelled, causing Serena to turn around, only to get a baseball bat to the face, knocking her down and out. Hisan whinnied loudly and reared up at the Purple Dragons, wanting to protect his companion.

"Aw, shut it you, flea bag!" Spike shouted as he whacked Hisan with his baseball bat in the side, causing Hisan to stumble back as the thugs stood over Serena's unconscious form.

"Come on, guys" Leo said pulling out his Katanas "We gotta help her"

His brothers nodded in agreement as they pulled their weapons out and jumped out from the bushes, catching the attention of the Purple Dragons.

"Didn't ya mama ever tell ya how to treat a lady, punks?" Raph asked, gripping his sais tightly.

"It's those freaks again!" Mohawk shouted "Let's get outta here!"

The street thugs ran off like cowards as the turtles laughed "That's right! Ya better run!"

The sound of a low nickering caused Leo to turn around to see Hisan standing over Serena and rubbing his nose against her face, trying to wake her up. Leo then put his Katanas away, walked over to Serena and knelt next to her, but Hisan took a step towards him and whinnied defensively at him while snorting.

"Easy, big fella" Leo said softly putting his hand up as his brothers stood him "It's ok, we're not going to hurt her. We just wanna help"

Hisan stood his ground, staring intensely at the turtle, but the calmness and softness of his voice reassured Hisan that they meant no harm to him or Serena. He calmed down and took a step back as he knickered quietly.

Leo smiled as he looked down at Serena "Donnie?" Leo called to his young brother who was already at his brother's side. He knelt down next to Leo and pressed his hand to the back of her head before pulling back when he felt something warm and wet touch his fingers.

"She's bleeding" Donnie said looking at the blood coating his fingers "I left my med-kit at the lair"

"Then that's where we're bringing her" Leo said as he gently picked Serena up bridal style and stood up.

"Are you sure Leo?" Mikey asked his older brother "What about Master Splinter? He's not gonna like this"

"I'll handle Master Splinter, Mikey" Leo said turning to his brothers "Right now, let's get to the lair before we're spotted"

"Luckily, I brought the remote for the Battle Shell," Donnie said as he pulled the small remote out of his belt and pressed the start button.

A few minutes later, the large metal truck pulled up in front of them and the back doors opened. Leo climbed inside with Serena in his arms as Raph and Mikey were trying to get Hisan inside. Hisan was nervous at the sight of the large vehicle, even back on Torrestan he's never liked loud or large machinery. They always scared him and made him nervous, but he reluctantly allowed Raph and Mikey to guide him inside the truck, knowing that Serena was in there. Donnie then climbed into the driver's seat and hit the gas.

As Leo laid Serena gently on the ground he couldn't help but stare at her. She was even more beautiful up close, she was practically sparkling in his opinion. He then brushed a strand of her raven black hair out of her face and gently tucked it behind her ear.

'Who is she? And where did she come from?' Leo thought to himself.

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