Tales of Dani

Chapter 1: Newtralized

In the rooftops of New York City, Kraang droids dodge out of the way as Raphael and Casey Jones follow close behind them. "Kraang must evade those that pursue Kraang!" one of them shouted while they fired lasers as the red masked turtle jumps into the fire escape the droids are on. "Move it, Casey!" Raphael says while pinning down the droid with a briefcase.

"You think I'm on a midnight stroll?" Casey responds, jumping to the fire escape. However, he ends up grabbing the side of it, making the bolts pull out of the wall. The two teenagers and the droid fall into the alley below. The droid snatches the briefcase and runs off. "They're getting away with the plutonium!" Raphael calls out, "We can't lose them!" he gets up to chase it, only to trip over Casey. "Are you pulling my sai?" he asks, getting back up, "Let's go!" "I think I lost another tooth," Casey mutters while following the turtle.

They run into another alley and notice that the Kraang droids are suddenly destroyed. Raphael asks "Who could've done this?" "And it keeps getting worse," Casey adds, lifting his mask up. "They took the plutonium. What do you think they need it for?" Raphael wasn't sure. "No idea. But whoever it was, they packed some serious firepower. Let's just hope they're on our side."

Without their knowledge, two figures were watching them from the rooftop above. "The red one," the small figure says, "is he the one who -" before she could finish asking her question, the large figure coldly said, "Yes," as he left the scene, the small figure following close behind him.

Much later, Raphael and Casey Jones return to the lair and tell the rest of the Turtles that other vigilantes took down the Kraang and stole the plutonium. Leonardo decides to split the team up; he will take the sewers. Donatello and Michelangelo will go to the rooftops, and Raphael and Casey will stay on the ground level.

While he inspects the sewers, Leonardo sees several Kraang droids that have already been destroyed. 'One of those vigilantes must've been here," he thought. Before he could take a look at how the droids were defeated, he hears lasers firing. Leonardo walks to the source of the noise and is surprised to see what is going on. Kraang droids are firing at a cloaked figure with a tanto blade in her hand. "Kraang must destroy those that attack Kraang!" "Not if I destroy you first!" the figure shouts as she slices one droid down with a grin on her face.

As Leonardo watches her in the shadows, his first thought was Karai, a kunoichi who was raised by his enemy, the Shredder. Just recently, Master Splinter told him and his brothers that she is his lost daughter, Miwa. Are the Foot going after the Kraang again? When the cloaked figure finishes fighting the Kraang droids, she lifts up her hood and Leonardo gets a better look at her. Her brown hair is so short and her eyes are blue like the sea. She wears a black shirt with green lines in her sleeves, blue jeans, and black boots.

The girl didn't notice that a Kraang droid was pointing his gun at her. Before it was able to shoot her, Leonardo jumped and attacked the droid behind her. She turns around and sees the blue masked turtle. "I want you to know that I appreciate your intentions," Leonardo said facing her, "but what you're doing is wrong." The girl laughs and responds, "Nice to meet you too. The name's Dani." "Leonardo," he says. "Why are you after the Kraang?"

"I'm just doing anything I can to make sure those alien scumbags don't invade this city again," Dani replies, "I've recently partnered up with two mutants who know a lot about the Kraang. We plan to wipe them out for good." "Why steal their tech?" Leonardo asks, raising an eyebrow.

Dani responds, holding one vial of plutonium, "Why not? It could be of use to us." Leonardo pulls out his blade and points it to her, "I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dani. Give me the plutonium and let us take care of the Kraang." Dani shakes her head and says, "I'm disinclined to acquiesce to your request." Seeing that the turtle is confused, she adds, "Means no," as pulls out her blade and charges right towards her opponent.