Trust in the Shadows

Karai's Vendetta: Part 1

{A/N: I'm skipping over 'Enemy of My Enemy' since I don't see Alyssa's presence having any significant changes}

Alyssa's POV:

April's practicing basic self-defense moves against me while the guys are each in a one-on-one training session. Splinter walks over to us and directs our heads forward to watch Mikey take Raph down.

Mikey: "Booyakasha! You got faced! Thought you had me, but I played you like a trombone."

Mikey turns his back briefly, and Raph rises to put him in a chokehold.

Mikey: "Put me down! Enough! Uncle!"

Raph: "I don't see you tapping out."

Mikey: "I can't move my arms."

Raph: "Then, tap your horrible, disgusting middle toe."

Mikey does so, and Raph releases him.

Mikey: "Don't worry, Stubby. You're not as horrible as he says."

Splinter: "Michelangelo, why did you give up so easily?"

Mikey: "There was nothing I could do."

Splinter (Translation): "There is always something you can do. Observe. Raphael, kannuki jime." (Grab me from behind.)

Raph grabs Splinter from behind and tries to lift him off the ground.

Splinter: "The key is to unbalance your opponent."

Mikey: "But how?"

Splinter: "However you can. For example-"

Splinter turns his head to lick the side of Raph's. He lets go, and Splinter whacks him to the ground with his tail.

Splinter: *chuckles* "See? There's always a way. Blech.-*to Raph*-And you need to take a bath."

{Time skip}

Raph's on the living room couch feeding Spike while Leo, Mikey, and I sit on the ground watching Space Heroes. That's when Donnie steps out of the lab with an announcement.

Donnie: "Hey, guys. Guess what April and I have been up to. That's right! Analyzing sewage."

Raph: "Who says you don't know how to show a girl a good time?"

We walk into the lab as Donnie carries a beaker full of green liquid.

Donnie: "April & I were going through some files on the Kraang storage device. We found out that they're using a special process to change Earth's water into Kraang water."

April: "They've already started the process. We found a low concentration of Kraang chemicals in the sewage."

Me: "And I take it that's a bad thing."

Donnie: "Watch what happens when I dip this slice of Mikey's shrimp and sardine pizza into pure Kraang water."

Donnie dips the slice into the water, and it disintegrates within seconds.

Mikey: "How do you sleep at night?"

Donnie: "Presently, there's only a tiny bit in the water supply, but the concentration is increasing, which means-"