Trust in the Shadows

The Kraang Conspiracy

Alyssa's POV:

So, April's our friend again, and tonight, we're all running across rooftops, April slightly lagging.

April: *pants* "I never understood how turtles could be so...So fast!"

Mikey: "Come on, April. This is just the warm-up."

April: "The warm-up? For 2 hours?"

Leo: "That's what ninjas do. Training sometimes lasts 4-5 hours at a time."

Me: "Awesome, right?"

April: "Ugh, are you kidding me? I'm gonna puke! What about a real mission?"

Raph: "It took 6-15 years of training before Master Splinter let us go on a 'real mission'. You got a long way to go, sister."

Donnie: "Not that long. A decade or two will fly by like that."

April: "For a turtle."

Donnie: "Maybe we should take her on more missions, Leo. It makes sense."

Mikey: "Yeah! The best training she could have is hanging with the ninjas."

Leo: "Uh-uh. No way. It's too dangerous."

Raph: "What if something happens to her?"

Right then, April gets a migraine from her newly found powers. Oh, yeah, apparently, she's psychic now. 

April: "Guys, I think there's someone watching us. Right over there!"

We follow her gaze as she points to a far-off water tower, spotting a man with a camera watching us.

Turtles & I: "Get him!"

{Time skip}

After a long chase on foot and zip-line, we follow the man to a dark apartment.

Donnie: "It's quiet. Too quiet."

We use a flashlight to look around and find various maps, journals, and photos of us.

Donnie: "It's...us."

Leo: "Not just us. Photos of mutants and Kraang. Lots and lots of Kraang."

April: "So, what's with all the creep-tastic pictures?"

Raph: "Well, I guess we've seen enough here, guys. Let's get out of here."

We pretend to return to the fire escape when the man peaks out from the shadows, and Raph holds him up against the wall with a sai aimed at his neck.

Kurtzman: "Don't hurt me! I'm a friend."

Raph: "Stalker's more like it."

Kurtzman: "After all these months. Finally, face to face with the talking ninja turtles, Alyssa Montes, and April O'Neil herself."

The man comes forward to approach April when Leo steps between them with a hand wrapped around the handle of his katana.

Leo: "You better start talking, pal. What's with the photos? Who are you?"

Kurtzman: "The name's Kurtzman. I was a journalist on the case of the missing scientists last year. And then I discovered something much bigger."