Trust in the Shadows

Never Say Xever: Part 1

{A/N: I'm skipping to 'Never Say Xever' since I don't see Brooke's presence having any significant changes in the other episode}

April's walking along the streets of New York while the guys and I pop in & out of the shadows as we follow her path. April gets tired of this and turns to speak to us.

April: "You guys wanna speed it up a little?"

Donnie pops out from the shadows, evidently ahead of her by a few steps.

Donnie: "Are you saying turtles are slow?"

Raph & Mikey appear a few feet behind her.

Mikey: "That's a hurtful stereotype."

Leo & I appear directly across from where April's standing.

Leo: "Trust us, April. We are better off keeping a low profile. We find people treat us better when they don't know we exist."

April: "Sorry. I'm just so excited to get you out of the sewer for a change."

Raph: "What are you talking about? We go out all the time."

April: "Yeah, but tonight, you're going to do something besides hitting people."

Raph lets out a disappointed groan as he looks to the ground.

Raph: "Aww."

April: "Don't worry. You're all gonna love this noodle place I found."

Me: "And you're sure we'll all be welcome?"

April: "Oh, yeah. Mr. Murakami doesn't care what you look like. In fact, he won't even know what you look like. He's blind."

Mikey: "Awesome."

Raph hits Mikey over the head, causing him to reconsider his previous statement.

Mikey: "I mean, for us. Obviously."

We all turn to walk to the noodle place. A few feet away from our destination, April stops walking. We all hear glass shattering from inside the establishment.

April: "Oh no."

We all rush to follow her before stopping outside the restaurant to look through the window. We see a trio of guys beating up a man that I assume to be Mr. Murakami.

Donnie: "Who are those creeps?"

April dons a look of discontent.

April: "The Purple Dragons. They think they own the streets around here."

The guys & I huddle up outside the door. Leo, Mikey, & I are on the left side of the door, while Donnie & Raph are on the right.

Leo: "So much for not hitting people tonight."

Raph: "Oh well."

We all burst into the restaurant defensively, with me wearing my mask while April stays out of harm's way.

Leo: "All right, let him go. You don't want any trouble."

Raph: "We, on the other hand, do."

Fong: "Whoa, those guys were serious. There really are giant turtles."

Mikey: "You've heard of us?"