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wanted to say?”

    April threw open the doors to the hockey rink, her mind reeling. Was Casey okay? Was he hurt?
    To her surprise, he was just fine. In fact, he seemed to be having the time of his life, finishing off a Footbot with his stick.
    â€œ
That
is how you play hockey!” Casey said, standing victorious over a pile of Footbots.
    â€œCasey! Are you okay?” April cried, running out onto the ice without any skates, slipping and sliding.
    â€œOf course I am,” he said, catching her in his arms. “Steady there, Red.”
    He held her close, her heart beating fast. They smiled, staring into each other’s eyes. In that moment neither of them had to say a word. They both felt it—they were going to be more than just study partners.
    Casey had never seen April so happy.
    And neither had Donnie.
    He was secretly watching them from the stands. Even though he had April back, her heart belonged to someone else.

The next day, April made her way below the surface. It had been months since she visited the Turtles’ lair. In a way, it felt like she was returning home. She got butterflies in her stomach when she glimpsed them in their natural habitat again: four mutant brothers gathered around the TV, watching some weird anime show together.
    Like a family.
    Her
family.
    â€œHey, guys,” she said, surprising them.
    One by one, the Turtles looked up from the TV set. They were all smiles.
    â€œApril!”
    â€œYou’re back!”
    â€œWhat’s up?”
    Even Master Splinter broke meditation to come out and welcome her back to the
dojo
after a long time away. “It is very good to see you, April.”
    â€œI missed you, Master Splinter. I hope we can start training again soon.”
    â€œOf course,” Splinter replied. “Whenever you wish.”
    She respectfully bowed to her former sensei before turning back to the Turtles. She paused, shifting uneasily. “I never got a chance to tell you guys that I’m sorry … for everything.”
    â€œ
You’re
sorry?” Leo replied, remembering the events of that fateful night.
    The mutagen.
    The accident.
    Her father.
    â€œBut
we
were the ones who screwed up,” Leo continued apologetically.
    â€œIt was an accident,” April said, speaking from the heart. “And more importantly, you’re my friends. I don’t ever want to hold a grudge again.”
    â€œYou’re the best, April!” Mikey said, offering her a slice of pizza. “To mark this day, I offer you … the Slice of Eternal Reunion.”
    April looked the slice up and down. What had once been a scrumptious slice of cheese pizza had become a science project. “It has lint and dead bugs all over it.”
    â€œI know. I just found it under my bed,” Mikey explained, cradling it like some priceless relic.
    â€œIt’s … eternal.”
    Realizing April wasn’t going to touch the slice, Mikey decided to honor it the best way he knew how: by scarfing it down in one bite!
    April stepped around the others and walked up to Donnie. The closer she got, the faster his heart beat. She locked eyes with him. “Thanks for always being there … even when I didn’t want you to be.”
    She threw her arms around him.
    And as if the moment couldn’t get any better, April gave Donnie a tiny kiss on the cheek.

    Donnie felt a rush unlike any he’d ever felt before. Forget defeating Shredder and the Technodrome. Today was now officially the best day of his life. He stared at her with hearts in his eyes and only one thought on his mind:
I love being a Turtle!

    Mutant monsters and robot ninjas are takin’ over my city.
    How long before those freaks hurt somebody close to me?
    Like my dad.
    Or my little sister.
    Or April.
    I’m not waitin’ around to find out.
    All my life I’ve known that I’m meant for something greater.
    This is my calling.
    My destiny.
    A true warrior has