Chapter 1

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Randy and Howard walk out of Norrisville High School as the final bell rings. Randy yells, "Finally, the weekend is here!" Howards says, "I know, Cunningham! Plus, this weekend we get Monday and Tuesday off!" Howard then grabs Randy by his shirt and says, "But I do not want you to go ninja and ditch me. Understand?"

Randy says, "I swear, Howard. I will not go ninja anytime during the break." Suddenly, the inside of his backpack glows, signaling the NinjaNomicon. Howard groans, "That happens every time, doesn't it?"

Randy says, "Howard, I'll be right back." He jumps up a tree, sits down on a branch, and opens up the Nomicon, making him fall unconscious. He falls into the book, and lands in a temple where he finds a mural depicting two ninja clans fighting each other.

He reads, "Centuries ago, a war raged between two ninja clans known as the Hamato Clan and the Foot Clan. The Norisu Clan was an ally to the Hamato Clan, until they took the oath to defeat the Sorcerer. Nevertheless, the war raged on for centuries, until the Foot Clan was destroyed 50 years ago. The only surviving member of the family, Oroku Saki, was only a child and was adopted by the Hamato Family. He was raised alongside Hamato Yoshi, the heir to the Hamato Clan. When they both fell in love with a woman named Tang Shen, their rivalry grew bitter. When Shen chose Yoshi, Saki grew jealous of them. His jealously than turned to anger when he learned his true heritage, making him swear vengeance and then he rebuilt the Foot Clan. A year after Yoshi and Shen had a daughter they named Miwa, Oroku Saki came to their home and attacked. The blow that was meant for Yoshi struck Tang Shen instead, killing her. Saki then burnt their home to the ground, while also secretly taking Miwa away, renaming her Karai, and raising her to hate her real father. Saddened over the loss of his family, Yoshi moved to New York to hide from the Foot. After buying four pet turtles, he came in contact with an alien substance that transformed him into a giant rat and turned the pet turtles into mutants. Escaping into the sewers, he renamed himself Splinter and named the four turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo, raising them as his sons. 15 years later, Saki, who renamed himself as the Shredder, learned of Hamato Yoshi's survival, and went to New York to continue the war."

Randy then learns about what happened in New York between the two clans and how it corresponds with the alien problem in New York. He continues, "When Karai rejoined her true clan, and learned the truth of her mother's death, she went back to the Shredder to avenge her mother. Unfortunately, that led to her getting turned into a mutant serpent."

Randy stares at the image of the mutant Miwa and exclaims, "What the juice!?" He continues, "Months later, Shredder captured her and took control of her mind, unwilling to let her return to her true father, and planning on using her to kill her real family."

He then watches how she gets mind controlled and says, "Ohhhh, man! What is wrong with this guy!? That is just shnasty!" The Nomicon says, "A cry for help from the Hamato Clan has been heard, and as an ally of the family, it is imperative that you help them. It is up to you to free Hamato Miwa from Shredder's control and return her to her father, Hamato Yoshi." Randy thinks about it, and realizes he really wants to do this, since he is a firm believer in free will and he finds the thought of a sociopath controlling a girl just wrong.

He says, "I swear Nomicon, I will bring this girl back to her family if it kills me! Just tell me how to get to New York City and I'll do the rest from there!" The Nomicon then shows a portal that leads to New York that lies in the Norisville Sewer.

He then gets pulled out of the book, and finds himself falling from the tree. He groans a little from the fall and looks up to see Howard looking down at him. Howard says, "You better not be thinking about going ninja."

Randy says, "Howard, just this once I need you to let me go ninja."

He says, "Why?"

Randy invites him over to his house and tells Howard about the history of the Hamato and Foot Clans. At the end, Randy says, "Howard, I cannot sleep at night knowing there is a girl who is being forced to kill her own family. I have to help her."

Howard says, "You want to help a girl who you've never even met. Are you sure about this?"

Randy says, "Howard, I've never been sure about anything in my entire life."

He thinks for a moment, and then says, "Fine, just don't take the entire break!"

Randy says, "I promise Howard, I'll only go to New York at night."

Randy waits until 7 pm, and then he goes down into the sewer and finds the portal. He walks through the portal and finds himself in the New York City sewer system. He reaches the surface, climbs to the top of a building and looks over the New York City skyline. He then remembers how a few months ago, everyone saw a news report about aliens attacking the city and turning people into mutants. He remembers how shocked he was at seeing the carnage going through the city and all the mutants he saw on the news. Just a few weeks back, he saw how the city was recovering from the invasion, and now, he realizes how much this clan war between the Hamato and Foot Clan has affected this city and it's inhabitants.

Looking around, he finds the lair of the Foot Clan in the distance and he takes out binoculars and sees Shredder on his throne with the girl standing by his side. Randy looks at the snake girl and whispers, "Don't worry, Miwa. I'll save you."