A/N: Ahh, I've finally gotten part one finished. I became into the Charmkins movie after watching it on a website, and my favorite character out of all of them is Dragonweed. He's funny and I love his voice & appearance. Call me crazy, but I see some good in him & his cronies. Please, I would like polite constructive critique & serious reviews, okey-dokey? Also, if you wish to bug me about a dumb rule, do so through e-mail or private message, not in the reviews. Got it?
Disclaimer: I don't own Charmkins, TMNT, MLP or the guards (whom are the same ones from "Rescue at Midnight Castle"), I do own the Fellowship, Kenji, Arco & Brogan. There are references to a TMNT ep. "Michelangelo Meets Bugman", the Gummi Bears ep. "The Oracle", the DuckTales ep. "Sir Gyro de Gearloose" also a tribute to "The Wizard of Oz" inspired by the Duck Dodgers ep. "The Fudd" and the Emperor's New Groove. The song featured is from the Charmkins movie. Well, enough of this crap, enjoy!
Heart of Stone
part 1
Cast of Characters: TMNT, Mutant Fellowship, Little Ponies, Bushwoolies, Spike the Dragon, Kenji, Arco, Brogan.
Guest Stars: Dragonweed, Bramble Brothers, Skunkweed, Thorny, Briar Patch, guards, Brown-Eyed Susan, Willy Winkle, Tulip, Crocus, Poppy.
Locations: Thistledown, Dream Valley, Paradise Estate, Posey's garden, Baby Bonnet School of Dance, Nightmare Tower.
Today starts out like any other day in Dream Valley, the Little Ponies, TMNT & Mutant Fellowship (including me) are minding their own business, while Baby Half-Note practices her dancing at the Baby Bonnet School of Dance.
Baby Half-Note: (Humming)
Meanwhile, by the river is me, Luna, Michelangelo and Posey. I'm grooming myself in front of my reflection, Luna is napping in the shallow water, Mikey's reading a comic and Posey is doodling in the water, until…
Voices: (Various cries for help)
Stella: (Meows) You guys hear something?
Luna: I sure did.
Posey: Not sure.
Voice: Help!
Michelangelo: I did now. Look!
That's when we see troll-like creatures being swept by the river. Apparently too tired to swim to shore.
Michelangelo: Hang on, dudes! Help is on the way! C'mon, Luna!
He & Luna swim after them and succeed. Luna & I drag each to shore just when they pass out.
Posey: Hey, I've seen guys like these. The Weeds from a place called Thistledown.
Luna: They sound like someone you'd dislike.
Posey: They're nasty & mean and they bother folks called the Charmkins in Charmworld. We should've let them drown.
Michelangelo: Hey, if we did, we'd be no better than our own enemies like Shred-Head.
Stella: He's right, ninjas like us without honor would just not be a ninja at all.
Most of the Weed start coming around, except the thin one in the mangy top hat & eye-patch.
Orange one: (Coughs, groans)
Stella: Welcome back to the land of the living.
Luna: Who the shell are you guys?
Orange one: My name is Dragonweed, they're Briar Patch, Thorny, the Bramble Brothers and Skunkweed.
Thorny: Posey?
Posey: Glad you remembered.
Skunkweed: Hey, Briar Patch isn't waking up.
The one called Briar Patch isn't coming around as quickly, Mikey puts his ear against Briar's chest to make sure.
(Heartbeat)
Michelangelo: He's still alive.
Stella: But…
I get on him and jump once or twice 'til he came around.
Briar Patch: (Coughs, spits)
Stella: Always gets Mikey up in the morning.
Briar Patch: (Groans)
Michelangelo: I think you dudes should rest a while.
Dragonweed: I don't need to rest. I just want to get back to Thistledown.
Thorny: Gee, you saved us.
Skunkweed: No one's ever done something like that to us.
Posey: Maybe 'cause you haven't been too nice.
Blue Bramble: There's one reason.
Stella: If we let you drown, we'd be no better than our own enemies. And ninjas without honor are just not ninjas.
Michelangelo: Yeah, what she said.
Dragonweed staggers to his feet.
Dragonweed: I thank you greatly for saving my life, for that, I owe you my debt. Now, we must be off back to Thistledown.
Luna: Later dudes.
Stella: Take care.
The Weeds stagger upstream back to Thistledown. Soon, back at Paradise Estate, I'm sitting on Leonardo on the sofa as he strokes me.
Leonardo: So, you, Posey, Mikey & Luna saved a group of weird-looking guys from drowning.
Stella: Yeah. Master Splinter is always telling us to help others, no matter who they are.
Leonardo: True.
Stella: And if we let them drown, we'd be no better than the Shredder, Kenji or the Witches from the Volcano of Gloom.
Leonardo: Yeah. A ninja without honor is just not a ninja. I'm proud of what you did.
Stella: Thanks, Leo.
Meanwhile, in Nightmare Tower where the evil centaur, Kenji lives, his bumbling Bunyip lackeys, Arco & Brogan bring in a couple platters of éclairs into a room where the guards (whom are like those Tirek had) are sitting at a table.
Guards: Ooh.
That's when Kenji comes in and sits at the head.
Kenji: Ahh…
Once Arco & Brogan put the platters down, the guards immediately start eating the éclairs.
Kenji: Hold it! Those are for after the meeting. Put them back.
Zombies: Aww…
They reluctantly put them back, Kenji reaches in his pocket and finds something missing.
Kenji: Wait! I lost my lucky weasel's foot! Everyone on each other's shoulders to break the curse!
The guards get on each other's shoulder's like totem polls. A second later does Kenji find his lucky weasel's foot.
Kenji: Ahh, here it is! Can't have a strategy meeting without this. O.K., back to the table.
The guards get back to the table.
Kenji: Now, I only one question to ask. Why isn't Ponyland destroyed!? More than once, I've been defeated by those miserable Ponies and those infernal Turtles. You, I want answers!
Guard: Uh, answer. I know!
Everyone turns to him, he takes out a potion bottle with dark purple muck.
Kenji: What is that?
Guard: It's a potion I bought from a magician, mix it with a few other things and you get the rare illness called "Lapiderdenuit".
Arco: I've heard of that, Master, it turns its victims to stone once the sunsets after they get it.
Kenji: (Chuckles evilly) Perfect. Now, I just need some more things for it then spread it on Ponyland.
He leaves, once he's gone, the guards start to eat the rest of the éclairs. Meanwhile, Posey is in her garden when she sees some old friends of hers; the Charmkins; 3 youngsters whom live in the beautiful village Charmworld also their parrot Crocus & cat Poppy.
Posey: Hey!
Brown-Eyed Susan: Posey, how've you been?
Posey: I can't complain.
Michelangelo & Ida, whom are helping her, see them and they see the 2 mutants.
Willy Winkle: Hey, who're they?
Posey: Oh, Charmkins, meet two of my good friends, Michelangelo & Ida.
Michelangelo: That's me, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, extraordinaire.
Ida: And I'm one of the Fellowship of Mutants. Posey's told us about you.
Brown-Eyed Susan: Oh, how nice.
Tulip: Posey.
Michelangelo: Oh by the way, we met those Weed dudes.
Brown-Eyed Susan: The Weeds, like Dragonweed & his boys?
Michelangelo: Yeah, they would've drowned.
Willy Winkle: But they're the bad guys, they kidnapped Lady Slipper and tried to force her to dance for them & them alone.
Ida: Never underestimate an act of kindness, even towards an enemy.
Michelangelo: Plus, if me & the others did let them drown, we would've been no better than the Weeds were or our own enemies.
Brown-Eyed Susan: He's right.
Posey: Well, how's everything been in Charmworld?
Brown-Eyed Susan: Oh, everything's been all right in Charmworld.
Ida: Sounds good.
They continue on in Posey's garden. Meanwhile, Luna, Dotty, Phoebe, Lucky & I are playing Polo with some Bushwoolies on our backs.
Bushwoolies: (Chatter)
Until Luna's unintentionally hits the ball too hard and it ends up in Thistledown.
Bushwoolie: Oops, I'm sorry.
Stella: That's all right. We'll just go in and get it.
Dotty: Yup.
Bushwoolies: (Agreeing at once)
Lucky: Wait, there's a sign. "Welcome to Thistledown".
Stella: I think this is where those Weed guys live.
Lucky: I'm not going in that creepy old place. No way.
Stella: All right, Lucky, you can stay here & wait for us.
Lucky: Deal.
The light green Bushwoolie on his back jumps off and follows me, Dotty, Luna, Phoebe & the Bushwoolies into Thistledown as Lucky stays there. A moment of searching and Dotty's nose finds our ball.
Dotty: Found it.
Luna: Bonzer. Now let's get outta here, this place gives me the creeps.
Phoebe: Shh. Listen.
Dotty's black ear rises up, we hide behind boulders and see Dragonweed & his boys with Arco & Brogan.
Arco: You see, Dragonweed, if you give Kenji some Syrian Thistles, he will give you anything you desire.
Dragonweed: You don't say.
Brogan: Just name it.
Dragonweed: Will I…get revenge on those Charmkins?
Brogan: Certainly.
Dragonweed: Deal.
The Bunyips leave for Nightmare Tower as me & the others continue to watch the Weeds.
Dragonweed: Hmm, it's tempting. (sighs)
His expression saddens as he pulls out of his pocket a picture of his mom.
Thorny: Oh. Tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of when Dragonweed's mom passed away.
Skunkweed: Your mom was very dear to you, wasn't she, boss?
Dragonweed: She was.
He puts his picture away.
Dragonweed: Now, who votes on going to this Kenji?
Briar Patch, Thorny & the Bramble Bros. raise their hands.
Dragonweed: It's official. To Nightmare Tower.
Skunkweed: Something doesn't smell right.
Blue Bramble: Yeah, you. (chortles)
The Weeds leave for Nightmare Tower as Dotty, the Bushwoolies, Luna, Phoebe & I duck.
Dotty: I don't like the sound of this.
Bushwoolies: (Agreeing at once)
Phoebe: Me neither.
Luna: I say we follow 'em.
Stella: Yeah, Bushwoolies, get Lucky and tell the others about this. The Fellowship & I'll follow the Weeds.
Bushwoolies: (Agreeing at once)
The Bushwoolies head back towards Dream Valley as me, Dotty, Phoebe & Luna follow the Weeds. The Bushwoolies come across Lucky.
Lucky: Hey guys, where are the others?
Chumster: They found our ball and the Weeds.
Bushwoolies: (Agreeing at once)
Chumster: Weeds make deal with Arco & Brogan and the other Fellowship follow them to Nightmare Tower.
Lucky: C'mon, we gotta tell the others.
Bushwoolies: (Agreeing at once)
Lucky & the Bushwoolies head for Paradise Estate. Meanwhile, the other Leaders & I follow the Weeds to Nightmare Tower. We see them go over the drawbridge and enter the front door.
Stella: There they go, into Nightmare Tower.
Dotty: Oh man, do we have to follow them into that awful place?
Luna: I hate to admit it, but Dotty's right.
Phoebe: Yeah, Arco, Brogan & those guards will be able to find us in a heartbeat.
Stella: Yeah, we'll just have to spy on 'em from the outside. Hurry, the drawbridge is going up!
All: Cowabunga!
We run up and leap onto the drawbridge right before it closes. We climb over and look for the Weeds, we find them soon enough in a room with Kenji & his goons.
Dragonweed: So, you're this Kenji I've heard tell about.
Kenji: Yes.
Dragonweed: Well, I can use your help.
Kenji: Whatever it is, I'll do it.
Dragonweed: Wait, don't you want to hear about it first?
Kenji: It's nasty and devious, or else you wouldn't have come to me. What else do I need to know?
Dragonweed: Well, it involves these folks called the Charmkins. I want to make them pay for what they did to me.
Kenji: I see. Well, I do so hope you brought me those Syrian Thistles.
Dragonweed: Of course. You can have them, but do we have a deal?
Kenji: Of course.
He & Dragonweed shake hands but only me & the other Fellowship leaders see that Kenji has his fingers crossed.
Stella: C'mon, we'd better tell this to the Turtles & Ponies.
We start climbing down the tower, that's when a guard peaks his head out the window and sees us.
Dotty: Hey Stella, Luna, Phoebe!
He gets grabbed by the guard and taken inside.
Stella: Dotty, Luna, Phoebe!
I get grabbed by the guard also and taken.
Luna: Dotty, Stella, Pheeb. Mates? (grunts)
She's grabbed by the guard and taken inside.
Phoebe: Luna, Stella, Dotty? Uh-oh. (grunts)
She's grabbed and taken inside. Meanwhile, in Dream Valley, Lucky & the Bushwoolies get to the Turtles & others just when they're watching Baby Half-Note's big ballet.
Lucky: Guys! Guys!
Donatello: Shh. Not now, Lucky.
Blue Bushwoolie: But this big emergency!
Other Bushwoolies: (Agreeing at once)
Donatello: Can it wait?
Lucky: I don't think so. The Fellowship leaders…
Donatello: Well, they're gonna have to wait.
Lucky: But…
Donatello: This'll be over in a few minutes, you can tell me then.
Blue Bushwoolie: But they're…
Donatello: Later.
Lucky: Don't waste your breath, little guy. We'll just need to wait a few minutes.
Other Bushwoolies: (Agreeing at once)
They go wait by a tree and the show's over in no time.
Leonardo: All right, guys. What's this big emergency?
Lucky: The Fellowship leaders just followed the Weeds to Nightmare Tower!
Leonardo: Nightmare Tower?
Donatello: Well, why didn't you tell us sooner?
Lucky: You wouldn't let us.
Donatello: Oh yeah.
Michelangelo: C'mon, dudes. Let's help 'em.
Leonardo: Right. Paradise, Cherries Jubilee, Twilight & Mimic, you come with me, the Turtles, Bushwoolies & Lucky.
Raphael: Well, what're we standin' around here yakkin' for, let's get moving.
TMNT: Turtle Power!
The heroes leave for Nightmare Tower. Meanwhile, in the dungeons of Nightmare Tower, Luna, Dotty, Phoebe & I are chained by our wrists from the wall.
(Door creaking)
Fellowship: (Gasps)
Some guards throw Dragonweed & his goons in the dungeon.
Weeds: (Grunting)
Dragonweed: Hey, wait a second, Kenji. I thought we had a deal!
Kenji: Did you honestly think I cared about those fruity Charmkins? I'm going to destroy the Little Ponies and Ninja Turtles!
Dragonweed: What? That wasn't what we agreed on! You tricked me!
The door closes then locks.
Kenji: Ta-ta! I'm off to destroy Ponyland!
Kenji leaves the dungeon as the Fellowship & I look upon Dragonweed whom is on his knees with his hands covering his head.
Dotty: Well, King of the Weeds, looks like you've been double-crossed.
Dragonweed: (Sobbing) I just wanted to get back at the Charmkins for what they did to me.
Phoebe: That's what happens when you deal with Kenji. He's no one to be trusted.
Skunkweed: I hate to be the one to say I told ya we shouldn't have gone to him.
Dragonweed: Not now, Skunkweed. Right now, we gotta get out of here and stop Kenji.
Stella: If I can get my claw into the keyhole on these shackles, I can probably free us.
I try picking the lock with my claw, I free my wrist but my claw's pretty beaten up.
Stella: Whew! Oh no, I can't undo all these locks.
Luna: And they're made of iron, which I can't bite through.
Thorny: Here, let me try.
He takes out a long thorn and starts picking away at the shackles. He succeeds.
Stella: All right. Thanks Thorny.
Thorny: Don't mention it.
Briar Patch: Now, how're we gonna get out of here?
Dotty: I have an idea. Luna, maybe the bars on the door are made of steel.
Luna: Hopefully. Someone give me a boost.
She goes to the door, I boost Luna up and she bites the bars in the window, but rather than biting through them, she can pull them out.
Luna: Aha. (spits, snarls)
After she takes out the bars, she & I switch places, I slip through the window and outside.
Stella: (Yowling & screeching)
After a minute or two, there's a brief moment of silence, but then the door opens to reveal me with the keys, albeit a smidge beaten up.
Phoebe: Great job, Stella.
Stella: Thanks.
Dotty: You're O.K., right?
Stella: Nothing a tongue bath can't help. Now, let's stop Kenji's plan.
I lead the others & Weeds towards Kenji's throne room. At that time, the TMNT, Ponies, Lucky & Bushwoolies come across Nightmare Tower.
Paradise: Back again at Nightmare Tower.
Twilight: Ooh, I hate this place.
Leonardo: We do too. But the Fellowship leaders are in there.
Michelangelo: I have an idea. Look.
They look over and see guards marching inside the castle, which gives the group an idea.
Guards chanting: Oh-ee-oh, yo-um.
Michelangelo: Here's what we do, we grab some guards, disguise ourselves with their outfits and then march in.
Donatello: You sure that'll work?
Paradise: Why not? Worked in "The Wizard of Oz".
Leonardo: Let's go. We'll signal you Ponies, Lucky & Bushwoolies once we get in.
Chumster: Sure thing, Leo.
Bushwoolies: (Agreeing at once)
So, once they spot four guards, the Turtles grab them, strip them of their uniforms ('til they're in their underwear) and get in line with the others.
Guards & Turtles chanting: Oh-ee-oh, yo-um. Oh-ee-oh, yo-um.
Raphael at screen: No copyright infringements used.
As the Turtles sneak in, the Fellowship, Weeds & I find the throne room where Kenji mixes up the potion, we peak through the door.
Kenji: (Chuckles) It's getting ready.
Brogan nearly smells the fumes, but Arco stops him.
Arco: Watch it, Brogan. One little whiff and the disease will spread through you in minutes.
Brogan: Oh yeah. But what about Dragonweed, his boys & the Fellowship, boss?
Kenji: Hmm, I'm not sure yet. I'm thinking of making them my new lackeys.
Brogan: Is that the worst ya got?
Kenji: They nor you don't want to know my worst.
Kenji turns away from the cauldron and breaks into song.
Kenji: Imagine me at my worst, what do you think I'd do?
Arco: Use their faces for welcome mats?
Kenji: My worst is better than that. Imagine me at my worst, what do you think I'd be?
Brogan: Meaner than a nest of rattlesnakes?
Kenji: You think too highly of me. I'm worst than people say, my heart as black as coal. I'll make these saps obey! Or else…
Bunyips: Or else…
Kenji: Or else…
Bunyips: Or else…
Kenji: Or else…
Bunyips: Or else…
Kenji: Have mercy on their souls! Imagine if they were cursed, and I should do my worst.
Arco: Hang 'em by their thumbnails from a tree?
Brogan: Bake 'em in their favorite recipe?
Arco: Take 'em to a cliff and give a sho-o-o-o-o-o-ove?
Kenji: That's the least I'm capable of. I have an evil mind, I'm low as one can go. I'll sneak up from behind, and then…
Bunyips: And then…
Kenji: And then…
Bunyips: And then…
Kenji: And then…
Bunyips: And then…
Kenji: You wouldn't want to know.
Bunyips: They wouldn't want to know!
Kenji: I'll start off slow at first, then pour more & more. Imagine me at my worst.
Bunyips: Imagine him at his worst.
Kenji: Imagine me at my worst.
Kenji & Bunyips: For that's what lies in store!
(Song ends)
Briar Patch: Hey boss, that sounds a lot like your song about Lady Slipper.
Dragonweed: I know it's called cruel irony.
Just when he gets the potion ready to set upon Ponyland, the guards march in and the Turtles leap out of their disguises, also the Fellowship & I bust in.
TMNT: Turtle Power!
Kenji: The Turtles!
Arco: Hey, those fur-bags escaped!
Kenji: Get them!
The guards & Bunyips attack as the TMNT, Fellowship & I fight back. Donatello sends out a signal for the Ponies, Lucky & Bushwoolies to enter.
Cherries Jubilee: That's Donny's signal.
Paradise: C'mon, let's go!
As Lucky & 2 Bushwoolies get on Paradise and the other 3 on Twilight, Mimic uses her power to make a cloud appear and bring her & Cherries Jubilee inside the tower.
Kenji: Oh no, not more of them. No matter, the potion's complete. And I get to spread it on Ponyland.
Donatello: Not today.
He leaps over & adds pepper to the cauldron which makes it harmless.
Kenji: Aah! My potion!
Stella: All together now, guys!
The Fellowship & I charge all together and knock Kenji into the next room. And KO the guards & Bunyips.
Kenji: Oh no, not again! I want my mommy!
Dragonweed: Phht. What a baby.
Leonardo: All right, let's get outta here.
Cherries Jubilee: Leo! Look!
Everyone turns to find Twilight in bad shape.
Luna: Twilight! What happened?
Twilight: I must've smelled a bit of Kenji's potion. (coughs)
Donatello: Where's the bottle?
Phoebe: Right here.
She hands Donny the bottle, he reads the back description.
Donatello: "Lapiderdenuit", sounds like the French term for "Stone by night".
Paradise: I've heard of that, it turns its victims to stone once the sunsets.
Leonardo: C'mon, we gotta get back to Paradise Estate, ASAP.
The Turtles, Fellowship, Bushwoolies, Ponies & I take Twilight and head back for Paradise Estate as Dotty notices the Weeds going back to Thistledown. Will we save Twilight in time? Is Dragonweed's debt repaid? Will Kenji ever grow up? Find out next time.
To Be continued…