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Buried Secrets
We all look at the farmhouse. "Everybody ready?" April asks. "Casey Jones was born ready," Casey answers. "Let's do this," I say, narrowing my eyes. We then proceed to clean the farmhouse Olympic style. I was washing the floors, Leo was cleaning the windows, Raph was dusting, Donnie was mopping upstairs, Mikey was doing something, I don't know what, Ann was mowing the yard, Jamie was in the kitchen, and Lily was fixing the beds. I smile as I twirl around. Instead of using a mop, I was using sponge skates. "No fair, that's cheating!" Donnie exclaims. I smirk as I skate around. "You're just jealous you didn't think of it," I answer. "Window cleaner on, window cleaner off," Leo repeats as he cleans. I giggle at his dorkiness. Casey bumps into Mikey, who makes Donnie spill his mop bucket all over me. "HEY!" I exclaim, throwing the bucket to the floor. Ann walks in, not noticing the wet floor. "What's going-Whoa!" she says, slipping on the water. She crashes into me and we plop on the floor. "Ow…" I reply. "You gotta be kidding-Ack!" Raph says as a dust cloud appears. I sneeze repeatedly. "Oh Mikey, I just vacuumed!" Leo exclaims. "While I was mopping the downstairs floor?" I ask.
"Yeah? Well, I'm about to mop the floor with him," Raph retorts. Ann and I glare at him. "No pun intended," he mutters. I stand up and shake the water off me. "Whoa, guys. Check it out," Mikey tells us and we see a trapdoor on the floor. "A trap door?" Lily asks. "I didn't even know we had a basement," April explains in confusion. "Maybe you never noticed it?" Jamie asks. "What do you suppose is down there?" Leo asks. "Evil clown. Evil clown!" Mikey answers in fear. I roll my eyes. "Only one way to find out," Raph answers, opening up the trapdoor with his sais. "Uh, who's going first?" Donnie asks. "Not it!" everyone but Leo and I say. We look at each other and sigh. Leo takes my hand and we lead the way while I hold a flashlight. The others follow us as we look around what appears to be an empty basement. Upon further looking, however, we find a Kraang Scout Ship! "The Kraang!" I exclaim. "Whoa," Ann says. "It's not possible," Jamie replies in shock. "It can't be," Donnie comments and he approaches the ship. "It's a Kraang stealth ship," he explains. "Wicked!" Casey exclaims. "But how-how did they find us?" Leo asks. "I don't think they did. This ship looks like it's been buried here for years," Donnie tells us.
Why is there a Kraang ship here in the middle of nowhere? It makes no sense. "What the heck is a Kraang ship doing underneath my house?" April asks. "Only one way to find out. Come on!" Donnie answers, opening the ship and we all step inside. Once inside, we find what seems to be a stasis beam and I bring my flashlight closer to see a silhouette of a person encased inside it. "Guys, look! Is that a person in there?" Casey replies and I jump in surprise since he was right behind me. "Don't do that!" I exclaim. "Okay, don't touch anything. I repeat: do not touch anything!" Donnie tells us, looking at Mikey. However, Mikey backs up and accidentally strikes a switch with his elbow, which causes the stasis beam to open. "Mikey!" Donnie exclaims. "Ooh! Oops. I promise not to touch anything starting now," he replies. I slap my forehead before the containment unit opens and the smoke clears. I see a blonde woman awaken and stumble out. "Mom?" April asks. "Mom?" the girls, Casey and I ask in confusion. This is April's mother? I thought she disappeared… "Take it easy, ma'am," Leo tells her. Here it comes…
"Hold on. Aah! Mutants!" Mrs. O'Neil screeches. "Oh, uh, don't worry, Mrs. O'Neil," I reply. "These are good mutants," Lily explains. "Except for Donnie. He's kind of a jerk," Casey finishes. "Yeah-HEY!" Donnie says. Ann punches Casey in the shoulder. "Where am I? And how do you know my-" Mrs. O'Neil then sees April and gasps. "A-April? But-but how? Just a few days ago, you were only…6 years old!" Mrs. O'Neil says, passing out. The girls and I catch her. "Mom!" April exclaims before passing out as well. Mikey and Donnie catch her. "Snap," Mikey comments. "I think the shock of seeing each other overwhelmed them," I explain.
April pours her mom a cup of tea, and I hand her some muffins. "Here you go, Mrs. O'Neil," I tell her. "Just relax," April calms her mother. "Thank you, girls. I'm still a little shaky," she answers and the turtles pop out from behind her chair as she sips her tea. I roll my eyes. "I know this is hard to believe, but the Kraang has been here for years. It was your great-grandfather who discovered it. He made the mistake of awakening the Kraang. They paid him back by experimenting on him and his entire bloodline. They knew we were the key to unlocking their precious mutagen. We were their guinea pigs," Mrs. O'Neil explains. "Aww! Guinea pigs are so cute!" Mikey exclaims. Ann slaps her forehead. "Just like my parents…" I whisper. "I told you not to be stupid, you moron," Raph tells Mikey, hitting him in the head. "Ow!" he exclaims. "After you were born, it was clear you were very special. We knew it was only a matter of time before the Kraang came after you. We escaped. Kirby fled with you to the city. I was recaptured and put into stasis," Mrs. O'Neil finishes. So the Kraang knew her family for years? "All these years, I never knew what happened to you. I never knew what to think. Dad would never tell me," April explains. "Now you know, and we never have to be apart again," Mrs. O'Neil says, hugging April.
She sees me and gasps. "A-Amelia?" she asks. I raise an eyebrow. How does she know my name? I've never even met her. "You know her?" Casey asks. "I-It's been so long! Look how you've grown!" Mrs. O'Neil replies, hugging me. "Uh…I'm sorry Mrs. O'Neil, but I don't remember seeing you," I explain in confusion. "Your parents never told you?" she asks. I tilt my head. "Told me what?" I ask. "Your mother is my adopted sister!" she exclaims. I give a shocked look. "What?" we all ask in shock. "B-But I was never told anything about my parents having siblings," I reply. Is this really true? "Wait, so Amy's my cousin?!" April exclaims. "How is this possible?" Donnie asks. Mrs. O'Neil pulls out a family photo. She points to a red-haired girl holding a small baby. "Don't you recognize this? That's April holding you!" she explains. I gape in surprise. "But I don't remember having a cousin," April answers. "Neither do I," I reply. "You were one when you were holding her. As soon as Amy and her parents moved, you forgot all about her. I didn't think we would ever see a trace of them again until now," she answers, hugging me. "I-I have an aunt?" I ask as I hug her back. This…this is shocking…
"Where is Kirby and Nadia anyway?" she asks, looking around. Our eyes widen, except mine. Oh, if only she knew. "Oh, Kirby got turned into a wicked Kraang-mutant and Ms. Smith died," Casey answers. "You had to pull a Mikey, didn't you?" Raph asks. "Ha ha! You pulled a Mikey!" Mikey exclaims. "His name is a verb now?" Ann whispers. I shrug. "He's just kidding, Mrs. O'Neil. Kirby and Ms. Smith are, uh, on a safari…in Puerto Rico. They won't be back for a while," Leo answers, sipping his tea nervously. I give him a look. "A safari?! I think it was better telling her my mom is dead!" I hiss at him. "I'm just so glad to have my niece and my April back," Mrs. O'Ne- I mean, Auntie says and she hugs us. I'm still shocked, however. April is my cousin?
Later that night, April, Auntie, and I are swinging on the bench outside. "Remember how we used to sit out here and in the summertime and look up at the stars?" Auntie asks. "Like it was yesterday. But so much has passed. So much time has passed," April explains. Auntie places a hand on our shoulders. "And that's exactly what it is. The past. We're together again," she answers. "Oh, mom," April whispers and we hug her. "You know Amelia, you used to come here too. You were only eight months old. You used to sit here with your mother and I and play with your toy microscope," Auntie explains. "I did?" I ask. She chuckles. "Yes. I'm so glad to see you again. Both of you," she tells us. I smile. "We can start over. We can be a family again," Auntie replies. "If only dad were here," April says sadly.
"Booyakasha!" I hear and Mikey appears from behind a bush, swinging his nunchucks at Auntie. "Mikey!" I exclaim. "What are you doing?" April asks in disbelief. He jumps in front of us. "Get away from April and my sister! I'm warning you!" he shouts. "Stop it!" I yell and I tackle Mikey from attacking again. What the heck? Why would he do that? "What the heck is wrong with you? Have you lost your mind?" April asks. "Don't bother answering that," I say as Mikey was about to answer. "April, Amy, wait! I can explain!" he tells us. Auntie runs away, screeching in fear. "Mom!" April shouts. "Auntie!" I scream. "You deal with him, I'll go find her," April orders, running off in the same direction Auntie went. "April, hold on!" Mikey shouts, but I grab his mask and pull him in front of Raph, who was standing at the farmhouse door. "You are in so much trouble," I tell him with a glare.
We are in the barn, where a heat of light shines on Mikey. "Michelangelo, you…attacked…April's…mother?!" Donnie exclaims. "Mikey, have you completely cracked your shell?" Raph asks. "In what world do you think it's okay to attack someone's mom? Or Aunt?" Ann asks in rage. "Why did you do that?" Lily asks. "Unbelievable!" Jamie replies. "I don't trust her. She's all kinds of wrong. You guys gotta believe me," Mikey explains. "Oh, just like the time tiny elves stole your nunchucks and replaced 'em with mozzarella sticks?" Leo asks. "Yes!" Mikey answers. "Or the time you and Ice Cream Kitty entered a break dancing contest?" I ask. "Exactly!" he exclaims. I close my eyes painfully and shake my head. "Just stop it, Mikey. Don't you know how much this means to April and I? I finally found a member of my family and you attack her?" I reply, tears falling down my eyes. "A-Amy…" Mikey says. "No. You crossed the line, Mikey. If you don't trust Auntie, then you don't trust me. I can't believe you, my surrogate brother, would do this to me," I explain, leaving the barn.
I sit on my bed, my head on my knees. I hear a knock and I open the door to see Leo. "Ames?" he asks. I sniff. "Leo…" I whisper, hugging him gently so I wouldn't injure him. I sob into his shoulder. "Shh…it's okay, Ames. Mikey's just being paranoid," he whispers, stroking my hair. For some reason, I stop crying and he kisses my tears away. "You know he didn't mean to," he tells me. I look around my room. "All of this is a lot to take in. April being my cousin, me having an actual aunt…" I reply. "I know. And honestly, I'm shocked too. But I'm glad you found someone in your family. You've been through so much. And I'll always be here for you," he answers, kissing my forehead. I smile at him. "Thank you," I say. "You're welcome, my princess. I love you," he replies. I giggle. "Are you going to say that everyday?" I ask. "Yes, because I don't want you to forget that," he comments. I snort and hit him lightly in the shoulder. "You're such a dork," I mutter. "I'm your dork, though," he whispers, before leaning down and capturing my lips.
"She wants us to leave?!" I whisper to April. We were in her room and she told me what Auntie told her. She wants us to abandon the turtles… She nods sadly. "But I don't know what to do. I can't just choose between you guys and my mom. Especially Donnie…" she answers. "Are you telling me you guys are dating now?!" I whisper happily. She smiles. "It finally happened," she replies. I squeal and hug her. "I'm so happy for you!" I exclaim before she shushes me. I scratch my neck sheepishly. "So what are we going to do?" I ask. "I wish I knew…it's nice to know the truth and to have my mom back, but I've known the guys just as long as you have," she explains. I nod. "I still can't believe Mikey attacked her…I pretty much shut him out," I tell her. "Mikey is…well…you know," she whispers. I roll my eyes. "Don't I know it," I mutter. "I think I should tell Casey. About mom," she says. I sigh as I decide what to do. "I think I should tell Leo, too," I reply. "He's not going to like this," she explains. I scoff. "Don't you think I know that? I love him, April. I really don't want to leave my brothers or him, but your mom seems really determined to leave," I whisper. She sighs. "We'll tell them later," she says and I nod.
I watch the news in silence. I was deciding how I was going to tell Leo about me and April leaving. I really didn't want to leave him or the others…but what choice do I have? This would have been easier if Auntie liked the turtles. I don't think she can easily be convinced, though. I sigh and put my head in my hands. When did this become so complicated?! "Leo…" I murmur. "Yes, Ames?" I hear from behind me. I stiffen. I wasn't expecting him to answer! I sweat a bit. "Um…Leo, you might wanna sit down for this…" I answer. "For what?" he asks, sitting down next to me. I blink back tears. "I-I…" he grabs my hands. "Ames, whatever it is, you can tell me. I can take it, trust me," he tells me. I sniff as I look at him. He wipes my tears away gently. "A-Auntie wants April and I to leave," I explain softly. He pales. "What?" he asks. "She thinks we need to get away from you guys," I whisper. I knew he wouldn't take it well… "A-Ames, you don't know what that would do to us…to me. You're our sister and I love you…please don't go…" he tells me, blinking back tears. I close my eyes. "She's my aunt, Leo. She's doing what's best for me and April," I explain. "N-No. I won't let you go, Ames," he replies. I shake my head. "Leo, I don't have a choice," I answer.
He hiccups and hugs me. I hug him back, sobbing into his shoulder. I pat his shell and he lets go of me. He looks around. "Where's your aunt? I'm gonna convince her to let you and April stay," he replies. "Leo…" I say. "I'm not letting anyone take you away from me. I can't lose you too. I can't bear it if you and April left us," he tells me, kissing my forehead. I smile. "Let's go look for her," I reply and we head down to the Kraang Scout Ship to ask Donnie. "Mrs. O'Neil?" Leo asks. "Auntie?" I call out. "Uh, mom?" Leo asks nervously. I give him a look and he shrugs. "Hey, Donnie, where's Auntie?" I ask. "No one's here but me," he answers. "I could have sworn we saw her come in here," Leo replies. "Mm, sorry guys. Haven't seen her," Donnie answers. The way he said that makes me hesitant…I glance at Leo, and he returns it. I then spot Donnie's laptop on the floor, shattered. "Donnie would never do that," Leo whispers. "He loves technology, he wouldn't destroy any of it," I whisper back. "Maybe we should leave," he whispers back. I nod and we start to leave.
We then hear a noise and we pull out our katanas to block Donnie's thrusted arms. I lose my balance and drop to the floor. Leo and I only catch a glimpse of the Kraang-like Donnie before I stand up. Leo pushes himself to escape and I turn to Donnie. "Why are you doing this, D? It's me, Amy!" I reply before he thrusts his arms again. I block it with my katana. "Ames, run! I don't want you to get hurt," I hear from Leo. I give Donnie one last look before I run to the staircase. Leo's injures slow him down, and a piece of staircase breaks, trapping Leo and I. I scream and try to move my leg, but it won't budge. Donnie snarls at us. Leo and I hold each other in fear as we scream.
No one's POV
Raph hears two screams as he was watching a Halloween show. "What the heck?" he asks before immediately rushing downstairs to aid his brother and his surrogate sister. "Leo! Amy! Are you two okay?" Raph replies. They pant as they face him. "I think so," Amy answers. "What happened?" Raph asks. "Mikey was right," Leo explains. "Auntie really is a creature," Amy finishes. "What? Where is it?" Raph asks, tugging out his sais. "Here," he hears from Leo and Amy and he turns to see a Kraang-like Amy and Leo. Their heads were on the same body. "Now you two are closer than ever," Raph mutters before he fights against the two-headed creature. He manages to cut free from his false brother and sister's Kraang-like arms and escapes using a smoke bomb.
Meanwhile, outside, April and Casey are both seated on the swinging bench. "So that's it. She's leaving tonight. And if Amy and I don't go with her, she's going anyway. She's too scared of the turtles," April explains. "That's tough, Red, but I understand if you two want to go with her. She's your mom and Amy's aunt. I still can't believe she's your cousin," Casey replies. "I can't either. But I'm glad to call her my cousin. It's just-" Raph comes running out of the farmhouse, fiercely panting for breath. "April! Casey!" he shouts as he runs. "Raph, what is it?" April asks. "It's your mother. She's not…Mikey was right. She really is some kind of creature, and she's done something to the others," he quickly tells them. "No. No, you're wrong," April replies in defense. "Aw, come on, Raph. Not you too," Casey says. "Wait…where's Ann, Jamie, and Lily?" April asks before she hears three screams. "NO!" Raph shouts. "They're probably just watching a scary movie," Casey explains. Raph shakes his head. "She's not who you think she is," Raph retorts. "April," they hear and turn to see Mrs. O'Neil.
Raph takes a defensive position with his sais. "April, I told you to pack your things," Mrs. O'Neil explains. "Stay back! What did you do to my brothers and sister?" Raph demands. 'Mrs. O'Neil' keeps walking forward. "April, now," she replies. "I said stay back, mom-thing!" Raph shouts, getting ready to attack. "Stop it Raph! Stop it right now!" April yells, stepping in to stop him. Mrs. O'Neil grabs her wrist and starts to pull away. "That's it," she says. "Mom!" April screams. "We're leaving now!" Mrs. O'Neil exclaims. "What about Amy? What's going on?" April asks. "I'm your mother!" Mrs. O'Neil replies. "What the heck?" Raph asks. "Let her go!" Casey shouts. Mrs. O'Neil turns around and reveals her true face to April before attacking. Mom-Thing's innocuous human form quickly transforms into a giant, grotesque, and mutant-like spider creature. "Oh my gosh," April says in horror. "I think I'm gonna puke," Casey mutters. "Move!" Raph orders and the three are chased into the direction of the barn. "Hurry! Hurry!" April shouts. Casey manages to get his hands on the ax embedded on the tree stump outside. "Casey, come on!" Raph screams and Casey makes a run for it.
Casey helps Raph barricade the barnhouse doors so that Mom-Thing can't follow them in. However, the blockade does little to stop the monster, as it simply burrows underneath the barn and soon bursts inside. Her head then bisects, making her look even more freakish. "There's no way to stop this thing!" Raph exclaims. "She was frozen when we found her. Maybe we can freeze it again," April suggests. "No, we fry it! Time for Casey Jones to play some offense. Goongala!" Casey replies. The electricity from a nearby power box inflicts some damage on the monster, but not enough. "Okay, that didn't work," Raph says. "We just got to hack it to pieces," Casey tells him and the two decide to tackle the monster, attempting to hack it with the ax. This effort fails, as both of them get caught in a massive visceral suction tube protruding from Mom-Thing's body. "Get your slimy suckers off of me!" Raph shouts and they get pulled into the tube. "Casey, Raph, no! No!" April screams, standing alone. "This is not happening. It's not. It's not!" she tells herself as she is faced with the horror of the creature she believed to be her mother and Amy's aunt.
"April, we can be together. No more pain. No more sorrow. Join us. Become one," Mom-Thing says and her friends appear from inside her body. "One of us. One of us," they say in unison. April looks in horror. "You are not my mother," she answers and the creature's suction tube latches onto her. "No! No! We will be a family again. It's all we ever wanted," Mom-Thing replies. April's mental powers get the better of her as the situation escalates. Her scream blows up the Mom-Thing into slimy chunks. All her friends that were swallowed are released and remain alive and well. "Are you guys okay?" April asks, helping Donnie up. "Let me put it to you this way. I'm pretty sure I swallowed about 15 pounds of slime," Donnie answers wearily. "I feel like if puke could puke, it would be us," Mikey comments with a groan. "Thanks, April," Leo tells her. Amy stands up, brushing slime off her skirt. "Yeah, we could have been gone if it wasn't for you," she says. April smiles at her cousin.
Amy's POV
April and I sit on the floor of the Kraang Scout Ship. Even though it wasn't really my aunt, I feel like I've lost a part of my past that, apparently, I never knew about. I sigh as I look down dejectedly. "So when I downloaded the data from the Kraang ship, I discovered the creature wasn't really April's mom or Amy's aunt. It just had her memories," Donnie explains. "So Amy really is April's cousin?" Ann asks. "Yep. Pretty much. I'm still shocked myself," Donnie answers. "So what was it?" Jamie asks. "Some sort of early infiltration experiment that utilized a combination of Mrs. O'Neil's DNA and Kraang DNA, but it was too dangerous," Donnie explains. "So the Kraang put it in a deep freeze…" Jamie mutters. "It all makes sense!" Lily exclaims. All this talk about my aunt is making me even more depressed. Leo sees this and turns to his brothers. "Guys, do we really have to talk about this right now?" he hisses to them. I sigh and place my head on my knees. "April, Amy you two okay?" Casey asks. "Yeah, it just feels like I've lost my family all over again, even if it wasn't really my mom or Amy's aunt," April answers. I sniffle a bit. "Maybe she really is gone forever, but maybe…maybe she's still out there somewhere," I reply and April pats my shoulder.
Leo and Donnie hold out a hand to us. "You can't give up hope, girls. Trust me on that," Leo tells us. We smile and the two turtles pull us up. "And you haven't lost your family 'cause we are your family," Mikey replies. "Awww, how touching," Lily murmurs. I smile before I remember telling him off. "Mikey, I'm so sorry about what I said. I-" he holds up a hand. "All good, dudette. You were just convinced it really was your aunt," he explains. I grin at him. "And I want to say to my bros and sis, I was right! In your face! In your face!" he brags. I narrow my eyes. And the touching moment ends. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold up. Didn't you mention something about mutagen being spilled into the woods?" Donnie asks. That's right, he did… "Uh...yeah," Mikey answers. "Well, do you remember where it was?" Raph asks. "Mm...nope," Mikey replies after thinking for a moment. I slap my forehead. "Oh no. You know what this means, right?" Leo says. I gasp in realization.
"More mutants…sewer apples."
Angel: Trivia!
The episode is inspired by John Carpenter's The Thing as April's mom turns out to be more than what she seems. Raphael calls the creature Mom-Thing as a nod to the movie title itself. The scene where her monster head splits in half was taken directly from the film.
This episode makes several references to the internet horror game Slender.
The creatures Donnie and Leo turn into is similar to the game's main antagonist "Slender Man".
The episode takes place in the woods in an abandoned farmhouse. In the game "Slender: The Arrival", the first 2 chapters take place in the woods in an abandoned wooden home trying to find some information.
The Flashing Jack-o-lantern Raphael's watching on TV is a reference to the Silver Shamrock commercial and jingle from the cult classic Halloween III: Season of the Witch.
The brand of whipped cream Michelangelo was using on Ice Cream kitty was "Realli Whip" a reference to the real life brand Reddi Whip.
When Leo is washing the window he keeps repeating "Window cleaner on, window cleaner off." as a nod to The Karate Kid's "Wax on, wax off.".
Byeeeee!
