Chapter 7:Family Reunions
Weyland was in his office, trying to search for the missing Xenomorphs using a satellite until one of his scientists walked in.
The scientist then said, "Mr. Weyland, we have a visitor that want to see you."
The scientist walked away and a Kraang droid walked in with Baxter Stockman.
Baxter sat down in front of Weyland and said, "Um...Hi, my name is Baxter Stockman and people may get it wrong the first time, so I'm just letting you know..."
He was interrupted when Weyland said, "Get straight to the point, Baxter. I am already aware of your boss and his request for some tech from my company and the Kraang."
Baxter chuckled nervously and said, "Well yes, I'm sure that you are aware of that, but he's expecting me to create this project for one of his henchmen. I believe that the tech would be the same thing that the Kraang has, which is a type of neural-transmission interface. You see, I have been trying to make those for weeks and..."
Weyland held his hand up as a sign to stop and said, "I do not need the information to be repeated again. I know what the Shredder wants and I know what you need. In exchange for that alliance, I want his help to track down my missing test subjects and to bring them back to my company. However, they are dangerous creatures and you don't want to underestimate them, they are rather intelligent as well."
Baxter understood and he walked out of Weyland's office.
Weyland kept on searching for the Xenomorphs until a Kraang droid said, "Kraang has finally found one of Kraang's power cells and Kraang will be able to open the portal from Dimension to your world. After that, Kraang will be able to help your company called the Weyland Yutani Corporation to successfully recapture the ones called the Xenomorphs."
The news from the Kraang made Weyland happy and he said, "Good, then we'll have a better world for you very soon."
Meanwhile, Karai has been trying to fit in with April at her high school. Halkrath still stalked them to make sure that everything was going smoothly. A lot has happened ever since Karai moved in with the Turtles, more Kraang droids have been hunting April down when the Turtles found out by decoding a Kraang data drive. Now Halkrath must be aware about the Kraang at all times, he can't let April get captured by them.
When everybody was sleeping one night, Halkrath was the only who stayed awake. He thought of his home planet and how he usually likes to hunt again, but things have changed for him since he befriended two humans and five non-humans.
Halkrath then saw Donatello coming up to him and said, "Hey, I got no time to explain, but I really need you to come with me. It's about April's father and I finally found his location. Come on."
Halkrath once again didn't say anything, but he looked over to April and thought that she needed part of her real family for once. So he went with Donatello to a Kraang hideout, in hopes to find April's father.
Once Halkrath got them both into a Kraang detention cell, they both separated to search for Kirby. Halkrath quietly walked the hallways with his cloak on and he looked through some of the cells. They contained Xenomorphs or mutated ones, but Halkrath saw one with an amphibious mutant in it. The mutant hissed at him and tried to ram the door, but Halkrath simply ignored him and walked away. He continued searching around the facility until he heard a sound coming from the cells. Sounds of Xenomorphs screeching filled the hallway and lasers were being fired. Halkrath went back to investigate, but he only found dead bodies of the Xenomorphs and broken parts of Kraang droids. He also heard a hissing noise coming from behind him and he turned around, only to see the mutant from earlier with equipped armor. Halkrath felt a sudden urge to challenge him and he dismounted his weapons. The mutant dropped his gun and charged at him, beginning another fight for an elite Yautja.
The Turtles and Karai got to the detention cell where they reunited with Donatello, who finally found Kirby.
Karai looked around and said, "Where's Halkrath, didn't he go with you ?"
Donatello replied, "I have no idea where he is. We separated when we got here, but I haven't seen him since."
Karai looked as she saw Halkrath's weapons on the floor and picked them up. They started to hear roaring and screeching coming from the hallways until Xenomorphs appeared. They looked at Karai and the Turtles and charged at them. The Turtles sliced the Xenomorphs into pieces, but they soon realized that the blood of the Xenomorphs are melting things in their path. Knowing that the fight is dangerous, they retreated to find Halkrath with more Xenomorphs chasing them.
The Turtles and Karai kept on running in the hallways until they went into a room that locked a door behind them. The Xenomorphs were unable to get in and they fled.
Karai and the Turtles looked around the room until a voice said, "Finally, some peace and some silence. I've been waiting to meet you all in private."
They all looked at a man sitting on a chair, who revealed to be Bishop Weyland.
He stood up from his chair and said, "You Turtles, have been a great parasite to my company and the Kraang. Don't you see that I'm trying to create a better world."
Kirby replied, "No, you're only being deceived by the Kraang. You're not creating a perfect world for us, you're creating a world here for them."
Weyland denied it and said, "You don't understand anything. By building better worlds, we can help species survive from extinctions. Without you Turtles in the way, I can finally..."
They were all interrupted when an amphibious mutant crashed into the room. It looked very injured and tried to crawl away from something, but it turned out to be Halkrath who walked into the room. He grabbed the mutant and threw towards the locked door, which easily breaks apart. The mutant tried to get up, but it was taken by the Xenomorphs. Then, they started to enter the room until Karai gave the weapons to Halkrath and he quickly equipped them. He fired his Plasma Caster at the incoming Xenomorphs and they quickly perished.
Halkrath, Karai, and the Turtles left with Raphael saying, "Sorry, but we can continue this another time."
They all left the facility and safely got back to the sewers. April was finally reunited with her father and everybody celebrated except for Halkrath. He sensed something wrong with Kirby until he saw a hidden chip on his back. He ignored it, thinking that it may be harmless, but he had doubts about it. Halkrath rested while the Turtles and Karai continued celebrating.
Back at the detention center, Weyland walked to an undamaged console with a hologram of Kraang Prime being presented.
Weyland then said, "They took the bait, like you said they would. Now comes the final process of our plan."
Kraang Prime nodded and said, "Yes, Kraang is now ready to cross the portal into the human's world."
Weyland turned the console off and he walked away to a helicopter, taking him back to the Weyland Yutani headquarters.
The next day, Halkrath was wide awake when he learned about a Kraang invasion from the Turtles. He watched them prepare for the big fight and left without saying anything else. Halkrath decided to stay with Master Splinter, Karai, and April because he still had doubts about Kirby. Later, April and Karai asked him to come along to assist the Turtles and he accepts the offer. He walked through the hallways of the sewers with the girls and Kirby. However, Halkrath stopped when Foot soldiers and Weyland Yutani Androids appeared, armed with weapons. April and Karai readied their weapons and Halkrath slowly pulled out his Razor Whip. He attacked them, forcing the Foot soldiers to retreat and the Androids all sliced up. Kirby saw that the plan failed and tried running away, but Halkrath swiftly grabbed him and took him back to the lair.
Back at the lair, Karai and April tied Kirby up and Halkrath removed the chip from behind his head. Kirby was able to regain himself and fell unconscious.
Halkrath wanted to know why the Foot Clan was involved with the Kraang and he left the lair until April asked, "Halkrath, where are you going ?"
He turned around and said, "The Shredder has formed a connection with the Kraang, I want information from him."
Karai then replied, "You know you're not going alone. We're partners, right ?"
April then said, "Plus we're best friends and we don't do things alone."
She turned to Master Splinter and continued, "You gotta come with us too. It's about time you tried leaving this place and helping others."
Master Splinter replied, "Very well, but I don't really like the idea of it."
Karai said, "Come on, old man. Your sons are out there fighting by themselves and you're just going to let them die. Just tag along with us." Master Splinter thought about it and he accepts to join them.
The four traveled to the Shredder's hideout where Dogpound and Fishface were guarding the entrance. Halkrath decided to do his thing by hanging them upside down again. Karai and April silenced the two and continued onward with Halkrath and Master Splinter. They all took out a couple of Foot soldiers until they finally reached the Shredder's throne room.
The Shredder saw them walked in and said, "You again ! What do you want now ?!"
Halkrath pulled out a rope and tied the Shredder upside down.
The Shredder desperately tried to get himself down until Karai said, "Hello, father. How does it feel of being defeated so easily ?"
He gotten angry and said, "You ! If i were free, those would be the last words you say !"
Halkrath drew his blade and held it close to the Shredder and said, "If you were free, you wouldn't be able to walk again."
The Shredder silenced when he knew what Halkrath was going to do him.
Master Splinter then said, "Before you three have anything else to say, I want to be alone with the Shredder for a moment."
Karai and April waited outside the room, but Halkrath turned his cloak on and sat a window without being seen.
It has been ten minutes already and Halkrath heard many things that made him feel...sensitive. Halkrath learned that he is not protecting the daughter of the Shredder, but the daughter of Master Splinter. After the conversation was over, Halkrath turned his cloak off and walked to Master Splinter.
He saw Halkrath and said, "It's obvious that you were spying on me. You just couldn't trust me to be alone."
Halkrath replied, "True, but I am very curious to find out more things about you."
Karai and April walked back in when they heard Halkrath's voice in the room.
Master Splinter ran to hug Karai and said, "Miwa, I'm so glad that you're alive."
Karai asked what was happening, but Halkrath insisted that she would have to wait until they all got back to the sewer.
Halkrath then turned to the Shredder and said, "Now, tell me what you know about the Kraang."
The Shredder simply said, "You'll never get anything from me. I will never tell you anything !"
Halkrath cut him down and grabbed him by the throat.
Halkrath then said, "I don't believe you, but we have bigger threats than you to take care of."
He threw the Shredder across the floor and left with everybody. The Turtles successfully stopped the Kraang's invasion and they regrouped with Halkrath and the others along the way. Once they got back to the lair, Master Splinter explained to everybody how Karai was actually Miwa, his daughter. Not only did they celebrate their victory against the Kraang, but celebrated the return of Miwa. When the celebration was over, April and Kirby went back to their apartment and Karai changed her name back to Miwa. When everybody was asleep, Master Splinter called Halkrath into room.
Halkrath wanted to know what was happening, but Master Splinter said, "I just wanted to thank you for bringing my daughter back. I thought that the Shredder killed her back in Japan, but I guess I was wrong. I can't imagine what would happen to her now if you weren't here."
Halkrath couldn't imagine it either, but he was glad to reunite him with Miwa. Halkrath and Miwa spent some time with April at her apartment, but Kirby was acting crazy about the Kraang returning. The Turtles visited them and they helped convince Kirby that there is nothing to worry about. Once the Turtles left, April became more concerned of her father. Miwa also became worried and she helped April take Kirby to his room. Halkrath simply waited outside until he spotted a Kraang ship flying in the air and became cloaked. He even saw the Turtles flying towards it, entering the ship. Just when April and Miwa went outside, the ship was dropping containers of mutagen that were about to fall on top of them. Kirby ran out to block it from them, but Halkrath grabbed Kirby and the mutagen fell on top of them. They both fell off the balcony and Kirby was covered by bats that were under them. April and Miwa watched as Kirby mutated into a bat-like creature and flew away. Miwa looked for Halkrath who seems to have gone missing, but there was a trail of mutagen leading to the sewers.
