"Alright, this it ninjas." Leonardo said as he, his brothers and Mira made their way out of the Scale Tail Headquarters, having amassed a small army of Mutant Lizards and Honey Badgers to assist them in their mission.

They were not alone however, as their friend was Bishop was joining in the battle this time as well.

"Stay alert, my friends. Every Mutant Psycho whom Ch'rell has managed to recruit on his side will be coming for our blood. We will capture that traitorous Utrom, and end this war now." Bishop said these words, as he looked off into the desert wasteland with a look of dead seriousness on his android body's face.

"Right, we will ambush Ch'rell's Mutants from the flank, while your Earth Protection Force takes them head on. This might be our only chance of getting him, so we can't afford to fool around." Leonardo said as he and his group were about to part ways with Bishop, in preparation for the conflict that lay ahead.

"I will see you on the other side my friend, for we will write history today." Bishop said one last time, as he and his EPF left.

Everyone in the group was ready to jump into this conflict and give it the best they had, even if it meant certain death for themselves.

This was especially true after the group had learned of Leonardo's past association with the psychotic Utrom.

Not even Mira left his side, despite learning that Leonardo was partially responsible for the destruction of her own clan.

"I can't emphasise how much I regret what I did, Mira." Leonardo said to the Mutant Meerkat as the group continued to wander into the desert wasteland.

"That wasn't you, Leo." Mira said to him in response, having a look of optimism on her face.

"We're all in this together."

She then said as she looked at the entire group in nothing but comradely admiration, with them smiling back in return.

Meanwhile

Ch'rell and his gang waited in the desert, having set up a trap for their foes.

"It won't be long, they are coming." Kako Naso said as he looked into the empty desert landscape, with a look of eagerness for war on his face.

The sheer heat of the landscape, and the mirage it created, wasn't much to go on, but the group of Utroms were well aware that it wouldn't be long until someone would come looking for them.

After all, these Utroms were well known throughout the communities in the deserts, and their escape was not something to be taken lightly.

"Do you hear that?" Duke Acurades said, as he could just make out footsteps in the distance, and not just a handful, but the combined footsteps of an entire army approaching in their direction.

"Yes, it is almost time." Ch'rell said with a look of eagerness on his face, as he stood firmly still, with his full attention focused on the large army in the distance, which resembled a swarm of ants.

"What shall we do Master Ch'rell?" Torrinan asked his superior for advice, feeling doubtful of the situation like the usual skeptic he was. "Surely the enemy outnumbers us ten to one, is a head confrontation the wisest decision?"

Ch'rell then turned his head, looking at Torrinan with an expression of determination on his face, and spoke:

"The enemy may have superior numbers, technology, and this may even be among our last breaths in life, but never forget that we have one thing which will utterly tear them apart from the very core."

Naturally having caught the attention of both the other two Utroms with his charisma, and the small group of rogue Mutants who were on his side, Ch'rell then delivered his final statement before the battle would begin.

"Our willingness to fight to the end as one uniting force will be what keeps the legacy of our Kraang ancestors immortal, while our enemies will remain divided."

Inspired, Ch'rell's army raised their weapons, for the fight, with the rogue mutants erupted into a wild cheer that glorified their leader.

"We stand for the Kraang!"

The crowd of mutants roared In anticipation, as Ch'rell looked upon them with a smile of admiration, something which was not usually seen from the stern Utrom.

"Fight hard, my brothers, for your actions will be remembered throughout the Ten Dimensions." The Utrom leader said in conclusion, as he and the other three Utroms took up their positions for the battle that lay just ahead of them.

"Bishop, Maximus Kong, and all the other traitors must die."The blood red Utrom muttered to himself as he clenched his teeth.

Meanwhile

The turtles and Mira had just reached their destination with an entire barrage of Earth Protection Force soldiers, but something was not right.

In contrast to the stiff resistance they were expecting in the deserted mountain valleys, it was dead silent.

They just knew there was a trap waiting for them, but the terrifying part was that the group of heroes could not predict its timing.

"Ambush!" Leonardo then shouted at the top of his lungs as he was the first to lay his eyes on a silent grenade thrown in his direction.

The turtles and Mira were able to escape the high explosive grenade just in time, but were then faced with a dozen more that exploded all around the place.

"They're everywhere!" Raphael shouted as he could not help but be wide-eyed at the sight of hundreds of wild and savage Mutants converging upon their position.

Several EPF soldiers were killed in the initial confrontation that saw our heroes trapped, but they held on, for they were well-versed with fighting rogue desert mutants by now.

Meanwhile

An high ranking inner circle of EPF soldiers stayed on the sidelines, but this did not mean that they did not see any of the battle, for Ch'rell's small mutant army was so determined, that a handful had already managed to catch up to their most wanted target: Bishop.

"There he is! The Utrom who betrayed our Kraang ancestors, all those years ago!" One of the rogue Mutants shouted as he charged straight for Bishop, only to be slaughtered by the fiercely loyal EPF soldiers, who protected their leader from all sides.

"You do not know who you are dealing with." Bishop said in response to the injured rogue mutant, now lying on the ground and unable to fight back.

Without the slightest hint of hesitation or sorrow, Bishop raised his fire-arm to the mutant's head, and shot him dead.

"Perhaps he doesn't know who you are, but I sure do." Another voice echoed from the shadows, as Bishop and his group of EPF soldiers turned towards its source.

Surely enough, four Utroms emerged out of the darkness, and the specific Utrom one who had previously caught their attention then spoke:

"My, how I haven't seen you in years. I remember the youthful and unsure Bishop from those times in Dimension X. Where is he now?" Ch'rell said with eyes full of vitality, as he closely observed his enemy.

"That Bishop is no more, and you are foolish to assume that could get away with betraying me." Bishop said in response as his eyes were locked upon Ch'rell specifically, with the full intent of engaging him in direct hand to hand combat.

Bishop then continued:

"I gave you a chance to escape from that prison, so that you could be on my side and enjoy what the great power and dreams that I am about to obtain. But no, you are just as blinded as your foolish master, Kraang Prime."

"You mean the master who took away the brother who meant everything, away from you?" The red Utrom said in response to Bishop, smiling at the sight of his enemy's rage building up, slowly and surely.

"You will not speak of my brother!" Bishop growled back in response, having changed his attitude from that of a calm leader, to a raging beast who was ready to rip his prey apart.

Of course, this is exactly what Ch'rell wanted, for nothing gave him more pleasure than seeing his enemies full of hatred.

"Attack me." The red Utrom leader said with a vicious smile as Bishop began charging for the group of evil Utroms, at the full force permitted by his Android body.

To Ch'rell's surprise, the EPF leader managed to land a good few hard blows on his fellow Utroms, even in his ripe old age, but this was only an opportunity for Ch'rell to fuel the flames of Bishop's anger even further, for Ch'rell was the Utrom to always see opportunity in any given situation.

"Your Earth Protection Force is a failure and always has been, Bishop. Where were they when my master mutated this entire wretched entire planet?" Ch'rell said as he watched Bishop tackle the other Utroms to the ground at full force.

Ch'rell then continued:

"You are a betrayal of what it means to be an Utrom. Kraang Prime knew very well, as did your brother, Kraang Subprime."

Bishop then turned around, having knocked out the other three Utroms with relative ease.

With an expression of nothing but pure contempt, he then charged at Ch'rell with all the power he had, but the evil Utrom was too quick, easily dodging every single blow that the leader of the EPF tried to land on him.

"Failure after failure, is this the life you want to live?" Ch'rell asked Bishop, all the while dodging his attacks.

"Enough!" Bishop howled as he then finally reached a boiling point, increasing his attack power and speed, as he finally managed to land a hard blow on Ch'rell after many failed attempts.

This caught Ch'rell by surprise, but in the hindsight, the little red utroms own arrogance and over confidence was often his own undoing.

"You feel this pain?! This only a portion of what I have suffered for thousands of years!" Bishop said with oozing rage, as he used his android body's mighty arms to grab a choke-hold on Ch'rell's body inside his exo-suit, repeatedly inflicting slow but excrucitating pain on the evil red utrom.

His moment of glory wasn't long lived however, as Bishop felt a sharp pain at the back of his head, having been hit hard by Kako Naso, who had now recovered from his unconsciousness, alongside the other evil Utroms.

The blow was sharp enough to make Bishop fall on his back and fall unconscious, but the evil Utroms had little time to settle their personal vendetta with him, since a large barrage of EPF soldiers was just around the corner, quickly making their way to the scene of the battle.

"Come on! The EPF will be here any second, and our Master doesn't have much time!" Duke Acurades commanded the other two Utroms, as they quickly carried the badly injured Ch'rell to safety.

Surely enough, the EPF soldiers arrived in time to save Bishop, but they were a touch too late in capturing their most wanted enemies.

"We just had him!" One EPF soldier exclaimed in frustration, as he looked into the sunny distance of the desert, trying to make out any shadow that he could still pursue.

"Forget it, we have him on the run. It won't be too long until Ch'rell is firmly in our hands, and will be punished for betraying our master." Another EPF soldier said in response to him, as the two then began working together to carry their leader back to safety.

A few hours later

Bishop slowly opened his eyes, as he observed his surroundings.

He was inside his own headquarters, being treated by his own EPF soldiers.

He was surprisingly not too hurt, only suffering minor injuries from the battle prior.

He then heard a voice speak to him:

"Bishop!"

Bishop looked upon the source, only to see Leonardo looking back at him, with a smile on his face.

"You're Okay!"I thought we had almost lost you bro!" Michelangelo said afterwards, standing next to the EPF leader, with the usual bright and cheery expression on his face. "You should've us back there; those pesky little mutants were no match for the Holy Chalupa and his bros!"

"Turtles, I'm glad to see you all safe and sound." Bishop said to the group of four, albeit while looking down.

"Is something bothering you, Bishop?" Mira said to him, with a look of concern on her face.

"Yes, I failed." Bishop said in response to her, while looking down at the ground below him. "Ch'rell and his fellow Utroms got away alive, and that should not happen."

"Everything will turn out fine, brother." Raphael said in response to the EPF leader, with a look of optimism and hope. "We have Ch'rell on the run, and we can handle any mutants he throws at us, just like before."

Bishop then got out of his patient bed, startling everyone In the room who thought he was too weak to move.

"Be careful Bishop, you might hurt yourself!" Donatello said, feeling worried for the health of his friend.

"Now is not the time to rest, Donatello." Bishop said in response to the robotic turtle as he looked out of his window, into the desert. "It is time to end this. There is an evil Utrom out there, hiding in the darkness. We must bring him into the light, at any cost."

The turtles and Mira looked at each other, concerned for Bishop's safety, but knowing that he was right in what he said.

Something needed to be done about Ch'rell, and soon.