Chapter 8: Final Battle
Mikey had finally caught up with Mystery and his bros, and they were now watching the Thing carry Kris aside and enter Doom's throne room. "How do we follow them now, without being seen by Kris?" Mikey asked.
"There's a ledge above the door." Leo pointed out.
"If we make it over there, I can phase us through." Mystery told them. They all nodded in agreement and jumped across, landing stealthily on the ledge. Mystery phased them through and they froze in shock at what was on the other side.
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The Fantastic Four once again prepared to do battle with Doom, as they stood in front of the largest group of doombots able to fit in a single room. "How is it possible that you escaped?" Doom bellowed.
"You may want to check for bugs in the design. The cells completely malfunctioned." Reed told him.
"Impossible!" Doom raged, and sharply pointed his finger at the four heroes, "Destroy them!" The doombots charged, but the Fantastic Four were without fear and leapt forward to meet them. Sparks crackled, parts flew and, one by one, the doombots fell, but the heroes efforts were in vein as the killer robots just kept coming.
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"We have to do something." Mystery yelled above the noise.
"What?" Mikey asked, "If we go down there, we'll be seen."
"That's what throwing stars are for." Don said, matter-of-factly.
"Excuse me?" Leo asked, confused.
"Remember when we were fighting the shredders foot tech ninjas and I had those throwing stars that shorted them out?" Don asked.
"Yeah." Leo replied.
"Well, I brought a whole bunch with me." Don reached into his bag and pulled out a handful of electronic throwing stars. He handed some to everyone.
"Well then," Leo said, pulling back his arm, "begin throwing."
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The Fantastic Four continued to fight the doombots. Johnny flew overhead and torched them from above, Susan sliced them with her force field, Reed crushed them like a cobra and Ben just clobbered them. "Reed, this isn't working!" Susan yelled, "They just keep coming!" Just then, several doombots shorted out.
"What the-?" Ben exclaimed, as more doombots began dropping like flies.
"What is this!" Doom cried, "Reed! What have you done to my doombots?"
Reed was so baffled by what was happening, he didn't even hear Doom's accusation.
"Reed? Reed!" Susan called.
"Huh?" Reed said, snapping out of his trance.
"What's going on?" She asked him.
"I don't know. It doesn't make any sense." The last doombot fell, sending its final sparks.
"No! This isn't possible!" Doom cried.
"For once I agree with Doom." Reed said. He went over to examine the doombots as his teammates contained Doom, who was not easy to surrender. He continued to fight back, making it difficult to hold him down.
"Yo, stretch! We could use a hand here." Ben called out.
"I'm coming!" Reed called back, pulling something out of one of the doombots, "Interesting."
"Reed!" Susan yelled.
"Alright." Reed pocketed the object and stretched his arms around Doom, making it easier for his teammates to keep him still.
"No! You cannot defeat me!" Doom howled.
"Hey, it was gonna happen eventually." Ben said.
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Back on the roof across from Castle Doom, Mystery and the turtles watched as the Fantastic Four handed Doom off to the authorities. The sun rose in the background and Mystery stifled a yawn. "First sleepless night?" Raph asked her.
"Yeah." She replied.
"Don't worry. Ya get used to it."
"Did I miss something here?" Mikey asked, "When did you two get so friendly?"
Raph panicked, trying to think of what to say. Mystery just looked at Mikey, not understanding what the big deal was.
"I guess we just got off on the wrong foot." She said with a shrug.
"Nice to see you came around, Raph." Don said, "Usually when you don't like someone, you don't change your mind."
"I guess Mystery's the exception." Mikey said with a smirk.
Raph smacked him in the back of the head and he yelped. Once the Fantastic Four had left, the five teens headed back to April's.
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The television was on, but April wasn't paying attention. Her five young friends had been gone for hours and she was beginning to worry. "The sun is rising. They could be seen." April panicked, "Or they've already been captured. They could be in trouble!"
"They will be fine, miss O'Neil." Master Splinter comforted her, "They are a team."
"Then why aren't they back yet?"
"Honey, I'm home." A voice was heard behind her. April and Master Splinter turned to see Mikey climb through the window, followed by his brothers and Mystery. April breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well?" She asked.
"We successfully helped the Fantastic Four escape." Don told her.
"Were you seen?" Their sensei asked.
"No, Master Splinter." Leo replied.
"Good. Now we should return to the lair to decide Raph's punishment for sneaking out earlier."
"What?" Raph blurted, earning him a stern smack on the head with Master Splinter's cane. The turtles then followed their master out the window, after waving good-bye to April and Mystery.
"I better head out too." Mystery said, removing her mask, "To make sure my family's okay." She went into the bedroom to change out of her costume.
