Angel: I can't believe I forgot about the part where Amy gets her sword! *whines* I'll re-edit episode 8 tomorrow...again...
Leo's POV
As we stand with our weapons in hand, thunder strikes above us. We face the ninja clan known as the Foot Clan. A man in metal armor is in front of the clan. Well, it took me a while, but I managed to see Oruko Saki for who he really is: The Shredder. Ninjas leap from different directions in front of us. Of course, to get to this point, we have to fight a bunch of Foot Ninja, which wasn't easy. We all fight against the ninjas.
Hun roars as thunder strikes, charging for us. Then we have to go up against Hun again. We all run towards him. He leaps up and punches Donnie down. He pulls out the sword that Saki offered me. Definitely not easy. Amy clenches her fists. "NOOO!" she shouts before kicking Hun to the window. But the real nightmare is about to begin. Now we have to face the Shredder and something tells me this is REALLY not going to be easy.
No one's POV
They stare intensely at each other, waiting for something, anything. "The time for games has ended. No more charades," Saki says before pulling off his helmet, revealing his face. They stare at the man they were about to face. "You see me as I am and it will be the last thing you will ever see." He smirks at them before putting his helmet back on. "Prepare to face your destiny and your doom." His gauntlet shimmers.
"Well, he's your friend, Leo," Donnie points out.
"And he certainly has a strong sense of personal style. I mean, nice outfit," Mikey comments.
"Seriously? You're going to do this now?" Amy asks in disbelief.
"Yeah, but something tells me he didn't get all dressed up for nothing," Raph replies. Thunder strikes again as it rains.
"Guys, we're in for the fight of our lives," Leo tells them seriously.
"Foot ninja, attack!" Shredder orders and the ninjas run towards them. "Destroy them!"
The turtles and Amy leap up. Leo kicks one away. Donnie backflips and knocks one back. Raph clashes weapons with a ninja, holding a sword. He kicks him back. Mikey, facing three ninjas, doesn't notice Shredder coming for him. He strikes him and Mikey slides to the edge of the roof. Shredder gives no regard as he glances at Leo fighting ninjas. He kicks him down and Leo tumbles before landing from the blow safely.
Donnie spins his staff, knocking away ninjas before Shredder jumps down and throws him away. Donnie gasps as a ninja lunges for him, but Raph blocks the weapon inches away from his face. "Watch your back, Brainiac," Raph warns. "Isn't that what you're for, Raph?" Donnie asks smugly. Raph throws away the sword. Leo and Amy are back-to-back…or back-to-shell as they hold off a ninja. "Leo, duck!" she tells him and they dodge the sword Raph threw.
It hits a generator, which explodes, setting off a large fire. Donnie and Mikey try to hold off against two ninjas. Shredder faces against Leo, Amy, and Raph as they glare at him. They stare at each other before Shredder charges first. The three leap to strike him, but he kicks them down.
Meanwhile, in the lair, Splinter opens the doors from the dojo, unaware of the whereabouts of his sons and Amy. "My sons, Amelia, I have been in deep meditation regarding the Shredder and—" he notices that it was quiet…too quiet. He knew that his sons and Amelia could never be this silent, not even Mikey. "Not here?"
He steps into Donnie's lab. "Oh, I cannot even take a few minutes for meditation without those kids running around off," he complains and sees a note by the computer. He glances at it in thought. It was a letter explaining from Leo that they had taken Amy home, which he wasn't buying. "Hm, what is the one thing I did not want them to do? Face the Shredder!" he realizes. "I am sure that is what they have done." He sees the Battle Shell remote on the table and takes it, in case. He enters the elevator.
"I must find my family."
Speaking of, the turtles and Amy are in intense fights in the ever-growing fire. Mikey kicks a ninja away, but gets kicked into other ninjas. Donnie watches and steps up to him. "Nice landing," he comments dryly as he helps his brother up.
"They don't call me Air Mikey for nothing," Mikey says.
Raph leaps at the Shredder, but is knocked down once again. Leo does the same, only with the same result. It knocked him back so hard, he broke a piece off of the building! Not only that, his swords drop to the floor, making him defenseless against the powerful adversary. Leo gets grabbed by several ninjas and Shredder emerges from the fire. He laughs evilly. "I will finish you first!"
They suddenly hear a yell and Amy jumps on the Shredder! "Don't you dare touch him!" she shouts. Leo looks in shock as she struggles with holding him back from Leo. "I will not be interrupted!" he yells and slams her to the ground with his arm. Leo looks in rage and before he could do anything, the roof starts to cave in. "What?" Shredder demands. Fire starts to engulf them.
As the building catches on fire, Leo looks in horror. He sees fire coming for Amy and he grabs her bridal-style. She was weak from the blow and couldn't move. Fire stops him short of moving any further, and he falls. He sees a taxi cab and pulls Amy close to his plastron, shielding her from the roof of the cab. Leo falls to the street with a groan while Amy lies near him, unharmed. Donnie jumps to a streetlight before he loses his grip, falling to the street as well. Raph lands in a dumpster, which closes itself on him.
Donnie groans and rubs his head. He sees Mikey struggling to get a piece of debris off his leg. "I can't take you anywhere, Mikey," Donnie replies.
"Hey, I was trying to move, but the building just jumped out and attacked me," Mikey tells him innocently.
"Let's get you out of there," Donnie says and uses his staff to push the chuck off Mikey.
"Ow. I think I hurt my ankle," Mikey tells him in pain.
"Duh! Come on, I'll help you," Donnie answers and lets Mikey lean on him. Flaming debris falls from the burning building as they walk away. They suddenly turn around.
"Oh man."
"Uh-oh."
Shredder emerges from the building, with no injuries whatsoever. "Tell me I'm not seeing what I'm seeing," Mikey whispers in disbelief. "I wish I could, Mikey. I wish I could," Donnie answers gravely.
The Foot Ninja gather around Shredder for their orders. "Find the turtles and their pink little friend. They cannot be far. Do not allow them to escape," Police sirens can be heard not too far away and he groans in annoyance. "Foot Ninja, disappear! Report to me when you find them. I want to finish them myself," Shredder says before they all run away, just before the police arrived.
Leo looks down at Amy and gently shakes her. "Ames. Ames." She slowly opens her eyes as she looks at Leo. "Did you catch the number of that guy who slammed me?" she groans as she rubs her head. Leo chuckles and hugs her.
"I'm glad you're alright."
Amy blushes and hugs him back before she sees ninjas out of the corner of her eye. Leo notices them as well and turns to her. "We gotta find Raph, Donnie, and Mikey." Leo takes his swords. "Gotta regroup." He takes Amy's hand and they jump behind a staircase. "We can't be of much help with those guys looking for us," Amy whispers and they hide in the shadows.
Ninjas jump from the rooftops. The hunt was on. Raph peeks out from the dumpster he was hiding in. "Man, if those Foot goons don't finish me off the stick, this dumpster will. Sheesh," Raph mutters as he jumps out. He flicks off a banana peel from his shoulder in annoyance.
With Donnie and Mikey, Donnie helps Mikey walk. "Don, we need to go back," Mikey says in worry.
"I-I know, but you're in no condition to fight, Mikey. Let's get your ankle wrapped up and then we'll start looking for the others," Donnie tells him.
Foot Ninjas search the streets. What they didn't know is that Amy and Leo were watching from a streetlight. Leo growls at them and Amy puts a hand on his shoulder, calming him down.
Donnie and Mikey stop in an alley. "Let's rest for a second," he explains and sees someone in the distance: Shredder and his ninjas. "Whoa! It's the Shredder!"
"And some of his little friends. Look!" Mikey points out as more ninjas appear at the other end of the alley. They look to each other and then up to a staircase. Donnie uses a hand to jump up. The Shredder and the ninjas gather in the alley. "Nothing? Keep searching!"
Donnie looks down from a window that they had entered before turning back to Mikey. They were in a bathroom. "My ankle is killing me. You better leave me here, I'll only slow you down," Mikey tells him. Donnie wasn't having it. "Can that noise, Mikey. It's just a sprained ankle. We need to wrap it properly," Donnie replies as he looks through the cabinet. He sees a pair of stockings on the shower handle and snaps his fingers with a smile.
As he wraps Mikey's ankle, Mikey pulls out a brush. "While you're doing that, I'll just brush my long, flowing locks," he says with a laugh. Donnie just gives him a blank look. "Nice," he comments dryly and they hear the door creak.
A little boy rubs his eyes before seeing the two turtles in the bathroom. His mouth drops open. Donnie shushes him while Mikey gives a sheepish smile. "Mom, mom! There's two giant turtles in the bathroom! And one of them's got your stockings!" he shouts as he runs to get his mother. Donnie and Mikey smile sheepishly.
"See, mom, see!" When the mother looks in the bathroom, Donnie and Mikey are gone. The mother crosses her arms at her son with a raised eyebrow. "But…they were right here. I swear." Boy, was he in trouble.
Donnie and Mikey climb on the clothesline. Two ninjas appear in the alley and one of them sniffs the area. "Something around here really stinks," the first one says. "Don't look at me," the second one replies in denial. Raph suddenly appears and hits their heads together, knocking them both out. He sniffs his armpits.
"I don't smell that bad…do I?" He doesn't notice the two gray hands reaching out for him.
The two hands grab him and pull him back into the shadows. He struggles and when the person lets go, he turns around and gives a look of surprise. "Master Splinter!"
Splinter shushes him. "The others, we got split up," Raph explains.
"Come, we must find them," Splinter replies.
With Leo and Amy, they back up as they are cornered by ninjas. Leo glares as they stare at the ninjas. Before either of them could do anything, a man with an overcoat jumps down. He reaches into his coat and pulls out a sword. It starts to glow blue. Leo and Amy look in shock.
Donnie and Mikey struggle to walk. Two people suddenly appear in front of them. Donnie places Mikey down gently before pulling out his staff. Raph and Splinter step out of the shadows.
Donnie sighs in relief, "Am I glad to see you guys!"
"We heard you two miles away," Raph tells him and looks at Mikey when he hears a groan. "Mikey, you okay?" Raph asks in concern.
"I don't know if I can make it. Raph, is that you? The lights. The lights are turning out. It's all going dark. Tell Raph…Tell Raph," Mikey says quickly.
"I'm right here, Mikey, I'm right here next to ya," Raph assures him.
"Tell Raph that he's always been…a big cheesehead!" Raph glares at him.
"Psych! I can't believe you fell for that! Oh, oh, the lights are turning out!" Mikey gloats, laughing.
"I'll turn your lights out for real, wise guy," Raph warns, clenching his fists, about to punch him.
"Raphael, Michelangelo, quiet down. If we could hear you, so could the Foot Ninja. We must move more quickly than this," Splinter scolds.
"We could always leave Mikey behind," Raph suggests, jerking a finger at the youngest.
"Hey!" Mikey yells, offended.
Donnie searches himself. "I didn't bring the remote for the Battle Shell or I could get it—" Splinter pulls the remote from his robe.
"Here," Donnie smiles. "Perfecto, Sensei! Looks like—" his face drops when he sees the army of ninjas, who had followed their voices. "We're surrounded," Donnie finishes nervously. He turns around to see more ninjas.
Donnie pulls out his staff. "Master Splinter, use the remote. Get the Battle Shell," Donnie tells his master and twirls his staff before jumping into the fight. Raph leaps in to help. Splinter tries, and fails, to get the Battle Shell as back at the warehouse, the headlights turn on while smoke comes out of the back. Splinter looks in confusion before pressing another button. The Battle Shell backs up into some boxes. Splinter gives a look of annoyance.
Raph kicks and disarms three ninjas. Splinter keeps trying to bring the Battle Shell, with no success. The satellite top opens up and moves up and down before closing. Splinter groans in annoyance and irritation. Donnie leaps and whacks ninjas with his staff. He blocks a sword with a ninja before kicking him to the side of the building, crashing down on him. Donnie looks at Splinter as he tries to use the remote properly. Donnie kicks a ninja away.
Raph cuts away a sword. Splinter looked really annoyed as his continued attempts fail. He could never figure out a complex remote. A missile, which doesn't fire, shakes back and forth. Splinter grunts in growing irritation. Finally, he had had enough. "Donatello, here." He hands Donnie the remote. "I will fight, you will drive," he tells him before smacking ninjas with his staff left and right. "Activating remote," Donnie says and presses the red button.
The Battle Shell activates and starts driving to their location. Splinter finishes off the ninjas. "Master Splinter, you kick butt!" Raph comments as the ninjas groan in pain.
Back with Leo and Amy, they stare at the man with the glowing sword, prepared to fight if necessary. The man slices all of their weapons and beats the heck out of them. Leo and Amy look in shock. He throws one away before putting his sword back in his trench-coat. He walks up to them and the two back away. "Okay, this is new," Leo comments as he takes a stance in front of Amy.
"You're definitely a ninja, but you're not one of them," Amy explains as she looks at him from behind Leo. She notices that he looked nothing like the Foot. She knew that he was not one of them if he just fought them. All of the Foot ninjas they've seen are loyal to Shredder. "I am simply a guardian. Beyond that, I cannot tell you anything more."
"That's…pretty helpful," Leo says skeptically. "I am sorry, but I cannot reveal everything to you now. Just know that you are caught up in a battle that is bigger than you can imagine."
"We pretty much heard that from Oruko Saki," Amy explains, scowling at the encounter they had with him.
"Yes, it was the only truth that the Shredder told you. But know this," he steps a bit closer. "By rejecting the Shredder and his evil, you have made an ally this day." Leo smiles and puts away his swords. Amy steps up and they shake his hand.
"Slow down, you drive too quickly," Splinter scolds as the Battle Shell drives to Leo and Amy. "And that turn was too sharp."
"Master Splinter, you've been backseat driving the whole way." Leo and Amy cover their eyes as the lights flash in their faces.
The window drops down. "Hey lovebirds, need a ride?" Donnie asks teasingly.
Leo glares at him. "Sure. Guys, we'd like to introduce you to—" Leo and Amy look in shock as they see that the Guardian is gone. "The mystery ninja," Amy finishes in confusion.
In the Battle Shell, they are all gathered in the back.
"Good to see you, lovebirds," Mikey teases.
"We're not lovebirds!" Amy and Leo shout, glaring. They glance at each other, blushing before glaring at Mikey again.
"We were all pretty worried," Donnie tells them.
"Yes, my children, but now you are safe," Splinter says…before he raises his hand and smacks them all on the cheek.
"Ow!" Mikey exclaims.
"Hey!" Donnie yells as he rubs his cheek.
"Ouch..." Amy murmurs in pain.
"What was that for?" Raph asks in pain.
"For being so foolish. You should never have tried to face the Shredder alone. He is too powerful," Splinter explains.
"You're telling me. I've got bruises that got bruises," Donnie answers.
"And did you see the way the Shredder walked right through that fire?" Leo asks curiously.
"It was as if it didn't touch him," Amy murmurs in thought.
"Yeah, he's like the Shreddinator or something," Mikey says in a German accent. Amy facepalms. "Only you would say that…"
"You have stirred the hornet's nest. He will not rest until he finds us," Splinter tells them.
"What should we do, Master Splinter?" Leo asks. Splinter thinks for a moment before he had an idea.
"Let him find us. I have long wished to avenge my master Yoshi. Now is the time," Splinter narrows his eyes.
"But how do we let him find us?" Donnie questions.
"Sit still," Splinter answers.
"I dunno, Master Splinter, sitting still isn't one of our strong points." Splinter gives Mikey a glare.
Mikey smiles sheepishly. "Right, sitting still it is. I like sitting still. Sitting still is good." Amy sighs and shakes her head.
Later, Shredder and his ninjas look at the Battle Shell. It was quiet. Maybe too quiet. Shredder knew it was a set-up as he slides his gauntlet on the vehicle. He points to the roof, where the turtles and Amy are waiting at a water tower.
Splinter sits atop the water tower, seeming to be in a trance. He opens his eyes as the ninjas jump onto the roof. Shredder jumps down in front of them.
"Dude," Mikey comments and scratches his neck sheepishly when Leo gives him a look. Shredder glares at them. "Let the butt-kicking begin," Raph says as they stare intensely at each other. Leo pulls out his swords and spins them expertly in his hands. "Foot Ninja, attack!"
The turtles and Amy yell as they charge to fight. "Remember my children, even the mighty oak bends before the raging storm wind," Splinter tells them. Mikey looks in confusion and Splinter sighs, placing a hand on his head. "He means be careful and don't be overconfident," Amy calls out as she punches a ninja. Raph tackles two ninjas to the floor and kicks one away. Leo steps on their heads before kicking two away.
Mikey wraps a staff around his nunchuck and kicks the ninja away with his broken ankle. "Ow!" he exclaims, hopping up and down. He sweep-kicks a ninja. "Ow, ow," he repeats before he has to kick another one away. "Ow, ow, ow," he complains and Shredder kicks him to the water tower. "YOW!" he shouts, his shout echoing throughout the city. Donnie knocks out a ninja and takes one out behind him before he clashes with a ninja that jumped for him.
Donnie spins his staff and Shredder is about to knock him down before Raph steps in and kicks him away. Shredder backflips and lands in the middle of his army. "Get them!" he orders in annoyance. One of them throws throwing stars at Leo and Amy, but Leo spins his swords, deflecting them. Amy twirls her sword before doing a 360 spin, deflecting all the shuriken. Leo blocks four swords before knocking all the ninjas away. Donnie jumps using his staff and fights two ninjas.
"Hold your staff higher with the left foot from that position," Splinter calls out. "Geez, now you're backseat ninjaing me, Master Splinter," Donnie complains and the Shredder stands in front of him before he strikes Donnie down, knocking him to the wall. Leo clashes swords with a ninja before kicking him away. Shredder raises his gauntlet to catch him off-guard.
"No!" Leo turns to see Raph dodging the gauntlet. Shredder picks him up from the belt and throws him to the wall. Mikey is surrounded by ninjas. "Hang on, Mikey!" Amy shouts as she backflips and split-kicks two ninjas. Still in the air, she rolls into a ball and knocks the rest down. "Nice moves, Amy!" Mikey praises and Shredder knocks him to the wall. "Ow…"
Leo continues to fight until he runs right into Shredder. He knocks him into the wall, hard. "HEY!" he turns to see Amy, clenching her sword tightly. "You wanna fight them, you gotta go through me, Shredder!" she challenges.
"Amy, no!" Raph yells.
Shredder laughs as he steps up to her. "Such big speech for a little girl," he taunts. Amy narrows her eyes before jumping up and striking Shredder. The turtles gasp. Shredder slides a bit.
Amy takes a stance with her sword. "I've had training," she explains as she glares. Shredder yells and sweep-kicks her, but she backflips and kicks him. Both of them are holding against each other pretty well. The turtles look in shock. Shredder knocks her to the wall with a palm strike and she slides in front of Leo with a grunt. Leo gives a look of horror and helps her up. Shredder inches towards them, raising his gauntlet.
"None of you will leave here alive!" Splinter narrows his eyes, having enough.
"Shredder! No!" Splinter flips and blocks the gauntlet from them. "You destroyed my family once, I will allow that to happen again."
"No man or freak can defeat me!" Shredder declares in anger.
"That remains to be seen!" Splinter says before striking him with his staff. He jumps to the water tower and glances at it. He gestures to Shredder with his finger. Shredder charges at him and tries to punch him, but Splinter dodges them and uses his staff to block more blows. Splinter evades him as he steps closer, slicing a support beam of the water tower. Splinter gets an idea and moves away as Shredder slices more beams. The water tower starts to creak. Shredder notices.
"This is for my Master Yoshi!" Splinter declares and kicks one of the support beams, allowing the water tower to fall. Splinter just watches. The turtles and Amy move away from the water tower. Shredder makes a run for it before the water tower collapses on him, spraying him. The water tower breaks completely and water is everywhere. Soon, it stops and Shredder is on the ground, soaking wet along with his army. The water tower falls on him.
"Master Splinter," Leo says in shock.
"Are you okay?" Mikey asks in concern. They knew how much Yoshi meant to him.
"Come, we have avenged my Master Yoshi. Let us take Amelia home. Perhaps her grandmother will make us some pie," they start to walk away.
"I'm all over that," Donnie says happily.
"Yeah!" Raph replies.
"I gotta tell you, pie never sounded so good," Leo murmurs.
Unbeknownst to them, the Shredder's gauntlet emerges from the now destroyed water tower as a sign of his return.