After dealing with the Turks, Don needed Randall's help on the alien compounds again. He wanted to be prepared in case something happened because it was so alien.

When Randall entered the lair in as many days, he just stayed clear of Leonardo.

Leo was training again, as usual. He stayed out of Randall's way.

While they were studying the compounds some more, Don recounted the events of what happened with the Turks and the old couple.

Randall could see them taking their places in disguises, and even he found it amusing when Mikey had called Don his husband.

Splinter sat in his room, knowing he had to do something about his son, Leonardo. Then, he thought of someone who Leo really trusted and respected with his life. Maybe he could reach him. Someone had to be able to.

The wise rat left his room and told Don and Randall that he had to leave for a bit and he would be back soon. He wanted them all to stay in the lair.

Splinter went topside by himself and made sure he hadn't been followed. He drew up the symbols and he went the Battle Nexus, where he spent some time with the Daimyo and his son, before needing to head to the second Earth, as the Gelgi had called it. It was the dimension of Miyomoto Usagi.

The Daimyo located Usagi with his war staff. He had found him just relaxing with Gen for an evening. The Daimyo gave Splinter a piece of scroll with the symbols on how he could get back to his own world after that, with the incantation on it as well, written in Japanese.

"Thank you, my friend." Splinter said.

"It is always good to see you, Splinter-sensei. I wish you well in helping Leonardo." The Daimyo said. Then he created a portal for him to cross through to Usagi's world.

"I hope we'll see each other again real soon." Splinter said.

"Good journey." Daimyo said.

Splinter stepped through.

Usagi and Gen were having their evening dinner when a portal opened up in front of them. They were stunned at this. Who would be coming through? They dropped their food and prepared for a fight.

They relaxed when they saw who it was that stepped out.

"Master Splinter?" Usagi asked. "Is that you?"

"Yes, Miyomoto Usagi. I am happy to have found you." Splinter said.

"Why is that?" Gen asked, grumpy at having his meal disturbed.

"How is your family?" Usagi asked.

"Their health is physically fine, but it is my son and your friend, Leonardo, who I am worried about. I have come on his behalf." Splinter stated sadly.

"What has happened?" Usagi asked.

"Many months ago, Leonardo was captured and tortured by some enemies of ours. He hasn't been the same since then. He over trains himself, barely seeming to rest himself. He has a harsh temper, and it is putting a strain on the relationship with him, me, his brothers, and our friends. Even Randall." Splinter explained sadly.

Usagi was concerned. "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Yes. Do you think you can come to my home again and see if you can reach him?" Splinter asked.

"I would be happy to help. Gen and I have to finish a small errand for the Shogun first, and then we will be along. It shouldn't take no more than a week." Usagi said.

"That will work fine, Usagi-san. Thank you." Splinter said with a smile. He hoped this would work for Leonardo's sake.

Splinter stayed for a few hours just talking and had some dinner with the two of them. Gen agreed to come too. He wanted to see the city of New York. Splinter said that maybe his sons could take him on a tour of the city they lived in, to show them what it was like.

After the few hours were up, Splinter was shown to a high rock and he drew the symbols. Usagi took note of them before Splinter said the incantation and it sent him back home.

The next day in their dimension, Usagi and Gen's trail were picked up on by an assassin warthog's. But it didn't stop them from completing their mission.

…..

When Splinter returned home, at breakfast the next morning, Splinter told his sons that they were going to be expecting company in the next few days.

Leo was suspicious as to who it was. He was just very wary of new visitors at a time like this in his mental state even more so.

"Who is it, Father?" Leo asked.

"A surprise." Splinter said.

"So, it's someone we know?" Mikey asked.

"Yes." Splinter replied.

That could let them relax more. They just wondered who it was.

It was now the end of October once again.

While waiting for the surprise visitors, the holiday of Halloween came on again in New York City.

The guys all loved Halloween, except Leo. Once again, the turtles were preparing for it.

One day, at April's shop, there was man who was interested in the gold six-armed statue that was up on a high shelf. Most people thought it looked creepy and ignored it, but it was perfect to him.

Randall had had a headache that day and was downstairs sleeping, or at least trying to.

"Can I help you with anything, sir?" April asked.

"Yes, Madam. I am very interested in that statue behind you. It takes a special eye for some uncommon beauty." The man said as he was holding the statue.

"I'm glad you're interested. It's been sitting here awhile." April said.

"Yes, well. I unfortunately left my wallet back at the hotel. Could you hold it for me?" The man asked. He was kind of a creepy guy.

"Sure." April replied.

The man turned to leave and then the alarm blared. April hurriedly turned the alarm off. "Oh, sorry about that. The alarm keeps going off for no reason." she said.

The man was annoyed. "Yes, well, Madam, I bid you adieu." Then he stepped out and met up with his associate.

"After all these years, Argie, I have found the thieving god idle. And I am the King of Thieves." The man said too proudly.

The man even stole another man's wallet on the street.

Argie noticed the wallet. "Aren't we going to use that money to pay for idle?" he asked.

"Of course not. It must be stolen." The man said.

"Of course." Argie agreed. He knew his boss had worked for his title as King of Thieves.

Back at the shop, Randall had heard the alarm go off and knew it needed to be fixed. But right now, he had such a migraine that he had to get some rest. He hoped to be well enough for later on tonight. He didn't want to miss the Halloween go out.

April had pumpkins ready for carving for the turtles and Randall. She and Casey were going to go to a costume party tonight as well.

After the man had left, he had never come back. It was always the customer's choice.

Later that evening, Randall was just waking up as the turtles made their way inside the basement. Mikey came into the room.

"What's up, Randall?!" Mikey surprised the lizard.

"Ah! Don't do that!" Randall jumped on the bed, holding his chest.

"Sorry. It's Halloween tonight, bud. Let's go do the pumpkins!" Mikey was so enthusiastic.

"I just got over a bad migraine. Fine. Just please keep your voice down." Randall begged. He got off his bed, grabbed his own laser tool, and went upstairs with Mikey following. Leo, Don, and Raph were already up there.

April gave them all a pumpkin to carve up as they saw fit.

Don was happy to use his laser.

Raph loved to use his sai like knives.

Mikey used a blade that he had gotten from the Battle Nexus.

Leo had a pumpkin, but he barely paid any attention to it. He kept on training in the living room.

Randall seemed a little slower tonight than he usually did. He began making a monster face on his pumpkin. He watched Leo training over his area. He didn't touch his pumpkin.

In her room, April got dressed up for the party. This year, she was going as a black cat. She walked out of her room. The guys knew she and Casey were going to a party tonight.

"Well, guys, what do you think?" April asked.

The guys all looked over at her.

"Wow." Raph said.

"Cool." Mikey answered.

"Looking good." Don replied.

"Awesome look." Randall added.

Leo didn't say anything, but he had looked.

"Man, I just love Halloween. It's the one day of the year when a turtle can just walk around and, just be a turtle." Mikey said.

Then there was a knock at the door. April went and answered it. It was Casey. "Hi, Casey." April was disappointed when she saw her boyfriend wasn't dressed up.

"Whoa, I'm diggin' the new duds, April." Casey greeted.

"Casey, I thought we were both going to be wearing costumes to the party." April pointed out.

"That is his costume, April." Mikey said.

"Yeah, every day of the year is Halloween for Casey Jones." Raph joked. He and Mikey shared a laugh.

"And that's comin' from a couple of green guys who wear masks every day of the year." Casey retorted with a giggle. "Come on, April, let's go."

"Happy Halloween, guys." April said and she and Casey walked out the door.

Raph and Mikey shared a confused look after Casey's comeback, then went back to their pumpkin carving.

Mikey just finished up his and tied a blue mask around it. "Hey, look. A Leo-O-Lantern." Mikey joked.

"You got his charming smile downright." Raph added.

When Leo saw it and walked over, putting his katanas away, he wasn't too pleased with the joke.

Randall saw the look on Mike's pumpkin too and smiled as well. That practically was Leo's smile anymore, if he would ever bother smiling at all.

Then, from downstairs, the alarm went off again. "Not again." Randall groaned. He held his head.

"What's wrong, Randall?" Don asked.

"I had a headache all day long. It went off earlier today too, like four times." Randall complained.

"Don, I thought you fixed the alarm in April's shop." Leo stated.

"He fixed it too good. Now it goes off all the time." Raph said.

"April and Casey probably set it off by accident." Don said, then he looked at Mikey. "Come on, Mikey. It's your turn."

"Alright, keep your shell on. I'm going. But later, I get first dibs on bobbing for apples!" Mikey got up and went to the spiral staircase and surfed down the railing. "Wahoo!"

When Mikey landed on the floor below in the shop, he saw that there were robbers! Three of them! They were all in costumes.

One was wearing a witch/warlock costume. The second wore a werewolf/wolf man costume. The third had the Sleepy Hollow Headless Horseman look, with a Pumpkin for a head.

Mikey screamed in fear.

The robbers turned around and approached him. "Aren't you guys a little old for trick or treat?" Mikey asked.

The wolf man ran up to Mikey with a bat ready, but Mikey put up his right arm in a block, grabbed the bat, and kicked the wolf man in the stomach, sending him back into the cylinder.

Mikey twirled the bat in his hand. "Tsk. Tsk. Certainly aren't pros." Then he started showing off some kung fu moves.

The last two robbers tried to charge next. Mikey threw the bat into the Pumpkin man's face, knocking him down first. Then the warlock tried to hit Mikey with an antique lamp.

Mikey did a handstand and kicked him with his feet, kicking him away. He stood up, rubbing his hands as if they had dirt on them. "Clumsy and untrained. And I give you a D on your Halloween costumes."

The Pumpkin head man picked up the bat that was near him and threw it up high above the turtle. It connected with a bicycle that was hanging on the ceiling. It fell from the ceiling and fell down on the back of Mikey's head and shell. He cried out.

From upstairs, the others heard the racket and Mikey's cry of pain.

"Michelangelo?! Are you alright?" Leo asked from upstairs.

The Pumpkin Head robber jumped up onto the counter and grabbed the six-armed statue that the King of Thieves had held earlier in the day while Mikey was rubbing his head, sitting on his knees.

When Mikey didn't answer Leo's question, they grew concerned. They all got up and went downstairs to check on him. If he was in a fight, he could be hurt.

They made it downstairs just as two thieves were running out the front door. Mikey was still recovering from the blow he took on the head. Leo saw there was one left behind. Don and Raph went over to help Mikey stand. Randall stood beside Raph.

"You okay, Mikey?" Raph asked in concern.

"Yeah, never better. I think they grabbed something. Then they got away." Mikey replied. He gave his head one last rub.

Randall knew that Mikey would probably now have a headache too. Same boat kind of thing, almost.

"Not all of them." Leo said furiously. He grabbed the wolf man by the shirt. "What are you after?!" he demanded angrily.

"Nothing, freak!" The man retorted.

Leo let go of him and pushed him back into the glass wall. He took out his swords and made several slashing motions while making angry sounds. The others gasped, even Randall.

The man's wolf mask fell from his face, leaving a bald headed face with little dark hair on the chin.

Leo grabbed the man again. "I'll ask you again; what are you after?!" he growled at him.

"Six-armed statue. We were supposed to grab it for this guy at the Blue Star Hotel, fifth floor, that's all, I swear!" The man confessed.

Leo turned to the others. "Let's move! Looks like we have some of April's property to collect!" he ordered.

Leo's method sure had got a confession real quick out of the thief. Leo took some rope out of his belt and tied the man's hands behind his back and tied him to a pole in the shop.

Don called the police. This guy, if not all of them, was not getting away with robbing the shop. The turtles and Randall all took off for the hotel while police were on their way.

On the way out, Randall made sure to vanish, as he was sure that even humans could tell there was no way for him to be in costume, with his four legs and serpent-like look.

But on the way to the hotel, Mikey and Raph wanted to stop for caramel apples.

At the Blue Star Hotel, on the fifth floor, where the King Thief man and Argie were in their room, there was a knock at the door and they turned, the two robber men walked in. They took off their masks, revealing some good bruises from their fight with Mikey.

"What happened to you?" the boss asked.

"Some security guard or something in a frog costume. But we got your statue." The one who had wore the warlock costume said. He took it out and handed it over.

The King took it from him. "Excellent! At last, after all these years, I have the Thieving God Idle! It will fulfill my destiny as the descendant of the King of Thieves!"

The turtles and Randall were still on the way to the hotel.

"It doesn't make any sense. Why would the robbers just grab a statue of April's and nothing else?" Don asked aloud.

"What doesn't make sense is why we stopped for caramel apples?!" Leo snapped.

"That's easy, Leo. Because it's Halloween!" Raph replied happily.

"Yeah! Do you think we have time for some trick or treating?" Mikey asked.

Leo growled. Why couldn't they take this seriously? "No! Try to focus. We can't let a bunch of street thugs break into April's and steal. We've got to get that statue back." he explained why this was serious.

Randall knew all too well to take it seriously. Then some kids crossed their paths, not seeing him though.

One was dressed at the Silver Sentry, and the other was as a zombie with a hat.

"Yo! Cool costumes." The one in the Silver Sentry costume complimented them.

"Thanks. You too." Mikey replied. It was clear some young kid knew who to admire for being a hero to the city.

"Gotta love Halloween." Raph added.

They continued on. Soon, they reached the hotel. Mikey and Raph had finished their apples by then and thrown the sticks away in the lobby. There were some humans that questioned their looks as they past them by, but knew it was Halloween. Anyone could be anything they wanted to be.

They took the elevator to the fifth floor, going on the man's information from the shop. He had told them also two possible room numbers before they left as well.

Don went to the first door that was suspected to be where the boss thief was. "This should be it." he said. He knocked on the door, and they all braced for a fight. But the person who answered the door wasn't who they thought it was.

A little old lady had replied to the knock on her door. "Oh, how cute." she said. "Say trick or treat."

"Trick or treat." Don, Mike, and Raph said in unison. Leo gave a hard glare. Don whimpered.

The lady gave some candy to the three of them who put their hands out. At least they got some candy.

"Awesome! Choc-o-plenties! These are my favorite!" Mikey said happily. "We have to keep doing this."

"Remember when Master Splinter used to take us trick or treatin?'" Raph asked.

"Definitely. It was the best day of the year. We'd get enough candy to last for months." Don explained.

"Except for Mikey. He'd eat all his the next day and then get sick!" Raph said and made a sick sound and laughed.

Randall had listened intently. At least these guys had had some good aspects of what a real childhood should be, at least on Halloween. They had a father that had taken them out to have fun. He hadn't had any of that growing up. At least no fun grown up to take care of him.

"Guys!" Leo snapped. "We're in the middle of something here! The statue!"

The others came back to the present. "Uh, right. Sorry." Don realized. "Next door."

They moved to the next door. Don prepared to knock again, but Leo grabbed his hand before he could. Don looked at him. Leo smiled at him and winked. That was something he hadn't done in a long time. It meant to 'Leave it to Yours Truly.'

Leonardo kicked the door open with a loud bang! The turtles and Randall went into the room. Randall also went in too, but stayed cloaked for the moment.

Inside the room, there were two men, one had turned to them, while the other was saying a spell. He must have been the head man.

Argie took out a knife. "Hey, boss. Boss." he said in a concerned tone that they had intruders.

Leo threw a shuriken and it knocked the knife out of his hand.

The King finally turned around. "What kind of creatures are these?" he asked.

"Hand over the statue! It doesn't belong to you!" Leo demanded furiously.

The man looked at it, and back at them. "I know. I took it. For you see, I am the King of Thieves!" The man introduced himself, even though it wasn't an official name, just a title.

"Uh huh, sure." Randall said. He had climbed onto the ceiling.

"Ookay." Don said, unsure.

"More like the King of Tacky Bling!" Mikey said in comeback.

The King of Thieves then continued his sorcery spell. The statue began to glow with the chanting and it sent out a red line that went out the window. Something was happening!

It made the reptiles wonder and gasp at what was going on.

Some bat-like creatures started coming out of the red line! Gremlins!

The Gremlins started to attack the turtles. They began trying to use their weapons to defend themselves. Some of the Gremlins grabbed their arms and restrained them. One of them even bit Raph on the bicep.

It gave the thief king and Argie enough time to get out while the turtles were distracted.

Randall wasn't sure what to do for a moment to help his friends. He wasn't seen at the moment, but he got down and punched some away from them and whacked some in the face with his tail while still invisible. He just didn't want to be attacked and bitten too.

More Gremlins kept coming out of the line.

Once Leo was free, he put his swords away. He jumped onto the dresser and grabbed the lamp that was on it and threw it at a Gremlin. It hit one, but it was only one. Leo tried to estimate their odds of beating these things.

Other Gremlins blocked the door.

"We need to get out of here!" Leo exclaimed and he pulled his katanas out again. He jumped off the dresser as the Gremlins started coming at him again. He jumped onto a bed and started slicing at the wall, making a hole in it, just big enough for his brothers and Randall to escape through it.

Without realizing it, Randall reappeared after landing another blow to a Gremlin before he followed his friends out of the room.

The turtles all fell to the floor out in the hall. Randall got out and stood over his friends, but looked over their heads. There was a bald man out there, staring at them in a shocked way.

They got up. "Sorry. Cheap hotel." Mikey remarked. Then they all turned tail and ran. "Uh, Happy Halloween!" Don called back to the still shocked man.

They got on the elevator and went down to the bottom.

Outside, the red line turned into a red hole in the sky, letting out lots of more Gremlins. They flew down and started harassing people and breaking into stores and apartments alike, stealing stuff.

"Yes, my little thieves! Steal everything you can!" The King ordered.

It didn't matter if it was a TV, fridge, or jewelry. They were stealing masters.

The turtles and Randall finally got to the bottom and ran out of the lobby. They all gasped at the scenery before them. This wasn't right. They looked around and saw the men responsible across the street.

"There they are. Come on!" Leo ordered. His bros and lizard bro followed him.

Argie looked over and saw them coming, "Those creatures! They're still following us, boss."

"Don't worry, Argie. The power of the Idle is more than enough to deal with them." The King said and they took off, heading for an alley.

The five friends went after them.

The King and Argie got further into the alley and the King set the statue on a dumpster and he started another spell. "I will summon the Thieving guy himself!" and continued chanting.

Evidently, the statue's name was Kleptonus.

The turtles and Randall caught up with the thieves. They were ready to fight the thieves and get the statue back, but what they saw arise was a little more shocking. They all had shocked looks on their faces.

The gold statue started to rise and get bigger! It started to turn blue.

"Aw, man. I hate magic!" Raph admitted.

The statue was finally done being summoned by the man. It was HUGE!

"That's April's statue?" Randall asked.

"You'd think she would have been asking more money for it." Don stated.

The King was still on his knees. "Magnificent!" he declared. Then he looked over at the five reptiles and stood up.

"Kleptonus, Protector of Thieves: Crush them!" The King demanded of the big, blue guy.

Kleptonus growled and jumped out in front of the men, ready for a fight.

"Well, like they say, the freaks come out at night." Mikey stated. He began twirling his nunchukus.

"Well, I'm all for puttin' 'em back to bed." Raph said, and he jumped in first. His brothers followed him.

Randall held back. How was he supposed to fight this thing? He didn't exactly have his tonfas with him. But then, he could also take care of the two humans that were evading capture.

The two men were starting to leave again, hoping the creature would finish off their enemies. The King wanted his prizes of riches.

While the turtles were occupied with the blue guy, Randall went after the two men. They had snuck past them. They were now at the front of the alley and the Gremlins were giving them jewelry and other things.

Randall growled and ran at top speed to the front of the alley. He struck the two men from behind. He swung his body in mid-air and knocked the two of them down. "You two aren't going anywhere!" he snarled angrily.

The men were so startled at what had jumped and knocked them down. They began to struggle under Randall's weight as they hadn't been knocked unconscious.

The King started summoning help from the Gremlins.

Many of them saw what was going on and came down and started swarming Randall. He punched a few away and got a tail whip in, but when his fronds were pulled on, he swung his head and his colors started going out of control with even a bite to his back, he cried out.

The squabble got him off the men and they hurried out of the spot. They went further down the block and other Gremlins started giving them the stolen things.

At one point, Randall did manage to get the Gremlins off of him and then he had to vanish just for his own good. He could only hope his friends were having better luck with the creature. The Gremlins were puzzled when he had vanished, but flew off to go back to stealing stuff.

The turtles were all tossed aside near a dumpster. Don had hit a trashcan. Leo was the only one who had landed on his feet.

"How many arms does one monster need?" Mikey asked.

They all stood up. The monster stood in front of them.

Raph glared at him angrily. "Guys, he's boxing us in!" Leo shouted a warning. Raph looked behind the monster and he saw a fire escape. He thought of an idea.

"Hey, guys. Follow my lead." Raph said. He went and jumped on Kleptonus and over him to the fire escape ladder.

Don and Mikey were next, with Leo on their rear, to make sure they all made it. When they were all on the ladder, Kleptonus grabbed the ladder and shook it.

"Hey!" Mikey cried out.

"Go! Go!" Leo ordered his bros. They began climbing.

But Kleptonus wasn't done with them yet. He started digging his fingers into the walls and climbing up to the roof as the turtles were trying to keep ahead of him.

Once they got up top, they all hid to surprise the creature.

Down in the street, the number of stolen jewelry and other things kept piling up. Randall was watching from a building, staying invisible. How was he going to defeat these guys? He still heard the roars of the creature, except higher now.

Kleptonus reached the rooftop and looked around for his enemies. He didn't see them. He grabbed four pipes standing beside him.

Raph jumped out first and he saw him. He got hit in the chest that made him go flying back into a wall, winded. Don and Leo came at him next, together.

Leo was hit in the face and landed near Raph. Don was hit in the chest and knocked back onto his shell.

Mikey ran up behind him, having been unseen. "Hey, Ugly!"

Kleptonus turned to him. Mikey threw one of his nunchukus at him and it hit him right in the face, which really made him even more mad.

"Oops." Mikey grimaced, knowing he was in trouble. The monster hit him in the stomach, sending him flying into the edge of the building. He couldn't move.

Kleptonus started running toward his victim, intent on killing him.

Don saw him, and he saw Mikey, still not moving. "Mikey! Get up!" He tried calling to his little brother. "MIKEY!"

Mikey could have been more injured than he thought, so Don twirled his bo staff at the blue abomination. The bo got caught in his legs, thus tripping him just as he was about to reach Mikey.

Kleptonus yelled as he fell off the roof and down below, where he even fell through the street.

Mikey had looked up just in time to see the monster go sailing over the edge of the roof and going down. His brothers joined him. "Mikey, are you okay?" Don asked.

"I think so." Mikey replied.

As they looked downward, they saw the huge hole in the street. "Now that's one pothole I wouldn't want to hit on the Shell Cycle." Raph remarked. Who would?

The four brothers went down the fire escape and went to examine the hole. They saw debris down there. Then they jumped down. They didn't see the creature anywhere. Don took off his bo and started feeling the debris pile for signs of life.

A train went by while they were down there, blowing their mask tails past their heads, and moved on quickly.

"Do you think the fall took care of him?" Raph asked.

"I don't know." Don replied.

Then the pile burst, revealing Kleptonus. His top right arm was gone.

"I'll take that as a no." Raph said. They all backed away with their weapons drawn.

"We can do this. Fight in tandom. Get in, get out. Don't let him grab you." Leo ordered.

Kleptonus began trying to stomp them down, but they jumped away. He also tried to punch Leo down.

Mikey jumped in and kicked him in the chest, sending him back into a pillar. He growled.

Another train honk was heard and Leo had an idea. "Keep pushing him back!" he ordered.

Don jumped in next, doing a pole vault move a couple of times with good kicks. He kneeled and Mikey leapt off of his shell, twirling in the air and sent a kick to the face. It got Kleptonus closer to the edge of the sidewalk. He saw the train coming and his eyes lit up.

Leo tried to slash as him, but the monster got a hold of his swords and lifted him up in the air, trapping his swords, and Leo struggling to pull them out.

Raph tried picking up the missing arm that was lying nearby. He picked it up and ran forward. Leo finally got his swords free and he slashed the arms and leg on the left side going down.

Kleptonus bounced on one leg for a moment before Raph smashed the arm into his head. Leo gave him a final kick in the chest and he fell off the edge, the train hitting him, destroying his body.

Raphael was too close to the edge and almost got hit by the train. "I got you!" Leo cried out as he pulled his brother away from the train and they collapsed.

Leo and Raph shook their heads and got their second wind. "Subway train one, big ugly monster, zero." Raph joked. Leo could only nod in agreement.

Kleptonus' body disappeared after that. With that, the red line disappeared too, and with it, the Gremlins.

Wherever a Gremlin had been stealing stuff, a store, a truck, or with a TV, that Gremlin vanished and it left the stuff there.

When Randall saw this, he knew now was his best chance. He got down off the wall.

The King and Argie saw this happening and were not liking this. "That can't be happening!" The King shouted.

"You aren't getting away this time." Randall said from behind them. The men turned.

Randall was still invisible. He growled and walked menacingly towards them.

The men backed up. Then they felt punches to the stomach and their legs tripped out from under them. They cried out as they went down onto their faces beside the pile of stolen stuff.

Then the police showed up. Randall knew to beat it then. He saw the turtles over on the sidewalk. For once, they could be next to the arrest zone.

The two men looked up. "I am… the King of Thieves!" The King shouted out.

Two officers pulled the two men to their feet and cuffed their hands behind their backs.

"I am the King of Thieves, I say." The man said as he was pulled to the car along with his associate.

"Nice to make your acquaintance, Your Majesty." The officer escorting him said. "Your chariot awaits."

The two men were locked into the car and strapped in.

The turtles were watching from a distance. Randall rejoined them. "I'm back." he said so they knew he was there.

Over yonder, two other officers were trying to figure out what to report on. "Gremlins? Six-armed monsters? I'm not sure what to put in my report."

"All I know is we found these guys looting the block. That's good enough for me." The younger one said. Then he noticed the turtles on the sidewalk. "Thanks for all your help. Why don't you kids run along and have fun with your trick or treating."

The turtles were all surprised at his saying. "Um, okay." Raph said.

Mikey was glad to hear it. "Candy, here I come!"

The two cops watched them go. "Nice kids." The old one said.

"Strange costumes though." The young one admitted.

The turtles put on their sucker gear and started climbing the hotel. Randall was beside them, finally visible again.

They got to the top and checked up on each other. "Are all of you alright?" Leo asked in concern. He still did care.

Raph and Randall had both been bitten by the Gremlins and had some bite marks, but nothing too serious otherwise.

Don wanted to examine Mikey later on. "How's your head, Mikey?" he asked.

"It's fine, Donny. Thanks." Mikey replied.

"So, what do we do now?" Randall asked.

"We head back to April's. We weren't ready for what happened, but we'll do the things we said we were going to do." Leo said. He was willing to let his brothers have some fun now that the serious action was over with.

They all managed to make it back to April's. But first, they had to fix the door too. Randall got his tools out of the basement and let Don start fixing the door's hinges on the front of the building. It took a good hour, along with putting the downed bike next to a wall out of the way.

Then, they started the bobbing for apples. Mikey sure enjoyed it. Raph and Don didn't mind it either. Even Randall took a try at it. He had a bigger mouth and was able to get a hold of a few with a big, smug grin.

Leo didn't bother. He sat on the couch with his arms crossed. He was keeping a lookout so to speak.

Around three in the morning was when April and Casey finally got back from the party.

The others were now watching a movie. They were starting to get tired.

"Hey, guys. How was everything here tonight?" April asked.

"Some guys broke in to your store and stole that six-armed statue." Randall replied.

"Did you get it back?" Casey asked.

"We tried to, April, but when we found it, the guy who really wanted it turned it into a big, blue behemoth of a monster." Don explained.

"It was destroyed, April." Leo said. "We had no choice."

"I understand. You did what you had to do." she said.

"I took down the two men. They were arrested." Randall said.

"Good for you, Randall." Casey said.

"Did you guys have fun at your party?" Don asked.

"Yes, it was fun. We danced the night away." April replied. "If you guys are feeling tired, you can camp downstairs with Randall, or go on home."

They got the concept that the humans wanted to spend more time alone. They all left the upstairs. They went down to Randall's room where Don also got out the first aid kit and soothed the bite wounds on Randall's back.

The lizard winced, but held still, not making a sound, just gritting his teeth. It wasn't too bad. Then Don left him alone. He just had to dab the wounds to make sure they were alright. He would also see to Mikey.

Mikey seemed alright, but Don didn't want him to risk a concussion. He wasn't allowed to go to sleep for awhile, hence they were all trying to stay awake. By morning, it had well been over seven hours since what happened in the shop with the robbers.

Even with the TV going, everyone had at last fallen asleep, on the bed mostly. Leo was on the armchair. Even he had fallen asleep.

April and Casey also went to bed too, on the couch after April had changed out of her cat costume.

That afternoon after they woke up, the turtles went home.

Don examined Mikey at home to make sure he truly didn't have a concussion from the bike hitting him on the head so hard. He was fine. Of course, they had all taken a good beating from that former statue.