Back at the lair, when Donny and Ashton got back, everyone else was there.
"Hey, you're all back, finally." said Ashton.
"Sorry I didn't come to the lab like I said I would; I found some really nice things in the junkyard." said Rita.
"That's ok." said Donny, looking at her fondly. Then he sighed deeply. "I wish I could tell you all that I have good news; but I don't."
"Why? What happened?" asked Leo.
"The dragons went to the lab." said Ashton. "And since that scientist guy isn't gone or anything . . . oh I don't know, stuff could happen. They could probably make more ooze."
"Ah great." said Raph. "Yo, didn't those bomb things destroy enough? Why are we worryin if the leatherheads meet up with the scientist? Big deal. They meet 'im, they eat 'im."
"Somehow I don't feel it's that simple." said Venus.
Everyone turned to her.
"Hey, she's talking again." said Raph.
"And she's not hoarse this time." said Cori.
"Cori!" exclaimed Pidgina.
"What? It's the truth." said Cori.
Pidgina shook her head.
Venus sighed. "Like I was saying, I don't feel its that simple. Something tells me that Dragon Lord's will may be more powerful than we have imagined."
"So what does this mean, we gotta go back to that creepy lab?" asked Ashton.
"I'm afraid so." said Donny.
"Crap." mumbled Ashton.
"And just what are we gonna do there now that we ain't already done?" asked Cori.
"Get rid of the scientist." said Donny.
"Oooo, can we take him back to NY and throw him in the East River?" asked Ashton.
"No!" exclaimed Leo. "What's wrong with you, that's murder!"
"Hey, what'd I tell you about guys in white lab coats? I can't stand 'em, and I don't give a horse's butt what happens to 'em." said Ashton.
"Like I said before Leo, leave it alone. Ashton will be Ashton; and that's all there is to it." said Raph.
"No doubt." said Ashton.
Leo sighed. "All right fine, whatever. Lets, get ready and go."
Venus sighed heavily. "You mean I have to get up again?"
"Yeah Mei, come on, the adrenaline from fighting will get your energy up again." said Leo as he began helping Venus up out of her chair.
"Wow, you're still tired? Heh, way to go Leo." said Raph.
"Raphael!" exclaimed Splinter.
"What?"
"Freaks." said Ashton as she walked off.
Everyone got ready for their trip to the lab, once again, and were off to the train station.
The next morning, at the lab, the Turtles and Ashton saw that a good majority of the lab was cleaned up.
"No way." said Ashton. "This place was a mess the other day."
"Darn dragons." said Leo.
"Come on, let's haul our shells in there and kick some butt." said Raph.
"For once, I actually agree with Raph." said Leo.
They all then began approaching the lab.
Donny noticed Rita lagging behind. He hung back and walked next to her. "What's up?"
"I can't fight. I mean I know you all tried to prepare me for it, but I really can't." said Rita.
"Don't worry; you stick by me, and I'll make sure none of them lays a leathery hand on you." he said, putting his arm around her reassuringly.
Rita smiled.
They entered the lab through the manhole entrance they normally came in. Upstairs, the lab was busy with technicians and dragons working together to get things back in working order.
"Hmm, this is gonna be tough. We can't just place the bombs like last time." said Leo. "There are so many people and dragons around."
"These aren't placing bombs anyway; these are grenades." said Donny.
Leo quickly turned to him. "I thought you only made placing bombs."
"These were auxiliary bombs we made, ya know, just in case." said Rita.
Leo smiled. "Leave it up to the brains to make things a little bit easier."
"So what is this, we're wingin it this time? Hey fearless leader; what's our plan?" asked Ashton.
"Call me that one more time . . ."
"No time for that Leo." said Donny. "Look, we gotta get the scientist, and destroy all the equipment that they started rebuilding."
"Where are we gonna find the scientist?" asked Mikey.
"The one place we forgot to mess up." said Ashton. Then she turned to the others. "The basement."
"This is the worst planning ever . . ."
"Oh shutup Leo and let's just go, this cellar is smelling worse and worse by the second." said Cori.
They all then exited the cellar, and began their sketchy, but necessary mission.
