Pretender Fanatic- Bonesteel is in fact from the Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation. Apparently the first five episodes of NT:TNM was the fourth TMNT movie called 'East Meets West' (you might be able to find a fan script somewhere on the web or TMNT archive. I know there's a few out there). Only 26 episodes were made due to low ratings and a high filming budget (28 if you include the Power Ranger cross over). So you might be able to buy or rent the first five episodes which includes Venus' past and origin, but I don't think you'll be able to see the rest. I don't think other videos were released, but then again Australia's behind America so it might be possible over there (I doubt it though). However I do have a page on my website detailing the show's characters (located in the miscellaneous section).
Chapter 7: Island Entrapment.
As Venus continued to back away, Leonardo's breath became more ragged. The male turtle shakily reached up to his neck and sharply pulled the dart out of his skin. Leo looked at the tranquil in his hand for confirmation of what was happening, before allowing the dart to roll off his palm and onto the floor. Feeling more and more light headed with each passing second, Leo tried his best to keep his balance. Groggily lifting his head, he looked through his blurring eyes onto Venus'. He knew they were in trouble, and judging from Venus' expression, Leo predicted that Bonesteel was only a couple of steps behind him.
"Run… Leave me… and run… Take Raph," was all Leo could manage to say before he slipped into unconsciousness. Venus stared down the barrel of the gun in front of her. In an instant, Venus grabbed Raph off the pile of blankets and started to run. Bonesteel fired as soon as he could, but the dart only bounced off Venus' protective carapace.
The chase began. Venus clutched Raphael close to her plastron as she bolted around various corners of the dark sewers, hoping against hope that she would leave the hunter behind. A dazed look remained on Raph's face as he was jostled and bounced around in his mother's grip. Then, like the previous similar situation, the little hatchling scrunched up his expression and began to cry, giving Bonesteel a big advantage in knowing their location.
The female turtle skidded around one last dark corner before nearly stopping in disappointment. Ahead of her was a long, straight, lighted tunnel. Venus knew that she could not dodge a dart if Bonesteel decided to shoot. Aware that this could be the end, Venus ran down the tunnel anyway having no other choice. The hunter was only a few seconds behind her, and when he rounded the last corner, a victorious sly grin appeared across his face.
In her peripheral vision, Venus saw Bonesteel take aim with his tranquilizer gun. She continued to bolt down the tunnel praying for a miracle to happen. Suddenly, in the corner of her eye, Bonesteel's body abruptly dropped to the ground in unconsciousness. Curious, she slowed down and turned around fully. There was Mike, standing with one foot on Bonesteel's unconscious body and an accomplished smirk planted on his face. "Thought you could use some help," he called to her cheekily.
Extraordinarily glad to see him, Venus ran over towards the smart aleck turtle with Raphael still being jostled about uncomfortably. "You're back! You found us!" Venus squealed with delight while giving him a one armed hug as the other still held onto the frustrated baby.
"How could I not find you with this little man making a bigger noise than his father ever did!?" Michelangelo exclaimed, carefully taking the aggravated infant out of Venus' arms and giving his bald domed head a big kiss. Mike then cradled Raph in his arms and stroked one of his fingers over his tiny cheek to calm the little turtle down.
"So is this the baby?" Sarah asked, stepping out from the shadows Mike had told her to hide amongst. Venus nearly jumped out of her skin, too excited with Mike's return to have even noticed another presence within the tunnel. Mike simply nodded to her question.
"Sarah! It's so good to see you again! How did you get here?" Venus asked after giving her a quick welcoming hug.
"Mike invited me. He said you guys needed help in caring for the baby. Apparently he's a bit unpredictable," Sarah explained. Venus simply nodded with a smile that seemed to be permanently painted on her face.
"Where's Leo?" Mike asked, looking up from Raphy who was currently occupied with sucking on his finger as though it was a dummy.
"He's back at the lair. He was knocked unconscious by one of Bonesteel's tranquilizers," Venus explained. All worried about his well-being, the three adults and the baby headed back towards the new lair. On the way, Venus explained to them why they had to move. Mike nodded and agreed with Leo's decision to leave under the circumstances that they had been put in.
When they arrived Leonardo was still unconscious. Knowing that Bonesteel would return to the place eventually, the two adult turtles decided to move while they still could. With Sarah carrying Raphael in her arms and most of the household belongings on her back, Mike and Venus tended to Leo, deciding to carry him to the next new lair. Sarah followed behind.
"Ugh, he's getting heavy," Venus panted as she walked in unison with Mike.
"What are you complaining about? You've got the legs! You don't have his drool sliding down your arms!" Mike whined, fixing his hold of Leo's upper body while at the same time continuing to walk backwards down the current tunnel. Sarah couldn't help but smile at their antics.
Fifty minutes later, the turtles found an adequate place to recover for the time being. Mike and Venus practically dropped Leonardo, desperate for the blood flow to return to their sore and tired arms. The turtle in blue groaned groggily, prematurely awakened by the fall. "Now he wakes up!" Mike complained, still trying to move around his arms properly. Leo's eyes slowly but surely fluttered open. His gaze was hazed and watery, but it eventually settled down in a couple of minutes. He stared at his brother.
"Mike, you're back… already…" Leo said from his position on the floor.
"Why? Did you want me to take longer?" Mike said slyly yet with a big smile on his face. He glanced quickly at Venus only to find that she was indeed blushing. The blue wearing turtle didn't respond and instead locked eyes with the human.
"Hey," Leo greeted with a smile. Sarah only smiled back.
When Leo was able to stand up again, Mike explained to him and Venus what had happened in America and showed them the newspaper article he had picked up. "So where's Don now?" Leo asked when he had finished reading. Mike could only shrug in response.
"He left Washington DC and New York hours before I did. Maybe he's already in London?" Mike suggested. Sarah shook her head.
"But the flight that we took was the only available one for the day, meaning that if he's in London, he would have flown over on the same plane as us," Sarah explained.
"…And I'm pretty sure there wasn't another turtle in storage with me," Mike solemnly realised.
"That means that he's either still in New York or…" Venus trailed off.
"…Australia…" Mike finished her train of thought.
"But that's the other side of the world…" Sarah whispered, understanding the enormity of it all. Leonardo sighed.
"Either way, we have to leave London. Bonesteel now knows where we are and no doubt he will tell anyone else who is capable of hunting us down… You should have killed him when you had the chance Mike…" Leonardo said with a serious and a somewhat annoyed tone. Michelangelo stared at the concrete floor.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking… It's just…" Mike admitted dejectedly. Leonardo didn't wait for him to finish his sentence and instead picked up the bag that Sarah was holding earlier, getting ready to head back to the airport. Mike sighed, knowing that he had placed the clan in danger. Venus gave him a supportive hug to raise his spirits.
"He's just worried about Donny. Don't get yourself too upset about it," Venus whispered. Mike acknowledged her advice and started to follow Leo down the tunnel. Sarah and Venus, who was now carrying Raphael, headed after them a little later.
An hour had passed when they finally reached their intended destination. The three turtles and a human stared uneasily at the sight before them. Numerous security personnel held flashlights as they searched every inch of darkness surrounding potential planes. The baggage loaders seemed to be edgy, extra alert in case they spotted something unusual. Police officers with beagles and German shepherds searched through the larger luggage as though they were expecting a rare animal to be sneakily confined within. Leonardo snarled when he realised what had happened. Bonesteel had tipped them off.
The hunter didn't want them to leave the island of England, and he had won. There was no possible way to sneak onboard any aircraft with this many people on high alert. He assumed the same was true with any airport or harbour in the country. Leo sighed with defeat. "We're not leaving are we?" Sarah questioned with a whisper. Leo sadly shook his head. He stared at the little sleeping form in Venus' arms.
"Even if we could manage to sneak aboard, there's no guarantee that Raphael will remain quiet. It's too risky," Leo analysed quietly. He sighed once again. "C'mon. Lets go," he sorrowfully ordered.
*****
Sydney, Australia.
Donatello started up the engine of the Hog as the plane's luggage storage airtight door was slowly opened. As soon as there was enough room, Don took off like a flash; too fast for the baggage boys to figure out what had happened, let alone notice that a giant turtle was the rider, as they only had time to duck for cover. He sped across concrete landscape that was barely lighted by the setting sun. Thick grey clouds smothered the sky and raised the sticky humidity, yet a cold wind was still present and participated by flapping across Don's purple bandanna as a refreshment.
Heart racing from the fear of being either properly spotted or caught, Donatello hastily cut through the barb wire fence with his set of bolt cutters. Once enough of the wire had been cut, Don backed the bike up and smashed through the weakened metal obstacle. He tried his best to hide amongst the small bushes nearby until there was a gap in the traffic on the passing highway. From there he sped along the darkened road, barely able to make out the small wetlands and ponds either side; where the silhouettes of black swans swam.
It was then that he spotted a large storm drain where he could easily slip inside. He swiftly rode off the highway and down into the concrete gully that quickly led to his destination. Don stopped and picked the padlocked door with a strand of wire he had luckily found at the bottom of his bag. After a tedious twenty seconds, the lock clicked open and Don rolled the heavy bike inside. He sighed and continued to walk down the dark and unknown tunnel. An uneasy yet excited feeling came over him. Was it the expectation that he would see his family? Or was it simply the fact that he was free? He didn't know. Don sighed once again knowing that he had plenty of time to explore this new place.
*****
London, England.
It was early morning and the sun was currently rising over the tall buildings and shining amongst the waves of the Thames. Yet below the awakening streets were only the dimly lighted cold brick tunnels that gave no clue as to what time it was outside. Sarah and the turtles had been walking for hours, painstakingly searching for a new safe place to camp and hopefully turn into a lair.
At last they had found such a place; a small concrete room with a single light that had two thin tunnels to use as exits. It was situated in an out of the way place so the turtles knew that they wouldn't be discovered too easily. As Mike and Leo tiredly unpacked the essential belongings, Sarah inspected Raphael who was awake and staring around bewilderedly in Venus' arms.
"He's gorgeous," Sarah complimented.
"Thank you," Venus accepted with a smile. They grinned as Raph began to play with his mother's aqua bandanna braid. Sarah slowly waved her hand in front of the infant's face, only to have the little turtle move his eyes in unification. He clumsily lunged out outwards, curious to learn what the moving appendage was. Sarah smiled.
"He's quite developed for the age he is compared to a human. But he is nowhere near that of a regular turtle," Sarah commented.
"I noticed that. He's quite dependent on me. Yet he's already learning how to crawl," Venus explained.
"I have to say I'm not surprised at that. His body is rather proportionate," Sarah said.
"So how come he's developing so fast?" Venus questioned.
"I don't really know. But… it might be because turtles are more developed at birth, so that part of his DNA is boosting his physical growth, yet the fact that he has a mother that can take of him means that he doesn't have to be completely independent. I don't know about the mental and verbal side though. That might not be developing at the same time as his body, although the mutated parts in his DNA could control the rate of growth," Sarah analysed.
"So when do you think he'll be able to talk?" Mike asked, walking over to join in the conversation. Leonardo followed straight after.
"Well… if he's growing up the same way as a human baby does, just at an accelerated speed, then maybe in about two months. Otherwise it'll be the same time as a normal human baby… Maybe the reptile DNA genes are the more dominant ones and that's why he's quite developed? …He's so extraordinary," Sarah said although she was mainly talking to herself.
"Extraordinary is definitely the correct word. Nothing's going to be below average in this little guy's life," Mike said with a smile. Leo glumly nodded.
'You're right on that Mike. He's definitely not going to have safe and normal life…' Leo thought as Sarah continued to ask questions about the youngster.