Angel: Regarding Batman vs. TMNT, I know the movie is coming out in May on DVD, but I probably won't buy it...need to save money for other family matters like my birthday, I already spent money for my mom's cake for her own birthday. Besides, I highly doubt they'll release it online anytime soon. And I knew someone was gonna ask me about that eventually. Would I do it?

...Not really. That concept has existed for years now, you know, in a comic? It's not something new for both franchises, it's been done before. I respect Batman and the franchise (Harley Quinn and Catwoman are my favorite characters in the Injustice games), and I'm glad that they're crossing over in an animated film, but just because I like both doesn't mean I absolutely have to write it. Why does that question keep biting back at me? I've said it before, I don't have to write something I've never done if I like it. That's not why I write, at all! So sick of hearing it. Why even ask me that if it was from a comic years ago?

Anyway, mini rant over. Oh, and one more thing: Stop asking about Ann and Lily! I'm tired of being asked! All I can say about them is that they'll probably appear in season 2. If people are going to continue to ask me when I've already addressed this topic before, here's your answer: Season 2.

I'm aware that Operation: Normal has supposedly aired on Nicktoons, but I don't have that channel, so I'll have to wait until it airs on Nick or until someone gives me a link. I don't even know if it did air or not, because there's still no plot listed for the episode, so I have my doubts.

Amy slips out of her temporary room. She's wearing a spy outfit, with a black sweater and black pants. Black gloves cover her hands as she wears black boots. A black cap is over her hair, which is out of her ponytail. Her bang sticks out, touching her right cheek. Also on her cheeks is black paint underneath her eyes. She glances around the lair, making sure no one can see her before she jumps, landing near the skate park. She dusts herself off and runs off, holding a bag over her shoulder.

The turtles watch her leave, munching on pizza. There was only one reason why she'd go out dressed like that...


Amy peeks behind an awning looking over the Middle Park Zoo, glaring at the sight of Baron Draxum. This was something she had to do alone. Her friends wouldn't understand, they had no idea what it was like wanting to get rid of a psycho who ruined your life. Draxum had to be stopped before he ruined someone else's life like Lou Jitsu. And by taking him out, she was doing herself a favor. It was his fault her life was so messed up...

Four shadows sneak past the bushes and trees, one of them looking over a rhino, warthog, and two humans, one of which has a purple mohawk.

"What?!" The second one pulls him backwards.

"Not good. Draxum's back to kidnapping humans and animals!"

She digs through her bag, smirking at the deadly laser gun. Amy peeks above the awning, preparing to fire. She locks onto her target, her finger on the trigger.

"Say goodbye, Baron...this is sweet justice." She was doing what no one else could; making sure that Baron doesn't get to live. She didn't care if her friends would think of it as wrong, this was something she needed to do on her own. Her mother deserved to have the man who caused her to be ill to be punished. Five years Amy has dealt with loneliness, despair, and too many people telling her that it was hopeless. And now it was gonna end...she can finally have a normal life now.

"Well well well," Her eyes widen as she whips around to the turtles. Leo steps up, hands on his hips. "What do we have here?"

"What are you guys doing here?!" She hisses at them as they join her side.

"Backing you up," Raph answers like it was obvious.

"No way. I didn't ask for your help," She turns back to Draxum. "Besides, this isn't your fight. You have no idea how much I want him to suffer."

"Uh, yes, we do," Donnie chimes in, holding up a finger. "He basically killed your family and made your mother si-" He stops talking when Amy gives him a glare telling him to shut up.

"We don't care," Leo whispers to her. "We're helping."

"You need us, baby!" Mikey wraps an arm around her shoulder.

"More like the other way around," Amy rolls her eyes silently.

"Ames," Leo puts a gentle hand on her back. "Let us help you. You and I both know that you can't do this alone...and that you shouldn't have to."

"For someone so sensible, you should be following your own advice," Donnie speaks up. "You said so yourself: Friends help each other out."

"Yeah, and he deserves to pay for what he did to you," Raph narrows his eyes.

Amy sighs slowly, dragging a hand down her face. It was to really wipe the incoming tears from her eyes, but luckily, they didn't see them. It wouldn't be bad to have help...and it was nice to know that they stood by her.

"...Why do you guys have to be so stubborn?" She asks reluctantly.

"We're stubborn as you are beautiful," Leo winks at her and her face turns red. Did he just say what she thinks he just said?

"Aww," Mikey clasps his hands. "That's sweet!"

"Whatever," She turns around so that they wouldn't tease her for her face. No one's ever called her that before...it was nice. It was from Leo, but still nice nonetheless.

Donnie puts his goggles over his face as they see Draxum standing on a rock. "Oozesquito!" Mikey exclaims as one single bug is flying around the warrior scientist. Donnie looks back to the captured humans and animals. "If Draxum uses his bug to mutate the rhino and warthog, we'll be outmatched!"

"No!" Leo and Raph exclaim.

"So then we just take him out before he can," Amy rolls her eyes. "Geez."

"Huh," Donnie notices Huggin and Muninn trying to snatch a glowing metal. "What? Mystic metal? That is a first."

The Oozesquito flies up to Draxum, who frowns in disdain. He swats it to the ground, to their confusion and shock.

"Oh no."

"Whoa."

"What the?! He just swatted away an Oozesquito," Leo points his odachi at him.

"Allow me to distract him with my multidimensional reflective form neutralizer!" Donnie offers, the end of his staff turning into a disco ball. Amy facepalms at this.

"Uh, it's a disco ball," Leo deadpans, Mikey shaking his head slowly. Raph pushes past all of them.

"He's just trying to throw us off," Raph waves it off and Amy huffs in frustration.

"Let me concentrate on the shot!" She points the laser gun back at the sheep man.

"But we ain't getting thrown," Raph ignores her and jumps down, Amy sighing slowly. Maybe after they beat him, then she can get rid of him. "Stop right there, sheep creep."

Baron Draxum slowly turns his head. "Well, if it isn't my loser creations...ah, and my recruit. Come to finally join me, Amelia? I wish I was the one behind the bombing, but your friend Brit Worley beat me to it."

Her eyes twitch at his taunt, fuming. "...What?"

"We are sick of your whole mutating human-dealio," Leo tells Draxum, but his minions throw the metal over to their master. "We are kicking you out of-" Before they can do anything, Draxum opens a portal in front of him, walking through it. "New York..."

"Did that really just happen?" Amy murmurs to herself. She should've known it all along...of course he was the only one that would blow it up, he hates her. Her fists turn white as she seethes with anger. The next time she sees him, she was gonna make him regret planting that bomb.

"W-We did it," Leo stammers nervously.

"Well," Donnie holds up his staff, "Clearly the sight of my disco ball scared him off. You are welcome, and you are welcome, and you are also welcome."

"That's not what happened," Amy snatches Donnie's staff as she puts the laser gun back in her bag. "He left right after he got that mystic metal."

"What is that psycho up to?" Mikey rubs his chin in thought.

"Well, the metal he grabbed was mystic, so-"

"If we find more glowy metal, that's where we'll find Draxum!" Raph finishes Donnie's sentence. "Yes!"

"Yeah!" The other turtles cheer.

"Assuming he hasn't scurried off when he sees my terrifying disco tech!" Donnie exclaims, Amy rolling her eyes.

"Give it a rest, Donnie." She summons her bike and puts her things inside.

"Are you okay?" Leo asks her gently.

"I will be once Brit knows the meaning of pain," She jumps on and the other turtles follow. She drives out of the zoo, none of them noticing a pigeon flying down to the oozesquito. It taps its beak against the ooze-filled bottom and its eyes glow green...


"Life for me is perfect," Splinter sings as he shimmies his hips. "Eat whatever I want," He kicks the air as he's heading towards his favorite spot: his armchair. "Dance around in my robe. Time to lose the robe~"

As he's about to remove it, he hears laughing. He turns around to April, who is wearing a red and yellow long-sleeved shirt under a black shirt that has a symbol, and red pants.

"Check you out, Splints," She smiles at him.

"April!" His back suddenly breaks. "My back!"

She sits up as he's hunched over. "Oh. You okay?"

"Youch, there goes my back," He sings in pain. "Just a conga mishap. This should fix it right up," He straightens his back, spinning around and landing on his stomach. He sighs in relief and April pats him on the head, laughing. He grits his teeth in annoyance...

And then he sees the symbol on her shirt...

The Foot symbol.

He gasps in horror at the sight of it, getting flashbacks of the Foot and a demon. He recoils back in shock, causing her to be confused. It was like he's seen a ghost.

"That is a curious symbol," He says suspiciously as he eyes her.

"The logo for the shoe store I work at?" She points to her shirt. "The Foot Shack?"

"The Foot Shack?" He questions, knowing that only the Foot would use that name...but was it really them? It is their symbol...but it could just a coincidence. He glances away, normally he wouldn't do this, but... "Maybe I should stop by. I...do love, uh, kickies!"

"You mean kicks?" She asks in confusion. "Shoes?"

"Kids these days, they call them kickies," Splinter holds up a finger. He didn't want her to be suspicious of his true intentions at the Foot Shack. "I will come down today. My, uh, pump sandals, uh, lost their pump." He takes off his own shoes, pointing to them.

"No ho way," April waves her hands. "You are not bugging me at my new job looking like...this whole situation," She gestures to his body. "Nu uh, bad idea," She waves a finger, walking away. Not only could he potentially get caught, but people might know that she knows him. She wouldn't be able to get another job if word got around that she knows mutants.

Splinter grunts as he watches her leave, narrowing his eyes. "I will show her a bad idea." He holds up a razor. "I will blend right in at April's store," He shaves off some arm and leg hair, putting on a disguise. "I look good." He has on blue jeans, a green tie dye shirt, and a pink hat. "Clothes of a teen, body of a Greek god," He rubs his belly.

He starts climbing up the ladder, something that he hasn't done in a long time, very slowly. The weight of his body was not helping, at all.

"A Greek god, who should've done more than just one pull-up a year...!" He reaches out to the next rung, just as the manhole cover opens, revealing the turtles and Amy.

"If we can find more glowy metal, we can use it to track Draxum," Raph tells them.

"I might be able to make us all goggles if I can divide the Hidden City mystic crystal in my lab," Donnie suggests and they start climbing.

"If not, I got a science-y idea of my own," Raph grins, Mikey looking up at him.

"Just don't let Pops see the crystal," He whispers to him.

"Oh man, he'd kill us if he knew we had a mystic Hidden-Pops?" He sees Splinter climbing up across from them.

"Father?"

He shouts in surprise at their voices, letting go of the ladder. His feet prevent him from falling as he stares at the five.

"Boys. Amelia."

"Uh," Leo glances away nervously. "What are you doing there?"

"And why are you dressed like...that?" Amy points to his clothes.

"Well, uh," Splinter taps his fingers against a rung. "What are you doing there? And why is Amelia dressed like a knockoff of a teenage spy?"

"How rude!" Amy huffs in offense, turning her head away.

"Uh, nothing," Donnie quickly hides the mystic crystal he had in his hand. "Just having a typical, normal mystic-free day."

Raph slaps him on the shell, Amy slamming her fist on his head. "What?! I said mystic-free!" He glares up at them.

"Idiota," Amy mutters under her breath. Raph growls at him in frustration.

"Uh, me too. Totes normal, and definitely not investigating anything of the sort," He nods quickly and they do the same, smiling nervously. They continue to do this for a minute.

"Hey, that looks like my shirt," Mikey sees Splinter's clothing.

"Gotta go!" Splinter scrambles back up, breaking his back as he tries to climb faster. He climbs up twice, swinging around. "Bum bum bum bum bum bum!" He falls off and they stare at each other. He sings again as he leaves.

"I can't believe we fooled 'im!" Raph exclaims as Amy sticks out her tongue in disgust.

"I can't believe I had to see that."

"I cannot believe I fooled them," Splinter smirks once he reaches the top.


The turtles take off in their Turtle Tank, Amy following next to them on her motorcycle. "We'll cover ton of ground looking for glowy metal this way," Leo grins.

"And once we find some, we'll use it as bait to catch Draxum, and kick him out of New York for good!" Raph exclaims from his chair.

"Why kick him out?! We should just destroy him!" Amy shouts from their communicator. Their eyes widen at her angry tone.

"Whoa, let's not get ahead of ourselves, Ames," Leo tells her. "We said we'd get rid of him, but not that way."

"Fine..." She sighs in defeat. She'd rather make sure that he can never ruin another child's life. But if they were certain that kicking him out would ensure that he wouldn't mutate or kill anyone, then she believed them...after all, they did insist on helping her, and she couldn't just go off and do something against their wishes. They are her friends after all...

"This was a great idea, Raph," Mikey smiles at him. "Donnie's not the only genius in the family. Anything out of the ordinary yet, D?"

"Yes, your gross misuse of the word genius," Donnie is standing on top of the vehicle, strapped to a pole. He wiggles around, clutching at his throat. "I swallowed a bug. Ah, I ate it."

"Gross," Amy chuckles at him, the same bird from the zoo swooping down towards them. It has grown larger in size, about the same size as an eagle, and it now has a muscled body. The bird flies down to the vehicles, Donnie and Amy looking around. The bird appears behind Donnie and they both shout in surprise.

"BIRD! BIRD! G-GIANT...!"

"Guys...! We have a problem!" Amy calls out to them.

"Are they saying turn left or turn right?" Raph looks up in confusion. "Couldn't be-" The vehicle suddenly shakes and they look up ahead to see the mutated bird has Donnie. "Something's got Donnie! Not part of my plan!"

Donnie screams as the bird passes by some citizens, the Turtle Tank and Amy splashing water on Splinter. He shakes himself dry.

"New York, what a town," He shakes his head slowly, looking up at the sign. He's arrived at the Foot Shack, hoping that he was wrong and that he had nothing to worry about. The doors open as teens are looking at shirts, shoes, and other things. There's a mysterious brown door at the other side, and it's not a typical office door. It's big and round, with three Foot symbols in the middle. Splinter glances around weirdly, seeing a box. It was time to act normal.

He grabs the shoe box, sitting on a bench. Splinter glances around for anyone before he opens it, pulling out sandals with the Foot symbol on the bottom. April walks by, holding boxes. She smiles at him. "Hi, may I-" She stops speaking, dropping the boxes as she sees Splinter's disgusting feet and toenails. And his fake smile creeped her out so much, she almost peed. She recoils back in disgust.

"No way! Splints! You can't be in here."

"Uh, you must have me confused with someone else," Splinter lies, standing up. "My name is Randall. I am an average teenage boy," He dabs, but part of his fur burst from his clothing. He looks at himself, April facepalming.

"Oh man. You are totally gonna get me fired! You don't look anything like a teenager," She hisses at him.

"Hey, average teenager," A customer speaks up to Splinter. "What kind of kickies you getting?"

Splinter smiles at April knowingly that he was right about the word. "I will take a size six!" He kicks up his right foot. "Now," He sits back down, rubbing his hands. "Do not be alarmed, I suspect your store is being run by the most evil forces that ever walked the Earth!"

"You cannot be for real," She tells him in disbelief. Three people suddenly walk in. Brit, Foot Brute, and Foot Lieutenant are wearing Foot Shack uniforms.

"Foot face!" Splinter points to them in realization and she covers his mouth.

"Yeah, don't mention that. My bosses are super sensitive," She whispers, seeing the little boy. "Hey, isn't that the kid who keeps trying to get Amy to sell her place? What's he doing here?"

The three silently walk through the suspicious door, closing it.

"I must see what is in that vault," Splinter narrows his eyes, stepping forward.

"No, no, no, no, no," April grabs him by the shoulders, preventing him from moving. She drags him outside and he tries to wiggle out of her grip. "The only place you're going with that crazy theory is out of here!" She pushes him away, gasping as she sees him going into the alleyway.

"No!"

He scrambles to the alley to get away from her, gasping. "A skylight," He points up to it. "It might look over the secret room!" He runs over to the fire escape.

"Hey!" He jumps to the ladder and she follows after him. "Now you're climbing?!"

Donnie screams as the bird passes by the building. Amy's weapon turns into a grappling hook, which wraps around the leg of the bird, which zips past her. Since she's still holding onto it, she's taken out of her bike and dragged along, hanging onto the rope while she's in the air.

"Eep! I already don't like this! Get me off this thing!"

Splinter reaches the top, rushing over to the skylight. "Splinter!" April shouts at him. The rat is leaning against the window to see inside.

"It's Randall," He corrects her, falling inside the room. She gasps, cringing when she hears him hit the ground. She peeks over the window, sucking in a gasp as she sees him on the ground. He gives her a thumbs up, and she sighs in relief.

"Make sure he's okay, and then carry him back up," She climbs inside, "They won't see anything and you can keep your job," She's holding onto the edge when she sees her 'bosses' surrounded by Foot soldiers. "Okay, maybe just a team meeting I forgot about."

Splinter grabs her shirt, pulling her towards him. They roll to a stop and he places a finger between them.

"Shh! April, please. You do not know the great evil these men are capable of!"

Foot Brute comes in, wheeling in something that's underneath a curtain. "Behold, warriors of the Foot Clan," Foot Lieutenant pulls at the cover, which whisks into the air. Splinter grits his teeth, preparing himself for the danger that he was about to see. The curtain keeps going and Splinter's nerves keep going up by every second that passes. Foot Brute and Brit just watch with blank faces, Splinter sweating nervously.

Finally, the curtain lifts up to reveal...shoes. "Our new spring line," Foot Lieutenant smiles at the purple sandals. "Aren't they beautiful?"

Splinter shouts in shock, but then takes it back. "Wait a minute. Pump sandals? That is a thing? The Foot Clan have turned into shoe salesman," He laughs at the irony and how pathetic it was.

"I told you," April chimes in.

"Which we will use in today's...acquisition," Foot Lieutenant holds up a scroll.

"Acquisition of what, high heeled flip flops?" He laughs while nudging April, who smiles in relief.

Then the scroll reveals...a demon. Splinter's nerves go back to high level as his eye twitches. More haunting memories of fires and the laughter come back to haunt him.

"No!" His back breaks and April pulls him back as a Foot soldier looks up, seeing nothing out of the ordinary. He goes back to trying on the sandal. "No, I am too old and far too weak," He rubs his back.

"What?" April asks curiously.

"The evil that is about to be unleashed," He clenches a fist.

"Wait...you mean the pump sandals?"

"No," He sits up. "A demon banished 500 years ago. That picture is a piece of the Krystal Yistal. Oh, no, no, no. Kaitlin Yaitlin? No, the Kurol Yoroi. A mystic armor that swallowed the soul of the mad man who wore it."

The armored man caused chaos, facing a man holding a sword.

"When he was finally defeated, the armor was scattered around the globe. For centuries, my ancestors made sure none of the pieces fell into the hands of the Foot Clan."

"Those guys?" April points to them in shock. "I work at an evil shoe store?!" So much for keeping the job.

"I did not believe the legend either, so I, unlike my ancestors, put a bit more...chillax to my destiny. Instead of protecting humanity, yadda yadda, I chose fame and fortune. I dated starlets. Oh, now I remember who Krystal Yistal was! I raced cars and-and I had a good time. A really, really, really, very really good time." He chuckles at the memories. "Did I mention I had a good time?"

"Yup," April pushes him away slightly. "Got that part."

"And while I danced through life," As he's speaking, the same mutant bird lands on the building. "The dreaded Foot were regrouping." Donnie is in the bird's mouth, Amy having the opportunity. She climbs up the bird, who snatches her in his hand. "Once they collect the armor, their master will be freed, and there will be nothing that can save us."

"Mind blown!" April exclaims, the Turtle Tank charging at the bird. "Total game changer! No way we can let them do this."

Foot Lieutenant points towards the entrance of the vault, wearing the pump sandals. "To the train station to seize the artifact!"

They march forward as Foot Lieutenant looks down at Brit. "You know your job, Britney."

"It's Brit! Not Britney! I hate being called Britney," He crosses his arms, making a portal. He lands right in front of Amy's bakery...

"Not if my old wrinkled body has anything to say about it," Splinter declares, shaking his hips like he did before. "Bum bum bum bum bum bum! Bum bum bum bum bum bum!" He backflips, fixing his back.

"Uhh..." April just stares, not sure of what just happened.

"Don't be afraid. I will protect you," He waves off her confusion, watching two Foot soldiers closing the vault. He slips and falls down the shoe boxes, knocking the two down. The door is left slightly open. April taps her fingers against the railing.

"Just like you planned, right? Rodell."

"Randall!" He holds up a finger with a smile. He pulls a mask off a Foot soldier. "You will never walk the Earth again!" He puts the mask on, narrowing his eyes as he says the one name he didn't think he'd ever say again.

"Shredder..."


The moon is fully out as the Foot soldiers are standing in front of an open truck. April and Splinter peek at them from around the corner. "It is too dangerous. I must do this alone."

"Fine, we'll go in alone together," April follows him and they slide to a stop behind the line. Splinter places a hand in front of her.

"No! I am going deep undercover, to make sure they never obtain even one shred of the evil armor. Please, give my love to my sons...and to Amelia's blueberry pies."

"Hey guys," April reads as she starts texting them. "Your Pops loves you and Amy's blueberry pies. Do not reply all."

Mikey's phone rings and he grabs it from out of his shell. He's hanging onto one of the bird's arms. "Hey, a text!" He quickly reads it, his eyes softening. "Aww, Dad loves us."

"Focus," Raph climbs onto the other side of the bird. "We gotta get Mellie, Donnie, and the crystal back so we can find Draxum!"

"Thanks for the newsflash," Leo calls out, hanging onto the belly of the bird.

"Alright, let's get this bird out of the air. Start pulling feathers!" Donnie calls out as he and Amy are in the mouth of the bird. They do so rapidly, and soon, the bird starts losing control.

"It's working!"

A few seconds later, the bird is left naked and they start falling, but Amy is still in the mouth. She manages to get her arm free, punching the bird in the eye so that she's finally free.

"Now's a good time to tell Dad we love him back!" Mikey cries out as Donnie's hover wings appear. Amy pulls out her grappling hook free from the bird's leg.

April's phone rings a catchy tune and she realizes that she forgot to put it on silent. Foot Lieutenant hears the tune and sees her. "Employee O'Neil, back in the store!" He shouts, pointing towards the place. He couldn't afford having any employees come. April groans as she trudges back inside.

Splinter clears his throat. "Rookie recruit Randall here, boss!" He salutes with a smile. "Big fan of world domination."

Foot Lieutenant looks at him suspiciously before jerking his head towards the van. "Get in."

They take off with Splinter, but April follows after them on a bike. "Aprillll O'Neil!"

A few seconds after she leaves, the turtles, Amy, and bird crash through the ceiling, landing on the concrete. "We did it!" Mikey cheers as he lifts his head up. "We beat that thing!"

"Too bad that wasn't the mission," Raph calls out.

"Oh right, mystic metal," Donnie flies over to them. "You know, when we were plummeting, I saw some a few blocks away."

"Yes!" Raph grabs Donnie, holding him over his head. Leo grabs Amy, throwing her over his shoulder. She yelps at the sudden move. "To the Tank! Donnie, back on top."

Leo grabs Amy's remote and summons her bike, planting her on the front seat with a small thump. "Who wants to take my place? Free bugs!" Donnie calls out, but the Tank leaves, soaring over to the city.


At the train station, the Foot arrive. "Spread out! Alert me when you find it!" Foot Lieutenant orders and most of them just sit around on their lazy butts doing everything but find the shard. Brit arrives back and he laughs manically, holding up the helmet.

"Look at what I found! That insolent Amy didn't even know it was underground. Wasn't too hard to find," He brags, dusting himself off. "So when can I get my own soldiers? I mean, I know I'm a part of this too-"

Foot Lieutenant pushes Brit back into the portal in annoyance, catching the helmet as it lands in his hand. Splinter looks around the room, noticing something that the others don't. There was something about the hands of the clock...because one of them is actually the shard.

"The piece!" Something crashes behind him and he looks at the trash can. "You should not have followed me," He scolds as a pair of eyes peeks from inside the trash can. April emerges from inside, wearing a Foot uniform and mask. Her bang is sticking out.

"I wasn't gonna let you do it alone," She stumbles out the trash can. April would be devastated if something happened to him and she wasn't there to stop it.

"Since you will not go away, distract the Foot for me, so I can snag the armor piece," He points to the clock. She salutes to him, a banana peel on her head. April sneaks over to the Foot, standing between Foot Brute and Foot Lieutenant.

"Hey! Hello, evil ninjas! I saw a metal armor thingy back here," She points in the other direction, but they don't see anything, allowing Splinter to sneak past them. He jumps up and climbs up.

"What-what are we-what are we supposed to be-?" Foot Lieutenant stammers, glancing around as she points. "What are we supposed to be looking at?!" He facepalms with a sigh, Splinter plucking the piece from the clock.

"HEY!"

His eyes widen at Foot Lieutenant's voice. "What is in your hands?"

He sweats nervously as he hides the piece behind his back. "Yo, no need to be bugging, boss."

"Hey, that's the armor thing over there," April points right and when they look, Splinter laughs, glancing at the piece that's being held with his tail.

"One piece they will never find! Not even lunch, and I already saved the world," He smiles proudly to himself. He starts climbing until he hears a honk. Just when he thought he was free, he gets interrupted again! What could it possibly be this time?

The Turtle Tank and Amy's bike come crashing in, knocking down the clock and Splinter in the process. "What?!" Foot Lieutenant demands as he stands up.

"And he sticks the landing!" Leo jokes as Amy jumps off her bike, throwing down her helmet. Splinter looks up and gasps.

"My sons, Amelia!" He had no idea what they were doing here, but he doesn't have time to think about it as he grabs the fallen piece back.

"Mystic metal!" Donnie shouts, pointing to the exact same metal Splinter has.

"Just as I planned," Raph grins widely and his eyes widen upon seeing the Foot. "Wait, what are the flame heads doing here?"

"Excellent, Randall has the artifact," Foot Brute points to it.

"Hand it over, bozos," Raph demands, using Donnie's hand to point at them. "We got a bigger fish to catch."

"Bigger than us?" Foot Lieutenant asks, offended. "That hurts."

"And after you give us that piece back, I got bones to settle with you!" Amy points to them. "You jerks planted a bomb in my shop!"

"We have no idea what you're talking about," Foot Lieutenant lies through his teeth, knowing fully well that Amy's the only member who can actually beat them, and she actually poses a threat to them unlike the turtles.

"But we did," Foot Brute says in confusion, Foot Lieutenant facepalming.

"Ah ha! So Brit did tell you to do it!" She shouts at them angrily.

"So what if we did this or did that? At least we got something we wanted that you had," He holds up the helmet.

"I had that?" She asks in confusion, gritting her teeth. Whatever it was, it wasn't important right now. It was time for some well-deserved justice.

"Attack!" Foot Lieutenant declares, the Foot soldiers jumping towards them. Splinter does not join in, staring at the piece he has. April stops right next to him.

"Now, let the guys distract 'em. You and I can jet!" April offers, Splinter grabbing her arm.

"You can jet. Take the piece and get out of here. I must remain to ensure the Foot clan never rebuilds the armor. Do not try to talk me out of it."

However, April is not next to him. He looks around for her and sees her about to take the escalator. "Okay!" She backflips away and Splinter runs up to make sure his goal is complete.

April takes the train, finding it weird that no one else is on it. "I wish I could fight with the fam, but Splints is right. Those creeps can't get the armor piece." She looks at the shard in her hands, but the lights start flickering. She looks up, wondering if the power was out...

A purple vine shoots out the seat next to her and another one arrives. She stands up, now caught in a trap as the lights go out completely.

"Noooo!" She shouts as she's surrounded.

"Yes!" Raph shouts, punching two soldiers. Mikey hits one with his whip, Leo with his odachi, Donnie hitting four from behind, and Amy hits some with her transformed hammer.

"Cowabunga!" The five shout as they defeat all the soldiers. Foot Lieutenant sighs, facepalming.

"We must stop finding recruits in ninja chat rooms..."

"You!" Foot Brute looks at Splinter, the only one left. "Randall!"

Splinter jumps up at the sound of his fake name, turning to the two. "Show us you are worthy or you are out of the Foot Clan!" Foot Lieutenant orders. He stands up, rubbing his neck. He really didn't want to fight them, as they could potentially find out who he is.

"Uh, yeah, uh, about that. I'm a little out of shape," He pats his belly. "I-I mean, uh, for a teen." The two glare at him and he shouts in surprise at their angry looks.

"DO IT NOW!" If he didn't do it, he wouldn't be able to stop them...but it was his family he'd be fighting...

"Ah, adorable," Leo grins as Splinter steps up, having made his choice. "What is it, bring your ninja son to ninja work day?"

"Surprisingly, yes," Splinter rubs his chin. "But if you back down now, we will let you go in peace." He was hoping they'd buy it so that he wouldn't have to actually fight them.

"Or what? You'll hug us with those cute little arms? Oo, so cute," Mikey teases, hugging himself. They all start laughing at him.

"You should just go! I am sure your father, whoever he may be, would like you to come home in one piece!"

"My father is dead!" Amy narrows her eyes at him and he cringes to himself.

"Oh, I did not mean to remind you-uh, I mean, I didn't know!" Splinter corrects himself, Amy raising a brow. Was it just her, or did his voice seem familiar at the first part?

"A little runt the exact same size as our Pops is telling us to go home to Daddy," Raph says and they fall to the floor laughing. "You crack me up!"

"Okay," Splinter narrows his eyes. If they weren't going to listen, they'd have to learn the hard way. "Looks like I have to teach you a lesson!" He waves them forward.

"Oh ho," Leo wipes away a tear. "Wow."

"Teach us a lesson, oh my god," Amy clutches her stomach. "I don't know who you are, but you just made today really great for me. Thanks!" She lets out a small laugh.

Leo cracks his knuckles, stepping forward as he swings his sword. He could take him down, easy...

Or so he thinks.

He holds out his sword in front of him, charging forward. Splinter kicks him in the stomach, causing him to drop the sword. He lands at the ticket kiosk, Amy's mouth opening in shock.

"Never underestimate your opponent!" Splinter scolds him, cracking his back. "Even if he does have a bad back."

"Bad back...?" Amy murmurs to herself. Unless he has scoliosis, no teen would ever have a bad back...in fact, the only person she knew who did was...

"Underestimate this!" Raph tries to punch him, but Splinter jumps onto his arm.

"Never rush in, Red guy!" He kicks Raph past Donnie and Mikey. Amy turns to Splinter in shock. Only Splinter calls Raph Red...but it could be just a coincidence, right?

"Sayonara, cutie pie!" Mikey flings his mystic fireball whip.

"That should've been spin, duck, thrust," Splinter jumps over the fire spirit, punching Mikey away. Donnie charges, spinning his staff, but Splinter dodges it. He jumps in the air, hitting Donnie with his tail. "Stop hitting yourself." He lands on the floor, sliding to a stop. Donnie spins around, flinging his rocket while saying a science catchphrase. He slams down his weapon, but Splinter isn't in his spot.

"What?!" Splinter sweeps his tail, knocking him down. He hits him again, taking a hold of his weapon. "Who's your daddy?!" He knocks Donnie into a bench, standing on top of the staff. "Do not rely on your tech, funny one."

Amy kicks down the staff, taking Splinter with it. "I know who you are," She says simply, which is why she's not attacking. His eyes widen and he clasps his hands.

"Please, Amelia, do not tel-"

A yell interrupts them. "Come on!" Raph jumps into the air and Splinter scrambles back as Raph punches the ground. Splinter lands on the bench, using it to kick it towards Raph's face. While he's distracted, Amy sweeps the leg, knocking to the ground. She whistles innocently, as she's wanted to do that for a while now.

Leo and Donnie attack from behind, but Splinter avoids it, landing against the wall. He zips past Leo and Mikey, pulling at their masks. He jumps on Leo's shoulders, dodging all of Raph's punches. Leo spins around for a kick, Raph trying another punch. Splinter dodges both of them, grabbing Leo's leg and pushing him away. Mikey flings his whip, but Splinter deflects it back to him.

"Ames, what are you doing?! You're not gonna help us out?!" Leo calls out to the girl, who casually sips her coffee. She smiles in amusement, waving him off.

"I think after the bird, it would be pointless now." Besides, she wanted to see how long Splinter could put up this charade. And she'd rather not get her butt kicked.

Splinter grabs Raph and Leo's arms, throwing them away. He jumps as Donnie swings his staff, causing his brothers to get caught up in his rocket. They land in front of the Turtle Tank, Raph landing on top of them.

"Thus ended the lesson," Splinter bows, Amy clapping slowly. Splinter chuckles, laying down on the roof.

"Randall!" He peeks over the roof to see Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute.

"Hand me the artifact," Foot Lieutenant orders and he looks around for it.

"W-Wait, where did I? You know, I think I dropped it. My bad!" He fakes his innocence.

"Look for it!" Foot Lieutenant orders the other Foot soldiers. The ground starts shaking and purple vines emerge from below. Splinter looks around, wondering what's happening. He rolls to a stop in front of the others as Amy joins them, shocked. The vines surround the groups and start heading towards them. They jump out of the way as the ceiling crumbles. The turtles and Amy groan as they're on top of rubble, Splinter coughing.

He looks up to see Baron Draxum arriving out of a subway car. Splinter hides behind a rock as Draxum lands with a thump.

"Draxum," He whispers in shock, planting his back against the rock. "I am as shocked as I am repulsed."

Foot Lieutenant slides down a rock. "Are you mad?! That little stunt could've killed us!"

"Baron Draxum?" Leo asks once they've gotten up. "It's like a bad guy convention!"

"Rrr," Amy growls at the sight of him.

"Once again, my plan worked," Raph lands next to Amy, hands on his hips.

"Technically, it didn-" She facepalms in defeat, shaking her head.

"They all know each other?" Splinter looks between the groups and his family.

"For boys who claim they don't like me, you sure are clingy," Baron points out.

"Wait a minute, you're working for these jerks?" Raph points to Foot Lieutenant.

"Correction, we are working together," He gestures to the foot leaders. "Except for this one," He reveals April trapped in a vine. "Stealing our property," He holds up the stolen shard, throwing April to the ground.

"April!" Splinter exclaims in shock. April scoots back from the Foot leaders. Splinter points a sword at her. "Unvine the traitor, so I can show her how we treat people who betray the Foot!"

"I really like this Randall kid," Foot Brute nudges Foot Lieutenant. Splinter shows his sword to April's eyes, which switches to Draxum then back to her. He winks and she nods in understanding, narrowing her eyes. He stares up at Draxum and instead charging towards April, he jumps towards the warrior scientist...but breaks his back in the process. "Oh nellie! Okay, give me a quick ten. I'll be right with you. Bum bum bum bum bum bum! Bum bum bum bum bum-"

The turtles gasp in shock as they recognize that tune. "Father?!"

"Omigosh!"

"It's Pops!"

"Finally you figure it out!" Amy exclaims to them.

"You knew the whole time?!" Donnie shouts at her.

"I thought it was obvious," She does an imitation of Donnie's voice. He gasps sharply.

"You did not just go there just because I didn't tell you about Jeremy's crush on you!"

"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't," Amy shrugs at him. "But it was hilarious seeing you try to fight him either way."

"Wait," Baron Draxum says slowly, Splinter standing up.

"No! Do not reveal-" The vines grab him and he's brought to Baron, who unmasks him.

"Dad?!"

"Father?!"

Baron Draxum laughs at the glaring Splinter. "You call this gutter trash father? As if this could be the great Lou Jitsu."

"Well, he's not technically my father," Amy gestures to herself, eyes widening. "Wait, what did you just say?"

"I have been living large long enough," Splinter shakes his head. "I shall no longer deny my destiny! Hot soup!" He breaks out of the vines.

"Hot soup?" Baron utters the catchphrase, looking up at Splinter. Lou Jitsu used that same move, and would say the same thing when he was caught by an opponent. "That same fire! I see it now! You are Lou Jitsu!"

"No way!"

"What?!"

"Splinter...you're Lou Jitsu?! The same Lou Jitsu that's in their DNA? That Lou Jitsu?!" Amy exclaims in shock, glancing between the turtles and the rat.

"Randall's Lou Jitsu?" Foot Lieutenant asks in disbelief before he and Foot Brute start fan girling.

"I love Jitsu For Justice!" Foot Brute exclaims with a big smile.

"Punch Chowder changed my life!" Foot Lieutenant holds up some Lou Jitsu merchandise, hoping that Splinter will sign it. April backflips to the shocked turtles and Amy.

"Psst, guys." She removes the mask. "Over here!"

"What?!"

"April's a villain?!"

"Okay, my face is gonna break from all this craziness!" Amy calls out in annoyance. "There better not be anything else!"

"Yes, I mean, no!" April shakes her head rapidly. "I'm undercover with your dad."

"That makes more sense," Mikey rubs his chin.

"Let's trounce these bozos!" April declares, the boys hollering.

"Yes!"

Amy cuts April free and Foot Lieutenant points to the group. "Get them!" The origami soldiers charge, with Mikey swinging his fire spirit. Leo slashes one to pieces. Donnie swings his staff. April kicks one as Amy spins around, slashing her sword at one. Raph runs up to Draxum.

"Power smash jitsu!" His red mystic gauntlets appear and he punches Draxum in the stomach. Splinter looks at Raph in awe that their weapons could do this. Amy pirouettes into the air, swinging her sword again. A large electric blast hits Draxum, knocking him into the subway car past his accomplices. The shard goes flying out of his hand, landing on the subway tracks. It gets trampled by the incoming car and Foot Lieutenant flings multiple soldier origami. They turn into soldiers and Raph looks up at the army.

"Uh oh."

"We have to grab that-"

"Too many of 'em!" Raph grabs Splinter before he could finish his sentence. "We gotta go."

"They must not get the armor!" Splinter shouts, all of them jumping onto the passing subway car. Draxum stares as they leave, all of them staring him down.

"Amelia...say hello to your mother for me," Draxum smirks knowingly at Amy, who angrily points her sword at him.

"SHUT UP!" She squeezes her eyes shut. "YOU SHUT UP!"

They'd be back...

And then they'll finally get rid of him.

"Last time you get away that easy, Lou Jitsu," Draxum declares, clenching his fists. The next time he sees them...

They will perish.


Splinter rubs Raph's head once they're off the train. "Thank you, my sons. And might I add," He hits them all in the head.

"Hey, what was that for? I kept my mouth shut!" Amy exclaims in protest.

"You are all grounded! And yes, that means you too!" He points to Amy.

"WHAT?!" They all shout at him.

"For not telling me you knew Draxum," Splinter crosses his arms.

"Come on, what about all your secrets?" Leo points to him accusingly. Splinter throws a rock at him and Amy throws her shoe in retaliation.

"I didn't have to tell you because I didn't think YOU knew him! I've known him just as long as you have!" Amy gestures to herself, snatching her shoe back. "He didn't kill your family!" She throws a shuriken at him. "Or try to blow you up!" She throws a rock at him. "And we had the same reasons as you not telling us you were Lou Jitsu, so I think it was fully justified, thank you very much! I hate him as much as you do, you know!" She pants slowly, frustrated at his reasoning.

"No!" Splinter stands up, dusting himself off. "I will not ground me for my secrets! But, I will tell you everything. My sons...our destiny begins tomorrow, and we are way behind. Now, someone carry me, I can hear my bones rattling."

"Whatever," Amy huffs, grabbing her sword and stomping down the track. Nearby, the Foot and Draxum find the broken piece and restore it like it was nothing. Brit reappears near them.

"I'm ready! Wait," He looks around, pouting. "Aw, I missed the fight. No fair..." He kicks the ground dejectedly.

"Pops, Draxum put Ames through a lot. Don't you think you were a little harsh?" Leo asks, rubbing his head.

"She's right, you two did go through the same thing," Donnie holds up a finger.

Splinter thinks about it, and finds that Purple has a point. Amy had gone through a lot because of Draxum. In fact, if he hadn't interfered with her life, the turtles wouldn't even have her around.


At the Foot Shack, a staircase forms into the ground. It leads to an underground room, which is lit with candles. The four walk forward, Foot Lieutenant grinning as he holds the piece. Baron holds up the one he got from the zoo and they connect them. Foor Lieutenant holds up the helmet and puts that on first before putting the two pieces in. This causes all the candles to go out and they all smile at a deconstructed body.

A face emerges from the helmet...the one and only...

The Shredder.


Amy sighs as she leans against the entrance to her room, frowning. She couldn't believe that stupid little brat was behind the whole bombing...and that she didn't see it before. She should've known that he'd do something like this after she learned about the team-up between him and the Foot. All that sweat, hard work, and dedication...

Attacked, just like that.

And she didn't do a thing to stop it.

And what was up with the helmet that was underneath her shop? Why did Brit even want it in the first place? She's asking all the questions and she has nothing to answer.

Suddenly, she's sprayed with water. "Eep!" She looks down to see Leo holding a water gun, smirking.

"Leo!" She shouts, jumping down to him in anger. He just laughs and runs off to the kitchen. She chases after him, ready to beat him up, but he comes to a stop once he gets inside.

"Get her!" He declares, pointing. The other turtles, Splinter, and April suddenly come out of hiding spots. They hit her with everything they've got: water guns, water balloons, and shaken-up sodas. Amy laughs as she tries to fend off the water, but it does nothing to stop them.

"Ah, no, stop! It's cold!" She protests and they run out of ammo, leaving her soaking wet. They all laugh at how funny she looked and she stands up, giggling. It then turns into an angry look directed towards them. They scramble out the entrance in fear, Leo running past her. She grabs his shoulder.

"Not you!"

"Um," He laughs nervously as he turns to her.

"I'm sticky...I'm wet...and...I'm also kind of trying not to laugh at how ridiculous I look," She starts laughing and he stares at her, smiling. Suddenly she's gone from sad to happy, and Leo managed to do that in an instant.

"Hey, uh," He rubs his arm sheepishly. "Are you gonna be okay?"

"...I am now," She smiles softly, engulfing him into a hug. He returns it, even though she was cold, but he didn't care.

It still felt warm to him.

Someone clears his throat and they look towards Splinter. "Amelia...I am sorry for how I acted," He bows his head, glancing around. He snatches a pie that was already baked. "I made this as my apology."

"I'd accept the pie...if I didn't bring it earlier this morning," She gives him a deadpan look. "But I forgive you."

"Wait, when did this get here?!" Leo snatches the pie. "Were you hiding it for yourself?!"

"No, no," Splinter waves a hand. "I would never...it was him!" He points to nothing and they turn around. When they turn back, Splinter and the pie are nowhere to be seen.

"Remind me to never bring anything and to just bake it here," Amy deadpans to Leo.