Angel: I just realized I have to write 3 half-hour episodes, in a row, because the episode airing after End Game is a special...*slams head slightly onto the table* Ugggh...

I guess TMNT really likes Phil LaMarr...and you know why I say that? Because Marcus Moncrief from the previous episode is voiced by him...as in the same guy who voiced Baxter Stockman from the previous series! *slams head again* Am I just that scrambled with these changes Nick made that I didn't notice? I don't know, but I didn't put two and two together until last Tuesday. After this and the next episode, I will be officially releasing Flushed, but Never Forgotten and Lair Games since people have been waiting and waiting and waiting...

And it seems like you guys will have to wait even longer because I just found out that they've moved those two episodes to being episodes 4 and 5. The first season 2 episode IS actually Many Unhappy Returns because that episode is supposed to happen directly after End Game. I kinda had a feeling they wouldn't leave it on that cliffhanger anyway, because that would be dumb, but now I have to wait until later to release those episodes. I'm not a TV producer, but I'm pretty sure that switching all the episodes around like this and releasing earlier ones can't be ideal XD

These two specials took me forever, and not to mention, I had a research paper and two online exams going on at the same time, so I'm sorry it took so long to get these released.

Also, they got 2012 Splinter's voice actor here! Yaaaas! Now we just need the other ones besides Greg Cipes XD

A normal night is the last thing that would ever happen to Amy. Today was very stressful, and that was saying a lot for a teenage girl such as herself. One significant struggle of doing all the work is forgetting what goes where. For instance, today she mixed up the cookies and cream frosting for the chocolate mascarpone, she forgot to buy marshmallow fluff, so she had to use miracle whip (it was NOT ideal), and to top it all off, she ran out of baking soda...

And she got a prank text from Raph asking if she knew how to microwave a 25 pound turkey. Just the question alone was stupid. Unlocking her phone, she looks at the conversation.

R: Hey Mellie, how long do you microwave a 25 pound turkey?

A: Wtf? You don't. Are you going savage again?

R: I feel so offended by that. No, all we have is a microwave, our oven broke. Microwave doesn't have pre-cook thing. Can you help?

A: Let me tell you something, if that thing has a pre-cook setting for turkey that goes in the oven, it's going to explode. You must be an alien, the real Raph isn't this dumb.

R: So like 8 hours then?

A: Where did you hear that you can cook it in the microwave?

R: Can't talk I'm covering the turkey with tinfoil.

A: I know you're not about to put tinfoil in a microwave! Call me NOW.

R: But microwave is faster.

A: I should've never moved out…

R: A ham then?

A: RAPH! Put your head in there and microwave that because you're pissing me off!

R: You should see your face ;)

She just wants to go to bed and lie down in it, because thankfully, it's a Friday, and weekends were all to herself...

Two days to do whatever she wants...

No problem...

Okay, what was she gonna do for the next two days?

"ARGH!" She shouts, pulling slightly at her ends. "I'm so burned out, I don't even know how to relax! God damn it!"

The front door from downstairs rings and she groans. She had JUST finished work for the day...who could that be at this hour?

She reaches underneath her bed and pulls out a rifle. This person better value the next few seconds of their lives, because she was not in the mood to deal with anyone.

Slowly scooting down the steps, she looks at the curtains, unable to detect who it is. Amy slowly pulls open the door, pointing the gun.

"Don't shoot!" Leo holds up his hands nervously, sweating profusely.

"Leo?" She sighs slowly, throwing the gun away. "You're lucky the thing wasn't actually loaded."

"Good to know," He chuckles nervously, glancing away.

"What are you doing here? It's almost midnight. Can't this wait till tomorrow?" She scratches her already messy hair, from the stress.

"Ah," He seems to be hiding something behind his shell. "Actually...I came to cheer up my lady!"

"Huh?" She blinks in confusion. "Cheer me up?"

"Well...a little birdie told me that you're stressed, so...here," Leo holds out a cherry pie, an envelope, and a tiny little box. She blushes at the gifts.

"W...Wait...How did you know that?" She puts a hand to her mouth in embarrassment.

"April's mom passed by here earlier. Sorry it isn't a cake, all we had were pie ingredients..." He sweats a bit. Does she even like pie? "Ugh, my brothers told me not to do this now...I should've listened."

"No," Amy shakes her head. "This is better than any cake," She beams as she takes the presents. "Thank you for coming here so late to make me feel better..."

"Open the rest," He murmurs bashfully and she opens the envelope first. She raises an eyebrow at the tiny little rectangle paper.

"A coupon for a massage parlor?"

"April says they give the best massages, they help with stress...right?" He shrugs sheepishly.

She chuckles a bit at how nervous he looks before slowly removing the bow and ripping off the wrapping paper. She could only stare at the box.

"What? Baking soda?"

"You ran out, right?" He looks down at the box. "This one has a subtle taste, so you can use as little as possible. It'll probably last a year or so."

"Aw." She smiles up at him. "Thanks for this, Leo. This is really sweet...but this is for a free massage from a male masseuse. I hope you're okay with that," She smirks in amusement.

"WHAT?!" He shrieks in surprise, snatching the coupon back. "No! Nope, not okay with this."

"Why?" Amy raises a brow. "It's not like anything's gonna happen."

"Why can't it be a girl?" He frowns in disapproval.

"We're not in a relationship, why is this bothering you?" She asks in exasperation.

"Relationship or not, no other guy should touch you...!"

"Oh boy," Amy facepalms at this. This was going to be a long night...


The next night, on Friday, Splinter is looking out to the city, wearing a disguise as his eyes glow yellow. He looks towards the Foot Shack, which is closed, as four Foot Ninjas are standing on the roof. Brit Worley is there, arguing with them.

"What do you mean I've been kicked out?!"

"It means you're no longer useful to our boss. You're done, kaput, outta his hair. Do I have to spell it out to you?" One of them asks nonchalantly.

"Boss?! You mean Baron Draxum is giving me the boot?! But I'm the most valuable on the team! I got all of you puppies!"

"Orders are orders. Now get lost."

"No!" He shouts, two soldiers taking him away as he wiggles around in protest. "You can't do this to me! I made all of you! You will rue the day you turned Brit Worley away!"

"Sheesh, no wonder why the girl with the bakery never puts up with him," He whispers to a comrade, who nods in agreement.

Splinter jumps off the building and falls towards the road, opening up his arms. His flying squirrel costume activates and he flies over, a pigeon getting in his way. He tries to move past it, but the bird won't let him go that easily.

"Shoo! Get out of here!" He knocks the bird away and it screeches, peeking at him. "Aah!"

"Hey...what's that?" One of the ninjas points up to Splinter, but they can't see that it's him. All they see is two apparent birds going at it.

"It's...two birds in love!"

"Aww!"

Splinter rolls past them, rendering the four unconscious. "Just like I planned..." He rubs the back of his head, bird poop landing on him. He grits his teeth, pulling out a shuriken and throwing it at the nuisance. The pigeon flies away past two girls, both of them wearing Foot outfits. He looks up as the two pull away the masks to reveal Amy and April.

"You didn't leave any goons for me?" She lands on an unconscious Foot member. "I got all jacked up for kicking some Foot butt, and you can't put that feeling back in the bottle!" She jumps up and down.

"Okay, okay, simmer down, girl," Amy steps up to her, patting her back.

"Do not worry," Splinter holds up a hand. "There is plenty more inside," He gestures to the sky window, which is how they get into the building, also by sneaking into vents. They land in front of a door before ending up in the underground area, seeing the Kuroi Yoroi. Splinter gasps as it's nearly finished now. "The dark armor...it is almost finished."

"Oh no..." Amy murmurs at the sight, horrified at the thought of a demon coming back to life.

They hear a laugh, staying quiet as Baron Draxum is standing in front of the armor. Amy grits her teeth, clenching a fist and April pats her back in sympathy. "We're close. Patience. Soon you will control great power!"

"And I commend you on kicking out that little kid. He was always trying to boss us around just because he's the son of some rich hot-shot," Foot Brute comments to him.

"He was wasting my time with his frivolous goals with my warrior," He narrows his eyes. "No one gets to Amelia but I! She is for me to handle."

"Where are the boys?" Splinter looks around. "They should be here by now."

"They know how important this mission is," April whispers back. "They'll be here."

"I haven't heard from them in the past 30 minutes," Amy mutters, looking at her phone that's on silent.


In the lair, Raph is dancing around. "Eat some cake! Eat some cake! Raph's gonna eat some, eat some, eat some cake!" He takes a slice from the fridge, but suddenly there's an explosion of feathers and it knocks him into a wall. Mikey laughs as he looks up at him.

"Classic Mikey prank attack!" He smiles at his success.

"Nice work, bro," Leo congratulates him. "Gimme some!"

"Yeah!" He high-fives a broom and he sees that 'Leo' is actually a bucket for a head, a sack for a body, and mops and brooms for limbs.

"Aw, nuts," He sweats a bit as the sack explodes into feathers, knocking the young turtle into a pile of empty pizza boxes. Leo starts laughing from the armchair, but the cushion from that explodes and knocks him into the air. He hits the ceiling before landing in front of Donnie.

"And victory," Donnie has a smug smile on his face. "That, gentlemen, is why I am the king of-"

Raph suddenly lands on him from above, causing the turtle to groan. "Hey guys, enough messing around! We need to train for Friday night's Foot mission!"

"But today is Friday," Mikey calls out from the pile.

"No it's not, it's Thursday," Leo tells him.

"No, it's Friday!"

"But the mission's on Friday."

Raph's eyes widen as the two argue. "Wait!" He looks at his phone, seeing the dozen of texts from Amy, who he has 'Mellie' for contacts. "If today's Friday..." The biggest turtle looks towards a calendar. "Then..."

"Wait, wait, wait! Don't touch-"

Leo's warning is too late as there's yet another blast and he hits the projection screen, landing on the floor. His turtle emblem lands on his head and goes off.


Splinter has one on his arm and Amy has one around her belt. Both of them go off and he gasps. "It is Red's panic button! My boys are in trouble! We must retreat!"

"You two go get 'em. I'll stay here and keep an eye on the armor," April tells the two.

"Absolutely not!" Amy shakes her head rapidly.

"No, it is too-"

"Don't worry," She smiles at them. "If things get dangerous, I'll bounce."

"Admirable bravery, April...you are a ninja supreme..." He backs away slightly and Amy hugs April, waving.

"We'll be back as soon as we can," She whispers, leaving with Splinter up the stairs.

"Wait...did he just call me a pizza?"

Draxum stares at the armor before walking away. "Start packing up the dark armor," Foot Brute calls out. "We're moving it to its final location for the grand ceremony!"

"Moving it? Final location? Grand ceremony?" April asks in alarm as she watches them take the pieces, put them into boxes, and tape them up.

"Uhh...I'm out of tape!" One of the Foot soldiers calls out.


Splinter and Amy return to the lair, only to find piles of feathers. The rat looks up and gasps at the hole Raph left, the feathers, and the pizza boxes. "Oh no...I am too late..." He kneels in horror as Amy looks around, trying not to cry. "They have been fluffed to...pieces..."

"Wait a minute," Amy senses Raph's 'I forgot something' stink and looks towards the armchair, where they come out of hiding.

"But...but the mission!" The four look down in shame.

"See...what had happened was..."

"ENOUGH!" Splinter shouts, surprising Amy. "Do you know...how could you...I am just...very disappointed."

At his sad look, they look towards the ground and he walks past Amy towards his room.

"Ames?" Leo asks slowly, Mikey reaching out a hand towards her. She holds up a finger, slowly backing away from them.

"Don't. I thought we could count on you, but you were slacking off. Again. And your excuse to me is that you were playing pranks on each other?"

"But Mellie-"

"Guys…I can't do this anymore," She closes her eyes and sighs sadly. "This is the last time. I've put up with it for too long. And to think I ever believed that you wanted to give me closure. If my siblings saw this…they'd be just as disappointed as I am…"

Their eyes turn sad as she turns around and leaves. Leo immediately takes action and runs up towards her. He slides to a stop in front of the girl.

"Dove, wait. I know we messed up, but you-"

"I don't wanna hear it," She interrupts, moving around him. "This wasn't just important to Splinter, it was important to me! Do you know how much I hate even thinking about Draxum and what he did? But you don't care, do you? I thought you understood, but...you're just too immature to really know how it feels for me."

"Ames..." He uses his most special nickname for her, frowning sadly. "I-I do understand, I-I...You can't just leave. Please," He grabs her wrist, but she wiggles it away.

"No, you don't understand!"

"I do!" He insists to her and she whips around to him.

"You don't. You don't! I have fought so hard to avenge my family. I-I don't know what else to say because that's just how angry I am! And you know you feel it too. And I know that you know exactly what you've done. I've watched you guys grow, and you know what it's like for me every single day. But I've waited, and I've worked harder at everything than ANYONE should. Anyone in New York! And every time I've gotten more and more words of encouragement from you guys, and I've taken it, and I've internalized it. And I fought harder than-than I thought I was capable of even fighting...but I really believe that you don't actually get it..."

Amy sniffles and his heart drops at the sight. "...Okay, I-"

"You get away from me," She points to him angrily. "You've done enough."

And with that, the girl whips around and leaves him behind.

"...Wait a minute, did we get rid of the-"

There's two explosions and two yelps heard, everyone except Leo leaving one by one. "Okay, that's on me..."

Amy huffs in anger as she shakes feathers off her clothes. Meanwhile, Splinter's room is a mess as his face is planted against the wall. He slides onto the carpet, eyes closed.

"Oh, my sons...they are not ready! They are not ninjas! ...I have failed my ancestors..." He suddenly remembers something that could help. "My ancestors!"

He scrambles towards a chest, rummaging through it until he finds an old scroll with the Hamato Clan symbol on it. The paper rolls all the way to the other side and he cringes at the length.

"Oh, that is a lot of reading."

The lights flicker and he looks around, wondering if it was a power outage...but Donnie would never allow that. The symbol of the scroll glows green, the whole room now in the same color. Splinter backs up a bit, knocking away a cup of water, but it stops in midair before it could spill. He looks back to the scroll as it rolls up, levitating. Green energy swirls around the rat.

"Hamato Yoshi...you have summoned the ancient spirit of your ancestors, the Hamato Clan," A deep voice says as he's surrounded by green spirits that look like ninjas.

"Yes! Audio book!" He cheers as the ancestor's mystic aura appears in front of him.

"I am here to guide you. Wait, is there a piece of pepperoni on me?"

Splinter quickly snatches it, realizing how bad this might look, and eats it. "No! Of course not. I would never soil such an important-looking mystic artifact that probably has some wisdom or something...hopefully?"

"Yes," The ancestor nods. "What wisdom do you seek to carry on your sacred duty as part of the-"

"Yeah, we're going to need to skip ahead to the 'what to do if you live your own life as an action star Lou Jitsu and the dark armor is almost complete, and your sons aren't ready' chapter," Splinter interrupts him.

The ancestor gives him a look. "Dude, way to leave things till the last minute."

Leo is skateboarding around while the others are contemplating what happened with Splinter and Amy. "You know, I'm not too worried about it," Donnie says confidently. "I mean, what's the punishment for missing a life-threatening Earth-saving mission anyway? It's gotta be pretty lenient."

"Listen," Leo comes to a stop near him. "Everyone mixes up a calendar now and then."

"Yeah," Mikey stands between them. "We'll just say sorry, I'll give him my puppy-dogs eyes, and-"

"Puppy dog eyes ain't gonna cut it," Raph speaks up. "Dad isn't mad, and neither is Mellie. They're...disappointed...and now Mellie's stopped being friends with us. You all texted and called, but did you realize that she hasn't answered a single one?"

They look away sadly, Raph standing up. "We need to make it up to them, guys. Big time!"


They knock at a familiar place. Amy opens up the door and gives them one long look. Then she turns around and is about to slam it when Leo sticks his arm between the small space.

"Wait! At least listen to what we have to say!"

She sighs in exasperation and opens up the door again. "Two minutes."

"We're sorry…" Raph starts off and she pauses, staring at them. The four turtles look genuinely remorseful. "We thought it was tomorrow and that today was Thursday, but...it's Friday, and when I saw the texts...that's when we knew."

"We should've been there like we promised…" Mikey frowns up at her.

"We still wanna help you, Mia. Marco and Lucia deserve justice," Donnie speaks up next.

"And…we can't stop the Foot without you," Leo gives her a pleading look. "We never meant to hurt you or your family…we can prove that we've got your back...just give us a second chance to show you." He hopes that she understands the double meaning behind that.

"Please...we even made a cake!" Mikey holds up a vanilla and blue frosted cake that says 'We're very sorry.'

She looks away, thinking about her dead family members…and what they'd want her to do. Marco was a family man, and he'd never turn them away…and Lucia was so innocent and sweet…and her father did everything he could to make sure they were happy...

"…You guys are my family too…"

They glance to each other as she gives a small smile, shrugging. "We've been through a lot these past months, and…I don't want to be alone again…so I forgive you. But don't flake on me again."

The four run up to the girl and hug her. "Well, sis," Raph smiles a little. "Time to start our training...after we apologize to Pops."


Meanwhile, at the mystic train station, mutants are in line taking tickets, waiting for the next train, or just talking. A horn sounds as the train drives past, the horn going off again. The wheels skid to a stop, the Foot Soldiers in line to put a box inside. April is in disguise there, stopping for a second.

"This doesn't really count as dangerous, right?" She asks herself. The girl said so herself: she had to keep an eye on the armor, and the armor was being moved. A simple train ride isn't that dangerous in her eyes...she sees two people nearby, doing a double take. Draxum is standing next to Big Mama herself.

"I'm flattered you asked for my help, Draxy. May I ask exactly what it is you're moving?"

"You may not," He walks past the woman and she groans in frustration.

"Rude! I love it!" Her eyes turn red as she turns into her spider form. "But we both know my train's the only way to secretly move your cargo to the shrine."

"And I'm paying a heavy price for you not to ask questions," He retorts back, holding up a strange honey-colored orb. April squints her eyes at them suspiciously, not noticing that the Foot Soldier in front of her has moved.

"hm. Scrumptious. I can't wait to use it," Big Mama wiggles her fingers and Foot Recruit rudely steps in front of April.

"HEY! You're holding up the line!"

"Oh, okay!" April scrambles forward, not wanting to ire her further.

"I swear," She crosses her arms, "The greatest threat to this ancient mystic clan is LYING EFFICIENCY! Now move, PLEASE!"

They walk past her like actual soldiers.


Splinter opens up the door from his room, stopping short when he sees the turtles kneeling to him. "Boys?"

Amy gestures to them as they all look guilty. "Dad..." Raph speaks up, "We're sorry...not like our normal sorry, like for real sorry this time. Will you let us make it up to you?"

"Yeah...it's time we grew up and accepted our destiny...as descendants of the Tomato Clan."

"It's Hamato," Donnie whispers to Leo.

"That's it. It is Hamato, right?"

"We're ready to become the ultimate ninjas, Dad," Donnie says as they keep their heads down.

"Starting right now!" Mikey rips off the pink lightning bolt off his shell, cringing and screaming so loud that car alarms go off from the surface.

"Oh...wow...um," Amy sweats a bit. "M-Mikey, you didn't need to go that far."

He hides his tears and keeps his serious face. Splinter looks up at Amy, who nods, meaning that she's forgiven them. He puts his hands behind his back, gesturing to the middle spot. Amy kneels between Raph and Leo.

"A great challenge lies before us..."

He paces in front of the five. "The dark armor is almost complete. According to the ancient scrolls, you must learn the ways of our ancestors, the Hamato Clan Ninjas!" He gestures for the five to attack him. They jump forward towards him, but he slips past them and hits all of them in the face with his rail, landing in front of them. He shakes his head in disapproval.

"This will require great focus and sacrifice." Raph gets rid of his Teddy Bear Town bears, shedding tears. Leo rips off the Jupiter Jim poster off his wall. "It is time to get serious." Donnie takes off his shell and uses his wrist computer to make the rest explode in his lab. "You must let go of your childish ways." Mikey bids farewell to pizza, saluting to the box as it floats down the sewer water. Amy stands in the spare room, looking away at some things she keeps here in case she had to stay here for any reason. A picture of her with her siblings is sitting on the dresser and she clenches a fist in determination, placing the photo down gently.

"You must become more than turtles and a teenage girl from New York."

They charge at Splinter again. "You must become one." However, they still fail at beating him and he smacks them all with the tail again, but he nods at them for their progress. Then the rat starts sewing something in his room, smiling.

"You must become an extension of the clan."

They attack again, Leo swinging his sword at his father. He jumps up and spins around. "Ready to sacrifice all." The turtle ducks underneath the tail, surprising Splinter. Mikey and Donnie jump up behind him to attack, but he eludes them. He slides to a stop before Raph and Amy jump behind him, pushing the small mutant to the ground.

"Only then will you be ready to fight."

He looks up at them, seeing their dark shadows and white eyes, Amy's hair flying to the right side of her body. He smiles up at the five, pacing in front of them again once it's over. He's holding something in his hands as they all have serious looks for once.

"The old versions of you will be gone." He holds out the black robes to Leo, who's surprised for a second before he nods. "Shed like a skin." Four masks and a ribbon fall to the ground. "You will be remade to the image of your ancestors."

Together, they put on the new outfits and red masks, turning to him with white eyes. "Are you ready, my children?"

"Yes, sensei," The five say in unison. They're all dressed in black with red masks, red wrappings around their feet and waists, and Amy's blonde highlights are now bright red as her hair is in a low ponytail with a red bow. She also has red boots instead of wrap, but they won't make any noise. Her mask covers the entire top of her head, her bangs tucked underneath.


"All aboard!" The conductor calls out and people start to enter. April peeks around the corner while holding her box, sneaking inside.

"I'll take it from here."

Her eyes widen and she turns to see Foot Lieutenant standing in front of her. He takes the box from her. "Uh, where you moving it?" She asks quietly, and he abruptly comes to a stop. The man gives her a suspicious look, narrowing his eyes. She gives a nervous look, thinking she was done for...

"...Thank you for asking!" He suddenly exclaims with a small smile. "People take very little interest in my work and I'm quite proud of it! Now then, I'm moving the armor in the front car, where it will be safe."

She looks over his shoulder to see the golden door. Foot Brute is sleeping nearby, snoring. "Oh, great! So, I'm gonna head out. I gotta a lot of evil to catch up on."

"No, no, no," He stops her before she can even attempt to leave to go warn the others. "Everyone must remain on the train." The doors, windows, and roof close, barring anyone access from trying to leave...including April herself.

She puts her hands behind her back, chuckling nervously. He pats her head before leaving and the train starts up, leaving the station.

"Don't panic, don't panic, don't panic!" She whispers to herself, and that triggers an idea. "Oh, actually..." She holds up her wrist with the panic button around it and her finger pushes it.

"Thank you for pressing the panic button. Your panic is important to us." Donnie's automatic voice is so loud, it sheds April's disguise off her. She places her hand on top of it, gasping and looking behind her. Some fabric lands on Foot Brute, the flame on his head burning out the one over his face. April jiggles the knob at one of the doors, cringing over her shoulder. She is now stuck on the train's journey to who knows where...


The turtles and Amy are jumping over rooftops as part of their training, landing in front of their teacher. They bring their hands together and bow.

"Sensei."

He starts crying, wiping away tears as he looks at them proudly. "Sensei, are you crying?" Raph asks curiously.

"Ah! No!" He makes them go away, sniffing. "It's just...this air. You guys smell onions, right? Onion air?"

Donnie's wrist computer beeps and he looks at it. "Sorry, Sensei. It's April's panic button, Sensei. I will ignore it, Sensei." He shuts it off, the brunette staring at him weirdly. It was almost unnatural to see Donnie this way...

"Good...good...A true ninja must remain-"

"Um, Sensei? He said April?" Amy calls out to him. "Who probably needs our help?"

"OH NO!" He suddenly realizes where April's been all this time. "April! The armor! Training over, you all pass, graduate. Hip hip hooray, go!" He pushes them off the building and jumps after them, hoping that April's okay.

Foot Brute walks over to where April was, only to find her panic button left behind. "Heeey..." He puts the small mirror up to his face. "We got company. They must be after the armor." He holds up the button, but Foot Lieutenant is too busy exercising.

"Can't you deal with this on your own? I'm trying to get swole. Find them!" And with that, he hangs up, Foot Brute smashing the button to bits. April is hiding above him, gasping as sweat starts dripping down her face. She tries to stop it with all her might.

The Turtle Tank and Amy's bike drive down the streets side-by side, reaching the water. Amy looks to her left to see the bay, looking back to her tracker.

"Based on April's trajectory, she should be right there," Donnie gestures to the water, where something seems to be streaming across the water, but there's nothing there.

"I know I'm not going crazy. Do you see that?" Amy asks them from outside. Splinter pulls off Donnie's gloves and puts them on, seeing the mystic train.

"Mystic train...behind some sort of shimmer. Of course. That's how they're transporting the dark armor!"

"Let me portal us, Sensei," Leo gestures to himself. "While Amelia stays with you."

"Huh?" She murmurs in confusion. He's never used her full name before...it felt weird.

"No! The shimmer blocks all mystic powers. You must use your training to get April and the armor back. Now get to the roof and move on my command, Raph! With everyone!"

"Please, Sensei," He places a hand on his shoulder. "Call me Raphael." He bows his head and leaves with the others like shadows. Splinter tears up at this and Amy slides her bike underneath the Turtle Tank. Two claws grab her bike, the shaft opening up above her head. She jumps up from above, following the others to the roof. They stare at the stream of water, unable to see the train.

"How do we get on a train that we can't see?" Raph calls out to Splinter, hair and masks flying.

"Trust me! On my command!" He slips on the goggles, pressing on the gas. The Tank drives faster on the highway, the five ninjas standing up and waiting. Splinter looks to his left, seeing the chance. "Now!"

They all jump off, going through the invisible portal and landing on the top of the train without alarming anyone inside. The train moves past the Brooklyn Bridge. The five stand up with proud smiles before something green flashes. They cringe as they see a tunnel up ahead.

April tries to move the sweat drop back onto her face, making a face to bring it back up, but it falls onto Foot Brute anyway. He looks up, growling at the sight of her.

"Oh, it's you. Looks like you don't have any friends to save ya this time," He chuckles and reaches his hand out towards her. Suddenly a panel falls on the floor, the turtles and Amy landing in front of them. "I jinxed myself...hey, you guys look different. Did you get a haircut?"

Mikey slams his weapon into his face, pulling it back and he falls onto the ground. April gets out of her hiding spot, landing on his stomach. "What?" She notices their new looks and serious faces. Mikey and Raph fist-bump each other.

"April, are you okay?" Raph approaches her, but she pushes past him instead of answering.

"Uhhh...why do you guys look...like that whole situation?" She gestures to their outfits and they all bring their hands together.

"We are Hamato/Tomato Clan."

"Hamato," Leo corrects himself as Amy smiles a little.

"It's actually pretty cool," She gestures to her hair.

"Donnie, have you been experimenting on their brains again? Cause Amy would kill you if you did," April points to her head. She couldn't believe she was staring at her best friends right now. They all look so serious, which isn't like them at all. She can tell by Amy's slightly hesitant look that she feels the same way.

"Negative. We are on a mission to find the dark armor," He brings his hands together again. "Are you aware of its location?"

"Yeah, I-it's in the front car at the other end of the train, but before we can go anywhere, can we talk about this?!" She gestures to their clothes.

"No time! Ninjas, on me," Raph declares and they backflip away. The train goes through the portal and into the mystic city. Raph opens up a door, and they look inside to see the dining car. The five flip past everyone using either the tables, the chandeliers, or just flipping in general. April approaches a random mutant sitting by himself.

"Excuse me, um, where is this train going?" She points up towards the front.

"Um, I'm not sure. I'm just giving a delightful seminar on mystic taxes. Interested?"

She gives a bored look at the mention of taxes. "Sorry, no time for boring," The girl leaves to go follow her friends, who are standing in front of a golden door with lots of different colored buttons all over it. Raph steps forward and pushes, but it doesn't budge.

"How do we get to the front with no doors?"

"Hmm..." Amy eyes all the buttons. "I think these all correspond to a certain room, but I can't tell which one would get us to the dark armor..."

"Everyone, get close!"

They gather together with white eyes. "Wait!" April jumps onto Raph, but he pushes a button and they teleport through the door. April slides onto the ground and their eyes widen as they see the spa room.

"Uh, this is definitely not the front!" Leo exclaims at people getting massages.

"Okay, stay calm, keep our minds clear, and think of a plan." A cucumber is placed over his eye, the others having the same veggies over their own as they sit on the floor.

"Wait, wait, plan? You guys?!" April points to them in disbelief. Who were they, and what have they done with her best friends? "Okay, this is really starting to freak me out." She pokes Donnie and Leo, slamming her fist onto Amy's head.

She winces in pain, rubbing the top of her mask. "Ahh..."

"Oop. Sorry, girl. Just wanted to make sure you weren't brainwashed!"

The cucumbers from Donnie's eyes fall. "Huh...Amelia's right. It appears that each button tie to a different car...but yeah, it's really hard to tell which one will get us to the front."

"Wait, wait, wait...you're admitting that I'm right? Out of your own choice?" Amy asks slowly; that was definitely a first in her lifetime.

"Then we'll try 'em all! Donatello, Michelangelo, you're up!" Raph orders the two and they join hands, pressing a button. Blue flashes come from the train as they start trying different rooms.

"Here?"

"No, not here."

"Here?"

"Not here."

"Here?"

"Negative."

The two end up in the gym. "No dark armor."

"Nope," Donnie agrees with his brother.

"Turtles!" Foot Lieutenant and Foot Recruit are there, working out. "You must be the infiltrators."

"Let's get the information out of these turkeys," Donnie narrows his eyes, Foot Recruit getting away from the dumbbell.

"I'm going to enjoy breaking every single bone—is there something different about you guys?"

"Yeah, they're even lamer than before," Foot Lieutenant grins, both of them chuckling.

"That is the sickest of burn-" Donnie had taken a disc and thrown it past them. It hits a button, which allows them to escape. A fellow mutant screams as that could've hit him.

"What ever happened to hero-villain banter?" Foot Lieutenant asks bitterly, running up to them.


Leo, April, and Amy appear in a room full of frozen meat. "How are we supposed to find the armor?" April questions while standing up.

"Shh," Leo shushes her. "Watch. Amelia, with me."

She sees them completely disappear into thin air. "We blend in..." he sneaks past the meat, Amy hiding behind one of them, though she is slightly disgusted.

"What?! Leo? Amy?"

"We remain unseen..." He goes up to the roof as April looks around, baffled. "We are one with the shadows...and they'll never see us coming..." The two appear in front of the door, only to be hit from behind. Leo lands on his back, standing in front of April. Amy flips onto her feet, turning around to see the same guardsman that they 'battled' when they first met Mayhem. April screams as he leaps towards them, but Leo swings his sword as Amy turns her weapon into tessens.

The other guardsmen is getting a massage, one of the cucumber slices falling. His face turns into alarm as he sees Raph standing in front of the door, trying to figure out which button to push.

"Huh. Eeiny...miney...mo!" His eyes fall on a black button with a yellow line.

"Not that button!" The guardsmen jumps from behind, attacking Raph, who uses his tonfas to dodge.

The wheels of the train spark as Leo and Amy fight the guard swiftly. The turtle jumps into the air, spinning around his sword. Amy leaps next to him, twirling while holding her fans and opening them.

Raph slams down the weapon from his opponent, trying to punch him and failing. The guardsman trips him and he rolls to face him, clashing weapons. The hook of the sword locks onto the tonfas.

"Uh oh."

He throws Raph to the opposite side.

Donnie pulls out his staff and it extends. He spins it behind his back, spinning around Foot Recruit with it. He kicks Foot Lieutenant while catching his weapon, going back to Foot Lieutenant and knocking them both around. Mikey spins his whip around behind him and Donnie slams his staff to the ground. The whip twirls like a tether ball, hitting Foot Recruit in the face.

Leo and Amy slide to a stop, clashing weapons with the guardsman. They swing at him, dodging attacks multiple times. All of them continue to fight with their respective opponents, Foot Recruit landing at a lever. This changes the gravity in the room from max to none. She yelps as she spins around in the air.

"Hey! Hey! You guys are gonna pay for this!"

Mikey spins his whip and captures her with it. He flings her over to the door, sending her somewhere else on the train.

Raph spins around, dodging attacks along the way before Foot Recruit ends up landing on his head. She cringes as she catches the sword towards her head that was meant for the turtle.

"Not me, you idiot!"

He sneaks up behind her and she ducks as he punches the guardsman in the face, knocking him into the door. He disappears a few seconds later.

Flashes of blue and pink appear as the duo's weapons are flying around. "If we're gonna get to the dark armor, we need to get past this guy," Leo says to Amy, and the other guardsman suddenly appears right in front of him.

"Uhh..."

"And apparently this guy."

He snarls, jumping towards a sweating Leo. A block of ice hits his face before he could touch either of them, landing on his back.

"Hoo! Now it's a party!" April flings another block, the duo ducking their heads so that it can hit their opponent. They smile at April. "Really? Nothing? No puns? No 'chill out, bruh!' No ice to meet ya! If Amy had ice powers instead of electricity, she'd get it!"

"Oh god, is this a thing now?" Amy facepalms at this. "Mikey commented on that once too..."

"Hey, let's try and keep it professional, please," He tells her as one of them woke up and is heading right towards them. Amy turns around and punches him in the face, but he kicks her away. She slams into Leo and they touch the door, disappearing. April gives a worried look as she's on her own now with two large mutants...

"Uh oh..."

The train keeps moving further into the city as Raph stares down Foot Recruit. She laughs at him and he gestures for her to make the first move. She does the same thing and they both start egging each other on, with neither of them actually making a move.

"Come on!"

A mutant looks between the two in a hot bath, sipping his drink awkwardly. Raph looks over her shoulder and sees the door. He narrows his eyes and slams the water, spraying her eyes. This gives him enough time to sneak towards the door. She gains her eyesight back and just before he presses the black button, she directs his finger to a different one, laughing smugly.

"Nuh uh."

"No!" He teleports into a dark room.

"Next," The giant turtle opens his eyes, Leo sitting next to him, with Amy at Leo's left. "What do you do if you finance-"

"Leo? Mellie? What are you two doing?"

Someone shushes him and he looks to see an injured mutant nearby. "Trust me, don't talk!"

"Which is why diversifying your portfolio is the most conservative approach to protecting your pile of gold."

The three silently get away, Amy holding her head. "Oh thank goodness, I was getting tired of hearing stuff I already know..."

The two give her a look and she meets their eyes. "I'm a 15-year-old girl running my own business. Of course I know how to do taxes," She deadpans at them quietly.

"Train is insane!" Leo rolls his eyes. "We just keep bouncing around and getting nowhere! How are we ever gonna get to the dark armor?"

"I don't know! There's too many buttons! Every time I try to push-wait a second," His eyes go wide in realization. Leo looks to Amy, who shrugs cluelessly. "I think I just figured it out!"

They look to each other and grin, their eyes turning red.

"Nice work," Leo says, even though Raph didn't say anything. "Wait...did we just ninja mind meld?"

Raph just replies an answer in their minds. "Oh, I thought so."

"Okay, it's official..." Amy starts off and they look towards her. "Being a ninja with you guys is awesome."

Raph pushes a button and the three end up back in the butcher storage room. "April! I know how to get to the front!"

She gets out of hiding behind a pile of ice. "Great. What do we do with these guys?"

"What guys?" Leo asks in confusion and his question is answered when the two guardsmen appear behind their friend. The three stand in front of April to protect her. "Oh right, these guys."

"I thought you had a plan?" April glances up at Raph nervously.

"I'm working on it!"

His eyes turn red again. "Yes, great idea!" The other two exclaim in unison.

"Wait, wait, wait," April looks between them in confusion. "What? What? He didn't say anything!" She tugs at Amy's hair.

"It's a ninja mind meld. It's a thing we do now!"

With a few swipes, they get the two guardsmen into the air, smirking to each other. The turtles grab Amy's hands, spinning around in the air.

"Cowabunga!" They all shout, feet headed for their enemies. Together, the three kick them towards the door.

"SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT WE'RE DOING!" April screams while holding Amy's hand. They phase through the door, portaling all over the place. The train starts twisting around, but not because of them. Foot Lieutenant is playing around with the gravity settings, laughing. He didn't care if anyone got hurt as Mikey and Donnie are being flung in both directions.

"I'm...gonna...hurl..."

There's a blue flash and Raph grabs the villain. "Uh oh."

"Where is everybody?!" Foot Recruit shouts as Amy sneaks around and grabs her.

Foot Brute is still unconscious on the floor until he finally wakes up, four shadows looming over them. "Uh oh."

Raph grabs him and then they slip away, leaving them tied up. "Enjoy," Raph tells them as they're at the seminar. Foot Recruit growls at Amy, who shows only her middle finger before slipping away, leaving them shocked.

"And if you do that, you'll get a nice return at the end of the year."

"What is this nonsense? We need to get out of here!" Foot Lieutenant says loudly.

"Excuse me, I'm trying to talk about taxes."

"Taxes are boring!" He laughs and the mutant turns around sharply, eyes red and narrowed. Foot Recruit winces as the shadow stands over them, showing tentacles. They then get the beating of a lifetime, so much so that there's a small explosion.

Raph presses the same button he eyed before, April sliding to the floor again. Raph gasps sharply as they stare at the dark armor...finally in the room.

"Okay, how'd you know it was the black button?" April points to him accusingly.

"I paid attention to a small, but important detail," Raph rubs his chin. "It was the only button they didn't want me to press. Hey, I paid attention!"

"Wow, for once, they're the idiots, and we're the sane ones," Amy gestures to herself.

"I did not rely on my tech once!" Donnie smiles proudly.

"Raph, Ames, and I mind-melded!" Leo chimes in.

"Awesome!" Mikey cheers, pumping his fists. "We followed Master Splinter's teaching! We are-"

"The Hamato Clan!" They all congratulate themselves in unison.

"Are we?"

Their eyes widen in horror at the familiar voice. Amy shakes a little. "Daddy's little turtles and fake daughter all grown up."

Purple tentacles appear near their friend. "He must be so disappointed..."

"April!" Amy and Raph shout before she's snatched away by him.

"Raph!"

"No!"

The same vines come towards them and they try to dodge, but then they get grabbed, trapped in them.

"Good thing he'll never have to look at you again!" Baron Draxum steps out of the shadows, laughing as the train leaves and lightning strikes in the dark sky...