Angel: Thank god, the last special in a row that I had to write. I have been writing too many half-hour specials at a time lately, but I'm finally done with them! Sorry for the late update, I had to work last night, and I had no time to continue writing this yesterday since I was so busy. Literally had no spare time until I got home (and someone even tried to scam me for a free meal at work!), and that was at almost 10 pm. Didn't finish this episode until about 1 am in the morning, so that's why I didn't bother uploading it until now.
I have to work late on Saturday, and then I'm back at school for like another 2 weeks, so I really don't know what day I'll upload the next episodes. Both of them are apparently coming out on the same day, so whenever I do post those two, I will FINALLY upload the 2 episodes after those, and you guys know which ones I'm talking about!
People are screaming in a panic as the sky is still red, lightning striking. Hair and masks fly as they stare at the Shredder himself...
"Stand strong!" Splinter orders the five and they grip their weapons with narrowed focused eyes. "The Shredder will show no mercy!"
"You have betrayed me?" Draxum asks the Foot, who are still bowing to their master. "But i thought we were partners!"
"Ha!" Foot Lieutenant lifts up his head. "That's what we wanted you to think! After we assembled the dark armor, we needed a being of mystic power to energize it, and bring the Shredder to life! The dark armor consumed your life force, and now it will destroy your body!"
A portal opens between the two groups and Foot Recruit rushes in. "Senseis! My fury is unbridled and ready fir-" She gasps sharply at the sight before her. "You resurrected the Shredder without me?!"
Draxum manages to create a tiny vine, which pulls him through the portal and he escapes. The Shredder steps forward, roaring at the group of heroes. "I wanna say I feel prepared, but chattering teeth won't let me!" Donnie looks down nervously at his legs.
"I can't believe it. Those annoying bastards got what they wanted," Amy glares at the sight of the demon.
"Shred, shred, shred, shred, shred, shred!" The three members of the Foot cheer behind their leader. Instead of targeting their enemies, he turns their attention on the three, who run away. "Don't shred! Don't shred!" He grabs Foot Lieutenant by the arm, Foot Brute by the head. He stomps on Foot Recruit, slamming the two in his hands repeatedly. Splinter looks on, prepared to fight. However, he notices that something is off.
"Such blind rage...and going after his own? That makes no sense."
"Thanks for doing the dirty work for us!" Leo calls out. "Big ups, Shreddy!"
"Not now, blue!" Splinter sends him a glare while Amy pinches her nose.
"What? I thought our nicknames might give us a nice rapport..." Leo rubs the back of his neck.
"Cowabunga!" The other three leap to face him, but Shredder knocks all of them down with one hit. Splinter and April stand in front of them.
"Back off! You don't scare me!"
Amy and Leo land nearby with their weapons ready. "Much," April cringes a little. Shredder runs up to them on all fours, screeching and jumping into the air. All of them stare up in shock before he flickers...and then just phases through Leo, disappearing.
"Huh?" Leo looks up at the sky, turning towards the Foot.
"Sooo...that was unexpected," Foot Lieutenant rubs his neck awkwardly.
"You fools!" Splinter points at them. "You have doomed all of humanity!"
"Have we?" Foot Brute asks, his comrades glancing at him. "No seriously, tell me. This has been very confusing."
"We must found out what went wrong. Back to the Foot Shack!" Foot Lieutenant opens up a portal and they just leave.
"Hey!" Raph calls out after them, but they're already gone. He sighs at this.
"Ooh, when I get my hands on them next time," Amy clenches a fist. No way was she going to allow them to get away with that the next time she laid eyes on them. How could they let Shredder be revived only for him to disappear, and then just leave like it's not their fault when it totally is?
The 7 walk down an alley in silence, contemplating what happened.
"Okay...what just happened there?" April breaks the silence. "I thought Shredder was an evil samurai dude! Not some raging animal!"
"Is he coming back? I vote never!" Mikey holds up a hand.
"I do not know if he is coming back," Splinter takes off one of his casts. "Whatever he or it was. That was not the Shredder I have heard tales of."
"If that wasn't the real Shredder, then what could've happened to make him raging animal Shredder?" Amy couldn't help but wonder.
"I'm not so sure we can handle that guy..." Donnie murmurs hopelessly.
"What are you guys talking about?" Leo asks confidently. "We did great!"
"What fight were you just in?" Raph retorts to him with crossed arms.
"The one where we made scrap metal run home to its toaster mommy? Wait, we gotta commemorate this," He takes a baseball shirt and marker, changing the team names to 'Mad Dogs 1, Shredder 0.' "One and o, baby!"
Everyone except Raph and Amy look at him in awe. "You declare victory too easily, blue!" Splinter scolds him. "Humanity has never seen anything so destructive! And you are making t-shirts?!" He smacks Leo in the face with his tail, causing Leo to fall onto the ground.
"Saved me and all the readers the trouble. Thanks Splinter," Amy smirks in amusement. Donnie's wrist beeps.
"Wow, one season later and I still got full battery," Donnie says in surprise at his wrist computer. "Nice. Oh, and segway, my police feed is going totally berserk. Something major seems to be going down."
At Albearto's, the same lightning appears in the sky. They storm in, shocked at the sight.
"Oh my muffins!" Donnie screeches as Shredder is tearing up the place, the kids screaming in fear. Honestly, with this being the third attack at this franchise, Amy is surprised that kids still go here for birthday parties.
"Ha ha ha! Gonna need to make a two and o t-shirt after this!" Leo grins, giving a two finger salute. Amy takes a deep breath, pinching her nose.
"Look out!" Splinter pushes him out of the way as Shredder lands where he was standing. The others try to get one hit on him, but the demon easily knocks them away like it was nothing. April winces at them, looking aver her shoulder to see the kids standing there.
"Hey kids! Let's sing Albearto's run to safety song! If a robot bear comes to life, or a mystic monster's causing you strife, run for the door lickety split!" She opens up the door, the screaming children running out of it. "And a 10 percent off your next visit! GO!"
Donnie leaps out of the way as Shredder destroys a claw machine, the toys falling out of it. "Oh, cheater!" Leo calls out. "Don't think we're letting you keep those!"
"Leo! Is this seriously what you're doing right now?!" Amy yells at him, slightly frustrated that he's done nothing to help. Her eyes go wide as she yelps, ducking an attack from Shredder.
"She's right, this is serious stuff, Leo! Will you share up a right flank already?!"
"What?" Leo replies back with a laugh. "Mid-battle banter's my thing, like how yours is saying words like flank, or how hers is being my lady! We got this, trust me."
Raph rolls his eyes, Amy saying nothing. A growl is heard and Leo ducks his head from being the Shredder's target. He leaps for the turtles, knocking them in various places. Amy slides to a stop in front of him, but he simply grabs her by the hair and throws her onto the floor. April gasps sharply as she sees her friends, standing in front of the glass door.
"Oh boy..." She murmurs in fear. Splinter stands in front of her.
"I will not allow you to harm humans, if it is the last thing I do!"
The Shredder raises a hand, Splinter whimpering and sweating. The same electricity flickers, with the demon disappearing yet again. He stands there in shock before sitting on the floor. "Oh...I really want my last thing to be eating rainbow sherbet...or maybe Amelia's triple chocolate cake..."
Raph stands up with a grunt. "Is he gone for good now?"
"Based on his two zip-zaps, I predict that baddie's gonna be back in fifteen minutes," Mikey crosses his arms confidently.
"Two data points?! You're hypothesizing with two data points?!" Donnie asks in disbelief. "Scoff!"
Precisely 15 minutes later, they find Shredder at the museum, where the police arrive, and they're immediately defeated by the demon, landing in a pile. Donnie looks at his wrist computer, where he had kept a timer since then.
"Whoa, 15 minutes. Scoff retracted."
They look up to see him looming over the 7, Mikey yelping. "This could be the end, fellas!" He hides his limbs in his shell.
"I wish I had spent more time with my TV..." Leo gives Splinter an incredulous look. "And maybe paid more attention to my Grandpa's stories about how to defeat the Shredder."
"You-!" Amy groans at his explanation, hanging her head. Leo takes a hold of her hand, staring at her. If this was really the end, at least he got to tell her his feelings beforehand...
The Shredder leaps towards them, but like the last two times, completely disappears. They stare at the empty space, baffled.
"I can't look, did we make it?" Mikey asks from inside his shell, the others either relieved or embarrassed. "No one's responding, I'm the only one who made it!"
"Nothing we throw at Shredder is working!" Raph grumbles in disdain.
"I don't know how much longer we can keep this up..." Donnie's spider shell dabs at his head. "He is crushing us!"
"Really?" Leo pops up nearby. "Because I thought my overall ninjolocy was totally working!"
"It wasn't," Raph deadpans at his statement.
"I'm sure it was about to..." Leo defends next to his brother.
"Okay, what do we got?" Raph asks the team, Mikey raising his hand. "Good ideas first." Mikey sinks back down.
"There may be one person who can help..." Splinter rubs his chin. "She is known for reigning in raging beasts...Big Mama."
"What?! She'll never help us!" Mikey exclaims at his father.
"Yeah, attempting to mutate me pretty much proved that," Amy speaks up. "We can't trust her."
"She'll help me! I'm the faceman," Leo gestures to himself. "People love me!"
"Mm," Amy slightly narrows her eyes at him for the statement.
"Last time you saw her, she tried to kill you," Donnie deadpans at his brother.
"Who hasn't?" Leo stands up. "Dad's idea is great. I'll go in there, turn up the Leo, and she'll be begging to help us."
"Now's not the time for smooshing, Leo," Raph stares at him in disapproval. "Or for splitting up the Mad Dogs! This is Shredder! We need all hands on deck!"
Leo opens up the portal anyway. "If Dad thinks Big Mama can help us, we gotta try. My lady, you're coming with me, I need my muse!"
"What?!" Splinter screeches as Amy stares at him, pinching her nose. She would be flattered, but the way he said that... "I need some time to think about-"
Leo kicks him into the portal, grabbing Amy's hand. "You can totally handle Shredder on your own. Trust me. You guys got this."
"Help me," Amy mouths to them before they both disappear. They glance at each other skeptically. If they didn't come back in time, they were doomed...were they really about to trust Leo, the wisecracking turtle, with this kind of job?
Leo, Amy, and Splinter land on a rooftop that faces the Grand Nexus Hotel. "So you knew Big Mama back in the day?" Leo suddenly asks, Splinter stammering in response.
"What I'm really wondering is why you failed to mention it to us," Amy raises a suspicious brow.
"We were just friends!" He shouts immediately, the two recoiling back. "I mean, uh, it will all be fine..." He chuckles nervously, starting to panic on the inside. "Just rat up and see her. How bad can that be? Okay, super awful, but come on! Tuck in your tail and let's go!"
Amy and Leo glance to each other, feeling that something's weird within his past with the villain...why would he act like that if they were 'just friends?'
They enter the hotel lobby, walking up to the fox bellhop standing in front of the elevator doors. Leo clears his throat. "Three to see Big Mama, we're totally on her schedule. Sweet whisker mustache, btw. Makes you look young, or old, whichever you're going for."
"Stop," Amy mutters, rubbing at her eyes.
He pulls a walkie talkie to his face. "Two tattered up mutants and a human to see you, Mum. A rat, one of them bleeding turtles, and Alina Santiago."
"Wait, how did you know my real-"
"Tell 'em to shove off," Big Mama says to him. Amy growls at this, clenching a fist with her eyes turning blue.
"She says to quote, shove off."
"Oh we heard," Amy's eyes turn back to normal.
Splinter sighs in defeat. There was only one way they were gonna get inside...no matter how embarrassing it was gonna sound. "Fine. Tell her...her smuggle muffin beef cake is here..." He blushes as he scratches his cheek.
"Gross," Amy stares at him weirdly. She had to remind herself to never let Leo call her something like that ever.
"Uhh, how do you know Big Mama again?" Leo asks him with confused eyes.
Splinter pulls them away to talk to them. "In addition to being a crime boss, Big Mama is also..." His cheeks turn pink as he leans in to whisper.
"Kind of...my ex..."
The two words take a few moments to sink in for the two.
"...WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" The two screech in unison, though the brunette's is more disgusted and shocked.
"You mean at some point you found her attractive?! Big Mama?! EW!"
"Believe me, I rue the day those 8 legs walked into my life," He drags a hand down his face, blushing still. "I met her in human form, on the set of Crouching Shrimp, Hidden Tiger Prawn. She was the pinkster who drove my trailer...it was love at first tiger punch. Oh, what a whirlwind. We hit all the disco techs: the exercise techs, the philly cheesesteak techs, panty suit techs. Big Mama and I were inseparable. Then, one night, dinner on the green, I was going to ask her to marry me! But instead of accepting my proposal, she revealed she was a giant spider, kidnapped me to the hidden city, and forced me to fight in the Battle Nexus. Not really the response I was looking for...in hindsight, I may have missed a few clues. Ahh, I do miss our pre-kidnapping times. I mean, how could anyone stay mad at those eyes, that smile, and those-"
"No, no, no, no, no lovey and/or dovey talk!" Leo would rather do anything than to hear this.
"This is so disgusting to hear..." Amy tugs at the ends of her hair. She couldn't believe that they not only dated, but he was gonna MARRY her?! No wonder why he never said anything about it; it's because hearing him talk about her is a living hell!
"Hey rat, Big Mama's got a message for you three," The fox interrupts them, pulling out three orbs and throwing them towards the trio.
"Probably her overdue apology..." The three orbs hit them, opening up a portal. It sucks the trio inside, where they're sent through a long pathway, landing on the ground. Their eyes widen as they hear cheering, looking over the edge...to see the Battle Nexus. A large monster roars as a scared opponent looks up. He's sent into the wall, falling onto the floor. The crowd interrupts in cheers as the monster roars. He breathes fire right onto someone, but it doesn't seem to faze him at all.
"The Battle Nexus?! Okay, no biggie. We got this, trust me," Leo smiles confidently.
"I DO NOT!" Splinter shouts in his ear. "You don't know Big Mama like I do! She's ruthless!"
"We already know that part!" Amy defends, gesturing to the Battle Nexus. "We know her to an extent."
The elevator doors open and they look over their shoulders to see Big Mama appearing herself. "Snuggle muffin beef cake? Where did you hear that naughty nickname, rat man?"
He narrows his eyes, grabbing her arm. He spins around and allows her to dip him like they did at all the clubs. "From you as we tangoed the night away, my sassy sugar badger."
The other couple gag at seeing this. "Okay, both of us have to swear to never say pet names like that," Leo whispers to her.
"Thoroughly agreed..."
"It is you!" She says in delight. "And more fetching than ever, my fuzzy cuddle lopicous!"
"I did not come for the trip down kidnapping lane. The Shredder is about to lay waste on New York!"
"Well let's have a look-see," She uses the same mirror that the Foot have to see the other turtles and April struggling to fight off the Shredder. "Oh, what a brute-y behemoth. By the look of it, his quantum energy is in flux. If I had to guess, I would say your raging beast is not tethered to this dimension. In other words, he's physically flopping back and forth, my haggy poo."
"I assume you have something to contain him?" He asks, another blush to his face.
"I do have a splendiforous mystic babble that you can have," She smiles as her assistant shows a hologram of a collar. "For a price..."
"And there it is..." Splinter rolls his eyes. "Always has to be something in it for her!"
"Hey, you're the one who wanted to marry her..." Amy murmurs, looking away.
"Prickly Petey losing his charm."
"Hey, hey, hey," Leo steps between them. "Water under the bridge. Big Mama, baby, let's talk Shredder. He's bad for us, bad for New York, bad for your yokai business in New York, so, if you got a solution, let's make a deal."
"Blue, don't! Nobody ever outsmarts her!" Splinter warns him.
"You really think that'll work?" Amy stares at her boyfriend skeptically.
"Relax. I got this," Leo whispers to them. "You know, I don't hear a lot of cheering. Business is not booming. What you need is a headliner! Someone to put butts in seats. Someone to take on your new champ. Someone like your old champ, in new form, Rat-Jitsu!"
"What?!" Splinter protests at this.
"Okay fine, let me sweeten the deal."
"But she didn't even say no to your first deal yet!" Splinter yells, holding his head.
"We can also throw in the woman of the hour, Alina Santiago, AKA Amelia Smith!"
"What?! Leo!" Amy shouts at him. "She's been gunning for me to fight in her Battle Nexus for months and you're just gonna offer me to her just like that?!"
"And they're gonna be fighting with no weapons!"
"But that beast has rat-crushing tentacles!" Leo is basically asking for them to get killed.
"We have a deal."
"WHAT?! Noooo!" The two shout in anguish.
"Yes!" Leo cheers, holding out his hand. "I'm not sure how this works, which hand do I shake?"
"What did I ever do to you, huh?!" Amy frowns angrily at him as the beast defeats another warrior, literally crushing him.
"Trust me, guys," Leo smiles, putting an arm around them. "We got this."
"I knew I should have brought Purple!" Splinter mutters under his breath.
"You believe me, right, my lady?" Leo asks smugly, only getting a glare from Amy in return, her arms crossed. He stares in confusion as he only gets that look when she's really mad. "What?"
At the docks, April pulls forward a lever from a crane. "Aprilll O'Neil!" The crane spins around as Raph is knocked down by Shredder, his brothers cringing at him.
"Man, I don't know how many more of Shredder's face I can take!"
"I can't believe we trusted Leo to get back here quickly!" Raph rubs his mouth. "Alright, here's the new plan," He draws up three spots, "Everyone, punch at a different place! Maybe we'll find a weak spot!"
Shredder's face pops in between the three, causing them to panic. "Uhh..." Donnie stammers and he slams the ground between them. They scream, scrambling away from the demon.
"Punch it out, Mad Dogs!" Raph declares and they punch at different points, one of them igniting something in Shredder. They slide away, eyes wide as the demon...suddenly chuckles. Mikey pops his head out of his shell.
"We found a tickle spot!" Mikey cheers as the others giggle.
"Mad Dogs, tickle!" They start tickling Shredder's leg.
"It's immobilizing him!"
"Keep it up until Leo, Mellie, and Pops get back!" Raph tells him as the Shredder keeps giggling.
Meanwhile, Splinter and Amy are annoyed. "What have you gotten us into...?" He frowns angrily as Leo is behind them, sipping a drink. The rat is getting his Lou Jitsu outfit tailored.
"What? This is one of my all-time great ideas! You both go out there, you wall up the champ, and we get what we need to defeat Shreddy."
"You have thrown us into the lion's den!" Splinter points up at him, Amy getting pricked by the needle.
"OW!"
Her outfit is a long-sleeved baby blue v-neck jumpsuit, with a white undershirt underneath. Her pants are baby blue tights and shoes, her hair in a French braid bun.
Leo looks towards the monster the two have to face. "I think it's more of a Kraken's den...?"
"You in that outfit," Big Mama steps up, "That takes me back...all those scrumptious victories..." She changes back into her human form. "Too bad this time...you will lose."
"Are you kidding me?! This is Lou Rat-Jitsu we're talking about!" He holds up the rat, gesturing to Amy. "Not to mention you have her in her Nexus just like you wanted! They could beat anybody!"
"Leonardo," Splinter says in a warning tone.
"Dude, shut up," Amy narrows her eyes.
"In fact, they could beat tons of anybodies at once!" Leo continues on, ignoring them.
"Stop talking!" Splinter keeps his glare.
"Leo, you really need to keep your mouth shut!" Amy points at him.
"Like your champ and those 6 guys!" He gestures to 6 really big, really mean furry Yokai with sharp teeth.
"Will you shut it already?!"
"We're already in this mess because of you!" Amy shouts at her boyfriend.
"In fact, we don't want this over too quickly. You should armor up those rookies. The whole she-bang. Especially with these pointy hats. Wow."
"I'm about to give you a whole she-bang right now if you don't stop," Amy clenches a fist.
"You have a deal."
"Oh, why did I ever trust you to handle this?" Splinter mutters as he watches them shake hands.
"...It's official. I'm gonna die today at 15 years old," Amy murmurs in disbelief.
"Can I talk to you?" Leo grabs Amy's arm and pulls her behind the mirror. "Okay, I know I'm risking a lot here, but...do you trust me?"
She had no idea how to even answer that. He is the reason why she's fighting, after all. He's never let her down in the past on purpose, but this was Big Mama here. Anything could happen, this plan just seems so risky...
Leo senses her hesitation, holding her cheeks. He stares at her right in the eye. "Do you trust me, Ames?"
"...Yes..." She murmurs, closing her eyes. "But I hope for both of us that this works..."
"Hey, you're my girl," He strokes her cheeks. "If you die first, I won't have anyone to bake for me anymore."
She snickers, knowing fully well that's not all she's good for with him. "And I wouldn't have anyone to make me laugh at a time where I should be mad at you."
He winces, but then smiles a little. "I have total trust in you." He presses his forehead to hers.
"Even though I pretty much couldn't control myself back there?" She opens her eyes, which look...actually guilty. "I...I don't know how it happened...I guess I just...couldn't handle that he tarnished my family like that and said that I deserve to die...maybe he's right..."
"No!" He says sharply, surprising her. "I know a lot of people who care about you and you're still important...to me too. I wouldn't care if you got rid of my Jupiter Jim merchandise, I would still love you. There is so much more to you than people think." She tears up at the last sentence and he wipes away one of the tears. "So just...trust me and my plan, okay? Please?"
"...Okay," She murmurs softly. "Thanks, Papi."
"Good luck kiss?" He puckers up his mouth and she rolls her eyes, leaning in and kissing him.
"At least the others would've taken it seriously!" Splinter mutters under his breath.
And yet they're tickling Shredder. "He likes it! Shredder likes it!"
Suddenly, fireworks go off nearby, getting the demon's attention. "The fireworks!" Mikey shouts as the turtles are panicking. "He's distracted by the fire!"
The fireworks are coming from a cruise ship, which Shredder lunges for. They continue tickling him, but it does nothing to prevent the demon from going over there.
"No!"
He runs like a wild animal. "Stop him before he gets to the people on the boat!" Raph rushes forward, Mikey spinning around his whip.
"I'm on it! Whip-o-rama!" He catches the back railing of another ship, knocking away a bird. He then somehow pulls it forward and it honks as it flies next to his brothers.
"That's amazing, Mikey!" Raph exclaims while jumping.
"Whoa..." Donnie's awe causes him to crash into a crate. The fireworks continue to go off, Shredder leaping past crates and shredding some of them. He jumps in the air and spins around, cutting crates into pieces. He gets inside a submarine, where it suddenly explodes due to Raph.
"Where do you think you're going?" Raph slides up to him using his mystic larger self, only to lose balance. He manages to slide to a stop. "Come and get it, Shred-face!"
They both charge towards each other. "Power punch ahoy!" He knocks Shredder down...or at least, he thought he did. "Uh oh." He sees the demon underneath the fist, but not defeated. He chuckles up at Raph before knocking him away. He lands back on the docks, a bo staff hitting him in the face. Donnie lands in front of him, spinning his weapon.
"All of my tech is standing by. And I mean...all of my tech," He places his staff on his shoulders proudly as all of his shells surround him, his drill appearing behind him. Shredder screeches, lunging forward. "Eat science!"
His shells fly off, but they have no effect as they break upon impact. "Sad face emoji!" Tears are in Donnie's eyes from seeing his things destroyed. He yelps as he turns around, trying to fly away but Shredder grabs his arm and throws him to the ground. He destroys his shell, the soft shell screaming as his handkerchief appears, the robot claw throwing it at Shredder's eyes. Immediately he thrashes around to try and get it off. "Ha ha! Meet the whirlwind of my hankie!"
Shredder gets it off and roars at Donnie, who screams again. A crate flies past him, hitting Shredder dead on.
"Why would you get a crane license, April?" She mocks what others said to her. "Because this!" She slams Shredder into a pile of crates. The crates surround him and Mikey smiles at his friend.
"Sweet craning, April!"
A crash is heard and Shredder bursts out of the pile with a screech. Mikey shakes nervously as his brothers are out of commission. "Raph, Donnie, no time to rest!" He slaps at them, but gets no response. He whimpers as the fireworks appear right above his head. Shredder leaps into the air and Mikey ducks, gasping as he sees the demon getting hit by the fireworks. This causes a large electric surge, yet the people on the ship are unfazed by it. The ship leaves and Mikey stands up, fire on the top of his head.
"What is taking Dad, Leo, and big sis so long?"
"Ow..." Donnie murmurs next to him.
"I knew splitting up the Mad Dogs was a bone-head idea," Raph cringes, holding his plastron. He looks up at the fireworks. "Leo probably talked his way straight into Big Mama's dungeon."
The sky flickers with Shredder's eyes...
Actually, Leo is being pampered by Big Mama's servants as he sips his cup near Big Mama. "Ooh! The arena has never been this woozy-fuddled!" She squeals at the full house.
"And now, entering the arena, the all-time winning Battle Nexus Champion. He's back, and even hairer than ever...Rat Jitsu! And with newcomer, Caliente Lucha!"
"He did not put in hot fighter for my name," She deadpans, facepalming. She wasn't even considering coming up with one...
"Dad! Dad, Daddy! My lady! Up here!" He's wearing a Lou Jitsu outfit.
Splinter turns around, twitching in anger. "Can someone please tell my son I am not talking to him?!"
"You got this, guys!" He blows a kiss towards them. "I love you."
The rat slaps away the heart flying towards the two. "No!"
"Remember," Leo sits back in his seat. "A deal's a deal."
"Of course! Big Mama never goes back on a deal. She does, however, alter the terms at the very last second," She narrows her eyes.
"I'm sorry?" He asks, his cup being smacked out of his hand. He's suddenly tackled by the guards, his sword left lying on the floor before it's snatched. "Not my odachi!"
"One last alteration," She turns into her spider form. "You'll be fighting alongside your papa and your little girlfriend. But...you still get my babble if you win."
"S-She's not my girlfriend," Leo stammers, looking away nervously.
"Oh please, it was obvious. Ah...reminds me of my love with my snuggle muffin beef cake..."
"An out of nowhere betrayal?" Leo asks in shock as a trap door opens, the turtle falling through it. He suddenly appears between his father and his girlfriend.
"Oh, the old last second trap door betrayal?" Splinter questions knowingly.
"Ha! Karma," Amy points to him.
"Please," He sits up with a confident smile. "This was my plan all along."
"So, it was your plan to go to Big Mama, use us as pawns in her Battle Nexus, only for her to betray you and now we're gonna die?" The brunette raises a slightly skeptic brow at him.
"Just admit it already, son. You were played," Splinter replies back.
"How come nobody trusts me?" He stands up and Amy stays silent. "None of you guys have any faith in me, why?"
"Leo..." Amy murmurs, placing a hand on his arm. She didn't mean to hurt his feelings like that...
"Uh, maybe this whole situation?!" Splinter moves his head over to all the monsters they have to face, three against six.
"This whole situation was my plan all along!" Leo gestures to himself. "If it wasn't, then why'd I ask your tailor to make me this outfit?"
"So we could all perish while looking super fly?" The rat asks in confusion.
"Or, so I could sneak this baby in," He holds up one of the portal devices, activating it to Big Mama's surprise. Another portal opens near Leo's sword and he snatches it back, while knocking a cup of tea out of a butler's hands. "To sneak this baby in! My deal was no weapons for you, not me."
"Oh, big whoop," Big Mama waves it off. "They're still no match for Kraken and Evil 6."
The 6 charge towards the trio.
"Oh ho boy!" Leo hollers, sliding forward and creating two portals. He ducks his head from a mace, jumping up and preparing another portal for one of the yokai to go through. He dodges another's attack, sipping around and making two portals. He tilts the one in front of him so that the yokai goes towards the Kraken, who smacks it out of the way. "If you would do the honors, guys."
"You kidding?! I'm not strong enough to fight that thing," Amy frowns towards the monster.
"Yes you are! I believe in you, my lady! Oh wait...I know! You have just the thing!" He holds up a photo of Chewbacon. "This has been a long time coming. Hey Ames, do you mind if we make him into breakfast when we get back?"
She growls, her eyes glowing blue as she clenches a fist. "Stop it."
"How about crispy? Ooh, maple! We feeling some maple? Either way, he'll look good with some scrambled eggs!"
"Leo..." She grunts, her hair turning blue.
"Hmm, should we butcher him when he's alive or dead?" Leo rubs his chin. Amy lets out an angered yell, Leo making a portal in front of him as she and Splinter lunge forward. They end up behind three of the six yokai.
"Hot soup!"
Amy makes her hands emit electricity as they both defeat them with ease. "Ha ha! Still got it!"
The Kraken behind them roars, Leo kicking a helmet into his hand. "Now grab the helmets, Daddy-o!"
"Is this one of those moments I'm supposed to trust you?" Splinter wonders while holding a helmet. Leo appears next to his father from a portal.
"Bingo," He takes the one in his hands and throws them into another portal. "Time to get Krak-ing! Ames, now!"
Amy lunges forward, Leo grinning next to her as he dodges the tentacles. He's thrown into the air as Amy immobilizes the monster by electrocuting it. Leo creates the portal that slams the helmets onto the Kraken, getting it stuck. "Superhero landing!"
His girlfriend breaks out of her trance, gasping and landing on the floor. "One more helmet!" Leo places a helmet on Splinter.
"Wait, what?" He asks in alarm as Leo teleports him into the air. "Can we try a new plaaaan?!"
"Yeah!" Leo cheers as it hits the Kraken, defeating him.
"Wow...I can't believe we pulled that off," Amy murmurs as the turtle helps her stand up, impressed that it actually worked.
"Told you that you can trust me!" Leo grins widely.
"Leo, I trusted you all along. Well, not a full 100 percent since you did put in the Battle Nexus in the first place." He gives her an accusing, unamused look and she holds up her hands. "But there was still some there!"
"Oh ho ho ho, it's a knock-out folks!" The announcer booms as the crowd grows wild.
"They love you, guys!" Leo smiles, holding up Amy's arm in victory.
"It was all you, my son!" Splinter grins proudly. Big Mama suddenly lands behind them.
"Silence!"
"Just the spider I was coming to gloat to," Leo smirks smugly, a protective arm around Amy in case she tried something else.
"I'm not one to be huddle-balooed, my turtle-boo," She leans back, clasping her hands. Amy grits her teeth at her. "Well done...and now, a deal's a deal. And as a sign of respect, I shall return the Shredder beast to his prison dimension if you catch him," She hands Leo the object.
"Sweet~ Come on, guys, let's jet!"
Thunder strikes as it starts to rain back in New York. All hope seems lost for them...how would they ever catch the demon if he keeps running around like this? "After entering Shredder's previous coordinates on the XYZ and D, for Donnie, axis...I have calculated that this is the site of our final resting spot...I mean, go team."
Blue electricity sparkles in front of them and they yelp, thinking that Shredder's somehow tracked them down.
"Oh my offense!"
However, it's just Splinter, Leo, and Amy. "You love us, you missed us, we're back, baby!" Leo holds up the collar. "Lou Jitsu, Blue, and Caliente Lucha saving the day!"
"It's about time!" Raph points at them. "We've been getting our butts kicked after you left us high and dry!"
"Umm, Raph, we always get our butts kicked," Amy raises a brow at him.
"High and dry? Come on, dudes," Leo spins the collar around his finger. "When I said you got this, I meant that. Look, I bet the only reason we're here right now is cause Donnie inputed coordinates of blah, blah, blah, Mikey razzed his tazz, April finally used her crane license, and Raph is gonna put it all together in a plan to defeat that lead-head with this mystic collar."
"Wow Leo, that's remarkably accurate," Raph glances away weirdly, wondering if Leo's been switched with an alien."
A large electric surge appears in the sky and they turn towards Amy. "Not me."
"He's back..."
The Shredder suddenly appears right in front of them, roaring. "Prepare for Operation Fire-Hickey-Tickey-Toller!"
"Yeah!" Leo leaps forward, only for Raph to grab his arm.
"Leo...are you sure you can get that on him?"
Leo turns to him with a determined look. "Trust me."
"I do," Raph smiles and lets him go. Shredder starts tearing up the streets. "Your move, Mikey! Flame on!"
Mikey flings his whip, turning into the fire ball. "Donnie, the hanky!"
"Donnie's on it!" He stands in front of Mikey fearfully. "One small step for turtle kind!" His handkerchief covers Shredder's eyes, who jumps over them trying to get it off. Raph slides behind him, activating his mystic power. "Boom! Power tickle jitsu!"
He and the red arms tickle at Shredder, who starts laughing to Amy's disbelief. "Guys, now!"
Leo jumps into the air with Amy and they both put the collar around Shredder's neck. A giant burst of wind happens as the Shredder sits there lifeless, unable to move. Splinter hugs Leo as the others cheer. "My son...they will write scrolls about this one day!"
"Oh I'm sure they will," A voice speaks up, six red eyes in the shadows. This confuses them as Big Mama's boots clack in the alley. She's immediately surrounded by her minions in front of the portal she created to follow them. "Perfectly phasma-goric. You turtles are not to be trifled with."
"One tamed, no longer fazing scrap metal psycho ready for disposal," Leo gestures to Shredder.
"You did your part, so I will do mine," She smiles as her assistant appears next to her. He or she holds a grey skull-like object, throwing it. Leo ducks as it hits Shredder, lifting into the air and separating into a portal. It grabs Shredder, to their shock, and takes him away. It also turns the sky back to normal.
"Bam! Back in prison dimension, never to be seen from again!"
"Whoo!" April hollers as they all pose. "Epic three days of non-stop fighting!"
Then everyone but Amy and Splinter fall down in exhaustion.
"I'll help you get them to the lair, Splinter..." Amy glances towards Big Mama. "I won't say thank you for helping us, and I won't say sorry for calling you a bitch either at that demolition derby, but...you know. We appreciate it..." She gags at saying this out loud to an enemy.
"I wish I could say it was a pleasure to see you again..." He leans in towards the woman. "My sassy sugar badger."
"Oh, gross!" Amy shouts in disgust at hearing this again. Big Mama actually blushes and then he jumps, pushing the others into the manhole.
"You fought valiantly, my huggy-poo. "You really forced Big Mama to own up to her own deal...even if she altered the terms at the last second."
Big Mama giggles and then disappears, two girls walking past the alley that she and her minions left. One of them is a redhead with waist-length hair, wearing a red spaghetti tank top, blue jeans, and white sneakers. She's a fair-skinned teenage girl at about 5'2 tall with brown eyes, also wearing a camouflage bomber jacket. She glances over to her Caucasian friend, who is a blonde at 5'1 inches tall. Her hair is blonde ombre, shoulder length with curly ends. Her eyes are blue. Her outfit is a yellow sundress with white lilies all over it, her shoes black wedge pumps.
"Are you sure it's as good as they say?" The redhead asks skeptically as they look at a flyer.
"Of course it is, Ann! My mom had some muffins delivered to our house once and they were AMAZING!" The girl cheers, pumping her fists. "And you know how I get with food!"
"Unfortunately," The redhead rolls her eyes. Her friend Lily looks at a flyer for Smith's Sweets...
Amy carries Leo to his bed, which is luckily on the lower level or she'd most likely have to use a forklift...for some reason today, he's very heavy. It might because of all the fighting they did for the past few days, which was mentally and physically exhausting.
She places him down gently, tucking him in his blanket. The girl leans down and kisses his forehead, turning around to leave. Suddenly, she's tugged back by a sleepy Leo.
"Nooo..." He whines as he holds her arm. "Don't go..."
She chuckles at how childish he sounds, bending down to look at his face. "I have to check on my mom, Papi. It's been 3 days. If I don't know how she is by tomorrow, I'm gonna lose my mind."
"Oh, I called ahead." She stares at him as he holds up his phone, showing all the calls he's made to her mother's house. "She's been asleep most of the time, but she's okay."
She blinks in surprise that he actually did that.
"I got the day nurse to fill in for ya! Oh, but you owe her money for the overtime. Managed to get you a good deal too. Am I a good secret boyfriend or what?" He grins happily towards her, but she keeps a nonchalant look. As touched as she was, she wished that he had said something earlier during the past, oh she didn't know, three freaking days?!
"Or what," She finally comments.
"Sooo...will you stay?" He looks up at her pleadingly.
"...Fine," She crawls into bed with him. He shuffles around to be on top of her, putting his hands behind her head. A blush comes to her face. They had been close, but not this close...she can literally feel every part of him on top of her. "...Were you afraid of me when...you know?"
"Heh," He laughs and she looks up at him in confusion. "How many times do I have to tell you? You don't scare me..." He plays with her hair, stroking it. "Most of the time."
She smiles softly, trying to hold in a laugh. "...Sorry that I doubted you. I didn't want to hurt you like that."
He presses his cheek to her chest, causing her to blush bashfully. "Ah, it's all in the past. All I care is that I can keep cuddling you."
She whimpers slightly in embarrassment. Sometimes stuff like this was a bit longer to get used to. He removes her hair tie slowly, staring at the brown waves on top of his pillow. "Hey, since you're my girlfriend now, are you gonna start wearing this down often?"
"Are you gonna get me roped into more competitions?" She asks back.
"...Maybe?" He smiles sheepishly and she smirks, closing her eyes.
"Then that's your answer." She giggles, expecting to hear laughter or even a complaint, but she doesn't. She opens her eyes again to see that he's staring at her, and this time very intensely. "What?"
"You know what I like most about having secret plans? I get to surprise you and then I see your beautiful face..." He strokes her face before moving his hand to her eyes. "With those big green eyes..." He pokes her lips, "And that smile from your pink lips."
Her eyes widen before she ends up snickering, covering his eyes. "Leo, that had to be the corniest thing ever! You know I'm still not used to that!"
"There's my giggly lady!" He rests his chin on her stomach, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Shh, you're gonna make me feel embarrassed in the morning," She pushes him away with a laugh. "God!"
"Worth it!" He lays back down on top of her. "Love you lots."
She smiles up at him. "Love you bunches."
He leans down and kisses her lips.
