Donnie dragged Ming and the others over to a sheet covering something huge.
"Okay, guys, it's still a work in progress, so don't get too excited." He announced, pulling the cover off his invention.
"It's a... garbage truck." Ming said, more disappointed than excited.
The garbage truck had "Tartaruga Brothers" written across the side in a darker green than the rest of the truck was painted.
Pointing at the words, Ming scoffed, "And what about your sister?"
Donnie smiled sheepishly. "I couldn't fit 'and Sister' on it. But I did try."
"Then why not just put 'Tartaruga siblings'?" Leo asked, walking up behind Ming.
"Because 'Tartaruga Brothers' was already on it. I didn't do the paint job. I did everything else." Don back lashed. Ming smiled.
"I'm just teasing you, Donatello. It's actually pretty cool." Ming smiled, punching Don's gut.
"I never quite understood. How do you not get hurt when you try to punch us in the plastron?" Leo asked curiously. Ming smiled slyly.
"I've built up a tolerance." She replied.
The five stepped into the garbage truck.
"Woah."
"Wow!"
"Now THIS is more like it."
Donnie smiled. It always felt great when he got good reviews from his siblings, instead of the usual stuff, like "So, what's it do?" or "Sounds kind of dumb, actually."
Don started talking at top speed as he drove the truck... Or, well, he pressed the gas pedal and made some tweaks. Soon, they were coming up to a brick wall.
"Donnie..." Leo said, but Don kept talking.
"Donnie!" Leo grabbed the steering wheel, but they were getting way too close to the wall.
"DONNIE!" Ming and Leo cried in unison.
"What- Oh, right." Don spoke way too calmly, and quickly flipped a couple switches. Ming shut her eyes and braced herself. But the impact never came.
"You can open your eyes now, Ming." Mikey shook Ming's shoulder. Slowly, she opened her eyes.
They were on a street, heading toward wherever they were going. Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
"So, what's the scoop? Where are we going?" Ming asked earnestly. Anything getting her out of being grounded was welcome in Ming's book.
"Baxter Stockman is working for Shredder. He's going to try and break him out of police custody tonight." Don replied, this time watching where he was driving.
"Just once they couldn't have brought back death row? Just for one villain! Just one!" Ming groaned.
Leo replied with the usual response whenever Ming complained about Shredder not going on death row. "Ming, there are worse things than death."
"Yeah, I know." Ming sighed.
A little later, they were driving up behind a group of motorcycles. Don insisted on following them, certain they had something to do with the planned break out.
Sure enough, the bikes led them straight to the 6 cars and the semi-truck that were hauling Shredder and a couple of other criminals. The first few people on the bikes put something on the cars. Ming couldn't see what it was, but a moment later, all the cars went up in a ball of fire. The other two ninjas jumped from their bikes to the side of the semi-truck, where they pulled out some sort of laser thing, trying to cut open the top.
Don pressed the horn on the garbage truck, but instead of HONK, the horn played a tune. Ming raised an eyebrow, but said nothing.
"Bogey's on the bus." Donnie sounded just a little worried. Ming shook her head.
"Seriously?"
"What? I thought it was a good idea at the time." Don tried to defend himself.
Driving as close as he could to the semi-truck, Don turned to Leo.
"Press the button."
"What button? There are a million buttons!" Leo cried.
"Number three."
It took a second, but Leo found number three. After he pressed it, manhole covers shot out the hood of the garbage truck. One manhole cover hit a ninja and knocked him off the side of the semi-truck. Her brothers cheered, while Ming made noises to sound like an applauding crowd.
A go-kart with ninjas in it drove up beside the garbage truck.
"We got company!" Leo cried. "Mikey, clear our right flank." He turned to Mikey.
Mike smiled, grabbing onto a pair of handles right next to him.
"Nunchuks Giganticus!" Mike spoke out, waving the handles, and making the giant arms fold out, each one holding a huge nunchuk.
"Say hello to my little friend!" Mikey slammed one nunchuk onto the go-kart, crushing it.
"Yeah!" Leo cheered.
"Good job, Mikey!" Don called.
Mikey cheered, waving the giant nunchuks around a little more.
"Those things are pretty awesome, huh?" Donnie smiled, as the garbage truck drove under an overpass.
The nunchuks slammed into the overpass, breaking off.
"Yeah, pretty awesome!" Mikey called forward, then turned to Ming.
"You'll cover...?" He asked. Ming nodded.
"Yeah, I'll cover for you." She replied.
"Cover for what?" Don asked.
"Nothing!" The two chimed in unison.
The motorcycle ninjas drove towards the garbage truck. One threw a bomb at them.
Don stood up, as the bomb exploded, causing blaring heat inside the truck, and all of them to be thrown backwards.
"Not being used to my full potential here, Leo!" Raphael yelled, causing Ming to jump. She had nearly forgotten he was there.
"Hey! Just chill, Raph, we're a little busy!" Leo replied.
Checking the rear view mirror, Don turned to the others.
"Guys! They're coming back!"
"ENOUGH!" Raph shouted. "It's time to take out the trash."
Slamming the button that opened the back, Raph jumped out and took care of the ninjas. He used one of the motorbikes to catch up with garbage truck.
"Anything else I can do for ya?" He asked, brushing off one shoulder.
"Yeah." Ming replied. "What color motorbike do you want for Christmas?"
Mike chuckled.
Barely seconds later, a helicopter flew over the truck that held the criminals in it.
"What the heck is that?" Leo asked, referring to whatever was on the end of the cable that hung out of the helicopter.
"It's a giant ass magnet." Donnie gulped.
"Oh, yeah, and you get mad at me about MY language." Ming scoffed, slightly annoyed.
The helicopter attached the magnet to the semi-truck, and lifted the whole truck, until the top part came off. The magnet was taken off the cable and replaced with a hook.
The hook was lowered into the truck, where Shredder grabbed it. Thinking fast, Leo pressed a button, sending a katana blade towards Shredder, cutting the cable.
Shredder fell, grabbing the back of the semi-truck, and climbed up onto the back of the truck.
"Okay, Mike, it's all on you." Don said, pressing a button. Mikey's seat rose up, and hit his head on the top of the garbage truck over and over repeatedly.
"This... Hurts... So... Much..." Mikey groaned, as Ming did her best not to laugh.
"I'm sorry! I don't know why it's... Oh, here we go." Don flipped a switch and the top of the Tartaruga brothers (and sister)'s truck opened, letting Mikey through.
Donnie slammed the gas, trying to get Mikey closer, as Shredder made a mad jump for the helicopter.
"Take the shot!" Leo yelled.
Mikey took the shot. Shredder should have been caught in the net, but something happened. Blue light flashed, and the Shredder disappeared, not in the net, but not in the helicopter either. Don slammed on the brakes.
"Where'd he go?" Leo asked, breaking the moment of silence.