Chapter 19: The Real Secret Ingredient

"Who are you?" Tai Lung questioned the panda and the four mutant turtles.

"Buddy… I… am the Dragon Warrior." Po answered, before exhaling. "And these guys… are my guardians."

Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey could only tiredly draw their weapons in response before taking their stances, with even Mikey being too exhausted to add anything else.

"You?! Them?!" Tai Lung said in amused disbelief before casting Shifu aside. "He's a panda. You're a panda." He then spoke directly to Po. "What are you gonna do, big guy? Sit on me?"

"Don't tempt me…" Po panted with a light chuckle.

"And you," Tai Lung addressed the Turtles, "you're just a bunch of kids! Turtles at that! What, are you the misbegotten grandchildren of Oogway?"

"We're the turtles… that are gonna kick… your furry butt!" Raph retorted weakly.

Tai Lung snorted. "Oh, I would like to see you try."

"Oh… we'll be trying, alright." Donnie remarked, keeping his staff raised.

"Your reign of terror… ends now, Tai Lung." Leo declared boldy, pointing the tip of his katana in the snow leopard's direction.

"Especially now that we've got our secret weapon!" Mikey added with a grin.

"'Secret weapon'?" Tai Lung questioned, looking slightly amused.

"Yeah, we're gonna defeat you with this!" Po said, pulling out the Dragon Scroll. "You want it? Come and get it."

Po was immediately punched in the face by Tai Lung faster than he or any of the Turtles could react, with the snow leopard taking the scroll out of the panda's paws as Po was sent flying back, bouncing back against a nearby pillar.

"Finally!" Tai Lung grinned, about to open the Scroll when Po suddenly slammed into him, taking back the Scroll as the snow leopard crashed into one of the pillars in the Hall.

Shaking his head, Tai Lung looked up at the panda, clearly astonished by the sudden attack.

"Woah…" Mikey gasped while Leo, Donnie, and Raph blinked, trying to figure out what had just happened.

Po, meanwhile, looked back down at the Scroll which was now back in his hands, looking just as shocked that he had actually managed to land a hit.

His confidence growing, Po took a stance with a confident grin.

Snarling, Tai Lung lunged at the panda while the Turtles attempted to stop him.

The snow leopard jumped over a swing from Leo's swords and kicked him away before blocking a stab from Raph's sais.

Punching the red clad turtle down, Tai Lung then turned his attention to Donnie and Mikey, quickly blocking a staff strike from the smart turtle and deflecting a swing from the party turtle before split-kicking them away.

Now turning his full attention to Po, Tai Lung charged forward with no signs of stopping.

Seeing all of his friends incapasitated like they were nothing, Po found his newfound confidence quickly waning as he turned to run the other way.

"Oh… WOW!" Was all Po could say before Tai Lung tackled him, sending them both flying off the Palace steps with the panda keeping an iron-grip on the Scroll.

Growling, Tai Lung kneed Po away from him, sending him bouncing off the roof of the Palace arena and onto the tree outside the gates, causing it to bend back.

Tai Lung stuck out his legs, roaring as he came down, intending to land a devastating blow as gravity took him down faster and faster.

Reacting fast, Po quickly rolled off the tree as it recoiled, whipping back and smashing into Tai Lung, sending him flying back.

Digging his claws into the roof tiles, Tai Lung quickly came to a stop before coming back, pouncing and tackling Po, sending them tumbling down the stairs as they grappled for the Scroll.

"That scroll is mine!" Tai Lung yelled, attempting to kick Po into letting go off the Scroll as they bounced down the thousand steps towards the village before crashing down at the bottom to the village.


Back up at the Hall, the Turtles were quickly recovering from their earlier beatdown before they headed outside to see the battle taking place in the village below.

"We've gotta get down there!" Leo stated as he and his brothers quickly rushed down the steps.

"Yeah, no duh, fearless!" Raph remarked sarcastically.


Down in the village, Po tumbled into the streets before crashing into an abandoned noodle cart, spilling noodles all over him.

Shaking his head from his dizziness, Po was quickly flung into a panic when he realized he had lost the Scroll.

He looked up to see Tai Lung leaping up to the rooftops where the Scroll had fallen, the snow leopard lunging for the parchment, only for it to be snatched away by an all-to-familiar kusarigama chain.

"Aw yeah! Keep-away!" Mikey whooped as he, Leo, Donnie, and Raph finally reached the roofs of the village while the Scroll quickly sailed into the orange clad turtle's hand, Mikey waving the Scroll out in front of him tauntingly,

Tai Lung growled as he launched himself at the party turtle, who tossed the Scroll over to Raph.

"Give me that scroll!" Tai Lung roared just as Raph tossed the Scroll over to Po, which bounced off his head as it sailed over the roof behind him.

Raph quickly pulled out his sais, just barely managing to block a few punches from Tai Lung before the snow leopard kicked him hard in the plastron, knocking him down.

Tai Lung then quickly turned around to deflect a staff strike from Donnie before grabbing the smart turtle by the throat and slamming him face-first into the ground..

Ears flickering, Tai Lung moved out of the way as Leo flipped over him, attempting to pull a vertical swipe with his sword.

As Leo came down and landed on his feet, Tai Lung elbowed him in the back of the head.

His nunchucks still extended into a kusarigama chain, Mikey twirled mid-air as he flung the chukon-bu at the snow leopard, the extended blade whizzing through the air and coming down…

… only for Tai Lung to catch the chukon-bu his paw, turning to the shocked/horrified orange clad turtle with a sinister toothy smirk.

Yanking on the chain, Tai Lung pulled Mikey towards him and grabbed him by the plasteron, smashing him into the ground.

Turning his attention back to the Scroll, Tai Lung dashed past Po as if he wasn't there and made a leap for the Scroll.

Acting fast, Po leapt up and grabbed the snow leopard's legs, pulling him back down onto the noodle cart the panda had previously crashed into, which see-sawed Po into the air.

Po slurped down the noodles that had spilled on him as he landed roughly in a grove of bamboo forests, the Dragon Scroll landing in a lantern nearby.

Po quickly emerged from the bamboo grove, walking awkwardly around on a pair of bamboo poles like stilts as tried to maintain his balance, knocking over a stack of wok pans.

Just as he finally managed to maintain his balance, the Scroll fell out from the bottom of the lantern and clattered down onto the street, with Tai Lung landing soon after to get the Scroll.

Knowing he had to act quickly, Po shifted his weight to one stilt while using the other to send a wok at Tai Lung, the impact leaving a comical imprint of the snow leopard's face.

While Tai Lung was attempting to pull the pan off of his face, Po used the stilts he was standing on to dish out several woks in front of the snow leopard, one them covering the Dragon Scroll and keeping it hidden.

Tai Lung pulled off the wok stuck on his face, only to see a ton of other pans in front of him with the Dragon Scroll nowhere in sight.

Remembering his training, Po used the stilts to shuffle the woks around rapidly, succeeding in confusing the snow leopard.

"Lightning! Whoo!" Po cheered before Tai Lung snarled and knocked all of the woks away, finally revealing the Scroll, much to Po's dismay.

Tai Lung reached to grab the Scroll, only for Po to block him with his stilts each time he tried, much to the snow leopard's frustration.

Eventually, Tai Lung had enough as he swiped the stilts out of the way, finally grabbing the Scroll and about to open it when Po landed on him, causing him to drop the Scroll as it rolled down the street, with it being caught by Leo as he, Donnie, Raph, and Mikey came down from the rooftops.

Frustrated, Tai Lung threw Po off his back, sending him flying into a fireworks booth.

Leonardo quickly dodged a kick from Tai Lung before swinging his free arm, just managing to land a cut on the snow leopard's arm with his sword.

Tai Lung grimaced in pain as he briefly held the fresh cut on shoulder, but didn't slow down as he grabbed Leo's wrist when he attempted to press the attack before kneeing the blue clad turtle in the gut and knocking him down with an elbow to the head.

He was about to retrieve the Scroll when a green blur quickly snatched it faster than he could get it. Tai Lung looked up to see Donatello with the Scroll in his right hand, twirling his staff in his left.

The snow leopard lunged at the purple clad turtle, throwing a punch which Donnie quickly deflected with his staff before retaliating, slamming his foot into Tai Lung's chest and sending him staggering back.

Regaining his balance, Tai Lung's ears flickered as Donnie came at him again, whipping out the hidden naginata blade in his staff. But just as Donnie was about to try to thrust at him, Tai Lung dodged out of the way as Raph attempted to stab the snow leopard in the back.

Raph and Donnie's eyes widened as they almost ended up stabbing each other, just managing to stop themselves before either one's blade managed to touch the other.

Before they could pull apart however, Tai Lung was suddenly in between them, jabbing at precise pressure points in their arms, making the two turtle's drop their weapons before punching them both away.

"It's like fighting Shredder." Raph muttered under his breath as he struggled to get back up.

Again, Tai Lung reached for the Scroll that Donnie had dropped when it was suddenly batted out of his paws by Mikey with his nunchucks, sending it rolling down the street.

Mikey swung his nunchucks rapidly, managing to land a few hits on the snow leopard before Tai Lung grabbed his wrist and twisted it in a rather painful way.

The party turtle yelped in pain before he was punched away by the snow leopard, Tai Lung already making a run for the Scroll.

Just then, Tai Lung heard a loud hissing sound and he turned his head over his shoulder to see Po speeding up to him on the cart being propelled by a motherlode of fireworks.

Rocketing faster than a speeding bullet, Po rammed the cart into Tai Lung, snatching the Scroll from the snow leopard and laughing in victory before the cart slammed into a small rock ledge, sending him flying across a wide river.

The Dragon Scroll flew out of Po's hands as he crashed face-first into a stone wall of a large house, the Scroll landing in the mouth of an ornamental rooftop dragon.

Getting back up and shaking the dizziness from his head, Po glanced behind him to see Tai Lung getting back up and starting his pursuit, with the Turtles also getting up and attempting to stop the snow leopard.

Knowing his friends wouldn't be able to hold him off for long, Po looked back up to where the Scroll was.

Focusing, Po imagined the Scroll itself as a giant almond cookie to motivate himself.

Now self-motivated, Po began to scale the stone wall effortlessly.

Catching Raphael's flying kick and throwing him into the other three turtles, Tai Lung turned his attention back to the panda and was horrified to see Po was getting close to grabbing the Scroll.

"The Scroll has given him power!" Tai Lung exclaimed. "NO!" Enraged, he sprinted across the bridge going over the river before jumping up landing a hard kick to the wall, causing it to crumble.

This just made Po even more determined to reach the Scroll as he scrambled to get the top, comically kicking dozens of rooftop tiles into the snow leopard's face as Tai Lung attempted to go after him.

Amazingly, Po managed to get to the top of the roof and grab the Scroll as the house crumbled underneath him.

Just as he was about to celebrate his victory however, he felt a sudden presence looming from behind him.

Twisting his body around, Po looked up just in time to see Tai Lung launching himself into the sky with an infuriated look before kicking him down to the ground just outside of Mr. Ping's Noodle Shop.

Not giving the panda a chance to get up, Tai Lung dove down with a roar, delivering a devastating double-punch that sent up an explosion of dust.

Seeing the cloud of dust rising, Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey quickly got up and staggered over to the center of the cloud, the four of them having numerous bruises and cuts on their green scales.

As the cloud evaporated, the Turtles were horrified to see Po lying at the bottom of a large crater, his fur dirtied and scratched as he looked like he was unconscious.

And standing above him victoriously was Tai Lung, who was panting breathlessly as he picked up the Dragon Scroll.

"Finally… oh yes…" The snow leopard said, coddling the Scroll like it was the most precious thing in the world, which of course to him it was. "... the power of the Dragon Scroll… is… MINE!" He then opened the Scroll, awaiting for its unlimitless power to wash over him…

… only for his gleeful expression to melt into confusion when he saw the parchment was blank.

"It…" Tai Lung tried to speak, but found himself at a loss for words as he stared into his reflection. "It's nothing!"

"Guess you learned that the hard way…" Raph panted as Leo and Donnie helped Po up while Mikey looked like he would have laughed if not for his bruised ribs.

"It's okay, I didn't get it the first time, either." Po said.

"What?" Tai Lung asked in confused disbelief.

Po finally stood up straight without Leo and Donnie needing to help him. "There is no secret ingredient."

Confusion turning to anger, Tai Lung threw down the Scroll in disgust as it clattered to the ground.

"... It's just you." Po smiled at his own reflection in the golden parchment.

Tai Lung was silent, still reeling in disbelief as he stared down at the Scroll before he gritted his teeth and clenched his paws.

With a roar of frustration, Tai Lung punched and kicked Leo, Donnie, Raph, and Mikey all away before lunging at Po and jabbing him at his nerve point.

Po let out a yelp as the blue light of the nerve attack lit up his body before he collapsed to the ground…

… and started giggling.

Blinking in confusion, Tai Lung glanced at his paw before striking Po with the same nerve attack again to no effect.

"Stop! Stop it!" Po giggled as if he were being tickled while Tai Lung struck him again. "I'm gonna pee! Don't! Don't!"

More frustrated than ever, Tai Lung pulled his arms back and thrusted them forward with all his strength in a double-fist strike, striking Po in the belly.

As soon as the blow landed, it sent shockwaves through the panda's entire body before his arms came back up and struck Tai Lung, sending the snow leopard flying back and crashing through the wall to his dad's noodle shop.

Po looked down at his paws in amazement while the Turtles looked stunned at what just happened as they sat up.

"Woah…" Leo gasped before he quickly retrieved his katanas. "Guys, this is it! Go for it!"

Tai Lung quickly emerged from the rubble and lunged at them again, going for Po first and throwing everything he had at the panda in absolute fury.

Po quickly dodged and deflected every blow the snow leopard threw at with ease before stomping on his foot.

Tai Lung yelped as he held his foot and tried to shake off the pain while Po pressed the attack, blocking all of the snow leopard and even landing a punch of his own before Tai Lung attempted to kick Po in the head.

Po quickly caught the snow leopard's foot and threw him down on his back before jumping on him and squashing him under his weight. He then grabbed Tai Lung's tail and pulled him up before headbutting him, the snow leopard attempting to fight back but kept getting whipped around by the panda using his tail to his advantage.

Having enough, Tai Lung bared his fangs as he attempted to bite Po, but the panda managed to pull the snow leopard's tail out in front of him, causing Tai Lung to bite his own tail, and making him let out a cat-like mewl.

"Alright, guys," Po called out to the Turtles while Tai Lung staggered back, "you're up!"

"On it!" Leo said as he and his brothers ran forward as they attacked together.

Leo was the first to come in as he flipped over Tai Lung, slashing at the snow leopard's shoulders with his katanas.

"Coming through, dude!" Mikey exclaimed coming from behind Leo as he whacked Tai Lung with his nunchucks as hard as he could before kicking a small plank of wood into the air.

"My turn!" Raph said, throwing his sais to impale Tai Lung's shoulders before kicking the plank of wood and sending flying into the snow leopard's face.

As Tai Lung staggered back in a daze, Donnie used Leo's shell as a jumping point as he raised his staff over his head before bringing it down on the snow leopard, hitting him so hard that he actually bounced off the ground.

"All together now!" Leo yelled as he, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey as they leapt towards the snow leopard.

"SHELL SHOCK!" All four turtles yelled as they slammed their shells right into Tai Lung.

And to finish it off, as Tai Lung came down, Po delivered a powerful drop kick that sent the snow leopard tumbling down the street before crashing into a small house.

"Ooooooh…" Po and the Turtles all collectively winced as the building crumbled down on the snow leopard.

"That had to hurt." Raph remarked.

"I almost feel bad for him." Mikey added.

Eventually, Tai Lung emerged from the rubble of the destroyed building, looking more furious than ever.

Leo, Donnie, Mikey, and Raph all raised their weapons, getting ready to attack again when Po suddenly held his arms out in front of him.

"No, no, no!" Po exclaimed before planting his feet firmly. "I got this!"

Tai Lung roared with all his fury as he lunged at Po… only to be met with the panda's iron belly as he bounced off of it and was launched into the air.

And so Po and the Turtles watched as he vanished into the clouds while they stood there on the ground waiting and waiting until finally, Tai Lung came back down from the sky and crashed into the ground, kicking a whole cloud of dirt and dust.

Soon the dust cleared, revealing a massive leopard shaped hole like a cartoon as Tai lung climbed out of it, bruised and battered and dirty.

"You… can't defeat me…" Tai Lung groaned weakly as he staggered towards them. "You four… are just… pathetic kids… and you… you're just a big… fat… panda!"

He then flung his arm forward in a weak attempt of a punch, only for his finger to be caught by Po.

"First of all, I'm not a big fat panda. I'm the big fat panda." Po said before he smirked. "And the guys aren't pathetic kids."

"That's right." Leo agreed before placing his hand on Po's. "We're the Teenage-"

"-Mutant-" Donnie added, placing his hand on top of Leo's.

"-Ninja-" Raph placed his palm on top of the panda's and his two other brothers.

"-Turtles." Mikey finished with a grin, placing his hand on top.

The five of them then smirked almost evilly as they each raised their pinky fingers (or at least for Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey, the mutant turtle equivalent of a pinky).

Tai Lung gasped, his eyes widening in fear, any defiance he had instantly wiped away. "The Wuxi Finger Hold!"

"Oh you know this hold?" Po asked coyly.

"If one finger hold is so deadly," Donnie grinned almost evilly, "imagine what five holds will do to you."

"You're in for it now, pussy cat." Raph smirked.

"You're bluffing…" Tai Lung said. "You're all bluffing! Shifu didn't teach you that!"

"Nope." Leo began, making the snow leopard look hopeful until… "We figured it out." The blue clad turtle finished with a grin.

"Booyakasha." Mikey smirked as they all flexed their pinkies.


Meanwhile, on the hillside far outside the village, the Furious Five continued the evacuation.

"I hope Po, Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey are okay." Viper spoke up worriedly as they had not seen the panda or the four turtles for a while now.

"Hey, we all do." Monkey nodded in agreement.

Crane took a glance back at the Valley. "You don't think they're actually thinking of fighting Tai Lung, do you?"

Tigress opened her mouth to speak when her ear twitched as she felt the breeze in the air shift. Just then, she heard a deep whooshing sound, causing her and her comrades to turn back.

And the Five could not believe their eyes at what they saw.

From the very center of the village below radiated a massive, circular golden wave of light and chi. It was a power unlike anything any of them had ever seen… and yet from all her years of training and studying the ways of kung fu, Tigress knew exactly what it was.

The Wuxi Finger Hold.

It was actually quite amazing to see it in person, as no mortal on the receiving end of it could survive the hold.

She watched as the light rippled towards them and over them, followed by a powerful gust of wind.

"What was that?" Viper gasped.

"No idea." Mantis said.

Tigress' heart pounded before she started down the hill back towards the village. "Come on! We're going to find out!"


It was eerily quiet throughout the Valley as the Furious Five and the villagers walked back into the village.

The center of town was engulfed in a thick cloud of golden dust that obscured everything that it covered, leaving everyone curious and a little on edge.

"Wonder what happened here." Crane couldn't help but comment.

As she looked into the mist, Viper's eyes went wide as she spotted something through the cloud. "Look!" She exclaimed.

Through the dust and dirt emerged four silhouettes that had quickly become all too familiar to the Five.

Out from the cloud staggered Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo, their skin covered in bruises and cuts and their shells cracked and their masks dirtied but otherwise they all looked fine.

"Leo! Raph! Donnie! Mikey!" Viper exclaimed in joyful relief as she and the rest of the Five helped them stay up.

"You made it!" Monkey said, helping Mikey stand.

"Yeah, we did!" Mikey weakly cheered before going into a bit of a coughing fit.

"We don't go down that easily, that's for sure." Raph remarked, his voice strained even with his grin.

Although she was relieved to see the Turtles were alright for the most part, Tigress couldn't help but look around for a certain someone. "Where's the panda?" She asked, sounding genuinely concerned for him.

Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey's simple response was to turn back towards the cloud of golden dust.

In the midst of the dust, a single silhouette emerged, seemingly clad in a humble straw hat as his cloak flowed behind him.

"The Dragon Warrior…" One of the villagers gasped in amazement.

And when the dust finally cleared, it was revealed to be none other than Po himself, not wearing a hat but instead a wok on his head and a loose apron tied around his neck rather than a cloak.

Po coughed the dust out of his lungs as he tossed the apron aside, his fur dirtied and ruffled but still very much alive.

The cheers that arose from the villagers were deafening and the relief the Five felt was almost overwhelming as applauding and grateful shouting sounded throughout the Valley.

Their greatest fear, Tai Lung, was defeated.

"That's my boy!" Mr. Ping cheered proudly as he pushed his way through the crowd, wrapping his big panda in a tight joyful hug. "That great big beautiful kung fu warrior is my son!"

"Thanks, Dad." Po murmured, hugging him back and the wok falling off his head while Leo, Raph, Donnie, Mikey, Viper, Crane, Mantis, Monkey, and even Tigress all smiled warmly at the sight.

As they separated, Po looked up as the Five approached the panda and the Turtles, no longer gazing upon them with disdain or resentment.

"Hey, guys." Po greeted them as the Five locked gazes with each of them.

Wordlessly, Tigress stepped forward meeting each of their gazes before holding her palm to her fist. "Masters." She saluted with a small smile on her face as she bowed to them with the utmost respect.

"Masters." said the rest of the Five as they bowed as well, the villagers all also bowing soon after.

To say Po, Leo, Donnie, Raph, and Mikey were all beyond flattered was an understatement.

"Cool." Leo, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey all breathed simultaneously.

"Master?" Po said modestly, though he was secretly pleased to hear that. However, the word eventually clicked in his mind as he remembered something else.

"Master Shifu!" Po gasped, turning around and racing past the villagers up the steps toward the Jade Palace.

Leo, Donnie, Raph, and Mikey's eyes all collectively widened as they remembered their fallen master as well.

"Come on!" Leo told his brothers and even the Five before they all quickly followed after the panda.


Upon reaching the top of the steps, Po, the Turtles, and the Five all burst into the Hall of Heroes before skidding to a stop upon seeing the still form of Shifu lying by the moon pool.

"Shifu!" Po, Leo, Donnie, Raph, Mikey, Viper, Crane, Monkey, and Mantis all exclaimed together.

"Father!" Tigress cried as they all rushed to the red panda's side.

"Is he dead?!" Mikey exclaimed.

Donnie lightly checked Shifu's pulse, "No, he's alive. Barely." He reported.

"Say something, Shifu, please!" Po pleaded.

Weakly, Shifu opened his eyes as he gazed at his students and his daughter all gathered around him.

"Po… Leonardo… Donatello… Raphael… Michelangelo… Tigress… you're all alive…" Shifu muttered weakly, a small smile coming onto his features before it quickly dropped. "Or we're all dead."

"No, Master, we didn't die." Leo said, a relieved smile on his face. "We defeated Tai Lung!"

"You did?" Shifu asked, sounding astonished.

"Yeah." Raph answered softly. "That ol cat's kaput."

"And the rest of us protected the villagers." Tigress added, gesturing to the other members of the Five.

Laying his head back on the ground, Shifu gave a weak smile, feeling a deep sense of inner peace. "Wow… it is as Oogway… foretold." Shifu whispered, his breathing becoming more labored as he spoke directly to Po and the Turtles. "You are… the Dragon Warrior. And you four… are more than worthy to be… his guardians. You have brought peace… to this Valley… and… and to me. Thank you… thank you, all of you… thank you… thank…"

Shifu closed his eyes as his body became still, much to everyone's horror.

"Oh no…" Viper gasped, covering her mouth with her tail while Crane, Monkey, and Mantis all collectively gasped.

"Baba…" Tigress whispered sadly, closing her eyes tightly as tears began to well up in them.

"Shifu, no!" Mikey cried desperately, grasping the red panda's shoulders and shaking him.

Leo, Raph, and Donnie all solemnly bowed their heads along with the rest of the Five at the pain of having to lose yet another master.

Po, meanwhile, looked devastated. "No… Master! No, no, no! Don't die, Shifu, please…"

Shifu's eyes suddenly snapped open as he sat up, "I'm not dying, you idio-" He exclaimed angrily, startling all of them before quickly calming down as he stopped himself. "... ah… Dragon Warrior." He then closed his eyes again, smiling serenely. "I'm simply… at peace. Finally…"

Everyone let out a collective sigh of relief.

"Oh… so, um, I should… stop talking?" Po asked awkwardly.

"If you can." Shifu simply replied, not even opening his eyes as he simply lay there.

Po, Leo, Tigress, Donnie, Raph, Mikey, Viper, Crane, Monkey, and Mantis all glanced at each other awkwardly before they all collectively shrugged and lay down on the floor as well.

For a while, the massive Hall of Heroes was filled with a collective silence as the bright morning sun rose into the sky, signaling a new day as the it's warm light shined through the busted-down doors to the Hall.

"You guys wanna get something to eat?" Po suddenly asked.

There was another moment of silence.

"Yeah." Everyone else collectively replied.

Done. Man, this chapter was a slog to write at a lot of points, but I hope you all enjoyed it!

That final move the Turtles performed on Tai Lung was pretty much based on their super move in Injustice 2.

Now, just one more chapter before we finish up!