How Far is Too Far
It was an early morning, a cheerful and excited atmosphere could be felt through the air as April made her way through the streets of New York to the antique shop; she just could not wait to begin her lesson and become a kunoichi. April was confident that she was going to be great and advance to full ninja in no time. Once she arrived, April went straight for the living space on the upper floor. She found herself greeted at the door by Shen.
"Good morning, April," said Shen, "I take it you are here to see my husband."
"Good morning, Shen," said April, eagerness visible in her voice, "And yes, I am here to see him. It's our first day of training, you know."
Shen laughed a little at her and said, "Eager are we?"
"Yeah!" April declared, "Just you wait and see! Once I become a kunoichi, those Kraang won't know what hit them!"
"Take it easy," said Shen, "Don't get over excited. It takes a lot of work to become a ninja. Miwa and the boys did not become ninjas over night."
"I'm aware of that," said April, "But I'm confident that I'll become a ninja in no time."
"I'm sure you will go far," said Shen, who doubted that she knew what she was getting into, "Well, I should get Yoshi so you can head down to the lair."
Shen then went back inside and let Yoshi know that April was there to start her training. Yoshi went to the door to find her waiting for him.
"Good morning, April," said Yoshi, "Shen has informed me that you're ready to start your training."
"You bet, Master," said April, pumping her fist, "Let's get a move on! This Kraang are going down! They'll think twice about messing with April O'Neil!"
"Easy, April," said Yoshi, leading April down to the manhole cover, "The dojo will still be there when we get there. Oh, I feel I should let you know, Leonardo is down there as well trying out some new psychic training tactics he found on the internet with Donatello.
After arriving at the lair, April and Yoshi found Leo and Donnie sitting at the coffee table facing each other. There was a stack of cards on the table in front of Leo along with a package of chocolate chip cookies. Donnie noticed Yoshi just as he was entertaining the lair and smiled.
"Hi, father," said Donnie, he then noticed his crush and blushed, "An-and April. Hi, April. Hey, April."
"Hi, Donnie," said April, smiling at Donnie, "So, what're you two up to?"
"This is a test for Donnie's psychic powers," Leo explained, "I'm going to hold up the cards so the backs are facing Donnie while he guesses what pictures are on them."
"Oh," said April, "You think his powers work that way? We've mostly just seen him read minds."
"We won't know until we try," said Leo, "Donnie has a theory that psychic powers aren't limited to just one ability."
"In other words, if a person has one kind of psychic power, then that person is bound to have others as well," Donnie explained, "And since I'm the only one with psychic powers here that we know of, I'm going to test that theory using my own abilities."
"Cool," said April, "But what are the cookies for?"
"Just to snack on," said Leo, "We don't know how long we'll be doing this."
"Oh," said April, "Well, I should be heading to the dojo to start my training."
"Good luck, April," Donnie called as April walked away from them towards the dojo. She stopped for a moment to smile at Donnie before heading in after her Master.
Once inside the dojo Yoshi handed April a white training gi, complete with a white belt, and had her go into the next room to change before starting their lesson. The red haired girl did as she was told and went into the room and changed out of her regular clothes and into the gi that was given to her. After tying the belt, April smiled in determination as she imagined herself going from White belt to full ninja.
With that thought in mind, April stepped out and said in a determined voice, "I'm ready, Master."
Yoshi nodded and said, "Good. Let us begin."
He led April over to a dummy hanging from the ceiling. She looked at it curiously at first and then asked her sensei, "What am I supposed to do with this thing?"
"Punch it," said Yoshi.
"Seriously?" April asked, "I thought we were going to train."
"This is it," said Yoshi, "Now, punch the dummy as hard as you can."
"Okay," said April, shrugging her shoulders.
April walked over to the dummy, pulled her arm back, and punched it really hard. She smiled proudly at her sensei expecting him to praise her. However, what she did not expect was to hear him say, "Again." So she punched the dummy a second time. He again told her to punch the dummy. This continued for quite a bit.
Meanwhile, Leo and Donnie were starting the card test.
"Okay, Donnie, look at the card and tell me what you see," said Leo, holding up a card.
Donnie closed his eyes and focused on the card for a bit. What both he and Leo failed to notice was that Mikey had come in with pizza and saw them. Mikey walked over and stood behind Leo to look at the card.
"That looks like a moose," said Mikey, causing both his brothers to groan in annoyance, confusing Mikey, "What?"
"Mikey! You spoiled the test!" said Leo as he put the card down.
"Test?" Mikey asked, tilting his head.
"Yes," said Leo, "For Donnie's psychic powers."
"Leo looked up a bunch of psychic tests online and this is one of the ones that came up," Donnie explained, "The idea is for me to identify the cards without actually seeing them."
"Oh," said Mikey, sounding like he understood, "That makes sense. Okay, I'll just stay quiet. Just pretend I'm not here."
"Okay," said Leo, "Just try not to spoil the test again. Donnie has to do it himself."
"You got it, bro," said Mikey, plopping down on the floor and munching on a slice of pizza.
Leo held up another card to Donnie and said, "Okay, try this one."
Donnie closed his eyes and focused on the card. After a nearly a minute, Donnie finally said, "I'm gonna say... a cat."
"That's right," said Leo, putting down the card. He then held up another card and said, "Try this one."
Donnie focused on the next card and then said, "It's... a fish."
"Right," said Leo, putting the card down. He picked up another card and said, "How about this one?"
Donnie focused on the card and said, "Is it... a flower?"
Leo smiled and said, "Right again."
"Dang, D, you're good at this," said Mikey, "Are you sure you can't see the cards?"
"I'm sure," said Donnie with a nod.
"Okay. Let's take a break," said Leo, "How about we check on April's progress?"
"Great idea!" Donnie shouted, excitement clear in his voice. He then cleared his throat and said, "I'd like to see how she's coming along."
The three then made their way to the dojo where their father was training their friend. When they reached the dojo, the brothers saw April, dressed in her training gi, and punching the training dummy.
"She looks beautiful," said Donnie, staring dreamily at his crush.
"Maybe so," said Leo, also watching April train, "But she's putting too much energy into each punch. You can tell by the way she's punching at high speed and strength."
"Come on, Leo, don't say that. She's doing great," said Donnie, as he watched April a little more, "I mean, she's only a beginner."
April, unaware that the three brothers were watching her, stopped punching and started panting heavily. She then turned to her sensei and asked, "How was that?"
"That was good, April," said Yoshi, "However, you still need work. Take a rest and we'll pick up again later."
"Seriously?" April asked, "You just said-"
"He said good not great," said Leo, "You were using too much energy."
At the sound of Leo's voice, April quickly turned her head and saw him, Donnie, and Mikey watching from the entrance. Seeing them made her blush in embarrassment.
"How long have you been there?" April asked.
"Long enough," said Leo.
"Yeah, long enough to watch you try and fail to kill the training dummy!" Mikey added and then laughed his butt off.
April glared at Mikey and got ready to go over and beat him up. However, it turned out that Leo was right about her using too much energy because the next thing she knew, she was losing her balance. She tried to regain her proper footing and stand, only to end up falling; luckily, Donnie rushed to catch her before she hit the floor. April looked up and was greeted by Donnie's smiling face.
She smiled back at him and said, "Thanks, Donnie."
Donnie let out a chuckle and said, "It was nothing."
The two then heard the sound of a digital camera click and looked over to see Mikey holding his phone and smiling.
"Raph's gonna love this," Mikey said.
He turned his phone around and showed them a picture he took of Donnie holding April in his arms as they looked at each other's faces. They quickly broke apart from each other and looked away from each other; Donnie rubbing the back of his neck with his right hand and April rubbing her right arm.
"So, how are you coming on your training?" April asked, breaking the silence, "You know, the psychic powers."
"Oh, good," said Donnie, "So far I've been getting all the cards right."
"Sounds like you're making more progress than me," said April, disappointment in her voice.
Donnie put a hand on her shoulder and said, "April, don't be so hard on yourself. You'll get it."
"Yeah, sure," said April, sounding unconvinced.
"You will, believe me," said Donnie, "None of us were perfect when we started."
"I've punching that dummy I don't know how many times and I still don't understand what I'm doing wrong," said April.
"The thing you are doing wrong, April, is that you are putting too much speed and strength into every one punch," Yoshi explained, "You do indeed have a lot of energy, almost like a bullet. However, you must learn to control and reserve that energy, or else you will not be able to use it correctly in battle."
"Sensei, I'm fine," said April, "I don't need to hold back. I need to challenge myself. How else can I become strong enough to fight the Kraang?"
As April punching the training dummy again, Yoshi the brothers looked concerned for April; Donnie most of all. He started to become worried for the girl he had a crush on; worried that she might take it too far and cease to be her true self; it was starting to feel like Miwa all over again, or worse... The Shredder.
The next day, at school, April decided to use her lunch period to practice in the gym. She started punching the punching bag and then went straight to running laps. Next, she started doing push-ups. Half way through her exercise, April saw Miwa standing in the doorway looking concerned.
"Hey, Miwa," said April, "What're you doing here?"
"Donnie told me about your training yesterday," Miwa explained as she approached April, "He said you were being too hard on yourself."
Miwa held her hand out to help April up. April took her hand and said as she stood back up, "I'm fine. Donnie's making a big deal over nothing."
"Really?" Miwa asked, doubting April's words, "You sure there isn't something you wanna tell me? Like maybe the reason you are trying to push yourself."
"If that's all, I'd be happy to tell you," said April, "I wanna get stronger so I can fight the Kraang."
"I see," said Miwa, "Just try not to lose sight of what really matters, otherwise you'll become obsessed. That's what happened to the Shredder."
"Would you relax?" April said, "I'm not going to be like him. Shredder's evil."
"True," said Miwa, "But sometimes people can start out with good intentions, and end up taking it too far."
With that, Miwa left the gym. April stayed where she was and thought about what Miwa said. Was she saying that she could end up turning into one of those bad guys in the movies? No. That will never happen! She is nothing like a movie villain! She will become stronger and save her father no matter what it takes! How could wanting that become a bad thing?
Over the next few days, Yoshi continued to teach April ninjutsu. However, he would not teach her moves like the ones she had seen the siblings use, he merely kept her at the basic training which involved punching the dummy, running laps, and balancing on a balance beam; this irritated her because she felt that she was ready to start learning actual fighting tactics.
Finally, during after falling off the balance beam for the ninth time, April snapped.
"This is so stupid!" April shouted, "I've been doing this stuff for days! When are you gonna teach me some real ninjutsu?"
"When you are ready," Yoshi simply answered.
"I'm ready now," said April.
"No, April," said Yoshi, "You are impatient. I have no doubt that you possess the strength to fight, but you lack discipline."
"Discipline?" April asked, "You expect me to fight against the Kraang using discipline?"
"Discipline is an important and necessary trate for any ninja," said Yoshi, "It prevents you from getting out of control."
"Are you serious?" April asked, "You want me to hold back when I'm fighting? How am I supposed to destroy the Kraang with kid gloves? They have to pay. They all have to pay!"
"Being a ninja of the Hamato clan is not about destruction or vengeance!" Yoshi shouted. Yoshi then took a deep breath and calmed himself down. After calming down, Yoshi told April, "I offered to make you my student because you have a rare gift that I wanted to teach you to use wisely. However, if revenge is all you are looking for, you are in the wrong place."
"What are you saying?" April asked.
"April, for generations, the Hamato clan have been honorable warriors who kept the peace and maintained balance. Our art must never be used for evil," Yoshi explained, "You seem to want to use it for your own revenge... Just as Oroku Saki did."
"I'm nothing like him!" April declared, "The Shredder is evil! Just like the Kraang!"
"April, the line between good and evil can often be blurred and hard to see," said Yoshi, "Many people start things with the best of intentions, only to end up corrupted. They lose sight of who they really are and what is most important to them. Oroku Saki is one of those people. I do not want that for you."
"That won't happen," said April, "Shredder and I are nothing alike. I'm good and he's evil, I'm fighting to save my father and protect this city and he just wants to hurt innocent people."
Seeing that April still did not understand what he was trying to tell her, Yoshi sighed and told her, "April I would like you to take some time to think about what you really want out of this training. Whether or not you continue training as my student will depend on what you truly want out of it."
With that, Yoshi left the dojo. April just stood where she was for a minute, thinking about what Yoshi had said. She was about to get expelled from the dojo almost as quickly as she started unless she told him what she wanted out of the training. But what was she supposed to say?
That night, after leaving the lair, April started to head back to her aunt's place. As she was leaving, April kept on thinking about what Yoshi had said. What was it she was supposed to say to her master? Obviously she wanted to stop the Kraang and save her father. But it seemed as though Yoshi believed she was after something else. But what?
"What could Master Yoshi possibly think I could want out of this training?" April asked out loud.
"Revenge," a familiar voice said.
April swiftly turned around and saw Miwa and her brothers; all dressed in their ninja clothes. Miwa was the one who answered her.
"What are you guys doing out here?" April asked.
"First of all, we live here," said Raph, pointing behind him at the antique store, "Second, we were just about to go out on patrol like we always do."
"Oh," said April, "Well, second question: what did Miwa mean by revenge?"
"I mean, April, that father is worried you might be really out for revenge," said Miwa, "And, frankly, I don't blame him. You seem pretty determined to destroy the Kraang."
"Sis has a point," said Leo, "You seem to care more about that than anything else."
"Okay, maybe I do want revenge. So what?" said April, "If you guys were in my position, I bet you would feel the same."
"You think we aren't angry about something?" Mikey asked, "Shredder killed our grandfather when Miwa, Leo, and Raph were babies, a whole year before Donnie and I were born. We never got to know him or any other relatives because of him."
"The guy also forced us into hiding," said Raph, "We have to live in fear because of him."
"Then you should understand how I feel," said April, "Haven't any of you wanted revenge after all these years?"
"For our whole lives, our father has taught us that revenge is not the answer," said Leo, "You could end up taking it too far and hurt the wrong people before you protect anyone."
"You don't know that," said April, "Things could be better with the Kraang destroyed."
"April, this isn't about what could be better," said Miwa, "This is about how far you're willing to go to get what you want."
"Look, all we're saying is be careful about how far you take your anger," said Donnie, "You could end up hurting someone you care about. You could hurt Irma or any of your aunt, in the crossfire."
"That won't happen," said April, "Stop lecturing me!"
"April, we're trying to get you to see reason," said Donnie, "We don't want you to make a mistake that you'll end up regretting for the rest of your life!"
"It's my life!" April snapped, "You can't tell me how to live it!"
With that, April stormed off, leaving Miwa and the boys stunned. What they did not know was that someone else was watching them from the shadows, listening to the conversation. As April walked away, the stranger watched her and decided to use her hatred of the Kraang to his advantage.
April walked through the streets on her way home, still thinking about what the Hamato family had said. She still refused to believe that she was anything like the Shredder. She turned a corner into an alley to use it for a shortcut, when she started to get the feeling that she was not alone. Thinking it was nothing, April continued to make her way through the alley.
"They don't understand," said a mysterious voice, "And they never will. Rakka, rakka, rakka."
April swiftly turned around and asked, "Who's there?"
She scanned the area but found nothing. She thought she was hearing things until she heard the voice add, "There is an infestation on this planet, one that must be irraticated, or it will get worse."
Suddenly, a strange creature emerged from the shadows. It looked to be a giant newt with purple and orange colors, and yellow eyes. It also wore some type of technology on its chest and arms. Judging by the voice, April guessed that the creature was male.
"Who are you?" April demanded, a little fear in her voice.
"My name is K'Vathrak," said the creature, "And I am here to destroy an infestation that is our mutual enemy. I'm talking, of course, about the Kraang."
This caught April's attention. "You know about the Kraang?" She asked.
"I do," said the creature, "I have been hunting them for some time. Trying everything to rid this galaxy of them. They are pure evil and must be destroyed!"
April smiled at the creature's words and said, "Finally, someone who gets me."
"Indeed," said the creature, "I was tracking the Kraang to their latest base when I overheard you talking to those other humans. I could tell that you had differing opinions on how to handle the Kraang. When I heard that you have great hatred for the Kraang, I figured you and I could help one another."
"You certainly have my attention kthra-kvathr-k," April replied, having trouble saying his name, "Can I just call you K? I'm having a really hard time pronouncing your real name."
The creature, K, simply shrugged and said, "Makes no difference to me. Rakka, rakka, rakka."
"Alright," said April, "So, K, what type of plan did you have in mind?"
"One that will guarantee the Kraang will be gone for good," said K, with a laugh.
April smiled at that and said, "I think I like the sound of that."
Several hours later, K took April to an old factory. At first April thought that K had been joking around with her, but he explained to her that the Kraang used the factory to hide their mutagen supply. He also told her that he was positive that the Kraang would show up there to hide new canisters.
"Now, once the Kraang arrive, I'll need you to keep them busy for me while I take care of business," K explained.
"Okay," said April, "I know a couple of tricks to get their attention. But, you still haven't told me what you plan to do."
"You need not worry about that, April," said K, "Just worry about keeping the Kraang occupied while I sneak in without them knowing."
"Okay," said April. She then noticed a van pull up to the factory and said, "I think that's them!"
K looked at the vehicle and watched as four people emerged from the inside. Sure enough, it was two Kraang droids in their human disguises.
K growled and said, "That's them alright."
April saw the droids open the back of the van and carry out canisters of mutagen. "Just like you said," said April, "They're storing more mutagen. And there's no telling what they'll be capable of with this much."
"That's why we have to take care of them here and now," said K, "Get down there and keep them busy. I'll handle the rest."
"You got it," said April. She then climbed down from the roof and ran inside the factory. She stood in the open where they could see her and shouted, "Hey, emo guys!"
The Kraang looked in the direction of the shouting and saw April standing in the open.
"Kraang, there is an unidentified human in this which we are using to store the mutagen!" one of the Kraang said.
"Kraang, the unidentified human has been identified as the one called April O'Neil," said the second Kraang, "Capture April O'Neil."
"Catch me if you can!" April yelled and then turned and ran.
"Kraang, we must not allow the one known as April O'Neil to escape!" shouted the third Kraang.
"Agreed,!" said the fourth Kraang, "All Kraang, pursue the one called April O'Neil! Capture the one known as April O'Neil!"
The then ran after April with the intention of capturing her. Once they were preoccupied with April, K slipped inside the building and started making his way deeper inside. He let out a sinister chuckle as he removed a piece of technology from his gauntlet.
April continued to run through the factory, the Kraang hot on her tail. She turned into the first room she could find and slammed the door behind her. She looked around and saw that the room she was hiding in was an office. Figuring that the Kraang might eventually find her in the, April quickly hid underneath the desk and inwardly hoped that K would finish up with the plan soon.
April breathed heavily as she waited and listened to the Kraang's footsteps outside the office. She then heard the door knob turn and the door slowly creak open. She thought this was the end.
Suddenly, she heard the sounds of something being knocked to the ground followed by blasting and a scream that she thought for a moment sounded like Mikey's voice. The next thing she heard was the sound of slashing and sparks flying.
Once the noise had stopped, April slowly came out from under the desk and looked to see what happened. Once she did, she was greeted by the sight of the Kraang droids lying on the floor in ruin and the Hamato siblings in ninja gear; she also noticed that Mikey was holding his arm, probably from getting hit by a laser.
"What are you guys doing here?" April asked.
"What do mean what are we doing here?" Raph asked, "We came here after hearing rumors about strange things going on and thought we should investigate. The real question is what are you doing here?"
"Not that it's any of your business, but I'm here to take out the Kraang's mutagen supply," said April, "A new friend of mine that I met today found out and we're taking care of these monsters together."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up," said Donnie, "New friend? Someone else is here? Where?"
"He's around here somewhere," said April, "He's taking care of the mutagen while I distract the Kraang."
"Really?" Mikey asked, "What's he doing?"
April was about to answer when she suddenly realized that she was unsure herself. "I'm not entirely sure," said April, "But it's supposed to fix our problem once and for all."
Upon hearing what April said, the Hamato siblings looked at each other curiously; something did sound right about this new friend of April's.
"Um, April, what do you really know about this 'friend' of yours?" Leo asked.
"What do you mean?" April asked.
"Are you sure you can trust him?" Miwa asked.
"He hates the Kraang and know that they have to go," said April, "He gets that. What's not to trust?"
"None of us are Kraang fans, April," said Donnie, "But the fact that he used you as Ashigarusha is kind of questioning."
"How dare you!" April snapped angrily. She then realized that she had no idea what that word he used meant and asked, "And what is that?"
Donnie was hesitant to answer, so Raph told her, "Ashigarusha is Japanese for Canon Fodder. In ancient Japanese warfare, the Ashigarusha were the expendable soldiers that wasted the enemy's ammunition and checked for traps before the real soldiers showed up."
"They don't do that anymore, obviously," said Leo.
April narrowed her eyes at the Hamato siblings and said, "So, you're saying I'm expendable?"
"No!" Donnie said, "We're not saying that at all!"
"But your new 'friend' might think you're expendable," said Mikey.
"What do you guys know?" April asked, "You've never met him."
"And you just met him," Miwa pointed out, "How can you be sure that what he's doing won't have disastrous results? Are you so obsessed with revenge that you can't see that something's wrong?"
"You know nothing about my pain!" April yelled, "You never had someone you love taken away from you from right in front of you!"
"Yes I did!" Miwa yelled back, "I watched as the Kraang drove away with my little brother while I was powerless to do anything!"
"Donnie and my dad aren't the same!" April snapped, "You got him back! The Kraang still have my dad! Next the Kraang take Donnie, let them keep him and then talk to me about pain!"
Right after she said that, April gasped in shock; she could not believe that she just said that. She saw the shocked expressions on the Hamato siblings faces, Donnie's was especially pained. She reached out to Donnie, only for him to pull away.
"I need to be alone," said Donnie, and then turned around and walked out of the office.
The others watched in sadness as Donnie walked away from them. Donnie's siblings then turned around and looked at April with anger in their faces.
Leo then broke the silence by saying, "April, you go find your friend and let him know that the Kraang have been taken care of. Mikey, go look for Donnie. Raph and Miwa, we're taking care of this mutagen supply; just be careful not to break the canisters."
As the siblings left to go do their tasks, April stopped Miwa for a second and said, "Miwa- I didn't mean- I just meant-"
Miwa glared at the red head and said, "Save it. My brothers need me."
As Miwa went to join her brothers, April stood in the office frozen in shock. How could this have happened? She just told Miwa to let the Kraang take Donnie away the next time they come just so she can feel her pain. She was willing to have one of her good friends make a sacrifice out of her brother just to prove a point! How could she be this way? This was not her. She had to find a way to make things up to them. But how?
Unfortunately, she would have to figure that out later because she knew that her new friend was still inside the factory and she had to tell him what happened. As she walked around, April could feel the glares that the Hamato siblings were shooting at her while they were loading up the Kraang's van with mutagen canisters that they intended to store at their lair for safe keeping; they filled her with so much guilt.
She looked around the lower level for some time until she finally found K. He looked unharmed and appeared to be fiddling with something that she could not see because his back was to her. April took a deep breath to calm herself down, so as not to seem upset in front of him, and then she spoke to him.
"K, we should get going," said April, "Some other warriors already took care of the Kraang that were here and are removing the mutagen, so we have no more reason to stay."
K let out a scary chuckle and said, "On the contrary, April, I believe we do have a reason to stick around, at least a little bit longer."
April was about to ask why when he turned to face and and she saw what he was holding in his hands. It appeared to be a box shaped object with some strange looking technology attached to it. There was only one thing it could possibly be.
"K, is that a bomb?!" April screamed.
"You bet," said K, "It's powerful enough to destroy anything within a five mile radius. Using a little Kraang tech, I've doubled it's power to make it destroy anything within a ten mile radius."
"Are you insane?!" April screamed, "You can't set that thing off! You don't even need that! The warriors already took care of the Kraang!"
"Yes, the Kraang that were here," said K, "But eventually, their going to send backup. This baby is going to take care of that for us. Once I set this thing up, everyone in here will have about five minutes to get away from here before this place goes sky high."
"What?!" April screamed, "That's not enough time to warn enough people to get away! I'm sure we could get away if we take the Kraang's van and floor it, but we won't have time to save any of the people who might live around here!"
"I don't care about that!" said K, "All I care about is destroying enough Kraang. Who cares if a few people get killed in the process? It's their fault for being in the wrong place at the wrong time."
As K walked past April to go find a spot to set up the bomb, April immdiately saw herself. All K cared about was destroying the Kraang, just like her. In his case, he was willing to kill innocent people. She refused to become this, no life is worth getting even with the Kraang. In that moment, April knew what she had to do, she had to stop the creature she thought to be a friend.
"I can't let you set off that bomb," April declared.
K only laughed at her and asked, "Who's going to stop me? You?"
April grabbed a discarded pipe and said, "Yes."
April then charged at K and swung the pipe at him. She missed the first time, but the second time she swung, she got him in the head. He roared in pain and stumbled backwards a little bit.
After he recovered, K growled at April and said, "Fine. If that's how you wanna play, so be it. I don't need you anyway!"
Suddenly, K pointed his arm at April and put his free hand on his wrist. A laser fired out of his gauntlet. Luckily, April jumped out of the way just in time to avoid it. K fired more lasers at her, forcing April to take cover behind a wall. As April sat in her hiding place, she breathed heavily as she tried to figure out how to get out of this mess she was in. She then spotted a discarded blaster on the floor; she figured that a Kraang must have left it behind during the craziness when she broke in. Figuring this could be her only chance, April grabbed the blaster and prepared to fire it at K.
Just as she was going to, April caught a glimpse of K's expression. It looked like he had just gotten an idea.
" You might be able to avoid me, April," said K, "But let's see if your friends can."
"No!" April screamed, and then fired her blaster at the gurder above K.
The blast weakened the metal, causing it to fall on top of him. She then rushed over and took the bomb that he had dropped during the fight; there was no way she was going to leave that behind on the off chance he gets free, or the Kraang show up. Just as she was walking away, April heard a groan and looked back to see K reaching out to her.
"April, help me. Please," he begged, "I need your help."
April felt bad seeing him in that state. However, she quickly remembered what he was willing to do and glared at him as she spat, "I don't think so, you monster."
And with that, April walked from her fallen former friend, intending to regroup with her real friends. Just as she got some good distance between herself and K, she heard footsteps and looked to see the Hamato siblings running her way.
"April!" Donnie called, being the first one to reach her, "Are you alright?"
"We heard a laser fire and got worried about you and your friend," said Leo, "Where is your friend."
"Gone," said April, "And he wasn't my friend. I was just a means to an end for him."
"What is that in your arms?" Mikey asked.
"I'll explain on the way to the lair," April said, "Right now, I just wanna get out of here."
"Can't say I blame ya," said Raph, "This is starting to give me the creeps. And that's saying something."
With that, the friends all left the factory together, leaving behind the creature that April once called her friend.
On the way back to the lair, April explained everything that happened between her and K; even the bomb that he intended to use on the building and everything else within a ten mile radius. Donnie, of course, wasted no time in disarming it. Upon arrival at the lair, Leo called their parents and explained what happened, while Donnie and Raph treated everyone's injuries.
"I should've never trusted K," said April, "He was nothing but a monster, inside and out."
"I've been there, April," said Mikey, "Same thing happened to me with Chris Bradford. Characters like that will say anything to get you to do what they want."
"But it was because I was obsessed with my own revenge that a bunch of people almost got killed," April said, on the verge of tears, "I even nearly got you guys killed."
"But you realized what was happening and stopped it before it was too late," said Miwa, "And that's what really matters."
April then stood up, walked over to Donnie and hugged as she said, "I'm so sorry. I acted so horribly. I never meant any of it. I never want the Kraang to take you."
Donnie was surprised by this, but then hugged her back and said, "It's okay now, April. Everything's going to be okay."
Just then, the kids heard man clearing his throat and turned to see Yoshi standing in the entrance to the lair. Donnie and April quickly broke apart from their embrace.
Yoshi looked directly at April and said, "April, I would like to speak with you in the dojo."
April nodded and followed Yoshi into the dojo. The two sat down on the floor across from each other.
"I was informed by Leonardo of what happened between you and that K fellow," said Yoshi, making April feel guilty, "I hope you have learned from this, April."
"I have. I was obsessed with my own revenge that it was becoming all I cared about," said April, "And I also figured out what I really want out of this training."
"Really?" Yoshi asked, "Tell me."
"I want to rescue my father and I want to be a protector, like Miwa and the boys," said April, "If you will let me continue as your student, I promise not to repeat my mistake."
Yoshi remained silent for a moment, and then said, "That is good to hear. And I look forward to seeing you in training tomorrow."
April smiled and said, "Thank you, sensei. I promise, I won't let you down."
Yoshi smiled at her and said, "I'm sure you won't."
After they finished their talk, April rushed out of the dojo and happily announced to her friends that she was going to continue her training under Yoshi. The Hamato siblings cheered in celebration for their friend.
Later, more Kraang arrived at the factory and found the droids destroyed and the mutagen canisters gone. They looked around the factory for anything else that could be useful, until one of them found something.
"Kraang, you must take a look at the thing I have found in this place," said a Kraang.
"What is the thing you have found in this place?" the second Kraang asked. He looked down and saw, undergroundearth fallen metal, K. "This creature does not appear to be of this Earth. It also does not appear to be a mutant made from mutagen."
"We must bring this creature back to base," said a third Kraang, "So as to learn more about this creature and it's origins."
"Agreed," said the second Kraang, "Secure prisoner."
As the Kraang restrained their prisoner, K could not stop thinking about how April defeated him, leading to him being so weak that he could not fight back. He inwardly swore to get revenge on her, no matter how long it takes.