Donnie and Shelldon roam the streets of New York in the Turtle Tank. They had been searching for Mayhem for the past two hours and still no sign of the mutant cat-dog creature. They park at a reclusive area in Central Park to stop and retrace their steps.
"Okay, according to April's text, the group who kidnapped Mayhem are short in stature and wore dark cloaks so that they won't expose their identities, and that they all had yellow star badges," Donnie shows Shelldon the picture April had sent, revealing the sparkling stars that were pinned to the figures' clothing.
"Ugh, we've search almost everywhere, dude! At this rate, we'll never find him," The drone groans as they step outside, his creator wearing a purple hoodie to disguise himself.
"Never say "never", Shelldon. Besides, maybe they left some clues around–"
Before he could finish that sentence, the turtle bumped into someone's back and fell onto the grassy ground. "What the...!"
"Well, what do we have here? Hello again, Othello von Ryan, aka Bootyyyshaker9000, aka Donnie."
Donnie lets out a annoyed groan and Shelldon's eyes widen, both knowing exactly who they bumped into: The Purple Dragons!
"Geez Louise, out of everyone in this city, it had to be you spineless doofuses," He jeered, the three looking offended.
"Excuse us but you're no different either, Mister Know-it-all!" Jase retorts back, adjusting his glasses.
"JASE! I was supposed to say something like that to our enemies!" Kendra shouts, causing her step-brother to recoil back in slight fear.
"Look, we're not in the mood for your hijinks. We're looking for April's pet who was captured by a troop of individuals who was wearing these badges," Donnie shows the picture on his phone and the Purple Dragons widen their eyes in realization.
"Hey, we saw those badges before!" Jeremy exclaims, lifting his visor to get a better look. "They stole our tech this morning!"
Donnie and Shelldon look shock as the softshell gets up and dusts himself off. "You've seen them–? Wait a sec... how do we know that you're not lying?"
"We have the pics to prove it," Jase pulls out his phone to reveal an image of the three getting ambushed by the same group that took Mayhem. "Hey, maybe you can help us get our stuff back...?"
Kendra smacks him on the head while Jeremy pinches the bridge of his nose. "As if we need any help from those two! We can find the thieves ourselves."
"I was about to say something similar to your request!" Donnie shouts at them as he and the Purple Dragon leader narrow their eyes with hatred. "After what you creeps did to me and Shelldon since the day we met, the very thought of teaming up with you would be the death of me!"
As the two kept throwing insults at each other, the other three gave awkward glances as they watch. Shelldon suddenly gets an idea. Despite knowing that his owner won't be happy, he felt as if they had no other choice.
"Hey, D... maybe... we should give them a chance," He says, slowly. This causes everyone to stop and give him puzzled looks.
"What?! Don't you remember what these punks did to you a few months ago?" Donnie asks in disbelief. "They used you to win a super dangerous drone race!"
"I know..." The drone admits. "But I think we have no choice. I mean, we're all looking for the same group for similar reasons. Besides, once we get back we needed, we won't have to deal with each other until next time."
The four teens blink at him, then they turn to each other. They hate to admit it but he does have a point.
"Fine... we'll team up to retrieve our stolen items and pet. But after that, we will go our separate ways and never spoke of this to anyone," The turtle reluctantly holds out his hand to Kendra. "Temporary truce?"
The girl looks at his hand and then turns her head to Jase and Jeremy, who just shrugged their shoulders.
"Ugh, fine. Temporary truce," She groans, shaking Donnie's hand begrudgingly. "So how we find these guys, von Ryan?"
"Well... my goggles help me see mystic energy," He starts off. "And we might need another person to help us with our current situation."
"Huh?" Shelldon and the Purple Dragons ask in confusion.
"Trust me, you'll see when we get there."
*Next chapter will have Baxter Stockboy.