Along Came Some Turtles

by The Legendary Dragon Reaper

Post Spectacular Spider Man season 2. Peter's life is more or less falling apart at the seems, but meeting some new friends, who just so happen to be mutant turtles armed with ninja weapons, might just be what he needs to turn things around. And a good thing too, given the new threats that are lurking in the shadows. Crossover/ continuation of Spectacular Spider man with TMNT 2012.

17. Cockroach Terminator

(Cockroach Terminator)

Spectacular Webhead 11: Yeah, expect a lot of nods and references to the PS4 game. Also a reviewer did recommend that I make a mention of them, and I figured it was only right to pay my respects since I'm a big fan of their work too.

Gamelover41592: Thanks, I'm glad to see you liked it. Gwen using that line about designing the equipment since April told her, due to her being there

Superjoeyf721: Huh. I didn't know there were any recordings of Keaton's lines left, I'll have to check that out at some point. Also, glad to see you like my tribute to Conroy and Frank

Superjoeyf721: Yeah I know, I didn't expect to get it out so fast either, but given that I'm done with my semester at college and I'm home for winter break, I've got enough free time to put out some content.

Guest: I appreciate the feedback. I have given some thought to Scarlet Spider being included in this story, but I haven't officially decided yet. As far as other heroes go, I'm trying to find a healthy balance between street level heroes (Daredevil and others) and Avengers level, so you can expect to see a fair number of both of them.

Vfc15650: Thanks, I'm glad to see you liked it. Some chapters will be longer than others, but they can't all be too ridiculously long either. That lab scene with Gwen was inspired by the PS4 game, expect a fair number of references to that. I know what you mean about April, I felt bad for her too. As for spying on her at school, hold onto that thought for awhile longer.

Althea Sirius: Yeah, I do enjoy the idea of the Turtles interacting with lots of heroes and villains from the Marvel universe. Also I'm glad to see you recognized the song, and I'm always glad to meet another fan of Fairy Tail. Your choice of song is a good one too.

Guest: Thanks, I'm glad to see you liked it. We'll have to see how things play out.

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The night was calm over New York, albeit still bustling in one way or another, such is the case with the Parker household.

"Okay, let's do this one more time." Hobie looked down at the textbook in front of him "Next question "Churchill makes the choice to gamble everything on an all-out effort to evacuate which Frency city? Thoughts?" he was met with silence "Parker!"

"What?" Peter's head snapped up from the notebook he was writing in "Oh right… What was the question again?"

"And suddenly the teaching asking me to help you makes a lot more sense."

"Give me a break, you know better than most that I've got a lot on my plate."

"Doesn't stop you from doing well in science, and apparently theater by some miracle, even though I've repeatedly listened to you run Shakespere through a woodchipper."

"Well some things come more naturally to me. Either way, I do want to do well and I'm putting in as much effort as I can."

"And that's all I can ask for." this was when May made her way down the stairs with a large bag in hand "Be sure to take a break from the studying though dear, you don't want to push yourself too hard."

"Will do Aunt May. You sure you're alright to go on your own?"

"It's just to the Watsons for a game of cards, I'll be fine. I left some food in the fridge in case the two of you get hungry. I'll see you later tonight." and so she gave Peter a quick kiss on the cheek and made her way out the door.

"That's assuming she comes out of this unscathed."

"Okay I have to admit, your aunt seems pretty cool." Hobie glanced up at Peter "But seriously she's going to a poker game, and frankly I don't see either her or the old Watson woman as crazy card sharks."

"You probably couldn't imagine MJ as a snarky card dealer, but that's a thing too."

"Oh that one I totally believe. Anyway since you're probably not gonna get this without me helping you, the answer is that Churchill evacuated Dunkirk, and showed that you can retreat and lose the battle, but still win the war."

"Something that I've done plenty of times."

"Mostly with corporate big shots and crime lords?"

"And most recently last week during the whole debacle at TCRI. Speaking of which I'd better call the guys, let them know I'm gonna be late joining them. As much as being Spider-Man means to me, it does tend to take my focus from my other priorities." it was then that his phone started ringing "And just like that one of them is trying to call me. Not gonna lie, it's kind of freaky how they do that. Any chance that's some of the ninja magic you know about?"

"I'd like to say that, but no, I'm pretty sure that's just a coincidence."

"Too bad, that would explain how Aunt May does it to me." Peter let out a sigh as he pulled out his phone "Hey guys, what's up?" he was met with the sound of high-pitched screaming, and so he turned to Hobie "Part of me thinks I should be concerned when the first thing I hear from one of them is screaming."

"And the other part?"

"Wants to make it my ring tone because that was way funnier than it should've been." so he put his phone back up to his face "Alright, what do I need to know about this?"

"In Mikey's version, that Raph screaming is absolutely hilarious." Donnie's face popped up on the screen "Which it is, but in my version, it's supposed to show you the Spy Roach."

"Yeah, I'm gonna need more than that."

"It's a cockroach that I outfitted with a remote-controlled camera helmet. We can send him into the TCRI facilities to spy on the Kraang. The camera allows us to see whatever the cockroach sees.

"Huh. A cockroach outfitted with a camera for stealth and recon. I wonder if I could do the same thing with spiders. Better make a note of that for later."

"We can draft it when you show up at the Lair, because tonight we're going to be spying on the Kraang with a cockroach!"

"Uh huh. Here's the thing about that, I don't think I'm gonna be able to make it. I've got a big history exam tomorrow to study for. As important as being Spider-Man is to me, it does tend to bring my grades down in my weaker subjects. I'm not a super genius that can never crack a book and ace everything. I'm not Tony Stark. Plus it's part of a deal I made with my Aunt May when I told her about me hanging out with you guys."

"Which is?"

"That she has no problems with me helping you out as long as I'm not putting myself in danger, and so long as I keep my grades up."

"Got it. So just the four of us then?"

"No I talked to Daredevil, he said he's willing to meet up with you guys and help out while I'm dealing with this."

"Fair enough. In that case we'll let you know how it goes."

"Got it, but if things are turning into some kind of world-ending disaster, call me and I'll suit up and be there."

"Duly noted. Wish us luck." and so the line disconnected.

"That's the hard part about all of this." Peter glanced at Hobie as he put away his phone "On the one hand, I can't turn my back on someone in need or when the city is in danger. On the other hand, I also can't say no to my Aunt May. She'd rip me a new one if I fail."

"Thus is the woe that comes with trying to multitask." Hobie patted Peter on the back "It's also why it helps to have backup you can call in."

"I just wish I had that option during some of the crappier moments of the early days of me being Spider-Man."

"Such as?"

"When I had to go and fight supervillains while people were depending on Peter Parker. I never would've guessed that trying to find work-life balance was so hard."

"Not many people do. But it helps to have a support system, people to have your back when you struggle. Like now for instance."

"I've had your aunt's cooking, keep that up and we'll call it even. Anyway let's get back to the test prep."

"Right." Peter glanced down at his textbook, though his thoughts started to drift 'I just hope the guy and Daredevil can handle this without me.'

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(the scene opens up to Peter Parker as Spiderman standing one top of one of the buildings in New York. The scene shifts to the same scene as before but now it shows the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo standing next to Spiderman. Spiderman turns to the audience as he raises his right arm before he shoots out his web from his wrist towards another direction off-screen and begins to web-sling as the TMNT begin to follow him as the title of the fanfic: Along Came Some Turtles appeared.)

Whoa Whoa Whoa...

(The next scene shows Peter Parker standing alone on top of a building, but then he looks back to see the Turtles standing behind him, and he smiles. The scene then transitions to the five of them spending time with their friends and family, all of them having a good time with each other)

Daijoubu ore ga nanman kai mo sakende yaru

Kimi no ashita ga subete kagayaite iru to shinjiteru

(The ext scene shows a past events involving Spiderman's origins (getting bitten by the spider and losing his Uncle Ben) and the TMNT origins (them and Splinter getting mutated, along with flashes of their training to become ninjas) as well with all the important details for each one shown and how they come to be who they are now.)

Yume o kanaeta subete no hito ni kasanariau kyoutsuuten

Akirame nakattatte koto soredake sa maken nayo

(The next scene shows the rooftops of New York city as Spiderman and the TMNT were having a stand off towards the Foot Clan ninjas and mutants. They all stood there in silence as the heroes charged forwards to face their foes)

Mukaikaze ni nagasare kujike sou na toki wa

Kono te nigire TRY TO TAKE A CHANCE mou

Kimi wa hitori nanka ja naize?

(the next scene shows the villains of Spiderman and the TMNT have delt with over the years as the Shredder takes the top of this pyramid of villains.)

Motto motto mae e mae e kimi no ikashita yume akiramenaide (Whoa Whoa Whoa)

Sou naite nai de susume MY WAY ima (Whoa Whoa Whoa)

Kimi o terashiten da hikari (Whoa Whoa Whoa)

Akirame nanka zenbu sutete tsuyosa to hikikae ni mata kizutsuite (Whoa Whoa Whoa)

(The next scene shows the heroes fighting their respective villains with Spiderman handling The Rhino, Doc Ock, Green Goblin, and Venom while the TMNT dealing with Stockman-Fly, Bebop, Rocksteady, Tiger Claw, and the Shredder.)

Demo kimi no massugu na hitomi ni wa

Ima mieru daro hikari

(The next scene shows that the heroes looking battered and defeated but they begin to rise back up as Raphael stood up with a roar as Spiderman shot some webbing towards screen.)

Whoa Whoa Whoa...

(The final scene shows a still image of Spider Man and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ready to face off against their villains once again)

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Meanwhile, with the A plot…

"So just to make sure that I understand…" Daredevil looked over at the Turtles as they crowded around Donnie's station in the shellraiser "This is a single cockroach that you outfitted with a set of surveillance equipment for stealth and information gathering?"

"And a saw for breaking into places." Donnie told him without looking up from the monitor in front of him "Now it's time to watch roach one make this turtle a proud papa."

"I see. Very impressive."

"Thanks, now let's see what Spy Roach is learning from the Kraang."

"Kraang has been on the diet known as gluten-free. Kraang has already lost 13 Kraang units of weight."

"...Yeah, we might be in for a long night." Donnie continued controlling the Spy Roach and searching around the interior of the Kraang facility.

"Wait hold on, do you see that?" Daredevil directed their attention to a later screen with a rather unsettling image "Can you direct it towards that image with the two Kraang?"

"Sure thing, just let me get closer."

"No need, I'll be able to hear it from here without any difficulty."

"Good hearing?" Raph shot him a raised eyebrow.

"Heightened senses, courtesy of exposure to certain chemicals they manufactured. Now let hear what they're saying."

"That which is known as the next phase of the Kraang invasion to the planet known as Earth will soon begin."

"They intend to initiate the next phase of their operation."

"That doesn't sound good." Leo muttered.

"Without a doubt."

"That which is known as the laser drill will drill a hole in the planet known as Earth, that is a hole that is 13 miles deep in the earth."

"Donatello, you'll need to download the schematics for this. They're planning to use a laser drill to bore a hole into the planet's core."

"Is that bad?" asked Mikey.

"Something that catastrophic would flood the city in molten lava."

"Oh. Lava surfing definitely rules."

"It would if it wasn't so lethal."

"We have to stop them. What else are they saying?" asked Leo.

"Hold on, I need to listen."

"To execute that which is known as the plan, Kraang needs to possessing that which is known as the diamond lens to make work the drilling of the laser drill."

"According to those Kraang, they need to acquire a diamond lens in order to power their laser drill."

"Kraang is already on the way to that which is caled the laboratory that is having the lens that is needed by Kraang."

"They're sending forces to a lab in order to acquire the diamond lens."

"You know what this is ridiculous, I can't hear any of this stuff!" Raph tried to reach for the remote in Donnie's hand, only to end up bumping it against the wall of the Shellraiser, sending the Spy Roach forward until it fell into a vat of Mutagen "What the-"

"Oh great, we lost the signal." Donnie let out a groan "Thanks a lot Raph, way to be subtle and use your head for something more than a meat rack."

"How the shell is this my fault?"

"What do you think, you grabbing for the remote like Mikey trying to get his hands on pizza, now we lost the Spy Roach!"

"As sympathetic as I am for your loss, we can worry about that later." Daredevil cut in between the two of them "Right now we have to focus on stopping the Kraang from flooding the city with lava."

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What none of our heroes knew was that the Spy Roach had been mutated, and once it emerged from the Mutagen tanker it ripped through all of the Kraang within the facility, and then it set its sights on outside the facility. Specifically, on the Shellraiser.

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Meanwhile, inside the Shellraiser…

"Okay, give me one second and… perfect, there we go!" Donnie did some typing and pulled up a certain set of schematics on the screen "I think I found the diamond map that the Kraang are using."

"But can we use it?" asked Daredevil.

"It's a little bit blurry, but we should be able to follow it to the lab."

"Good, the sooner we stop them the better."

"We don't have much time before the Kraang fire their drill, let's go." so Leo hopped into the driver's seat and put on the gas, only to almost immediately be met with a loud thump that brought it to a stop "Okay, that doesn't sound good."

"For a multitude of reasons. I think I heard something outside the van."

"What sort of something?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but it sounded metallic, but also flesh-like."

"How the shell does that hearing thing of yours work?" Raph shot him a raised eyebrow.

"It's a fairy complicated subject, but at times it can be both a blessing and a curse. I simply choose to make good use of it."

"Well you might get the chance depending on how this turns out." Leo stepped out of the Shellraiser, with the others following suit until they found a mangled form of something lying on the ground in front of them "What the shell is that thing supposed to be?"

"Give me a second and I can find out." Donnie knelt down in front of ther form and started poking at it in different areas "Well would you look at that, who would've thought something like this could be so hideous and beautiful at the same time."

"Particularly the former, I believe there's some of its mucus on your pencil, so you may want to keep it away from your face."

"Oh. Yeah that would've been bad, thanks for catching that."

"But there's still the overarching question. What is it exactly?"

"It's my Spy Roach."

"Your what? YOUR WHAT?!" now that was enough to get a reaction out of Raph.

"It must have been exposed to some of the Kraang's mutagen. You see how the nav-helmet that I installed got merged with its exoskeleton? We've never seen a mix of organic and inorganic matter being bonded together like this in such an amazing-"

"Yeah that's great and all Donnie, we can talk about this as much as we want while we're driving the shell away from this thing at a thousand miles an hour!"

"Hey come on Raph, don't be such a big baby about this?" Mikey started getting up in Raph's face about it "What are you so worried about? We creamed it with the Shellraiser, no way any normal things could get up after that, it's not like it's gonna get up and come after us like it's the Cockroach Terminator or something."

"Somehow, I'm not so sure about that." Daredevil drew their attention to where he was trying to hold back the Spy Roach's arms while Donnie was pinned underneath it, only to get thrown off to the side as it began to advance on the other Turtles.

"So uh, any ideas about-"

"BACK THE SHELL OFF YOU TERMINATOR REJECT!" Raph bolted into the Shellraiser at full speed as the Spy Roach closed in on it.

"I'll hold the creature back, attack with all that you have!" Daredevil rebounded and tried to bind the Spy Roach in place using his billy club, with Mikey and the other Turtles launching a series of assaults against it with their weapons, though this only slowed it down "This creature is more durable than I thought it would be."

"That's only natural actually." Donnia noted from where he was trying to hold it back "Keep in mind that cockroaches are mong the most resilient life forms on the planet, they can survive just about anything."

"And among the strongest by the look of it."

"Plus the grossest." Mikey grumbled, only to get smacked into a trash can "Eesh, who knew they could be so sensitive."

"Also, I believe we're missing one of your brothers."

"EAT HOT MANHOLE COVER!" and then Raph started using the Shellraiser to fire a volley of manhole covers at the Spy Roach, until one of them finally managed to hit it square in the face and knock it to the ground, allowing Raph to breath a sigh of relief. And then he saw one of its legs twitch, and that prompted him to fire another volley of manhole covers at it.

"That's enough." Daredevil was quick to intervene and grab him by the arm to stop him "You already stopped it, anything more would be excessive."

"Okay okay, I think I'm good." and then he fired one more in between its legs "And now I'm great. So what do we do with it?"

"I'll have Spider-Man make a call to his police contact and have it taken to the Vault, but we have more important matters to deal with. We have to stop the Kraang before they destroy the city."

"Yeah, yeah you're right. We gotta get moving."

"Sure, like that's the reason." Mikey let out a snort "You just wanna get the shell away from that thing."

"Look at the thing, is that so wrong?"

"Um about that…" Daredevil directed their attention to where theSpy Roach was supposed to be laying on the ground. Supposed being the key word.

"Oh you've gotta be kidding me, it's gone. Come on you guys, we've gotta move!" Raph was quick to usher everyone inside Shellraiser, and then they took off for the Kraang lab.

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Meanwhile, with the B plot…

"Okay, last question." Hobie looked up at Peter "In World War II, Winston Churchill chose to gamble everything on an all-out effort to evacuate which french city?"

"Come on, let me think, I know this…" Peter looked up from his textbook "I think it was Dunkirk?"

"That's the one, and he taught people that you can retreat and lose the battle, but still win the overall war. Call that something to keep in mind for the superhero gig."

"Trust me I get that, I had to do the same thing a bunch of times over the past year. Mostly when it came to the Big Man."

"And now with Shredder and the Foot clan."

"Daredevil's got experience in that field too. In his words, if you want to make a change then you have to know how to play the long game. It applies to the Kraang to, so I can't help but wonder how he and the guys are holding up right now."

"Based on what I've seen from them, I doubt you have much to worry about. Besides, didn't you say something about them getting some kind of battle vehicle?"

"Yeah, Mikey named it the Shellraiser, which is actually an awesome name. Plus Donnie did say he was going to add in a dock under the thing that would hold something he called the Stealth Bike."

"The description being in the name?"

"As far as I can tell at least."

"Fair enough." Hobie paused, then looked up at Peter "Did you ever think about making some kind of vehicle for yourself?"

"I actually have given that some thought, I've just been so busy with school, work and life in the mask that I haven't gotten around to it."

"Hm. Maybe now you can get the chance."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean I could let you use my motorcycle and turn it into your own ride."

"You have a motorcycle?"

"I tried to incorporate into my whole Prowler motif but it didn't really pan out. I don't get that much use out of it, so I'd be willing to let you have it."

"You'd really do that? I couldn't ask you to-"

"You're not asking, just call it a gift, and my way of saying that you'd better use it in order to take down Shredder and the Foot sooner or later."

"...Deal. Thanks man."

"Just remember what I said. Plus it gives me an opportunity."

"How so?"

"I might have a hand with tech but there were a few things I wasn't able to figure out when I was souping up the Prowler Cycle."

"...Prowler Cycle?"

"The name seemed like a good idea at the time. Anyway, I wasn't able to get the thing to go beyond normal seed limitations, but if we combine our expertise then we might be able to get it up to 200 no problem."

"Now that sounds like a good time. This night might turn out to be more interesting than I thought it would. I wonder how the guys and Daredevil are doing out there."

"You said it yourself, if it was anything they couldn't handle then they'd call you."

"Yeah, I guess that's true."

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Meanwhile, with the A plot…

"They're up ahead." Daredevil and the Turtles pulled up to the facility and found a small group of Kraangdroids carrying a crate into one of their vans "I recognize this facility. It's known to be owned by the Manfredi family. It seems the Kraang's reach extends further into the underworld of the city than I first thought."

"Worry about that later, it looks like they picked up the lens." Donnie pointed out.

"So we have to stop them before they can escape."

"Way ahead of you. Ram that sucker!" Raph made the call, which prompted Leo to accelerate and ram the Shellraiser right into the Kraang's van just as they pulled out, leaving it to tumble onto its side.

"...That seems a little bit excessive, but it will suffice."

"And now we do the fun part of the job."

"One of those times where Raph and I are actually on the same page." Leo and the others bolted out of the Shellraiser with their weapons drawn "Halt Kraang!"

"That which is known as incorrect." several Kraang emerged from the van and the facility as they brandished their weapons "The halting of Kraang is not a thing that the ones who are Turtles and the one known as Daredevil will be doing to Kraang."

"Wrong! The halting of Kraang is exactly the thing that the ones who are- Okay you know what, just halt."

"Which should we save first, the world or the English language?" Donnie asked dryly.

"How about you stop correcting my speech patters and focus on saving the city."

"I got the lens, now let's move!" Raph dragged over the crate containing the diamond lens… and was promptly met with the sight of the Spy Roach dropping down in front of the group, which sent him to flee in terror while the Kraang tried shooting at it, only for it to start shooting back and taking them out with ease, before setting its sights on the heroes.

"Okay new plan. Daredevil, take Mikey and Donnie and take on the roach. Raph you come with me, we have to-" Leo paused when he realized that Raph was gone "Raph? Raph where the shell are you?"

As it turns out, Raph was hiding behind the Shellraiser in pure, unyielding terror "Cockroach, why the shel did it have to be a cockroach?!"

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Meanwhile, with the roach hunters…

"We do have pressing matters to attend to." Daredevil brandished his billy club as he saw the Spy Roach approaching, with Mikey and Donnie brandishing their own weapons "I'm going to give you one chance to walk away from this without a fight. But be warned that once we start this, I intend to finish it."

"Forget it dude, I think it's pretty safe to say that ship has sailed." Mikey told him "It's about time for this Cockroach Terminator to meet its maker."

"Wouldn't that be your brother?"

"Exactly, let's show him what Donnie is made of."

"I have reservations about that plan, especially given that we have company." Daredevil gestured to where more flying Krangdroids were showing up on the scene and blasting at those on the ground below them, forcing them to go on the evasive "Leonardo!"

"I know!" Leo was forced to break off from the case with the diamond lens, allowing one of the Kraangdroids to snatch it from the box and fly off "Dammit, the Kraang have the diamond lens again!"

"I've got him! You two stall the roach!" Daredevil quickly used his billy club to latch onto the Kraangdroid, only to end up being pulled into the air, but that didn't deter him as he fought against it to try and reclaim the diamond lens, leaving Mikey and Donnie to try and fend off the Spy Roach. You can imagine how that turned out.

Leo on the other hand was forced to go on the evasive to avoid the group of Kraangdroids trying to blast him "Raph where the shell are you? Are you hearing me?! Raph!"

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Meanwhile, with the one cowering in fear…

"Why did it have to be a cockroach? Why did it have to be a cockroach?" Raph was still in the process of cowering behind the Shellraiser, only for this to be cut short by the Spy Roach moving it out of the way and finding him "Oh you've gotta be kidding me, why the shell did it have to be so big?!" it was then that an explosion drew his attention from the sky above, complete with a large cloud of green gas and a loud shriek

"Get down!" this was when Daredevil came hurtling down from the sky above and crashing into the Spy Roach, covered in a series of burns across one side and a certain small object embedded into his arm.

"What the-"

"We ain't done with you yet Spy Roach!" Mikey suddenly pulled out a can of bug spray that began pushing the Spy Roach back, allowing him and Donnie to gang up on it and land a series of blows "Yeah see, now that be how a Turtle do!" and then he moved in to finish the job… only for nothing to come out of the can "Aw shell, I think I'm out." and so he and the others were forced to brace themselves as the Spy Roach attempted to blast them, until…

"Get down!" Daredevil suddenly bolted back up and bound Spy Roach by the neck using his billy club, binding it in place right before it got hit by a truck, prompting the driver to jump out before the truck itself rammed into a nearby abandoned building and exploded.

"Woah… now that's cool."

"I take back what I said before. That was excessive, even if unintentional."

"Hey at least it finally put down that nasty roach. So what the shell happened to you?"

"I'm not entirely sure. I grabbed the diamond lens from the Kraangdroid, then several others swarmed in on me. I managed to fight most of them off, but then I noticed something else that was approaching me."

"What sort of something?" asked Donnie.

"I'm not certain, I turned to see if I could get an accurate read on it, then the next thing I was able to register was being blown out of the air and onto the back of the Spy Roach."

"Which did save our shells from it."

"True, but unfortunately that means I wasn't able to procure the diamond lens."

"Well it's not like you had a lot of help in that regard, especially from one of us." Leo made his way over to them and shot a glare at Raph as he did so "Seriously Raph, where in the shell were you during all of that?"

"I was busy." was Raph's blunt defense.

"Busy cowering in terror behind the Shellraiser." Leo was met with silence "Look, we have to hurry and stop the Kraang before they use their drill to crack open Manhattan like an egg, not to mention we need to treat Daredevil's wounds. Now let's go." and so he and the others started making their way back into the Shellraiser.

"Right." Raph was left sulking as he moved to get back in the van, only to look over and noticed how Daredevil was struggling, so he slung an arm over his shoulder and helped him in "So you think the Kraang had someone else in there?"

"There's no doubt in my mind about that, and whoever that may be, their weapons seem to be more formidable than I first anticipated." he gestured to the small jagged black projectile logged into his abdomen.

"What the shell is this thing, some kind of knockoff Batarang?"

"I don't know, but whoever it is will be a problem going forward. We'll have to keep an eye out for any unwanted surprises."

"Right." and so Raph helped Daredevil into the Shellraiser, which promptly took off from the scene at full speed.

However, what the group didn't notice as they left was the Spy Roach emerging from the flame without so much as a scratch, and simply started to chase after them.

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Meanwhile, inside the Shellraiser…

"Okay seriously Raph, you totally blew it back there." Leo wasted no time in ripping into Raph over the previous fight "You have to get your head together or we're all done for."

"You think I don't know that? At this rate this stupid phobia is gonna end up getting all of us killed." Raph hung his head in a mix of shame and embarrassment "Look, I… I'm sorry about this Leo."

"Would you mind if I offered some input here?" Daredevil spoke up from where he sat on the floor, Mikey tending to his wounds.

"Is it gonna help?"

"I'd like to believe so."

"Tempting as that is, it's gonna have to wait." Donnie broke into their conversation as he pulled up a map on the screen next to the driver's seat "This is a map of known Kraang facilities located throughout the city, along with a map of the fault lines of New York City. If the Kraang are going to drill into the Earth's crust, then they'd have to do it in a place where these two intersect, which I've marked with the big red dot, to put it in simple terms."

"Which means that's exactly where we have to go."

"Good, so we have a solid understanding of things then." Leo spared a quick glance back to the others "Alright then guys, we still have a little bit of time left before the Kraang start drilling, so let's get moving." and so they did, but after a moment they heard an audible thumb, followed by a whirring noise "So… does anyone else hear that?"

"...I can imagine none of you are going to like this. It's back."

"Wait what?! It's back? Where? Where the shell is he?!" sure enough, Raph wasn't taking this news particularly well "He's underneath the van! HE'S UNDERNETH THE VAN!" and then the van screeched to a halt and into the side of a lamp post "HE CUT THE DRIVE SHAFT!"

"We know that, now stay calm." Daredevil tried to calm him down, with little success "There's one thing I don't understand about this is, how does it keep finding us so easily?"

"That's a bit hard to say. I mean there is a chance he's using the homing signal that I set up so the Spy Roach would be able to find its way back to the van." Donnie was immediately met with a series of incredulous looks from the others "What?"

"...You gave it a homing signal?" even Daredevil sounded incredulous.

"Um… yes."

"Seriously dude, even I would've turned that off." Mikey told him dryly.

"Well excuse me Mikey, but I've been a little bit distracted." Donnie brushed that thought off and started working on his computer "But maybe I can use the signal to tap into his camera, and that would let us see what he sees."

"None of this makes any sense, why is he so mad at us?" asked Raph.

"Give me a second and we'll find out… and I got it." Donnie pressed a key, and then a video popped up… of Raph trying to stab the cockroach earlier that day.

"...Oh you've gotta be freaking kidding me."

"I don't think he's mad at us. I think he's mad at you."

"Yeah, I kind of noticed."

"Wow." Mikey on the other hand, found this more amusing than he should've "That totally stinks for someone who's afraid of roaches."

"I got it, the irony isn't lost on me, thanks. Are there any other surprises I oughta keep an eye out for?"

"You may want to brace yourself for this." Daredevil grabbed Raph and pulled him back a few feet… right before a saw burst up from underneath them.

"HE HAS A SAW?! THE COCKROACH HAS A FREAKING SAW!"

"And a valuable lesson about tempting fate." Leo promptly cut the saw off with one of his katanas, leaving oil to splatter across the floor "To be more accurate, he had a saw. Alright here's the plan, Donnie stays here and fixes the Shellraiser while the rest of us are keeping the roach busy."

"We are?"

"Yes, we are. Daredevil?"

"My wounds won't bleed out and I can still move." Daredevil pulled himself to his feet "I'll be fine to fight."

"Good, now let's go." and so they made their way out of the Shellraiser, Leo dragging Raph out with them, and then they noticed a presence "Hey Spy Roach get a load of this, we have Raph right out here! If you want him then you gotta come and get him!"

"Wait what?!" Raph shot a glare at Leo "Seriously, you're gonna use me as bait?!"

"Call it compensation for what happened with the diamond lens." so Leo and Mikey grabbed hold of Raph and started dragging him away, leaving him behind in an alley so they were gone once the Spy Roach closed in, aiming his blaster at Raphael, until…

"I've got him!" Daredevil trapped the Spy Roach in place by extending his billy club and hooking it around the Spy Roach's neck "Now!"

"Got it!" Leo and Mikey dropped down and trapped the Spy Roach in a trash can. Or tried to at least, mainly because it ended with the Spy Roach breaking out of the trash can and the two of them, along with Daredevil, being sent crashing into a wall.

"Crap crap CRAP!" after that plan failed, Raph ended up running away in terror, though he was quick to deny this fact "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid!" he moved a dumpster out to distance himself from the Spy Roach… only for the thing to just rip through it "Screw that, totally afraid, totally afraid!" and so he continued running (passing a large patch of wet cement) and ducked into another alley, only to find himself at a dead end 'Dammit I'm trapped, now what the shell am I supposed to? Grovel and beg?' and then a loud bang made up his mind for him 'Actually it doesn't sound like a bad idea. I'm sorry I tried to skewer you with my sais okay, I'm sorry! I've already learned a very important lesson and I swear I'll never be cruel again, but for the love of god just leave me alone!"

"On one condition." came a raspy yet somewhat familiar voice.

"Anything, I swear!"

"Be good to Michelangelo."

"I swear I'll- Wait what?"

Yep, as it turns out, it was just Mikey doing that "Let him read some of your comic books once in awhile."

"...MIKEY!" and then Raph pounced at him in a rage, leaving Daredevil and Leo to have to hold him back.

"So much for learning your lesson dude."

"Why don't you come and see how much I've learned when I take my sais and stick them so far up your-"

"Alright alright, take it easy." Leo tried to settle him down "Good work Raph."

"What are you talking about, where the shell is the bug?"

"See for yourself." Leo moved aside to show the Spy Roach (supposedly) stuck in the patch of wet cement.

"Oh. So the damn thing got stuck did it? I guess the big bad roach ain't so tough now, the damn thing is just a-" Raph was cut short when its head fell off, and then the rest of it fell apart not long after "Hollow shell. Okay, that got a little bit more morbid than I thought it would. What the hell gives?"

"Huh. It must have molted."

"They molt?"

"Yeah, roaches actually shed their skins when… they… get… bigger."

"...Aw crapbaskets."

"You're more accurate than you think." Daredevil direct to their attention to where Spy Roach was now floating before then, in a bigger, slimier and more grotesque form than before, complete with a set of wings.

"A cockroach. Why the hell did it have to be a cockroach?"

"I think that's a question best saved for another time."

"So what do we do now?"

"A tactical retreat seems in order. In other words, run!" and so the four of them took off running, with the Spy Roach flying after them at high speed.

"A cockroach, why in the seven hells did it have to be a cockroach!" Raph tried to pull ahead, only to trip and fall flat on his face, allowing the Spy Roach to pick him up and try to fly away with him, and licking him in the process, causing him to gag.

"Hold on, I've got you!" Daredevil leapt up onto a rooftop latched onto the Spy Roach using his billy club, allowing him to kick it in the head, releasing Raphael from his grip and sending both of them plummeting into a dumpster, and he was the first one to poke his head out "From at least one perspective this is kind of sad, but this isn't the most disgusting landing I've ever had. Or the slimiest."

"I'll take your word for it." Raph pulled a piece of trash off his head, only to scream when he saw a cockroach on his arm "I am so freaking sick of cockroaches!"

"Honestly, I'm about in the same mindset right now." Daredevil paused as the Shellraiser pulled up in front of them, which prompted him to pull himself and Raph out of the dumpster "And by the sound of it, I think our ride is here."

"In that case, START THE FREAKING ENGINE!" and then the two of them bolted inside as fast as they could.

"Yeah trust me, we get the idea." Leo bolted into the driver's seat "Donnie how's it going, did you get this thing working?"

"Forget about that right now, we've got bigger problems." Donnie held up the image of the laser drill on the screen of his T-phone "We've gotta stop that drill before the Kraang destory the whole city!"

"In that case-"

"I'm on it! DIE DIE DIE!" Raph mounted one of the weapons and started shooting garbage balls at the Spy Roach, only for it to brush these off and pry open the doors of the Shellraiser.

"Get back!" Daredevil leapt forward and dealt the Spy Roach a spin kick to the chest that didn't damage it, but did knock it back enough to give Donnie the chance to start the Shellraiser and drive the hell away from the scene, and then he glanced over at the others "I don't suppose now we should consider calling our other masked companion over to help?"

"I already thought of that." Donnie told him "He's all the way in Queens. Even if we were to use his webs to launch himself here like a slingshot, I know he did that once around the time he first fought Doctor Octopus, he would never get here in time."

"And I take it he doesn't have any sort of vehicle of his own like this?"

"No but we were brainstorming about his own Spider Cycle. We haven't gotten around to it yet though. Now I'm thinking we should do that when we get the chance. You know, assuming that we survive the night."

"We will. If we don't, then neither does anyone else in the city." Daredevil glanced at one of the monitors showing the Kraang laser drilling "We have to stop the Kraang, no matter what it may take."

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Meanwhile, with the B plot…

"Alright then Parker, feast your eyes on your very own personal ride." Hobie stepped onto the sidewalk and displayed the motorcycle sitting in front of them "I give you the Spider Cycle. So what do you think?"

"It gets points for showmanship at least." Peter studied it closely for a moment "You know I did think about getting a ride of my own for awhile after I first became Spider-Man, but I didn't for two main reasons."

"Draw too much attention?"

"Make that three reasons. Too much attention, I couldn't afford one, and I always figured that I could just websling everywhere, which sure as hell works when you're late for school and you don't want to have to deal with traffic."

"Valid point. But tell me this, how long does it take you to get from 80th to 34th street?"

"4.2 minutes."

"Yeah, but it also takes up a lot of your web fluid, and puts a lot of stress on your muscles. With the Spider Cycle in your arsenal, you can make it there in 2 minutes. Not to mention the top speed this thing can go to. Wanna test it out?"

"Alright but just once and it can't go past the Watson house, if my Aunt May finds out about this then she'll have another heart attack."

"Duly noted. I doubt she'd even register it's you though, this bad boy is about to hit 300 mph no problem."

"Now that's gonna be awesome. So which one of us gets to drive?"

"Well it is your ride now, show me what the Spectacular Spider-Man can do when he gets behind the wheel."

"Not a damn thing. I don't even have a learner's permit."

"Are you for real?"

"I live in New York, who the hell needs a car? Plus I refer back to my previous point regarding the webslinging and avoiding traffic."

"Well you might wanna work on that. Plus think about this, what if your aunt needs to you take her somewhere urgent?"

"...Note to self, adding "Get learner's permit" to list of things to do. But yeah, I think you oughta drive."

"Fair enough, now let's do this." so Hobie mounted the bike first, with Peter getting on behind him and wrapping his arms around Hobie's waist.

"I'm not sure I like how this would look to everyone else."

"Well it's a classic for a reason. Now let's do this." Hobie revved the engine and the bike started to move forward… about ten feet before it screeched to a halt and sent the two of them hurtling a few feet forward.

"Okay… I imagined that going differently. And not with us landing on top of each other." they quickly scattered and went back over to the bike.

"No kidding, so what the hell gives?"

"Hold on." Peter looked over at the bike and let out a groan "Great, we forgot to reconfigure it for miles per gallon."

"It's out of gas?"

"Yeah, it goes about 300 miles an hour, but apparently only gets about 5 feet to the gallon. Just perfect."

"Back to the drawing board?"

"Probably table it for now, my aunt will be back before too long and I've still gotta get some more studying in before that exam tomorrow."

"Yeah I've seen some of your grades in that class, you need all the help you can get."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence."

"I'm just telling it like it is."

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Meanwhile, with the A plot…

"So without any backup in the form of Spider-Man, we'll be on our own." Daredevil glanced over at the other Turtles "So what's the situation?"

"We know where the Kraang's compound is where they've activated the laser drill." Donnie told him "The drill itself is just past the front gate, and Kraangdroids are all over the place."

"Which raises another question. Do we have a plan?"

"I'm gonna ram the Shellraiser through the gate and we'll go from there." Leo told him flatly.

"For the lack of any other options or time to strategize, I approve." Daredevil paused and looked over at where Raphael was in the middle of sulking "Of course there's one other thing we have to take care of."

"I'm focusing on driving, Donnie's working on tech stuff in the back, and Mikey is Mikey. If you wanna have a go at the whole motivational speech thing, then be my guest."

"Good enough for me." so Daredevil promptly made his way over to Raph "How are you doing after everything?"

"What the hell do you think?" Raph didn't bother looking at him "I had my chance and I couldn't face him, I just… I just couldn't do it. I was right before, this stupid phobia is gonna get all of us killed, not to mention everybody else in the city."

"Why couldn't you do it?"

"Are you seriously gonna make me say it out loud?"

"Trust me, I know what I'm doing."

"Fine. I couldn't do it… because I was afraid."

"Because you were overcome by fear. A sentiment that I understand all too well. I was forced to overcome it, but I would never have been able to do so alone." Daredevil took a breath "There was one man in particular, a man that played a large part in making me who I am, who gave his life to save others, one with a heart full of wisdom and warmth and welcomed everyone, even those who didn't share in his beliefs. He saw to it that those who did share in those beliefs would do all in their power to service of the community, to other people that needed it. He especially tried to enstill those values into the young ones. One thing I remember in particular was how he insisted on us giving whatever we could, especially money, to help those who needed it more than we did. That was just a part of who he was, to think about the community and the people that made up the community. He wanted us to think about what we could give."

"Okay I get the whole sentimental thing, you're talking about a guy who taught you a lot. How is that gonna help me with this?"

"I'm getting to that. That man gave his life to save others, and he stood by his beliefs until the very end. But most of all, he did it while standing up to a man that used fear as a tool in order to set people against one another. There was one overarching enemy that man, and I know for a fact that it was fear. Speaking personally as a man, he spent many years trying to get me to face my own fears, to understand how they had not only enslaved me, but also how they divided me from the people that I love the most. He played a large part in getting me to transcend my own fears, to be brave and courageous enough to forgive, and see the possibilities of being what I know that he was: a man without fear. That was the legacy that he left behind, the way that I remember him the best. Ever since then I've felt that it's up to everyone he taught, including me, to live up to that legacy and honor it. That is the choice I make with everything I do. So the question remains, what will you do?" he didn't have enough time to get a response before an alarm started buzzing throughout the Shellraiser "Consider this some time to ponder that question, right now we have another problem to face."

"He's right, we've got some unwanted company. Again." Donnie told them, followed by the sound of a loud banging noise.

"Brace yourselves, I believe it's above us." Daredevil brandished his billy club just as the hatch on the ceiling opened to reveal the Spy Roach, only for it to brush off the billy club, then reached into the Shellraiser, grabbed Mikey and flew away with him before any of the others were able to react "Dammit! Keep the hatch open, I'll go chase it down and bring him back-"

"No." Raph promptly got to his feet "I'll stop that thing."

"You don't have to do this just to prove that you're not afraid." Leo told him.

"I am afraid of that thing. And that's why I gotta be the one to do it."

"I take it you've made your decision then?" asked Daredevil.

"Yeah, it's a pretty easy one too. I'm scared as hell of that thing, I'm not gonna deny it, I'm not this man without fear like your friend was. But I'll be damned if I don't let that slimy freak eat my little brother."

"I see." Daredevil gave a small smile 'I'd expect no less of you Father Lantom. Even in death, even in people you've never met, you still inspire and teach others. In any case, you don't have to face that creature alone. I'm going with you."

"Forget it, the Stealth Bike is built for one person. This is something that I gotta do, if I need help then I'll let you know." so Raph opened a hatch and climbed down into it.

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Outside the Shellraiser…

"Crap, crap, crap!" Mikey was trying to free himself from the hold of the Spy Roach as it carried him in mid-air, albeit with little success, though he quickly gave up his attempts when he noticed the Shellraiser spin around and a compartment open up in the front "Woah, when did we get that thing in there?"

"Get your slimy hands off my little brother you sick freak!" this was when Raph burst out from the compartment on a motorcycle, and ground to a halt right in the Spy Roach "What's the matter big guy, I know I'm the one that you're looking for!" that prompted it to throw Mikey aside without batting eye.

"I've got you!" Daredevil rushed onto the roof of the Shellraiser and caught Mikey, then lowered him gently back into the Shellraiser, the latch being shut behind him, and he used his billy club to latch onto the Spy Roach just as it started to shoot balls of slime from its mouth, which also seemed to explode "Still don't think you need any help?"

"Lord that over me later, just get down here already!"

"Focus on distracting it, I can redirect its path of attack!"

"Don't bother with that, I've already got something to stop those things!"

"If you're so insistent on it." Daredevil leapt down to join Raph in the Stealth Bike just as large shield in the shape of a turtle shell formed over the top "I see. Interesting design for a defense mechanism."

"It does more than that. Donnie says and does a lot of stuff that bores the hell out of me, but I've gotta admit that this thing I like. The shell on top acts like a shield and apparently it can blend into the background to make it look invisible."

"So something akin to the abilities of a chameleon. Impressive."

"Yep, no chance that freaky slimeball can see us now." and then the Stealth Bike ended up bumping into a pile of trash cans, drawing its attention back to them.

"What about hearing us?"

"Yep, that'd do it. You got those nunchuck things with you?"

"The proper term is billy club, but yes."

"If that things starts firing more of those slime bombs then use those things to deflect as many of them as you can!"

"I don't know if my club can endure it, but I'll do my best." so Daredevil leaned out of the side of the Stealth Bike just as the Spy Roach started firing more slime bombs at them, and with a few swift strokes he deflected two of the slime bombs back at it (leaving his billy club to be melted by the slime's acidic properties), causing them to explode in its face and sending it crashing into a nearby alley, and then they took off in the opposite direction while it was down.

Of course the Spy Roach got back up not long after they were gone, and it was pissed.

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Meanwhile, at the Kraang facility…

"Continue with that with is known as the laser drill." the Kraang carried on with their use of the laser drill as it bore further into the Earth, until another sound got their attention.

That sound came from within the shadows, as a figure obscured by the darkness stepped off what appeared to be a glider of sorts, the only distinguishable features being a yellow and blue suit, an orange hoot and a yellow-colored mask with red eyes "My benefactor wants a report on your progress."

"That which is known as the laser drill has passed that which is known as the 500 meter mark."

"I see. So it won't be long now." and then an alarm began sounding.

"Alert! The ones known as the Turtles and the one known as Daredevil are approaching that which is known as the base!" and then several Kraangdroids started firing all of their weapons at the Shellraiser as it approached the gate as it started closing only for it to get stuck in the middle of it, despite ramming through several Kraangdroids along the way.

"...Wow, your group really is more about quantity than quality isn't it?" the figure breathed a sigh of annoyance as he pulled something out of his pocket: a small object that looked identical to a pumpkin "Fine whatever, just stand back and let me take care of this."

"What is that which is known as the intention of that which is known as-"

"Shut it, I thought I made it clear that you keep my name out of your squealing holes until I'm dman well ready for it. Besides, you're about to see for yourself." so the figure stepped forward and threw the pumpkin at the Shellraiser… resulting in a loud shriek amidst an explosion of green gas that blew the Shellraiser off its wheels and tumbling back a short distance "And that right there is how you get things done. I doubt the three of them are going to be a problem for you for the time being." so with that being said, the figure stepped onto a silver-colored glider with the head of a bat on the front, and then flew away from the scene, though as he did he pulled out a cell phone "Get me the boss."

"...Yes?"

"No sign of the Wall Crawler, but those Turtle creatures are trying to stop the Kraang's plans, along with the Devil of Hell's Kitchen. I put most of them out of action though. What do you want me to do next?"

"Your role in this is done, at least for the night. Of course Spider-Man and his allies will stop the Kraang without a doubt, but you've done enough to at least earn their trust, so that will suffice for the time being."

"Fair enough. So what's my next move?"

"Next I have a target that I want you to dispose of. See one Ms. Manfredi in order to receive more details. But before that, in a few days time the Kraang will be receiving a shipment of a very powerful weapon, which I'm sure you'll put to good use."

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Meanwhile, with the two straggler heroes…

"Crap, that's not good." Raph looked on in horror as he saw the Shellraiser get tossed aside, and he quickly reached for his T-phone "Guys! Guys are you there?"

"We're here, a little bit beat up from that but we're fine. The only thing is that we can't get out, so it's up to you guys. Get the drill and stop them!"

"We're on it." Raph hung up and stowed his phone away, then glanced at Daredevil "For the record, the second we're done with that thing-"

"We go and help them, I already know." Daredevil gave a simple nod, but then he glanced up and took notice of the figure flying away on his glider, and his gaze hardened 'It would seem that the Kraang have a new ally of the supervillain variety. I'll have to bring this up to Spider-Man once this is over.'

"Hey dude focus, we've got more company." Raph directed his attention to where the Spy Roach stood in front of them.

"Do you have any suggestions as to how we deal with this?"

"I've got one idea, and it's either gonna be really cool or really painful."

"Which one is more likely?"

"Just brace for a rough landing." so Raph slammed on the gas and they hurtled forward, running straight over Spy Roach and launching them into the air and over the fence, where they climbed out from under the Stealth Bike "Okay, so it turns out to be both."

"I believe a wise man once said that any landing you can walk away from is a good landing, especially if it allows you to do what needs to be done. Like this." Daredevil promptly leapt onto a platform and ripped apart a Kraangdroid with his barehands 'So without my billy club, I'll have to improvise for the time being. Note to self, speak to Peter and Donatello about getting a new weapon, possibly doing what they did and making new weapons out of recycled Kraang metal and other materials.'

"Need a new weapon? Use these." Raph promptly tossed him a pair of wooden sticks.

"You carry a pair of tonfa with you?"

"I use them sometimes when my sais break, they ain't the best to use but they're better than nothing."

"Attention Kraang." one of the Kraangdroids drew the attention "That which is known as the laser drill is 400 meters from the Earth core."

"It's not gonna be like that for long." so Raph and Daredevil mounted the laser drill to try and disable it, only to stop at the sound of a loud bang "Dude I swear to god, if it's that freaking roach again…"

"I could tell you it's not, but then I'd be lying." Daredevil told him.

"You gotta be freaking kidding me!" so Raph turned his attention to the Spy Roach, now having a series of tire tracks across its face "Alright you damn dirty insect, you think I'm still scared of you? I aced your scaly hole twice already, if you wanna go for number three then fine, but that's the last time. So come and get me!" he chucked his helmet at Spy Roach, causing it to ricochet off and disappear into the sky above.

"Interesting tactic." Daredevil then glanced down to see several more Kraangdroids rushing onto the scene "Unfortunately it won't do much against them."

"Go down there and keep them out of this, the roach is mine."

"Fine, but don't get too carried away. Remember what we came here to do." Daredevil then leapt down to confront the group of Kraangdroids, brandishing his new tonfa sticks.

"You wanna go freak, well let's do this!" so Raph charged forward and started wrestling with the Spy Roach on top of the laser drill, their struggle redirecting the laser as it turned into a hand to hand brawl, complete with Spy Roach kicking Raph in the gut, and Raph biting down on its ankle (and spitting some of it out afterwards), as the laser drill carried on during their clash.

'The drill is getting closer. You know for an organization with such advanced technology and so much strength in numbers, on your own you're really pretty pathetic." Daredevil maneuvered his way around a series of blasts and took out one Kraangdroid after another with his tonfa, until one of them broke and he took out the one behind him with a swift spin kick "Raphael the drill is nearly at the core, if you're going to stop it then you have to do it NOW!"

"Oh trust me, I'm ending this RIGHT NOW!" Raph let out a roar and dealt the Spy Roach a swift fist to the gut, causing it to recoil, and then another one to the face that knocked it clear off the drill, and then he ran along it enough to redirect it away from the Earth's core and to the point where he grabbed the lens and redirected it at the Spy Roach, causing it to explode into a giant puddle of slime, before using the laser to destroy the drill itself. And then he completed it by catching his helmet just as it came back down before getting back on the Stealth Bike "Done and done."

"Good timing." Daredevil got his attention from where he was ripping apart the last Kraangdroid with his bare hands "I just wrapped up over here. Excellent initiative using the laser to destroy the creature and itself as well."

"Glad you're impressed, now climb on and let's go get the others and get the hell out of here already."

"Agreed." so the two of them mounted the Stealth Bike and started driving their way out of the compound "First we have to go and collect your brothers and your ride."

"Yeah I know." as they drove, Raph cast a quick glance over at Daredevil "So, uh… I wanted to say thanks. For what you said to me before. It really helped out a lot."

"I'm not the one you should be thanking. It was the Father who taught me that, and helped me to become who I am now."

"Father as in?"

"A priest that played a large part in caring for me throughout my childhood. But I'm glad that I was able to help you."

"Cool. So, me and my bros are probably gonna head home and get some pizza after this, you know to celebrate saving the city and all. You wanna come too?"

"I appreciate the offer, but I think I need to go and speak with Spider-Man." Daredevil looked down at the jagged black projectile in his hand "Call it a hunch, but if this means what I think it does, the Kraang may have more formidable allies than we first believed."

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Meanwhile, with the B plot…

"Well that wasted a solid two hours of my life." Peter looked down at the newly named Spider Cycle parked outside of his house "Now the only question is, where the hell can I put this thing for tonight so my Aunt doesn't find out?"

"I can always keep it here and bring it back in the morning." Hobie offered "Maybe see if there's any other additional functions I can add to it before you take it to the Turtles' home."

"That'd probably be for the best. Like I said, Aunt May finds out about this and she's gonna have another heart attack."

"Perhaps I can offer a suggestion then?"

Peter and Hobie both glanced over to see Daredevil pull up in the Stealth Bike "When did you get your own bike?"

"I didn't, I just borrowed it from the Turtles to come here." Daredevil promptly dismounted the bike and pressed a button to activate the stealth shield "There, that should keep anyone else from noticing it."

"Oh, so they got the Stealth Bike working. Speaking of which, if you're bringing it back to the Lair then you mind towing this thing back with you?" he gestured to the Spider Cycle.

"I can tow it behind me if that's what you wish."

"Great, thanks. That oughta save us some trouble."

"And I guess I'm no longer needed. See you in school Parker." Hobie patted him on the back and just made his way down the street, leaving Peter alone with Daredevil.

"So how did things go with the guys tonight? Everything turn out okay?"

"There were some… unexpected complications… but we managed to see it through and prevent the Kraang from causing any lasting harm to the city."

"Good. Sorry I couldn't have been there to help, I mean if you guys just called-"

"There's no need for any of that. Even if we did call, you wouldn't have made it in time to make any significant difference. But if you do wish to help now, there's something I wish to verify with you."

"Which is what exactly?"

"While we were pursuing the Kraang, I was assaulted by an unknown figure. I wasn't able to identify them since they attacked me from afar, but I did find one clue as to their identity. They attacked me with this." he held out the jagged projectile to Peter, and promptly saw his face turn pale "I take it that's a bad sign."

"I… I recognize these without a doubt." Peter slowly took the projectile from him "This looks a lot like one of the razor bats that were used… by the Green Goblin."

"But the Green Goblin is dead, you of all people should know that."

"Norman Osborn is yeah, I saw his body get blown to hell that night… but his son, my best friend Harry is… Oh god…" Peter took a moment to compose himself and looked down at the razor bat as his gaze hardened 'If I'm right about this, then the fight against the Kraang just got a hell of a lot more personal…'

A/N:

Well here it is guys, what's more than likely going to be the last chapter before the end of the year. This is another one where Spider-Man gets pushed to more of the background, leaving Daredevil to help out the Turtles in this case. I do stuff like this because, while it is a Spider-Man story, it's also a Ninja Turtle story, and they deserve to have their own chance to shine. That's mainly why Peter is downgraded to the B plot of this chapter, albeit sharing it with Hobie.

By the way, for those of you who don't know, apparently Spectacular Spider-Man is going to appear in the new Across the Spider-Verse movie. Just thought that some of you might be interested in that. It definitely caught my attention, but I'm going to wait and see how this plays out for myself.

Also, because I'm sure this is going to come up at some point, there's one thing I feel that I should address: Daredevil. Looking back through some of the previous chapters of this story, I've noticed that there are times when he's getting hurt pretty bad by a lot of the big bads, such as the Jackal and now with Spy Roach, along with a certain someone else that appeared, and I'm sure that there are going to be more of them in the future. But here's the thing. Daredevil is a master martial artist with numerous heightened senses, but beyond that, he's a normal human bound by human limitations. Of course that won't stop him from fighting with everything he's got, but it does make it more difficult for him.

Oh yeah, and to close out this chapter, how many of you guessed which villain I was trying to foreshadow? We'll see how that plays out soon enough, when I return to this story in the new year. Until then true believers, happy holidays and a happy new year.