In the Lair, Mikey was playing one of their Arcade games with Leo, Olly and Ames were watching him, Vee and Jenny were watching TV, Naomi was training with Splinter, Donnie and Tal were in the Lab, and Raph was in his room, "Aw yeah, Level 83, dude! I'm 'onna flip it!" Mikey said confidently before he reached the boss and gasped in panic, "Nonono! It's Skullarex!" He exclaimed as he started dodging frantically.
"Eyebeam, use the eye beam!" Olly encouraged.
"Keep moving, gotta keep moving!" Ames added.
"Go for the power-up!" Leo told his brother.
Mikey sweated nervously, "I'm scared, dudes, what am I gonna do?!" He asked before Skullarex shot him down and the game ended, "No! I was so close guys! So close," He said in despair.
Leo patted his shoulder, "You did well my son," He quoted comfortingly before pushing Mikey aside and restarting the game, "Now watch a real Sensei at work!" He declared while cracking his neck.
"I call next game!" Olly declared.
"MIKEY!" The turtles cringed at the sound of Raph's yell of anger.
Leo however rolled his eyes, "Here we go again," He sighed.
Raph stomped over to Mikey with Spike on his shoulder and a magazine in his hand, "You got Pizza stains all over my collection of Modern Ninja magazine! Their ruined!" He stated.
Mikey scoffed, "Dude, those are like 20 years old, they're not exactly modern," He commented.
"They're vintage! It took me six years to collect them!" Raph retorted, "Six years!"
"Chillax, I'll clean it for you," Mikey said as he took the magazine and started licking the stains off.
Raph growled before putting Spike on a crate and then whacked Mikey on the head before taking his magazine back, "You and Ames mess up everything, Mikey!" Raph griped pointing at the two wild turtles.
"Hey, why are you bringing me into this?" Ames asked in insult.
"It's just stuff Raph," Olly said while rolling his eyes and crossing his arms, "Meager possessions, what does it matter"
Raph glared at Olly, "What about your collection of japanese bushido novels, huh?!" He asked, marching up to the green turtle, "You and Leo always stick up for the others, try seeing my point of view for once!"
"I'm just saying, like my mother always said 'Some things in life can be fleeting but family is eternal'," Olly quoted before Raph pushed him into the arcade machine, "Ow! Hey!" He retorted.
"Alright, I'm tired of you guys!" Raph said before he stormed off, throwing his magazine to the floor, "You're always messing up, and I gotta pay for it!" he complained as Jenny looked at him with a brow.
In Donnie's lab, Donnie, Tal and Metalhead were working on the Retromutagen, "Ugh, can it get any louder out there?" Donnie asked tiredly as Metalhead passed him some chemicals, "We're never gonna find a retro mutagen at this rate,"
"We'll get there, Raph explosions or not," Tal said while examining a mixture under the microscope, "Trust me, I've dealt with enough Jenny Freakouts over the years,"
"I gotta admit Tal, you're a lot better with chemicals than me," Donnie told her.
Tal blushed and brushed her bandanas back, "Well my aunt is the village Healer back home, I'm hoping to become the next healer when Olly becomes Chief and," She stopped herself when she noticed the mixture Donnie had was glowing and whistling like a kettle, "Um, Donnie?" She said nervously, pointing down.
Donnie looked down and saw the beaker glowing, "Uh-oh. Take cover!" He yelled as the three ducked down.
Shooting out of the lab were blasts of firework-like lights that exploded the moment they touched something, "What the?" Jenny said in surprise.
"Hit the deck!" Raph called as they ducked under the lights as they broke a skateboard and incinerated a box of Pizza.
"My pizza!" Mikey cried before ducking under another light and ran away, "Whoa! We're under attack!" He yelled.
One light then zoomed its way towards Spike as Raph ran towards him, "Spike! NO!" He yelled in horror.
Jenny gasped before jumping and grabbing Spike, "I gotcha!" She said as she dodge rolled out of the way of the light. She looked at Spike as he came out of his shell, "Whew, you okay big guy?" He asked the turtle as Spike gave a small grunt.
"Spike!" Raph called as he came up to Jenny and Spike as he petted his pet turtle. "You're all good, little guy." He said as he turned to Jenny. "Thanks, Jenny, you saved him."
"Hey, a turtle gotta help another turtle. Especially one who's a friend." Jenny said with a smile while patting Spike's head.
"Wow." Donnie said with a cough as they turned and saw her and Tal coming out of the lab. "I did not see that one coming." He commented.
"Who knew mixing certain chemicals with mutagen could create a mini firework display." Tal said as she coughed again. "Everyone okay?"
"Are you crazy?! No!" Raph yelled as he got in front of the two smart turtles faces. "We're not okay!"
"What happened here?!" Splinter called in surprise as he and Naomi walked into the living area and saw the mess.
"This place looks like it was just underfire," Naomi commented while looking around.
"Because it was. Donnie and Tal almost blew us up! Again!" Raph exclaimed in rage. "And worse, they almost blow up Spike!" He added while gesturing to his pet Turtle on his shoulder.
Donnie rubbed the back of his head while Tal rubbed her hands in guilt, "Raph, dude, we're really sorry," Donnie apologized.
"We didn't mean for Spike to-" Tal tried to say before Raph whipped around and glared at her.
"Sorry doesn't cut it this time!" Raph shouted before pushed Tal and Donnie aside and marched into their lab, grabbing their mutagen, "Until the mad scientist and this crack-pot healer get their act together, I'm holding this for safe keeping!" He said firmly before marching to his room.
"No, Raph, be reasonable!" Donnie pleaded.
"Dude, that's the last canister of mutagen we have!" Tal pointed out, but Raph wasn't listening as he continued on to his room and Splinter looked at him in concern.
Vee turned to Leo, "Is he always this touchy about Spike?" She asked him.
"Trust me, Spike means a lot to him," Leo said while crossing his arms.
"They just don't get it," Raph said as he put the mutagen on his drum set, "We should be out there fighting crime and tracking mutagen, and all they want to do is play stupid video games," He continued while Spike listens to him venting out. "You get it. Don't you, Spike?" He rubbed his pet turtle as Spike grunts in response while Raph laid on his bed. "Sometimes, I wish I was on my own, doing things my way. I'm tired of this team."
The door then opened as Jenny walked in, "Hey Raph," She called.
"What, Jenny?" Raph sighed.
"Master Splinter asked us to clean up, he wants all of us helping," Jenny explained.
Raph then shot up, "No way! Donnie and Tal can clean up their own explosion!" He retorted.
Jenny shrugged, "Well if don't want to help, tell it to Splinter," She stated bluntly and then left.
Raph groaned as he got up. "Fine. I will!" He stated as he exited his room and slammed the door, which caused the canister to fall and the mutagen to spill out as Spike looked at it as he was attracted to the glow.
In the living area, the Turtles were cleaning up the wreckage from the fireworks, "Sensei, this is totally unfair!" Raph complained walking up to Splinter, "Donnie and his girlfriend made this mess, how come I have to help?!"
"What?! I'm/She's not my/his girlfriend!" Both Tal and Donnie yelled while Tal gave a light blush as Splinter looked to Naomi who nodded and turned to Raph.
"Allow me to make a suggestion, Raphael." Splinter said calmly while Raph rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Suggest what, Sensei?!" Raph demanded as Naomi walked up behind him, "I'm sick of suggestions! What could you possibly suggest?!" He was then cut off when Naomi touched the cracked side of his shell, which made Raph twitched and groan in pain as he fell on his back while twitching.
"Perhaps, you should sit and meditate to calm your mind." Naomi suggested before turning to Jenny, "Jennika, could you take him somewhere quiet?" She requested.
Jenny nodded before picking Raph up and guided him to his room, "Raph, take it from a girl who grew up with three sisters and one brother: letting your temper out on them is one thing but letting it out on your father, is a death wish." She advised the red turtle.
"Oh sure it's always me, right?" Raph complained as they walked to his room, "I've got the bad attitude, I'm the bad guy." He said before kicking his door open and walking in, "They just don't get it!"
"What makes you think that? Because you're angry that Spike almost got blown?" Jenny asked.
"Exactly!" Raph called as he tried to turn on his lights, but it won't for some reason as Raph groaned.
"They never have." A deep male voice said, which spooked the two turtles as they turned and got into ready stance.
"What?" Raph called before he and Jenny saw the mutagen spilled on the floor.
"Raph, why is the mutagen spilled?" Jenny asked before they saw a pair eyes glowing in the shadows.
"They never understood ya, Raphael," The figure said before walking over to them, revealing himself to be a large bluish-green turtle with a spiky shell, "Not like Jennika…or like me."
The two turtles were confused at first before realizing who it was. "It can't be." Raph muttered in shock.
"Is that…" Jenny started as the turtle stood up.
"Spike?" Raph asked in disbelief.
In the living area, the others are still cleaning up the lair while Tal and Donnie felt bad. "I feel terrible. It's my fault Raph's mad." Donnie said in guilt.
"More like our fault," Tal said, leaning against her hand, "Some healer I'm turning out to be."
"It's not either of your faults, guys," Olly assured before adding, "Well maybe a little. Raph just needs to get a better grip on his temper."
"Maybe he should switch to decaffeinated pizza?" Mikey suggested.
"Not what we were thinking, Mikey." Vee said with a brow before Donnie's scanner started beeping.
"Whoa! The mutagen tracker just picked up a new canister!" Donnie called as he checked the coordinates as the others watched from behind. "It's close!"
"Then let's gear up! I'll grab Raph and Jenny." Leo said as he walked off.
"Better you than me." Mikey commented with a smile.
"You spilled the mutagen and somehow Spike got into it and turned into…this guy?" Jenny asked Raph in disbelief while gesturing to Spike before she scoffed. "And you thought it wasn't safe with Donnie and Tal."
"Yeah, I realize that now." Raph said while looking in shock. "I still can't believe this is happening! I mea, this is amazing! Wait…" He trailed off in concern. "What am I gonna tell the others?"
"Tell 'em you got a new partner," Spike said with a smile. "One who knows the true meaning of being a warrior."
"A new partner?" Raph asked in surprise.
"What are you talking about, Spike?" Jenny asked as they stood up.
"You two and me. No joking around, no goofing off like the others," Spike said as he placed his hands around them. "We'll be the ultimate ninja team."
"Oh, that would be… awesome!" Raph said with a smile.
"Do you even know how to be a ninja?" Jenny asked with a confused look at Spike. "I mean, no offense, but you just got mutated."
Spike gave a laugh, "Ha, I've spent years watching Raphael and his brothers train and picked up a few tricks," He told her before raising his fist, "The three of us together, we'll crush the Kraang, the Foot, and eventually Shredder himself. We'll fight evil together. Non-stop." He declared.
"That's what I'm talking about. You totally get it!" Raph said happily. "You always did!"
"Well, if you wanna help, maybe taking out on the field should help even the odds," Jenny said in a thoughtful look.
"Hey, Raph! Jenny!" Leo's voice called as he knocked on Raph's door, which made them flinch.
"Man!" Raph muttered as he turned to Spike. "All right, quiet. Just sit tight," He said to Spike as he leaned on the door. "Yeah?"
"Got a mutagen mission. Need you and Jenny on deck." Leo explained as Spike looked at the picture of the turtles with a glare.
"Right…Um," Raph started as he squeaked his door open. "We'll catch up in a minute. Go one without us."
"Fine. 'Cause we're not waiting!" Leo retorted with a look as he slammed the door.
Jenny looked at Raph, "Wow, and I thought you had attitude problems," She commented.
"You and Jennika don't need 'em, Raphael," Spike said as the two turned to him, "We can find that Mutagen, on our own,"
"Heck yeah!" Raph declared, pointing at Slash, "But if we're gonna do this, you'll need to gear up!" He said as Spike smiled. Raph then went up to his weapon closet as he showed the collections of weapons to Spike. "Take your pick." He said as Spike eyed the large mace while Jenny watched with concern.
After sneaking Spike out of the lair, they are in an alley as Spike spun his mace around before Raph and Jenny gave him a black ninja mask, belt, and some sports bandages and pads.
"Gotta admit, you look pretty sick Spike," Jenny admitted, leaning against an old car.
Spike chuckled, "Heh, never liked the name Spike," He commented before breaking off the car's 'S' hood ornament and put it on his belt, "Call me Slash." told them.
"Alright, Slash, Jenny. Let's move!" Raph said before jumping to the rooftops.
Jenny hanged back and looked to Slash who gave her a smile, "After you," He said as Jenny narrowed her eyes before jumping after Raph, "If Raph and his girlfriend are gonna be free..we may need to lose some dead weight." He said giving a sinister chuckle before leaping off and dropping the photo from Raph's room…only with slash marks running through the other turtles.
The three turtles jumped across the rooftops, "Yes, this so cool! Just the three of us!" Raph cheered, "Raph, Jenny and Slash. The crime fighting Trio." He declared.
"Yup! We'll right the wrongs of the world!" Slash said before stopping and narrowing his eyes, "And wipe out whoever stands in our way." He said to himself as Raph and Jenny landed behind him.
"So, how are we gonna find that mutagen without Donnie's tracker?" Jenny questioned.
"Heh, I got a nose for the stuff. I can smell it a mile away," Slash answered as he sniffed the air and got a scent, "This way." He said before jumping away.
Raph was about to join him but Jenny stopped him, "Hold on Raph," She said as Raph turned to him, "I get doing things our own way is pretty awesome but, when are we gonna tell the others about Spike, err, Slash?" She asked.
Raph waved her off, "Don't worry, once we nab that mutagen we'll tell them, and then it's just the three of us," He declared as Jenny frowned, "Come on Jenn, don't tell you don't get tired of dealing with Olly and the girls messing up while you have to pick up the slack,"
Jenny looked away slightly, "Sometimes yeah but, they're still my family," She told Raph, "Family and friends come first, no matter what, remember that Raph," She told him.
Raph looked at her in surprise and started thinking about his own brothers, "Raphael, Jennika come on!" Slash called, snapping Raph out of his thoughts as he and Jenny leapt after their new partner.
Meanwhile the other Turtles were jumping across the rooftops while Donnie was reading his tracker, "We got Mutagen close by! Just on the other side!" He told the others.
Mikey reached the edge of the building and looked down and saw a canister on the street across the entrance to Chinatown, "Ooze jar in full effect!" He declared as the others joined him.
"Sweet, now let's grab it and bag it!" Vee declared.
Leo smirked, "Guess we didn't need Raph and Jenny afterall," He boasted.
Olly looked ahead and his eyes widen, "Um guys, I think we spoke too soon," He commented as they saw a teenage boy in a red and white jacket, blue jeans, riding on a pizza delivery mop scooter.
The boy noticed the mutagen and picked up, "Hey, what's this? Some kind of energy drink?" He wondered, looking at the canister, "Hmm, Antonio might like it," He said.
On the Dragongate, Raph, Jenny, and Slash watched them, "Of course, it's never easy," Jenny complained as the boy secured the mutagen to his mop.
Raph then brought out his climbing rope, "Alright, I got this, guys, wait here," He said before securing his rope and swinging down to grab the mutagen.
Unfortunately, Leo did the same at the same time and the two collided with each other, missing the mutagen as the boy drove off.
Jenny facepalmed, "Of course," She complained as Slash snuck away while she wasn't looking.
Leo and Raph recovered and the latter turned to the former, "Hey! What are you doing? I had it!" Raph complained as Leo stood up.
"You're late Raph!" Leo stated as the two started arguing.
The others watched from the rooftop as Donnie shook his head in disbelief, "Are they gonna argue all night?" He asked.
"Guys the Mutagen is getting away!" Tal called as a shadow whizzed behind them.
Olly sighed tiredly, "Don't worry, Naomi and I will handle this," He said.
"You all just stay and keep watch," Naomi instructed as they jumped down and broke up the fight.
"Whoa, sometimes I wonder who's the real leader; Olly or Leo," Mikey commented to Ames as a shadow appeared behind Donnie and Tal and pulled them back, covering they're mouths so they couldn't scream as they struggled.
"Well Olly is older than Leo so I think he's got more experience being a leader," Ames said.
"Not to say Leo's not too far behind," Vee commented before she noticed Jenny on the other rooftop across from them, seeming to be looking for something, "Jenny? What's she doing?" She wondered before jumping over to her.
"Sheesh, looks like we're splitting up a lot, eh Donnie?" Mikey said but got no answer, "Donnie?" He repeated before turning around and saw that Donnie was gone.
"Tal?" Ames said as she noticed Tal was gone too.
"Alright, you two stay here and cool off," Olly ordered as he and Naomi turned in the direction the Pizza boy drove off, "We'll go after the mutagen!" He said before they jumped away.
"Hey! Who died and made you Leader?!" Leo questioned but Olly and Naomi were already of earshot.
Raph smirked at Leo, "Not so fun when you're on the other end of orders, huh?" He mocked.
Leo grumbled and turned to him, "Raph, hey Raph?" Jenny called as the two jumped up to the Dragongate and saw Jenny and Vee, "Slash is gone." the yellow turtle told Raph.
"What? Where'd he go?" Raph asked looking around.
Vee and Leo looked at each other before turning to their siblings, "Who's Slash?" They asked in unison before Slash jumped down behind them, surprising them out of their shells.
"That's Slash," Raph said as he approached the larger turtle, "Where've you been, man?" He asked as Slash clenched his fist that was holding two purple and periwinkle masks.
"Guys! Guys!" Mikey's voice called as the four turned and saw Mikey and Ames rushing towards them, ignoring Slash, "Donnie and Tal 've disappeared!" the orange turtle said frantically.
"They were right behind us when…" Ames trailed off as she and Mikey finally noticed Slash, "Holy Chalupa, an eleventh turtle?!" She asked, pointing to Slash.
"Where'd he come from?" Mikey asked.
Raph raised his hands, "Wait, wait, no, i-it's Spike!" He told them, "I mean, Slash now,"
The other four turtles' eyes widened, "That's Spike?!" Leo asked in shock.
"As in, you're little pet turtle Spike?!" Vee added.
Jenny rubbed the back of her neck, "Yeah, he got into that mutagen Raph took," She explained.
Mikey blinked in awe, "Dude this is too much to process," He started as he and Ames looked at Slash while trembling.
"We got, eleven turtles now?" Ames asked slowly.
"We're…" Mikey started.
"…gonna…" Ames continued before hers and Mikey's heads went off like fireworks while their siblings looked at them dully.
Once they stopped and fell to the ground, the two wild turtles shot back up, "WE'RE FREAKING OUT!" They both yelled.
"Rapheal, you said it yourself," Slash said walking up to Raph, "We don't need these clowns. We got hunt that mutagen down, now!"
Vee walked up to Slash with his hand up, "Hold on Spike or Slash, we hunt mutagen this together or not at all," she said.
Mikey and Ames went up to Raph, "But, what about Donnie and Tal?" Mikey asked in worry.
"They could be hurt or worse," Ames feared.
Leo then approached, "They're right Raph, we have to find them first," He told his brother, "Besides, Olly and Naomi are taking care of the mutagen, it can wait,"
Raph looked conflicted as he looked at each Turtle before turning to Jenny who gave him a firm nod and he nodded back before turning to Slash, "Sorry Slash, family and friends come first, no matter what," He said with a confident smile.
Slash gave a growl as Jenny smirked and slapped Raph's shoulder while he shared a fistbump with Leo and the others smiled, "How about I make the choice a little easy for ya?" Slash suggested before he raised his fist and knocked Mikey and Ames down hard.
"Mikey!/Ames!" The others yelled as Raph looked in shock before Slash started punching them relentlessly, snatching their masks.
But before Slash could finish them off Jenny shoulder-checked him back, "Spike!" She shouted as Slash slid back, "What do you think you're doing?!" She demanded.
"I don't want to fight you or Raphael, Jennika. Just go," Slash said as he stood up. "Leave me to my work." He said while walking towards them.
"Your work?" Raph questioned while Leo and Vee drew their weapons. "That mutagen warped your brain, Spike! This isn't you!"
"Told ya, the name's Slash," Slash said as he raised up his mace and tried to bash the others, but Vee threw a smoke bomb at Slash's face as he screamed, but once he opened his eyes again, he saw that they were gone.
On the road, Olly and Noami are still following the pizza boy as they park across the rooftops, "We gotta get that mutagen before he opens it or tries to give it to his boss for his pizza recipe!" Olly exclaimed as they kept going.
"Remember how we used to catch deer on the Island?" Naomi asked getting an idea.
Olly smirked and nodded as Naomi brought a grappling hook, and fired as Olly grabbed on and swung towards the Canister until the Pizza boy hit a bump and the canister came loose.
Olly was so surprised he didn't see the trash up ahead and crashed into it and accidentally pulled Naomi with him. The Pizza boy didn't hear a thing since he was listening to loud music as he drove off before the two turtles tumbled onto the road, somehow getting tied up and with their faces really close to each other.
The two looked at each other with huge blushes on their faces. "Well… this is… awkward," Olly muttered.
"Indeed, indeed…" Naomi agreed while looking away as the two untangled themselves and looked away embarrassedly, "Sorry," She apologized as she saw the mutagen canister in front of them, "Well at least we found the canister." She said.
"Yeah. That's true." Olly said as he was about to grab it, but then they saw some humans walking out of the store. "Shoot! Humans!"
"Quick, hide!" Naomi called as she and Olly quickly hid behind a police car. "We can't get caught!" She whispered.
"Man, it would've been easier if this was on our island," Olly whispered before the police car rolled away and a taxi knocked the canister away before landing near a bus stop.
They were about to grab it before another man walked by and picked it up, forcing them to hide, "Hmm, some kind of antic glow lamp," The man said, observing the canister, "Bet it's worth a few bucks," He said before walking away with his new collectible.
"In what dimension does that look like a lamp?" Olly muttered as Naomi shook her head.
On the rooftops, Raph, Leo, Vee, and Jenny jumped across while Raph and Jenny carried the injured Mikey and Ames. "I can't believe Spike would attack you guys, what's wrong with him?" Raph said.
"Guess he took your gripes more seriously than you thought," Leo commented, "And you judged Donnie for venting out his grief on Timothy."
"Hey, Spike was my pet turtle! And I took care of him since we were kids, and it's better than talking to a pile of guts in a jar." Raph said in defense.
Vee then saw something ahead. "Guys, there's Donnie and Tal!" She called as they saw the two turtles injured and slumped against a wall without their masks and their weapons broken as they rushed up to them as Ames and Mikey managed to stand.
"Tal, Donnie?" Leo asked in concern as Raph looked around and saw some slash marks, knowing that Slash was here as Donnie and Tal came too.
"What hit us?" Tal groaned while rubbing her head. "Something jumped us when we weren't looking,"
"It was like Raph, only… bigger, meaner, angrier, but… not quite as ugly," Donnie commented.
"It was Spike, guys. Raph's pet turtle," Jenny explained. "He calls himself Slash now,"
"He got into the mutagen. I was gonna tell you guys, but-" Raph tried to explain.
"That thing was Spike?" Tal asked in surprise as she and Donnie gave Raph a look.
"Way to keep that mutagen safe, Raph." Donnie sarcastically said.
"Guess Spike was still sore about you two almost blowing him," Mikey joked with a wince as Raph and Jenny helped them up.
"Come on. We gotta find some cover." Leo said as he looked at the two smart turtles, "Can you move?"
Tal put her right foot down but hissed in pain, "Gah, I'm sorry, I think my leg is broken," She winced.
"Don't worry, sis. I got ya." Jenny said as she helped Tal up. "Let's move." She said as they rushed off, but didn't see Slash watching from another rooftop with Donnie, Tal, Mikey and Ames's masks on his arms.
Back with Naomi and Olly they saw that they man had fixed up the canister to look like a lamp and was trying to sell it, "Gah, if we go back and get the others, Leo will never let us live it down!" Olly griped.
Naomi squeezed his shoulder reassuringly, "Don't worry, we just need a plan," She said as they looked for anything to help them get to the canister without being seen.
Olly then noticed a trash can, "I got an idea." He said with a confident look.
Back with the others, they are still hiding in the rooftop while searching around for Slash as Leo and Vee scout ahead to make sure the coast was clear before the four injured turtles fall on the floor. "Can't make it. Too weak." Donnie muttered.
"We're just slowing you down, dudes," Mikey moaned as he fell to his butt
"You go on without us, guys." Tal moaned as she and Donnie leaned against the wall.
"We'll catch up later," Ames finished learning against Mikey.
"No way! You remember our rules: No turtle left behind." Jenny said firmly as she brought out her medkit, "Here, we'll fix you up,"
"It might hurt, so, Tal, Donnie, bite down on these," Raph said as he placed his sais in Donnie and Tal's mouth.
"Tastes like leather and sweat!" Donnie mumbled.
"Have you ever washed these?" Tal mumbled too.
Raph raised a brow, "You can wash those?" He asked while Jenny started work on them.
Leo and Vee kept watched before they heard a familiar voice, "Psst, Leo, Vee," Olly called as the two perked up and looked around, "Down here,"
"Olly? Where's Naomi?" Vee asked as she and Leo stood up.
"Down here, hurry!" Olly called from a balcony as Vee and Leo turned and saw his eyes.
"I hate to say it, but it's a relief you're here." Leo said as he and Vee went down to a balcony. "We've got a problem. This might sound hard to believe but Spike's been mutated and he's hunting us down."
"That's pretty funny." Olly said as he came out from the shadow to reveal it was Slash. "I actually believe it!"
"Slash!" Vee yelled as she and Leo tried to jump away but Slash grabbed them by the legs and pulled them in as they screamed.
Meanwhile. Naomi watched as Olly snuck towards the man's sale table while hiding in a trashcan, "Not the most dignified approach but effective," She commented.
Olly reached for the mutagen and was about to grab it. "Daddy! Daddy! Look at all the cool stuff!" A little girl said as Olly retracted his arms as he stood there. "Oh, Daddy, look at that neat lamp!" She called, which made Olly's eyes widen as he looked up from the lid a bit and saw the girl looking at the lamp in awe.
"Isn't it past your bedtime?" Olly questioned in annoyance.
"I want it! I want it! I want it!" The girl said as both Noami and Olly from this spots gave bored expressions as the girl's father payed the mutagen and walked off with the girl holding it as Olly sighed.
"Maybe it's better the others aren't here to see this." Olly muttered.
Naomi sighed and shook her head, "It is never easy, is it?" She said to herself before she and Olly snuck after the father and girl.
When Raph and Jenny noticed that Leo and Vee disappeared, they immediately started searching for them, "Leo? Vee?" Raph called.
Jenny looked to the side and gasped, "Raph," She called and pointed to the edge of roof where both Leo and Vee were tied up and hanging from, very bruised and without their masks.
"Oh no, Leo!" Raph said in worry.
The two then jumped over to their injured siblings and pulled them back up and checked on them, "Took your time, huh?" Leo joked with a groan.
"How did Slash do this to you?!" Jenny asked as she checked on Vee.
"H-He tricked us. He copied Olly's voice to lure us in and take us by surprise." Vee moaned. "And he's got a mean right hook."
Raph clenched his fists and looked out to the buildings, "Spike why? Why are you doing this?!" He demanded, knowing Slash was watching.
"The others hold you back." Slash said as Jenny and Raph looked around for any sign of him. "Limit your potential, Raph. You don't need 'em." He said as he came up behind them, the boy turtles' masks on his right arm and the girls' on his left arm. "Just, like, you, said!" He then punted he two turtles away and gave a laugh as he dragged Leo and Vee across the floor.
"No! They're my brothers and friends! I never wanted this!" Raph yelled as he held his head.
"There's no turning back now." Slash said to him as he held Leo and Vee over the edge, "Been looking forward to this for a loong time." He said with a smirk.
"Stop!" Jenny called as she and Raph stood up and drew their weapons. "We won't let you hurt them!"
"I'm not here to fight you two." Slash said.
"But we wanna fight you!" Raph called as he and Jenny advanced towards Slash. "You're not Spike. You're some kind of warp monster. A deranged, hideous freak!"
Slash then dropped Vee and Leo on the ground, brought his mace and roared before charging at Jenny and Raph as the two gave battle cries as they clashed weapons and Slash knocked them back as they got into a weapon block. "We could make a good team, you two, but you're fools! Just like your siblings!" He called as he whacked them away.
Leo and Vee regained consciousness and saw Raph and Jenny getting knocked around before limping towards Donnie, Tal, Mikey, and Ames, the former two with his arm in a sling and cast on her leg, "You guys alright?" Leo asked.
"Could be better," Tal answered, "What's happening,"
"Slash is back, Raph and Jenny are in trouble," Vee winced.
Donnie got up with a little difficultly, "Are they fighting him?" Donnie asked.
"Or getting stomped into green goo?" Mikey added.
"More like fighting right now but will get stomped into goo if we don't do something," Leo elaborated while drawing a broken katana. "Come on! We gotta help!" He said to them.
With Naomi and Olly, they followed the car to the home as the girl and her father exited as Olly was about to use his hook line to grab the mutagen, but the door closed before they could get it as they groaned.
"This is not our night." Naomi muttered in irritation.
On the roof, Jenny and Raph are still fighting Slash as he pushes them back. "I told ya. I've spent years watching you train, Raphael. Learning your moves, I know everything you can do." He said to them.
Jenny then brought up her claws and charged at Slash again as he raised his mace to strike her but she caught the handle with her claws and then kicked him in the face, knocking him back. "But not everything I know!" She told him.
Slash growled and did a leg sweep at Jenny before she jumped and he grabbed her by the legs and slammed her relentless across the ground, "Jenny!" Raph called as he tried to help her only for Slash to slam Jenny against him before he punched both across to another rooftop.
As the two laid on the ground, moaning in pain, Slash stalked up them with his claws out ready to pierce them, "No!" Mikey and Ames yelled grabbing his arm.
"Leave them alone!" Leo and Vee demanded jumping on Slash's back.
"Get off of them!" Donnie and Tal said grabbing Slash's other arm.
Slash struggled for a bit before he managed to shake the six turtle off as they stood up again, holding their damaged weapons.
Back with Naomi and Olly, they climbed up to the girl's window and were shocked to see her having a tea party with her toys, using the mutagen as tea, "Here you go Ruffles Mcbear," The girl said, pouring her teddy bear a cup of mutagen, "More green tea,"
The turtles' eyes widened in alarm as the girl brought the tea to her lips, "No time for stealth!" Olly said as he jumped through the window and kicked the girl's tea cup away as it smashed against the door.
The little girl turned to Olly and Naomi as they sweated nervously, "Now, little one, I know we seem strange but we're nothing to be afraid of," Naomi told the little girl, hoping she wouldn't freak out.
The little girl blinked and then smiled, "Okay," She said as the two sighed in relief and she held the canister to them, "Would you like some tea Mr. and Mrs. Turtle?" She asked.
The two turtles laughed nervously, "Uh sorry Little girl, but we really need to grab your 'tea' and split," Olly explained as he reached for the mutagen.
"I'll scream if you and Mrs. Turtle go, Mr. Turtle!" the Little Girl warned hugging the canister, "My daddy's room is just next door!" She then took a deep breath and puffed up her cheeks ready to scream.
Olly and Naomi gasped realizing they were in a bit of jam now.
Back with the other Turtles, Slash was knocking them down like bowling pins. Jenny and Raph watched their siblings getting hammered and found their second wind, "Slash!" Raph called as Slash turned to the two, "You see, that's what real friends do,"
"They stand up for each other, no matter what!" Jenny finished with her claws up, "We'd rather be like our family than you anyday." She declared as Slash narrowed his eyes at them.
"Was that compliment?" Ames asked before her eyes turned into 'X's as she lost conciousness.
Slash extended his claws again and charged at the two. Jenny managed kick Slash back as Raph jumped on a billboard and kicked him back even further, forcing him onto a lower rooftop and they lured him away from the others.
Back with Olly and Naomi, they decided to stay for the girl's tea party, thankfully without using the mutagen. Naomi held her cup like she did whenever she drank tea while Olly held his cup by the handle, "Nonono, you're suppose to stick your pinky out," The little girl said.
Olly looked at his three fingered hand, "Um, I don't really have a pinky," He said sheepishly while sticking out his third finger.
"Are there other talking turtles like you?" the little girl asked curiously.
Naomi gave a nervous laugh, "Oh no, no, no. Just me and Mr. Turtle," She said before the ceiling broke and they turned to see Raph and Jenny wrestling Slash, "Raphael?" She asked in surprise.
"Jenny? Who's the-" Olly tried to ask, pointing to Slash.
"Olly, Naomi!" Raph said turning to the two, struggling against Slash's strength, "If you two are done with, Tea Time!"
"We could use some help!" Jenny finished as Slash pushed them out of the room, bursting through another wall.
Naomi and Olly turned to the little girl, "Uh sorry gotta go!" Olly said as he grabbed the canister.
"Next time, we'll bring you our special tea!" Naomi promised as the two jumped out of the hole Slash made.
"Bye, Mr. and Mrs. Turtle!" The little girl waved.
Slash attacked Raph and Jenny relentlessly, grabbing their weapons, kicking them back and threw the sais and claws away.
Raph and Jenny regained their footing as they and Slash circled each other and Slash laughed, "It's over Raphael and Jennika, you've both lost!" He declared as knocked the two down but was knocked back by a punch from Jenny, "A true warrior spirit, Jennika! We're the same, You, Raphael and me." He said with a smirk.
"We're nothing alike!" Raph retorted as he and Jenny stood up, nursing their wounds, "You're pure evil!"
Slash glared and then roared again before beating the tar out of them, knocking them close to the edge. But before he could send them over, Olly and Naomi jumped in and pushed him back.
The two then rushed over to Raph and Jenny, "Are you alright?" Naomi asked.
Jenny groaned a bit, "Sort of," She said.
"So who's the new turtle?" Olly asked them.
"Long story," Raph answered before his eyes widened, "Look out!"
His warning came too late as Olly and Naomi were punched by Slash and rolled towards a skylight, "Hehe, time to complete my collection," Slash panted as he approached the down pair.
Jenny watched with wide eyes before an angry snarl appeared on her face as her eyes turned white, "That's it! I've have had enough of you!" She said before standing up.
Slash turned and smirked at her, "That's right Jenny. We're not like the others," He said as Jenny clenched her fists, "They're weak, but we're powerful. Our anger makes us stronger!"
Raph looked at Jenny in concern, "Jenny wait, he's just trying to get to you, don't let-" He was cut off when Jenny grabbed his hand and literally knocked him across to the side of the roof before she gave angry battle cry and charged.
Slash had a surprised expression on his face before Jenny started attacking him relentlessly, punching and kicking any part she could touch, pushing him back further.
Raph got up and was amazed by what Jenny did, "Whoa, never been…hit like that before," He said in wonder as he watched Jenny fight against Slash, "It was kinda…nice," He said as Jenny fought like a demon he felt he was looking at an angel.
Slash recovered from Jenny's onslaught as he roared and punched her down, "Jenny!" Raph yelled in worry before glaring at Slash, "That's it! It's over!" He said, pulling out the broken end of Donnie's staff blade.
Slash smirked, "Ha, come on Raph. I know every one of your moves and I know you're most vulnerable when you're angry," He gloated, "There's nothing you can do that I haven't seen."
Raph growled and then remembered something that happened back at the Lair. Slash then charged at Raph with his claws but Raph smirked and raised a finger, dodging Slash's attack and reaching under his arm, "Meditate on THIS!" Raph declared hitting a sensitive joint of Slash.
Slash spasm and roared in pain as Raph took back the others masks from his arms and then turned to Jenny, "You okay?" He asked, helping her up.
"Yeah," Jenny answered before they turned and saw Slash about to fall off the ledge, "Oh no!" she cried as Raph rushed over to Slash.
"Spike!" Raph yelled, reaching for Slash's hand but missed, "Spike! NOO!" He yelled in horror as Slash fell screaming to the ground and landed with a loud thump.
Raph teared up and slumped against the edge as Jenny gave a sympathetic look and rubbed his back. The two then went up to Olly and Naomi and helped them up.
The others then approached, helping each other walk, "Sorry we're late," Tal said, leaning against Donnie.
"You guys alright?" Jenny asked them.
"Yeah, thanks to you two," Leo confirmed.
"What happened to Spike?" Ames asked.
Olly and Naomi's eyes widened, "That was Spike?!" They exclaimed.
"Fill you in later dudes," Mikey said as they walked to the edge, only to find a crater where Slash landed.
"He's gone!" Raph said in shock before frowning, "But he's still out there, somewhere." He said looking out to the city.
"There goes someone else we'll have to watch out for," Vee said, getting the feeling they'd see Slash again.
Back at the lair, the others had recovered but Donnie still had his sling and Tal had her cast. They were currently at the Arcade machine, watching Mikey play. All except for Raph who was looking at the leaf Slash loved to eat when he was still Spike.
Jenny went up to Raph and sat next to him, "Raph, I'm so sorry about Spike," She apologized, "I know how important he was to you,"
Raph sighed as Splinter came up to them, "He was, and he's still out there somewhere," He said sadly.
"Raphael, do you know I do when I miss my loved ones from the past?" Splinter asked his son.
Raph didn't even look at him, "No," He answered.
"I focus on the ones I am still surrounded by in the present," Splinter answered as Raph looked to his brothers and friends.
He then turned to Jenny who smiled and winked at him and he smiled back, "Thanks Master Splinter, and you too, Jenny," He said before standing up and walking over to the others with Jenny.
"Hey Raph, sorry about punting you back there," Jenny apologized while rubbing her head, "Sometimes I can lose my cool too,"
Raph just smirked, "Ah don't worry, if anything I like girls who are tough," He assured her.
"You mean tougher than you," Jenny countered as the two laughed, "Hey, what's a turtle gotta do to get into your little competition?" She asked the other turtles.
"Next game's all yours, girl," Mikey said as Splinter smiled at them.
"We're sorry about Spike, Raphael," Naomi apologized to Raph.
Raph just smiled, "It's okay," He assured before hugging them, "You guys aren't too bad to hang out with either," He said as they all smiled and watched Mikey play.
I forgot to mention in the previous chapter that Robyn isn't own by me but is based on April's Sister from the 2003 series and the Pizza Delivery boy will return in a later chapter.
