In the streets of New York, the people were cleaning up the mess left behind in the aftermath of the Kraang's defeat, Police governed the traffic while the city cleanup crew and EPF worked to remove the Kraang Crystal trees and leftover machinery while construction teams rebuilt what was destroyed.
Meanwhile three teen boys watched from the rooftops, "New York City, the Big Apple, the City that Never Sleeps and where an alien invasion began and ended, twice." Zach commented as they watched the city at work.
"This is what was left behind after we kicked the Kraang; a deserted almost broken city," Keno said with scowl, "It's gonna be a long time before this place is back on its feet, but it will eventually,"
"And all thanks to the Turtles and Miwa who invaded dimension X, to stop those alien freaks. And undo the mutation of millions of people." Casey continued before he gave a scowl look. "Meanwhile, we were on the sideline like chumps. Salvaging food and medical supplies like it was a zombie apocalypse or something!" He called before he growled. "We totally got ripped!" He yelled as he rushed off.
"Casey!" Keno exclaimed as he and Zach followed him.
"Casey Jones should've been in that fight!" Casey yelled as he slammed a fist into a door, breaking a hole as Zach and Keno rushed up to him.
"Take it easy man, don't forget if we hadn't saved the Mutanimals back at TCRI the turtles would've been soup right now," Zach reminded, "So maybe we didn't get to slap some alien butt around, we all saved New York in a way,"
"Exactly, so don't go getting so bent out of shape," Keno told his best friends as he gestured them to the edge where they saw where the Outpost once was, now made into a Relief Center where the O'Neils, Zach's Parents and Caitlyn's family were helping out some of the people with soup and medical supplies, "Gotta say though, it's strange how brushing against the apocalypse can really bring people of all kinds together," He said with a small smile.
"Well, most people, buddy." Casey corrected as he visualized the corruption around New York. "There are others. Thieves, lowlifes and thugs, and worse, 2nd only to the Foot, Purple Dragons." He said with a serious tone.
They then heard the sound of an explosion by a bank, "Heh, speak of the devil," Zach commented.
"Looks like it is time to stop crime," Keno said before turning to Zach. "Now be careful Zach. These guys might not look much, but when they actually use their brains, they think they're dangerous." He said with a smirk.
"From what you guys told me, compared to Kraang this Dragons are cake," Zach said with a smirk as they jumped down towards the back.
Inside the bank, the purple dragons were carrying bags of money, "Who knew withdrawing money from a bank could be so easy," Fong laughed with his buddies before they saw Casey, Keno, and Zach blocking them.
"Sorry, no early withdrawals today," Keno quipped, shouldering one of his batons.
"Nobody steals in our town!" Casey declared.
"So, either you drop the cash and get out before we throw you out!" Zach called with a smirk.
"It's that vigilante nut and his buddies!" Sid snarled while Fong smirked and raised a crowbar.
"Let's crack 'em open then!" Fong suggested as the three charged but were quickly smacked to the floor.
"You guys were right. They are lousy." Zach commented before looking up and saw another figure behind the Purple Dragons.
"Oh, looks like we got a new recruit," Keno said in surprise.
Ready to taste some asphalt scum?!" Casey asked, raising his hockey stick.
"Not the recruit, I'm the new leader!" The figure corrected, walking over the three dragons, revealing himself to be a man wearing shades and dragon tattoos on his arms with knuckle claws, "Hun!" he introduced dramatically while striking a ninja pose.
"Eh, I think I prefer scum!" Casey shouted as he started to whack more pucks at Hun, but he dodged and caught them without much effort at all.
Keno and Zach gaped, "Okay, this guy's got some skills," Zach said in amazement.
"Uh, Case, I think this might be a good time to retreat," Keno suggested, realizing they were seriously outmatched.
"Casey Jones never runs from a fight!" Casey said stubbornly as he charged at Hun, "Goongala!" he yelled and jumped in the air and almost struck him, but he used one of his defeated men as a shield before tossing him down and delivering multiple skilled strikes to his chest and knocking him to the wall. Hun twirled around making karate sounds while throwing Casey's own puck and hit the boy right in the crotch.
"Oooh!" Both Keno and Zach called they cringed while Keno covered his crotch between his legs.
"Wow, that guy got serious skills," Zach said with a wince and shaking his hand.
Casey gave a whimper and fell face-first to the floor as money rained down on them. Hun then gave a thumbs-up before turning it to a thumbs-down as Casey gave a weak glare. Hun then snapped his fingers and then, crashing through the windows were more gangsters wearing clothing and tattoos like the other Purple Dragons.
"Um, didn't you say there were only three of these goons?" Zach said nervously.
"W-We did." Casey groaned while still on the ground.
"You should know, that during the invasion, I took the liberty of expanding the Purple Dragons into the most feared gang in all of Manhattan," Hun informed the boys before pointing to the window, "Tell those turtles that from this day forth, New York belongs to our master," He ordered as sirens could be heard as the Purple Dragons quickly grabbed the bags of cash and quickly went out the back, leaving the three boys behind as Casey slammed his fist down in anger.
"Casey, we have to get out of here," Keno said as Zach nodded before they helped Casey up and went out the back door to avoid the cops.
Meanwhile on Turtle Island, Leo was in total focus as he walked across a thin vine miles above the ground, sweating slightly, "Easy does it Leo, you've got it this. Concentrate." He said to himself, watching his every step, "The world is counting on you to break this record!" He declared as he walked, tight-rope style from one treetop to the other with 25 pizza boxes balanced on his head. "The pizza box stack record that is! 25 boxes! You know, they say it couldn't be done, but look who's doing it, me! I should've done this a long time ago in my free time." He said with a smirk as he kept his balance on the thin vines.
Vee then leapt onto one of the trees close to him, "Atta boy, Leo! Just a few more steps and the record is yours!" She cheered as Raph came next to her.
"Ha! 50 bucks says, he falls flat on his face before that," Raph said with a smirk.
"Yeah boi! Nobody can beat my Pizza Box stack record!" Mikey boasted swinging by with his nunchucks, "I'm Mikey, the King of Pizza! Yeah!" He declared.
"Well, better watch out, Mikey. Because based on Leo's skills, his balance and superior training, he will beat your record by a mile." Tal said with an amusing smile.
"Count your unhatch fowl, big brother, Mikey's record stands until you reach the other end," Donnie stated to Leo while doing the math, "Which by my calculations with wind speed, barometric pressure and remaining distant, is unlikely you will make it."
"But according to my calculations, as long as you believe in yourself, you can do anything!" Ames cheered with a smile as she swung up behind Leo, who didn't even flinch.
"Something tells me this might be off," Jenny said with a smirk.
"Thanks for the vote of confidence, Ames!" Leo called as he kept his balance. "But don't worry, I have a secret technique to instill confidence in myself: Leo! Leo!" He started to inspire himself.
"Leo! Leo! Leo! Leo! Leo!" The girls all chanted to Leo as he got closer and closer to the otherside.
"Leo! Leo! Leo! Leo!" Leo called as he managed to make it to the other side of the tree across the thin vines as he kept his balance before he quickly flipped up and skillfully placed the pizza boxes beside him. "Yes! I did it! Booyakasha!" He declared with a peace sign.
"Alright!" Vee cheered while jumping for joy while Mikey, Raph, and Donnie just gaped in shock.
"Alright, Leo!" Tal cheered.
"Awesome!" Jenny added with a thumbs up.
"Yay for Leo!" Ames cheered with her arm raised.
The two familiar turtles landed in front of them, "Just as I told you," Naomi told her boyfriend as the eight looked at them.
"There you are!" Olly said with arms crossed, "We've been looking everywhere for you clowns!" He said crossly.
"Oh, hey Olly, Naomi. Guess who just dethroned Mikey?" Leo said, doing a victory dance with Vee while his brothers sat down, facing away, pouting while their girlfriends comforted them.
"What?! You did?!" Olly asked in shock, having a feeling what Leo was doing and what record he broke. "How many did you-?!"
"Don't change the subject please," Naomi said with a brow, which snapped Olly out of it. "Remember why we're here."
"Oh, right! Right!" Olly said while shaking his head and looking serious. "That's great Leo, but we're supposed to be tra-" He was cut off when Leo placed a finger on his mouth to keep him silent.
"Hold on. Let me see how my brothers think first." Leo said with a smirk as he turned to his brothers, or more specifically Mikey. "Mikey?"
"Mikey?" The girls all asked with smirks while Raph and Donnie gave amusing smiles at Mikey as he sighed.
"From this day forth, I Michelangelo King of Pizza, hereby passed on the record crown to Leonardo, blah, blah, etcetera, etcetera," Mikey said dully.
"And…?" Raph questioned with a smirk as Mikey sighed.
"Leo. Leo." Mikey said dully.
"Leo, Leo!" The girls and Leo chanted while Donnie and Raph raised their brother up.
"Stop it!" Naomi called out to them in annoyance, "Leonardo, we came out here to train and you drag our team out here for a mere record?" she asked in surprise.
"What? I'm all for training, but a little recording breaking is a good excuse to work on balance, and send Mikey's ego crashing a decent bonus," Leo said as the eight shared slices, "The plan was pretty obvious."
Olly gave a tired sigh, "Dang it Leo. Everything's not all fun and games," He reminded with his arms up, "When are you gonna grow up and start acting like a Hero?" He said while posing heroically.
"Aaand there it is," Ames said as they all tapped each other pizzas and took a bite, which made Naomi and Olly look at them in confusion.
"Uh, excuse me, but what is this? What are you all doing?" Naomi asked in confusion.
"Just a little game we invented," Raph said with a grin, "Every time Olly says 'heroes', we take a bite of pizza in perfect sync," He explained.
"I don't say 'heroes' that often!" Olly said in defense with his arms crossed before the eight of them took another bite of pizza. "E-duh, guys!" He exclaimed while shaking his head. "So what if I say-" He was cut off when Naomi elbowed him, realizing he almost said 'heroes' again. "-that word a lot. It's a good word. We need to keep being that word." He said.
Leo then stood up with a casual smile, "Relax Olly, we've got this hero thing totally wired," He assured, "I mean just look, we've become official ninja, I've proven that we've all got super mystic powers just waiting to be found," He listed while using his swords to portal another slice of pizza to him, "Which will make us even stronger once we've all got them."
"And let's not forget who has Ten Shells and defeated the Kraang." Mikey added as they all showed them their shells while posing together, "Face it Ol, we're already heroes! So come on, have a slice," He said, offering him some pizza.
Olly growled as he smacked Mikey's slice away. "Hey, my pizza!" Mikey cried out.
"Guys!" Olly yelled firmly before he took a deep breath to calm down. "Need I remind you that Shredder is still out there?" He asked with a frown.
"We know. But so far, he's been quiet lately." Tal spoke up.
"With the Kraang gone, the Foot must be still recovering now that the city is free," Donnie added.
"Regardless, so long as Shredder still breathes, he is still a threat that must not be taken lightly," Naomi said firmly. "There is always a calm before the storm."
"Don't worry Naomi, once I've unlocked my Hamato Ninpō power, Shredhead won't know what hit 'em!" Raph said with a smirk and fist up.
"You're going to get your power before me?" Vee asked with a brow before laughing, "Don't make me laugh," She said with a look.
"I thought it was official that I would be the next to unlock their Hamato Ninpō," Donnie asked, jerking a thumb to himself.
Ames just gave a chuckle, "The only thing official about you Donnie, is that you're all think and no do," She teased. "It definitely gonna be me."
"Hey, if anyone's gonna get their powers first, it should be me!" Jenny said while pointing at herself.
"Hey, apart from Don, I'm smarter than I'll of you put together, it's gonna be me," Tal with her arms crossed.
"Uh-uh! I should be getting superpowers next! I'm the cute one!" Mikey called as they all started arguing about who they should get their Hamato Ninpō next while Leo, Olly, and Naomi watched as Olly sighed and placed a hand over his face.
"Yeah, I sometimes have this kind of thing with my brothers," Leo said to Olly with a shrug.
"Now I'm getting why you always try to take control of things," Olly muttered.
"You have no idea." Leo nodded as Naomi sighed.
"They should be more focused on training if they are ever gonna unlock their Hamato Ninpō," Naomi said tiredly as the arguing continued.
A bit later, after the argument, the turtles return to the village for training. They were currently sparing with each other, while the other Shell Warriors sparred or trained as well, while Orimura, Dariyasa, Splinter, and Miwa watched.
"They have grown stronger since the Kraang invasion," Splinter commented while watching the turtles train.
"Due to the experience they've had, their bonds are stronger and closer than before." Dariyasa said with a motherly smile.
"They have come a long way to become true Ninja that they are now," Orimura said with a smile. "You have trained your sons well, Yoshi." He said to Splinter.
"As you, your children my friend," Splinter complimented back, "But a true Ninja never stops training. I only hope this victory will not make them overconfident," He said in concern.
"Don't worry father, after last time I doubt they'll let it happen again," Miwa assured as they continued to watch.
Leo was currently sparring with Raph as he leaped back from the Red-clad turtle's jab and blocked his kick, "Come on Leo, the more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle," Raph said with a smirk.
"Oh, I'm just getting started," Leo said with a smirk as he focused and his Hamato Ninpō activated. He then slashed at Raph's feet and then above him, "See ya next fall, Raph," He quipped.
Raph gave a worried look, "Aw crud," He said before he fell through the lower portal then out the upper one, and continued in an endless loop, "WHHHOAAA! Somebody get me off this crazy ride!" He screamed as the other turtles stopped sparing and watched him fall endlessly.
Leo gave an amused smile and shouldered his sword, "Leonardo!" Splinter called as Leo flinched and turned to see the three masters giving him stern looks while Miwa tried not to laugh.
"I-I know. I know." Leo said as he brought out his sword and glowed as he closed the portal from the bottom as Raph crashed into the ground as the portal closed from the top as Raph groaned, "I was just messing around," He said as Orimura walked up to him.
"Leonardo, you have unlocked a great power, but it is your responsibility to use it wisely," Orimura advised as Dariyasa helped Raph up, "Remember, all gifts, come with a price,"
Leo sighed and lowered his head. "Hai, Grandmaster." He said in understanding.
Orimura nodded and turned to the warriors who just stood there in surprise, "Let us rest for a while, we will resume later," He said as they all put away their weapons and took some time to eat, drink or rest.
Raph groaned as he rubbed his head. "Now I know how you felt when you had that in Dimension X, bro." He groaned.
"Yeah. I nearly puked if I kept going in the loop." Leo said with a slight chuckle.
Then, walking into the Training Ground were Casey, Keno and Zach, the former looking ever angry as he drank some soda, crushed the can and kicked a rock, "Well, look what the cat dragged in." Miwa commented as she walked forward. "Where've you and buddies been, Jones?" She asked tauntingly.
"Doing what you should be doing, helping the city, stopping crime!" Casey said with frustration.
"Whoa! Hold up!" Olly called out, walking up to them. "In case you haven't noticed, Casey, we've just got back to training." He pointed out.
"Yeah. We just happened to stop a little thing called massive alien invasion." Donnie added.
"Yeah, dude," Mikey said as he started eating some cheesyballs. "We deserved a little downtime." He said while chewing.
"Evil never takes downtime! We just took on the Purple dragons!" Casey said, upset at them.
"Oooh!" The turtles called dramatically as Casey growled and tried to hit Mikey on the head, but he retracted his head into his shell and hopped towards Ames.
Vee gave a chuckle, "So how bad did you beat, Twiddle Dumb, Twiddle Dopey, and Twiddle Doofus?" She asked with a hand on her hip.
"Yeah, that's the thing," Keno said with his arms crossed. "It's not just three Dragons anymore, it's a whole mob of them."
This made Donnie do spit-take from his water. "W-What?!" He exclaimed.
"How many Dragons exactly?" Naomi questioned.
"Exactly, 65 and counting," Zach answered.
"Seriously?! That many!?" Ames asked in shock.
"And worst, they got a new Leader with these crazy Karate skills," Keno explained while giving some combat poses, "Calls himself Hun,"
"And trust us, the guy is no joke. They got away with tons of cash." Zach said with his arms crossed, "Hun said that the city officially belongs to the Purple Dragons' master,"
Jenny frowned, "I'll give you one guess who that master is," She said sarcastically as Mikey tried thinking.
"Yeah, that guy who does the thing, with the thing," He said before thinking again, "I have no idea who you're talking about," He said in defeat.
"Shredder!" Jenny exclaimed as she got in Mikey's face.
"It would seem that Shredder has finally made his move on the city," Naomi said while rubbing her chin, "He must be planning on uniting it's entire criminal Underworld under his control,"
"Mmm, as if they were already bad enough without them," Raph mumbled.
"But this is concerning," Olly said with a serious look. "We'll need to find out more on what Shredder is really up to, he can't just be looking to rule New York from its criminal underbelly,"
"But Olly, we can't even go near them without getting spotted," Leo said with a concerned look. "I mean, we can stick to the shadows, but Shredder will know we'll be watching,"
"Then we'll go," Zach said, jerking a thumb to him, Keno, and Casey.
"Wait, for real?" Tal questioned.
"No, he's right. You guys can't go near Shredder and the Foot without getting spotted, but we can." Keno said with a smile. "They don't know us well and Shredder doesn't know our faces. So we can sneak right up to them to find out what they're planning."
The turtles looked to Orimura and Splinter for their opinion as the two closed their eyes in thought, "Very well, find out what Saki is planning, and report back to us," Splinter instructed the boys.
"Sweet!" Casey cheered.
"But don't do anything crazy like taking out Shredder on your own!" Raph quickly said firmly.
"Casey Jones and his partners make no promises," Casey said with a smirk as he walked off. "Let's go, dudes." He said to them as Keno and Zach followed him.
"They're doomed," Miwa muttered.
Back in New York, the three boys are on the rooftops patrolling the city and looking for any signs of something unusual. "Okay, now where do we start?" Zach asked.
"First we find Shredder's lackeys, tail 'em until they lead us to Shredder's prize and pound in their faces before we…" Casey trailed off when they noticed several Foot bikes zooming down the streets.
"Or we could get lucky and bump right into Shredder himself," Keno said in surprise.
"Huh, tonight must be our lucky night." Casey said as he then started climbing down. "Let's go." He said as Keno and Zach followed as they followed Shredder and the Foot across until they saw them entering a restaurant with Foot Bots guarding the entrance. "They must be here for a reason,"
"I have a feeling it's not for a late dinner." Zach said to them before recognizing the restaurant, "Wait I know this place, it belongs to one of the city's most influential crime lords: Don Vizioso."
"Okay. If he's a crime lord, then Shredder must want something from him." Casey said before seeing the back entrance to the restaurant. "Come on, we can sneak into the back." He said as he was about to rush in before Keno grabbed him.
"Whoa, there Jones. Kitsune and Tigerclaw are with Shredder, even if he doesn't recognize me or you, those two goons will," Keno reminded him.
"But they've never seen me." Zach countered, pointing to himself. "I'm new to this group, so they don't know me like you two and the girls. I'll sneak in and find out what they're up to,"
"I don't know, Zach. It could be dangerous." Keno said in concern.
"Me and Catilyn survived three months in a Kraang invasion. I think I can handle a small stakeout of a deal between two of the most dangerous men in New York," Zach said with a confident smile as he snuck in through the back door.
Casey looked at Keno, "Gotta give to him, the dude's got moxy," He commented.
"Guess the invasion brought out a hero side in some people," Keno said with a shrug as the two boys waited for Zach.
Shredder then walked into the dining room with Kitsune and Tigerclaw beside him before taking a seat with a large overweight man in a business suit and was eating spaghetti, and had two twin men on either side of him, "Crazy thing that Alien invasion," Vizioso asked his guest, "But such moments in history can only be proved to be… fortuitous for businessmen like this, huh?" he questioned as Shredder simply raised a brow.
"Us? You were just a gangster Don Vizioso," Shredder reminded the Don, who was still eating, "You seem unaware that the power in this city's Underworld has shifted, to me." he said menacingly.
Vizioso looked at Shredder with a look before he spat out a piece of meatball. "What are you trying to say, Shredder?" He asked daringly.
"Must I spell it out?" Shredder warned as Vizioso's men drew their weapons and aimed it at them while Tigerclaw and Kitsune did the same as they were at a standstill.
"Yeah, I don't read so good." Vizioso mocked with a grin; Shredder motioned his men to stop, which made them put their weapons away.
"I already control the Blackmarket Weapons Trade and Russian Mob through Steranko, the Street gangs via Hun, the South Americans through Xever, and the World Bounty Hunting Organization through Koya." Shredder, listed as Zach, came in while disguised as a busboy as he poured some wine for the two while listening carefully. "So, either you declare your allegiance to me or..." Then in a single swish as Vizioso froze and saw his meatball and candles slashed while turning to Shredder who retracted his blades in warning.
Vizioso regains his composure as he wipes his lips clean before facing Shredder. "So how may I be of service?" He asked, finally convinced.
"Access to certain… chemicals, for a project a new associate of mine is working on," Shredder said as Zach was pouring another drink in to get more info.
"Well, I've already told you about the shipment at the docks," Vizioso said to him with a shrug. "What more do you-?" He tried to ask right before Shredder grabbed Zach and pinned him to the table with his blade by his neck.
"Who sent you, spy?!" Shredder asked, furious with him.
"I'm-I'm just a busboy!" Zach said in fear. Shredder looked at him for a few seconds before making his decision, and Zach's heartbeat increased, looking into the man's ruthless eyes.
"Very well, but do not let me see your face ever again, boy!" Shredder warned as Zach nodded fearfully.
Outside, Keno and Casey were still waiting for Zach before said blonde quickly rushed out the door and fell to his knees while panting. "Zach, you okay?" Keno asked.
"That was close. Too close!" Zach said while placing a hand on his chest. "Oh, man! My heart's pounding so fast!"
"What happened?" Casey asked as Zach caught his breath.
"I just avoided getting my head kabobed by Shredder; that's what happened!" Zach said breathlessly.
"Did he recognize you?" Keno asked.
"No. He thought I was a busboy." Zach said as he took a breather. "Well, At first he thought I was a spy, but I think he bought it, also warning me never to cross him again."
Keno and Casey breathed out in relief, "Well, did you find out anything?" Casey asked.
"Yeah. I managed to get what they're doing." Zach said as he stood up after calming down. "Shredder's got a new goon working for him. I didn't get a name, but he said he needs chemicals that are for some kind of project, there's already a shipment waiting at the docks,"
"Hmm, Chemicals at the docks, eh?" Keno repeated while rubbing his chin. "If Shredder is making something with rare and possibly dangerous chemicals, it can't be good."
"Wait until the others hear about this. I'll tell Raph and Jenny." Casey said as he brought out his phone and started texting them. "We'll meet them at the docks. We need to get a closer look at those chemicals and see if we can stop them from getting it."
"Casey, we're supposed to report…" Keno tried to say.
"I know. But if Shredder's goons are already on those chemicals, the least we can do is slow them down." Casey said to his friends. "Trust me, we got this."
Keno and Zach looked at each other in concern, knowing they'd be kicking a hornet's nest.
Back on Turtle Island, the turtles are setting up the Space Hero pinball machine in a new hut that the Shell Tribe built for them as they were moving some furniture and all their things from the old lair. Which was a bit exhausting since they had a ton of things from the lair, including the Shellraiser.
"Ah, man. Need a break." Raph groaned as he sat on a couch while Leo got his favorite show's pinball machine going before he sat down next to Raph.
"No doubt. Who knew we had a lot of stuff in the lair before the Foot and Kraang wrecked the place." Leo said while wiping his forehead. "Moving and unpacking is a lot harder than training."
Mikey was currently searching everywhere for something, looking worried, "Wait, no! No! Nononono! NO!" He cried out before he was hit in the head by Donnie while carrying a box with his equipment.
"What are you looking for, Mikey?" Donnie questioned in annoyance.
"The TV Remote, Dawg! Where are you?!" He asked anxiously as Raph's T-Phone pinged.
"Got a text from Casey," Raph said as he looked at the message. "Oh, no. They're on a crazy mission to the docks where Shredder's shipment is at. He wants Jenny and me to meet them there." He said as he stood up and walked out to the door. "We better go handle this."
"You two need some help?" Leo asked.
"Nah, I'm sure it's nothing to worry about." Raph waved off.
"Make sure to keep your new portal bracelets on, Raph," Donnie spoke up to him. "After Tal and I reverse engineering the portal we had, we can travel back and forth between Turtle Island and New York."
"Yeah, yeah. I'll see ya later. Gotta get Jenny." Raph said as he exited the hut as Mikey leaned against the TV.
"No! It's gone forever." Mikey said in dismay as he stood up and put his hands together. "Farewell, sweet TV-controlling device. You made our life so much better. You're a true friend in our times of-" He stopped when he saw it was on top of the TV. "Here it is." He said as he slapped his own head with a laugh and grabbed the remote and turned on the TV.
The TV showed an episode of Corgnard facing an army and they all gasped in shock as he jumped straight into the fight. "Oh snap!" Mikey said in shock.
At the docks a man was slammed into his van by Koya as he looked in fear before the falcon raised her talons at the man and tossed him away. "Xever, Bradford let's go, mates! Move the bony robo-legs!" Koya ordered with frustration.
"Yeah, yeah, keep your feathers on," Rahzar said in annoyance as he and Fishface opened the back of the truck.
"Just back off, Chica! We've talked about this. You are not the boss of us." Fishface reminded Koya as he grabbed a case with the words 'Auman Chemicals'.
"Technically, I'm the field commander when Tigerclaw and Kitsune ain't around," Koya said with her arms crossed and leaning against the truck. "So, I am both your boss, blokes." She said to them.
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever." Fishface waved off while dragging the case behind him.
"Let's just get this back to K'Vathrak," Rahzar said, not realizing Casey, Keno, and Zach were hiding behind a crate.
"K'Vathrak?" Keno asked with a confused look. "What's that? A band?"
"Must be the new guy, Shredder was talking about." Zach guessed.
"Then let's keep 'em from giving it to him," Casey said as he lowered his mask and charged straight first. "Goongala!" He called as he whacked Fishface, which caused him to drop the case as he rolled across the floor, which Koya and Rahzar noticed as they turned to see him, Zach, who was wearing a mask, and Keno beside him. "The class is Pain 101." He said while cracking his neck.
"Your instructors are Zach, Casey, and me, Keno," Keno said while readying his batons.
"Impressed aren't you?" Zach said with a smirk.
Rahzar frowned unamusedly while Koya just smirked, "Nah, but I like your guts, kiddie-winks," She said before raising her wingblades, "Let's see 'em,"
"Because you might wish you had tougher skills," Rahzar said as he ready his claws as the two charged in and whacked the three boys into the van and they avoided Koya's talons as she slashed onto the side of the van as Rahzar jumped on top of it.
"Doggy, fetch!" Casey called as he tossed an explosive puck at Rahzar, which he caught before he realizes what he did as it exploded and he was sent flying and landed on the ground.
"Good boy." Keno quipped in amusement before turning to the case, "Auman Chemicals'? Where have I heard that name?" He asked himself.
"Worry about that later, let's just grab it and go," Casey said as he and Zach came over to him.
Fishface then gave a growl as the three boys tried to lift up the case, but Fishface did a triple kick to them as they were tossed into the air and did another kick that crashed them into some crates as the three boys struggled to break free. "I grow tired of you, Mio-" Fishface was cut off when Koya pushed him aside.
"Your heads are gonna look good on my wall, Ankle-Biters," Koya said with a sinister chuckle, which made the three boys looked at her nervously as they got free from the crates.
"Bring it on, freaks!" Zach challenged as they got ready. "We ain't going down without clipping a few wings!"
"Only way I'm gonna clip a wing, is if I'm carve-" Koya was cut off when a crate landed on her as she groaned.
"What the-" Rahzar tried to say as he and Fishface looked up and saw Jenny and Raph above the crates before the two turtles jumped down and knocked them out before turning to the three boys.
"Come on! We're out of here!" Raph said to them.
"Hold up!" Casey called as he rushed up to the case and tried to carry it, but had trouble since it's heavy then it looked as he turned to the others. "A little help?" He sarcastically said as the five rushed up to Casey to help him with the case.
After carrying the case away from the docks and the three Foot Warriors, they made it to an alleyway. "Have you guys taken too many kicks to the head? No way could you three beat Fishface, Rahzar and Koya!" Raph pointed out.
"It was a three vs three, Raph! It was a fair fight!" Keno pointed out as they placed the case down while taking a breather.
"And at least we stopped them from stealing this case, didn't we?!" Casey questioned.
"And we found out Shredder's got someone named K'Vathrak working for him!" Zach added.
"K'Vathrak? What kind of a name is that?!" Jenny questioned, "And what's in this case that you risk your boney butts for?!"
"We don't know! Let's find out!" Casey snapped, getting up to her face.
"I'll take a look." Keno said as he leaned down and opened up the case, which had four cylinders inside and a warning on the top. "Dangerous chemicals?"
"Good thing we were flinging this case around." Raph said sarcastically as Keno closed the case and looked at the name on the cover.
"Of course it would say Auman Chemicals. It literally has chemicals in it." Keno retorted with a brow. "But what kind of chemicals are they exactly? They don't even have labels."
"We'll take it Don and Tal, no one knows this stuff better than anyone," Jenny said to them. "Let's go."
"No. You two take it to Donnie and Tal, The boys and I are gonna find out who this K'Vathrak is," Casey said as he walked away while Keno and Zach gaped him.
"We're going to Shredder's Lair?!" Keno exclaimed.
"Are you crazy, Jones?!" Raph questioned in disbelief. "Shredder is a dangerous assassin! He took down Leatherhead without even flinching! You don't stand a chance! I mean, not even the slightest chance! The tiniest-ittibiest-" He continued before Casey snapped.
"I get it!" Casey yelled, which got Raph to shut up. "Go take your little case to Donnie and Tal. Casey Jones and his partners got this." He said as he lowered his mask and walked off while Zack and Keno turned to the two turtles.
"You know, Raph, you could at least try and support people, even if they are pin-heads," Keno said with a frown as he walked off.
"Because if nobody could take the chance, who would?" Zach finished as he followed Keno and Casey.
"Boys!" Jenny called but they were already gone as she sighed tiredly, "Humans," She muttered while Raph struggled to carry the case.
Meanwhile, in Stockman's Lab, Newtralizer had just finished equipping his new armor, as he flexed his fingers while electricity sparked between them, "Haha, simply amazing Shredder," Newtralizer said to the Foot Clan's Leader while giving a low gargling moan, "I feel as good as new," He stated with an eager smile.
"Stockman has assured me this armor will stabilize the electricity in your system until it's baked in. Isn't that right, Stockman?" Shredder asked the Fly.
"Yezzz, Mazzzter Shredder," Stockman-Fly said nervously.
Shredder then turned back to Newtralizer, "Now, as for your end of our agreement, K'Vathrak," He said, reminding the Bounty Hunter what he promised them.
"Of course, Rah, so long as you have what I require, Rokka-Rokka-Rokka," Newtralizer said as Kitsune approached them and bowed to Shredder.
"Master Shredder, I'm afraid Bradford, Xever and Koya encountered some 'interference' at the Docks and lost the required chemicals," Kitsune reported.
Shredder growled while Newtralizer shook his head. "Well, that could be an issue. Rokka-Rokka." Newtralizer said before Kitsune continued.
"Fortunately, Hun has arrived with a promising alternative," Kitsune informed, which brought their attention.
A bit later, Shredder, Kitsune and Tigerclaw were in the throne room as Hun and two Purple Dragons walked in, the latter carrying a white case similar to the one at the docks. "Lord Shredder," Hun said, giving a respectful bow while Shredder waited patiently. Hun then snapped his fingers and, as the dragons put the case down, opened it. "We have found more of the chemical components you have been seeking." He reported that on the Roof, Casey, Keno, and Zach spied on them.
"Excellent. I am impressed, Hun." Shredder said, pleased, as Hun adjusted his shades with a smirk, "K'Vathrak," He said as the Salamandrian then came and went up to the case.
Casey gasped in horrified shock when he saw Newtralizer, "No, way," He breathed out, getting Keno and Zach's attention.
"Casey, what's wrong?" Keno asked his best friend.
"Aahh, yes. These are exactly what I need for the formula, Rokka-Rokka, but there is still a problem." " Newtralizer said as he inspected each canister before turning to Shredder. "I've seen your equipment, and that Fly doesn't have what I need to synthesize them, Rah," He explained with a gurgle.
"Then find me the equipment, you Alien Amphibian!" Shredder said with anger as he stood up.
"Relax. I already have a good idea where to start, Rokka-Rokka." Newtralizer said to Shredder before turning to Hun. "Tell me, exactly where did you find these?" He asked.
"In the factory called Auman Chemicals, the biggest plant in New York," Hun explained. "It is on our turf, it should have everything you need. It would be an honor to show it to you personally, Master Shredder." He said while bowing.
"Very well, proceed," Shredder replied as Casey had a grim look.
"Oh man, this is not good," Casey said worriedly.
"What are you talking about? Who is that guy, Casey?" Zach questioned.
"That's the Newtralizer," Casey said grimly. "The guys and I fought him before, but we thought he was toast. Guess we were wrong."
"How dangerous is he?" Keno asked.
"Well, compared to the Kraang and Foot, very," Casey said, which made the two pale. "Whatever he's making for Shredder can't be good. We gotta do something."
"Which means, we're going to that factory, right?" Zach said tiredly as Casey was already off, "I hate being right," He muttered as he and Keno chased after him.
In a lab that was built next to the New Yorker's hut with all of Donnie's equipment and machines, as well as Timothy, he and Tal were looking through one of the samples of the chemicals Raph and Jenny brought in while the ten turtles were gathered in the lab. "What are you two crazy? You just let them go off on their own?" Leo asked, really upset at them.
"Let them?" Jenny questioned with a look. "Leo, this is Casey, Keno, and Zach we're talking about! They hardly listen to anyone!"
"Yeah! What did you expect us to do? Chain them to a wall?!" Raph sarcastically retorted. "We told them not to go!" He slammed his hand on the desk, which caused the sample of the chemical to titter, which made Tal and Donnie flinch before the latter quickly caught it.
"For real?!" Donnie questioned them with a look.
"Are you trying to blow us off the Island?" Tal demanded.
Realizing their mistake, the three gave apologetic looks, "Sorry, Tal,/My bad/Yeah, Sorry." The three said.
Vee then came over, "So, did you find anything?" She asked the two smart turtles.
"Well, we're stumped, We have no idea what this is supposed to be," Donnie said, looking at the chemical, "It's not mutagen-based, maybe it is an explosive,"
Tal then went up to the computer, "And I've gone through the international crime database and there's no mention of a K'Vathrak anywhere. It's as if he doesn't exist." She said suspiciously.
"Well, that's reassuring," Raph said sarcastically.
"And another thing is that we've seen Stockman's lab, and he doesn't have the skills or equipment to synthesize these chemicals. Only mutagen." Donnie said while looking at his computer again.
"Meanwhile, whatever this K'Vathrak is making, Shredder doesn't have the tech to refine it," Tal concluded as Mikey walked in with a container of Cheezie Balls.
"What kind of place would have equipment like that?" Mikey asked with his mouth full, which digust the others.
"Don't talk with your mouth full. And eating Cheezie Balls?" Olly questioned in disgust as Mikey ate some more. "Do you even know what's in that?"
Mikey then turned his container to see the ingredients. "It's all-natural, bra." He assured as he looked at the ingredients. "De-enriched corn husks, hydrogenated styrodextrin, red dye 42. Mmm." He said with a smile. "Tri-nucleonized- Wha…" He trailed off with white disk eyes as Tal's eyes widened.
"Wait, what?" She asked, before taking the container and gasping, "There's nothing natural in these snacks, Mikey. In fact, the list of chemicals is so long, I think it's actually poisonous!" She stated in shock.
"Poison?!" The others all shouted as Mikey was holding two more cheese balls containers before his eyes widened, and he quickly spit and coughed them out as he tossed the containers away and quickly drank his water bottle to get rid of the taste.
"Okay, what kind a place would even make these things?!" Jenny questioned as Olly picked up one of the contains and looked at the manufacturing label.
"'Manufactured by Auman Chemicals in New York'." Olly read before his eyes widened. "Wait a sec that's the name on the case you go these chemicals in right?" He asked Jenny and Raph.
"Wait, you're right!" Raph called as he looked at the case. "I can't believe we didn't realize that."
"Man, we're stupid," Jenny muttered as she placed a hand to her face.
"But wait, that factory is in Chinatown, right?" Miwa asked, which made Donnie look it up himself.
"It is." Donnie confirmed. "it's the biggest chemical manufacturing plant in the city." He said in shock as they saw its location.
"And Chinatown is controlled by the Purple Dragons, right?" Raph asked, which made them all realize something else.
"Which mean it's also controlled by Shredder," Naomi concluded.
"Which means this chemical came from that plant, we have to get there and find out what they're planning with this." Ames said while patting Mikey as he wiped his tongue to get the taste of cheese balls out of him.
"And something tells me that Casey, Zach, and Keno are heading there now." Olly said with a serious look. "We gotta move."
Meanwhile, at Auman Chemicals, Hun led Shredder, Kitsune, Tigerclaw, Rahzar, and Fishface through the factory, "Everything you need, Master Shredder, from mixing vats, extrusion machines, kilns, bottling facilities, you name it." Hun explained as they walked into the mixture room of the factory where the chemicals are being poured in.
"You have done well to bring this factory to my attention, Hun. It will be adequate for my plans." Shredder said, impressed by this.
"I have one request; since this factory is on Purple Dragon territory, perhaps I should be in charge," Hun suggested, which upset a few of Shredder's men.
"So be it, success is to be rewarded, as failure is to be punished," Shredder said, glancing at his own men.
Then Rahzar and Tigerclaw sniffed at something before they looked down and saw a couple of explosive pucks, which exploded as the Foot Goons jumped away while Shredder stood there before Casey, Keno, and Zach appeared in front of him. "Looking for us?" Casey mocked as Hun backed away while Shredder narrowed his eyes.
"I will make your ends swift, boys," Shredder said as he extended his blades while the three boys ready their weapons.
"We're not afraid of you Shred-Head!" Keno said before Shredder sliced through their weapons effortlessly. "Okay, didn't see that coming."
"And we might be a little afraid of you," Zach said before Shredder grabbed him and recognized him.
"You?! Now I will end this game, as well as your li-" Shredder said before Casey charged in and taze Shredder exposed skin, causing him to scream in pain as he let go of Zach and the three boys backed away from him.
Shredder got up and kicked the three boys back, "You have spirit young men, but I tired of this game," He glared, readying his claws.
"Don't do this! Listen, we can make a deal!" Keno tried to stall.
"I do not make deals." Shredder said as he was about to slash them, but then, the turtles and Miwa jumped out and knocked Shredder off balance as they surrounded him. "What?!"
"Sorry to crash the party!" Olly said with a smirk.
"Destroy them!" Shredder yelled as he and Leo clashed weapons. "Do not let them near that vat!"
"We don't need you guys! We had this!" Casey caleld before they dodged a laser shot from Tigerclaw.
"And I have you." Tigerclaw said as he shot some more at them as Rahzar went to the controls and pressed all the buttons, which turned on every piece of machinery in the factory.
Olly and Naomi are fighting Kitsune, Mikey and Ames are trying to out run and avoid the machinery of the factory as they screamed while Leo, Olly, and Miwa are fighting Shredder. "Yes. Run you little fools! Run!" Rahzar taunted the two young turtles.
"Who's running, Wolfy?" Ames taunted as she jumped towards Rahzar, "Booyahkasha!" She called as she started jumping against Rahzar's head repeatedly. Rahzar growled as he chased after her and away from the console.
Leo, Olly, and Miwa were still fighting Shredder before the four fell over the railing and land on a path walk above the vat of chemicals as they stand up and Shredder faces them.
"Shredder, you're not getting away from me this time!" Miwa promised, drawing her tanto.
"Whatever your plan is, it stops now!" Olly called.
"I have no time for idle threats, children!" Shredder threatened as he ready his blades.
"Well, you're gonna be in for a surprise because one of us picked up on a new skill." Olly said with a smirk as Miwa did the same as they turned to Leo.
"Leo, would you like to show him?" Miwa asked with a smirk.
Leo smirked as Olly and Miwa held onto his shoulders before he threw one of his Katanas at Shredder but the man dodged effortless, "Ha! Fool, a Ninja never throws away his weapon! Still you fail to understand you are beneath me!" Shredder mocked as he charged at the three, not seeing the glow on the sword.
"What you failed to understand is, I missed on purpose," Leo said as the blue stripes on him appeared before in blue flash, he, Olly and Miwa teleported out of the way of Shredder's attack and right behind him.
Shredder turned to them in shock, "What is this?!" He asked in disbelief.
"How do you like that?" Leo called as he kicked Shredder, sending him forward while picking up his sword.
"Leo got an upgrade," Miwa said with a smile.
"And I just love teleporting," Leo said as he gave Olly one of his swords. "Wanna do a combo move?"
"Sure," Olly said with a smirk as Leo charged at Shredder, who clashed blades with him for a brief moment before Leo glowed with a smirk and teleported again, but one of his swords was still there before Olly appeared and kicked Shredder in the face, sending him flying again. "Eat it, Shredhead!" He called.
Shredder got up with a rageful look while seeing Leo glowing before he realized what it was, remembering it from the legends of when he was in the Hamato clan. "Wait, could it be, the Hamato Ninpō?!" He exclaimed in rage as he drew his blades. "Impossible!" He stated.
"Not impossible when you are one of the Hamtao Clan. Something you turned your back on." Miwa said with a smirk as she joined the boys.
"Still think we're beneath you, Shred-Head?" Leo taunted.
"Ancient Magic alone will not save you!" Shredder called as they all charged and clashed weapons again.
Raph and Jenny were fighting Tigerclaw while Tal and Donnie were fighting Fishface while Naomi and Vee were fighting Kitsune while they were avoiding the machinery, as Casey, Keno, and Zach saw the fight.
"Vigilante boys!" The three turned to see Hun, "I will end all three of you!"
The three boys groaned. "Ah, this guy really can't leave." Zach muttered.
"Let's go!" Casey called as he and Keno tried to fight Hun, but he easily blocked or kick them back with ease before Zach managed to land a lucky kick on him, knocking him to the door.
"I got 'em? Hahah! I actually got 'em!" Zach cheered, but then Hun took off his sunglasses with a serious look before taking a ready stance while punching the three back.
" My opportunity to impress Shredder is to carve up a position for myself, and you ruined it!" Hun said with rage as the three dodged his attack.
"Aw, boo-hoo, too bad I can't kick your butt and play the violin at the same time," Keno mocked.
"Let's see if we can with my pucks!" Casey called as shot multiple hockey pucks at Hun, who dodged them at ease before catching the last one with his hand and licked it before he did a kick at the three.
Back with Tal, Fishface kicked her into a closet, "Oh, I'm gonna feel that tomorrow," She moaned before looking down and saw, "Wait, these chemicals, they're the same ones from Mikey's Cheezyballs," She said realized before noticing some orange containers that were labeled 'CHZ-33' and took one.
"Hmm, if I can contaminate that large vat with this stuff, then the resulting combination," Tal said as she vizualized the scenario which ended with an explosion. "Heheh. Oh, Talena, I loved your mind." She said with a sinister smirk while rubbing the orange container in her hands.
"Hahahah!" Fishface laughed, which snapped Tal back into reality. "What are you doing, chica? Talking to yourself like a weirdo?" He taunted in amusement as Tal threw a smoke bomb down, blinding Fishface as she quickly rushed out the door.
Tal was about to drop the container into the vat, but Fishface came in and kicked it away from her. "No!" She cried as the container flew off from the kick.
"You should control your anger!" Tigerclaw called while clashing with Raph and Jenny.
"Control this, cat!" Raph retorted before he and Jenny were smacked down as the container rolled past them.
Tal was about to rush towards it, but Fishface grabbed it, before his tail got squished by a smasher, which caused him to yell in pain and drop the container. "No!" She called before Mikey caught the container, which surprised him as Tal sighed in relief before Mikey threw it, nailing Rahzar in the face. "No!" Tal screamed again.
"I got it, Tal!" Donnie called as he tried to grab it, but Fishface stomped him down as the container rolled up behind Vee and Naomi, who were fighting Kitsune.
"Someone get the container into the Mixing vat!" Tal called.
"We'll try, but we're a bit busy right now, sis!" Vee called as she blocked the metal ball from Kitsune's weapon before she was whacked to the railing.
"You children should've stayed out of this! We were in the middle of a deal!" Kitsune called as she and Naomi clashed weapons.
Vee pushed herself as she saw her family struggling against their enemies and then saw Leo fighting Shredder with Olly and Miwa, but Shredder started to predict their movements even with Leo's powers as they were having trouble fighting them as she got a bit nervous. But then, Vee took a deep breath as she closed her eyes, focusing as her body was covered in curvy cyan markings while in the black abyss of her mind, a cyan light symbol of the Hamato clan appeared.
Vee then opened her eyes as they were pure white, and her tessens started glowing as well as she stood up. "Enough of these negativities!" She called out as she brought her weapons together, which formed a cyan glow spark before a symbol of yin-yang appeared.
Naomi and Kitsune saw this as they looked surprised. "Venus?" Naomi asked in surprise as Kitsune raised her blade at Naomi.
Vee then had a vision of Kitsune stabbing Naomi from behind, "Get back!" Vee called as she quickly moved her aside and kicked Kitsune away, Vee was amazed by what she did while the markings on her disappeared. "Whoa! Did I just do that?" She asked in shock.
"Impossible?!" Kitsune questioned in shock. "How did time my attack?!"
"I-I just saw your attack coming before it even happened," Vee said slowly as she realized what it was, "My Hamato Ninpō, this is my mystic power!" She said in wonder.
"You've unlocked it." Naomi said with a proud smile as Kitsune growled.
"Then let's see you dodge this!" She called as she ready her ball-chained weapon as the two turtles clashed theirs with hers, while unknowingly knocking the orange container as it fell beside Zach, Keno, and Casey, who were wrestling Hun.
Keno looked down and saw the container. "Casey, we gotta put that mixer into the mixing vat!" He called as they jumped away from Hun as they faced him.
"Right!" Casey called as he glared at Hun as he charged at him. "Goongala!" He called as he body-slammed into Hun and tossed him over. "Later, Scum! I mean, Hun!" He called as Hun fell into a mixing vat.
"Stop them!" Shredder yelled while still fighting Miwa, Olly, and Leo.
Keno picked up the mixture, but then he was caught in Tigerclaw's grasp as he flew up. Keno then kicked Tigerclaw where the sun doesn't shine, which made him meow in pain with his eye in white disk as he let go of Keno and flew up as Keno looked down. "Zach, catch!" He called while throwing the container to Zach.
"Down the hatch!" Zach called as he threw the container right into the vat below; Miwa, Olly, Leo, and Shredder, "Alright! Slam-dunk!" Zach declared as the factory started to shake.
"No! You fools!" Shredder yelled in rage.
"What is that gunk, Tal?" Raph asked, worried as the place was shaking badly.
It's the secret ingredient in Mikey's cheesy balls.." Tal said in fear.
"Yeah!.. wait what?" Mikey asked, confused.
"Uh, that doesn't look good," Ames muttered.
"It's not," Naomi confirmed.
"Let's get out of here!" Donnie shouted in fear.
"Gang, use your portal bracelets!" Olly called out as the turtles and their four human friends pressed the button on their bracelets, as they vanished just when the vat erupted, spewing orang goop everywhere, some even spilling over the Foot Warriors and Hun.
"The turtles and their human allies think they have won this fight, but all they've done is delay my plans." Shredder said calmly as his Foot Warriors walked up to him. "Get this place cleaned up. And start again." He ordered as they nodded to him as he walked off.
Tigerclaw looked at the mixture on his arm as he took a lick at it. "Actually, quite delicious." He said with a smile.
Kitsune then walks after Shredder, "Master, Leonardo's teleportation and Venus's ability to predict my attacks was what I thought it?" She asked as she remembered the legends as well.
Shredder stood silent for a moment before he spoke. "Yes. And it is the Hamato Ninpō. It appears the turtles are on the cusp of unlocking abilities once thought lost to the sands of time." He said while his fist clenched. "Which will only make defeating them all the more gratifying."
Back in Turtle Island, the others are all relaxing in the living room while watching some Crognard. "Gotta hand it to you, guys. You all kinda saved the day." Raph commented.
"Not to mention you three took on Shredder and you're still in one piece." Leo complimented.
"That is an impressive feat. Not many have survived a fight with Shredder and lived." Naomi complimented.
"And you guys don't even know Ninjistu, which is even more impressive," Olly added.
"Aw, yeah, Casey, Keno, and Zach! High-three!" Mikey cheered as he high-three the three humans he and Ames came in with a box of pizza, and they sat down in front of them.
"Thanks, guys. You are the bestest friends ever." Zach said with a smile.
"We couldn't have done it without you guys showing up or Shredder would've sliced and diced us." Keno added.
"But don't think I'm a 100% team player. Because Casey Jones is sometimes a solo vigilante of the night. A mysterious lone hero with his partners in a world of evil." Casey said with a dramatic smile.
"Whatever you say, Jones," Miwa said with a smile.
"And Vee, looks like you unlocked your Hamato Ninpō." Leo said to his girlfriend with a smile, "Is it like some kind of sixth sense?"
"I know, I think it's like my Dreamwalker powers, I can see what my opponents are planning for their next move," Vee said while looking at her hands. "I guess our power is what best fits our personalities."
"Ooh, wonder what mine are gonna be like?" Mikey asked as he visualized himself with magic pizza powers.
"If it's pizza magic, it's lame, bro," Raph said as Mikey slouched.
"How did you guess?!" Mikey exclaimed as they all laughed.
In the lab, Tal and Donnie used the centrifuge to synthesize the chemicals together as they picked up the vial, which was glowing red. Donnie placed a drop into a slide and moved it to his microscope before he saw something that made his eyes widen. "Oh, no." He said.
"What is it, Donnie? Is it bad?" Tal asked in concern.
"It's worse. Look." Donnie said as he moved aside so Tal could see too, which made her eyes widened in horror as well.
"Oh, Shell." Tal muttered as she picked up the vial as she and Donnie rushed out of the lab and to the others in the living room. "Guys! This situation is even worse than we thought!"
"Shredder's chemical mixture isn't an explosive!" Donnie said, which got the group's attention.
"So, what is it?" Olly asked in wonder.
"We theorize that Shredder is working on some mind control formula." Tal guessed fearfully, before she turned to the vial in her hand "But there's one thing, to create something like this is any human comprehension, it should be impossible," She stated while rubbing her chin.
"That would be true if we were dealing with a human," Keno said with a nervous look.
The turtles turned to him in confusion, "What do you mean?" Leo asked.
"While we were spying on Shredder, we found out who K'Vathrak is," Zach said with a concerned look, "But I think you know him by another name," He said.
"What, who?" Raph asked as Casey took a breath and looked to them.
"He's back, dudes," Casey said grimly, "The Newtralizer," He revealed.
This made the turtles all gasp in horrified shock while Miwa looked confused. "A Newt-who-now?" She asked in confusion.
"An Alien Pyscho-Lizard who hates the Kraang and hates us almost as much," Jenny explained while looking shocked.
"I thought we zapped him out of existence when we destroyed his teleporter!" Donnie stated.
"Well, not really. And get this, he's the one who is making that mind control serum." Keno said to them seriously. "He must've gave Shredder the formula. Which explains why he was searching for chemicals."
"And if Newtralizer perfects Mind Control Formula, Shredder could use it on Miwa." She said, which made Miwa's eyes widen in worry.
"Or us!" Donnie added in fear.
"Or the whole tribe," Tal continued as they got to the most horrible part.
"Or every single person on Earth!" Both Smart Turtles declared in horror.
"NO!" The Hamato Teens all exclaimed in horrified shock as Tal looked to the vial she was holding grimly. The heroes now knew they had to stop Shredder and Newtralizer's plans of completing their mind control serum before it could be used on them or anyone they cared for.
For those of you curious, Vee's Hamato Ninpō is called Chi Reading, which allows her to mystically see her enemy's next planned attack and even see what their secrets are, hidden in their dreams. Also, I may not give Miwa her own Hamato Ninpō, as with her snake abilities, she doesn't need them, plus the time under Shredder's care left her detached from her Hamato heritage.