Raph snores on his hammock and Mikey covers his head with his pillow trying to block out the noise. "Hey, shell-for-brains! Can you keep it down? There are some people in New Jersey who are trying to sleep!" Mikey exclaimed in annoyance, throwing his pillow at Raph. Raph holds up his hand while snoring some more, blocking the pillow.
Mikey stands up and sighs in defeat, walking away. He yawns and stretches before he hears someone humming in his room. Curious, he looks in to see April, wrapping up her antiques in paper. "Can't sleep either, huh?" He asked, his arms crossed.
"I'm too excited to sleep. I can't wait to have my own place again." April tells him happily.
"I understand. I can still remember back when this used to be my room, when I wouldn't have to listen to my roommate snore like a chainsaw!" Mikey said, shouting out the last part to Raph's room. Raph continues to snore loudly, to Mikey's displeasure. He walks back to April.
" Don't worry, Ill soon be out of here and you'll be back in your own room before you know it." April assures him as she continues to wrap up her antiques. Mikey sees a stack of his comic books near her on the floor.
"Um, April, what are you doing with my Silver Century comics?" He asked, nervously
"Oh, I needed something to wrap my stuff in and these were just lying about so I-" Mikey screams in fear, which startles April a bit. She chuckles as she stands up.
"Calm down, Mikey, I'm joking. I know better than to mess with a guy's comics." She replied.
"Oh, ha ha. Real funny, April. Enjoy your packing." Mikey retorts as he walks out of the room, and turns off the lights.
"Yep, moving out is looking pretty good."
Meanwhile, Leo, Yuuki, and Mona and Splinter are watching the news while sitting on the floor. "And for now, the police have two suspects in custody." Mikey walks up to them.
"Leo, Master Splinter, you guys up?" They shush him, to be quiet.
"Mikey, be quiet for a minute, please. We're trying to hear this." Yuuki explained.
Mikey watches along with them, wondering what was so important.
"Meanwhile, in other news, an unexplained wave of gang activity is sweeping through the boroughs of New York. How long before they knock on your door? We'll have the full story when Channel 9 news returns."
Mikey hears a loud noise not too far away. "Sounds like Donnie's up too." He said, before following the noise. Donnie was using a blowtorch, wielding a piece of metal. Mikey sneaks up behind him. "Boo!" Donnie screams and quickly turns around with the blowtorch in his hand pointing it towards Mikey.
"Whoa, easy partner, don't shoot!" Mikey holds his hands up in surrender. "Mikey, never sneak on a turtle while he's wielding." Donnie scolded.
"Hey, love what you've done to the place," Mikey said, looking at the water. "Yeah, go ahead, make jokes, Mikey. But, when I'm using this underwater access way to cruise the river in a submersible, you're gonna miss out on some fun, unless you make yourself useful and help?" Donnie replied, sarcastically, looking at Mikey.
Mikey lets out a yawn and scratches himself. "Suddenly, I feel sleepy." He murmurs and Donnie elbows him in the chest.
"So where did you and Venus run off to the other night?" Mikey teases.
Donnie immediately goes quiet, staring at him with wide eyes, shocked. "I don't know what you mean." He quickly stammered, nervously.
Mikey stares at him and rolls his eyes "Oh sure, it's not too common for a guy and a girl to go running off together in the middle of the night, alone." He laughs.
Donnie blushes then glares at him "Just help me with this."
Mikey puts on a scuba helmet while Donnie stands nearby. "This cross brace with secure the access way and ensure it's stability. So, you know what you're supposed to do, right?"
"Yep. I'm supposed to swim in cold river water when I should be in a warm, cozy bed." Mikey answered, sarcastically.
"Right," Donnie replied, giving the thumbs up. Mikey walks over to the edge of the pool of water. He cannonballs into it, splashing Donnie. "Chucklehead." Donnie murmurs.
Mikey swims to the tunnels below then swims to the right. He pulls out a pipe, wedging it between some of the piping and welds it together. Something swims past him, catching his attention. He turns on the light on the helmet and sees an alligator.
The creature notices him and growls. "What the shell?!" The alligator sped towards him.
Mikey screams and turns off his light before swimming away. When the alligator reaches the closed off section of tunnels, Mikey is not there. He looks around before he swims away. Mikey watches from the piping nearby. Remember what Master Splinter said. Bathe into the surroundings. The alligator swims up to the breathing tube. He chews it off. Mikey's eyes widen as he finds his helmet was filling up with water. Can't...breathe! Get a grip. The alligator appears in front of Mikey. He gasps as the creature stares at him, struggling to save his breath.
His breathing tube begins to shake, and Donnie notices.
"What's that goob doing now?" He murmurs.
Relax. Slow down. Mikey thinks to himself as he holds his breath.
"My guess is... that he's drowning!" Donnie exclaimed in realization and he flips the switch "Hang on, Mikey!"
The alligator growls at Mikey. He strikes at Mikey, but Mikey was quickly pulled away at the last minute. He shoots up in the air in front of Donnie.
Mikey, dripping wet, pulls off his helmet and coughs up water. "Get the others! You guys are not going to believe this!"
They all listen to Mikey's story. "So I was like," Mikey breathes in exasperation. "And it was all," He shows his teeth, growling. "And I'm like," Mikey shivers. "Then it got all," He honks. Raph and Donnie stare at each other "Cuckoo," Raph comments. "Crazy," Donnie rolls his finer near his head.
"Mikey, are you really sure that you saw something?" Yuuki asked.
"I'm telling ya! There is a big ugly croc down there! It nearly ate my face off!" Mikey tells her.
Yuuki stares at him. Mikey looks back silently, pleading.
"I believe you." She said.
"C'mon, you're not really buying this are you?" Raph asked.
"Hold up, guys," Leo calls out. "Raph, remember that albino croc we tangled with years ago? Mike's croc could actually exist."
"It does exist and its all," Mikey makes more various noises like growling and snarling.
"We should have seen it coming bro, you're one rib short of a barbecue." Raph tells him pointing a finger at Mikey's chest.
"Look, I know what I saw," Mikey argues, slapping his finger away. "There's a huge ugly reptile in the sewers. And for once it's not you, Raph. And Ill prove it to you." Mikey throws the towel in Raph's face, catching the red masked turtle by surprise.
"I'm going back down there and find that thing." Mikey finishes, his hands on his hips.
"If you're serious, take this porpoise device" Donnie rips off a cloth, revealing a tank. "I made it to explore some of the underwater passageways. Its got a built-in camera and transmitter. And I put in a two-way radio in the mask. We'll be able to see and hear your ''mystery croc" on here," Donnie links up the camera to his laptop. "If it exists."
Mikey puts on the scuba gear. "Stay tuned guys, as Mikey TV takes you on a croc hunt," He said in an Australian accent. Leo and Raph steps back before Mikey dives into the water.
Mikey dives deeper underwater, and the others watch from Donnie's laptop. He swims into one of the tunnels and finds himself stuck at several entrances. He hears a familiar growl from behind and swims off. The alligator appears from one of the entrances and swims to the one of the entrances that was closed off. He rips it open and swims in. Mikey, hidden in an entrance nearby, watches him. "The chase is on." He swims after the alligator.
Later, he appears at an small river. The alligator steps out and walks further inside. "You guys seeing this?" Mikey asked as they see the alligator on screen. "I take it back, Mikey, you're not insane...well not completely."
The alligator steps into a hole in the wall, not noticing Mikey following after him. Mikey recognizes the area. "Check it out, guys. Big, dark, and scaly is living in our old lair!" He looks ahead to see the alligator putting on a big white lab coat. Lab supplies covered the desk in front of him. He puts on dark red glasses and his eyes return to normal. He turns to talk to someone but Mikey couldn't see who it was.
"You were right, my friend. Oh so right. The remaining component was exactly where you said. Now I can complete my task for you and then you can aid me in completing mine as per our deal. I am so glad I made your acquaintance. I don't mind telling you, I've had quite a lot of experience repairing these units. Child's play, really. Once you understand the basic principles-"
"Well, what do you know? It's just a big crocodile version of Don." Mikey comments.
Donnie frowns. Venus snickers.
"It is finished, my friend. Why don't you take it for a test drive?" Mikey freezes in his spot as he looks closer.
"He's got an exoskeleton. I can't really see-but I think he's talking to an Utrom."
"An Utrom?!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
The loud voices feedback into Mikey's microphone, making him scream. The alligator hears him and turns around taking off his glasses, eyes narrowing into slits. "An intruder!"
"Okay, time to go!" Mikey exclaimed, running off. "Stop!" The alligator gets down on all fours and chases after him. He rams into the entrance Mikey went through, causing a crash. Mikey screams and lands into the water. The alligator roars and sees Mikey in the water then jumps in after him. "We're on my old turf now and if I remember right, there should be an access cover just about...here!" Mikey pries open a cover and smacks his attacker with it, distracting him.
Mikey swims inside and the alligator tries to after him but the entrance was too small for him. Mikey looks back at him before he surfaces "Guys, are you there?"
"Mikey, where the shell are you? What's happening?" Raph demanded.
"I'm on the 39 street runoff. It got a little hairy back there with my reptile pal, but I think I lost him," Mikey explained just as the alligator jumps out of the water from behind him and tackles him.
"Mikey!" Everyone shouted as the look at the laptop in worry.
Mikey and the alligator appear and chomps off Mikey's device. He throws Mikey into the wall and he lands in the water. Rubbing his head, he sits up. The alligator roars, advancing towards him. "Good crocodile, good crocodile," Mikey murmurs in fear as he backs away. The alligator whips his tail at him, and Mikey dodges just in time, leaving a hole in the wall. He looks in surprise before the alligator tries to punch him. Mikey dodges away from it.
He ducks from the several punches begin thrown at him "Bad crocodile! Don't make me have to use these!" Mikey exclaimed as he pulls out his nunchucks. The alligator roars again. "Okay, you asked for it!" The alligator whips his tail, knocking Mikey back. Mikey groans as he slides to the water.
"Listen, I didn't mean you any harm," Mikey protests. The alligator roars in his face, before calming down. His eyes return to normal. "I am sorry. Sometimes I get carried away," He explained, suddenly, they hear something coming towards them. Leo, Raph, Donnie, Yuuki, Mona, and Venus were riding in the Sewer Slider. They land and jump out of the vehicle. The three brothers, including Yuuki pulled out their weapons. Mona and Venus got into a fighting stance. Raph throws his sai at the alligator, missing him by an inch. The alligator growls.
"Look guys, a handbag with claws," Raph calls out, spinning his other sai.
The alligator eyes narrow into slits. "Guys, wait, its-" Before Mikey could finish his explanation, the alligator accidently hits Mikey with his tail, knocking him back into a wall. He growls at the others before they charge.
Donnie uses his staff to kick the gator. He tries to throw a punch at Raph, but Raph holds his arm. Leo tries to get hit on him by punching him. The alligator throws Raph back before throwing Leo into the water "All of those who think it was a bad idea to get this thing mad, say I?" Donnie said, nervously.
"I." Everyone answered. The alligator charges at them and hits them all in one hit. They slide to the Sewer Slider. The gator roars again. "Come on!" Raph shouted and they all charge. Donnie jumps over the gator. The reptile finds himself that he was surround as the others circled around him. He jumps into the water, disappearing. The moved to where he had jumped, scanning the water. "Where'd it go?" Raph demands as they search.
"I'm not sure, but I'm hoping France," Donnie comments. Suddenly, Raph disappears into the water as he was dragged into it. "Raph!" Leo and Donnie shouted. They look to each other before diving in after him, along with Yuuki, Mona and Venus. Everyone emerges out of the water on top of the gator, pinning him down. Before Raph could bring his sai down, Mikey wraps it with his nunchucks.
"Will you guys wait a minute!?" He asked, before looking down at the alligator. "Sorry. Sometimes we get carried away too. How about a truce?"
The alligator calms down. "You may let go of me. I accept the truce."
Mikey nods at them and they silently agree, getting off. "All right, Mikey, but if this croc bites your head off, I don't want to hear any complaining," Leo warns.
The alligator stands up and readjusts himself "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Leatherhead." He bows politely. He looks at them waiting for them to introduce themselves.
"Yuuki," Yuuki said.
"Leonardo," Leo explained.
"Donatello," Donnie said.
"Raphael," Raph interjects.
"Venus," Venus answered. She gestures to Mona, standing beside her "This is Mona," She answered for her. "She can't talk but her attitude makes up for it." She laughs. Mona glares at her and she backs away moving next to Donnie.
"I'm Mikey!" Mikey replies happily.
"Come, it is so very drafty here in the sewers. Let us return to my temporary laboratory where we can speak in relative comfort." Leatherhead turns to them and they look at each other before following.
They arrive at the turtle's old lair. "Ah, there's no place like home." Raph comments. "My sentiments, exactly," Leatherhead answered. Donnie sees something in front of them.
"Whoa, you're building a transmat?" He asked in excitement.
"You are familiar with the transmat? Then, you know of the Utroms," Leatherhead murmurs, putting on his glasses.
"Actually, the Utroms and us go way back." Leo explained.
"Really? The Utroms...are my family. It is a long story. It begin when I was a little more than a hatchling. I assumed that I began life as a mere exotic pet, which for some cruel human reason, I was cast into the sewer. Fortunately, I was discovered not by humans, but by the Utroms, who deemed me worthy of further observation. During the course of this observation, I was accidentally exposed to a mutagen the Utroms had once created. The mutagen not only changed my physical form but greatly accelerated my intellectual development and when the Utroms realized that I had become sentient, they adopted me. I was happy living with the Utroms. They taught me so much. Life was good until the humans discovered our base and tried to destroy us. My family barely escaped. And I was left behind. But once I finish building this transmat, I will be able to rejoin my family once again."
Leatherhead turns to the door. "Ah, my friend had returned. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to my good friend," Baxter Stockman stands in front of them. He his head was in the stomach of an Utrom exo-suit.
"Baxter Stockman?!" The turtles and Yuuki exclaimed in shock. He smiles evilly at them.
"Hey Stockman, love the new look." Raph retorts.
"What was wrong, the spider thing not cutting it with the ladies?" Mikey jokes.
"Hardy-har-har," Stockman deadpans. He puts a hand on Leatherhead's shoulder. "Leatherhead, my friend. Do you recall the traitors I told you about? It was them who sabotaged the TCRI building," He points an accusing finger at the seven "It was them who destroyed the transmat." Leatherhead growls. "It was they who caused the Utroms to leave." Leatherhead takes off his glasses.
"Them?" Leatherhead stares at them, confused and uncertain.
"Yes, yes, them, them!" Stockman yelled.
"Baxter Stockman, telling lies? Imagine that," Mikey retorts and Stockman smirks. Leatherhead growls. "These green freaks and their friends are why I had you build our little you-know-what and now we can put it to work," Stockman explained, taking a box and opening it up. A circle, a square, and a triangle float in the air. The triangle assembles into a body, the square into legs, and the circle into a turtle's head.
"Donnie, what the shell is that?!" Leo demands.
"I'm not sure. It doesn't look good!" Donnie answered, nervously. The robot bows to them respectfully before getting into a fighting stance. A yellow beam scans Donnie. The robot gestures Donnie to come at him.
"Allow me," Donnie tells them, spinning his staff before jumping up to strike. A wooden bo staff appears into the robot's hands, blocking it. Donnie dodges a few hits and jumps over one. The robot makes the staff disappear before grabbing Donnie, punching him and kicking him into the stone rubble.
"Donnie!" Venus exclaimed as she ran over to him.
It scans Leo next. "Batter up," Leo shouted before charging.
Two swords appear in the robot's hands. Leo clashes with the robot before it flips Leo, throwing him to the floor. He slides away. Raph jumps up with sais in hand. The robot scans him while his is in the air then two sais appear. Raph tackles it down, but the robot kicks him away into the wall and traps him with his sais. Raph growls as he struggles to get free.
Mikey spins his nunchucks as the robot scans him. Two nunchucks appear in its hands. As Mikey fights it, Leo and Donnie help Raph.
"That robot knows exactly what we're going to do before we do it. Somehow it programmed itself with our fighting styles and its processors are working faster than our reflexes," Donnie explained as they watched Mikey fight the robot.
"So what do we do?!" Leo asked.
"Something...unexpected." Donnie answered.
"Can I borrow these for a second?" Raph asked, taking Leo's swords. Raph jumps in front of the robot and manages to slice it's arm off.
"Master Splinter always says we must train in every weapon form. It's time to put in a little practice," Leo tells Donnie as he trades Raph's sai for his staff. Leo propels himself and kicks the robot back. Donnie spins Raph's sai and drops one. He throws the other one at the robot.
Mikey picks up two pipes before spinning them and lunges at the robot. While Yuuki and Mona attacked from behind. Mikey swings his weapon knocking the robot's head off. Leatherhead and Stockman watched. They turn to them. Raph punches his hands "Playtime is over," Stockman narrows his eye "You're so right. I am done playing."
He takes a piece of debris and throws it at them. "I'll be happy to finish you off personally." Venus screams at she saw it come closer. Donnie pushes her down, shielding her with his body. Leo and Raph does the same to Yuuki and Mona, protecting them as the debris hit them, knocking them down. Stockman punches Leo and Donnie before punching Raph.
He grabs Mikey by the arm, lifting him up "I can't count how many times you meddlesome freaks robbed me of my revenge when I was working for the Shredder. But this time, nothing will stop me."
"Shredder?!" Baxter shouts in surprise as he looks at Leatherhead. The alligator grabs him by the arm, making him drop Mikey.
"You worked for the Shredder?! He was the Utrom's most hated enemy. You weren't intending to help me with the transmat. You used me!" Leatherhead's eyes turned white as they narrowed into slits, baring his teeth. He roars and fights against Stockman. They let go of each other.
"Very well. You pathetic freaks can all perish together!" Stockman runs to grab an extinguisher and throws it at the rubble, causing an explosion. "Believe me, I am doing evolution a big favor!" "Leatherhead, look out!" Donnie calls out as the roof begins to cave in. Leatherhead pushes against it, trying to hold it.
"We gotta get out of here now!" Donnie yells as they run. However, Mikey stops. "Leatherhead, come with us! Forget about this place!" He tells him.
Leatherhead shakes his head. "No. If I do not have the transmat, if I cannot be with the Utroms, then life is meaningless."
"Leatherhead, please!" Mikey begs. The others call out to him.
"Mikey!"
"Come on!"
"Leave me," Leatherhead's eyes turn back to normal. "My friend."
"Michaelangelo!" Leo shouted.
"Move it!"
Mikey runs out leaving Leatherhead behind. There is a crash behind them. "Poor Leatherhead," Mikey grieves. "Can you imagine being that alone?" Leo murmurs.
"You know, things may get rough at time, but at least we have each other," Donnie tells them. They start to walk away. "Yeah, be do we have to have Raph?" Mikey jokes.
"Huh? Come here, knucklehead." Raph chases after him and starts to hit him.
"Ow! Hey, watch it!"