Welcome To A Very Special Chapter Of Kamen Rider LL. In This One, They'll Be Meeting, Are You Ready For This? *Drumroll*, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Specifically The 2003 TMNT. Anyway, I Don't Own Anything, This Chapter Was Co Written By Hallucigenia77, Enjoy!

At the Loud Residence, where we see Lincoln, Sakura, Aya, and Denkyem come down the stairs while Mpatapo, Duafe, and the Loud Sisters were already at the kitchen table for breakfast. "There you kids are! Denkyem, Mpatapo, Duafe, did you sleep well last night?" Lynn Sr. asked. "Quite well, actually! Especially since we get to use our sleeping bags! For me, I get to sleep next to Aya while in Lucy and Lynn's room while Duafe slept in Lana and Lola's room and Mpatapo slept in Luna and Luan's room!" Denkyem answered. The mention of Denkyem being able to sleep next to Aya made the older five go "AWWWWWWW!" "Alright, calm down you guys! We were in separate bags. I mean it's not like Lincoln and Sakura's situation." Aya said. "Hey, if you had a room as small as mine, you'd understand!" Lincoln said.

"Of course, I really don't see it as a bad thing, especially when I'm very close to Lincoln-kun while in his bed!" Sakura said while hugging Lincoln tightly. "AWWWWWW!" The older five said while Lincoln blushed. "By the way, Sakura, did you tell your grandmother about your new 'appearance' yet?" Lincoln asked Sakura. "You mean my new chest size and wings, right?" Asked Sakura. "Yeah, that's exactly what I was referring to!" Said Lincoln. "Yeah, I called and told her all about it after the party last night. She was surprised, but thankfully Toadus-san was able to help me explain it." Sakura said. "And even more fortunately, I have been able to figure out how to hide my wings." She added. "I'll just keep them when I'm in my rider form. I think it makes my fairy/princess motifs more obvious." Sakura said.

"At least she's understanding. I don't even want to imagine the look on some of the parents of the other girls who drank that potion." Lincoln said, looking at Aya. "I just wanted to spread the good fortune. Akofena did the same with a bunch of her friends when it was her time to drink it." Aya said. "Hey, come to think of it, how old was Akofena? You know, before she died?" Asked Luna. "She was sixteen years old before she died! And if you're wondering about her chest size, I would say that, in Leni's terms, that she was an I-Cup!" Aya answered, much to Luna's surprise. "Whoa! She was the same age as me?!" Luna asked in surprise. "Yeah, that potion does wonders to the human body. At least if you're a girl. Boys only taste fruit smoothies." Aya explained.

"Dang! Perhaps you can give me, Sam, and Mazzy some of that potion when any of our birthdays have arrived!" Luna said. "Sure. All I need is some calabashes and the ingredients." Aya said. "What exactly are calabashes and where can you find them in America?" Asked Lana. "There are several definitions of the word, but I believe the one Aya's looking for is called the bottle gourd." Lisa said. "It's scientific name is Lagenaria siceraria and it is grown from a vine! It can be either harvested young to be consumed as a vegetable, or harvested mature to be dried and used as a utensil, container, or a musical instrument! When it is fresh, the fruit has a light green smooth skin and white flesh! Bottle Gourds have a variety of shapes: they can be huge and rounded, small and bottle-shaped like it's name would imply, or slim and serpentine! They can grow to be over a metre long! Rounder varieties are typically called calabash gourds! The bottle gourd was one of the world's first cultivated plants grown not primarily for food, but for use as containers! The bottle gourd may have been carried from Asia to Africa, Europe, and the Americas in the course of human migration, or by seeds floating across the oceans inside the gourd! It has been proven to have been globally domesticated, and existed in the New World, during the Pre-Columbian era! Because bottle gourds are also called "calabashes", they are sometimes confused with the hard, hollow fruits of the unrelated Crescentia cujete, layman's terms Calabash Tree, whose fruits are also used to make utensils, containers, and musical instruments!" She added.

"For example, I believe Clyde's weapon, the Calabasher, is based off of the Bottle Gourd." Lisa said. "That would explain it's name and shape!" Said Lincoln. "Now that you have mentioned it, Lisa-chan, the Bottle Gourd is very well known in Asia, especially in China and Japan! Plus, it's innards are edible, so it doe have plenty of culinary uses!" Said Sakura, much to the delight of Lynn Loud Sr. "Thanks for the tip, Sakura!" He said. Later that day, Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde were all at school. "Man, I am loving what that potion did to me! I've already had five guys staring at me, trying to ask me out, and the pleasure of turning them all down!" Sakura told Lincoln and Clyde. "Did you even mention to them the fact the Lincoln is your boyfriend?" asked Clyde.

"Yep, and let's just say I may have made them slightly angry at you." Sakura said sheepishly. "In fact this one guy said 'I thought he was dating Stella', and another said 'I thought he was dating Girl Jordan', and a third said, 'I thought he was dating that Ronnie Anne girl that moved to Great Lakes City'." She said. "Story of my life." Lincoln said. Then, Lincoln, Sakura, and Clyde immediately saw Chloe, Shintomaru, Stella, Liam, Tabby, Rusty, Polly Pain, Zach, Giggles, Hattie, Girl Jordon, and Rachel waiting in front of the lockers. "Hey, everyone! How's it going?" Asked Lincoln. "Going great, so far!" Said Liam. "By the way, how did any your parents react when they all saw your new chest sizes?" Sakura asked Chloe, Stella, Tabby, Polly Pain, Giggles, Hattie, Girl Jordan, Rachel. "They were a little surprised, in fact they have a few questions for Aya and her dad." Stella said, everyone else nodding in agreement.

"Yeah, from what Aya-chan told us, she just wanted to spread the good fortune! Her late sister Akofena did the same thing for a bunch of her own friends when it was her time to drink the potion!" Sakura said. "Well, at least she's thinking of others!" Chloe said. "And hey, speaking of adjusting, do you guys know how, they are doing?" Tabby asked, referring to Andros and Phixia. "Andros and Phixia are actually okay! They are currently living with Master Toadus and Gorf, so I can tell they are in good hands!" Lincoln answered. "That's a relief!" Said Tabby. "Yeah, no kidding." Lincoln said. "By the way, I take it that you all had guys staring at ya and trying to ask you all out as much as Sakura, right?" Asked Clyde. "Yeah, it's crazy! And even crazier is when I tell them I have a boyfriend, they all assume it's Lincoln." Stella said. "Same here." Tabby said.

"Fortunately, we corrected those guys and told them who are boyfriends actually are!" Said Chloe as she then went and kissed Clyde in the lips. This made Clyde fall over in delight. "I can only imagine what it was like for him when he had a crush on Lori-neechan." Sakura said. "I don't have to imagine. Clyde's dads kept his shrine to her as part of 'precious memories'." Aurachnid said from Clyde's backpack. That caused Clyde to quickly get back up and blush red from embarrassment while saying "Aurachnid! Did you have to tell everyone about that?" to Aurachnid in a quiet scolding tone.

"Buddy, everyone already knows about that crush you had on her, it would be pretty obvious you had a shrine to her." Lincoln said with a chuckle that Sakura joined in. "Well, well, well, if it isn't Larry and his loser friend." A voice Lincoln immediately recognized said. "Chandler, how many times do I have to tell you, my name isn't Larry!" Lincoln said, turning to the boy that liked to torment him and Clyde. "Oh, would you rather prefer 'Lincoln Lame' instead?" Asked Chandler McCann in a taunting manner. "Hey! You can't talk to my boyfriend like that!" Sakura said, pushing Chandler aside. "Wait, What?! You're his girlfriend?! But you're a hottie and he's a loser! How can you possibly be his girlfriend?!" Chandler asked in bewilderment.

"Hey!" Lincoln said. "Daijobu, Lincoln-kun, I've got this." Sakura said. "I'll have you know, Lincoln-kun is the sweetest, kindest, most caring, courageous boy I have ever met, and I guarantee you, he's more of a man than someone like you who only sees girls for their looks rather than who they are on the inside will ever be!" Sakura said. "And another thing, Chandler McCann, I was told by Lincoln-kun about how you manipulated him into giving you free stuff from Gus' Games and Grub, when he and Clyde-kun tried to be friends with you so they would include themselves into your birthday party at the sewage plant one year ago! That forced his older sister, Lori, to do overtime at her former job there and she would have missed her dance if Lincoln-kun hadn't decided to cover for her!" Sakura angrily ranted.

"And that only reaffirms my statement that he is more of a man than you will ever be." She added. "Frankly, I think that makes you the real Haisha in this situation. That means 'loser' just so we're clear." Sakura said. "Oh snap!" Tabby said. "Hey! No one calls me a loser and gets away with it." Chandler said, starting to approach Sakura, only for her to sweep him off his feet and toss him into a nearby trashcan. "Next time you want to approach someone like that, make sure they haven't had martial arts training alongside their brother since they were 5." Sakura said. "*GROAN!* You realize, of course, that this means war!" Chandler angrily stated while still in the trashcan. "Unless you want to get hurt even more than your pride right now, I suggest you back off." Shintomaru said, joining the group.

"I'd second that!" Said Lynn Jr, who came to the scene in her hall monitor sash and plucked Chandler out the trashcan while giving him an angry glare. "Well, if it isn't Lynn Loud Jr! Did you come here to protect your baby brother?" Chandler asked in a mocking tone. "Actually, I think his girlfriend's got that covered. I'm here to write you up for littering." Lynn said, pointing to the mess Chandler made when he landed in the trashcan. "Hey, she threw me into that trashcan!" Said Chandler in complaint. Then, he took a closer look at Lynn and said "Wait a minute, something's different about you!" in a pondering tone. "Oh, I know! It's your chest, it's huge!" He said in realization, right before he unintentionally poked Lynn's chest. That caused Lynn to turn red with rage. "HOW DARE YOU?!" Lynn angrily yelled.

"That's borderline sexual harassment!" She said, angrily grabbing Chandler's wrist. "And as for Sakura tossing you in the trashcan? All I saw was someone throwing trash in the trashcan were it belongs." Lynn pointed out. "I'm taking you to see Principal Ramirez! She'll know what to do with you!" She added as she began to drag Chandler towards the principal's office. "But-but-but-" Chandler started stammering as everyone else chuckled. "Thanks for that, Sakura." Lincoln said. "No one says bad stuff about my boyfriend and gets away with it." Sakura said. "Oh, by the way, Shin-kun. Ronnie Anne-chan and I were talking yesterday, and according to AkaRed-san, there's someone in your past that's still around. Does A Kamen Rider by the name of Diend sound familiar to you?" She asked.

"Now that you have mentioned it, when the memories of my past life had resurfaced, I did also have memories of meeting other Kamen Riders and Diend was one of them! His real name is Daiki Kaito and, like my past self, he is also a dimension-traveling Kamen Rider! But, his reasons for traveling are different than my past self's. While my past self travels through different worlds in order to defend them, Diend travels in order to steal what he would call 'treasures' from some of said worlds while crossing paths with my self on different occasions! Yeah, Diend's moral compass is a bit questionable, but he does come to help my past self and other Kamen Riders when needed!" Shintomaru answered while explaining who Kamen Rider Diend is. "Hopefully we might be able to meet him someday." Lincoln said. "Yeah, but fair warning, if he calls Kamen Rider Decade 'The Destroyer of Worlds' pay no attention to that." Shintomaru said.

"'The Destroyer of Worlds'?! Why on earth would anyone call your past self that?!" Sakura asked in curiosity and confusion. "My memory of that is a bit foggy, I'm afraid." Shintomaru said. "Oh! That's understandable!" Said Clyde. "Anyway, I want to ask you guys something! Do you guys have any dating tips for me and Stella-chan?" Shintomaru asked, much to the surprise of Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, and Chloe. "Are you serious?" Lincoln said. "Yes, I'm serious!" Shintomaru answered. "It's just, Sakura was the first person I ever had any feelings for, and well, you see how that turned out." Shintomaru said. "Unfortunately, I was in the same boat, as you were the first person I ever felt that way, Lincoln-kun." Sakura admitted. "Well, that doesn't exactly help my ego." Shintomaru admitted.

"Ooh! Sorry about that Shin-kun!" Sakura said in apology. "Daijobu." Shintomaru said, waving it off. "Well, if it helps ya, you and Stella can come with us to the mall for a triple date! It'll be me and Sakura, Clyde and Chloe, and you and Stella!" Said Lincoln. "Really? Thanks, Lincoln!" Said Shintomaru. "Can y'all make it a quadruple date? Tabby and I want to come along to the mall as well!" Said Liam while Tabby was standing right next to him. "I don't see why not." Lincoln said. "I guess I'll be there too. But I'll be nothing more than a ninth wheel." Aurachnid said.

Meanwhile, in another dimension...

'In the middle of New York City, we see four humanoid turtles riding around the streets and into the sewer pipes. The first one wore a blue bandana on his face, a blue bike helmet on his head, and a pair of crossed katanas on his back, and he was riding a blue scooter. The second one wore a purple bandana on his face, a purple bike helmet, and a bo staff on his back, and he was riding a purple bicycle. The third one wore a red bandana on his face, a red bike helmet on his head, and a pair of sais stored on his hips, and he was also wearing a pair of red rollerblades. Finally, the four one wore an orange bandana on his face, an orange bike helmet on his head, and a pair of nunchucks on his hips, and he was riding an orange skateboard. They were respectfully known as Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo Splinterson, a.k.a. the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. "COWABUNGA!" Shouted Michelangelo as he skateboarded around the round interior of the sewer pipes. "Mikey! How many times do I have to tell you not to say 'Cowabunga'?!" Raphael shouted in annoyance to Michelangelo's catchphrase. Soon they arrived at a large underground lair.' There, we see three individuals already there. One was Master Splinter, a humanoid dark grey rat with a white Japanese goatee and wearing brown monk's clothes. The other two were humans: Casey Jones (full name: Arnold Casey Jones Jr.), an adult human male with long black hair and wearing a red t-shirt that has light beige sleeves, black jeans tied with a brown belt, and brown shoes as well as a white hockey mask on his head, black golf bag filled with sports gear on his back, and a wedding ring on his finger, and April O'Neil, an adult human female with light auburn hair tied in a bun and wearing a pink t-shirt with a white rectangle, a necklace, a pair of gray jeans tied in a brown belt, brown bracelets with blue and purple shoes as wedding ring on her finger. There was also Michelangelo's pet orange tabby cat Klunk, who was taking a nap in his cat bed.

"Yo, guys! Where you been?" Casey asked. "Just riding around in the sewers. Thing sure have gotten a bit boring since that incident with those versions of us from that other dimension." Mikey said. "Yeah! No kiddin'! Even the Purple Dragons haven't been causing any trouble since then!" Said Raph. "I've actually found the silence to be quite peaceful." Master Splinter said, sipping his tea. Unfortunately, just as soon as he said that, the ground started shaking. "What can I say? Even I have my off moments." He said. That's something had broken a huge hole through the walls, which also woken Klunk up from his nap and scared him. Afterwards, a huge crab-like mecha appeared and riding in it was a morbidly obese man with tubes on his body that were attached to the mech. He then let out a maniacal laugh. That man was someone that the Ninja Turtles hadn't seen in a long time, due to them thinking that died in their last encounter, specifically when Donatello and Michelangelo destroyed his underwater base Junklantis and sent his submarine down a trench. He was none other than The Garbageman. "Greetings again, filth!" Said The Garbageman. That caused the Ninja Turtles to gasp in shock.

"The Garbageman?! But how?! We saw you sink to the bottom of the ocean!" Donnie said. "Funny you should mention that, reptile! I held my breath and I had used an emergency escape hatch at the last minute before my sub would go far enough into the trench to crush me to death! I then used my arms and mechanical lower half to swim back up to the surface before I could drown! As soon as I got back onto dry land, I had decided that the only way to restore my own empire again would be to get revenge on you meddling reptiles beforehand! However, it took a very long time for me to do so, due the lack of technological resources and the fact that I had no idea where you turtles even live!" The Garbageman explained. "So how did you manage to accomplish both of those feats?" Asked Raph. "The technology part was easy! I had snuck into an abandoned military base and stolen all of the unused technology that was left there to build my crab-mech!" The Garbageman explained.

"As for how I found where you lived, I thought to myself..." Garbageman said. "Him, thinking? That's an even more ridiculous idea than Mikey watching the Discovery Channel!" Raph joked. "Hey! Not cool, Raph!" Mikey said while feeling insulted by Raph's remark. "Anyway, I thought to myself, where would four mutant turtles hide?" The Garbageman said. "Then it finally hit me! The only place that you turtles would live would be where no human would ever dare to live, in the sewers! So, I decided to wait until you were all above the sewers! That way, I would launch my tracking device on one of you, just to find your exact coordinates! And that is exactly what I just did today! Where's the tracking device now, you ask? It's on the back of the orange one, that's where!" The Garbageman said as he then pointed at Mikey. "WHAT?!" Mikey shouted as he then searched his back and finally plucked out a tiny mechanical crab that let out a red light with a beeping sound.

The others facepalmed. "Nice going, Mikey." Leo said. "How was I supposed to know?!" Mikey asked. "I'm only saying this once. Leave our home and I can almost guarantee you won't be hurt." Master Splinter warned as Casey lowered his hockey mask and pulled out some of his gear while the turtles pulled out their signature weapons. "Oh? And who are you supposed to be, rat?" The Garbageman asked. "I am Splinter! The adoptive father and teacher of the turtles, whom you seek revenge on! And I'm not going to stand by and let you invade our home for your petty revenge!" Master Splinter answered as he then got into a fighting stance against The Garbageman. "You know what? I don't care! I'm here for payback and I ain't leaving until I get it!" The Garbageman said as his mech rose to life. "And no one's standing in my way!" He added.

(Play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Back To The Sewer Theme Song, By Russel Velazquez)

Both sides then charged in combat. Leo started by slashing his katanas at the crab mech. However, The Garbageman countered by using the crab mech's claws to block the katanas. Donnie tried whacking the mech's legs with his Bo staff. Then, Raph tried to pierce the mech's armor with his sais. Unfortunately, the armor was too tough to get pierced through. Mikey jumped, trying to swing his nunchakus at Garbageman, only for him to swing him back. But when Mikey landed, he noticed something, and got an idea. "Hey, Garbageman! Look what I got!" Said Mikey as he then pulled out what looked like a dark green high-tech flashlight. "Mikey, No! That's the Portal Stick!" Donnie shouted in worry.

"I know! I'll send this guy to another dimension and let him be someone else's problem!" Mikey said, turning the device on. As soon that happened, a purple vortex opened up. The Garbageman's mech started getting sucked into the portal. Unfortunately, so did several other things in the lair, including Casey. "Woah!" He said as April caught him. "I've got you!" She told her husband as she tried holding onto a pipe. "Mikey, You Bonehead! You're causing a bigger mess than The Garbageman just did!" Raph shouted in anger as he then tried to grab on to a nearby pipe. "Okay, there's a slight chance I didn't think this one through." Mikey said. "Slight?!" Everyone, even Master Splinter asked as the Garbageman struggled to get out of the portal's grip. "If I'm going down, I'm taking you clowns with me!" He shouted, slamming the controls on his mech's arms down.

That's when the crab mech's claws launched a pair of missiles that hit a wall and exploded. That caused some debris to come towards the Ninja Turtles and Splinter. When one of the those chunks headed towards Klunk, Mikey immediately jump to the rescue and grabbed Klunk in his arms. Unfortunately, while he was able to rescue the cat, he was unable to find a better holding and ended up getting caught back into the portal's suction. However, he was able to get a hold of Raph's foot. Unfortunately, Raph lost grip, catching Donnie, who, also lost grip, catching Leo, who lost grip and caught Splinter. "You see what happens when you think?" Raph asked Mikey.

"Hang on, guys!" Said April. "We're coming!" Said Casey as he and April attempted to come to the rescue. "Oh no you're not!" The Garbageman said, grabbing onto Mikey's leg. "I don't know where this thing leads, but you guys are coming with me!" He said, yanking back, causing Master Splinter to lose his grip and the five, plus Klunk were dragged into the portal with the Garbageman before it closed, leaving Casey and April shocked. "Not again!" Casey complained. "We'd better go look for help! Perhaps The Ancient One could help us find out where our friends got thrown into!" Said April.

Within the portal, the turtles, Splinter, Klunk, and Garbageman were hurtling through space/time. "Nice going Mikey!" Raph angrily said. "Where is this thing taking us?!" Donnie asked. "I don't know, but I'd rather not have him with us! Mikey, see if you can get him off your shell!" Leo said. "What do you think I'm doing?!" Mikey said, trying to kick The Garbageman's mech off his foot. Eventually, he managed to get him to lose his grip, causing the mech to fall into the void.

Above Great Lakes City...

LuchaKing was in the Sky Ring fighting a spider like Pecadiablo when both parties noticed the sky darkening. "Huh?" The Lucharangers asked as The Garbageman's mech fell through the sky and into the nearby lake, causing a large spout of water to erupt. "You guys saw that too, right?" The Pecadiablo asked. "Yep!" Said the Lucharangers. "Good news! The Garbageman has been sent to the dump!" Mikey informed his brothers and sensei. "Bad news! We don't know where we're going in this vortex!" He added, much to the chagrin of Leo, Donnie, Raph, and Master Splinter. "This is why we don't let you touch the fancy stuff!" Raph said as they entered the other end of the portal, landing somewhere.

"*GROAN!* I think I landed on my keys!" Mikey said in pain. "*GROAN!* Great! Now, Where The Shell Are We?!" Ralph said as he, his brothers and Master Splinter got up. "Uh, I think I might have a clue about where!" Mikey said while holding Klunk. He then pointed at the location that they're in. They were in the middle of the Royal Woods Mall. Then, everyone in the mall stopped to gasp in shock and then stare at the Ninja Turtles and Master Splinter. "Oh Crud!" Said Raph. "ANIMARIUS!" Shouted one of the shoppers. Then, all of the shoppers started to run and hide in sheer panic. "What did she just call us?" Donnie asked, unfamiliar with the term. "I don't know, but based on what we're seeing, I'm guessing it's not a term of endearment." Leo said.

Meanwhile, with Lincoln and his friends...

"So, what sort of punishment did Principal Ramirez give to Chandler?" Asked Aurachnid. "Lynn-neechan tells me he got a month of detention for littering, and two months in school suspension for sexual harassment." Sakura reported, sipping her root beer while they were in the food court. "Ooh! Tough luck for him! How did his parents react when they heard that news?" Aurachnid asked further. "Beats me. Lynn-neechan says she left the office before things could get any uglier than they already were." Sakura said as the sounds of screaming civilians filled the air. "What in the world?!" Asked Lincoln as several people ran past him, Sakura, Clyde, Chloe, Shintomaru, Stella, Liam, and Tabby. That's Lincoln stopped of the shoppers and asked "Whoa! Hey! What's going on around here?!" in curiosity. "There's five Animarius in the middle of the mall! Four turtles and rat, you can't miss em!" Answered the shopper as he then hid behind a trashcan.

*Groan* "As if it wasn't bad enough they were intruding on our personal time, now Leo and Ophiucus are working together?" Lincoln asked, pinching the bridge of his nose. "We'd better go and see what these Animarius are even doing here in the mall!" Said Sakura. "A Kamen Rider's work is never done." Clyde said. Meanwhile, Donnie was using a Shell Phone to try and get information on where they were by plugging it into a computer. "Okay, it seems that Mikey has landed us in an alternate version of Royal Woods, Michigan, and here they are currently dealing with a problem known as the Animarius Empire." He reported.

"So, what exactly is this Animarius Empire?" Asked Leo. However, before Donnie could explain it, a crossbow bolt hit the Shell Phone, breaking it. "I don't know, but something tells me they do." Donnie said, turning everyone's attention to the Riders, Lincoln and Sakura armed with their crossbows. Then Clyde came onto the scene in his Rider suit alongside Lincoln and Sakura. "I don't suppose you got any info on these guys before your phone was broken, did you?" Leo asked. "According to the little information I got, they call themselves the Kamen Riders. The one in the orange bodysuit is called LL, the girl is Jewel and the spider themed one is Anansi." Donnie said. "Basically, they are the ones that are currently fighting against the Animarius Empire!" He added.

Deciding to play peacekeeper, Splinter approached the three. "Listen, we mean no harm. We came here accidentally." He tried to assure them. "Really? Should we trust them, Lincoln-kun?" Sakura asked her boyfriend. Lincoln looked almost in thought, when a familiar voice piped up. "The rat speaks the truth." Everyone turned to see Aya in her werehyena form. "AAAAHHH! Giant wolf!" Mikey said as Aya shifted back to human form. "AAAAHHHH! Werewolf!" Mikey shouted. That caused Raph to laugh at Mikey. "Why does everyone assume werewolf?! Don't they know what a Hyena looks like?!" Aya asked. "Aya-chan, what are you doing here?" Sakura asked. "I was showing Denkyem, Mpatapo, and Duafe around when I heard what was going on, and thought you guys could use some help." Aya explained.

"Though, it is clear that these five individuals aren't actually a threat! In fact they aren't even Animarius! Just take a look at their left shoulders! They don't have the medallions that would be attached there like real Animarius soldiers do!" She added while pointing at the Ninja Turtles and Master Splinter to show that they don't have Soul Cores on their left shoulders like actual Animarius soldiers do. "Plus the rat's aura tells me he's speaking the truth." Aya said as her eyes flashed. "And the orange masked one's aura is telling me he's terrified and excited at the same time." She added. "Hey, you're the one that scared me!" Mikey said in complaint.

"Well, if Aya says they're good, then that's good enough for me." Lincoln said, pulling out a megaphone. "False alarm, everyone! They aren't Animarius, just travelers!" Lincoln said. That's when all of the shoppers got out their hiding places and looked at the Ninja Turtles and Master Splinter with curiosity. "Really? They're not Animarius?" Asked one of the shoppers. "Whew! That's a relief!" Said another shopper. "Sorry about that! Truth is, with your animal-like appearance, we all thought you all were Animarius and jumped to the wrong conclusion! In any case, we're all sorry!" Said yet another shopper in apology. Soon, every single one the shoppers apologized to the Ninja Turtles and Master Splinter.

The communicator in Sakura's helmet started beeping. "These guys may not be Animarius, but Ankylo is! And he's downtown!" She said. "Ankylo? Huh. It's been so long since we saw Tyrannus' knights of destruction, I forgot all about them! How many are left?" Lincoln asked. "Well, Jewel destroyed Triken, and you destroyed Pterror and Mosataur, so it's just him and Spino." Clyde said. "Uh, who is Ankylo and would some please tell us what the Animarius Empire is, exactly?!" Raph asked impatiently. "Explain later, but for now, we need to get out of here!" Lincoln said. "Uh, do you guys mind if we come along? We don't know our way around here anyway!" Said Mikey while he was hold Klink in his arms.

"I guess." Lincoln said, unclipping Vector LL from his belt, Sakura and Clyde doing the same. "You guys don't get motion sick, do you?" He asked. "Nah! We flew on high-tech vehicles before, so it's nothing new to us!" Raph answered. "Oh good! By the way, we had never got your names! Do you all mind telling us?" Asked Lincoln. "I'm Leonardo, these are my brothers, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo, and our Sensei/Adoptive father, Master Splinter." Leo said. "Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo? Oh, you mean like the Italian Rennaissance Artists?" Clyde asked. "Finally. Someone who gets it!" Splinter said.

"Yeah, that's right! Oh! And this little guy is my pet cat, Klunk! I've adopted him from the streets since he was a kitten!" Mikey said as he then showed Klunk to the Kamen Riders. "Kawaii!" Sakura said at the sight of the cat. "It's Japanese for cute." Donnie explained to his confused brothers. "Yeah, my girlfriend here really likes cute animals, and that does include cats!" Said Lincoln. "Anyway, let's get going!" Lincoln said.

Meanwhile, Downtown...

We see Ankylo and several Neo-Lizardons wrecking the area. "Yes! Run in fear! Run from the Knight of the Mighty Hammer!" Ankylo said, swinging his mace around. Then, he went and smashed the pavement with his mace, causing several cracks to appear in the ground. "It's about time you showed up, Ankylo!" Lincoln said as he and the other Riders descended from their Vectors, the Turtles and Splinter joining them.

Meanwhile, in the castle...

"Huh?! Who are those individuals that with the Kamen Riders?!" Asked General Tyrannus as he watching from the monitor. "They look like giant turtles. Ophiucus, did you start a plan without telling us?" Aquilis asked. "Uh, no! For oncccce I didn't make a plan!" General Ophiucus answered in bewilderment. King Draco walked into the room and saw the monitor. When he took a close look at the five individuals that with the Kamen Riders, he immediately recognized them and was incredibly furious. "Your majesty, is something the matter?" Tyrannus asked upon seeing King Draco clench his fists and seethe in anger, approaching the monitor. "ANKYLO! I will promote you to Tyrannus' second in command if you successfully destroy both the riders and their new allies!" He told the knight. "What?! You can't do that! I'm Tyrannus' second in command!" Spino complained. "Don't question my decisions!" King Draco said, focusing on Master Splinter and grinning evilly.

"Yes, your majesty! I will gladly do as you say!" Ankylo responded as he then readied himself to attack the Kamen Riders, the Ninja Turtles, and Splinter. "Neo-Lizardons, attack!" Ankylo ordered. "I don't know what Ankylo promised, but it can't be good." Lincoln said as he summoned his screen while Sakura removed her Ruby and Clyde prepared Vector Anansi.

6-7-8-9, Shinobi!
Ruby!

"Battle Spider Mode!" Clyde shouted. "Whoa! Sweet! And I must say that ninja motif you have on now looks good on you, LL!" Mikey said while impressed with Lincoln's Shinobi Mode. "You haven't seen anything!" Lincoln said, unsheathing his katana. "Well, we're here to help, so help we will! Donnie, you're with Jewel. Raph, Mikey, help Anansi!" Leo said, unsheathing his own katanas. "Splinter and I will help LL! So, at once, ITS NINJA TIME!" Leo declared. The riders and their allies rushed into battle. First, Lincoln and Leo double-teamed to attack Ankylo with their swords. "Rider Ninpo! Kunai Storm!" Lincoln said, performing his super form's signature long range attack.

Unfortunately, Ankylo was able to withstand that attack by blocking the kunai daggers with his mace. "Dang it!" Lincoln said. "He must have a weak point!" Leo said. "He seems awfully proud of that mace. Maybe if we can cut the chains..." He started saying. Meanwhile, we see Sakura and Donnie managing to effectively destroy several Neo-Lizardons with their own weapons. "Wow these things are almost as easy to destroy as the Mousers!" Said Donnie. "Mousers?" Sakura asked in confusion. "Tiny robots were about a knee high that had a head with sharp teeth and two legs! Also, their jaws are strong enough to bite through steel! They were invented by one of our old enemies, Doctor Baxter Stockman! He invented them to hunt down mice and rats that were in the sewers and streets of New York City, but he actually created them to rob banks! My brothers and I, along with our human friend April O'Neil, were able to foil that plan of his by managing to get the Mousers to overload, causing them to be destroyed and, as of a result, demolish his Stocktronics building from the inside out! Of course he'd survived and went to work for another enemy of ours, The Shredder!" Donnie explained. "But, I'll tell you more about him later! Right now, I think LL and my brother needs some help!" He said as he then pointed at LL and Leo having trouble with Ankylo. "Oh! You're right, Donatello-san! Let's go help them!" Said Sakura. Then, Sakura and Donnie charged at Ankylo. Unfortunately, Ankylo used the chains on his mace to grab their weapons from them, right before he turned around and used his tail to slam them to the ground.

"Sakura!/Donnie!" Lincoln and Leo said. "Aurachnid! I don't suppose your venom would be of any help here?" Lincoln asked the magic spider. "Uh, do you see a spot on his armor that my fangs would be able to sink into?" Aurachnid asked. "Um, No! Not really!" Lincoln admitted. "Well then, I can't help ya there!" Aurachnid said. "I got an idea about a weak spot!" Said Mikey as he then got past the Neo-Lizardons and headed towards Ankylo. Upon seeing Mikey come towards him, Ankylo swung his mace upwards in an attempt to smash him. However, as soon as Ankylo swung at him, Mikey was actually fast enough to actually dodge the attack. That allowed him to get close enough to Ankylo. After that, Mikey then made a mischievous smirk and said "Take This!" as he then kicked Ankylo straight in crotch. Much to everyone's surprise, that actually worked. Miley's attack caused Ankylo so much pain, that he had dropped his mace and covered his crotch while reeling in from the pain. "*GROAN!* Right...In The Roundtables!" Ankylo said while groaning in pain.

"Of course! Ankylosaurs and creatures with similar physiology have soft undersides, so it makes sense for his weak spot to be there of all places! Good thinking Mikey!" Donnie said. "I can't believe you actually put those three words in the same sentence." Raph said. "Uh, yeah! Soft underside! That's totally what I was going for!" Mikey said with a nervous chuckle. "You see what I mean?" Raph asked. "Fair point." Donnie said. "Well then, Anansi, I guess it's our turn now!" Said Raph as he then cracked his knuckles in eagerness to fight Ankylo. Clyde then armed the energy swords on his wrists and blades on his legs. "Bring it!" He said. Then, both Raph and Clyde charged towards Ankylo, who was still reeling in pain, with their respective weapons out.

Using a combination of his energy swords and leg blades, Clyde was able to break the chain off Ankylo's mace and some of his armor. "MY MACE! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH WORK I PUT INTO MAKING IT?!" Ankylo angrily asked. "Here's what I think!" Raph said, throwing a punch into Ankylo's face, knocking off his helmet. "Now let's bring an end to this! Mecha Pollon!" Lincoln called out as the mechanical dog descended onto the battlefield. "If you think I'm going down like those weaklings before, you've got another think coming, LL!" Ankylo said upon recognizing the robot, pulling out a flare gun and firing it.

Back at the castle, Cicadeath and Flygor got the alert from Ankylo's flare gun. Scrambling to their feet, Cicadeath and Flygor hit the button on the Enlargement Ray, firing it. As soon as the rays hit, Ankylo grew to giant size, much to the shock and chagrin of the Turtles. "Dang it! Sorry, Mecha Pollon! Looks like we called you for no reason." Lincoln said. That's when Mecha-Pollon whimpered and hung his head down in disappointment. "Suimimasen, Mecha Pollon-chan." Sakura said as she and the other riders unclipped their Vectors. "Which formation are you thinking?" Sakura asked Lincoln. "I'm thinking the LL formation, since it's strong with physical attacks!" Said Lincoln. "That might work!" Said Clyde. "What the Shell are you three talking about?!" Raphael ased. "Watch and learn, my reptilian friends." Lincoln said. "Vectors, launch!" They shouted releasing the three Vectors and being beamed up into the cockpits, they then started flying in a triangular formation. "Nenshin!" Clyde and Aurachnid said. "Gattai!" Sakura shouted. "Go! Aquarion!" Lincoln shouted.

(Cue "Kimi no Shinwa ~ Aquarion Dai Ni Shou" by AKINO with bless4)

Afterwards, the Vectors started to transform, starting with Vector LL, in which its front part split open in halves while wings went and folded upwards to allow the split halves to connect underneath them, and then its tail fin split open and went towards the back. For Vector Jewel, its part containing the cockpit tilted back as its two front hull sections opened and straightened outwards on its sides. And for Vector Anansi, its front spider leg-like parts split away from each other, moved downwards, and extended to form legs while the spider leg-like structures on its sides twisted and folded down to form side armor as its spider abdomen-like rear turned around and then folded over, while the entire Vector turned backwards. Finally, the Vectors started to combine, starting with Vector Anansi in which, in a backwards position, combined underneath Vector LL and unfolded the ends of its legs to form feet. Meanwhile, Vector Jewel connected to the back of Vector LL to form the jet pack and wings. After that, the two halves of Vector LL's front end opened up their panels to form shoulder blades while also revealing arms underneath. Then, the ends twisted and folded over to allow robotic human-like hands to pop out and open their fingers. Finally, the part containing the cockpit on Vector LL folded down to form the chest while the top part popped upwards to reveal the head, which resembles Aquarion EVOL but with a crest that immediately unfolded into a V shape. After that, the new robot turned on its eye lights, closed its hands into fists, and did few a punching moves. And then Lincoln shouted "AQUARION! LL!" while the now named Aquarion LL did a heroic stance similar to Aquarion EVOL while unfolding its wings to reveal metallic bird-like feathers coming out of them like a war fan. The sight of Aquarion LL made the Turtles and Master Splinter stare in amazement from it. Of course, Mikey was more excited than anything, especially when he then immediately geeked out at the appearance of Aquarion LL.

"Giant monster, giant robot, somebody pinch me!" Mikey said excitedly. "Gladly." Raph said, doing so. "Ow!" Mikey said. "Whoever came up with this kind of technology must be a genius!" Donnie said. "Summon, Aquarion Saber!" The riders and Aurachnid said, summoning Aquarion LL's sword. "You think that scares me?!" Said Ankylo as he then swung his tail at Aquarion and hit its hands, causing it to drop its sword. "Dang it!" Said Lincoln. "Not to worry, Brother Unit! I've recently installed Mecha-Pollon with the same size-changing technology as your dirt bikes and the Vectors, so that Aquarion can actually use the Trinity Buster as a handheld weapon!" Lisa called out from the communicator.

"You're just now telling us this?!" Lincoln said. "Is there anything else about our tech you haven't told us, Lisa-chan?" Sakura asked. "No..." Lisa said, while at her table in the base, looking at blueprints for various improvements for the riders' technology. "Why do I get the feeling that Lisa just lied to us?" Aurachnid asked. "Pro tip, Sakura. If she says no like that, she did lie. And if you get an itching sensation someplace random, that's most likely a tracking chip." Lincoln said. "What?!" Sakura said. "Cheap shot, brother unit!" Lisa said. "Lisa-chan, did you put a tracking chip in me?!" Sakura asked frantically. "Um, well...!" Said Lisa. As soon as she said that, Sakura saw a blinking white light on her right shoulder. That make Sakura very angry.

"Really, Lisa-chan!?" Sakura asked. "Don't worry, she's got one in all of us. Note, in, not on." Lincoln said as Sakura removed the tracking chip. "Seriously, Lisa-chan, why do you do that to your own family?! Don't you know that's considered an invasion of their privacy?!" Sakura angrily asked. "Save it. Lisa's mind is harder to explain then one of those plot holes in cartoons." Lincoln said. "But for now, Mecha Pollon!" Lincoln called to the robot dog. As soon as Lincoln called, Mecha-Pollon flew up into the air and grew larger. He then shifted into a larger version of the Trinity Buster that Aquarion caught in it's arms. "Trinity Buster!" The riders and Aurachnid called out. "Whoa! Sweet! Now that's a cool looking weapon!" Mikey said in awe and amazement of the Trinity Buster.

"Ready!" Clyde and Aurachnid shouted. "Aim!" Sakura shouted. "Sealing Blast!" Lincoln called out as Aquarion pulled the trigger. "Hey! Grab that medallion before someone else gets it!" Lincoln called out to the Turtles and Splinter, sure enough, Cicadeath showed up. "You won't get rid of the Knights of Destruction that easily, riders!" He called out, running to the core. Unfortunately for him, Raph threw his sais at Cicadeath and prevented him from grabbing the Soul Core. "You're getting nothing, bug!" Said Raph as he stood his ground against Cicadeath. Then, Master Splinter ran up to the Soul Core, picked it up and placed it in a pocket in his robe.

"Give me that core, or you'll be sorry!" Cicadeath said, donning a familiar stance. "Oh, no not that!" Sakura cringed. "What do you think she's talking about?" Mikey asked. "Well, If I'm right, and this guy is based off a Cicada, which holds the record for loudest insect on the planet..." Donnie started saying. As soon as Donnie said that, Cicadeath unleashed his soundwaves. That caused the Kamen Riders, Ninja Turtles, Aurachnid and Master Splinter to cover their ears in pain. "OW! YEP, THAT'S DEFINITELY WHAT HE CAN DO!" Donnie yelled in pain. "AAAAAGH! YEAH, NO KIDDING!" Leo yelled in pain. "YEOW! I MAY LIKE LOUD MUSIC, BUT NOT LIKE THIS!" Mikey yelled in pain. "*GROAN* THIS IS MOST UNPLEASANT TO MY EARS!" Master Splinter yelled in pain. "AAAAGH! I REALLY HATE THAT BUG!" Raph angrily shouted. Then, Raph did something unexpected. He angrily pushed himself through the sound waves and then kicked Cicadeath in the abdomen, causing the Cicada Animarius to stop producing his soundwaves and reel in pain while shouting "OW! MY ABDOMEN!"

Then suddenly, Aquarion's fist slammed on top of Cicadeath. "THAT'S FOR MAKING ME PUKE IN MY HELMET!" Sakura said, before raising the fist back up, revealing Cicadeath battered, before slamming it back down. "THAT'S FOR MAKING ME POOP MY PANTS!" She said, before raising the fist back up and slamming it back down. "THAT'S FOR SPYING ON ME IN THE SHOWER AND TELLING LINCOLN-KUN MY CRUSH ON HIM BEFORE I WAS READY!" She said, raising the fist back up. "Technically, it was more General Kabuto who did those last two things." Cicadeath said as he was struggling to stay up, his robot arm barely hanging on. "YEAH, BUT HE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW!" Sakura shouted as Aquarion raised a foot back and kicked Cicadeath all the way back to the castle's throne room.

Cicadeath crashed through the roof of the throne room. "You see, this is why you shouldn't go out there without me." Flygor told Cicadeath as a couple Neo-Lizardons picked him up and dragged him to the nearest healing pod. "Noted." The beaten and near death Animarius said. King Draco then started chuckling, which turned into a full blown evil laugh. "Your Majesty? Why are you laughing?!" General Tyrannus asked. "Yes! This is just as I remember! My old foes." King Draco said, clutching his claws around the image of Splinter and the turtles. "Clearly fate has allowed for this moment and given me the perfect chance for revenge!" He said, swinging the Shi no gutai-ka at the window. "Old foes? Your majesty, what are you talking about?" General Aquilis asked while she, the other generals, Cerberion, and Tytus looked at King Draco in confusion.

"NO TIME TO EXPLAIN! Ophiucus!" King Draco shouted. *Gulp* "Y-y-y-y-esssss, your majesssssty?" The Rattlesnake nervously asked. "Get me some blank soul cores! Tyrannus! See if you can get a hold of some ancient turtle DNA. Cerberion! See if you can get ahold of..." King Draco said, whispering something into the Cerberus Animarius' ear. "That guy?! What for?!" Cerberion asked in surprise. "Just...in...case." King Draco said as the three sped off to their respective missions. "That fool, the Ultimate Ninja didn't fully understand what he was getting into. But I on the other hand." King Draco said, laughing evilly. "I think the King has lost it!" Tytus whispered to Aquilis. "Either that, or there is something that the King knows but had never told us about!" Aquilis said to her daughter.

Meanwhile, in the water outside Great Lakes City...

LuchaKing was currently walking on the bottom of the lake. "Good thing our Alebrije are all part aquatic creatures." Sid said. "So, what exactly are we down here looking for?" Laird asked. "Whatever it was that we saw fall out of the sky and into the water." Ronnie Anne explained. "Batel, you're the smart one. Do you have any idea where whatever it was could have landed?" She asked Sameer's Alebrije. "Honestly, even I'm not 100% sure!" Said Batelegong in admittance. "But if my calculations are correct...and again, I'm not entirely sure, it should be buried in the silt over there!" He said, gesturing to a section of sand with a large metallic claw sticking out.

"That must be it!" Said Sameer as LuchaKing then grabbed the claw. Waiting on shore was AkaRed and Mambana, the latter wearing a full body cloak, as to not arouse any suspicions. Soon, LuchaKing surfaced, plopping the Garbageman's crab mech onto the ground. Of course, upon a closer look, the crab mech was revealed to be empty, meaning that the Garbageman had fled and was nowhere to be seen. "This is definitely what we saw fall out of the sky." Ronnie Anne said as they jumped out of LuchaKing, causing it to disappear. "But whatever it is, it seems the pilot jumped ship." She informed the Sentai spirit and reformed Animarius. "This does not bode well." AkaRed informed them.

Meanwhile, we see The Garbageman, using his mechanical crab-legged lower half, to hitch a ride on a floating garbage patch that's heading towards Lake Michigan. He then chuckled evilly to himself. Later, at the riders' base beneath Sakura's house. "You guys should be safe here for now. Just until we can find a way to get you back wherever you came from." Lincoln informed the turtles and Splinter, the latter handing Ankylo's soul core to Lincoln, who immediately sealed it, before he, Sakura, and Clyde removed their drivers. "Now that we're safe, allow us to properly introduce ourselves. I'm Lincoln Loud." Lincoln said. "Oh. I get it! LL! Lincoln Loud! Nice!" Mikey said. "Yeah. This is my girlfriend." Lincoln said. "Hoseki Sakura, Hajimemashite." Sakura said. "Anata mo ne, Sakura." Master Splinter said. (Hey, The Man/Rat, Depending On The Source, Is Japanese, So It Only Makes Sense) "And my best friend." Lincoln said. "Clyde McBride. Hello." Clyde said. "And I'm Aurachnid." Aurachnid said.

"Oh! Hi there!" Said Mikey. "I get it! Your name is a combination of Aurum, the Latin word for gold, and Arachnid, the animal group that spiders belong to!" Donnie noted. "Yes! Finally someone understanding it without me having to explain it!" Aurachnid said as Lisa walked by. "And of course, that's my little sister, one of my 10 siblings, all girls, Lisa." Lincoln said. "Whoa, Whoa! Hold the phone! Did you just say you have ten sisters?!" Raph asked in surprise. "Yep. Each with their own personality that makes them the banes of my existence." Lincoln said as his eye twitched. "If it weren't for the fact that there is ample evidence supporting your claim throughout your 12 years on this earth, brother unit, I'd take offense to that." Lisa informed him.

"Um, why does she talk like that?" Mikey asked in confusion. "Apparently, despite being only 5 years old, Lisa is a literal kid genius with a triple-digit IQ!" Lincoln answered. "All true." Lisa said. "By the way, Sakura, that tracking chip you removed was only the external chip I planted to lull you into a false sense of security. The real chip is under your skin in a place only I know. Don't worry, it's nowhere embarrassing." Lisa informed Sakura. "What?!" She asked, looking all over her extremities. "Yeah, we've all been searching for those chips since she first told us about them. Have yet to do so, unfortunately." Lincoln admitted. "Even I have one." Clyde said. "I still don't understand how you managed to sneak one onto me." He told Lisa. "And you never will." Lisa said.

"Why not use a magnet to find the tracking chips?" Mikey asked. "Tried it. Ended up with a lot of pain." Lincoln said, looking at Lisa. "No one understands me and my ways." Lisa said as Lincoln's phone alert went off. "Oh, it's Ronnie Anne. Apparently, she and the others found something in the water outside of Great Lakes City." Lincoln said, reading the text. "Who's Ronnie Anne?" Asked Raph. "A friend of ours from Great Lakes City. She leads a team of heroes fighting demons that were released from a box." Lincoln explained. "Oh, don't get us started on demons." Leo said, remembering everything they went through with the Tengu Shredder. "Anyway, she says they fished this weird crab thing from the water." Lincoln said.

"Of course, the crab thing is actually some sort of Mech and was supposedly piloted by someone! But, when they already found it, the Mech was empty and the pilot was nowhere to be seen! Possibly because the pilot had already bailed ship by the time Ronnie Anne and her friends found the crab thing!" He added. "Crab thing? Mech? Pilot? *GULP!* Uh Oh!" Mikey said in realization on what the crab thing was and who was piloting it. "You just had to mess with the Portal Stick, didn't you?" Raph said. "Now hold on, we don't know it's him! It could just be a coincidence! Lincoln, did Ronnie Anne include a picture?" Mikey asked. "Actually, yes." Lincoln said, showing them a picture of the crab mech.

Upon getting a close look at the picture, the Turtles and Master Splinter gasped after recognizing the crab mech as the same one that The Garbageman piloted not to long ago. "You were saying?" Raph asked. "My bad!" Mikey said. "I think it's about time that you five should tell us who you all actually are and how even managed to get to this dimension in the first place!" Lisa said. "I'd be happy to explain." Master Splinter said. "It all started many years ago, in our world's version of New York." Splinter said. "You see, I was once an ordinary pet rat of my master Hamato Yoshi, who had moved to New York from Japan!" Splinter explained. "By copying his movements, I was able to learn the martial arts, specifically ninjitsu." He explained. "Wait, you were able to learn martial arts just by copying this Hamato Yoshi guy?" Clyde asked. "Rats and mice are a lot smarter than people tend to give them credit for. Pigs too." Lisa explained. "It was a simple and peaceful life, until one day, he came." Splinter added.

"The Shredder!" Leo said with contempt. "The Shredder? Who was he?!" Lincoln asked in confusion. "I think you mean, who were they?" Leo said. "Yes, but we'll get to that later. But for now, the Shredder, AKA Oroku Saki, was a madman who lead an army of ninja named the Foot Clan." Splinter explained. "He invaded my master's home and tried to force him to give him information on the whereabouts of his enemies! When Hamato refused, The Shredder killed in cold blood!" Splinter explained, much to the shock and horror of Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, Aurachnid, and Lisa. "And I thought we were dealing with a sicko." Aurachnid said. "I was able to escape to the streets of New York, where I witnessed a young boy carrying a glass bowl with four baby turtles." Splinter explained.

"That was us!" Said Mikey. "Then, a runaway truck, marked T.C.R.I, was heading towards a blind man, who was walking across the street! In an act of bravery, the young boy rescued the blind man, though it also caused him to accidentally drop the bowl into the sewers! A canister the truck was carrying and myself followed!" Splinter continued. "I had soon discovered the canister had contained some sort of glowing green ooze that had gotten on the turtles and myself." He explained. "After cleaning them and myself off, I rescued the baby turtles, put them in a coffee can, and took them to my burrow! The next morning, I had woken up to discover the turtles had doubled in size, due to the ooze effecting their growth! Not only that, but the ooze effected myself as well, making me more larger and intelligent! The ooze even gave us all the ability to speak and walk upright like humans! That's when I decided to raise the turtles as my children and teach them ninjutsu while living the majority of our lives within the sewers!" Splinter explained. "Man! If my sister Lana heard that, she would be envious! Especially since she likes gross stuff!" Lincoln said.

"Good thing we don't have any on us, because that stuff is unpredictable." Leo said as Splinter continued his story. "Taking inspiration from a book on the Italian Rennassaince, I gave the turtles the names, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo." Splinter explained. "As someone who knows how to appreciate the classical artworks, especially those done by the Artists you mentioned, I can understand your choices." Lisa said. "Thank You, Young One!" Splinter said with gratitude. "We spent the next sixteen years learning to be ninja, while hiding from the people above, who would never understand or accept us." Leo said. "Well, except for our friends April and Casey, but that's a long story." Donnie said. "It wasn't until the day that the Mousers attacked and wrecked our home that we had to go the surface in order to find a new sewer section to call home!" Said Raph.

"On the way, we had our first encounter with a gang known as the Purple Dragons, and afterwards, the foot themselves." Leo said. "We've managed to escape from them by hot-wiring an armored car and headed back to Splinter's location, though not before dropping three bags of stolen money that the Purple Dragons had earlier to the police!" Mikey said. "These Purple Dragons remind me of the Yakuza from Japan." Sakura said with a shudder. "The what-uza?" Clyde asked. "Yakuza. Essentially Japan's version of the New York Mafia. While they haven't been as prevalent since the implement of the Anti-Boryokudan, another word for Yakuza, Act of 1992, there are still some groups still active." Lisa explained.

"Yeah, the Purple Dragons are more of a street gang than a Mafia or Yakusa! Though it doesn't make them any less dangerous!" Donnie pointed out. "Especially their leader, and Shredder's right hand man, Hun. The guy was like 300 pounds of pure muscle!" Raph said. "And he was there when the Shredder murdered Hamato Yoshi! I even managed to leave a scratch mark on his face before escaping to the streets!" Master Splinter added. "We think he might still be mad about that, but we haven't seen anything from the Purple Dragons in a while, so we're not sure." Mikey said. "Anyway, we soon met and befriended a human girl named April O'Neil. She used to work for a scientist named Baxter Stockman, who invented the Mousers we told you about earlier. She discovered Stockman worked for the Shredder and that the Mousers, which were said to have been a solution for New York's rat problem." Leo said. "Problem is an understatement. New York's Rat population is equivalent to the size of about 25% it's human population. Five Rats populate it's streets and sewers for every one person." Lisa stated.

"Do you mind not interrupting us like that?!" Raph asked in annoyance. "My Apologies!" Lisa answered. "Anyway, she discovered the pest control was a front for criminal activities funded by Shredder and the Foot Clan." Leo explained. "Specifically, the Mousers break into banks from underground and gobble up all of the money and jewelry to be stored inside themselves before they then go back to the very place they were created at, Stocktronics!" Donnie explained. "That's awful!" Sakura said. "Even more awful is the fact when Stockman learned April discovered his secret, he gave the order to 'terminate' her, if you know what I mean." Raph said.

"*GULP!* I've already figured that one out!" Said Clyde as he gulped in fright. "The Mousers chased her into the sewers, where we followed one and met her. And Mr. Suave over here made what has got to be the worst first impression in the history of first impressions!" Raph said. "All I did was ask how she was doing?!" Mikey said. "From a giant turtle, after being chased by robot mouse hunters, I'm inclined to agree with Raphael." Lisa said. That made Mikey groan in disappointment. "Anyway, after helping her, we were able to sneak into Stocktronics to try and stop Stockman's plans." Leo said. "With the help of April, of course! Though, unfortunately, Stockman was already there and tried to shoot us down with laser-mounted robot arms! While we were able to destroy the lasers and confront Stockman in his control panel, he had activated a program that sent all of the Mousers back to Stocktronics in order to kill us all! We tried to override the program, but nothing worked! And even worse, while we were all distracted, Stockman escaped from the building!" Donnie explained.

"April had to set the Mousers to overload in order for us to get out of there. And when Stockman reported to Shredder, he received the first in a long line of horrible mutilations, that would eventually leave him as nothing but a brain and eye in a jar." Leo explained. That made everyone sick to their stomachs. "Excuse me, but I'm going to vomit right now!" Said Lisa as she then dashed to one of the emergency bathrooms and loudly threw up in the toilet "BLEEEEEEEGH!" "Apologies. Please continue." Lisa said, walking back and joining the group. "Not long after, we met this guy named Casey Jones. Casey had a grudge against the Purple Dragons, and an anger issue just about as big as mine when it came to them." Raph said.

"*SIGH!* Believe me, Raphael, I know what it is like to have anger issues myself! Heck, even I know that my sisters tend to have anger issues of their own!" Lincoln said. "ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAD THAT DARN SISTER FIGHT PROTOCOL THAT THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO WARN ME ABOUT BEFOREHAND!" He added while shouting in pure anger. "It's best you not question it." Lisa said. "It's really not." Clyde added. "Yeesh! It's that bad, huh?" Mikey asked. "Not to mention confusing. Seriously, based on what he told me, how is anyone supposed to follow that?" Clyde asked Lisa. "Okay, so there may be a few flaws within the protocol! I can finally admit that!" Lisa answered in embarrassment. "Anyway, after a few encounters with some not so desirable types, we encountered the Shredder himself." Leo said.

"And believe us, he was as ruthless as any villain would come! He had practically overpowered us the first time we've fought him, so we had to make a hasty retreat while the burning building we were on was falling apart! Though, I ended up hurting my ankle after a piece of that building fell on me!" Mikey explained. "Ouch!" Lincoln said. "He was able to find us again, and after a hard fought battle, our father stepped in and, through a series of tricky ninjitsu moves, managed to have the Shredder contribute to his own demise by causing a water tower to collapse on top of him, causing him to be washed right off the roof. Then, after Shredder tried to stand after his long fall, the remains of the tower fell on top of him and crushed him there! We thought that was the end of it. But we couldn't have been more wrong!" Leo said.

A while later, while we were staying with April for a bit, I was doing some morning exercises, when the Foot Clan tried to ambush me." Leo explained. "After a long while of fighting them and the Foot Elite Guard, I saw a silhouette of the Shredder himself! Then, even when I got the strength to fight again, the Foot Elites gravely injured me and sent me flying right into April O'Neil's apartment! Before I passed out, I warned my brothers, as well as Splinter and April, that the Shredder was back!" Leo said, much to everyone's shock and horror. "His forces invaded April's building and fought without mercy! Even worse, the Shredder himself appeared to fight Splinter himself! Of course, reinforcement came in the form of Casey Jones, who had fought alongside us against the Foot! Eventually, we were overwhelmed and we had no choice but to retreat into a walk-in cooler! Unfortunately, that allowed the Shredder to have the door blocked before he then set the place on fire and cut open a gas line in order to have us all blown to kingdom come! We barely escaped with our lives after we had managed to escape from the cooler through a hole in the wall! After that, we'd all went and took refuge in Casey's Grandmother's old farmhouse so that we would rest from our battle! Though unfortunately, Leo was so injured that he fell into a coma!" Raph said.

"You must have been terrified at the idea of losing your brother." Sakura said, pulling the photo of her family out of her pocket. "I know the feeling. My parents and Oniichan were killed in a car accident. At least that was what I thought. But as I learned, they were actually murdered by an Animarius named Cerberion." She said, letting a tear fall down her face as Lincoln wrapped a comforting arm around her shoulder, kissing the top of her head. "We feel terribly sorry for your loss, Sakura!" Said Splinter in condolence to the death of Sakura's parents and older brother. "Arigato, Splinter-san. Makes me grateful to have such great friends and a wonderful boyfriend who are able to help me when I have moments like that." Sakura said, hugging Lincoln. "I've had plenty of experience in the field with Lisa and my other younger sisters." Lincoln said.

"So how did Leonardo get out of his coma?" Clyde asked. "Well, in an effort to communicate with Leo's lost spirit, I asked if it would be a good idea to converse with Leo while he was unconscious! Fortunately, Splinter approved, and I then proceeded to tell Leo about a time when we were younger and how, when Leo and I were playing with my remote-controlled car, it fell into the sewer water and I pursued it effortlessly in an attempt to get it back. Of course, ended up getting my foot stuck beneath a wooden board underwater, only for Leo to save me at the last second!" Donnie explained. "Raph and I also went and told Leo a heartfelt story; I told Leo about the time when I couldn't break Leo's concentration while the latter was perfecting his Ninjutsu skills, and Raph also told Leo the time the former saved him from an alligator while they were exploring the sewers!" Mikey explained. "Basically, with each story, Leo began to stir a little bit more and that was a good thing!" Raph explained. "Finally, I told Leonardo the tale of how he was able to conquer his fear of heights when he was younger! Things looked bleak, as we all feared that Leonardo has died of his wounds, but Leonardo suddenly muttered, "No fear" and woke up from his coma! I let me just say that we were all overjoyed to see him come back to us after being near death!" Splinter explained before he then shed a tear from that memory. "To be honest, I actually know what it's like to be near death myself!" Sakura said. "What do mean by that Sakura?" Leo asked in surprise.

"That Animarius, you guys saved Ankylo's Soul Core from, Cicadeath, had captured Lincoln-kun and I in a box that pumped his soundwaves all around us. His intention was to use the sound to liquify our insides." Sakura explained. "If it weren't for Lincoln-kun's sisters and friends, who came to our rescue, we wouldn't even be here today! Of course, there's another, much earlier, incident that brought me to near death when I was eight years old, back when my parents and Oniichan were still alive and long before I even met Lincoln-kun! I had accidentally disturbed a Osusumebachi nest and was repeatedly stung by those insects till I was near death!" She further explained, much to the shock and horror of the Turtles and Master Splinter. "What exactly does Osusumebachi mean in English?" Mikey asked in fear. "Giant Sparrow Bee. It's the Japanese name for the Asian Giant Hornet, AKA the Murder Hornet." Donnie said. "The doctors said if my Oniichan was 10 seconds slower, I wouldn't be here." Sakura admitted.

"Her name was Vespatrix and I was so afraid of her, that I ran away in fright like a coward the first time I encountered her! When I encountered her a second time, I actually peed myself in sheer terror from her and the swarm of hornets that she controls!" Sakura explained in both embarrassment and shame. "Yikes." Mikey said. "So did you guys even manage to defeat her?" Leo asked. "After she stabbed Lincoln-kun in the gut, I experienced an adrenaline rush that overpowered my fear, and incinerate her hornet swarm before destroying her. Unfortunately, Cicadeath recovered her Soul Core, and we had to deal with her and other Animarius at the same time." Sakura explained. "Whoa! Whoa! Back up a little! You said that Vespatrix stabbed your boyfriend, right? So how the Shell did he even survive?! Raph asked in confusion. "I've recently discovered powers originating from this birthmark I have on my chest. I guess it healed him." Sakura said.

"Yeah, I really thought I was goner at that time! I'm very glad that my girlfriend's powers were able save me from the brink of death! In case you're wondering what that power is called, it's known as the Hato no Hikari, or Heart of Light when translated into English!" Lincoln explained. "Our friends, Toadus-san and Gorf-san think there might be more to it, but it's still developing." Sakura added. "Anyways, shall we get back to your story?" asked Clyde. "Yes, I believe we should!" Said Splinter. "After I recovered and made some new swords to replace the ones Shredder broke, we went back to New York for what we believed to be the final battle against him." Leo said.

"Before that, we headed back to our home in the sewers, only to discover that the Foot are nowhere to be found! That basically means that the Shredder actually thought we had all died in the explosion and called of the search for us! Fortunately, that knowledge gave us an advantage over our next battle with him! Leo also brought the Sword of Tengu with him, so it would come in handy against the Shredder!" Donnie explained. "What's the Sword of Tengu?" Lincoln asked in confusion. "An ancient and powerful blade that only a few people can even come into direct contact with without serious damage." Splinter explained.

"How did we get that sword in the first place, you ask? Well, it was originally in a museum before it then got stolen by the Foot, who then used its mystical energy as a power source for a sonic cannon in order to retrieve something from the East River! Of course, we've managed to retrieve the Sword of Tengu, but we ended up making the sonic cannon go into overload! So, we had to get ourselves out of there before the platform that the device was on collapsed into the river and explode. Afterwards, Splinter decided that is was best that we have it kept in our home in order to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands!" Mikey explained.

"Fortunately, by accessing city building records, April and I were able to develop a fair picture of the Foot HQ building, although there were some mysterious gaps in that information about several floors in the building!" Donnie explained. "On one floor, we encountered some mutants resembling Shredder, but were even more freakish." Mikey explained. "Seriously, one had four arms!" He added. "Yeah, I can get the picture! Ronnie Anne told me yesterday that, about a few days prior, she and her friends fought a demon named Tetramandius and he also had four arms!" Lincoln noted. "Well did they also have to deal with a freakishly tiny, yet strong demon too?" Mikey asked. "Not yet." Lincoln said. "Lucky them!" He said.

"Anyway, after fighting with them for a while, we all decided that they were too powerful for us to handle, so we tried find a way to escape to the next floor! Though unfortunately, those Shredder mutants wouldn't exactly allow us to escape, especially when they tried to stop us from using the elevator!" Raph explained. *Gasp* "That sounds terrifying!" Sakura said. "Oh, it was!" Mikey said. "Eventually, we all realized that it only a matter of time before the Shredder mutants could break into the elevator car! So we decided to use the top emergency hatch and climb up there! As the last of us made it on top of the elevator car, the Shredder mutants broke in! Those creatures immediately tried to break through the ceiling of the car in order to get to us! That gave us enough time to jump off the car and grab onto the elevator counter weights! Then, Leo hacked the cables of the car, causing the elevator to plummet down the shaft with the Shredder mutants while, at the same time we were all lifted upwards! When the elevator car crashed into the basement floor and the our upward ride ended, we had found ourselves outside another set of elevator doors! Raph pried the doors open and we all stepped into a strange hallway with a door emblazoned with the Foot symbol at its end! I called April for help, but she was having trouble pinpointing our location!" Donnie explained. "Of course, I had realized that the hallway was booby-trapped, so I used my ninjutsu skill to leap across the walls and made it safely to the door! Donatello followed suit, but Raphael foolishly decided that there were no traps and simply ran across the floor! That, quite obviously, set off numerous traps on his way across! Of course, I was rather angry at Raphael's rash behavior, but I was also mortified when I saw Michelangelo goofing off and moon-walking between giant saw blades!" Splinter explained, much of everyone's shock. "Yeah, of course, when my bandana tails got cut off by the saw blades, I immediately decided to get serious and leap into safety before I could killed!" Mikey explained. "I was the last one to arrive! After retrieving the bandana pieces and handing to Mikey, I angrily told him, and I quote: "No more fooling around, Mikey! Not today!"!" Leo explained while also glaring at Mikey.

Sakura chuckled at that. "Soon, we reached a bizarre, foggy room that housed an evil-looking temple. Splinter immediately sensed danger and noted symbols that represented the elements at the base of five statues that lined the pagoda. We make our way across the floor, the statues came to life! That's when we had met the Foot Mystics!" Leo informed. "Foot Mystics?" Sakura asked in confusion. "They were five elemental entities, with each one representing a different natural element: Wind, Earth, Fire, Water, and Metal!" Donnie explained. "Classic Japanese folklore." Sakura said. "Now that you have mentioned it, Sakura has power over four of those elements! Specifically, Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind! Unfortunately, she does not have power over the element of Metal!" Aurachnid noted. "Not that I'm complaining." Sakura said, forming a fireball in one hand, a bubble in the other, kicking the ground causing the ground to form a rock spire that she jumped off of, manipulating wind to soften her landing. "Unfortunately, they're not as strong as when I'm in my rider form." She admitted.

"As for why she has elemental powers in the first place, Sakura is actually part Nature Fairy!" Lincoln explained. "Yeah, but we'll explain it later. Please continue the story." Sakura said. "Thank You! Anyway, the Foot Mystics were very powerful and we had found it to be impossible to damage them individually! But, just when all seems lost, Splinter grabs the Sword of Tengu and used its mysterious powers to defeat the Mystics by turning their own elemental powers against them!. First, he melted down the Metal Mystic with the Fire Mystic's flames! Then, he washed out the Fire Mystic with the Water Mystics powers! Next, he had Water Mystic dried up by the Earth Mystic's dirt! Then, he obliterated the Earth Mystic with the Wind Mystic's powerful gust! Unfortunately, our Sensei was caught in falling rubble when he used the blade's awesome power to destroy the Wind Mystic! We dug him out while Leonardo retrieved the Sword of Tengu! Splinter wasn't hurt badly by the rubble, but the effort and use of the magic weapon had taken its toll and had severely burned his hands! After tending to our Sensei's injuries, we all prepared to leave the Mystics' room. I called April and she told us about a hidden elevator that was in the room! We found it and then climbed on board while preparing for our confrontation with for our confrontation with the Shredder! When the doors opened, we found ourselves in the antechamber to the Shredder's Throne Room. But, all was quiet... too quiet!" Donnie explained. "Why is there always an area that's like that?" Lincoln asked.

"Probably to pull us into a sense of unease and catch us off guard!" Donnie answered. "Anyway, because of the ominous silence, we all moved forward with caution! Suddenly, several Elite Guard appear along with Hun! However, they did not attack! The reason? It's because they were waiting for orders! That's when the criminal mastermind himself, The Shredder walked out of the shadows! He stated that he doesn't know how we survived the explosion, but he vowed we would not live through the battle! We prepared for the fight as soon as Hun and the Elite Guard made their move! The Elite descended on us and then a battle royale ensued! The battle ebbed and flowed, with us delivering and receiving punishment. Hun grabbed Master Splinter, but our Sensei slipped out of his robe and kicked the monolithic thug senseless! It was hard to say how the battle would end! That's because suddenly, a large metal sphere erupted through the floor. It was Baxter Stockman, who housed inside a massive exo-suit! Shredder was mad at Stockman for lying to him about the our own demise. However, Shredder then told Baxter that he could redeem himself by destroying us! But, to all of our surprises, Stockman calmly, but maniacally, explained that he had adapted and enhanced the technology that The Shredder gave him to create his own mech! He then chose to use his mechanical exoskeleton to get revenge on both us and the Shredder!" Mikey explained, much to the shock and surprise of Lincoln, Sakura, Clyde, Aurachnid, and Lisa.

"Man am I glad that was in your universe, because this Baxter Stockman guy sounds terrifying!" Clyde said. "More than you think! Stockman's exosuit was so strong, that he was able to knock down both Hun and The Shredder in a matter of seconds! Plus, he had a machine gun, missile launcher, and a flamethrower as part of his arsenal! Seeing that we both share a common enemy, we had no other option but to call on a temporary truce with Shredder and the Foot Clan in order to take Stockman down! And believe me, it wasn't easy!" Donnie explained. "Understandable." Lincoln said. "Long story short, our friends, Toadus and Gorf, convinced the Animarius Empire to call a temporary truce with us in order to take down a group of six Animarius deserters known as the Lost Tribe, who all plotted to take over the planet for themselves against the orders of the Empire itself!" Clyde explained.

"Not like it was any good! The leader of the Empire stabbed the Lost Tribe's leader, Shockwing, with his sword, only for Shockwing to survive and electrocute him to the point of unconsciousness! Shockwing then stole the King's sword and we had to get it back from him after we defeated the other five members of the lost tribe and while the King was taken back to the Empire's catsle for recovery! After we got it back, the Animarius Empire retreated back to the castle with the sword while we took on Shockwing himself! Though we managed to critically injure him, Shockwing got away and vowed revenge on us, which he attempted to do the next day, but we'll talk about that later!" Aurachnid said. "Well, we were able to get a grappling hook around Stockman's mech's legs and force him to fall through the hole he appeared in." Leo said. "Unfortunately, Stockman wasn't so easily defeated! That scientific madman rose back up from out of that hole, due to the jet packs on his exo-suit! Thus, our battle against Stockman resumed! In a desperate attempt, Leo managed to sever one of Stockman's rocket-launching arms! Baxter was shocked at first! But then he shrugged it off and said that it was only a momentary nuisance! But then, The Shredder leapt in and cut off one of the mechanoid's legs! With Baxter's exo-suit crippled, Raph, Donnie and I attacked with flying kicks and sent the scientist flying through the windows and free falling towards the ground far below! However, just when we thought we could resume our fight against the Shredder, Baxter Stockman returned once again by crashing through the windows while using his jet packs to float in the air. He then bragged about his sophisticated cyborg armor, and he then renewed his attacks! Donnie told Leo to cut the lines, which lead to the mechanoid's battery-powered fuel cells! Leo made his attack and was successful in cutting the cables, which caused Baxter's suit to short out and then he collapsed. However, Stockman was only incapacitated for the moment, as he then rose back up again!" Mikey explained. "That caused me to wonder what we need to do in order to defeat him! Ironically, The Shredder stated that he was wondering the same thing!" Leo explained.

"Yikes." Sakura said. "Of course, Baxter had once again bragged about his exo-suit's intelligent, self-sufficient design! Apparently, every component of the cyborg-armor had its own back up power source, thus it can still operate even when it's main power supply had been severed! Fortunately, I realized what he had meant and then I walked towards the arm that Leo hac severed from the suit! I looked at Baxter and said, "So, what you're saying is, this arm should still be fully functional. Right?"! Then, Stockman mumbled "Oh no" and tried to escape! Afterwards, I aimed the rocket-launching arm and fired it at Baxter! That sent him flying through the windows yet again! Only that time, the mechanoid did not fall! Instead, it was propelled by the jet packs high into the sky, where it then exploded, along with Stockman himself! Well, we all thought he bit the dust that day, that is!" Donnie explained. "Yeesh, this Stockman guy sounds like a Blattella Germanica. Laymen's terms, cockroach. German to be specific." Lisa said.

"My thoughts exactly, minus the scientific words!" Said Raph in agreement to Lisa's statement. "Anyway, after dealing with Baxter, we went back to dealing with the Shredder." Leo said. "After a little bit of fighting, The Shredder leapt into the air and prepared to deliver a killing blow to Mikey! But at the last second, Splinter jumped between the two and kicked Mikey back to safety. The Shredder then kicked Master Splinter, knocking our sensei through the window, where he began to fall towards certain death! Putting any concern for his own personal safety aside, Leo threw a grappling hook around an exposed pipe and dived after him. Miraculously, Leo catched Splinter just in time and held on as the grappling rope goes taut!" Donnie explained. "The momentum of the fall carried us down to the helipad just below the Foot HQ building rooftop! I gently leaned our quite-injured sensei against a wall. Splinter told me to protect my brothers, defeat The Shredder, and leave Splinter in the state that he's in, but I was reluctant to leave him be. Then, Splinter told me that that he knows I would do a good job at leading my ! I shed an anguished tear, and then rushed to rejoin my brothers in the continuing battle with The Shredder and the Foot. Afterwards, I arrived on the rooftop battleground and drew the Sword of Tengu, which sent tendrils of energy into the night sky. I shouted at Shredder to get away from my brothers and then I fired a bolt of energy out of the blade, which hit the villain and sent him flying into a pond. Of course, Shredder did not give up that easily as he then crawled out of the water and pressed a hidden button, which then summoned a force of Foot soldiers riding Razor Jets, a type of aeronautical vehicle! April called Donny in order to warn us about them, but we had already seen the approaching threat!" Leo explained. "A Razor Jet fired on Leo and knocked the Sword of Tengu out of his hands! I, of course, managed to dislodge a Foot ninja and piloted one of the aircrafts myself and shot down several of the enemies! Of course, I was still outnumbered and then I eventually got into hot water! Fortunately, Donnie fired rockets out of Baxter's severed robotic arm and destroyed the flying foes that were chasing me!" Raph explained. "Leo then faced off against Shredder, who summoned his Elite Guard and the battle escalated further! While Leo was distracted by the Elite, Shredder walked over to the Sword of Tengu! But before he can grab the blade, Donnie shot down another Razor Jet, causing it to crash into the very spot where the weapon was sitting! In desperation, The Shredder began digging through the rubble for the blade! After a prolonged and difficult fight, we finally emerge victorious! Leo once again tried to face The Shredder! Unfortunatley, he once again summoned more help as an elevator rose out of the ground and let out well over a dozen Foot soldiers!" Mikey explained. "Oh, give me a break!" Said Aurachnid. "Yeah, I know! That's exactly what I said when those Foot soldiers came out of the ground!" Mikey said. "Fortunately, just then we thought we were going to get overwhelmed, the Guardians came into the fray and helped us take down Foot soldiers while we go after the Shredder!" Leo explained. "Um, who are the Guardians?" Lincoln asked in confusion.

"At first, they seemed to be these human agents, but more on that later." Donnie said. "At first?" Lisa asked. "By the time we got to the Shredder, he had managed to retreive the Sword of Tengu and became a much more dangerous foe! So, while moving as one, we had managed to get in close to The Shredder and attacked him simultaneously from four sides, while raining kicks, punches, sword and sai strikes down upon our nemesis! Raph and I finally managed to rip the blade from Shredder's grasp and sent it sailing across the grounds! Donnie then tossed to me the glove needed to wield the Sword of Tengu and I leapt to grab both the glove and the blade! I raised the Sword of Tengu and faced off against the Shredder, who had recovered my abandoned katanas! We had stared one another down and then leapt into action!" Leo explained. "They're figures passed by the moon and we heard the clash of steel! Leo and the Shredder both landed on their feet, but as Shredder stood motionless, we saw his head fall from his shoulders! That only meant one thing, Leo had successfully used the Sword of Tengu to behead the Shredder! With their leader defeated, the rest of the Foot were quickly defeated by the Guardians!" Mikey explained. "If only victory against The Shredder was as simple as that." Leo said, confusing the riders, Aurachnid, and Lisa. "But more on that in a minute. After celebrating victory, the Guardians bid farewell to us, and we rushed over to Master Splinter, only to discover he was missing." He added.

"The only evidence of Splinter having been there was his walking stick. While we were shock of Splinter's disappearance, we know had to leave because of the police and authorities. Then, after using the Sword of Tengu to destroy all of the Foot Clan's technology while also destroying the sword in the process, we jumped into a Foot Helicopter and went back home!" Donnie explained. "Later on, we tried to search for Splinter, but to no avail!" Mikey explained. "Of course, I was angry and frustrated on how long the search was taking, that I had decided to go up to the surface in order to search for him by myself! However, I then noticef some suspicious activity in the alley below! A group of mob thugs, lead by this guy named Weasel, were out looking for something or someone! I then spotted a young boy hiding in a dumpster! Just when it appeared thaf the thugs would leave, the kid accidentally knocked some trash off of the dumpster that broke on the ground, which alerted the thugs to his whereabouts! The gangsters then closed in on the dumpster and yelled at the boy to come out of hiding! Obviously, I couldn't just let the thugs grab that kid, so I dropped down to provide assistance! The hoodlums were surprised by my appearance, but they decided to teach me a lesson - or so they thought! I then proceeded to kick their butts, and rescue the kid! I tried to talk to the boy, but he kept punching me in the face! After taking a few too many blows to my snout, I lost my patience and grabbed the his hand. I then carried the boy to the local police station and ordered him to go inside and seek help! I saw him reluctantly enter the building and then I returned to the shadowed alleyway! However, a few seconds later, the boy emerged from the building and ran off! He doesn't get too far when I appeared from behind and grabbed him by the collar! I then began to argue with the boy, but then he started to cry! Seeing the tears, I descided to soften up a bit and then I asked the boy what was going on! That's when I learned that the kid's name was Tyler and that his mother was an investigative reporter who had a tape containing some damaging info about a local crime boss, specifically the Mob Boss who Weasel worked for! The reporter planned to use this evidence to become rich and famous! However, the mobsters broke into the kid's house the night before and grabbed him and his mother, hauling them off into a limousine. The gangsters were planning to rub out the reporter and her son, but the woman snuck the tape to the boy and told him to flee. As they were being removed from the car, Tyler managed to get out the mobsters's clutches and escaped with the incriminating cassette. Since then, he had been running from the mobsters - but he was determined to fight the criminals and save his mother! I agreed to help the kid, but tried to tell him to get to safe place and he refused. I then tried sympathise with by telling that I was searching for Splinter when I found him! Of course, we were then jumped by a group of mobsters and the mob lieutenant Weasel! During the fight, Weasel threw a flash grenade at me, which then blinded me. Due to my blindness, I turned to Tyler for help and we then ran for cover, with Tyler shouting directions to me! We managed to elude the gangsters, but we still needed to rescue his mom. Tyler and I developed a system whereby Tyler uses the positions of the hands on a clock to tell me where to attack. Feeling that we have at least some chance of defeating the mobsters, we then broke into a warehouse, where Tyler's mother was kept, and confronted the mobsters! As soon as we entered the building, we were met by Weasel and his cronies! The gangster, knowing that I had been blinded, sarcastically thanked me for bringing Tyler right into their arms, much to my own chagrin. Soon, the Mob Boss arrived and proceeded to attack me. As the Boss moved in, Tyler starts shouting directions to me, such as One o-clock, eleven o-clock, and nine o-clock! That allowed me to punch accordingly and sending the Boss flying! Of course, The Boss grew tired of that and ordered Weasel to silence Tyler by grabbing him from behind and covering his mouth! Without any directions from Tyler, I quickly became an easy target for the villain, and I was beginning to lose the fight. Fortunately, Tyler was able to bite Weasel's hand and free himself! He then quickly shouted out instructions that allowed me to win the fight against the criminal leader! Tyler then grabbed my hand and lead me behind some crates! Tyler then told me to push over the boxes, which I did! That created a huge roadblock that gave us enough time to complete our mission! We tracked down the cell holding the boy's Mom. I told Tyler that his mom probably shouldn't see a big green turtle and then I hjm that he'll have to lead his Mom to safety and take the tape to the police! Tyler was worried about me in my blinded condition, but did as he was told. The boy ran into the cell, found his mother, untied her and then the two made their escape! While the mobsters continued to dig through the rubble, I rubbed my eyes and discovered that my sight had returned! I then moved around the fallen debris, snuck up behind Weasel, and tapped him on the shoulder. The gangster turned around and taunted me, unaware that I was able to see again! I then commented on the thug's ugly tie! That made the villain realize- too late - that I was no longer blinded. Then, I grabbed Weasel by the coat lapels and tossed him into the fallen crates, right I departed! At the police station, Tyler handed his mother the tape and then she looked at it wistfully. Tyler then looked up to the rooftop next door and saw me! Then I gave him a thumbs up in approval! His mother tried to see what he was looking at, but I had already disappeared. The boy then pushed is mother into the police station to get the evidence to the authorities! With my own good deed for the day finished, I ran off into the night and returned home!" Raph explained, much to the amazement of his brothers and adoptive father as well as the Kamen Riders, Aurachnid, and Lisa.

"That sounds like the kind of story Jim Sparkletooth, this news reporter that's hounding our friends in Great Lakes City, would eat up. Minus your involvement, of course." Lincoln said. "Not long after that, we found evidence that Splinter was being held in the office of a company called 'Techno Cosmic Research Institute'." Donnie explained. "T.C.R.I." Lisa realized. "Not only that, the Guardians were actually working for that company! Of course, it wasn't until after me and my bros had managed to sneak into the building, with the help of April and Casey, that we had discovered that the workers and Guardians weren't actually human! They were, in fact, Utroms!" Mikey explained. "What exactly are Utroms?" Sakura asked in confusion. "They're this normally peaceful race of aliens that came to Earth in these mech suits. The same kind of mech suit Shredder used the Sword of Tengu to pull out of the water." Donnie explained. "But before we could learn all that, we got to go on this radical adventure in space involving these sulfur breathing aliens called the Triceratons, and this robot called The Fugitoid, who was once a brilliant scientist until he accidentally transferred his brain into his robot assistant!" Mikey said.

"The Triceratons are, as you might have guessed, extraterrestrials that resemble a humanoid version of a Triceratops! The Fugitoid's actual name is Professor Honeycutt and he was actually requested by General Blanque of the Federation, which is an off-galaxy civilization dominated by human-like aliens that were at war with the Triceratons, to build a teleportal device for him, under the presumption that it was intended for peace! However, Professor Honeycutt discovered that General Blanque actually intended use the device as weapon to transport nuclear bombs across space and he refused to build it! When the accident that transferred the Professor's brain into Sal's body happened, he was, under Federation rule, left with no rights due to being a robot! Blanque took advantage of that fact and immediately mobilized Federation troops in oder to capture Professor Honeycutt, or as the General called him, "The Fugitoid"! Honeycutt managed to briefly evade capture by hiding underneath the shell of a giant hermit crab-like alien known as a Varlesh! Afterwards, he continued to evade the Federation for a while! And that's when he ran into us in the city of Plebak, which is on Planet D'Hoonnib, after we got ourselves accidentally transported there from an Utrom Transmat!" Donnie explained.

"Note to self: Try and find a way to transfer my brain into Todd in the future." Lisa said into a tape recorder. "We all heard that, Lis!" Lincoln said while looking a Lisa in disapproval. "Yeah, Lisa-chan! Lincoln-kun's right! Your whole family would be horrified if you ever attempt to do something like that! Plus, Lincoln-kun told me that you have a love interest named David and I don't think even he would like the idea of you becoming robot!" Sakura said in equal disapproval. "I said future. Even I lack the technology to do so at this moment." Lisa grumbled. "I don't mind as long as my friends and I get help with that!" Said Lucy as she, Aya, Denkyem, Duafe, Mpatapo, Rocky, Haiku, Dante, Morpheus, Persephone, and Boris popped up in front of everyone. That caused the Kamen Riders, Lisa, Aurachnid, and the Ninja Turtles to jump in fright.

"LUCY-CHAN!" Sakura said in frustration. "When did you get here?" Lincoln asked. "Aya said you met giant turtles and a giant rat. We wanted to see." Lucy said. "Who the Shell are those kids that nearly gave me a heart attack?!" Raph angrily asked after catching his breath. "You already know Aya, the girl with hair covering both her eyes is another one of my sisters, Lucy." Lincoln explained. "Greetings!" Said Lucy. "The red haired kid is her boyfriend, Rocky Spokes!" Said Lincoln. "Hello!" Said Rocky. "The African boy in the green shirt is Aya's boyfriend, Denkyem!" Said Clyde. "Hi there!" Said Denkyem. "The other African boy is Aya's cousin, Mpatapo!" Said Lincoln. "Nice to meet you!" Said Mpatapo. "The African girl next to Aya-chan is her best friend, Duafe!" Said Sakura. "Salutations!" Said Duafe. "And the rest are Lucy's friends from the Jr Morticians Club; Haiku, Dante, Morpheus, Persephone, and Boris!" Said Lincoln as he listed the members of the Jr Morticians Club one by one. "Hey!" Said Haiku, Dante, Morpheus, Persephone, and Boris in monotonous synchronicity.

"This world just keeps getting weirder." Mikey said. "Anyway, I'm Leonardo, these are my brothers, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo. And our sensei/father figure, Master Splinter." Leo said. "Oh, like the Italian Renaissance artists, Leonardo Da Vinci, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo?" Haiku asked. "What? Even I know about the Italian Renaissance." She said. "That is exactly what I had in mind when I named my sons, young one!" Splinter answered. "They were just telling a story about how they went to space while searching for Splinter in a building that may or may not be linked to their mutation." Aurachnid said. "Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding us, Aurachnid! We'd better get back to the story at hand!" Said Mikey. "So anyway, when we met Professor Honeycutt, he was on the run from the Federation." Leo said as the newcomers sat down.

"After we help briefly escape from the Federation by hiding the, surprisingly clean, sewers of that planet, Professor Honeycutt told us about his situation and then we all decided to help him! Of course, we also asked him if he could a teleportal device for us to get us all back home! However, before going further with that train of thought, the reason for the ultra-cleanliness of Peblak's sewers becomes clear: it was a horrific sweeping, grinding, object-eating monster of a machine that came bearing down on us! Fortunately, we had managed to disable the machine, thanks to Don's knowledge of all things mechanical! Afterwards, Raph managed to commandeer a Federation hover tank while I went to find some food! Though, after finding a bag of chips, I got spotted by a group of Federation soldiers and got caught in a net. Fortunatley, Raph used the hover tank to send the soldiers flying and then rescued me! After that, we all traveled together in hover tank, hoping that nobody would spot us! Unfortunately, the owner of the commandeered hover tank spotted us and then a squadron of hover tanks attacked us! Thankfully, Professor Honeycutt hacked himself into the tank's computer system and took control of the weaponry in the nick of time! We then managed to destroy the tanks that were pursuing us! But then, a legion of soldiers were in on the hunt! Our tank was shot by the infantry and then it exploded! But not to worry, folks, we used our ninja stealth in the nick of time and we had escaped from the Federation again!" Mikey explained.

"Lucky." Lucy said. "You're Darn right we were lucky! Those Federation soldiers were very determined to kill us in order capture Professor Honeycutt and force him to build the teleportal device for the purpose of teleporting nuclear bombs all across space just to end their war the Triceratons! And that would obviously lead an untold number of casualties on every planet that has sentient life on them!" Raph explained, causing the Kamen Riders and their friends to gasp in horror. "Unfortunately, the Triceratons were also after Honeycutt's technology." Donnie said. "Professor Honeycutt and us turtles found ourselves on the bad side of the alien town. After donning some disguises that we took from some nearby clothes lines, we all entered a very rough looking bar, the Spaceport Inn! Of course, while we were in there, I found myself to be the center of an alien trucker's amorous intentions, due to me wearing alien women's clothing as there was no other clothing available for me! But then, that guy had audacity to paw me! That, obviously, lead to me loseing my cool and then kick that alien trucker in the face, causing him to be sent flying! That, of course, blew our cover and allowed an alien cook to put in a call to General Blanque himself. As soon as that happened, some Federation troops burst into the Spaceport Inn and came looking for us!" Mikey explained.

The part of Mikey's disguise got all the humans busting out with laughter. "Please tell me you got pictures of that moment in the bar!" Lincoln said. "Unfortunately for you guys, No! We don't have any pictures of that moment! So, you're all out of luck on that!" Donnie answered, much to Miley's relief. "Thank goodness!" Mikey said. "Easy for you to say!" Raph muttered. "Anyway, as soon as they entered the Inn, we threw off our disguises and immediately battled the Federation troops. After an intense fight, an explosion ripped through the bar and left a gaping hole in one of the walls. Through the smoke and dust, we saw Commander Mozar, who was right hand man of the Triceraton Prime Leader Zanramon and Supreme military Commander in chief of the Triceraton Republic armed forces subordinate only to Zanramon himself, arrived with a host of Triceraton warriors! Then, a big blaster battle ensued! Seeing that it is best to flee, we tried to make our escape, but Professor Honeycutt was captured by the Triceraton soldiers and then hauled off! Then, Donnie got an idea! He took a blaster and set it to overload and then placed it beneath a table! Donnie called for us to join him, and then we all dodged laser fire to leap onto the table! The blaster soon exploded, causing the table to rocket us up into the air and out of the bar! We then crash landed in the streets and recovered in time to see the Triceratons making their getaway in a Triceraton Air Car, with Professor Honeycutt in tow! Fortunately, we spot a rickety old air car with sidecar attachment and, thanks to Donnie's skill with machinery, we managed to fire it up and flew off in pursuit of the Triceraton Air Car, although the ride is anything but smooth! We then find ourselves being pursued by three Triceratons riding air scooters, who fired on us with lasers! Having no weaponry, Donnie flew our air car through a D'Hoonnibian forest and managed to bob and weave between the vegetation while one of the Triceraton vehicles crashed into a tree! We also use whatever we can use as weapons: Leo cut out a seat and flung it at a pursuing Triceraton craft, successfully knocking it out of the sky! I then began randomly punching buttons on the side car, much to Donnie's dismay! Don ordered me to stop touching the shiny buttons, but I only grinned and stated that something cool might happen! I, unfortunately, had no such luck however, as my actions caused the sidecar to disengage from the vehicle! Then, I started free falling as the last remaining Triceraton closed in on our air car and fired a shot into its engines! The jig was up for us, as our craft started plummeting towards the ground! Somehow, I managed to get free from the sidecar and skydived into the vehicle with my bros, while the sidecar I was in crashed into the last flying Triceraton warrior! Meanwhile, we continue their plummet towards the ground! But Donnie managed to crash land us safely. Leo haf a fit of guilt for failing in our mission, but Donnie revealed that he had placed a "turtle tracker" onto Professor Honeycutt! Afterwards, we made our way through the alien forest, heard the sounds of battle, and came upon a Triceraton base, which was under attack by Federation troops! Laser fire was everywhere, and Donnie stated that Professor Honeycutt was inside the Triceraton bunker. Then, the Triceratons suddenly retreated into their base, but Raph managed to get inside before the doors slam shut. He met some resistance inside, but he used a blaster to force them into retreat! Raph then opened the doors long enough for the rest of us to get inside. We then searched the immediate area, wondering why there was a cargo bay inside a ddenly, the bunker began to tremble, and Donine realized that we were not in a bunker, but in a Triceraton spaceship! The Triceraton ship existed the planet and broke free from the Federation blockade! The ship left D'Hoonnib and then we had witnessed that we were in outer space! Suddenly, the hull of the ship broke and all of the air was sucked out. We had managed to block the hole with crates, but then found ourselves without air!" Mikey explained, much to the shock and horror of the Kamen Riders and their friends. "That is definitely not how I would want to die!" Lucy exclaimed in horror while her friends from the Jr Morticians Club nodded in agreement to her statement. "How did you guys even managed to survive that?!" Clyde asked in fright.

"A breathing technique perfected through 16 years of training." Leo explained. "Unfortunately, it wasn't much use once we landed on the Triceratron home world, as we, well I discovered they breath different gases than we do." Mikey added. "Specifically, they breathe a mixture of Nitrogen and Sulfur, which is something that none of us can actually breathe!" Donnie explained. "Fortunately we were outfitted with atmosphere adapters which gave us a stable supply of oxygen. Unfortunately, they threw us in a prison, and let me tell you, those guys, not exactly the best to be around." Leo said. "First, we were handcuffed and tattooed before being lead to our cell. A little while later, we were escorted to lunch, and I had accidentally bumped into a menacing alien named Rynokk, who was enraged about being touched! A fight almost erupted, but Rynokk was content to stalk off after I apologized to him! Another alien prisoner named Sleeg advised us not to mess with Rynokk, since he was considered the king of the cell block! Sleeg explained to us about how the Big House operates as they file through the lunch line! We saw Rynokk taking bribes from other prisoners in the form of dessert! I hsd states that no one is going to eat my dessert as I dumped a heaping pile of a gooey substance into my bowl and then took a huge bite of it! Sleeg looked aghast and explains to us that I had actually eaten floor wax! Appartently, I was standing by the wrong machine when I filled my plate! My eyes bulged and I immediately dashed for a nearby garbage can, where I then hurled in it! Unfortunately, Sleeg then explained to us that what I thought was a garbage can was actually the salad bar!" Mikey explained, causing everyone to cringe in disgust.

"You just can't catch a break, can you?" Sakura asked. "Sadly, yes! I really couldn't catch a break! That, and I still hold a grudge against floor wax ever since that incident!" Mikey stated in bitterness to that memory. "You say horrific moment, I say 'Hilarious moment I like to remind you of'!" Raph said, holding up a tin of floor wax. "Really, Raph?! Not Cool!" Mikey said in annoyance. "Thank goodness Luan didn't see that." Lincoln whispered to Lisa and Lucy. "HEHEHE! Too late, Lincoln! I already did!" Said Luan as she and the rest of the Loud Sisters, along with Chloe, Stella, Shintomaru, Liam, Tabby, Rusty, Polly Pain, Zach, and Giggles, appeared in the base, much to everyone else's surprise.

"Dang it! Is anyone else here?" Lincoln asked. "Okay, we're here too!" Rita as she and Lynn Loud Sr appeared as well. "Same here with us!" Said Andros and Phixia as they, along with Master Toadus and Gorf, came into view. "I don't suppose the Lucharangers and AkaRed are here too." Lincoln said. "Uh, no. If they were, we would have met up with them on the elevator." Lori said. "Oh! Well then, I guess it's everyone now!" Lincoln said in mild satisfaction. "To save time, everyone this is Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, yes as in the Italian Renaissance artists, and their sensei/father Master Splinter." Lincoln said.

"Hello!" Said Mikey. "And these are my parents, my other sisters, Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lana, Lola, and Lily." Lincoln said. "Wow that's a lot of names that begin with the letter 'L'." Raph said. "Yeah, my mother is the only one a first name that doesn't begin with the letter 'L'! Here are my friends from Middle School! These are Chloe, Stella Zhau, Shintomaru Kadokawa, Liam Hunnicutt, Tabby, Rocky's older brother Rusty Spokes, Polly Pain, Zach Gurdle, and Giggles! And here are our Animarius allies, who had defected from the Empire to help us against them! They are Master Toadus, Gorf, Andros, and Phixia!" Lincoln said as he finished introducing everyone.

"Nice to meet you all. Now where were we?" Splinter asked. "You were just saying how Michelangelo-san had eaten floor wax and threw up in the salad bar." Sakura said. "*GROAN!* Don't remind me!" Said Mikey in annoyance. "Aww man, I missed that?" Luan asked. "That sounds so funny!" She added. "It's not funny to me! I actually got sick from that stuff!" Mikey retorted. "Ooh! Sorry!" Luan said in apology. "Now then, back to the story! After that incident, we were sent back to our cell, where we tried to come up with an escape plan! I revealed that I was able to steal some spoons! Raph had taken a metal cup and Donnie got some of the floor wax! All Mikey got was nothing, but he picked up a rock from the cell floor and displayed it to us, much to our disappointment! Mikey, of course, was rather disappointed that Donnie had to use floor wax for our plan, since he still holds a grudge against it for making him gag and throw up! Donnie then showed us that by combining the floor wax with some dirt and liquid, it would create an unstable, but effective smoke bomb! With confidence, I declared that we would break out that night! Later, in the cafeteria, Donnie planted his smoke bomb and timed it to go off in about six hours! Unfortunately, Rynokk still continued to demand the food from other alien prisoners! Rynokk then walked up to Raph! Rynokk demanded Raph to give his food to him! Of course, Raph refused and then he started a fight. At first, the prisoners cheered for Rynokk, but Raph won the early exchanges and the crowd immediately took his side! The Triceraton prison guards stood by and watch, figuring it would be good for the games, which is a topic we will get to later! Raph then jumped onto the end of a table and sent it shooting upwards into Rynokks jaw, caused the brute to be knocked out cold! The one of the guards, having been amazed by Raph's abilities, had enough with the fight and they used their remote control to send electrical charges through the hand cuffs and subdue Raph. He ordered his men to take Raph to solitary confinement! Back in our cell, I drew a map on the ground and explained that our escape plan would still work! Obviously, we would just have to rescue Raph on our way out! Of course, all we needed was a distraction so we can get one of the guards' remote control key cards Don and I decided that Mikey should get sick the way he got sick in the cafeteria. For obvious reasons, Mikey did not want to do that again! Donnie and I were having none of that, so we decided to hold Mikey down and force him to eat more floor wax. Afterwards, I began to call the guards and they eventually arrived to investigate! I told them that Mike was very sick and one guard stated that our trick wouldn't work and lifted Mikey up by his arm! As soon as the guard did that, Mikey's eyes and cheeks bulged and then he vomited on the guard's face! The angry Triceraton slapped Mikey to the ground and the guards stalked off! I asked Donnie if he managed to get the key card during the distraction, and Don said that he thought I was going to do it! Fortunately, Mikey coughed up the remote control, which he had somehow managed to swallow! Donnie was disgusted by this, so he used his foot to control the device, which opened doors and freed us from the hand cuffs and tattoos! We then headed out to look for Raph! Donnie was figuring out which door Raph was locked behind and opened one with the key card, but it turned out to be a janitor's closet! We then decided to use the cleaning tools as our weapons! After that, we looked for Raph's cell once more! The next door was definitely Raph's cell! So after we freed him the four of us were united once again! When Raph sees that his we were using cleaning tools as weapons, he asked if we had saved him a weapon! I simply gave him the spoons I had taken from the cafeteria earlier. Raph wasn't impressed with the spoons, but he did not put an argument. He just shrugged, took the spoons, and followed us! After a while, we emerged from prison's drainage system! We were excited to be outside of the facility, but we were immediately discovered by a group of Triceraton guards." Leo explained. "That's when a brawl ensued. Gun-toting Triceraton guards versus us four Turtles, armed only with our makeshift janitorial weapons! Although we fought well, we were eventually gunned down with stun lasers and hauled off in a space cruiser to another mother ship! That's when we were taken to "The Games", which was a gladiator-styled fighting event set within a place called the Tri-Sports Arena! We were then escorted inside at gunpoint and when the Arena door opened, we all saw a gigantic purple tentacled monster, called the Spasmosaur, waiting for us!" Mikey explained, much to everyone's shock.

"I'd like to see these Triceratons try something with me!" Lynn said, cracking her knuckles. "Not unless you want to end up hurting yourself, kid!" Raph replied. "This guy don't know me very well, do he?" Lynn joked. "Sweetie, don't try your luck." Rita said. "Since you guys don't know, Lynn here is one of the strongest amongst my sisters, along with Lori and Lola! Not only that, but Lynn is actually very aggressive, though she didn't start becoming aggressive until she got bullied when she started middle school!" Lincoln explained, much to Lynn's chagrin. "Yikes." Raph said. "Did you have to tell everyone about that last bit?!" Lynn asked in anger and embarrassment. "Sorry. Please continue." Lincoln told the turtles. "Well, as soon as we were in the arena with the Spasmosaur, it attempted to eat us! Since we were unarmed, we were unable to fight it directly, due to its rubbery flesh and many tentacles! So, we tricked it into crashing into the wall of the arena, which then overturned a statue of Prime Leader Zanramon that landed on it, crushing it to death! Of course, Zanramon wasn't to happy with us killing the Spasmosaur and knocking down his statue! So, we were then beset by laser-toting Triceraton guards in flying harnesses, who forced our us backwards until we all down into a pit that had silently opened in the middle of the arena! We landed in a pile of hay and then we were locked up in a slave pen with other gladiators of various races - surprisingly, one of them was a Triceraton named Traximus! Soon, the slavers arrived and they were lead by the corpulent Gruell, a cruel task master who utilized an electric whip to keep the gladiators in line! Gruell then orders us to become "practice dummies" so the other warriors can practice their moves! He also ordered us to not use their hands. We complyed with that order and then we were attacked by the other slaves! But, we ninjas weren't about to take any punishment without a fight, so we used our ninjutsu skills and teamwork to kick and dodge our opponents into submission! Of course, that strategy angered Gruell, who then used his whip on Raph and ordered us to stop cooperating! But then, Raph managed to disarm the task master and informed him that we always fight as a team! Gruell, in a panic due to being disarmed, offered extra portions for their next meal to any gladiators that can defeat the us! The warriors attacked with renewed vigor! Traximus faced off with Leo, but was quickly defeated by him! Traximus then told Leo to do him a favor and finish him off, but Leo sheathed his weapons and instead helped Traximus stand up! Don, Raph and I also won our battles and then we all earned the respect of the gladiators! But by then, Gruell and his guards had regrouped and they got the slaves, including us, under control. Later, us Turtles were waiting in line to get gruel from Gruell!" Mikey explained before Luan interrupted by saying "HAHAHAHA! Okay! That's a good one!" in amusement. "Yeah I know it sounds funny when you hear it!" Mikey replied. "Anyway, we were supposed to get our last meal before our epic battle in the arena! However, we got to the front of the line, the slave master told us that there was no food left and we all had to go hungry! We then sat at the table and looked forlorn, especially me! Leo was seated next to Traximus, who took a portion of his slop and puts in on Leo's plate! The Triceraton gladiator then told him to eat, as he would need fuel for the upcoming fight! The other gladiators also share their meals with the rest of us! While everyone ate, Traximus explained why he had been imprisoned and forced to fight as a gladiator! The warrior stated that he spoke out against Zanramon and his regime for putting victory above the rights of individuals, which was something that Traximus could not abide by! His reward for speaking his mind was being tossed into the gladiator pit!" Mikey further explained, much to everyone else's shock and anger.

"There are a lot of Roman Emperors who might get along great with this Zanramon guy." Lisa commented. "By the way, Michelangelo was it? I couldn't help but notice that the shortened name you give to your brother Leonardo is the same our 'father's'! Andros noted. "Wait, you have a father named Leo?!" Mikey asked in surprise. "Our 'father' goes by the name of General Leo, but his actual full name is Leonidas! And in case you wonder what he is, he's the leader of the Animarius Empire's Mammal Army and he just so happens to be a Lion Animarius! Specifically, he's a Nemean Lion Animarius!" Phixia explained in bitterness. This made Donnie groan. "If you guys are dealing with a Nemean Lion, you're going to have a tough time. The myths say they have an impenetrable hide, and It's only weakness was Heracles picking it up and squeezing it to death." He told the riders. "I don't know if that's good to know or not." Lincoln said.

"There's another thing you all should know about him! Before he was the leader of the Mammal Army, he was originally part the King's Royal Guard, which consisted of Animarius based on Mythical creatures! Our 'mother', and Leonidas's girlfriend, Sphinxia, a Sphinx Animarius, was also part of the Royal Guard! How did he become the leader of the Mammal Army, you ask? Leonidas decided to challenge the original leader, a Siberian Tiger Animarius named Siberius, and then overthrew him!" Phixia explained. "If I remember correctly, you met Siberius before, Lincoln. He was that Tiger Animarius you fought during that gauntlet you and Sakura faced." Toadus pointed out. "Hey, you're right! I was wondering what that Tiger Animarius's name was!" Lincoln replied. "By the way, you two said that Leonidas is your father, right? No offense, but you two look more like your mother, since you both are clearly based Sphinxes!" Donnie noted.

"Yes, but Andros inherited our father's ability to unsheathe claws in his knuckles, while I inherited our mother's intellect, and psychic/magical abilities." Phixia explained. "I also inherited my father's strength in addition to the claws!" Said Andros as he then unsheaved his claws just show them off. "Holy Wolverine! Those are really sharp claws!" Mikey exclaimed. "You should see where he got them from." Lincoln said with a shudder. "Anyway, please continue." He said. "Right! At the Tri-Sports Arena, a huge crowd anxiously awaited us for our next fight! The gladiators were all assembled in the pit and given weapons! Except for us, who Gruell refused to arm! We all then stood on a platform which began to rise towards the arena above! On the way, Traximus informed us that he had connections with some guards and he was able to get their weapons! We were overjoyed and Traximus stated that us gladiators must stick together, which echoed Raph's comment from earlier! Then, we all entered the arena as the crowd roared! Prime Leader Zanramon introduced the games and then he announced that all gladiators would fight us Turtles to the death! But to everyone's surprise, Traximus and the others refused to fight! Obviously, Zanramon was enraged and he ordered his guards to siege the gladiators, who were forced into a cell via laser fire! Then, us Turtles stood alone in the arena until Zanramon announced the Triceraton All-Star team, lead by reigning champion Monza Ram! The warriors attacked us, but since we had their weapons, the Triceraton fighters were no match for us and were quickly dispatched! The crowd roared in approval, but Zanramon merely sneered and gave us a thumbs down, indicating that we should be killed despite our victory! Of course, the audience was not pleased and a chant to let us live began! Sensing an opportunity, Donnie told us to catapult him into the air! Donnie was then launched off of Mikey's nunchucks onto a nearby air car! Then, Donnie pulled the pilot out and commandeered the vehicle as we all then hopped on! Unfortunately, the air car proved to be difficult to fly and Donnie crashed into a wall! Fortunately, it was the wall above Zanramon and Professor Honeycutt, who was forced to be there to watch us die! We were then quickly surrounded by angry Triceraton soldiers, but then Leo jumped beside Zanramon and held his blade to the evil leader's throat and ordered his minions to stand down! Zanramon told us that we could not escape, but I then put a sai up to his nose and told him to pipe down!" Raph explained.

"We told the guards to let us through or else Zanramon would get it." He added. "After that, we forced Zanramon to lead us to the Professor Honeycutt's lab, where we then tried to convince him to build a Teleportal so that we can return home to Earth! Professor Honeycutt was reluctant, but agreed to do so if we promised to destroy him should anything go wrong with their plan, mainly to prevent the Teleportal from falling into our enemies' hands! We quickly agreed and Honeycutt handed Leo a small remote control that will scramble his circuits if used! We then decided that we needed to get off of the Triceraton ship to build the Teleportal! Then, Zanramon volunteered the use of his personal space cruiser! But what we didn't realize was that The Prime Leader sneakily turned on an intercom while feeding us that information, which was heard by Security Commander Mozar, who assembled a Strike Team to intercept us at the hangar! We then piloted a hover flatbed through the Tri-ship to the vehicle hangar, when Leo spotted trouble! The Triceraton Strike Team attacked! We had managed to reach Zanramon's cruiser and Raph ordered the Prime Leader to tell his men to stand down! Zanramon turned to do so, but a stray shot hit the cart, causing the Prime Leader to fall to the ground far below! We then managed to board the cruiser! Fortunately, Honeycutt was equipped to interface with the ship's computers, and he was able to fly the craft out of the mother ship! Then, the cruiser was chased by three Triceraton warriors in flying harnesses! Honeycutt was able to pilot the cruiser with exacting precision, something that us Turtles were unable to do! Eventually, all three pursuers crashed into obstacles and we all seemed to be safe! Professor Honeycutt remarked that it should be smooth sailing from there, but the cruiser rounded a huge asteroid and ran headlong into a fleet of Triceraton mother ships! A huge squadron of Triceraton craft attacked and we were forced to flee into an asteroid field! Once again, Honeycutt's piloting skills, as well as Raph and Mikey's gunnery skills, saved the day and we all seemed to be safe. After the Professor remarked that it should be smooth sailing from there again, a wormhole suddenly opened in front of us and the Federation armada had arrived! General Blanque popped up on our command center screen and ordered us to hand over Professor Honeycutt! The Professor turned the cruiser around and headed back towards the Triceraton fleet! That allowed us to trick the two warring factions into fighting each other while we had escaped in Zanramon's cruiser! The Professor then parked the cruiser on the nearby planet of D'Rial and began building the Teleportal, with help from Raph and I, while Mikey and Leo remained on board the ship in order to monitor space for any sign of our enemies! Eventually, the Triceratons and Federation troops realized that we had escaped and they headed out to find us! Unfortunately, both of the fleets discovered where we were before the Teleportal had been completed! Leo tried to stall for time by brokering a deal where both sides promise not to use the Teleportal for war! Much to Mikey and Leo's surprise, Blanque and Mozar agreed immediately! Leo was taken aback, but he then began to makr complicated demands on how the deal will be settled. Both Blanque and Mozar joined in on the negotiations, but they secretly prepared for an attack! Meanwhile, the Professor, Raph and I finished building the Teleportal! But then, the Federation and Triceraton ships attacked! The battle raged on as Federation and Triceraton ships landed on the asteroid and soldiers bail out and attack! Leo and Mikey abandoned the cruiser and we all then entered the Teleportal to test it for the first time, on ourselves! Unfortunately, it didn't work! We tried to make it back to the cruiser, but it was destroyed, forcing us back inside the Teleportal! The device wasn't built to take punishment, so it too was destroyed, leaving us without any cover! Thinking that all was lost, Honeycutt pleaded Leo to keep his promise and destroy him! Leo began to sweat as he takes out the remote control, but he decided that he couldn't do it The Professor reminded him that he gave his word that he would destroy him if the plan went awry! As he faced his own sense of honor, Leonardo closed his eyes and his thumb began to move towards the button on the remote! Then, all of a sudden, the entire area was bathed in a glowing light, just like the one back in the TCRI lab!. Everyone in the area, including some Triceraton and Federation soldiers, began to be teleported away! Afterwards, we all materialized on T.C.R.I.'s Transmat, followed by four Federation troopers and three Triceraton warriors! Then, Mr. Mortu, the leader of the Guardians and Captain of the Utroms, entered from out of the shadows and pleaded for peace, but the Triceratons and Feds refused and open fired on each other in effort to seize the Professor! Soon, several Utrom guards entered on hover skiffs and used their weapons to freeze the soldiers in stasis fields! With the immediate threat ended, We prepared to battle the aliens themselves, until a familiar voice called out to us to stand down! It was Master Splinter and he entered the room with two Guardians! Mr. Mortu also arrived and told an Utrom to teleport the Feds and Triceratons back to their place of origin! Afterwards, the warriors were zapped away! Splinter then explained to us that the Utroms saved his life and nursed him back to health and then introduced us to Mr. Mortu himself, who we then bowed down to and thanked for saving our Sensei!" Donnie explained.

"Later, we learn that we had only been away from Earth for eight hours, although it had been three weeks for us! Mr. Mortu stated that the time for secrets must come to an end and then unzipped his exo-suit skin, revealing the Utrom known as Mortu riding within! He then lead us to the Utrom's Oracle Pod chamber, a gigantic virtual reality machine that can transmit the Utrom's history directly into the minds of anyone who enters a pod. Me, my bros, and Splinter entered the chambers for a quick history lesson detailing how the aliens came to be on Earth while Professor Honeycutt stayed behind! After a brief period of sequencing, we found ourselves standing on the deck of an Utrom spaceship piloted by Captain Mortu, who received instructions from three Utrom brain-navigators. We also saw an evil Utrom prisoner named Ch'rell, "the most ruthless criminal the universe has ever known", who threatened his captors and vowed to escape! Later, the Utrom's ship was near the Earth's orbit when the alarm systems go off! A stress call came in to Mortu, informing him that the evil Utrom has escaped! The captain came face to face with the villain, who then short circuits the engines and sent the ship plummeting towards our planet! Mortu did what he could to land the ship safely! But without navigation systems, the captain could not save the vessel and he was forced to crash land! That resulted in the Utrom's ship being ruined! Mortu and the crew survived, but they were trapped millions of light years from their homeworld! One of the Utroms reported that there was a structure beyond the next rise. We followed Mortu up a hillside and then we all spotted a local village, a Japanese village from 11th century feudal Japan, the birthplace of Bushido and Ninjitsu!" Mikey explained. "Mikey then spotted an ancient Samurai practicing his moves and pretended to spar with the man! Master Splinter told him to show some respect! Then, Mikey spotted the Samurai's picnic breakfast and tried to grab something to eat! But since this was virtual reality, his continued efforts go to waste! Splinter surmises there was some sort of lesson here as Raph, Donnie, and I laughed at our brother's misery." Leo explained, causing everyone to laugh at Mikey, who didn't find that funny. "Dude! Not Cool!" Mikey angrily stated while pouting. "Anyway, we learned that the aliens realized that Earth technology at that time was too primitive to be of any value in getting them home, thus Mortu decided that they wpuld just have to wait for technology to develop, no matter how long it takes! We watched as the Utroms devised exo-suits from parts salvaged from the ship. One brave Utrom climbed into the exo-suit, disguised himself with clothing of the period, and then went for a walk among the locals, who pay him no heed despite his clumsy efforts. Unfortunately, the exo-suit hit a trip wire, got hit by a wooden log, and fell heavily to the ground! That was when Ch'rell arrived! He had stolen the suit and threw the former pilot into the woods! Inside the virtual tour, we then saw the Utroms hard at work making more exo-suits! The group was then attacked by a gang of ninjas who were lead by a feudal version of the Shredder! We were shocked to see our enemy so many years in the past and wondered if he could be the same nemesis that we've been battling, and if so, how long do Utroms live! After being overcome with emotion, we attacked the virtual Shredder, but with no results due this being a non-interactive virtual tour! Of course, something went wrong! While we were in the virtual world, Stockman returned as a head on a robotic spider, that was controlled by the Shredder, and snuck into the building to sabotage the Oracle Pods! Then, while we were in the virtual world, the Shredder had surprisingly acknowledged our presence! Apparently, Stockman had somehow manipulated the Oracle Pod machine to make the virtual events reality for us! Feudal Shredder headed after the Utroms while ordering some of his Foot to capture us!. We reached for our weapons only to have them suddenly dematerialize! The Shredder spotted Mikey right behind him and then viciously struck him down! And that was bad, because what ever injuries we get in the virtual world happened to effect us in the real world! Splinter rushed to Mikey's side and announced that he needed immediate medical assistance! Then, Raph, Don, and I formed a defensive circle as the Foot ninjas closed in on us!" Leo explained, causing everyone to gasp in horror.

"That must have been terrifying!" Sakura said. "Oh, it was." Leo said. "We battled the Foot Soldiers in the virtual, but then all too real, Feudal Japan setting! Splinter told me that it was time to "become shadows" and escape with Mikey, who was critically injured! Raph then carried Mikey to safety while Don and I continued to fight in order to create a distraction! Once Raph had managed to escape, Donnie and I also eluded our foes! After a while, I saw, from a distance, the Feudal Shredder approaching a blacksmith! Three men presented the villain with a blade made of unknown material! Shredder took the sword and inserted it into a familiar looking hilt! Then I realized that it was the Sword of Tengu itself The Shredder lifted the blade into the air and it pulsated with power! Shredder then rewarded the smiths for their hard work by zapping them with the weapon? After watching the entire scene, I hurried back to warn my brothers and Sensei about that new threat! Once I reported my findings to Splinter, Raph and Don, who were tending to Mikey, our Sensei was surprised and dismayed with the news that Shredder has just gained possession of the Sword of Tengu! And just when things were bad enough, back in the real world, the National Guard was trying to break into the T.C.R.I. building under the belief that there was an alien invasion occurring at the place! Fortunately, The T.C.R.I. building's defense systems kicked into gear and managed to momentarily prevent the military from getting in!" Leo explained.

"These Utroms must have quite advanced technology. Do you think you could put a good word in with them for me, so I can study under them?" Lisa asked. "Really, Lisa?" Lincoln asked. "Perhaps we could talk with them once we can get back to our dimension! Just as long as you don't do anything illegal with that technology, of course! We don't want anyone to abuse their technology for selfish purposes after all!" Donnie answered. "Of course not!" Lisa said, her family shooting daggers at her. "Anyway, please continue." She said, trying to avoid the judgmental looks on her brother, sisters, and parents' faces. "Anyway, back in the virtual reality of Feudal Japan, Donnie, Raph, and I headed off to investigate the sounds of battle while Splinter watched over Mikey! We then discovered that an old man, young woman and child were being attacked by the Foot soldiers! The woman proved to be an able fighter, but she was sorely outnumbered and needed help. But before we can act, two Guardian ninjas appeared and joined the fray! The tide of the battle turned, until more Foot had arrived! We then decided to jump in and scare off the remaining Foot Clan! Unfortunately, we didn't get the welcome we would have expected, as the old man started screaming that we were kappa goblins and should be destroyed! Then, the two Guardians close in on us! I decided to negotiate peace with the Guardians and Raph then mentioned the Utroms! The Guardians were shocked that we knew about the Utroms and Donnie explained that we were in the same mess as the Utroms, stranded in a world not our own, and we needed the aliens' help! The Guardians stated that they would inform the Utroms of our wish to meet them and then disappeared into the forest! We then returned from their meeting with the Guardians to see that Mikey had fully recovered from his injuries and was busy eating sushi while Master Splinter sitted patiently beside him! Raph gave Mikey a friendly noogie and we all basked in the good news! Donnie then informed Mikey that the food he was eating was not real, but Mikey was happy enough to fill his virtual stomach with virtual food! Splinter contemplated this thought and began to make an announcement, when the Guardian pair emerged from the woods, followed by an awkward fellow in a long cloak and hat! As the figure got closer, it opened it's coat and reveals the Utrom inside the Exo-suit, Mortu himself! We all then explained our problem to Mortu, who was very intrigued by our story! Then we all began to brainstorm a plan of escape with Captain Mortu! Mortu was about to reveal an important detail about the Shredder, when the villain shows up wielding the Sword of Tengu! A huge battle erupted, but the we had a terrible time against the Sword's power! Everyone was hit by a blast and knocked around! Splinter flied into the air and hit a huge rock upon landing, causing him to get injured! I checked on our Sensei and Splinter gave me a mid-battle lesson in the philosophy of reality and illusion, telling me that I can use my mind to affect what was happening in our virtual reality! I had decided to put it to the test and succeeded in making the Sword of Tengu disappear from Shredder's grasp and reappear in my own hands. I then wielded the blade and used it to defeat Shredder and the Foot!" Leo explained, much everyone's amazement. "Oh my gosh! That's literally like the "Matrix" movies I've seen sometime ago!" Lori exclaimed in excitement. "I know, right?! I even called Leo "Neo" during that occasion!" Donnie replied. "After that, Mortu then gave us an "internal failsafe reset" device to return us to the real world! I pressed the button and we were then engulfed in energy! I had remembered that Mortu had info about the Shredder and I asked him what it was! Mortu began to explain, but it was too late as we all then exited the virtual world! We all then climbed out of the Utrom Oracle Pods, just in time to face the real/present-day Shredder, Hun, robot Stockman, Elite Guard, and various Foot Ninjas! We were all shocked to see the Shredder alive despite being beheaded when we last saw him, myself especially, as we were all then cornered by the villain and his troops!" Leo explained, much to everyone's shock and horror. "But, how was the Shredder alive after being decapitated?! It's physically impossible for any normal human being to survive after having their heads separated from their bodies!" Lisa loudly exclaimed.

"That's the thing. As we ended up discovering, the Shredder, or should I say Shredders, plural, you'll understand soon, wasn't an ordinary human being." Donnie said. "The Shredder and his minions attacked us and the Utroms and faced off against Mortu. As we fought, we overheard the Shredder saying that he had anticipated facing the Utroms for ten centuries! That's when we realized that he was the same Shredder from feudal Japan! I saved an Utrom from an attacking Elite Guard and tossed the alien to Donnie for safe keeping! Mikey and Raph were attacked by the Stockman spider bot, which packed quite a punch! The Shredder got angry when he saw Stockman fighting and ordered him to implement phase four of their plan! Stockman refused and continues firing at Mikey and Raph, until Shredder activated Stockman's safeguard system which electrocuted the evil brainiac! Forced into painful submission, Stockman headed off towards the Utrom's Transmat! Mortu and the other Utroms rushed out to stop Stockman while we prepared to battle the Shredder and his crew! The evil warlord had other plans and used a nearby control panel to explode the pods and call a portal to the room, which he and his cronies used to escape! We were trapped in the Utrom Pod room, which was quickly flooding with goop! We then discovered that the pod chamber was a Techno-Organic room made of living material! Cutting it was ineffective, as it wpuld quickly heal itself! But then Donnie came up with a plan! We then began to pound on the living walls with a specific rhythm that gave the room indigestion, causing it to hurl us through the ceiling and into safety!" Leo explained, causing everyone to shout "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWW!" in disgust, except for Lana, who simply said "Lucky!" in envy.

"Wait, how can the Shredder be the same one you saw in the simulator? Not even Bob Hope lived beyond 100 years of age!" Lisa pointed out. "We're getting to that, and trust me, you'll be just as shocked as we were." Leo said. "Meanwhile, Mortu and the other Utroms tried to protect the Transmat from Stockman, but the Shredder and his minions arrived! The Utroms put up a brief fight, but they were no match for the evil Foot Clan and they were quickly rounded up and forced onto the platform of the teleportation machine! The Shredder stated he will use the Transmat to beam them somewhere nasty and kill them all! Fortunately Spinter and us Turtles arrived at the nick of time! A fight broke out and Donnie had another plan! He snuck behind the Transmat and asked Professor Honeycutt if he was programmed to emulate any sound! Fortunately the Professor can do that, so Donnie told him to impersonate the Shredder to order Stockman away from the machine. The Shredder's control over Stockman was voice activated, so when Honeycutt used the Shredder's voice, the scientist was compelled to listen. He then ordered Stockman to stop working on the Transmat! Shredder angrily told Baxter not to listen to the Professor. The Professor then told Stockman to override all voice-controlled protocol! That act freed Baxter from Shredder's control. Then, Stockman attacked the Shredder by leaping onto his chest and activating deadly energy rays that engulf the pair! The Shredder short circuited and fell, defeated by Baxter Stockman! Hun and the Elite Guard rushed to their master's side! Hun lifted the Shredder and growled that they'll be back, and then the Foot turned to run off! However, before they fleed, a small electronic device slips from the Shredder's lifeless fingers! It bounced on the floor a few times and then turned itself on! We then saw that it was a time bomb of some sorts that was set to go off in ten minutes! Spidery, red lines of energy began to emanate from it and creeped all over the floor and walls. Donnie rushed to try to stop it, but Mortu yelled to him not to touch it, as it was a techno-organic device that contains a virus that could kill him! The bomb had already infected the Utrom headquarters and Mortu explained that the device wluld cause the entire building to implode when it goes off! That was when the Utroms began to use the Transmat in order to teleport themselves home in small groups and escape the impending implosion! after a while, the Utrom Council prepared to beam out. They were the last group, as everyone else had already beamed back home! Mortu invited Professor Honeycutt to come with him to the Utrom homeworld, and the scientist was overjoyed at the opportunity to live among a technologically-advanced and peaceful civilization, where his work could be utilized for good! The Professor bid farewell to us and stood on the platform! Mortu gave Master Splinter a gift, a crystalline ball that our Sensei can use to activate the Utrom's collective memory of their time on Earth, memories that included Splinter's master Hamato Yoshi! After looking into it, our Sensei shedded a grateful tear! Mortu then climbed onto the Transmat and Donnie began to punch in the coordinates on the control panel! But just when Donnie was about to send ourfriends home, some throwing stars flew through the air and smashed into the board and sent sparks flying! We all turned to see that the Shredder had returned with Hun and the Elite Guard! The Shredder vowed that he would not be denied his revenge after 1,000 years of waiting! The Foot attacked and the Guardians prepared to defend their masters, but Donnie told them to stay put and let the Turtles handle this! Shredder attacked, but our combined efforts knocked the villain back! Hun asked for permission to attack, but Shredder growled that we were his and ordered Hun and the Elite to fetch Stockman! As soon as Hun and the Elite ran off in search for the Stockman robot, the Shredder renewed his attack on us! Donnie now had the opportunity to activate the Transmat and its beam engulfed the Council, Mortu, Professor Honeycutt, and the remaining Guardians! Shredder tried to prevent their escape, but he was too slow and they had all disappeared! Shredder was livid and stated that we had only been a thorn in his side until then! But since we had destroyed his millennium old plan for revenge, he would now kill us! Shredder attacked and dished out some punishment to us, but Donnie came up with yet another plan! He told us to pierce Shredder's armor and wevthen focused our efforts on that task! After we did that, The Shredder was left standing with numerous weapons stuck into his armor, which sparked with escaping energy! The villain initially shrugged off that strategy as a pointless endeavor, but Donnie told our nemesis not to be so sure! Donnie then grabed two wires from inside the Transmat and used them to create a powerful arc of electrical energy that leapt onto the Shredder's armor and electrocuted him! Afterwards, The Shredder fell to the floor, motionless! We had wondered if we had finally defeated our enemy, but the suit began to open up and revealed The Shredder's true form! He was none other than Ch'rell, the Utrom criminal that caused the Utrom's ship to crash on Earth all those centuries ago! Raph laughed at the Shredder Utrom and surmised that he wasn't so tough without his Exo-suit! That infuriated the alien! Then, he leapted onto Raphael's head and smothering him with his tentacled body! Leo tries to free Raph, but the Utrom Shredder snapped at him with vicious, pointy teeth! Splinter came to the rescue and pryed Ch'rell off of his Raph's head with his broken staff! The evil alien flied across the room and took cover behind some containers of ooze! Donnie had been busy at the controls of the Transmat and called to us that it was time to go! He stated that he had programmed a better escape route that time and then we all jumped onto the Transmat's platform! The Shredder Utrom remembered that the building was about to implode and rushed towards the Transmat in an effort to escape! The alien leapt into the air as the Transmat beam begins to teleport us away, with only seconds to spare! However, he didn't make to the Transmat on time and it was too late for him to escape as he was trapped in the building with the implosion device! Outside, the T.C.R.I. building was swallowed in a white light! Afterwards, In a matter of seconds, the entire building had disappeared, leaving behind nothing but broken water pipes and a giant crater! Afterwards, we beamed down from space, fell from the sky, and landed heavily on top of the Battle Shell, that was our armored battle vehicle in case you don't know! Donnie's calculations were a bit too high, but no one was harmed. Casey and April were already there waiting for us outside when they saw land on the Battle Shell! Then, they gave us a hug and all then climbed inside the Battle Shell! Police began to arrive on the scene, so Donnie fired up the engine and we headed back to our sewer home! We had explained to April and Casey what happened to us and, needless to say, they were quite shocked!" Mikey explained. "Anyways, now you guys know that the Shredder was actually Ch'rell the entire time! So, any questions before we move on with the story?" Mikey asked.

"You keep using the plural 'Shredders', what's up with that?" Lisa asked. "We'll get to that soon. But for now, after that we had a few more adventures, including a fight against a guy named 'The Ultimate Ninja', he'll be important later on, as we found out." Raph said. "We also made a new friend named Leatherhead, who is a mutant crocodile! His origin story was actually connected to us and Utroms more than you think! From what Leatherhead told us himself, when he was a baby crocodile, he was callously flushed down a toilet! Fortunately, he was discovered and taken in by the Utroms, but he was accidentally exposed to the same ooze that we were exposed to! That caused him to mutate as well! Once the Utroms saw that he had developed intelligence, they began to teach him and welcomed him as part of their family! Unfortunately, when the Shredder arrived and forced the Utroms to teleport back to their homeworld, Leatherhead was accidentally left behind! Thus, when we first encountered him, he had planned to build a Transmat of his own so he would use it to rejoin his Utrom family! Though unfortunately, he was tricked by Stockman, who was using a Utrom exosuit, into thinking that we were his enemies! Of course, after we defeated Stockman's Turtlebot, that mad scientist let it slip that he used to work for the Shredder! That obviously made Leatherhead mad since he was raised by the Utroms and was taught very well that The Shredder was their enemy! He then turned against Stockman and attacked him! Eventually, Stockman bombed the location we were all in and caused a cave-in while Stockman himself escaped again! Despite my pleas for him to follow us out of there, Leatherhead seemingly sacrificed himself to save us by holding up the rubble long enough for us to get to safety! But don't worry, folks! Leatherhead managed to survive, but we didn't see him again until the Triceraton Invasion!" Mikey explained.

"The what now?" Lincoln asked. "We'll get to that later, but for now let us tell you about how we met the Shredder's apprentice, Karai." Raph said as they shuddered at that memory. "You see, with the Shredder disappearance, there was a power vacuum in the criminal underworld and that resulted in an all-out gang war between the Mob, the Purple Dragons, and a leaderless Foot Clan!" Donnie explained. "Makes sense. The Shredder was this big figurehead, and without him, It would only be a matter of time before things go down between any criminal organizations that he lead." Lisa surmised. "Yes, and that's where Karai came in." Leo explained. "Now, this may be a shock to you guys, but Karai was, in fact, the Shredder's adopted daughter!" Mikey explained, much to everyone's shock. "In fact, she was one of the few people who knew his true identity as an Utrom. Not even Hun knew as we later found out." Raph said. "And when she found out what happened, she wasn't too happy." Mikey said.

"When she arrived to New York City from Japan and heard about the gang war, she quickly enlisted the aid of us Turtles to stop it and promised an end to the Foot's vendetta against us in exchange for our assistance!" Mikey explained. "That's surprising." Lincoln said. "That's what we thought too." Leo said. "Together, we all helped Karai retake control of the Foot and, consequently, its underworld! Though, it wasn't easy, especially when Baxter Stockman was helping the Mob! After she became the new leader of the Foot Clan, Karai then left with the Foot after declaring a truce to us!" Donnie explained. "Unfortunately, as we later found out, it was all a cover up, and Ch'rell had actually somehow survived the destruction of the T.C.R.I. building, and the only reason Karai asked us for help was to later restore him to power." Leo explained, shocking everyone. "What? But, how?" Lisa asked.

"Honestly, we don't know how he was able to survive, since we never even saw him leave the building when it imploded!" Donnie answered. "Anyway, we didn't see the Shredder again until after we teamed up with Zog!" Raph explained. "Who's Zog?" Asked Clyde. "Zog was a Triceraton trooper who was amongst the group of Triceratons that came with us back to Earth and got left behind after he slipped into the sewers! Of course, his helmet was cracked and the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere made him go loopy! When we encountered him, he thought we were his commanders! Since the oxygen was poisoning Zog, Donnie rigged up a canister of sulphur dioxide, a Triceraton's natural atmosphere, and connected it to the soldier's helmet! That makes it easier for Zog to breathe, but it didn't prevent him from believing that we were his military superiors! That, of course, made him an unexpected ally! Which became a good thing when we were attacked by a robotic replica of Master Splinter!" Mikey explained.

"Robot replicas, of course! Why didn't we think of that for April Fool's Day?!" Lisa asked, causing the other Loud Siblings, sans Luan, Rita, and Lynn Sr. to facepalm at what she was talking about. "Long story." Lincoln explained. "Anyway, after we defeated the Splinter replica, us Turtles, along with Splinter and Zog, headed off to find out where the android came from! We then used a remote device from the replica to track down its point of origin, which just so happens to be the wharf! Leo, Raph, and Splinter leave to search the ship while the rest of us wait for orders on the pier. The Leo, Raph, and Splinter climbed aboard the ship and took out some Foot soldier guards on their way! They found a grate and peered inside to see the Shredder in his lab with other deadly Foot Mechs. Our heroes decide that they'll have to destroy the ship to remove the threat. Leo radioed me and told me to have Zog unmoor the freighter, so that we can sail it out to sea and sink it. Leo asked Don to find a way to blow up the craft once it was in deep water! Zog and I successfully untied one of the moorings and headed off to remove the others while a group of Foot ninjas closed in on our backs! Leo, Raph, and Master Splinter made it to the bridge of the ship, but they found Hun and the Elite Guard already there waiting for them! Leo radioed me to get reinforcements for the fight, but I didn't answer! Why, you ask? Because there was a group of Foot soldiers surrounding me and Zog, that's why! Pretty soon, we were battling the Foot ninjas! Meanwhile, on the bridge of the Shredder's freighter, Raph, Leo and Splinter were battling Hun and four Elite Ninjas! Master Splinter managed to evade the Foot and engaged the ship's engines! Donatello was below the decks and rigged the wiring to make the ship explode once it was out to sea. As for me and Zog, the battle on the pier went quite well for us! But the fight distracted us from being able to untie the last rope that was moored to the wharf! The freighter pulled out towards the ocean as the rope went taunt, causing the ship to be stopped cold! Everyone on the bridge was thrown to the ground in the lurch, but the battle was quickly resumed. Leo immediately radioed me to get the ship untied! I then ordered Zog to clear the line and the alien warrior charged in rhino-style through a group of Foot soldiers and ripped the mooring from the deck with his nose horn! Unfortunately, the effort caused the Triceraton to lose his balance and he fell into the sea. I then rushed off to grab the hanging line with several Foot soldiers on my heels! I took the leap and grabbed the lifeline while my pursuers fell into the drink! I hung on to the rope and then realised that Zog was missing! Meanwhile, down in the engine room, Donnie was finished with the wires and programed the electronic bomb to go off in 30 minutes! As he turned to leave, Donnie was met by four Foot ninjas, who he quickly dispatched! Back on the bridge, Master Splinter was captured and chained by Hun! Hun ordered Raph and Leo to drop their weapons or else he would kill Master Splinter. Our Sensei told them not to comply, but seeing no alternative, they had to follow Hun's directives! Back at the pier, I was still hanging onto the cable and called for Zog, when I see the Triceraton's gloved hand emerge from the depths and grasp the line! Zog began to climb the rope and reported that his mission was accomplished! I was delighted! Then I motioned Zog forward and explained to him that we still had work to do! Back at the Bridge, where Hun and the Elite Guard held Splinter and faced Leo and Raph, Karai arrived and locked the door behind her, stating that she wished that us Turtles should not have come there, as she then had to slay us all under the Shredders orders. Leonardo sneered and said "So much for your word of honor."! Karai apologized, but she explained that she must follow her master's orders and drew her blade. Hun grabbed Leo's swords and cut him free, saying that he wanted to make things more interesting for him! Karai and Leo fought in a close match while Leo lectured his adversary on the meaning of honor! Eventually Leo knocked the woman to the ground, sheathed his katanas, and asked Karai, "Can you live with honor? Show me... here's your chance."! Karai grabbed her swords and leapt to her feet, but Leo did nothing to defend himself! The woman struck at the Leo's head, but she then stopped the attack inches away from his skull! Hun laughed and applauded, happy to see that Karai was unable to fulfill their master's orders! Hun then closes in on Leo! But, before he could finish him off, Zog, Donnie, and I entered the bridge! As us Turtles defeated the rest of the Foot ninjas, Zog threw Hun through a steel door and into the ocean! Karai lowered her blades, bowed her head and stated that she had failed her master. Splinter stepped in and told her that it was all right, that she did not do her duty because it went against her honor! Karai looked up with a sorrowful expression on her face, and Leo smiled at her! Donnie announced that we only have five more minutes before the ship explodes and we then headed out, leaving Karai to fend for herself! We were then met by Shredder and a squad of Foot Mechs on the main deck, where another battle ensued! The Foot Gunners proved to be formidable foes for us with their lasers, buzz saws and chains even though weren't finished properly! Splinter faced off against Shredder while Zog destroyed the Foot Mechs that resembled the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of England! Raph grabbed a laser-gun arm from one of the Foot Gunners, causing it to shoot wildly! It eventually hit an oil drum, causing a huge explosion and fire! The explosion caused the main deck to collapse, taking everything and everyone with it to the lower level laboratory, where us and the villains renewed our skirmish! The fight continued as the lab began to go up in flames! Splinter was injured from the fall and Shredder moved in for the kill! But Zog intervened and attacked the Foot master! Zog rushed into the Shredder and smashed him with his fists, causing the evil leader to be sent flying into a hole in the floor that was billowing flames! Donnie freed himself from some debris and noted that we only have two and a half minutes before the ship exploded! Then, he ran into Baxter Stockman's brain and he was surprised to see the scientist in that state! We then defeated the remaining Foot Gunners with only one minute remaining! We started to run for the exit when the Shredder leapt out of the fiery pit and confronted us! Once again, Zog attacked and initially defeated villain by smashing him into the floor with a girder! Zog then turned his back on his foe to celebrate victory when Shredder leapt up and stabbed him in the back! Shredder closed in on us, but Zog stood back up and attacked yet again! The Triceraton soldier gripped Shredder in a bear hug and carried him back to the pit of flames! Zog then asked us to "tell the others that Zog fought bravely for his comrades, for the Republic, for victory!" and with that, the warrior leapt into the inferno, carrying the Shredder with him! Raph wanted to try saving Zog, but there was no time left! Splinter stated that Zog had given them our lives, that we must not dishonor his brave sacrifice, and that we had to escape! We then dived off the deck mere moments before the freighter blew up and sank! We then managed to get to the wharf as we looked back and watched the smoke filter into the skyline! Leo stated that it was a real honor to have fought alongside Zog, as he was a great warrior! I, on the other hand, looked down in anguish as I just what I would call a good friend! Unfortunately, Zog's sacrifice was in vain, because the Shredder managed to survive yet again!" Mikey explained.

"All right, where is this Ch'rell guy now? I've got a few 'words' for him!" Lynn said, cracking her knuckles. "I wonder what would happen if my venom was poured into whatever Utroms call veins." Aurachnid said with the same attitude. "Fortunately, Ch'rell has been taken care of already, but more on that later. But for now, let us tell you about the time I won the Battle Nexus tournament!" Mikey said enthusiastically, much to his brothers' displeasure. "Believe it or not, that is an important story as well." Splinter clarified. "What exactly is the Battle Nexus?" Lincoln asked. "It is a literal nexus" of dimensions connecting many different worlds, including multiple incarnations of Earth and the Triceraton Homeworld! The Battle Nexus Tournament, also known as the "The Big Brawl", is a competition that is held every three years where the mightiest warriors from numerous galaxies and dimensions come together and battle to become the champion of the multiverse!" Mikey explained, much to everyone's amazement.

"One night, we noticed Master Splinter leaving and acting strangely. We remembered that he had done so three years previously, and got curious." Leo admitted. "So, we decided to secretly follow him all the way to a dead end alley! Then, we saw Splinter using some chalk to draw a glyph on the wall and then chanted to create a portal that he disappeared into! Donnie pulled out an ultra-violet lamp that illuminated the faded glyph and Raph traced it with some chalk! Leonardo then repeated the chant that Master Splinter had used and the reopened portal! Then, we all entered it and ended up in a forest in some type of nexus between dimensions! That's when we were met by four skinny, stick-like creatures known as the Gom-Tai! As soon as they saw us, they immediatey attacked us! Leo's katanas were sheared in half during the battle! That's when we realized that to defeat these foes, we would have to get in close! So, we then used various throws to defeat the Gom-Tai! After the skirmish, we were surprised to see the Gyoji, the referee of the Battle Nexus Tournament, float over and announce us as the winners of the preliminary match, and also calling us the Slontags! Of course, as the real Slontags appeared through a portal, the confusion sets in as the Gyoji realized that something was wrong! After taking the Slontags and Gom-Tai with him through a water portal, the Gyoji departed! While still confused, we then walked up a hill to see Splinter and a four-armed giant fighting! We advanced to help our Sensei, but were stopped inside a force field created by Gyoji! The mystical referee stated that there can be no interference in the competition! As we stood by helplessly, we all saw Splinter about to be crushed! Master Splinter dodged his opponent and then delivered some mighty kicks to win the fight! Then, we were released and then we rushed to congratulate our Sensei, but we were greeted with a scolding for disobeying his wishes! The giant arised and we prepared to defend our master, but Splinter angrily intervened! Gyoji announced that Master Splinter is the victor in that round, and the giant, whose name was D'Jinn, bowed to Master Splinter in respect! It turns out that Master Splinter and D'Jinn are, in fact, old friends! D'Jinn was happy to meet us, but he was shocked to discover that our Sensei had not explained the Battle Nexus to us, nor told us about how he won the competition in the past! With that, D'Jinn explained how the Battle Nexus was created as an inter-dimensional tournament of fighters! We had also learrn that Splinter's sensei, Master Yoshi, was once the Battle Nexus champion, as was Splinter after he defeated Drako!" Mikey explained, only for the Kamen Riders and their allies to cringe after Mikey mentioned Drako.

"Is something wrong?" Donnie asked, noticing the looks on the riders' faces. "The leader of the Animarius Empire is named King Draco." Sakura explained, pulling out her ancestor's journal and flipping to a page with a drawing of the draconic king. That caused the Turtles and Splinter to be surprised by King Draco's appearance. "Whoa! Quite an odd coincidence that the King of the Animarius Empire shares a similar name to that of our old enemy Drako!" Raph noted. Though, the Drako we know of doesn't have any wings and he looks more like an Asian dragon than a European dragon! Plus, his name was spelled with a 'k' instead of a 'c', he doesn't use a sword, and he wasn't even a king!" Donnie noted. "He was actually one of the most feared fighters of the Battle Nexus! Until Splinter defeated him in the Tournament, that is! How'd he do that you ask? Well, from what D'Jinn told us, when Splinter got his leg broken during his fight with Drako, the match was halted by the Gyoji, who offered Splinter the chance to forfeit the match! But Splinter chose not to forfeit! Instead, he was allowed to splint himself and continue the contest! Surprisingly, Splinter was able to defeat Drako, broken leg and all!" Mikey explained.

"Woah! That's so cool!" Lincoln said. "It was nothing! I won the competition that day, that is all!" Master Splinter said humbly. "Of course, Drako didn't take his loss very well! So, he decided to send four assassins to attack Splinter while he was still injured! Luckily, a young rabbit ronin named Miyamoto Usagi, who originated from a world of anthropomorphic animals known as Second Earth, was there to help defend Splinter! Unfortunately, Usagi wasn't enough help, as Drako was able to capture both of them! Fading out, But, just as Splinter and Usagi were about to be chopped down by Drako, they were saved by the master of the Battle Nexus, the Daimyo, who blasted the evil dragon with his mystical War Staff, and forced the villain to retreat like coward he was!" Leo explained. Confused by the word Daimyo, everyone but Lisa looked to Sakura. "In Feudal Japan, at least, one of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun, who were hereditary commanders in chief at the time." She explained with a roll of her eyes.

"Right! Anyway, after D'Jinn finished his explanation, the Daimyo appeared with the Ultimate Ninja, who happened to be his son! The Ultimate Ninja apologized to Master Splinter for challenging Leonardo to a mortal duel a few days earlier! The Daimyo was excited that we, being Splinter's sons, had Battle Nexus Championship and then decreed that us Turtles would be allowed join the tournament in spite of not properly registered! At first, Splinter was reluctant to allow this, but then he realized that we were ready and gave us permission to fight! The Daimyo then arranged for the Gyoji to have Leo's swords repaired! The Daimyo then teleported us and Splinter to the next stage of the tournament and addressed all of the fighters! During this, we spotted our old friend Traximus amongst them! After the ceremony, we were escorted to the Pavilion of Past Champions where the Ultimate Ninja showed us statues of Hamato Yoshi and Splinter!" Mikey explained, much to everyone's amazement.

"And if you look in the hall now you'll see-" Mikey started saying. "Finish that sentence, and I'll kick you!" Raph said, confusing the others. "You'll understand in a minute." He said. "Anyway, as our group departed, I asked to stay behind for a moment! Facing the statues, I bowed his head in respect and meditated for a moment! But while I was doing so, I was stalked by of a group of Dark Ninja assassins! One of those assassins tried to shoot me in the back with a crossbow! Fortunately, I saw the attack coming and I redirected the arrow before it could hit me! Soon, I started to fight for my life against the assassins, who were incredibly fast and stealthy! I was knocked down, but a stranger came to my aid and the attackers fleed! That stranger was none other than Miyamoto Usagi, the same ronin who helped Splinter in the past! He offered me some familiar advice on being "one with my weapon". Before the conversation can continue, we were attacked by the assassins again! One of them tried to cut me down with his sword! As the blade was coming down, I grabbed a nearby helmet, that happened to resemble the Shredder's, and blocked the attack, fending off my foe! Then, Usagi and I fought off the assassins who fled yet again! After that happened, the Gyoji entered and gave me my newly repaired swords! Then, Usagi and I went to the Pit Arena, so we won't be late for the next stage of the Battle Nexus Tournament!" Leo explained. "You know, Leonardo-san, that friend of yours, Miyamoto Usagi, kind of reminds me of the famous Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Mushashi!" Shintomaru noted.

"Who?" Clyde asked. "Miyamoto Musashi, also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or in the Buddhist community, Niten Doraku. He was a Japanese swordsman, writer, philosopher, strategist, and ronin. Due to his skills with the swords and undefeated record of 61 duels, he is considered a Kensei, or sword saint." Sakura explained. "You know, I've heard you describe your ancestor who sealed the empire as a ronin, but I still don't know what that is." Lincoln said. "A wandering Samurai who had no lord or master. A Samurai could become a Ronin through any number of means, usually either through their master being killed, losing power, or the Samurai losing favor with the master." Shintomaru said. "Fortunately, my ancestor was the kind of Ronin who's master was killed. In fact it was the day his master was killed the Animarius Empire invaded, which we like to think helped drive his desire to stop them." Sakura said. "Oh! That actually makes a lot of sense!" Lincoln said in satisfaction.

"Yes, Ryu told us all about it." Toadus said. "He told us that just one hour after witnessing his master getting cut down by a rival, he looked up to the skies to see King Draco's ships." Gorf confirmed. "So, whatever happened to the guy that killed Ryu's master?" Asked Lincoln. "Ironically enough, he himself was the first human cut down by the Shi no gutai-ka." Sakura explained. "Shi no Gutai-Ga?" Mikey asked in confusion. "It's the name of King Draco's sword! It literally means "Embodiment of Death" in Japanese!" Sakura explained, much to Mikey's fright. "Anyway, I guess you'd be right, comparing Usagi to Miyamoto Musashi." Leo said. "Well then, let's back to the story! At the Pit Arena, Leo arrived and was greeted by us, Splinter and the Ultimate Ninja! Leo explained that the reason he was taking so long because he was attacked in the Hall of Champions! Upon hearing about the ambush, the Ultimate Ninja left to investigate! The Daimyo then began the tournament by using his scepter to lower the ground and create a pit-like arena that walls off the competitors into pairs. The first teir of the Battle Nexus tournament began as all competitors began to fight. As for who we were fight, Splinter fought an alien named Wolf, Leo fought an alien named Kwan, Donnie fought an alien named Staff, Raph fought an alien named Rings, and I fought an alien named Tjaluk of Setia Hati Terate! Though, for my battle, I was, admittedly, scared of that guy when I fought him! Fortunately, we all managed to defeat our opponents! Well, except for Donnie! He was knocked down by Staff and teleported to a gallery below the Daimyo's box! Basically, Donnie was the first Turtle to be eliminated from the Tournament! " Mikey explained, much to Donnie's chagrin.

Lynn seethed. "That's rough, buddy." She said. "Thanks for not laughing at me! Yeah, I was really bummed out when that happened to me!" Donnie said. "Well, after the rest of us won our fights, the next tier began as we were all teleported before a new ring of walls came forth! Then, the remaining fighters, including ourselves, were separated into new pairs! Amongst the eight battles that were occurring were Leo vs. Usagi, Raph vs. Traximus, and me vs. Splinter. While the others fought, Splinter decided that he would back out and let us have our own chance at victory. So, with reluctance, I won the fight by default, after I gently gave him the finishing blow with my nunchuck! Then, Splinter was teleported to a seat next to the Daimyo!" Mikey explained, much to everyone's surprise. "Wow, Splinter-san. That's incredibly noble." Sakura said.

"Thank you, Sakura! My reasoning was simple! If my sons were going to the win then Tournament, I simply did not want to get in their way! Anyway, while I was with the Daimyo, we were talking about the difficulties of parenthood, specifically how we wanted to protect our children from their own inexperience! Then, I had learned that Leonardo was facing off with the same Usagi who had helped me fight Drako years back! Afterwards, a guard arrived in with a note and the Daimyo excused himself to see what the note about!" Splinter explained. "Well, back at the Tournament, I was having a difficult time fighting Traximus! However, when he got me in a bear hug, I was able to narrowly defeated Traximus by using his own weight against him and then dive bomb him!" Raph explained. "Then, there was Leo's skirmish with Usagi! As their battle continued, something unexpected happened! Someone from outside of the ring shot a dart at Leo! He was hit in the shoulder and then he collapsed! Leo was lying motionless as Usagi tried to help him to his feet! The Gyoji arrived and declared that Leonardo must see the Healer immediately and the match was forfeit! Usagi assisted Leonardo, but then I jumped into the ring and tried to take Leo, mainly because I was suspicious of the samurai rabbit at the time! Usagi assured me that he only wished to help and then Leo recovered enough to stand up briefly! But, he quickly collapsed again in both mine and Usagi's arms! I reluctantly agreed to let Usagi accompany them to the Healer, and then the Gyoji teleported them away! Inside the Healer's Pavilion, we brought Leo to the Master Healer to determine the cause of Leo's condition! Later, Master Splinter arrived in concern for Leo's safety! Then, the Master Healer informed us that Leo was poisoned but he cannot determine the source of the toxin! Afterwards, the Ultimate Ninja arrived after hearing that and told us that he would get to the bottom the atrocity that was done to Leo! Splinter then left to find the Daimyo in order to tell him about Leo's condition!" Donnie explained, much to everyone's shock and horror.

"Unfortunately, things didn't go so well on my end either." Splinter said. "By the time I had reached the Daimyo, he had suffered his own assassination attempt!" He explained. "And even worse, while I was trying to help the Daimyo, the Ultimate Ninja and his guards walked in and I was accused of being the attacker! The Ultimate Ninja had his father sent to the Master Healer and I was brought to the dungeon, where he was chained!" Splinter added. "Meanwhile, in the Healer's Pavilion, Usagi and I were tending to Leo as a guard rushed in and escorted the Healer out so he could attend to the Daimyo in the next room! As that happened, Usagi then examined Leo and located the source of attack; a dissolving poison dart that had wounded Leo's neck! Usagi then applied some dried herbs to the neck in order counteract the poison!" Donnie explained. "Wow! What Leonardo-san went through must be terrible! It's good thing that you had stayed with him during that whole ordeal!" Said Sakura. "Yeah, you're definitely right about that, Sakura!" Said Donnie. "Well, as both of those things occurred, Mikey and I were outside in the Bazaar Street and wandered around while looking for our brothers and Splinter, though we were unaware of Leo's condition! Mikey wass bragging loudly about making it to the Battle Nexus finals, much to my agitation! We then ran into Gen, who asked us if we would want to place any bets on him to win the tournament! Who is Gen, you ask? Well, his full name is Murakami Gennosuke and he is an anthropomorphic Rhinoceros who is a bounty hunter and he his also a friend of Miyamoto Usagi, since they both come from the same dimension! Anyway, I wanted no part of taking any bets, but Mikey was curious to know his own odds for winning! Gen informed us that Mikey's odds were 200-1. Mikey pleaded me to lend him some money so he can bet on himself, but I still had no interest in betting! Mikey assumed that I thought that he can't win the tournament and then we both began to bicker. While we were arguing, Mikey was walking backwards and not paying attention to where he was going! He then accidentally stumbled into a cart that spilled a brownish goo all over a nearby diminutive alien, who then angrily yelled at him in his own language! Mikey threatened the little guy, who then used his powers to transform into his true form! He was actually a huge warrior named Kluh, one of the eight semi-finalists! The brute snarled at Mike and I offered my very immodest brother no assistance!" Raph explained, much to Mikey's embarrassment.

Lynn simply chuckled at that. "Back in my cell, The Ultimate Ninja, along with his "counselor", arrived and revealed that he was the one behind the attacks on Leonardo and the Daimyo! He even stole his father's War Staff and declared himself as the new Daimyo in arrogance! I, of course, wasn't to happy about that revelation and I even told him that cannot earn that title that way and that he knew nothing about honor! As I said that, the Ultimate Ninja's "counselor" ripped off its cloak and revealed himself to be Drako, who then mocked me while I was still in my cell!" Splinter explained, causing everyone to be shocked and angered. "Why That No-Good, Despicable, Son Of A Glitch!" Lisa exclaimed in anger. "That's one way of putting it." Donnie said.

"Meanwhile, back at the Bazaar, Mikey was about to be pummeled by Kluh, but then the Gyoji appeared and took us all back to the arena to fight in the next round! Us, along with the remaining warriors, watched the tiers of the new fighting ring rise up into a pyramid-like structure! The combatants were paired off randomly by pulling colored pieces of cloth from a sphere. Mikey drew the same color as Kluh, who laughed with pleasure! Mikey quickly turns to another warrior named Zat and shakes his hand. In doing so, Mikey switched his piece of cloth with Zat who was then ushered off with Kluh! Unfortunately for Mikey, he ended up being paired with me! And, boy, was ever eager to fight him as a lifetimes worth of getbacks! As for Gen, he got to automatically advance to the next round, due to his piece of cloth being without a matching pair!" Raph explained, causing everyone to laugh at Mikey. "Serves you right for being sneaky!" Said Shintomaru while laughing. "Yeah, well the joke was on Raph, because I managed to outsmart him!" Mikey said, much to Raphael's anger.

"How you ask? Well I simply teased and taunted Raph while he was angery! As I teased and dodged his attacks, Raph gets more and more upset, causing him to lose focus and make sloppy moves! Raph eventually leapt at me, but I cleverly dodged out the way and Raph hit his head against the wall, causing him to be knocked senseless and then be instantly teleported to the gallery! Thus, I won the match as the crowd cheered me on!" Mikey explained. Angry at being reminded of that, Raph growled and tried to take down Mikey, only for history to repeat itself as Mikey jumped to dodge it, causing Raph to bump into the base of the table computer. "Yeah, like that!" Mikey said. "THAT'S IT, MIKEY! YOU'RE TOAST!" Raph angrily yelled as he attempted to get up while pulling out his sais. Unfortunately, Raph when used his sais pull himself off the ground, he accidentally poked one of them through the bottom of Lola's pink dress and then accidentally ripped a piece off of it. That caused everyone else to gasp in horror and then back away while Raph looked at them in confusion. "Huh? What exactly is going on now?" Raph asked as he then saw Lola turning red with rage. "THAT'S MY DRESS! HOW DARE YOU?!" Lola angrily shouted as she then jumped onto Raph and proceeded to pummel him in a fight cloud. "OW! WHAT THE SHELL?! HOW IS THIS KID SO FREAKISHLY STRONG?!" Raph asked loudly while being beaten up by Lola.

"Yeah, that's why we tend to stay as far away from Lola's bad side as possible. Not always easy, but..." Lincoln commented.

To Be Continued...

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