It was nighttime in the city, -per usual- and the turtles were kicking foot clan butt on the rooftop of the movie theater. Raph was surrounded by three, smacking away the hand of the foot solder who tried to slash him with a Tanto. He grabbed the 2nd soldier and threw him into the third, knocking him down. He backed up harshly into the 1 soldier, taking him out of the battle. Raph kicked the 2nd foot lackie in the face, knocking him out cold. The last unfortunate soul got punched in the chest, stomach and then kicked back onto the brick wall. He slipped down to the ground, trying to back up but failed due to the lack of energy. " I could do this all day!" Raph cheered before sidestepping a sneak attack from the back and slamming the hilt of his Sai into the ninja's spine, and kicking him away. Raph sighed looking around, only for his face to drop when he saw that all the enemies were downed. "Aw, man." Raph groaned. "Raph, if you keep breaking your toys, we're not gonna buy you new ones." Leo joked, letting go of a foot soldier.

"Dude, it's like we just cleared a video game on 'easy'." Mikey laughed, jumping down from his perch. "Mikey, if master splinter had taught us anything, it's that real combat is not like a video game." Leo emphasized. "Hey, coins!" Donnie cheered in the background as he started to pick up the small currency that probably fell out of the enemy's pockets. "The foot soldiers haven't been much of a challenge lately. Wonder why." Leo pointed out, not liking the idea that they achieved their victory so easily. Was this a trick that Shredder had devised so that they would set up their own graves in future? "Well, maybe we're just that awesome." Raph butted in, a sly smirk on his face. "That sounds right." Leo smirked back, liking this new theory over his own. "You know who'd I hate to be?" Donnie asked the two with a smirk of his own gracing his face. "The guy who has to tell shredder about this." Donnie finished, gesturing to the fallen warriors spread around them. Mikey wasn't listening. He was staring at one of the soldiers with true interest.

In Shredder's Lair

The sound of angered grunting and whimpering filled the throne room as Shredder continued to beat the literal heck out of Dogpound. The cloaked figure sat in the corner, their arms wrapped around the chained up kraang body as they watched with pure sadistic glee. Dogpound fell to the ground trembling in pain from the beating he had just received. The Shredder looked down on him with fury and malice. "You promised me an army of the best, most lethal ninjas in the world. But the turtles have decimated them." He growled, letting his long sharp blades sprout from his metal gantlets. Dogpound looked at them with wide, fearful eyes. "The ones left are hardly worthy of wearing the emblem of the foot." He continued. "I can find more soldiers. Just give me time." Dogpound begged as he bowed low. "No more time!" Shredder yelled, swiping his blades. "I need more soldiers! I need better soldiers! And I need them now!" Shredder demanded. Dogpound dodged as Shredder plunged his blades into the glass behind him, effectively shattering it.

"But that's impossible." Dogpound whimpered, knowing what his master was asking for could not be done, and failure to follow orders would lead to death. This is why you don't join evil clans, you're gonna end up wither dead in a ditch by the heroes or by your own master. Shredder slowly walked foreword, making Dogpound's ears go flat and sign in nervousness. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the too bystanders just sitting there, sparking an idea in him mind. "Hmm. Perhaps not." Shredder thought aloud as his anger flickered down. "Awwww, I wanted to see bloodshed..." The cloaked figure mumbled under their breath, petting the scared kraang blob. "Perhaps there is method for building an army of foot soldiers powerful enough to destroy those turtles once and for all. A method we shall steal from the kraang." He finished. "Steal from the who now?" The cloaked figure asked, standing to their feet. "Hold on just one second! You do not dare touch my babies or any of their work! They may be insignificant little specks in the universe, meaning almost nothing to me, but they are mine! And we have our own agenda on taking this city over, and I will NOT stand a metal clad bully ruining it for us!" They screamed, pink power cracking from their gloved hands. "I will give you my lower soldier to do any form of toucher or entertainment you would like." Shredder said. The figure stopped. "I'm listening~"
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Outside TCRI, the turtles and Vixen waited for a chance to strike. Raph tried to relax but couldn't because of Mikey. Mikey was on the lower potion of the water tower, playing with a pink, squeaky ball, bored out of him mind. Vixen was on the very top of the tower, laying on an old Gameboy she found in her storage closet. "All right, guys. Let's pack it in. Nothings happening." Leo sighed as Donnie placed down his telescope. "I was afraid this day would come. We're run out of butts to kick." Raph sighed. He looked over to Mikey who was still bouncing the ball and kicked it away. It flew off the roof and near an alley below. "Hey..." Mikey pouted. Without looking up, Vixen grabbed one of her scythes and threw it at Raph, the hilt smacking him in the back of his head, making him cry out in pain. The weapon looped back and Vixen caught it, tucking it back into her belt loops. "Thanks, V!' Mikey cheered in which she gave a thumbs up without looking at him. Vixen was true to her word of not talking too them for personal reasons, but damn was it hard not to interact with these guys.

While this was happening, Leo and Donnie spotted something down in the alley next to the building. "Wait. Maybe not." Leo said as he took a knee to get a better look. In the shadows of the alley, a lone figure was slinking against the wall. "Foot clan." Mikey announced. "I don't get it. Just one guy?" Raph asked. "Maybe they only need one guy. Maybe this guy is the meanest, baddest, most deadly ninja we've ever seen." Mikey suggested. The foot solder their to claim the wall of the building but failed and fell to the ground. "Or not." Donnie sighed. The person was able to knock the window open, but couldn't fit their body through due to their....larger body. "Anybody else find this dude kind of abortable?" Mikey asked, hoping his thoughts were shared with the rest. "Well, he's not much, but he's all we've got. Let's go." Leo sighed. They all jumped down into the alley across from the foot soldier and ran over, only to be suprised when more soldiers dropped down. "Ambush!" They drew their weapons. "All right!" Raph cheered.

The other sprung into action, but Vixen was skeptical. There was something about that other soldier that ticked her brain, but she didn't know what. She was knocked out in so many missions that her mind was growing hazy in some areas. She dropped a smoke bomb and left the fight to find it out. The soldier was still trying to fit into the window when she walked over. She grabbed them by the back of their outfit and pulled them down to the ground. They groaned and she walked into their view, looking down at them. "Where do I know you from?" She asked the soldier. "Vixen?" A muffled voice asked from behind the mask. "Yeah, who are you?" She asked as the other dude stood up. She was a bit taller than him but he clearly was taller than all the turtles. "It's me! The Pulverizer!" He cheered. She blinked owlishly at him, the gears turning in her head and connecting the dots. "OH! Pulverizer. That fan dude who wore the turtle suit, right?" She asked as she snapped her fingers. Before he could say anything, Raph kicked him back startling the two. Pulverizer groaned looking up to see Donnie's staff in him face. "Wait! Don't hurt him! We know him!" Vixen yelled. "What?" Donnie asked. He pulled off the mask to see the familiar face.

"The Pulverizer?" Donnie asked with pure shock. The teen looked up at him with a beaming smile. "Hey, guys! How awesome is this?" Pulverizer cheered as he rolled into a kneeing position, hand ready for a high five. "Bet you guys were wondering when you'd see me again." He continued. "No." Raph scoffed. In which he chuckled and wrapped his arm around the hotheaded turtle. "Raphael, still the jokester, I see. Good one" Raph took Pulverizer's hand and twisted it. "Ow!" He yelled out, holding his injured hand. "Hey, what do you guys think of my new threads? I'm a ninja now." He exclaimed. "How in- What are you doing with the foot?" Donnie asked as he held the black soldier mask. "Well, last time, you told me I needed to practice. So I joined a Braford dojo to hone my craft. I wowed 'em with my smooth moves. And boom! They liked me so much, they asked me if I wanted to join the foot clan." He explained. Each of the 5 teens looked at Pulverizer with ether confusion or 'you have got to be kidding me'. "Wow, they must really be hurting for dudes." Mikey mumbled.

"I've only been with 'em for a few days, and I've already made the rank of ashigaru-sha! Ha!" He cheered. Hearing this, Vixen snorted trying to hold back a laugh. This was pure gold. Donnie facepalmed at his obliviousness. "Do you know what ashigaru-sha means?" Donnie asked. "No." Pulverizer answered. "It means 'cannon fodder'. He explained. "Oh ho ho. Wow." Pulverizer chuckled. "Do you know what that means?" Donnie asked, irritated. "No." He repeated. "In traditional Japanese warfare, that ashigaru-sha were the expendable soldiers who were sent in first to waste the enemy's ammunition and set off traps before the real soldiers arrived." Donnie dropped the history lesson. "Nah. Nah, the foot wouldn't do that. We're the good guys." Pulverizer defended. "Why would you think that?" Donnie asked. "We're out there fighting the kraang just like you. I-I mean, I-I do check for traps, and I-I do get shot at a lot. And- and now that you mention it, they- they do keep calling me expendable." He shared.

"Why are the foot fighting the kraang?" Leo asked. "Duh! Power struggle. The kraang want to take over the city and we keep stopping them, so they're trying to kill us. Shredder wants to get you guys himself and won't let anyone else take you down, so now they're clashing. To put it in simple terms, they're fighting over you. But the real question is, what is the foot doing to fight the kraang and will it put harm to the city." Vixen deduced, saying the most she has ever said that night. "I can totally find that out for you. I could be a spy!" Pulverizer offered. "Pulverizer, do yourself a favor and quit the foot." Donnie said as he threw the mask away. He gasped and fell to the ground, upset. "Oh, sure. I'll 'quit the foot'." He nodded, thinking this was all an elaborate plan they had together. "No, I'm serious." Donnie rebutted. "Of course you're serious." Pulverizer continued, winking multiple times. "I am! Stop winking!" Donnie yelled. "Right. I'll recon intel and, un, send you a text. I'm in ninja stealth mode." He whispered as he shimmed out the alley. He went into the street and got hit by a car. "Ow! Sorry!" He yelled as the turtles watched him.
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"Okay, I know I said I wasn't going to talk to you guys until the week is over, but it's been 6 days and I just got to ask, why is Mikey eating pizza off of Leo's katanas?" Vixen asked as she raised an eyebrow. Mikey looked over and she got a full view of Mikey using Leo's weapons as a shish kabob, eating 2 slices of pizza. "You know what, forget that I asked." She sighed. Raph tried to use Mikey's nunchucks, and started slowly backing up to avoid getting hit in the face. Leo swung Donnie's bo staff like a bat and Donnie tested how sharp Raph's Sais were. Donnie's phone went off and he picked it up, seeing the new notification. "Uh-oh. Text message from you-know-who." Donnie announced. They all looked over, Mikey having a confused look on his face. "Uh...." He droned, making Raph disappointedly groan.

"Text message from everyone-but-Mikey-knows-who." Donnie deadpanned as Mikey gave a thumbs up in response, nodding. "The Pulverizer is telling us where the foot are gonna strike next." Donnie explained. "What do you know? He's actually useful." Raph smirked as he spun the nunchucks. "Yeah, but he can't stay in the foot. They'll toast him." Donnie defended. "Inside information, Donnie? It's worth the risk." Raph shot back. "But we're not the ones taking the risk. The Pulverizer is." Donnie added. "I know. It's the perfect plan." Raph smirked. "Raph!" Vixen cried out, making the red headed turtle flitch. He turned around to see that he was now under her intense glare, making him feel much smaller to his distaste. "How can you say something like that? I mean yeah. He's loud, annoying, naïve, and a thorn in our side. But for you to go out and say that it doesn't matter that he gets hurt, tortured, or killed as long as you benefit is the worst thing I have ever heard you say. It's the Karai thing all over again! You never care for anyone else's wellbeing besides your own, and one day everything is gonna come crashing down and bite you in the butt. We already lost a possible teammate and friend because you 4 wouldn't stop thinking of yourselves. If anything happens to that poor kid, it's gonna be on your hands to fix." Vixen fumed as she stared him down.

It was silent, the air thick once more with the heavy revelation. Leo coughed and caught their attention, but didn't break up the serious atmosphere. What Leo didn't like was that Vixen's cold, yet intense gaze was on him and it made him squirm. She was angry again and that wasn't good. It was actually hard to anger the girl, but when she was, the whole world seemed to suffer from it. She only got this worked up when someone she cared about was either in danger or hurt, but there was no way that she cared that much for Pulverizer. They just met a few days ago and reunited today. Why did she care so much about the well being of a person she finds so annoying? "Alright, we'll follow up on his lead and then bust the poor guy out of the foot." Leo stated. "Finally." Vixen grumbled, rolling her eyes and crossing her arms. "Excuse me? I'm the sword guy. I make the decisions here. Uh....what Leo said." Mikey smiled. The other walked off in annoyance -not all directed at the youngest turtle. Mikey shrugged and followed, right behind Vixen. "Hey V, why are you so worked up about the Pulverizer getting hurt?" Mikey asked as they walked in the sewers, trying to whisper but the echo reached the other turtles' ears. "It's something called....Agape love. It's the love for the universe and everything in it, even if you don't know them personally. It's the reason why you love every single kitten that you meet." Vixen smiled gently.