(Theme song)

♫ Teenage Mutant Ninja Team ♫
♫ Teenage Mutant Ninja Team ♫
♫ Teenage Mutant Ninja Team ​​​​​​♫
♫ Heroes in the shadows ♫
♫ Ninja power! ♫

♫ Here we go! It's the lean, skilled, ninja team ♫
♫ On the scene, cool teens doing ninja things ♫
♫ So extreme, out the sewers like laser beams ♫
♫ Get rocked with the pizza kings and queen ♫
♫ Can't stop these dudes and dudette ♫
♫ The secret of the ooze made the chosen few ♫
♫ Emerge from the shadows to make their move ♫
♫ The good guys win, and the bad guys lose ♫

♫ Leonardo's the leader in blue, ♫
♫ Does anything it takes to get his ninjas through ♫
♫ Donatello is a fellow, has a way with machines ♫
♫ Raphael has the most attitude on the team ♫
♫ Cleopatra, she's a special girl, ♫
♫ Does anything to protect everyone she loves ♫
♫ Michelangelo, he's one of a kind, ♫
♫ And you know just where to find him when it's party time ♫
♫ Master Splinter taught them every single skill they need ♫
♫ To be one lean, mean, skilled incredible team ♫

♫ Teenage Mutant Ninja Team ♫
♫ Teenage Mutant Ninja Team​​​​​​​ ♫
♫ Teenage Mutant Ninja Team ♫
♫ Heroes in the shadows ♫
♫ Ninja power! ♫

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Cleo's POV:
"And now... the final episode... of 'Space Heroes'!" 

Leo gasped with excitement; his face now dangerously close to the T.V. I giggled. I had agreed to watch the final episode of 'Space Heroes' with Leo today. He knew that it wasn't exactly my cup of tea, but that I thought it was okay, and I had been watching it with him ever since we were kids. So, I suppose he figured it would make it more special if I watched it with him.

The episode starts off with an image of the spaceship, currently taking multiple hits from possibly and enemy ship. The image goes to the inside of the ship, where Captain Ryan and his crew are trying to find a way out of danger. "Captain, the Destructionators are on our tail!" cried Cranshaw. "We're... lost."

"I've got an idea," said Captain Ryan. "It's crazy, it defies all logic, it's illegal 16 solar systems, and... my mother would most assuredly not approve, but... it just might work." With that said, Captain Ryan reached up and pressed a large red button on his chair arm. There was a second's silence, then the whole ship started to shake, and sirens sounded as red lights flashed.

"Nope!" Captain Ryan said loudly. "Abandon ship!" "Huh?" said Leo, thunderstruck. All of the crew got up from their seats and marched over to their transporter. Captain Ryan didn't join in with them. "Captain, aren't you coming?" Cranshaw asked desperately. "A true captain goes down with his ship..." "Sir... it's been a privilege to-Argh!" Captain Ryan reached up and slapped Cranshaw across the face, for what was obviously the last time. "Just go...!" With that, the doors closed. Captain Ryan sat back in his seat, gazing around his ship. "Well, old girl, it's just you and me..."

"What a hero..." said Leo, gazing at the screen. I smiled as I shook my head slightly. There was the sound of the TV powering down, and I looked up to see it had turned off. I whipped my head around to see Donnie standing there, holding the remote. "What are you doing?" Leo snapped at him. "That's the final episode of 'Space Heroes'!" "I've got something a little more important," Donnie said, putting emphasis on the last word. "Donnie, what's wrong?" I asked. "Come and see." "I wonder what's up." 

We all followed Donnie into his lab. Over on his desk by his computer was a device that looked like a gigantic golf ball, bigger than a watermelon. April had found it deep in the sewers the other day while the guys and I were out saving Donnie and her father. It turned out to be some kind of Kraang communication device. And, apparently, Donnie and April had found and translated something from it.

"April and I have been sifting through all this Kraang chatter," said Donnie, typing away at his computer. "And... well, listen to what we translated." Donnie typed a little more and the Kraang device lit up. A second later, a Kraang droid's voice issued from it. "The final phase of the plan knowns as 'Kraang's Invasion' shall commence in the unit of time that is 6 hours. The Technodrome shall arrive from Dimension X through the portal."

"Are you sure this is the translated version?" Mikey asked, smirking. Donnie face palmed. "They said, in 6 hours, something called the Technodrome is coming through that portal. This is the final phase of the Kraang invasion." "Wait," said Leo. "But I thought April was the key to the Kraang plot, and they don't have her." "Maybe they have some sort of plan to get her," I said. "If that Technodrome comes through that portal... well..." Donnie turned to look at all of us. "It sounds like the end of the world..."

I gaped at him. "Oh boy..." "So, what do we do?" asked Raph. Donnie opened his mouth, but Leo cut him off. "Guys..." We all turned to face him. Leo had an unusually serious look on his face, a dramatic change to the look he had before whilst watching his show. He straightened up and looked at us all. "We've gotta find a way to shut that portal down," he said. "It's up to us." "To save the world?" Mikey asked.

"Leonardo is right," we heard father speak as he walked towards us. "When you first went up to the surface, I feared you were not ready. But I have come to realized that you were not only ready to become heroes; it was your destiny. And if the fate of the world must rest in somebody's hands, I am grateful it is yours."

We all smiled up at father as we bowed our heads to him. We all turned and walked around him. Then I noticed father talking to Leo. "Leonardo," he said. "A moment, please." Leo stopped walking and turned back to father. "With the world at stake, the only thing of importance is that you complete your mission." "Yes, Sensei." "No matter what you have to sacrifice... or who." I stood in the doorway, frozen. Did father really mean...? Leo didn't move either but stared up at him.

Then, a second later, his expression changed, and he nodded. Father turned and walked towards the exit, and that's when he saw me. He looked at me for a moment then continued walking forward and stopped in front of me. "You heard what I said?" I nodded. "Then you understand the importance of it." I nodded again. "Cleopatra, I know what something like this must mean to you," he said gently. "But you must understand. When severe dangers come into play, sacrifices must be made."

I gulped and nodded slowly. "When the time comes, you must allow it. Do you understand?" I nodded once more. "Don't worry, father," I said. "It won't come to that. You'll have all your boys back here by dinner. I promise." "Do not make promises you may not be able to keep, my daughter," Father warned me. "I never do, father. And I don't plan to any time soon." Father put a hand on my shoulder before turning and walking away. I stood in the doorway, thinking of all he had said to me.

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April's POV:
I walked forward towards my friends. "You guys be careful out there," I told them. "Okay?" "No sweat, April," said Mikey, giving me a thumbs up. "We'll be back soon," said Donnie. "I promise." 'I hope so.' I smiled up at him, and before I could stop myself, I marched right up to him and hugged him tightly. I felt him tense up before he hugged me back. I heard Mikey and Raph snicker, but I rolled my eyes and ignored them. I released my hold on Donnie and backed away to stand next to Splinter.

"Gentlemen, Lady," said Leo, and Cleo rolled her eyes slightly. "Let's save the world." The doors to the Shellraiser opened, and they all marched inside. Cleo was the last to go in, stopping when she had one foot in the van. She turned to face us and looked directly at Splinter. I looked up at him, and I saw him give her a confident look as he nodded his head. Cleo smiled, lifted two fingers in a playful salute, and then went into the van. The doors shut, the engine powered up, and the lights flashed on as the Shellraiser drove off down the subway tracks until it was out of site.

There was nothing but silence now. I stood there, rubbing my arm awkwardly as silence stretched on. "Um, Sensei... do you mind if I ask you a question?" I piped up. "Of course not," said Master Splinter. I took a deep breath, then stared directly at him as I asked, "Why aren't you going with them?" Master Splinter looked down at me with a confused, and slightly stern gaze. "Why do you ask?" "Cleo and the turtles are out there risking their lives," I said. "Don't you think they could use your help?"

Master Splinter looked around at all of us. His grip on his walking stick tightened, and his stern look intensified. "I am their teacher," he said firmly. "My role is to prepare them for the challenges they face." I shook my head. "But, Sensei, you said yourself that this time the fate of the world is-" "Yamare!" I flinched as I instantly closed my mouth. Sensei now had an angry look on his face, and he turned his back towards me. "I do not have to explain myself to a child!" And with that, he walked away, back into the lair.

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Cleo's POV:
"Alright, guys," said Leo. "We're gonna keep it simple. We go to TCRI and use the micro vision Omni disintegrator, which Donnie calculates is powerful enough to destroy the portal with a single shot." "Good plan. Let's make sure we can make it happen," I said. "Donnie, you sure the disintegrator can finish off that portal?" "Trust me, Cleo, it'll do the job."

"Well, then why didn't we use it last time?" Mikey asked in a whining voice. "Because we didn't have it last time," Donnie stressed, mocking his brother's whining. Mikey frowned. "You have an answer for everything, don't you, Donnie?" "Yes, I do." "Good one, Donnie," said Raph. "Speaking of good one, are you sure this plan will work, Leo?" Leo was silent for a moment before speaking lowly, "It has to work."

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April's POV:
Man, this totally blows. Cleo and the turtles have been gone for over an hour now, and we still haven't heard back from them yet. Splinter keeps telling me to be patient and to relax, but how can I? I keep walking around the living room, giving Splinter dirty looks behind his back. I'm seriously pissed at him right now. I groaned as she walked over to the pinball game and leaned over it, looking glum. I turned to see dad standing there.

"Hey April. Where is everybody?" I instantly lost my smile as she stared down at the floor glumly. "The Kraang are making their move. Cleo and the turtles are on their way to TCRI." "TCRI? Oh no..." "What's wrong?" I asked. "The Kraang know that the turtles are coming for them." "How do you know this?" I asked before taking out my T-Phone to call them, but he stopped me. "Don't!" Dad said suddenly. "The Kraang have cracked the T-Phone's inscription. We've got to warn the turtles in person."

I stared up at him. "Uh..." "I'm your father, April," said dad, placing a hand on my shoulder. "You have to trust me." I glanced around for a moment before nodding. "Come on." He turned and started to leave the lair; I followed close behind. "April?" Splinter said, suddenly marching up towards us. "Where are you going?" "Cleo and the turtles are in trouble," she said. "I've gotta go warn them." "But you know it is dangerous for you to be on the surface!" Splinter said firmly. "Well, some of us can't just sit around and do nothing!" And just like that, I turned and followed Dad out of the lair.

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Cleo's POV:
I stood on the edge of the building, at the very corner. I looked down to see how high up I was. I'd have plenty of time. I raised my head, and slowly fell forward until I fell off the ledge and went tumbling down. I waited a second before reaching up and pressing the button. The metal wings snapped out, and next thing I knew I was up high in the air, even higher than the building I had been on. I breathed in as the cool air hit me in the face, and I let out a joist laugh. Man, Donnie's inventions were getting seriously awesome.

"This. Is. Awesome!" I heard some laughter behind me, and I turned my head to see my bros following right behind me, wearing their own metal wings. I laughed as they steadily caught up with me. "Hey, Donnie," I called out to him. "These things... are awesome!" "I know, right?" he said happily. "How's Metalhead doin'?" asked Raph.

Donnie gazed off as he pressed a button on the side of the Kraang-like headphone device on his head. Then he laughed. "Don't worry about him. He's giving the Kraang on the ground floor what they deserve." "Nice work, Donnie!" Raph shouted, sounding very impressed.

"Do you know what it's time for?" Mikey yelled out. "The world's first ever, midair, high-three!" It seemed that not even Leo could resist such an occasion. We all turned our wings, met in a circle high in the air, and raised our hands in a magnificent, five-way high-three. It was pretty cool, to say the least. Afterwards, we broke off and went on gliding again. "This is awesome!" Mikey yelled happily. "Turtles were born to fly!" I giggled as I watched him do several loop-da-loops in the air.

"Alright, guys," said Leo, now serious again. "Let's do this." We all flew forward, heading straight for TCRI. We all followed Leo's lead as we glided across the sky and around the building. We circled it until we came to a narrow ledge on the side where a group of pigeons were resting. As we landed most of them scattered, but one of them remained. I glanced over and saw Raph smirk.

"You got an idea?" I asked. He nodded. Then, he leapt forward and snatched the bird in his hand. He backed up and slid across the wall until he was up by the little security camera that was on the corner. He lifted his hand that was holding the pigeon and used it to block the camera. "Good plan," I said as I walked around him. The others walked around him too, being sure not to fall or move Raph at all.

Once we were all safe, Raph slowly set the bird down, stroked his head for a bit, and then walked on after us. I stayed behind and smirked at him. "Making friends with birds, Snow White?" Raph glared at me before shoving my shoulder irritably, but I just laughed. Me and him turned and carefully ran off after the others, stopping only when we reached them. They were holding very still, and Leo held his hand up to keep us still. He leaned forward and peeked just ever so barely around the corner. Then, he turned and whispered something to Donnie and Mikey. They nodded.

Leo walked pasted them and went over to us, and Donnie backed up several feet, drawing out his Bo staff. Mikey reached into his belt and pulled out some climbing claws and placed them on his hands. Then, waving at us, he leapt out from behind the corner and into the light. "Hey, Kraang!" He started making silly faces, laughing and doing noises. He danced around a bit before pretending to lose his balance and then falling off the ledge. He landed against the wall and stayed there, thanks to the claws.

There was the sound of footsteps, and two Kraang droids stepped out to the ledge and looked down. Mikey smirked and pointed to the side. At that moment, the Donnie ran forward, swinging his staff. It knocked both of the droids off the edge and down to the far, far ground below. Donnie placed his staff back in its holster as Mikey climbed back up the wall. "Nice one, bros," I told them. Donnie reached behind him and pulled out a grappling hook. He pointed it outward and shot it, and the hook went out until it hit the opposite pillar of the building. I pulled out my kamas and hooked them over the rope, and followed the others as I slid down the rope.

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Splinter's POV:
"Cleo and the turtles are out there risking their lives..." I breathed in deeply, focusing my mind and my concentration. "Don't you think they could use your help...?" My fingers tensed up slightly as I tried to remain motionless. "Some of us can't just sit around and do nothing...!" I let out the breath I had been holding and groaned lowly. April's words were echoing in my ears. Suddenly, I heard soft footsteps. I instantly leapt to my feet and whipped around, grabbing my staff and holding out. "Stop!"

It was Kirby O'Neil. I was just about to apologize for my outburst, when I realized that he was staring at me with blank, soulless eyes, almost like a robot. "Where is April?" "Master Shredder wanted you to have this message," Kirby said mechanically. "Master... Shredder?" Then, from behind Kirby, came two little robots that my sons and daughter referred to as Mousers. They marched up to me, squealing loudly. They stopped in front of me and a bright red light issued from then, forming a huge hologram in front of me- a hologram of the Shredder. "So, Hamato Yoshi... You thought you could hide from me forever."

"I have no need to hide from a coward like yourself, Saki," I thought bitterly. But what the message said next made my heart stop. "I have April O'Neil. And if you value her life, you will come and face me like a man. We will finish what we started... all those years ago..." The message ended, and the hologram disappeared. Kirby stared at me blankly for a moment before turning and walking away with the robots. I suddenly dropped my stick and fell to my knees, my whole body feeling suddenly heavy. I took several long breaths, composing myself.

I was foolish to let her leave like that. I had to find her, I had to bring her back. It was not long before I stood in front of the dark chapel. Cleopatra was right-it did not look holy in any sort of way. I walked up the steps until I was right in front of the double doors. Before I could reach out and grab the handles, I heard movement. I knew it would be too easy to just walk inside. But I knew that these small soldiers would not be a challenge. They all suddenly landed on either side of me, weapons drawn. One of them came at me, but I took him down easily.

In no time at all, all of the soldiers were down. I looked down at them before turning and finally heading through the doors. As expected, there were more soldiers inside, and of course, they charged at me. I easily knocked them down, threw them away, and knocked them into each other. To be fair, I wasn't truly focused on them, I was more focused on finding April and getting her out. As I reached another set of doors, I saw one soldier walk up to them, looking defeated as he pried the doors opened.

He shuffled into the next room before falling to his knees and them his face. I marched up, grabbed him by his feet, and quickly dragged him back. I spun him around before throwing him back, and he landed in a pile of his fellow soldiers. I easily snuck into the room and glided passed Bradford and Xever. I heard Bradford growl before swung his larger fist back to hit me, but I dodged. He tried to slam me into the ground, but again, I dodged. He made to grab me, but I leapt up, spun in the air, and kicked him in his large muzzle. He fell back and landed on the ground.

I had barely landed on my feet again before Xever came running at me and tried to kick me with his metal feet. I straightened up, hands up in defense. Xever huffed as he shuffled from side to side, looking for a good angle to attack. "So, this is the 'Xever' that my daughter dislikes so much," I thought. "I can see why." Xever hissed at me before swinging his legs at me again, flipping forward to hit me. I shifted to the side as he landed back on the ground. I heard growling behind me again, and at the last second, I leapt back.

Xever's foot, which had been aiming a kick at my face, instead landed right between Bradford's legs. I had to resist the urge to smirk as I heard him let out a high-pitched whine. I turned, and Xever quickly leaped up to stomp on me again. I dodged, and quickly grabbed his tail.

He hissed as he reared back and aimed to bite me, but I put his tail in front of me, and he bit himself instead. I quickly smacked him in his chest, and he flew back and landed against the wall, sliding down and falling into the water that lay on either side of the walkway.

I glanced behind me as I heard footsteps, but saw that Bradford had marched away, closing the doors behind him. Then, I heard a soft grunt and turned my head to see April sitting on the low steps at the other end of the walkway. She was chained to the floor by her wrists and was struggling to get free. I quickly, but quietly ran over to her, kneeling down before her. "April, it is me," I whispered. "Do not make a sound, I will have you out in a moment."

I reached my hands out to grab the chains, but my hands went straight through them. I inhaled sharply. It was a hologram. The hologram of April's face grinned up at me before disappearing, revealing another Mouser behind the steps. I gasped, stepping back and throwing several shuriken, hitting the robot. I landed on my feet again, and then, I heard it.

A deep, cold laughter that echoed throughout the whole room. "Hamato Yoshi...I am so glad you accepted my... invitation..." Suddenly, all around me, fire broke out throughout the entire hall, illuminating it in an almost unnatural glow. I whipped all around the room, trying to find where Shredder was hiding. "What have you done with April?" I demanded angrily. 

"Now that you are here, Miss O'Neil is no longer any use to me. I gave her to my new friends, the Kraang." I felt myself tense up. How could he have done such an idiotic thing? "You fool! Do you have any idea what you've done?!" Suddenly, something powerful hit me in the back, knocking me down. I fell on my front, but quickly pulled myself up. I heard the sound of shifting metal from behind me. "Yes," he glowered. "I took your family away, and now I can put an end to you! Once, and for all..."

I lowered my head for a moment before finally standing to my feet. I reached up, and finally removed the hood of my robe from my head as I turned to face Shredder. It had been over 15 years since I had laid eyes on him, and he was even more menacing than he had been then. Clad completely in metal armor and blades on his arms, as well as a metal helmet... to hide his scars, no doubt.

"What? A rat?!" Shredder reared his head back and laughed. "I see you are as hideous as those turtles that surround you! At least your so-called daughter isn't as grotesque as them." I felt my hands clench as he dared mention Cleopatra. "Oh, how fitting... You're a rat who has been caught in my trap..." "Look closely at this face, Shredder," I said lowly. "For it is the last thing you will ever see!"

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Cleo's POV:
After sneaking through the vents, we came out into the main room on the top floor. The room was filled with nothing but Kraang and Kraang tech. We were all hiding up in the shadows by the ceiling, hanging from several ropes we used so we could slide in unnoticed. "I just hope that thing works." "We gotta take out that portal," Donnie whispered. Then, there was a slow, loud rumble that made us all look up. I felt my stomach sink a little as I saw the huge Rock Giant that had been brought here the last time we were at TCRI.

Remembering what that thing did to all of us, I silently prayed that this plan would go well for us. "I forgot about him," Raph muttered. "Same here," I told him. "Don't worry, we'll be gone before that rock monster even knows we're here," said Donnie. From next to me, Leo reached behind his shell and pulled out the disintegrator and powered it up, aiming down at the portal. "Okay, guys," he breathed. "This all ends in 3... 2... 1."

With that, Leo pulled the trigger and fired at the portal. The ball of energy shot forward, hit the portal, and I almost beamed at the site. But, as the ball hit the portal, nothing happened, except the energy bounced off and evaporated into thin air. The portal sparked for a bit, revealing some kind of transparent shield encased around it, before it died down again.

"What? There's a force field?" Leo snapped, whipping around to face Donnie. "Why didn't you tell me?!" "Well, because I wanted us to fail," Donnie said sarcastically before yelling, "OBVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T KNOW!" There wasn't much time for Leo to argue back. Thanks to the disintegrator not working out, our attack had revealed ourselves to the Kraang, who had all turned to face us and started firing lasers at us.

"Anyone got a plan B?" asked Raph. There was a loud grumble from behind us, and I looked in time to see the rock monster glaring at us, a fist raised. We all gaped at him and screamed in shock before leaping out of the way of his oncoming fist. I fell down and tumbled a bit before landing in a crouch on my feet. I looked up to see Leo laying on his shell, the disintegrator still clutched in his hands.

The rock giant turned and started stomping towards him, and Leo, clearly panicking a little, yelled and scooting across the smooth metal floor until his shell hit the opposite wall. "Leo, used the gun!" I shouted. Leo looked up at the monster before looking down at the gun. Then, he aimed it upward and fired just as the giant kicked its leg forward to hit him. The blast caused the monster's lower leg to snap off and slide down the opposite side of the room.

A bright pink laser suddenly zoomed by my face, and I yelped. I took out several throwing knives and threw them forward as I turned around. The knives all hit their targets, all the Kraang droids that got hit when down to their knees, due to the knives hitting their heads. I ran forward as I took out my tessen and knocked them all down, smacking them in the heads. "Donnie, how's that plan B coming?" Leo called out. "I'm thinking!" "Think faster!" Leo whipped around and fired the gun at the monster again, knocking off its arm. I sprinted past and headed towards Donnie.

I threw my tessen, and it flew by and bounced against two Kraang droids' heads. They fell down, and Donnie whipped around and knocked another droid body out towards the others, knocking them down. I raised my hand and grabbed my tessen as it came back to me. "I can probably hack into the Kraang system if you give me enough time!" Donnie shouted. "Great! Do that!" said Leo.

"Cleo, go up there with him and keep the Kraang off him." "Right!" Donnie and I both ran off and leapt up to an upper level, two floating Kraang aliens zooming towards us. He knocked out one and I knocked out the other. Then, he went over to a panel and set his bag down, taking out a small contraption that he hooked up. I looked down at it, and instantly recognized it.

"Donnie, did you really use our toaster?" I asked angrily. "I needed to use something," he defended as he went to work. "And that toaster was the best I could find." "Dude! Do you know how long it's been since me and Mikey have had toaster waffles? Three weeks! Three weeks, Donnie!" Another laser shot past me, and I angrily whipped around and threw my tessen. It shot forward before coming back and hitting the droid in the head. I caught it as it came back. "This thing's running out of juice!" he said. "And guys, look!" Mikey yelled. "The portal!"

I whipped around to look at the portal and saw that it was powering up. "Whatever's coming through the portal's gonna be here soon!" said Leo. "When's that forcefield coming down, Donnie?" asked Raph. "I'm working on it!" "Try to work a little faster, okay Don?" I told him seriously. I heard loud stomping and kicking and turned to see Leo kicking all of the floating aliens away from him. He kicked the last one really hard and it smacked the rock giant in the face.

This gave Leo enough time to leap up into the air and aim the gun at the monster's chest. He yelled loudly before pulling the trigger, and the giant exploded as all of his limbs flew off of his torso. Leo leapt back, landing next to Mikey as the bits of rock fell to the ground. The monster stirred around a bit before growling, and suddenly its body parts started scooting over back to it again.

"I forgot he could do that," Mikey trembled. "Not good, not good," Leo muttered. "Guys, I think I've got it!" Donnie hollered. I turned and he and I both looked down at the toaster. The panel made a loud beeping sound before suddenly, a tiny holla girl bobble doll popped out of one of the slots. I raised an eyebrow. "Really?" Donnie shrugged. There was a loud whirring sound as the portal made a noise that sounded like it was shutting down. The portal was deactivated. "Yes!" Donnie shouted. "All hail me!"

Before I could congratulate him on his victory, there was a bright flashing light as the portal suddenly opened up. "Uh-oh," Donnie muttered. "Guys?" None of us said anything, we were too shocked to speak. There was a loud rumbling noise, and as I looked through the glass window I saw a bright glowing pink light, and something big-very big-come into focus. It was gigantic, bigger than the Kraang scouting ship from a few weeks ago.

"I'm guessing that's the Technodrome..." "Holy giant floating shippy-ship," Mikey whispered. The Kraang droids all suddenly advanced on us all at once and started shooting at us. "Leo!" Mikey yelled. "Do the zippy-zappy thing now!" Leo gripped the gun tightly in his grasp. "Come on baby, come one baby. Come on, baby!" Then, as though it were actually listening to him, the gun made a loud sound as it powered back up.

"Yes!" Leo shouted. "Say goodnight, Kraang!" He sprang to his feet, whipped around, and aimed the gun at the portal as he pulled the trigger. But even as he did, the gun made a pathetic poof... and powered down. We all sat there, our jaws hanging open. "What the heck happened?!" Donnie shrieked. "I think the batteries died!" said Leo. "And we'll be joining them, unless someone thinks of something!" Raph shouted. "What's plan C, Leo?" Leo didn't respond to Donnie.

Instead, he started looking around, as though hoping some wonderful escape plan would just jump out and greet him. "Um, Leo? Plan?" I urged him. "I think I got one," he said, and he turned to Donnie. "Donnie, what would happen if I ruptured the power cell?" "The whole place would go up," Donnie said. "With us in it!" I shook my head. There had to be something we could do. Then I saw the look on Leo's face as he stood up, drawing one of his katanas out. "Go!" he ordered. "Whoa, Leo!" Donnie stopped him. "You're not thinking what I think you're thinking?" Leo didn't answer. Instead, he turned and started charging of in the opposite direction, katana in hand. "He's thinking it!"

The other three instantly turned and started heading for the glass by the roof. I followed after them, but as I reached the window and turned around. Leo was zigzagging through the whole room, taking out every droid he came across. I felt a surge of uneasiness swirl in my stomach as I watched him. "Cleo, c'mon!" Raph shouted as he leapt out the window. I knew there was no time to muck around. Hating myself for it, I whipped around and ran forward, leaping out of the broken window.

As soon as I reached the air, I pressed the button on my chest and the wings shot out. I glided forward, following close behind the other three. We didn't go too far away from the building though. I turned around to look up at the sky, at the black, swirling clouds. Suddenly, there was a huge bang, a flashing pink light, and the roof of the TCRI building exploded. Leo had destroyed the portal. As bits of marble and debate flew out, I noticed a larger dark figure falling down towards the ground- a figure with something blue around their head... "Leo!"

Without hesitation, Raph shot forward, heading right for the falling turtle. Me and the other two followed after him, coming closer and closer. Leo was reaching the ground fast; he was about to crash. But then, Raph swooped in at the last minute and grabbed his brother by the shoulders, pulling him up. "Gotcha!" Raph cheered. "In your face, gravity!" Leo sighed. "Oh... thanks, Raph." "Any time, buddy." "Now Leo," I said in a playfully stern voice. "What did I say about doing stupid, dangerous stunts?" Leo laughed. "Sorry, mother."

"Oh, shut it! Just don't do that again." "Ha! I can't believe it!" Donnie cried. "We saved the world!" "Yeah!" Mikey yelled happily. "That wasn't so hard, was it?" Before any of us could respond, there was a loud rumbling sound, and we all looked up. I felt my heart sink as I gazed up at the ginormous Kraang ship that was soaring right above us. It was much, much bigger up close, and much, much scarier looking.

We yelped as we swerved to get out of the way. We floated up in the air, staring at the monster of a ship. I could practically feel the other's dread and fear radiating off of them, and I felt just as bad. From beside me, Mikey whimpered. "Ah... I gotta stop sayin' stuff like that..."

To be continued...